The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-07

Greensboro Patriot: Mr.. Eugene P.
Albea, a Richmond drummer, formerly
of Wilson, whilst out driving at High
Point on Friday last was seized with
vertigo, fell from his buggy and Qecom-
ing entangled in the wheels was fatally
injured.
The Georgetown, s. G., Rice Mill Co.
has declared a dividend Of 10 per cent.
and to add $40. 600 to the capital stock.
The company now has on hand a surplus
Of St, 900. During the past season about
so. 900 bushels OF rice from North Caro-.
lima were pounded at this mill.
Toisnot Home: Mr.. Billy Powell. OF
Edgecomhe county, near Rocky Mount.
died on Saturday last at the advanced age
of about IS years. fey. DR.. Gloss is
quite sick at his residence in this place.
having taken a relapse on Tuesday even
ing last. His condition Wednesday even.
ing was considered quite dangerous. and
a good deal of anxiety was felt.
Striking iron workers attacked a gan.
of twenty non union men on a railroad
train near Chicago, H., and beat then
severely; many shots were fred. one OF
which struck Judge Pillsbury. of the APP
pellate Court, inficting a probably fata
wound ALL of the nail mills at Wheel
ing ". Va, have closed. More thar
l25. 900 strikers are ''out" in the
Ohio River States.
When the case of criminal prosecution
against General Rosser, for alleged
wrongfully Withholding certain maps
and p%rofles, came on at Winnipeg, Man.
last week, the prosecution entered ,
nolle prose9ui. The Chief Justice, in
discharging the accused, said that in all
his experience he had never known a
prosecution based on so frivolous q pre-.
text. A suit ageinst the Canada Pacific
for malicious prosecution is probable.
He was a noted cavalry officer in Lee
Army.
Gen. Freero, with 400 Mexican caval.
~. cleared out the Apaches in Chihua-
hua.-- Postmaster Taft, of Charles
ton, S. c., charged with intimidating
voters at the registration in hat city,
was bound over to appear before the
grand jury.-The miners imprisoned
several days in the Alta drift, at Virgin
ia City, Nevada. were rescued -
George Ellis, one Of the murderers of the
Gibbons family at Ashland. KY. in De-
cember, who turned State evidence and
was sentenced to imprisonment for life,
was taken from Jail at Catlettsburg, car
ried to tile scene of the murder and
hanged Iva ob.--Moon, the cou-
denied murderer who attempted suicide,
was hanged ut Carrollton, Ca, yester
day.-Caleb Campbell, (pegro.)
Unidentified as having attempted a Grim
inal assault on +. married lady in Fair
field county. S. G.. was taken from
Winnsboro Jail and banged by 4 mob
Two bIutes were hanged in Arkan-
sas for same crime.
DIAMONDS. We are informed that
Mr.. O'Niel, of Holly Oak, Mass. while
prospecting in the neighborhood Of
Kings Mountain. one day last week,
found a crystal which, has been pronoun-
ced to he u diamord of great value. He
thinks it is only u fragment Of a large
stone that now lies secreted in the earth
near the spot vi ere he picked it up. He
also discovered q very rich gold vein in
the same neighborhood. Mr.. O'Niel is
prospecting for a Northern Company Of
capitalists and he is said to he a good
judge Of minerals et every di.cription.-
GdstiOnia Gazette.