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LincoIn's Kindness to the Ladies

The last time l met him was abou,
two weeks before his assassination. He
sent word by my brother James, then
in his Cabinet, that he wanted to see
me before | went home. | STAYED in
the room until his hour for callers was
over. He ordered the door closed, and,
looking over to where | was sitting,
asked me TO draw up my chair. But,
instead OF being alone, as he supposed,
in the opposite direction from where /
sat, and across the fireplace from him,
sat two humble looking women. See
ing them there seemed to provoke him,
and he said: ''Well, ladies what can
do for you?" One was an old woman,
and the other young. They both COM
menced talking at once. The President
soon comprehended them. 81 sup
pose, said he, ''that your husband
and your son is in prison for resisting
the draft in Western Pennsylvania.
Where is your petition?' The old lady
replied: "Mr. Lincoln, I've got no petit
ton; | went TO lawyer to have one
drawn, and | had not money enough to
pay him and come here. too, so
thought would just come and ask you
for my boy" '.And it's your husband
you want?" said he, turning to the
young woman. "Yes," said she. He
rang his bell and called his servant,
and bade him 90 tell General Dana to
bring him a list of the prisoners for
resisting the draft in Western Pennsyl-
Yania.
The General soon came bringing
package OF papers. The President
opened it, and counting the names,
said: General, there are twenty-seven
Of these men. Is there any difference
in degree of their guilt" NO." said
the General, sit is bad case and a
merciful finding" Well" said the
President, looking out of the window,
and seemingly talking to himself,
''these poor fellows have, / think, suf-
fered enough; they have been in prison
fifteen months. l have been thinking
80 for some time, and have said so to
Stanton, and he always threatens to
resign if they are released. But he has
said so about other matters, and never
did. So now, while / have the papers
in my hand, will turn out the flock"
So he wrote: Let the prisoners named
in the within papers be discharged"
and signed it. The General made his
bow and left. Then turning to the la
dies he said: "Now, ladies, you can 90.
Your son, Madame, and your husband,
is free"
The young woman ran across to him
anu began to kneel. He took her by
the elbow and said, impatiently: Get
up, get up; none of this The old wo-
man walked to him, wiping with her
apron the tears that coursed down her
cheeks. She gave him her hand, and
looking into his face, said: "Good-by,
Nj. Lincoln, we may never meet again
until we meet in heaven" A change
came over his sad and weary face. He
clasped her hand in both of his, and
followed her to the door, saying as he
went: "With all that have to cross
me here, am afraid that / will never
get there; but your wish that you will
meet me there has fully paid for all |
have done for you. Joshua f. Speed
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Jackson,s Grief for HIS Wife.

We have before us the original letter
of Andrew Jackson, written on the 30th
of November, 1929, to his intimate
friend, Col. Robert |. Chester. Jackson
was elected president in 1928, and short
ly after his election and before his in
auguration Mrs. Jackson died. This
letter was one of many friendly, let Us
say family. letters-for Mrs Chester
was relative-written to Col. Chester
by the old general while he was presi-
dent. Col. Chester was one of his most
intimate friends, had been under him
in the Indian wars, filling an important
position as quartermaster, though q
mere boy; had always been his firm
friend and admirer, and had his entire
confidence. Below we give an extract
from the one named. 1t was not writ
ten for the public, but to long-tried
and close friend, in relation to private
and family matters. 1t now comes be-
fore the public for the first time. 1t is
valuable because it unfolds and opens
to the public eye the heart of the great
warrior: las the meeting of congress
approaches my labors increase. am
engaged in preparing for them, and
this, with my other labors, employs NE
day and night. can with truth say
mine is q situation OF dignified slavery.
But my hope of happiness fled with the
severe bereavement | met with in the
loss OF my dear wife. The only conso-
lation on this side of the grave is when
l look forward to the time when can
again retire to the Hermitage Gf God
permits me), there 20 spend my latter
days beside the tomb of the only solace
of my life, set my house in order, and
lay my bones beside her. "-NashUtl!e
american.
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wILMaTHyiLLE wAIfs.
Ipcserred Correspondence.


