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Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN &. r.
DIRECT ran COmNgMcATi0K WITH
sATsOhAL CITY AID san DIEGO.

On and aitef MONDAY Feutry IS, ss3, trains
vii have San narnardina daily inadays *
.ted, 81 f5n. ~ Gotten At i,sa n, or or
rival 81 East bound Southern pzlahs train.
aud Riverside 81 2.1f A. ~ arriving az San
nieFo " us P.s
fiainF NORTH, sin leave san Diego A. $40
iiiFeriIde az ~. arriving Al lpiton u z.i2f
snd san beriardipo al BYE r. H.
which V ~ minui1e isstaf thnn san FsAncisi
time Ptsenaera vii save from Ven liol 10 aizt
900 cent? By pufchadnF thoif tiri sia II DE aye
before .uiefHs the ears.
ciase connections made aiih g Z ioca 10 ana
from ms Angeles Passengers VI AMI from
Tie East wii have bull short atlai as
Cotton. TIE above IS NaiioIal City time.
Fer Information ilf freight o. iale Nidreaa
A ~ Caliiprnls Southern R-'lrona, Cation o.
u h.YlCrOR,
suparinteodoat and tan. ~ and r5ef An
.pual eitf cai Auas
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13

NJ 81 Meaiaa Wiisma suites get Del
aria atitIfiaa iH iail - the ieat p F ine
us Il HnfDu. r. iH .e8sraiIt haIi 81 81
W Hfar taHHaa N ross eihod igtk
it afn o Hk1aaiaaasu. aNa5t mile
q tNaff n s0un GHFH plute rilef
NJ fhan 81 Cane iieelf THE iui gnIN
ea4 rprafinf u1rh hffals sGnn7 = st a
thl Sac of reHnn Iu fhH prftfnaf 81 Tie
81 ilcanl aanes about hegfh aye
III liiuf q nfrueadlHuiaf face ast ices
In sad dthaI having Height 81 utcf
i0s ftea lll Hnaa'1 ual r ioifa4sn hf
lhi litiG amhitIans ouirakf i lha hafn
Ia pniu Of THE EureFeaH continent iai'
at aelon heiantHfG hnf AYn the f1ftt
gfHf sod klifsli tfl adaHa leIua IN HiEtis
II ~ --u- L---u-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13

Steamers sants Bosa and oflzabA 20
'hroiigA e san Diego leaving san Pedro On
atel OF heir Arrivals rom San Fran
Tx Sar,H iiosa and 0fi91ba call at Santa
barbara and For; Hartford fSan Llis 0bibpoi
only. on the route 20 aud from san IRAN
cisco
Cars y connect with steamers ieavc 3. r
r depot, Los Angeles, Is follows With
Santa Rosa aid 0fizabat going north. at 10
O'clock A. q. going south, II 10 o'Gioek A. n.
Nth Los Angeles aud Eureka. going north,
at 10 O'Clock 4. NJ, railroad time.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13
ANEM lopeInn MprIL.

Professor Uuyes his leased the SECOND
story % tbe haW Hnrhlef Block Oh t1e plaea.
wish fbe Intention % bpfniuf O Hfsi-claas
lnteins hausa Those DESTROYS ~ auaariia
desirable f0aHs sh.uld coll rs once On he
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13
AGTald Opportunity
ToHEeuRE TIE
Best Property in Southern Gala.
On Aasl Favorable Terms,
TouEeuRE TIE

