The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-03

| new Jewel OF the Grand Mas er of tie Ma
| sons was worn in pub ic for the first time b,
| General Cox, a. d its beau and supel |
workmanship elicited many hattering en-.
comlums" 1t was made by our towu- ma :
| H. Mailer, ESQ.
Mr.. Geo. Bishop an wortl young man
| son Of Mr.. Geo. Bishop of New Bern. dice
i, tie room over DIR VIM. s IN ps III S drug
store, in which he was a clerk, on FRIDAY
after Oon, very suddenly alter an operati n
for u,Rmia. His remains wete escor ed
home by Pythia7 committee.
We get the following items from the
EceninQ Visitor Mr. VIM. Cover was
snake bitten while bathing. ......Mr. Alonzc
v hitley, aged 24, died in Johnston county
on Sunday night ...... Richard Tyson aged
ID, died on Monday. ;. Judge Fowle will
build two new stores on Martin street.
Henderson Affords second trial result
ed in conviction of man slaughter and sen
tence to ten years in the penitenti5ry
Our Wake county readers would prefer to
hear that the burly rascal had been allowed
the extent of his original sentence hang
ing-for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
Pa >smore.
By invitation of the President, arc
committee Judge Fowle will go to Hender-
SOnville tomorrow to participate in the
grand Barbecue and cplebra ion, in honor
of the completion of che Spartanburg and
Ashevile r. to Henderson. 1t is thought
there will be an immense coEcourse of
people.
The Dental Association was in session
at the Capitol during yesterday, and this
morning The Board OF Examiners Cor Stu
dents of Dentistry was elected as follows
years DIR d f. Everett and E, L. Hunter.
| years ; DIR. Nj. A Bland and w. III. Hoff
| man. one year
| Our young tOwnsman, Mr.. w. p.
| Bachelor, is back from his ten days trip
| spirits. We are told that his CORE sponder ce
with Hal fax was energetic, and .ltpeterish
| but met with no practical return. Wsll:-
| It's well Every sort of row at the South
| now always retards our general prOsperit,-.
| A young man, Of w'll known fami' V.
| at Chap IFiil, (aud fol the family's sake
| we omit the name) was badly hurt by be-
| ing struck on the head with the door bar
| of "a negro cabin, where he was sleeping, at
| the hands of Jim Hogan. colored, who it is
| said, struck WithOu' knowing VINO he was
| hitting. Dr. Strudwick and other medical
aid had the injured youth liz charge at last
accounts.
A big barbecue was held at Dunnsyille
Wake county, on Saturday, with the object
| of bringing together the leading farmers
whose lands are affected by the back water
of Ma McPheefers' cotton ed oil mill on
Neuse riv, r. T. design is to buy the mill
property aud tear out the dam. A COM
nittee insisting of the following gentle
men, viz Maj w. d. Jones, j. j. A.
Dunn, Alex Dunn, James Lee and VIM
Smith, were appOinte ed TO negotiate with
Mai. McPheet9rS and it IS t. ought the
arrangement will be affected. We should
dislike to see any manufacturing enterprise
abandoned but It's an I'll wind that blows
no gOOd-the te airing away of the dam will
open the river for fish considerable dis
tance nearer to Raleigh The mill is the
one where Mr.. w. E. Pool recently lost his
life.
superintendent Of Instruc' ion, j. G.
Scarborough's application for writ of man
ddAnes requiring Speakers Robinson and
Moring to sign the School Bill, was heard
by Judge Eure on Monday and Tuesday.
The defendants submitted demurrer, but
it was Over ruled. A jury was waived !;
His Honor to try the facts Chief Clerk
Cameron, with Nessrs r. w. Best, Platt D.
Cowan. and A. d. Brooks-the latter the
Enrolling Clerk, were present. and testified
TO their knowledge. Col. Walter larke,
FIJI Busbee, Judge Strong, w. II. Pace,
and Hon. John Manning were heard on the
several points involved. It was declared on
the part of the speakers that they were in
the Library signing other bills, in the hurry
of the closing session, when the announce
ment of the signing of the School Bill was
made by mistake. The argument is being
continued this "wednesday morning.