The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-25

Monroe Express: To this date 1904
bales OF cotton have been sold in this mar
set thu season, against 6,65l bale. to sam,
late last season, being a gaiu of 1890 bale,
IN favor of this season.
The friends OF John ". Shackelford
E>1., elected To Congress from the 81 dis
act announc a grand jubilee barbecue
md oyster roast to take place at Kichlaui.
)nslo. CO mt the 10th Of December. .
Wilson AdraHce Wednesday evening Al
; O'Clock, MIR. Willis T.. Avera aud Miss
Amelia L. Kicks were married 10 the VI f..
church at Rocky Mount After the Ger
emony the bridal party repaired To the re-
sdence of the brides mother, where a stump
,uous supper awaited them.
He>srs. Geo. Snow and W. ". Fuller. Of
Raleigh, were 10 Asheville, Tuesday IN A.
col 10 the sale of some 10, 900 acres OF
and IN this county. claimed by the State
University. Messrs. + 5. Lusk and "
: Chandler bought it for sll2, 90.
\ Cssdslora. Nevada, dispatch saws
john {. Calhoun. a nephew ofthe late South
'~arolina Senator, has become insane, and
.lmtgines himself the SAVIOR. 4 wound re-
.eiyed du ing the war is the cause OF his
n>lnity.
The Democrats Of the Legislature OF Ala
anna. in caucus yesterday, nominated james
. Pugh for | ). Senator. 10 fill the VI
-tncs occasioned by the death Of senator
Houston, which has been filled by senator
Pryor, by appointment.
1t is estimated that there were Coo men
q Durham, Orange county, presumably
Democrats. who could not be induced ~
70 to the polls and vote -Rockinghsm Be-.
We suppose there were not less than $1,000
pver twenty one years Did who did not vote
opposing the rule that applies elsewher.
lolts good IN North Carolina. - .S'ur
Wilson iiruace. Last saturday night
hre- negroes nimed Red Bats, Abb Ii
u,t and Ed. Robinson were az the Wea-
ycrs' store. and after partaking freely. il i
bought, Of whiskey, etc, they began 70
quarrel; quarrelIng led to blows. and soon
Knives and other dangerous weapons came
ato use, and Ei. Robinson killed Red.
}atts by cutting an artery in his arm.
Charlotte Press. Although it hiss not
,et been made public, tue merchants are
low engaged in making arrangements for
he publication Of a neHspaper-t tally We
'%elieve. 10 be called the Trp{e J.urnat II
3 intended for free Distribution a, an adver
I,ement for Charlotte and will be male a
good sized newsy paper. Nearly So, 900
las been already subscribed. we hear.
Win ngtou STIR: ". F. Risin. a tin
snItn. fell from shed day before yesterday
.nd a heavy roller. used 10 hattering out
n, falling upon him, produced injuries
which NAV prove fatal.-A colored
nan. named Robinson, had his jiwbone
,roken by a bale of cotton falling on him.
~ dividend Of three per cent has
peen declared by the directors Of the Will
nington, Colunola s Augusta Railroad
company, payable on and after Nov. 23rd.
Cotton. a New York journal devoted to
be great staple says, we make the follow
lng extract from a recent letter from Mr..
Y. Fl. Oliver, of Newbern, n. c.: II yes
erday showed a cotton bagging manufac-
urer from Patterson, n. j a specimen Of
lutte raised here 1t is from Is to 7 feet
nigh. He was much astonished at it, hav
ng 10 idea that such could he raised. In
/, few years every yard OF cotton bagging
lsed in this country, will be MANUFACTURED
It the South from a juta raised here. You
AN mark this as a prediction from me-
New Berne Nut Shell. Yesterday morn
ny about 5 O'Clock an oil tumble-down af
AR designated by the occupants as a dwell
ling house situated near the skating pond,
IN Tile rear Oh lhS Iei'lliiiSpH ptpDClty. iNi'
iown. with a terrible crash, and seven per
sons, two colored women and five colorcd
children. were buried beneath the ruins. a
4um Der Of persons soon assembled and The
iebris was removed from the unfortunates
None we're found to he seriously huri
however, except Elijah Stlrkey, son OF Ma
y Starkey, about ten years OF age. IN
Aiiing tin ser had killed him.