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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

Mater Ulysses Grant MsEu,,. q Ltd,
ssIf, Wa approached 10 Ms u. \
X. \ by ~l'f2oate Judge. { 4. [
c urch
New York mark.'s: M,uc, 2ail ~ :
cnt. tGI ~ TIT iualV. ~oatLer,
t'u G-n ana moderately active Atst3l
a6 -; a. eel. uu-radcdr re 81 paAsl l6A.
corn, uu-r Idrd 5pabl e; rusin ,iul, at
81 55al Oo; splnt- t%urpeutlnc ~trad> Al
&c.
\ man named Geo sheppard and h.
wife found dead IA bed "A i iuInl>i.es
room III New York city. both She
through the head -ueus sheridan
and Grant have gone to Louisville t.
meet President Arthur at the opeuin-
OF the exposition.
In a stone quarry on the Iron Moan,
AIN . IN Missouri 1000 round.
powder were exploded Al a single ba
The other day. the LARGEST charge ev,
Used IN a quarry IN his, COUNTRY. tt.
powder had been put 10 a tunnel Carrie
under the hill al the whole top wa
blown out-7u.tDu tons OF rock b.
measurement
MS u hlliAHi>, ilFtnE near fln
our-h, Miss. was playing IN a field witt
The three year old child of Mr. George
biocher. The young lady placed III
child IN the shade OF a tree aud had iu,l
started on, when she saw : limb brcakine
overhead. She rushed back to get the
mud but Just as she reache il the limb
Tell, Killing both almost instantly.
II IS ruiuored that a colored woman
y he name of Jane Rand, the wife OF
,olomon Rtnu, living iu Wake, poisoned
Air. John Rand We !, with the intention
ion 10 Kill one colored mau. A little
81 vent to the we'll to get a bucket OF
water ami discovered something floating
% the water. She Immediately inform
ed Mr.. Rand OF the appearance Of the
water, aud a bottle full of the water va
taken to Raleigh to be anal, zed 1t va,
4scertalned that there was arsenic enough
in the bottle tull of water to Kill one
hundred persons. Jane was arrested
tnd TAKEN to Raleigh aud /. now in jail.
Clayton Bud.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

Early Sunday morning Mrs. William
Thatcher, of Coxsackie. n Y awoke
and found that her : weeks old baby,
who had been sleeping BY her side. was
dead. The discovery - terrified h1i
that she screamed again and again. Mrs.
Nary Walsh, residing near by, was awak
ened by the cries, aud jumping to the
conclusion that Mrs. Thatcher's hush and
was abusing her. she ran to the window
and cried: That man is killing his wife
Oh, If | were only a man Won I some
body go?" She took her head III tr",n
the window and Immediately f.,l! back
dead. She had retired the night pre-
yious in her usual good health. at the
inquest subsequently the jury rendered .
verdict that the child came to It's death
by accidental ~suffoeation. and that Ars.
Nalsh's death was due 10 spasm OF the
heart, the result OF fright.
The Western Uuion telegraph company
owns more miles of wire tina all the other
seventv.six companies in the United
States. According to the census report
of 1880 the company had about $50 QUO
m.iles of wire, nearly II. U sta'Ion,. aud
employsd nearly 5000 operators. its ca
itaI stock WAS I'VE $S0,0OO.Oo ITS re
CENTS were nearly SIS 0UO. LOO, aud lis
dividends were nearly 81 100 O0u. Se
mapy similar gigantic enterprises, 1t W.
An outgrowth IT the war.
During the five years of the war II .
svstem of telegraphy became ~throughiy
established, and after its close it was an
EASY matter to put the combination up N
a commercial basis, and with the meu III
charge who had built up and de> eioped
| he eombipatian the Western Union be-
came the great telegraph monopoly OF the
United States, at once the largest, richest,
and strongest in the world.
The men who originated the company
sill control and oper ate 1t, with the gov
arnme pt director of telegraphs during the
war at its head. With the growth of the
system there has been a commt rs lr.te
increase in business, until now the com-
napv i. transmitting between thirty five
and fort millions of messages Annually
1t is an old saying that a Que becnme-
rich he becomes less l:beia In the com
pepsation paid to his employees, and COZ
norations are no exception. WIN tn
v.st increase in the number OF employees
and the business required of them, rule
&c increasing severity have haen tdcpied
and. as the supply OF q. orators ha>
creased. wages have bcru, At not REDUCED
made to depend unon little mHt'e-s tina
were annoying. With 10 900 operators
each one a minute late, it would max
about a months service lost to the com
n many. and hence hardness was made
Unable omission ofduty.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

