Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27
NORTH STATE NOTES.
News Items Gathered at Raleigh
fsnecial telegram 20 tho Dlspatch.l


RALEIGH. February 2G.-Dicy Oxendlne,
wife Of Ashury Oxendine. who shot Ethe
Jacobs witha pistol on the public high
way. has been captured and Is IN jail. The
wounded woman viii probably dc.
4 tornado accompanied with han ana
raiu visited Nhitaker's Monday evening.
The storm was one of the scverest ever
known there.
SUNDAY School NJ Wilmington to-day that
there are 26g. 5f3 persons connected with
tho Sunday schools Of North Carolina. 1t
was recommended that organizers be en-
ployed, that there should be- systematic
bouse-to-hOUse visitation; neighborhood
conferences: wOmun's mission ald tor sup
ulviug the destitute. and home sunday
school classes % reach 40l, 40 children not
now IN Sunday schools.
The new Board Of Aldermen of Winston
has met and elected ID. 7. Mast mayor.
There is a movement for the unity ~ tho
towns OF Winston and Salem under one
municipal government
The latest news Of the marriage escapade
Of A. b. Goodwin. Of Dunn, is that he was
ENGAGED 10 another young lady, daughter
If a well-kuOwn physician OF Dunn. at the
time he proposed 10 Miss Oliver, of Pine
Level. Ills suit against her for damages
for breach of promise of marriage falls
Hat.
The place where Reyenue-Agent Kirk
patrick was shot was eight miles east OF
Hllsb0rO'. in Orange county. The time
was lust before dawn Aud the negro VINO
shot Mr.. kirkpatrick was met on the way.
He spoke TO the officers and volunteered
tho statement that he could show chem 70
the illicit distillery they werein search Of
IL was Patterson, Kirkpatricks deputy,
who shot the negro after the latter had so
treacherousv fired on Kirkpatrick. Tho
moro foil in the doorway Of his house. il
appears quite certain that he was either
the operator Of the still or was IN league
with the people who were operating IT..
Kirkpatrick's wounds IN the face and neck
are more serious than they were AT trst
thought 10 be.
There Is no State fund available for
Transporting troops TO Richmond 10 the
uuVeIling Of the Lee monument. There -
great desire on the part Of the troops TO
90. and on the part Of the various cities
and towns TO be well represented. With
proper efforts the greater part Of the troops
can he sent 10 Richmond, provided sultI-
bic rates Of fare are given. II definite an-
ncunccmeuts ~ 90 this matter, and also III
regard to the Qulrterlng and cOmulsstTy
arrangements could be made early the
work of securing "a large attendance OF the
State Guard viii be greatly facilitated.
A spacious and handsome town nall and
oper.i-houso Il nearly completed at Tar
bOro'.
This morning George Jones, negro
drayman here, fell dead while Harvesting
his horse in a liyery-s.able. His wife was
Informed Of tho sudden death and ran
through the streets screaming, causing
quite a sensation. A strange fact III con
nection with the death is that Jones Is the
third driver employed by tho same firm
who has thus died suddenly.
A council Of the Baptist church which
has been IN session AT Edenton TO inYesti-
gate charges against Rev. Thomas W.
Babb sustained the charges and request
ed Babb's retirement from the ministry.
The new Presbyterian church at Dur
ham. now nearly Completed Will cost
$4,000