Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-09
MAD-DOG SCARE.
CAPTURE OF ANoToRIous CRIMINAL
IN STANLEY COUNTY.
A uur.er Killed by tho Bursting Of His
Gan-Excitcmcnt in Aiamance Coun-
~ over q wild Woman.

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cy.n,orrx. n. G.. February s.-Ther. Is
considerable excitement IN some sections
~ Randolph county on account OF the APP
nearance there of several mad,dogs. Quite
q number of children have neen pitsen,
"a ann,e ore in critical condition. Mad
Doc are beine run down and killed.
rHIp1x-pYEp VILLAIN.
Jim Canady (oolored has been captured
in Stanley county and lodged IN jan there.
Ne IL a notorious character aud has given
the authorities much trouble. He Is be-
jieyed 10 be house burner, burglar, horse
thief. and big rascal generally.
berry Strake. q man more than three
ecore wears old has been arrested IN Allie
"bony comfy ON the charge Of stealing q
sack of -four from O neighhor. Evidence
AGAINST tho old man is conclusive. but on
account of his age and previous good cha
rnctcr be viii not likely be punished Sc
verely. if at oil.
resents this district, passed through here
today en- route for brief visit to his coun-
trv home in Robson county.
For the past two days the weather has
bcen terribly wrctched, and people who
are so unfortunate as 10 be without FOOD
or coal are su fering. Reports say snow IS
falling tonight in the mountains and 1t IS
extremely cold there.
HUNTERS SAD FATE.
A farmer by the name of Poster went
turkey hunting in Randolph county yes
terday. He loaded his gun 80 heavy that
when he fred it it exploded and burst into
several pieces. knocking the hunter hfeless
10 the ground and killing him almost IN,
stantly. Poster was alone, and az nc did
not return home as usual his family inSti-
tinted search for him and he was found in
the woods terribly mutilated. with his
burst gun scattered about him. De-
ceased wasabout thirty-eight years old and
had large family.
STRANGE CREATURE.
A very mysterious and wild woman is
lust now exciting many people in Alamance
county. Who she IL or where she hails
from nobody knows. She is bold, daring,
but MISUNDERSTANDING creature. apparently
an American. but she does not know any
thing or anybody. She carries a big pistol
and Bowie-knife, and walks about with
an independent air. She has no money
and is just roaming about from place to
place, When night comes upon her she
walks TO the nearest house and there de-
lnands lodging, which is never refused. but
the inmates of the house do not sleep while
she Is there.
The residence of II. H. Noal, in Catawba
county. was destroyed by fire last night by
an incendiary torch. A neighbor saw q
negro going towards Noaps with an oil-can
in his hand. The con was found to-day
near the burned building, showing con,
clusively that the house was first oiled"
and then fired. Loss about 81 500; no in
surance
TIE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
There is revival going on in many
western counties just now IN the tobacco
growing business. The people are awaken
ing to this vital question, and are sowing
beds for the coming season, expecting
to raise large crops. There is no
reason why the farmers Of tho west
crn counties cannot supplement their
crops with tobacco. The lands. Will
produce lust az fine tobacco as any IN the
State. A farmer who is going into the to-
bacco-raising business quito heavy said to
me to-day "Ihe beauty about the to-
bacco crop is that the main work to the
crop comes after the harvest is over and
the corn is laid-by. The same amount OF
other crops can be raised besides the to-
bacco crop. Time heretofore taken up by
some of our citizens in idleness, squirrel
hunting. shooting matches, and such can
be proftably converted into tobacco
raising"
La grippe seems to be abating, but there
are vet thousands of cases throughout tho
State-some very serious. 1t was stated
to-day that at least 70 per cent. OF the
white population of Charlotte had already
had the disease.