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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
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CAPTAIN E. S. DENsMoRE, Chief Usher OF
the White House. die1 a few days ago after
an illness O. several months. Captain Dans-
more went to Washington from Fitchburg,
Mass, about twenty years ago.
The President has appointed DR.. Daniel
G. Rrinton, of the University Of Pennsyl-
vana, Commissioner to the Columbia Ex-
position in Madrid.
SECRETARY CHARLES FOSTER of tho
Treasury has said that tho Presidents
proclamation as to the detention of immi-
grants would remain in operation until the
danger from cholera had ceased altogether.
The Treasury Department has instructed
customs officers Tat foreign publications
issued at regular intervals, containing parts
of several continued stories, which publica-
lions are unsuited for binding IN book
form, may be admitted free of duty as
periodicals.
The President has appointed Villa N
Potter, of Pennsylvania, United States Min
lister to Italy. and David P. Thompson, OF
Oregon, United States Minister to Turkey.
Edward Z. Little, OF Kansas has been ap-
pointed United States Consul General at
Cairo, Egypt.
TIE Vice-President and Mrs Morton ar
rived in Washington. They will remain in
the National Capital during the winter.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
TIE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Easteru aud Middle States.

POLICEMAN ISAAC D. COLEMAN, OF New
YORK CITY, committed suicide OF snootln2
himself while on post. He was a v:c-lm or
insomnia
was inaugurated as Presl1enC OF CoFhSii
University, at Ithaca. y. \
THERE was a street riot at Homestead.
Penn. in which several were injured. IL
started by an attacS on two coiored non
unionists Fifty shots were fired and oricxS
and frying pans thrown
FRANK A. EHREr's stable of race horses
was sold InNew York City. twenty SIX
thoroughbreds brought s223, 25J. an average
OF 1857 per head.
THE Harbecx Stores in Brooklyn, y. Y,
were destroyed By fire causing loss OF over
500 900. Six firemen were standing on
pile of juts on the top floor o. the burning
building when it shifted. Two were fnro*n
down into che fire where they were sutt1-
Gated.
ANDREw PEra1LL0 has Just been hanged
in the New Haven County Conn jail. P%
triilo shot his brother ln-!aw, Nichae'
Demeo. because he would not return money
to him which be had lost at gambling
REV. G.. 81. HARRIS. aged twenty-five,
pastor of the U1iversalist Cburca, Norta
Orange, Mass, has committed sulcide oy
shooting. He was unmarried ana AVed
alone. When his congregation was seated
In church next morning he was found deaH
in his study with revolver in his hand.
JOHN HoEY, ex-President Of the Adams
Express Company, died at his rooms at
Deimonico's, New York City, from Bright's
disease. He was born in Ireland in 1925
MAX NEWMAN. a non-Lnion man en-
ployed in Carnagie's mill at Homestead,
Penn, shot and kille1 a fellow workman
named Maynard under the impression that
Mavnard, who had aroused him from his
sleep, was trying to kill him.
DIR. ENcCH FIrHIAN died a few days ago
at Bridgeton, d. J. He wai 100 years OF
age The deceased was a prominent man
ana was widely known in his time. He
prided himself On being the oldest man In
New Jersey.
New YORK CITY was swept by severe
wind and rain storm; electric light wires
were Frustrated.
THE Chamber of Commerce celebrated its
12lth anniversary by banquet at Del
monicos, New York City, at which about
$50 distinguished men were present.
Speeches were made by Alex ander E. Orr,
Acknowledgement Miller, Secretary Charles
Foster, Grover Cleveland, DR.. John Hal,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Whitelaw Reid AMI
others.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
GOOD AND BAD BUTTER.

