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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23

SYMPTOMS BY TELEPHoNE.-Tick ckle-
ribs is practical joker, but he is very
much afraid of consumption. The 9TH
er evening he got to coughing and went
to the telephone and called up Dr.
Whiteye, and told him he was pretty
sure he was IN the first stages of con-
sumption. Now Tickleribs had played
a good many jokes on the girl at the
central station, so as soon as she heard
what he said. she rung up a store where
a young man is in the habit of practis-
ing on a bass horn about that time. and
told him in her sweetest tone that she
would like Inn to blow short, sharp
blast right in front of The transmitter OF
his telephone, as soon as he heard the
bell tlnkle. The young man got ready.
oh. | guess you're mistaken" said
the doctor
NO, l amt. Lose no time. Come
right over at once"
Hold on. Cough in the telephone >
The girl who had been listening ierked
out the plug connecting Tickleribs, put
that connecting the bass horn in its
place, and tinkled the bell according to
previous arrangement. The young man
dropped the receiver from its hook and
blew a terrible blast. The girl imme-
diately restored the connection. and the
doctor, after recovering his astonish-
mcnt. asked:
Did you cough ?"
Yes. Amt it pretty bad:'
Il should remark exclaimed the
doctor.
"What shall | do?''
"Confne yourself to diet of oats
and baled hay"
Oats and baled hay! What do you
mean:'
why, you are tnrning to a iackass
very rapidly, aud you better begin your
new way of living at once. You have
symptoms of the consumption of oats
and baled hay !"
While the doctor wondered, and the
patient ravcd, the telephone girl split
her sides with laughter, and the inno-
cent young man footed his horn in igno-
rance of what he had done.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23
Sod;Oue is II

--Phenol Sodique is peculiarly the
remedy for those living in the country,
at Il distance from physicians or drug
gists; the farmer especially. who has
more or less stock, cannot DO better
than to keep a bottle on hand Presby-
terrain Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23

THE Marshall Foundry Company,
Hickory. y. C., has been organized for
the purpose Of making castings, machin-
cry, etc.
....W. e. Hunter, of Flat Creek, \
c.. sold his tobacco raised on one and
One-fourth acres. for 2599 cash, At the
barn. No fertilizer was used.
-. Statesvi'le L1n2mqrL: says: At
CliDgman Wilkes county, on Goth ult !.
Jesse Vaughan cut FL Mcbride, inh;ct-
ing very serious wound, which was
dressed by DR. j.. Harrill who happened
to be there. Mcbride and Buck Vaughn,
brother Of Jesse we're engaged in a
difficulty when the latter ran in and
STABBED Mcbride. In the same township
on the 3lst, jim Martin shot at hi:
brother Oscar, while the latter was run
ming away from him, filling tn hack o.
his head and neck with shot II is no
supposed to be dangerously W. ded.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23

PROFIT AND Loss WITH POULTRY A
sensible writer says that the direct profit
or loss with stock of any kind whatever
comes from the feeding resorted to. If
proper food has been given at regular
intervals in sufficient quantity, profit is
the natural result, while haphazarG man
agement results disastrously In the
feeding and management of poultry there
is more lax discipline than with any 9TH
er kind Of stock There is far too much
corn IN its different forms fed to breeding
poultry and TO layers TO secure the best
results, for corn has great tendency to
produce fat, which is not desirable where
plenty OF eggs are expected, the TAT form
ing SO thickly on and around the ovaries
and other organs as to etfectualy prevent
the fowls from laying. In cold weather
warmth and heat are necessary, and feed
ing corn moderately to the laying hens is
I, not SO Objectionable as it is during the
warm summer months, while overfat
| fowls are more liable to disease and all
ments than those only in good condition
| For the laying fowl DO better food can be
given for principal diet than good,
sound, whole wheat, though it must not
/ be given IN the same quantities as corn.
Screening. are not all Objectionable, pro-
yided they are not musty or spoiled,
though the price at which they are usd-
ally sold makes them more expensive
than good wheat for the simple reason
that scarcely one hall Of the screenings is
wheat, or will be consumed by the poul
try. the greater part being cheat. cookie,
weed seeds, etc. For the fattcning Of
poultry corn j, the very best aud cheapest
'ood which can be given to accomplish it.
| 70 secure the greatest profit from the
lnoultry it is economy in the end to keep
| h birds growing rapidly from the start,
nd i couple Of weeds before they are to
be marketed have them pcnned up and
ed on soft food, such as scalded corn
neal. well boiled mu>h, oat meal mush
tc.. feeding twice day at first, and to
ward the last three times, only wha
they viii eat up with an appetite, anc
;onfning the birds in a darkened room
irving them light only at feeding-time
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23

