The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-03


....Ihe order of Secretary Manpin,
cutting down the entire vacation allow
ed clerks to thirty days in any one yea
will do much to promote the health o
the clerical force III the Treasury.
1.-The young men OF Davidson Col
lege composing Chapter Theta, of tn,
,. "A. +. Society, are to give a banque
and ball at the Buford House in thi.
city, on June 5th.-Charlotte Odserrer
....Gen. Scales has appointed Mr.
w. {. Stronach, of this city, delegate,
at large at the annual meeting Of the
National Cattle and Horse Growers AS.
ISOLATION, which will be held at ST. Ioui.
November 1925. A1r. John Wadsworth
OF Charlotte, has been appointed alter.
nate.
...Atthe instance Of Senator Ransom
the President recently re established the
internal revenue district in North Caro-
lima which was abolished by President
Arthur a year or more ago, making three
IN all for that State, and for all Of which
new collectors have been or will be an.
Observation-Disclosures SIN.
---Gen- Crook telegraphed TO the
Wal department that the Iudian uou
bles in New Mexico will be exceedingly
dlfilcult to suppress about 1000 II. 5.
troops are IN the iield.--Georoe w.
Julian has been appointed Surveyor
General OF New Mexico, and J.. II. MAY
nard, of Newark, to be Second Comm
troller of the Treasury.
....Odlum had saved the lives Of
many persons. He was a much more
generous man than the late SCHUYLER
Coltax, who died worth $l5O,OOO. Cd
lun saved the lite of his only son a
young boy OF fifteen years, in the break
ers at fortress Monroe some years ago,
ana the Christian statesman never n
tlmated that he knew such a man as
Odlum was IN the land Of the living.
....Eugene Ballay of WiIliamsburgb
became acquainted with Lizzie SPINNER
three years ago. They were regarded as
lovers. Shortly after midnight yesterday
was found by Policeman Philip
.G~rossbach kneeling on the sidewalk hold.
ing the head OF a girl who was seated in
a char and who had just shot herself.
Blood was flowing from her hose and
hen the ambulance surgeon
arrived the girl was dead. Her BODY
was taken to the Stagg street police sta
and Ballay and a young man who
was with him were arrested.
They do tell a good Joke about Ike
I Dung. Or taxing his place 10 his office
yesterday Succeeding himself briefy) he
announced that he was a Democrat, and
standing IN that familiar attitude of his
inquired OF his clerks if they held Demo-
cratic views. There was a pause. quite
| long one, and finally a clerk spoke m
md said, ''Well, Colonel, if you're :
Democrat, think we are too. "-YosN
erday Maj. S. VI. Finger returned from |
lis visit to Oakdale Academy, Alamancc
ounty. tie delivered the address there
lie says the attendance was very large
nd the exercises in every way creditabIe
were there from all that ]section
omlng 10 wagons and camping out
-. Richmond, Va, May 2O-Tbe
orlnal opening of the Confederate SOL
lers' Home, near this city, ooh place
o-day. Il. +. Lee Camp, Confederate
Ieterans, with their guests. Aaron
Wilkes Post, G.. A. r., Of Trenton \
:, u the city military marched to The
lone, where, after a prayer by Rev. !
Imam Jones. Col. Archer Anderson
a leLcltous speech. turned the Home
yer to Gen F!tzhugh Lee. who accent.
the charge on behalf of the board ofI
-anagers. a large number of distin-
lshed invited guests, including manr
dles, were present. From the Home
.e veterans ia blue and gray and tha
llltary proceeded to HOLLYWOOD Com
cry and participated in the ANNA
OF the graves OF the Confed-
ate dead.
....Last Saturday morning about o
clock, Mr.. Bright Crouch, who lived .
Y miles below Taylorsvile. AiAvandoa
unity committed suicide by bano;na
Is not known what led to the act
", T.. \ Mnnroe, the pastor ~ ~ !
church in Legoir and H. !,
has decided To reside in Lenoir H. K
; rented the residence Of Mr.. J.. r I
'utsohLGry' near Oavenport......T The r
= - o'I ~ the "estern North I
rol,na Railroad Company against RI
Mcleod and others, was brought he.
Judge McRae here Tuesday evening
ne sent here from Mcdowell ~ 4
ring on account of Judge Avery. who !
q The last term Of Mcdowell conrt
ing been employed as counsel in tbs
e before he was elected Judge. Wbat
40 have otherwise been a long and 4
GUS matter was cut short By the de-. <
1ants agreeing to the order asked far
me prosecution which was that 4 raf
: be appointed to make a fall yam W
ion into the. assets credits. etc of =,
old detunct Western Division tn =
stern North Carolina Railroad. r = b
ney, Esq. of Alexander. was annoin,
eferee.-Lenoir IN. Co. Chronir1s ~