Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-10
F0X-RUNTING.
NORTH CAROLINA STRAIN OF HouHDi
AT THE TxposITIoE.
Yhs Republican situation in the Second
pistrist--TOssed by Bull-Farn-
era alliance,
,sn.o,al telegram % tha pl.pslch.l

Especial telegram 10 tho Dispstchl
RLrraH, y. C., October 2. Much
interest 10 felt here in the iox-hunts ut
Eichmend. BOylsn pack of hounds now
there from here has thirteen representa-
tivcs. Al are OF what is known as The
white strain Of hounds, and this breed
has had forty years training by the boy
Ian family. Mr.. Boylan says that Last
season there we're forty nine runs ana
fCr,y.eeycn foxes we're caught.
News from the Second congressional
district TO-DAY - that there Is great as
satisfaction with Cheathan, the negro
Rcpublican candidate. Many negroes
saw they will support Simmons Demo
GRAFT. The only trouble is that 1t IS ma
t.onal election year aud this may have
the effect Of giving Cheatnam much
moro command Of votes than ne Would
otherwise have.
Scar Hnlbrook, inethis county, this
afternoon an angry bull dashed among
,,rtv Of negro women aud children and
caught one child upon bis horns The
cli!d Was tossed and trampied, and 1t Is
reported was killed.
There are tonight 10 less than ,235
Farmers Alliances organized in the
State
umor was current to-day that the
Acme Pine-Straw Fibre Works had been
bought by the Cotton Baggng Trust,
The statement is untrue. The fight
AGAINST the baggiDR trust continues
undated The State secretary Of the
Farmers Alliance said this afternoon
that the North Carolina farmers had
taken the initiative ~ this fight and pro
pose 10 keep it up. They will not use
I1te begging.
Tho Eastern Baptist Association con-
vencd ot Warsaw, Duplin county, to
day.
There is better news of the cotton
crop m the southeastern section OF the
rtnte.
Tine man who WAS run over by train
Mt Wilmington Sunday night aud was
cqf to pieces and instantly killed proves
g. have been j. Paul Miller, Of Brook
Ism lis boiy wss sent home to-day.
Iicuienant-(ioyern0r Charles NJ. Sted-
Inan TO-DAY began work IN the political
campaign. Tie spoke Mt hutheIiordiou,
and will devote himself 30 campaign
vo.k until the day Of election. lie IS an
nuic spoakcr.
Governor Scales to-day committed to
hio-imprsonment the dcath-sentence OF
Cora Wright lcolorcd), vino was to be
HANGED at 1arbOrO on November 2d.
sIe was convicted OF numbering her
sixteen months old child by placing it
IN hollow stump and leaving IT to
s'ar,e 10 death. Her accomphce in this
ciiuo WIS negro man. But for him
sine would have relentcd and spared the
child. She was used as evidence against
der sccomplice, who IA 30 be hanged on
November "a. For this reason and be-
cause she is evidently of wenk mind the
Governor commutes her sentence. The
application for Communication was signed
Nv the Judge. Jury. and solicitor. No
opphcation has been inside for the com
mutation Of the death-sentence OF Mile
Patent. the negro woman who IS to be
hAugel at Ya1ccyyillc next Friday.
ON Friday. at Durham, Hon. "Sunset
Cox and Hon. John ". Daniel viii lie
uycr addresses
The crime for which McMaban was
convicted IN Macon county was wayiay-
uVand shooting John Buchanan. There
Was much talk az the time OF lynchmg
aicAtaban. and jackson jail was guarded
r.ycral nights Some time before Me
-'nhan and man named Alisser were
tined for the murder of man named
sutton llis acquttM was against gen
srol ecutlmont and m the face OF positive
evidence. The Indignation of the people
ol jackson county IS yet high against
Dim.
iu 1866 the town Of Durham had 90
inhabitants; IN 1870, 900 III 1880
goo: M 1891, 300; IN 1885, 5,767 !;
october /. l9,s. 1900. In 1853 the
value of real estate was $l0,0 IN 1880
/. was 81, 2s6.uNo.
Mr. ~. a. GudPU who, during the
illness Of Colonel ]. NJ. HOLT, the Dem
c.rBtc candidate for lI.utenant-Goycr-
ror. has been taking has place IN the
canvass. spoke here TINS evening. M
t., extreme West Mr.. Gndgcr met
Iriichard the Republican nomiuee for
tiet position. and dli so in an able man
Nur.
Frank Gilmore, of Salem, Mass, has
bought large block Of stock IN the
Raleigh street railway, and has become
i's superintendent
Nild geese are observed IN great num-
bcrs flying southwark.
Tho Fayetteville JoUr10i changes
from au afternoon 20 IA morning paper.
The Durham white graded school has
35i pupils.
Tho movement of cotton on tie Sea
hoard roai rs very heavy II Is being
taken from south Carolina to Norfolk.
much f blooming from what would Ice
considered Chacstons territory All
a., ayaihi lc rolling stock is IN use daa
and night to meet the requirements OF
ials heavy traffic.
s bucket shop will be established here,
and force is now putting up a special
wire for II between this city and Colds
luro.
The prospects for large supply Of
oysters ftom North Carolina watcrs j.
excellent this scnsoa. Much more care
has been given oysters ia the past two
wears, aud the result Is very satisfactory.
ON SUNDAY Governor Scales was or
danod IN elder In the Presbyterian
church at Greensboro. Tho Governor Is
row here.
sad Death.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l