Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-27
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
A Crime in a Mountain Pass In fancey
County-Murder and Rob
berry.
Especial telegram to tho Dlspstcn.l

his family. Murphy walked towards
Hughes with revolver drawn, threaten
ing to shoot him. Hughes picked up
stone. The woman jumped between the
men. Hughes put his arm on the wo-
mans shoulder, wbereupon Murphy shot
him. the ball striking him in the temple
ard killing him instantly. Murphy then
pulled Hughes coat oil and spread II
over his face. Then he and the woman
proceeded to rifle the pockets OF the
dead man, taking therefrom quite sum
Of money. The man threatened to XIII
her if sho told of the crime hat not
fearing his threats she told Hughes
brother. Hughes was wldower Muir
phy isa married man. The latter mas
been lodged in the Yancey county Iai.
Yesterday lightning struck the store
Of j. +. Buchan, of Manly, ana padiy
injured Benjamin Gunter. 1t IS believed
to-day that he will recover. Other per
sons in the store at the time were not
hurt.
A little daughter Of J. ". Whitehurst,
OF Watauga county, was burned to death
bv falling into a Kettle of boiling water
She lived only fifteen minutes
CAPTAIN Lawrence Everett. one OF the
most prominent merchants OF Lauren
burg, died yesterday.
The newly-elected officers OF the state
Local Methods, Ministers Conference
are; President, Rev. Il. II. Whitaker !;
Vice.Presidents, Revs I. l.. Troy, Is. i.
Dixon. and II. Il. Alternately; Financial
Secretary, Rev. Levi Branson.
At Dobson Tom Allison white and
Bud Reeves lcolored), after a quarrel
growing ont OF game OF cards used
their pistols Both are severely wounded.
Track-laying on the Atlantic and Dan
Vile railroad is completed 10 Milton save
one section Of SIX miles. Work Is kept
up night and day.
Rev. $. l.. Waters. rector Of Grace
church, Morganton. has received IA call
from the church at Culpeper Courthouse,
Va, and notified his congregation Sun
day that be had accepted It,
News has been received here to-day
that u capitalist, II. III. Warner, Of Ro-
chester \. y, had purchased 1900
acres of land at Southern Pines last Sat
urday.
In Surry county man employed MS n
wagner by William Doss shot and IN
stanty killed a man named Perdue.
The men had been engaged IN playing
cards and had separated. The WAGNER
left Perdue on the side of the road. lie
saws hc raised a pistol and fired aimlessly
in the air. but that he threw it too far
over his shoulder in the direction Of Per
due. The ball entered Perdue s fore
head, producing instant death. The
matter will be investigated. The wa
goner's statement will not be accepted
without investigation.
Hiram Babcock, a young man twenty
two years OF age, lost his life IN a strange
manner in Macon county. He left home
in perfect health and was missing several
DAYS. He was found hanging from a
laurcl-bush near bis house. II was at
first thought he had committed suicide,
but il was found in practiclng gymnasils
feats he had become caught IN loop
rope and strangled. He was Il native OF
Minnesota.
GOVERNOR FOwLE DOES NOT ASPIRE TO
THE SENATE.
Mention has been made in some pa
pers Of Governor FoWles desire to sue
coed Vance in the United States Senate.
Ii is very absurd, and the Governor
laughed heartily when newspaper clip
ping making an intimation Of the mat
ter was shown him to-day. lie said to
your correspondent 81 have not been,
am not now, and do not expect TO be-
come candidate" With another smile
be added ~ believe If ! were a candl-
date Vance would beat ne without any
trouble
II is learned that the matron at the
North Carolina Insane Asylum will re
sign. There are several applicants.
DIR. GRIssoM's CARD.
There was great deal OF talk Yesterday
and to-day about a very denunclatory
card from DIR. Eugene Grlssom, which
appeared yesterday. The Governor was
the principal object of attack, though a
number Of prominent gentlemen were
denounced. The current comment was
that this piece Of work hal the effect Of
iniuring the writer, and the article will
no doubt furnish topic for all the State
papers. most of which have been very
earnest III their denunciatlon Of DR.,
Grissom for weeks past.
DgBTs PAID OFF.
The present Board Of Directors OF the
pcnitcntiary has paid of some Si2, OGU
of debts contracted by the former board
in various parts Of the State. There are
some SIG. 600 Of notes, &C.. which are an
Offset. though all may not be realized
upon. 1t was erroneously stated day
or so ago that s. ;, 900 of these debts were
contracted on the line Of the Western
| North Carolina railway.
The crop report Is gratifying. Good
/ weather is having most beneficial effect.
| Cotton is the principal gamer but the
crop of it will not be 50 large as some
persons claim Tobacco IS curing beau
/ tfully aud there will be good proper
ton Of well-curcd brlghts. The farmers
are giving it special attention.
The gathering of fodder viii begin
this week. All the forage crops will be
much larger than usual.
The session of the state Agricultural
and Mechanical College begins on the
81 OF October.
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
There is an intimation that the negro
exodusters will 80 t. Mississippi. Their
agents are nov II that section aud APP
pear to be greatly pleased. So far there
are no sig.s of continuation. on rather
resumption. OF the exodus, but move
ments among the negroes are 50 secret
that it is very difficult to gain in advance
any exact information OF their purposes.
EARTHQUAKE AT WILMINGTON.
There were two earthquake shocks at
Wilmington night before last, with about
three hours interval.
The walls Of the new custom-housea and
post Office at Wilmington are completed
to the height of the first floor.
DR.. Isaac A. Taylor, OF the Western
Insane Asylum. IS now the assistant ut
the asylum here. on detail.
The action Of the cotton-ginners IN re-
iusing to use jute baGging Will have q
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