Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-23
OLD NORTH STATE.
THE ngwBHRNE BOARD or TRADE ARD
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Election Of Railroad cf'csrs-a Report on
the Case Of Jourdan-oens-
raj Notes.
rsnno,ai ,elerrau 70 tho pl.patrh.I

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assets arc Rot known.
The NewbcTno Board Of Trade has ruanl-
mously adopted resolution that acommittee
OF FIVE he appointed 10 confer with Gov.
eYnor-elcct fowIe and ascertain upon what
conditions he viii cooperate with the people
Of that section looking 10 an extension 81
the Atlantic and North Carolina railway 20
such pOirt IN the interior Of the State ~
may be deemed for the best interests OF the
people.
The stockholders OF the wilmington and
Weldon railway at their annual meeting 40
Wilmington yesterday heard a report which
showed an admirable condition OF the road.
Il. u. Bridgers was elected president. All
tho other officers were rejected. Colonel
Bridgers and the other officials have gone
South 10 attend other mcctiurs in South
Carolina OF railways connected with the At
laBttc Coast Line.
Some shaw fell IN this State Yesterday
and last night. and the weather is the cold
est thus far this season.
The commissioners Of the town Of Durs
ham make full statement a. n the fellow
J.. G.. JouTdan. who vas forced 70 leave that
place. lie was an advocate 81 social equality,
they state and preached that doctrine on all
occasions. lie held secret meetings win
the negroes and melted them 10 commit
crimes, having declared that they will con-
troll the country. lie threatened trouble. II
came soon. The negroes raidcd a railway
camp and stole powder and dynamite. and
directly sitter saturated c. y. Green's house
with keroscne-Oil and then burned the build
ing. Jourdsn was sept away, and since then
there has been 10 further trouble.
n now appears certain that railway VIII
BE- built from Bigh Point 70 ASHORE. u
g. 1t Ia.
Work is now I'm progress on fifteen rail-
ways IN this State II d, claimed that this IL
o greater proportion # new work than IN
any Other southern state.
Lieutenant j.. l.. Foley, OF the United
States revenue marine service, was married
Al Wilmington night before last 10 3 daugh-
ter ~ Csptsin John i. Divine, well known
riiway-man.
The supreme Court in the damage suit OF
Gray Washington (colOrcd) against the
lalclph and Castor railroad gives him
$500 for injuries received two years ago on
an excursion tram near Warrcoton.
!. T.. bdmondsOp, @ member % the Colds
b0r0' Rides COMPANY ID, Fret rcgimenih
has obtained JUDGMENT 100 the superior
Count ~ Lcnoir county against The Ricn-
mond and Dmyille railroad for $4,000 Tor
injuries received near AeheyIlle IN July,
l.s5. while on biz way 10 The encampmcnt
oil ,he state Guard.
The North Carolins Conference u The
African Methodist Episcopal Church began
ut Greer, hor0' Yesterday and closes SUNDAY,
Bishop j. l.. Campbell presiding.
i'm Moore county, at | Union cdurch, negro
named Tom Scurlock was kilrd by another
negro, Dudley Powers The latterintonded
90 ailf another nam, and misf2kiuc scurlock
for him. smashed Scurlock's skull with
club. Powers has escaped.
There are over 40 students at The Shaw
University lcolored). # thie city, This term.
A rev iyal Of religion. under the auspices
Of the Young Mons Christian Association,
Is in progress 90 tLe state University,
This afternoon the state Board Of Can.
yaseeTs. composed Oi the Governor, eccrc-
tary oi state, Attorney and two
senators elect, completed The conya,, 81 the
electoral vote. The result shows That The
highest vote given Democratic clectOr was
20 ". Z. Crawford. ~ tbe Ninth district,
and was 1890 while the hlphcsi vote
given Republican clcotor was 1900, 70
Joseph j. Martin. Of The First district The
Prohibition electors received only 2,1S1
votes. The rmge ot variation in votes WAS
small p. y. Slrudwick. who g't the small
est Democratic vote, received 1850. aud
Julius T.. Fortune, who held The lowest
place ON the Republican side. rot 1864.
The Board Of Canyo>Nrs declared tho fol- !
lowing chosen Ms electors: A. ". Waddell
aud Fred. s. Ntrudwlca no largo: George
IT.. Brown, IT., First distinct; John J..
Woodland. Second; Charles T.. Aycock, /
Thud; Edward W. Parr. Jr. Fourth; John
II. Dobson, Ffth; samuel j. PCmbcrtou,
Sixth: LEROY q. caldwell. seventh; Thomas
y. Vance, Eighth; William Z. Crawford, /
Ninth. There were no contests before the
board and only few trivial irregularities,
all az which We're arranged satisfactorily.
The United etstcs Circuit Court met at
Asheyilc YESTERDAY, but soon adjourned, /
having continued ali The eases on the docket |
IN Anmancc county Annie McCraekcn,
Il white girl aged fifteen, was shot accl-
dentaliy hy Luke BUhA white the latter
was handling q gun carclcsSly. Baili0 gave
himself up o. the officers, but after hear
ing before % magistrate has been discharged. !
At MchancsV'llc to-day Rev. j. ".
Puckctt. ~ the north Carolina Methodist |
Conference, was married 10 Miss Alice h. |
Pen, daughter % the late Rev. William Pell, !
OF Raleigh.
II is asserted hy the Democrats in the !
First district that the contest IN which !
White, who was Republican congressional !
candidate. threatens 10 make about the cleo |
ton Of T.. r. skinner Will amount TO no.
thing.
IN pCrqumans county. near Hartford, a
white mau named Henry Lowe while tcmpO- |
Turiy insane Killed Matt Wood, 40 whose |
house be lived. lie knocked nj Woods bed |
room door, and when Wood refused to sd. |
init him Lowe dred through the door. The |
bullet struck wood In the face. Lowe then |
forced the door open, and entering the room |
shot Wood again IN the breast. causing IN /
slant death. Lowe, who was by that tine a
raging manic. shot his own brother, who /
had entered the room. The bullet broke his !
brothers arm. Lowe then attempted 10 XII |
Mr.. Wood. but she, takiOg her two little |
children with her. bad made her escape. |
NctghhOrs hearing the firing came up. Lowe |
tried 20 escape. but Just Ss they were about |
90 shoot HIM he surrendered and is In Jail. !
He has been considered an idiot. lie be- |
came violently insane because. not having |
registered, he was not permitted 10 vote IN |
The recent election.
The majority Of Bum DemocraO for |
Congress in this district over Nichols is |
g. 527.
Davis Siler. farmer IN Chatham county, !
shot q COW for beef. lie then cut the ami |
mails throat with a KNIFE, and while In the |
very &C, of doing this fell dead, actually dy- |
Ing before the COW did.
Fhe North CarOItna ProhibtttontstA |