ATLANTIC CRY, \. j., July "A, 1883.
"A tuuchIng accident took place here
Ills u1;niuy. Two inseparab.e school
mates. Maggie Wassor and Nellie Rosen
berg. Zach Just fourteen years OF age
went ,arl ing in the surf. a loud cry at
tract,i stten ion aud in full sight of the
crowd a uair Of white arms were thrown
IN again the back ground OF i breaker,
aud twu female forms we're struggling Tor
life. A mxn bead was seen emerging
from he breakers and going under
again q, he uttered choking cries for a.
~slstsnte.
Michael Bradford, the life guard, ran
up and SWAN out To the spot where this
awful tragedy OF life and death was being
enacted. Passing the struggling man,
who was told to help himself but who
still continued to cry out, Bradford
reached the girls, but not until one OF
Them had sunk Tor the third time, and
this VA. Maggie Wassor. When Nellie
Was seen to throw up her arms Maggie
Was making frantic efforts to 60 to her as
Sistance. Neither OF them, as stated,
vas able to ewim but by padding dcsper-
.,elv with their hands and keeping their
faces toward each other, they were for 3
,me enabled uot only to maintain their
heads above water, but to keep near each
other Maggie uttered no cries, but,
fighting desperately through the waves,
now turning completely on her back by
a breaker, she still resolutely struggled
in the hope that both might be saved,
and even that she might save her play.
mate from the cruel sea. Bradford
reacbrl her az she became unconscious,
and With this burden came ashore. Mag,
gie was then hurried to neighboring
booth. where every known restorative
was applied, aud gradually the color
came lnto her cheeks. her lips parted
and the word Nellie came falptly tt
the ear. Of thofe assisting In the goOt
work.
Mespwhie, under the eyes OF the grea
crowd. upoD the crest OF q breaker, I
bather' cap Of blue was seen. Instant!
all ewes we're fixed on 1t with a horrlnet
curiosity. A heavier wave washed 1t 10
and the ~lifeless body of Nellie Bosen'
berg, hrr Ions, black hair streaming OF
the water, cane into full view. A dolel
strong men rushed in and snatched ne
from the food, but all efforts at rssuscl
tation we're In vain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
CASAMICCiOIA.

The town has nearly five thou4ld II
habltants, and it is also much parCn'zed
by tourists. AMI ~invaiilS, who 9 there
to take the waters. It's baths ar largely
fr~equentea hv sufferers with lun dlsor-
iers aud skin dt,ct>es, and tbre is al
wa,sa thronp of visitors at II hotels
Bellevue aud La Gran Seutiela. In
,he days of the Roman Empirehe baths
were III high repute, and theltame has
,ie,ce Iieu to modern tunes. 1.-The sum
,ner Season invaiid> from all countries
take me boats from Naples. Nlch run
several times a day. and landlt a little
narbor distant about a mlletrOm the
town AMI thence proceed on dkey back
to Casamicciola.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

TX $ .!atcl Tlas ). Clingman, of
North Catulina, temporarily sojourD-
in, ia Is, stou. neral Clingman was
long a dis;inguii Representative and
Senator in Cess from tina State,
.er,ius coutiuuy with the exception
of two years f December, lS43, to
ls63.-Neu KHerdM.
Mr.. Robt. Brown, Of Burke, in-
farms the Blahat t e first time he
over went to rch he Joined it; tie
ii : time he sri, wife they were en-
ysped: the sci time they Net the,
married Thar he has raised sixty
bushels of vi from three sown. 1t
seems to be acteristlc of the family
Err all to take same notion at the
Sam. time.Is father and mother
wrr. both bL in the same grave.
LONDON, Sit isIow stated as
certain TIA 900 persons persisted.
Tho s,eucbm the head bodies OF
amman be- and animals i almost
nubearabIccveral men women rescu-
oh from truins Monday morning.
Nary morUht have saved if a larger
force of rers had been available ear
jier. Masersons who were heard
groaning 0g the night were dead be-
fore they d be reached and carried to
places Of ".
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

BRINGING AN ALLEGED DUKE TO
GRIEF. New, Haven. Conn, July "a
Clarence Leonard, an actor who claims to
be an English duke, was ARE sted here
to-day on charges of scandalous conduct
with Mrs. Gerard, adaughter of e1-Gov.
Winchester, founder of the Winchester
Arms company. Last December Mrs.
Gerard appeared before the public 10 this
city as OlyEpe in Camille. She was
supported by Eugene Lcgrandc', COM
pauy, in which Leonard played light
parts. He tecame violently in love with
the lady, and often TOOK her out riding
Since his season closed he has been in
the city paying assiduous court to his
inamorata Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Ge-
rard's sister, furnished bal for the young
actor to-day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
Three Thousand Killed and Many
Hundreds Injured

