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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

....Durham Recor,}er: We learn that
there are eleven students attending Hon.
John Mannlne's law school at Chapel
Hill.
...,GencraI Lord Woiseley, in a pri-
vate letter, says; Il have personally
known only two horoc ia the course OF
my life. One was General Lce-the
other is General Gordon
....Mr. Miles Goodsin was elected as
Policeman tor Smithiieid blr. Goodwin
served fer tx or seyc15ea's on the Police
force Of Raleigh, ANA proved to be a ter
ror to Rlieigh'> evil doors He viii make
a good 5fli,sr; viii a.-p make a good citi-
zeE.
....Tho survey on the Marion, huther-
ford and tennessee Railroad Is Progress
iug rapidly, having passed the Devils
Ball Alley and row within 5 lr 10 mi'e,
f Maroon. Thi, begiu, 10 look ike the
company means business. Nartoa
Bugte,
.~...Topeka, Ks, February 1.-The
Senate passed the House joint resolution
~condemaing the action Of the state con
ni sioner II he Worlds Fair, at New
Orleans, IN joining with Others ia inviting
Jefferson Davis to participate Ia the re-
ception of the Liberty bell.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jordan. Of Jack
sou, Cass county la, can prove that she
was born in North Carolina, January .,
1916, making her no one hundred and
nine years old; and as she Is in good
health there is 20 immediate prospect II
Mary AIMS appearance tother side -
Jordan.
..Vice-President Hendricks deliv-
cred the address Of welcome to the
Worlds Cotton Convention, whieh OPP
ened IN New Orleans yesterday-,
Six large cotton factories III The vicinity.
of Petersburg, Va, employing in all
over one thousand operatives. have
been closed down for several months.
and great restitution exists among the
idle operatives. - Prcsident-elect
Cleveland spent Sunday at Greystone.
in conference with Mr.. Tilden.
....London, JANUARY 26.-Mr. Chas.
Warren Adams, who recently brought
action for libel against Mr.. Bernard
Coleridge, son Of the Lord Chief Justice.
based on a le ter written TO Mildred
Mary Coler.d-e, to whom he (.Adans)
was engaged, has now brought a direct
action Tor libel against Lord Coleridse
himself. 1t viii be remembered that in
his action against Bernard Coleridge
Adams charged that the father inspired
the attacks made upon the plaintiff 5
character ia Demands to his sister.
1.-The changes in the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad since the recent consolida
ton ven into effect on SUNDAY. The
conductors Of the passenger trains who
are running through from Wilmington to
Richmond are as follows: Capt. K. +.
Scott, from the Petersburg q Weldon
road; Capt. I. j. Scott. from the Rich
mond i Petersburg road, ana Capts.
Browning, Cuts, Bowden, Siocum, Filyaw
and Newell, from the Wilmington (
Weldon road.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

Many of GU readers may be skepti-
cal in relation to the Ridgeway Richmond
Route. But we are not. The road is
going forward as fast as any road ia the
South to-day. There is activity all along
the line. Petersburg Mder SAYS:
A conference of the city finance com
mittee was held at the courthouse vester-
day afternoon with Major Wexford, vice
president of the Virginia and Carolina
railroad company, at which various ques-
lions of interest to the city and the rail
road company were discussed. Among
them the right of way through the city.
the grading OF Folly street, the building
of an iron bridge over Brick House Run.
The road has been graded in this city
from the field in the vicinity of the butter
dish factory to Folly street, and workmen
have commenced pulling down an old
building in the rear of the Dudley house
on Long Market street to give place to
further grading ofthe road.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

RALEIGH SAVINGS BANK The
meeting Monday night, with DR.. Dab
ney in the chair; +. G.. Harrell, Sec'y,
agreed to organize with $4,000 capital;
business to begin when 100000 cash Is
on hand. The directors are j. j.
Thomas, Gustave Rosenthal, w. J.
Hicks, Geo. II. Snow, V. ID. Tuner
G. d. Rand b. X Harding, b. Z. Will
hanson. and Julius Lewis.
All are well known and substantial
gentlemen. We printed t e fact last
week that England had reduced her dis
counts to 4 per cent. Money can be
borrowed in New York at 3 per cent.
If we could get a few thousands at SIX
per cent we should be glad.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

