Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-07-25

| Bell EuwaruS, II CoIOicu Hl'tn WHo bi
twenty years has sold cake and bread on
the streets of Raleigh is dead.
The little negro boy who stole the
valisc, money and diamond of Captain
Jcdd, at Salisbury has confessed.
A Smithfcld negro named Vim. Rand
has been arrested and is i'll Jail for the
killing of Abncr Sanders at festival last
winter.
Col. Rowland has withdrawn from the
congressional race in the Sixth district.
Captain Alexander has the whole field to
himself.
A strange man has appeared near Mon
roe who goes to houses and irightcns
women. He does not speak but writes
on paper.
Tom Thompson, an Oxford colorcd
man is in ial charged with passing u
saloon check ON blind colorcd woman
for quarter.
The Wilmington Messenger says that
Mr.. W. ii. Stone, of Durham, while eat.
ing clans ut the coast found u large and
beautiful pearl.
|
last meeting of which was held IN AT,
lanta recently, will meet at Morchcad
City in August.
BY fall Durham hopes To have new
cotton factory, plug tobacco factory, u
wagon factory, a bonded warehouse and
a storage house.
Mr.. David Franklin, who lived near
I.invilc Falls and was well known to
many who have visited Linvillc, is dead.
lie was 40 years OF age.
The large steam saw mills belonging
to |. X. Roberts near Mt. Airy were de
stroycd by an inccndiary fire. The loss
was several thousand dollars.
Col. lanes ID. Radcliffe, of North Caro-
lima, died suddenly in New York ON July
| l6. He was at one time resident oi
Wilmington and was married III that
city.
Rev. Dr. o. T. Gregory, formerly oi the
Raleigh Baptist church is spending the
summer in London and recently hc assis'
ted in the services ut Rev. DIR. SpurScon's
church.
A cripplcd colorcd man was robbed and
numerically beaten by highway robbers
at Wrightsvillc. II is supposed that the
deed was done by Wilmington's highway
robbers.
The Governors Guard will not go To
Wrightsyillc as a fully equipped company,
They did not receive their regulation
ever will so.
The house of Mr.. ]. l.. Scales, depot
agent at Statcsvillc, was destroyed by
fire recently. The loss is 50 800 fully i'll
surcd. 1t is supposed that the fire was
inccndiary.
Mr.. ]. Is. Cole, of Durham county, was
on ladder trimming some trees, when
il fell. lie received n wound on the back
of the head which proved fatal. lie died
in few hours.
Robert II. Cowan u North Carolinian
who for six years has been resolution
and petition clerk Of the house of repre-
scntativcs has accepted n position with
the Birmingham Age Herald.
w. l. Dempsey, who is training for n
fight with w. :. Layton ut Wrightsvillc
| made the run from Wilmington to the
sound, ten miles, in one hour aud five
minutes. The fight comes oil tonight.
| A colorcd preacher who was holding
forth at Salisbury and had consented To
answer any question asked by hisauditors
was brought up short bya dusky brother
who inquired why it was niggcrs did not
like salt pork.
The Durham Daily Sun has issued u
souvenir edition complimentary To the
North Carolina Press association now
meeting in that city. 1t is filled with
matter pertaining to the booming little
town which il represents.
| A rich English company is reported as
operating gold mine on the head va.
tcrs of Wilson'S creek in Cadwcllcounty.
| A large stamp mill has been put in aud
another will be purchased. II is said
they are striking it rcl."
Stanford Moore shot Chas. Pearson
three times with pistol at Glen Alpine
Springs, Burke county. One Of the balls
took effect in the intcstincs and Pearson
was thought to bc fatally hurt. Both
men are colorcd. Moore escaped.
The North Carolina Car company has
CIOSCu u CO1ltTiCt IDT DUlluliip wv WClEHl
cars for the Scaboard Air Line. The
4 same number of cars will he built for the
road at the Scaboard and Roanoke shops
and several engines will he built at Ports.
mouth.
Mr.. Thos. Quinlivan, of Wilmington,
was knocked down by negro with n
stick one night recently while going
home. The negro pleaded guilty when
tried by the mayor and said he took the
gentleman for highwayman. lie was
bound over to court in 500 bond.
The North State club of Charlotte,
which is composed of the leading young
men of the city, will form military com.
pany. They will not join the State
guard. Every summer they will take u
trip to some desirable place, where social
and military duties may be pleasantly
comminglcd.
Jack llick, a well known Young far.
mcr living near Danbury narrowly cs.
capped death by his own hands. lie was
cutting switch by the side of the road
and disturbed nest Of hornets. In
fighting them with an open knife IN his
hand he stuck the blade into his throa,
and nearly blcd to death before assist
! ,,,c go n,LcI him