Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-28
A COOL SUICIDE.
a RALEIaH YOUNG MAN BLOWS EYs
BRAINS OUT.
Fall from the Top Of a Building-Tirs at
ho1o'-counterfeiters Sen
t0nced.
lsnoclal tolerram % hi plspa..h.

Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.
RMuou, n. C.. November q. - This after
noon Albert Thomas. AGED twenty Eve
years. son Of J. J. Thomas. cx.presldent OF
the Raleigh Cotton Exchange, committed
avery deliberate suicide herc lie vert into
n hardware store and asked 10 zee pistol
and selected one, asking the clerk 10 load H.,
As soon a. Il was loaded he pot the nuzZic
80 his night temple aud bred, the bullet psss-
ING entirely through tue skull and carrying
large portion Of The brain with II. lie fcli
70 he door and death resulted IN few
minutes The young man had bceu YeiY
disapaicd snd bis mind Is believed to have
been affected lie returned here some ten
- days hC0 and had since been drinking. lie
s told some persons this morning that be IN
tended 10 commit suicide. tie bad left his
fsthcr bat few moments before be- took bis
own iic
Tor. morning Caswcll A. Riddle. who was
In charge OF tho construction ~ The slate
Agricultural end Mcdaniel College, messed
his footing and icll from the top Of that build
inz % the ground, striking The timbers seye-
rsl times on his way down. tie sustained
scri5 injuries ri the sknn. and bis condl-
fiou &. TONIGHT regarded as critical
AZ Wilmington last evening an assign
meut was msdc Oy Mrs. T.. y. Virgins, mil
liner, to Thomas vs.. Strange The liabilities
amount 90 about Sg,000, OF which there are
900 preferred debt. The assets amOunttO
abaut $1,000. consisting Of stock on hanG,
fixtures, and accounts.
4 Nrc ai HiHshorO' last nigh: destroyed
several frame buildings, among which was
the posi-oficc, with all mUl matter and sup
plies.
Ia the United states District Court here
To-day. Judge seymour presiding, two mcu
r. rN Of
both from Bdgecomb0 county. Thomas
Oliver was sentenced a. three years IN the
Dcnlfntmry 80 Columbus, o., aud W. G..
Dickens o. ono year IN the same prison.
Nommi, sionef-oi- Agriculture Robinson TO-
DIV received notification that the National
Agricultural Convention would he held al Az
rusta. Ga.. December 10ih, and that Norman
J.. coleman, United States Commissioners %
Agriculture would deliver the address.
Commissioner Robinson dcIres That the agfi-
cultural and horticultural societies oi the
State snail send representatives TO this meet
ing
superintendent Mills. Of The Baptist or.
phaaase. At Thoms.vi'le, Informs me to-day
iht, there are nincty-hYc orphans now there.
The oxford election cases, which were
given q preliminary hearing before United
STATES Commissioner ShaGor last week, wifi
20 before the grand jury iu The nlted states
Circuit Court here to.mouow. The de-
iepdant, are two negroes named Bass and
Urrnd1u.
10 Is not believed that anything will be
done in the Federal Court 20 me cases which
G.. T.. Cross, ex.prosident Of the state Nl-
ti0nsl Bank, cndcavOred 10 get up against T..
r. Stamps and ". =. Primrose. II is very
clcsr tbst the prosecution was gr0uudless.
So warrants have been issued iu any cleo
ton cases save the oxford cases above r..
ferrCd i0.
W. u. Robbins, Of Nashville. was to-day
appointed hy Judge Seymour United States
commissioner
The Odd.Fcllows Of This city will to-mor-
row evening give reception 10 compliment
90 Charles VI. iu,hce. 0i Raleigh, who was
recently elected deputy grand sire Of tine
supreme Lodge Of thc world Of that order.
if Will DE under me auspices o. Ruth Lodge,
Daughters Of Rehck1h
TIE hgnt,fp 10 FHinE.Pan shoals, near
ihc mouth of Csuc Fear river, is adrit and
is. gone t0 sem She o. we'll manned and
Do sflunch. The revonue.cuttcr ColiaX has
gone i1 search ~ her. The liehtship was
seen Yesterday hy tac steamer fauna at sea
fnrtv.Iyc miles from the shO4l-.
There ie 90 Doe widespread aud powerful
effort made 20 induce fhc farmers 60 DIVERSE
fy thDir crops. The frht against the trusts
ia. now only begun. lti- intended % make
Ita desperate AND earnest struggle. the
Iarmerf Alliance b. back Of tbe movement
and nrds ready sympathy and end. The plan
s. l.o to avoid middle men and excessive
charges.
The alliance appear to favor the rcpeal q
tlc present national bank net Toe national
alliance wlll probably act upon this very
matter and urge such action upon congress
Mou
The or.an OF the Farmers Alliance for
North Carolina and Virginia, ~ ITS issue OF
90 day. comes ont for Sydcuham Il. AicXan-
der, tee head of thr order lu This State, rs
candidate tor me position ~ uat0r The
senatorial 0uDs ION i, being widely agittcd
and me very large proportion OF farmers in
fbc Legislature makes the matter Of patcu-
lsr interest just now.
a movement Is % Bee made-wiih what
success cannot yet Doe siatcd-to reduce toe
acreage of cotton one thUd. There Is also
decided movement for s reduction oi the f0-
hacco acreage. The National Farmers Ale
Nlnce, which meets next week, will take up
tl,, question as one 0f thc most important
tif.-onjed Tor its consideration aud action.
Farmers not in the alliance viii cooperate in
fla movement.
10 may Doe that there will be some indict-
meufs 800 tine Federal court against boards of
county c8uVa.str. ma some Of the counties ma
which yoies wee thrown ont in the recent
election. This matter may come up lu the
Federal Court uow iu session here. The
Republicans practiced 40 many kinds OF
FRAUDS add attempted so many others that /
Democratic vigilance was necessary Go defeat /
fhrir purposes. and now the Republicans are |
raising great cfy of fraud, aud saying that |
all lhc cauva,sing boards which threw out
precincts ought to bee arrested.
The farmers are pursuing the "bageiug |
tru.t" people into their holes and DOW de- /
cline % purchase fertilizers not put up IN /
cotton sacks.
Congressman Nichols, Of ihi, district, has |
appointed solomon &. Pool, OF johnson /
county. 90 "a cadotshlp at West Point
At Trinity College to-day Colonel W. l.. /
Saunders, Secretary M STATE, delivered q /
lecture ON "Norih Carolina In the le,olu' /
tiou." lie Is admirably informed on North |
Carolina history. His great publication |
" rbe Colonial Records OF North Carolina
IS monumental.
Thcre rs great deal oi talk about the |
composition Of the next House OF Commons. ,
There Is OF course much surmi,e about the |
meter, and ot course the canvass OF the /
vote next THURSDAY VIII he eagerly watched |
by suspicious Republicans. The interest /
centres In the second and Ninth districts, /
a. there sro even vet some partially conflict .
ing ideas, aud Republicans ave always talk /
inr shout what may bo done, and suspect ras- |
c,'iiy because they are rescos.
I'm Polk county a yourg farmer was shot /
DIV an eN-conyict aud dangerously wounded. |
The naui, of TOE injured man is Sbeehau.
MIS-. stoucwall Jackson and Der daughter, /
SIR. Christian, OF san Diego, Cal, are OF (
Charlotte
shot Himself scctdcusRily--Very
Ofd.
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