Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES HERE & THERE.
scntsneed 70 Dcath-siyssertous Disappear
anee Of an Old Lady-Fife and Explosions

nnce OF an Old Lady-Ftse and Expisssew-
Educational.
Especial telegram To the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, N. O., February H.
The Board Of Directors Of the State
penitentiary is now in session really,
all its members being present. No
further assignments Of convicts have
been made to any railways or public
works.
Secretary Wilson, Of the State Horti-
cultural Society, says that the peach
buds west Of the Blue Ridge were
killed by cold. In this section they
are not injured at all.
AT Henderson yesterday Judge j. F.
Graves resentenced Louis Kilgore
tcolored), who was tried and convicted
year ago of the murder OF Matthew
Henderson. a white man. The execu-
ton takes place May 7th.
s. NJ. Finger, State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, to-day issued a
list Of private schools in sixty-two
counties. 1t give the location and name
of the schools, as we'll as the name Of
the president or principal and other in.
formation. As TO some Of the schools
the number Of pupils is not given. The
footiDgs of those that are given amount
to l9,203. The information elected
goes to show that last year there were
in attendance upon private schools and
colleges not far from 10000 pupils in
what may be called permanent schools
in session eight months or more. This
information is given in response to re-
quest to county superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, yet only sixty-two Of
them reported, leaving out thirty-four
counties.
Yesterday two colored convicts were
killed on the Asheville and Spartans-
burg railroad by the explosion Of
blast. Others were seriously injured.
r. II. Cannon, once judge Of the
Superior Court, died suddenly at his
residence, at Webster, yesterday after
noon. He had Just returned home after
a visit to town and taken a seat IN
chair when be fell back dead. lie was
about seventy years old.
The people in part of Cumberland
county are greatly excited over the
mysterious disappearance last Thurs
day of Mrs. Peterson, an old and feeble
woman. Instead of being present at
the marriage of her daughter, set for
that day, she disappeared, and has not
been seen since. In the distress Incl
dent to her absence the marriage was
postponed. The whole neighborhood
turned out upon hearing of the matter,
and the vicinity for miles around has
been industriously searched. No clue
has been found. She is member OF
a well-known Scotch family.
The advocates Of prohibition are
scattering circulars headed A Third
Party" They openly advocate the
formation Of a third or temperance
party.
y most outrageous crime, perpetrated
at Wilmington at ) o'clock yesterday
morning, has aroused intense indigna-
ton there. Fire was discoveredin brick
store occupied by P. II. Morgan Il Co.,
groceries and dry-goOds. \ few mo-
ments after the discovery violent ex-
plOson took place, which wrecked the
store, tearing down the rear wall,
bullying out the sidewalks. and destroy
ing the partition and ceilings. a few
moments afterwards the iremen arrived
and speedily extiDgulshed the flames.
No large portion of the stock Of goods
was burned, but great damage was
caused by the explosion. Godfrey
Hart and wife, who lived over the store,
we're aroused by the smoke that
filled their apartments. Hart rushed
out and found the whole front part of
the interior of Morgan's store a mass Of
flames. He laid his hand upon the door.
At this moment the crash came. lie
and the door were hurled half way
across the street. lie was badly bruised
about the body and limbs and is under
a Doctors care. His wife made
her escape to balcony, where
she was rescued by the fremen.
Several other persons were more or
less hurt. Within the last month four
attempts have been made to burn the
premises adjoining Morgan's store-the
property of Mr.. Lessman. Morgan,
the proprietor Of the store in which the
fire and explosion occurred, left Will
mil gton Monday night.
a large number of drummers' licenses
has been issued to Richmond firms
this month. 1t is evident that the trade
Of your city in North Carolina con-
stantly increases.