The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-12


during the war, Mr.. Pescud was
among the foremost In ministering to the
wants of the soldiers. Many a soldier,
sick and weary, was relieved and helped
by this good man. He was also promi-
nent IN laying out u new lakewood
Cemetery, and In ornamenting it.
Charlotte Observer: 4 difficulty
occurred in Wadesboro a few days ago
between a man named Bruner, of that
town and a Mr.. Cooper, formerly of
Charlotte. The former used a pistol but
bad Workmanship. - Dan Williams,
the associate and boon companion of the
notorious desperado, Foard Knox, was
captured yesterday at Concord, neal the
railroad bridge, concealed under a straw
stack, by the Sheriff and posse. The ar
resting party knew their man well and
approached the stack with fingers on
triggers ready to kill him if be should
show the least sign OF resistance. He
put up his left, but protested that he was
unable, from physical disability, to use
his right. This, however, revealed the
face that his right was resting upon a
loaded revolver and that he was just in
the act of using it, when he saw by so
doing that certain and instant death
would be the penalty. Last Friday
night Maj. j. F. Stansill, a resident about
twelve miles west of Salisbury, wa called
from his bed by one of his colored ten
ants, who wanted him to go down to his
house and try and control Milas Lyerly,
who was there threatening to kill him
to go to Maj. Halls and Mr.. J. S. Hall
,n1 hara him = - no o1nnr Ha raf,rp-
ed in a short time, when the two white
gentlemen repaired to Mitchell's house
and there found Miias Lyerly beating
quiet him, but only met with insolence
and threats from the boy, Milas, Maj.
Stansill ordered Mitchell Lyerly to go for
a warrant, and he and Mr.. Hall would
stay and protect the family. The idea
of the warrant frightened Milas off for a
short while, but he afterward returned
with Chal Cowan, and commenced his
threats upon Maj. Stansill, Mr.. Hall fired
his gun, the load taking effect in the left
arm of Chal Cowan, who meant no wrong.
Mr., Hall greatly regrets the shooting of
Cowan, and did everything to relieve
him. Milas Lyerly continued to advance
upon Mai Stansill he threw one rock and
had one in each hand declaring vengeance
upon whatever stood in his way. To save
his own .ife StaDcil fired, the ball caus
ing death in a few minutes. Mas Lyer-
ly was looked upon as a bad man, and
the taking 1t his life only saved others.
Maj. STAINS II is well know a the Major
of the gallant old 4th North Carolina.
1.-THE man, X j., jerks, it is now
declared, was the one arrested at Ashe-
vile. with the little girl, Ariua Pearson.
The strange story is that jerks paid a
man $50 to swear that lie (Jenks) was
another party. and that the girl was
the atlantis sister. This story is declar-
ed by the father and brother of the Pear
son girl to be in all respects true.-Ral-
eigh Observer.
....Chas. G.. Romano, a retired law
yer. Of Petersb burg. died Of heart-disease
in New York city -Osman Digna.
the Arab leader, refuses to surrender
Gen. Graham that he will
BEGIN his march against him Tuesday.
"A lookout by cigar manufacturers
at { iucinnlti throw LOO hands out of
cmplnvmcnt--A Mrs Hughes was
fatally stalled 10y her sister in Coffee
ounfv. Ala New York markets:
S "ncv 2la1@ psr cent; cotton quiet ut
l0EldI1Ir: southern flour steady at
- Gu.aG so, wheat, uagradcd red 9lc(G
I'll ~; corn. ungrlded 5i(M.G2r; rosin
firm at 81 49, so; spirits turpcntine
dull at 36c.