The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-11-27
TOBACCO NEWS.

The tobacco sales in Winston last
week, and n part of this, were enOr-
nous. Col. A. B. Gorrell estimates
that Il round million pounds were
sold last week, and we regard this as
Il conservative estimate. Double
sales were run all the week, yet there
were blocks every day. This amount
of tobacco averaged at least 10 cents
per pound, making the total amount
paid to the farmers last week $780,
900.
The warehouse men and the Oldest
tobacco dealers say that last week S
break surpassed anything they ever
saw.
Maj. T. J. Brown says that Win
ston now has a very much larger
wagon trade than Danville, Va, and
assoon as our railways are extended
little further to the north we bid
fair to surpass Danvillein the amount
of tobacco shipped to that market.
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Here is a pointer to the planters:
Tonacco is a little off. Prices drop
ped considerably last week and are
not yet up to the average. This is
due not only to lack of room to store
the enormous quantities of leaf offer
ed, but to a stringency in the money
market. Wall Street, n. Y, was tot
tering on the verge of an awful mon
ey-nanic all last week and the effect
was felt in every city in the country.
Add to this the enormous demand on
our local banks for money to buy the
tobacco offered, and you can readily
see why prices were low. We advise
farmers not to be in too big a hurry.
to market their tobacco. Don't all
come at once. Get all the infOrma-
ton you can about the market and
come when breaks are fairly large
and prices are normal If you stick
to this course you will make money
by it.
Many of our farmer friends persist
in bringing tobacco to market too
dry. A little clean water lightly
sprinkled will sometimes make a con-
siderable difference in the price.
Wholesale Cutting.
About one O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, ''Plunk" Daniels, a white man,
entered the house of Mr.. julius Dish
err, at Centreville, while the inmates
were sleeping, and without any pro-
vocation or "a word of warning, went
to Mr.. Disher's bed and cut his throat
with a razor. After scuffle, Mr..
Disher managed to escape from the
house, closely pursued by Daniels,
who ran him into Mr. VIM. Yokley's
house across the street, cutting HIM
again in the back as he went.
Daniels then returned to Mr. Dish
ers house, encountering VIM. Hamp-
ton at the gate, whom he proceeded
to cut entirely across the forehead,
infiicting an ugly wound.
Daniels again entered the house
and attacked Mr.. David Yontz, who
was sleeping in the same room with
Mr.. Disher, cutting his arm and
hand badly. Mr.. Yontz fed from the
house, taking refuge in safer quar-
tiers.
No excuse for the deed is known
further than that the would-be assas-
sin was in a semi drunken condition.
Mr.. Disher's wound is serious, and
it is only a miracle that he escaped
almost instant death, as the fearful
cash exposed the jugular vein, which
a very little more pressure on the
razor would have severed He was
attended by DR.. Lott, who considers
the chances for his recovery favora-
BILE.
The wounds of Messrs. Yontz and
Hampton are painful but not seri-
Gus.
Two or three citizens succeeded in
capturing Daniels and lodged him in
Jail. He was given a preliminary
hearing Sunday afternoon at the
scene of the cutting, and was bound
over in a bond of 81 400 $500 in
one case and $500 each in the other
two), in default OF which he was re-
turned to Jail.
Daniels is regarded as desperate
character, and was arrested some
months ago, charged with taking an
active part in the memorable lynch
ing of Bob Berrier in Davidson
county.