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The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
An Overdose of Morphine.

Sarah Mountjoy a notorious girl about nine
teen years old, living at the corner of Ohio
street and the railroad crossing, last night took
by mistake, an overdose of morphine. Dr.
Hodges arrived in time, however, to save the
patient by proper emetic.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
ICe-CreeperR on Their Boots.

From Encampment Notes i'll Philadelphia Times
Unlike some other competing companies. the
the Houston men did not appear to Slip on the
grassy parade ground, and it was claimed that
they wore icc-creepers on their boot heels to Sc
cure good foothold during the drill, but the
story was denied BY them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05

THE Big Four Railroad will take passengers
to the Grand Festival at the Shooting Park, at
!, 2 3 and this afternoon, returning at 5:3O
ticipated, as the best of order will positively
prevail. Prize Shooting, Eagle Pitching Wheel
barrow Races Foot Races, and many other
sports with competition open to everybody.
Dancing at the new Hall Music by Beissenherz' q
and Miller's bands. Admission, for gentlemen
free.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
A Fight Between Girls.

John Brennan and Mollie Mcbride were out
walking, last night, and called upon Mrs. Nc
Bride, on South Illinois, where they met Annie
Henry, who, being jealous of Molie, assaulted
her, beating her rather numerically No ar
rests
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
A Young Lady Gets the Pony.

The pony offered as a prize by Professor Nor
ris, of the dog show, was drawn last night by
Miss Nettie Jordan, young lady living at No.
42G North East street, on ticket No. 9sl.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WAR DEPARTNENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, ;
WASHINGTON ,Iulv 8 lS2h

VFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAE OFFICER, ?
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1885.
Special Indications for indianapolis and vicin'
ity-Generally fair, warmer weather.
For the Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Local
rains in Tennessee; fair weather. followed by
local rains in the Ohio Valley; southerly winds,
nearly stationary temperature.
For the Lower Lake Region-Generally fair
weather, followed by light local raias, southerly
Winds slight rise in temperature.
For the Upper Lake Region-Local rains.
southerly winds, stationary temperature. -n.t,h
For the Upper Mississippi Valley-Locai rains,
southerly winds, stationary temperature
For the Missouri Valley-Local rains, south
erly winds, becoming variable, slight fall in
temperature.
Local Observations.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
The Electric Light Case.

Yesterday the electric light case came before
the mayor, the defendants being represented 10y
Senator Mcdonald President Cayen was exam
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
Local Observations.
SENATE AND PRESIDENT.

Maximum temperature, $50. Minimum temp
ature 62.I.
The Indianapolis journal., 1885-07-05
THE SECOND W EEK |
YINH u MOD HI -

Opens with large additions their lines SO Suits We have placed
this lot lines anything
the Corkscew Wored Check Plaid
worth SIS SIS for s1O the time the MODEL and
it, 1t The
MODEL things halves. We don't
another. We shall to in
worth Clothing CUT PRICES
IN HALF At show Mems AlWoo
Cashmere Suits all of which formerly sold So $12 feline Mems
Suits only thirty h) be closed 45 The
extends and Youths Furnishing
odd CMdren'
formerly sold S3 Boys full Suits
S. Boys Awoo Suits at s and formerly sold at & $40 and
$2 Mems Pants oneaf the regular
~gTOMORROW (Ionday) will sell case Undershts
worth 20 FIVE CENTS Cotton Iis Gloves l shds)
FIVE CENTS worth 20 and White andkchieE at only FIVE
CENTS cheap Is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
Nearly Done for BY a Fascinating
Female

