Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-24
NORTH STATE.
THE VICTIM OF THE vooDoo DocrcR IN
ANsoN COUNTY.
Railroad Mstters-Eegro Kiiled-Attempt
at suicide Change in Gauge-A
Row with Pickaxes.
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RALEIGH. N. c., April 23.-There
is still great excitement in Arson eoun-
~ over the case Of young woman VINO
is under the influence Of voodoo doc
tors. A full report Of the remarkable
circumstances was made in these dis
matches. She is still laboring under the
baIlucination that she had q spell put
upon her by her mother-in-law, and
continues to grow worse under the bar
barous treatment Of DR.. Abe Lindsey
and other voodoos, who nave
about exhausted all the secrets OF Their
art in the vain endeayor to remove the
spell. The woman is physical wreck,
being wholly exhausted in consequence
of the terrible manipulations to which
she has been subjected. She is reported
as being on the verge OF insanity. Inc
latest freak Of the doctor was the catch
ing Of lizards alive and tying them In
the woods like so many horses to be
used by DR.. Lindsey and assistants on
the deluded victim.
John Dixon, who is subject to aberra-
tons of the mind. caused by epilep sy,
left Pittsboro' Tuesday Of last week
riding bareback mule, and has not
been heard from by his family. A re-
ward is offered for him. Suicide is ex-
pected.
A large addition has been made to the
convict force on the Pittsboro' and
Moncure railroad, and work IS being
pushed. Track-layipg has begun.
Some of the State papers mention
rumor that Colonel A. b. Andrews,
president of the Western North Caro-
Ina railroad ard general superintend-
ent of the North Carolina railroad and
other lines of the Richmond and Dam
Vile Company in this State, is to be
superseded by r. b. Thomas. Moth
ing is known here Of this matter. COL
onel Andrews is one Of the most en-
terprisiDg and progressive men in the
State, and his railway work here Is
monumental in its character.
Colonel W. F. Beasley, of Oxford, has
rendered Governor Scales his resignation
as president of the Confederate Home
Association. The plan Of establishing
the Home has fallen through. 1t never
was on a very substantial basis, and
met with little general support ana
sympathy.
Mrs. j. II. Stevens, Of Union county,
became insane last Sunday. She was
very violent, and attempted to kill her
children. A board of physicians met
and ordered her to be taken to the in
sane asylum at MorgantOwn. Yester-
day, Just after they had made an ex-
animation, they found she had taken
laudsnum in a desperate attempt at
suicide. Her life was saved.
Four BuIke-county men fought on
the line of the Carolina Central rail-
road yesterday. All were injured by
blows with pickaxes. One named
Hurley struck another named Upton
with pick, smashing the skull. Hur-
ley was then terribly cut with knives
by two other men. lie escaped, went
to Rutherlordton, and surrendered.
Another man has been arrested. Up
toms death is daily expected.
A Cleveland-county woman, to whom
her husband had decided a tract ofland,
brought suit to obtain possession OF her
property. Fortune favored her, and the
Judge issued writ Of ejectment. The
husband has appealed to the Supreme
Court, where he hopes to have his
grievances righted.
A young farmer named Sorrell en-
ployed a young negro man on his farm
Yesterday he slapped the negro. The
latter told his father, who made threats
against Sorrell. The latter left home
last night and stayed at the house OF
neighbor. This morning, while on hi
way to his farm, be passed the house o.
the negro who had made the threats. The
latter attacked Sorrell in savage man.
ner. when Sorrell dreg a revolver. The
negro renewed the assault, and was shot
dead. Sorrell went TO Durham and sur.
rendered himself.
The work of changing the gauge OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
road from Goldsboro' to Morehead City
vas completed at | o'clock to-day. II
is the first road in the State 10 be Sc
changed. The length of the road /:
about one hundred miles. The road Is
in better condition than in some years
The stockholders meet in June. The
State owns a majority Of the stock. The
change of gauge was effected at re.
markably small expense. 1t was done
rather slowly by direction Of Governor
Scales.
A negro named Andrew Williams
was killed by Lightning yesterday while
ploughing in field on Haw river, Ala
nance county.
The State Board of Agriculture al
ourned to-day until July, when thu
next regular quarterly meeting will b.
held. The Board to-day had a con
ference with a committee on the part o
the city as to the location Of the Indus
trial School. Four acres of ground ii
the northwestern part Of the city AM
three quarters of a mile from the tx
detrimental farm will be secured by tn
city and presented to the State. Thi
selection of the site gives general salts
faction to the Board, and the purchas
will be made and all necessary step
taken for its ratification by the Boar
at the July meeting. The work on tn
buildings is expected to begin direct.
, thereafter.
1t is stated at the capital that Mis-
Folsom, who is engaged to the Pres
dent, and her mother sail for home frol
England on May 18th, thus giving theJ
\ oIo,t 10 ~aach vnavioa for tho az