Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-22
RALEIGH'S REGISTER.
Tho Last Execution-The Hessian Fly "c'
Special telegram to tho Dispst;h-l

RArr1ou. n. O.. March 21.-The analyses
| of the iron ores Of this State as q general
thing show remarkable freedom from phos-
phOrous. The ores are nearly pure IRON III
| many cases and are Of the best Tor mahnS
| steel. 4.
The tobacco-growers who lost most of
| their plants by the last snap are nara al
work replantlng. c,
| to Mt Pleasant has been completed, "a mas
also that of the road from Hendersonyllle
| to Reedv-Patch Gap. =,
Very costly and complete machinery Will
| be put ND at Sheriff Sanders's gold-mlne, IN
MONTGOMERY county, which adJoins the
| now famous Tebe Sanders NINE; Inc
| hydraulic system will he used. In the sum-
mer the Uwbarrie river in that county Is 10
| be diverted from it, present channel ana
| the earth in tho latter Will all be washed
| for the precious gold.
Mormon converts who had been collected
| in Stokes county have gone 10 Salt Lake
CITY. The party left last Monday.
There is % boom in real estate ct the
lively town of Winston, and property 10
| changing hands at fancy figures.
The final arrangements are now being
made for the entry Of the Western North
| Carolina railway into Murphy, the WESTERN
most town in the State. as Manteo Is the
most eastern.
THE LAST EXECUTION.
The interest shown by the public in the
execution Of j. =. Davis, the murderer, at
Pittsboro' next Friday is remarkable. Peo-
ple from four counties will be present.
| The last white man who was hanged IN
Chatham was Willis Hester, whose CRIME
was stealing slave. He was executed IN
| 1855. II is said he is the only man ever
hanged legally for that particular offence.
Of
and stole the negro from John al.
Kirkland of that county. lie made an
affidavit that in Orange he could not get
fair trial. and therefore the case was heard
in Chatham at tho fall term of 1904. lie
still had some means and secured able
counsel, among them eX-SOllcitor-General
Samuel +. Phillips. He was convicted, and
when be appealed the Supreme Court sus-
tanned the verdict of the Superior Court.
An immense crowd witnessed his execu-
ton. Hester, 1t appears, belonged 70 tho
notorious Murrell gang of robbers. malt
century ago 50 well known all over the
South, and in order to prevent suspected
attempts at release bv his confederates IN
that band the jail was closely guarded day
and night and there was q heavy guard OF
armed men on the day of execution.
HEssIAN PLY.
In the southwestern part of this county
the Hessian fly has greatly damaged wheat
and oats, and not over third OF crop oil
either will be made IN that section. some
who had counted upon these crops Will
plough them up and put in corn and cot
ton. The year 1890 does not begin very IA
vorably for the farmers. who certainly need
the kindest encouragement OF the seasons;
The cold weather has certainly killed all
the troublesome insects.
The revenue officers are very active IN
Cleveland county, where they have MADE
several captures. They have also maze
things lively III rutherford county, where
in two DAVIS they captured three Illicit dis
tilleries. One of the moonshlners. William
Murray, tried 10 escape TO California. but
WAS seized by the revenue officials on the
train.
The Crown cotton-mills, with 100000
capital, incorporated at Greensboro, are
nearly completed. Their equipment, when
is being put in position, is of the best type.
The machinery for the Raleigh cotton
mill will begin to arrive next week,
Ii il possible that baseball will come
into favor again in this State this year.
Greensboro takes the lead, and anaSsOcid-
ton has been formed there.
1t is ALLEGED that a census-taker was de-
tocted few nights past in Lenoir county
in the act of stealing a goat. The matter
has made some stir and may get into the
courts.
Rev. Israel Hollar, of Wilkes county,
who was given much prominence because
il was said he was a hardshell Baptist who
was preaching that the world would surely
come to an end this spring, says he Is nota
hardshell, and that he has preached no
such doctrine.
in Rowan county Mrs. Josiah Miller's
thirteen-year-old daughter was burned to
death a few days ago. She ran to her
brother when she found her clothing was
on fire. and he was so badly burned while
irving to save her life that it will be many
weeks before he can use his hands and
arms.