Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
.~c,pArroSs FOR THE STATE AaRI'
fS ruIruRAL FAIR COMPLETED.
.c.nna,sn- Fire Attempted Suicide
49, A sensa,iOn- Rain Every Day from
cloudless Skies.
.a,..lnl ,.legram 70 the Dlspatch

q ceremonies. be'Tgc Il. ffcnchs OF
,,,'.,,,;,e,on. uAs to-day invitcdto preside.
4hc county Board OF Health, Il was TO-
a. lS,rpcd, would make report on The
o." .,gf, Of the water supply proposed 10 he
,..r1 Us the city Water-woThs.
ruE CAMPAIGN.
-, u.ocI ends the cmaaign. II will
t,.iv az course. but there is not
.,5lb p,rt Of the enthusiasm no.
~ Two wear, ago. \ great change has
o,,r pcoplc which Il i >orr0wful 10
Tb,v ore In ton many cases careless.
.p,fcd. and restless about they know
What. Tie Republicans magnify all
10. ,ueh - these, aud discouraged Demo.
80. crow blue over thcm but things will
,c,turp ont all right.
senator Vance St noon to-day addressed
l,,~, audience st Metropolitan hal.
10 smoke an hour ana a quarter. lie looks
al lui his throat troubles MN consider
NV Ilis speech was not up to his usual
"ta.,1 lie made some capital points.
H. admitted csndidly that there was disat-
-, and carcleSsneSs, aud rebuked the
o,1c fer il. lie SAID that the Republic
- are Noting aud using sill sorts OF
D|Docrg'ic quarrcls rs means 10 make
t,.,ctc. in the walls Of thgi party.
nan named Creighton, at work yes
o-1q, IN siand.Wpc Of the Asheyille
ye,,r.Works. was seriously huri 10y a
,,rre weighing several hundred pounds,
,,ti,b ioU upon him. II was marvellous
escape from instant death.
FIRE.
Z. Rshb's pLniug.mill, in CASTOR
c,,,rty. wa, burned Yesterday. Loss, $500.
Revenue officers have discovered block
,dc olconargsrine in Catawba county.
thursday Deputy. Collector louBt seized
TIE EARTHQUAKE.
scores Of kilograms and letters have come
io about YESTERDAY afternoons earthquake,
No tonor of the reports Is that it was re.
4,.rk ,blv ahrupt and "a severe a. the great
sh0rk 81 August 3lst. but that 1t was very
l-i,f IA duration. This alone prevented
5.rqoe. Observers here think that had II
i-.,ci han a minute buildings would have
f.nnu. 81 Wilmington the people rushed
i,.m houses in a stampede Clocks were
.,ouned. articles u furniture fell over. and
r, enc case 4 lamp lid along a table from
north 10 south, then slid back - MS former
rn,fion. The wall Of the Champion cot
i.r-comuress At Wilmington was cracked
from the top Eve feet downward.
DROWNED.
man named Larry Nixon was drowned
o., midnight m the river al Wilmington.
Al. VS. with companions on the street and
fad bfeu drinking aud was bOSterous.
V.eD an officer attempted 10 arrest him
d. broke from him. ran 10 the dock, and
I'm into the river. His body was not re-
covered.
Tlf Gcld corp, Of the Massachusetts, aud
S.ut1,rn Construction Company has begun
IN run a line from Ruthcri0rdlon. y. C.,
q, GrcgnvIc. :. &. Large inducements
have been offered for the construction OF
.y,b a branch " the Charleston. Clncin-
mani and Chic,go railroad. The conslTue'
f.p of "a telegraph liae along the western
extension ba, been commenced by the Clro-
lls Central Railroad Company.
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.