The average creamery butter is called
better than the average farm dairy but
ter, and the same is true of cheese, but
there are some private diaries that make
better goods and get better prices than
the factories can. Such ones should
hesitate before pooling their products
along with the shlft.ess, careless ones
who never could make good butter.
mainly because they had not learned how
to make good milk to begin with. Pos
sibly saving Of labor in the household
may pay for little loss in price, but
the separator seems likely to make much
reduction, of the labor OF butter making,
and it is said they can be used proftably
where there are a dozen cows.-Ame ri
can Dairvman.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25

London. England. The body was 5ur:el
under the fagstones IN the corridor o. tao
prison Nei.i made no 3afeSsion.
CHOLERA IS increasing III vlraleacs II
Russia owing 10 unreasonable -Tcatha-.
The Frerca Government has decided 70
prosecute tho directors Of the Panama Canal
Company
NEWS comes OF further fighting in Rio
Grande do Sui, BrazE. The Fe :era! forces
attacked VILLA Rosario, near Scn Gabriel,
killing number OF Republicans an. 1a..ing
others prisoners. The Republicans rspulsed
the Federal forces at Dom Peiris'. Rivera
Chica has been occupied by the Federalists.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
THE CINCINNATI,
Successful Launch of United States
Cruiser No. =
THE CINCINNATI.

United States Cruiser No. Z was success
fully launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
fsw afternoons since, and as the vessel
slipped smoothly down the ways it received
its new name Cincinnati, from Miss Stella
Mosby, daughter ct the Mayor OF the Ohio
metropolis.
It was shortly after o'clock when
Miss Mosby, pronouncing tho name
''Cincinnati,' broke bottle OF wine
over the bow OF the vessel. Then tha
last Of the props were knocked away
and cruiser No z of the United States Navy
shot proudly out upon the Walla bout Bay.
TIE Cincinnati was gayly decorated from
stem to stern with flags and made noble
appearance as she rode upon the water with
her beautiful lines AMI freshly painted
sides.
The cruisers Philadelphia AMI Atlanta,
the double turreted monitor Miantononoh,
the dispatch boat Dolphin, the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius and the Italian cruiser
Giovanni Bausan, all OF which took part in
the naval parade last month, were in the
Navy Yard and their crews were interested
spectators of the launching Of the Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati is steel protected cruiser.
Her length on load water limo is 800 feet,
her extreme breadth forty-two feet and
she has a displacement OF 1888 tons,
and a mean draught OF eighteen feet.
She will be one OF the fastest vessels
in the navy, as her average speei will
De nineteen Knots. The CINCINNATI VIII nave
twin screws and vertical triple-expansion
engines of IL, 600 horse power, with a steam
pressure Of leo poun1s.
Her total coal capacity will be 675 tons,
which will enable her to steam 1900 miles at
full power without coaing.
The engines were designed by Commodore
George w. Melville, Chief of the Bureau OF
Steam Engineering Of the Navy, and Engi-
neer William y. DUNCAN has had charge OF
their construction.
The cruisers armament will consist OF one
six-inch breech-ioading rife, ten five-inch
rapid-ire guns, eigat six-pounder and four
one-pounder rapld-iring guns and two
Calling guns. Besides, she will have six
torpedo tubes above water.
Her construction was authorized by an
act passed September Z, 1888, but her keel
was not laid until 1890 The cost of the Gin
cinnatls hull and machinery was limited to
81, 100000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
South and West.

G. NJ TEATs postmaster at Hope, KAN
committed suicide in the postottice by shoot
ing himself in the head with a revolver.
He was financially embarrassed, and fear OF
losing his place under the Democratic adj
ministration caused him to become despon-
dent.
NJ SwARroUT, farmer at Lyndon, ILL.,,
was ROBBED. Then the robbers tied him in
a straw-pile and set fra to it, Swartout
being burned to death.
AT Their. sisters wedding reception in
Cleveland, Ohio, Patrick Murphy cut the
throat OF his brother William, killing him.
CHIEF JUSTICE AUGUSTUS MERRIMAN, of
North Carolina, died at Raleigh a few days
ago.
JESSE SYKES, an old farmer Of Newport
Ind, fell in an epileptic fit while feeding his
hogs, and was torn to pieces by the animals.
HEAVY shocks Of earthquake vera felt at
San Francisco, and also at numerous other
points throughout California. The shocks
community was terror-stricken. Tne jar
was felt in every house in the city. The
glass in hundreds Of windows was broken.
THE Alabama Legislature met at Mont
gomery. At caucus F. L. Pettus and W.
M. Compton, both OF Dallas County, we're
chosen Speaker of the House and President
OF the Senate respectively.
FIRE destroyed the plant of tle st. Paul
Plow Company at Gladstone, MINI. Loss,
$3.50 600.
The convention Of the National Farmers
the Knights Of Labor Convention
was called to order in St. Louis,
Mo. The Methodist General Mis-
sionary Committee held its closing SEES
sion in Baltimore, Md; more than $500, 900
was appropriated for various N ssions
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
TO KEEP BOYS cS THE FARM.