By small payment of cash.
Time to suit on deferred pay
ments at low rates of inter
est, consisting Of a splendid
business location in the town
of San Bernardino; q valua-
bic water power with a grist
mill near town, a great bar
gain to Q practical business
man. Also, the finest pas
lures, with an abundance of
water. Good corn, alfalfa
or other grass land---a fine
location for a milk or dairy
farn---adjoining the town.
Any portion or the whole for
sale at prices that will not
fail to meet the views Of
parties having a small
amount Of ready money. &
Apply to
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13
Electro Magnetic Institute
DR.. F ROBBINS,
MEDICAL ELECTRICIAN

physicians, Ny Electricity.
Calvanie Fealric. AID Nalifaoel VaHaf taths
setfisn Slow Newt urc aud ali t1a neH meth
ga Of healing DH Kobbias aas hed tea leuii
experience ana ERE use arr be hla peen To-
paic.l hem has cured hundreds oi leadlng Gilt
zc-s o. whom nlfnrg1ea can 20 given ~ s1'
called incu,ahla dise,ses when 81 sotad failed,
Diseases HalnaHei without explanation IRON
the fsl.ut Tree Of cnarse
UFFIcE HOURS -8tiH ~. TO b, Gtos,
fnaitufs aud ros firuca III and Il8 Main
sweet Opposite De Catneffal Electrical
Offices l1ms /. > aud Laronie Block
1np0site Po.tsmee eutfauee On Fret street
Teiaplnnu 20 actl-u
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13

r. H. GOODMAN.
Gennfsl Passenger and Ticket Agent.
A. n. T0WNE,
Conceal Manager.
e. f. HEWITT,
Assistant Superintendent. Los Ansslst
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13

IT, Plans Of steamers Cabins at Ageptja
once, Where befihs MAJ be secured.
Per Newport Landing. via Saute Cruz, ETC.,
freight steamers Leave SIT igauclse3 shout
every two weeks, ~ tides serve on tho Kew
port bar.
The Company reserves the right % ehanse
the cleaners on their days Of sailing.
EE-F9r passsge 81 freight as above OF
for Tickets to and from
All Important Points IN Europe
-ApFLY TO-
q. MCMILLAN. =: Agent
ofFicE No Commercial s. I.ps Angeles
Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-13


fhs attention % ths sporting public tai
efiItl fathH now arrival 70 guns ln't q
a#5trl hf Wf Mn tTaFDf Hrafts nel h.it
p5-inm p GauUnfc s'fges w pel
81 dl. nIab5rr0 HFa ch.lrelins lnei sHs
$40 Ilss which p Ehe snof ~ We hfe
ssfor FhsH usrr faiaHtQ0 H 10 Tire grestas
+ 81 ffsra Faria Hf the he.t OF kHsii.h ni axes
fa1 fre - fha FaFl hs faiaa For money
IfdidaH spHftllen can hetultedi ihefe LING
{ Utef Pm h sairai ifHIa 10 pfiets from -
firrlr TT 90 Hammer asa analilf heAef
/ fHd prices laaar fhau any athnr honse IN
lGsiig1nlh
/ THAT HAcKiEsapEea stn b. saqu ief!g
/ eeeaI ISIS Hdua Gae We alnaNge =
dd ly e nsi Hasmnn. - sslih Aaih
street.
namiaua mako sas lld {oang ana she
/ eeah .ffaaR aud haaitty ~ Levy &c.
| hplrasle aao0f deaiefs, agents
IHE REV qEu * 1ttfER b uourtan
md sgya sbqth mfsgli sud Sue 9Ws qlli
I ilVea .oHHLOu5 Guhil ifllAN 81 ~
/ sold hy & p he'nzemani ~ NAN street
1 The Msfsrsn remedy FOR disc fa' Of the
hinrs aud bladder Z ptmiana h.Hcls
/ IaFf 3 Co. wAoiesale rites. An9if
/ SIMON 2 vlrAI1zRR t. what yuu need
/ f1f Constipation, loss 0i Appetite, p. tiias
and Rll symptoms p p{spepsia rice =
and 10 cents per 1Hiflt sofa rs o. dsihts
uan We Nglih Main street
Iwll sen Easiah fsrsplHaiea oysgea ~
shells aa1 cans hert fiQr by WhqlesNe hld
faiali Bob fnkaft
/ gmLuHs Clhe WILL immednicig 49,
! ue4a Cr1up Nhuoping cough Hpd Bfai
ehiis s8ld by g nsiaaaiaeu - y
/ Mniu street
n yun want q coed hi'ius itlsl cal 90 &
Heisemaae HrHa si0re, p Main sifest
whp tetpa tlr largest assgrtmrHi Of tfassei
ut hand n Southern California.
s-.ssaf.-siasss-ial T.ss.s'.-s-s.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
Railroad Items.

