Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-21
CLOSES HER DOORS.
NORTH CAROLINA WILL RECEIVE no
MORE YgvHR REFUGEES.
Tho Action OF the State Board 81 Health
Committed Suicide General
Notes
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.l

Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch'l
RALEIaH. n. G., September 2O.-
North Carolina will close her doors to
refugees from the fever-iniccted places
in Florida. The State Board of Health
has taken action disappearing OF the in.
flux of Florida people INTO the State, and
has advised Governor Scales that IN the
light of recent events it is extremely I'll
advised TO permit it. DR.. Thomas Z.
Wood, the executive officer OF the state
Beard of Health, has communicated with
SUPERINTENDENT Hamilton, notifying
him not to send refugees 10 any point IN
North Carolina unless they can be sent
into camp and most rigid sanitary super
vision be exercised around tho camps.
DR.. Wood calls DR.. Hamilton's at
tention to Hendersonville rs point
in view and as an illustration OF
the danger OF sending people by
train-loads into North Carolina. A
great many of the refugees broke their
parole and Immediately scattered to va
rious points, menacing Wilmington,
Charleston, and Norfolk, and in view OF
this fact the board takes the action
stated. The towns Of Hickory and New
ton having invited refugees to come into
these places, Or. Wood has communi-
Gated with the authorities at both points,
interdictiRg such a step unless a camp
can be established and a strict quaran-
tine maintained.
An official report from Hendersonville
in regard to the yellow-feyer refugees
SAYS that in all there have been ten
cases. Three have died. two been dis
charged, and five are under treatment
None have been taken sick since reach
ing Hendersonville.
The Supreme Court meets tomorrow
and devotes that day and Saturday to the
examination Of applicants for attorneys
licenses.
The freshet in the Neuse and Little
river is doing much damage in Wayne
county. The Smithfeld branch of the
Wilmington and Weldon railway was
badly injured.
Hoser Carswell was found dead in
church in Burke county. He had been
drinking with two men and they bought
five quarts of whiskey and stopped Mt
the church for a spree. The men left
Carswen at the church too drunk to
move. He was found lying on the floor
with pistol in his pocket and flask Of
whiskey beside him.
A water-spout is reported in Caldwell
county on Johns river. The damage 10
very great. The crops are ruined. The
river was three feet higher than ever be-
fore. S. 2. Bisarears mill was entirely
swept away, and all the property ruined.
Some other buildings were washed away.
Families were aroused by the rush Of
the water into their houses, and had to
run for their lives, taking refuge in the
hills at o'clock IN the morning. They
had no time TO put on their clothing.
No deaths are so far reported. Wagons
and stock of all kinds were swept away.
Henry Knox alias Benjamin Calhoun
(colored) was arrested in Pennsylvania
county day before yesterday while at
work on the Carolina, Knoxville and
Western railway aud taken to Texas. He
is wanted for murder committed in the
latter State.
Gregory Elks has been arrested in
Chowan county charged with having
committed murder in Pitt county, and
has been taken to Greenyille jail.
DR.. w. I. Emmett, superintendent Of
health of Fender county, reports that
". j. Anderson, who was reported to
have had yellow-fever, near Burgaw, did
not have that disease but a severe case
of hemorrhagic fever-a very deadly but
not at all contagious disease peculiar TO
Eastern North Carolina in the autumn.
1t is an extreme class of malarIal-fever,
and its discharges resemble black vomit.
By direction, DR.. Thomas c. Wood, eX-
ecutive officer of the State Board of
Health, has sent DR.. w. j. Love TO make
a careful investigation of the matter. DR..
Love has had experience with yellow
fever. Anderson has not been away
from bis home, which is in the county
twelve miles from Burgaw.
In the Superior Court OF Wayne
county, at Goldsboro, to-day the trial
OF Bud Anderson for the murder of VIII
liam Porter was begun. Porter kept
refreshment stall aud sold barbecue on
the night of July 18th last Anderson
attacked Porter and killed him in quar-
rel about some barbecue.
Or. j. NJ. Campbell Of Jonesboro',
cut his throat day before yesterday with
a pocket-knife. His mind had failed
some months ago. lie was on a visit to
his brother, and after eating breakfast
went out in the yard and deliberately
cut his throat, literally from ear to ear
He was a prominent citizen and at one
time a physician of high standing IN
Moore county.
All the space for the exhibits at the
Durham Tobacco Exposition has already
been taken. Governor Scales in letter
to the chairman of the committee says he
will with great pleasure be present on the
10th Of October and open the Exposition,
in which he feels lively interest.
A large plug tobacco-factory is to be
established here. 1t will be operated 10y
q stock company.
In view Of the fact that next year is
apt to be hard one, following the re-
markable shortage of crops this season,
the farmers are preparing to seed large
crops of wheat and oats. The Agrcul-
tural Department earnestly advises them
to do this.
The loss of crops in the State, mainly
by the flooding Of bottom lands, amounts
10 millions Of dollars. People are just
beginning TO realize the extent of the
losses