Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-21
A SUICIDE.
SHOT HIMSELF WHILE SUFFERING
PROM TYPHOID-HEVER
Capture OF an Attempted AsInssin-Eorth
State Mechanical and Agricultural
socisty-GenSral Notes
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RNgIGH, y. C., May 90 Robert sil,on,
Of jack son county. while sick With typhoid
fever, on Thursday night when no one was
I'm the room got ont OF bed, procured piss
tol, put IT 10 his temple, and fired, killing
himself instantly.
Tie surveyors for the Burgav and On
slow railway reached Swansboro' yesterday.
As soon A. the road ia located the work OF
construction will begin.
Joseph McCla;cby, who recently attempted
10 assassinate Postmaster Lyle. at Arden,
Buncombe county, and then fed. has been
captured at Knoxville, Tenn. and to-day
sheriff Reynolds went there after him.
Articles Of incorporation Tor the Raleigh
I cotton-iactorV were taken ont to-day.
The ChowAn Baptist Association begins us
annual meeting tomorrow.
The Executive Committee az the State
Agricultural aud Mechanical College meets
here day after tomorrow, and will map ont
the entire plan IL the work The members
/ OF the committee say that 2 great many in
/ qnirias are made IN regard 10 the college and
| us prole,.orsnips. and 10 is certain that It
/ will lea difficult matter 10 secure Just the
men needed as president and professors.
! A great wOf-hunt organized 10y the people
| a Macon county has resulted m the killing
| Of no less than ten wolves. Thirty expert
/ enccd hunters led the hunt. Wolves have
! done great damage to sheep IN that section
/ OF the county.
The PEOPLE OF Ilarnctt county, IN accord
/ ancc with the provisions o., the act OK the
/ late legislature, have voted upon the qurs-
/ iioa Of the removal o. The county.seat from
/ IAnngton 10 Dunn. The vote was largely
agains' removal.
TODAY was high holiday all over tho
/ state, being the anniversary OF the Necklen-
/ burg declaration ~ independence. Here the
/ Capitol aud other public buildings were
closed. The day was observed bY par1te' at
/ Charlotte and Wilmington. 10 l. surprising
how many have no faith in the NccN6nburg
declaration. some VIII not say 40 because
thcv consider 10 imponfic. The state has Of
course officially expressed IT'S i7ith in the
decaratios. and to-day is on this account one
Of The chief public days.
The Governor viii leave for Petersburg
tomorrow M a special car via >clms. and
Will spend a couple OF days in llc CocAadC
CITY.
Ex.Fafhcr Boyle keeps very quiet IN jail.
lie lees no visitors, and Ia very reliceni. lie
has never been allowed 10 SPEAK 70 suy news
paper reporter
4 large force o. couvi,fswi'l IN lew day'
be- put at work m the granitc-qulrries uenl
Henderson, under thc terms OF conirsc
winch has been made.
Very sc2sonablc rains fell yesterday anC
last night. uulccompaned by any storms
and have been OF immense benefit to th'
crops.
The term OF the supreme Court hes ended
Most Of the justice, viii spend their vacation
in TIE mountains. THE next term does no
begin uutil the autumn.
There are many signs OF fight betWtei
the Farmers Alliance and the couon-sced o.
trust n The plan in Yiew is carried ON
tins VIII Dee ne lively as the contest with Oh
hsglug trust. Tho alliance has attacke'
tine book aud stationery trust and VIII h'te
ait,r gct articles iu that lne otspeciai prices
Tho cape Fear and Ysdt.n-N alley raiiwa
has ordered turee engines. nine ptssenge
and maiLc1rs. and lC1 ireight-csrs. Ih
laying of the track on lae extension OF tui
une o. Wilmington - soon to begin.
AZ Ruthfrfordton negro has been lNnef'
in i.u for d deadly assault up9n another, 81
which Dc crushed the 1ler's saul with
heavy piece OF railway iron, INJECTING yer
serious wound.
Itl- learned that TIE tcn-mile section o
the Luxembourg and Durham railway neares
the ls,'er town isto he laid vita rails az one
aud train placed upon IT,.