Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-09
'MEDICINE-MEN.
ANNUAL NETTING OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
A Brutal Murder-struck BY Lightning
Searching for Miss Pos's sssaiisnt-
other Notes.
ts,ec,.,, telegram TO the Dispatch,

cal Society began this morning at Williamss
Hall, Fayetteyille--Dr. T.. ID. Haieb, on ray
etteytlIe presiding, and DIR. Julian +. Ba-
ker. OF Tarboro', secretary. The attendance
Is up 10 the average. This afternoon l'resi'
dent Haigh delivered the annual address.
Tomorrow evening the people OF the town
will give banquet and ball 10 the society
On Thursday the society wiz participate IN
the memofisl-daY exercises, and on the eve
ming OF that day the annual Grafton before
the society will be delivered.
Near Davidson College lightning struck
The warehouse OF John Caldwell and burned
II with its contents, causing loss OF 81, 200.
The municipal election AZ Durham yes
terday was quite exciting. There were three
tickets In the field, headed by John +. free
land. w. j. Christian, and Thomas G.
Oakley respectively for mayor. Oakley was
the labor candidate, but many OF his pledged
friends deserted him and voted for Christian,
who was elected.
The people Of Monroe arc greatly excited
by the brutal murder OF Policeman John
Pearce by negro named Bill Weddington:
There was a row at a negro festival, and
PeNrce arrested the leader In the disturb
apce ana started 70 the guard-house with
him. A mob OF negroes gathered and de-
cided that they would rescue the negro who
was under arrest. Wellington with
heavy iron bar in his hand was in the rear oil
Pearce. Frank Thomas, another negro,
armed with bludgeon, cried our, "hin
mm!" whereupon Wellington with ono
stroke crushed the skull OF Pearcs. who
soon died, never having regained conscious
ness. Wellington was arrested at once,
and Thomas, who had fed TO Charlotte, was
also captured. Both are in jail at Monroe.
Thomas was tried for murder two years ago
and GOT of. Pearce leaves wife and four
children.
The French corvette Brisson has arrived
at Wilmington, whose people are showing
her officers many cOurtesles.
II has been found that there are not
enough legal signatures TO the petition for
the locsl.option election at Charlotte, and the
county commissioners have Withdrawn the
order for the election.
The Federal Court began to-day ut Ashe-
vile-JUdge Dick presiding.
Reports to the Department OF Agriculture
from Durham and Orange counties state that
the wheat and oats crops are being ruined
10y the prolonged and unusual drought. The
same report says the tObacco-plants look
well, and that large crops will be planted.
Mr.. Hasten Poe. whose sister, Miss Ida
Poe. was shot at Carthage by Robert j..
Mcneil, returned here to-day. He reports
that her wound is not nj present regarded as
dangerous. No tidIngs Of Mcneil can be
heard. This morning before daylight the
town Of Carthage. and particularly the
house Of McNeilps father, was strongly
guarded, it having been rumored that
Mcneil was back IN town in hiding. Search
for him continued all last night, With the
ayowed intention OF lynching. There Is
belief this afternoon that he has after all
gone safely away, and Is now In Texas or on
bis way there for refuge.
North Carolina IS rather coming towards
the front in the matter OF lynching. There
has not been legal execution this year, yet
there have been five persons lynched. On
the 9th Of January Matthew Blouat, John
Blount, and Patterson Spruill tall cOlored)
were disposed OF at Plymouth by his Honor
Judge Lynch, aud the same Judge hsd an
other victim at Washington March 10Th in
the person Of white man, who boosted
that he was the assassin OF General Bryan
Grimes. The last victim at this date Is Fra
zier, who was disposed OF at Washington
last Saturday night for the murder Of Cox.
OF the persons sentenced legally 10 be
hanged there have been the following, the
communications being In every case save one
10 life Imprisonment: Charles F. Jones,
Newberne; Lucien Rowe. Durham; James
Thomas, Hendersonville; Allen McCarter,
SlatesVlle. aud Daniel Biggs, Wilmington,
The Wake county GTape-Growers' AssO-
citation met to-day and beard reports. II is
discovered that vineyards west Of the city
and I'm this township were not hurt by the
frosts Of late April, while vineyards east of
the CITY have suffered much damage.
Rev. DIR. c. ii. Strickland, Of Nashville,
Tenn, was this evening called 10 the paSto-
rate Of the First Baptist church OF this city.
He ia very able man and will receive a
IS, 900 salary.
Captain T.. r. Stamps. president Of the
Board Of Directors OF the penitentiary, and
Mr.. W. j. Hicks, warden Of that institution,
are now in the Blue-Ridee country inspect
ing the convict quarters in that section.
The penitentlary is greatly cramped for
funds and may have TO remove from railways
some Of the conyicts whose labor has been
furnished free.
Major John Calling, once so prominent as
a lawyer, and who died yesterday morning,
was buried this afternoon from Christ
church, Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Marshall conduct.
ing the services.
The unfortunate white woman who
drowned herself some days ago In Robson
county was a native OF Robson county.
She ran away from her husband some
months ago, and the greater part OF the time
wandered here and there.
There has been some dispute as to whether
The names Of the signers OF the petition for a
local-oDtion election In Barton Creek town
ship, Wake county, were or were not those
OF bond.fde voters, and 80 the county COM
missioners have been considering the matter.
The pea crop in the Goldsboro' section is
about all picked. II has been quite remune-
rNtiye. Next week the land now in peas will
be planted In corn or cotton.
fhe Cape-Fear and Yadkin-Yaley railroad
make a fine showing in the matter Of net
earnings for the year ended April 30th.
They were $3l, 1873 In excess II those during
the previous year.
A great revival IL In progress in the Bap-
tbs, church at Fayetteville. There have been
many converts.
Ii is rather noticeable that the Democratic
Convention OF Cumberland county did not
instruct its delegates as TO the man they
should support for Governor.
Mrs. Rebecca Longs house, in Richmond
county, was burned a night or two ago,
causing loss Of a 900, with no insurance.
Raleigh is well represented at the session
Of tbe Grand Lodge OF Independent Order
odd.Fellows, which met at Greensboro
this morning in the hall OF Buena Vista
lodge. Grand Representatives Charles NJ.
Busbee and &. b Edwards are present.
Captain W. A. Bobbitt, OF Oxford, is grand
master.
There were elections yesterday at several
towns. Al Shelby the Democrats were sue.
cesdul and w. l.. DamsOn was reelected
mayor. At Newberne the Coalition
party" carried the dsy. This is the reform
party" composed Of Democrats and the bet.
Ter class Of Republicans which figured so
extensively In the campaign OF 1856. At
Goldsboro' the Democrats were again win
ners, electing eight OF the nine aldermen.
At Greensboro John A. Barringer was
elected mayor.
Great fires have ragged through the forests
In Caldwell and WatAuga counties, in q dis
trict covering some fifty or sixty square
miles. The damage Is immense. A great
deal OF the timber burned IL chestnut.