The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31
>VOL IV.-NO.l Is
GE y ERaL NEWS.

Gen ERAL NEWS.
Ra'egh moved Al bales of cotton last
| week.
| There are sixty guests at Cleavela1d
! Springs
A rattlesnake bit a PaInlico county horse
| to death.
One of the negroes who broke Jail at
Wadesboro has been captured.
Blackwell & Co, of Durham. have shipped
tobacco to thirteen foreign ports.
Durham, not satisfied with the numerou.
tobacco factories, is now seriously Ia liking
of cotton factory.
The Amateur Press Convention met at
Goldsboro on the 2lst instant. Geo NJ. Carr
Of Rose Hill, n c., was elected President.
Mr.. NJ. L, Leach. of Raleigh, goes his
week to New York whence he Will sail for
Europe to be absent until the 1st Of Oct.
Hickory is engaged in manufacturing
-four, tobrccO. and wagons. TaeIo are five
Trims engaged IN manufacturing flour and
three in tobacco as we learn from the
Press.
Rockingham Bee: On the 10th. at ab ut
II A. NJ. the steam mill of Messrs. Il.
r. & w. Il. Wright. at Troy, took fire from
burning saw dust and was consumed. LOSS
$500 or more.
Rev. T. Jervis Edwards, pastor of St.
Paul's p. E. Church at Louisburg, \. c.,
has accepted call to the church at Harris
onburg. Va. aud will enter upon his duties
the first of next month,
The Milton Chronicle tells of a young man
and lady riding in buggy, When the horse
ran away. One of the lines broke and the
young man climbed out, got on the horses
back and brought him to a halt.
If YOU do not believe that Granville to-
bacco beats the world, read the following
recent sales q. w. Wright, one load,
seven los, fetched $19G A. 5. d. Calls,
one load, $1333 33. Albeit {. Parham,
thirteen lots. S1S7.
A splendid and beautiful melCdeon has
been presented to the \ rmal School by
the people of Chapel Hill and the Normal
School teachers. 1t has arrived, and now
occupies a conspicuous position IN the ball
ROOM and furnishes music for the calls
theplC exercise.
Salisbury Watchmdn Mr.. Samuel Tow
son met with another unfortunate accident
on Monday night. He was met by the
s.RegulatOrs" ard BACKED. The Boston
detective, whose services have been en-
gaeed by the municipal az Z rites, has
failed to obtain any clue ae to who the
Regulators" are.
Ashevjlle Journal 26 h On Thursday
morning James and VIM. Townsend. and
Anderson Wick were committed 10 jail
by Justices Summev and Sawyer. as the
D parties who go horribly butchered thomas
Norv,ll. on last Sunday night. lhe case
has been under investigation five days
longer than neces>ary-but the magistrates
were waiting to take the statement OF the
NoIviII. who Is yet unable 10
tell anything about the tragedy. lie was
alive last night as went to press, with
soms symptoms of being better.
A special to the Raleigh Ne1rs tells it
bat at five o'clock last Friday afternoon,
the boiler attached to the wood and grIst
M belonging to Mr.. Ellis Levy. at Enheld,
Halifax county, exploded. XII ing Mr.
Robert Partin instantly. and two negross
ere badly scalded aud died within an hour
after Parts of the boiler. weighing twelve
or fifteen hundred pounds pounds, were
blown two and three hundred yards. he
BODY Of Mr Partn was thrown thirty
Yards distance and was terribly broken ana
All on account Of person
who knew no. hing about it undertaking TO
run the engine.