The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-01

ous Items BorrOw wed from Our
brethren Of the State Press.

unrk Richard Lee, convicted OF
hnrolarv at Clarkton. Bladen county,
= 70 he hanged in Fayetteville on May
q Cotton in Fayetteville for the
1t week has ranged from II to IL,
a~Ins;poa t II. Spirits turpcntine open
~ at S.. closed at "a. Virgin Sl.S5,
'o1Inv 81 40. scrape S5. Common
I'm 80 john Marshall Erambert,
member of Company +, 1st n. &.
Troops. and a faithful soldier through
'nt the war. died in Fayetteville on
S"ndav and was buried with military
Laaarc Inv the Lafayette Light %lnfantry.
The Mayor of Wilmington commit
tod = sIO3 licensed drummer to Jail on
Wednesday for declining to pay a So
49, tox hobeus co1pus took the
drI'mmpr before Judge Mears, who de
o;,Iad aoainst the city. The city talks
'fa,no7l and the drummer of a suit
far d~amages. but the SIN thinks the
matter will rest where 1t IS.
TIiIlsboro Recorder: Friday after
noon. a party of revenue men on horse
hack. with long goose feathers stuck
in their hats, marched IN town trl-
~umphantlv escorting a captured still
and other contrahand property. We
learn that the party under command of
Cen German had made a successful.
raid in the Northern part Of the oun
*, along the Person line, finding and
DESTROYING five establishments, belong
mo 10 Avis Parkcr.-Nard Sam.
Uorncr. and two others whose name
WE did not learn. One of the stills
c3ntured was in full blast. and so hot
that the capturers had to wait till it
cooled off before they were able to
scize it.
Winston Leader: \ party Of three.
consisting of Mr.. Robt. Joyce, Wesly,
Nc\eillev and Frank Bynum, made IA
raid upon a still in Stokes county sup
posed to he the property Of JAS.
smith. In the attack upon the still
some shots were fired 10y parties in pos
session Of the same. Mr.. Joyce was
wounded in the hand and Mr.. Mcneil
lie: had a hole shot through his pan 5,
but received NO flesh wound T1e
still WAS not captured and the moon
miners held the fort. Brown &
Vaughn's store was again burglariZed
TUESDAY night of last week and a num-
her OF pistols and knives purloined.
The election for consolidation
passed off very quietly with the excep-
ton of two colored individuals, who
had Il set to. More damage done to
dry goods than their per onS.-Mr
jacob Iokley, lost his dwelling, and
IL contents, by fire on Friday night
list. Nothing was saved, except the
clothing which the family were wear
ing.
Wilmington Recieu f: Tomatoes were
offered for sale in the market this
morning at twenty cents per quart.
They were brought from Charleston.
-The finishing touches to the wharf
at Fort IasweIl nave been made and
persons who wish to land at the old
fort can now do SO. The wharf has
been built at considerable expense -
The United States District Court, His
Honor, Judge Brooks, presiding, will
convene in this city on the first Monday
in May, the 9th prox.
Asheville Citizen: The road from
here 10 arm Springs is said to be in
- NNNA'N tiolA. L II u Il Ou Vie
road was abandoned some two months
since III consequence of its condition.
Lie road has been washed out during
the winter and the huge rocks now OBJ
s'ructlng the way render ii almost i'm
p~asSabit. 1t Is the property of the w.
y. I. railroad, or vii. he when the
Affairs OF the Western Division are
tIrhtd over 70 the farmer. and neither
prlvate parties or the counties will fix
IL up. Cannot something be done be
lore the summer travel shall set in ? l
--lhe Asheville Bank will commc zee
tI'S week It's week Of love and mercy" ;
- those who VIII be 50 fortunate as to {
command these blessings at its hands. q
WI. Niciols, lessee of the SwannanOa +
'i'tti' but who bias been during the \
winter running a hotel in Jacksonv lie. /
! d. Has arrived here, and will at once i
~ 'lS mouse III order for the summer
''ti--lhc work on the A neville !
Is progressing rapidly. Seven :
III ore Car loads OF iron have recently :,
gone UP to Col. Potts. They are now {
n''iH9 tn t~rrstles, and will soon have
, =! ready for setting III -The
H7'l amt other tall ranges of noun
ans III tals locality Wore Il beautiful l
vi Snow on Sunday from which '
~ winds tanned Us during the dav. n
g were heavy frostS in this region =
I, '''h Sunday and Monday mornings, v
'1 We are glad 10 learn that no mate n
r., r" ""Hlage was sustained therefrom. ti
- VIII still be an abundance of aD- "
unless further injury is given the :
I: 'ut The peach crop in many 10 W
4, l-, Is severely injured, although in II
'here will probably be a fair W
The two weeks session Of cs
r. 'hoey Court closed on Saturday last. o.
N"Se oil Tom Boone. indicted for l