When 4 farmer who owns go acres
of land is continually grumb}ing that
he cannot make anything at the business,
although his three or four boys work
for their board and clothing, has he a
right 10 grunble because the BOYS want
to cave the iarml Possibly if he were
TO divide his land and his ready money
with the boys, and then each one tried
to do his best upon his share of the
farm, all would get better results than
they do now, and all would stay upon
the farm, unless they had decided tastes
and talents for some other pursuit.
Chicago Times.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
SPREADING ASHES IN WINTER.

At the Rhode Island Station portion
of an old sheep pasture was plowed and
seeded with a mixture of tim othy and
red top in 1890. In the folio wing
winter and spring it was fertilized with
Canada ashes for the purpose of making
a comparison between winter and spring
applications of ashes to newly seeded
meadows, and to determine whether any
less would result from washing while
thu ground was frozen The soil is a
light sandy lean, and the ashes were
hauled directly from the car aud spread
from the cart upon the field when the
ground was frozen and covered with
four inches of snow.
The field is very level, and two plots
of one-f fifth acre each were selected and
staked out side by side. Upon the west
plot on January 6 half ton of ashes
was spread upon the snow as evenly as
possible, and corresponding half a ton
of ashes placed in barrels IN dry store
house for application to the east plot in
the spring. The spring application was
made April 20, the ground being free
from frost, but soft from the spring
rains, and to prevent cutting up the field
the ashes had to be applisd By hand from
baskets.
The very dry weather OF May and
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25

June shortened the crop materially. but
the grass WAS cut June 10, and the
weight OF wsll-cuied hay upon the two
plots determined as follows: West plot,
yield of fieidcured hay per acre from
spring application, 1906 pounds; cast
plot, yield of feldcured hsy per acre
from spring application, 1497 pounds,
showing a gain of 400 pounds per aero
or twenty-seven per cent. in favor OF tho
winter application, TO which eau we'll be
added the economy Of labor in doing
the work while the ground is frozen aud
other work is not pressing. New York
World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
Foreign.

fHE delegates to the Monetary Conference
FROM France, Belgium, Italy. Netherlands
and Greece will hold preliminary meeting
to draw up plans for combined action be
fore the Conference itself takes plac,.
LONDON workingnen and Socialists held
a peaceful nesting in Trafalgar square to
commemorate Bloody Sunday"
The Manitoba (Canadal election has been
decided in favor of free National schools as
against system of parochial schools.
THE funeral of the Duke Of Marlborough
took place at Blenheim Palace. the Mari
borough seat at Woodstock, Oxfordshire,
England His life was insured for 81, Coz, OOJ
in favor OF his American wife formerly
Mrs Hammersley.
A REJECTED lover in Petertavey, Devon
shire, England, shot tue girl who refused his
attentions and his successful rival ami thsn
himself. They are dead and he was fatally
hurt.
THOMAS NELL, otherwise Cream, the
murderer OF Matilda Clever and several
other girls, was hanged in Newgate Prison,
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
MINERS KILLED.
An Overshot Exploded Several Kegs
OF Powder.

At Pekay, mining town fourteen miles
north of Ottumwa> Iowa, three miners were
killed outright the other evening and seven
others injured.
They had made an overshot, which, when
discharged, ignited several kegs Of powder.
killing the three men instantly. Several
other workmen, who were fortunately in
the cross entries, were Frustrated, but not
seriously injured.
After-damp followed, and but for prompt
action they, too would have persisted. By
fortunate circumstance, all but ten of the
two hundred miners had gone above to vote.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
A BIG HAUL.
Captain Wheaton Left $50, 900 in
Bureau Drawer and 1t Vanished.

