The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-05
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ObSEnVEh tTEMS.--MF. Richmond
Pearson is in the city. He has just return
sed from hunt in Florida with Judge
Cloud = A telephone, has been put in
Chrst's church, and the sermon last Sun
.ssday was heard at all the spaces in copnec-
s--tion with the exchange. The Board of
Directors of the Western North CaroIina
Railroad will meet in Raleigh. Febru .ry
10th, at which time tho proposition of Mr..
s Best to purchase The rSsat will he s,1bmitte ed
to them i'y the Governor for their consid
eration. If they shalt favorally consider
the terms offered the Governor and Coun-
ell will have to decide what they will 90
about it. We apprehend, however, that
will not assume the responsibility Of nip
pirg Mr. Best in the bud hy pigeon hoIing
bim.--Col. Keogh is now reported in
saying that there will probably he a
Republican convention called in North Car
lima to undo the work of the Shermanites
here last week -T The people out at the
penitentiary had delightful time during
the snow storm Monday morning While
it was at its height and one could hardly
see fifty feet before him, the alarm was
given that Convict had escaped. 1t was
found that John Henderson. white. who
was convicted in Dupln and in serving out
two years sentence, had COTTON over the
unfinished western wall Of the ward. At
is about 25 feet in height on the outside.
spd on the Inside was a ladder used by the
woIkmen. the upper end Of which restedet
against the top Of the wall Upthis he had
climbed and lowered himself partially on
the outside. He was then pursued at once, |
and the chase was a spirited one 1t was |
not until the searchers had gone about seven |
miles westward that they found their man.
They got in ten yards Of him ere they saw |
him. When called on to surrender, he
begged them to shoot him. He was taken
and carried back to his little cell Hen
derson was tramp. and halls. it is said,
fl ON wa.--Sher;ff j. J. NOVEL; Gem
pieted the settlemen Of State taxes, paving
a total of e25, 5S6.SS, divided as follows:
General fund, net. ST., charitable
institutions, $5,2Sl.5 55; pententiary, S.,
l.55. To pay interest on State bonds:
Net income, $6GS. Cd; on merchants. ST.
54S. 50 purchases of liquors, $8S4. 50; to1al
AMOUNT, $50, $50 So. Wake is the largest
ak paying county in the State by over S.
100 The Oak City Mills. near the Cen
raj Depot, we're sold yesterday, w. G. Up
hurch, Esq, becoming the purchaser. The
'rlce was S4.35o. The building will pro-
'ably be used as warehouse - Over
hree hundred letters were collected from |
he letter ,oxes at the early collection yes
ay morning. Two collections are now | :
lade daily, one before 6 a. m and the
ther just after nnon.--Corrcs,o ,ondence t
rom Farmville, Pitt c,Lnty, Feb. 3d. A
errlhle accident happened near here on !
rlday. +. NJ. Atkinson S steam mil! exploded. h
ilied Atkinson and Mr. Young instant +
:. Ii threw Atkinson forty five yards from b
lie mill, and he then rebounded and went C
Eenty feet through a wall, breaking 1t b
own as he went through. This will h
'nch for. A'kirson very large man his t.
eight being nearly 800 pounds. II