The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
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Mr.. Walt Whitman i going t. Cali
fornia as a lecturer.
Gen. Rraxton Bragg 5 son Is citv At.
torney Of Mobile, Ala.
Mr.. II G. Wilson. clerk 81 the SIT
peTlor Court, recently died III Naikin
county.
Mr.. Phillip Reed. OF stokes county.
recently killed n hog that nctted ~
lbs. weight.
The cheapest thing in the world. NJ.
cordlng To the y. Z. Presbyterian. -
preaching.
The dwelling house If DIR. W. II Woo
ton was destroyed by fire near kinston
last week.
Gold fell To 1o1 IA on the aand. uhe
lowest since the war and closed 1919
on the 2sth.
William NJ. Tweed has applied to the
supreme court for discharge under the
poor debtors oath.
Dr. James Davis. Of Durham. died
on SUNDAY night. 9Th January after
lingering illness.
benjamin Smallwood. now III Plym-
outh jail. Will be resentenccd under lie
clslon OF Supreme Court.
The Mathews silver resolution was
passed by the Senate, Jan. 18th. IL 10
-. The bill provides that the United
States bonds may be paid in silver ut
par.
Newbern has had a destructive fire
entalllng a loss Of some $4,000. 7. 4.
Green damaged 81. 500. II. Spullng
5000, William Salter 81 800. :. II. Lam
S2,5G0 and others.
Hon. Casey Young, of Tennessee. was
taken seriously i'll on Thursday in the
House OF Representatives, and is con
ined TO his room by a threatened AT
tack of meningitis.
Mr. John ID. Dixon. of Person conn
", killed a pig ~eventeen months old
which was weighed by Me.sr.. samuel
A. Barnett and John A. Paul that
pulled down 5ls pounds.
ID. e. Johnson. of the North Caro-
lima Conference, died ut Trinity Col
lege at 4 o'clock Friday morning.
Bro. Johnson was among the first
graduates of Trinity College.
Sheriff Cobb paid into the State Treas
ury last week, clear Of commissions.
So, 569.G2, the fourth largest amount
paid Wake. New Hanover and Meek
lenburg slightly exceeding it.-Soant-
erner.
Tarboro SOutherHer: The No Fence
law Is agitatIng the people Of Halifax
and Northampton. Would Edgecombe
prefer to save the thousands Of dollars
annually spent for rails This a con
undrun.
The suggestion Of the Nears respect
Ing the coming State Convention.
have met with many from
the press Of the State. II IL pretty
well agreed that June is the proper
month. As to the place Of assembling
Raleigh, G~oldsboro, Durham, Greens
boro, Salisbury and Charlotte, are IN
nomination.
The Charlotte Gravs have had a flag
presentation. Gen. John A. Young
presented the flag. and Rev. ). TAYLOR
Martin responded in behalf Of the
company. An election Of officers was
held, and W. l.. Hand was chosen
Captain. 4. Il. Alexander 1st Lieuten-
ant, ". b.. Taylor u Lieutenant, and
IL. D. Duckworth Sd Lieutenant.
!So1theruer. We are informed bv
\. II. CoffieId. Esq Of Martin county
that OF the morning Of the 22d Janu-
AIRY, a negro man, named Jim Bave-
more. was found dead, living in the
road, ner Popular Point. on Roanoke
river, between Hamilton and William.
ston. His head was fractured b. the
blow which - supposed 10 have killed
him.
Milton OhrouicLe Richard West
brook near Bushy Fork, aged - wears,
and residing alone. was found dead on
the 22d Of January, IN his bed. lie
had been missing q wsek-We
deeply regret to announce the loss by
fire Of the dwelling house and its con
tents Of Mr. Lea Thacker, Of this NJ
cinity, on Thursday night last. Mr..
+. only saved a bed and one suit OF
clothes. and his wife grabbed a hand
ful Of her clothing as she fled for Iife
from the ~devourlng element.
y. G.. Baptist statistics. from the
New Year Book Associations 81:
churches. 1.72j; ordained ministers.
81 baptisms during the year, $3.50;
total numbe Of members, is, 10.
Georgia has 205. 300, and Virginia ISL
026 Baptlsts- Total number IN the
United States, 2.02+ 22i III New Eng
land. 1i9, CO.. IN the Middle States.
2U1. l56 in Western States, 2of. "
Atlantic or Gulf States, l,029, lag IN
Tennessee, Kentucky. Missouri and
Arkansas, 3s9, ia.