Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-13
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BARE-BURE-
ER-THIgF SHOT
10 Makes a CoHfsssion-PolitieAl Notes
Attempt 10 Blow Up Negro
6hauty.
specIal teIogram % the pIspatch.l

very serious charge. III Il sal1 tnit Ihtle u
evidence that he burned the barn OF man
named Browning In Orange county. Arson
Is capital eglme In this St1te.
A negro thief named Bell Spivey, who
stole large sum OF money from Conductor
Powell az Henderson,, was caught at I0ungs-
VILE. He attempted - escape and was shoi.
lie made a full confession, aud then died.
His accomplish, named Jim squires. was Ar
rested, and Is IN Louisbnrg Jail. The ne
groes became excited over the shooting OF
spiyev, and II is believed that out OF re-
venge the town Of Youngsyille was set on
fire.
b. IT. Wooder. a shoe-dcaler Of this city.
to-day made an assignment for the benefit
Of creditors. T.. ". Busbee is the assignee.
Attorney General Davidson, who y here
from Ashoyile, says that the maioriiy OF
Ewart for Congress In the Ninth district
will hardly be over %.
A telegram this evening states that Henry
y. Cheatham IL certainly elected 10 Congress
from the Second district although o tele~
gram received last night stated that Sim
mons was elected.
Governor Scales to-day pardoned J. G.
Powell, a white man, Who was serving SIX
months sentence in WarrentOn Jail.
It's now understood that one OF the prin-
cipal measures 10 be brought before the
coming session Of the Legislature will he the
mater 81 the creation OF q railway commis-
sion. From the present outlook snch bill
will certainly pass. The Farmers Allisnce
will demand IL. There are more farmers IN
the Legislature than ever before.
Yesterday the First Baptist church OF this
city called 10 be liz pastor Rev. DR.. j. ".
Carter a Petersburg, ". Va, who is said
to be man Of much ability.
10 At fOufodnFQfn
terry near here to the memory OF the lats
Captain Randolph A. Sh6twell was COM
pleted last Saturday. u is quite imposing
ana stands on the highest point a. the pie
turesque little cemetery. IL is probable that
Judge FOwle will deliver On address al the
unYcing.
A letter from Captain Ellington, Of the
Reidsyille Light Infantry, says bis company
will 60 10 Danyllc 70 the Exposition.
The report OF the Secretary OF War was
received Yesterday. 10 contains en- interest
ing report by Colonel Carrie a. Woodruff Inc
officer who inspected the state camp Of in
structi0u Camp Peudcr. igst July. on the
whole colonel Woodruff wac much pleased.
He says he doubts that There are any better
armed and equipped troops IN the country
thlu the North Carolina State Guard. The
force is not a large one lab0ut l.5UD) bat Is al
WAYS really for service i1 tine leid.
Tee committee OF the Pres lyter'an SYrod
10 which The matter ~ e,tabli~Wugan orphan
asylum Was committed e. csrdully consider
ing that matter. The oTphanagc will no doubt
soon De established. The result ~ the move
mentin mi. direction will Doe That each Of the
leading denominations will have IN orphan
age. Already The Epls c0palilns and boptist5
have them.
Two new BAPTIST churches are 10 he built
at Durhsm. The Methodi'p in that Town
have recently been very active m church,
building work
The most brilliant marriage a the season
will be celeDfat.d "Wednesday evening at
Christ church, this CITY, the contracting par-
ties being Mr. john n. Windor, son OF Major
John G. Windor, general manager ~ tie
Seqboafd lines DO this Stnte, and Miss Fi0-
renee Tucker, daughter Of Major Rufus :.
Tucker one % the wea'thltst and best
known gentlemen in The state. The brioeS
charming woman, with a wide Virginia
acquaintance. The bridal tour viii bs 10
California.
About 4 O'Clock Yesterday morning some
person attempted 10 blow up the house 81
samuel Thompson, o miCdlc-sgcd negro man
living I'm the southwestern part OF TINS city.
The explosion OF the bomb (Which was made
Of piece Of gas.ppe sixteen inches long ana
two inches IN diameter was Ike that OF
cannon. The police on hearing It went to
the gas-woTks. The negroes there told them
n retOrt had blown out. A little later it was
found that this was untrue, that the bomb
had been placed outside Of IhOmpsOn's
humble house 10 a point Just opposite the
bed on which his vile ana himself usually
slept. The bomb was loaded v lth sues OF
iron end lead. These bad torn the side OF
the house. The plasteriug bad been blown
of In the room. The slugs was thrown In
all directions by the heavy charge Of powder
which also burst the bomb. Black powder
was used in tie bomb-prObahly about two
hounds. Thompson is a Republican, very
quiet fellow, and said 10 your correspondent
that rs far as he knew he did not have au
enemy in the world. Both he snd bis vile
escaped injury. Had The bomb been pushed
under the house both be aud his vile would
have been killed ana the house blown to
pieces. The negroes were greatly excited
about this affair. II i The first bomb ever
seen here. 10 WAS we'll made. The police
are carefully looking INTO the matter Hun
dreds OF people visited the scene OF The tx
plosion or went % che slation-house and saw
lie remains Of tho bomb and some n the
heavy slugs. II is believed that somebody
did this thing for political ehect-to try TO
make il appear that Democrats were blowing
up the houses Of negro Republicans. some
persons saw thit the man or men who uil u
hal a grudge against Thompson.
Bishop Leo Hsid was here Yesterday and
preached IN the morning al the Roman
Catholic church. In the afternoon he adj
ministercd the rite Of confirmation.
Nigbt before last negro attacked a white
man named Hand. poli-holder on election
day, because Hand would not permit The
negro to register illegally. The negro pcat
Hand seriously on the head with an iron
bolt aud then fed.
II Is now estimated that the majority OF
II. G. Ewart for Congress in the Ninth dis
trict is 1850. He il one Of the brightest
Republicans in the State, and In the last
House OF Commons was one OF that party'5
leaders.