The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
w-oHiee two Doors Below fuckers Eall.
Wake Superior Court is in session

to have turned out handSOlHcly.
The cigar factory of Msssrs. Siegel
Brothers at Durham was burned on Mon
day morning, by an ~inccndlary it Is said.
DIR. Frank Heartt, SO well known
and popular here, has been spending a
week with his old friends. He is in the
largest drug house at Greenville, 5 Z.
The Postmaster General says the de-
felt in the postal revenue is already over
two millions, and will reach three millions
by the end of the year ; caused by the
eduction in postage.
Mr.. John T. Pullen was elected
Supt. of the new Baptist Sunday school
near Upper Medical College on Sunday
afternoon. DR.. Skinner, Col. Heck,
and others made speeches.
An alligator Q feet IL inches long,
and weighing $50 lbs, was captured at
Newbern. Mrs. Morgan had him stuff
ed. More than a thousand people CALI
ed to see him. No babies nor pretty
girls carriers, mol Morehead city poker
decks, were found inside of him.
The returning summer s~and-butter-
flies of fashion all bring souvenirs Of
the sea- but there is one 'shell OF old
ocean" they unanimously found. Its
called "shcll out" and costs from s. to
s. per day.
By courtesy of DIR. John S. Pescud,
who is visiting the Springs, We have a
neat card of invitation to the Ten-Day
Encampmcnt of the "Danville, VA
Greys," at Warm Springs, beginning on
Monday of this week. The Virginians
named their camp in honor of Senator
Zeb Vance. A large crowd lie expected
all the week.
The selection of a steward for the
Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Asylum created
quite 4 contest. There were p appll-
cants, and it required Is ballots to
reach a decision. Mr.. John G.. B. Grimes,
a brother of WIN. Grimes, Esq, was cho-
sen. Tine salary is net large, but with
board and residence makes n desirable
position.
1t was pleasant to make the acquaiL-
tance of Rev. z. II. Law, formerly a
subscriber of this paper, and latterly edi-
tor of Pittsboro Home. He was en- route
Eastward, to visit land preach inl New.
bern, Morehcad, etc. Bro. Law who is
county Supt. of schools in Chatham,
gives an encouraging account of things
material and educational in u neighbor
province.
Attention is directed to the card Of
the Medical College of Virginia, at Rich
mond. The institution is a Southern
one, and has many advantages for
North Carolina medical students. There
have been drawbacks i'll former years,
but the College has resolutely strength
ened its faculty, and enlarged its equip
ment; and now we note from the cata-
logue a marked increase in patronage,
including several of our subscribers.
They speak well of the college, and DIR.
James.
An uncommon number of fires last
week. One destroyed the Jersey City
Railway Depot and adjacent buildings,
where all Southerners take the ferry to
cross into New York City. 1t was a
very great blaze. Another fire destroyed
a portion of Baldwins locomotive factory
causing a loss of $3.50, 900. Another fire
destroyed part of Roach's immense ship
yard at Chester. Loss $500. 900. Another
destroyed the Saluda cotton mills near
Columbia S. c., 4 stroke of lightning
burned ninety houses at Bains, France.
The paragraph about protracted
balloting in Nominational Conventions
We printed last week was too previous.
Since it appeared we notice that the Re-
publican Congressional Convention of
the Sth Ohio Dist. held $50 ballots: while
Democratic Convention of the End Mary
land Dist. actually took 1853 ballots, and
then adjourned in disgust! though Fred
c. Talbot came within one vote of sue
cess.
Physicians don t advertise their good
work but it would be better if they did.
because often the success of an opera.
ton in one case would and
strengthen other similar sufferers. A
pleasant call from Mr.. p. III. Knight, of
this county, Monday, showed an hale
hearty man of apparently sc, though he
is ten years older. About six months
ago he was very low with cancer, which
held possession of his lower lip and Jaw.
disfiguring him greatly. In May last he
was put under chloroform aud operated
on by DR.. f. b. Haywood and DIR. 2. F.
Hines. Within a few weeks the face
healed, and to-day it has not a sign of
either disease or knife.
We don't mean it as a suggestion,
still, considering the prevalent mania for
running for congrcss and the lack ofvacan.
cies, it may do no harm to mention that a
Congressman can commit suicide without
lacking for company. The recent at
tempt of Mr.. Culbertson has brought out
the fact that nearly two dozen members
of congress have killed themselves.
Among the number were Senator Lane
of Kansas Jayhawker), Senator Preston
King, Senator Rusk of Texas, and Edwin
M. Stanton Representatives Hise and
Jas. L.. Johnston, of KY, John Ewing
of Ind, Felix Mcconnell of Miss, J.. d.
Ashmore Of $. e., w. r. W. Cobb Of
Ala, A. p. Stone Of Ohio, S, Ross and
Hester Clyner Of Pa, and Elk speaker