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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
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DANGER OF ROLLER SKATING
Columbus, O., February 25.-While
practicing roller skating in her room
yesterday Miss Ollie Fredericks, a young
society lady Of this city, aged u, fell,
her head striking the floor with such
force as to fracture her skull. Her life
is despaired OF.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

WATCH. As WELL As PRAY! Bro.
PHITCHARD Rev. DR.. I. II. Pritch-
ard Monday morning found his doors
open. His pants aud vest had disap-
peared. and they were afterwards found
on the back piazza, his pocket book had
been distracted. The contents, the
Docto, thinks, was about s. or S.. Two
oolored girls were arrested On suspicion
but for want of evidence were dischars-
.a1-Sf0r.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
DEcArrrArroN 81 THE BODY Q F Man

DEGRADATION OF TIE BoDY OF 4 Man
CONCEALED IS A Hollow Loo. Gin
%cin1atj. o Feb. - The following SIN
gular story comes from Gallon in this
state. The residents oil Liberty town-
ship have 4 topic If absorbing interest
for ncighhorhood discussion IN a discovery
made by a couple i wood Sawycrs. The
men we're converting hollow tree into
frewood. After one the cut~ had
been sawed through well 10 the ground
they were Mortified t. see = man : head
roll out. The saw had severed the mans
head from hi, shoulders, which could be
seen IN the hollow Of the log. Procuring
wedges they split the log open and drew
the headles5 body OUT upon the snow.
In the pockets Of the dead man were
found $500 10 ZONES a par OF rcvolvers,
and a number et tools such "a might be
used BY a burglar, The theory Is that
the maj was a thicf. who imagined HIM
self closely pursued and erawled into the
hollow tree tor rest aud sleep. As 10
what caused his death there Is no means
Of determining.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
Langshans.

1t is conceded that the Langshan
fowl is the best and most profitable
breed of Poultry, combining both flesh
and eggs. They are EXTRA winter lay
ers. small feeders, and VERY hardy. Are
large. vet active as a Leghorn. Stand
ard weight tor Cocks 10 pounds, Hens
5 pounds. March is the month for hatch
ing. Eggs $500 per setting of b. Also,
a limited number of settings from Par
fridge Cochuns, and Wyandottes at same
price.
Mrs. w. c. Thomas,
Ralpipb Y C.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
M ortgage Sale.

BY virtue of authority given me by a deed OF
mortgage executed by samuel Marriott and Della
Marriott, his wife, which is recorded in the Regis
ter Of Deeds office for Wake county in Book No.
70 at page $50. 1 will at II O'Clock m, on
Friday. the 9th day of March. 1885.
on the premises in Little River township in said
county, sell at public auction, the land described IN
said deed of mortgage, lying and being in said
township adjoining the lands Of I. NJ Proctor,
Isaac Perry and others, and containing 32is acres
more or less. Terms OF sale cash.
"A NJ. PROCTOR,
February goth, 1885, Mortgage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

The FAMILY PHYSICIAN.-SassafraS Is
recommended in ivy poisoning, says DR..
F0ote's UealH Monthly. y tea made OF
the bark Of red sassatras, sweetened to
the taste may be taken internally, while
cloths soaked in the cold tea are applied
to the irritable parts.
Baking soda is one of the best known
remedies for burns and scalds. 1t should
be Immediately applied either wet or dry.
# almost instantly relieves the burning
sensation and helps to heal.
On rising in the morning always put
on the shoes aud stockings the first thing.
Never walk about in the bare feet, or
stand on oil cloth. Even IN summer
time this Is a dangerous and unhealthy
practice.
In case Of poisoning, one of the eme-
tics is salt and water, the quantity being
two t~ablespoOnfuls of salt to about a pint
OF tepid water. It acts promptly and has
the advantage of always being near at
hand.
one of the best methods to cure round
shoulders is as follows Every morning
before or after breakfast, select an empty
corner-a place where the hands car be
supported is best-place the hands on
the wall and move backwards and for
wards, keeping the hands firm. Twenty
times is enough to begin with, and then
increase to one hundred. This has been
known to cure the worst case of round
shoulders. Another excellent cure is to
carry the chin in and the head erect. II
this is done it IS impossible to walk
round-shOuldered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

....A bill has been introduced in the
legislature to secure the completion of
the Midland Railroad from Goldsboro to
Salisbury.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

