The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-28
Mr.. A. G.. Red, an cd citiz=r

HitchlcubulS x. AiCI ItOtit49-
1.-The dwelling and outhouses Of Mr.
Sol Barheld, in Wayne wa. recently de-
stroyed by ire
....A Baltimore delegation cam, Son
here Wednesday TO invite Gov. Vance 10
speak 10 that city on the 23rd of Febru-
ary-
I'D. w. Thorp, of Rocky Mount,
received 1864 for his tobacco on five
acres. He has enough to carry the
amount TO 800.
Maj. Dowd's little tribute to the
late Hon. John 81. Evins. delivered in
the House Tuesday, was a decidedly sen
sible thing. One choice sentence was
n am not OF those who believe that all
GOO. is in the past, or that only good
men die.
THE Presbyterians Of Davidson
college have Just completed the erection
Of a new church ediice, and will have it
ready for use within a few days. The
building is said to be a very handsome
one, aDd cost the sum of$7 600.
....Sheriffs settled the taxes due by
their respective counties, as follows X.
j. Lewis, Halifax, 81, 4l2.43; A. j. Mar
ray, Haywood, $3.50. 60; w. NJ. Black
Moore, sS78.55; 7. A. Watts, Iredell.
$9Sl.Gy.
....A youth named Willie Robinson,
bet ween Is and 20 years of age, on last
Thursday attempted to drink a quart Of
whiskey. and succeeded, but suicide was
the result. He lived at Sandy Greek
township, about twelve miles from Louis
burg.
Zone of the most singular effects
of the explosion at the White Tower is
noted in the discovery that the concus-
sion displaced the great stone which lay
over the tomb Of the nephews Of Richard
III, and exposed the collins IN which
their dust reposes, almost IN sight OF the
spot where their eyes were SO cruelty put
out and their young lives smothered.
...Col Mcclure, the Independent Re-
publican editor ofthe Philadelphia Times,
in his Southern perambulations to boost
up his paper, is not having everything
serene. He was arrested in New Or
leans the other day on a writ sued out
against him for libel bY the Louisiana
State Lottery Company, the damages
being laid at 800, 900. Rockingham
South
....New York, January 23.-About
6 O'Clock this morning a young couple
went into the Little Hotel, on Canal
street, secured a room and registered as
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman. They had
evidently Just come from a ball. During
to-day a strong smell came from their
room. After the door had been knocked
on several times, it was broken IN, and
the man and woman were tound dead
in bed. The gas was turned on.
....This afternoon Gen. Vance offered
an amendment to the Indiana appropIi.
alton bill, approx rating $4,000 to deiray
the expenses of past delegations of the
eastern band Of Cherokees. He stated
tina, the money was due, and that the
claim was pronounced just by both the In.
diana Commissioner and the Secretary Of
the Interior. Mr.. Ellis, in charge of the
bill, accepted the amendment which was
agreed to. The indians will get their
none Y.
....Raleigh, n, c. January l2.-Twc
desperate colored criminals confined in
the new Jail at Goldsboro on Saturday
night made an attempt to escape The
cells we're of steel, but the men, to whom
had been secretly conveyed powerful
chisels, succeeded in breaking down the
door when Mrs. Thompson, the wife OF
the keeper, rushed In, accompanied by
another woman. The prisoners despera-
tely beat upon the outer door and had
started one of the bolts when the plucky
woman drew a revolver and commanded
them to stop Her determined air and
words checked them, and by the time
other help came the men were complete
ly cowed.
lit is remarked as a curious circum-
stance that the portion OF the House OF
Commons occupied by the radical benches
was where the most damage was done.
Regarding the wrecking of Mr.. Gladd.
stones seat, an irreverent wag suggests
that he must have left in his chair a
speech which fermented. The sensation
caused throughout the United Kingdom
hy the explosions il almost unr1,rtdcnt-
ed SO great is the demand for inte!li
gence concerning the outraEcs that one
OF the London news ?@encleS up to lC
O'Clock ta-night filed orders for 1900 ac-
counts, sending them to almost every
town of consequence in England, Ireland
Scotland aud Wales. The universal feel.
ing is one of dismay, coupled with
thirst for vengeance.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Henry II.
Gorringe is a lying in the Bennedicl
House, Washington square, stricken
with partial paralysis and nervous pros
t~ration, and is worn put with loss Of sleer
from persistent insomnia. He bad been
in danger of death, but late last night be
was slightly improving. His complica-
ton of disease and accident has broker
down his health
For wears Mr.. Gorringe has underta
ken to do more business and supervised
more enterprises than he had the time
or power. His successful bringing over
of the obelisk FROM Egypt made him
reputation which he exerted himself tx
keen and inspire. Ia the formation o
the American Ship Building Company
at Philadelphia, in 1883, ne was made
President; and last spring, when the com
pany failed, he was made the receiver
His other business cares, and the failure
of his pet enterprise bore heavily on him
and he grew nervous and irritable.
...A spectacle peddler named R. NJ
Cohen has been dipping the u~nsuspectinG
old farmers of Arson county, selling then
glasses that can be bought in any country
store for % and so cents. at the exorbi
tant price OF s. and $40 per pair. A
some of the houses, he passed off as
Baptist minister and would thus thu
more easily ingratiate himself into thu
confidence Of the good old people. ant
make the art Of fleeing them as easy a
falling off a log. Not content with swim
ding them on the spectacle dodge, h.
would dig such as he could still deepe
on a confidence game. The pious, smil
ing old fraud would s~ympathetially en-
quire the state of their granaries. which
would always be found low, and woul'
then tell a plan whereby they could heal
them with corn for little or nothing. H
would then explain that he owned