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The following, named among other
cadets, have been appointed to the West
Point military academy from North Caro-
lima for the year 1893: A. H. Oliver, Mt.
Olive; L. G. Lands, Oxford; H. B. Fer
guson, Waynesville.
At Jackson, Tenn, the supreme court
affirmed the decision of the Shelby county
court in the matter of II. Clay King, con-
victed in the lower tribunal Of the murder
of a brother attorney, David II. PostOn.
The execution is set for August 2.
Mrs. Annie Broderick and her three
children were suffocated in a fire yester-
day morning at their home in New York.
The fire, which was caused by the explo,
sion Of kerosene lamp, had such head
way before the firemen could reach the
house that it was impossible to rescue the
inmates.
a negro man was shot at Plott's Sta
ton on the western road Yesterday morn
ing. lie was standing on a flat car when
a r.1c, in the hands of another negro was
discharged, the bullet striking his right
hand and leg. 1t is supposed to have
been done on purpose. He was brought
to Salisbury on the evening train. 1t is
said his leg is broken.
a - year-old-girl in Cheboygan
county, Michigan, saw a boot beneath
her bed as she was about to retire, and
she knew just what to do. She opened
a drawer, took out a revolver, cooked it,
opened the door, and then remarked
"Now, then, you git, and git in a hurry
or Pll work your jacket all full Of button
holes" He went out so lively that he
left his hat under the bed.
On the night of July ), at Birmingham,
Ala, a duel was fought in the billiard
hall Of Blount Springs hotel. f. r. Ben
son was drinking and William King re-
monstrated with him about it. Suddenly
Benson opened fire on King with a pistol,
but his aim was bad and the bullets went
wild. King returned the fire and put
four bullets in Benson's body, any one of
which would have caused death.
The Roanoke News says: One day
last week while a squad of COnvicts were
returning from the fields on CalendOnia
farm four of them made a brake for lib
erty. The guards fired upon them. One
was killed and two were wounded. At
one time it was thought that one of the
wounded men would die, but he is now
out Of danger. The wounds of the other
were slight. None of them escaped.
In Charlotte Wednesday evening a
shooting scrape occurred near Jordan &
were J. S. Henry and w. II. Hall, the
latter street superintendent. Henry did
the shooting. lie aimed at Hall but
missed his mark and struck an old negro
man named George Mckinney, the ball
entering the calf Of his right leg. This
little fracas cost the duelists SO each.
About six miles from Smithfield, John.
stOn county, on last Saturday night, a
party of men in disguise went to the home
of Steve Thompson, a white man, and
gave him and his wife a terrible trashing.
1t is charged that they are v~irulent and
dangerous people, and that they are fire
brands in the community. They are also
accused of being of depraved and i'm
moral character and several rObberies are
laid at their door.
The North Carolina local ministers
conference will meet in Raleigh on We'd
nesday, July 20, and continue until Sun
day night. DR.. II. l.. Abernethy is presi-
dent. a number of prominent preachers
will be on hand to deliver addresses and
sermon on special subjects specially pre-
pared. Dr. Crowell will deliver an ad-
dress on Wednesday night the Goth on
the history of local preaching and bear
ing on Methodism.
The Wilmington Messenger says that
one Of the great features of North Caro-
lina's exhibit at Chicago will be that of
manufactured tobacco. 1t will be a con-
solidated exhibit from the eight great to-
bacco manufacturing towns. This col
lection will be in charge of Col. Julian ).
Carr, and it is quite certain that nothing
at the Worlds fair will surpass it, though
of course Virginia manufacturers will
make great efforts.
When the train bearing President Har-
rison aud party, en- route for the Adiron-
dacks, stopped at Kingston Wednesday
night, a telegram was sent to the man
agcr Of the United Press at New York
requesting that "a summary of the situa-
ton at Homestead be te~legraphed 10 the
president, who was anxious to know the
result of the days conflict. The request
was complied with, and when the train
arrived there a dispatch giving the latest