The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-09-05

Mr.. Rider Haggard has agreed to
write a book, to appear ia 1891,
about Queen Esther, for a press syn
dictate. In order to explore Assyria
in search of Typographical and arch
geological lore, he will leave England
before the end of the autumn.
Since the Chicago Courts adjourned
for their two months vacation /, =
564 new suits have been begun. By
the time it comes to a close, the 9Th
of next month, the total number will
be about 2,34O. This means 100
suits for each of the Is Judges.
The mayor of Oxford. n. c., makes
denial of the threatened race conflict
in that place, growing out of the ar
rest of a negro who shot an officer in
the discharge of his duty. The may
or says no attempt was made to re-
lease the negro, nor were any threats
made.
Three negroes got drunk and went
| to sleep on the track under some cars
at Salisbury last Friday night. Be
| lore day light Saturday morning a
| shifting engine went on the side track
| to draw out the cars for making up
a freight train. The moving wheels
caught the three sleeping negroes
and mangled them badly. One had
his lower jaw crushed, another had
an arm cut off, and the third lost
one of his legs. The doctor thinks
they will recover. On the same night,
near Salisbury, passenger train No.
90 ran over a negro man who was
| ~ on, hn al
| cut into two pieces.
The Lexington Ledger says that it
appears that there will be some
strong opposition before the Metho-
dist State Conference with reference
to the removal of Trinity College. A
| private letter says the members of
the opposition have some of the best
legal talent in the State to enjoin the
removal if the conference does not de-
feat the project. One family claims
that the college property is now held
and controlled by trustees condition
ally, and if the college be removed
the property will revert to the family.
Thee appears to be no doubt but the
conference VII endorse the removal
of the college to Raleigh.
A special to the Charlotte Chronicle
from Morganton says: Eli Holder
and Calvin Copelin were walking
along the road Saturday night near
the Willow Tree (negro) camp
ground, where a bush meeting was
being held. When a short distance
from the meeting they met three ne
groes-David Boone, his brother, and
another man. just as they passed
Copeltn remarked TO the negroes that
they might divide the road, and after
passing he looked back and saw
David Boone pointing a pistol al
then and he pushed Holden away
from him, hoping that the ball would
pass between them if the negro shot
But he was too late, for at that mo-
ment the pistol was fired, and Holden
was shot in the side and died in one
hour. Boone is in jail, and the Other
negroes will probably be placed there
also.
On Friday they were playing q
game of baseball at Darlington, an6
Will Marshall, Of Wadesboro, teller
of the WadesborO bank, and son O
Mr.. James c. Marshall, was umpire
Marshall said that one of the Oar
lington players, young Dargan, a sor
of Congressman Dargan, ''was out.
Dargan picked up bat and went
over to Marshall and said, ''if you
say am out, you are liar" Where
upon Marshall who had only his fists
went for him and Dargan slung him
Il blow on the head with the bat
which knocked him down, uncon-
scious. 1t was telegraphed to Wades
boro that he was dead, but he reviv.
ed and was carried home. Nothing
can yet be told of the result, but
balm fever is apprehended. Dargar
was a crested and released on bail OF
| $500.