Window Shades, or Comec-, our pa
irons are advised % write go lKfD. 4.
WATSON. No.ll2. Fayetteville street.
It il the best house ia the sitY o. RAJ
eigh to 20 or send for present for n
friend lie has han l-ome Ne" Novel
ties and popular price.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23

Thompson & Kindly, Thomas
Vile, n. c., are about to put a sixty
horse power engine toto their flour mill.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-23
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Wholesale and Retail Drugglsts.
FAYETTEVILLE St, Raleigh, y. G..
, 1884-04-18
Keystone Woolgrowers.

%PuTsBuRd, April 1.-THE State con-
vention of the Woolgrowers' Association
of Pennsylvania met this afternoon. The
object of the convention is the adoption
of measures and the agitation and increase
of the sentiment in favor of the protection
of woolgrowers and want the tariff of
1867, 3 per cent higher than the present
rate r~e-established. John Mcdonald, of
Washington county, is President. A
resolution providing for the selection of a
delegation to the National convention at
Chicago May 81 to be adopted at the
Chicago convention will demand the
recognition of the wool industry of both
political parties and insist on the pledge
for their protection in the platform of the
Presidential conventions. S~eventy-two
thousand woolgrowers were represented in
the convention.
, 1884-04-18
FOREIGN C

Zebehr Pacha refuses to accept the post
of Assistant Governor of Soudan.
The water in the river at Montreal has
fallen eight inches since last night.
An English lady at Cairo has offered
100000 for the rescue of General Gordon.
A death from cholera is reported on the
Suez canal, aboard the troop ship Croco-
die.
Edinburg University has conferred the
degree of Ii d. on james Russell Lowell
and Count de Lesseps,
The English Government has decided to
postpone the contemplated reduction in
telegraph rates from one shilling to six
pence per twenty words.
Crown Prince Rudolph, of Austria, and
his wife, Princess Stephanie, arrived at
ConstantinOple yesterday. The Sultan
received them at the palace with great
pomp and cordially.
The activity of the Irish anarchists in
France continues undated. Fenian
agents in Paris, during the past week,
have received $1,000 from America.
Small packets of dynamite have been re-
Gently forwarded from France to England.
, 1884-04-18
THE SWAIN CHARGES.
An Amicable Arrangement
Effected.
Brewster Takes a Whack at
the Star Reuters,
And Shows the Good Effects of
Their Prosecution.


WASHINGTON, April l7.-Judge Advo-
cate General Swain said to-day that he
intended to say nothing at present about
the charges preferred against him by Mr..
Bateman. He added that the matter was
one for the Civil Courts to decide; that
the contractors to whom he had given the
bill had sued Bateman for the amount it
calls for and on the trial everything in
connection with the matter would become
known and he was willing to stand by
what would come out. Then as to a
Court Martial being ordered he said he
hardly thought it likely that a Court
Martial would try what evidently belonged
to the Civil Courts. When questioned
further General Swain said he was sure
the whole trouble would be found to have
originated from a mistake and misunder-
standing ON the part of Bateman. The
Secretary Of War has as yet taken no ac-
ton in the matter, and it is stated that Il
settlement is being arranged which will
result in the Withdrawal OF the charges
against General Swain.
Mr.. Bateman, the banker, who yester-
day furnished a copy of his charges
against General Swain, says this after
noon that the 81, 900 due bill mentioned
therein, having to-day been returned to
his firm, aud the suit against them based
upon it by parties to whom it was trans
ferred having been withdrawn, he has
written a letter to the Secretary of War
as follows:
Dear Sh-The suit against our firm
on the due bill, mentioned in my charges
Of yesterday against General D. G.
Swain having been withdrawn, and the
differences between General Swain and
myself satisfactorily settled, hereby
withdraw the charges contained in my
letter Of April l6 against said General
D. G. Swain, claiming they were made
under a misapprehension of facts, which |
concede. Very truly yours.
A. L. BATEMAN.
, 1884-04-18