New Orleans, March, l9.-Last night
as Mr.. ] y. Ward. 4 visitor 10 the eN-
position, was saunterlu. along Cana
Street. a very pretty young woman ele-
rantly dressed, acco>ted him, and he
was led INTO a conversation with her.
The woman stated that she was a French
actress. and a stranger N tIe city.
NJ. Ward accompanied the TAR char
mer down Canal street until they reach
ed No. 40. when he was invited IN.
He accepted the invitation. once ~
side her room, the woman locked the
door and attempted 10 put the key IN
her pocket, but dropped il on the floor
Ward saw at once that he had been de-
coved into a dangerous place, but ga
not dream OF what was 10 follow. tie
supposed that robbers were concealed
in the room. 1t turned out that he had
no one to battle with except this tlgress
OF a omar
At Wards first motion TO pick up the
kew. the woman snatched from under
the bed clothing an iron collar which
she endeavored to throw over his head.
Ward clutched both her LANDS, and a
desperate struggle ensued.
The woman proved to be very pow
erful and fought like a demon. Finding
that she was being overpowered, she
began a series of shrieks, which. how
ever. did not seem to attract any one
attention. Ward, in the meantime, was
fighting his way towards the door, the
woman disputing every inch Of the al
vance in that direction. Getting 10 The
door. he gave her a violent push, winch
hurled her off some distance, opened the
door and escaped into the street, with
the loss Of his cane and a gold sleeve
button.
He at once sought the police, and
finding Caster and CAIN told his story
They started with him for the house,
and on the way there. met her coming
along Customhouse street, apparently
having been out again, possibly III search
of fresh victims. The officers place.
Ter under arrest and took her to the
third precinct station, but not without
a struggle. She declined to talk En-
glish pretending not to understand 1t II
the least. She rave her name as Marie
Kliene.
Ward, during this battle for liberty
was somewhat excited, Il describes TIE
collar as of iron, heavy, and provided
with a screw to tighten 1t about TIT
neck SO as to choke the victim to terms
The modus operandi is a new u here
and. although the officers went to he
room they we're unable to find the in
strument of torture and ofrobbery. He
loom, however, contained several trunk
which were securely locked.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
TOOK the Cake

Washington, March Is. The prt~i-
dents nominations were,coutirmed.
Milton j. Durham, of Kentucky, to he
First Comptroller Of the treasury.
Malcolm Hay. o. Penna.. TO lie First
Assistant Postmaster General.
Martin Van Buren, Montgomery. of
Michigan, to be Commissioner OF Pat
entS.
David 5. Baker, il, OF Rhode Island,
to be L. :. Attorney for The District OF
Rhode Island.
Benjamin II, Hill, Jr., of Georgia, to
be L. 5 Attorney Tor tie Northern Dis
trict OF Georgia.
Mr.. Montgomery Is a lawyer of large
practice, oflLansing,:Mich. He is about
- years Of age. The only public Office
he had held was that OF member OF the
legislature The President requested a
friend to telegraph and ask linn if he
W u.d serve as Patent Commissioner.
HIS answer was: Il am a candidate inI
no office, but my services are at thc
command Of President Cleveland Ills
name was Immediately transmitted to
the Senate.
This appointment has occasioned much
regret among the friends of Gen. Il. Is.
Vance, and some surprise, As Genera.
Vance appeared to Toe so well fitted tol
the place, and was 50 popular i'll Wash
ington, (where his main opponent. Nh
Hoblitzell Of Maryland was not) that
many persons believed his chances un-
commonly good. It is said, however
that he Will be offered something else.
Joseph 5. Miller, Of West Virginia.
was made Commissioner of Iutcrua.
Revenue, rice Walter Evans removed.
Evans had been given to understand
that his resignation would be accepted
but he declined to to take the hint, ant
was "ousted.' Col. Phil. Thompson Of
Ky. was holly pressed for the place, but
he had killed a man not very long ACC
(aud such things are not quickly condor,
ed in Cleveland's climate) and there
was a suspicion that the "Old Bourbon
(whiskey) Ring of Louisville might be
too friendly with him, for the best in
terests of the Revenue.
Mr.. Miller comes Of a rood family.
One of his brothers was a fellow-prison,
er with us III Fort Delaware at the close
of the war.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

LET u f UP A BIG FAIR THIS
IEAR.-The State Agricultural Society
which has for several years been some
what embarrassed, we are pleased to
learn, has adjusted all its debts and is
now on a solid financial basis.
Some ten years since the Society pur-
chased ground and erected large and
commodious buildings for the annual
Fairs, costing some $50, 900, for which
the property was mortgaged. The heavy
interest to be paid prevented the liqui-
dation of the principle as rapidly as was
desirable. However, the debt has from
time time to been reduced until it is now
only s26, 550,all told. Within the last few
months the Society has issued bonds for
the above amount, running twenty wears.
thus relieving it from any further en-
barrassment. These bonds bear six
per cent. interest, and, we are pleased
to learn, have every one been taken at
par. This is an exact statement of the
financial condition of the Society.
The great success of the State Expo
sltlon has revived the interest of our
people in such matters, and we are
pleased to learn that, while the next
Fair will not be as grand an affair as the
State Exposition was. it will be one of
the best ever held in the State. We
trust our people all over the State, will
renew their interest in this great State
institution and aid in making it an honor
to North Carolina.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

