Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-27
A C0WARDLY ACT.
PARTICULARS OF THE ASSASSINATION
OF A NORTH CAROLINA FARMER.
Four Hundred Dollars Reward-Rlection
csses-fhe Methodist Conference
Many Fires-Notes.
Ispeclal lelosram . tho plspat.h.l

~ on The night of November DIST. The facts
NJ laid heioro the Governor show that Phil.
beck. who was at home with his family was
called 70 the door, and, going there Win
lamp in hi. hand, was accosted by man
who, handing him piece 81 paper, asked
him 60 rcsd H. The Wind blew ont Foir
beck's smp. and es the latter took the letter
she unknown msn put q revolver ia iew
> inches ~ bis bead and fred twice. Both
: bullet, entered hIs hcad. and Phhoeck fell
dead. The man then puudcred the house
aud shot Mrs. Philbcck M BED. NO cftnc
in sears has aroused more indignation. Inc
murderer hos very probably i'cd into south
(arDhua
u is harmed to-day that fhore are only ak
teen 'awi ers Boo The Legislature, tAls being Tie
smallest number on record.
Governor sc1ies ibis afternoon issued
proclamation declaring the result a- 20 the
electors For President and ordering them TO
mcrti n fhe tapiioi nere on The "a OF January
q cast thc vote.
The United states Circmt Court mccts
here tomorrow. ltWa. 10 have met to-day,
Out Judge seymour, who Is 10 preside AID
not srri,e until tonight. The regular
do .ket is very light Interest aiiache. 90
thc cilcloh casls which come up, there be-
inQ rumor. thai tho i,euubhcaus wil seek 10
Rei these pressed by hhng large number OF
complaints. 30 Ear about two hundred COM
plants az alleged irregularities have been
made % Chief supervisor A. W. ~halirr.
QUAY has special counsel here 10 try % get
yir the rsilcnce I'm cases ~ this character
There ar, some important counterfeit cases
before this court. Tncy are those against
Dicfor- ond Diver, twO white men, who
nre boo jail under charges Of doing daring and
Quite extensive V0Ik in ihis line in Nasn
county
Yesterday on unknown negro man pur.
chased ticket 10 Clayton TO Selma and
boarded the es.t-bound tram. He vas ap-
paleutly in good health aud vas takiog very
chterfuliv lo smother negro. When the train
arrived at wilson % stopped very abruptly
o. nud with heavy Gar, and the unknown man
throwing bis bead back. exclaimed con.
tLat has scared me 10 death ~ and immc-
dintcy expired HIS remsins were carried
So selma, where au inquest was hcli. His
Tcugins were buried al Selma at the expense
% tine town.
The more intelligent negroes are Begin
ming % t8lk 90 Bhiues ideas in REGARD 20
thDr Acknowledgement. one said ttst they
would, hc expected, haye in the future 10
rcly upon tie southern white men Tor The
maintenance ~ their rights ~ citizenship.
Stranger hing. have happoue
~ u stated tlst a. many 1s hundred
negro women, discussed as men, 1oled in
one county In iho east.
AS many n dozen cottonlaciorios have
icon either Just completed or are wrli i'm
course Of construction in tho state. There
s., mo- abatement in the development OF such
enterprises. An appear 20 pay we'll Many,
.fnot most ~ them, run day and night having
ESQ iu1 s,ts of empios G-.
1bc colorcd man. Henry Piummcr Cheat
ham. who is 90 reurcseut the second dis
frrct pa Congress s. we'll educated and intel
Iivent. Ie began ltie rs acknowledgements,
and was ai one tinc principal of tie state
t0l0rod Normal School nt plymouth. Two
ycars ago he wa. elected register OF deeds of
Vance county.
o., thr reN schedule ON the eeahoard sgs-
tcir ~ railways through trains will Dee run
FOR Zoe frat time, and thc speed viii be- high
Tbc schedule time between Charlotte aUd
rDrf-m1uth VIII Dee thirteen hours. , "a us
s.lI run hp daylight iu both directions. AZ
Hamlet Tue Uranus from Wilmington viii COM
meet. so that the same schedule will apply 81
Wilmington as go Charlotte.
The editor ~ the con~oIidted "Third
Party or Prohibition organ hn. been here
making arrangements for coming 10 Rslelgh.
ilr says pc regards this o. tine place whcnc"
lbc best work can Doe done. and th.t th- issue
pf tue dew paper viii begin here early In
jauury.
There IS great pIcn-ufe ~ The news on
Minister dlryi's Homecoming u will
give BIN great delight 90 spend tbo holiday
DOB his Gear old state. Naturally, bis return
uliues up tlk about him and any possible
contest for Senator E9ns0m's place. j. does
not appear, from what clu be gathered, that
De will Doe a contestant.
The Methodist pastors woo gre I'D 'ne
pounds oI tle NORM ''Iohh" '"n' '"',
gre cotd the co9lnE SERMON Yesterday OF
Neir church year, ana To-day lhe trans were
crowded Win thDm on tuew WAt To 'o"-
ference al \'Wheme. ~ mas been u. al
year for thr Nclrodisis, ana ihcy nave made
t"Ny fuius n membership ne u"w'r'
OF revival, has been lar>e ana 10 i' certain
tlst interest n church thd oHna't-srH'"i
work vas never more active. Bishop "Itn-
hfr'. who viii preside over 'he conference
Nrcachrd two cAc..itut sermons mere Nt'-
p.iih>. and irlt TOT N'N'c. 'lt '1Is 'I',In ITO
some da'' pi'l MIS- i. J.. '"'s.I A "i'
l1ie'. entered her house and FOUND "a
drunben negro asleep ON "a soi1 40 Dor par
lur. she Wa qul'h to act locked tnc door,
SENT for policeman aud h7d him arrested.
ihp Supreme Court oi iNc tnl'r0 states
trut Tie viii ot error ln Inc ease "l cross
and White, the bank ooool'r> so the m1ilDf
viii go up Tor hearing before 'h'. court l''
decision ot ihe que~u'n as To Whe,h,i inc
State counts o. iht cuciAl courts nave l.ti--
dlCuou OF outuuc, cohmt'tu ny itl' DPS
who are ohicrr- of % national o.hh. hr.'
is pretty sharp roniiti"I luI'>'.''''" 'ei''
AS has been Nat' o. l.,te are ".,"3 Prev ,','1
against cross ana " que oo ,', "'.N'l 'oI
eau 100 the J"'u'i! ''iiH 90 N"Ac '"p'''"'
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