NEW York, April l7.-Some time ago
Henry S. Marler began suit against the
Texas Pacific Railway Company to re
cover interest on Corkin bonds, which
had been issued by the company. Jay
Gould, as President of the company, to-
day filed answer in the United States Cir
cult Court. He AYERS that the bonds in
question were issued at the direction of
the stockholders, but does not know
whether the plaintiff purchased any of
them. The earnings of the road for the
past two years show Il deficit of 500, 200.
In consequence of this state of affairs
scrip was issued to the amount of $780,
900 and all the stockholders were notified,
either publicly or privately, to take up
the scrip. He asks that the complaint be
dismissed.
, 1884-04-18

WAsHTNGToN, April lin the Senate
Wilson offered the following preamble and
resolution, which, at his request, was
permitted to lie on the table, to be called
up in a few days for reference to the com
mittee:
WHEREAS, The constitution delegates to
Congress power to regulate COM
merce with nations and among the sew
eral States and with Indian tribes, there
fore, be it
Resolred, That it is competent for Con-
gress, in exercise of the power so dele
gated, to provide by law for such regula-
ton of transportation and commerce
among the several States as shall include
a system of maximum and minimum
rates of charge for the same
for free competition within the limits so
fixed for the prohibition of discrimination
of any kind whatever, either in favor of
or against cities, towns or other localities,
whether the same be competing or non
competing points, for applying the same
principles to transportation for individuals,
firms, associations or corporations in all
matters relating to among the
states, for the preserving and enforcement
of the shippers to select lines and parts of
lines over which their shipments shall
pass to the end, so shippers may avail
themselves. of rail or part rail
and part water routes of the country
for the prevention of such pooling arrange
ments and agreements TO refrain from a
Just competition as may tend to impose
unreasonable burdens upon such com
merce between States; for the protection
of such against the unjust ex-
actions based on class securities, commonly
nominated ''watered stocks - aud for the
promotion of the true interests of both
the corporations employed in such trans
portation and the people and localities
engaged in such m by the enforce
ment of the principles hereinbefore stated,
and thereby induce harmony and stability
in the affairs of such corporations, people
and localities.
, 1884-04-18

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE sale of
remaining assets of the Jay Cooke estate
held for redemption dividend scrip, first
and second issues, began to-day. The
property included stock in the Pennsylva-
mia Canal company, 1856 street lots in New
York City, lot and dwelling known as
Cherry Hill at New Barbados, n. j.,
copper lands in st. Louis county, Mimi,
farming land in Webster county, Iowa,
and Lincoln and Ashland counties, Wis
c%onsin, and lands in Lake, Caxton, St.
Louis, Ancka and Chicago counties. Min
nnSntu
, 1884-04-18
Brewster's Lively Letter.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Attorney
General to-day sent to the Senate q letter
concerning the action of the Department
of Justice in relation to the fees of special
attorneys in Star Route cases, in which he
says in part; Had it been originally sup
posed hat the cases would occupy the
time they did, probably the rate fixed
would not have been asked for or given.
When, however. the trial was tediously
prDtracted by the policy of the defence, the
sum totaI paid for services to Bliss did
appear excessive, and | accordingly urged
some abatement be made by him, as | did
also to other counsel. Kerr's bill was re-
duced and Merrick made a reduction at
my request, but Bliss insisted upon full
compliance with the requirements of the
original contract, and in one instance
claiming that it allowed him to charge for
arguments a sum in excess of 500 per
day, which | refused to grant, and on the
4th of November, 1882, he wrote a letter
threatening his withdrawal from the case
if his account was not paid. While the
cases were in progress | thought it injudi-
cious to insist upon concessions which
would bring about the withdrawal of Bliss.
l don't think the amount received by
Merrick and Kerr to be excessive or out
of proportion to that paid in cases of even
less magnitude between private parties.
In the first trial of cases against Dorsey ct
al l personally appeared in Court as often
as my other duties would permit, followed
the case with care from day to day, and
made the closing argument before the
Court and jury. Two of the defendants
were convicted on the first trial, but If
regularity and incongruity in finding the
subordinates guilty and failing to convict
the organizers and general conspirators,
those who made the whole gain and those
who had set on foot the whole scheme TO
rob the Government, was so manifest that
the verdict was set aside upon a motion of
the Government. On the second trial
there was an acquittal. Public men who
were involved in these cases were not on
their trials before these juries. They
were on their trials before the people of
the United States, and they were con-
yicted by the common judgment of the
whole country. They are not punished
By imprisonment, but they had better be
in prison than now at large, objects of
scorn and aversion. These prosecutions
have not been without their usefulness
either. / have been informed by the
Postofice Department that they have
saved the Government in that department
alone 81. 600, 900 per annum. The effect
has been to deter all adventurers who
throng about the Department in Wash
ington. The same officials have assured
me before these cases were begun that
the halls of the Postofice Department
were swarmipg with these dishonest job
bers. They are there no more. The
t~horoughness of these Investigations have
made it plain that there is no place SC
high that it could become a sanctuary for
a thief or public robber.
BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER,
Attorney General.
, 1884-04-18
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.


