Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-01
A CURIOUS CASE.
WELL FOR HIN THAT SHE WITHDREW
THE CHARGE.
killing Frosts In North Carollna--Ac-
qnitted-Thc Primitive BaptIsts--
General Notes.


Especial telegram 70 tho Dispa,cb.l
Ramon. y. c.. September S0.--A curious
case has occurred in Mcdowell county. Az
old Fort q Young man and has cousin,
urettv cirl. were in COMPANY with several
ncopic at % house Tho man took some
SLIGHT liberties with the girl. whereat she
became violently angry, and went ~ a
magistrate. before whom she made aiiida-
Nlt that her cousin had attempted % as
sault her. The young man WAS arrested IN
Runcombo county. As Ia" was being taken
g. Marion some unknown person struck
with "A stone tho officer who bad hun IN
charge. aud the prisoner escaped. The
cin withdrew tho charge she had madc-a
charge which. " sustained, would have
brought tho young man 70 The eailows.
Three government d!stilicrics were closed
H. Mcdowell county last week.
MILLING FRosTs
Frosts have i'm somo parts Of Mitchell
county entirely killed the crops Corn.
aofofor~ and suCar-CauC are completely
DESTROYED. Frost has also done great
damage lu Jackson county.
John Paterson has been arrested IN VIC
Dowcl county for stealing gold-dust from
package shipped through the mails The
arrest rs tho result Of Che caorts Of @ special
agent 4 the PoSt-Ohce Department. who
has been working mp the case FOX fort
NttfA. t'f..-.' i lr iN Itti ~ HitiA'fAAs nv
stabbed Inst Friday night man named
Hughes. who was PM in iail Will" on the
way 90 the Raleigh pcn.tcntorv. As
Hughes passed Patterson the latter With
out auv pToy0cltion SO far as known,
jumped up from the floor on winch mo was
lring and stabbed Hughes twice. The IN
IuriD. arc not serious. though Hughes wa,
terribly fra htcncd.
hC4IrTtD.
&c Tlrrt1.rft.~.l
Ia. been acquitted of the charge Of re-
fu~irg 90 register negro. He was tried
before "a United States commissioner and
u Nas proved that the negro was under
age.
New has been received Of the death Of
Dr. J. H. Hamilton. w"ll-hno"h phNsi-
clau of Johnson county.
James Roger. white man Of luncomlo
comfy. ha- been juilcd at Ashevillo on the
charge uf a4s0ulting Mrs Presley.
Hoi.t0u Methodist Episcopal Confer
eucc. oi which all Methodist churches
west of the Blue Ridge are members. con
y,uc. at Morristo~n, Tenn, day after too
morrow Bishop Wilson will preside.
The steamer Bencfactor, which nrrlvcdot
Wilmington Saturday evening, picked up
90 sea on Thursday Is. 1. Lane. of Newark.
Nj &C. was a0Iift in ou open boat, and
had been In that situation u day and
night
hINIfNIl 7 Nf. lfIF drummer w ir'iiNAi
yesterday began large TcyYal-mceting at
hinsion.
SENSATION.
There has been great sensation in
Moore county for two weeks ou account OF
"a, killing OF Bette johnson, % negro wo-
uIun. and of the beating Of Mrs. Catherine
Stone. II Was soon discovered TINT the
murderer Wa. Christopher Modln. MIS-.
Stones nephew. Mrs. stone ON Saturday
decided go tell the true story of the muir
der She says Mcdliu while drunk came to
her house After tying his horse he got
hi- gun. and a- Bette Johnson entered the
l4rt door ou her return from milking the
COWS Dee shot her dead without saving "a
w.rI a.. then knocked Nj. Stone down
anl beat hcr terribly. She bad lnadeawiil
leaving him lcI property. At the inquest
-l. sRorc THAT the murder was committed
late ut night for the purpose OF robbery.
nui flut She ald not know tho murderer.
Icdhu now SAWS his aunt has gone back
ON him. and that bad Dee known She would
make ID different statement IRON the one
-ic promised to make he would NOT nave
h,.u present 40 the inquest, but would
l.y. h,l
rRIU GIVE ntrII1Ts.
The Iittc-R,vcr Primitive Baptist Aeso-
ciation. which had for three days been IN
session in the southern part of THIS county,
ended yesterday. Ten thousand people
were present, and r9 l,,, THAI thu'y
preacher several from other associations.
There are signs that the exodus fever IS
already beginning 20 ahate among tine No
grotH IN thu SEQ tlon.
Captain Frank Cunningham sang here
Vt~i.rdHv.at four different churrh services,
aud iu all cases 90 audiences which iHc ktl
houses BIO has heard with great delight.
Governor Fowle and Treasurer la o leave
for Washington Tomorrow to arrange Tor
the exchange of theGpor cent. construction
bonds now held IN trustt0r the Indian fund
bv the Department Of the Interior. The
Governor goes hy the invitation Of the At
torucy-Gcucgal of the United state.
To-day the Department OF Agriculture
completed % summary Of the correspond
outs' returns of crops for September. The
condition of crops l- H. follows; Corn, SO a.,
"a gain of thTcc quarters of point ON Au-
Eusf returns. cotton, 81, gam of 4ponts;
tobacco. s3i "a gain of 81; rice, " is
gain of a.. ; peanuts. 30, sweet potatoes
g5 sorghum, g3; Irish potatoes, 80.
CHrHoTEEs.
A band of Cherokee Indians viii DE here
~ the State Fair and viii play their ball
GENE. TIM arrangement Wac perfected to-
dny.
Governor Fowlc aud Colonel Polk have
been APPOINTED % special committee 90 M
NItc Secretary Rusk 10 deliver am address
at tbc Stntc PAN ou any day Dee may deslg-
nate.
4 young man named Pcnder, late assist
ant postmaster 40 1nrhoro bias been tried
before United States commissioner mt
Rockv Mount charged with taking letter
addressed 90 Post-oincc-iuspecto CMaW"y
from the Iarbor0' po-t-ofliec. Ponder gave
bail 20 appear az the United States District
Court 10 Nowberne.
Al Washington last Friday night several
stores were burned. among Thorn the hard
war. store of J.. Ii. Hoyt, whose loss u
$4,000. With no ms urance.