Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-23
DAYLIGHT CAME
AND PREVENTED raE ESCAPE or SIX
PRISONERS.
Democratic Nominations for the North
Carolina Houss-The Tobacco Crop
Attorneys Licensed.
special telegram % Tho Dispatch.i


RALEIGH, n. G., September 22.-Six
prisoners sawed the bars of their cells in
the Nash county jail at Nashville night
before last. They made their way into
the corridor and thence down stairs.
They began work on the brick wall,
which is very thick and strong. Their
progress was slow. They did not know
what time it was. and daylight caught
them at their task. They went quietly
back to their cells and we're in them
when the lailer carried them their break
fast.
10 this date seventy-five Democnts
have been nominated for the lower house
of the Legislature. They are above the
average as to ability and standing.
Nearly all are farmers, the proportion OF
lawyers being the smallest on record.
This is due to the efforts OF the Farmers
Alliance.
The outlook for tobacco in Granville
county is said TO be not promising, and
it is positively asserted that not half the
tobacco cured can DO classed as Gran
Vile bright. In fact very small pro-
portion Of bright cures are expected.
The Supreme Court to-day, after
having devoted two days to the examina-
ton Of applicants for license as attor-
neys, granted license to thirty-two, as
follows A. J. Field, OF Granville b.
s. Royester, Granville ; W. Il. Lowell,
Watau; ". II. Jordan, lredell; +. j.
Justice, Rutherford r. N. Hackett,
Wilkes G. ID. Holland, Gaston j. A.
Antwe. Cleveland o. +. Mason, Gas
ton j. F. Scheneck, Cleveland S. G.
Fintry, Wilkes; +. j. Pool, Johnston /;
". ID. Pollock, Lenoir A. ID. Cowles,
Iredell; A. S. Grandy, Granville r.
T.. Fleming, Buncombe Paul Jones,
Edgecombe j. l.. Crowell, Stanly T.
G. Brooks, Fasquotank James White
hurst, Edgecombe; NJ. A. Newland,
Caldwell ". ID. McIver, Moore II.
T.. Shaw, Fender G. G. Daniels, Will
son; V. +. Halcombe, Surry j. J.
Lockhart, Halifax; A. c. Shaw, Rich
mond; Duffy Merick. Buncombe; j.
T. Britain, Guilford J. +. Gamble and
o. n. Brown, Mecklenburg and j. j.
Perkins, Pitt
Vigilants at Glenn Mills, Moore coun-
ty, Wednesday night called at the house
OF white man named Steiner and taking
him TO "a grove tied him to n tree and
gave him n terrible fogging. Steiner
had been for some time leading a dis
reputable life and had been warned
several times that if he did not mend his
WAYS he wonld be called on. The vigi-
llnts were the best citizens in that com
muniiy. Steiner was notified to leave
the county In twenty-four hours on pain
Of death. He has gone. Some dis
reputable women have been given notice
that they are watched and must reform.
Noah Partee and Phifier Partee (ne
groes) are in Jail at Concord on the
charge of attempting to wreck n train.
Two other negroes were arrested pre-
viously charged with the same crime.
Last night as mail train on the Ra-
leigh and Augusta railway was near Chic
shots were fired at it, and bullets from
revolyers struck the cars. There is no
clue to tho perpetrators Of this outrage.
A passenger-csr and a sleeper were
struck, Dutno one was hurt.
Surgeon-General Hamilton passed
through the State Yesterday and says
that 10 more train-loads OF people are
to be sent away from the fever-infeeted
districts to North Carolina. He says
that he believes Camp Ferry to be an
entire success, and that he is gratified
with the experiment. Not a case of
yellow-fever has broken out after five
DAYS have elapsed from the date when
the refugees were received. and not n
case has appeared among the refugees
who have left the camp and gone away
after a discharge with health certih-
cate. A report from Hendersonyille
saws All the sick refugees here have re-
covered excepting two, and these are
nearly well.
George W. Gaylord, of Greensboro,
committed suicide by drinking two
ounces of laudannm purchased at
drugstore. He emptied the laudanum
into a glass of beer purchased in ga
loon.
4 letter from Colonel Thomas NJ.
Holt, at the Buffalo Lithia Springs,
brings the pleasant tidings of his i'm
provement
Plans are on foot at Durham for plug
tobacco factory and q cotton-factory-
both to be cooperative.
Prominent men in Richmond county
which is Dockery's own county-glve
assurances that he cannot carry it.
No good tobacco cures are reported IN
Caswell county. Cutting and curing are
going on, but the farmers are SAID to
take little interest in the work, as they
know they cannot get good leaf out of
what they are now curing.
The weather is still perfect but con-
siderably cooler There is general be-
lief that there will be an early frost.
There was frost here last year on the
Goth of September.
As remarkable fact the head of the
weather service says that from Septem-
Der LIST to September IA, 1887, not drop
Of rain fell, while between the same
dates this year rain fell every day.
The trial OF Bud Anderson at Colds
boro' for the murder Of William Porter
attracts much attention. The prisoners
mother and sister sit beside him and
watch the proceedings with the most
eager interest.
Next week gang OF 100 convicts will
he put at work on the branch railway
from Winston to Mocksville. Work on
this branch will be finished by the time
the Winston and Wilkesboro' railroad is
completed.
Seciuston Medically Considered.
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The tendency of population to drift to
cities and commercial centres seems TO