Mud, mud, oh tina, news items we're
as easy found as mud, then / could
swamp you this week.
The post master says the roads IN
this vicinity are disgrace to the
county and damage to the citizens.
1t appears that the old speckle hen
had not been idle all the time for our
two merchants have shipped 2345
dozen eggs in the last month.
The new school district fever is on
the increase, SO that the champions
from each side can not meet any more
even at church without allowing their
anger to get the best of them. Keep
cool, gentlemen
Farmers have muded in some oats
and are now in danger Of taking the
blues.
1t was intended to organize SUM-
day school here yesterday but the RAIN
prevented.
April 21st, 1884.
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ion to God. All realized that 1t was

ton to God. All realized that II was
good to be there.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign missionary society for this
Presbytery was held there on Friday
the 18th, doing much important WORK.
These ladies conducted a public mis-
sionary service that evening which was
largely attended and deeply interest
ing, convincing all that christian wo-
men have the power of doing much
in leading their brethren and sisters TO
Christ, to purity and to heaven. 4
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Joaquin Miller, now resides in a
cabin in the suburbs of Washington.
He wears a slouched sombrero when he
visits the city, and strangers never fail
to ask who he is. His cabin is one
story and half in height, contains
four rooms and is composed ofhewn
logs chinked up with plaster. The roof
is slanting and nicely shingled. The
door is kept fastened with a common
bar. though the latch-string hangs out
Rough logs compose the walls; there IS
no carpet nor mat on the floor; the
small, square windows are shaded by
white muslin curtains; plain, long,
low pine table Uttered with old letters
and manuscripts, stands in the middle
OF the apartment, and high broad
chimney emiis from Its log fire most
grateful warmth and a ruddy glow that
lazlly dances over the mammoth
hearth stone Over in the further cor
ner Of the room is a bedstead of un-
barked posts, straight, stanch and
heavy, with delicate gray MOSES and
liliputian lichens. The poet uses bear
skins and buffalo robes for bed-clothing.
When visited the other day the poet
pointed to the moss on the logs of his
cabin and said, "You see Gods auto
graph herr" ."-Neao York Home /oay-
nal
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Attempted Suicide at Rlngo's Point.

Charles Lintner a young man
working tor John F. Elite near this
place, attempted to take his own life,
by cutting his throat, yesterday. The
weapon used was very small, and
dull pocket knife. Had he had a
good knife he certainly would have
act cmplished what he undertook.
W IN found he was lying by hay
stack on the farm of Mr.. Eitle. He
was laying on his face and the knife
lay near HIM on the ground. He had
cut three gashes on the left side of his
neck and one on the right. The cuts
were too far back to strike the wind
pipe and no; deep enough to cut the
large veins in the neck.
Mr.. Eitle, Mr.. Daniels and Charley
were working together all day and he
seemed to be all right and did his
work as usual. In the evening about
4 o'clock Mr.. Eitle sent Charley to
haul some hay, while lie and Daniels
fixed up some fence. They were only
a few minutes fixing the fence, when
Daniels went to help him with the hay.
When he got to the stack, he found
him laying as above described. Mr..
Daniels :hen took mold Of him and
turned him over and found that he
was alive. He theE asked him what
caused him TO do the deed, and he said
he did not want to live any longer, but
would like to see his father and mother
before he died. Mr.. Daniels ran back
to Mr.. El,le and told him and they sent
for Drs. Shull and Weaver. They get
there as soon as they could and on
.irst examination thought that the
wounds would prove fatal in short
time, from bleeding internally.
On closer examination it was found
that the wounds were not so deep as
at first supposed. He was alive yet
this morning at. t.daylight. and the doc
tors thought he might recover. When
asked what caused him to do the rash
act he said il was trouble. That is all
he will say in regard to the matter and
refuses to tell of what nature the trou-
bic is. The sad occurrence has thrown
gloom over the neighborheod, for no
young man in the community stood
higher in the estimation OF the people
who knew MIN. He is OF highly re-
spectacle and intelligent family, his
father being minister of the gospel
and is now travelling in Kansas.
Charley was considered by all who
knew him as a model boy, and so far
as we know has not an enemy in the
world.
April a9th.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

