Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-15
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.


Clay Barclay was drowned in the Ca
tawba river Friday.
Governor Fowlc has been looking after
the penitentiary farm near Weldon.
Ralcighs cattle show opens to-day. A
large number OF animals have been en-
tered.
The government distillcry of c. p. Al
ley, at Franklnton, has been seized for
irregularities.
Professor ]. l.. Tomlnson, superintend-
ent of the graded school at Greensboro,
died there suddenly.
At meeting of the town authorities
of Salem il was decided to widen the
streets OF the town twelve feet.
Colonel Cotton, of Tarboro, command
ing the first regiment, states that four
companies of his command will 20 to
Richmond.
DR.. Hamilton V. Horton, OF Winston,
and Miss Annie Laurie Cowles, a niece
of Hon. w. II. II. Cowlcs, were married
at Wilkcsboro Wednesday.
The Scotland Neck Democrat comes out
in favor of W. II. Kitchen for congress in
the Second district. 1t thinks the people
of that section desire to see him nomina-
ted,
One of the colorcd prisoners in the
Goldsboro Jail made break for liberty
few days ago. A deputy took after
him and after mile dash he was cap
turcd.
Joscphus Daniels, editor of the Raleigh
State Chronicle, has accepted an invita-
ton to dclivrr the annual address at the
commencement of the Wesleyan female
college at Murfrrcsboro on June ~.
Notice will he served upon the authori-
ties of the counties in the eastern district
of the State for the removal of the incur
able harmless insane who are now in the
insane ASYLUM. There are thirty of these.
The next annual meeting of the North
Carolina Tobacco Association will be
held at Morchcad City in August. All
parties engaged in the tobacco trade will
he considered and welcomed as asdelcgates.
The commissioners of Winston have
called an election to take place on the
l7th day of June for the purpose of vot-
ing upon the question of issuing bonds
for city impro ;cmcnts to the amount OF
two hundred Thousand dollars.
There was heavy snow storm in Wa
tauga county last Wednesday. Thursday
morning the mountains were white with
snow. There was also a lively snow
storm in the Elk Park section Of Mitchell
county. II is an occurrence very unusual
in May.
General G. W. HAYWOOD, a graduate Of
the University OF North Carolina, died at
his home near Greensboro, Ala. He was
in his SSth year. General Haywood was
the brother oi the late DR.. Fabius ]. Hay
wood and OF DR.. L. Burke Haywood. OF
Raleigh.
II is said that Everett Turner, of Clin-
ton, has invented and patented n device
for fastening mail bags that is long
way superior to the old fashioned leather
strap. The postmaster general has cx-
pressed himself much pleased with the
invention.
News has been received at Raleigh OF
the total destruction by fire of McDiar-
mid's saw mill at Spout Springs, on the
{. +. X Y. V. railroad. Eighty thousand
icct of lumber was consumed and also
four cars which stood on the railroad
track near by.
Thousands of people witnessed at Raj.
cigh the contest for the championship OF
hose wagons in the State. 1t was won
by the Rescue company, OF Raleigh,
whose hose wagon made n run of 200
yards. laid 800 feet of hose, and threw
water 100 icct-all in 30 seconds.
Mary Thomas, little colorcd girl liv.
ing ON Vim. fuckers place about seven
miles from Greensboro, was burned tO
death. Her dress caught fire from q
lamp sitting ON the floor and her cntirt
clothing, with the exception of her drcs.
collar was consumed.
While Mr.. n. II. Lewis. of High Point
was examining his chicken house he fount
n full grown prairie dog in one OF thu
hens nests. II was very much like &
squirrel about the body, but the head re
scmblcs that of rabbit. II is supposct
that il escaped from Address circus last
TALL.
Mr.. !. S. Bryan exhibited in Raleigh {
strange looking animal or monster
caught nj the mill Of W. II. Hood. Esq.
in the eastern part Of Wake county. tire
scmblcs species of eel, about three fee
long, black. has NO eyes, has four feet
has tail like n snake, n full set Of fin
sharp teeth. Mr.. Bryan has taken It t
the State museum.
John Black has been arrested at Co
lumbia, $. c.. charged with abductinl
Miss Caswcll. the { year old daughtc
of Mrs. Julia Caswcll, of Whitcvillc, n
c. The arrest was made in accordanc
with a telegram from the girls mother
} and also telegram from the North Cal
olina sheriff at Whitcvillc. The girl
} good looking. Both she and Black NJ
scrt that the relations between thcr
have not been improper.
Mr.. W. II. McAllistcr, Charlotte DO,
who has been setting type IN the office c
the Waycross. Ca, Register, attemptc
To commit suicide last Wednesday nigh,
!, A dispatch to the Atlanta Constitutio
v savs: "Somctimc since he became cnan
orcd OF n young lady who had but n
Gently moved to the city. The infatui
, tion grew into love. II appears that Il
G lady IN question did not rcciprocatc h
!. affection"
n While working among some Of the ro,
r bushes in his garden. Capt. A. L. Wa
tcrs, of Rcidsvillc, was bitten upon Il
wrist of his right arm by large spidc
G lie continued his work and thought vcr
|. little of the matter. But soon sligl
q swelling was noticed and the wound b
n gan to grow painful. lie has suilcrc
c greatly from the pain and fears are cnte
tanned of the poison entering his system
The Grand Lodge Of odd-Fellows hi