The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-11-11
STATE NEWS.

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Sunday night heavy robbery
was committed at Wadesboro'. John
Willoughby, a negro, kept a small
store and restaurant, He lost So, SOC
in gold coin, the savings of a life
time. The thiee is negro named
Andrew Ashe, who has fled. A re-
ward of $500 is offered for him. He
is gambler.
The Goldsboro Messenge,. says
Col. A. c. Davis battalion of one
hundred and sixty cadets made a
fine appearance at the Fair grounds
on Thursday. Their demeanor both
on and off duty was creditable to
themselves and to the excellent
school represented by them. The
cadets will attend the Fair at Fay
etteville this Week.-A shocking
murder was committed at Fremont
on Friday night. A colored man,
named Henry Arts, killed his Step
daughter, by crushing her skull and
beating out her brains with an axe.
1t seems that he was under the in
fuence of liquor, and was brutally
beating the girl. She ran from him,
but he overlook her in the cotton
patch where he butchered her in a
most horrible manner. Coroner Hill
held an inquest on Saturday, and
the brute was committed to jail in
this city to await the action of the
grand jury when he will doubtless
be indicted for murder.-The
Rocky Mount cotton mills are being
run night and day, to keep up with
the orders. The manufacturers of
cotton are now making money, we
gladly notice.
AS part of our State news we
make the following extracts from
the Raleigh correspondence of the
Richmond Dispatch under date of
the 9Th: These dispatches have
but vaguely portryed the state of
feeling of the people (meaning the
true Democrats) of the State over
the political situation. Last week
was month long, or certainly ap-
peared so. Even the Republicans
were astonished at what they had
done. They rejoiced, but surely
some among them must have shud>
dered as they thought what would
happen to the State under negro
rule. The negroes would force
white Republicans to give them a
large share ofall Offices and moneys.
They are more "assertive" now than
ever befoIe in their actions towards
their white allies. The Indepen-
dents in some cases will want the
earth" for the part they have played.
So So i ftlfe tthe r R2eDRblicang ans got e3nPtre @
contemplate. The undoing of all the
best work the Democrats had done
since 1875 was what the Republicans
longed to be engaged in. The pros
pect that the Republicans had the
Supreme Court was dreadful. That
meant an eight year control Of the
laws, and people said frankly that
they would rather the Republicans
had control of both branches of the
government than this one. The
Republicans were pledged to abol-
ish county government, and thus
giYe control of nearly every county
east of Raleigh to the negro.
The development of the country
along the line of the very recently
completed Wilson and Fayetteville
shortcut" railway is remarkable.
But few weeks ago it was a long
stretch OF country, with only two or
three towns. Now at the station lit
tie towns are making a lively be>
ginning of life. There are liberal
freights, and the road is from the
very start success. Its experience
is similar to that of other new roads.
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The bulk of the cotton is picked
'out-a very unusual thing so early
in the season. It is due to the fact
that for forty days there was no rain,
and not only days, but nights were
spent in the cotton fields. The
farmers. as rule, kept pace with
their cotton. As has been stated,
the quality was the highest ever
known. In some parts Of the State
the crop in quantity fell under the
average perhaps. It was not the
case in this section; Itwas consid-
erably better. The late frost has not
injured cotton at all, and the per-
centage of unmatured bolls is by
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