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

Mai. Julian s. Carr leaves this
wee for Florida, with his family, to
enjoy a few weeks sojourn in the land
of the orange and Flowers.
-Ex-Gov. w. A Newell, Of New
jersey, President Of the State Board
of agriculture in that kingdom, will
deliver the Anniversary Address al
the Odd Fellows celebration in Tucker
Hall, Thursday evening.
An attempt to break into the resi-
deuce of Judge Fowle last night was
failed by timely discovery. This,
with the attempt to fire the dwell ing
of Mr.. T. Pulley, on Sunday night, i'm
die ltes that some scoundrel is weaving
a rope for his peck "these moonlight
ghts.''
The contest for Mayor of Charlo
tie bids ia + 10 be as lively tn year
as last. Mr.. Frank L Osb ,rne receiv-
ed the nomination of the large meet
ing on Saturday night but Mr.. Woo
w. Fleming, the other candidate, is
not the easiest man in the city to beat.
The aspirants are to crate at one
another publicly.
President Kemp p. Battle was
met by committee of Wilmington
Historical Society, and escorted to the
residence of Edward Kidder E>q His
address receives lengthy reports in the
city Press, and was evidently one Of
unusual interest. Mr. Bait e, with
Co.'s. J. G. Burr, Henry Mutt, and
others, made a trip down the Cape
Fear to view historic p )ints, of which
he has SO often written.
"A rare experience comes from the
Wilkesbarre Pa. coal fields, where ten
and " ere mouTned for dead until some
of their stout hearted fellows cut
through sixty feet of sol d coal, and
rescued them. They fortunately had
matches, and having killed their work.
mule, built fire, aud amused them
selves as best they could in the awful
depths, until dug out. The change
from misery to mirth must have been
almost sick ming for their families.
John E. Poindexter, of Richm md,
was sent to the Penitentiary for two
years. He burst into tears when SEN
ence was announced. We thi k the
day will ,me when Virginia 1--we of
fair-p'ay will blush f)r that verdict.
1t now appears Miss CottrelPs S father is
dead; her brother is crippled Con
rederate, who lost his right arm in
battle and young Poindex er ha, been
fer two years her accepted lover. Who
hen had better right to resent an in
suit done to her:
The Wilson 4dcance learns that
Mr. Ielfair Griffin was ploughing III his
'ath RS field, near Stanhope, in Nail
county, a few days ago, when the
} i It of the plow caught in the neck
IF jug, and, upon STOPPING to throw
t out of the way, he discovered that it
vas filled with upwards of five hun
lred dollars in gold and silver. He
old his father who claimed the pot;
md while the matter was IN dispute
hird cl .imant arose in the person of |
Ir. Kicks who formerly owned the |
and The crock has produced a
general 'j,r" among the neighbors.
DIR. A. r Led )ux, and his assist
mt Chemists, Messrs. Warnecke, and |
phillips, of the ate Analytical Sta
ion, az now at work upon the fertili>
ers and We unders, aad that they hope
0 finish by June lst at the very latest.
We shall publish a synopsis of their
7ork IS fast as can be forwarded to us.
'hs station will hereafte be sepl-
ate branch of the State Agricultural
,ork; s operations beiog directed
irectly under the supervision of the
'oard, instead of through the Com
Missioner, as heretofore the idea
ei"g o keep the expenses Of the Sta
on. and ais 5, of the Fish IL itchery,
ud the Geolog cal Bureau, as separate
ems, and not to charge them all to
he COMMISSIONER Bureau as hereto
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