Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-08
NORTH CAROLINA.
A QUARREL FOLLOWED BY A PRoBA-
BLY, FATAL ASSAULT.
A Citizen Of Meeklenburg Terribly
Beaten-K Military Notes Robbed
His CompaniOn-Politioal.
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RALEIGH, n. c., July 7.-Yester-
dav forenoon, in Mecklenburg county,
A man named Wallace met Mr.. Tarleton
in the road and the two became IN
yolyed in quarrel, but separated with
ont having come TO blows. Later in the
day they again met in the road. THIS
time Wallace assaulted Tarleton with a
rock. The assault was of the most
violent character, Tarleton's jswbone
being broken, his teeth knocked out,
and skull fractured. Wallace next
turned his attention to Tarleton's son,
but by the interference Of neighbors
was subdued before he had inflicted
any great injury upon young Tarleton.
Mr.. Tarleton's injuries are very serious,
and will probably terminate fatally
Wallace is under arrest. -.
One Of the attractions ofnext week will
be the fete malttaire, which begins in
this city next Monday night. The fete
will be in charge Of the ladies Of the
city, who have already made great pre-
parations for the event. The object OF
the fete is to raise money to equip the
Governors Guard, the new military
company Of this city. The business
men of the city have taken an interest
in the movement, and it promises to be
a q and affair. 1t will continue through
all Of next week, and good many visi-
tors will probably attend. One of the
features Of the .fete is baby-show.
Yesterday near Charlotte, n. c., an
Ft elishman named j. Il. Russell, while
walking along the road with his com
panion, knocked him down, and robbed
him of $50. Russell is still at large,
and reward Of s25 is offered for his
arrest.
There was most destructive water
spout on North Turkey creek, Bun
comb county, last Saturday. 1t was
very large and swept everything before
it, and crops are reported as being ter
iibly damaged.
Mrs. James n. Gray, an aged and
highly esteemed lady Of Mecklenburg
county, was seized with something like
vertigo, and fell against the closed
blinds Of an open window. The blinds
did not resist her fall, and she went out
of the window to the ground, dis
lance of some four or five feet. Her
left thigh was broken, one rib was also
broken, and one fractured, aud she re.
ceived bruises about the face and back.
The accident is o fearful one, and will
prove fatal.
The crops throughout the State, es-
pecially in the Albemarle section, are
reported as in bad condition. Besides
the twelve days Of heavy rain the lice
are doing their deadly work" to the
cotton, while a new enemy is playing
havoc with tobacco. Two thousand
tobacco-stalks are reported to have been
cut down last week by rabbits.
The political thermometer in this dis
trict is very high. The friends Of all
the candidates seem confident Of the
nomination Of their man. The friends
of General Cox, the present incumbent,
claim that they are gaining ground daily
and he will be nominated. The young
men in this county will support ". }.
Peele until they see there is no chance
of nomination, and then it is probable
that their strength will go to Hon. O.
NJ. Cooke or b. ii. Bum. Hon. j. w.
Graham will come to the Convention
with eighty votes.
Several attempts have been made t.
obtain license from the Board Of County
Commissioners, which has been in ses
sion keIe for the last three days, to re.
tail spirituous liquors in the townships
adjoining Raleigh, which would put
whiskey as near as two miles Of the
city, but the prohibitionists have me
every request with large petitions, an(
the Board has refused all. This seem!
to be the last resort of the ants.