Don pint it for gracious sake don't
print it-for the PARTY's sake don't
print it! Well, if the party permits a
few scheming politicians to drag it into
the mire. or into wasteful and unpatriotic
actions, why not print the facts, and al
low the blame to fall on indjriduaEs, and
o OF the Party - Farmer and ne
chanjc.
There you are right, unquestionably.
And We may add that when ~anewspaper
becomes so subservient to party as to sup
press the truth or to withhold its opinions
for fear of ''iniuring the party, then
does it become useless to both the party'
and the public. -Statesville LaudnadrE.
That is cur view of the matter exact
~. And this is the reason that the F.
& NJ. and the C~aroIinian are not popu-
lar with '~'scheming politicians" and
reckless ringsters who aspire to lead the
party and have not sense enough to lead
a calf.
If there were no Democratic papers
to yeprove and rebuke the follies of these
short sighted and often clod-headed
champions ? of ''the party the honest
voters would eve know of their doings
until they had brought calamity and
ruin, not only to the party, but to the
country.
Truth cannot iniure the party. 1t
hurts only the guilty.-Western Carroll
MAN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

RICHMOND ~E&-AII0<S.-The dis
appearance Of L. :. Marshal Rutledse
L. Hughes. leaving = deficit IN his &C
counts of 5000. created much talk un-
til all tongues were turned to the Fanny
Madison murder. 1t i a shocking affair.
and illustrates how fast our Southern
society is adopting the ''fastness' OF
the worst phaze of Northern cisiliza-
ton"
Fanny Lillian Madison was a Young
girl of 10, a niece or other relative. OF
President Madison. She became init
mate with her cousin. Tom. J. Culver
Jus, a Young lawyer OF King William
county. Both were church members,
but go~od-looking, and gay. lie was the
nephew and heir Of Mrs. Jane Tuastall.
She was a niece of the Dunstans oil
Richmond. All these names are well
known in Virgin ia. After matters had
progressed some mouths, LILLIAN Madl-
son insisted upon going away from
home to teach. 1t was no doubt liked
arrangement. The young lawyer then
began to fly around other girls, and
IN his trunk when arrested We're found
letters from various gushing Misses,
one of whom warned him that he must
soou marry her.
Ten days ago, Fanny Madison came
to Richmond and registered as Miss
Z. l.. Merton.' She said she was ex-
pecting a call from a young friend
| Meantime a grutf old fellow OF yIllainou
| visage, and his pants stuffed in h,
boots. also called upon her. After night
young Cluverius called and the two wen
away together. Two DAYS later tht
BODY Of the girl was found in the city
reservoir, murdered in the park, litteC
over two fences, and thrown into the
water. She was soon to have become {
mother. Letters found in her trunE
could not be published.
Young Cluverlus was arrested at hI'
aupt's house. He denied and lied RICH
and left: but the clues are very strong
He is a small, light-haired, ''dudish'
fellow. How singular that such fellows
can make so much mischief with women
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
For the Farmer and Mechani
Communicated.

The Democratic party Of Raleigh
Township is an organization OF citizens
to promote we'll known and accepted
principles, aud though a part Of the great
Democratic organization of the country,
it is all the same separate and distinct.
Every member of this oiganization has
the same privileges that are accorded to
any others. This organization is now
about to award some prizes. The friends
of certain members OF this organization
are pressing their claims for these prizes.
How IA these aspirants and their
friends be treated so that harmony shall
prevail in the organization !: Let ever
one be heard" 1t is true, and some lay
much stress upon it, that we have
Representatives" but in outlining the
word they concede everything that the
friends of the Primary ask? How can
they better represent us than knowing
our will fairly expressed. Men who
oppose the "Primary'' on this ground
cannot use the word Representative, but
Dictator better represents their views.
The way of allowing a few men to dom
mate a patty may muIh pretty well for
a while, but in the long ruD it leads to
di~sintegration and a shameful perversion
OF Representative Government. Y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
For the Farmer and Mechanic,
An High Compliment to a Young
Teacher.

