The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-19

The Lentier says tobac % growers near
Winston have plants with four leaves.
Rev. A. G. Allen, ID. D., of Texas. is
dead. He was born in iredeil now Aexan
der,) in 1918.
The Auditors report gives as listed for
taxation in North Carolina, Ill ,It6 white
and %, O23 co!orcl polk.
The Winston Lcader says Davie and
Davidson counties are making preparations
Tor a large tobacco crop this year.
Durham will soon have a manufacturer
ens aged on an extensive scale in making
fvrniture, sash, doors. blinds, &C.
The Rerie,e says the first shipment of shad
from Wilmington to Northern markets was
made Tuesday days earlier than the
first shipment last year.
The LaGrange correspondent ofthe Kin
ston .jour"H says : The Bizzel mil will have
an additional Improvement for cleaning rice
ready for work in ten days.
AT meeting Of the citizens of Pender
county. held the 9th inst. 1T was resov
eel that it would be nexpedcnt to levy taxes
for the building of a court house.
Mrs. Il. W. Brown, of Weldon, was
thrown from "a buggy and had one of her
shoulders diSlocated, besides receiving other
injuries, as we learn from the Weldon
Nacs.
A debating society settled the stock law
questions In Robson county last Wednes-
day night. by deciding. after a long discus
sion, that it would not be beneficial to the
county.
The Henderson Rerie,c learns that vi. G..
w. Reams, Of fGr..nvile county. has chem
icaI process by which tobacco of green color
may be made golden yellow without iniu-
ring the smell or taste of the tobacco
Enfield Sentinel The house of Rev. G..
X. Gibbs colored. was burned on Friday.
Gibbs lost his furniture and clothing, saw
ing his Bible Only.--Governor Jarvis has
.ffored reward of S4OO for the apprehen-
sion of l.. f. Larkin and Ben Ivev, access
orles in the murder of Hicks at Weldon
Rev DR.. +. NJ. Kennedy, editor of the
Christian -idrocate, at Macon. Georgia, died
suddenly of appopexy, aged forty seven.
-Several l.sses were sustained in OHIO
and Kentucky by recent floods mills dwell
lings and railroads were swept away
Two buildings in New York destroyed by
fire loss S9l 900.
The Snow Hill correspondent of the Will
son Idrance says: Sheriff Potter than
whom there is not an one more efficielt
having got the wind that there was some
spurious coin in circulation in this section,
Investigations yesterday morn
ing and overhaued near this place one of
the counterfeiters. His name is Olive Bell
and he was assisted in his nefarious
work by his brother, who is still at large.
Their work was skiituly ard neatly done, and
if they had only malgamated the pewter with
a little tin, it would have been nearly per-
feet.
The Charlotte Obserrer tells Of negro
girl who fell forty feet into shaft at the
Rudisllc mine and after remaining nine |
hours under ground was rescued. 4 |
noise was heard Finally it was traced To |
an old, unused shaft, some distance off, and |
discovered to he the voice of a child. A |
rope was lowered and one Of the men went |
down. When he touched bottom the rope !
marked forty feet. Its little nigger, by |
the holy fathers!' was the exclamation that
came up from the shaft, and shortly after
wards they drew up the rope, at the end ef |
which was fastened . small negro girl about
I2 years old. She came up smiling and
when the rope was united walked Of with
out even limpng, to tho utter amazement
Of every one.