Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-31
A MYSTERY.
MURDERoUs ASSAULT UPON A NORTH
CAROLINA TRAcK-wALKER.
A Child Burned TO Death-Ths Law After
q Railroad Company
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80 employee OF the Raleigh and Augusta Air
Line railroad. was murderou.ly assaulted
last night, and will probably die from hts
wounds. He was walking 90 the trsek with
his lantern between Haywood aud Merry
Oaks, when suddenly the lantern was knock
ed out OF hrs hand aud he was struck on the
bead With stick OF wood aud fell uncon-
scious. After be fell he was beaten most
brutally. He thinks two men attacked him,
but cannot tell whether they were white or
blrck nor does be know why they attacked
him.
The Piedmont Reduction Company's ex-
tensiye reduction works in Davidson county
have been sold, and were bought by BsitI-
more men for 100000.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Sally Emmerson, negro woman In Chat
ham county, left her house Yesterday after
locking her two young children inside. On
her return she found her three@year>old
child burned to death in the chimney-corner,
while her infant 10 the cradle was on fire.
Lemuei Hatch was tried yesterday al New
berne for the murder OF John Harris. The
State proved that Harris was shot in the
back by Hatch aud died instantly. The
verdict was manslaughter.
LEVY FOR TAXES.
Jesse Dunston will be tried at Newberne
tomorrow for the murder OF Joseph Herring.
The Sheriff OF this county was instructed
to-day by the County Commissioners to levy
upon the property OF the Raleigh and Castor
railway for $4,000 claimed to be due for
taxes. This, added to the sum named last
week to be collected, makes nearly $4,000.
NOTES.
Decoration day was observed but little in
this State to-day. In this city for ten years
or more there have been few or no eeremO-
MES. The only celebration was at Whining
ton. a post OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, the colored fire department, eX-Union
soldiers, aud the colOred school-children par
ticlpated. Rev. J. :. Brown delivered an adj
dress at the National cemetery. Rev. W. A.
Alexander was chaplain.
There are niuety.siX students at Davidson
College and the graduating class numbers
fourteen. The commencement begins on the
18th OF June and ends on the Goth.
Rev. DR.. J. B. Shearer, president OF Ds-
wilson College, Yesterday preached the bac-
calaureate sermon before ID. Matt. Thomp-
sons school at Lincolnton.
The first shipments OF Irish potatoes from
the Newberne section were made yesterday.
The crop is In fine shape and very pro-
missing.
The opening OF the High Point, Randle-
man and ASheborO' railway will attract
larger crowds than ever to Trinity College
commencement. Specs trains will run
from Greensboro TO Trinity, connecting
with early trains from Winston and RAJ
leigh.
The Arlesan well at Wilmington has
been driven 70 depth OF go feet. A hard
sandstone has been struck. and work Is sus-
pended, as the drills cannot penetrate this
stone. IL was hoped that the we'll would
furnish Wilmington with supply Of drink
ing water.
The rice crop. both upland and lOwland,
is quite promi'iug.
There ia a great deal OF interest felt 10 the
contest for the collectorshp OF the Fifth in
ternai.reyenue district. The aspirants who
are foremost in the race are John b. Eaves
and Thomas y. Cooper.
There iss rumor that work on the Georgia,
Carolina aud Northern railway is TO begin In
aiew days.
The Roanoke Southern railway is seeking
a connection with the SesbOsrd system at
Monroe, aud il appears probable that ar
rangements Will be satisfactorily made.
Rev. l.. A. Cutler OF Richmond, to-day
began seIes OF revival meetings at the
church Of the Disciples OF Christ at Wilson.
The reports as 10 the stand OF cotton are
in many cases very uniayorable, but the
farmers are hopeful and are not neglectinR
their farm work. The amount OF replant-
ing done this year Is remarkably large.
very curious phenomenon was observed
few days ago in Wilson county, on the
farms OF Il. =. Thornell, G.. w. Williams.
and Joe Wlnstead. A storm came up, or
rather what looked like cloud Of smoke,
and burned the cotton aud corn as II lire
had touched them. The cloud was very
hot, and came up from the west. On that
side il scorched the plants, and most OF those
thus affected on these three large farms have
since died.
The state troops are devoting considerable
time 10 drill In preparation for the encanp-
ment. Enllstments will cease tomorrow
until after the encampmsnt. The average
strength OF the companies Is now nifty.
There IS remarkable increase 10 the
Young Mems Christian Association work In
the State. The membership is growing even
more rapidly than last year, 1t 10 said.
The Roman Catholic church atGoldsboro',
now we'll under way, Is to be one OF the
handsomest in the State.
The cotton-seed-oil mills have all shut
down after very prosperous season. Some
new mills Will be built this year, among
them one at Rocky Mount.
Ameng the many distinguished visitors at
the centennial commencement at the state
University, at Chapel Hill, next week Will
be the following, who have formally gwen
notice that they will attend: Judge james
Grant, formerly Of Iowa, now Of California;
Professor Crawford Toy, representing liar.
ward University; President Gilman, OF
Johns Hopkins University; Colonel Charles
5. Venabe, University Of Virginia; Chief.
Justice w. n. ii. Smith. representing Yale
College; DR.. II. +. Shepherd, Of Charleston
City Colleges President McBryde, Of the
University OF South Carolina; DR.. Telfair
Hodgson, yice-chancellor Of the University
OF the South; Professor A. q. Brown, OF
Washington and Lee University; Professor
A. w. Long, OF Wonord College, South
Carolina; President John +. Crowell, of
Trinity College; President Charles L. Tay-
lor, OF Wake-Forest College; DR.. j. L. NJ.
Curry, Of the Peabody Educational Fund;
and DR., A, X. Ledoux, OF New York.