Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-02
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RArxIou, December LILA . num-
hv of counties sasetings have been
keld and delegates chosen to The state
Psoh,bition Convention, which will be
hsld q Greensboro on the lth instant.
Some parsons affect TO laugh q tue
movsmsnt, declaring that prohibition
~ dead issus. others say there is
moro vitality ia the matter than q gen.
esally known. Such men ~ DR.. ID.
W. g. Bcnbow, Of Greensboro, are
working earnestly and continually for
prohibition.
In 1881, in the famous prohibition
esmpaign, Governor Jarvis favored that
side. Il IL not known how Governor
Scales will view the matter. He is
. very temperate man, and perhaps
leans that way, but he is not apt to
take any part In the campaign. Many
politicians viii keep out Of such war;
fare. Others, with inherent fondness
for combat, will enter into 1t with avid
ity. Some persons claim that Repub-
licans who four years ago loudly cham
pioned the anti.prohibition side will this
time take the other side. Very strange
things develop in day or q week, and
hence no man can predict with certain
ty the result Of the Convention at
Greensboro.
At Statesyille Allison Speaks was
last week convicted Of murder and
sentenced to death. His counsel made
q motion for new trial. which was
overruled. Judge Montgomery sem
fenced him to be hanged Wednesday the
30th day Of December. His counsel
took an appeal, which operates as stay
Of proceedings. A transcript OF the
record could not be gotten to the SUI
preme Court in time for the case to be
heard at this term. 1t accordingly goes
over to the spring term. Speaks was
removed to jail to await the decision.
He received his death-sentence without
betrayipg any emotion. This was the
first sentence Of death Judge Mont
gomery has pronounced.
Near Dallas, CASTOR county. a great
outrage occurred. The dwelling Of
Mrs. White, . widow, was totally de-
stroyed by FIRE. 1t was the work OF
IN incendiary. A few minutes after
IL began to burn, one Of the men sleep
ing in the house was awakened by
noise, seized a gun and went to the
door, and saw q man running away
from the house. The parties who fired
the house stole $500 in cash and got
away with it.
The United States Circuit Court for
the Eastern district Of North Carolina
convened in this city this morning,
Judge A. S. Seymour presiding. United
States District Attorney Fab. IL. Bus
bee. Assistant District Attorney r. b.
Clerk N. j. Riddick. and Mar
shall j. B. Hill are present. The grand
Jury was drawn and several cases for
violations oil the internal-revenue laws |
were disposed Of.
Governor Scales returned from Hen
derson to-day quite indisposed. He is
suffering from severe cold.
The internal-revenue collections in
this district for November were $50, 900.
During November forty-six licenses
were issued to commercial travellers.
There were immense breaks of to-
bacco at Henderson to-day. A hand
some new warehouse was opened.
Tomorrow, at Warrenton, AIRING
IONS warehouse. said to be the largest
IN the State, will be opened with much
At the opening Of the Centennial
Graded School to. day five hundred and
eighty EIGHT pupils were present.
This afternoon Raleigh's new club,
The Capital, was thrown open to the |
public. There was q brilliant gathering |
Of public men and many ladies. The
building is greatly admired.