The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-08-17

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Governor Holt has issued a proclama-
ton recommending that Columbus day,
October s, be observed as a general public
school holiday in North Carolina
Logan Murphy, a 17-year,o old desperado,
was taken from Jail by a mob yesterday
morning at Winchester, Ky and proba-
bly, hanged. Murphy killed his father,
and while in Jail murdered one fellow
prisoner and wounded another.
\ kind-hearted man in Newark, seeing
an electric wire hanging loose in the
street, picked it up to put it out of the
reach Of others who might be injured by
touching it. He did not think it was
loadc but knew it would soon be, as
night was coming on but he was mis-
taken, and a narrow escape from death
was the consequence of his ~incautious
beneYolence.
Two regiment of militia reached the
scene Of the riot at Buffalo at 3 o'clock
yesterday morning. No trouble occurred,
but the situation wears a very serious
aspect. The strikers are drinking heavily
and threaten to kill the new men. A
train load Of switchmen left the Erie de-
pot at noon for the yards. Trouble is ex.
pected. The regiments are moving on
the strikers. The yards are under mar
tial law.
In. a at Urbana, O., Rev. Sam
Jones said Il would rather have the
devil for president and no whisky than
one Of you and whisky. If you minis
tiers on this platform cant say amen to
what | am talking about | would quit the
ministry before daylight. We will never
put the whisky out of this country until
we put the demijohn out of our families.
DO you hear that, you old demijohn
Methodist, you old demijohn Presbyte-
rian, you old demiiohn Baptist %
The News and Observer says: After
the races were over at BrOOkside Park
yesterday, Arthur Kirkland padded out
~ NIIS l''It III a u Will SdpSlLCu L
him. AS this had been lone several times
in a spirit of fun by several, no attention
was paid to his cries for help until it was
seen that he had sunk twice and was ex-
hauslcd. Then it being realized that he
was not feigning helplessncss, Mr.. Sam
Lambert swan out and brought him to
the shore. 1t was a rather close call.
\ court of inquiry has been held in the
case Sergeant White, of Company G.,
Third regiment, of Reidsville, who was
charged with having insulted a young
lady of Winston, at Wrightsville, during
the cnCampment of the State Guard The
result is the eXOnOratiOn of the accused
soldier, it being shown that there was no
intention to insult and that the matter
| grew out of an unfortunate misapprehen-
sion Of the part of the lady. An officer
who sat On the court says the entire mat
ter was given the most careful attention.
George Burton was shot and instantly
killed at Forth Worth, Tex, by George
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had assaulted the thirteen year old sister
of Movers. The girls mother h AID Ter
screams. The mother persuef Barton,
followed soOn by the boy brother. Who
pied with Burton, who was pleading his
innocence. He fired, the ball striking
Burton in the forehead. The boy sur-
rendered and was locked up, but there j.
little question of an acquittal Button
was a book agent, and had only cen in
the city a couple of days.
The Wilmington Star Of ycster(aJ
says Mr.. Jack OyertOn, a Confederate
veteran and pensioner of Cumberland
county, formerly a member of the 5lst
regiment, Co. d., came down yesterday
evening on the G.. f. and y. V. railroad
to join his fellow pensioners at the en-
campment. The boat arrived at Point
Peter at 1870 last night and in the dark
ness, while coming off the boat at the
depot on this side Of the river, he fell
into the water and was drowned. There
was a large number of passengers on the
boat-most Of them Confederate yeter-
aus-but their efforts TO save Mr.. Over
ton were unavailing. Later and more
authentic information is that Mr.. Over
ton was drowned on the Point Peter
side Of the river; that he was under the
~influnece of liquor and walked off the
wharf into the river. The railroad Off
cials made every effort 10 rescue him,
but were unsuccessful.
The Winston Daily Of yesterday says
Floie Walker, a bright boy OF about
fourteen years, sustained painful If not
fatal injuries between 5 and Q O'Clock
last night. In company with two other
boys. Oscar Thompson and Albert Ed
wards, he was playing on a pile of heavy
lumber which is 10 be used in the cree