Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-28
EXTENSIVE RAIDS.
TIE WORK OF REVENUE OFFICERS IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
r,,,c,t psstiIiers Captured-Deciined to
Grant Commutation-Undcr
Suspicion, &c.
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RALEIGH, January <i.-nc ,onuo oiu. ..t
~ot,~nsd today from extensive raids south
aaS i'"st of here. during which thew cap
snu three illicit distiller!es. Collector
W. WI. sass that the licensed distillers in
form him that these repeated seizures are
ior,, n' Good effect in breaking up Illicit
u' Gavernor Fowle to-day declined to great
no,nmutation of the death sentence or
Manly Pankey. the negro murderer. ne
will therefore be hanged az Troy, mont
gomery county, February TIN. Inc county
Commissioners have issueu oroe's 'ia' 'h''
execution shall be pubic, =. a.. 90
tho capture of William and David Derrell.
The white men who stand charged WIN tue
murder Of M. C. Cox, in Mitchell county:
Pa,sards ~ S9)t) will be paid for each OF
tSon, ALERT Campbell. who was con.
carned with them in the preparation or
this murder. is yet ut large. =.
Colonel l.. l.. Polk. president OF tne
National Farmers and Laborers, Union, Is
here and is very sick: ne Is leoe ee I,?s
fr;ends snoke Of his condition to-day as Sc
rious. His health had not been good ior
some weeks prior to this attack.
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
There are now fifty-tbree students Mt the
state Agricultural and Mechanical College.
lis officials saw that owing to the financial
depression in the eastern part OF the otte
they do not expect any speclal incIeaSe III
the attendance this year.
uNDER SUSPICION.
II is a white man who is suspected OF tne
murder of II. L. Gill, in Franklin county.
He has left that county since the CRIME
was committed and no news can be learned
of his whereabouts.
To-day fortv-seven convicts were sent 10
Weldon. They will work on the pehiten-
tiary farm near there. A..
Rev. Mr.. Hall, the new pastor OF inc
Baptist Tabernacle, Will arrive mere IhuIs-
day to take charge.
1t is stated that the Farmers Alliance IS
lust now making most remarkable gam
in membership in the western part OF TINS
State. 1t is holding its membership III tue
east very well. but its gain this year VII!
be west of Raleigh It's lecturers are hard
at work in the mountain counties.
LA GRIPPE.
The grippe has interfered considerably
with the public schools III sections OF the
State. The worst of it IS now over. III
does not appear to have increased the
death rate TO any material degree save IN
Washington aid Tyrrell counties, wheTe
among the negroes it IS almost inyariapiy
fatal. ne weather u-0lii $3.50
warmth il not favorable for the develop
ment of severe types of the disease.
Yonr correspondent was very sure that
the State FARMERS Alliance would always
be found on the side OF popular education.
The declarations of its officers and OF those
who are the opponents OF its ideas arc Ill
that line. The late head of the alliance
was very decided in his views. The rulnol
that Pitt County Alliance, in the very hear,
of the black district, had taken ground
against public schools, Is now SAID To DC
false one. 80 there IS no noNeLheht "Inil9'
the schools.
The water in many of the larger streams
;s ouite low. IL is really remarkable that
with SO little rain in the past four months
the smaller streams are not Affected.
CAPTAIN T. Il. Robertson. OF Charlotte
has been appointed one OF the delegates
from this State to the National Guard Con
yention at Washington on the 9Th proxiIho
There was some weeks since great dea
of talk about q proposed session OF thu
Legislature to enact relief measures FOL
two or three counties. The Council o
State decided against any such speclal ses
sion. Letters have also been received IRON
many members of the Legislature and TIT
majority very earnestly oppose any suci
plan. OF course there will be no specla
session.
While most of the farmers have mace
and are making great progress with thel
farm lands. 1T Is said that IN some Oh th'
extreme northeastern counties OF the otat'
thew are not up with their work.
The Postal-relegraph Line IS now com
pleted to Wilmington. 1t has cable un
der the Cape Fear river.
BEING REAERASGrD.
All the th ousands .of specimens in tn
hainU rNaI~anUpn and re
Tabled SO as to show the common name
the scientific name, and the components
The museum, with its geological specl
mems. has been worth thousands Oh dollar
every year to the State.
II Is now stated that the cigarette-ma
chimes have not been sent from the Dukes
Durham factory to their New York factory
1t has been a current report that i've ma
chimes had thus been sent away. so,
Only three men, all negroes. were killed
bv the premature explosion of IA powder
blast in Wilkes county on the line of thu
Richmond and Danville railway brancl
from Winston to Wilkesboro'.
A having silyer-mine is now being de
yeloped in Watauga county.
In the extreme we stern part OF the State
the remarkable weather OF the winter has
aroused the fears of some supersttiouS
neople. who believe that tho end of til,
WOTld Is ~ manu-. lucy SOY INV wv o,rA
of the end is the change OF seasons so tha
the latter cannot be distinguished save 10y
the budding of the trees
The test of the water works at Colds
| boro' will probably be made this week.
At Maxton Saturday night Croatan In
dian was shot in about fifty yards OF the
depot. He died in two minutes after h'
was shot. 1t was 1880 at night when the
shooting was done and there was brigh
| light near, yet there Is no clue TO the muir
derer. Ii Is suspected that there was 9
| conspiracy against the Indian on the pari
| of some negroes and that he was assassi
| mated in cold blood. There was no quar-
| rel and no noise save three shots fired q,
| the Indian was near the side wall OF {
store. One bullet only struck him; JUS
| over the heart.
The new cotton-seed-oil mill at Rowland
Robson county, established this season
is doing very WELL A good deal of 1t
stock is held by the Farmers Alliance.
Alfred McElrath. the negro lad who stab
bed and almost instantly Killed Charles
Ricketts, (colored) has voluntarily surren
| dered himself to the AsheyIlle police. liz
claims to be only twelve years old. 1t !!
| said the negroes secreted him directly at
| ter the murder,
George Vanderbilt and q party of hi
| friends will arrivesin Asheville day after
Tomorrow and will spend some time Their,
| looking over his large and costly pro
perty.
Extensive improvements are being made
| In the interior of the United States court
house and post-office in this city.
The Assessment OF Property.
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