....Eigin, H., Feb. last night,
during a wedding ceremony at ? alto, the
floor rave way, lni the cn,.re Z mpauy ;,
numbering about one hundred aud fifty,
fell into the cellar. Three ladies' were
slightly injured and all were ably fright
ened.
....A meeting was held last night for
the organization Of a company whose
purpose it is to take steps necessary for
the construction OF the railroad from Ok
ford to GAINESVILLE. The following officers
we're elected, all Of whom were present
and accepted: DR.. II G. IEernd III, Presi
dent; Mr.. X. Y. Minor, Superintendent :;
Mr.. j. NJ. Currin, Treasurer; MAJ. y \,
Gregory, Secretary; Col. J S. Amis,
Attorney; Directors -Messrs. W. A.
Davis, b. H. CoZart, Il. Q. GREGORY, w.
F.. Rogers, J q. Hall. Oxford Torch
light.
Secretary N. A. Gregory, Col. Roger
Gregory, ". A. Davis Esq, formerly OF
the TorchLghD, " \. Bobbitt Esq. oae
of the leading tob.cto dealers, and othe,
gentlemen, good re~preseutati,e s Of as
good a county a. North Carolina mum.
bers, are in the city looking after a char
ter for the above road. They don't ash
anything except a charter: there is nc
Ring in it: and if the road will builc
up Il North Carolina own good luck tt
{ ~
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Mice Kotio C,,ioc .lo

....Miss Katie Scales, the accomplish
ed daughter of Gov. A. NJ. Scales, has
kindly consented to take part in the Pres
byterlan concert, to come off in the Opera
House here on Thursday night of this
week. Miss Scales is naturally gifted with
a fine voice, which has been highly cnI-
tiyated by careful professors. Her sipg-
ing is always a source of peculiar pleasure
to all who hear her. .Kesseo.
ger.
Miss Scales will sing in the choir of
the Presbyterian church here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

DEATHs.-In Newbern, Miss Lizzie
Lane; one of the warm-hearted, brave
hearted, southern women of the var
time !-In Washington county,
Capt. Thomas J. Norman, a gallant old
Confederate, warm friend, and good
citizeD.--We regret to learn OF the
death of DIR. w. w. Latham, of Sea-
board, which took place at his home in
that place on Friday last. suddenly. DR..
Latham had had a severe attack Of bill
ious fever and had been sick some days.
His wife found him to be cold and on
examination he was discovered to be
dead.-In Fayetteville, on January
Goth, at the residence of Capt. A. B.
Williams, Mrs. Eliza A. Mcdowell. wife
of Alexander Mcdowell aged 3S years.
IN Fayetteville, Friday night, Mrs.
Archie Mcmillan, leaving an infant one
week old.-A little daughter of Mr..
Thomas Phillips died Friday night =
In Raleigh, Monday, Mr.. Henry Yearly
aged 80.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11
Latest News--Ser in Type We'd
nasday Morning.

Two versions OF Gen. Gordon's death
have been received from Arab sources.
His tr~eacherous Turkish Generals made
a false alarm on the land side OF the
city, and took their troops there. Then
the Mahdi's men rushed IN at the unpro-
tected side. Gordon rushed out Of his
house and was cut in pieces--So comes
the report. We hope, tho, that 1t may
be untrue.
kilograms TO the Daily ObserreT
state that all business is suspended IN
the Lake Region on account Of tie lm-
mense fall Of snow: and that he Their
mometer yesterday stood degrees be-
| low zero at Chicago, l. below at Omaha
% below at st. Paul; AMI 30 below al
Fargo. Can you fancy It:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11
A pennsylvania Pen Porrratt

