Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-08-02

| The Greensboro Workman thinks that
the return to the whipping post as a
punishment would lessen crime in North
Carolina.
Captain Walter W. Lenoir, one of the
best known men in North Carolina, died
at Shull's Mills, Watauga county, at 60
years OF age.
Mr.. II. b. Hauscs was stabbed four
times by Pleas Head, in Stokes county.
He was seriously injured, but will recover.
Head escaped.
A.P. Reecc has been appointed post
master at Cathey's, Pennsylvania
county, and NJ. l.. Whitcsides at Duns-
dale. Polk county.
Simon Wadsworth who cut a negro
woman's throat near Maxton, has been
captured in South Carolina and will be
brought back for trial.
There is a chance for some journalistic
ally inclined young man at Charlotte.
J.. L. Strong would like to dispose Of a
nc-half interest in the Democrat.
John c. Mccullough, of Charlotte. who
became deranged on the subject Of rcli-
geon during the Sam Jones meeting, has
been taken to the asylum at Morgan
ton.
The Jones & Powell ice factory at Raj.
eigh has been sold at auction. II was
bought by New York gentlemen who
will continue to run it. The price paid
was 5000.
The Democrat says Mrs. McGinnis, an
aged and infi.m lady Of Watauga, fell in
the fire a few days ago and was so Sc
vcrely burned that it is not likely she
will recover.
Col. L. l.. Polk, at the conclusion of his
gold headed cane. 1t bears this inscrip-
ton: ITO l.. l.. Pope, the Peoples
Friend. 1890"
A lamp in the parlor of the High Point
college exploded recently and Miss Annie |
Stallings bravcly picked it up and threw |
il out of the house. She was painfully |
burned on the hands.
A barkccpcr named Williamson fought |
with a man named Callahan at Bladen-
boro and the former was almost disem-
bowcled by the latter. His death is but a |
question Oi lew days.
Raleigh continues to boom the soldiers
home fand. The latest thing they have
decided to try is game of baseball. II |
will bc played by mines picked from men
who have never played before.
The case of the State VS.. ]. NJ. Currin.
charged with being agent for a trust of
cigarette manufacturers formed to lower
the price of cutters, came to trial at Ok
ford last week and the defendant was ac-
quilted.
Deputy Collector Fields, of Green's
boro, recently run on to a unique still
made of two large tin pans, soldered to-
gcthcr. The capacity was one pint Of
mountain dew at each run, and it was
in full blast when captured.
Mr.. NJ. ]. Adams, engineer on the |
Ashcboro road, met with singular ac-
cidcnt at High Point. As he was getting |
on his engine coal chisel which was on |
the box above him rolled down and
struck him just above the eye inflicting
an ugly wound.
Mcssrs. Duke, of Durham. have begun
the erection Of n mammoth storage |
warehouse in connection with their fac.
tory at Durham. The structure will bc |
five stories high. one of the highest in the
State and the dimensions will he 200 by |
60 feet.
A thirteen year old son Of Rev. William
Phillips, a well known Baptist minister
who lives three miles from Mt. Airy, ac-
cidcntally shot and killed himself. He
was handling shot gun when 1t was
discharged. The entire load entered |
the breast OF the lad tearing his heart |
to pieces.
John Kennedy, stamp and registry
clerk in the Wilmington postofficc, has |
been found $500 short in his accounts. |
He refunded $50 and skipped. He has
been traced to a point 500 miles from |
Wilmington and il is thought he will bc
captured, although he may give the Off |
GERS considerable trouble.
notorious negro dcsporado and cxcon-
vict named Bryan Castor, alias Ed. PHI |
fer, has been arrested ut Wilmington on
suspicion of being the murderer of Nathan |
Fails. lie has confessed to several rob |
berries latcly'committcd in Onslow, PEN |
der and Brunswick counties and is be- |
licved to be the author of many of the |
recent highway robbery outrages around
Wilmington.
The man named Shinall. who lived
near Mt. Airy, and whose mysterious
disappearance was noted Il few days ago
has returned. II was supposed that he
had been murdered at a church while |
engaged in game of cards with Percy
Fry and Joe Tilly. 1t seems that they
had all ran away to keep from being
punished for playing cards in the church,
and Shinall has found a hiding place in
the mines of Carroll county, Virginia.
The colorcd independent republican
club at Greensboro have begun publish.
ing "The Progress" paper that
demands recognition Of the negroes at
the hands Of the republican party. 1t
also advocates refusal on the part Of the
negro to support any candidate who will
not pledge himself to give them an equal
share in the spoils Of Office. The last
issue Of the paper handled Brewer with
out gloves. To countcract the influence
Of this paper another is to be established
which win be Brewer organ, and will
be edited by relative of Brower's, who
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