The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-15

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Peter Foust. charged with the muir
der of Revenue officer Wheeler, COM
mitted suicide from remorse last week
in Randolph county.
Col. w. II. S. Burgwyn, Col. Thos.
". Holt. W. S. Battle Esq, j. VI. Null
len Esq, John A. Oates Esq, Judge
Conner, Eugene Morehead Esq, and
Other prominent visitors are
in town.
With the rise Of the spring breezes-
insurance men tremble. Fires at num-
erous points last week. kinston lost
eight houses; chiefly Old buildings, ex-
cept Bryan Fields new house. At
Scotland Neck, w. A. Dunn lost a
$1,000 stable. At Wilmington, the
large crockery store Of Giles & Murchl-
son was destroyed. Loss near S5U.UO0;
insured. Three dIstilleries burned on
Point Peter.
Miss Rosa McCorkle and Miss Kate
Galloway have returned from Boston
Conservatory of music. - Mrs. David
Avera Is home again, and welcome."
Mrs Agnes Van Wagenen returned to New
JERSEY last week.-Mrs. Scales and
daughter made u brief visit to Mrs. Hen
derson, a relative, in Henderson, last
week.-Mrs.. (Senator) David Davis
has returned to Bloomington, ILL.,, from
Washington City. Miss Mamie
Creecy, of Elizabeth City. is visiting Mrs.
DIR. Martin. Miss Julia Creech is re-
covering from recent %illDess.
From Mr.. Phil II. Andrews who has
been looking after the work we learn that
the phosphate mill on DR.. Hogg's Gas
tie Hayne'' property nine miles North OF
Wilmington is running night and day,
and can scarcely fill its orders. The bed
is very extensive, averaging 10000 tons
per acre, and is only a few feet under the
surface. The rock is not SO rich as the
South Carolina phosphatos but can be
sold lower and for certain lands Is quite
as useful. The Company working the
mine is composed Of Messrs Andrews, c.
NJ. Hawkins, Capt. A. II. A. Williams
and others We suppose.
The negro, Cooper, who ravished
Miss Katie Gray, was captured, and
ought TO have been lynched; but was
hurried off to Baltimore. Apd now see
the sequel. On Sunday, Mrs. George
Hill was met while out walking near her
home, and was knocked down, choked
lnsensible, and outraged by another
negro,-only a few miles and days after
the first affair. Had prompt punish
ment been melted out in the first instance,
the second would not have happened.
Perhaps you blame US for printing such
things. But some day when your wife or
daughter, or sister, has been surprised
and ruined by some black or white tramp
you may regret that warnings we've not
more frequent.
From J George Finley Esq, we have
a neat card of the new summer hotel at
Blowing Rock, Watauga, county, 1000
feet above sea-lcvel, $500 feet above
(the ruins of Warm Springs, and LOO
feet above Ashevifle. How is that for
high? Well it is about $500, or three
tourths Of a mile higher than Raleigh,
and that is high enough for common
folks, like US, who never got higher than
the House Of Commons in our life, and
that is only about twice the height OF
ordinary folks, excepting candidates,
and other High-Horse-ifers.
His name was Joseph @. Hester, and
he used to march over the State with a
gang of scallawags at his back, scoop
ing in hundreds of dollars per day by
~arresting and maltreating Democrats,
under the pretence of considering
them ''Ku KluX." Well! last week
Joe subsidized. He has been a Postal
Secret Agent or Detective. Much ofhis
prowling the past year has been in Tar
Heelia. We hope he has repented of
the death on Admiral Semme's steamer
THE 4lab0md"-even unto his last
Raid into Rutherford, and until now !
Last week Postmaster General Villas
discharged twenty six of the smelling
set'-aud 10 the name Of Joseph c.
was among the first! Nice weather /,
isn't it?
Although latest to begin prepara-
ton, we notice that Mrs. DR.. Thos. j.
Boykin's "North Carolina Table, at
the Baltimore Confederate Bazaar, is one
of the most notable on the list. Lady
friends of the f. & NJ, at Hilsboro,
Newbern, and elsewhere in North Car
DINA, have contributed. Red and white
are the prevailing colors. Large State
and United States flags grace the top,
and a portrait of Gov. Vance is among
the decorations. An immense shoe re-
presents Mother Hubbard, and is for the
sale of babies; Tar heel" is the legend
on it. The table makes a fine show and
does 4 good business. The first night
it received $I4 10 from its registration
book. To write in the registration book
the person takes a seat on Gen. Robert
E. Lees camp chair, and ten cents is
paid for the privilege. Among the things
placed il front Of this booth for want Of
room are an English saddle and bride
presented by Leach Bros. a Howe sew
ing machine, a klipper & Webster rock
ing chair, a Renwick table. A gentle
man from Flmiro \ y sent tho abla
4 check for $50 yesterday.
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