The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-31

lTYMS FROM THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
Col. Is. +. Little died on Sunday at hi,
residence near Littles Mills. Anson ccur.
ty. Consid ering hat he had been SO little
in public life few persous in the State were
better known than this lamented gertle-
man ......... Hon. Jno. ID. Adams, of Mem
phls, has returned to Lincoln ON - We
were shown lump Of pure gold, 169 pwts
the result of three days work at Rudesell
mine. Mr Smart has enough ore in sight
to run bis mills a year ....... The Italian
band has deserted Glen Alpine Springs.
The negro Walter Albright, whs robbed
w. ii. Bailey, confessed to having robbed
Mr.. Henry Mutt, of Wilmington and
Clep gs store in Shoe Heel A gentle
man just from LumbertOn says of Miss
Amelia Linkhaw, whose trial for the kill
ing of her alleged seducer, Edward Hart,
man, at hotel in Lumberton last fall, wi IL
como on at the fall term of Robeson Supe-
rlor court. to meet in November, that she
is now in excellent health and spirits She
is still in JAIL but has the privileges of the
prison and receives visitors almost daily
1he child of misfortune to which she gave
birth Just after she sbOt Hartman. is with
It's mother, and is bright and handsome
little girl. Miss Linkhaw is represented as
having never been handsomer than now,
and as confident Of an acQuital whenever or
wherever her case is brought to trial. She
the Lumberton bar........The Institute will
not bs removed. Col. Thomas has decided
to remain and will open the next session in
September. Two men, Alex. Brad
well, white, and Thomas Roseboro, co,ored,
convicted of burglary, will be hanged at
Statesville on the Sth of August . DR..
M. M. Orr aud Miss Fannie Orr, Mrs Ham
mond, Mrs. w. r. Burwell, Miss Katie
Tate, Mr. Turner Tate, NJ. p. G.. White and
w. l.. Long went up to Cleaveland Springs
Saturday morning....... Mr. j. j. Clifford is
spending few weeks at Ashevile On
snd after to day all regular stations on the
line from Richmond to Atlanta will enjoy
the advantag ges Of double daily mail,
consideration which has never been offered
bsfOre'. Mrs. Sarah j. Wall ces house
III Mecklenburg was recently broken into
ard robbed. -. Sam Wittnkowsky and
eam Z. Alexander are at Saratoga. 80.
Mrs. Walter Brem and family and Miss
Florence Brem are sumlnering in Morgan
ton. Rev. DIR. Miller has gone on his
mountain tour which will embrace the
counties of Macon. Cherokee, Haywood.
Buncombe, Clay, Swain, and perhaps 9TH
ers.........Mrs. Addie Brem and The family
of Mr.. D. P. Hnchison, Mr. John G.
Young and his family, are at C!eaveIand
Springs. .....On Saturday night four or
five persons were engaged in q game of
poker at a retired spot near Old Fort,
when a dispute, which broke up the game
arose between two of the parties, Emanuel
r Sc and VIM. Rogers, broth nrs in law.
The party returned to the village, these
two continuing their quarrel until finally
they came to blows, whereupon Rose
whipped out knife and fell upon Rogers,
inhicting upon him three cuts, any one of
which might have proved fatal, but one Of
which literally d!semboweed him. His
death was almost instantaneous, and Rose,
though he attempted to escape, was arrest
ed and lodged in Jail.