....Gov. Scales has appointed George
E. Wilson, Esq Solicitor Of the Neck
lenburg Criminal Court and Thomas X.
Robertson, Esq, Clerk.
....There are lO3 colored men in
Washington who are worth over 81, 90
each, filty-two worth $4,000 each and
nearly 1000 who pay taxes on 5000
each. Geo. w. Williams, x,member OF
the Ohio Assembly and author Of a his
tory of the colorcd race, is worth $4,000
Fred Douglas has $500, 600.
1.-THE friends here OF Messrs. George
I. and j. w. Jones, mercantile partners
in Altoona, Florida, were grieved on
Thursday at the contents OF a telegram
received by their brother, Mr.. r. +.
Jones, announcing hat these gentleman
bad again suffered the loss of their store
and stock Of goods by fire on last We'd
nesday right. This is their second vlsi-
tation Of the kind within twelve months,
and when we remember the energy and
high honor Of the firm, these repeated ca
lamities are the more to be regretted.
The property destroyed was only partially
nSured.-HeSSeHQer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

ARRESTED FOR FORGERY On HIS
WEDDING TRIP.-Boston, Feb. 25.-
An ingenious tOrger was arrested here
Yesterday. He would run. into the count
ing-room Of some large concern late IN
the afternoon aud inquire in a brisk,
business-likc way if Mr.. So-and-So's
check would be good for 500. The
cashier would in each instance reply in
the affirmative. and the young man, eN-
pressing thanks for the information.
would disappear, apparently to complete
some transaction with the man whose
financial standing he had asked about.
Soon after he would rcappear and ask
the additional favor that the check which
he produced might be cashed, as il was
after bank hours. In ut least eight IN
stances the money was forthcoming in
amounts ranging from $50 to SO, The
shecks were forged. Yesterday a young
man named ,JudsOn Ditson was arrested
for the forgeries. lD1tson belongs in the
! West, is twenty-five years old, and a
few weeks ago married a young lady ot
HIGH social connections. He is himself
of excellent social standing, his father
being Il government official of some
prominence in the West. The young
mar had a falling out with his father not
long AGO, and being out OF employment,
adopted the above method OIL raising
money. He came on a tour to Boston
with his wife, who "a ignorant OF his
wrong-doing, and was heartbroken al
Yesterdays exposure. Ditson freely ad-
mits his guilt, but denies that he had
been guilty of any previous chimes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

1.-THE only living sister Of Stone
wall Jackson is Mrs. Laura A. Arnold,
now an inmate o. Dr.. Shepard's santa
rum at Columbus. o.. where she has
been for years. She is well cared for by
her sons. and has never been the reel
pient Of charity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
Mortgage Sale.

BY virtue Of authority given me by a deed Of
mortgage executed by Fab 2. Horton aud Bette
H Horton, his wife, which IS recorded in the Reg
ister Of DEEDS ofnce OF Wake county, in Book No.
al page 37s, | will at u O'Clock m, on
Wednesday. the 18th of March. 1888.
at the court house door in the city of Raleigh, sell
At bubllc auction the land described IN said deed
OF mortgage, lying and being in Little River town
ship. adjoining the lands Of A ]. Richardson, }.
W. Horton and others and knowa as the SamuelD
strickland land, containing 25 acres more or less.
Terms of sale, cash.
IVAN NJ. PROCTOR,
February 18th, 1856. Mortgage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

....keen Z IIogarty, Baltimore, who
made an assignment, have assets OF
SD. 600; liabilities over $500. 000.-
President Arthur has nominated his
brother-in-law. fl. 5. TTaynesworth, TO
be Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
IL the Army.-Two wealthy fruit
owe of Tennessee were drowned in
Chicamauga Creek, near Chattanooga,
while duck hunting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

....A RaIlrOad company ran TWO
cars between Memphis and Coviugton.
one of them for white persons and the
other for negroes. The one assigned to
blacks was practically the smoking car,
to which the whites and blacks alike
were in the habit of resorting for smok-
inc and drinking. Ida Wells. a colored
teacher. took her seat in the white caI
and was torcibly removed She sued
the company. and the Court held thai
she was wrongfully elected, because tc
her was refused the first-class accOmmo'
dations for which she had paid in the
purchase of her ticket, and to which she
was entitled under the law. The jury
gave her judgment to the amount OF tiv'
! hundred dollars.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

