The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-08

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terlan Festival at Belmont Academy Thurs
day evening. {. d. Burke was injured by
a fall from horse. Collar bone broken
shoulder dislocated. - Bishop Atkinson
confirmed 81 persons, s,-rare number-on
Sunday night at st. Johns Church -Gabe
Whitman aged -, white convict, escaped
from the Railroad Works, on Wednesday,
cashier W. L. Taylor, Of the Peoples
bank resigns on account Of loss Of sight by
cataract on RI ght eye - We are pleased
to note that Mr.. Elliott Daingerfield, son of
our townsman Mr. j. f. p Daingerheld,
who left our community some months ago
to accomplish himself in the art of painting,
has recently executed specimen entitled
AN Excellent ntage, which has be en-
accepted by the National Exhibition Com
mlttee on Paintings as one of the most
handsomely and perfectly finished among
thousand, assigned conspicuous position
in the Hall Of Honor in New York City,
while five thousand beautiful specimens, Of
iered by artists of more experience In the
practice OF the profession, were rejected. -
The Millennium has not convened. according
to the prediction of our friend Pierce. The
prophet has absconded on the train on We'd
ne>day last and has not been heard of since.
His friends OF the town regrett?) his depar-
ture; for he was the source of much anuse-
ment III this community, and during the ap
preaching long Summer days his presence
would have been an oasis in the desert Of
our lives His prediction, however, was
not without effect, for we understand good
many OF the colOred persuasion lived in con
stant dread Of the coming eyent-one wo-
man in the employ of lady in this town
gave notice to her mistress on the evening
OF the 18th that she would not be with her
the next morning, that on Judgement
Day she wanted to be at home with her
children, who were living over the river, SO
that she lght die with her babe on her
bosom. MIR. Pierce, we learn, gave as an
excuse for leaving Fayetteville, that accord
ing TO Holy Writ man separated from his
wife on the morn of the Millennium could
never enter the Kingdom of heaven, and
that he was therefore, going to the residence
of his wife and seek reunion with her. We
hope he was successful, but have good reason
to doubt that he was SO tortuna,e.
The HilIsboro .Naa: josiah Turner
spoke on the Court House square Monday
and Tuesday on the subject Of his expul-
sion from the Legislature.
Wilmington Reric,c says: 1t is rumorcd
on the streets Of Columbia. S. G.. that the
Wilmington & Weldon r. r. and W. c. &
A. X, r. companies are about purchasing
the Greenvile & Columbia r. r.
In the awarding of prizes for correct an
swers TO Notes and Queries in thu n. Y.
World, from Dec % to March 2l. the sec
ond prize, $40, went to ''Sybilla' Miss
Kate Devereux, of Raleigh, N. ca She
answered ninety questions.
Oxford Free Lance 1t. Willie Lassiter,
Of the United States army is on visit to
his family and friends in Oxford.
Fears are being expressed in certain quar-
ters that at no very distant day the Oxford
& Henderson Railroad will be gobbled up
by it's more powerful n-ighbor. the Raleigh
& CASTOR Road. and appeals are made 20
prevent the accomplishment Of such an
end.-A valuable copper mine has been
discovered on the lands Of Messrs. Geo. w.
Yancy & Bros, in Person county.
The Wake county jury Of inquest on Sat
urday evening delivered the following YER
dict That Andrew Freil late convict in
the State Pententiary from the county of
Forsythe, came to his death from gangrene,
brought about by combination Of circum-
stances, among them frost bite whilst in
Jail prior to his convictien to the State pris-
on, bis unsound physical condition when
received 1T that institution and that he said
death was FASTENED by reason of being com
PEELED to work or do any service after his
assignment to the authsritles of the Uni
versity Railroad and that it was further
fastened by castigation and bad treatment
at the hands Of a party or parties
whilst attempting to make the said
from the evidence We are unable to place
the direct responsibility of his death upon
either Of the parties named.