The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-02

Revenue Agent .. II Blocker has been
assigned II South Carolna, Georgia apl
Florida, with headquarters at Columbia
We learn from the Wilson Adcutce that
the Fair Of the Eigecombe and Pitt county
Agricultural Society, at Mckendrecs, T. lge
;ombe county, last week, was first rate aud
surpassed both the Weldon anl Raleigh
fairs in the exhibition Of stock
On Sunday, 18th inst derangel man by
the naue Of Bcrnfell, living two miles
south OF Lenoir, attempted TO Kill bis wife
With an axe. struck her three severe blows
Oh the head and Que in the side, breaking
three OF her ribs. lie has been confined in
jail at Lenoir.
Charlotte Obserrar: There Is prospect
Of a telegraph line from Charlotte to Stste>,
vile AZ an early day. --Nr. ". H.
Gregory has gone int business in Statc..
gille with DR.. J. J. Mott and son. groceries
~ wholesale, and ;utton The work Of
changing the gauge of the W. n {. H. r..
has been completed, and trains are nv
running to Asheville.
We have been thinking Of piviap some ae.
count Of the true origin Of the supposed
North Carolina story now going the ,uuI.
Of the State press, entitled "tonsia Sally
billiard, > but th,re j. 50 little fun !n il ~
do not know that il is worth the trotI DC o(
relating what two elderly and ycrg iltc!li-
gent gentlemen once told up about it. our
Of these is dead, the other Is living aaI
both natives of Virginia. Star
The old man Sykes. who killed rylarc
man ramed Morgan in Fayetteville tw, ..
three years ago, and Was sentenced 80 .A.
Penitentiary for q term Of years has been
pardoncd by G 3vernOr Jarvis and liberated
Skies did the killing Will. intoxicated anl
had 40 recollection OF having committed
the deed when arrested several honrs ttetc.
after Th@Go ernor has al,o Iolcd Geo.
Cloifetcr convict GU the Cape Fclr 4
Y. V. R.ilroad, who had both eyes blow
out few months ago while blasting rock
on said road -Lanrinburg Erpress
Warsaw Brit Neattoa: Dr. J. ". Hill.
Of thi. place, r Gently bad fearful encJun.
-el Win very large bull dog at Mrs, Tanfn
As Phillips Mrs. Phillips was presen: i.ut
could not control the intilriatci brp;e The
doctor was going to the house accJm3nA#ed
Dy Mrs Phillips when he was attaca.l the
dog attempting to se;z: him by the throat.
in which be was foilcd by the active effort,
Of the assailed, who at length seiz ] III. dog
bY each Jaw With his hands and threw ham
to the ground AM SUB IN cd him by neating
him With his knee, and then taking htr b.,
the mouth and carrying him through the
house. he threw him out the rear door.
The Doctor was pretty badly bi1ca upcn
the hand and arm.
The common Council Of New lpr, s,.i
take step to prevent the production Of the
Passion PLAY" in that CITY The Deia-
ware river is frozen over at BJrd own, \.
J.; the Hudson at Coxsackie, y. Y, is
blocked with ice, aud the SchuyIkIi river at
Reading, Pa, is nearly closed The ther
mometer at Winnnepeg, Manitoba, marks 25
degrees below zero. Several parties con-
cerned in forging deeds to lands in Western
States have been arrested in Cincinnati, -
Lord Beaconsfeld's new novel doe. not
equal any of his former works. ~ war is
threatened between Egypt and Abyssinia
--English cotton mill operatives are agi-
tating for increase wages,