Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-07
,.aryn--ruy JOINER STORY.
cHARlOTTe'S BUDGET.
Petitions Against the blair Bill Circulated
in the south-The Mutual Bigsmist
Case-Gold-Fever-Th
Especial telegram to the Dispa,ch.l


Especial telegram TO the Dispa,ch.l
CuApIorry. N. c., January 6.--News to-
nicht from Montgomery county ahrms the
report printed in the Dispatch yesterday to
tbe effect that new and rich discoveries
had been made in the Old Sam Christian
cold-mines. Work has been suspended at
fhe Tebe Sanders mine. pending neeotla-
tions to sell II. All interest is said 10 be
now centred upon tho Sam Christian
mine.
James Deboy. n young man OF hsh9
county, was thrown from his horse Satur-
dav and il is thought fatally injured. Inc
fall was upon large rock and the young
MANS head received bad wound. His
horse became frightened by the falling OF
tree.
STILL THY GO.
Tho nero exodus continues with I'M
abated interest, another train-ioad passing
throuph here to-day from the East. The
question of immigration IS now being agl-
tated among the negroes IN this section
and is finding ready favor among them.
A petition praying Congress not 10 pass
tho Blair educational bull Is being cIrcu-
lated in this section. but is not being Du-
merously signed. 1t is snid such petitions
are now being circulated throughout the
entire South. -,
Dav before Yesterday fire destroyed the
residence and kitchen with all the iurnl-
fure. &c, Of T.. J.. Crutch, IN DAVE. coun-
". The fire was caused by detective
1ue. Loss $500. No insurance.
THE FATAL KEROSENE
A horrible accident occurred in Ailegha-
nv county on last Friday morning. Mrs.
Keppv Henderson got up early TO prepare
breakfast. The wood was damp and hard
TO kindle, so she poured largequautIty OF
Kerosene oil on the wood. and then covering
the stove she struck a match and stuck ~
TO the saturated wood at the bottom. In
an instant the blaze flew up, causing ter
rible explosion. bursting the, stoVe ana
knocking Mrs. Henderson lteless to the
floor. The explosion aroused the children
and thew came rushing ont OF the house.
but only 10 see their mothers helpless form
lie and roast IN the flames. The oldest
daughter tainted at the sight. Mrs. Hen
derson was widow lady,
NUTrAIL THE BTGASTsT.
GEORGE Z. Horton and Frederick DAVIS, or
Wedesboro'. and II. A. Deal, OF Charlotte,
have gone TO Atlanta to appear rs wit
nesses against j. O. ri. Nuttall dhds Rev:
Walter X. Dale, the Baptist preacher OF
Atlanta charged with bigamy. Mr. Hor-
ton is "A brother of one of Nuttalps wives,
who low lives Mt Wadesboro'. INITIAL long
resided in this State. and the case, IS ex-
citing much interest throughout this sec
ton. The trial begins tomorrow.
HORSE AND RIDER DROWNED.
Joseph Jackson was drowned IN Mont
gomery county yesterday. He was RETURN
ing from church on horseback and IN cross
ino, a creek the horse was foated down the
stream. Jackson would have succeeded
in saving himself had he not had the mis-
fortune to get his foot crossed In the STIR
rup and WIGS unable TO get it out Both the
horse and rider were drowned.
On Saturday night a train ran over and
killed an unknown negro man near Lum-
her on the Carolina Central. He was drunk,
and as usual had gone to sleep on the
track.