The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-05

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Southwestern Passenger agent " the
Great Atlantic Coast Line ii Railroad,
with headquarters at New Or ans.
...Detroit, Oct. 10. -Ex-Goy. Mos,
Of South Carolina, who Is under arrest
charged with sw 1dling the Rev. DIR. Rex
ord, Rev. Mr. Ottcrburc and others, at
tempted 70 commit suicide this morning
81 hanging himself in his cell.
....Asheyille Idrluoe William Tay-
Tor, who forged a check to the AMOUNT Of
50 and secured the money on the IN
from MIR. r. r. Porter, some DAYS ago,
was pursued bv NJ. p. and overtaken at
New Market, Tenn, last Thursday even
ing.
In this season oftruit eating, parents
should be sure to keeI a bottle Of Smith ;
Worm Oil in the house. Call at PsScui,
Lee & Co.'S, Raleigh, y. c., and ask for
containing also certificates of wonderful
cures.
....A passenger train Oh the Atchi,on,
Topeka aud Santa Fe Railroad was fired
into By 4 band u robbers. and one woman
shot. The citizens of Socorro, y. NJ,
have started, with ropes, in pursuit If
the Williams. -Jeseph Taylor, the as
tern penitentiary convict, of Philadelphia
who killed Keeper Michae f. DoraL.
has been convicted Of murder in the first
degree.
1.-The mason7 are at work laying the
foundation walls Tor the new Bank. It's
70 5e quite a handsome ediice. MIMI!
ton Harding Is the contractor.--A little
tisticuffing In front Of the Post Office on
Sunday morning-Also the Cross Road,
on Tuesday, Dr. W. P. Exum and DR..
Tom Person, had a dispute, and there
was a lick or two passed.-We saw a
curiosity this week; a sweet potato that
had grown through an insulator tfor
lightning rcds) and had grown at each
end much larger than the glass ring, that
assuming the shape Of a dumb bell
GoidsJoro Bulletn.
...Pasqualino Brignoli, the tenor,
whose death in New York was announced
yesterday, was one OF the sweetest and
truest lyric tenors that this generation |
has heard, and the loss to music in Amer
lea is really very great, for Brignoli still
knew how to sing better than most men
with fresher voices, and he bad intended
starting a school for singing in New
York, which might have been a useful
institution. He was u native of Milan
and the stcry Of his appearance is that,
at the age Of fifteen years, he composed
an opera, which was produced in his ma
tive city. CaStalani began singing the
Grand ara for the tenor IL such q way as
to disgust Brignoli, who rushed upon the
stage and sang it himself, to the immense |
delight of the audience. This story is
probably f%anciful, but it might be true,
for Brignoli was a thorough musician, and
was gifted with such a voice as Is not
heard every day-pure, sweet and liquid, |
and as satisfactory in power as il was re-
fined in quality. He was a singer OF the
pure Italian school, and he resolutely re- |
fused to be anything else than a singer |
....il tie art department arl fine oil |
paintings of natural mountain scenery
and flowers, PAINTED from nature, aud
pencil drawings. The oil paintings are
by Mr.. Oertel, Mrs. Spalnhour, Miss |
Laura Norwood andth drawings by Mrs. |
j. NJ. Spainhour and Miss Nj. Y. Beal. |,
There are also many interesting articles |
of value, contributed BY Gen. Leven
thorpe. Among them is q solid silver |
crucifx, very old, IN English silk or |
taukard, lined win gold, Of the time ofl
William the third, a saiver and vase, a
copy of the celebrated 'Temperantia"
piece in the Louvre, four medaliious BIZ |
the distinguished Ettlinger. There are
also fine specimens of needle work and
domestic work generally, such as rugs, |
quilts, teabosies, homemade carpets, |
straw %mattings, blankets, hosiery, wax
work sc. Some of the old time quilts of
70 years ago are fine, and one home |
made blanket, by Mrs. S. L. Harper is
especially noteworthy.
....Some Of our older readers will re-
collect a gentleman by the name of Ed.
in this county under the alias of Sidney
T. Smith and who was convicted Of big
amy at Greensboro. He was tried at the
late term of Court of Surry for getting
goods under false pretence, and sentenced
to penitentiary for five years. He APP |
piled to Mr.. Gwynn who resides near
Mount Airy, for the loan of a thousand
dollars, and to purchase a good horse,
saying that his son had just had an un
fortunate difficulty with, and had killed
Senator Mahone's son, and that he had
him secreted somewhere on the Yadkin |
River and that lawyers in Greensboro and
Winston, had advised him to have his
son personate a sewing machine agent to
get out of the country. Mr.. Lawson was
known to Mr. Gwynn by reputation as a
man of means and he furnished him with
a horse and an $500 pistol, but becom-
ing suspicious. he followed the suspected
party and had him arrested. -Reidsville