Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-29
THE THIRD PARTY.
WHAT Is CLAIMED FOR IT IN HoBTH
cAR0L1EA
Burned TO reath-Kieked 70 Death By n
knle-soldierS Reunion
Railroads. 90.


RALEIGH, n. G.. July 2s.-The leader OF
the Third party, who MAS here TO-DAY, TAXED
10 your correspondent about what bis party
was doing. Fhey think they have made
hit In EMPLOYING a colorcd preacher named
Grandson TO stump the state In the interest
OF the party TIL August 18th. lie re-
Gently spoke here, out there are no
visible results OF bis work. A
day or two since be went 10
Vance county, where Il seemed hrs
reception would be cold. Bills announcing
bis speech we're torn down by the colored
people. lie managed 10. speak TO qulIe
crowd. however, and Is said 10 have com.
pleteiy captured II. Tho colored people OF
the county are taking steps towards the
organization OF Thlrd-pTiy club. The
party will prt out fun county ticket IN
Wake, and Will also call congressional con-
yention for the Fourth district aud nomi.
nate candidate for Congress. IL Il reported
that the nomination will be rendered 10 j.
+. Montague, LAWYER OF this city.
six hundred dollars have been contributed
to n iund for building a new Methodist
church at Table Rock.
Mrs. William Wise. OF Burke county, was
burned 70 death in a horrible manner
Wednesday. Her dress came in contact with
kitchen FIRE and caught. She ran to the
bed IN the house, hoping 10 smother the
flames, but failed, and then tainted from
fright Iler husband came in 10 md Der
living on the floor unconscious and burned
almost beyond recognition. She survived
sufficiently TO tell the circumstances aud then
died.
The Great Tabernacle Association OF the
Methodist Church will bold its annual
meeting at Rutherford College on August
the nth, apd continue twelve days. This
meeting IL attended by many thoustnds oil
people, who are carried by the railroads at
excursion rates OF hsli cent per mile.
An old eolored man while driving two
Young muies ia Cstawta county fell from
bis seat under the mules heels. One OF them
kicked . hole IN his skull, killing bin.
ID. c. KeeVer and o. McKaslin. who were
arrested last August, charged with burning
their siorehouse and stock with a view TO de-
frsudlHg the insurance company, were tried
this week in CaiAwbs county and found guilty
and sentenced TO five years each in the peni-
tentilry. An appeal to the Supreme Court
WAS taken, and TIE prisoners we're released
under bond Of sl,000 each.
The Newton Normal School closed yesler-
dav. Il was attended by about 22j teachers.
Alr. william &. Clark, while on the road
in Baden county, was shot by some one Ia
the bushes By the roadside and severely
wounded in the thigh. He does not know
whether the shooting was intentional or acci-
dental.
Officers Of the State Grand Lodge, Knights
OF Honor, met In Wilmington yesterday TO
consult concerning the general business oil
the order. The flnancml condition was
shown TO be spleBdld. Within the past six
months Nix new lodges have been organized
and 100 new members added TO the STATE
membership.
There will be large reuuion OF soldiersin
Shelby on August 2d. Hon. A. NJ. Walden,
Of wilmington, will deliver an 'ddress.
Lumber is being carried for erecting
new dock at Southport. .
Mrs Herbert Lstimer, owner OF Seaside
Park, at Wrightsgile. has rendered the same
for the use OF the State Guard encampment
in 1889.
The surveying engineers OF the Carolina,
Cumberland-Gap and Chicago railroad viii
survey toe route through Asheviie.
Samuel G. white. the convicted ex'cashier
OF the burst state National Bank, who has
boen in jail siuce last Saturday, gave bond
for $4,000 TO day and was released. His
bondsmen are Samuel Watts, Wake county,
$1,000; J. T.. sorrell, Wake county. $4,000;
w. Il Wilder, Johnston county, $1,000; y.
NJ Naeal, wilson county. $1,000; IL. J..
Fenirsss, New Hanover county, $1,000.
All reports OF the existence OF certain scars
on the person under arrest here Tor the wife
and chid.mIrderer Partin appear TO be
exploded to day. Parties who wanted to
know about the matter went TO the jail aud
examined the prisoner thoroughly. They
report that with the exception OF 4 missing
finger there is not scar on the prisoner. and
that Partiu was known to have borne several
scars. They say the report Of The existence
OF other marks is the result Of excited ina
Cination