The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-10
Chaplain, st. Johns Hospi.

....Col. Benz. AekcW OF Trenton.
died on the fourth instant at his home in
that place.
IAN engineer IN Michigan has in
vented an attachment to steam cylinders
which condenses the waste from the
steam cock on starting the engine. 1t
does away with the Kissing noise which
frightcns horses and worries men. The
engineer has been offered ST. 0JQ for the
patent.
doctor (who Las been sent for a.
, A. M.)-Madame, pray send at once
for the clergyman, and, if you want to
make your will, for the lawyer. Madame
(horrified) food gracious. Is it SO dan
gerous, doctor? Doctor-Not a bit of
it; but | don't want to be the only fool
who has been disturbed 10 his sleep for
nothing.
....Miss Spencer, in one Of her int r
esting letters from Germany, writes as
follows, and i shows Low the land Of the
reformation the land Of the great Luth-
er- regards the Day Of Rest, the Sabbath
Of Jehovah:
How little the day has been ike Sun
day. DARK and raining all day: no church
bells; most Of the shops open as usual
theatres open carriages aud wagons rat
ding through the streets; business and
pleasure in full career. Every one sleeps
later than usual on Sunday, which is the
only perceptitle difference. AMI this is
Protestant Germany"
...Secretary Fol1cr died suddenly at
his home ia Geneva, \. Y.-Three
(li,nCn or,,T.. ,,InTa,l -. - nnp
men. are marching to invade TOnquIn /:
the French force numbers about 5000.
Sam J. Randall, of Pa, has been re-
nominated for Congress.--The Re
publican majority in Vermont is re-
duced 42G.-The cashier Of the
National Bank of New Brunswick was
found dead i'll bed from inhalinc Gas
there was 4 slight run on the bank
during the day caused by unfounded ru-
mors.--airs. Belva \. Lockwood.
the lawyer OF Washington, ID.
O., has been nominated for President OF
the L. $. by the Women's National
Equal Rights party.
...Columbia g.. c. Reqister. Aur.
so: The officers OF the Columbia and
G~reenville Railroad Company have been
directed to turn over to the stockholders
Of the Spartauburg, Union and Column
bia Railroad Company, Sept. /, all the
property Of the last named
which has been leased from them. This
surrender OF lease will awaken the dor
mant eneg-ies of the stockholders of
the road. and viii arouse them to the
the necessity Of continuing their road to
Columbia and also to complete the road
from Hendrsonv.lle to Asheville-thus
placing Columbia in direct connection
with the West.
....Anothcr murder in Pitt county is
reported by the Reflector:
Irving Lang and Moses Barrett lad
a few words at the home Of the latter.
on the plantation Of Mr.. l.. J. Barrett.
in Farmville township, last Tuesday
night, when Lang seized an axe an bu-
ried it almost up to the eye in the head
of Barrett, Kill him almost instantly.
From what we can learn the murder Wa
most unprovoked. Barrett had the rep
utation OF being a quiet, peaceable nc
gro. while Lang Is known to be a thief
and a VIGOROUSLY bad man for raising
rows.
ELI beth City Economist. Some
three weeks ago Mr.. Layden was fishing
in Deep Greek, and took a Gun in his
boat to be ready for the fisherman's for
midable foe. lie was not long fishing
before he saw approaching him a mon
ster serpent with a head above the wa
ter as large as a child's. As he approach
ed Mr.. Layden saw that he was of i'm
mense size and great length. He took
deliberate aim at its head, fired and the
monster rolled over dead. He ves got
ten into the boat with some difficulty.
and was found to be over ten feet in
length, with corresponding size, and
weighed one hundred and V pounds,
He was of the water-rattle species of
snake