The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-23

....Speaker Carlisle and Mrs. Carlisle
are taking their summer comfort at Old
Point Comfort, Va.
....Senator Bayard is the fourth
member of his family to serve as a Sem
ator in the United State Senate.
AT Troy, New York, on Thursday
Nelson Mattice, sixty years of age by oc-
cupation a rag pedler, was united to
Libbie Van Vie. aged Is, the beauty of
the village. Rumor says Mattice has W
other wives.
80. Carthage Gazette: We are in
formed by MI. J. w. Cameron that Mr..
y. Nj. Furguson, of Cameron, has a Il u
flower bush in his garden that measures
ten feet il haight, has forty limbs and
that each limb will average five bios
SONS to the limb. making two hundred
flowers to tho bush.
ga famine is threatened at Toulon:
% death from cholera occurred there
Sunday night; at Marseilles the number
reported was 26.-An excursion train
was wrecked near Canton, Ohio: nine
cars were throwned from the track in
water four feet deep; more than twenty
five persons were injured some fatally
and a dozen or more passengers are
missing. supposed to have been killed.
....While William Seachrist, who
lives near Fritztown, Pa, was Out in the
woods in search of one Of his cows, he
was suddenly ATTACHED by seven Ian ge
polecats. Mr.. Seachrist is lame from
the effects of white swelling, but stood
his ground hravelY, and after a lively
fight, lasting nearly twenty minutes,
succeeded in killing ak of the number.
He was almost suffocated, and had to
throw away all of his clothing. They
clawed him terribly.
"a scaudalous disclosure was made
to-day at the iB., uest over iudge Watkyn
Williams, who died suddenly at Noting
ham, England, Judge Williams was a
leading member of the English Bench
and ranked deservedly high among law
yers. He was the head of g large family
and was highly Respected in society. He
was especially popular among English re
formers and was a frequent orator at
meetings in the interest OF social reforms.
It was given GU that he had died from
a sudden attack OF heart disease. At the
inquest, however, the Coroner, brought
out the fact that it occurred in a house OF
i'll repute. Judge Williams repaired to
the brothel. and there dined with one OF
it's notorious women. The Coroner made
every attempt to hush up these disc!os-
ures, and the friends of the family vainly
attempted to bride the inmates of the
brothel and the reporters to CONCEAL the
scandal,
....This entire section OF country Is IL
f,r,,lt nf avotan,anf SayG a (Ihaff2n
ooga special to the New York World,
over the singular disappearance of 9
young man named John A. Neal, a mem
her Of a very prominent family of Hunts
vile, Ala, Neal was private Secretary
tor Miss Maud St. Pierre. She is very
wealthy, and recently bought % OOl
acres in Franklin county, Temp, for SIS.
600. Neal was sent I'd look after tn,
property. On Sunday morning, Jun,
Is. he lett the hotel for u walk through
the woods, aud at noon was seen on TOT
IF the mountain sitting by the roadside
plucking flowers. Since then he has no
been seen. Miss st. RlerTe employed
twenty five men and instructed them t.
search night and day for him. Boat
we're built, and every stream FOR ten mile
was dragged. Canons, abysses an,
gulches were thoroughly searched. Skill
ed detectives were put to work 10 all tn
~neighboring c;tis- I'D towns, and rallroa,
agents and conductors were put on guard
but as vet NO trace ofhim has been found
The lady says her accounts were lett a
right and Neal did net have one cent {
her moDsy in his possession. He was
good circumstances and in good spirits
< few days since a mau was heard to ez
claim in a crowd: 'lf Miss St. PIER
will offer 81, 900 ransom Neal will be PR
duced.', The mar was looked for bu
could not be found.