Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-09
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALE1cRS NEwsY BUDGET
Anh"si Assembly Sensational Marisae-
'"'es'iratiep-Fa,aiB urnine- Negro Care
ItssBess-

Annual Assembly, sensstsount N,risae-
f"'es'ieatisp-Fa,ai Burnine-- Negro Care
Issspess.
Especial telegram TO the Dispasch.l
RALEIGH, y. c., October 8.-The
annual assembly Of representatives
OF the Baptist Church meets in
AsheVille next week. Many distin-
guished ministers and laymen of the
church west Of the Blue Ridge will be
In attendance. Much business OF in
terest pertaining to the Church. embra-
chg the territory comprising the West
ern Association, is to be transacted.
Sunday there was sensation created
ut Hanks chapel, near Pittsboro', by
runaway marriage. James Farrell and
daughter Of L. NJ. Holt were attend
ing Sunday school that morning, and
while the school was in session the
lovers quietly got into q buggy and
drove towards the residence Of Rev. c.
A. Boon, whom they met on the road,
and there and then they were quickly
married and drove to the residence OF
the groom's father. When the news Of
the marriage reached the congregation
at the church there was quite a scene.
The Executive Committee Of the
Board Of Directors Of the Eastern In
sane Asylum met at Goldsboro' to in
vestigate the escape of a negro murder
er. The escape is due to the negligence
OF some Of the attendants. No blame
is attached to the officers in charge Of
the asylum. DR.. Roberts has made
every effort to capture Black, but so far
without success. He has reason to be-
lieve that Black has made his way to
Virginia. where he has relatives.
The Warm Springs was yesterday
purchased. 1t is on the Western North
Carolina railroad, near the Tennessee
line, forty miles from Asheville. The
price paid was 100000 cash. An ele-
CANT hotel is to take the place Of the
one recently burned. 1t will be erected
at once. The place is a famous resort
for people from the extreme South. It
has for years been owned by J. II.
Rumbough.
Examinations are this week in pro-
gress in all the counties in the State Of
teachers for the white and colored
schools. They are specially examined
as to the two new studies recently in
Misunderstanding and hygiene.
D.. A possibly fatal accident beiell Min
ME Stroup, twelve-year-old daughter
Of Samuel Stroup, who lives on Sena-
tor Vance's place, near Asheville, night
before last. She was pouring oil into
lamp which was lighted. when the oil
Ignited and the lamp exploded. The
oil spread over her clothing and in a
moment she was enyeloped in flames.
Her father, who was in the room, ran
TO the rescue and succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames, but not before her
body and face were frightfully burned.
Her father received severe burns.
Another story Of negro csrel,ssness
comes from Alamance county. A negro
man left four small .nli-en at a cabin
while the older meabe-s # the family
went to work. lie Oldest Of the
children, aged seven, took the three
younger with him into a small CRIB in
which quantity Of fodder was stored.
and set fire to the fodder, and soon had
3 big fire. He seized the youngest child
and escaped. One Of the others fol-
lowed him, but the fourth was cut of
from escape st the door by the flames
and climbed up the wall in the back Of
the CRIB. Cries and smoke attracted
, passer, who tore the roof of the crib
and rescued the little fellow by the
hair. The child is badly burned aud
may not recover. The building was
burned.