The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-06
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Asheville, y. C., Oct. 0.-Npeclai.-
News has just reached the city OF
fearful accident to W. VI. McC09nnel, OF
CASTOR county. last week. lie was
THROWN from his horse, near Stanley
creek and. as he fell his foot caught IN
The stirrup. The horse ran for mile,
dro rging the unfortunate man along the
road until finally "A fence was reached
over hich the horse leaped. The man
body struck the fence and the weight
and resistance severed the stlrruD-
leather. When found the man was I'M
conscious and terribly mangled. There
is small probability Of his recovery:
Judge Bynum has recently added as
condition precedent to the issuance OF the
restraining order heretofore granted 10
the Asheylle street railway against the
city that the Street Railway Company
must give bond in the sum of five hundred
conditioned that they will pay the city all
damages which it may recover, If the
street railway is finally unsuccessful IN
its suit.
Il. VI. Miller was yesterday elected one
of the city's advisers in place OF George
T. Scott, resigned. -,
Gymnasium classes have been organized
in connection with the Young Mems
Christian Association. and Mr.. &. l.
Stattard. the physical director, will give
instruction three times a week In the
evenings.
Yesterday evening Henry Brown, a
well-known commercial traveller, accl-
dentally dropped a pistol IN front OF
Mavor Blantons store and 1t exploded.
The incident created a great deal OF COM
motion. but no one was hurt.
1t was intimatcd by some of the Re
publican leaders hcreabOuts some time
ago that they propose TO start daily
paper in the interest of that party mere
about October LIST. 1t has Just been
learned that they have abandoned the
project. and that the paper will not make
It's appearance as was expected.
Policeman Wild was hit on the head
with a brick last night by FRANK John.
son. who was under the influence or
liquor. No serious injury was inflicted
though the wound was quite painful.
The policeman had arrested the man
some time before for drunkenness, and
it is supposed the grudge caused the IN
provoked assault last evening.
CAPTAIN Frank O'DOnnell leaves TO-
dav for Louisville. Ky, TO attend the
National Association of Firemen. which
meets there shortly. Captain ODOnnell
is to represent the North Carolina bremen
on that occasion.
The tobacco sales at the various ware
houses here yesterday amounted 10 dnuuI
$1,000 pounds. averaging . cents; The
sales were mostly of primings and COM
pare well with those of last year.
Mr. Charles r. Rawls. who was APP
pointed a delegate to the National Con
vention of Democratic Clubs, when
met in New York yesterday, was unable
to attend.
The Democratic nominees for county
Offices will begin their campaign next
week
Hon. Locke Craig addressed the West
Ward Democratic Club last night, ana
had quite a large audience. Congress
man Crawford will address the same
club as soon as his joint canvass with
Mr.. Pritchard will permit, probably IN
about two weeks
!. II. Tucker and Captain Wick Baird
organized a Democratic club at Fiat
creek Saturday
Leicester township, this county. lays
claim to a greater number of veteran
Democrats than probably any county
township in the State, and with justice
too. She has twenty-six Democrats. who
have passed the three score and ten
allotment Of years, and are now more
loyal to the faith than ever. "A great
many Of them are more than eighty
years of age. but all will go to the polls III
November and cast their ballots. proba-
bly, the last for Il great many OF them
for Cleveland. Stevenson and Carr.