The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-11

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The irrepressible Anna Dickinson is said
to be writing a new play.
During November there were q death at
Raleigh, of whom l3 were white and ID col
ored.
The Fayetteville Gazette regrets to learn
that the Rev. N. B. Cobb has resigned his
passionate in that city.
The Rev. Samuel Ferebee, of Currituck
died on the 10th. He was "A years old, had
buried four wives and left a widow.
Both the Mecker girls are lccturing, and
that scheme for presenting a onial
to the squaw who saved their lives is ind if
nitely postponed.-Boston Post.
Madame Ristori has Just narrowly escaped
death In Sweden; the train in witch she was
travelling barely paused on tho niger side of
an open turning-table bridge across a river.
Mr.. Josephus Daniel will publish a daily
edition of the Wilson Adcance during the
session of the North Carolina Conference NJ.
b. Church. Price 20 cents.
Col. r. Clayton, of Asheville, has a suit
of clothes that Andrew johnson, ex-Presi-
dent of the United States, made, in which
Col. Clayton was married.
The Ute Indians have driven off all the
cattle at White River Agency. and the sol
diers are out of meet.-Th Democrats
carried Louisiana, e%lecting Witt by 20, 900
majority.
The First Baptist Church at Raleigh has
$40 members and ESQ Sunday school schol-
ars. The Second Baptist Church, organ
lied 1874, has 147 members and $50
scholars.
A Tobacco Association was organized in
Asheville Tuesday night, for the general
advancement of the trade, with the election
of Mr.. James p. Sawyer as President, E.
NJ. Redo, Esq, of Danville, Va, as Secre-
tary.
Very cold weather in Great Britain and
on the continent.|An attempt to blow
up the Gar was made; baggage car blown
up, aid seven carriages thrown off the rails;
the Gar escaped without injury.
The copper ore discovered in Ashe coun-
ty, last year, is now being worked by 700
men. Ten blast furnances are at work, and
1900 pounds of the refined metal are being
turned ont daily.
Lenoir Topic: From Is pounds of corn.
planted by Mr.. W. VI. Day, he realized 80
bushels, or $500 pounds, equal to 175
pounds of 3 bushels to each pound Of corn
planted. This is the biggest yield we have
yet heard of.
Lumberton RoJcs0aiun: Henry Camp
bell, a negro, while under the influence of
LIQUOR, shot and killed another negro boy.
1t was the result of criminal carelessness,
and not with mslice aforethought. Henry
was lodged in jail.
On Sunday a fire broke out at South Mills,
n. c., and destroyed the barn and stables of
a merchant named III. M. Tatem, together
with a buggy and 800 barrels of corn. The
fire was the work of an incendiary, and
there was no insurance.
There are to-day more than 243, 900 Gov
eminent pensioners. The amount of the
years pension to all pensioners is $50, 493,-
742; but the actual payment is million In
excess, because the newly admitted causes
have arrears of pensions due.
Monroe Erpress: The new Baptist church,
in this place, will be dedicated on the first
Sabbath in this month, December Sth.-
We learn tina the steam saw and grist mill,
and cotton gin, OF Mr.. /. M. Williams, at
Polkton, was consumed Ivy fire on Sunday
night last. Supposed to be the work OF an
incendiary.
Col. E. r. Lilies writes to the Wadesboro
Herald of Wheeler's historical marials:
seTbe second edition of his history, as he
me, is now about ready for the
he hopes to see it soon before
our people. Abiding to the first edition,
be candidly admitted its faults and errors
and laughed heartily at the criticisms and
undeserved ridicule that it received" Gov.
Swain said he detected one thousand errors
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