The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-13

senator ance's home 10 the Blue
Ridge section. near Black Mountain, j.
named, 'Gombroon. Wilson Mirror.
Ex-Gov. Gilbert c. Walker, OF Va,
died IN New Yor~k.Battle raging
between Middleton's force and the In
dians.-Brig Julia A. Merritt, from
Brazil for Hampton's Roads, wrecked
near Ocracoke Inlet; crew saved.
....Hon. y W. Graham. Of Hillsboro,
will deliver the literary address al the
approaching commencement At OAK
Ridge Institute, June "a. The exercises
will be held In the new chapel Just finish
ed at a cost of 90, 600 or 5000.
I'VE learn that W. ". Jones, Esq.
a prominent lawyer OF Hendersonville,
has rented an office in this city, and will
move with his family here this fall. Mr.
Jones is a most excellent gentleman aud
VIII be gladly welcomed to our city
Asheville 4drancc.
Ex-senator Jones i a Raleigh man.
New Belne Journal About t,ouO
boxes of peas and 900 Of other truck
went out yesterday by the steamer She
nandoah and 1900 boxes wcnt.Uyrr the
A. & y. G. Railroad IA whale was
killed at Cape Lookout this afternoon,
said 10 be the largest ever seen On th~
( coast.
H.. The BROOKLYN IsioH is authority
for the statement that Nine. Gerster i
now singing by proxy IN a shrl.l and
querulous treble. Nine. Gerster is a
shrewd woman. She realized that the
other baby vas getting too old to uti-
lie as a sword to hang over her man
ayers head, and she was equal TO the
emergency.
....Mr. Crisp, who resides on Stecoah
Graham county was found IN the woods
dead, shot through the head He was
found sitting down between two logs,
with his gun across his lap, and his head
dropped back. 1t is believed that some
one was out hunting, and. mistaklng
him Mr.. Crisp, whose head could lust
be seen above the log, for a turkey, shot
him.
Joseph II. Martin, who fatally
shot Percy l.. Darlington on board a
Virginia Midland passenger train, near
Yesterday acquitted on the ground of
insanity. His counsel moved that he
be delivered to the custody Of his friends
but Judge Taylor Sent him TO jail to
await preparations for commitment TO
an insane asylum.
....Fhe temporary injunction, granted
by Jnisc shepherd, upon the application
of BIackwelFs Durham Tobacco Company
restraining I'll. McEIwee, of StatesvIile.
Is agents, employees AMI servants. FROM
using the word Durham or the picture
of the bull oG smoking tobacco, and from
designating his manufactures as Dur
ham Tobacco, was made perpetual. 10y
the same Judge, at Louisburg, Thursday
of last week, after argument which con-
sumed nearly a day.
Washington. ID. c May 9.-The
President has revoked the appointment
Of James Blackburn, brother OF the Sena
tor, to be Collector of the Lexington
(Kentucky) district. He read the intern
perate letter written by Blackburn dur
ing the war, and recently published in
the ~wspap asked whether Blackburn
wrote it, was informed that he did SAID
that a man who would write such a letter
ment, and personally ordered hi appoint
ment revoked.
ION last Saturday the stock holders
of the Pittsboro K. Il. Co held a meet
ing for the purpose Of effectine an organl
cation. The meeting was large and much
interest shown The Treasurer reported
205 shares OF stock represented, and 3
per cent. in cash paid into the treasury.
The requirements Of the charter having
been complied with, it was ordered that
the meeting proceed to the election of
seven Directors, which resulted in the
following selections. Z r. Ihrie. l.. j.
Haughton, ". L. London, J. A. Aston,
II. A. London, q w. Thompson and K.
j. Powell.
....Irvin Mcdowell has just died at
San Francisco, at the age OF 81. \ IA
tive o. Columbus, o., he was educated
in France and at West Point, where he
was graduated in 1888. He served with
credit in Mexico. and was appointed
from SCOTS staff to the command OF the
first Army of the Potomac. Against his
judgment, and in obedience to the popu-
lar clamOr, he lei his improvised force
of three months men to Bull Run. to be
defeated after a fight by no means dis
creditable, and TO be the first victim of
the authorities and the people lie bore
his undeserved disgrace with soldicrlv
dignity and fortitude.
ION last Monday there passed
through Elizabeth City, from the Hat
teras fishery for shipment over the Nor
folk Southern Railroad 400 porpoise
hides. Each porpoise furnishes two
hides stripped from either side with the
blubber on. At the North the blubber
isstaken off and dried into oil and the
hide being tanned makes a very super
Tor leather. We know from personal
knowledge that shoe strings manutac-
tured from this leather sell in the Nor
folk market for % cts. per pair. A a
test of the durability Of the material it
! is only necessary to say that one pair
of these strings will last as long as the
best quality OF shoes.