Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-03
OLD NORTH STATE.
A COOL SUBJECT FOR THE WORK or
THE hANGMAN.
A Great Catch OF Gray Trout--A Sad
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Notes. SC.
Ispscial telegram to the DIspAtch.l

Especial telegram 10 the Dispafchl
RAIrreH. n. c.. December There was
never cooler criminal than Jesse Brown,
a negro who was tried and convicted at
Newberne on Saturday for the murder OF
his wife. To-day no was brought into court
and sentenced 20 be hanged January 9TH
next A motion for a new trial was made
on tho ground that the verdict was not IN
accordance with the testimony.
The motion was overrulcd.
The defendant then asked an appeal.
Notice was waived.
The prisoner stood before the Judge and
heard the death-sentencc without a visible
shudder, only keeping up peculiar rock
ING motion Of the body, which was notice
able durtnC the trial.
Whileth awful words were being spoken
he slowly ground n Quid of tobacco be
tween his teeth and deliberately spat upon
when the last word Of the dcath-sen-
tonce had been uttered low ordinations
burst from the lips Of many persons IN the
room.
The prisoner turncd, calmly surveyed
the audience. and took his scat.
A handsome town-hall Is nearly COM
plcted at IarbCro.
An earnest attempt will De made 10
secure a communication OF the death sem
tence of William Fore, who was convicted
in BuncOmbe county of the murder OF
Amos Iunsford, and il will probably be
successful. II is learned that The latter
Just before his death said 60 kinsm4n:
Il pushed that man Fore too far. ! know
must die and I SAY deliberately that Fore
is not to blame for my death
Heavy seizures OF brandy have been
made al Boone hy revenue officers. who
ore now particularly active IN all parts OF
the state.
GREAr CATCH.
A great catch Of gray trout along the
coast from Morehcad City 10 Wilmington
has nearly ceased, but numbers ere yet
brought in. Fish weighing three pounds
have sold for cent. Hall ulllton have
been caught. and the result Is much ready
money for the fishermen.
J. G.. ShannonhOusp * Co.. dealers IN
agricultural implements. &c.. at Charlotte,
made an assignment SATURDAY. Their ha-
biltics are said 10 be $4,000, with assets
nOminally equal IN value.
While am cleven-year-old son OF Sheriff
Wheeler. II Cultord. was hunting Satur-
dav afternoon his gun WAS accidentally
discharged and the load Of shot tore away
the back Of his skull causing instant deaih.
lie was wllking across lOg and vas using
the Gun as q support
Ancgr0 woman named Scgano Jones COM
United suicide in Winston a daF or two
ago by taking laudanuw. This Is tho
h3t'fDl rAlN.lAf ga it' ifi'"- li - WI.
The survey of the Winston and wilkes
boT1' railway IS completed. Tho lne Will
be- exactly seveuty-hye miles long
GOVERNOR LEE's ESCORT.
The Wilmington Light Infantry viii be
The special escort of Governor Ice on ms
visit 70 Clinton next Wednesday. The COM
pang val meet the tIngui~hcd visitor ct
Warsaw OF at Weldon. probably at the lat
ter point
The large cotton-oil mills near Whining
ton VIII begin work tomorrow There isR
great scarcity of seed this season. OWING To
TIE short crop. and al the mills in tins
State and South Carolina VIII have to shut
down earlier than usual.
At MoOresb0rO'. Mcdowell county, last
Thursday night two residences were
burned. Dr. j. j. Purcell. Who was aiding
in the removal of property from the burn
Ing buildings. became Overlcated ana ieu
dead.
At Hendcrsouville Saturday evening
Furman Forest. a young resident OF that
place was shot aud killed by A. +. Poscv,
a woll-kuoWu young lawyer 81 the town.
During the day Forest had had a L yht with
q bsrkecper named sherman and at the
TRIAL the latter had employed Po7ev as his
counsel During the trial Fo,cv and
Forest Quarrelled and attcrward renewed
the alteration on the street IN 'front.' or
Poseys Office. 4 fight followed and rosey
shot Forest twice in tL' breast causing
death IN q few minutes. POscy Is IN la.l.
The State Board of Agriculture meets to-
morrow The receipts from fertilizer lie
ceuses for the fiscal year ending last Satur-
day were $4,000, seyenty-siX licenses
having been issued
Sheriff Nixon. Of Lincoln county, and
Tax-CollectOr DOrtch. of WAYNE county,
have the honor OF being the FIRST 10 make
settlements with the State. They settled
to-day.
TEACHERs' INSTITUTE.
The Wake county teachers institute be-
ran here tO-day-Professo Charles ID. Me
liver conducting. Sixty tcachersln the pub
lie schools were IN Attendance to-day and
tomorrow there viii be abont one hum
dred.
The Commissioner of Agriculture al
dressed the Farmers Fair AT Peachland,
Arson county. About fifteen hundred per-
sons we're present. The exhibit was not
particularly good. A good many horses
and cattle were sold.
Associate-Justice Davis was at the SUI
pTeme Court to-day and looks very well,
despite his eight weeks severe and ut
times critical illness.
THE DISCIPLES.
The Church of the Disciples Of Christ
was dedicated at Newberue Yesterday.
The dry-kilns of the Trust Lumber Com
A,tt- l..r NJ all oil