Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-09
CARP IN THE ROANOKE.
Work for the Soldiers Home-A Negro
Protest-Exodusters Not Missed.

| Correspondence OF tne hlcnmonu DlspaIcn.l
| SCOTLAND NECK, n. c., Feb. 8, 1890.
| An emigration agent put IN at llllery,
| ten miles from this place, two nights ago,
and began stirring up the negroes on the
river farms. but he was soon asked not TO
NEEDLE with the labor, so he left. A num-
| Der OF the negroes became enraged, but
| soon were Quiet. "Pey Ley" Williams has
| telegraphed for 900 from this place.
| MURDER AND FIRE.
| LLOYD Arnold was carried this week from
| Washington county to Beaufort TO be tried
on the charge Of murdering his wife.
A fire in Washington destroyed the
| hearse-house. two hearses, and quantity
OF corn.
years ago stocked with carp. The dam
was taken away by freshet and the fish
were turned into Roanoke river. Some
| time after fishermen learned that the
streams making into the river had carp III
them. Recently gentleman went fishing
| in one these small streams and soon caught
seventy-fye carp.
HYDE COUNTY PROSPEROUS.
Some time ago it was reported TINT the
Sheriff of Hyde county had resigned his
Office rather than force the people to pay
their taxes. News comes now that the
county is in fairly prosperous condition
| in the county for taxes.
The ladies of BERTHE county are leading
| in the work of entertainments for raising
money for the Soldiers Home. An enter
tainment was held in Windsor. at which
| handsome little sum was raised.
DIED SUDDENLY.
Rev. Thomas L. Williams, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died suddenly at
home, in Windsor, this week. He ate
breakfast, and then chopped wood as usual
for exercise. He returned to his room and
was soon found dead.
The colored people of BERTHE county pro-
test against being taxed for the support of
Chowan Academy at Winston to the ne
elect Of their own school, the Rankin-Rich-
ards Institute. They say that Shaw Uni
versity at Raleigh is all the denomina-
tional school they can support.
The farmers of BERTHE county are begin
ming to see the need of stock-law.
An Alliance hall will soon be completed
The sbck-law will gointo effectin part
Of Nash county April l, 1890.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.
Miss Jennie Cooper, while riding to
church in Nash county. was thrown from
the buggy and received a severe wound.
Her scalp was cut from one ear almost to
tut Otutls
A colored man was coupling cars this
week at Elizabeth City and got his skull
mashed, but was not killed.
A boy died at Mt. Olive this week who
had been strangely affected all his life. He
was ten years old and could not talk. had
never walked step, and was as helpless as
baby.
A thousand negroes have left the Rocky
Mount section, audit is said that they can
not be missed.
ABOUT TOBACCO.
Wilson and Rocky Mount ore becoming
rival towns in the interest of tobacco
trade. Each place claims for itself the
prospect of becoming the centre of the
tobacco interest of Eastern Carolina. Z.
b. Hilliard, of Nash county, has sold 1924
worth of tobacco from az acres Of land,
and has 800 worth more to sell.
A revival-meeting has been in progress
in Nashville for three weeks. conducted by
Rev. l.. j. Holden, of Littleton. Sixty
persons have professed religion.