The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-29

l-ish relief fund, all told.
Mr.. Robert Mcpherson, an aged and e.
teemed citizen, died near Mooresville On
the 18th inst.
Carl Schurz and Fred Hsssaurck have
made up. They are the two leaders iu the
West of the Germans and are both opposed
TO Grant.
The well known publisher, Frank Leslie
is dead. He died al his residence in New
York City on the 10Th instant He was born
in Ipswich, England, in 1919, and his real
name was Henry Carter.
The New Orleans Psoryaac says that
more than one rough customer has never
known how good he was until be killed
somebody and heard the lawyer in charge
sum up his virtues
The corporators Of the Sibley Mauufac-
turing Company effected an organization
yesterday. and will proceed to work at once
to canvass for subscriptions. The name at
the head OF the enterprise insure it. success,
and 1t will not be many months before the
sum of "A, 900 additional spindles will BE-
heard in Augusts.-Chrouide Jan. Is.
The Winston Sentinel saws q Young wo-
man near Old Town was bound over to
court last week for infanticide. The dead
body OF the infant was found in a trunk.
A post norton examination revealed the
fact that the lungs Of the infant had never
been inflated.
Goldsboro .NrI: The Rev. F. II. Peeden
near Pine Level, had the misfortune TO lose
his dwelling house by fire on Saturday night
while the family were at church. y
little son of Mr.. Montifel Bizzell, who lives
near Bentonsville, Johnston county, was
burned to death last week.
Charlotte Southern Home: The leap year
hop, given on last Thursday night by the
young ladies of Charlotte, In the dining room
Of the Central Hotel, was the most elegant
probably ever given in this city
Board of Aldermen passed a resolution in
f%icting a fine of SO on any one engaged In
loading cars on Sunday.
Henderonville Courier: Mr.. G. 4. Setter,
route agent Spartanburg and Asheville Rail
road, reports peach trees in full bloom in the
Isothermal Belt.The present winter
has thus SO far been a remarkable one. In
this vicinity, at an elevation of 2.252 feet,
the ground has been frozen but once. and
no snow has fallen.
Monroe Enquirer The store of Messrs.
Thomas 4 Redtern, in this place, was broken
into on last Thursday night, by boring off a
portion of the lock of the front door. The
thief, who proved to be a negro, was over
taken 10 miles from town, arrested, carried
back and jailed. Only a portion of the
goods were recovered, as he had peddled
as he went.
Pittsboro Record: Deputy Collector l..
B. Pennington, accompanied By Thomas
| Wright. made a raid near our village and
captured about ten gallons Of unstamped
| whiskcy and a man na.aed Edward John
son who lives near silk Hope, in this coun-
ty. They came upon Johnson about s
o'clock at night in the woods a mile from
here, and caught him selling the whiskcy to
| Il crowd of negroes.
BakersvIIle RcpuJlican Deputy Marshal
| Mark Haney. of Madison county was shot
last Monday while arrasting some illicit dis
tillers in the upper part of Linville town
ship, near Lineback's store. He had made
the arrests, and nai turrcd back to find a
pistol that he had lost, Zen he was shot
by some one cor"e.ied in a laurel thicket.
The shot too}- Greet in his eaonlder, max
ing a dangcIouS wound.
Portions of Quebec are threatened with
avalanches from the cliff above the CITY,
caused by recent heavy snow storms ana
great CONSERVATION prevails. - The
ChiefJustice Of Maine has summoned his as
sociates to consider the questions submitted
by the Fu5ionists.--Th telephone was
successfully worked Al St. Louis, a DIS
lance Of 40 miles. -- Rev Mr.. HAYDEN,
OF Connecticut, charged with murder, was
bailed yesterday in the sum Of 5000 and
released.
Troy correspondents Of Raleigh Observer
writes on the Goth Tonight at 8 O'Clock
our quiet little village was somewhat alarm
ed over the cries 0 fhelp and firing of pistols
in the Jail. The jailor had started up the
stairsteps to close the outside doors Of the
different cells, when, upon opening the stair
door, six prisoners, who had ingeniously
contrived to open the doors Of their respec
tive cells, stood ready and jumped upon the
jailor, throwing him down, and rushed over
his wife, who stood holding the door below.
But, in the meanwhile, Charlie Warner, the
plucky little jailor, fired five pistol shotss
among them. ODe fell is though dead, but
he was not wounded seriously. Two con
Guided to retreat and went back up the
steps, while the others made good their es-
cape. Two Of these were In for larceny and