Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-06-30
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

1st January last.
Wilmington Star Colonel wv.
Alspaueh, President of the Board OF
Trustees, of Trinity College, says
the prospect of endowment is very
encouraging. He says there are
four new Professors.
Winston Daily The arrange
men,s for the Fourth OF July cele-
bration are progressing in a most
satisfactory manner. We are going
TO have a big time, folks, and we
want everybody to come and help
US celebrate.
In Gnilford County there are only
seven candidates for the Office OF
Register of Deeds six for Sheriff,
and three townships yet to bear
from. The Patriot notes this and
saws there is room tor more.-A
Winston gentleman has informed
the Greensboro Daily Patriot that a
child was born in Forsyth a few
days since with triple lips. Should
that child grow up its capacity tor
OSCILLATION would be unexcelled.
Charlotte Chronicle A pair o.
very large watermelons, packed in
boxes that were wrapped in the
national %colors. passed through the
city last Sunday evening for Wash
inoton. The boxes were addressed
to President Cleveland, and were
sent him by eome enthusiastic ad
mirer in Augusta. The melons
weighed fifty pounds each, ant
Doubtless created a sensation OF
their arrival at the White House.
Washington Progress On tn
~receipt Of the Governors warran
ordering the execution Of w. A
Potts. Jr., on the 18th OF July mex,
the Commissioners ordered tn
Sheriff to place a guard over the jai
at night, and also to erect an enclos
ure adjoining the prison for the pu'
pose Of conducting the executio
, privately. There seems to be som
doubt yet as to the execution {
h'otts. Large petitions have bee
:, sent from this place to the Governo
asking for a Communication Of his SCI
tence to imprisonment for life in tt
:, penitentiary. SO far as we can lear
these petitions have been signed OF
: Of sympathy tor the relatives an
friends of Potts. "a.
G Durham Recorder On July 4tl
a 1875, Scott Partin, Of Wake count
murdered his wife aud child, C,
!, their remains up and put them IN
J. bag. Scott was suspicioned. II
; fled but was seen several times in
! swamp near where he lived. Tt
whole section of the country turne
out in search for the brutal fend.
1 large reward was offered, both b
+: the State and the friends of the mu
It dered woman, but 20 further cit
h could be gathered as to his hidin
| place. We learn from the Neu
IS Observer, that he was Saturday nigl
e arrested, fully identified and brougl
J. to Raleigh. and lodged in Jail un,
D his trial. There is no doubt abo,
its being the genuine Scott Parti
q The Raleigh correspondent of ii
II Richmond Wing says: Prof: Shell
u who has for some weeks past BET
examining the deposits of iron o,
in :he Danbury section, has MAJ
l surprising discoveries. Hundreds
feet Of beds of the finest magnet
'e ore have been uncovered, varying
% thickness from two to eight fee
t. Some Is so near the surface tn
II miners may throw it up with shove
the ore looks lust like fresh bars
:. steel. Interest and some excl,
mcnt is manifested over the King
a. Mountain tin nine. It looks
though IT will be a gigantic thin
-Four shares of $1,000 each we
sold last week to Professor LED
n of New York, and Professor FL
Il man OF Texas, for 50 900. The
gentlemen are mineral experts al
d agent> Tor a Northern mining syn,
= cate. Twenty laborers are now g
II cava'ing III tunnels, and washing
being done to determine the quail
@ OF the tin. Professor F'u.man -
; charge Of ,he work.