The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-24
Dead on the Track-Third Party DwIndlIng.

WELDON. N c.. August 29.-lSpecal j
Late last night or early this morning q ne
gro about eighteen years old, by the name
of jim Ellis was killed at the north end Of
the railroad bridge at this place lie was
seen here late yesterday afternoon quite
drunk and later lett town. and about or
o'clock was seen lying asleep IN porch of
a store lust at the end of the bridge and
within few feet of the railroad track.
This was the last seen of him alive. This
morning his mangled body was found on
the track where 1t had been dragged some
distance from the store. One arm and one
foot had been cut of. The theory Is that
while in his drunken sleep he Was aroused
and became frightened by q passing train
and Ia attempting 20 get out OF danger IN
his stupor. he put himself in front Of the
locomotive. IL is supposed he was killed
by Coast Line train. as when he was found
be had been dead too long for 1t to be prob
BILE that his death was caused by train OF
the Seaboard Air Line.
Yesterday afternoon the long drought was
broken by the heaviest rainfall known here
for years. Within nm hour and nifty min
utes three and a-half inches OF rain fell As
far as can be learned the rain was general.
Cards are out for the marriage on the lst
of September of Mr. Ferdinand H. Whit
aker. native Of this county. but citizen
of Alamance. 10 Annie, daughter Of the
Rev. and Mrs. Il. Ii. Harding, OF Farmvllle,
Va.
The Third party has dwindIed to nothing
in Northampton county. Three weeks ago
there was large number of them. but now
they have disappeared. In one township
there are said TO be only three, in another.
one Of the largest. there are none. In one
or two townships the movement still has q
small following.
The PrOhibitionists OF Beaufort county
held their county convention last week and
put full legislative and county ticket in
the field There was very small number
present. less than attended any meeting
since the party was organized in that
county.
Politics are badly mixed in the Fayette-
vile Congress district. Some time ago a
Third party convention was held. but it
split into two factions. One faction nOmi-
mated for Congress q man by the name of
PoOnce. The other faction adjourned TO
meet to-day at the Democratic Convention.
President Butler. OF the State Alliance, was
delegate and helped to repomlnate Grady.
Since he has gone over TO the Third party
he has declared himself q candidate for the
congressional nomination before the Third
party Convention, which meets to-day.
Koonce declares that he means to hold on
10 the nomination, declining 10 withdraw IN
Buffers favor To complicate matters still
more w. j. sutton, the Republican Domi-
nee for Congress in the district, has de-
serted his party and linked his fortunes
with the Third party. Lively times are
expected.
The fact that orders have been given to
get the sleeplng-cars of the company in
line for service has given rise TO the report
that sleeping car service on the Carolina
Central railway between Wilmington and
Charlotte is TO be resumed at an early day.
The orders are for all sleepers to be over
hauled at once. The service will be re-
sumed about September 18th. it is thought.
There are now l79 eonyicts at the peni-
Tertiary and at Great Falls canal. The re-
mainder, 875. are on the State farms near
this place and Wilmington. There are no
cOnyicts at work on railways for the first
time in years.
1t is reported that suit will be brought
against the town of Washington for dam
ages for the death of Noah Gibbs, who died
while confined in the municipal lookup
some time ago. some supposing his death
being due to the confinement.