The Wilmington & Weldon Railroad
Company have purchased the Petersburg
6 Weldon rond.
The Cape Fear Road reached Buffalo
Greek six miles from Greensboro, and
men are making the bridge frame. Fay
etteville already feels the impetus of her
two new outlets.
1t is curious how little attention has
been directed to the new route from
Raleigh Northward. Yet if the assertions
of the owner of the "Pocomoke'' Route
be true, it will not be many weeks before
The passenger can leave Raleigh in the
morning, reach Norfolk by night, pass
over to C~herrystone, Con a ferry boat
which will transfer l6 cars in 20
minutes); thence through the Eastern
Shore" to Philadelphia. The new line
up the Peninsula is being laid with heavy
steel rails, indicating an expectation of
lively business.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

A KENTUCKY CONGREsSMAN.-A very
peculiar aud amusing game Is what they
call turkey walking. 1t is played mostly
in the rural districts, and on such occas
ions a large crowd is generally present
Last Saturday afternoon our clever ton
gresham, the Hon. J. +. Haisell, while
passing in the Phalan neighborhcod came
upon an affair OF the kind, and wasasked
to 'jine ill.,"
The Judge, who is always accommoda
ting. said he didn't care If he did, and he
an old man William Blewitt were
matched together. Both parties weIt
blindfolded, and each carried a stake,
which they were to set up a. near a.
they could to a given point. They bott
crept slowly along IN total darkness, VIII
the crowd sent up roar after roar OF augh'
ter as they watched their map9uvrc-
They went forty feet almost together
and suddenly turned at right angles
Halseil at last stuck his stake seventy
FIVE feet from the mark, and B.ewltt RAJ
against a tree and concluded he woul
stick his stake. The result was tina
Ble~itt beat Haisell a few feet. IN
turkey walking was kept up all day
and the crowd had many a hearty laug.
at the blun3ers OF the participants.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
A Flat Denial.

A card from Mr.. John O'Connor, of
Norfolk, has been handed US for publ
cation. 1t is proper to give him Gas he
asks it) prompt a%cquittance from the
credit which the lady desired to confer
upon him as the leader of the band who
eXterminated a nest of deserters, spies
and marauders, as was done in the case
of Ii men of Nethercutt's Battalion.
Our correspondent, however, informs us
that Mr.. Edward O'Connor, and not Mr..
John O'Connor, was the Scout referred
to by her.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

-Parrish's Warehouse Durham. N.
c., sold last week AS, 900 pound Of to-
Dacco for 1913. 600. Averaging $l5. 50 far
everything sold. Made some of the bio
gest sales ever known. Lee Mapgum
averaged 500 10. Cash averaged S45. 30.
John O'Briant averaged $65.2S. Henry
OBrlant averaged $5S. 10, John Atwater
offered his tobacco before the sale for
$500, and 1t brought $6O3. Mr.. Parrish
says he is compelled to have Bright To
bacco let it cost what it will, and those
having such will do xii to sell with him.
No use talking, Parrish's Warehouse is
the place for big prices. Remember Par
rlsh,s Warehouse is selling more tobacco
tor the biggest prices than any Warehouse
in y orth Carolina or Virginia. Everybody
gives that up. If they don't, the books
will show it. First or last sale. alwavs
drive to Parrisb's Warehouse, it will nav
During March, have first sales
every Tuesday and Friday. Come right
along, Don't be persuaded to try some
one else. You will regret it. Have yonr
in big piles and in good order,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