Owing to the death other mother, Miss
Alice Page, Of Wake county, was called
upon to give up the control of the ex-
cellenJ high school at Sandy Ridge.
Stokes county. After her departure the
school adopted the following
We, the students Of Sandy Ridge
Academy, deeply deplore the loss OF
our beloved teacher, Miss Alice Cary
Page. We know that we will never get
another such. Never have we had so
faithful and efficient a teacher, so devo-
ted and enthusiastic in the advance
ment of her pupils.
We feel as though she were gone from
us forever. Oh! may Godin his infinite
mercy heal her broken and bleeding
heart. We know that the loss of a de-
voted mother is one of the greatest af-
f~ictions that could be sent on US. May
she yer look to Him in whom we live.
worker of all wisdom, that she may
have strength and courage to bear this
the greatest Of earthly Affections
And furthermore We, the students OF
). r.. y. do tender our heartfelt sympa-
thy to the bereayed family.
Resoired, That a copy OF these reso-
lutions be sent to our dear teacher. to
the Biblical Recorder. Farmer and Ne
chanic, and Danbury Reporter AMI Past.
WINNIE NJ. MARTIN.
QUEENIE MARTIN,
Lulu kIERsoN, }Com.
JOSIE PEDIGO,
w. l.. HARGER.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

KIND ENPRFsSIoNS.-The FurHcy
dnd Meohu"tc, edited by Capt. K. A,
Shotwell, Raleigh, is one Of the newsiest,
most interesting and readable newspapers
| see. Capt. 5. has done a great deal to
build up the State and his efforts to fur
nish the people a first class newspaper
should be literally rewarded. To all who
want a paper, giving the freshest, most
reliable news, ably edited, and having
the most interesting extracts, there i
none better than the Farmer and Ne
chdnic.- Correspondence HenderS0a Coli
Le1f.
As the above is volunteered, from a
perfectly disinterested source, We copy it
IN our WI columns, and venture to hope
that the suggestion set forth in the last
paragraph may be repeated verbally by
our friends among their friends, wherever
there Is an opportunity. We ask this as
one who having given the best years Of
his life to the service Of his State, ham
pered always by narrow means, desires a
better and broader basis for future work
IN the same direction. We have never
asked any man 10 take our paper though
we deem it rerth its price: but We realize
that if it were more widely read it would
be not only stronger, and better but far
more useful. If, therefore, our friends
will exert themselves a little during the
next three months we shall feel greatly
indebted to them. Nearly any intelligent
Southern family will subscribe for a
weekly newspaper il assured by a neigh
Dor OF friend that it will interest them.
and especially if that friend will take
their money and the trouble of forwarding
it to the Editor. 1t is a great bother
with some people to write a letter. We
often write ten to twenty per day: yet
perhaps carry some particular letter
I which requires a special answer in our
for weeks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

....Mrs. u j. Murphy. a daughter
of Mr.. j. Il. Beamau. aud sister to Mrs.
Owen Fennell. and Mrs. :. G.. Worth,
died in Clinton, Sampson county last
weed.
...Malcolm wilson, a clerk in the
Bank of Commerce at st. GATHERINGS.
Ont, and Mrs. Sankey, wife OF the man
ager of the anne bank, have eloped.
Wilson is a married man. His accounts
are said to be all right.
....Ashavi.le (d,-en says w are
Informed that the railroad authorities
VIII proceed at once to iron the road
from the mouth OF the %antahala to Red
Marble Gap, a distance Of Twelve miles,
al! the trans viii b. run to tina ONT.
....It is definitely settled. 50 We learn
from a letter from Hon W. II. II. Cowles,
that Miss Mamie &. Hoke viii be given
the postotlice at this place. -Liucolntou
Press.
And no office in the State viii be bet
ter served, i she accept it,.
...Washington Gazette. We learn
from good authority that during the year
1891 there We're sold IL the State Of
North Carolina 1898 barrels OF liquor.
These would average A. gallons TO the
Darrell, which at an average price OF
Sl.25 per gallon mounts to the respec-
table sum OF $l,92j. 600.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
In Time Of Strength, Prepare for
Weakness.