The town 81 Ca-aniicciola. on the l.
land of Ischia. near Naples. was almost
entirely destroyed ny m earthquake
Saturday nIyht The ~urighborlns lows
We're greatly damaged.
The shocks lsegan at half-past nine
o clock. Nearly all of the houses III
the town collapsed
In the latest accounts the killed are
estimated At 3 1000. The hotel Pr ola
sank in the cath and buried man Of t
inmates.
A gentleman who was staying al the
Hotel relates that he only had time TO
secure some candles for use i'll the dark
ness of the ruins before the collapse OF
the building.
This ground opened in ID my places.
there was no movement. Water gu.hed
out Of springs. Several Boilers in the
bathing no se burt. The theatre.
which was a wooden structure. was lit
orally torn open, allowing the audience
M.ny of the victims belong to good
families The impression produced by
the disaster is indescribable.
AT oTHEK TOWNS.
At l.acco there are many dead and
wounded AT Forio the churches were
ruined. but no n was killed. At ser
rara fifteen were killed.
Steamers loaded with injured people
are constantly arriving here from the
scene of the calamity. The hospitals
are already filled with sufferers.
An English chaplain lost one child.
A Mr. Green and wife are among the
killed at the Hotel Plccola.
All the hotels at CasamicciOla are
wrecked The Minister Of Public
Works and the Project Of Naples, with
Il large force OF soldiers. hurried to the
scene.
The stories told by the survivors are
horrible Many Re :ians haviIL villas
at lschia are known to have len lost.
The dead are fearfully mutilted. In
some cases corpses are plainly discern
Idle through the tulns, but tile cannot
be eXtricated.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
The Syndic OF CossamiccDla tele-
graphs as follGws:--"The shock came
with irresistible violence aud was accom-
panied by a deateniny noise. The con-
fusion is the theatre was fearful. Lights
were overthrowu and set IRE to he
building. 4 dense cloud of lust hIed
the air. Cries of pain and terror we're
heard on all sides. On hearing the
shouts OF ITO the seal a general ush
was made toward the shore.
The excitement in Italy may be imsgin
ed from the fact that there we're 1000
v%rsitors in l>chia. including weaithyRo-
,uan aud Nespolitan families aud sc eral
f"puties, who were taking the ath,
tn re
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
A Fortune

may be made by hard work, but ctn
neither be made nor enjoyed y thout
health. To those leading ~.clcnlary
lives DR.. X. V. Pierce's Golden Mcdl-
cal Discovery" is real friend. It>tlm-
ulates the liver. ~purifies the blood. aud
is the best l,.cdy Ior consumption.
which is %scroiulous disease OF the lun@>
By all druggists
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
Common Grape Wine.

The common rule in such cases. and
b a is, 10 every gallon of pure fruit
Juice add a like measure of water and
four pounds ofraw sugar to each gallon.
Such liquors will, i'll course of tementa-
ton, develop spirits enough to preserve
them, and if kept somem months or a year
or two, deposite a portion OF the acid
contained i'll them. Meantime certain
chemical changes will take place, which
~wulprOcure flavor. if not bouquet. and
so fan AS mere taste is concerned, they
will not be bad TO take.
REAL GRAPE WINE
The best and cheapest processes
are as old as civilization. and con-
sists IN putting the grapes, previou.
crushed, into a vessel, its size de
Ponds on the amount of fruit to be
handled. Then cover the vessel with a
cloth or "a close cover. and let ierneuta-
ton begin. as it will at once shout the
weather be warm. Let it go on for
twenty-tour or thirty-Six hours. This
fermentation will bring the pomace to
the top and the must or liquor may tie
drawn of by a faucet inserted at the bot
tom Of the vessel for the purpose.
The must should then be put i..to a
cask Of such Il size as it will be full To
the bunS, from VIII oh point the impure
ties will work off. Care should be taken
to reserve enough of the original Ii luor
to keep the vessel full as fermentation
dlmlnlshe> the contents. The filling up
should be attended to twice 4 day.
When the impurities have ceased 10
work off, and while there j. still consid-
cradle carbonic acid being generated and
escaping, the cask may be bunged up
tightly and removed to a cool, airy cell
lar. till wanted for consumption.
In wine-makiug in hot weather the
danger to be avoided is too much heat
and violent lamentations; in cool or
cold weather, not enough heat and i'm
perfect fermentation. the best range OF
temperature being from 650 at night to
S00 at Where it is necessary to
make the vintage in July or August. a
cool and shady situation should be
sought for; in September and the first
part of October an open and airy one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
Che Editors Dssk.
WEEKLY - Calls, Goa
REsrpsDEscE AsD lash s.cEIP g.
Ea5- IAts tei"g the season of Sehs~