Oregon Democratic State convention
met yesterday.
Cleveland, O., district Republicans
endorse Blaine.
Mcdonald, of Indiana, was formally
announced MS a Presidential candidate
yesterday.
Delaware had a lively State convention
yesterday and passed resolutions endorsing
the Administration.
The first fast overland Central Pacific
mail train arrived at San Francisco yester-
day morning on time.
The Indiana delegates elected at the
State Republican Convention yesterday
have expressed no preference.
Lloyd L Majors, who was to nave been
hanged at San Francisco to-day, was re
spited by the Governor until May 81.
T. Reid, of the Circuit Court of Nash
vile, was nominated for Governor by
reclamation in the Tennessee Republican
State convention yesterday.
\ Santa Barbara, California, telegram
says that Rev. Father Sanchez, the last
of the pioneer Franciscan missionaries,
who arrived there in 1871 died yesterday,
aged II.
Secretary of the Navy issued yesterday
in accordance with the resolution recently
adopted by both houses of Congress a
proclamation offering s25, 900 reward for
the discovery and rescue by any private
person or vessel of the Arctic Signal Ser
vice party of Lieutenant Greeley.
, 1884-04-18
Degrees for Americans.

EDINBURG, April l7.-There was an
other big day at the tercentcnary celebra-
ton. About 5000 persons were present
at the ceremonies and the assemblage
presented a brilliant spectacle. Sir
Alexander Grant, principal of the
University, introduced the recipients
of degrees and Chancellor Inglis made an
appropriate address. All countries were
honored with degrees. Assistant Sur
geon Billings, L. S. army and James
Russell Lowell are among the Ii DIS,
and Prof William Henry Green of Prince
ton is made Il D. d.. Tennyson is an l.
L. D, in abseatia. The Prince of Wales
sent a dispatch to the University authori-
ties, ''as an old alumnus and honorary
graduate of the university, offering his
congratulations on the occasion of the
festival, which brought together 50 many
learned delegates from all parts of the
world. The reading of this message was
received with loud applause.
, 1884-04-18

P~TTTsBURG, April 17.-Between thirty
and forty Hungarians and Poles employed
at Edgar Thomson's steel works. Brad
dock, Pa, engaged in a bloody riot this
morning about l O'Clock. Pistols. knives,
clubs and every conceivable weapon was
brought into use and freely used. The
fight lasted two hours, and when quelled
by the citizens, who were compelled to
organize IA vigilance committee to suppress
the riot, it was found three men had sus-
tanned serious injuries and Il number of
Others had been Slightly hurt. The names
Of those seriously hurt were Joseph Mil
Ter, a Pole, several deep gashes in the
head and face, will probably die; W. NJ.
Smith, Hungarian, shot in the back of the
head, will recover; Albert Wolezer, Pole.
badly cut in the head and face and one eve
chopped out with a Ratchet. The danger
u riot was the result of bad blood be-
tween the Poles and Hungarians. Last
night the Poles living in Burgoman ; row
were celebrating the return to their coun-
try Of five of their number and during the
evening the party partook freely of liquor
and frequent minor hurrahs occurred.
About | O'Clock Miller went out for a
drink of water, when he was attacked by
Hungarians. His friends came to the
rescue and Il general melee followed
While the battle was in progress the citi-
zens, who became alarmed, organized and
marched on the mob, which was dispersed
without bloodshed. Five rioters were
arrested and lodged in Jail The wounded
men are doing well and no further trouble
is apprehended.
, 1884-04-18

New YORK, April lin the trial of
Sheriff Davidson, charged with extortion
of money under false pretenses, his coun-
sci asked the Judge to direct Il verdict of
acquittal. The District Attorney admit
ted that an Indictment would never have
been found if the evidence brought out on
cross-examination had been before the
Grand Jury. The Judge then directed a
verdict for the plaintiff, and the jury
promptly found Sheriff Davidson not
guilty.
, 1884-04-18

