Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-02
A DEATH WARRANT
ISSUED BY GOVERNOR FowLy IN Eli
WARDS CASE.
His Crime Burglary-A Hor'e-fhiet far-
tombstone interesting Politicai
Facts-Goneral Notes.
rpeciAl teIcgrsn % ths DIsDatch.l


P.tytau \. O.. Apru f.--Goyernor Fowie to-
day issued desth-varrant for the execution VI
Eli Ward, OF Northampton county. lie Anesio,
who was convicted OF burglary, ara - " 10
hanged Friday, May Sd, at Jackson. ,. %,
The Governor pardoned Charles Harris OF
Jackson county, who IL by birth Vlrgnlan' nlN
who was convicted OF horse-stealing am ts 80 ~.
fenced 10 ton years, imprisonmen- ., r,nd on
physcian's certificate that Harris was peeotnih
blind and that further confinement Woulu iosui'
In total blindness. ,,-.-,.. A,,,,,
1he revenue collections IN TINS ulsu NN"s
March were $4,000 49, 1919.
Captain Bonehan Cameron, OF Durham county
has hoen appointed by Governor toHIe - aiIo'
representing orth Carolina on the stan Of hhloI-
General schohed at tho inauguration cen''n-
NAL At New York. -.-.hi.
This afternoon Samuel Perry, Ven no., 80 80
man who IL a native Of ha.snchuseis pul nss
lived In this county some years, WAS INC fiO.Ili
OF a runaway accident while on his way houne
in a buggy. log was broken IN two piAces' anN
his injuries are serfou& ,,
Your correspondent has secured some Fe't IN III,
teresting and accurate information from q hlg1
source regarding Republican operations auu
plans In North Carolina. bitter nght IS IN pro-
rress between the politicians OF that parry run
this state Brewer, tho congressman from loo
Fiuh district. demanded the appointment OF
Reeves rs marshal for the Western dlstrlcI
Reeves, some seven or olEht years ago, was coh-
victed OF Illicit traflic IN tobacco, ana WEI
EWnrt. congressman from the MINI uistlSes
heard OF this fact he refused 70 endorse reeves
tno,,-t no rTas ready 10 concode the marshaship
70 BrOwors district, only asking mat the la''et
should name n clean man. Erart enhouh0oH
th&t be was determined 70 enuorso NJ ~
person save man OF charactsr Iho
NJ gro congressman Cheafham sided Win b"sls
and Brewer proceeded TO endorse Reeves, 40.
man1ing his appointment from he ~, L.
OF Justice. Rgart proposed tho name OF Tyre
Glonn, but Browor announcer bis h1ed oelol-
minaton TO 20 down Win Reeves rather thsh
drop him. W. W. Rollins was then p1Oukut Ot'
as a candidate from the Ninth district DIOno,,
realizing that Roeye3 could not pun through
against EUsrfis opposition and that OF Cheathaul'
withdrew Reeves Rollins's name was also WIN
drawn aud Glen was selected. Ihis MAKES tuo
appoiutment OF tho internel-reVenue colIector
for the we.tern district certainly fail 10 Erarts
district. There are three applicanis-haVes,
Patterson and Cooper Thus far ENart has TO
fused T. ondorso any one OF we 'nIeu;
the State Organization. Cooper and Iat-
lerson have also strong backing. inc
appointment win not be madefor several weeks
and OF course depends greatly upon hNarts ac-
ton in tho mater. There are no less man zen
candidates for attorney In the Weste n district
These arc Smn,hers, busk, CUMMINGS, hetu-
wcse, and Bowman from the Nlnlu ulsu!S',
Mott from the seventh, Settle and boyuI OHi uio
Fifth, and aiso d. NJ Furches, OF Irodell- ana W;
A. Guthrie Of Durham. No appointment wiz
be made for some time yet, and isVery dOupuui
that Colonel Jones will he interiered "l1h uii1lI
his torn expires over the Charlotte posIolnce
4 hot lEli il bfluE Nusft 1vNs -
dins n young mantle negro Gordon having
boon forced 10 withdraw owing 10 hNhitS pit's s
opposition % him. Gordon Is now aiding hott IN
hacking Kddins, and both are MAILING strong
fight against Brady, who has the endorsement OF
ell tho leading citizens Of Charlotte ana also thtI
OF ENart and Brewer, as hc Il one OF the low TO-
specthble Republicans 10 that place.
An effort will be made TO induce the bsnltary
Climatic Commission, composed OF surgeon
General Ham llton and other physicians, 70 stop
at Wilmington on It's way 10 or from tIorldS 'nlS
month. =,
A Ore hero yesterday afternoon partially 90
sfroved the residence OF John WhitclaW. strong
wind was blowing aod the excellence ana value
Of tho clty's new system OF WaIer-Works was
SHOWN. VIZ,
on the more advanced truck-fsrrhs near VII
mington Irish potatoes are almost READY 10 snip
Theu are as la 90 as a hens egg.
A man, his wife, and their seven cnudren
passed through Taylorsville saturday on thclr
way West They had ca'f hitched III inc
shafts OF a small wagon while the lather ana
tho Oldest eOu we're In rope harness on ether
sipo, helping the calf pull the losd. 70 strange
a tesm attracted q great deal Of attention.
saturday ths Republicans OF Wayne county
had q mess-meetiug at GOldsbOro. II was called
by Ex-Governor Curtis II. Bfogien Tor the pur-
pose Of den0uncing The election law enacted by
The late Legislature. Fifty-nine negrocs and
nine white men we're present Brogden presided.
10 Ind prepared a series OF resolutions, which
no gave the Committee on Resolutions, which
unanimously adopted Thorn. Tho resolutions
were violent in tone, and we're In Brogdens pc
culiar style. They we're unanimously adopted.
After a speech by Brogden the meeting adj
iourned.