E-5- Tins tei"g the season of Schssot
C0nameacements. Church C~oareHtioas,
Grdnd Lodyes. and sinilhr assomJlayes
Of our most i"teUiyent and substantial
DeoPte. Ue usually address any extra
eopies that zoe Aappe" to haoe LEFT from
orr reguLar edition. 10 prominent persos-
ages up and dorn the cou.try. Please
eramine, and II you deem such a paper
tcoyth .JoaT cents a neck, the editor siA
be gtad to enroll your name.
Bs5-4 Any subscriber cho rishes a rrit-
ten receipt nN please state It IN his let
ter; IA rhich case the name riA not be
printed IN the paper.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
Leading Business Firms in other
Parts of Nj. c.

saw MILLs,--The Taylor Mfg Co..
{, a lOtte.
ENGINEs,-J. c. Witty. Newbern.
ROAD ENGINE,-J. ). Joyner, Frank
linton.
GRAPE WINES.-Hon. w. J. Green.
Fayetteville.
HOTELs,-The Catawba Springs.
BonitZ House, Goldsboro.
BANKs-Messrs. Burgwyn & Co.,
Henderson. Blackwell Bank at Dur
ham,.
CORN N COTTON CULTIvAToR-
Harrison, Gully X Co.. Cary.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW--CoO & Boyd.
at WarrentOn Col. Burgwyn. at Hen
derson; Thomas ii. Battle at Tarboro.
SCHOOLS FOR BoYs--Binghams at
Blnghamville HOrncr's at Oxford, Hor-
ner's at Henderson. Bells at King
Mountain. kelley's at Union Church.
Gulleys at Franklin:on.
SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS-Mrs. DR.. Chap
man at GOldSboro Misses Nash & Miss
kollock at Hills boro; Prof Barnes at
kittreU.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

The ] beneficial results follow the
use of Bl Sodique as an external
applicatDr hat annoying eruption
Of the shown as vegetable poison.
caused Intact with the poison ivy"
-Presban Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

"Dr. Boykin's Worm KILLER" is
made from a ReciTe used n his practice
for over fifteen years. d, ct 'rs need not
hesitate to prescribe it. Write for Re-
cipe if you want it. 1t is MT q Patent
Medicine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

From Eminent lar. c. c. Clark, Os-
wego. \. Y. 'Colden's Liquid i>cefTouic
i. by far the best OF all the preparations
of the kind Oo0f und fonjc) that | have
ever used. 10 the sufferer IRON chronic
diseases, or the :onva e,cent, il L. iuvalu
able, being both nourishinA aud strength
ening. (Tuhe no other OF Drug
gists.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap puriies the skin.
Hill S Hair and Whisker Dye" 80 cts.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in o. 9
minute.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

s65No family dyes we're ever 30 pop
ular as the Diamond Dyes. They never
fail. The Black is far superior to log
wood. The other colors are brilliant.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

Gen. Bradley L. Johnson. a leadiI G
lawyer of Baltimore, has written a leu
ter to the striking telegrapher., endor.-
ing their movement.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
RALEIGH ADVERTISERS.
where to Buy When you Come to
rown--See Cards il Another
Column--We Hope TO add to
the List Next eek.

CLOTHING.-D. :. Watt.
HARDWARE. WAGONS. BELLS ETC.
JULIUS Lewis 4 CO..
CUTLERY, HAkDWAKE ETC. I
II. Brings 4 Sons.
CORN MEAL AND FORAGE. jones
< Powell.
iALIGH COTTON GIN Co.-Gco. l..
TounoflShi.
Door. SASH. BLINDS, lie y. {.
Car Company
DRUGGISTS, -Prscud. Lee X 90.
SCHOOLS. 81. Mary's. Also Peace
In stitute.
BOOKSTORE, "A. " iiiamS q Go.
PHOTOGkAPHS.-J. W. Watson.
CLAY CHIMNEYS. job Osborn.
THE RALEIGH CoTToN GIN, AND
ENGINES-GeO. l. TonnOtfski.
THE f. VAN WINKLE COTTON GIN
-Latta X Wyatt.
THE PRATT COTTON GIN-William-
son q Upchurch.
ART ORNAMENTS, AND HOUSE DEC
oRATIoN-Fred A Watson.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01

We have the above III store, and can
furnish upon short notice amy size from
a 30 to S0-saw Gin and attachments.
We offer and sell these Machines as the
best in use for ginning cotton, and refer
to the following parties who have them
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.

