Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-22
ON TIE FENCE.
ronrH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS
AWAKE TO WORK AND FENCE Law.
wife.Nrrderer saves His Scckby Want
Of Eind-savsge Attack General
Raleigh News.
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Vas . very orderly body. I, nominate
. full county and legislative ticket. Ga
nsy,o vas put on the later, thong
there had beer an understanding tina
otiy white men would be nominated
The Convention was harmonious. Tn
ticket is . fairly strong one. The Con
ytption endorsed John Nichols 70
Congress IN this district, aud thu
quickly prieked the bubble Of his alleges
ipdepsndeucy. IL also endorsed u. NJ
Ar.o, independent candidate for sollci
tor.
The Convention was very antsgonls'
tic 60 the county government and to the
no-febce lay. Members Of the no fence
PARTY we're present. and the Conven'
don adopted that party s platform as its
own.
Many Republicans are in the cisy to-
o;ebt TO be present ut the State Con-
veDtiop or that partg 10. morrow. There
il much surmis,0g as to Whist 1t viii
do. If it should decide 10 put out 0
Supreme-Court ticset some men think
II will be e. G.. Read for Chief Justice
and W. p. Bynum and d. L. Russell
for Associate Justices.
HIS NECK SAVED.
To-day Governor Scales commutcd
the death. sentence Of Il. 6. Cole, the
u,fe.murderer. Of Moore county, to
Imprisonment for life. lie was to have
been hanged next Friday. On the ao-
plica,ion for Communication is the follow
inc endorsement: "Sentence is com
mnied to Imprisonment for life. Judge
MscRae, who tried the case, rccom.
mepds Communication on the ground that
the prisoners mind is so near idocy
that he is not proper subject for the
death sentence. The prosecuting at
torpeys recommend the same. The
solicitor. who is brother Of the de-
cessed's wife, asks it upon the same
ground. A number Of intelligent ply
sjcisns who knew the prisoner and had
examined him in jail since the sentence.
Some of them, several times, ask the
same, on the ground Of insanity and
great imbecility Of mind. The bar
ask it on the same ground. A very
large number Of most respectable and
intelligent men in the county, by
private letters and petitions, assert
Coles's imbecility, and ask for COM
mutation. All assure me that nearly
the entire county favors it. In case
so sbhorrent Communication could not
be sustained, save on account of in-
sanity"
AN OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK.
The people living in the southeastern
portion of Wilmington, are greatly
excited at the outrageous treatment to
which Mrs. Skipper has for some time
been subject TO. Nearly every night
for month or two past, some person
has been at the house attempting to
effect an entrance. Last night after
repeated attempts to break in, three
pistol balls were fired through tho
house, ere Of the balls striking o
young lady and infictiDg a slight
wound.
BUILDING AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD
The John L. Roper Lumber Compa-
ny is working about l25 men building
railroad from MscKey's Ferry, near
Albemsrle sound, to Pautego, to con-
meet with the Norfolk and Southern
road at Edenton by means Of bsrges
and steamers from lis terminus at Mac
Keys Ferry. Ii will be Of great bene-
fit to the upper portion Of Hyde and
the lower portion OF Beaufort counties.
The Atlantic Hotel at Moorehead
City will be sold October 18th by order
Of the Court.
THE LONGEST POLE FOR SIMMONS.
News has been received here that +.
Y. Linney, independent candidate for
Congress against Colonel Cowles In the
Eighth district, withdrew from the can
vass in Caldwell county on Saturday
This is quite unexpected. The Demo
cratic candidate, +. NJ. Simmons, opens
his canvass in the Second congressiona
district next Saturday. 1t will be
lively campaign.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
A negro woman named Kxte Grady
who is suspected of being concerned II
the burglaries recently committed a
Wilmington city, was arrested yester
day, some Of the stolen property beinI
found in her possession. Further de
yelopments are expected. These bur
glsries have been very mysterious.
The Wilmington Presbytery ha
closed its exercises. During the SEES
sion Rev. Jshn u. Stanford was or
dained as preacher. The next meet
ing Il the Presbytery will bo held @
Kenansyille, Duplin county, in Apr
next.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE DESTROYED
The handsome residence Of Mr.. A
bridge Jones, in this tWRke) county
was Destroyed by Ere Saturday nigh
The loss Is quite heavy. There VS.
no Insurance.
Mr.. SnodgYass, president Of Il
Raleigh Sueet-Car Company, is e.
pected here next week, and at least
portion Of the line will be in runnir
order by Fair week. lie has bougl
cars and iron.
AFTER GAMBLERS AND THE LIKE.
Gamblers are iaripg badly at Cha
lotte as well as at Raleigh. People,
I . negro, was arrested for keeping
house and fifteen men for gambling.
II is understood tina. the injuries {
Philip Reed, . negro who was Stable
in . street fight at Charlotte Saturda
night, are fatal.
Sunday night party of burglar
broke into the residence Of w. L. HUI
ter, while he and his daughter were
church, and stole s500. To-day two
the men, both negroes, were capture
and the police are after another who
thought to be in this section. III
evidence against the men arrested
declared to be direct.
WHAT REPUBLICANS WILL DO.
Tonight q Republican Of prominenc
said that the State Convention to-mol
row would probably only choose ne'
Executive Committee and endorse th