The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-11

Died, near Tarboro, March 18th, Mrs.
Rebecca Knight, wife of +. Cromwell
knight, in the Both year of her age.
Wilmington Star. The cotton counties
invest so cents per acre in fertilizers. or
$500 for each inhabitant. The wheat
counties invest but 10 cents per acre III
fertilizers, or GO cents per inhabitant.
The result is $50. 80 for each inhabitant.
The coronation of the Gar of Russia
will probable be postponed. New
York markets: Money 7a4 per cent;
cotton firm at 10 I-16al0 Slice; southern
flour dull and easy at 81 9Oa6 IS; wheat.
ungraded red, 81 05a1 Is; corn, u~ngraded
54!a65c; rosin firm at 81 70al III; >pisits
%turpentine unsettled and 10 or at 4SA475c.
On the 9th of March. Daniel Paylor,
Alex Paylor and Charles Harris. ali
colored. were arraigned before George
Rogers, Esq, charged with burning
Mr.. Testers barn. They were found
guilty and in default of bail for their APP
pearance at the next term of Person
court were committed to Jail, where
they await the action of that tribunal.
Wilson 4dconce: In the Wavne In
ferior Court Oliver Stallings was con-
victed of larceny and sentenced TO the
penitentiary for two years.-One
day this week a little child. son OF the
owner OF a tobacco wagon, fell out OF
his fathers wagon while passing Col.
Beaman's neal Speight's Bridge. and
the wheels passing over his body, and
was almost Instantly killed.
The Postoffice Department ordered
that letters or postal cards be forwarded
| upon request, from office to office, until
the party addressed is reached, without
the payment Of additional postage .--
The British Parliament payment passed
the bill relative to explosives; the max
mum penalty tor causing an explosion is
lifelong imprisonment: penalties are
provided for the making or keeping oi
explosives.
Friday night about II so o'clock Il e
engine house an repair shops of the
Carolina Central Railroad, in Charlotte,
were destroyed by fire. When discover
ed the fire was in the roof. A severe
thunderstorm had just passed over the
city, and it is supposed that the build.
ing was struck by lightning. Two loco
motives were in the engine house, and
both of them were gotten out without
damage STIR.
Alamance Cleaner: J. W. Albertspn.
ESD. left for Elizabeth City Monday
night. where he Will make his future
home and pursue the practice Of law.
Tho stNle Of The uen firm fnr man
u%tacturiug cotton goods. Company
Shops. is the e. NJ. Holt" PLAID Mills.
Lawrence :. Holt. President. and Wm.
II. Turreutine. Nicc-Presiicnt. and
VIM. \. Erwin. Secretary and TJcasur-
er. Mr.. Erwin is the Youngest man in
the firm. and in this new capacity we
doubt not that Le will be as sue, essful
as he has been heretofore.
Greensboro Patriot: Charley Alley
was removed to his fathers residence
Yesterday evening. He has becn care
fully nursed and watched at Prof. Al
| derman's residence since the day of the
unfortunate accident. There has been
very little change in his condition since
the dav Of the accident. He bears his
afiicLIon with great fortitude.-Porte
& Dalton's drug store is to be convert
ed into a handsome two-story bri, K
building. Mr.. c. p. Menden all has
contracted with ID. y. Kirkpatrick tor
5000 br~ick.Thev are looking out
for a place for the car shops of the G,
| f. & Y. V.