Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-25
LdGHTNINGS WORK.
A BOAT sHArrERKD AVID A BOY IN.
srAErLy KILLED.
Tho Campaign in the Old North state-ksr-
der will out-eeneral
Hevs Hotes.
Especial telegram to tho Dsspasch.l J

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has been receivedof death by lightning
in Carteret county last Friday evening.
Captain DeBerry Midyette left bis
schooner in a small boat accompanied by
his son Joseph, aged twelve years A
bolt of lightning smashed the boat and
killed the boy instantly. The father
was stunned.
Senator Vance to-day notified tho So
cretary Of the State Agricultural Society
| that he would attend tho State Fair here
and viii speak.
IL is reported that the Protective Tariff
| League, which has put money in the
campaign in the Second district. has sent
| funds 10 the Ninth district. Two thou
sand dollars OF this fund has been sent
10 the Republicans in Buncombe county.
Attorney General Davidson returned
| from Asheville 10 day. lie gives grlti-
| fying account Of the political sitnaton
there, and says he has nevor known the
Democrats 30 canvass 1t so thoroughly,
publicly and privately. lie says Bun
combe county will 60 Democratic, a. tho
Democrats will wipe ont the Republican
majority Of one thousand there in 1876.
The property OF the North Carolina
Milestone Company , at Parkewood,
Moore county, has been sold by HIns-
dale and Haywood, assignees. Tho
plant was purchased by Cooke A Co. OF
New York, for Sl2, 600 the mill build
lngs and supplies by August Schall, Of
| Baltimore, for 5000, and the engines
by Ellington Rayster, Of Raleigh, at
1900. The property was valued at
| $50 200. Coke n Go. say they will con-
tinue TO operate the mills.
The grand jury in Wake Superior
/ Court to-day found true bill against }.
G. Parrish for outrage. The jury is con
sidering the case against Sampson Cotton
for infanticido. Cotton. II is charged,
killed his grndchld - few hours after
its birth. The infants mother, Martha
Cotton, is charged with concealing the
birth. This crime was committed soSe-
raj years ago hut WAS kept secret IL was
recently revealed owing to quarrel
The weather tonight Is very bad. \
cold rain is falling, which. If continued,
will do the cotton crop great damage,
and both farmers and businessmen ara
blue in consequence. There IL every III
dicationth the sto,m Will be prolonged.
Mr.. George Sloman, prominent
merchant of this city. died this morning.
The weather Is very cool aud fires are
q necessity. There would very probably
have been frost this morning bal the
weather been fair The cool weather ~
not favorable to crops, particularly as
there is little sunshine.
The industrial Fair, tho State fair of
the colored people, begins to-morrVT.
Governor Scales Is expected, as usual, to
open it in due form.
Senator Vance has accepted an invita-
tion to be present and make an address
at the Durham Tobacco Exposition.
President Warren Coleman. Of the
State Industrial Association, arrived
here to-day with a good exhibit Of stock.
agricultural products, &c. klade by the
colored people If Cabarrus cOanty A
regular procession WAS made through
the city and attracted considerable atten-
ton.
Judge Fowle arrived here yesterday.
He will remain until next Thursday,
when he resumes his canvass, accompa-
MED by Rev. George W. Sanderlin.
| At Wilmington O street-car nan over
Thomas N. Webb. who had slipped and
fallen across the track. His injuries are
serious.
The fishing on the coasts, particularly
for mullets, is the best on record.
A passenger train near Burlington was
fired into Saturday evening by persons
concealed near the track, and q passenger
narrowly escaped death, bullet passing
In few inches Of his head.
Arrangements are being made for O
paper-mill here, with large plant and
ample capital.
The trial of Cross and White. tho
bank thieves, begins next Thursday
morning. A rumOr is current that they
will submit in each Of the two eases re-
naming TO be tried. They were con.
victed on the first. They expect 10 sp-
peal in all and get their cases before the
Federal court
Twelve negro convicts we're brought 20
tho penitentiary to-day from New Iano-
over county.
Diphthefia is reported as prevalent at
the town of Washington, and the ALL
thorities are taking steps to stamp it out
Howard Gltds Bud Anderson. who
has been on trial at Goldsboro' in the
Superior Court for the murder OF viii
liam Porter, has been convicted and is
sentenced to be hanged November 2Oth.
A motion for new trial has been over
ruled. Anderson has appealed ~ tho
Supreme Cont. The evidence against
him is overwhelming. One OF tho jury
during the trial became very Ill, but
would not leave the box, so u cot was
brought IN and he remained until tho
conclusion of the proceedings.
The Wilmington and Weldon railroad
has declared a dividend Of 81 per cent.
on its certificates OF indebtedness.