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

....P. L. Barnum's loss of the tat
tooed man" has been followed quickly By
the death of his SILL 900 giraffe.
....Twenty lives were lost in the En-.
glish channel by the collision of the
steamers Luke Bruce and Durango, the
Durango being sunk.
-. There was a large congregation
out TO hear Rev. VIM. S. Lacy. of Jones.
zorro, at the Presbyterian church vester.
day. Workman.
Two prisoners, j. w. Grissom
and Peter Williams, broke out of the
Durham county Jail on Thursday night
last. Sc says the Reporter
1.-The dwelling house of Mr..
Fletcher Coggin, III this county, near
Castalla, was entirely consumed by fire
on 22d.-Rocky Mount Reporter.
....Mr JAS Morris, a young man for
merly OF Va, but recently engaged in
business In Thomasville, attempted sui
eide Monday night last by taking strycb
nine while temporarily insane.
1.-Two mad dogshave been killed
uear Germantown within the past week.
Inside of the guard line, at the stock
AIDE, II was shot five times before be-
Ing kllled.-Wlnstou Leader.
Ian invention of which the farmers
stand very much in need is some cheap
and convenient method of rendering seed
cotton tireproof. Here is a chance for
somebody to make a fortune.
la gigantic Christmas tree is being
arranged in the New Orleans Exposition
30 feet high and lighted with 500 varie-
gated electric lights. and it will be cover.
ed with toys for distribution to children.
1--we are sorry to learn that Yer
nau, a Is year old son Of Mr.. III. NJ.
Richardson, of Dunn's township. had
his arm so badly mashed in a cotton Gin
a few days ago that it had to be amputa-
ted.
Wilmington Reriew: Mr.. John
IT, Bradley, son of Mr.. Richard Bradley,
OF Wrightsvllle Sound, died in this city
this morning, in consequence of internal
injuries receis ed by a fall a little moro
THAI a week ago. The decea.e was 81
years.
....Hong Kong, November 10.-The
French forces on the 18th inst. attempt
ed to drive the Chinese sharpshooters
from a hill near Kelung, and were re-
pulsed with a loss of twenty men killed.
On the 10th the French shelled the hill
and succeeded in recovering the bodies
of those killed on the l4th.
....Dr. Harvey L byrd. of Baltimore
Medical College. is dead.-In Concord
last Sunday night, Mrs. T.. NJ. Payne,
wife of the pastor of the Presbyterian
church in that place, died after an illness
that had extended through several
months. The deceased lady was a native
of Sampson county.
....Dr. Skinner laid the claims of the
Nalence ST. church, New Orleans, before
the Sunday School. of the First church,
and asked the members Of the School for
500. The School promptly raised the
sum asked for and the treasurer, j. D..
Joyner, sent DR.. Tichenor 500 in geld
on Monday morning.
....A negro boy was found under a
box in Fremont with splinters and
matches Saturday night and it was sup
posed that he had intended to burn the
town. He said four negro men were in
the conspiracy to fire the town. He was
arrested and the men implicated were
arrested but there being no evidence
against them they were allowed to go at
liberty.-Wilson 4,lrance.
...President-elect Cleveland, is APP
parently not anxious to receive presents
from his admirers interested or disin-
terested. Wednesday he received from a
gentleman in Brooklyn, by express, a
fine Newfoundland dog. On Thanks
giving day the governor pcnned a polite
- - A. lo,o~ cd ctar.nl tho lAn
back home again.
Cora Morley, a very nice little
girl of Wayne county, was admitted to
the Asylum last week. She is a daugh
ter of the Worleys who were so brutally
murdered by a mob of negroes 10 Wayne
count a few years ago. The child's face
is a very sad one, and your heart goes
out to her in kindly sympathy even be.
fore you have heard of the terrible ordeal
through which she has passed.-Orphan's
Friend.
1.-THE latest blue-book shows that
the salaries Of postmasters at the leading
offices In this State are as follows-all
which are second and third class offices.
There are at some of them certain fees
and percentage which increase the in
come Raleigh, -, 500; Wilmington 81,
400 Charlotte, 5000; Newbern, 81, 500;
Greensboro, 81, 700; Fayetteville, 81, 700;
Asheville, 81. 600; Goldsboro, $1,000;
Durham, 81, 800; Winston, 81, 500; Will
ION, 81, 800, Salisbury, 81, 300; Concord,
81. 600; Statesville, $1,000 The others
in the State are not salaried offices.
...CIayton had a sensation Thurs
day night about midnight. Mr.. Geo. S.
Cabell, who sleeps above the storms OF
Burns s. Hinton, heard a noise in the
store. and arming himself with an axe
went down to the door of the store.
Presently he saw a negro man out, and
struck at him with the Y but failed to
strike him. The negro ran, MIR. Cabell
pursuing. Seeing that his pursuer was
gaining on him. the negro stopped,
drew a large knife and cut Mr.. Abel IN
three places, on the head and on each
side. The negro then escaped. The
affair caused great excitement. A negro
named Dick Stills was arrested on sus-
p;cion, and Mr.. Abel says he thinks he
is the right man.-Neps and Observer.
Richmond, Va, November 81
The union Democratic club of Richmond
rave a Cleveland and Hendricks thanks
giving supper tonight at which an Eng
land plum pudding weighing 2l9 pounds
was cut, each pound representing an
electoral vote for Cleveland and Hend-
ricks. The privilege oe cutting IL
pounds, representing the electoral vote
OF Virginia, the same to be sent to
| Grover Cleveland in a new tin box her
metrically sealed was bought by w. II,
Cullingworth for SIS. Mr.. Hasker who
who cooked the pudding in a hogshead
| of water heated by condensed steam Is
an Enclishman and long resident here
on5;0 tho same man whose hand free