Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-29
MISCEGENATION..
TWO YEARS IN THE PeNlTENTiARv
THE PENALTY IN N. C.
The SIgmon Case Wound Up-Tremsndoua
Rains-The Mt. Airy hystery-
New Road System.
tspeci., telegram to the Dispatch,


GREENSBORO. N. c.. July 2s,-Mrs. n. E.
Siemon. the young woman who stole her
husbands money and eloped with negro.
passed through here Saturday on her way
| to the penitentiary. 1t seems that she and
the negro went TO Georgia and were mar
ried. She then came back to Greenville,
S. G., rented house, and went to house
keeping. Here the detective found and
arrested them. They were tried last week
| at Catawba courthouse. The woman was
convicted of bigsmy and tho negro OF lar
ceny and both sentenced to two years IN
the penitentiary. She is very handsome
woman. rather Intelligent, and belongs to
good family. The negro is very repulsive
in appearance with all the faults and igno-
| rance of the lowest type OF bis race.
RoLLING-NILL.
The Philadelphia syndicate which pur-
chased $4,000 worth of land near town
last week has secured charter for roll
sive plant on the property they pur-
| chased. ,
The wife of a keeper of hotelfor colored
people here stuck a flsh-bone IN her hand
| a few DAYS ago and refused - have II cut
| out. Yesterday she died from the effects
| of 1t.
| RESIGNATION TESDrRED.
Rev. W. Il. Gwaltney, for several years
pastor of the Baptist church here, on yes
| terday rendered his resignation to accept "a
| call to the church at Wake Forest. Dir.
| Gwaltney IL ono of the leading ministers
| of his denomination in this State. HIS ac-
ton In resiguing was surprise 10 every
one as he had not given the slightest inti-
nation OF il to any one.
| Dick Hall, who IL prominent candldate
| for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in Texas, Is a native OF this place ana
a son of Mrs. Dr. Hall. who lives near TINS
city.
OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
| Tremendous rains have fallen through
| out this section, and all the streams are
overfowing their banks, dong great dam
| age. There is serious washout on the
| Cape Fear and Yadkin- Valley railroad near
| Ararat Passengers and mail had TO be
transferred at the break this morning,
! The new tobacco warehouse at Walnut
Cove is to be opened August 9Th by big
| ball, which will be attended by large
parties from Greensboro and all the towns
f, around.
| Kit White (colored) m incorrigible
| thief and leader of gang which have re-
| Gently perpetrated a number of smoke
| house robberies around town, was cap
tured Saturday night.
| BROKEN HEART.
! Miss Fatima Murrow. whose brother
| Eugene Murrow, the revenue othcer.
| died recently from injuries received In a
fight with Moonshiners in Stokes county,
| died Saturday from broken heart. caused
by the shock and grief over her favorite
brothers death. -,
There are no new Developments in the
Mt. Airy mystery. Shinalps body mas not
yet been found. neither has Tilley been
captured. Fry has been refused bail.
FINE ROADS.
Two townships in this county last spring
adopted the Mecklenburg road-law and
work their roads by taxation. Improved
machinery has been bought and four mer
do the work of sixty hands under the old
system. In consequence these two town
ships have the finest roads in the South.
The Roanoke Rising.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
WELDON. n. c., July 2S. 1890.
The Roanoke river ls rising rapidly and
is now out of its banks. and 1t is still rain.
ing. The indications are all III favor of d
heavy freshet.