Charlotte home and Democrat., 1886-11-19
State News.

State News.
a. Isl said that tbe long construed
dry Weather has bad the efect Of dFying
10 the ponds, swamps md ditohes 10 she
woods @ al unususI deerse. = Places
where water has herstofors slwsgs been
found are now dry and psrched.- VA
nsin0ton Reuieso. ps.,s.s-ssass~f
az A horrible murder was commit
ted in this county, Mount Ulla township,
last Saturday evening. We get the fol-
lowing particulars from MIR d. bAtwell,
the Coroner: Mr. Victor Freeze, young
married man, and Alex. Sloan, colored,
had q quarrel about aH account, and they
each had warrant issued for the other,
and the trial was fixed to come off before
J. L. Sloan, ESQ.,, Saturday evening.
Freeze was little drinky and perhaps
the negro also, as they kept up dispute
during the trial, and finally the lie passed
between them, then the d. lie. As
Sloan hurled this last epithet back at
Freeze, bristling up to him, Freeze pushed
Sloan violently away from him. Sloan,
recovering himself, drew Q razor and be-
gan hacking Mr. Freeze with it 60 rapidly
that no one had time to stop him until
the fatal cash was made. There were
two officers and several bystanders in the
court room at the time, but no one saw
the negro draw or open the razor, or
knew what was doing until the horrible
work had been doLe. Freeze had every
attention possible, but could not be raj
lied after be had become exhausted from
loss of blood He fingered through Sat-
urday night aud died early Sunday morn
ing. Sloan, the murderer, 10 IN JAIL
Salisbury Ezaniaer, Nov. 15th.
w The Presby yterian Synod of North
Carolina has added SO churches to her
l9l, and 6,sl1 communicates to her 49,
974-has increased from . fraction less
than $4,000 to nearly $4,000.
THE STATE BOARD OF CANvAssERs.-
The Code requires that the Governor
shall appoint two Ssnators-elect-one
from each political party-as members of
the Board OF State Canvassers, which
meets in Raleigh the 25th inst, to can
vass the election returns. In accordance
with this provision the Governor has ap-
pointed ". d. Turner of Iredell county,
Senator-elect from the 34th district, as the
Democratic representative, and G. A.
Cook of Wsrrsnton, Senatorelect from
the 10th district. as the Repu blican mem
Der of the Board.
~ We venture the assertion that
more illegal votes were cost in Greene
county this year than were ever known
before in its history. The only thing
necessary to insure vote was for man
to express a wish to cast a Republican
ballot. In a life Of 27 years it was our
misfortune Tuesday to see sight we had
never thought to witness. A white mau
was carried to the polls and voted by two
negroes, one holding each of his arms,
while half dozen other sable brethren
brought up the rear guard.--.Snoso Hall
Enterprise. Eef
PENSIONS State Auditor ha.
completed the work of making out and
mailing the vouchers issued for pensions
this year, and applicants may call At their
respective postofices to receive them.
There are now 2,127 pensioners, each of
whom receive $l4.10 from the annual ap-
preparation of $SO,0OO.-Ral. Observer.
MURDERED BY BoY.-In Yancey
county, man named Pate was teasing q
boy of the same'name in the presence of
several persons. The boy suddenly few
into passion, drew knife and stabbed
the man in, the breast. The wound
proved. fatal. The young murderer has
been lodged in Jail. a-e.,o
W The revenue to the State derived
from the tax on drummers' business, from
the commencement Of the fiscsl year up to
Nov. lst, amounted to $50, 800.
4 Bad Business. ARockY MOUNT, N C.,
Nov. ls.--Dr. T. G. Powell of Rocky
Mount, ply sician of very high standing
socially and professionally, shot aud
killed VIM. Sharp, . young white man,
SON Of representative-elect John J. Sharp,
of Nash county, in Daughtridge's bar.
room, in this place, last evening. The
shooting was done in the delirium of
drink. James Norfeet, Esq, chairman Of
the Inferior Court of Edgecombe county,
held preliminary examination and issued
a commitment. Saml. A. Arlington was
deputized to take Dr. Powell to Tarboro
Jail. About half way between Tarboro
and Rocky Mount, about IL p. m., five of
DR.. Powell's friends met and took the
prisoner from the deputy.-Cor Raleigh
Observer. i
az. The corn crop 10 the best ever
gathered in the State. In some cases the
crop is iour times as large as last year,
and not few men declare that they have
made as much corn this season as in three
or four seasons past, all counted together.
-Rosboro Person coatatv) Courier.
az At the last monthly meeting of
the Board of Commissioners of the town
of Hickory, Mayor J. G.. Hall rendered
his resignation, which was reluctantly &C.
cepted by the Board Mr. Halls resig gna-
tion was nat due to any differences be-
tween himself aud the Board as was er-
roneously copjeotured by some persons,
but by the pressure of his private business,
which leaves him no time to attend to the
duties of the Mayors office. His resig-
nation will take effect on the 9th of De-
oember next.-Hickory Press.
az The shortest Railroad 10 North
Carolina is the Milton & Sutherlin Mar
row Gauge. Ooe-qusrter of mile Of it
is in this State; the rest in Virgins,
The whole is seven miles long.
"a The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Raleigh & CASTOR aud Rail
eigh q Augusta Airline Railroads were
held 10 their Offices 10 Raleigh last week.