Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-23
abont the same, and that both orders are
working together IN the most perfect nar'
cnAnpsD rmE BAss,
Hold Attempt 60 Rob the Tax-''a''ssr-
ers-Novei Marriage Ceremony.


Especial telegram TO the Dispatsh,l
Cu,Rr.orrg. Y. G., December 22-fes-
,eriay there was very bold attempt az roo
here in CASTOR county. Sheriff Abernatby
and Deputy Carpenter were % village
called Lucia. collecting taxes. They were
seated I'm the front part OF q store recelpnng
for the years taxes and dropping the cash
into shot.bag Near night something more
than one hundred dollars had been collected
and placed IN the bag. Tbere was qulte
little crowd Of men gathered. when shout
OF "frev was heard. and smoke wss seen
rising from a cotton-gn near by. Inc crown
rushed for the building, wnen stranger
Grabbed the hag q money and started 10
run Oh. but was caught by Deputy Cafpen-
ter. A lively tussie easued, IN which Car
penter was knocked down and the stranger
made his escape, leaving the oae OF money
on the ground. The cotton-2in WAS urea
bg co.worker Of the stranger 10 attract on
the crowd No arrests have been made.
A very novel marllg - reported rom
Davis county. T.. j. Walker, a magistrate,
wa riding along the road on horseback and
met VI. T.. Adams and Miss Allce onVn 10
buggy. Adams requested the cqnfe TO
neriorn the marriage ceremony, when he
did without dsmOuniing, The young couple
ia Clrbarrlls county a man named James,
learning that warrant was in the HANDS OF
the sheriff FOR bis arrest for minor offence,
went and surrendered himself 20 the sneriu.
The t1d WIS appointed lo be held before "A
.,4.,fstrste who hyed some few miles from
town. rhe Sheriff could not leave IOWA md
.he deputy WAS sick, 40 20 jlmes's request
tls a. riT gave him l'o warrant AMI h'S
horse. which De r0fc alone % the trlN. he
was convicted. end with the papers o. com'
mitnent Jfuic~ delivered ms III % tue lti-
en-. by whom ne wa, locked up 70 serve q
term IL imDrisonmert.
: thirteon.year.Oid son OF Y. l.. Vaylor OF
Rutherford county, Wa riding horseback The
other d4y when ihe horse ran with him at
full soeed sgaInst tree. killing the horse ana
severely hurting the bow.
Robert Wtbprs, living near here. acci-
dentaly shot himself Yesterday.
Two houses have been burned m the little
village OF Iron Station. IN Castor county,
this w,ck. Both fires appear 10 have been
the work OF incendaries. JAKE Rozzall
(colored) bias been arrested, and is believed
to be the freeing wanted.
DEAD oN Iu2Fuor.
Engineer Grubcg iouuda dead man on the
pilot OF bis engine on bis ,rip from SiAtesyiiie
10 Chlrlotte this evening. 10 was altogether
an odd aiflr. TIE train WIS stopped n a
W00d.ple near M0Ore,yilie ana N1lle Tie
bands were engaged in throwing wood into
the tender Engineer GrnbeI get ms oil.cln
and ,tlried around mis- engine. He oiled
one side. and as he was pl-,iag across ihc
/ track IN front oi the engine Do was Mortified
a. tae sight OF dead man wing on The
cross,lcam above the pilot TIE body wac
/ That OF ao AGED white man, WHO was poorly
/ dressed Ills bones were O-okcn add be
bld evidently been Ruled instantly. The
! discovery was great s40.k Do the engineer
aud freman, neither Of wnom could remem.
| her OF h-ynC seen aur Que on ihe track
during the trim. rbe body wl, lying on The
left side o. The ni'o, trius partly held On by
a Tag stlG socket. Pariio, in the ncighDor-
hood recognized the body On thlt OF a deaf
Old man who resided I'm The neighborhood.
80 one knows when the man was struck by
the train