Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-27
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
BA0p or RoDnERs CAUGHT

rxeinrs adventure on abe Border or Ten-
neses kdnennenai - Kasirosas A Sad
CASE arrsdsps.
Especial telegram 20 the Dispafch.l
RALRioB, June 26.--A number Of
citizens Of wautauga county had long
time suspected the existence of an or
gsnizcd band of robbers operating in
that section. Houses, barns, and
smoke-houses were entered and robbed,
and cattle frequently stolen. The nui-
ssncc became very great. A party
made up Of determined men followed
the trail Of the maraudcrs. which led
across the mountains into East Ten
nesycc. 1be party met Joe Dotson,
Henry Dotson, and another white
man, who acted suspiciously, and
arrested them. These prisoners were
carried on into Tennessee, and gave the
posse much valuable information.
which finally led to the surrounding OF
house in Carter county, Tenn. There
the party found a store filled with
property stolen from people in Wau-
tauga county, n. G. The store had
recently been opened. and thus luckily
nearly every article was recovered.
All the men were bound hand and foot
and taken to Wautauga Jail. The
men confess that they are the parties
who burned the house Of Asa Reese
and the barn Of j. I. Reese
in Wautauga. They are fearful Of
lynching. They made desperate ef-
fort to escape from jail by saving out
logs, but were detected, and are now in
chains. If they escape Jail and are
pursued they will be lynched.
There was a destructive cloud-burst
near Concord. Cabarrus county,
Wednesday night. The soil was
literally washed away, and the bottom
lands were ruined. The crops were
oyerfowed and swept away. The rise
of water was unprecedented. Bridges,
a blacksmith-shop, and large planning
mill were all swept away. All the
news Of the damage has not yet been
received. The farmers suffer severe
loss.
Work on the Wilson and Fayette-
vile railroad is progressing very
rapidly.
A panther, over which the people
have been very much exercised, was
caught in Arson county by Robert
Lampley and brought alive to Wades-
boro'.
Miss Mary Moore died at her home
in Wadesboro' after a long illness.
Her death had such depressing effect
upon the mind of her sister Lydia as to
completely unhinge it.
Reports from the wheat harvest,
which is in progress in all parts of the |
State, are more encouraging. The |
grain is well filed and weights are
good. The crop will be larger and |
better than was even hoped.
The first Monday in July is the limit |
OF time prescribed for the presentation
of applications for pensions. Up to
this date there have been fifty-two APP |
plications in Wake county-a small
number, considering the size Of the
county.
Yesterday there was sensation at
Wadesboro'. A man lost his pocket
book, containing $4,000 in money and
notes. II was found bya colored man,
who declined to accept any reward.
A good deal Of sickness is reported |
in many sections Of the State. The |
mortality among children is unusually |
large.
A shocking accident occurred near
Kinston. Two negro lads, aged about
fifteen, were out shooting. One of |
them climbed a tree in order to shoot
bird. The other, in passing the gun to
him, let the hammer strike against the
tree, thereby dischargiDg the whole
load into his neck, tearing away the
under jaw. lie fell to the ground and
died almost instantly.
Recently at Crisis, Columbus county,
j. ID. Walker died; aged one hundred
years and twenty days.
This evening the preliminary investi-
cation into the murder of John Cheat
ham, which had been in progress be-
fore Mayor Dodd three days, ended.
Both men were jailed without bail.
To-day the stockholders Of the At
lantic and North Carolina railroad
elected Arnold Borden director, rice j.
A. Bryan, resigned. Washington |
Bryan, of Newberne, was elected |
president, rice John ID. Whitford. A |
resolution was adopted heartily en-
dorsing Governor Scales. This was
totally unexpected. 7. b. Womack, |
State proxy, in a speech expressed |
thanks for this special evidence of con-
fidence in Governor Scales. Henry r.
Bryan was elected attorney of the
road, rice c. c. Clark.
Colonel W. ii. G.. Adney died at !
PittsbOro' Wednesday. On the 9th
instant he was terribly gored by his
Devon bull. Colonel Adney was a
valuable citizen. lie was born in Ohio,
graduated at the University Of that
State, and volunteered at the outbreak
of the war as private in the Thirty
sixth Ohio regiment, of which by rapid |
promotion he became colonel, succeed
ing General Crook. After the war he
engaged in teaching, being principal Of |
the preparatory department in the Ohio
University. tie was afterwards pro-
fessor of mathematics and professor Of
natural science in the same, and then
professor of botany and natural science
in Washington and Jefferson College, |
Pennsylvania. lie resigned the last
position and came to North Carolina
five years ago. His age was fifty. His
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