Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-10
A MURDERESS
CAPTURED TWO YEARS AFTER COMMIT
TING TRE CRIME.
A Great Land Survey in North Carolina
Railway Mattsrs-serious Accident
Political Notes.
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RALEIGH, N. c., June 9.-Two years ago
In Charlotte a negro woman named Jane
Morrison murdered her husband, aud then
made her escape. News was yesterday re-
ceIved OF her capture at Lancaster, ). =;
To-day she was brouRht 10 charlotte, ana
will De tried for her life.
Next Monday the largest land survey on
record In Western North Carolina viii be-
gin. It Is OF 5000 acres OF land In Mitchell
and Buncombe counties.
Sixty conyIcts have been sent 70 Plalnview
from the stokesdale aud Madison branch OF
the Cape Fear and Yadkin- Valley railroad to
work on the extension OF the shortcut Hue
OF the Wilmington and Weldon railway.
Governor Scales to-day accepted the Rocky
Mount Light Infantry. II will be placed In
the reserve OF the State Guard.
This morning while T. X. Bunch, an old
employee Of the Raleigh and CASTOR railway,
was at work In the shops here an emery
wheel burst. The fragments struck him
aud inflicted serious injuries. His iaw-bone
and collar. bone were broken. He is over
sixty.fve years 81 sge.
Letters from Republican delegates to Chit
cago from this State indicate that Blainc's
absolute Withdrawal puts them quite at sea.
Sherman has some strong friends and also
| some DllIcT tUeuitS. DtItN - thp hA7e
choice OF several and Alger second choice.
The commencement exercises Of Trinity
College begin tomorrow, when Rev. w. IL.
Moore breaches the theological sermon. The
commencement will be we'll attended. Trini-
| ty is now on the up grade.
The celebration here last night In honor OF
| the nominations OF Cleveland and Thurman
and Fowle aud Holt was certainly very
handsome affair. There IL no abatement in
| the enthusiasm, and the veteran Democrats
are delighted to see the "young Democracy"
lending such hearty aid In the work. The
| Cleveland and Fowle Club OF this city, which
has taken the initiative in campaign WORK
and celebrations, will probably escort Judge
Fowle aud Colonel Holt to Durham at an
early day and Join with the club there In
jubilee.
Arrangements are in progress here for a
notable celebration OF the Fourth OF july
| quite an old.time affair. North Carolina
proposes to be very patriotic this year any,
way. A number OF places Will celebrate the
| Fourth handsomely.
Next Monday, when the railway from VIII
mington TO Wrightsville is regularly thrown
omen for traffic, there will be some ceremo-
MES. A silver spike will be driven at the
sound end OF the railway.
II will be remembered that at the recent
Republican Convention OF the Second dis
trict two negroes-IIenry =. Chatham and
| George A. Mebane-were nominated after a
split ia the convention BY rival factions. TIE
| Rhpublican organ in ITS issue to day declares
| that Cheatham Is entitled to the nomination,
and saws that Mebane's nomination was the
work OF a mob. 1t urges the support OF
| Cbeatham. Mebane has quite following.
Orders have been issued for the building
OF a brick-and-iron fre-prooi Jail at Tar
bore, to be fitted with steel cells, and to cost
$1,000.
Work begins next week on the cotton
seed.oll mills at Wilmington. The American
Cottou.Seed Oil Company will own and ope-
rate IL.
The statesville Mail, particularly bitter
Republican paper, has suspended publiea-
ton.
AS was predicted, the drawing OF the color
| line IN the State campaign has begun. The
Democrats make 1t square issue in every
speech-thls. too, in defiance Of the Republi-
cans. who swore that It could not be done.
They will be shown whether 1t is possible or
not.
The celebration Of the completion OF the
Cane Fear and Yadkin.Valley railroad TO
Mt. Airy, which is b be held on the 10th
instant, will attract perhaps as great num-
Der OF people as ever assembled anywhere In
the Piedmont section. There will be great
numbers who never saw railway tram.
The road will make elaborate preparations
for the affair.
There IS quarrel among the Republicans
as 10 who shall have the secretaryship OF the
State Executive Committee. 1t must be a
rather fat place. particularly with sherman
IN the field a. a candidate.
The case Of Mr.. James A. Bryan against
several hundred, perhaps thousands, OF ne.
groes living at James City, across Trent
river from Newberne, was expected TO be
beard at the term OF the court which ended
day before yesterday, but has been continued
on account OF Mr.. Bryan's sickness. During
the war and Just after IT the negroes were
put there by the Government, which gave
no title to the land, which is rightfully owned
by Mr.. Bryan's wife it appears. Congress
man Simmons will introduce bill 10 pro.
vide for the purchase OF the land Tor the
"wards OF the nation" who were put on 1t
and have since lived there. II IS In some re-
spects quite pitlful case.
Mention was made in the Dispatch Thurs
day that Captain SydeDham Il. Alexander, OF
! Charlotte, enc Of the three candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination, had written
Judge Fo9le, the successful competitor, a
letter pledgng his hearty support The
text Of the letter is as fellows: "Permt me
70 congratulate you on your nomination as
our party's standard-bearer In the coming
campaign. l wish you complete success
and hope you will be inaugurated our next
Governor, amid wilder cheers from greater
thronV OF true North Caroinians than
greeted you on your nomination. regret
that circumstances (Which ] cannot give you
In this letter. prevent me from joining you
in the contest. But rest assured that no
one appreciates the necessity OF Democratic
supremacy in this State more than myself,
and during the coming campaign | hope to
see yOu greeted in this county in such a
manner as 10 make you feel that old Neck
lenburg will be the last 10 break from the
Democratic column"
lardella's band, OF Richmond, gave a
pleasing concert at Metropolitan Hall, In
this city, this evening. The band Is very
popular here, sad was heartily cheered last
night on account OF its courtesy In playing
at the Democratic demonstration.
At Asheyile yesterday morning the resi-.
dence OF Captain w. NJ. Cooke was burned.
The loss is 81, 600. with $500 insurance.
In parts OF BERTHE county the tornado has
| 80 1ortrovod tho c0tfon crOn that REMAINING