Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-10
STRANGE ACCIDENT.
KILLED THE DOC BUT BROKE HIS OWN
NECK.
A Post-ofios Robbed-Durham's Tobacco
Fair-forn TO Pieces BY
Lightning
rpecial ,.lorrnm 70 ,ne pI,pa,ch.l

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
RAumaH, n. c., August 9. News OF
strange accident comes from Mcdowell
county. James .McCurry, observing :
dog running after sheep, took q gun and
followed in pursuit. When he overlook
the dog the latter had caught and killed
a sheep. McCurry shot the dog and kill
ed il, but in so doing the gun burst,
breaking his neck and ctuslng instant
death.
Night before last the post-ollice at
Black Mountain was robbed Of a consid-
cradle sum of money. A post-oiSce In
spector is at work on the case.
Elaborate preparations are being made
! for the Tobacco Exposition at Durham.
Senators Vance and Ransom will attend,
and also Governor Gordon of Georgia,
Senator Daniel OF Virginia, add Hon. s..
s. Cox OF New York.
Rev. Stinson Iyey, principal OF Ash
pole Academy, Robson county, died
yesterday; aged seventy years. He
was we'll known as Baptist peacher..
The Raleigh Young Mems Democratic
Club has decided not TO participate in
tho state Convention Of Clubs at More
mead City on the 18th instant
Governor Scales and family left for
Greensboro to-day. The Governor Will
be absent ten days.
William A. Guthrie, who over two
months ago was nominated by the Re
publicans for the associate iusticeship OF
| the Supreme Court, has just accepted,
and to-day the Republican organ dis
plays his name.
The dwelling of James Nichols and
Thomas Pttman, at Marshall, was
| burned and the entire town was in dan
ger. G. T.. McPeters was severely in
jured by falling timbers.
William Burgess was struck 10y light
ming near Morrisville, this county, and
torn to pieces. He was at a cider-press
in grove. The man beside him was
stunned. Burgess WAS an ex-Coniede-
rate soldier.
The Wake Comfy Democratic Con
vention was held to-day. It was very
largely attended and put ont strong
and popular ticket, as follows: Sheriff
VI. ". Page Registrar of Deeds, j. T..
| Goodwin; Treasurer, Louis .. Longu
Coroner. ]. b. knight Survey J. Q.
Shaw for Senate, 4. ID. Jones for
House Of Commons, A. c. Green, l.. ID.
BaDcom, J. r. Judd, and +. c. Bidding
field.
A singular death is reported as having
occurred in Cleveland county. James
Rippey, very old man, was found dead
at his bedside in the posture OF prayer.
He had evidently been stricken the night
before.
The annual meeting of Friends will be
held at High Point this year, and begins
next Wednesday. 1t is always very
largely attended. The Friends are rich,
numerous. and influential il tho Pied
mont section.
There is no abatement of progress in
! the direction Of the construction or eX-
tension OF cotton-factories. Work has
begun on a 500, 600 factory at Tarboro' O.
The sensation in regard to Nc Mahon,
| the man who murdered Buchanan in
jackson county last week, has died out.
| Mcmahon is in Asheyille jail. He APP
pears TO he q notorious criminal who rc-
| Gently escaped a sentence for completely
in the Mcsser murder.
The nomination Of ThomasG. Skinner
as the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress from the First district gives
pleasure TO the people there. lie has
served previously. The denomination OF
/ Thomas ID. Johnston from the Ninth
district gives equal cause for satisfaction.
Piedmont Conference of the Second
| Adyentists met to-day at Wilmington.
1t embraces all the churches in the State
Of that denomination, and there are
visitors from other states.
News of another murder comes from
Wilson county. Charles Bynum (co-
lored) shot and killed Henry Privett
(also colored). The sister Of Priyett was
Bynum's paramour. This led to tue
| tragedy. Triyett had warned Bynum to
stop his course of life, and thereupon
the latter swore be wOuld kill Privett
lie kept his word, and killed Priyett
when the latter went TO the house of the
sister in question by shooting him with
a revolver. As Privett stood in the mid
die Of the floor Bynum told him he
would Kill him and without moro ado
shot him twice, both times III the heart.
Byuum is in jail.
At Saratoga, Wilson county, p. f.
Baker was fatally injured by blow with
n heavy cane in the hands Of William
Langly. The latter has escaped.
The State Normal School at Washing
ton has closed. 1t was very largely at
tended.
Winston and Salem hal grand cele-
braton i'll honor Of the commencement
of work on the Roanoke and Southern
railroad
A white man was killed by lightning
stroke near Durham yesterday.
All the farmers are talking about the
good cotton crop. The prospect is very
bright. The July crop. as it IS called, is
exceptionally large. That crop is safe.
The later bolls are developing well, also.
Near Durham yesterday the intense
hent threw railway rail out of line. The
engine Of a passenger train let the
metals, but at the next JOINT took them
again. The passengers were well shaken
up, but no damage was done.
4 negro is accompanying Oliver Dock
! cry ana speaking WIN HlI1, u is ItdIutu,
to the great disgust of not few white
Republicans.
The work of raising funds TO pay for
marking the graves Of the North Caro-
lima dead in hollywood goes on slowly.
Governor Scales will perseyere, how
ever.
1t is stated that in Alexander county a
man died of typhoidfever leaving wife
and six children. Two OF the children
were sick with the same disease. The
poor wife, overcome by fear, fed, leaving
the little ones to the care OF the neigh
| bors.