The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-02

49,. GreenotUe, March IA proni-
nent insurance man, Major William |.
Barrett, temporarily soiourning here,
committed suicide last night, swallowing
a large quantity of morphine. His last
words were. 1T takes more courage to
live than to de" He was a native of
England, a reputed kinsman of the earl
OIL Butte, formerly wealthy but died poor.
....At Greenville, S. c., the other
DIV quite a sensation was caused by the
arrest OFF fl, Foulk, a passenger con
d ,ctor CT The Columbia and G~reenville
r. iroad, who was arrested on the charge
O. ahluctins Miss Rena Johnson, of
NilliamstOu, 1 student of Williamson
college. Tie girl, a pretty fifteen year
oder, took 4 "trip to Augusta on Foulk's
train. At 'Areenville the couple spent
the night al The Mansion house, In sepa-
rate ROOMS, however. Foulk according
to all accounts showed the girl many at
tentions. hfter much doubt and per-
plexity the prosecution against Foulk
was dropped, and The affair is regarded
! as nothing more than "a freak on the part
of the airl.
The Foulke- Johnson affair, at Green
vile, ). c., was compromised, the prose-
cutors declining to press the case and
stating that they we're satisfied of
Foulke's innocence.
.....Jackson March ll.-Hon Jeffer-
son Davis spoke to The two houses, the
governor, state officers, supreme cour
! Judges and ii large assemblage of citizens.
He was enthusiastically received. Lieu
tenaut-GoveTnor Stands welcomes him
in an appropriate address. The speech
of NJ. Davis only occupied fifteen
minutes, as he is physically very feeble.
Referring to the federal government he
said: Il have been reproached for not
asking pardon. Pardon comes after re-
p~entance, aud | have not yet repeDted .
My actions would be as those Of the past
under the same circumstances. He stated
that they had robbed him of that which
was not denied the humblest citizen, but,
thank God, they had not abridged his
right Of icing a latlvo MiSsissippian, that
be held this right sacred above all others,
and while his heart should beat, her IT,
terests and those of the south should lie
paramount; that in his opinion II
southern people were intellectu lily equal
10 any, and its advantages being superior,
he believed she would vet hold the helm
direct the ship aud tide it safe y through
the storm.
....Netcs and Obsercer.: The peniten-
tiary authorities will plant twenty acre:
10 tobacco this year. "A gentleman
who returned from a trip through Chat
ham says on nearly every farm he saw to-
tscco barns.--Deputy Sheriff Moore
of Dunlin brought to the penitentiary
Richard kenan for larceny the MAJ
vino Iecen-y figured prominently in
Esbeas corpus wenty-sl,
c nvicts are now at work at the Cook
arm.-On account Of the recen
pilferings of cotton ON the platform tn,
committee ~ the cotton exchange hav,
determined to prosecute vigorously, no
| only all DaIties stealing cotton, but ais
those vino may buy or receive it.--Dr
James Mckee has a very fine horse
Robert Medium for which he ha
: been offered 81 900 by a man at Lead
5 vile, Colorado. He has also a handsom
: mare, Electra for which he has bee
offered $500. He refused the Offer
A prominent business man, a well know
dealer 10 tobacco at Petersburg. Va, wa
, here A few DAYS since, seeing what wer
, the prospects for a large tobacco trad
Ill Raleigh.