Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-03
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NRws GATHERED IN THg OLD NORTH
STATE CAPITAL.
A Murder on the Highway-Firs-A Very
Lively Cutting scraps-Gensral
Notes
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dav before Yesterday wing beside the rail-
wav near Castle Ilayne was really murdered.
His name was q. +. Lsughlin and hls ira
yelling companion. ". G. rroggen. was bis
murderer. The latter has been arrested al
Goldsboro' and taken TO Rocky Point, PEN
der county. lie bore wounds and other
evidences Of a desperate struggle. lie Sd'
mitted that he had killed Lsughlin aittr
ouarTcl about small sun OF money, but
denied having placed his vody on or near the
railway track. lie claims that he Killed
Iaughlin in seli.defence Both men nad
been operatives IN cOllOn-faciory at VIII
miugton and were on their way to Randle-
man, Randolph county.
The fire At Washington. Beaufort county,
niQht before last started IN the general store
OF B. ". Bereeron. ADD rapidly spread, burn
ing also the stores ~ John ". MAYO and ii.
T.. Stlley. Loss, 10000; about one third
insured.
Joseph Lee. white farmer OF Wake conn
~. committed suicide dav before Yesterday
by shooting himself through the heart Win
muskei Sickness bad affected hrs mlnd'
The residence u samuel Cooley, near
Uinvardston. in Nash county. was blown up
with dynamite. The parties who perpetra'eu
this outrage are unknown.
News has BEEN received OF fatal anfay
near WsrrentOu ut 4 dsorderlY house.
Three negro men were engaged. CohIau
y ison sho, joseph Green entirely throu@n
the body. the ball passing lu't above me
heart. Green vita 2 heavy knife cut " il'oh
I'm the face. body, and leg', and then oi'eun,
bovelled Charles Harris with rapid blows OF
The knife. Green and llsrris have dled'
wilson desperate man, and last CHRIST
mas stabbed negro lad ct Norfolk.
State-Treasuror Worth. after dangerous
oDeraiion performed On him, i recovering
II was reported that he was rapidly SINKING
but be is now IN fair way 10 recover.
W. Z. Davis has been appointed by the
DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture state tish COM
missioner Tor the district OF Cape Fear:
Yesterday a negro woman named Minnie
Collins. employed a. COOK at the camp OF the
;aborcrs on the railway near Nimin2lon'
WAS shot by white foreman named / i@sg
after quarrel. He struck the woman, snu
she struck him and then ran JIG shot her
four Times. Fagg was arrested, DuI escapeu
from two negro deputy sberiii'.
The senate to-day passed The Dill 10 uiahe
the peuItenliAry seli.sustalning upon inc
plan suggested by Governor Fo"le.
The Senate at its session last evening ue-
feated The bill 10 reduce 10 per cent the
local rate OF interest. II had passed Sc
stated in this spoudeuce, that II could
not pass q third reading.
The critical and perhaps falal Illness OF
William Castor simmons, OF Nake'f crest
College, professor emeritus OF mathemstlc''
is announced. lIc WAS for more than thirty
wears professor there and is an able man.
The discovery that some Democrats VIII
not support the bill TO amend the election
law will make The debate on that bil 10 the
House the coming week OF peculiar interest
The bin contains The cream Of the election
laws ~ Arkansas, Georges, ana SCUM caro-
Ina. Three c.ucuscs were held on 10, ana
they were pretty lively bv al accounts.
They were prolonged, and The dlvislon OF
view was between western ana eastern ID 'n.
