The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-05

....Hon. Charles j. Faulkner, who
vas Minister t. France under President
Buchanan. died yesterday NJ his home
uear Martiusburg, W. Va. aged about -
years.
AT the State fair Julius Lewis &
Co. got the prize Of $40 for the best corn
They also got the Wake prize Of - tor
The same. The corn was grown on their
farm near the city.
....A cold-b'ooded murder vas COM
mitted last Saturday at Cockerell alley,
Nash county. b. Samuel Edwards. who
killed Harris Pollard, a man sixty-hye
years Of age. Edwards Is "a thick-Set
man, weighing about 40 pounds; has
dark skin, with hair a little gray, and
chin whiskers, gray syes and 4 full face.
Scar Oh right hand knuckle Of the first
finger. he i supposed to be making his
escape via Henderson or some other point
on the Raleigh 4 CASTOR railroad.
....Ensign nov Lieuterantl Storey
oe the navy. This officer. on the strength
Of renorts from natives thar q great river
debGuched at Hotham Inlet. was left by
Cant. Healv of the revenue cutter torwln
Al the mouth Of the inlet IN luly, l>>a
10 investigate the facts. With two tatu
and a iinrey, and supplied with ter
iarS' provisions, Ensign ctouey discover
ed the mouth Of ne river, am ascend Ted
II itty mics. On the 10Th OF April If
the present year he SD ont from San
Francisco IN the schooner Ounalaska,
which had been fitted UP II the Mare
Isiaud yard tor the purpose Of Further
exploring this stream. to which had been
gwen the name Of Putnam River, in
honor of the young officer ofthe Rodgers
who was lost on the ice near the Siberian
coast. From this second trip he has
now returned to San Francisco.
While the full details ofLieut- Stoney's
| latest discoveries viii be contained in his
report to Secretary Chandler, itisalready
known that Putnam River IS three-fourths
Of a mile wide near its mouth and halfa
mile wide for a long distance up the
stream. Throughout scores Of miles ii
has a depth everywhere Of not less than
two fathoms. which is increased In some
parts to seven. The banks arc lined with
birch. alder, pine, and spruce, and some
of the trees are a foot thick. This
| growth of timber and the presence Of
flowers and vegetation not hitherto
, known to exist IN so high a latitude have
made the complete exploration of the
valley of Putnam River a work Of impor
lance.
...Glasgow, November IA serious
panic occurred this evening at The Star
Theatre, caused by a cry Of fire being rails
ed During the rush By the audience to
escape FROM the building SIX cen people
were killed and twelve Hnole seriously in-
jurei.
The performance at the Star Theatre
had proceeded without any interruption
until shortly after 9 o'clock when some
person shouted fire" The whole audi
ence Instantly rose to their feet and made
a rush to the several doors The great
mass Ut people who occupied the pit in
escaping thereirom met the crowd that
was descending the stairways from the
gallery and a fearful block ensued. Loud
cries OF distress and shouts for help arose
form the mass of frightened. panic-strick
en- and struggling humanity. The crowd
was adjured by the officers of the theatre
and by the police to hold back, but the
warning and Appeals were UNDECIDED.
The crazed crowd frantically rushed to-
ward the outlets, trampling and jumping
over each other until thew reached the
street. When the theatre was finally clear
ed sixteen corpSes were found on the
stairs leading from the galley. and twelve
person were SO badly injured that they
only gave evidence that lie was not ex
tlnct b their plteOus moaning.
Upon the first alarm being rung
through the city the whole fire brigade
quickly went to the rescue, and, with the
police, did their utmost to alley the panic
and rescue the crushed victims, but they
were too late to be of much effective ser
vice.
1.-THE Female Seminary in this town
was burn to the ground Sunday night.
Some of the pupils lost all their clothing.
The new piano was gotten out but the
bedding and furniture were DESTROYED.
The building belonged to Miss Emma
Scales. 1t cost about 50, 900. Truly this
worthy lady has deem unfortunate in the
last two months. And strange to say
all her troubles have come upon the Doth
ofthe month. Her noble brother died on
the 26 h, and on the 26th of last month
-he lost by fire her home and out-houses,
/ and only a few days ago she lost a new
wagon and a splendid team Of horses.
Singular too, she feared losing the Semi
nary building by fire, and on Sunday
night THE very night of the fire. she had
a presentiment tit was the Goth and ia
the night tried to get the lit C negro gill
who slept in her house to 60 order boy to
hitch up the horse, saying she was going
right to Reidsville, Git was moonlight,
and only six miles, and intended to see
70 it that the Seminary was insured on the
following Monday morning. But the lit
tie negro was afraid to go out. Miss
Emma even offered her FIVE dol ars to 90
Md sure CROUCH on that night the Semi-
nary burned. She even sent her little
niece 10 from the country on SATURDAY to
say to the ladies at the Seminary to see
very carefully at night about fire, and they
did use every precantion, looking the lot
over well that very night before they went
to bed. Yet we think the fire was acct
dental: that is the general opinion. tits
a very singular chain Of calamities. Miss
Scales's loss in all is about six thousand
dollars. Last fire like the first originated
in the kitchen. -Reidsville Weeklu.
Paris, November "A despatch from
Cairo says the Mahdi in the beginning of
September, hearing of the advance oil the
British forces, made a supreme effort to
reduce K%hartoum, which was surrounded
by 10000 rebels. The supplies falling.
the garrison began to waver. A deputa-
ton of officers complained bitterly to Gen.
Gordon that they had been deceived by a
promise of British assistance, and they
accused him of aiding in the deception.