The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

We are sorry u learn that Col. j.
T. II. Russ, IS Very i'll.
Henderson is moving for fair IN
| October.
Mr.. Robt II Bradley has been elect
ed marshal Of the Supreme Court
Wilson has list sent four coneicts
to the penitentiary. all for stealing.
over l 200 bales Of cotton was ship
ped from Monroe last week.
Ex>Sherff Albert Murray. of Ala
nance, died suddenly of paralysis last
Sunday.
They are beginning to ship dressed
roultry from Wilmington to New
York.
Jud,e Ashe his sufficiently recover,
ed to take lis seat on the Supreme
! Court bench.
Mr.. Alvis Sorrell. who has been in
business IN Raleigh for thirty years
died Tuesday, ag. d siXty-seven.
We regret to learn of the continued
Ill health Of Rev. D.. Charles Phillips,
Of the University.
| Mining intsre is in Mecklenburg.
| Davidson, Moore and Montgomery
SoiIItiCS are 1pOhlilS ~.
The Lincolnton News enters upon
! its second volume. We wish it CON
tmued aad increased p osperity.
Col. ". J. Everett, of Rockingham,
has given the Baptists Of tlat town
building site for church.
The old and we'll known Charlotte
firm of Brown q Co.. formerly Brem,
Brown & Co., retire from business.
The Black Death or Plague. has
maze its appearance IN Russia and is
creating great alarm.
Dr.. Tippo S. Brownlow, a venerable
and highly esteemed citizen of War
renton, is dead, aged 80 years.
The bill restricting Chinese emigra-
tion to 10 immigrants to a ship, has
passed the House Of Representatives
Rev. Mr.. Pelletier, Catholic Priest
of New York, fell dead while marry
ing couple on the both of January.
Rutherford county got four hundred
dollars for her insane outside the asy
lum. ourry one hundred and jackson
three hundred.
The first official act Of Gov. Jarvis
was to sign the bill rotating the Judges
and Act Ii. was rotating Gov. Vance
into the L. S. Senate.
Mr.. McGehee, of Person, will proba-
bly, not be able TO take his seat in the
General Assembly during the present
session.
The Chronicle SAYS the drinking sa-
loon Of Mr.. Martin, of Milton, was
broken into last Saturday night and
robbed of $50.
Hon. Judah 2. njamin, ex-Con-
federate Secretary of State, now makes,
as a lawyer in London, $50. 0J0 a
year.
DR.. Winofeld, the newly elected
Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, is a
bro.her-ln-l.w of Rev. DR.. Marshall,
rector of Christ Episcopal church,
Raleigh.
The Chatham Record learns that
there are strong hopes of inducing
Mr.. f. J. Hale Sr., t. take charge of
the FAYETTEVILLE Gazette, which re-
Gently suspended publication.
DR.. Tippo S. Brownlow, of War
renton. recently deceased. was born
in Chatham county in 1894, and mer-
cha died in " Wilmington when quite
young.
Goldsboro Messenger We learn that
VIM B. Duucan, Esq, viii receive the
appointment of Postmaster at Beau
fort. Greene county lnferior Court |
convenes on Monday next.
IT. Wells, rich old man in New
York City. was adjldged lunatlc by |
some of his poor second cou ms. and |
stripped Of over half million OF dol |
lars. 1t ls bad to be llch III New
York.
Mrs. Avery. of Springfield. Mass,
to k Ms Wright, an aged panper. to
board with her, but finding Mrs.
Wright more trouble than she ex-
pect d." killed her. And this IN
Memphis, Tennessee, has. by act OF
the LEGISLATURE ceased to be char
tered town and thus gets clear OF
& 600 900 debt. Mobile. Alabama,
and other Southern ties VIII surren
Ter their charters for the same reason
The Durham Ptant learns that the
,upreme Court has refused to grant a
1ew trial to the Chapel Hi! bu g ais
md adds: This is nothing more thin
very one, who knows anything OF
he case expected. They VIII De re-
at the next term OF orange
superior Court.