Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-04
TIE OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES HERE s. THERE.
Factory Opened-Fire-Locei Optios-Tttd
Him 10 Tree-ylsorous Interruption OF a

Marriage.
Especial telegram 20 the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., March AT
noon to-day the Knights Of Labor
smokiDg-tobacco factory here was for
mally opened. The first pound OF to-
baccO was put up at auction and sold
for $50, the purchaser being Alderman
BOwes. Mayor w. IL. Dood and
great number Of prominent citizens
were present. The proceeds Of the
sale were given to st. Johns Hospital.
This morning early fire broke out in
the storeroom Of the Raleigh and Gas
ton Railroad Company at its depot
here. The fire was extinguished alter
partially burning both floors of the
building. The supply Of water was
luckily ample and the fire did not
spread. The loss will not exceed sl,-
800, it is thought, and may not be over
$1,000. Much property was saved in
a slightly damaged condition.
Chief.Justice W. n. II. Smith this
morning administered the oath Of Office
to the new clerk of the Supreme Court,
Thomas 5. Kenan.
To-day Governor Scales pardoned
Joshua Holloway, a white man, con-
victed seven years ago Of manslaughter
and sent to the penitentiary for twenty
years. Representations were made to
the Governor that there were miti-
eating circumstances in the matter.
The petition for pardon was signed by
very large number Of people in that
section.
The county commissioners Of Wake
devoted to-day to examining the list Of
voters in Raleigh township with the list
Of names TO the petitions for prohibi-
ton. Much time and care were given
the matter, and finally the election was
ordered to be held June the LIST.
At Granite, Caldwell county, young
man named Myers, from town near
by, created great sensation. lie at
tempted to take the town in cowboy
style. The villagers bore with him
patiently until he snapped pistol at
The head of Mrs. Mize. The villagers
then caught him and coolly tied him to
a tree and sent a message to his friends
to come and take him.. lie was re-
moved.
The Albemarle and Pamlico COLOMBIA
ton Company has purchased 100000
acres Of land in Dare county. They
propose to settle large colony on this
large tract. The syndicate of capt.
tahsts which owns Warm Springs has
purchased many thousands Of acres Of
land in Buncombe county, and will
establish q colony Of Germans. This
township embraces part of Mount
Mitchell. the highest peak east Of the
Mississippi river.
Monday all the fisheries on the coast
of the State put in nets and begun
work. The evidences are that the catch
of herrings and shad will be very large.
Special-Agent Troy, Of the Post
Office Department, h=s.succeeded in ar
resting in Mississippi the young mln
Eagle. who last summer robbed the
mall-bags on the route between Sails
bury and Albemarle in a most dariEg
and ingenious manner. Eagle was ar
rested soon after the commission OF the
crime, but escaped and fled to the fal
South.
The senior class Of the State Uniyer.
sity has chosen Rev. Charles II. Hal
to preach the baccalaureate sermon a
the next commencement. He is rector
of Holy Trinity church, Brooklyn. He
has accepted the invitation.
Rev. DR.. j. T. Bagwell, pastor o
Centenary Methodist church, Winston
has accepted an invitation to preaci
the commencement sermon at Trinit!
College.
Near Fayetteville a marriage cere
mony was interrupted and final!
stopped by very strange occurrence
The daughter Of man named Turne
was to have been married to yount
man. A large crowd was at the house
ne magistrate was present 10 per
form the ceremony. AS the pro
spectiye groom entered the bride
mother attacked him with viii
IN the parlor in the preSenc
of the assembled guests and whippe'
him severely. The young maj
escaped from the room only t
fall into the clutches Of the girl
father, who beat bin terribly. FINAL.
the unfortunate fellow escaped to tn
woods. The matter creates grea
sensation.
Hon. Kemp P. Battle, president 0
the state University, has accepted al
invitation to deliver the annual al
dress at the commencement Of tn
South Carolina College, at Columbia