Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-07
North Carolina Vow. Notes.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch


RALusH. n. c., December 9. 1889.
Governor Lees brief visit TO this State
was very greatly enjoyed by the people
His Excellency expressed his regret ut not
having been able TO attend the Centennial
celebration. Governor Fowle's happy allu.
sion 10 him as the man North Carolina
would like 10 see as the Democratic candi.
date for Yice-President made quite hit.
Governor Fowle and his staff officers and
the party Of ladies' who accompanied him
returned here this morning ria Weldon,
delighted with the trip TO Clinton. Press,
ing business engagements here prevented
the Governor from going to Wilmington
with Governor Lee yesterday afternoon.
Colonel Strange. aide-de-camp, represented
the staff on that occasion. The Governor and
his party took tea last evening with Miss
Eliza Potter, charming young lady of
Wilmington.
The Halifax resolutions calling on the
Governor TO convene the Legislature IN
special session TO take steps 10 aid the
farmers in the eastern counties create a
good deal of comment. IL was said to-day
that no extra session will be called. The
emergency can be met in other ways. The
middle and western sections Will not
see the east suffer. That IS certain;
and other means of relief can be mad
10 tide the farmers veruntilnext autumn.
The example of Edgecombe county may
with profit be followed. The .well-to-do
people there have united to aid their less
Fortunate citizens. and by this public
spirited and kindly action have won the
regard and admiration of the entire state.
The public schools here were closed to-
day in order that the teachers might
attend the county teachers institute.
They heard an excellent address by MAJOR
Finger, State Superintendent OF Pubic In
struction.
John VI. Robinson. Commissioner of
Agriculture. to-day delivered an address
and held a farmers institute at the clinton
Fair This is. by the way. the last OF the
many fairs held this year. The next tar
10 be held will be the Fish, Oyster, and
Game Fair at Newberne Ia February. 90.
The man Hudson who shot and killed
Captain Wcstcott. Of the steamer Cleo
patra. at Trenton. Jones county, last Satur-
day. was day before yesterday taken TO
Newberne Jail for safe-keeplng. AT
Trenton there was much excitement,
and while some people talked of lynch
ing Hudson his friends made threats
that they would force the Jail and rescue
him The Trenton jail is not very safe and
hence the removal of the prisoner.
Evangelist Bill " Fife has closed his re-
vival meetings at Newberne and will begin
a series at Raleigh. The Newberne meet
ing resulted in 100 conversions. Mr.. flte
is from Fayetteville, and is famillarly
known as the drummer reviyallst:'
very interesting case was tired yeSter-
dav in the Superior Court at Newberne.
II was that OF Young rs. the Western Union
Telegraph Company, the plaintiff claiming
$4,000 damages by reason of the com
pany's negligence in delivering him a tele-
gram announcing the illness and probable
death of his wife. The telegram was sent
from GrecnvIlle. s. c., and was de-
layed in the Newberne Office four or
five days, when Young called for 1t;
having IN the mean time received
n letter informing him of the death OF his
wife and Of the sending Of the telegram.
The defendant demurred TO the complaint
on the ground that mental suffering alone
was not the subject Of an action for dam
ages, bat the Court held differently, de-
Gliding that the action could be maintained.
The defendant company has appealed to
the Supreme Court.
The people of Wilmington propose
having a grand celebration on the occasion
of the completion of the Cape Fear and
ladkin-Valley railway TO that city. II VIII
probably be IN February. rs work on the
road is being rapidly pushed. The build
ing of the big iron bridge over the Cape
cause Of delay, but IN two months it Will
be done. 1t is now calculated.
THE LEE MONUMENT.
There is a very great desire that there
shall be "a large attendance of North Caro-
lima troops at the uuveiing of the Lee
monument at Richmond next day. Times
viii be hard, but 1t il hoped that arrange
ments can be made by which many COM
panes can attend.
Times are hard IN Virginia. too. Gov
ernor Lee says that very frankly. He adj
vises DE peoplo 10 work hard and null to-
gether in North Carolina and IN Virginia.
4 free public hospital Is TO be opened ut
GoldsbOrO' next Tuesday.
No clue to the murderer of Willis Oats
(colored) in Wayne county, has yet been
found. Oats was called to his door in the
darkness and was shot dead an entire load
of buckshot entering his body. The neigh
hOrhoOd where the crime was committed
Is acquiring bad reputation.
The ph0sphate-mills here. the only ones
which are utilizing North Carolina phos-
pilates, are now running day and night -
supply heavy demand. The mills will
run all the time now save two weeks IN
each year for repairs.