Charlotte home and Democrat., 1882-06-23

CITIZENS are reminded that this is the last day
for listing Taxes with Mr.. j. w. Cobb at the
Court House. - .ixsss ss a
THE engineer on q train of the c., G. 81 A.
Road found himself minus fireman on recent
trip. He backed the train q short distance and
found him sitting on the track. He got aboard
and resumed business, doubtless thankful his
head was of SO much protection to his body.
Mr.. T. McCARvER, who is employed at the
bellows factory of Newcomb Bros, had his hand
caught in the machinery and badly mashed.
The physicians found 1t necessary to amputate
the thumb, but hope to save the fingers, though
they are badly injured. 4sanE aaes =
A BROWN setter dog. belonging to Mr.. Eagle
made its appearance on the street last Sunday
W ith hydrophobia. In front of the Central Ho-
tel Policeman Carter shot the dog, when. not
killing him he turned upon the officer in a
most vicious manner. Policeman Blackwelder
came along and bravely taking the dog by the
neck held him till killed by another shot Po-
liceman Garter suffered no bodily injury, only
having his clothing torn.
On Tuesday little colored boy, while out in
a field picking berries, near Seneca City on the
Airline Road, being tired sat down on the track
to rest and soon fell asleep. Engineer Krogg's
train soon arrived at the place and seeing an OBJ
ject stopped his train and found the boy with his
head crushed. He had probably been run over
by train that passed short time before The
little fellow was alive and Engineer Krogg
placed him in of parties near by, but he soon
died. ....szs.s e.-..s -r~,.s s.zfsz
A LITTLE negro boy attempted to poison the
family of Mr.. Jacob Stirewalt of Concord. by
placing strychnine in the coffee. The unpleasant
taste of the coffee led them to suspect the boy OF
the cause and he was arrested, and some strych.
nine was found on his person. He finally con.
fessed that he had put the poison in the coffee
three times He obtained the poison where il
was used to kill rats, and he collected and placed
it in the coffee with the intention of killing the
family. 1t was indeed narrow escape.
On Saturday last Kendel, little son of Mr.
g. K. Watt, went into the garden and without
the knowledge of his parents, eat large quan
tity of cherries. swallowing the stones. After
he had eaten all he could he went into the house
and soon became insensible. The physicians
made every effort to save the little fellow and
succeeded in relieving him of a portion of the
cherries yet great Jumps of them could be felt ir
his stomach. His suffering was intense and he
remained in unconscious condition till death
relieved him on Monday afternoon. The doctors
estimate that the child must have consumed
quart and half of the cherries.
THE wife of Bill Wade, colored went Saturday
night in search of her faithless husband. Know
ing his habits she called at the house of George
| Dean where colored woman lives in portion
| of the house, named Clarinda Huskey. Bill wa!
in the house and the woman, thinking to frighter
him. commenced to throw rocks, when Georgt
Dean took shot gun and fired at the woman
| The gun was heavily loaded with pieces of lead
made by cutting freight car door seals, and tht
| entire load entered the thigh of the woman, all
| of which the physician could not extract. Th'
| wounds from these slugs are numerous, and fear
fully lacerated, the woman is in critical condi
| ton. George Dean and Bill Wade were bot1
arrested and will be confined till the result of th
| wound is known. Clarinda Huskey, the cause
of the difficulty, left directly after the firing
| commenced and has not been seen since.