The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-01

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MILL W'EST.
,h,ui Two years ago The large and 'aiiia-
.. h,p-iny mill situated IN warren. some |
.,.., miles from the town "f Henderson. |
~. hi. county (tiranville). The property OF
nr. !. l.. llank'uS. WAS burned u. an M
l.j;,r> II was probably tn" most ratua |
No. Nil property in This section of the
.i.t, some ten months after this calamity.
.}.. ,,,,,.yr of North Carolina were fairly
.,.rf1.I Iv The intelligence that the thriving
..sN.ud.rmc village of Henderson was
BURNED TO ASHES.
: r.. rrud IN human shape had applied
.r.,. torch. and in one night Sc buildings. ill.,
Tl,.- III, entire business portion ot the
,lu.r we're consumed. As may we'll be
.,,,ra,,,!. a vaSt deal of suffering was en-
,.trJ ly this Stupcndous loss upon the vic
cam. some Of whom .ccanc pcuuilc>s. One
y.ij,w lady lost her all in this night Of con-
T4..raIion. Last spring the people in Hem
T,.~.on and lis neighhorho"d were again
r,,r.r,i hv the report Of another tire-a
'',r., ni Mc>>r> Burwcll x Co. having been
t..rreyrd-the work again Of an incendlary.
I.n parties injured immediately offered a
..uqrd # S295h. or 80 acres OF land, for the
a,.nr,.hcr sion and conviction of the incen-
- 'ry. nrt until quite recently nothing was
r..,ro--no certain clue 10 the scoundrel was
.:,royrrrG. The fires referred to are not
"a. nu|v ones that have occurred in the
urrchpurhood. No less than
THREE OTHER FIRES
have happened. Col. Sampson Register
) .G his crop ot tobacco entirely consumed.
l,.,no over III. 900. Il. II. kInoShury. Esq,
t.3 fh,. dwelling and out. houses upon his
,r.rfarlnn DESTROYED. losing heavily by the
,n5,,urllInr. only few months ago the
,.,,, E,r.r l,a1r Of Col. :. :. Cooper was
t.r,.d. consuming with it his entire crop of
l,,.,,hIccn. These serious losses incurred,
,.-.,ih,r with their >uddenncSS. accustomed
e. little alarm among the people. Every
r,r,r.r,y owner felt acutcly how insecure
J.. vs.. Each enc went TO bed apprehcn-
,,,r rl.al curing The darkness and stiffness
If ne. ui-ht some unknown villain would
,.f,,.p to his premises. amt with his turpen-
,.u,. and matches lay in ruins his home or
~, barn, in which were stored his only
mans ii living. II is not difficult 10 believe
that this nightly feeling Of insecurity be-
came extremely irh>omc, and that deter
,ui',aituu To ferret out the villains became
q MISSION at the mind. The people. suffer
i'm uut!rr an Immense load OF taxation. aud
crtlrl, rcdu ed by the calamt(es of war,
nola liz, infections OF these midnight ma
r:.u!rrs and iurcndlaricS with singular sub
Ml>>iy-uc>> 10 law and authority. They
"N'ed i'f 'if 'f''ii,h"'> |" ne ulSeotGrco
and punished according 10 the forms OF law,
ls., up 10 a few days ago nothing had been
done.
Some lew weeks ago Il wel.knoNn
RICHMOND DETECTIVE
,ya> .rnt Tor. He visited Henderson. and
II was soon reported that he was a northern
&c drummer representing some business
.,,.,,,, .,ar.. or solicit ,,trnna1e UaIy..
occasionally seen among the negroes. and
il WAS believed by them that he was car
rci-h1E gentleman OF northern birth who
hat "Cumc down South. victim Of ill.,
tense love for the dear negro. AT any rate.
everything worked we'll. Quietly. pru-
d,a'N, q regular Nldocquc on The track of
q iclon. another Bucket studiou-t, i'll
jru,riy Hcut Va driving out the villains from
ia,ir iaHkluG places. llc went 10 work, laid
WI his FilG>, kept his Own counsel, and a |
j"N Gay ago
spp,yc u,Sr NJ
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"nv 'i,'I ,,I, ,;,,,,, ' w.
Ia, Monday hr and another color,,l man
named Haywood Kcavi> Went TO ClarkS-
: lie. Va. liank!nS having been induced
T. 80 under the plea of helpin" Rclyls Sc
irrt .olu" mich cox, that, rs WAS ALLEGED,
;yrI.. ~ bc sold that day. soon after aTriy.
49,. and before Harkin> had left the buggy
III "hicn hc rode. he WAS met by Craddock,
b. nam" a>ccctaincd, and then quickly |
hAnacuiicd. lie Was taken TO 4 room, was
."iG D.! tTat!u"ck THAT ne was tie man VINO
ha1 t'r"n burning houses around LENDER |
son, ana that he, the detective. knew AL
.tFt,IEf bn n ,r,., ,ttt,.h irbtpun1 4
but soon released, when he madea
FULL CONFESSION,
,,..l,,,,rl.ac;,,, ,,,.+ ,o ,,,rr, t,.o mill aud
;,. Hnr,y.-iI 7,.,m i,,,, Gan,;,,,, ,hn, H..
turl!t III. town or fine other hnn~es in the
e. AMY. He jnrljcatnd t~o white men as
" accessories before the f,ct." Craddock
! 'f'l'd'd hin TO return with him to North |
aroma, ana [" cause u warrant 10 be Is |
, u,T '-"ti>i me >ui'Nib? a'c"lipllce' one l
' H'ih lr'n@ do'": us WAS agreed 10,
1n' ''G N9h0ay n'2ht tr"y came 70 GX-
~ l.; ., ". r"h"'H Was eAalii'leu ny II. H.
'n.,, "'}, r,l' one VI our NUS .'il,
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ARCHIBALD II. DAVIS, OF GRANVILLE,
alleging that he Davis and his step-father |
Pleasant Ncrryn!an, formerly OF Henderson |
rnINly, but now deceased. were the insti-
gators Of the burning. Craddock, with the
warrant tor Dayi>'S arrest, left that night for
Raleigh, whore it was supposed Davis was
20 te found. Whilst the detective was on
hi way to Raleigh, Davis was on his way
- Henderson, where he was arrested on
TUESDAY, last upon a warrant issued bv
VI i,r Fletcher Harris. a Justice of the
peace. upon oath made by Captain $. J.
l'arhain. On last Thursday Davis was
brought before Judge Watts, known gene
'AiI! III Norm Carolina as GREASY sam,