The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-07
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The OCRACOKE ISLAND OYSTER
TROUBLE.

Three Men To he iIanged-Fatal shoot
Ing Array In MaNton.-nis Neck Broken
in Mm Machinery. Minor Items In the
state.
RALEIGH ". c., February 0.-.spocial.l
Another strong effort has been made 10 in
ducc Governor Fowle 10 commute the death
sentence of Lie Moore. who is 10 De hanged
at Greensboro tomorrow, but up 10 ie-night
the Governor has taken no action, and IL Is
now believed that Lie will hang. Thew
are % De- three hangings in this state to-
morrow. The two other condemned men
are John Wilson. % Doe hanged in Nancey
county for murder, and Manly pancky, O
De hanged in Montgomery county for muir
der.
The Governor received to-day an applica-
tion from the sheriff Of Hyde county asking
for advice and assistance ir the ocracoke
Island oyster war. The people Of Ocracoko
also sent an appeal to the Governor asking
his protection against trespassors ON their
oyster grounds.
Since the Ocracoke people drove on Lieu
tenant Ninslow and his gang Of oyster men
with sh0t-guns however. no further trouble
is feared at preseut
News OF a fatal shooting affair is received
from MaNl0n. in Roheson county. A night
or two ago Sim l0wcry. OF Moss Neck. son
of steve Lowery. father OF the notorious
family of outlaws, went into NaNtOn and
got on a spree. About u o'clock. when
he had filled himself with whisky. ho was
found disOrdcry I'm the rear Of Fine a.
Bechman's store by Night Natchman }.
ID. Mcqueen, who told those with him that
they had better take him away or be- would
lock him up. This curagcd lOwery, who
declared he would cui iho policeman. rushed
at him and struck him on The side OF the
neck, when Mcqueen shot him. Three
shots were fired, only one taking effect
This entered In the region of the heart, and
Lowery died in a. few minutes. his last
words being coupled with am oath.
Adiutant James ID. Glenn and other 0ni-
GERS of the State Guard have gone 90 Wash
ngt0n i0 attend q meetingOf officers Of the
militia of AN the states, 90 present various
petitions 90 Congress. IL is purpOsed by the
North Carolina representatives tO wait on
The President and Congress and have that
body make a yearly appropriation for the
maintenance of the militia. Other business
0i importance viii Doe transacted foe the
benefit of the State Guard.
An accident occurred at the mill Of ".
II. ance, two miles frOm Greensboro "a
day or TWO ago, resulting In ihe instant
death OF John a. Sanders, the miller. SAN
ders had gone into the lower story OF the
mill 20 adjust a belt ON the large pulley
which was driving three sets of rimmors.
one belt was already on the pulley, which
was in motion. and as he was attempting
% pat ON another the first caught him and
ltfked him into "a narrow space between
the pulley and tlmbers and broke his neck,
killing him instantly The horrible tragedy
was witnessed only hy Mr.. Nance's ten
yedr-Oid son.
Murder was committed In Union town.
ship, Randolph county, ON saturday
night, ihe news of which reached here to-
day. ID. ". Miller went to the residence q
George Luther. and had a sculile with
james Luther In the doorway. Miller WAS
heard t0 eXclaim. "Iake Jim Luther 0f
me.' Miller fired three shots. Two took
elect. Either was sufficient tO produce
death. Luther died Instantly. The sup
posed cause of tle shooting was an old
grudge. AiiCr the shooting Miller made his
escape.
Reports came from Alamance county and
neignb0rhO0d that hundreds of acres oi oats
and wheat are being destroyed by "a very
small sIeou insect. and the farmers DO not
know how t0 eXtemnaie 10. The hessian
ily also is -till doing much damage to small
grain in Union county.
Body snatcher3 have created "a sensation
in Caldwell county hy their curious freaks.
They recently eNhmcd the body Of "a little
grl at Granite and took her from her coffin,
and thcnreplaced her and fehllcd the grave.
There were evidences that they lpit in great
haste and fright. but the people Of that see
ton are puzzled t0 know why they replaced
the body and ilied tAo grave. Persons who
opened tho grave found the body
properly replaced
Mormon Elders have made their appear
auce in Guili0rd county and are pleaching
iHeir doctrine regularly. They ave reported
iO have acquired considerable allowing.