Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-08
NOT IDENTIFIED.
RALEIGTs Mysterious PRISONER
STILL EXERCISING TIE PEOPLE.
Docksry's Speech Murdered for Pair OF
Observation-Disclosures
phine by Mistake
lspeoIa ,elerram . the pIspatch.l

RALEIGH, n. G., June THE latest con.
corning the mysterious person under arrest
here for Scott Partin IL that a man named
Powell, residing In this county, called on
Sheriff Rogers and requested 10 see the
prisoner. alleging that wnen partin was EN-
ployed at the insane asylum fourteen years
ago Dir. Fuller had lsnccd a boil under his
armpits, and said that be had observed one
or more moles. Mr.. Powell went into the
Jail and made an examination. Sheriff Rogers
asked bim when be came out II be found the
moles. He replied 81 did, and am certain
It is Partn.v Besides this, Investigations as
TO the enlistment OF the prisoner In the
United States army have failed 30 far TO
present anything dehnite. These matters
have caused renewed interest 10 the case,
and several crowds visited the Jail to-day.
Authentic identification Is as distant as ever.
DocKERY's SPEECH.
Dockery's speech here last night is gene
rally pronounced "tame" affair. He said
nothing OF note except that he was In favor
OF " giving the niger full rights at the bal
lot.bOx ana IN the courthouse, but beyond
that he would pull the niger back as quick
rs any man," The "nIggers," composing
three fourtbs OF the audience, stood aghasl.
and the question arises VINO ls trying to pull
the "uigger" back? Dockery also said
that the man who reported him as wishing
"to see the day come when white and
colored children would 90 10 school to-
gether" was an unqualified liar.
REWARD TO BE PAID.
Governor Scales yesterday ordered the
reward OF 900 TO be paid TO Armstrong
Cornsilk and Mike Walklugstiek for the
capture OF Tom Cbckaiulab, who murdered
jim Tecootlah some time since. Tecootlah
had a pair OF pants which Chickaulah
wanted, and to get them he shot Tecootlah
in the back, killing him. He took the pants
and threw the deid body into a creek. All
the parties are Cherokee Indians, residing
IN Cherokee county.
Military COMMISSIONS were issued to-day
as follows: =. J. Macon, captain Of Com
pany Il, First regiment; J. j. Whitehead,
second Lieutenant OF Governors Guard,
Raleigb; Richard +. Daingeriieid, captain OF
Vance Guards; George Fields, first leu
tenant, and Charles Lewis, second lieu
tenant Of the same.
SHOT IN TIE HEAD.
A white man PANIED Bud Deck got into a
dispute with q number OF negroes IN CaDar'
rus county yesterday, and tried 10 hght the
crowd. The blacks drew several pistols and
urea UHtD 4JtINs " uU Nh' nv ~ tAN NN'sN'
and wounded seriously If not fatally.
STABBED.
Near Forest City on Wednesday a quarrel
arose bstween weldon Withtow and Kelly
Griffin. Griffin was fatally stabbed.
BURGLARS.
Burglars are terrifying the High Point
people. The residence Of }. Maynard was
entered at night and q sum OF money taken.
The store OF J. A. Lindsay was also bur
slarized and g. 800 taken from the till. A
dav or two before Cox 4 Haskins's store was
broken into. There is no clue to the bur
glars.
A tramway will be constructed from Ashe-
boro'. connecting MillbOro', Randleman,
and Worthwhile. till the railroad ran be built.
Concord people are specializing as to The
truth OF a rumor which says young lady OF
that town "threw up" fuI-grown toad
frog The frog is in bottle at the residence
OF the young lady, who admits the statement
to be true.
The Danbury iron-mines are developing
wonderfully. During the past few weeks a
surface OF 5000 square feet OF iron ore mas
been made bare, end twenty-five "locsted ~
mines are vet 10 be examined. The ore Is
pronounced to be OF as fine magnetic quality
~ can De lOulu on TIC AiutlNah tNhNAhNAe'
The veins and beds are Of unusual DEPTH
A grand dress ball, at which all sections OF
the state and society OF other States will be
represented will be given at Morehead City
on the 18th instant.
BINGHAM, AGAIN.
A special from Asbevlle states that wal
ter Bingham, the murderer OF Miss Lizzie
burlington, Is thought TO be lurking in that
section, and detectives are laying for him.
SUICIDE.
Mr.. Turner King, OF Winston, committed
suicide by taking laudanlm yesterday. he
VAS in adverse circumstances and could not
endure the situation.
Mrs. George Jones, OF AsbeviIle, yester-
day took morphine, misthking II for qmnine,
aud is al deaths door.
The ladies OF Franklin county VIII present
handsome banner to the township In that
county making the largest Democratic gains
at the next election.
The Wake County Democratic Convention
will be held in this city on August 9th.
Colonel L. l.. Polk, Secretary Of the North
Carolina Farmers Alliance, reports that
Hon. G. 7. Blrbee, OF the seventh congress
sioual district OF Virginia, will organize the
Virginia state Farmers Alliance on the 18th
instant.