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

Mrs. Faucette, mo hcr-in-law OF
Hon John VI. Moring. died ~ the
residence OF that gentleman Monday
night.
Mr.. Hobgood, President Of the Raj
eigh Fema Semi AIRY te Is u, that
,or five months no physician has been
called il IL attend = case Of sickness
amo z the large number of pupils at
his school This speaks we'll fer tho
health of the Institution and OF RAJ
eigh.
The Shelby lurord says Fred Mar
tin, a negro, was lodged in Ill in that
place. last Monday. ior atte npuag to
commit rape upon tin rson of Can
zada Pursl y. negro girl living at
Mr.. \ + Iris, In Cleaveland county.
as they were returning from chuIcn
last Sunday evening, the pa inst.
The Monroe Express learns that Mr.
Jas. Goodman, a tanner by trade and
an old citizen. who resided At Ken
dall's lanyard, in Anson county, died
suddenly on last Wednesday morn-
ing.
Salisbury Wnctnon Messrs. y. ).
Higgins, ). NJ. Wood ward, Josepl
Cope and +. III. Cope, all of Pennsyl
vania have purchased the O'Neal q
Snyder gold mine for Sc, 900 also the
lrexler Mills, and ars pushing ahead
energctlcaly, erecting stamp mills
and other machinery to extract the
precious metal.
W ilson 4drance: Mr.. Is. f. Pitt was
arrested at Battleboro on Saturday
last on the charge of forgery. and the
evidence before The magistrate was 80
conclusive that he was committed to
the county Jail Of Nash in fault Q.
bail: which was required by the Jus.
tice. Mr.. Pitt has long been a resi-
dent of Battleboro and is well con-
uected. His wife is most estimabe
lady, and the aft air is one much to be
regretted.
Gen Robert Ransom tells the New
bern Mt Shell that the work of clear
ing away the distractions In Neuse
river is pro gressing finely. About 81
hands are employed and eight miles
per day is being made. The main
portion of the force is now at work
above Kinston.
SHEEP KILLING. G.-According to the
report of Commissioner Polk, which
does not profess to have the full fig
ures, either, in - counties in this
State last year the dogs killed over
%, 900 sheep; and yet we can't get
in this State that has tha
pluck to face dog-tax 1t - Won
derful. this magic influence o. tn dos
in Ral>igh.
If a dog is worth anything his owner
ought TO be wiling to pay n reason
able tax on him, and if he is not worth
any thing he is nuisance and ought
to be killed, especially when he be
C Jmes the destroyer of valuable pro
An offic al French note has been is-
sued concerning the Russian plague :
measures will bs taken TO prevent it,
into France. President
Irevy has sent a message to the
French Chamber -. The new French
cable has been abandoned. Samuel
Nishler walked one hundred miles at
Reading, Pa !. in % hours Il minutes,
including holr and Al minutes stop
1age. ...... Bill for taking the tenth cen
ius was agree1 to IL provides Tor
aking the census on or before January
1881 total number of supervisor.
lot to exceed I50.. Mr. Neal, from
he committee on Ierr tories, asked
eave to report bin orSinizlng the
territory OF OkIahana; objected to.
..... Mr.. Whites amendment - the
Army bill was iopted. Mr. Hew-
: amendment to expungs from thr
rmv shall be allowed TO be at the
ol!s on elec ion DAY, carried ayes
3, nays 80.