In the above brief sentence i COM
prised. we think, the sum o. human Wis
dom. lit Is he essence q Philosophy
to recognize the mutability OF all mum
dane matter. aud matters and having
~recouoitereI the thinness Of the ice, to so
fashion our ives that il ~per-chance We
be engulfed. We shall he not taken IN
awarcs nor even in minor matters be-
| forced to admit that All ounce Of preven-
tive care would have saved u ten pounds
OF careful cure
1t is a sign that as the world grows
older. mankind taken as a body grows
wiser, "a pity if it were not soD:-and
hat the same rules of conduct that are
prudent in private life are being adapted
to public affairs. As PR erample the
Congress- OF Nations ior Peace Pur-
nose and the organization Of National
and International. Boards Of Health.
1t Il not many years since either pro-
posal would have been hooted at. 1t IS
/ not many years hence when the sages
Will refer To the dark ages when the world
/ knew its ailments. It's sources OF disease
and death, yet lacked the wisdom to
provide for the physical n moral
health Of the people, as well as then po-
litical governing.
The North Carolina Board of State
Health met in Raleigh last week. DR..
]. w. Jones OF Iarboro (who was cleo
ted President for the ensuing year, DR..
Tho-. f. Wood Of Wilmington (re-elec-
ted Sec'yJ DR.. :. 5. Satchwell OF Rocky
Point. DR.. Il. II. Lewis, aud Dir. K. l.
Payne were present. All are cxperl-
and expert physicians. Prol. W. T.
Simmons of Wake Forest, and DR.. )
II. Lylcs Of Macon county, were elected
additional members of the Board. Capt,
Arthur Winslow, Engineer. The next
meeting Will be at Durham, IN May,
during the session of State Medical Con
vcntion. The Board took c~ognizancc O
the Westward march of Asiatic Cholera
IN Europe: and laid it plans to meet any
possible introduction of this, or other,
pestilence. Al official consultation witt
GOV Scales on the subject was held
The Board advises and warns the public
to give more than ordinary attention tc
the cleansing of houses and premises
and the taking of all possible sanitary
precautions for the ensuing summer
Committees of Investigation OF epldem
ic, causes, and remedies were appointed
The adulteration Of Food, him medicines.
likewise received notice OF the Board
We take pleasure in noting that the ac'
ton Of the Legislature IN relation to the
Board has had a reyiving and stimu
lating effect upon its energies. 1t is nov
ten years since the Measure was mooteC
in North Carolina, and we confess tina
when DR.. Satchwell first buzzedi il into
our ears, we listened out of courtesy to {
man OF attachments ;-nothing more
But time is opening eyes as well as ears
R-sg+kindcst regards and thanks to tn,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
Pure d d Pr s.

Farmers: | have for sale three full.
blooded Jersey Red Sovs. One. two
years old, vii drop her third farrow Of
pigs last Of Apri, OF first Of May. One.
IS months old, viii drop second farrow
in April. Both these sow, were bred IN
New jersey, and are in pig, b. my full
b!oooed boar. Also oue Of sane blood
raised by me, 4 year Old witl drop her
first pigs in April or Ist Of May.
Also one fine full blooded boar. Is
months cid, All VI these hogs are very
fine AMI are sold because | have left the
farm, aud can not have them looked
after. For prices and further information
address.
Ivan NJ. PROCTOR
Raleigh, y. C., March ii, 1855.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

Prominent Sons OF WAKE. The
election of Congressman kimbro Jones,
of Arkansas, to tie L. 5. Senate by a
close vote over PointcXtcr Dunn. read
lily rccallS,two of the oldest family names
in this county. And now we notice in
a Knoxville paper that one of the most
prominent members of the Farmers
state Convention was our subscriber and
friend. c. E. Dunn, Esq, of Leadvale,
some 10 miles west OF Warm Springs.
He was chairman of an important COM
mittce and also delivered one of the
set lectures before the convention his
subject being Evidences that East
Tennessee Farmers are thriving"
Well, we like to hear of our people
doing we'll, at home or abroad; but it
seems hard that a State which is the
Nursery OF Statesmen should have so
many Of her chicks take to the Western
bushes Just so soon as able to scratch
for themselves!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
1t Costs no More to Raise a Good
One Than a Poor Onet

offer for sale an imported GUERN-
sEY Bull Cali, 9 months old, as line as
the finest; his escutcheou is equal to
any bull in the State.
1 pair JERSEY RED PICS. direct from
New Jersey, and one sow. same breed.
IL months old. very fine.
Also, t pair CHESTER WHITE Pics.
rom Chester county. Penn. and one
very fine SOW, lG months old. large and
healthy.
Partridge Cochin Eggs. - for thirteen.
All the above stock, [ guarantee to be
pure and good.
GEO. W. POE.
Raleigh, March 10. 1855.