FIREs.-Laurinhurg suffered her sixth
serious loss by fire, on Friday morning Of
last week. Eight stores and three dwell.
lings were destroyed. A defective fue in
the sleeping room of Messrs. Black Il
Shaffer started the mischief. Mr.. Shat
Fer had to jump through a window, and
20 feet to the ground, suffering serious
injuries. The fire moved southwark,
burning two stores of Crouch Bros, one
Of NJ. G. Mckay's occupied by d. A..
McAllister, w. w. Fry IL. A. Monroe's,
one of Ill. f. Northrop's, and three small
dwellings In the rear of the store. L. A..
Parker was also burned out. The Err
change says Capt. McEachern, with a
party of "Crofters," arrived during the
Ere. A warm welcome, but they will soon
see how quickly such losses are repaired
in this country.
Washington, N. G.. Gazette saws:
An attempt was made to burn the pre-
perry of S. r.. Fowle 81 Son, at the wharf
~ Monday night. Mr.. Fowle accident
ally saw the flame, and fastened TO tie
pot. La attempting to get aboard OF one
Ut his vessels, he fell into the water, but
got out safely. IF this devilish work
commences somebody ought to be hung"
Some one fired the house of Mr.
:. G. Wyatt of Smithfeld. The Herald
says the people By two hours hard work
saved the building. Mary Woodward, a
iittle negro was arrested for the deed.
4 fire destroyed fifteen business blocks iu
Utica, New \ ork, eataillng a loss of near
$3.50. 0O0.-The burning out of the ia
nous Powers d Weightman block in
Philadelphia entai!ed a loss of half a mil.
ion dollars, aud will fall very heavily on
many insurance companies. The weather
was fearfully cold. and the firemen had a
terrible battle. The wind at times blew
a gale and cut like the lash of a whip
As fast as the water fell upon the rounds
o. the ladders it would freeze and render
ascent aud descent extremely perilous.
The roofs upon which some of the men
were standing became as slippery as a
skatiag rink. and the moment ireman's |
wet hand touched a piece ofmetal it would
be frozen fast. The spray blew back upon
the firemen by the wind from frozc in
instantly, and they were envcloped in ice
from head to feet. and walked about like |
men in armor. The cold was so intense
that great sheets of ice hung less than
six inches below windows, the frames of
which were blazing like a furnace.
Great showers Of sparks were carried
by the wind across the railroad tracks
and fell upon the roof of the houses. The
Wind saved the houses on the west of
Knox street. but it was all that the police
and fremen could do to prevent the peo-
pie who lived IN them from rushing pell-
mel into the street. Many persons who
lived IN the houses upon which the sparks
were falling, and in those immediately
north of Parrish street, did desert their
homes and fed to shelter among their
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
A Practical Demonstrated n.

