Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-25
WILL BE HANGED.
A NORTH CAROLINA EEoR0s COLD
FLOODED CRIME.
Will Net Interfers-A Railroad Commits
kon-Ths Ex-confsdsrates-Fsrp-
ers' Alliances
Especial telegram 70 the Dispstch.l


a strangely worded editorial In the RepnDll'
can organ published here to-day: II va d.
rect sbreat in reference 10 the defeat OF John
Nichols for Congress In this district.
Robert Yancey (colored) has been convict
ed at Yanceyville Of the murder 81 Robert
Oliver. and has been sentenced 10 be hanged
Januafy 18th. He waylsid Oliver, knocked
him senseIess with q blow OF club, and
then deliberately checked him 10 death.
The Louisburg Dispatch has suspended
publication.
Rev. Percy Eubanks has resigned as rec
tor Of the Episcopal church st Concord 70
90 10 Helena, Mont.
II IA believed that Governor Scales Will
not interfere further In the case Of Millie
/ Poteat. The Begro woman who Ia under death
l sentence st Ysnceyvilie, and that she viii be
hanged next month.
This evening Jacob Schwan, CT this city,
dealer in toys, china. and CONNECTIONS, made
an assignment 10 Maurice Rosenthall. Nell
1 ,her Schwan nor Rosenthall could state to
YOUR correspondent the amount OF liabilities
or assets, but there are some preferred
! creditors. Schwsn came here from Noriolk
some years ago.
The Winston. Salem people sre not alarmed
at the ANONYMOUS threats which have been
mase since the election and pay little or no
/ attention 10 them.
The new steel rails are being distributed
/ along the lire OF the Atlantic and North
| Carolina railroad between Morehead City
and Eewberne.
Elder Charles n. Hubbard is the Mormon
| elder vho is at work in Dayie county. He
went there from Utah direct Some other
/ Mormons will be sent TO work in Southwest
/ Virginia.
/ Arrangements are to be made for through
passenger trans via the Carolina Central
Raleigh and Augusta, Raleigh and 6astoD,
/ spd Seaboard railways from Wilmington aud
Charlotte TO Portsmouth.
Tie length Of the extension OF the Cape
Fear and Yadkn-Valley railway from
FAYETTEVILLE TO Wilmington is about eighty
miles, and already half this distance has been
gradcd-tw eniy miles at each end.
The engineers on the survey OF the At
laatic and Danyille railroad are at Milton,
Csswell county.
RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The idea OF having railway commission
il evidently a popular one. The law Gre
atng il will. as the Legislature passes IT, IN
ali probability be 50 drawn as to give the
commission ample pewerS.
The figuring on Fowle's majority now
makes It 1868. Governor ScaIes's majority
was 20,2l0. FOWle runs little ahead oil
Cleveland.
1t is now promised that the Scotland Neck
railroad shall certainly be extended TO
GTeenville. The Atlantic Coast Line, which
IL building II. gives assurance OF the exten.
SION being completed in six months. IL IS
graded to the point where It will cross the
hlbemarle and Raleigh railroad and that sec.
ton Will be In operation by the end OF this
year.
In Rowan county a few days since ID. A.
Dea shot at q 1ying hawk OF a largo kind and
killed IT,. lie found that a large snake en-
circled the hawk and that bird aud snake bad
been killed by bis SHOT.
The second crop Of strawberries has ma
tuTed in the Newberue section.
Ex.CoTEDERATEs.
The disabled ex.Coniederates are hopeful
OF good results from their plan Of holding a
convention and raemOriallzing the Legisla-
ture for Nh increase Of the pension appro-
priatiOn. BY next year there will probably
be 1000 pensioners, nearly two thirds
widows, and IN such an event they will get
only a small sum. The convention move
ment Is being vigorously pushed.
Joseph 6. Cannon, who is 50 prominently
mentioned In connection with The speaker
ship OF Congress, is a native OF this State and
when boy was taken 10 Illinois.
The stockholders OF the North Carolina
Midland railroad held their annual meeting
at Winston to-day.
The New York Tribune, which devotes
itself TO mlstatemeDts as 10 North Carolina,
has published lot OF falsehOods IN regard 10
the throwing out Of votes in The late election.
II says 5000 votes were thrown out In
Vance which were cast for Chestbsm,
whereas not a single vote for Chatham was
thrown ont in that county. II gives. %
thrown out in Warren and Edgcombe, more
votes by 800 than were cast by the Republic
cans in those counties.
Robert Lesson Porter. the strange Irish.
man whose pltaul case created so much talk
here and all over the country last summer,
has again made bis escape. IL will be re-
membered that be was In jail here FOR weeks.
il being suspected that he was Scott Partin,
the wif.-murderer. AMER his Teiesse from
Jail Porter fed from the house Of Nr. John
Lee, an freshman here, who gave him shell
ter. He was found near Weldon and
brought back, It being then discovered thst
be was Of good family IN Ireland. lie was
quict for awhile. but now he has gone
again, this time from Lees house. He got
away st night. II is believed he has gone TO
Norfolk, Va. A draft for .c20 on the Bank
OF England has just arrived here. Mr.. Lee
wishes Information about Porter. The case
is a very pitiful one. POr,er is OF uusound
mind. HIS Irish relatives are very anxious
TO get birn home there.
FtRNEns' ALLIANCES.
Yesterday there was another business as
signmcnt At Durham made by N. Bernstein
dealer 10 dry goods. to j. Schwartz, for the
benefit Of creditors. His liabilities are said
TO be g, 600; assets, 900.
Robbers forced an entrance into the store
OF John Meadows, IN Orange county, and
plundered 10 OF goods and money
All the farmers alliances in the tobacco
sections Of the State sre asked 10 send dee-
gates 10 q meeting to be held at Durham De-
cember 5th. Il will be an important meet
ing. It's o. ccts are to discuss aud formulate
plans for the relief Of the tObacco-growers,
TO look into the establishment Of alliance
LEST warehouses, to take steps TO lessen the
cost Of handling and selling farmers tobacco.
10 discuss the adyisabilIty OF establishing to-
baccO manufactures, and also 10 discuss all
other matters in connection with the tobacco
interest as far as It relates 10 the farmers OF
the tobaccO-growing sections Of North Caro- !
lima and Virginia. Each subordinate al |
lance will seEd five delegates 10 the meet
ing.
The Tblrd-party papers-ihe North Caro- |
LIMA PTOhIbItipnlst. the Prohibition Leader, |
and the Durham Progress-are now cOnsoli- |
dated into the North State Prohibitouist, |
which until next January will he published |
at Durham, but will after that date be moved |
10 Raleigh.
SecrctaTy-oi.stste W. /. Saunders will de-
liver an address at Trinity College on /
" North Carolus in the Revolution"
The liabilities OF l.. Edwards. dry goods !
aud clothing dcSer. who assigned few days |
ago al GOldsDoro'. are now estimated ST all /
tue way from $50, 900 to $4,000.
fhe Raleigh foot ball team went to Wake /
Forest to-day aud played a game with the |
Wake Forest team.
The new Justices Of the Supreme CouIt- !
A. c. Avery aBd j. +. Shepherd-wiil be |
sworn In January ist aud will take their |
seats on the bench February lst. Governor /
Fowle will hardly be inaugurated before
January 10Th.
HNindling Banking Operatives.
tf3y telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
CHICAGO, November GA special dis |
patch from Omaha, Neb., says: As the /
examipstlou Of the affairs Of f.. A. Scoyille |