4 sensational affair occurred Thursday
ri-bt sl @ corn .>huckiug in stanley county.
levi HoucycW spranc up in the midst OF
h, crowd and. drawing q revolver, swore
D.. would commit suicide. The pistol
,.Len away. he tried 20 cut bis throat with
q knife. liz went of into the woods and,
climbing q tali tree, hanged himself WIKI
A., .u.pender,. The su>penders broke
and D., fen 90 the groundto all appearances
6ad. iii. pulse bad nearly ceased. lie
Ir,lton restored being literally brought
l..k from Death. Family affection causes
liz insane desire 10 take his lie.
CURIOUS PHENOMENON.
4 sensation Is caused here among super
,r.iou, people bv news from Charlotte Of a
r.pgU from a cloudlC>s SKY there every
afternoon. beginning az o'clock, and con-
truir, Two hours. II began 10 fall three
weeks ago. II j. not q hoax, but an actual
fact. and is Witnessed by throngs Of people.
II comes from q p0int in the air
above Tie tops OF two oak trees
"a A ,tra,i.corncr. The water i icy
cold. and quickly vets an umbrella
,rd causes dusty ground 10 become per-
ist, vet. The hranchc, Of the trees are
Cry. People climbing into the trees can
ST. water coming down from a point above
te tppuo,t branches. The matter has
l..r o.rn.'ly reported % the United States
>i-ra'--tatiou 80 Washington by the signal
sr-,agtai Charlotte.
HE COULD CHANGE.
PIT. Winston Is one Of The best.knovn
non in fhe state. and j, very witty. lie
-.aIsj a1 appointment IN Idaho under
Arthur. end since Cleveland came in has
bean. q Democrat News has been re-
c.N.d lcrroi bis candidacy for Congress
iu tte iar West. lie poses as Sir1lgh,out
Democrat. This announcement will cii
-ullo 90 Vriukl. many North Carolina
ler.
NV. from tbc eastern waters. in the
.I.It sound, l. That the Iuu Of r0cku'h Is
remarkably large.
Work ON ODE CL.dbourn railway, which
j. te.u- extended from Columbus county
into south Carolina. progresses quite
& fH.r ( - q r D n
20. Iti. quite an important enterprise,
With la- been developed from very
snail beginning.
Northern .@owsmen visit thi. state in
hr-. numbers cy,ry autumn. High Point
{, iNori,e place with them. \ large
Tuy II prominent New Yorker, are hunt
m-uow near statewide. one Of them Is
II August Belmont. They have
some very valuable dogs. The partridge
shooting Is exceptionally good this selson,
ssy i,i,tgs from al parts Of the state.
Huy Rhyme. who j. quite notorious
criminal. Vs., tried "a CASTOR County Court
tl-,uttk on the charge Of numbering an
ohJ man. lie pleaded guilty OF man
slaughter, and, tins being accepted, ne cot
CG With t,n-yt5r sentence. lie Is s1iu 70
iciuily insane.
THE WELDON PAIR.
Tic Weldon Fair turned ont to be rather
unsuccessful after all II made good
start lu, The attendance did not keep up,
EiIuad.men report.
A.tr aN Colonel ". +. Green. OF Frank
ln county, will i,e unable to Officially rep
recent ne Governor in opening The Stale
I-r next tuesday, and 20 the directors
d., night invited Rev. l.. W. Sanderlin u
perform tbat duty. lie Is one OF the Des'
tTmer- and 0Ue q the leading Bapiis.s IN
tic state, and q capital speaker. Governor
Scales VIII pefhap, be present. He does
not ere o. exert himself ia the pre,eh'
SLATE ~ li, health.
lI,n0H certain that Judge Seymour VII
nj ht able 10 preside over the Convention
o' tac Northern settlers Association neN'
Thursday, aud Il Is probable that q. n
FfeLDh will b. chosen. The SESSIONS VII
Re- heid In the bali OF the IlouN 81 Com
Mons, il The Capitol.
Refused ia Recommend a Revocation
of Appointment.
by telegraph 10 the Dispsich.l
II tau.grg. aetoI4- 90 49, Several weeks