The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-17
E,i,s In North Carolina
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If you know any North CaroIin'an
vbo i interested in Scientih; matters
mark the article on Mitchell SOCIETY,",
and send him this copy OF the T. q M.
Mai. Robert Bingham called isrt
week, aud is again with us. at the heao
of The Bingham Cadets Confederate
brigade in numbers and uniform, and
splendidly drilled.
-~Fr.nklinton buys as high as 100
bales of cotton. some day.. Shlthfie.d
takes in some 500 bales per weel-
James A. Robinson, Esq, # VIII
ston Leader is in the city. and cordially
velcomed By many. The Ledder We
notice has a new and sprightly make up.
AT S,stesville Sells circus drew .
cast crowd, and several fights. FINAL,
A negro named Campbell killed a man
named Redmond, and wounded a bystan-
der named Ball That night a tand OF
men took Campbell from the jail and
hanged him.
james Doyle VS.. city oil Raleigh ct
ais. from Wake; argued in the Supreme
Court Monday, by ID. 6. Fowle, Walter
Clark. ]. B. Bachelor, and Arg" & VIII
der for the plaintiff, and Reade 4 busbee'
Fuller ( Snow and A. Nj. Lewis q oor
far The defendants.
-Juh, the Apache chief. was a big
Ipiun," and never got whipped until ht
tackled Grants particular friend
..Whuskee." A few hours fight With q
vhiskey bottle caused him to go and
drown himself from disgust at finding
that Jug" was "a bigger mau than ole"
--Juh,
Charlotte Journal Observer has been
repurchascd by Chas. Il. Jones, who has
dropped the Journal. Thus the ne"
daily" which started with so loud a
flourish of trumpets about a year age
dies the death. 1t is astonishing nov
nlanyn newspapers shoot up like rorkets
only to drop like sticks. We welcome
the Obselrer as the return OF an ole
friend.
And so our friends of Neuse Rive
township are to have the Stock Law
They have had petitions in circulation
and already have secured the signature:
OF more than Il majority OF voters 81
that the measure is considered carried
1t is thought if a new township b'
formed out Oh the Forestvllle precinct o
Wake Forest.-it also will adopt tn
law. Judging from the way the thin!
has spread from county to county III IL
Charlotte section, it is destined to al
sorb nearly ali the State.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth SAY
Dennis Harrell. col. had his arm toiI
in a gin; and burglars awoke the go
people OF Halifax and Weldon on
night last week. Several houses wer'
visited in each place. Mr.. Is. f. Sled.'
lost SIS; MIR. ID. &. Richardson lost 81
and a watch; MIR. Jesse Powers lost
lar of preserves, and found his old shoe
piled in the middle OF the bed.
Col. A. ii. Leftwich, well known a
Greensboro, and connected with Maj
McPheeters' family of this city, has sen
us a paper containing a lengthy descrip
ton of his new purchase. the Rollini
Mills. four mics above Lynchburg,-;
plant which cost 800, 00O,-but Ina
been idle for some time. 1t will be re
stored and vigorously operated.
-Nessrs. Julian Undertake, Gee
Andrews, and Allen Fleming started I
Cary on Sunday afternoon but maxim
too short a urn at the Fair Grounds
were thrown out, and painfully hurt, MI
Fleming belng knocked senseless for a
hour or more with a bad cut over tn
eve. and Mr.. 1imberlake having a dee
cash in the back OF his head. The hors
ran away, and Mr.. Andrews was in pei
until Messrs. Englehard. Johnson, an
others came to the rescue
Pleasant call from Gen. Thos. /
Clingnlan Monday. He has been speno
ing the summer Oh his native lli2hlan
heath. and is much improved i'll healtl
He left Yesterday for New York tome.
a party of capitalists who desire to pun
chase his Electric Light, which promise
to be a valuable invention. He Ina
spent several thousand dollars in &c
ting letters-patent. and putting the pre-
cess in practical operation, in Europ'
rs is required by the laws of Franc
and other countries.
Gen. Clingman declares there is n
truth in the report, first printed by II
Phila. Record that he favors Mr.. NJ
Donald for President. He says tina
while he may have preferences. /
doubts the wisdom of booming" al
particular person SO far in advance
the election.