The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-04

Oxford TOrchiight: Messrs. Cozart &
Darlington propose at an early date to
start a tobacco factory in Oxford.
Wilson !Siffings! Josh Eatmau, col
ored. who shot and killed 5 negro near
Black Greek about two weeks ago, was
caught nea Raleigh and brought here
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Shaken
burg.-Wright Daniel was convicted
of burglary at Pitt Court and sentenced
to be hung Friday, July 9th.
GOldSboro Messenger: Bishop LYMAN
tells us that he has commenced growing
the English walnut on his place near
Ashevllle, and thinks they Will prove a
paying crop whenever matured.-The
unfortunate colored boy. HOLSTER
Brlmage. who vas run over by Il train
on the Midland Road, neal this city last
week, and had to have a leg alnputated,
died yesterday.
A young girl named Deckard wae
robbed of her beautiful hair by four nice
young men of Bloomington, Indiana,
whilst she was asleep in her father )
house. They entered her chamber al
night and seized her, confinin4 her until
they had cut Off the hair close to the
scalp. She is of good character and
sues for $4,000 damages. The rascaI>
ought to be tarred, feathercd and put ii
the ~penitentiary.
Beaufort Telephone:: The whaling
crew at Shackelford's Banks struck a
bonanza on Friday last. A school OF
black-tish or cow-fish. averaging about
10 feet in length, came inside the har-
Dor and were chased ashore on the
banks, ten of them being caught. TIE
blubber was soon stripped from them.
and the process OF manufacture of oil
commenced.
Last week as the incoming passenger
train on the Charlotte, Columbia &
Augusta road, Capt. I. :. Clarkson on
ductor, was passing Pineville, the en-
CINE struck a stick Of cord wood that
had been placed in the frog of the
switch. and the driving wheels jumped
the rails The speed Of the rain was
such that the train moved about seven
car lengths before it could be stopped
Engineer Taylor Mcpherson was thrown
from his cap by the shock and landed
about six feet from the track. He was
bruised and stunned but otherwise was
not hurt.
Ners and O~bserrcr: The Easter offer
ings at Christ CLur h was 1915. 2l.-
The organ which is to be one Of the or
naments of Christ Church is to be put
up Oh the 18th. 1t will cost 50. 500. and
is to be a little larger than the excellent
organ at the First Baptist Church,
The articles Of military equipment now
made for this State. Of metal or leather.
ali have N. c. stamped upon them.
these letters replacing the Il. So The
equipments are equal to those in the any
State in the esterday af-
ternooIra freight freight on the North
Carolina Railroad was thrown from the
track near University Station. It caus-
ed a regular blockade, and a transfer OF
passengers on the part Of the Chapel
HILL train and the regular train made
necessary.
Tarboro .Southerner: The criminal
docket of Halifax Superior Court has
on it seven cases of homicide.-Mr.
B. H. Bum will be a strong candidate
for Congress before the 3rd Congression-
al DelloCItlVC the
last election a darkey. who held a GOV
eminent office at Washington. ID. c..
was elected Register Of Deeds Of Hall
fax county. On the first Monday in
December. the County Commissioners
declued to induct him into Office. on the
ground ttiat he was a nonresident OF
tile State. The case was tried last week
at Halifax court. before Judge Phillips.
The jury found hat he was a citizen of
this State. and Judgment was rendered
accordingly. The defendant will pro-
badly appeal to the Supreme Court.
The man lived in Halifax until he re-
ceived the appointment. He came
every election to vote. and paid his pol!
tax TO the Sheriff of that county,
Last week, Mr.. Theo Pitt. a well-to-do.
honest farmer, living near Sparta, asked
his physician, DIR. Eagles for a bottle
of laudanum. Somehow. the ~dOctorsus-
pected that all was not right. so he put
a small quantity of the drug and filed
it up with whishey. Mr.. Pitt then left:
when he arrived at the gate he drank
the contents OF the bottle. and told some
on 10 tell them good bye. Time pass
ed, bat the drctorss foresight prevent
ed an fatal results. No reason is as
signed for his temporary alteration.
Mr.. Pitt is a iovial, pleasant man. and
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