Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-22
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The First csss Under tho cestractLsbor
Laws General North state
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RALrroH. ". C., March 2l.-Last night
1sbor-agept named II. ~. Cheek selt here
with a party Of negro osHigTaots Tor Jackson,
Miss. This morning Cbesk was hrrtsteu ~
Greepsboro'. lie was brought here t1ts
afternoon aud taken before magisHa'e.
The charge against him was mat nc nad
taken wltB him two laoorcr-, WHO mao os
leaving violated contracts with A. j. Misl,
a leading farmer 81 The county. a great
crowd Of negroes assembled around Tue
MAristratc's Office. and deep interest was
Eel, In the case. ~ it il the first one under
the Ishor-cOD,ract law. The Magistrate hcld
Cheek 10 appcar at the superior Court 10
bond OF 500. Cheek has been at work Tor
weeks carryi0g negro families TO tse Tar
South. lie i from Warren county. NJ.
Later news from She hailstorm when
swept across New Hanover county Gay oe-
fore Yesterday evening shows that u was the
ssysrest OF record. 10 broke great quan-
tii,cs Of eiass ~ Wilmington. and. strange 10
ssy, II Killed q man. Bcnismin Moore cor
oredA aged eighteen wears, was caught 10
the storm and wss pe'ted by hail until be ieii
exhausted. shortly after the storm be was
discovered. he was bleeding 81 the NOUN
and nose. and bic condition was 80 alarming
that a messenger was sent for doctor.
BEFORE the nbysic.sn arrived Moore died.
MIR. William Kerr LEFT here to-day for CHI
e.Qo To snperiufeud the building OF the ma
chinerv foi an immense bag-iactory at Con-
cord. /, will use bis patent bag machinery
and will he the only mill OF rs class IN the
world. In connection with the baR-factory
will be Il cOiton-alill Of 5000 spIndles,
which VIII weave cioth Tor bags alone. An
other mill there vii also supply cloth Ior
bags. BY next september the mill VIII DC IN
operation ~
bxm q. Brough;on, Of Raleigh, trustee OF
the State Agricultural and Mechanical Col
kge.
Quarters for Governor FOwle and his stan
were TODAY secured at the Metropolitan
Hotel, New York, during the Inauguration
centennial.
The Fdxecombe Guards. OF Tarboro', have
decided 10 iOin the Governors Guard and
accompany the Governor there IS an escort.
The people OF Fayetteville arc making
prcpsratious for a celebration OF The centen-
NAL OF the adoption by this State OF The
Federal Constitution. Al a state convention
held November 81. 1859, at Fayetteville,
which wa. then the capital, the Constitution
was ratified.
There are 10 be two executions next month
both Of murderers Since the new Governor
eame in ION the 17th OF january there have
been three legal executions and not single
lypchibg. There is 80 far this year rather
less crime than usual. II Is sTstber notable
fact that more crimes Of serious nature are
committed in the summer and autumn than
at other seasons. The records show this.
Rev. Mir. Fulton. Of New York, who by
his remarkable advice TO the negroes created
such a sensation al Richmond, lectured here
twice yesterday 81 Shaw University. lie
con6Dcd himself, 1t Is stated, to an attack
upon ROmauism.
The State Convention Of the Young Mems
Christian Association met in the First Bap-
tbs. church at Wilmington this evening. w.
G.. Burkbsad, OF Raleigh. presiding as presi-
dent Of the association IN the State.
The editors OF the State have under adj
visement plan 10 visit Avoca at the celebra-
ton next month.
A charter was issued to-day to Farmers
Sub-Alllance No. 100.