The types have just given a practical
demonstration of the unreliability of the
printed date of the Mecklenburg Re
solves as couclusively authentic Again
has the vexatious ''3'' usurped the place
of the rightful 80" The death of Gen.
VIM. r. Davie occurred in December,
1920. instead of 1880, as published.
Now if the ''attested copy of the whole
proceedings was sent off bearing date
May 2lst, the vaviation to May 81
as it appeared in print, attracted much
less attention thar would such a change
from Nav Goth. In one case, it would
have appeared to the Independents simply
as q topographic error; but in the other
a deliberate alteration would have been
manifest.
The suggestion has been made that the
Committee themselves would have writ
ten 3lst. as an official entry OF the peoples
10Th. That is, that at the first meeting
after their organization they would have
adopted the calendar OF the country from
which they have just declared themselves
free. We should rather judge them by
their known acts. Until after September
Term, 1885. there are evidences of time
table. which differed by one day from
ours, and which would be found by drop
ping only 10 days, instead OF IL, from
the Gregorian Calendar for instance,
take this last term, Monday Sept. %.
1855" instead Monday September 20.
So that the official entry of May 20 would
have been My 80. Thus theory and
fact, whether from accident or design,
would equally account for substituting
the printed 3Ist for the manuscript Dist.
This difference of Que day is also found
cropping out in old Orange as late as
1897. Perhaps your correspondents II
Chowan, Halifax, New Hanover, etc.
may feel enough interest in the subject to
examine their records, and report the re
suit. The introduction to the Book OF
Common Prayer will enable the reader
to accurately ascertain Easter Sunday fol
any given year, and from that as a base,
the day of the week for the court recorC
day can be readily found. The task woulC
be lighter if the records always gave the
day of the week. and of the month to
E gether.
We have a beautiful theory to account
for this loss of one day but as theories
pushed in advance of facts, have caused
all the misunderstanding which has eve
: existed is regard to the subject under In
v%estigation, it is better to await furthel
! developments. 1t will hardly be con
! tended that the court clerks made tn
6 entries from memory or Suppressed
: them. in some instances.
! 1t was once gravely maintained tina
! che world stood upon the back of a tor
= toise, but the combined ingenuity of a
T the scholars could find nothing for thi
: huge chelonian to stand upon. He was
u therefore, reluctantly abandoned, and tn
printed IS" must follow, unless som
friend can find it a foundation. Non
whatever has yet been even suggested.
K. d. @.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
NORFOLK. VA, Feb. %, 1884.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. %, 1884.
The young artil-
l~erist'' has grossly imposed upon the
ridiculous Story NO. vdhressfsfd4e 4n 10 hGita
took place during or since the war in the
section OF country indicated, or else
where in Eastern North Carolina, to my
knowledge; nor did my extensive scout
ing operations in that section ever re-
veal to me the existence of the Lone
House" made the scene Of the "Dance
OF Death Indeed the ''voung artil-
lerlst" seems never to have been in the
country he makes this scene of blood,
TOR he locates the scene six miles from
Newbern, on the Kinston road, which
would place the Lone House, four
miles within the YANKEE line-a very
likely place for a rendezvous for Federal
and Confederate troops. But it will
suffice to repeat that there is not a word
OF truth in the whole story. From ear
ly in the war till its close, [ did very
considerable scouting from near Nor
folk. Va, through Eastern North Caro-
lima, but chiefly in the vicinity of New
bern, and captured many prisoners,
from colonies down to privates. but
none of them ever complained of bad
treatment at the hands of O Conner OF
his men.
AS l am the only scout named O'Con-
nor who operated in Eastern North
Carolina. and l do not desire to figure
as one who would butcher or hang cap
tured soldiers, | ask the insertion of this
nat contradiction Of the ''young a%rtiller-
lsts' story. The lady who wrote the
story from the a~rtillerist's information
should receive with great caution any
further of his yarns.
Respectfully,
JOHN O'CONNOR,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05
From several rebahle souroos =

...trom several reliable sources We
learn that on Sunday last, a party of men.
varlously estimated. from so to 300, in
search of the murderers, Ray and Ander-
son captured a gun, six blankets, two
oVercoats, a pair of oyershoes, a satchel
OF biscuits and a ham of meat on Pumn.
kin Patch mountain, about four miles
west of Bakersville. This was getting
pretty close after them, as it was the
property Of Ray and Anderson. The
men are still hunting and expect to over
take them, as they are evidently conceal
ed IN the mountains, their horses being
at Bakersville and no stock is missed
rom the country. What will be the re
vala to conjecture. 1t may be expected
they will resist to the last and We fear
the news may be of yet more deaths, as
the sequel of this already too horrible
gaie OF death and woe?-Lamp-Post,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

FINANCIAL TROUBLES. Only a portion
of the business failures are reported by
the press because speaking for our
self-our desire to serve our fellow citl-
zens is even greater in the case of those
who are unfortunate than for those who
get along swimmingly. And if those IN
business difficulties desire to avoid put'
lcity in the hope of recoyering lost ground,
we respect the request.
1t is distressing to read the reports OF
continual failures in the cotton solitaire
counties. Warreaton Gazette says:-'Il
has been a long and dreary winter. Cot
ton and credit have well nigh ruined thi:
assignment. mMeAssfssF. 39e 8. w. RHRt liizn at AID G1I
family, J. NJ. Waddill, and family, anG
w. H. Polk, will remove to Reidsville,
to make that place their future home.
-Rocky Mount has another assign
ment, Messrs. Thomas & Hart, for sic
600. Waynesville Register says .'Mr.
Smathers has failed in business, and has
made an assignment of hi. two stocks OF
goods, one here and one at Turnpike;
also his real estate to George A. Shuford,
Esq.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