After the Kansas convention,
April zoth, canvass was made and a
vote taken to find who was the popu-
lar man forpresident. The vote stood
Blaine aoa, Logan 4S, Arthur 6. w. T.
Sherman S, Grant 2, Wasburn 1, Conk
ling /, Eli /. It's Blaine who gets
here Eli.
Prank James has been acquit-
ted of the Muscle shoals robbery, in
Alabama and once more stands .vindi-
Gated He is now reposing peaceful
ly in the bosom Of his family. He gave
bond to appear to answer the remain
ing charge against him, and his ad.
mirers confidently expect him to prove
another alibi.
In some of the. democratic
counties represented on our exchange
list we notice that aspirants for Office
are fairly tumbling over one another to
get into print and the list of announce
ments grows longer, week by week. So
far, here in Adair, there has been a
becoming modesty in this direction,
although several parties are frequent
ly spoken of by their friends as proba-
bic candidates. Everybody seems to
recognize the fact that there is no
special hurry about opening the politi-
cal campaign.
But little more than month
remains before the meeting of the
Chicago convention, yet there is not a
politician that can speak confidently, of
the result. Blaine has developed won-
derful strength, and regained his old
popularity, to all appearance, with the
masses. but so many of the delegates
may be prompted by any little Incl
dent occurring between now and the
meeting of the convention, or even in
the convention itself, that is not posi-,
BILE 10 speak confidently even OF the
complexion of the first ballot. The
election of delegates by districts has
contributed largely to this state of
affairs and has at least served one good
purpose-it has nonplused the "slate-
makers"
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A letter was recently admitted as
will at Westminster, Md. The case was
strongly contested. j. Henry Hoppe
died intestate, and his estate amounted
to about $500 Eliza Ann Byers
presented to the court letter to her
self from Hoppe, in which he said:
"Ann, after my death you are to have
$4,000. This you are to have, will or
no will. Take care of this will until
my death. Ann, keep this to your
self" The paper was declared by the
executors to be forgery. The jury,
after ten day S trial, decided it genu-
inc. Issues were taken to the court of
appeals TO determine whether the letter
was testamentary paper, and the
court decided it to be sufficient for q
will.
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An interesting case came up at CIar-
ence few days since. A man was
arrested for beating his wife. But
when the trial came on the poor wom-
an, with bruised face and blackened
eyes, was there to defeud the creature
called her husband. The Jury, how
ever, found defendant guilty, and as
sessed his punishment at six months
In the county Jail. What a lesson
Who supposes 1t this woman had beat.
en- the man, he would have been there
to defend her7 But a woman's love
knows no restraint. A whipping post
IS too good for wife beaters.
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KIRKSvILLE MARKET REPORT

HOGS :is4OO to si75
STEERS $3.50 to $3.50
SHEEP q to l.
DRY COWS: 3. 90 to 400
COWS G. CALVES s25 to $40
CORN: 55c to Zoe
CORN for seed selling at 100 TO 15O
OATS: 27c. -
w HEAT: co to 75c.
TIMOTHY SEED: I5O selling
GLOVER SEED: $500 to 700 Selling
HUNGARIAN: 5oe selling
MILLETT: soc. selling
RYE: 3jc
HAY $500 to $50.
BUTTER 20c
EGGS 10c.
BEANS: White 1.5O. to ECO
CHICKENS: 300
TURKEY: &c per ID.
APPLES. 80 to 100
BEESWAX- -2oc.
POTATOES-3O to 35c
HORSE MARKET.
Drivers $50 to S12O
Streeters S75 to S115
SaddleIs s7j to s115.
Southern $75 to 85,
Firm with upward tendency.
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A rooster at Verbena, Ala, has two
tails and three legs. This bird really
has something to crow over; but the
average rooster is very absurd. Some
of them have been known to cackle
when q modest hen lays an egg, thus
robbing the weaker sex of all glory.
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The authorities at Castle Garden say
that most of the young women who land
there are in search of recreant lovers.
Bostonians call a girl ''guirrel," a
suit a shut" and q dude Jude"
For "basket'i they say '.bosket," and
there is breed of dogs they call
'Nuffenlanders.
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John L. Townsend q prominent New
York lawyer. says the practice of elk
ing" juries is more common than most
people believe.
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DRESS MAKING,
rs. Dearing and Miss WhiiIoW,

First house. south OF W. B. Harlan's residence,
prepared to do all kinds of Dress Making, Cut
| ting and hitting made speciality. 81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-25
Three Shooting Affairs in Moore
County.

