The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
RALEIGH, n. c, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1879.

We haven't said a word about
1.-The first cotton bloom" as yet: but
we sit in fear and trembling for the
coming of the man with a bunch of
dirty rag or paper, in his hand and
the usual speech just dropped IL
to show you" etc, etc.
The Star tells of a little three
year old negro girl which wandered
from home, and was hunted for two
days and two nights, and at length
| found, stuck in the mud, and only
little hungry. Big things happen in
| New Hanover. But we could never
quite credit that story of the rattle
| snake swallowing two oxen.
At the Republican Senatorial con-
| vention for Pender and New Hanover,
| at Burgaw, James Heaton walked up
| in rear of f. w. Foster. and banged a
tattoo of several taps with a club on
| the latters head. Foster fired two
shots with his little pistol but failed to
| make his mark. Both were bound
| over to court.
| The Asheville Pioneer says a letter
| from Franklin, Macon county, states
that Deputy Marshal NJ Lyle was
waylaid and shot at at two different
points in the southern portion of th
county, on the 18th ult., and in the
last assault his horse was wounded.
| The Washington Sunday Herald
says, in it's society column Vanity
| Fair reports that the wedding of
| Master Perrin Busbee, United States
Navy, and Miss Worden will take
place early in the fall. Mr.. Busbee is
North Carolinian, a native of Raj
eigh.
The g Oak city Item " is the name
of a neat little sheet. printed by Robert
II Engle of this city, monthly: Thomas
| G. Harris. Editor. 1t is designed to
| furnish Wit, Humor and general
information for young and old" Quar-
ter of dollar year.
1t is announced that the following
| circuits have been agree upon by the
| Superior Court Judges, under the
Districts: 1st Dist, Eure; End, Seymour;
3D., McKoy; 4th Buxton; 9Th Kerr;
9th, Schenck: 18th, Sth, and 9th, by
Messr Graves, Avery, and Gudger,
the newly chosen judges, if elected.
| Allen c. Rogers son of our
former worthy representative in Con-
gress from the 4th District, Col. Sion
| III. Rogers, graduated last week at the
Naval Academy, Annapolis, with first
| distinction. He was there four years
and is now only eighteen. After
short vacation spent with friends at
home he will accept position in the
Navy.-Durham Plant.
| Beverly Douglass, member of Con-
| gress, Judge Christian, and Col. Hart,
editor of the West Point (Va) Star,
were crossing the Mattaponi river
which is about one and quarter miles
wide at that point, when their boat
suddenly sank, and all three had to
depend upon new buggy (Which was
in the ferry boat to keep them afioat
until assistance arrived. For once
Bev. Douglass got a plenty of water.
The republicans of Wake county
| on Saturday nominated the following
ticket; r w Wynne. j Ferrill, Stuart
Allison (colored) and Albert Magnin for
tho HorSo. r Nowall for Sheriff. e.
| d Upchurch for Clerk; w w White,
Register; w r Richardson, Coroner.
| Col John A Mcdonald and Moses A
Bledsoe are in the field as Independent
candidates for the Senate. Probate
Judge Bunting is an Independent for
the House.
| The ladies of the Baptist Church
Building Society of Charlotte, in con
nection with the Hornets Nest Rifle
| men, went upon an excursion to
Greenville, S. c., on Tuesday, carry
ing six or seven hundred guests
For the first time since the cleo
tive system was tackled upon our State
Judiciary, the Supreme Court Justices
will be chosen without wrangling,
contention or personal abuse. When
one reflects how different the situa-
| ton might have been, it is enough to
| make men VOW never again to permit
that high office to become the football
| of political demagOgues.