Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-05
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
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p.triGu. N. c.. June 4.-1c-teIuay
morning early four conyicts OF the force
working on The railroad at Black NOUN
lain broke suddenly from the squad 10
which they belonged. There was oense
thicket on each side Of the road which IA
yorcd the chances OF escape. The guards
AZ once opened fire. One oil the convicts
Iel dead. Two were wounded. one oil
whom was recaptured. The other min
was unburt and escaped. The name OF the
man killed was u. Jones. The wounred
man recaptured was John Chapman. Ihe
Other two were Bob Smith ana henry
Robinson-al colored. The hst-nameu 4,
from Buncombc county and was eohhecWu
with the crime for which hiigore was re-
Gently hanged at IIendersonvIile. =,
Tomorrow City conyicts VIII DE added
10 the force on the Western North Caro'lna
railroad, and will be sent to Tripon Guy,
Others will 20 10 Nantabala river 10 get out
n,rrble for the Governors mansion 10 De
used in finishing up the interior.
To-day $. NJ. Finger, STATE Superntend-
emf OF Pubic Instruction, addressed the
peopIe OF Newberne on education. He had
a very large audience OF both races.
linton, the man who was struck on the
head with plckaxc by man named Hur'
v.
Hurley has not been captured.
Joseph sloop, seventy years OF age, Nv
ing in Alexandria county, committed SUI
eide by hanging himself to tree. His
brother discovered The body soon after ne
had committed the deed. Sloop had ex'
bibited signs Of insanity and had repeat
edly attempted to take his life.
w. Il. Dertch will be q candidate before
The Democratic Convention in the mira
district for nomination 10 Congress. lie
served as State Senator in the Confederate
Congress and Is one OF the most prominent
men in the State.
Dr. Thomas f. Wood, OF Wilmington
n,es,dent of the State Board OF Heilth,
who il sick with some affection OF the
hear. left Yesterday for New York hoping
TO receive benefit from change OF air.
The State Agricultural Bureau IL secu-
ring samples Of crops grown in every
county in the State, which will be placed
among the exhibits in the handsome
and SPACIOUS museum here,
The work OF chan ying the gauge on the
Murphy branch of the Western North
Carolna railway began Wednesday and
was completed the same evening. The en-
tire line has now been changed.
Lieutenant. Governor Charles NJ Sted-
man is reported to be holding cards for the
nomination 10 Congress from the Sixth dis
irict.
II has been decided 10 put no trains on
the Spartanburg and Asbeville railway I'M
ill September. The force OF convlcts will
90 over the entire line and examine the
tresiles. There have been curious delays
IN putting this line into operation.
This afternoon A. l.. Woodall, white
man, forty years OF nge, an employe at
Briggs's planing-mills here, while at work
at u saw, was struck in the abdomen by a
piece OF plank which caught In a pulley.
He died in two hours.
Staie.Treasurcr Balm reported to-day
that thus far S2,4S7, goo in North Carolina
railway construction bonds bad been eX.
changed for new per cent. bonds. Not
many Of these bonds remain outstanding.
Two years AGO q track Of land Of 10000
acres, in Robson county, was purchased
by company OF capitalists. They have
decided TO establish extensive saw-mills at
Fair Bluff, TO work off the valuable oak,
cypress. and other timbers.
Within the past five days the United States
Fish Commission has placed over 10000
Young sbad IN the streams here, in the
Cape Fear ard Deep rivers, and Crabtree
creek.
The storm last night prevented as large
an attendance at the meeting OF the busi-
ness-men against prohibition as was eX-
pected. There was good deal OF enthu-
siasm. A call published to-day by other
businessmen for q meeting in favor Of pro-
hibition was signed by thrice as many
businessmen and the meeting was very
large one. Tomorrow evening there will
be indoor aud open.air meetings. Nothing
else is heard to-day but arguments on pro-
bibition. Both sides are doing earnest
work, and both claim to have made many
converts during the past three days. Affairs
are taking quite personal turn.
Last night two valuable cows died be-
longing TO colored preacher, who Is an
earnest probitiOnIsts, and to-day many pro-
hibi,ionists made no bone OF saying anti
prohibitionists had poisoned the animals.
Such personalities will increase the already
large number OF people who will not vote
at all. Some bets are made.