Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-16
NORTH CAROLINA.
EDISON AND THE NORTH STATE
GOLD-MiNES.
Gtn.House misunderstanding for Graves
Fatal Manifestations Array
Burned to . Crisp.
,sn,cI., .el.gram to tho D.spasch.,

CHARLOTTE. N. c., February 15.--Thomas
Fd,son. the famed inventor, Is favora-
blv Impressed with his examination of the
ores OF pold-inines OF this section ard has
rented and fitted up handsomely labora-
tory here. Mr. Edison viii try his hand
on the ores Of the gold-mines OF this sec
ton and will treat them by process here
fofore unknown. The Electric Wizard"
announces that he is now ready to invest
ia ali mines in this section that are offered
him on a reasonable basis. He says tho
character Of the ores in this section is equal
TO any in the world.
After all Charlotte may not get tho
Southern Lutheran Seminary. -Four thou
sand dollars il yet needed on the subscrip-
tion-list to secure il. The compittee Is
working hard, but the citizens seem slow
in coming forward with the necessary SUBJ
scriptions.
Clubhouse BURNED.
The clubhouse belonging to X. A. Brown,
near Concord. was burned last night 20
cether with twenty bales OF cotton. four
tons of acid, and one thousand bushels of
cotton-seed The origin Of the fire was ac-
cidental. Loss. 5000: no insurance.
News il received here tonight of curl
Gus case in Wateuga county. An old
bachelor of seventy-two winters by the
name of Neil wanted to marry Miss Myra
McCullick, pretty young gIrl seventeen
wears old Neil loved the girl better than
his own life, and when he proposed to her
she refused to marry him. He begged and
plead with her, and finally she told MIN
she never intended to speak to him again.
Neil Immediately went away, and, securing
an axe. he laid his right hand across log
and with one stroke cut it of ut the wrist,
saving il would be a mark Of affection upon
him for learning to love q young girl whom
he ought TO have known would never
marry him.
SEARCHING FOR GRAyEs.
Some benevolent citizens of Mt. Holly
are searching along the banks of the Ca
tawba river ut that place for the neglected
graves OF five Confederate soldiers who
were buried there Just after the surren-
der. They were making their way home
from war. When they arrived at Catawba
river Cat what is now the site of Mt. Holly
they entered small boat just above where
the Carolina central railroad bridge crosses
the Catawba. When near the middle OF tho
river the boat was capsiZed and all OF its
occupants were drowned. Cole Brimmer,
an aged citizen Of Mt. Holly, witnessed the
accident and SAYS tho bodies of all ave OF
the unfortunate men were buried in a
large grave near the riyer-bank. 1hey
we're not marked. When the grave Is
found tombs will be placed over it.
1t is said that shad are plentiful in the
Catawba river. This Is rather unugual for
this time of year.
YRIGHrFUL ACCIDENT.
A little daughter of Alexander Howard,
of Barbee's Mills, Stanley county, was the
victim of frightful accident Yesterday.
While playing about her fathers cotton
gin she became entangled in the machine
nv and one of her arms was torn off and
she was otherwise terribly hurt.
Rev. J. J. Rem, presiding elder in the
Methodist Conference, was thrown violent
" from his buggy near Albemsrle yester-
day, but was not seriously hurt. His horse
runaway.
FATAL BLAST.
There was fatal accident in Ashe
county Thursday. Tracy Jackson was
digging q well and after getting down
about forty feet he encountered a solid
bed of rock, making considerable blasting
necessary. Thursday Jackson prepared %
blast and after firing the fuse he signalled
the two colored men at the top to draw
him out. They commenced as usual, but
had not pulled the well-digger half out
before the blast exploded. A large stone
was sent whirling upward and struck Jack
son, knocking him loose from the we'll
rope, killing him instantly. He fell back
TO the bottom OF the well and was taken
out terribly mutilated. Bill Wiley (col-
ored) was also badly hurt by the stone
falling on him.
SERIOUS AFFHAY.
There was n big row and serious cut
ting ARRAY ut negro dance near Moores-
vile last night. Gus. Woods, Walter Sim
mons. and Espy Gillespie have all been ar
rested, charged with participating in the
aflray. Three negroes were badly carved
up, ,, :,
w. T. White and Miss Ellen Powell were
married in the middle of public road in
Cleveland county Thursday.
ABAD TIRE.
There was a bad fire in Ashe county
night before last. The residence of Ed.
Wenwick was discovered to be on fire
about II o'clock. The flames had secured
good Roadway before the family were
aroused, and it required quick work to get
the little ones on the outside. Wenwick' 8
old grandmother was locked in room to
herself, and when the door was broken
open horrible sight was witnessed. The
fire had originated in her room from a
lamp-explosion, and her bed and entire
room were in flames. The body of the old
lady could be seen on her bed and fast
burning to crisp. 1t was impossible to
move her body, and it was burned with
the house.