The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-07
NORTH STdTE NEWS.
Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Cherokee
TO Currifuck.

Wilmington is 20 have her fourth bank.
Among the corpCrators are ID. q. WORTH.
Don McIsae and Marsden Bellamy.
II is expected that the Wilmington,
Onslow and East Carolina railroad will
be completed from Wilmington to New
Berne by May.
In a column communication a cor
respondent Of the Washington Gazette
brings Colonel Thomas NJ Holt out for
the Democratic nomination for Governor
I'm lS3C.
Dr. Tyre York. who IAN for Governor
against General A. NJ. Scales. nut who
has returned 70 Democracy. has signed
petition indorsng Major W. NJ. Robbins
for the Mexican mission.
Twelve American vessels and nine for
eign arrived at Wilmington during Feb
ruary. There were three American steam
ers. The total tonnage was $3.50.
Mr. Stephen Smith, Of Vanceboro
caught a white raccoon a few days ago
The coon was on exhibition at the New
Berne fair and quite a curiosity.
John Taylor. a one-armed negro. was
found dead seven miles from Lincollton.
Evidences OF a scuHe were found. He
was last seen returning from a 1is'illsr
with an old white man named Starn -.
The Swedish bark Alfhld, from Al neria,
bound to Wilmington in ballast. ran
aground outside Ella Shoals. 8althaad
Island The Southport Lender says It vas
due to carelessness on .he part Of her Off
GERS.
The dissectors who robbed the grave Of
Murderer Hambright, at Shelby. are re-
ported 10 have buried the body in hole
on "A creek bank when they heard the au-
thorities were after them.
r. 4 Hendry. a wealthy Philadelphia.
died on a train near Fair Bluff. on the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta rail-
road on the LIST. He was returning home
from Florida, accompanied by his ply
stefan. lie had some chronic affection.
The Fayetteville Gazette learns that a
compromise will be made soon SO that
McDougald's lawyers will succeed in col
Letting 5000 insurance money on the
life Of Simeon Conoley. for the murder
of whom McDousald was tried and ac-
! quilted.
The "palatial residence" formerly own
ed by 9. u. Upchurch. the defaultns clerk
| OF the Superior court OF Wake, was sold
under mortgage Tuesday. and brought
! s.. 800 which is less than half the property
cost.
DR.. NELL Mckay n Harnett county
well and favoraby known throughout the
| State as one OF the dblest divines. died
! Wednesday morning; aged eighty years
| For two years the deceased has been IN
| failing health. and the end was. therefore
| not unexpected. An anectionate and de
voted wife. the sister Of Colonel X VI
! Murchison. now Of New York, and sew
! eral children survive him.
II has for a long time been known that
| the section around Castor contained
minerals and outcroppngs Of gold have
more than once been discovered. Some
time ago Jim Adams (colored) discov
cred gold on his land near Castor. and
We learn that he sold il "A few days age
10 parties who viii work it If it proves
practicable
In the upper part ~ Northampton
| county the people are greatly annoyed hl
the depredations Of some Wild animal
II Is said To- be black and little larger
| than an ordinary dog II destroys pigs
cats and other domestic animals and al
frightened some OF the people. Dogs vii
chase Il but will not attack 1t. Some cal
| f. tiger. while others say it is hos
bear and came from the Dismal swamp