The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-04

Charlotte Obscrrcr: 1t is estimated t..
three hundred persons left the depot on tr
Norfolk excursion yesterday morning. Out.
a number of ladies accompanied the part
|Gov. Vance appeared in the corr
house yesterday for the first time since /.
took his seat IN the Governors chair
The circulars announcing the excursion
Atlanta, to be given OF the 18th Of Seprcu-
Der, to the merchants of North and South
Carolina, by the Chamber Of Ccmmcrce Of
Atlanta, have been received In thisGW-
$500 pennywcights Of gold Were received
Friday at the assay Office from Western
counties. Hon. w. NJ. Robbins has ju<
returned from Raleigh, whittier he went t.
see the Governor in the hope Of securing
communication Of the sentences Of the men
Alexander Bradwell, white, and Tom Rose.
boro, colored, who are under sentence Vi
death in Statesyille jail for burglary, and
who, unless the Governor interferes, will be
hanged on the 10Th of September. Tie
Governor gave no definite answer to the aI-
peal in behalf of the prisoners, nor to thy
petition asking him to commute the sente--
ces to life imprisonment.
Greensboro Patriot: Numerous caDl
dates for the ~governorship of this State have
been mentioned, among them eX-Senator
MerrlmOn. In conversation with a friend
OF that gentleman recently we were intonue.
that he was not a candidate.-A |coIIectlo,
was taken up in the Methodist and Prc,5s
terrain churches last Sunday for the reliet Of
the people Of Beaufort.---The Bonlu
House, in Goldsboro, is a beautiful building
three stories high. 1t is built of brick made
by the Allen brick machine. -CommIs
sioner Polk showed up in his Office in RAJ
elgh, last Thursday, forty-one specimens o.
marble from Cherokee county, some ID,
which could not be surpassed in quaIlts
anywhere.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. W. ". Wool
ruiz, the baggage master on the Alr-LIle
Railroad, who received severe %iniurie, BY
having his head struck by a piece Of tmteT
projecting from a water tank, a week or ten
days ago. is lying very i'll at Norcr0s>-
The colored people Of Charlotte have bene
yOlent organizations in active operation.
Gentlemen from Salisbury report that 1t ],
expected that the reunion of soldiers Of DOTH
armies of the late war, on the 23d Of oeto.
Der, will be a big occasion in Salisbury,
Greensboro Pat1ot.: The meeting Of the
Directors Of the Cape Fear and ladkla
Valley Railroad very properly located th1
line direct from here to Fayetteville, 50 tina.
question may be regarded as settled. me.
also decided to put a force to work on the
MT. Airy end. That is also well. \ pom
tor discussion still remains as to the route l.
be selected between Greensboro and the tei
miles decided upon from Mt. Airy. Ter
conflicting interests come in and ask u p'
heard.
Warsaw Brief Mention Mt. Olive Is
prosperous, growing town, situated III u 4
midst OF a thriving, industrious people !.
the town and within four miles there are t1
steam engines, twenty-five cotton gins an.
hye thrashers for clearing grain.--Capt}a.
w. K. Bell has been engaged this week i
laying Off streets and town lots on the laLll
w. l.. Hill, Esq. Twelve or fifteen acres .
beautiful ridge lands have been laid out !
squares, with streets running at rlGN
angels.