The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04


Horses are in demand at Hickory. Two
persons offer cash for one hundred and
fifty.
Miss NJ. Porter, daughter of Alfred II
Porter, Of BROOKLYN, a beautiful girl Of
seventeen, was instantly killed Tuesday ev-
ening, while riding on horseback, by a col
lision with q runaway team which had been
frightened by a bicycle.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. R. B. Wedding
tons barn and gin house, in Providence
township. about 10 miles from the city,
together with 80 bales cotton, we're totally
destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The fire Is
supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
The loss is about 81, 500.
There is great excitement in this county
occasioned by the burning of gin houses,
&C. Last night, we learn, that the dwell
ing Of Mr.. Freeland, 9 miles from this city
on the N. G. Railroa I'd, was totally destroyed
bv fire, and his family narrowly escaped with
their lives. 1t is thought the house was sat
urated with kerosene and then fired by the
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Indian Chief Victoria was killed by
the Mexicans. w. F. Freeman NOR
tally wounded at Arlington. Texas, Mon
day, by a man named Painter, whose house
he was pillaging; Gus Barney MORALLY
WOuuOcu ny Tttu NXCSAO"u. q uAtuCy,
Texas -Mile, Bernhard arrivd at
New York yesterday, and was enthusiastic
ly received--A clock factory in Brook
lyn has been destroyed by fire; loss about
$3.50, 600.
The New Bern Nut Shell thus refers to
the death of that devout servant of God,
Rev. Ira T. Wyche, who was We think, q
native Of Granville: 1--WE learn from .
friend at Lagrange that Mr.. Wyche had
been somewhat unwell since Friday. but
was thought to be better on Sunday night.
On awakening a little after A o'clock Mon
day morning, Mrs. Wyche called to him,
as usual, but having no response, she placed
her Rand on his face to find him cold in
death. Mr.. Wyche was about GA years of
age, and had been engaged in the work Of
the gospel ministry AZ.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. w. Wads-
worth, the largest horsepower in this city,
was asked il the epizooty had appeared to
any appreciable extent among the stock in
Charlotte, and replied that almost all the
horses in town had it.-In the Federal
court at Statesville, Sylvester Lemax,
late mail carrier on the route from Wilkes
bore to Jefferson. was convicted of robbing
the United States mail.-Mr. Geo II,
Elridge con nec:ed with the Census Bureau,
has been in the city collecting informs alton
concerning the mineral resources Of this
section of the State.
Charlotte Observer: The construction Of
the extension Of the Northeastern Railroad
through Rabun Gap to the North Carolina
line, seems to have been agreed upon. The
line has been permanently located and the
estimate of the total cost by the engineer is
$40, 600, or something over $1,000 per
mile, not counting the cost of cross-ties.
The connection with the Airline is made
at Luiu.-A gentleman offers to be one Of
a hundred who will give IS each for sufi
cient evidence to convict any of the parties
who participated in cutting the bridsls and
saddles of the country clubs Friday night
Kinston journal: D. s. Aman, Esq, of
Palo Alto, lost his gin house by fire on the
10th inst. containing about 400 pounds
of seek cotton. -On the night of the 10Th
misfortune to lose two of his SOUS, aged res
dectively 8 and 10 years. They were attack
ed with congestive chill and died within an
hour of each other - sad case of be
reavement occurred this month in the fami-
" of Mrs. Wilson near Lenoir Institute.
One OF her oldest sons, Albert A. Wilson,
after a long illness from typhoid fever, died
on the lst of October, ane only FIVE days
later ayounger brother, Benjamin P. Wilson,
was carried away by the same disease.
Lumberton Robesoninn: We are panied
to learn. as We do at the hour of going to
press, of the death Of Ira T. Wyche, which
occurred last Sunday night at the parson-
age at Lagrange circuit A true and no
BILE man in all the relations of life. The
Cape Fear Baptist Association in its 10th
session, convened with the Western Prong
Church, in Columbus county, on the 2lst.
The body was handsomely entertained by
the friends and brethren in the ~neighbor-
hood, and everything passed of pleasantly,
the only thing occurring to mar the occasion
was the upsetting Of Rev. Haynes Lemons
buggy by q reckless man driving bis horses
at full speed, and running into it. throwing
Mrs. Lennon therefrom and injuring her
seriously, both externally aud internally.
Mr.. N. Malloy fell dead at his resi-
dence on last Friday, the cpd inst. He was
in the S2st year of his age.
Wadesboro Times: We are sorry to
learn tina one day last week Master Clifton
Bennett. son Of DR.. j. N. Bennett, had the
$500 -A.-