An ATRoCIoUs OUTRAGE ~ PENNsYL-
vANIA-Phladelphia, February pa
special from Lancaster. Pa. says On
Monday afternoon Laura Nendenhali.
aged nineteen years, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter Of a farmer went
10 the barn t. hunt egg, when she was
seized Is a man who wore i mask. He
tied the girls hand together, and carried
hen INTO the stable, where hc hrutaIIY
OUTRAGED her. lie then tied her to a
sta.l, where she was found an hour after
wards s. her father. She after telling
the story, became unconscious, and Is
now In a critical condition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

Send for our Treatise on Femsle Diseases, 10 il
ed free. Address,
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co,
Box p, Atlanta, Ga.
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Mrs. W. c. Thomas,
Raleigh, n. G..
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
COL. FRHD GRANT
Thinks HIS Father Is Growing worse-His
Cnurhing SnaIIa

Thinks His Father Is Growing Worse-HiS
Coughing spells.
NRw YoRE, April l2.-At 8 o'clock to.
night Col. Fred Grant, speaking of his
fathers condition during the day, said he
had coughed good deal and had had
altogether a bad day. Although the par
oxysm Of Saturday night had not recurred,
the General was very low; but Col. Grant
did not apprehend the end would come
tonight. Four days ago, he said, the
General walked without seeming diff.
Guilty from the front to tho rear of the
house, but each day since he had moved
about less, and to-day when he walked
10 the rear OF the house through
the hall he stopped TO rest before return.
ing. To be sure, twice during this after.
noon the General had walked into his
Office and remained there an hour one
time, and three.quarters Of an hour at an
other, conyeping briefly with those who
were near. Bat on one'ot these occasions
General Grant left the room and passed
into the Office, remarking, " cannot stand
thatn referring 10 the sweet and plngept
odor OF flowers. Col. Grant stated that
his father had not at any time been deli
rious In the sense Of impaired faculties,
but be had been much under the influence
OF morphia for q week and that for 20 min
utes or q half hour as the influence was
passing of the General woull experience
a dreamy consciousness, during which he
might and often did recur In broken SON
tendes to dreams that had been extremely
vivid daYlBg the influence OF the anodyne.
A casual caller t4 tho room might catch
such disjointed utterapees and regard
them Is an evidence Of delirium, but thess
who were With the General from the be-
ginning OF his awakening to the time the
Influence passed of entirely Fppld be
able to follow and fully understand the
context and relation Of The General's ut
terances.
EloHrisd Hls BATTLES oyRR N pREANs.
But Col. Grant stated that before
morphia was used his father oited talked
in sleep or Semi.consciousness. For In
stance at one time he spoke in this way
and said; "General Wheat, whiehis your
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
DAYS OF DISTRESS.
eEN. oRANr nArIpIY rA1LINa.
The Severe Coughing Spell. Greatly Reduce
Ills strouEth-PIghtlnE His Battles over
\AEain in ITS Dreams-what Colonel
Grant Thinks of HIS Condition.

New YoRK, April lS.-The following
bulletin was issued at 1880 A. NJ. this
morning:
General Grant has been troubled dur!
ing the latter part of the afternoon and
the entire evening with an increase Of
mucous secretion in his throat, and has
coughed considerably in conse-
quence. He has also suffered
from two attacks of choking.
which were attended with difficult breath.
ing. These were happily relieved by
local applications and the removal Of the
phlegm. He is now doSing in his chair,
after having slept on his bed for three
hours. Ills pulse is 72 aud temperature
(signed) Geo. NJ. snRApr5M. D."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

Russia has made great advance since
the war in the Crimea. Her finances are
not in iltst rate order, being deranged by
aleavy debt and forced issnes Of paper,
bu! she has large revenues and always
fnds the means to make war. The army
on war footing consists Of more than two
millions Of men, to which may be added
such leyies as may be required. A levy
oitwo in every five hundred will bring
out nearly 100000 extras. The Empire
can place in the field over three millions
,Oinen. In flity-eight provinces Of Russia
there are fifteen millions ofhoses capable
Oictvice, 50 that the United States can
hardly hope for large sales Of horses for
Russian account. Russia has a strong
navy with 5000 men afioat, and this force
may be recruited by leyies.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
A FISH SCALED.
The President of the Doiuuct Marine Bank
Found Guilty,

