Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
SIMPLE SERVICES.
FEDERAL DECORATION AS OBSERVED
BY MEADE POST At RALEIGH.
A Husband shoots . Man Who YVES kiss'
Ing He WIFE, Robbed Distiiisry-
A swindiing Case.

Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dspatch-1
RALEIGH. N. c.. May S0.--To-day was OBJ
served rs Decoration-Day here, but In
very quiet way. The members Of Meade
Post, Grand Army OF the Republic. and
few other people assembled at the beauti-
tul National cemetery and heard bricf
address by Rev. I. Mex. Pittinger. rector
of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
There was no parade and the ceremonies
we're Of a very simple character. as has
been the custom for O number of years.
There are about 1,40o soldiers buried IN
this cemetery. which il quite picturesque
ly situated near ths-line Of the Confederate
entrcnchments, parts OF which yet remain
in good state of preservation.
SHOT IN THE ACT.
News was received to-day Of murder IN
Mitchell county. James Byrd shot Isaac
Nelson. The latter had for some time been
intimate with Byrd's wife. Byrd lay In
ambush near his house; seeing Nelson 8
horse hitched near by. Byrd ands Mrs.
Nelson soon came out As Nelson kissed
the woman and was turning TO mount bis
horse Byrd fred, and two bullets entered
Nelson's back just below the shoulder
blade. The gun was loaded with thirteen
riile-bullets. having been specially pre-
pared by Byrd for this purpose. Mrs.
Byrd had hidden the gun and had once
poured water IN the tube. Nelson hred
twice at Byrd with his pistol, but the lat
ter was not hit. The shooting took place
on the boundary between this State and
Tennessee, and when tho shot was hred
Byrd was In the latter State while MS VIC
tim was In North Carolina.
CAPITAL OFFENCE.
A letter from Watauga states that the
distillery of Landon Estep was robbed and
burned by the manager, Il. III. Dowell.
The latter had Just been discharged.
Dowell was. traced to Boone. and was
found in Jail, together with Rufus Foster.
The latter confessed that be and Dowcll
had robbed the distillery and that then
Dowell had applied the torch. The people
there are greatly incensed at the crime.
Arson is capital offence in this State.
LEAVING THE THIRD PARTY.
Mckay McKinnon, who was appointed
chairman OF the Third party's Executive
Committee in the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict, has declined the appointment. and
says the Democratic nominations and plat
form SUIT him. He says he is an Alliance
man, but thinks it wise and proper for all
Democrats, both Alliance and non-Al-
lance. to rally to Elias Carr and the
whole State ticket. 1t VIII be found that
some other men whose appointments as
committeeman. &C.. were really made 10y
J.. l.. Polk, though nominally by State
Chairman Lindsay, Will act just as Mckln-
non has done. +. j. Edwards, executive
committeeman for the Third District, has
taken the same course. ;. OHIO wilson,
the committeeman for this, the Fourth
district. has called a convention at Ral-
eigh, June 18th. lie is, of course, an extreme
Third party man. having no connection
with the Democratic party.
MRS. ROBERTS INSANE.
There is a sensation at Marion, growing
out OF the arrest of j. j. Stevens, secre-
tary of a swindling corporation, the Marion
Banking and Industrial Company, OF
which W. II. Roberts was president
Stevens fed, but was captured. After
trial he was discharged. Mrs. Roberts
who had gone with Stevens To Marion, l:
insane, the mental malady being due to
the arrest and the Developments regarding
her husband Mrs. Roberts bad some
valuable furniture, all of which was seized
TO meet claims against Roberts. Stevens
is the dupe OF Roberts. After his release
another warrant was issued for him on q
new charge. but he had fed, and at last
accounts was in South Carolina. Roberts
is in New York. He at one time made
great figure at Marion and csptivated the
people. 90,
By reason Of his feeble condition Gov.
ernor Holt was not able to leave to-day fol
Chapel Hill to attend the university com
mencement. but hopes to leave tomorrow
evening.
LITTMAS ARRESTED.
III. A. Litman. head of the firm OF Lift
man & Co., which assigned here last week
was arrested to-day on charges OF fraud
suit being brought by II. c.. Clahin, OF
New York, and two other firms. 1t Is
charged that the firms were swindled out
OF goods, and that Littman Co. had
made away with them. An injunction
was issued to restrain any sale by the as
slsnee. and receiver will be appointed
Iittman was held to appear. his bail, q:
OF first fixed, was $4,000. The firm had beer
in business here less than O year.
Governor Hail to-day ordered specia
term of rutherford Superior Court. fol
civil cases. beginning July 18th. Judge
Hoke presiding.