The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-18
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....A widow in Birmingham. Ala. :
only thirteen years old.
....Seyeu new vineyards are To be
planted near Raleigh, y. {.
....A memorial tree to David Crockett
was planted last week in front oil the
Tennessee capitol.
lin Pickens county. :. c., Mr. I.
l.. Robertson killed $50 robins one day
last week. Ought TO be killed himself!
....Dr. A. G.. f. Goersen was execu-
ted at Moyamensing Prison. Philadel-
phia, on Thursday for the murder Of his
wife.
....A colored boy out Of revenge at
tempted TO kill a whole family at Ma
con, Ga, by putting powdered glass n
their food.
....Under a recent act of the Ala
bama Legislature State, county and mu-
nicipal officers are prohibited from get
ting drunk.
....Quite a sensation was created in
Memphis last week by Miss Amelia Co
hen, a pretty Jewess, who cowhided
Eugene Levy.
....Texas is excited over a squabble
in the Legislature as to who shall offer
prayer at the laying of the corner stone
of the capitol.
....At Louisville. Ky. a Virginiau
charged with theft took rat poison in
court. preferring death to the disgrace
of conviction.
....In Albemarle county. Va, a girl
nine years of age is under arrest for
killing her little cousin by fracturing his
skull with a blow from a shovel.
....At San Saba, Texas, the other
day. Mr.. Wallace Willing and Miss May
Baker were married on the street, sit
ting in a buggy, the bridegroom armed
with a Winchester and the bride with a
six shooter. The couple apprehended
opposition from the brides relatives.
....A queer accident happened in John
son county, Tenn.,a few days ago. Alex
Rober telled a large tree oil a steep hill
side near his house. After the tree fell
it commenced rolling, and finally swept
the house away, with the whole family.
All were more or less injured, but none
fatally.
Prom a communication in the
Raleigh Chronicle we learn that the lit
tie French colony under DeLauriers, in
Moore county. has come to grief. Stran-
gers in a TRANCE land, without money
and a knowledge of our language, they
have been deceived and neglected. They
have not been taken care of and De-
Lauriers has failed to do as Re promised.
....At the annual election OF the
Goldsboro Rifles, held in their armory,
on Thursday night last, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Captain, w. t. Hollowell; First Lieuten-
ant, t. H. Balm; Second Lieutenant, j.
R. Griffin, Ensign, w. P. Granger, Sec
rotary. T. H. Balm; Treasurer; j. NJ.
Powell Orderly Sergeant, f. W. Smith.
The rifles are in fine order and are thor
oughly organized, as the attendance at
the drills shows. They are looking for
ward. with pleasant anticipations of a
good time, t. the State Guard camping
at Asheville in July.
....J. J. Miller, of West Virginia,
has peer nominated Commissioner of
Internal Rcvenue.--There are re-
ports in Calcutta that a collision has oc-
Cured between the Russians and Afghans
The Crown Prince of Germany will
visit aris.--Th U. 5. steamer
Yancic has been ordered to Guatemala.
-Another shut down of Fall River
mills is spoken of, on account of con-
tinued depression in trade.-lnhabi-
tants of Southwestern Virginia are en-
igrating in large numbers to the West.
THE city of Panama was attacked
Yesterday by a party OF revolutionists.
louisville. Ky March 10, lSS5.-
At an early hour this morning the tobacco
Owen county, was discovered to be on
fire. The barn containing $500 pounds
of tobacco, and while efforts were being
made to save it the rescuing party heard
cries for help issuing from the interior of
the burning structure. The spot where
the cries came from was surrounded by
hogsheads Of tobacco and at the time IN
approachable. The fire was partly ex-
tinguished on one side and the stock Of
hogsheads thrown aside. Behind them,
in a small nook, were found four tramps,
who had been rendered unconscious by
the smoke, They were promptly rescued
and taken to a neighboring house. One
of the men was burned about the body
and head and is not expected to survive.
The others were not so seriously injured,
but are still unconscious. The barn and
its contents were totally destroyed. Loss
about 5000; no insurance.
....Paris, March 1.-THE great lioGcss
in the Winter Circus here attacked Ed
ward Williams, lion tanner, while be was
putting her through her regular perfor-
nance 10 the cage last night. The scene
at once threw the vast audience into hor
ror, and, for a while, the people were
s%pellbouud Williams made a most des-
perate struggle, and the fight between
him and the enraged beast lasted for some
minutes, during which he was terribly
lacerated, the lioness bounding about the
cage bowling with rage. The circus at
tendants who ran to Williams assistance
with iron bars and prongs, while they fin
ally succeeded In saving his life, 4 AIDED
the ~lioness to such f~erocity that her ac-
tions threw the spectators into a panic,
| and they rushed peli nell from the place,
the men crushing the women and cEildrtn
down, and in many cases passing over
| them. During all this excitement the
lion tanner preserved his self-control and
gradually neared the gate of the cage,
his person torn and mangled and bleed
ing from innumerable wounds At a
favorable moment the door was opened,
and NilliaGs quickly slipped out and
So, ung it behind him. The ONE he
touched The ground he sank down from
exhaustion into q prolonged swoon. He
had to be removed to a hospital, where
his injuries were pronounced very SER
ious.
charleston, W. Va, March. O.
News of a frighttul tragedy has just been
received from Wise county, Virginia. In
the peighborhood of Bonds Mills the
Hentons, Mitchells. and Reynolds were
the leading families, and Martha Rey-
nolds was the belle of the whole region.
| She had many suitors. the most favored
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