Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
The Polk disqualification Over and
Fatally Inured-iiilcit Dis
tiiIers--Other Notes.
rsn.c,.l telegram to the Dispatch

Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
R.rrroH. December I2.-The number Of
State cases on the docket OF the Supreme
Court this term is by far The largest on
record.
Josephus Daniels will preside at the
banquet 10 be given here Tomorrow eve
ming in honor of J.. h. Polk. PRESIDENT
elect Of the National Farmers and Labor
ers' Union OF America. Actng.Governor
Holt will be present Letters will be read
from Governor Fowlc. who Is in New Or
leans; Senator Vance. President trOweil
Of Trinity College, and President TAYLOR
Of Wake Forest College, who Ne IN New
York. Covers will be laid for one hundred.
PEE.
Neil McKag's Clubhouse At Fort Icl. Rich
mond county. was burned Sunday night,
causing - 900 loss. lncendiarism rs sus-
New and heavy rail is being put down on
the Raleigh and Augusta railway.
RUS oyER.
Charles Sattcrwbito, prominent citizen
Of Caldwell county, while walking along
the road from church Sunday was run over
by runaway horse and received injuries
from which he died Tuesday. lie was
sixty-fve wears old.
Ex-SherG James T. Hunter, of Ala
nance. is dead; aged sixty-cisht.
Illicit DIsTILlTEIEs.
Revenue officers have captured two illicit
dist Heres IL AlananCc county. one wa
very large and one with Two stills. One
wa operated 10y negroes.
The Ladies' Memorial Association OF
Wilmington yesterday decided TO take
stems looking 70 the early erection Of a
p -l..F
city. These ladies' were the first IN The
South TO erect "a monument TO the memory
OF the Confederate dead.
rHr sUFrFEING COUNTIES.
II nav be very safely asserted that there
will he no extra session of the LEGISLATURE
10 take measures for the relief OF the coun-
ties il the east which are IN bad coudi-
tion bv reason Of crop failures. our cor
respondent TO-DAY had an interview with
Acting-Govcrno Holt, who sad that the
counties a7ccted must provide relief. and
that the law gave them ample power 20
extend 10 10 their distressed people. lie
recalled the fact that during the way the
counties bought salt and meat for thcr
IMPOVERISHED people. Ii the Legislature
were called and passed an act allowing
counties 20 issue bonds. there would re
great DELAY. and the bonds when issued
might sell for hut small part OF their
value.
Governor Holt today received letters en-
dorsiuc tie res iutious passed the pco-
ple OF Scotland Neck % tn' ete' TIN, Ire
count g aad not the STATE snuuil tAlcnu
the needed ana.
There was q s.root-rumor that tho sneriiie
Of Johnston and Harm 30 counties would
resign rather than attempt To collect tHXcS
Eicctric-lgltluE systems Will probably
soon be- put ~ operation az Ncwberne anu
Edcuton.
In 1yrcll county an old and esteemed
farmer. Green Bnckhouse. icil dead while
p.Oughn- near lbs house. Ills VIE ran 10
HIM. held has head and closed hs eyes. At
was an hour before any one went 70 her
aid. ir. Hrlcklousc's sister finally went
aul was SD py.stIlted 10y excitement that
her death is expected.
SENS ALTON.
A gang of negroes IN Ldeecombe county
G few DAYS ago created ou'tc stu~at.on ny
colns T. some farms and making threats -
XIII every Democratic negro To De found.
They attacked q NEGRO named Ia lor.
While one of the gang held q revolver at
ms head aud told HIM that If he SPOKE a
word he would shoot HIM the others
whipped Ta,l,r until they we're driven on
bv other negroes. Arrest and ad| c'ments
by the grand Jury VIII follow tins outrage.
TxOpysTIIs.
The exodus movement Is weeping all
the negroes from many farms ia Jones
county People sev,utt-hvc wears old are
a. Wild o. 20 q, the Youngest. The ne
groes are crow ling around the railway sta
tons no their eaCerue-s To- grt away. Inc
centre Of the cX 1lu- WovoN ui Is now IL
the section between GOldsuOrO' and New
btrue.
Considerable pneumonia is reported 10
prevail ~ several points ln the state.
". c. Rich, dealer IA liquors at faison,
has made an assignment.
COTTON.
The cotton crop in the Wilmington sec
ton is 80 per cent. shor, and the business
il that staple is the most unsatisfactory
on record. At Elleirh the receipts 50 lar
show that there is but half "a crop and bu>i-
ness is very A4t .u that line. Some buyers
have gone TO markets IN the lar South.
uoyLr's CAST.
In the Supreme Court today thc BOYLE
case WIS taken mp. Samncl L. Moriccai,
the prisoners counsel, read TIE testimony
and the brief FIR the prisoner and made
comments on IL. There are eight cXcep-
tons ~ 20 tie almis ibliiy OF jurors and
of evidence. and 10 tine Judges charge.
Tomorrow 4. G. Fuller viii speak IN
Bovle's behalf Acknowledgement David
son ana lioihas I. ItNtitauA VIII IoiON
for the State.
X. Z Battle will close for Boyle.
The State Will SAY that the tnal was fair
and so was the Judges charge. the latter
in fact being III Boyle's favor. and that the
jury were the sole Judges as to questions Of
fact.
NOTES.
Earnest efforts are in progress to secure
an increase of the Appropriation for the
post Office and cn.tom-uou,e at Whining
ton from S'2O1, 900 10 ~3jJO00.
Ii Is said that up TO this time no sale OF
the Blackwell Tobacco Company has been
made 10 the English syndicate. Acgotla-
tions are IN progress. however, looking IL
that end.
The steam saw-mill Of S NJ Peacock. in
Davidson county. has been burned. Loss
S2,5OO. with ;. 900 Insurance.
The bail bond of Mrs. Cora Morris. Of
Reidsville. who ~ charged with POISONING
her husband has been fixed nj 5000.
HGleGS corpus proceedings were had al
Greensboro Yesterday before judge
Graves VII Ia this result