The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-11

ocOtldnu Neck VIA. Dawson ; y ROADS,
will begin Oct. 1st.
The Democratic Congressional
Convention for this (the 4th } District
is called to meet in Raleigh, August -.
The address of Dossey Battle. ESQ.
at the Press Convention, was upon the
Pest of the Editorial Room" Bet
you we know him
A negro cOrn-stealer named Will
liams fired Oxford Jail on Tuesday
morning, and smoked himself pretty
well, but failed to elope.
The Republican Convention III
Caswell. nominated Giles Mebane. and
Thomas Ruffin, for the Senate. They
have not accepted, we believe.
Capt. r. ID. Graham will run an
excursion from Charlotte to Beaufort
on Monday morning, July goth, return
ing Saturday night, at low rates.
Half dozen citizens of Orange
have published card calling upon
the people of this Congressional Dis
trict to vote for Josiah Turner. Esq.
Col. VIM. Johnston, ON WelnCs-
day, published card withdrawing
from the Congressional race in the
sixth Dist. He was making good
run.
The Wilmingtonians are taking
unusual interest in boating matters
this season. \ new % foot yacht was
launched on Tuesday in the presence
of a large crowd. 1t was named the
g ''Arietta." in compliment to Miss
Arietta Hart.
Prof Atkinson has associated with
him in the conduct of the Charlotte
Female Institute, Mrs. Bessie l.. Dewey.
Mrs. S. G.. White, and Misses Helen
and Lilly Long thus consolidating the
local girl schools and starting with a
good show, if "Iong division" profits
We omit report of the Press
Convention because it is of interest
only to the profession, who have
already read, or seen, all about it. To
DR.. Elliott, the n. c. and w. n. c. r. r.
we return our share of thanks for the
proffered courtesies which we could
not afford to enjoy.
Read the account of the death at
Spartanburg from mad-dog bite Let
every opponent of the proposed Dog
Law keep a sharp eye on Tray,
Blanche, Bull. Caesar, and Towser, as
they lay in the sultry sun, and perhaps
wipe their frothing mouths against
the children's dresses as they play in
the yard
The Charlotte Observer tells how
two servants of Franklin Coke Esq.
fought in the yard of his residence:
one having his head broken with a
plank, the other receiving ball in the
thigh. Five shots were fired. Both
lay insensible, but the broken headed
one was most hurt, notwithstanding
his little pistol.
Bald Mountain has bare" faced
cheek enongh to set up second edi-
ton of Mrs. Jinks. 1t recently began
to yawn" until the mouth of its
jaw is now fifty feet wide. The yawn-
ing is probably trick caught from the
surrounding Gaps" but all this pre-
tence of 's-goingon bust is not what
it's cracEod nm ,to no
The Spartanburg and Asheville
Railroad has reached the summit of
the Blue Ridge, nine miles from Hen
dersonville, and crawls steadily on
ward. 1t is pretty evident that this
road will first make it's toot to the
people of Asheville; although the
Western road is almost as near The
directors of the last named road held
meeting in Asheville yesterday.
One of our city friends who has
been visiting in Halifax gives the fol-
lowing recipe for removing tree
stumps. which he says has been found
by actual experience to be unsurpassed
for the purpose. Bore into the heart
of the stump with a good size auger
and fill the hole with saltpetre. When
the latter has dissolved and permeated
the fibre of the wood. refill the hole
with kerosene, and ignite it. The re-
salt will be the complete demolition
of the stump.