RAle 81 Is aelty 81 nouie, and flowers
aud sunshine Is ~taul.aSs arc =. houes'
and emocraiic A. are H. bis hearted
people. Here stands a uau>ion. cubw
cred an.i grceu trees, suggesting osm.
tort sud s,gtnes iron is red bTsck
ctImneys t. thc very tlowep that grow
on the lawn. Aui yei this place wIA
touch elbows sith a modest cottage 10
shiSb vi tres, iwells a. much hApyl
ue~-, 4 not - much luxury
| , 10 two years ago Wake county. ~
which hes the city II Raleigh, had never
thought much Of tobacco raising The
farmers had settled down to The belief
that they could not raise Tobacco. and SO
their farm, produced cotton. aud corn.
and curly headed youngsters. while others
cultivated the plant thA, We art ;ald -
pleasantly about 70 the lines which de-
clare that
"IuhAcoo - al indian ueI,
And .vAs tie IcNi sosvi the seed
But the farmers were thoroughly walked
up Two years ago tho pun intended 10
find that they were living ii the center
Z Of the celebrated bright tobace5 bclt
The result i that 4 higher aud NOR
profitable grade 81 farming j. he 5uE cui
uvatcd. aud cotton fields are slvlug way
20 tohagc PLANTATIONS
O. course "a dropped into . tobacco
warehouse. Moon Farmers but We
arr sorry 10 say ttAf We ili not witness
the excitement OF 4 tobacco break a.
an auction saic i called We found Nj.
Moore a very atiible gentleman IL
owed q large piaulaNnu, winch was
worked by slaves IN 1atr hstit1ll DAYS but
when the spears were converted into
pruulug hooks ne found that the lsrge
fortune that he once thought would com
fort his Old age. had been scattered 10
the four winds. and he bad 70 face the
world ! poor man. Mr.. Moore is only
one of many such.
New said Mr.. Moore, we have be
gun to Try 60 retrieve our last fortune.
We are selling off our land. aud k.cI
only what we can work and properly tax,
care Of We want working meu from
the north to come amon.s Us. We wei
come thea. Ghes are the ones We wan
10 sell our land 10. and not To the Scan
dioaylaus aud Norwcgians. I'll salC
that aar people miSIuigcd the southener'
they wcrcn t so bad as they were painted.
and We know be Is right. He showed "a
through the whole house. and made us
present OF d Sugle .cai ot tobacco tina
cost him over three dolla or 80 pc
pound
We are sure that there is a great dca
of money 70 he made Ia Tobacco arm %
much more than the average sluaI TAR
nc, makes with hsIs,. ruta usgca,, a.
pies. e. .Ot,, and b1ceWDeat ia the uo-iu
Ou. attention WAS d ee,ed ca a HIT.
heap OF tobacco on the Il #o. \ 'arre
ha1 brought 1t "a the ga. before ON
610t sprlu4 wsecu " ph one horse. H.
received for Il over one huu4ted at,
thirty dollars. Five huu3 ed dollars "a
acre Is no yield At this kin,
o. farming. e p. ", ~ Scrouton, II,
Ueekiq.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

EDDINGs. In Charlotte, Mr.. Miles
p. Pegram Jr., and Miss Daisy VI.
Springs; Rev. DR.. Miller, conducting the
ceremony. A very pleasant party and
New Orleans trip. In Oxford. DR..
Fl. S. Furman of Franklinton, and Miss
Lucy HAYS. The Iorchhght gives a full
column to the occasion which was very
brilliant aud enjoyable. II Raleigh
Mr.. John @. West, of Washington. D.
c.. was united in marriage to Miss Allie
Andrews, daughter Of Mrs. Harriet An
drews, at the residence of Mr.. Albert
johnson. They left for their home in
Washington City. In Edenton Street
NJ. f. Church. at 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning Prof. George Meares to Miss
Minnie Harrison, daughter of the late
Col. W. H. Harrison, the Rev. w. G.
Norman officiating. They were attend
ed by Mr.. p. A. Carter and Miss Julia
Hicks; Mr.. W. II. Ward and Miss Male
Baird; Mr.. c.. X. Shaw and Miss Jennie
Simpson; Mr.. Hal. w. Aver and Miss
Stella Jordan: Prof J. c. Meares and
Miss Lottie Harrison.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

New YORK MARKETs.-Money l
per cent; cotton inactive at ll50I1sc;
southern -four dull and barely steady at
So 20(d5 rs; wheat, ungraded white SSc;
corn, ungraded 49G5lc; rosin steady at
81 25@l 273; spirits turpentine barely
steady at 3O(d 3O4c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

