The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-17

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Col David
Heaton was the most respectable OF I'll G
carpet bag gers who followed Sh rman in.
to North Carolina. He came from Oh
settlt in New Berne, held ma V Fedel al
offices. was 'ected to Congre- S. by negro
votes, but opposed the Thad Stevens Re
construction measures TO me- extern. and
died in better repute than when he came.
His children are all now lie. d. Mrs. Mem
minger and Mrs. Estes di d in New York.
James Hea;On, well known in Raleigh,
where he once lived, besides his attendance
of the Legislature as representative Of the
cOlOred part of New Hanover, die on Satur-
daylight, by his own Ia: For several years
he. had been living with mulatto woman
named Mary Radcliff. who left him on ac-
count of his treatment. Meeting her on
the crowded market street. and being re-
fused her hand. he fired three shots at her
One took fatal fleet in Ter lungs Hea.op
fed, pursued by a policeman, who soon
lost his trail but this was not known by
the fugitive who on finding himself in
small lot with an high board fer ce which
be could not lmb, shot hims If through
the head. He was carried to the house of
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by Size thoughOut the ght No one ex-
pected peaceful end f. James Heaton,
but this most tragic trminatiOn Of law
less life, the last Of J. IS family-will cause
regret among his fathers friends :. "A
child of Mr. Ben Polk's, of Wayne county,
r He'd eff the bed, and hurg head down
ward at tie 70 t bo 4rd until dead - Mr.
JOSS ph B. SilcoX, of Charleston, d ed at
Wake F. rest on Sunday !. Mr. John B.
r. .ndleman, of Union Factory. Randolph
county, also die on the 18th Col u. w.
Hammond, of Rocky Mount, died Cf con-
sum ion on the 4th inst....A sheriffs
posse went to arr. st j. W. Wiggins in
Swain county. for illicit distillin While
on their e,urn Abe Virgins rode up, and
desperate fl lht ersued in which be killed
Polk Gibson, and badly unded Tom
Connaliy. Abe Wlggins escaped, but the
other one did not. n viclslt StOi IN is re-
pOi ted fr, m Johnston county. Seve. al
buildings on the fa; III of NJ. w. K PCo'
near Clayton, were blown down. Col
l. II. ID. Ste phen on was severity i. jured
by being throNn from buggy last week.
Monroe E.rpress Rev. T. B. Newb :
ry, of Mount Glead, had the miSfor une of
s'ng his carriage and wagon shop last
we' by fire, involving ! SIS of six cen or
seventeen hu drt d dollars. There no
insurance 1t is a little remarkable. con-
Sidering the rar ty of the occ lrrence, that
two pc sons living in Monroe should be
snake bi ten on the same day. On Thurs>
day event Mr.. John G.. Austin was bi ten
by al DID I. and on the same even ne
Henry Broom, step-son Of Squire Broom.
was bitten by Ia tlesnake's prot, both on
the hand. or course the wounds re
very painful In both instances, but frequent
and time y po a ions Of liquor prevents
any rlous r suits following them. In
Stanly county negra named Forrest drew
a scythe to strike Mr.. VIM Thompson.
Mr.. 1. then procured war at for his arr
lest. When the officer, JON Thompson,
undertook to maks the arrest. he was told
he would be killed if be dsmounted.
Thompson advanc d ordering the negro TO
The negro ran and was fired
upon, two balls taking effect. The negro
is in very critical condition. Wilson
Advance: Two negroes were quarrelIlng
last Saturday night, when one of them
Arthur Ellis, having pistol in his pocke',
tried to shoot the other, but tho hammer
fell and the pistol fired. in
hicting painful wound upon HIMSELF.
Mr.. ). B. Babington. editor Of the Shelby
Aurora, censured some ladies at Cl,ave-
laud Springs for something be didn't like.
went to Shelby to seek satisfaction
The Charlotte Observer says: : hen
they entered the office Mr. Babing-
ton leveled a shot gun at them and
forbade them to approach. Some one
by seized the gun and attempted
to wIench it flom Mr. Babington's hand
with Wow of preventing blood shed. A
friend Of the latter, probably one OF the
printers in the Office, drew pistol and
said be would shoot the man who attempt
ed to take the gun from Mr.. Babington."
The two gentlemen retired. The difflcu ty
h<s since been adjusted.