Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-20
DEATH WARRANT.
ANOTHER NORTH CAROLINA PEND
MUST HANG.
Governor Scales Opposed to Friday 80
Day Of Execution-Gene-
raj Notes.
Especial telegram to til. Dispatch ]

RALEIGH, n. c., May 19.-Governor Scales
to-day issued bis desih-wsrrsnt for the
execution OF Stephen Freeman (colered) Of
wilmington, who was convicted OF out
rageous assault. Freeman appealed to the
Supreme Court, which affirmed the decision
Of the lower court that he merited the death
punishment. The Governor received GER
ii6ed opinion OF the Supreme Court, and at
ouce issued the death warrant az the law
requires. There Il now an application for
communication OF Freemsn's sentence. The
Governor has not yet acted on this. II Is
a notable fact that Governor Scales will not
sentence any criminal TO be executed on
Friday. General sentiment in this State on
the part Of judges is against the selection Of
that day.
Bishop Key has appointed Rev. Frank l..
Reid. Of this city, presiding elder OF Raleigh
district OF the North Carolina Conference, 10
Gll the vacancy caused by the death OF Rev.
y. n. ID. Wilson. Mr.. Reid is editor OF the
Raleigh Christidn Advocate.
To-day a meeting Of the State Board OF
Agriculture was called 10 be held May 3lst.
William weddingten, the negro who muir
dered Pelice.Onlccr Pearce In Monroe last
week, has been taken 10 Charlotte for safe
keeping. II was believed that II he remained
longer at Monroe he would be lyhched.
The Prehibitiouists have perfected their
organization OF Charlotte, and decided to st
once begin an aggressive campaign. They
ere legally advised that should the city vote
In favor Of Prohibition 1t will be in full force
and entirely valid.
Governor Scales will be absent from the
State the coming week In attendance upon
the Natioaal Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church at Philadelphia. He will preside ~
SEINE important meetings.
Next week will be an important one In
beth q religious and political way. There
will be one State convention and ne less than
six district conventions. There will also be
the Episcopal conventions Of the Diocese OF
North Carolina at Salisbury, and Of the
Discsse 81 East Carolina at Fayetteville.
Both begiR on the same day-next Wednes-
day.
The Prohibitionlsts have gone right TO
work here 20 get 10 the excitement Ia the
matter OF the /" wet or dry " election, now
90 near at haud. They are having outdoor
meetings nightly, Wits music, &c, and seem
to be quite enthusiastic. The colored vote
il the thing sought for, and colOred orator
IRON Washington IS dong the speaking.
movement Is being made TO press Hon.
T. J. Jarvis as one Of the electors at large. A
very great number OF people desire in some
way TO bring him into the canvass. People
outside the State have no idea OF the eX-
IRENE popularity Jarvis enjoys. One oil the
brightest men IN the State observed to-day
that in this respect Jarvis divided the son-
ers with Zeb. Vance. 1t IL learned that The
state Of Mrs. JsrvIs's health rendersit pro6s'
tie that Minister Jarvis's early return from
Brazil Will be necessary.
Though John Newton, vino was implicated
I l. q L. A ftay Inv Ihom a q
Frazier, in Beaufort county, has been cap
tured and is In Jail, w. b. Adams, the other
man concerned in the crime, cannot be
found. lie is ia hiding somewhere in the
dense swamps, it is believed, and is known
10 be well armed. lie is 0utlawed ana Is te
be taken dead or alive. 1t was believed at
first that Adams and Newton would be
Ivnched as soon rs they were captured. Pur-
suit Of Adams Is yet in progress. An AZ
tempt was made few nights past to lynch
Newton, but the Jail was so strongly guarded
that the lynchers' plans were abandoned at
the last moment.
Some Of Tue papers have put Or. }. j.
Mott, OF Statesyile, who is one OF the dele
gates TO the National Republicans Conyen-
ton from the Eighth district, as q Sherman
man. At last accounts he was for Blaine,
and there Is no reason 10 believe that bis
views have changed. The Sherman men are
weak and growing weaker. 1t is said that
the State Convention OF the Republicans
here next Wednesday is apt to endorse
Blaine. The attempt 10 secure such an en-
dorsement will certainly be made. The
Sherman men Will urge that 1t is impolitic.
The matter Of the construction OF the great
line OF railway from southport near VIII
mington) to Bristol, Tennessee, Is again be-
fore the public. so far all the attempts TO
get at work on this line have been failures.
There have been no funds. 1t is claimed
that English capitalists, who have sent an
agent over the proposed route, ere no"
ready to put up the requisite money. sc
far the road exists only on paper.
The greater part OF the c0nycts from the
Stokesdale.M Madison branch railway have
been taken 10 Haywood county and put to
work on Pigeon river, grading the caro-
lima, Knoxville and Winston railroad.
six miles OF the Winston Wilkesboro'
railroad have been graded. There are 100
men at work at the Winston end and 100 al
the WIlkesboro' end. The force is TO be IL
creased. The road is to be completed by
March 1St.
The "cutworm" Is reported to be doinl
considerable damage TO the yeung corn. L
began its work during the cool weather.
Arrangements have beez perfected for the
holding Of fair at Murfreesboro'.
la Hyde county 1t Is said the curlew bug
have damaged the corn 20 per cent already