The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-18

Tile Dakota house Of delegate,
has passci the wOmaa's suffrage bill b,
4 vote Of - To 70.
....Both houses Of the Texas lesisla.
ture have recommended Ex-Gov. Richard
b. Hubbard TO Mr.. Cleveland for Q place
in his cabinet.
....Brazil., Ind, February 10. An
explosion occurred At 6 O'Clock this morn
ing at the Central Iron and Steal Works,
owned by Major Collins. -Four men
were killed, eight were dangerously
wounded, and a large number of others
received slight injuries
The Pope declines to negotiate with
Michael Davitc Langtrys re-
appearance in London in the school for
Scandal vas only 3 partial success--
Cardinal McCabe died Tuesday night At
Kingston, Ireland.-The Marquis Of
LorEe will stand for Bristol In the coming
English parliamentary elections.
THE dogs have many friends in
Raleigh. Backbone is in demand. A
gentleman connected with this Office has
just had FIVE goats slaughtered by carni-
verous aud starving dogs, and neiehbor
had ten killed the same night. He has
forty more and they will all go the same
way.-Wilmington Star.
IA public school building at Atlanta
burned; loss l5.OOe.|A SIC, 100
2ee at Gainesville, Ca, is reported. -
Conductor Clarence Washington was
killed in the wreck Of a freight train on
the Washington, Ohio 4 Western K. X.
Snow fell at Montgomery and
Selma, Ala, yesterday TO the depth of
tour inches. -One OF the Fall River
Mass cotton mills contemplstes moving
its entire machinery to Mexico.
1.-THE late Lieutenant K~islingburg,
in his diary just made public. severely
criticised Greely.--Judge W ylie does
not contemplate retiring from the bench.
TIE exhibitors committee Of the
New Orleans Exposition are making q
desperate effort to get from Congress an
additional loan c! $500, 000.-The
pavilion for the accommodation Of guests
at the dedlcatory ceremonies Of the Wash
lngton Monument was blown down yes
terday by the wind.
....Korti, February iO.-G uba has
been strongly fortified TO resist a possible
siege. A fort has been constructed tri-
angular In shape, with deep bitches in
front, and b~rushwood and wire work have
been placed outside to impede the enemy
i'll the event of attack. The letter re-
Gently sent by the Mahdi to the English
officers on Col. Wilson's steamer, con-
tanned a postscript saying that it was the
Mahdis first and last letter to the English
and that unless they submitted he would
kill all the Kafir dogs. The bearer of the
letter, who was a dervish, urged the
Egyptians on board the steamer to Join
the Mahdi's army, saying that God had
sent the Mahdi to convert the world, and
the Mahdi intended to march straight to
STEAMBOAT. On the day the steamer
stranded. which was Sunday, the Mahdi's
eEr landed on the island and urged the
British to surrender. On Sunday evening
Hamid Bey, two shippers and seventeen
Datives deserted the steamer The
steamer Sofia with Lord Charles Beres-
on board arrived at the island on
Tuesday. During the engagement with
the enemy the Sofas boiler was struck
by a shell and a great explosion occurred,
followed by a rush and roar Of steam.
After a temporary patch plate had been
Fixed on the boiler, the Sofia passed the
enemy's works under a heavy fire, tow
ing a nuggar containing Colonel Wilson's
baggage. The nuggar grounded 600 yards
below the fort. The night was spent in
to float her. Perfect silence was
on board the steamer, which
led the Arabs to believe that it had been
abandoned, and they stopped firing and
commenced beating drums. Just before
baybrsak the enemy saw sparkle emerging
from the funnel of the steamer, and they
at cnce began to yell in the fcrcest man
ner. and opened a heavy fire on the YES
SO The steamer replied effectively, and
scion passed out of range. 1t is estimated
that the enemy numbered 1000. They
had three krupp guns. Colonel Wilson's
los. on the island was two killed and
twenty wounded of the Egyptian troops,
and four wounded of the British. The
Soudanese allies fought we'll until they
heard Of the fall of Khartoum, when
they became demoralized. The Mahdi
caused the massacre of all of Gordon's
men, together with their wives and chill
dren.