Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Shot and Dangerously Wounded I'm n
Ounrrci-Other Matters.
Especial telegram TO the Dispstch.l

Shot and Dangerously Wounded I'm n
Qunrrci-Other Matters.
Especial telegram TO the Dispstch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., July l0.-Thurs-
day, at Edwards's Mill, Beaufort county.
Sandy Redditt, white man, while
auaIrelling with man named Newton,
shot the latter, inilicting 4 daDgero
wound. Redditt is under arrest.
Not perhaps since 1867 have the crops
throughout the State been more dam-
aged by heavy rains and lice. Both
cotton and tobacco are greatly injured,
and unless some unexpected change fol-
lows tbecIops will fall short one-thIrd.
High water in the streams in receding
has left little or nothing in the low
grounds.
The last railroads in the State to
change their gauge are the narrow
gauge road from Hickory to Lenoir and
the Asheyille and Spartanburg road.
They commence work Monday.
A singular report comes from Burke
county. Six years ago a strange woman
was found homeless and deranged. She
could tell nothing Of herself, and was
taken to the poOrhouse, where she has
been ever since. Last Thursday all at
once she became rational and told who
were her relatives. She was taken to
her husband, but found him married to
another woman.
The neighborhoOd Of McLeansville is
aroused by most diabolical murder.
Friday night Benton Gray, an old GRIP
pie who kept small grocery, was
found behind his counter weltering in
blood. 1t is supposed the murderer
called at night for something, and while
Gray was waiting on him nc was
knocked in the head and robbed. Feel
ipg is high, and search is being made
for the murderer.
This week surveyors commenced to
survey the railroad from Durham to
Sanford. This will be wonderful
| benefit to the people Of Durham. 1t
| will open a fine timbered and farming
| country, and will also be southern
| outlet to the Clarksville and Durham
road, on which work will soon COM
| mence.
As you have been advised, the fence
| law passed at the last session OF the
| Legislature IS net by some opposition
in this county. A convention OF anti
fence-law farmers and others was held
in this city to-day to nominate a county
ticket. This makes the election here
in November uncertain, as the majority
on either side is small.
In the last three weeks political
matters have been talked Of altogether
in the metropolitan district, especially
in this city.
Tonight may determine who will be
the next congressman. Primaries Of
this township meet tonight to send
delegates to the county convention.
The friends Of all candidates crowded
the streets through the day, and at the
meeting tonight were in force. Wake
county is large one, controlling forty
two votes in the convention, and the
candidate there is pretty sure OF nomi-
nation. Associations are forming in
towns which voted prohibition in June
10 enforce the prohibition law. In
Shelby a large meeting of citizens
adopted resolutions Of advice to the
town officers, and raised a large SUN
Of money for the employment Of law
yers and detectives.
Northern settlers are daily arriving
in North Carolina. Mr.. Garfield, oil
New York, is soon to settle and estab-
lish a large milk-condensing company
Commissioners f-Immigration Patrick
will settle by tall village near New
berne. which will be used As a winter re-
sort tor northern visitors. This will make
the third in the State, the others being
at Southern Pines and Fryon City.
Secretary Eugene Harrell, Of th'
| North Carolina Teachers Association
leaves tomorrow for Toronto, Canada
to attend the Grand Lodge Of Knight
of Pythias. lie leaves for Europe in
fortnight, and will remain abroad tw(
months.
Julius \. Boritz, Of the GoldsbOro
Messenger, is also on his way to To
rontO.
The weather-service observer her
saws June and July rains give promis
of beating the record. Eeuse river i
booming. AT Kinston thousands 0
acres Of valuable corn-lands in tn
low grounds are under water. Tn
river is still rising, and there are grea
fears that the end is not yet.
Two weeks ago it was stated tina
rot was damaging the grapes. Strang
, to say, the trouble ceased, though tn
rain did not, and one of the iarSea
grape.growers in the State said to-da
that the crop is looking well, and tia
, the danger from rot is perhaps over
/, OF course some damage was done, br
, for some unknown and unexplainc