BUFFALO, April l7.-Lorenzo Dim
mick, of the insurance firm Of Crosby &
Dimmick, already under heavy bonds, was
re-arrested to-day upon three separate
charges of larceny, and again gave bail.
The insurance COMPANIES claim they have
been defrauded of over 800, 600. The
group of alleged frauds consists of issu.
ance of Thames & Mersey insurance Ger
t~ifcates by Keith & Carr, Chicago, and.
turning over premiums bodily to the Con-
t%inental Insurance company Of New York.
, 1884-04-18
The Poles and Hungarians Have
a Lively Tilt.
Many People Suffering for Bread
in South Carolina.
Honorary Degrees Conferred
Upon Americans,
Lively PROCEEDINGS.

LIMA, via GALVESTON, April 1.-THE
city of Junin was attacked by 1000
Caceres Monteneros. The Project of the
city, with two hundred men. opposed
them and they retired. After their de
parture the Project seized two citizens,
Vera and Jurado, whom he accused of
intrigues with the rebels and both were
shot. Jurado he killed with his own
hand. This action of the Project causes
great excitement in the interior as both
victims were well known and believed to
have been innocent of political DESIGNS.
, 1884-04-18

PrrsBURG, April IA freight wreck
occurred at Hanover, near Newark on the
Panhandle road last night, the engine and
four cars going over an embankment.
William Mccarthy and another young
man who were stealing u ride to Coshoc-
ton were on one of the cars which was
wrecked. Mccarthy was killed instantly
and another slightly injured. The train
men escaped BY humping.
, 1884-04-18
The Empress Illness.

BERLIN, April l7.-Owing to the i'll
ness of the Empress, the departure of
Emperor William for Weisbaden has been
postponed from Sunday to Thursday. 1t
is semi-officially announced that the as,
sumption of the Presidency of the Prus,
sian Council of State by Crown Prince
Frederick William is impracticable in con,
sequence of the responsibility thereby en-.
tailed on him.
, 1884-04-18

COLUMBIA, $. C., April 1.-THE Pee
Dee hder, published at Marion, says:
Accounts from different sections of the
country report many cases of actual suf
fering, caused by persons being unable to
get bread. There has been no year since
the war when provisions were so scarce.
There are perhaps hundreds of people in
Marion county who cannot get enough
bread to eat. The largest liberality must
prevail or starvation in some instances
must ensue.
, 1884-04-18

BosToN, April lT.-Last night two men
wsne seen driving rapidly away from
Cragies bridge. Shortly afterward a loud
explosion was heard. An investigation
showed that the explosive had been placed
in Il powder can and fired by a decorating
cap and fuse. 1t is thought an attempt
was directed against one of the many
horse cars which pass this point at this
L,,,
, 1884-04-18

LONDON, April 1.-THE funeral of
Henry j. Byron, the dramatist, occurred
to-day, 1t was attended by a numerous
concourse of mourners. among whom
were many prominent in theatrical circles,
including Wilson, Barrett, Bancroft
Grossmith, Toole and Nellie Farren.
Many wreaths were sent from the thea
tres. The remains were inferred in
Brompton Cemetery.
, 1884-04-18

GALVESTON, April ia special to
the Netos says: Sixty indictments have
been returned in Medina county for fence
The District Attorney believes
he will be able to secure twenty-five more
indictments for fence cutting, burning,
perjury and conspiring to kill the Sheriff.
, 1884-04-18

PARIS, April l7.-Not only has Mile.
Colombier been committed for trial on the
charge of outraging public morals in Civ
ing Sarah Barnum' to the press, but
also the publisher of the book entitled
Marie Pigeonnier, which was written
as a reply to Sarah Barnum."
, 1884-04-18
Money Wanted

Mexico, April 1.-THE Government
is negotiating with a representative of the
Franco-Egyptian Bank for a loan of s20,-
100000, ten to be paid the present ad-
ministration and $4,000, 600 to be ad-
vanced Immediately. The success Of the
negotiations is probable.
, 1884-04-18

LONDON, April l7.-Advices from the
far East state that Il great fire is raging at
Rangoon, the capital of British Burmah,
and that Mandaly, the capital of Burmah
proper. which was recently destroyed by a
CONFEDERATION, has been afflicted with an
other extensive fire.