The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-09
aIocomotivs Gets Loose.

Vernon n. c.. July Especial J-Last
NIGHT about II o'clock tho locomotive WHICH
was standing at the station al "lini ,.'o
steamed up ready 10 bring the norlh-Oo. ~
fast train 10 this place was leit aipno. Huu ..
some unaecountable way the tnrOtue WAS
.brovp open by the pressure OF steam. IL was
thouoht. The locomotive sped out OF TIE
station al a high speed to the soutnWaru'
vyith no one in the cab. The tTaln
dispatcher ives notified IN oruer tna'
the north-bOund fast train might DO slue
tracked until the flying iocQmoIVo M
,,assed bnt before this could be done the
Wild engine had crashed into the fast tram
about fen miles below the city, com,
pIetsIv wrecking the two locomotives ana
killing one Of the fremen OF the last Train
The train was delayed about two hours untli
the wrecked engines could be removed anu
another procured. None other than the nie-
man was hurt. .,..,,.. ;r,,ro,,ad
in health since his visit 20 WrghtsyiDe. ne
has not entirely recovered, and taxes ms
meals in his room He suffers now cheny
from sciatica ., -
A wear ago when the order was issued re-
ouirine the State Guards 10 wear the 1hlVeu
States regulation uniform the Feyettevlile ih-
dependent Light Infantry. the Oldest COM
many in the State. decliued TO obey the order
and asked TO be detached from the Guard
They did this under authority OF the act OF
the General Assembly, which gave them spe-
cial privileges for their services in the war OF
1872 and they we're unwilling TO give up tnelr
distinctive uniform aud surrender their
independent character. The company re-
ouest WAS complied with by the Governor,
but recently it has again been admitted 70 the
Guard as m unattached" company, and VIII
hereafter comply with all orders, regulations
and laws except as specially exempted by the
act Of the General Assembly OF 1917. fayette-
vile in addition TO this splendid company,
has organized naval battalion with sixty-sH
men.
Near Smithfeld in Johnston county a few
days ago a party of men in disguise went to
the home of Steve Thompson, a white man.
and gave him and his wife a terrible WIND
ping The motive for the assault Is SAID TO
be that they are yiTuient and dangerous pc j.
pie, aud that they are tlre-brands ia the COM
munity. They are also accused OF being de-
praved and immoral and several robberles
are laid to their charge. The woman is SAID
20 be a perfect virago and is the mother OF
three negro children. All these things the
community could not endure and the good
citizens wished 10 drive them out Of the
neighborbOOd. Thompson received terri
bic DIGGING. The stripes laid across his back
made mass of sores which caused him 70
cry out when he made an effort TO walk
Across his shoulders the flesh IL terribly
lacerated and it is said his wiies punishment
is little less severe He states that there were
81 dozen men in the party. all white. and that
he recognized some of them. though dis
gulsed 10y blacking their faces. He swore
out warrants against one OF the wealthiest
men in the county and his three sons, and
che case will be heard next Monday.
The fine water-p power At Springhope, Nash
county. is 20 be developed by the owners,
Messrs Campbell 4 Lyon. together with q
number of Pennsylvania capitalists. Spring
hope is the present terminus of the Albemarie
and Raleigh railroad. which will IN time be
extended TO Raleigh. The town Is IN the
midst of heavily tlmbered county. embrac-
ing yellow pine and commercial hard woods.
The pine lumber mills of the place have a
capacity of 125.000 feet per day The water
power is on Tar river, which at this point
forms itself into loop or horseshoe a
mile and a half IN length and only
l.200 feet across at It's neck or nsrrowest
place. Furthermore. it Is protected by rim
Of rock IS feet high. Across this neck is a
rayine. which makes the cost OF a canal not
more than IS, 600, and which with this devel-
opment will furnish 6,000-horse power.
Coleraine township. in BERTHE county, last
week voted against the proposed SUBSCRIPTION
70 the stock of the Norfolk. Wilmington and
Charleston railroad.
Colonel Harry Skinner, who was appointed
delegate-at-large from this State TO the PEG
ples Party National Convention, did not 60
10 Omaha at ALL He has not yet made known
his position in politics. He will address the
pountY Alliance Of Hartford county at Buck
horn on the 18th.
MIR. Francis ID. Winston. of BERTHE, declines
the nomination for Democratic presidential
elector for the Second congressional district
which has been rendered him by his friends