The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-27
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
GOVERNOR FOWLE'S TRIP TO NEW
BERNIE FAIR.

Nobody Indicted FOR Lynching In David
son County English Capitalists squint-
ing AZ Durham Condition of Onicer
kirkpatrick.
RALEIGH. y. c., Feb. 2J. special. '-
Governor Fowle returned this evening from
New Berne whore he opened the great fish
and oyster fair. The governor says the dis
play Of fish and oysters is undoubtedly The
most tremendous and complete ever seen
i'm the State, and pronounces the fair notl-
ing short of grand exposition.
To-day was Alliance day. and large
number Of farmers were present The
Governors Guard OF tins city won the prize
for the best drilled company, handsome
gold cup which was presented hy General
Robert Ransom.
Reliable persons of Davidson county state
that there is absolutely no truth in the re-
port which has been going The rounds that
twelve hundred men have been summoned
90 serve as jurors at the next terra Of the
Davidson County Court. when 10 Is sup
posed that a number 0i men viii he tried for
lsuching Bob Beuer. last October. As a
matter of fact. nobody in Davidson has been
indicted for lynching. several men are
bound for their appearance at court next
week. tO await tine action of the grand jury
and Subsequent proceedings. in case A Oil
is found. hut there are many intelligent mon
In Davidson who seriously doubt that the
grand jury will return true bin on the evil
deuce. number Oi the best citizens of the
county were engaged i'm the lynching Of
Berrier. who murdered his mother-in-law.
10 is said that the defendants manifest no
concern about the matter
The pasquotauk Rifles. of Elizabeth City.
have announced their acceptance 0f am in-
YitatiOn 40 attend the unyoiiingo OF Lee monu-
ment 40 Richmond.
The nes.emer Steel and Iron Company. of
Greensboro, have purchased site for the
plant. and DO is understood that work ON the
furnace will begin shortly The site i-
south OF Greensboro, and consists of ono
hundred and eighty acres. 10 WAS pur-
chased from j. Van Lindlcy. and the price
paid for 10 WAS S2.loo.
ENGLISH capitalists are expected to ar
rive iu Durham the latter part of this week
for the purpose of inspecting the mammoth
plant Of Blackwelrs Durham Company.
Operative Tobacco Company. For several
weeks there have been ntimatlons ofaproh-
able sale of those works.
The First National Bank. of Winston.
which was recently ro-organiled with O.
capital stock of S2l0.Oln, wii build an eic-
CANT new bank building.
r.. III. Cash, prominent citizen Of Gran
Vile county, has discovered valuable cop
per deposit ON land owned hy him in that
county. Mr.. Cash WAS Boa Durham yestrr-
day exhibiting quantity Of c0pner ore
taken from bis place. Some OF ihe rocks
contained YcrS rich specimens. Tie says it
is there n abundance. He also stated
chat am expert had examined % ana pro-
nOunccd ~ the purcst outside of Michigan
Gold aud brass have also been found on
the same place. Many years ago, an at-
tempt was made t0 work the gold discover
sd ON the place hut The attempt was never
prosecuted.
News is received here to-day Of a desiruc-
live fire 100 Washington, y. g.. The large
lumber mill of Short a Company was en-
irely consumed. Loss is estimated at lii-
.eeu thousand dollars.
10 is learned here tonight That Lem.
ates. one 0f the revenue officers Do the fAiu
near lliilsb0r0 yesterday was arrested to-
lay for completely in tine killing Of inc ne-
gro who shot Agent Kirkpatrick and was
then shot himself
A negro driver named George Jones. who
has been in the service of Pool Morin2, oi
this citv. for wears, was found dead in %
stable this morning. where it is supposed he
nad gone t0 hitch the horses to ni, dray.
AppopleXy is thought to have been the
cause.
The oyster packing industry is said TO De
developing into important proportions in
eastern NOrth Carolina since thc suppress
sion of the illegal traffic in that section
Ihareare said t0 Doe three hundred negro
"Oysiors huckcrs' now WORK at Elizabeth
City alone.