Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-02
FERTILIZER-TAX.
axTy-soua LICENSES ISSUED AND
ONLY ONE PROTEST.
uutier. the Young Parracidc. on Triai-The
Spencer-Thomas Feud--Bevc-
nue. Collections.
n,ec,., telegram to me pispa,ch.l

RArrraH, N. c., May To-day ut Ciin-
ton the trial of Avery Butler, aged iour-
teen for the assassination OF ms iather,
Edward n. Butler, began. There was a
epecial penirr of one hundred. IL Is sara
that while young Butler made confession
that he murdered his father, AFTER ms
arrest he declined TO acknowledge tne,
commission OF the crime. His counseiWlii
claim that his confession was eXtott93
from him under the promise that u ne toid
tho truth and made full revelation ne
would not be harmed. lie ~ q Plti,ui-
looking creature and very small ior MS
age. ..,,,,.o al
iourned to-day. It's meeting was was 10 iooA
IT. ,be feTf}l;zer-tax matter. Thus far
sixtv. four licenses have becn issued ana
only one firm has protested. None oil itS
goods are offered for sale, and none could
be sold. as the farmers would not buy un-
licensed goods.
-Four OF tho nine prisoners who escaped
from iail Mt Henderson last week have been
recaptured in Virginia.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Mrs. Rcbecca Hurley. an aged woman.
attempted suicide at JoneSbOro', using
cloth sash which she tied to the top OF the
door She was cut down at the last mo
ment. The cause Of the attempt was hor
failure 60 procure laudanum. 70 the use 9 .,
which she is addicted. She says she Will
throw herself into the well. ,.c
A passenger train on the Carolina Cen
tral railway was deraled last evening ny
the breaking of an axle Of the baggage-caT'
That car was wrecked and some uaihAse
was done the passeneer-car. NO persons
were hurt.
Yesterday Collector Duncan, Of the port
Of Reaufold. collected ! 900 in fines from
three vessels which lay IN harDor WITHOUT
lights.
SENTENCED TO THE PESuTES1TARY.
Weeks s. Armstrong (the negro post
master at Rocky MOunD. charged with en-
bezzling Government funds frCni the post
Office there and also for failure 10 account
for the postal money. was convicted 81
Newberne TO-DAY IL the Federal Conr; ana
was sentenced by Judge Seymour to three
years IN the peniteuiiary,
Tp 10 date s2s 900 has been secured Tor
the erection of Young Mems Christian
Association building at Wilmington.
SHOOTING ArrRAy.
Yesterday nj Newbernc J. VI Spencer, of
HYDE county. shot John G. Thomas, OF
Gcuberne Thomas was standing III fTolt
Of store when Spencer passed. The latter
was crrs;ng. Thomas told him TO stop
cursing and walked towards him. when
Spencer drew pistol ana told Thomas u
he came nearer he would shoot nm.
Thomas advanced and Spencer shot him IN
the abdomen. Spencer said: - will shoot
you again u you come nearer Thomas
was badly hurt and stopped Ih0inas was
a pntrOman al the OystsT-gronnds, beng
stationed at Coiniock. Spencer had also
been commissioner Of Hyde county az a
patrolman. and was delegated 10 visit Coin
lock in the capacity OF detective 10 learn
the workings of things in genera! about
that place" Spencer reported the result
OF his Investigations. and charged Thomas
with being unfaithful TO his duty and CON
spring with nonresident oystermen. This
caused enmity between the men, which
led to the difficulty Yesterday.
Mrs. Evander Morrison was found dead
in bed in JonesbOro' by her four little
children.
during April were 100000.