Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-17
A DASH FOR LIBERTY
BY A WHITE CONVCT--SROo1n
DOWN BY NINE eUcKSHoT.
A uoonshiner's Neck Broken ana Ills
stilI stolen-Ncgroes VIII stahu
by Their Color.
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RALEIGH, n. g., MAY JIG. lsyo.
The sixty county convicts who are ~
work on the public roads in this toWnsn,lp
are uuartered in the old barracks III w
suburbs Of Raleigh. This morning. VIM VIM.
the convicts were in street near ~, tneil
quarters, under guard. one Of them, I ran 4
Griaiths (white), made a dash. guar IItI .
shot him and brought him down. NM
heavy shot struck him IN the Da9e au III
legs HIS injuries are not considereu o 1a.si.
The city schools closed TO-DAY, .h ~
are five of these-two white and, three
colored-with over 2.40O pupils. The pu-
pills of (, 2 white schools gave pubic eAer-
cIses at metropolitan Hall this evening
A STRANGE CASE
Near Graves Mil. in Johnston county,
man named David Britt and his son Fave
been making moonshine . TLnSk ,'sS
Night before last the old man. who was
drunk, fell into well at the distillery. he
pulled barrel As he fell and TINS struck
him and broke his neck. His son secured
some help and took the body out OF the
well. il was placed ID the distlllery ana
two men were left 10 watch 1t. Az MO,
night two men made their appearance ana
offered 10 relieve the watchers. Inc lh'teI
then went home, When they returned
yesterday morning they found thaJ thg
still had been stolen and carried away, ana
the corpse was left alone in the dlstillery.
The men who relieved the watchers were
not known TO the latter.
Congressman Brewer has endeayored 10
stop the negro revolt in the Fifth district
but 60 no purpose. He will not be re-
elected. That X now certain. Cheatham 5
only chance Of success IN the Second dis-
trict is IN the fact that he is q negro, and
that his race announce that they VIII
stand by their own color" 1t is no mat
ter of wonder that the white Republicans
are so concerned about their status.
The next LEGISLATURE VIII be presented
with q memorial by the Kings Daughters
asking for the establishment OF an INDUS
trial school for girls.
Governor FOwle will remain az Asheyiile
until next Monday. and Will then 60 70
Charlotte to attend the goth Of May cele-
bTatiOn.
Rev. G. W. Harmon has resigned the
pastorate Of the Baptist church at hllls-
boro.
VIGOROUS RESENTMENT.
In Wayne county eight negro women
who were picking blackberries quarrolled
about n shawl. They charged one woman
with the theft. She drew q knife and
quickly stabbed five Of her companions.
Some OF the WDlte BcpuDllchha oit
making efforts to br,be the negroes with
Offices.
GRAND OFFICERS ILEcTED.
The Grand Encampment of Odd-Fellows
of North Carolina have elected the follow
ing officers. Grand High Priest, 7. ".
Stephens: Grand Senior Warden. \. Broad
foot; Grand Junior Warden. J. ". Stanley
Grand Scribe and Treasurer, G. W. Blake,
and Grand Representative, John J.. Dudley.
The Commissioner Of Agriculture states
to-day that the crOpretuTns for May, when
are nearly all in, show some falling OF a
compared with April. The fall planting IS
nearly complete failure. Some counties
report only one fourth Of crop. There
Will be a very large crop Of apples and no
peach crop worth mentioning.
GRAND-LoDGE OFFICERS.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fellows has
elected the following officers: Grand Mas
tor John II. Pool; Deputy Grand Master,
John !. Bruton; Grand Warden, John -.
Belamv, Jr.: Grand Secretary, Is. III.
Woodell: Grand Treasurer, e. j. Jones
Grand Representative. Joseph Brown;
Trustee of 0rphanage, Nathaniel Jacob:
Lightning struck the depot at Cronly,
setting it on fire. The property could not
be saved and the building and It's contents
were destroyed.