Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-27
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS WORKS.
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RALEIGH, N. g.. April 2G.-At Fair View, |
Buncombe county, white man named |
Thomas Tate, while walling a well was |
killed by falling stone. he was buried. |
and few nights past DR.. q. A. Wise and |
Is. l.. Ashworth and j. Y. Jay, who are |
studying medicine, were caught In the act |
oil stealing the body. They bad it In a sack |
and were walking away with il when discOy- |
cred. They we're made 10 surrender the |
body. DR.. Wise has been arrested, but the |
students cannot be found.
There are now in the State 1.732 farmers |
alliances.
The Supreme Court has rendered a de- |
cision affirming the decision Of the Superior |
Court ia the murder case % the State rs. !
John McMahan, from Jackson county. Nc. |
Nshan will be hanged unless the Governor I
interferes.
J. 4. Joyner, OF Goldsboro', has been |
elected superintendent Of schools OF that |
place, vice +. A. Alderman, resigned.
The rainfall Is continuous and excessive.
No damage is reported so far, though some |
OF the streams are rising.
Governor Fovle to-day notified Lieu |
tenant. Governor Holt to come 10 this city |
Monday and act as Governor until Governor |
Fowle's return from New YORK, which will |
be on May 9Th. Governor FoElc has &C.
cepted an invitation to attend the banquet |
OF the Southern Society al New York on the !
evening OF May I'd.
LAND TRANSFER.
The State to-day transferred 10 the United |
States the land surrounding the four light
houses. These are the Northwest and South
west long shoal lights in Dare county: Royal |
Shoal light in Cmteret, and Brant-Island |
sbOal In Pamlico.
Edward Z. Smith, OF this city, was to-day
nominated BY the Governor 10 represent
North Carolina on the staff OF General But
terrified in the civic and industrial parade at
New York next "Wednesday.
H. Il. Horne, OF Fayetteville, was ap-
pointed as member OF the state Board Of
Pharmacy.
The EXODUsTEBs.
The state Colored Emigration Convention
met at Metropolitan Hail this morning.
George W. Price. Of New Hanover. was
made permanent president; Isaiah q. liayes,
OF Raleigh, yice-presideut, and r.. W. Tur-
ner, OF Henderson, secretary. The attend
ance Is quite large, and six OF the nine cen-
grcssionaI districts are represented By dele |
gates. Many speeches were made snd much |
earneslness aud enthusiasm WAS shown.
one speaker declared that the present |
exodus movement was the graudest since
the negro was made free. and asserted that !
when this convention gave the signal for
departure the farms in his section Of the
state would be depopulated. lie said that
for twenty wears the negro had worked
hard, and made the white people rich
and himself poorer and poorer. The prcsi
dent Of the convention said the eyes Of the
whole world were upon 1t sud It's WORK.
ODD-PBLLows
The Odd.Follows this evening celebrated
st various points IN the State the seventeen
Anniversary Of the founding Of fheir order
The most extensive celebration was at Dut-
ham, where the grand master, Rev. j. IL.
Gordon. Oi Raleigh, delivered an address.
Msnteo Lodge Of this city. went TO Durham
and participated in the exercises. Deputy
Grand-Sire &. NJ. Busbee delivers at Bur.
lngton Tomorrow evening public address
on Odd-Fellowship.
Accurate reports from the Ncwberue truck
ing section state that the season is likely TO
be one Of the best and most profitable on
record.
At Laurenburg. while r. j. Lockhart and
his family were at prayer-meeting IN the cye-
ming, some scOundrel entered biz handsome
resideHce, poured kerosene oil on the floor,
snd sci It on fire. Luckily the tire was dis
covered almost immediately, aud the build
ing was saved.
The officers Of the Wilmington, OnslOw
and East Carolina railway sre securing
rights Of way through Onslow county and
making contracts for the immediate delivery
! Of cross-ties, 20 that the WORK Of construction
can begin in ten dsys.
An organized band OF negro thieves is re-
| ported 10 be dcpredating in Forsythe county.
A revival Of religion IS IN progress 20 Il.
| Paurs Methodist Episcopal church, Colds.
boro'. and much interest Is shown.
Rev. l.. l.. Nash, pastor OF Central Metho-
! dist Episcopal church OF this city, has gone
North 70 raise funds whereWith 10 complete
the tuildlng.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars bas been
subscribed at Wilmington for the proposed
Young Mems Christian Association build
ing, but work is not to begin until the
$4,000 desired ls secured.
Ehhu A. White, OF Perqlimans, who it
seems gets the collectorship OF this district,
was the only member OF the North Carolina
! delegation at the Republican National Con-
vention who voted first, last, and all the
time for Harrison.
SNAKE STORY.
Strange things happen in North Carolina,
county, which Is youcbed for by ". g..
Leegett, one OF the most reputable men in
that section, Is unsurpassed in the annals OF
! queer occurrences. A year ago dog be-
! longing to Leggett was bitten by snake.
| It's body was greatly swollen, but this SWELL
| ing abated. Last week the swelling began
again. A few days ago the dog died. l's
| appearance was so singular that Legcett cut
IS body open, and was astonished and HORT
| fed to ind within il three snakes, the largest
ten feet long, the others eighteen inches in
length.
EDUCATIONAL.
The state Superintendent OF Public IN
| structiOn * busy preparing bis schedule OF
| routes, &c, for the two gentlemen, Charles u.
Mclyer and T.. 4. Alderman, who VIII hold
/ the teachers institutes. Both viii start 10
the West and work eastward. Great care
! has 10 be taken 10 avoid conflicting with the
superior courts, az II Is not desirable 10
! have both at the same time.
Bishop Leo Haid will tomorrow pay an
| Official visit to the Roman Catholic flock at
Asheville. lie will be assisted by Father
| White. the local priest, and by seven visiting
priests.
There Is movement for the extension OF
/ the Fayetteville and TayOrsyille railway
| from the latter point to Wilbesboro'.
There is no sign whatever now OF the
| speedy completion OF the AlDemarle and
| Raleigh railroad TO this city. rs present
terminus Is Spring Hope, little town in the
woods 10 Nash county, about twenty miles
| from here.
| In the past few days Henderson Love, OF
Wilson county, has lost his wife aud three
children by death from typhoid. pneumo-
MIA, AMI three more Of his children are at
the point q death. II Is very sad case.
The ex.COniederate veterans OF sampson
county have decided to erect monument
TO the memory OF their dead comrades OF
that county AZ Clinton.