Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NORTH CAROLINA.
CRISP NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
STATE.
Horses with Blind-stazgers-A Probable
Murder-Damagcd by Fioods-CottOn
Crop-A Paying Tax, etc.
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RALEIGH, n. c., September 1.-Nenr
Henderson James Candle, Leo Wilson,
Tom NewDy, Robert Mangum, and
negro named Henry Turner were walk
ing home. having been during the day
drinking heavily ut Henderson. They
Quarrelled and fought. Wilson was
struck on the head with rock by Newly
and his skull was crushed. Newly and
the others, except Caudle. fed, leaving
Wilson 10 the road. Caudle Is under
arrest.
BLiSD-sTAGGEDs AMONG THE Ho1sEs.
In Lenoir, Pamlico, ard Craven coun-
ties blind-stsggers is raging amorg the
horses and is very fatal. DR.. kibborne,
Of the Veterinary Department at Wash
ington, d. c., is at Nevberne in response
CONFORMATION received from Mayor VII
liams and will examine tho horses.
Hall Graham. a wealthy farmer OF
Richmond county, died Of heart-disease
near Laurinburg. He WAS returning
from the Laurinburg farmers picnic.
Steve Jacobs, OF Robson county, the
outlaw, was seen inst over the line IN
Marion county, S. C.. Sunday. lie has
q sixteen-shot rife. and told persons he
met he would not modest thea If they
did not trouble him.
DAMAGED III FLOODS.
The flood in Lumber river Las abated.
That river has not been so high since
1886. Every bridge is partly or wholly
washed away, and the freshet will cost
Robson county several thousand dol
lars Rains have according TO the latest
estimates damaged Richmond county TO
about goo, 900, including mills, facto-
RES, farms, and railroads.
The Confederate Veterans Association,
Of Durham county, has invited A. u.
Waddell and r. {. Fuller 10 speak at
Durham at q barbecue to be given Octo-
Der 9Th.
THE COTTON CROP.
The Ncwborne JoprD0i says: Cotton is
opening quite rapidly, and the bolls are
Of large size. The weather is not en-
tirelv favorable. The first bale Of this
seasons crop was sold hero to-day. 1t
is graded as middling and sold at eleven
cents
The present revival at the Methodist
church at Chapel Hill continues with IN
creased interest. There have been $50
conversions and 90 accessions TO the
| Methodist church.
The Maxton, Alabama and Rowland
railroad has reached MaxtOn.
The Atlantic Hotel, at MOrehead City,
has closed Tor the season.
REsURsEcrED AFTRR FIFrEEy FEARS.
4 cOroner's inquest on the renrrCcted
body Of William Ingram ended yestcr-
/ day st Asheville. The case was Of I'M
usual interest. The body OF Ingram
was taken from the French Broad river III
1874. It was then supposed that he
/ had met death by being accidentally
drowned. The body wa soon after
buried. Friends OF the dead man some
days ago came to the conclusion that
Ingram was murdered ard thrown into
the river. Fifteen witnesses were cx-
amined. The jury rendered verdict
that Ingram came to his death by acci-
dental drowning.
ATAX MAT PAYS AGRICULTURE.
The Department of Agriculture re-
ports that up 10 this date licenses have
| been issued for the sale OF seventy-three
brands of fertilizer. The licenses cost
| 800 dollars each. -Four more are TO be
issuod. Fourteen thousand dollars is ap-
Piled TO the Agricultural Department amt
the remainder to the Agricultural and
Mechanical College
The county commissioners Of Wake
to-day levied special road-tax for Ra-
leigh township on nearly six millions Of
property valuation. The tax will yield