The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-16
SERIOUS FIRE IN A COAL MINE.
The Blaze In The Egypt C6Ilery VIII
Prove Very Disastrous.
THE GRlNSLEY -ABERNATHY AFFAIR
Roth Parties Meet and Exchange Pistol
Shots With Serious Kesult-N orth
Carolina News.

RA1rrGn. Y. c., Dec. 15.-lSpeciaLI-Reports
reached here las. night that the mine OF the
Egypt Coal Company was on fire. To-day Mr.
Samuel A. Henzey. president Of the company
WIGS in the city and says that the fire will prove
very disastrous to the company. and the mines
are now being allowed TO fill with water and Will
have to be kept in an inundated state for some
time in order that the fire may be entirely ex-
tineuished. Such fires are very stubborn and
the most persistent measures are required TO
quench them. The fro began several days ago
and was the result OF q miner leaving a blast IN
a careless state. A number OF additional
miners had just been set ut WORK ana the opera
ton OF the mine carried on on a more extensive
scale than ever before. -Four nUtes peI4hheo N
the mine. No person WIS injured. Inc pumps
were stopped and the " 2ter allowed 20 now IN,
and this has continued tor several Jay Dutl }
will he At least n week be tore Inc mlhe ms anu
the fire ia totally extin guished. Mr. fienIey
SAYS il cannot be reopenetl and operatlQne pc
gun before the first OF tn. year. ~ Yis~s'e'
Will entail a loss OF several thousand d4IaLS,
Governor Holt announces !tnat ne VIII nolu "A
pntlic reception az the Govel nor mansion on
mex Thursday night hetweel INC hOuss =
and r. o'clock. mis- is the nrot IeCgptlOn
Governor Holt has given slnce he moved MO
the mansion. -
Another fast race was run here this evening
and this time the Raleigh sports we're Zone up.
TN hanksglflnR day a loot race ~ run "efo
by George titZsImmous. bicycle rio ei an al
round athlete OF greensboro, ana d kioaoS
siOnai runner named Lands iron Nlnoin-
natl. Raleigh backed Lands and won 70
the tune of about $1,000. Landls ma
remained in Raleigh ever slnc'' got aea
MP Letween Lands and o runner nameG VII
hams, who came here from Charlotte. Keleisn
again bet on Lands. The race came on \ ms
afternoon ~ the Exposition ground ana Lah,!s
lost the race. losing with II about SJC0 Tor Ms
Raleigh hackers. IL turns out, a. might hayt
been expected, that the race was all a put-up
5ob between Landls and the charlotte runner
Governor Holt to-day granted q second respite
TO Alfred DaWns. cOlOrei. VINO Is under death
sentence az Charlotte ioc burglary. lie was 20
have been hsnged last month. but numerous
apreela were mace Tor him and he was re-
prieved til december 18th. More ursent, ap-
peais were made by the white people OF mar
lotte and Governor Holt to-day consented 10
grant him another respite Til January lOth.
He also reprcyed a cOiOred woman named
Caroline Shlpp under sentence 20 be hangcu III
CASTOR county FOR murder. A lease OF lie was
& s5din'oa ner 'f0" december '''" - ~
The committee appointed by tho Legislature
70 examine annually the books OF the otate
Treasurer and state Auditor Will convene mere !
Tomorrow. The committee u composed OF !
Senators Turner Of lredell and Walser OF David
son. and Representatives Mcclure or Gay, Long /
Of Columbus and Brant Qf wilkes.
The Wilmington Light Infantry last night
unanimously reelected W. Il. kenan captain OF |
the company for the ensuing year.
ASpecial from Greenviile, ). C.. says; We. |
GrImsley. Of snow llll, IN breene county VINO
on ne 18th instant shot Rev. j. i. Abernathy
for kissing his wife. made a second assault on
Abernathy on the streets OF snow hlh yester-
day. Alternately was on the street for the trst
time since being shot III the face with a gun.
Grimsley saw him, and with an oath
began firing az him with a pistol. Abernathy
drew a pistol and returned the fire. Abernathy
was struck on the left cheek With a thirty
eight caibro ball which passed through and
cam out Of he back of his neck. II is thought
that the wound viii prove fatal. Grimsley was
struck in the leg. but has fed and can
not be found. Sentiment OF the county IN
which these shootings. have occurred Is
strongly on the side OF Alternately, who alleges
that he only kissed Mrs. Grlmsley goodbye IN
a fatherly manner as he was leaving her. The
people do not believe there was the slightest
criminalily between them, and Grimsleys
father SO expresses himself. There Is great
excitement and Indignation against Grlms-
ley. which is aroused 10 such a
pitch az 10 provoke threats Of lynching II he is
caught. Warrants have been issued for NTims-
ley 5 arrest, and kilograms have been sent by
the sheriff IF Green county TO sherlns OF OEher
counties 70 look out for him.
In the Schneck-fIfe trial at Greensboro TO-
day Judge SCbneck and.Dayld Schneck, Jr., were
acquitted by the Jury, Doctor Schneck, was al,
judged 20 pay one penny and costs. ms trlal
was the outcome Of the affair between Judge
Seine k and Evangelist Fife last summer