Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-10
LEWISTON'S FIRE.
ALL OF TIE STORES IN THE TOWN
BURNED-rHE LOSS.
A Conductor Seriously Injured-POlitical-
Arm Eoarly Torn Of in
Cotton-Gin.
special telegram to tho Dispatch

Especial telegram 70 tho Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, November 9-Later news ofthe
FIRE at Lewiston, BERTHE county, Is that
twenty-tbree houses were burned. including
every store in the town. The total loss is
about $4,000. Most Of the goods were
saved.
Night before last thieves broke into the
store Of Vestal & Co., at Richmond, In Chat
ham county, and stole very large quantity
OF goods.
Nine miles Of track on the Madison branch
OF the Cape Fear and Yadkin.Valley railroad
have been laid.
Tuesday night at Fayetteville Conductor
William DOdson was seriously, perhaps Ia
tally, Injured by being caught between cars.
Much interest was felt here to-day in the
action OF the Board OF County Canvsssers in
the matter Of counting the vote OF the Fourth
Ward OF Raleigh. Last night on account
OF irregularities the vote was thrown out.
This morning this action was recousidered
and only the vote for county treasurer was
not counted. This gives Wake county l..
o. Longee. Democrat, for treasurer.
l. NJ. Green was one OF the Republican
candidates FOR the House. The votes were
cast for l.. \. Green. These were not
counted. This elects another Democrat, L..
u. bdNcO0l, 10 sue HOUSE,
Issue OF grants for oyster farms will proba.
bly begin by December 1t. Certificates as
to the taking up OF these are rapidly being
made out and cent % tho county authorities.
The official returns from A number OF
counties came in to-day. They do not
change the results as stated last night that
i. that Fowle is elected by some 5000 ma
jorlty. The Republicans in some parts Of
Tho State have made q great bluster and
stated that DOckery was probably elected.
This il absurd.
The Republicans have been doing a great
deal Of loud taking to-day about the Second
district. They had news that Simmons had
been declared elected 10 Congress, sud that
the vote OF EdgecOmbe county hsd been
thrown out on account Of Irregularities. No
Official information has come IN about H. y
gentleman from Tarboro', who is here, says
that there were gross irregularities in the
negro vote in Edgccombe. IL IS said that
20 many places IN the state negroes under
twenty-One years OF age swOre falsely that
they were of age and voted IL Il earnestly
hoped that simmons VIII get the certificate.
Early Yesterday morning at Youngsyillc,
In Franklin county. there was q IRE, SAID to
be lncondlary. which burned the store aud
stables of Dr. IIardester and the store OF
Dr. Young. j. +. Elarper's drugstore was
partially burned. The loss IA several thou
sand dollars. with no insurance.
Yesterday in swift Greek township. this
county, William Andrews, a young white
man, bad his arm nearly torn of by q cotton
GIN. The arm was amputated to-day.
Yesterday number Of cotton-planting
machines made in this State were shipped
from Wilmington 10 Russia, and will Oe used
10 c0tton-plantIug experiments which are TO
De made IN Southern Russia.
The respite Of Mile Psteat, the negro
woman who was to have been hanged at
Nanceyyile to-day, was for good reasons.
She may iualy get a cOmmutation OF sem
teuce.
The State Grange, the oldest OF all the
farmers organizations, holds Us annual
meeting al kiustOn on the llth OF December.
The hydraulic machinery al the sam Chris
tlan gold mine. in Montgomery county, is
I'm operation. The plant weighs 1000 tons.
The ,00O-hOrse-p0were engines hit the water
l2O feet from the river into a reservoir,
whence il flows through 20-inch pipes two
and a half miles 10 the mine. There the
powerful streams are washing away The bills
to get at the rich auriIerous gravel. The
llck OF such meaus OF working these de-
posits has been a great drawback heretofore.
This IL now the largest and beStequlpped
hydraulic mine IN the country. The plan for
Getting 4 water supply with proper head was
e very daring one, but is entirely successful
Tho Rocky Mount Fair and the Cumber.
land County Fair are two Of the special
events OF next week Wilmington win also
| bave a glla-wcek, with many special attfac'
tions.
The Baptist State Convention meets at
Greensboro on the 18th. W. II. Pace, E'q.,
will preside as president of the body. ReY.
Baylus Cade formerly OF Virginia, now oI
| Louisburg) breaches the Introductory ser
| mon. nr. y. B. BfOughton and Rev. q.
W. Greene are the secretaries OF the c0nYen-
tion.
r.. G.. Jordan, white man who was the
Republican candidate for constable IN Dur
ham county, Yesterday had 10 leave there.
lie was incuing negroes to riot and to COM
nit crimes. The citizens gave him notice
that he must leave. he and bis family were
given transportation 10 Norfolk, Va. There
has been a snyero strsin On the temper ot the
white men Of Durham for several days. They
are determined and fearless, and VIII put
down any attempt OF the negroes 10 commit
crimes. The negroes have been melted
mainly by some bad white Republicans.
Matters at Durham are qutter now.
Jackson township, Union county, winch
IS .aid 10 be- the birthplace Of Andrew jack
SOD, has not a single white Republican.
The Federal Court Is IN session at Ashe-
VILE, Judge Dick presiding.
Frank Lambert was Killed In iredell coun'
" day or two ago. lie was on horseback
and Was thrown the horse having run away