The President OF the Dstunct Marine Bank
Found Guilty.
Nrw YOaS, April l9.-The Jury in the
case Of the United States against James D.
Fish, President of the Marine National
Bank, returned verdict at 1929 o'clock
Sunday morning, 1t was that Fish was
guilty of misapplication Of the funds Of
thebank Of which he was President and
Ferdinand Ward was cashier.
=, The statute classifies the crime Of which
the accused was charged into tho three
aet'-misapplication Of funds, abstraction
Q! 2. lnnds, and credit and false entries.
Fourteen counts Of the indictment
weN fourteen separate charges and
Eai.sa Tor so many decisions.
Illere wore fourteen counts In the In
dietmelt, and on eleven counts he was
tound guilty. The deiendent was present
with Ills attorney, and seemed greatly sur.
priSed at the result. He was Immediately
taken to Ludlow strset Jail, where he oc-
Sap'es the cell recently vacated by
Becky" Jones.
Inc tirSt four counts, which charged the
noa rSSa Of 10000, S95, 900, Sll0 900 and Sl6S,.
wv 70 the firm Of Grant 4 Ward, were In.
GSehlical, Except for the numerical des.
lgnalion Of tho counts upon which he was
ttSSaSGted, tSos 1t was impossible to tell what
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
HOTEL pAnrlALlY BURNED.


The Stillman House, of Cleveland, BADLY
scotehod Yesterday.
CLEVELAND, o., Aprill2.-At7:aoo' O'Clock
this morning Gre was discovered in room
on the Stillman hotel and apartment
house on Euclid Ave. near Muirson street,
and in very short time the entire upper
story OF the building was in flames, The
ohambermaid who made the discovery
ran screaming down the corridors toward
the office, and the guests, onlya few Of
whom had yet arisen, ran from their
rooms in the utmost confusion, The
clerk, hearing the noiAs OF the
commotion, hastened upstairs. When
lie learned the cause Of Il he
quietly informed the frightened people
that there was no danger, the building
being regarded as absolutely flre.prooi,
His reassuring tone allayed their fears
and the guests returned 10 their rooms.
Meanwhile, however, the flames, which
originated IN q room where the scrubhins
utensils are kept, were spreading rapidly,
and the sixty servants, whose quarters
were on the upper floor, had barely
timp TO escape with their lives,
many losing all Of their clothing.
Eight steamers were called and 1t was not
until after Ave hoprs' hard work that the
aIe was gotten under control, The roof
was entirely destroyed, the heavy timbers
falling on the seventh floor and crashing
through 1t in many places. In this way
the Gre worked down TO tho slxth floor
and thence 10 tho tiith by means Of ash
slutces, hut II was not allowed 10 spread.
A heavy beam fell in front Of Harry
Stevens room on the sixth floor and shut
himin. he was rescued from window
on an extension ladder. Beyond few
cuts from the breaking Of window glass no.
body was hurt. The Stillman Is the finest
building in Cleveland. II was erected one
year ago at a cost OF about five hundred
thousand dollars, Itilowned by Colonel
w. H. Harris and Dan P. Eells, With
the exception OF the root itwRs fire proof.
The loss on the building ID about $50, coo,
on which there Is no insurance, The
guests and families lose about Sl6, 600 by
water. The loss OF the servants will ag.
gregate 5000. Itissupposed that the fire
was caused bya curtain blowing into q gas
iet,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
ANOTHER DEATH
In tho, Illinois LeslslataTe-Howit 1t oompIi.
Gates Matters.

In tho, Illinois LegIslature-Howl It Compli.
Gates Matters.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 12.-Death has
claimed another member OF the Illinois
Legislature, this time the victim being j.
Henry Shaw, Of Beardstown, Cass county.
About 12:45 o'clock the clerk OF the hotel
missing Representative Shaw at dinner
and not having seen him during tho morn.
ing, went to his room to call him. Re-
ceiying no answer he looked over
The transom and saw him lying in bed.
The door was broken open and upon
examination DR.. Kerr, who had been
called, gave II as his opinion that the rep
resentative had been dead several hours.
The deceased has been ailing during the
whole session, but not sothat he could
not attend 70 his duties most Of the time.
Mr.. Shaw was oyer go years OF age and
served in the Thirty.sepoDd General AS
sembly, this being his second term. He
has been an unswerying Democrat, and
thus there occurs another break IN the
ranks Of that party. This makes the third
death during the session. It was antici.
pated that upon Senator Davis assuming
Office something tangible would be done
In relation TO the nenatorShip question:
but this unexpected occurrence will agaiu
throw II back for twenty days at least.
What makes the situation still worse, 1t
leaves tho House q tie upon any question
which will DO conatrued Into q party issue,
and thus retarl business. Members here
who wished business to progress are very
much dlsheartened. The Clerk Of Oass
county has bsep telegraphed OF the occur.
renee and the goyerngp vii be requested
TO issue q writ Tor . new election to-mot.
row, which will doubtless be done, but an
election cannot take plRce before twenty
days alter the call.
Ihe appearance Of The body when found
indicated that Ar. Shaw died without o
struggle. His district 10 largely Demo-
cratic. The coroner held an inquest this
afternoon and the jury retured q verdict
that the deceased came to his death from
causes ppknoSnt9 them,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