1.-The French at Dong Song IN
Tonquin carried four lines Of breastworks,
with a loss Of 50 killed and wounded.
-EngIand has rejected the proposals
Of the United States ia regard to the
West lndies. -N fighting II ca
pccted III the Cameroous, and the Brush
government is asked to demand an IN
demnlty for the property of British sub
lects destroyed by Germany. -Anothcr
dynamite scare was caused IN London
yesterday by 4 soldier who ~bayouetted a
companion for trying to run the guard
line
....Rep6rts OF large gold dcpo its 10
the Coweta Mountains, Georgia, ave
confirmed. "A fire origlna ing at
midnight Wednesday in a wlne vault 90
Worcester street, New York. destroyed
property to the value VI $40, GOO
The village of Battle Lake NJ uBesota,
has been destroyed by fire The House
of Commons at Ottawa is agitatcd on the
subject OF colonial fedrration-.-A
breeze has been raised ia the Connecticut
legislature by one Of the memGer charg-
ing that a railroad attorney had formed
a plumber Of the committees,
....E. a. Barnes, principal of a Chi
csgs public school, was arrested on the
charge Of whipping a twelve year
old pupil The boy was covered with
cuts ami bru;ses. -The police com
missiouers Of New York city have drawn
up charges against Captain Williams for
allowing gambling houses to exist IN his
precinct -TIiram Leonard 4 Co.
leather dealers. Boston failed LiabiIi-
ties estimated at $3.50 900 The assets
are largely IN excess OF the llah!lltle~.-
A mail driver was recently robbed Of the
mai bags. containing - 900, near Lake
Providence, Miss. The thieves threaten
ed to shoot him unless he delivered tle
mail to them. 1t Is now CHARGED thar
the robt cry was committed ty Pe>tma-
ter Jones, Of lake Providence. and Othus.
....At Beebe. Ark pp Sunday mig t,
a fight occurred between John VI Baftl,
a lawyer, and b +, Malone, a merchant,
and the latter was shot dead. Tie
trouble grew out of a lawsuit. in which
Battle. a. attorney. prosecuted Malone.
....W aslriugton February = Hon.
Vim. X. Cox. oi North Carolina. mem
Der Of the House coutinitte on foreign
affairs, IN conversation with a represen
tative Of the United Pre-. IN regard to
the pending dynamite resolutions cx
pressed the opinion that the committee
would not make a basty report thereon,
but would give the subiec the consider
alton it should have, before being brought
before the House. After the excite
ment which now prevails has sub,ided,"
continued Gen Cox. the subject can be
more jndiciously handled, and an excit
ing debate in he House, which he IN
desirable, avoided
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

The KNIGHTS OF TRUE FRIEND
sHIP.-The Grand Lodge. Of Pythlas
met in Raleigh yesterday. The Order
has not flourished in North Carolina as
It might: because Of rather ''too-too'
much Flim-Flan-Flummery in its Iatu-
al. But it has embraced many OF our
leading citizens, from L. ;. Senator 70
us. Despite all drawbacks the order has
grown; having had two or more new
Lodges this year, and many new mem
bers. In the country at large the growth
has been remarkable: the membership
now exceeding 10000. Grand Cham
cellor w. T. Hollowell presided yester-
day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

Many persons doubt even tie existence
Of such stones. Doubt 40 longer. We.
have a very handsome Ii now IN this Of
flee. 1t came as nearly all such stones (ol
which we have knowledge from Geor-
gia. and is above one huudte ed years old
1t belongs to one Of GU most intelligent
State Senators.aud has been in his family
half a century. He gives this sketch
Of its history
The Mcneil " lsto e was found il
Georgia many years ago Dy one Peterson
formerly Of n. &. aud pres lted by him
to hi. relative, Mrs. McNcili Of CumbeI-
land county. The tradition Is that 10
several eases, both in Georgia and North
Carolina, where persons were bitten by
mad dogs that this stone was successfully
applied. 1t has been in possession Of
present owner for several years and while
he cannot testify to its virtues, he viii
unhesitatingly vouch for the reliability
of those who witnessed its application
and effect and who presented it to him.
A full history Of this stone Was published
in the IN. {. .4rgUS' about the year
1913.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

WAKE COURT. The Wiley Cook case
for burglary on Mr.. b. W. Greens place
wa continued to June term
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11
Tobacco Market.

A Great Bargain
/ have o. hand a II horse power En-
CINE ard Boiler complete and 10 good
running order. for which | will take
300, one half cash. balance on 9 TO
L months time. l do not need this pro
perty and therefore offer it at greatly
reduced figures. Can be seen by app'i
cation 70 M IN the town Of Ca Y
W. T. D0RSETT,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

MAp-sToNE~ ARB Q 'MOONSHINE.
The past year, and We may include
the present year so tar as il has gone,
is noteworthy for the number OF mad
dog cases many Of them fatal. This
has brought up the old discussion a. TO
the curative attributes Of "Mad-stoues.'
so-called and there Is certainly no lack
Of positive evidence that many remark
able cures have been effected by them.
We read IN Atlanta Constitution last
week two well proven Instances. Tie
history Of the Pointer stole. IN Per-
son county, and me "Fauque' stone
in Virginia. i known to nearly all q our
older readers
The chief points about these stones
(and the unity Of many similar accounts
proves the rulel are hat the stones
come from the bladder Of a deer, and
have the quality Of absorbing animal
poisons, such as snake bite, mad-dog-
bite. etc. The stone IS applied to the
wound, and IN the course ol an hour 81
j so becomes black with the viru. it has
absorbed. If her washed IN tepid water,
or milk. il becomes cleaused. and is ready
for a second application. So long a. i
sticks to the wound there j. poison in
the flesh. 1t is shown by the gradual
blackeaing Of the stone.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11
Mr.. George T. Stronach's Oldest
daughter il quite sick.

