The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-06

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The Piedmont Press, of Saturday, says:
DIR. Elliott's road engine came into town
Yesterday evening with a rush. Everything
is now fixed and it works nicely. 1t can run
a mile in ten minutes and has hauled 10000
pounds up a grade of ID inches in every II
feet.
Chapel Hill Ledger: The Hon. K. P.
Battle owns a rooster which one year ego
was entirely red, bat has since changed his
color aud is now a beautiful white. The
change from red to white has been gradual
and is something very rare.
The Convocation Of Raleigh will meet in
the church Of the Good Shepherd on We'd
nesday, November 9Th, and continue in
session Thursday and Friday. There will
be service at IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m. each
day, with addresses from the visiting cler-
~ on Missionary Work, on the Increase Of
the Ministry; on Lay Cooperation, and on
Christian Education. The seats in the
church are all free.
Goldsboro Messenger: On Monday last,
while en- route for Jones county Superior
Court, we regret to learn, His Honor Judge
Eure was Unexpectedly called home to the
bedside of his little son, then said to be
rapidly sinking. In consequence no court
was held in Jones this week.-We regret
to learn that during the burning of Mr..
McLawhorn's Clubhouse in Pitt county, Mr..
Matthew Slaughter and Thomas Benson
we're painfully burnt, the latter seriously,
while endeavoring to stay the fire.
Rev. J. J. Lafferty, editor of the Rich
mond Christian 4droc0te, opens fire,
through the Burke Blade, on Prof: III. D..
Capers, who lately attacked Mr.. L%afferty
because he had said in his paper that Ruth
erford College is an old barn, that the peo-
pie who are running it had better be worm
charges lying in Richmond against Capers,
either of which would put him in the pen
itentiary. We confess we do not think Mr..
Latferty's letter any more creditable to him
than was that of Caper's to it's author. A
clergyman ought to have more tone, to say
the least.
The Murf-eesboro Enquirer says the
grave-robber has been at work in Hartford.
Since the unfortunate death of James H.
Gatling, his brother, DR.. Richard j. Calling,
desired to have the family burial ground so
arranged that it could better be protected,
and decided to have the remains of Mrs.
Thomas Gatling removed by the side Of the
grave of her deceased husband. While do
ing the same last week, it WIS discovered
that some brute, of the human species, had
previously dug up the same and carelessly
tumbled it back in the grave and covered it
up. 1t is probable that they thought they
would find the money of Mr.. Calling buried
there.
Three negroes attempted to rob Mr.. w. G..
Huntley on his way from Wadesboro. The
Her0M says: He put his name In his pocket
as though he was going to respond to their
demand. Instead of the money he drew out
a revolver, and placing it to the breast Of
one of the scoundrels, fired. The negro
fired at Mr.. IL. and fell, when the one on the
opposite side struck at Mr.. Huntley, but
failed to hit him, as the horses had become
frightened and were running. One of the
negroes continued to fire, but fortunatelyth the
balls did no damage, save passing through
Mr.. Huntley's clothing. 1t is thought and
hoped that the negro that was shot is IA
tally wounded
Greenville news In Tarboro .Southerner
Mr.. Lorenzo McLawhorn lost his gin house
and fixtures, and ten bales of cotton by fire
room soon that morning with a lighted torch,
and the rest need not be told. Strange how
careless some people are.-The negroes
held a tremendous exodus meeting here
Saturday. There were 3, 1000 in town. They
are to meet again in November. Nothing
was done yesterday except that they came
near sacking the town. Five hundred peo-
pie were engaged in a general %fsticuff at one
time, and strange to say no material damage
was done to any one.-The Methodist
Church il approaching completion, and
when finished, will be an ornament to the
town-Diphtheria is raging in the upper
portion of the county. No case of it in
Greenville.