The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-09

iHadutus JOLeS- OF ilOck-
ingham, Richmond COUNTY, a c1lored
preacher, Is IN jail for stealing a COW
from Ar. ". y Graham aud butchering
it.
Mir W. 4. Withers, a graduate Of
DAVIDSON College, has been appointed
ASSISTANT State chemist, and came down
to Raleigh last week, to ommeuc work
at the State Experimental Station.
Miss Castle, of the Due West Fe
male College, was painfully burned about
the head, arms and hands last Friday
night, her hair having caught fire. Her
sister 10 going TO her rescue was also con-
siderably sc9rched.
...A steam tow boat aud several coal
barges suck BY ice at Pittsburg, Pa; four
men We're drowned--A hotel, the
county Offices and nine business houses
burned at Breckenridge, Mimi; loss s75,-
o00 --Spinners in the Grinnell Mill,
at New Bedford, Mass, struck against a
reduction Of pay:
....Dr. L. NJ. Henderson lett Con-
neSday night. TITS 1eblsa. Sa.u. Wed
derson, editor OF the Georgetown (Texas)
Record, has secured a position for him In
a medical College at that place, and ac-
compauied him to a new field of labor.
The DR.. has been a resident of Concord
for about forty Years. Register.
IA serious FIRE occurred on the
place OF Mr.. Harvey Walker, who lives
four miles from Charlotte. Mr.. Walkers
barn and three out buildings were burn
cd The fire originated in the barn about
four O'Clock. and the impression is that
1t was incendiary origin. Mr.. Walkers
residence, one clubhouse and corn crib
were all that escaped destruction Be
sides the buildings, a good deal of forage,
farming implements, ETC., were consum~
cd.
&c.. Experienced tobacco raisers say that
IA Franklin. Wake, Nash, Wilson, Edge
connie and Halifax, there are large guam
titles of the finest quality of bright to-
bacco land. 4 few of the progressive
farmers in these counties have already
made the experiment and are highly
pleased with the result. Mr.. York of
Nash brought tobacco here to Henderson,
raised on his farm 10 Nash county and
sold in October last at $50 per hundred.
Mai. j, b. Neal of Scotland Neck, sold
quite a large crop here last spring AT
r%emun.rative pric.s.-CoL. ". IL. Cheeh
IL Gold Leaf.
IA mail coach roach robbed by
highwaymen near Santa Fe. y. Nj
Two conductors on the Pennsylvania
Railroad aad a Pullman car conductor
arrested at Philadelphia foF em5ezzling
tickets and money.-A physician ut
a small pux patient. --Dr Geo. ~
Greedy. a prominent physician of SYRIA
cuse arrested for forging bonds and mort
gages.--A fire of Weatherford, Tex
as. burned several business houses .
\ letter 30 the Pope Of Rome, opened
by his Secretary, contained threats
against the Pope should he continue to
fsuT port England against the cause OF
ireland.
William Cleghorn, superintendent
of Johnson. mill, North Adams, was
recently taken in by Philadelphia conid-
ence men. A man met him on the street
there pretending TO be one Rockwell, a
relative of Judge Rockwell. He said he
had Just been married and wished Mr..
Cleghorn to come to his house and be
introduced to his wife. Mr.. Cleghorne
consented to go and when they reached
the house the confidence man introduced
him to a friend. and went to call his wife,
whom he said he was sorry to say was
not in. He ssked Mr.. Cleghorn 50 please
write his name oa 4 blank piece OF paper,
that he might give it to Mrs. Rockwell
whea she returned. He did so and rhe
paper disappeared. Mr.. Cieghorn was
then asked to amuse himself and spend
4 little at a game Of cards. The parties
took five cards each and began to play.
Tie confidence man soon informed Mr.;
Ceghorn that he was sorry to say he had
lost $500 Upon this Mr.. C!eghorn saw
what was going on and Immediately
walked ont of tho house. remdrking that
he was act a gambler. He soon returned
to the house with an off .ec but the con-
tiIence men had departed. and have not
vet been discovered. The next heard
from them was b. way Of a draft sent to
4 local bank for 500, with Mr.. Cleg-
horns signature. 1t was protested and
returned and nothing has since been
heard from it. Lawyer Shepard Ihayer
Is Mr.. Cleghorn's counsel and If the par
ties press the draft for payment the mat
Ter will be fought vigorously. The OH
GERS in Philadelphia told Mr.. Cleghorn
he was not the only man who had re
ceived such treatment, and they were
anxious to get hold of these fellows who
were practicing such shameful deeds on
strangers who came into the city.