The caucus agreed 20 support the bhl, but
rs action. Il appearS, will not have any effect
ON some Democrats, who viii east their
votes a,aiusf the bin. The names OF four
were gwen your correspondent Nv gentle
msn OF great prominence. The debate on
the BIN IN the senate vas hot l'y strictly
u.ftv vote II passed that body. The kepuDh-
can. made the most terrible threats as to
what would happen II the bill passed. To
nut the point OF the measure in the piaineSt
wav possible, the bill requires an educa'
tional QualGcaii0n-thai IS, the voter must
put bis ballot m the proper box. All tne
boxe. will he plainly leltered, but the
voter must do his own reading. no one
cgn help hln. OF cOuT-e, this hiis
al ignorant voter. whoever and wherever he
nav Ice. whether ia the eastern or western
part ~ the state, and whether white or
/ black. The bin Is constitutional and GER
/ tainy cannot he said 10 he dlscrimlnatlVe
against :he negro, "a the Republicans 50
| loudly proclaim. IL has certainty stirred
| the pcops OF that pohiical faith aud theS are
moving all the powers in tbcir endesyors to
| defeat 10. out Of al tbs siir Wii gro" a
really memorable debate.
Durham isa "dry town" 4 mile or so
/ away ., little settlement-a mushroom
| snair-compo,ed OF bar-rooms and called
! H.ckstoWn. IL was incorporated IN 1887.
| TIE people Of Durham have been greatly
annOyed bv Ic's0u Of Hicb6tOWn. Last
evening to their great Joy, the Legislature
! repealed the charter.
! Minister jarvis has been At Washington To
surrender ms commission and papers as
! Minister t. Bcazt. tie now az GreenVllic.
There viii be great numOer Of North
| Carouuians at the Inauguration, aud all
| sections Of the state viii DE- represented.
The grading Of the Norfolk and tarohns
| railroad is nearly completed between Tar
! boro' and Tar river. and rails Will be pu'
| down rspidly. l. is 100 mile from Iarboro
I % Portsmouth by tins route. Eightten
/ mies OF track ara laid. Hy october next the
! entire line Will be completed
The funeral Of Colonel Eugene Morehead
/ was heid at Durham this morning ai the
! PRESBYTERIAN church. Most OF the business
/ house. of Durham Gisuisy rmhens ~ sor-
/ TOW 40 The death Of Colonel Norenead. who
/ wss esteemed to- an unusual degree. FACTORIES
| and bu.ins>s-h0g,e., banks, DO, were Closed
/ to-day during TIE iunega.
zoe trial of Henry AdcOck and Jane
! Adcock. the white people CHARGED with
| poisoning Henry AdcOch'S wife, results
! quite UNEXPECTEDLY in decision th1t tue
| nan is insane. lie is now IN the asylum
/ here. Tie woman wtO was PIE paIdWoul
/ ha, been released ou HoHe prD-tIN. /, app
pears that ,lo evidence % ner crlmnIIl;y
| was thou-ht insufficient 10 convict.
Nareellu- Re1us and ". ID. Reans, Jr.
are IA iaii at oxford charged with attempting
! - a>sss,in.tc LOGAN Hobgood. iney called
/ the latter TO h., door. and when he appeared
/ I'm fre nighttime. urcd on hlln.
Nofb'u. b4s as set been done with tht
/ re-oution neiore the Legislature making a'
/ appropriation 20 cover the EXPENSE OF rt
prc.cuta'ion OF N0rth Carolina 50 TIE wash
iatton ulu-gr.iIon centennial governor
4 FoA.e end ni, stan will attend anywa', anC
/ have already engaged quarters 700 New ors
/ II is rroll1.c That ut Governors Guar,
viii attend Us an escort 10 ni- LNcc..rncy.
T9c A.hrviIe Board OF Trade have OIL
/ 81 inu cd lhc Legislature To visit tbs
momitin metropolis.
The INcbAn-e Blns o. ML Airy, wh!cl
sus ended Tor few day, has regularly
resumed business.
Arojter parry - negroes left here this
/ afternoon for Arkansas.
/ Zee cHterpri,in- town OF concord is u
/ have street railway.
The wheat 20 Mitchell and some othe
counties beyond the mountains Is said 10 "
/ badly damaged by Toe successive freezes soC
/ tbaWs.
ITH. CONGREss-SECOND RESSiON
WAsMSGTON. March >, 1889.