The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-11

meeting of the Shoe Heel Rifles, F.. f. Nc
Rae was elected Captain, vice c. 7. Willie.
resigned. DR.. J. d. Groom was elected
Surgeon. - large number Of hogs have
died recently from cholera and some bv eat
ing a kind of mushroom which was abun-
dant in the woods during the recent rainy
weather. There was received in Shoe
He'll during the year ending August 3Oth,
1870, 4,2S4 bales of cotton. This is an cy-
cess over last year Of 352 bales.
Probably the oldest horse in North Caro-
lima died a short time ago in this county,. It
was old Mike, aged 35 years, the property Of
Mr.. w. 3. Transau Mike was a beautiful
sorrel, and his dam, a Truxton. was of the
same color, and lived to be % years old.
He was sired by an Elipse. His name does
not appear on the turf register, but he has
probably been In more races than any horse
in America.
j. Q. Day, who was reported lost on the
Black Mountain, wandered around four
days without food and then broke into a
cabin, u~noccupied, helped himself to food
and went to keeping house. When the
owner returned he found him il a wretched
state-shoes and clothing nearly worn out.
and sick from fasting and overeating.
The mining excitement is at fever heat.
Many pieces of property are being leased
and sold.-We learn by a gentleman of
this place, who took his daughter to the
Townsville Female College, that that insti-
tuition will nave about eighty female board
ing scholars, besides quite a large number of
day scholars.
At Kissengen, the German watering place,
an Englishman herated a lady whom he
found in a railroad car that he had expected
to exclusively occupy, and tho quarrel be-
came loud and violent. The lady turned
out to be Princess Bismarck, while the man
was Sir John Kingston James.
The St. Louis 7Hmes-.Jou1mol has a
double-leaded editorial, nominating ex-Gov.
Hendricks, of Indiana, for President. 1t
gives formal notice that the Southern De-
mocracy will have no more of Mr.. Tilden.
1t is bitter on the old politician, styling him
the "Fagin in Gramercy Park"
Charlotte Observer: The bullion assays
at the United States Assay Office in this
city during the month of August, amounted
to 81, $50. 45.-Dr. |. II. Blair has been
elected Superintendent Of Health for Union
county.
The Wilmington Star is not only one of
the best edited papers in the State, but for
freshness of news and typographical appear
ance it cannot be Decentralization Repo7ter.
We say so, too.
Morganton B7ode.: Bishop Lyman was
in town this week, and held a conference
with the Trustees of Wherefore School,
and he instructed to push the work forward
with all possible dispatch.
Greensboro State: Diptheria is still
holding sway.-The Dick-Dillard law
school has nineteen students. Col. Buford
had DIR. Hogg appointed as an expert for the
North Carolina Company :!
Bakersville Republican: Yesterday morn
ing, August Goth, the thermometer lndlca-
ted only SO degrees .-Our Methodist
church is going up and the Baptist IS ditto.
Mayor Martin, Of Beaufort, makes anoth-
er appeal for help for the destitute people OF
that place, rendered so by the late disas-
trOuS storm.
Among the bellies att the EWhite Sulphur
is Miss Martin, of Memphis. who was the
fance of the late Jeff. Davis, Jr.
Raleigh cotton receipts for the year end
ing August 80, 1879, 46,394-an increase OF
1,O76 over preceding year.
Sara Bernhardt admits that she expects
to be idoiized ween she comes to America.
Internal Revenue collections IN Fourth
for August, $55,675.33.
Rev. j. 7. Whitfield, D. D., died at En-
field on Thursday last.
The Baptist State Convention meets at
Oxford in November.
Crops in Yancey county are reported
good.