A pleasant call from Mr.. Saml I.
Nicholson, who was en- route to CHAR
lotte to open his State Agency OF the
Proyident Life Insurance Co. for North
and South Carolina. 1t was a mistake.
the report that he had located In Colds
boro; he was merely appointing agents,
etc, there.-Bro. John w. Hicks, OF
Littleton Inder, and Mr.. Ollie White, OF
Warrenton, were in town Saturday
Sorry we were out when they called.
William II. Kerr, son of Prof. W..
G. Kerr. is from New England, where
he spent several years, a student OF
| Boston Institute of Technology and
| afterwards a practical student OF cotton
manufacture in Lowell Mills. He has
various offers of situations but prefers to
organize a cottol factory in Raleigh, his
| old home, if it can be done. A number
Of prominent citizens have given him
promise of subscribing to the stock OF a
cotton mill. and we shall rejoice to hear
that a company has been raised.
The State Exposition begins to take
a wider hold upon the State. President
Primrose addressed a large meeting at
| Elizabeth City, and some ! counties ADA
cent will send exhibits. Pitt, Lenolr and
E1gecombe have had their preliminary
meetings; and Beaufort also, We believe.
Vance had a good meeting at henderson
on Monday, with stirring addresses by
! Col. Polk. Col. Burgwyn, Col. Cheek,
| Samuel Watkins, Esq, and others. II
nothing more were done, the results al
ready secured would insure a very supe'
rior display of State Products.
-aNoRTH CAROLINA Pillow Co." is
the name. and Cary the place, and
Messrs. A. D. Jones (President) and K.
J. Harrison (Manager) are the manu-
~tacturers. And you can see from the
picture, in their advertisement, that the
combined Planter and Cultivator IS a
thing very handy to have in the cotton
and corn fields. Farming in old times
was a matter of mere muscle and drudg'
cry but to succeed in farming now-a'
days requires skill, economy, and labor
saving machinery,-for often the loss O
a few days ruins the crop, either at seed
time, or at harvest-time. Napoleon
said that luck favored the army with thu
best artillery. Experience shows tina
this is true in many directions. ON
reason that some Southern factories
have failed is because they used old ma
chinery, made before the war; the
couldn't compete with new mills. Far
mers have need to think of these things
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

G~OLDsBORO MESSENGER ITRMs.-On
yesterday, as the train from Raleigh was
passing the Wilson's Mill section, a white
man, named 10. Atkinson, was run over
and killed. He was evidently in an IN
to1icated condition, lying between the
cattle guards. and was not seen by the
engineer until too late.-The Norfolk
4 Southern Telegraph Company, having
reached Snow Hill with their wires on
Their way to this city, en- route through
he South, have leased the line OF the
Snow Hill Telegraph Company running
llto this city, anu WI begin to build
from this place Tile negro Robert
Pratt, who was to haze leen hanged here
last Friday. but Whose .e.tence was COM
muted to imprisonment for life, was
taken to the penltentiary by deputy
sheriff Parker on Friday last.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-05

TIN-TIN ABULATIoN OF THE TIN SEpu
RS. Tin has been found in small oman.
titles In Paris and Hebron. Maine il
Lyme and jackson, New Hampshire il
Chester apd Goshen, Mass; in Virginia
IN San Demanding county, California,
and near Bonneville, Idaho. The North
Carolina vein is about ~ inches in thick.
ness, promises exceedingly we'll.
The Richmond South says:-"Our
latest information from the Virginia mine
is very satisfactory. Explorations have
continued through the last several
months, and the results have surpassed
the expectations. There is now yery
strong reason to believe that the ore
exists 10 great abundance, and various
analyses have shown that it is exceeding
ly rich"