Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-12
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
TIE PrTrsBoR0 SENSATION.

The Exeitemen, cu,c,inr powe-No Real
cause for Alarm In the fits, tassace-A
Horrible Murder, &C.
Especial Telegram 20 the Dlspa,ch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., July Il.--All the
excitement about the threatened riot
among The negroes in Chatham county
and the release Of the three negro prison.
ers from the Pittsboro' jail has subsidized.
Five negroes were arrested, charged
with conspiracy TO cause riot. The
excitement and the arrest were both
based on a note found near Haywood
by a negro, the contents of which
were published In to-dsy's Dis
patch. The five men who were arrest
ed on the charge have been released.
The note found Was y forgery. Very
little more evidence has been obtained
against the two negroes who are charged
with the Finch iuder. Some Of the
people have not gotten over the ex-
element yet, and some are still ex-
pecting an instruction. il Is q plea
SAINT end to what might have been
very serious matter, which gave great
alarm to the people in all this section.
Governor Scales's action was prompt.
Ashcville intends to be decorated
during the encampment Of the State
Guard. Its citizens have given orders
for over forT thousand national flags
for decorative purposes.
Senator T.. Il. Vance participated in
a bear hunt near Black mountain this
week, and was IN at the death OF the
bear.
There arc 40 teachers attending
the State Normal School at Asheville.
As predicted, the attendance at all the
State normal schools is the largest on
record.
BERTHE county reports horrible muir
der near Colerain, A man named
Francis was found in the woods across
a log with his throat cut and razor by
his side. For day or two it was
thought to be case Of suicide, but a
negro who happened 10 see, or was told
Of it, reported that ltwas murder com
United by a white man named New
man. Francis YVES white man also.
Newman was the discoverer Of the dead
body. He slew Francis about report
which il is said Francis had circulated.
Francis was engaged by widow (MrS.
White near Colersin 20 run her farm.
Rumors connect Newman. the negro,
and another party with the murder,
and the two former have been arrested
and are IN Jail.
The camp Of the State Guard is in
process of construction, and nearly
everything in readiness. Every com.
pany in the State will be present except
the Reidsyille Light Infantry, and this
company will doubtless be represented
by a small number. General Drum,
Adjulant.Ge Of the United States,
has notified Adjutant-Gcnerdl tombstone
Jones that. ifpoSsiblc hc will accept an
and VISIT the cnelmpment.
On election-day lsst November ALI
son Speaks and Dab Redman, Of Ire
dell county, had a difficulty at store. |
Speaks left the place and waited in am
bush for Rcdman, and as he passed |
alorg the road Speaks threw heavy |
stone at him. II struck Mason and
killed him. Speaks has heen hiding
out ever since. and the sheriff is watch
ing for him. Yesterday the sheriff |
him while at breakfast in n
house. Speaks was lodged in jail at
A committee Of The State Fruit-Grow-
crs' Association meets here Tuesday to |
petition the State Board of Agriculture /
to grant an annual appropriation to aid
in carrying ont the work of the AsSo-
ciatiqn. 1t is the desire Of the fruit
growers to have a representative in the
office Of tie Department Of agriculture,
so as to give proper attention TO the
great and growing fruit industry.