The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-19
Mr.. Henderson is elected in the
District hv z q minority

! Seventh District By 3,4O7 majority.
Ia New York State Senator, a per-
sonal friend ofGov. Cleveland, who came
from Albany, this morning., says that
Cleveland had directed his clerks TO de-
stroy, without showing to him, all letters
making application for office"
1--WE regret to lose from our midst
Mr.. G b. Montague who has for some
time been engaged in the drug business
in this city. fIe will make his future
home at Gamers Station, Cd the n. G..
Railroad, 6 miles east of Raleigh.-Dur-
ham Reporter.
....Mr. Joseph NJ. Crony y, vho was
for a long time connected with the Morn
ing Star, was married IN Wilmington last
Wednesday, at st. James church, to Miss
EliZl w. London, youngest daughter OF
NJ. London, Esq, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Robert Strange.
....In an election dispute at Wis
cher's Ferry, Saratoga county, New
York. Geo. III Smith, a hotel proprietor,
shot Sine West, fatally -Enos Hos
letters tobacco warehouse Carrollton,
Me-. was burned. Loss 81, 000.-Har-
ry Burns fatally shot Rufus r. Lishness,
a policeman of Augusta, Me. The officer
was attempting to arrest Burns when
shot.
....It is said that on Tuesday Gen.
Toombs cast his first ballot since the war.
Shortly afterward, as indications pointed
to Republican success, he regretted the
fact that he had thrown away his ballot,
but later, when the news came that vic
tory had pcrched anon the Democratic
standard, it is said that the heart of the
old Tribune leaped for Joy, and he was
hardly able to contain himself. At last
accounts he was still iubilaut.
....When it was announced that
Cleveland had beaten Blaine for Presi-
dent. and the Blackwell Durham Tobac-
co Company slgualized the glorious event
by blowing their whistle for 60 minutes,
it seemed to be generally understood by
our people what the great noise was for.
Several negro m were buslly max
inc bags for one OF the contractors at the
time, when the machines were immedi-
ately stopped and they all joined in she'd
inc tears of anguish over such a direful
calamity to the country.-Durham Re
porter
....OTHlO NllSpI, WHO ID u ldht bliss
Caroline Astor as his bride, on the Isl
of the present month, is the son of IL /.
Wilson, the noted banker, who began life
down in Georgia. He now lives in New
York in superb style, ana is said to COM
mand more money than any man in the
city, except Gould, Vanderbilt and one
or two Of the Astors. 1t is notable that
his daughter married Mr.. Goelet and his
son is to marry Miss Carrie Astor. The
Goelets and the Astors are the richie t
real estate owners in America. 1t is the
gossip of the papers that young Wilson 5
wedding present from his father will be
an income of SlCO, 600 per annum
....Sarah Althea Hill, of the famous
law suit against Senator Sharon, is of
medium height, well developed, with a
1.-THE, trim figure. She gives at first sight
the impression of a woman WHO Is abun-
dainty able to take care of herself, and
yet tie expression of her face and her
attitudes are very womanly, as though
she lacked confidence and were appealing
for support. Her features are regular
and her face oval. She is neither bloLde
nor brunette, with dark brown hair,
which is allowed to fail in graceful waves
v Z uiIs Ouuu SIlCdds AiCl "
attractive feature is the full, brown eye.
Her nose is clear cut, and her mouth is
also resolute in the habitual compressit n
of her lips ; but this is somewhat bclied
by a sight droop at the corners Her
whole manner shows ner !ouSnesS aud vi
tally.
1.-THE marriage ofthe Marquis of STAFF
ford and Lady Millicent St. C.air Erskine,
was the prettiest as well as the most impor
tant London has seen for a long time.
Although the bride was only II, she was
described a. looking in ali the prime Of
~womanhood. The bridesmaids, were a
delightful size, ranging in age from five
to thirteen. Their dresses were composed
of white duchesse silk, with full skirts,
Pompadour tunics and baby bodies, with
short sleeves to the elbows, and the effect
of these little maidens dressed in nothing
but the purest white from cap to stocking
was greatly set off by the rich costumes
of the grown-up company. Velvet was
mostly worn and red and violet tints pre-
vailed. The Princess of Wales wore a
dress of black velvet brocade; her bonnet
was of black lace, edged with jet beads,
and its only trimming was a bunch OF
soft ostrich feathers in crushed strawberry.
Crinolette was nowhere to be seen and
has definitely passed away from the
things to be worn at the wedding as else
where.
AT this time the Democrats can
well afford to laugh at stories told at their
own expense. Here is one related by Mr..
Depew at Hartford just at the close of the
campaign:
Near my home in New York a mar
caught a woodchuck. which the boys had
been after, aud which he promised to give
to the boy who gave the best account of hi:
politics. The first boy said he was a Re.
publican. Why? Because the Republi-
can party saved the Union, because II
never fired on the flag, because it freed
the slaves, because it maintained the
public credit, reduced the public debt
and made the nation the first in presperl
ty in the world. The hex boy called
said he was a G~reeDbacker. Why? Be
, cause if that party came in it would prln
paper money enough so that every man
, woman, and child would have a pocket
full of it, and that was what he wanted
The next boy called up said he was
Democrat.
:, And why are you a Democrat
Because l want the woodchuckl''
7 1t looks very much, indeed, as thongl
/ the Democrats had got the woodchuc!
this time.