Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-31
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALEIcH,S NEWSY BUDGET.
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Especial Telegram TO the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., December 3O.--
Tuesday night serious accident oc-
CURED in the house OF ". G. Feather
ston, at Asheyille. The children were
starting a fire with kerosene. when the
oil in the can ignited, causing an ex-
plosion. The clothing Of Addie Ed
wards, girl thirteen years OF age,
caught fire. Before it could be extin-
guisbed she was very seriously burned.
Two smaller girls, Emma and Mary
Featherston, were also burned, but not
so badly.
There is a negro.emigrant camp near
Charlotte which appears to have be-
come an established institution. AS
fast as one gang takes its departure
another comes to take its place. Sew
enty families were shipped to Arkansas
by migrants agents Tuesday. The
grounds have been in use by emigrant
parties for four weeks, and the crowd
in camp has never been less than 900.
The emigrants have no money, and are
continually in a state bordering on
starvation. Yesterday 300 more were
shipped to Kansas.
At the railroad camp near SmithGeld
one Of the oyerseers and a colored
man employed blythe railroad got into
difficulty. The overseer shot and
seriously wounded the colored man,
then fed, and is still at large.
The master machinist Of the Western
North Carolina railroad has made re-
port of damages done to the rolling
stock by the recent collision Of freight
trains. He estimates the damage at
sos, 900. The total loss will exceed
those figures several thousand dollars.
Hartwell Liverman, aged about seven
ty-fve years, living near Roxabel, Ber-
tie county, was caught in the machinery
of a saw-mill and so badly mangled
that he died the same day.
Burke county will vote January 18th
on the question Of subscribing $4,000
to the Carolina Central railroad, to be
used in building branch road from
Shelby ria Morganton to Cranberry.
Thomas Golly, aged thirteen years,
shot and killed young companion
named David W. Settlemeyer, in Cleye-
land county. at the house of young Set
tlemeyer's father, j. J. Settlemeyer.
A negro man named Peeler, living in
Cabarrus county. was killed at a
cake-walk " held by colored people.
Peeler became involved in quarrel
with another negro namcI llowSer.
Hot words passed. Nothing further
occurred until later, when llowser
slipped behind Peeler and shot him in
the back. Peeler's wound proved
fatal. death occurring within three
hours. Ilowser escaped and is still at
large.
The commission to arrange for calling
in the old bonds of the North Carolina
railway issued by the State and for the
issue of the new per cent. bonds there
for will make its report in a few days.
1t has thus far received -, 100000 Of
bonds out Of total of 81, 79j, 900 called
in. The balance will be received during
the coming year, no doubt.
All the tobacco markets appear to be
dull Just now, as is always the case at
his season.
A crayon portrait of Fabius Ii. BUS
bee, grand master of MaSons, will
adorn the walls Of the Grand Lodge
room here, which now contains iine
collection of portraits Of former grand
naster> of the order for seventy years.
Three patents were granted to citizens
Of this State last week. James W.
Gardner, of Whitaker's, patented a
backband lIaltchcock ~ Suit, Of vii
ton 4 dwelling instrument; and d. &.
Mcclellan, of Rhodes, an apparatus for
curing tobacco.
The report on the public debt will
he made Saturday. 1t will be graft
tying one. The States finances were
never on sounder basis than at pre-
sent