The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-05-18
STATE NEWS.

Col. Thad. Coleman and survey
ing corps started Thursday for q
survey of the new railway line be-
tween Rutherfordton and Marion,
Mcdowell county.
The last bulletin of the State
board of health says that So coun>
ties have no superintendent OF
health, four Luperintendents failed
to make any report, and two coun-
ties, Fender and Vance, have neith-
yer poor house nor jail. Chatham
has more inmates of the poor house
than any county reported, the mum
Der being 3S.
The Morganton Star says By di>
rection of the Secretary of the Inte-
Erior of May 9Th, Mr.. P. S. Jacobs, of
this town, is recognized as agent for
claimants before that department
and the bureaus thereof. Persons
having pensions of any. other kind
OF elaims against the Department
will do well to intrust the same to
Mr.. Jacobs, who we with pleasure
recommend.
The Rocky Mount 1alker says:
The Fostoffice Department was re-
quested by Minister Jarvis to send
one of the most competent postoffice
inspectors to Brazil to make an im>
portant Investigation concerning the
mails between that country and the
United States. Thomas M. AIRING
ton, Of our town, was selected for
that service, and he sailed from New
Port News on Tuesday of last week,
per the steamship Finance. 1t re-
quires thirty-days to reach the point
for which he sailed, and he is not ex-
pected to return within three
months.
Fabius H. Fowle, son of the Hon.
D.G. Fowle, died in Raleigh on Sat-
urday from the effects of gun shot
wound received while on an excur>
sion in Johnstone county a few days
previous. He was 10 years old. The
Neecs and Observer gives the follow
ing explanation of the accident:
Mr.. Fowle was holding the gun in
his right hand, and having placed
the butt against the bank was en-
deavoring to push the boat from the
boat from the shore. This brought
the muzzle very near the breast. 1t
would appear that this is the correct
version of the accident. The shots
are thought to have ranged upward
and rather outward. Mr.. Fowle lost
a great deal of blood; at least a
quart, it is said, and, and was so ex-
tremely weak therefrom that the
physicians were afraid to make
a thorough examination of the
wound or to do anything save TO let
their patient rest as easily as posi-
bic. The wound was not unban-
daged. There was some hemorrhage.
The Charlotte Observer says: w ith
in the past few days information has
reachedus which we deem reliable,
that Col. FL. B. Short, of Columbus
county, will be a candidate for Rep
resentatiye in the Sixth Congress-
ional District. at the next election.
dusk last evening, as
the usual tide of people began flow
ing to the opera house, Bobbie Err
win, a young son of Capt. John R.
Erwin, was hurrying up town in
tent on not being too late to get a
front seat, when he brushed against
a stranger who was going to the
Carolina Central depot On this
slight provocation the stranger, who
proved to be young man about 25
years of age, flew into a passion
and drawing pistol, he cooked the
weapon and presented it at the lad,
at the same time uttering the most
abusive oaths. The little boy was
of course badly frightened, but 9TH
er parties who witnessed the scene
fastened up town and informed the
police of the occurrence. Sergeant
Jetton and officer Hunter secured a
carriage and driving to the depot
arrested the young man, relieved
him Of his pistol, and locked him
up to await a hearing before the
mayor this morning.