BANKER FISH is caught and hung up in
jli. II he had been caught before he
pracliaed his rascality General Grant
might have been in q more hopeful con-
dition to-day. The mere conviction of q
law.breaker Of Fish's grade is reassuring.
A harl.hitting sentence will so far to cen.
vince the people that New York law is no
respecler Of persons.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
Ho,tlllIiss Cease.

PARIS, April Orders to cease hostill.
ties were sent to Admiral Courbet and
Gen. DeLisle on the 10th inst. The
French troops, however, are still embark.
ing for Tonquin. A dispatch from Haip-
hong says that Gen. DeLisle in'an order
Of tho day to the French troops attributes
the recent events to the transfer OF the
command In consequence OF General
Negrier's wound TO hands unprepared to
undertake the charge, and expresses sur.
prise that the enemy did not venture to
pursue the French.
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Downed by The American Team.

sr. LOUIS, April 1.-THE first game Of
the series arranged between the Lucas
.Tao,re nina m;nns tbe serv;ces NJ tbe
,s9n.., Ss 80 - - ~ -. - \. -, ~
plaeklisted players ana tne strong Ameri-
can Associations nine o., this city, occur
red TODAY at spor,sman's Park. It was a
complete Waterloo for the Lucas agprega.
tion, but one base hit and no runs being
credited to the other side. Colgan and
Sullivan was the League battery, and
Foutz and Bushong for the Browns. Col.
iieIl I w which 5 was was the i only hit, but il avail.
ed nothing. and the side was quickly
fielded out, For the Browns, Barkley
made three hits, two two.baggers, and
Gleason and Foutz and o'Neil hit for
singles. The score stood 4 too.
Turrsrorts at New orleans. n
NEw ORLsANs, April 1.-THE races to.
dov' ,e,e, w4ll attended, The weather was
Wy "sts W. ~ Sn, ~. aaa ,.ss,. % H.. 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

LOUISVILLE is working up her exposi-
ton for next fail. She holds out the in.
ducement that already three hundred Of
The best exhibitors at New Orleans have
applied for information. Her people are
asked to come forward with $4,000 by
extThuslay. Ifoxposition is what the
country is pining for there is abundant
disposition in half a dozen cities to sup
plyt.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

GoyrRSoR JACKSON never degraded the
Pharmacy Commission to the level OF par.
tisan politics, but,Governor Wilson has
doneit. IiMr. Booking was left off for
any other reason than because he Is a
Republican and the Governor wanted to
put Democrat in his place, it will be
hard 10 make the public believe it.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13
nhdEe coatrast AWARDED.

, sFErHESyILLR, o., April 1l.-County
Commissioners yesterday considered bids
I from IN twelve Bridge Engineers for the
building Of a new county bridge at the
mouth OF Yellow Creek on the Cleveland
q Hteburgh railroad. The contract was
TrSatied rsd this morning to the Noise Bridge
company, Of Youngstown, for S2,5S9,, 10
lnshed by July ], 1885.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

WHEELING wants natural gas. OF coune
she wants to make as good a bargain as
she can. One proposition is now pend
Ing before the Council. II anybody else
las an olTer to make, now is the time to
come forward with it. The more bidders
thebetter.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

HIGnLY ornamental special dispatches
are going out from West Virginia, Famine
has given way to a plague of wolves and
eagles. Strange nobody has suspected
that our mountains are filed with sea
lions, which at midnight's solemn hour
come down into Wheeling and devour
naughty little children. This thought is
pregnant with column special If it is
worth line.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-13

Ir Illinois had been a Slugwump stamp
iur ground Miss Sweet wouldn'thaye had
a year chopped of her commission. All
along Of the Mugwump aid Postmaster
Pearson got a bran new commission. The
administration is going to sweat for that
Sweet business.