On the 10th inst in Mineral Springs
township, at l.. &. Mckinnons bar, John
Williams was killed BY John Cole. Viii
llams and a man named Mclean were at
the bar, and had imbibed freely, and
upon debating some subject, each wished
his drunken opinion re- cred above that
OF the other, which soon led to words,
then to blows. Williams being the heav-
Ter would soon have badly beaten Mclean
had not Cole interfered taking Mclean
in.the house, aud closed the door. VIII
liams burst the door in, and came 10,
when Cole told him he must let Mclean
alone, at which Williams became incens-
ed and selling a large knife made at Cole,
swearing he would cut his ID throat.
As he struck, Cole caught his arm. VIII
iiams then caught him by the collar and
kept his hold until shot. Cole all the
time trying to release himself, backed
right up to the shelf on which the pistol
was laying. He then shot Williams twice
in the left breast. Williams released his
hold, dropped the knife and running
about 81 yards fell never to rise. lie was
known as a drunken rowdy aud had cut
SEVERAL men 10 former difficulties. He
leaves a wife and several children TO
iuOUAh hS uIltuACiy htdlIl. NOIC WdS
bound in a bond of $500, for his appear
ance at the August term of the court.
The second shooting affray occurred
about the l2th, the names of the parties
We did not learn, but there was no harm
done except a hole through one Of the
hats One had a rifle, the other a pistol.
The third resulted in murder. Two
darkies by the name of Lilies, we're ar
raigned before u magistrate in Sandhill
township, for stealing a pig, to which
they plead guilty. j. \. Worthy, attor-
ney was drawing up a commitment, and
the prisoners, for the time, we're in charge
of a white man named Lowder, who had
a double barrel shot gun loaded with buck
shot, and as they were waiting to proceed
to JAIL one of the negroes tried to escape
and had run off when Lowder hollered TO
him to halt three times. Lowder cried,
Must shoot ," Some one in the crowd
answered yes and ere the smoke had
had cleared away, the last breath had
left the unfortunate body. His death was
instantaneous, not even kicking after be-
ing shot. Lowder has been placed in Jail
here. Carthage gazette.
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years this message was sent, with m an
swer. During the sixteen or eighteen
years previous u 1861 the information
was frequently repeated, with the same
want of result. At this time Mes-rs.
Smith n ' andyke, at Beirut, were pre-
/ pairing d new translation Of the Bible into
Arabic. All former versions were imper-
feet, and 50 were rejected By Mohamme-
dams, - no book containing bad grammar
or lnelegant forms Of speech could, In
their estimation, be from the perfect
God. This new translation i pronounced
by their best scholars To be az perfect In
language as the Koran. Just a. it was
ready to be delivered 10 the public, comes
the answers from the Foulahs (NIoro's
tribe, We want that book You promised
US | have before me a letter Of thanks
for the gift from an old Moulah Of the
tribe. II sent before, in the former i'm
perfect translation, it would have been
rejected. Both when il was ready. then
the way was opened, Uncle Moro's long
prayer had been answered, and the Bible
is in the hands of the most intelligent
and least known tribe OF the interior Of
Africa. | know you will feel a deep in
tcrest in this. for il it not in a rrea,
49, NAI VI TIT IttD IItLI OF
your own household? have
one ofOmeroh's manuscripts framed and
hung IN my study"
Uncle Moro was forty years old when
Governor Owen bought him. lie lived
at owen Hill for forty nine years. When
he died, as was the case during his life,
his remains were treated with as much
respect as if he had been a member ofthe
family. lie sleeps in the family grave
yard at Owen Hill and his photograph is
valued by all the surviving descendants
OF Governor and General Owen as that of
a cherished member Of their household
and friend.
Governor John Owen, Omeroh's mas
ter, was, when a young man, a member
OF North Carolina's House and Senate.
He was elected Governor in lS2S. II
1880 he came within one vote of defeat
lug Hon. Willie i. Mangum for the L.. s. /
Senate. The contest between these two
gentlemen became so exciting that it
would have ended in a duel but for the
interference of friends. lie was presi-
dent of the National Convention at Har
in 1910.
After his death, which occurred in
1871, Uncle Moro claimed the brother,
General Thomas Owen, as his master.
GRANVILLE.
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SAD STORY OF A WOMAN FoUND TN
CONSCIOUS IN BALTIMORE STREETS-
Baltimore. Md, June l3-Mrs. G N.
Porter, a well dressed lady, evidently Of
highly respectable parentage, was discoy-
cred In an unconscious condition in a back
street OF this city, Wednesday night, by
two policemen. She was removed TO the
City Hospital and treated for chloroform
stupor. When she regained conscious
ness she told q sad story. At one time
she was a school teacher in New York.
She married a wealthy oil operator from
Pennsylvania and went there to reside.
where the husband died shortly after,
wards. She was her taken sick. and
during her illness opium was prescribed
tor her and she took it In large auanti-
ties. When she recovered, the passion
Tor opium was so strong that she could
resist 1t. On Wednesday. while under
the influence of the drug, She wapdered
out and was carried into a by
two men, who shamefully assaulted her.
After the men left her, she went and pur.
chased chloroform with the Intention of
suicide. Mrs. Porter is now
at the hospital, and her recovery is pro
bable.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-25

