The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
LICE MOORE WANTS TO SPEAK
ON THE GALLONS.

Efforts In His Behalf Rumored Rsot In
Mtchell-suicide Of Capt. Joe Robin
son-TroubIe Ia Hyde County-Char-
lotto Chips.
RALEIGH, NC. February SPECIAL. t.
News has just been received Of another ser
lous riot which occurred a few days ago at
Big Rock Greek, Mitchell county, the scene
Of serious affair at Christmas. In the
aiiray Moulton buchanan was killed, hav-
/ ing been shot three times. Win stanley.
son of the notorious Prees Stanley, vas
mortaliy wounded Press stanley is nom
South Carolina. where it is charged he
killed a man several years ago, and a rc-
ward OF 500 is still offered for his capture.
Stanley swrars that DE will never be
taken alive, and as he is a desperate char
acter no one has ever succeeded in taking
him, though several attempts have been
made.
The county commissioners Of Durham
county met yesterday to investigate the re-
cent charges made hy the grand jury against
). W. Evans. superintendent, ~ the county
nOOrhOuse. These charges consisted of
cruelty 10 inmates and misappropriation of
supplies several Witnesses were examined
yesterday. hut an testimony tended strong
ly % rcfule The charges. The prosecution
will also introduce witnesses.
The ConcOm cotton factor, has completed
its first year. and the directors 40 the annual
meeting declared "a dividend OF four per
cent. J.M.O'Dell was reelected president.
James ID. Royster, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Raleigh and head Of one Of her
largest families, died no hs home herr TO-
day at the age Ofoighiy-thrco years.
A delegation from Greensboro waited ON
Governor towle to-day and made another
appeal % him for c0mmutation OF the death
sentence of lige Moore. who was rocapiuud
Yesterday, and who is to Boz hanged Friday.
II is said that "a powerful feeling has been
aroused at Greensboro nm favor of NOOrc's
c0mmutation, and a petition has been pre-
sented 90 the Governor signed by the most
prominent people of the community. II has
Just been developed that some of the owl
dcnco ot the prosecution was very uufolia-
Die. Moore SAYS that if Doc is hanged be
wants the execution 20 Dee public. aud wants
90 make long speech on the gailows. The
Governor Will net upon the ease tomorrow.
Captain Joe Robinson. who has been track
master ON the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad i0r thirly-cigh. wears, committed
suicide yesterday at New Herup lie was
found early In tne morning in bed with his
throat cut, for several weeks past ho has
been sick and despondent AMI This IL sup
posed 90 Dee the cause OF his rash act lie
was sepcniy,twO years old.
There Is considerable alarm at the prevail
oncc of "la grippe, and the serious aspects
/ 10 is assuming. 10 frequently results i'm
pneumonia. There have been thirteen
deaths In this city within the past five days.
an almost Unprecedented record.
lfIfIHfa f.. -.
in Hyde county amounting almost ID a civil
war. Ocracokc Island IS ln arms against
Lieutenant Nipslow, nho has "A gang OF
negro oyslermeh working there. and thpy
have beeA driven from the waters no the
nH~sles Of shot guns. 10 appears that
/ Lieutenant NinslOW. representing his COM
PAM, has been paying q certain price for
oysters and that parties nom Virginia
offered higher prices. Nin-lOW and hs
men refused in discontinue gathering oy5-
tfrs; Wncseup0n. the natives OF OoracOko
Island, who regarded the oyster beds "a
their own, went ont in large body and
drove them Oh with sh0tguns. The sheriff
OF the county proceeded there % arrest
them. bus WAS quickly lepulscd. The Gov
crnOr has been appealed tO 40 interfere.
The DAVIS school at la Grange. fifty
miles easl Oi thi, city, one Of the largest
military Institutions in the south was forced
Co suspend indefinitely today in consc-
quence ot prevalence ol lo grippe which has
assumed very malignant 'pye among the
cadets. Their. have been three deaths within
past leW days. A perfect stampede among
the boys has been the result. Colonel Davis.
superintendent of tho school. found 10 use
less 90 attempt iO continue iho school in the
face Oi toe decentralization. There We're
over Two hundred cadets in school when the
epidemic struck them.