Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-07-15
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.


Murphy is talking of establishing Il
bank.
Wadcsboro's population is put down
ut 200.
Six prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Halifax and arc still out.
George Hines, a 13 year old Goldsboro
lad was drowned in Little river.
Bishop Watson and bride have sailed
from New York for Queenstown.
A Holstcin calf fell into well 80 &ct
deep at Charlotte, but was not hurt.
Edgccombc has instructed its dele
gates for Judge Phillips for the Judiciary.
Rosa a. Prcvatt has been appointed
postmaster at Gray Creek, Cumberland
county.
Wilmington has hall mind to follow
in the footsteps of Charlotte and have a
public bath.
Friday night the thermometer stood
at 53 ut Salisbury-a marked change
from previous days.
The congressional convention of the
ciSth district will meet in Lcnoir on
Thursday, August Is.
Mr.. John Lee Hunt. one of the most
prominent merchants in kittrcll, is dead.
He was 3G years old.
Rev. J. r. Faison, of Sampson county,
has Just passed away. The immediate
cause was typhoid fever.
Many farmers near Scotland Neck will
no longer support the alliance organ
since its attack on Senator Vance.
Four stores were destroyed by fire at
Mt. Gilcad, Montgomery county. II
WAS inccndiary. The loss rs $1,000.
Aunt Hcny May, of Anson county, is
81 years old and can work button holes
as neatly as you please without glasses.
II is reported that the Raleigh and
Castor railroad company contemplate
making large additions to their shops
and yards in Raleigh at an carly day.
An escaped alligator swan around in
the river at Wilmington and made a
number oi old toIrrs think they had en-.
II WAS finally captured and returned to
its cage.
John King, who WAS somctw months
ago shot in Grccnvillc by a man named
Rawlcs, died this week from the effect of
the wound. Kawlcs had gone before
Kings death.
A turtle six feet long three feet six
inches wide and weighing three hundred
pounds was caught at Wrightsvillc by
some colorcd men. 1t was bought by
one Of the hotels.
The board OF commissioners of Fender
county have offered a reward OF $50 for
the arrest and conviction of the robbers
who have recently caused SO much cx-
c,;cmcft III tfat county.
ii. W. Fries, X. +. Hoke, W. +. Korne.
gay and Thos. NJ. Holt have been elected
directors of the North Carolina railroad
by the stockholders i'll addition to those
appointed by the governor.
Dennis Horne has been arrested at
Wilmington, charged with being the man
who robbed Mr.. Alonzo Mills OH the
road near that city. He denies the
charge and says he can prove an alibi.
The passenger train going from the
IIammocks to Wilmington was wrecked
three miles from the latter place. En-
ginccr Woods was the only one injured
and his bruises were but slight. 1t is
thought that an attempt was made to
wreck the train.
DR.. X. $. Young, of Concord, DR.,
Hodges of Fayetteville, and DR.. Carr, of
Durham, will represent North Carolina
in the British medical association that
meets in birmingham, England, July -,
1890. They are also delegates to the in.
tcrnational medical congress which meets
in Berlin, August +, 1890.
The Charlotte Consolidated Construc-
ton Co has been organized with a paid
up capital of SlOO.OOO. u. ID. Latta was
elected president of the company, also OF
the street railway company. Work will
be begun AT once extending the car lines
to the property recently purchased by this
company, and the horse cars will give
place TO electric cars.
John White was walking along jost
near a line of shaiting in the Ncusc River
Lumber company's mills at GoldsborO
screw in the shaiting. The latter was
a minute. lie was horribly manglcd and
died few minutes after the machinery
was stopped and he was released.
Two delegates from the New Hanover
alliance tried to effect Il fusion with the
democratic executive committee. They
could not and the committee adopted n
resolution stating that, 1--WE as demo.
Gratis could not dcviatc from the plat.
form of the democratic party, and by
our action pledge the democratic voters
To support the demands oi the Farmers
alliance, and have therefore declined to
acccdc to the demands of the comnittc
with whom we conferred
Col. II. {. Iuncs, Of Charlotte. has
withdrawn from the congressional race
He has published card announcing his
withdrawal. He says: "Thc result of
the democratic primaries in other coun.
ties in this congressional district. has
already designated Capt S. B. Alexander
as the nominee Of the party. Under the
circumstances to prolong the contest IN
this county, would bc attended with no
possible benefit to me, or to the party,
| | therefore withdraw the announcement
of my candidacy. Captain Alexander
submits his claims to a party convention,
and as its nominee. lie is entitled to our
support, and mine he shall have, cheer.
iiully aud ungrudgingly."
Whispcrngs of n great scheme for tic.
vclopmcnt and Improvement at Morchcnd
City reach us now and then, but definite
details have not been given out. As far
as unfolded il appears to be the project
of some great western railway interests
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