Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-15

adny az two As1 at the residence Of Dr. T..
\. Booker. his SON. lu Johnston county.
Air. Booker was for many years sheriff Of
Cumberland county, Va.
The case of tie Wayne Agricultural
Noras oi Goldsh1ro' rs. White q Brothers.
Ci Norfoik. w., for ontioIug labor away
from this State, was tired yesterday 40
Gollsnor1'. The Jury found the defend
nuf~ guilty. An appeal was taken.
THE IRON bridge az the Cape Fear and
ladhu-Naliey railway over Black river,
built hy tho PhuuN Bridge Company, has
been completed. Iron was TO-DAY laid on
THIS rood 30 q point seventeen miles from
Wilmington.
Na.h G.. T-ocden. who has been on trial
q; tlc Ponder superior Court for killing
Ceor.o 4. Laughhn ia February last, was
acquitted ycst .rdoy.
a nc SCARE.
Thrc was big scare NIGHT before last Mt
Wrirlf-s.llc Beach. Some Of the residents
flDuylf the storm was southwark, and
the, l,it tho place and went 10 Whining
TON. IL was false alarm, and they went
hack Yesterday. There was an unusually
high time. and in some places the sea
washed clca- over into the sound, hut TINS
y,a~ -0methiug that has happened before
pnI i-rof considered specially dangerous.
~ damage was done.
Work has begun on tho extension Of the
Aberdeen end Wcst-End railroad IN Moore
COUNTY in the direction of Troy.
William McPhcar,ou was savagely at
ts.lcj hv Aloe Mcqueen tcolorcdj and had
l,- skull fractured. His condition is crlti-
cH. The crime was committed al tur-
pcnfiuo-distllerv IN Montgomery county.
wrsTHrE CROP BULLETIN.
Tho weekly weather crop bulletin Of the
North Carolina experiment station and
State v.. .ryIce for tho week ending
f..l.r. .n rainfall la- been below
flc ayerar. over o greater portion Of the
t'tfe. while Oh" temperature has been
about normal and the sunshine somewhat
ahoso tine average. Unfavorable re-
ports como from the northeastern
counties. in which portion of tho
Stlte tho weather ha- been cool and
misty. with high northwest winds. which
lay, had AN injurious effect on cotton and
other crops I'm an other portions of the
state the effect of the weather has been
beneficial 10 the crops, especially cotton,
which is opening nicely. Picking has been
commenced. and ln two weeks VIII become
general with every prospect for an eve
70, though somewhat late crop. The
cOtton-Worm has SD far not caused any
darnrc. lrgc areas of oats have been
eu.rel The ground is being prepared for
winter wheat. Plenty of sunshine and oc-
Cl~lolal showers have benefited ell late
crops. Tie farmers are very busy aud con-
fI,ut.
Tho cotton congresses ut Wilmington
have started up for this seasons work.
Cotton ls beginning 10 come IN pretty
RAPIDLY. II is opening with great raWdltv.
Wilmington has facilities for COMPRISING
1900 hal. day.
Some farmers in the Edgecombe section
profess "a belief that the cott0n-plc
strike VIII extend 10 the counties IN that
cotton belt. others say IL will be short
lived. Members of the Knights OF Labor
ar. addressing the strikers, all OF whom
belong TO that order
RAILROADS.
The railway VIII not be- built from Green
vii. o. Kiustou unless the right of way Is
given. Several person, who own large
tracts of land ON the proposed route re-
fuse 10 give right of way, and tins cNciteS
Us good deal of anger, lt appears, ~ there
i.a great desire for This road.
IL is clnfmc1 that the railway from
Greensboro 90 Blue Wing. Granvlle
county. viii certainly be constructed, and
tat soon This limo viii develop the rich
nuoy-ore beds of Granville and Person,
which are very imporiant; OHe hundred
mon arc 90 work 100 Tine bluc Wing mines.
Ar assay office has been opened there.
Th. people oft tae leading religious de
nominations how. he'd % meeting 90 70 church
iu Chatham county 10 consider the case
0f o. man who has been IA that part or the
sfateeoue tune. giving hls name as /. OnIcY
and hi- residence 90. Columbia. ). G.. Tie ~
fr4ud and IS from Maine. lie has claimed
% Dee "a Methodist preacher.
THE TXoDUsTrRs.
Gcor-a W. Price. the president of tho
ca,, Emigration Association, was TO have
addressed Pie ncgroesof NcwbcTne ycster-
1st. and intended 90 talk of the advau-
t...e of Mississippi as "a home for the eXo-
clusters. But tnc negroes would not hSieh
+.I--g. SD l,s address could not be made.
I.. negroes ia tAat part of the p4hck
belle" want 20 90 to California. Arkansas
o- iezas. and cry down any talk oil gong
to N.--ls.ppi, saying 1t Is q mohey-nl''hlh5'
scheme.
I'M CASTOR county incondiaries are re-
..r-.l q. have burned ue'ro church. No
t...,g ,- assigned for the crmo
L... Iews IcCurrv, q wdely-known
Vul-i.t preacher dlcd iu Mcdowell county
.f.u oaf-urn he was 7cNcniy-hihe years
,t.-..rd was ono OF the pioneer preachers
Annie Hamilton. ninc-ycar-old girl. Of
Inrttrl. WAS thrown out OF wagon on the
e.r..t- AND striking on her head, was criti-
November 1st work is 10 begin on the
c.rl M Weldon. The ownership OF thls
valuable watrr-power Is now al iHSt set
-I.a aftcra quarter OF q century OF Htiga-
,. Inc DEVELOPMENT of the property
means a great deal for Weldon nj an INDUS
tr.l way. and 10 appears o. be "a Town VIVA
. s.+ur.. though Do has 30 long been uuli
Gul uuprogTcsslVo place.
NOVEL EsCArE.
Frank Blackburn. on outlaw OF kope-
s.r county. escaped from an oihccr OF inc
I... In 4uitc % novel way day helore Neeter-
fa,. s n0sse sought him and louhI NM
ora bridge. With him We're hie VIE ana
l,t'e children. The adroiV ue2Peteuo
moved toward % swamp near ny, keeping
ii-v.fa and children all the while IN front
az ti,n -o That the posse could not hre On
l,n az soon a. he reached the swamp
which Ms quite near. he fed, and has not
been seen since.
suOT N A DOORWAY
r, lone. comfy Thursday night VII
1.,r Sutt9n rcOl0red) was shot ana IN
-t.ntly killed by an unknown negro az .n'
house If "a woman named oinlh1hs' gu
SON was IN the house and was caliSu 70 ",
door. AS he opened IL and STOOD PLAINLY
,.,,.I.,.1 ts ,,.is tired upon at close range,
art losll- of heavy shot from h0th D9frtis
m q ,.,rn c0rpnlptely riddled mn. Jealousy
~. Me probable cause Of TINS cFiLi|:
work on a cuttOn-sced-oil-mila nj hihston
began Yesterday. ....o,..,ar, IN
Blnd-staggers ~ now quite pre- "i. oi 80 -
some Of tho eastern counties 20 Ia %
econ Is vet in the Newberne section iooh-
Iur after horses affected by tins much-
Apnlicstion j. 10 be made for the nee
delivery system at Durham, when IL "P-
pears is entitled TO u. ~. ,,,os
A Mr.. Brock. Of Henderson county, was
Rotten hv "A snake known rs "a spreaknS
adder while she was moving some potato
vines. Al last accounts her condition was
Bnreiars continue their daring deprida-
tions nj wilmington. At some houses theS