Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-19
HE WILL HANG.
poTTss CASE DECIDED BY THE NORTH
CAROLINA SUPREME COURT.
War on Newspapers Published Sunday
Railroad NGtes-0eneral North
state News
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tracted more attention than The assassination
M PAM L,pcke In Beaufort county last au-
,umn by dissOlute young lawyer named
William A. Potts. who was the paramour OF
Lincke's wife. Potts was convicted OF MUIR
der and sentenced 10 death. He sppoaled %
the Supreme Court. To-day tue latter court
fled an opinion IN the case and sustans The
ruling OF The lower court. The matter now
goes 10 Governor scales, who viii, in accord
ance with the provisions Of the new law.
issuc a death warrant foe Potts. Linche,
while asleep IN n room VI IA his family. was
asSssxnatcd by Potts, who blew out his
brain. with a revolver. Mr.. Iinckc was
for a long time voluntarily in i1il with
POits.
The Evangelical Alliance was organized
lat night n Wilmington. II az once begun
= regular warfare on sunday papers. and Is
endeavorug 10 induce businessmen 10
pledge themselves not 10 advertise in Them
and 10 cut OF subscriptions. The meeilng
was participated in by pastors OF the FRO
tesisni churches.
-Four negroes have been arrested 81 Green.
y;us. Put county, for attacking The house Of
Rcnjamin Cherry. negro WHO I'D ibe I'c'Ai
TOWN election voted the Democratic ticket.
Tbev went 10 bis house. cursed him and his
family. and finally smashed The windows
warrsnis we're No once issued.
The grading Of the Wilmington and sea-
Coqsf EaiWuv was completed today.
The Winston graded school ended It's term
Yesterday. II is one Of the best oi these
schools i'm the state; high compliment
where there are 20 msny oi marked excel
lcnce.
A wolfhunt on an extensive scale has
iy.t been cujoyed in Haywood county.
seven wolves we're captured ana Killed.
several of the western counties pay bouniies
of 50 cscn for woi-s"llp,.
Tine disease known as "pink'cyc' has
broken out among The horses 10 henderson
county.
The coeon.secd-ol mills ut Charlotte, Ike
those at Ralcish, are h. be enlarged during
the summer.
Atrl.ersuh line IS 90 20 put mp from Le-
noir to Blowing Rock ria Patterson. Before
, great while the Cape Fear and Iadkin.
Valley railroad will have q line OF road TO
Patterson. which is on the Jpp"r ladhin,
and is M one Of the ioyclicst sections ot the
state The Happy Valley" - II l. termed.
The General Conference Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, which Is
n session at Ncwuerne, has decided 10 eject
ocAt week two more bishops. The conference
s. 20 huey that IL could not find time 10 take
trccess and attend The commencement eXer-
Uses m Livingston College at Salisbury. IL
ia, decided 10 set apart fund Tor The eau,
cation OF six native Africans - bows and
Girls at this college; or, rather, 10 arrange
for the plrment Of the cbargcs by The annual
conferences a. the Church. Rev. Andrew
Cartwright, the missionary 10 Africa, VIII
s.i.cr the children thus 10 bc educated.
The Carolina Central railroad reelected all
its old officers. There is no change m the
directors. The road earned Huring the fiscal
wear ended March 3l,t last S52i,Oj0, and IFS
expenses and bcttcrmeuts OncludinS steel
rail,l were $4,000. Tnc increase m gross
earnings Vs., S2G,933.
Much Interest /. manifested in the oyster
bed, and IN oy-tcr-culfurc under the new
laws. A party OF Connecticut men are now
Prospecting in the sounds, making M cNami-
nation of theoyster-bottom-. The steamer 81,
equippcd for the work with complete dfedg-
ing apparatus.
Next week 200 c0nyicts will begin railway
worn IN Haywood county on the state con-
irac for the grading Of the Carolina, Knox
willie aud Western railroad.
The track on The railway from Cameron
10 Carthage Is land 10 point only four miles
from the latter point.
II i, said here that the Farmers Alliance
Will press the claims OF Rev. George W. san
derIIn for Auditor. and those OF Mr. y. Il.
Brouchton Tor Congressman from this dis
trict.
The returns 10 the Agricultural Depart
ment from about seventy counties sho" that
over =. 100000 pounds OF meat from other
STATES (maiuly from Chicago was brought
into this state 10 1887.
The track on the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern railroad has been pushed twenty
i've miles southwark from Monroe, point
on the Carolina Central railroad, and Is now
At the Catawha river, over which in ten DAYS
the bridge will be completed. For dis
lance of twenty-five miles further south The
road is graded. and this distance viii soon
be covered. Then there will be tine see
ton Of this important link from Monroe TO
Chester. hy the 1st OF August. ready Tor
Use. Bevond Chester the grading Is IN pro-
l,re,s and will he pushed on 10 Newberry 50
as to get the track laid there by september
1st # possible. Thence the road Will be eX-
tended ria Athens, Ga. To Atlanta, and viii
form one Of the greatest Inks IN the sea-
board AIRLINE.
Wheat Is reported as looking well in the
Caldwell county section. There Is no
rust 30 far. and the crop will be earlier than
usual. There is notable increase IN the
acreage i'm grass aud clover In that section.
\
o'the woods are on ire for Blaine and
was willing 10 bet that on the second ballot
ai the Republican National Convention he
would get every North Carolina vote. lie
said that Blaine would moi be nominated on
the first ballot. There are great many
state "fayori,esv whe will then be placed
I'm nomination. After giving them one vote
there will be the usual scene. suddenly
some one will riScand llace Blaine in NOM
nation. Then, as the Republican expresses
Il. the convention, and certainly the North
Carolina contingent, will 20 wild.
At the wel-knOwn Bingham school to-day
there was well.aIranged programme OF eX-
ercises. There were competitive drilis by
the four companies composing the battalion,
and various other features OF interest. In
spector-G General +. ii. Cameron reviewedthe
battalion.
Willie Mckee, the young man who was
tried al Asheville on charge Of robbing the
post.ofiice OF some 5000. has been convicted,
and gets "A two years sentence IN the peni-
Tertiary at Columbus, Ohio.
The Prohibitionisis here formally opened
their campaign last night. Rev. John Il.
Hector, who Is said to be one OF the best
colored orators, spoke at Metropolitan Hall
last evening. There will be meetings and
speeches every day until June An. when the
election on the local-option question comes
Cd.
So severe was Tuesday mornings frost in
Allegheny county that ice formed, and the
ground was actually frozen. OF course
vegetables are much damaged.
Half Of the Durham and Northern railroad
is graded and is ready for the track. Track
laying Is going on rapidly at the Henderson
end OF this road
Durham Is TO have grand railway jubilee
and tobacco exposition. W. 7. Blackwell
has rendered his driving park as a location
for the exposition.
An explosion OF the boiler OF Jones's saw
mill.ne GoldsbOro, yesterday badly scalded
Charles Robinson, the colored fireman.
The Presbyterian Church, south.
fBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l
BALTIMORE, May 1S.-The General AS
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church. South,
met AZ half mast o o'clock this morning