The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-15

Northern papers daily at Denmarks.
Mr.. L. b. Holt is erecting a 10000
residence at Graham. Look out for us
friend H., when it rains. This shanty
leaks,
In addition to losing his residence,
at Manly, DR.. Bethune lost $1,000 IN
cash. One Of his children had a close
escape.
A youth who went to Washington to
capture an Office; says Cleveland's Demo-
cracy has no ''C'' (see p in it. He wants
It spelled Demo~CRAZYl
Next door to this office, dozens of
counters packed with new Spring Goods!
Latest STYLES At r. B. Andrews & Co,
you will find them.
Mr.. Hezekiah A. Gudger Of Bun
combe has been offered the S%upcrintcn-
dency Of the ID. d. & b. Asylum at
Little Rock, Ark.
The Agricultural Department Direc-
tors are in session today, The public at
the last election counted unon some decl-
ded changes but we doubt if the old ruts
be abandoned IN any respect
-Bey. Dr. Nel-on has been conducting
an interesting revival at the Pad Baptist
Church the past week. Any h%ivolity on
the part ofthe spectators calls down some
plain speech from him and ought to.
1t is called the Sunny South" but
we had to lay in another load Of fire wood
yesterday. We have paid about SO per
week for fuel at this office (no children,
nor petticoats either since November
last.
Minister Don't spell this Reverend
Jarvis will sail for Dom Pedro's capital on
the 23d of May unless there should be a
senatorial vacancy dd interim. Well,
Bon Toyqge, Toni And look out for
your Railroads, Domt
Mr.. W. G.. Stronach gave the use of
his mammoth new Tobacco Warehouse,
on Monday evening, to a committee OF
gentlemen who arranged a skating party
10 aid of st. Johns Hospital. 1t was a
pleasant occasion.
Charlotte Obseruer tells OF the burn
ing of Peachtree Bridge on the Air Line
r. II. near Atlanta. Accident Also
the killing of w. Il. Curtis in Lancaster,
s. G., by a man named Emanuel, whom
he had accused of stealing FRONT him.
Curtis fired first.
MIR. Geo. c. Jordan State Agent of
the Valley Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
for the Carolinas and Tennessee, last
week stirred the waters by printing a list
ofpolicies amounting to $500, 000,- which
his Agency had written during the month
of March.
Gen. Robert 3. Vance, brother of
Senator Vance, and late Representative
of the Sth NC. Dist. in Congress, has
been appointed Assistant Commissioner
of Patents, at S 3 1000 salary. We favored
him for the chief post: but he will do
good work anywhere.
The negroes appear to be barbccuing
themselves in a reckless fashion. Negro
man burned to death near Scotland Neck.
negro woman near kinston; negro woman
near Wadesboro; four children in Robson
county, and so on! And from sheer
carelcssness in each case; except one,-
an epileptic.
Blind Tom has been legally declared
an idiot, and placed under a guardian.
He was never a sane being. Nature
had given him adroit fingers for piano.
playing: but he never had any intellec-
tual conception of music. Still, he was
a wonderful instance of human vagary.
Sheriff Jesse I. Ellington brought
SIX COnvicts to the Pen" last week
the result OF Judge McRae's two weeks
session of Johnston court. One of the
convicts-a white man-who was charc-
ed with two crimes. one of which had
been not proS'd, did not know until he
reached the prison which of his rascali-
ties had taken the cake,-corn cake.
Judge McRae is said to have pleased
the Johnston people.
civilian Weaver was a gay de-
ceiver'-says the song: and SO says Mr..
E. j. Hardin, who put much trust in his
negro porter of that name, until he recent
ly discovered that the presence of his
glnger-colored porter was apt to be fol
lowed by the absence Of several bottles of
ginger ale. So the police were placed on
the watch. and one night last week caps
tured both porter and ale slipping out of
the store: as they wont do any more =
for William is in the jug.
Mr.. VIII c. Rencher showed us last
week the endorsement Of the entire North
Carolina delegation in Congress, Mr..
Manton Marble, and others commencing
him for secretary of New Mexico; of
which his father was at one time Cover
nor, we believe.-Glad to hear that
our friend Maj. Matt Manly is mentioned
for a leading Consulship, and he is CAPT
tally fitted for any such post having the
character aud manners of a gentleman.
RG~Having tour Sewing Machines, and
nobody to play on them,-I rise to offer
you the choice OF an "EsTEY," an
AMERICAN" a WHEELER s WILSON,
or a New HOME, at from $40 to $12 be-
low market price. They are three-drawer,
latest style, family machines, fresh from
the factory, and lacking only the fg-leaf
Attachment" to begin work on towels,
napkins, pillow-cases, and other trousseau
garments. This is no %''sell." That is,