The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03

a magistrate in Panther Branch town
ship, vice j. II. Adams, resigned.
Sixty families of negroes-.ome
from North Carolina-sailed from New
York to Liberia last week.
Nearly five thousand pounds Of
sausage were sold in the city last week
Keep it up, and we shall not need the
dog-law.
The growth of an average baby is
about inches the first year BY the
third year it becomes nearly half as
large as it will ever be- Not that we
ever measured one We go by what
the doctors saw.
Large quantities of counterfeit
Mexican silver dollars are in circula-
ton in various localities. 1t is believed
to be a trick OF New Workers to create
a popular distrust of silver coin, and
thus influence legislation.
The colored people deserve credit
for the excellent order preserved by
them during their holidays, especially
on New Years day. We saw not one
drunken man on the streets, and there
were few or no arrests.
-Stanley's expedition to decide
whether the Congo does run down hill,
that is to say from the mountains to
the sea-" cost the Herald and the Lon
don Telegraph about $50, 900 apiece,
which is good round sum to pay for
advertising. But it shows they prac-
tice what they preach.
Nearly six thousand dollars of in
ternal revenue were collected from the
citizens of Raleigh last week, and it
wasn't good week for the business
either. Here we get glimpse of the
price we have to pay for the ''best
government the world ever saw
The new organ of the Baptist
church is 16 feet high 10 feet 4 inches
wide; feet 6 inches deep; and has
912 pipes. 1t was built by Geo. Jar
dine, and has but one equal in the
South. A sacred concert was given last
night. the agent of the makers hand
ling the instrument, assisted by a vol
unteer choir. The vast edifice was
crowded on the occasion.
DR.. t. D. Hogg, one of the trus-
tees of the d. d. & B. Institution. is
entertaining the pupils with an agree
able conversational description of his
tour through Europe. His first lee
ture was on London" and the ocean
tip to reach that wonderful city.
The time is coming when the days
will be "A hours long, in the harvest
field, where there is need of haste to
save crops. An electric light has been
invented, which will illuminate ''at
least five acres on the darkest night
and at a very trifling cost. The apar-
ratus will be exhibited at Paris expo
sition.
-Supt. Mills will remain at the Ok
ford Asylum until his successor be ap-
pointed-an event not forecast in the
Almanac for this year. Mr.. NJ, though
rather gigantic in voice and manner.
is very popular with the little people,
to whose care he is SO devoted; and
we have long believed that man who
can make strange children attached to
HIM must have many good qualities.
A Raleigh young man was bitten
by his sisters pet Spitz dog, Luckily
the treacherous little beast forgot to
SPITE its venom on the occasion: but.
| for nine days that young man never
missed single prayer-meeting at the
Presbyterian revival. Now, he saws
dog -take-it" (or words to that effect
as emphatically as if he had never
| heard of hydrophobia.
| On Christmas morning an inter
esting incident occurred in the parlors
of the National Hotel. Colonel c. S.
Brown and family, with number of
| friends, had assembled to witness the
baptism of his four children by Rev.
E. L. Rich. After the ceremony, DIR.
S. l.. Love, in behalf of the regular
boarders of the hotel, presented Col.
Brown an handsome, golden-headed,
ebony cane, suitably inscribed assur-
| ing him the good will of all would
| follow him to his new home. The
Colonel was much affected, but re-
sponded gracefully, and privately de-
! clared he wouldn't take a round thou
] sand dollars for the stick.