The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

-. Geo. Wheeler, former mail mes
senger on the Salem Branch X. r. has
been convicted of robbing the mail and
fined 4l0O and sent to Albany FOR 2
years.
We learn that Messrs Timberlake
and Struggled are preparing to make
quite extensive improvements at the
" hite Sulphur Springs Move up the
good work.
The President has offered the Man.
chester consulship, which was refused by
ton, to Mr.. +. j. Hale, of North Caro-
lima. Mr.. Hale was pressed by his dele
cation for the Belgian mission.
dispatches from Europe stating
that Russia had greatly increased its de-
mands in regard to the Afghan boundary
line, and that the outlook for war was
threatening, caused prices to advance on
the New York Stock Exchange. --
Henrietta Ramsey shot and killed her
husband at Seaboard, on the 5. x X: X.
r. Va.
1.-The Episcopal Bishop of Missis-
sippi, DR.. William Mercer Green, is in
his oSth year, yet on recent visitation
he preached nineteen times, baptised
eight and confirmed thirty three persons.
....Mrs. Langtry wears a No. 3! boot;
Mrs. George S. Knight wears No. /;
Nine Nilsson 81 Mrs. Mckee Rankin
a No. , Maggie Mitchell No. 3; Annie
Pixley No. II; Ellen Terry No. 3,
and Lillian Russell, No. 80.
L.
over some American town names came
across the well known ones of Pawtucket
Shetucket, and Nantucket ''Haw
haw !" he exclaimed, Pm blessed if the
whole family didn't take it y
The North Carolina Teachers As
semby will be held at Black Mountain
Station, from June 9th to July 3rd, and
it promises to be much larger and more
interesting session than the one held last
year at Waynesville.
-. Two sons of w. C. Winfree, in
the northwestern part Of the county,
were bitten by mad dog on the 9th OF
April They were carried to a certain
reputed maidstone, which was applied,
and is said to have adhered to one of the
patients nine hours This is the account
as received here. .-Greensboro Workman
I'VE noticed the other day in an
exchange that Senator Hawley had said
that while the nation was mourning
over the probable death bed Of General
Grant, the arch rebel, Jefferson Davis.
was probably dying" The Indepen-
dent Company has placed on record its
disapproyal OF the action of some Of the
State Exposition authorities inviting
such a man to address a body of North
Carolina soldiers and citizens. This dis
charge OF venom shows that they were
right.
The action referred to was a resolu-
ton which was a resolution which was
passed just before going to the opening
OF the Exposition, appointing acommlt-
tee TO walt on the Officers of the I'd Regt
and ask if there was any foundation
for the report that Senator Hawley had
written a book villfying the South, and
if there was, to ask that the independent
Company is excused from escort. They
were told that they would not be excus-
ed on the ground stated. so they shut
their mouths like true soldiers, and
marched at the head Of their regiment
doing honor to one who had heapet
SANDER upon them II, Fayetterdl,
! O6serrer.
| But they ought not to have been com
/ PEELED to do so.
However, it was only last week tha
Senator Evarts, OF New York declared
in public speech that the loyal hear
of the North resents the insults offiere,
by the Democrats III putting three ex
Rebels in the Cabinet
4 The more we cringe before those fel
lows, the worse they abuse US. Wha
did we bring back from Boston?