Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-10
NORTH STATE NEWS.
.rvr.ay OF THE POLITICAL OUT
a LOOK; GOOD REPORTS.
v..a 70 Commute Several Destructive
yire,-RclisiOas Notes-A sensa'
Railroad Matters.
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t''SS c1sr.rrs receives news daily from all
tt, " ,,c I,ir,i district Latham appears 10
5.ht simmons j. certainly making
!" ~ ,r--r,,s IN the second. In the
80 Wf(hmmy has NJ opposition. In
V.rrth Graham l. daily making gains
u" >,.rcls .Rcpubucanh while IN The
Vy,,a. More appears 10 be no chance o!
t"'",. ,egur, 90 beat Brewer bv good
Il, i,,, dr.r.tc the scurrlllOus and
bt,, canvaign wagcd against
"a nv ccilin Republican and ln-
s,,'rJ.rt rqpcIs. In thc sixth district
r,r,o6's d,ftst OF Charles Il. Jones -
t,,,.n. conclusion, oi course; while IA
IVY .s',,pt5 Henderson has no opponent.
I"' ,,,s j. the clse With C0wlcs IN the
,.ttn district. In the Ninth, where toe
it,,'r.t6.hi "a being waved, aud where The
11',,...,l.I;.an aud Independent papers are
.,,shta In % sir abuse 0I all Democrats,
t.I... not appear that Johnston stands the
49,, chance az defeat I'd Tie hands of Ma
M. i, brief summary OF the congress
.,,,..I outlook in the state to-day. More
t,i,7y ,fu, The Democrats lrc sure OF car
rirr an thc districts save the second,
1,T, p.,l.ly Hubs or O'llaia nav de-
80 simmons. Both iubhS and Ollarl
-. r,.,r,cs aud Republicans, and both
(i.ir1 10 Dec lhc regular nominees OF their
,sri, IN the Convention. 80 It lSa il+hl 10
Er death between them. In this comb't
,,,r ibe bone The Democratic fox hopes TO
,,cp in and t7kc the prize
nrcISsD To COMMUTE.
,,the August term oi Rowan superior
cut Lucy MORGAN fcolorcd) was convict
N ~ murder and Wa sentenced 10 be
isrrcd october 18th. Application was
,,.J, IN General Scales for commutition OF
.lrt,prc. ANor carefully looking into The
,,io,pcc in the case and into al the papers
IN ihc matter 81 the application, he has de-
Gued 10 commute.
FIRES.
Al Vcndcr.onvlle Thursday the resi-
dsuce Of ". L. Muse was burned. some
frrpiiure was saved. Al Mo0rcsboro' the
mil 81 Hicks < Bridges wa burned, tue
To-. over insurance being $1,000. Last eve
ming tle cot'ou-gin and mill Of John T.
HAYWOOD. in ibi, county. was burned. Inc
los, :, abou, 81, 500. with no insurance.
considerable sensation exists mt War
rsr,op. crowIn2 ont Of the fact that some
one made q daring attcmp, to take the
life Of Mrs. Green jenkins. She was
awakened about midnight wednesday by
some one grasping her throat, when she
screamed and lost consciousness. People
rushed 10 her aid. Her throat was badly
bruised and her lips were cut through TO
thc teeth by the iiug7rnails OF the aSSalilnt.
ylJ,a,,c ROdwtll lcoloredj end his VIE
sud daughter have been arrested on Su''
r,ciOn Il bang the persons who made the
attack.
RELIGIOUS.
The Tar-Rivcr Baptist Association,
which has for some DAYS been in session III
Browns church. Warren county, al
iournod to-day. Reports show large ac-
G, ,>ion, 10 the Baptist Church. This 6p.
pe4r> 10 De the ease in nearly all sections OF
iLc Stale among both races. The number
II accc,,ions 10 TIE churches has been
larger in the past three months than in
almost the whole year previous.