Bureau Drawer and 1t Vanished.
The whole county of Cape May is greatly
excited over the robbery of the residence of
Captain Elijah Wheaton, at Tuckahoe, NJ,
some time during the early part of the week.
The amount taken was $50, 600 in cash.
Captain Wheaton and his family left home
for short visit to friends, and upon their
return discovered that money to the amount
OF $35. 900, which had been kept in a bureau
drawer was missing. Other sums of money
in the house were left untouched. the thief
evidently being satisfied with his first haul.
Members of the family believe that the
robbery was committed by some one thor
oughlY acquainted with the residence and
the habits and movements Of the inmates.
Captain Wheaton is an owner of large
shipping interests and is very wealthy
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
DEATH IN THE RAPIDS.
A White Man and Two Indians
Drowned in Idaho.

Near Boise, IDAHO Wilson CARRIER. long
suspected of being a moonshiner, met q
violent death while fleeing from a party
Of men who he thought were officers of
the law he and two In1ians got
into a canoe and padded up Big Creek
The Indians were drunk and started down
stream Toe canoe entered the rapids
when the Indians both fell out and were
drowned. The canoe was dasaei over the
cataract and CARRIER also was drowned.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25
A F'IENDISH DEED,

= Tramp SETS Boy on Fire and
He is Literally Cooked.
A tramp, giving his name as Anthony
Hanlon, or Quinn, took shelter in small
Shanty on the bank of the Tuna Brook, near
Bradford, Penn. A number of boys were
playing round the shanty and requested the
tramp to get out.
The tramp seized pail of crude oil and
to the boys clothes. Young Lesgett was
crightfully burned all over the body, face
and head, being literally cooked. The
tramp arrested. Young Leggett died
that night, after lingering four hours in
great agony.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-11-25

The Herald gives the folio wing tabular
statement of the political divisions Of the
present and the next House OF Representa-
tives- In few instances later returns may
result in some changes but thu table may
be regarded as substantially correct:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
EXCHANGE NOTES

Rockingham Register : In the course Of
his evidence Monday in the Lindsey Ross
trial, Phlander Herring, Esq, testified
that there has been no bar-r0om or liquol
saloon of any kind in Bridsewa!er since
1854.
Broadway Enterprise: The Committee
of the German Baptist church, appointed
to select a suitable site for their old PEG
pies home, haye purchased % acres o.
the d. c. Kline farm near TlmberYl.e
Va.
Shenandoah TallCy: On last MONDAY
at the request Of Mr.. A. J. Hoffman, Mr.
Luther NJ. Henkcl shot on the street Tea
Central Hotel what was supposed 10 lie ;
mad dog. The animal behaved in f;iiic'
manner, frothing at the moaih as from
byd'ophobia.
The following item from the L'ny.l''
correspondent Of the Broadway Mars
shows that perfect wave of improvement
IS sweeping over that part of Rock ~
ham county:
'Mr. Joseph Kraizer has erected 4 nc0
smoke house on Main ST., which has added
very much to the appearance OF Lio yalu
able property"
4 Stanton special says; Sir. o. k
Lapham, the millionaire of Chicago, wh'
has for some years operated the barl
works here, has worked with a diligence
aad fidelity in starting beet-snsar fac
tory which has deseryedly won success
Young NJ. Lapham and Mr.. Lighiheari
have gone to Europe to purchase the nee
essary machinery and Inspect tie beet
surgar work.. The works will begin oper
ations here in the fall, satisfactory ar
rangements having been made with the
farmers"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
MILL CITY ITEMS.

Mrs. L. Lantz is still quite III, bat we
hope that she mill speedily recover.
The Rev. Mr.. Hitncr has moved into the
residence which has been recently oc-
cupied by Mrs Laniz.
Mrs. Collins, who remained with her
parents several days after her husbands
departure, left to- ay for her new home.
Some of the visitors expected here to
snend Easter, will have long journey
but suppose the pleasures anticipated Will
cOunteIbllance all
Miss NJ. c. has been thinking oyer
the matter very seriously, and has at last
come TO the conclusion that long court
sbips never end we'll and has fully decided
to make hers brief one.
One of the mules appeared in the "city''
again Sunday night. We very frequently
saw too of them driven but probably the
other one died of old age or the grip"
this recent cold spell.
Spring has come at last with all its
beauty and grandeur. How the very first
appearance OF the swelling buds, aud the
yerdant hills and valleys, inspire US with
the thought of welcome spring.
As there is not much news of interest
this week we will try and furnish you
with something better next week.
ARDUTUs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
HARRISVILLE LETTER.

