The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
VOL. Ill.
naleiob ano Roundabout

Oysters and ice cream, and sweet
cakes. and a sweet lot of the material
out of which sweethearts, wives, and
mothers, are made-can be found al
the First Presbyterian church festival
tomorrow night
"A call, originating with Moody,
the Evangelist, but endorsed by the
clergymen of Baltimore, has been ad-
dressed to the country, calling for a
united effort during the month of
January to stir revival of religion in
all the land, and an appeal to God to
''stay the tide that threatens our in
stitutions, political, social, and relig-
iouS."
The marquis of Lorne, and his
lady forlorn, landed at Halifax, on
Monday, amid great pomp. The voy-
age was very sad one. The "r'yal
couple" put on too many airs, and
must have ''riled" old kings Neptune:
for he Hinged, fang, tlunged that big
ship, up and down, and criss-cross,
until both their r'yalties got ''riled'
also, and never did get ''settled' back
to enjoy their dinner-not once. This
indeed is a sad-U-sea case.
Much feeling has been aroused by
the assassination of Rev. p. f. White,
who was shot in his buggy while pro-
ceeding from Manning, 5. O., to Sump-
ter. to take the train for Columbia, to
attend the Baptist Convention. lie
was but newly married, and his wife,
who rode by his side, is terribly pros
trated. \ negro named Dick Cole-
man has been arrested and the crime
is believed to have been done under
the supposition that Mr.. White was a
prominent Democrat of Clarendon.
of course he didn't think it was
loaded. That is the peculiarly about
these cases they never do think.
And that proves that senseless fool
ought not to be allowed to own gun,
OF pistol, or blunderbuss, or any other
laundering tool wherewith he can ''ac-
cidentally" blow off the top of his
neighbors head. But to return to case.
Robert Lopez living near, Asheville,
New York, snapped cap on his
gun: it happened to be loaded, of
course. and shot the ramrod entirely
through the bCdy of his eight year old
daughte rkilIing her instantly.
The case of George ". Swepson
came up in the Criminal Court of
Wake on Saturday, and after Il long
hearing was finally removed, upon the
defendants affidavit, to the Superior
Court. and bail was then furnished, in
the right to move for an increase of
bail when desired. Great interest at
taches to the case aud some queer facts
are likely to be unearthed at the trial.
Col. T. G. Fuller, Judge Fowle and
Geo. Snow appeared for Mr.. Swepson
Messrs Gillian, Calling and Maj. Lewis
assisted Solicitor Devereux.
Friday evening DR.. r. ii. Cain,
prominent colored politician OF South
Carolina, delivered lecture to the
people of his race here. DR.. Ii. NJ.
Turner, colored, also lectured. . ;. Gov.
Vance yesterday made requisition for
fugitive from justice. County Coro-
ner J. S. Hampson was, yesterday,
summoned by telegram to Cary, where
the corpse of an infant had been
found. . yesterday there passed
through tl.e city magnificent brace
of fox hounds, of the famous breed
raised by Hugh Jones of Granville.
They were on their way to Durham
where Mr.. w. L. Blackwell! VIII have
the pleasure of owning them.
Messrs w. r. Cox. John Nichols, r.
t. Gray and j. B. Neathery, composing
the special committee appointed by
the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
Of Masons, to visit and examine the
Orphan Asylum, have completed that
work. The committee report the af-
fairs of the Institution to be admira-
bly, arranged, and the 1876 children in
It's walls to be we'll cared for,