Ev. pr. skinner, who was for wears pas
Tor Of the First BAPTIST church of this city,
and j. a nan Of large means ald much cul-
turc, has taken the chair # theology at the
shaw University at this city. This Is one
Of the largest c0lored educational institu-
iions i'm tie South. and has over 400 stu
dents II both sexes. II J. maintained by
Eap,i,is Of northern States, but is Jointly
under The government of fifteen OF their
number and fifteen North Carolina Bap-
ti>t>. pr. Skinner was for years pastor OF
leadinc Baptist church At Memphis, Tenn.
MURDER, ETC.
The news from Henderson county is that
great excitement prevails there. growing
cut Of the killing Of Riley Barrett. 1t was
claimed that this was accidental, but the
coroper'- inquest shows a clear case OF muir
der. Thomas, the mau who committed the
crime. /, m Jail and constantly guarded,
Uri,a native II Georgia. Barrett friends
sud relatives are terribly incensed against
bin.
Leroy Springs, 4 young man OF Char
lolte. well known in society in this state,
LIST ,pring shot and killed man at Lam
caster, :. C.. He was tried there Thurs
day and acquitted In a very bIiei time
II WI, iustii4ble homicide.
The cotton receipts at Wilmington this
season mp 10 to-day show an increase OF
1000 bales over last season to this dlte.
The receipts At other towns are liberal,
aud here they exceed lat season, though
The crop is at least fifteen DAY late.
SOME RAILWAY NEWS.
Not long ago the Richmond and Danyille
Railway Company, through Dr. j. IL. Nc
Alden. made a proposition TO buy the stock
Of the Atlantic Tennessee and Ohio rail-
way. which extends from Charlotte to
st.tc.Si'le. "a distance Of forty miles. There
are 5000 shares OF stock. and q these all
,ayc - are held 10y lrcdell and Mecklcn-
bur. counties. 4 liberal offer was made
snd sc,epicd by those counties. Now The
compny backs out" saying 1t cannot
purchase tie 81 shares, which are held
bv private parties. who decline to sell.
There are some people who say har,h
thing, Of the Richmond aud DJnyille for
thus acting. aftsr making the proposition
10 purchase. The use OF this line OF ran
- connection hCtWeen the Western Norm
Carolina railroad, which i owned entirely
ty the Richmond an1 DanVillc aud the Ar
Line al Charlotte. VIII be very important
in ease TIE lyisc Of the North Carolina rail-
way Is not extended at IFS expiration.
The Richmond and DlnVile can, IN such
On event. build a line from winston 70
Statewide aud thence 90 over The Atlantic
TCune.sse and Ohio road TO Charlotte,
thence south.
There has been some talk in the papcrr
about Governor Scgles's possible candidacy
ANs AN' - iiltf - it1hNbiti TNNN'7''''
does not appear that be will aspire to any
luch position, though some persons say he
viii consent TO be a candidate. IL Is about
certain that Governor Jarvis has 10 aSplra
cons in that direction. If the very plain as
,criions u his intimate friends here are 10
DE- believed.
n D. said that out Of the surplus placed
in band for that purpose iudicious pur-
chase, Of Stale bonds have been made
Tie report on these transactions Will be
made later. aud il certain TO be satisfactory
in the extreme.
Your correspondent finds in conyer'ine
freely with many Knights OF Labor ina
The white members Of the order are very
hearty IN The condemnation OF the acts o
The ncgrophili.ts from New York at Ken
MOnd. The matter WAS again considered
by The assemblies here last night. One GU
Ti0Us thing about the knights OF LABOR l.
the quick circulation Of news among them
NLeu They read the news Of tle acts o. "
q Richmond. number OF them grayelI
aid The telegrams came over JAY Gouldi
wires. and we can't believe them" There
fore they waited until news was brought
by knights Of this city who were IN ltich
mOnd. Since they received the news IRON
their own sources Of information they arr
literally az mad a. hornets.
CURIOUS CASE.
Thursday a curious ease was tried a