The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-16

The house OF the Rev Minor
Jones, at Iryon city, was destroyed by
tire, with his provisions. furniture, wear
ng apparel. and Mr. Jones books.
-. William Lyman, who was capt
ed on Sunday after attempting an ou
rage on Lena Schmidt, while she was re-
turning from church, near Jamaica, J.
&, was held for examination next Friday
Threats Of lyuching are freely made.
.Asheville Adcance: One of Il 9
most aggravated and unmitigatcd acts OF
cruelty to animals ever brought to our
attention, was committed on the streets
of Ashcville day before yesterday evening.
Some inhuman fellow deliberately walked
Ip to a mule hitched TO a wagon and cut
out its eye with pocket knife. An un-
successful attempt was made to discover
the guilty party.
Two sham suicides are reported
from the Empire State, ne Of a genius
who was ALLEGED to have tied a boat an
chor to his leg and jumped into Otsego
Lake: the other OF steady-going fellow
who sci t his clothing home i'll bundle
with a note telling his friends to look
tor him in the Hudson River. When
| no corpse is found it is not easy to allay
the instant suspicion of fraud in sensa-
tional suicides by drowning, and in these
cases failure was quickly followed by
partial confession. The man at Otscgo
Lake was cndeavorinc to escape from
T rec wives. but this is an extreme case
4 The Hudson Riverr mancer only sought
who pcrsistently annoyed him.
Rhine lander, who shot lawyer john
! Drake a week or 50 ago, sets up the
plea Of self-defence Drake is almost
out of danger. aud day or two ago
/ Rhinelander. on writ OF hubeos corpus,
applied to be admitted to bail. When
the shooting occurred it was thought
! shat Rhinelander' attorneys W uld set
up the plea of insanity. but it seems that
the woud-be assassin declined to be con-
sidered insane The bold ground VAS
therefore taken that he had a right to
shoot Drake because Drake undertook
to bring about a separation between
h m and his wife. Ex-Judge Curtis
IN his remarks TO the court, sad: "Mr
Rhinelander became attached. about
eight years ago, to a very attractive
Irish lady. and he sacrificed fortune ot
II 600 Coo for the sake ot marrying her
: Mr. Rhnelander desires me to say that
he has never regretted the connection
as his vile was modest and vlrtuou,
! maiden. rs she is and has been true
and lOyal wife and friend. Efforts have
been constantly made to separate my
client and his wife The union has beer
blessed By two children. now l-ycars
old sill and boy years OF ago
When any man undertakes 10 scpatat'
man and wife lie equally with the adui
terer takes his lie IN his hahd-, and a.
must abide by the consequences.
TITS ) certainly giving 4 much VIDE
, meaning to The doctrine of selt-ae.enc'
than was ever intended. In .his cast
it is not pretended that awyer Drak,
sought to bring about separation be
: tween Rhinelander and hs wife Tor an
! improper purpose Of his own, or that IL
made any improper advances to Mrs
: Rhinelander He i ir all respects. a
: tar a. stated. a vcr. re-pectabie gentle
! mau. who had Lie lu-.- confidence G
, y3ua- Rh.ueGua#s- .1ther. I-c ~
, ynun- Rhinelandcr married was
! chambermaid at his fathers house
D Ills family were 50 angered with his con
iduct that they cast linn OF.