Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-26
OLD NORTH STATE.
THE WILMINGTON MAIL SERVICE IN
THE TALoNS or LA GRIPPE.
Not Sent TO Associate with tho Coiorea
Racc--said to 10 Haunted
other Notes.
special telegram TO the DIspatoh.l

frait Of Governor Fowle, who Just after
tho war was Judge of the Superior Court,
was to-day placed among the collection OF
portraits Of judges in the Supreme Court
building.
preme Court. 10 here on visit 10 Judge
/ Spier Whitaker.
n is stated that in ten days the line OF
the Care Fear and Cincinnati railway viii
be permanently located between Whining
ton and Southport.
Delivery Of mail by carriers has been
temper lrily suspended at Wilmington
owing 10 the prevalence Of Ia grippe among
the carriers. Cases Of that disease are very
numerous at Wilmington, rs there arc else
where, save in the long leaf pine country
and ON tho sand hills where immunity is
yet claimed.
DEPLoRE 1T.
II IL stated that the Governors OF Ar
kansas and Mississippi have written Gov
eruor Fowle deploring the exodus OF ne
gTOes into their States from North CARO-
lima. The exodus agents are to-day at New
berne after more negroes.
One of the white teachers who was sent
70 Beaufort by the American Missionary
Society" pportedprincipally by the Con-
gregational church at the North to teach
the colOred people. received a note DAY or
80 ago from colored youth asking the
pleasure of escorting her to church. She
replied that she was not sent 70 associate
with the colored race but TO educate them.
TELEGRAPH RACE.
The Postal-Teegraph Company has near
" completed its new line from tayette-
Vile TO Wilmington along the county
roads. and the Western Union, which is
putting up its line between the same points
along the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Valley
railway. is making good progress.
The Governor declines 10 Interfere fur
Their in the case OF Elijah Moore, the ne
gro who is to be hanged at Greensboro on
the 7th of February, and he Will pay the
penalty OF his brutal murder that day.
The execution will be private. The Coy
ernor. considered MOore's case very fully,
and found no mitigating circumstances.
in fact, he really assassinated the negro
woman. his victim, who had simply
stepped out of her house few minutes,
leaving a little child there. 1t is case
where circumstantial evidence conyicts:
The people Of Henderson are arranging
for q musical entertainment in aid OF the
Soldiers Home. The latter gets aid very
slowly.
SETTLED.
About one third Of the Sheriffs have thus
far settled their State taxes. Payments are
now being rapidly made.
The African ExDositor is now published at
the Shaw University (colored), in this city.
The shad fishermen are thus early begin
ming work. They are catching some tne
fish. The general outlook for the hShing
season is very favorable.
ADAGGE SUNK.
A barge owned by the Old Dominion
Steamship Company was sunk in the riYeeI
near Tarboro' day before yesterday. Ii
was loaded with merchandise.
Tobacco farmers have gone to Nash and
Franklin counties and made purchases Of
lands, on which they will grow tobacco
The people of those counties are offering
all kinds of inducements TO such farmers
Both counties will be among the chief OF
those in which tobacco is grown.
An attempt was made at Asheville day
before Yesterday to wreck an electric street
car. 1t was discovered in time, but on the
return trip of the car it was repeated.
Detective Ammons. of AsheyIlle, has
been held to appear at Buncombe court tol
attempting to kill Thomas Williams with @
revolver. The detective was also fined foi
carrying @ revolver.
SAID TO BE HAUNTED.
A house near Newton, known as the Reef
House. is causing good deal of excitement
in Catawba county. 1t is claimed that it
is haunted. A great many people go tnere
at night, and not few of these seekers
after spoolIs have some very queer expert
ences. The place is oyer one hundred years
old. The present house is only half that
old. the one first built having been torn
down and its timbers burned, in order tc
drive away the ghosts. a few night since
party of men were at the house, when
with fearful noise, something appeared
to leap from the top of the stars rlgh'
among them, yet they could SEQ nothing.
REPoRIED FALSE.
The stories about McKeever McKenzie'E
having appeared in Stokes county with @
gang Of desperadoes and made threats
against the lives of citizens are said TO be
false. After ten years absence he is IL
that county, but only to see his family. II
IL said that the sheriff will hardly trouble
/ him. as many persons did not think him
| guilty of the crime (murder) with which
lie was ten years ago charged. While
playing cards during drunken spree h'
killed his opponent. :,
Last Wednesday in Mcdowell county
two little sons Of Thomas Walls while
PLAYING in some forage found q pisto
which their elder brother had placed there
They played with it. it was discharged
and the bullet, striking one OF tho boys II
the stomach. caused fatal wound. -,
Ii is believed that at an early day ran
way will be built from Spartanburg, ,. u.
to Rutherfordton, N. Q.