Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-10
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The oxford and Durham Railroad
Attempted 10 COmmit Suicide.
Special telegram 10 the Dispatch

The oxford and Durham Railroad
Attempted 10 COmmit Suicide.
Special telegram 70 the Dspatch
RALEIGH, n. c., February 0.-The
contract for the construction of the Ok
ford and Durham railway will be let to-
morrow. Work is 10 begin at once and
he speedily finished.
Yesterday Mamie Leslie, a white
woman implicated in a shooting affair ut
Salisbury, attempted TO commit suicide
by taking poison in her cell in Jail. The
attempt was nearly successful
A. NJ. Riggbee, whose suit against the
town Of Durham to prevent the collec-
ton Of the tax tor the maintenance of
thc graded schools has caused 50 much
trouble and annoyance, has taken an
appeal TO the Supreme Court, the case
having gone against him in the lower
court. The sheriffs will 80 ahead and
collect the tax which was specially levied
for schools
j. s. Spencer has been elected presi-
deut Of the new Commercial National
Bank Of Charlotte Uicc l.. 5. Holt, re-
signed.
Adjutant-General Jones has returned
from Norehesd City, having inspected
that city with view 10 its selection as a
place for the encampment OF the State
troops. Ii is almost certain that the To-
cation of the encampment will be near
Wilmington.
News has been received of the burn
ing of two colored school houses in Chat
ham county. All evidence points to the
fact that both fires were incendIary, and
the authorities offer a reward for the IN
cendiares.
The residence of Atlas lowers in
Arson county, was burned night before
last with all ITS contents.
Two sheriffs made full tax settlements
with the State Treasurer to-day, Saun-
dcrs. Of Montgomery, paying in S2,4OO,
and Bishop, OF Northampton, s., 700.
At Kinston one of the recent converts
of the Salvation Army entered bar
room and became very drunk. In this
condition he went home and attacked his
family. The lieutenant in command OF
the Salvation Army called several of its
members and went to the scene. The
drunken man knocked one of the mem
bers OF the army down and then seized a
shotgun and drove the lieutenant oil the
premises. The lieutenant thereupon
had the drunken man arrested and he
was sent to Jail for fifteen days.
Nathan Mcdowell, negro who Is
charged with assault upon a woman,
escaped from Jail at Fayetteville last
September. lie has been recaptured at
Wilmington.
Jesse Croiton, the desperate one-armed
convict who, with giants strength,
broke out of the city prison at Whining
ton few days past, has been returned to
the penitentiary. His arm was ampu-
tated two years ago. after he had been
shot while attempting to escape from the
penitentiarv, in which he was serving an
eight-ycar term for manslaughter.
Hood Swamp church friends near
Goldsboro, was burned last Monday
night. The loss is g., 800, with no insu-
rance.
The men who have been operating the
porpoise fisheries on the North Carolina
coast have had a fairly good season.
There are three fisheries. Just now the
catch is small All the porpoise skins,
oil, SC, are worked up III New jersey.
There is an active demand for the entire
product of these fisheries.
The steamer Margie, which was burned
Monday night at Bayboro', Pamlico
county. was a trading boat, which had
for years piled the sounds. The crew
did excellent work in saving all the
freight Some of the crew lost all their
clothing.
In Jones county a few nights ago in
cendiaries burned the barn, stable, and
forage and corn belonging to William
Bryan, after having stolen and carried
off his stock.
At Rocky Point, Fender county, night
before last, a train ran over and IN
stantly killed George Hollingsworth, of
Warsaw, Dupln county.
MIR. James Wilson, well-known resi-
dent of Brunswick county, was found
dead in his house a few days ago. a
jurv will investigate the matter.
The quarres between the natives OF
Currituck county and the northern
shooting-clubs, who own 50 much terri
tory there, are very lively. Many cases
are to come up in the Magistrates Court
rs a result of these disputes.