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

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~ShuOrlck, Stewards; Miles Goodwin, G. L.
The total Indebtedness of South Carolias
Is I, - ,454. 81.
Winston and Salem lately gave the or
phans about 5000.
Winston has no fire department. Il has
Just lost many thousands in the flames.
Revenue receipts in Fifth District. for
week ending November 29th. $l3, 963..2
The Nicksburg Herald tells OF a ne
gro man who has heels on both ends of hi.
feet.
Col. Joseph Zones, ofPerquimans county.
is dead, aged 81. He was a leading Ban
fist.
Fayetteville Ga-ctte The residence of
DR.. James ). Robinson, at Eiizabethtown.
ship was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
Goth ult; the family saving almost nothing
In clothing or furniture.
The Rockingham county bar passed
resolutions upon the death of the late
Judge Kerr. Col. Thomas Rufln. Col.
Wither. and others made speeches.
Mrs. George Rollins, of Charlotte. was
caught between a box-car and a fence and
was mashed badly. Three others ESCAPED
who were with her
Rev. Edward Hines, one of the best men
and most faithful ministers Of the Presby.
terrain Church, died on the 9th inst. in
Granville county. His disease WAS rheuma-
tism of the heart.
Blue Ridge Blade Mr.. VIM. English,
aged 10, and his sister, Miss Minerva Eng
fish, aged 40 years, both died at their home
on North Cove, Mcdowell county, on the
night Of the 18th ult.
The lredell county correspondent of the
Raleigh Nea1s says two gentlemen from
York, Pa, contemplate establishing a ma
tiOral bank at Statesville. One of them will
visit Statesyille this month for the purpose
of looking around.
The american says that Messrs. Thos. A.
Gill and Watt l.. Hardin, two sportsmen OF
Statesville, during a hunt of six and a half
hours last Tuesday, and the samn time on
Wednesday, killed lis partridges, being an
average of about 9 birds an hour.
Greensboro Patriot: On Friday, the 10Th
inst, the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad will be inspected by his excellency,
Gov. L. }. Jarvis, Col. VIM. Johnston, OF
Charlotte, and Hon. Chas. NJ. Cooke, of
Franklin, who compose the board Of inter
nal improvements.
Mr.. Robt. l.. Howell, a generous and i'm
pulsive young man, died at the residence Of
his father, in Statesville, last Monday. The
american says his death was undoubtedly
the result of wounds received at the hands
of a man with whom be a fight In Wikesboro
several years ago.
A terrible fight between three druken ne
groes returning home from a frolic, is re
ported by the Mooresville Gazette as having
occurred one night last week. One had sew
eral bones of one hand broken, and another
was badly cut on the head and had one eye
knocked out.
Chatham Record: That notorious dcsper-
ado. Sandy Clark, (col who has been plum
dering, stealing and shooting in this and
Moore county for sometime past, was arrcs
ted last week in the store of Mr.. ]. VI. Stin-
son near the Gulf and was carried to Moore
county jail. On the night of the 9th Of
Nov. NJ. Z. ID. Patterson met with the mis-
fortune Of having the kitchen and contents
burnt. His loss was about 800, and no In
The most destructive fire was the
burning of the gin and nearly thirty bales OF
cotton Belonging to Mr.. W. A. Maroon, Oh
the 26th ult. Ameeting Of citizens was held
at Bynum's Factory, on the goth Of Novem
Der, for the purpose of taking steps to e.
the ''neighborhood' no fence law.
Il large number of the and owners (among
them several well-to-do colored mem were
present at this meeting, and after the mat
ter had been discussed, it was found theyall
the measure. A committee of eight
was appointed to visit all the land owner
living in that neighborhood, and ascertain
who would join in the movement and this
committee is to report at an adioined meet
ing to be held at same place, on the 18th Of
this month.