Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-21
NORTH CAROLINA.
A LOT or MooNsHINE wHlsKEY CAP
TUREp-STlLL DESTROYED.
rcrtiI,rers The Situation nj Rocky Mount.
why the Bride-Eiect Backed Out
Minor Mention.
special telegram TO tho DIsps,ch.l

RALEIGH. N. W, feoruary <V.-Deputys.
moonshine whiskey from John l.. Daviss
distillery, in Moore county. He got about
$50 gallons and cut upthe still. Davis was
also running bonded distillery.
Rev. DIR. w. A. Wood, OF Statesville, has
accepted call by Graham Presbyterian
John Pierce, an aged citizen Of Moore
comfy. was found hanging TO tree IN his
ward last Saturday. The day before he told
his cook he was going to hang himself.
Family troubles are thought 10 be the
AT Carthage next Monday very interest
inc trial will begin. 10 Is that of N. NJ.
McInnis charged with the murder of j. A.
Jones last September. Jones was Mcln-
MISS brother-in-law.
To-day q telegram was receiVed here from
LOGAN Harris. who ia now in Washington,
reading as follows: "Shafer is downed.
Tell ali the people" Harris, who is the
State Republican Executive Committees
secretary, and Upchurch, who is clerk of
the Wake Superior Court. left here Satur-
dav 10 work against Skaters confirmation
as postmaster. Shafer has had no news
from Washington.
The Trustees of The State University met
here this morning. Governor Fowle. En-
ofirio chairman, presiding. The President
aud faculty of the University recommend
ed that so far as that institution was con-
cerned a cessation puttointer-collegiate
football games, and a resolution was
priated 10 the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Hail and will also be offered IN
gymnastics.
FERTILIZERS.
The Department OF Agriculture is main
A.. Tor IL
izer manufacturers who are IN the
pool to test the constitutionahty OF
the State-licease tax. To-day the de-
partment received letter from
Baltimore manufacturer IN which the
latter saws the tax is Just and that he will
aid the department in its fight If it needs
aid. The manufacturers at Newberne have
held q meeting and will stand by the de-
partment. Two manufacturers to-day made
applications for1icenses III the regular way.
Ii IL learned that the bucket-shops at
various points in this State will close
March 1st. it is said, on account of lack OF
patronage.
Last night as train passed through
James City near Newberne some one
threw stone through the window of car.
The stone struck DIR. Gore, OF Whltevllle
n. C.. in the forehead, intiicting o very
painful wound.
AT ROCKY MOUNT.
Tho military company at Rocky Mount
has been on duty some forty-elght hours,
and has patrolled the town very thorough
". 1t was considered necessary to send
more troops there, and the military were
notified 10 act III connection with the clvll
authorities The belief is quite firm that
the incendiaries are few negroes. There
has been much stir in that section among
the negroes by reason of the refusal OF the
white landowners to permit the labor
agents to take away more negro labor until
next autumn, and il is said that some
threats have been made.
Rev. j. p. Pritchard, father of Rev. DR..
Thomas II. Pritchard. of Wilmington. died
some days ago ut his home. in Crockett,
Tex. aged eighty-four. He was native of
Charleston, S. c.. and married daughter
of DR.. Samuel Henderson, OF Charlotte,
N. G.
THE REASON.
The proposed marriage of Mr.. A. d. God
win, proprietor of tho Divine Hotel at
Dunn, Harnett county, to Miss Ida Oliver,
was interrupted Just as the minister was
about TO perform the ceremony, and the
bride-elect and tho groom-elect were
standing before him. The bride at that
stage of tho proceedings said she had de-
cided not to marry. This strange occur
renee was reported in the Dispatch, but the
cause OF the young lady's act was not
known until TO-DAY. She is quite young,
and is n pupil at tho Salem Female College.
Mr.. Oliver has now made an explanation,
and says that few minutes before the
ceremony commercial traveller inform
ed him that Goodwin had no means and
only desired to get hold of the girls money.
Mr.. Oliver told his daughter Of this at the
last moment. The bridegroom-elect and
the attendants attempted to effect recon
citation, but failed. Miss Oliver being
very severe in her manner. Mrs. Oliver
liked Goodwin, who had first met her
daughter at the Fayetteville centennial
celebration last Novemb Der, and she urged
her daughter to marry hiIl. Goodwin 10
now at Dunn. and has consulted counsel
with a view to suit against Miss Oliver
for breach of promise. Meanwhile the
young lady is at Salem at school.
MILITARY.
There has been a rumor that there might
be encampments of the State Guard by
regiments next summer, instead of 10y
brigade, but this rumOr appears to be un-
founded. The entire force. thIrty-one
companies, il now appears will 60 into
camp at Wrightsvlla. If the people at Will
nnngton will carry out their agreement to
prepare the site for the permanent en-
campment.
1t IS said that the cotton acreage in Edge
combe county Will he a third less than that
last year. This is important as showing the
increase in favor of the plans for diversity
ing crops. Less cotton land and better
cotton will be the rule this year in North
Carolina, and this to tho profit of the
farmer.
HBIS WANTED.
A man who gives his name rs p. C. Hand
has been arrested at Plymouth. and it is
said he is a much-sought-for forger who is
wanted at Knoxville, Tenn, and for whom
1850 reward is offered. He Was arrested by
a private citizen and was lodged III Jail.