The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-28
THE FARMER AND ----

The fall session of the University begins
to-day.
The lightning struck in four places at Fay
~etteyille on the Goth.
Revenue collections in the Fourth District
last week were Sl2,9l5.1S {.
The Fayetteville Gazette contradicts fatty
the rumor about the sale of that ~well-edlted
paper.
10 Brown, an old colored well digger, was
| killed in a we'll in Mecklenburg. a stone hav-
ing fallen upon his head.
The Inferior Court of Mecklenburg sem
fenced eleven negroes to imprisonment for
| different periods Of time, according to the
nature of the offences.
DR.. w. j. Gilbert, Of Fremont, has sent
us a section of what is generally supposed
to be the rib of a mastadon. This rib,
in length and with a diameter of IL inches.
was dug out of the mari pit on the land of
| Mr.. Sasser, near Fremont, some ten feet be-
low the surface Wilmington Rerieo.
Salisbury Waterman: The residence of
| Mr.. John Wilhelm, at China Grove, was
forcibly entered Tuesday night, and about
800 stolen out of his pants pocket while he
was asleep. -Four millions of the old
State debt have been retired and new bonds
| given in their place, the latter representing
| one million one hundred and twenty thous-
and dollars. Eight millions of the old bonds
yet remain outstanding.
Charlotte Observer: The Mecklenburg
| Cuirassiers, the only cavalry company in the
| State, by the way, yesterday had their first
regular drill, Captain j. NJ. Miller command
ing. The grape crop is fast fading
away. The wet weather has damaged con-
siderably the late crop. A military
company is soon to be organized at Stout's
in Union county, Just across the line, and it
is said that a number of the Mecklenburgers
in the region round about Matthews have
| signiied a determination to join.
State for Denver, Colorado, next Tuesday.
He will spend awhile in New York city be-
fore taking his final departure for that
place. The Great Eastern Circus will
not come to Raleigh. 1t has made Thomas
vile its final resting place. The Penny
| Post is the name of a daily newspaper which
Major Hearne says will be flung to the
| breeze in this city on the first of September.
There will be a grand hop at Kittrell's
on the Goth instant, in honor of the Press
Convention.
Asheville Journal: We mentioned in
our last issue that a bench warrant had been
issued and executed upon Major Rollins.
The case was set for last Monday, but was
postponed until yesterday, when the case
was commenced. j. S. Henderson, Esq,
and Hon. I. +. Davidson appeared for the
Western North Carolina Railroad. Mr..
James H. Merrimon, Capt. McLoud and
Judge Henry appeared for Rollins. The
whole matter was dropped, and no particu-
lars gone into except the co%nstitutionality of
the law. Mr. Merrimon opened the case
with a two hours speech, producing decis-
ions of almost every State Supreme Court
in the Union, as we'll as quoting the Consti-
tuition of the United States. The argument
was SO forcible that when the dinner hour
came the friends for the prosecution desired
a different mode of proceeding, which mode,
as we understand, will be accepted by the
defence.
Fayetteville Gazette: Since last Monday
morning, at which time the boats going off
from Fayetteville found great difficulty in
getting over Spring Hill, the water in the
Cape Fear has risen about twelve feet. The
crops along the Cape Fear are in fine condi-
ton, and nothing but a freshet will now ma
terially injure them. About one hun
dred and eighty %convicts are now at work at
Bear Greek, grading the road between the
Gulf and Matthews Cross Roads, and it is
expected that the work will be completed to
Ore Hill in the next ten days. The grading
is very well done, the c%onvicts work we'll,
and the road-bed is as pretty a piece of en-
cheering as can be found anywhere. Mr..
ID. G. McDufie has drawn for Mr.. j. A.
Worth, President of the Cumberland county
Agricultural Society, a map of the county,
which Mr.. Worth designs sending to the
Department of Agriculture at Raleigh. -
The eighty-sixth anniversary of the Fayette-
vile independent Light Infantry Company
will Jake place on Wednesday, the 9th of
August.