Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-01
NORTH CAROLINA.
w,rxrxaror BEING WORKED BY A
GANG OF BURGLARS.
po,a Robbers-Hew notwithstanding
Fsirs-An Exciting Court Episode
The Republican Troubles.
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RALEIGH, N. c., August 3l.-Bur-
elaries in Wilmington are becoming so
common that it is now certain that
there is an organized gang OF thieves
who are systematically and daringly
working the residences in portions OF
the city. They are we'll acquainted
with the habits and houses OF the resi-
dents. and the nightly occurrence oil
depreda.ions is creating no little alarm
among the householders. The thieves
enter houses in various ways and with
extreme daring. At @. NJ. Galloway's
they entered the second.story WINDOW
by ladder and took money. AT
Woodward Towards they actually
took a trunk out Of the house, carried
! il some distance, forced it open, and
left it empty in the street. Rev. ID. U.
Kelley, chaplain Of the Seaman's Home
| was robbed of money that had been
collected for the burial fund. 1t Is
probable that citizens protective as
sociation will have to be formed.
RAINS.
Very sessonable rains have again
fallen here, and the crop prospects
brighten daily. There is now no dan
ger from drought. All that is needed
is late fall.
The cotton year ended to-day. The
receipts here for the year were 29,'oi
bales.
The news from Beaufort county is
that a heavy rain has fallen there, in
turing the crops in some sections,
where before the crops were more
promising than for several years.
Pantego swamp, in that county, has
almost disappeared. Water is stand
ing over the farms.
NEW ROAD.
Work has begun on the railroad from
Mackey's Ferry to Pantego. Cars will
be carried from the ferry to Edenton,
towed by tug-boats, to connect with
the Norfolk and Southern railroad.
The terminus Of the road will be at
some point on Pantego creek. This
road will be twenty-five miles long and
will throw much trade into Virginia.
j. B. Abbott, the negro who was
nominated for Congress by the Repub.
licans Of the Second district, has issued
a card in which be accepts the nomina-
ton and says that he has always been
the choice Of the party, but that
O'Hara's Vaccinations have deprived
him of the nomination. O'Hara is also
a candidate.
The Democratic Convention Of that
congressional district will be held at
W son tomorrow. Craven county
presents for the consideration of the
Convention F. NJ. Simmons, who ap-
pears to be in the lead in the race.
OF course the chances for Democratic
success in the district are never consid-
cred promising, but there is fighting
chance. The district is very largely
Republican, and is known as black
district. The Republican discussions
and bitterness there may enable the
Democrats to win position, and thus
give the State a solid Democratic dele
cation.
COMING FAIRS.
Preparations for holding fairs are
actively in progress in various parts OF
the State. There are ten fairs this
year. The State Fair is now certain to
be the best held yet. Everything is
favorable for it. There is to be a great
assemblsge of northern settlers, who
will display their products of all kinds
to visitors from the North, who are to
come on the cheapest tickets ever sold
to points in the South. This scheme is
confidently expected to attract northern
people in unusual numbers, and these
are to be specially received.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of Shelby,
whose departure from the field Of poll
tics and entry upon the life of a preach
er has been announced, is now here as
sisting in conducting large revival at
the Second Baptist church. lie breaches
we'll and with much fire and earnest
ness. lie graduated with the highest
honors at Wake Forest College studied
for the stage, afterwards became law
yer, and last year represented the
grand Democratic county Of Cleveland
in the Legislature. lie is only twenty
eight years of age.
EXCITING EPISODE.
An unusual and exciting episode &C.
Cured in the Lenolr County Superior
Court Saturday. The officer who had
in charge the jury reported Charles IL.
Brown, a practcing attorney at the
Kinston bar, to Judge Walter Clark for
a wilful attempt to influence the jury in
their verdict in approaching said officer
late at night while in charge Of the jury
and saying to him in the hearing of one
of the jurors that " if the jury should
need any instructions or advice to call
on him." thus usurpipg the functions
of the Judge. This was Indignantly
denied by Brown in open court under
oath. Judge Clark requested the So
lcitor to send the bill to the grand
jury charging Brown with embracery,
which bill was Immediately sent, and
soon returned as a true bill. The mat
ter was continued to yesterday and
Brown required to give bond for his ap-
pearance. Yesterday it came up, and
accused was represented by counsel.
The officer of the jury and the juror
who heard Browns remark swore to
the fact. The jury rendered verdict
of guilty. The judge has not yet i'm
posed the sentence. Clark is strict
judge.
REPUBLICAN HORNETS.
The Republican hornets continue to
buzz. To.day DR.. Motifs address as
chairman of the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee was published here.
Tomorrow j. G. l.. Harris, in behalf
Of the anti-Mott faction, publishes
card which is full Of hard hits. 1t at
tacks Mott savsgely and says he has
always led the party to defeat. 1t calls
him trickster, a revenue boss, and
man who paid the fare Of delegates here
at former conventions to induce them
to carry out his own selfish ends and
purposes.