Mrs. Clarke has received a nice
note from DR.. Elliott Cones, thanking
her for her notice of his book IL Farmer
anil Nechdnic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-11

....Topeka, KS, February 9.-The
Senate passed the House joint resolution
condemaing the action of the state con
pi sioner II he Worlds Fair, at New
Orleans, IL joining with others ia inviting
Jefferson Davis to participate IN the re-
ception Of the Llterty bel.
, 1885-01-21

Il see the Sun is booming A. r. Con-
verse for governor OF Wyoming said a
prominent gentleman in conversation yes
terday.
80 perceive said a reporter, to
whom the gentleman addressed the re-
mark,
well, Notwithstanding all the paper
has to say, the wish that Mr.. Converse
, 1885-01-21
4 nssTATEMENT REcrIFTED.
A False Repor, That Is Calculated to
do Injury.

L thoughtless local article appeared in
the SIN yesterdy, which is calculated to
do much injury to the business Of q hard
working and honeet man. The article
vas in reference to the condition Of Mr..
John Elitch's restaurant business. 1t
stated in express terms that Mr.. Glitch
was financially embarrassed, aud left the
impression that his restaurant is about to
be closed up. There was a further state
ment that the action was begun by the
Merchants Association. SO far as the
latter proposition is concerned, nothing
could be more grossly untrue. Mr..
Richards, the secretary Of the associa-
ton, stated yesterday, that neither di-
rectly nor indirectly were the merchants
concerned in any movement against Mr..
Glitch. So far as relates to the avalanche
of writs, which, according to the Si1a,
are falling upon Mr.. Glitch, this is
an entirely unwarranted assertion. To
place the newsand costly outfit in his
present restaurant last fall Fitch was
forced to spend nearly $1,000. Being a
poor man he was obliged to run in debt.
A balance of $40 remained of one large
bill that had been due a certain firm and
it was simply the collection Of this amount
which was being forced by legal process.
1t is impossible to expect that every
thing can be done in a day, but of the
heavy load of debt saddled upon Mr..
Glitch when his restaurant was opened,
but comparatively little now remains.
Mr.. Glitch has worked hard and manful-
ly to this end, and this attempt to cripple
his efforts des erves the strongest condem-
nation.
Mr.. Elitch's restaurant will remain
open at the old stand and Mr.. Glitch, who
has brought it up to its present high
standard, will continue at the head Of the
business, all malicious or thoughtless re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding.
, 1885-01-21
The Gnbertson Case.

Mention was made in THE LEADER
yesterday morning of the arrival in this
city of Ross Gilbertson and two relatives,
who came from Fort Collins for the pur-
pose of settling the case pending against
him in this city. The matter was salts
factorily arranged yesterday. the charges
against Gilbertson were withdrawn, and
all parties interested seemed to be salts
fed. Mrs. Gilbertson, the aged mother
of Ross Gilbertson is an Invalid, and re-
sides at Fort Collins. The charges
against her son have been kept from her
knowledge, for it was feared that serious
results would attend the recital of the
story to her. All things considered it is
perhaps best for everyone concerned that
the case has been compromised. Gilbert
son was accused of stealing a lot of plum
der from Newman's livery stable.
, 1885-01-21

Some time between dark Monday night
and daylight yesterday morning ]. G.
Warren, who has charge of the sheep
Strengthening house of Uncle jack
johnson, on the banks of Grow creek,
lost seventeen sheep. The slaughter
house is situated in the western part Of
the city. There sheep are killed and
dressed and sold to retail dealers and
hotels. Monday night seventeen dressed
carcasses were hung in the house, but
yesterday morning they were not there.
During the night a wagon was driven to
the place, the mutton was loaded on the
vehicle and the outfit melted into the
night. Yesterday efforts were made to
trail the wagon but the tracks were %
lost ON the streets. There is no clue to
the theft or thieves, and at present there
seems to be but little hope of ever ascer-
tanning by whom the theft was committed.