DEAR HERALD Not having seen any
thing IN yOur columns from Harrsville
for some time, will try and give you few
of the happenings in and around the vile.
The balmy weather Of last week put all
oar people ago with garden making,
planting potatoes, DC But, alas when
the snow squalls OF Saturday reached us
all came to a halt and began to gather
around the hearth-stone, and to think
that stern winter was not yet over.
Wheat is looking fine, aud farmers are
preparing to plant a large acreage OF
corn.
see notices posted for registration at
Harrisville precinct signed by a resident
of Strasburg as registrar; is it possible
that out of the - Democratic voters here,
the machine cannot fiud one among you
20 perform the office Of registrar Yet
when election time comes you are ready
20 d. their bidding.
Now. fellow Democrats, | would hardly
think this fair, when a little Doodle has
to be distributed you can have no share
but it has to 90 off to some other district.
| guess hy next November election the
machine vi 90 to New York or elsewhere
70 get ,ou a registrar. Possibly torch
hight Johnny or John 5. b. may send you
Davy b. H. as they both seem to be
interested considerably in Davy, and
then. TOO, he seems 10 manipulate things
pretty well for convention.
So far a we Republicans are concerned
we are satisfied. We still have a majority
of the votes at IIarrisYille and will con-
iinue TO have them; we care not from
where they import the registrar.
Fellow Democrats, if yon are getting
dissatisfied, woud here say that the
doors of the Republican party, (the par
ty Of the people, by the people,
and for the people; the party that
believes in having registrars reside IN
the precinct where they are to otfieiate
tue party that believe in protection to
American manufactures the party that
believes i'm a sound currency and host OF
other good thlngs) are always open, and II
~ any time you desire to enter the fold
you can do so, always remembering that
"Whlle yet the lamp holds out to burn
The vIlest sinner may yet return" y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-04-15
Green Goods swindles.

Correspondents of the Baltimore Sun a
Monmouth, Rockbridge county, and a
Elkton, Rockingham county, Va. call at
tehtion to the industry Of the green good
men in that section. subscriber a
Elkton, Va, writes that the whole Valley
is being flooded with these circulars
which, IN spite of the frequent publicity
given to the methods Of the green good,
swindler, may yet find victims if further
warning is not uttered. The circulars arc
in the usual style, Offering largo amount:
of green goods" tor small amount oil
genuine money, inclosing a form of tele-
gram to be used by the intending pur
chaser and pretended newspaper clip
ping describing the immense amount of
money made by some fictitious persons in
dealing in "green goods" OF course the
farmer who bites at this green goods bait
IS a good deal greener than any grass he
has ever grown on his farm, as he always
learns when he gets to New York or any
other city ttat may be designated in the
circular ana receives box of sawdust or
some similar treasure in exchange tor bis
cash. There can be no sympathy for any
one who comes to grief in the effort to
buy counterfeit money, but as innocent
persons often suffer with the guilty as the
results Of such criminal greed, it may be
as well once more to warn the rural
Spectator VINO proposes to deal with the
seductive green goods man that he will
simply burn his fingers IN the transaction,
and possibly figure in the police courts
and the newspaper reports in addition.
Even had this form OF fraud not been so
Frequently exposed. the circulars ought to
be sufficient evidence in themselves to any
one of ordinary int 'gence that the
promises made in them are not intended
TO be redeemed. All OF them claim that
the green goods offered are printed
from genuine plates, and are perfect IN
paper, col0ring, yignette, printing, eli
craving and signatures. Such a claim As
this would at once naturally suggest the
query, Why should the man who made
these notes care to part with them for
One.fourth their face value if they are as
good as genuine and can be as easily pass
ed ? This consideration, however, never
seems to occur to the dupe, who allows
his own cupidity to mislead him and
afterwards repeuts in saNdust, ifnot in
sackcloth and ashes.