AT TRINITY CoLLEGE.-The ex-
citing matter Of commencement is
always who gets the Wiley GRAY.
This Is a medal presented by Il.
1. Gray, Esq, Of Raleigh, in remem.
brance of his brother Wiley GRAY. who
was killed during the war, to the best
speaker of the senior class. The com
mittee appointed to decide consisted of
NJ. ;. Robins, Esq, W. NJ. Robey. ID
D., Prot. w. {. Doub. \. w. Mangum.
d. D., and +. {. Robbins, ESQ. Those
especially contesting were supposed to
be Messrs. Stack. Snider, McCollum aud
Earnhardt, but after several votes the
committee gave the medal to J. A.
Johnson, of Trinity-otherwise known
as June" E. r. Stamps. Esq, de-
llvered the medal in a very appropriate
and eloquent speech.
The b. Craven scholarship medal
given for the best average grade for the
entire year was won by j. NJ. Downum.
Of Concord, whose average was 90 2l-96
out of a possible 100, and was delivered
by G.. Sam Bradshaw, Esq. of Ashe-
boro, in a very nice little speech
Winston Sentinel.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-25

CoURTED THRoUGH A KNoT-HoLE.-
Scranton, Penn, June MARY Nc
Iague, a pretty damsel of rs years, was
placed In the ~Lackawanna county Jail for
a petty crime, Three days later Mat
thew ,. Rogers, "A years Of age, was
lodged In the jail for assault and battery.
lhey had never seen one another. Their
cells joined, and Id the course of a few
days they. became acquainted with one
another through a knot hole in the narti-
ton. A lively courtship was clandestine-
y carried on through the knot hole. They
fell desperately IN love. One day last
week Rogers was discharged from the Jail,
since whenthe lovers piaed for one anoth-
er's society. Rogers was unable to keen
the secret ofhis undying love for Mary. and
a few day ago he made known his desire
to marry her. The imprisoned girl was
consulted, when the fact was brought out
that Mary was anxious to become Mrs.
Rogers. Her adorer then went to work
to get her out of Jail.
Ibis afternoon Mary was liberated from
the jail on an order of court, when she
went directly to the residence of Rev.
Father MacManus. where her sutton was
patiently waiting for her. The couple
were married. after which the fair bride
was taken back to her cell with tears in
her eyes, while the groom cheered her up
by telling her that he would be misera-
Die until he could really call her his own.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-25

REJOICING AZ WASHfNGToN.-Wasb-
IngtOn, June 10 The Democrats in Com
gresS Were as glad to read the report of
the proceedings of the Saratoga Convex
ton as they We're TO hear that Blaine had
been nominated. They had feared a bolt
by Tammany, a divided delegation, and
conflicting councils, ending perhaps in
the nomination of a man like Flower. In
stead they read Of harmony, of wise con-
cessions, and a shrewd avoidance of all
irritating questions. At the same time
they were assured by the Democratic
members OF the house, including one or
two Flowers friends, who had been in
the convention, and who reached here
this afternoon, that the New York dele
cation would vote solidly for Cleveland at
Chicago. To cap the climax came a tel
egram this afternoon from John Kelly to
Sunset Cox, running: Every thing has
gone of satisfactorily. Our organization
has gotten what it wanted, as you will
see by the papers. As for our organiza-
ton, all are enthusiastic" - this any-
lety was changed to joy. The majority
OF the Democrats In Congress accept the
outcome of the Saratoga Convention as
indicating the nomination of Cleveland
at Chicago.
They take it hat New York will vote
for him solidly, and that from this time
forward he will grow in the West and
South. The friends of Bayard recognize
that Cleveland is ahead, but they believe
that If Cleveland is set aside Hayard will
take his place.