Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-29
NORTH CAROLINA.
REPUBLICANS WAITING FOB sony.
THING 10 TURN Up.
The Teachers Dissppointsd-Attsmpt to
Cheat the Gallows-A Destructive
Storm-Personal Notes.
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RALEIGH, N. c., June 2S.--Rc-
ferring to Q special sent you in refer.
ence to the failure of the Republicans
to call . convention in this State, q
prominent Republican said to-day be
had no idea that . convention would
be held. DIR. Mott, chairman Of the
Executive Committee, appears to have
no mind Of bis own. The matter Of
calling convention was left to him.
He occupies himselfin writing letters to
members Of his party, asking their
opinion as to the matter. Most Of the
replies are said to be 10 the effect that
it is undesirable and useless to call .
convention.
The Republicans will make some ef-
fort in the districts outside Of the Sc
cond, from which il Is almost certain
that O'Hara Ccolored) will be returned
to Congress. 1t is said that Tyre York,
who was so terribly beaten in his race
with Scales for the Governors position,
will make the greatest effort of his life
to get to Congress from the Eighth dis
trict.
Never has the spirit of the Republic.
cans been so thoroughly broken as at
present. They are waiting for any
thing to turn up and might be named
the Micawber party. They appear to
find but little comfort in any prospect
for the formation Of third party, or
Prohibition party.
A very destructive hail-storm passed
over large and fertile farming section
Of Wayne county, near Goldsboro'.
Many farmers lost their entire crops Of
cotton and corn, which were split to
ribbons or beaten into the ground. The
hail.stones we're Of enormous size.
The condition of Edward Chsppell,
the man who was so brutally assaulted
by negroes, is not satisfactory. IL he
dies, two or three men will be hanged.
Two Of his assailants are in Jail, and
the police are after another named Trigg.
Governor Scales was compelled to
give up his visit to the North Carolina
Teachers Assembly at Black Mountain,
where he was to deliver an address to-
day. lie felt compelled to remain to
preside over the meeting Of the Board
Of Trustees Of the University to-mor-
row. lie will, it is hoped, go to Black
Mountain later. His sensible speeches
are always enjoyed, and are productive
Of good.
Lee Summers, the desperate negro
criminal who is to be hanged at Charles
ton, Swain county, August 9th, for the
murder of a white man named gilbert
son. attempted to cheat the gallows Of
its dues by breaking Jail. lie was re-
captured near Sylvia by large party
Of well-armed mountaineers who were
in pursuit.
There are three men to be hanged
next month. They are Franklin Gas
ton tcolored), at Salisbury; Jack Law
bert white, at Wilkesboro' and
Robert Hall (colored), at Charlotte.
lutle uhFc Dccu NV ucetuo hOui
hydrophobia since March in this State.
Two occurred in Stanley county last
week. They are not well-authenticated
cases, but the case Of boy named
Robinson in Arson county was un-
doubtedly genuine.
The number of teachers at Black
Mountain increases daily. Saturday
one hundred and fifty went to Waynes-
vile on an excursion. Major Finger
delivered an address on educational pro-
gress in North Carolina. During the
past year sG32,0 was spent on pub
lie schools. There are $4,000 chill
dren between the school ages Of six and
twenty-one.
James p. Hensley, of Asheyille,
convicted at the December term Of
court Of manslaughter, has been re-
sentenced to the pepitentiary for term
OF five years at hard labor.