Ohio Saloon-keeperS are becoming
reconciled to the Scott law.
In Cincinnati alone the license re-
ceipts under the Scott law have
amounted to over 100000.
1t seems likely now that the Ship
canal, across Florida, and the second
Suez canal, will be going forward
simultaneously.
If the Eastern hotel man who has
the bed bug that bit Mrs. Langtry,
would secure the insect for exhibition,
he wouldn't have to keep a hotel for
living.
the expenses of the recant coronation
ceremonies at Moscow amounted to
about 97, 100000, about 100000 more
than the estimates.
Milwaukee capitalists propose to
organize Il new university in that
city with Il capital of S1,OO0,0O0, and
IL system of academies and fitting
SCHOOLS in various parts of the state.
"Wtli, father" the young man said,
ioyously, coming hglne from '9ilege,
mere am, with the sl!ErpskiR Of IL
graduate" Il see,' ii the old
man. griIniy. "and you're wearing
it over your bones. That's all
right"
The money-order system was intro
duced i'll the Sandwich Islands on
the 1st of May. Twelve offices are
now in operation, and the number is
to be increased to twenty. The ma
tives and Cinnamon take to the new
arrangement almost as kindly us the
foreign-Dorn residents.
The body Of a man. who died in
Chicago recently, was laid out in front
of Il window faDing west. The center
pane, which is now on exhibition, be-
tween and O'Clock every evening
presents II perfect likeness Of the
dead man. At no other time during
the day is the strange appearance yiS-
IDLE. Washing with chemicals has
failed to obliterate the mysterious i'm
ace. Which does not fade, -. -, -.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-08-02
GOVERNMENTAL PRODIGALITY.

When Congress in 1879 was asked
for an appropriation for taking
"the tenth and subsequent CEN
suses." it was stated that if the
$3,00O,OO0 asked for were appropriated
so that the superintendent might have
full margin for his work no additional
money would be asked. We are re-
minded by the Washington Sentinel,
that the law was prepared in detail
by the superintendent, his views, his
policy and his wishes being adopted
throughout, and the appropriation
was pushed through in the closing
hours of the session. with little chance
for calm consideration. Mr.. Conkling
was one of the few senators who dis
trusted the rose colored promises made
by Mr.. Morrill, and by others to the
ultimate cost of the work; and he
predicted that eight millions would
hardly foot the bills, instead of three
millions, as had been stated. "The
sum of three millions of dollars" says
the act, sis hereby fixed and limited
as the maximum cost of the census
herein provided for, exclu-
sive of printing and engraving, and
it shall not be lawful for the secre-
tary of the interior or the superin-
tendent of the census to incur any
expense or obligation whatever in re-
spect to said census in excess of that
sum-" This restriction would seem
to be very plain and positive. but the
plan of the work was contradiction
of the promise, 1t was projected,
says the Sentinel. as public buildings
are, with a definite limited appropria-
tion for their completion, while in
nine cases out of ten, especially
when they are on a large scale, the
cost is doubled or trebled before the
work is done. The appropriations for
the census already approach S6,000,OOO,
or twice the sum stipulated in the
law; and the end is not yet by any
means. When retiring, in 1881, Sec
retary Kirkwood announced that the
census was substantially completed.
The compendium published that
year bears upon the title page
the inscription, FRANCIS a. Walker,
superintendent, appointed April /,
1879, resigned November s, 1884,"
From our worthy contemporary,
though this announcement was made
two year ago, it is gathered that over
one hundred clerks were employed,
after recent dismissal of ninety or
more for want of money to pay them;
and it is not known when the office
will be closed. There is strong de-
sire to keep it open permanently, and
to add another bureau to the many
that exist as so many barnacles on
the public service. One great trouble
in this case was caused by converting
the office into political hospital for
impecunious invalids. 1t is said 1900
clerks were employed at one time, or
more than nine times the number on
the rolls of the census for 1870. Fif-
teen volumes are to be published,
many of which will go into the junk
shops and be sold by the pound for
waste paper. Volumes of the census
OF 1870, compact and manageable in
form, as it was, bound in half Russia
leather at large expense, were carted
from the capitol at Washington and
converted into cash in this way for
the profit of certain members of
congress. It is very truly said that
prodigality in every department is
the common law of the public ser