Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-28
GARREN PARDONED.
THE SENSATIONAL STORY or A
NORTH CAROLINA CONVICT.
Alliance Methods for Getting Members to
Rejein-A DRAFT Raised from S3 TO
e3.000-Property Assessed.
Especial telegram to tho DIspatcb.l

Especial telegram to tho Dspatcb.l
RALEIGH. N. c.. July Ex-Governor Carr
to-day pardoned William Garren. apeni-
Tertiary convict whose case IS sensational
enough to furnish plot for story. In
1880 ct the age of II Garren was convicted
of DEMONSTRATING in Henderson county and
was sentenced TO ten years imprisonment.
He served eighteen months and then IN "A
daring way escaped. lie walked all the
way to Georgia. There he iocatedet Talk
ing Rock and established an excellent
reputation and served as policeman. ne
accumulated sorde property, and nVe
years ago returned to North Carolina on q
visit. vas arrested. and has since served ID
the penitentiary.
The trustees OF the Baptist Orphanage
at I bonneville have for the twelfth time
reelected Mr.. John ii. Mills its superln-
tendent.
REDUCED MEMBERSHIP.
The Alliance IL in straits. IL has lost
enormously in membership. Mecklenoure
County Alliance, for example, has now
only l53 members against 1859 January l.
1892. In various parts of tho State the Al
lance IS taking In backsliding members
who will paw fee of 10 cents. giving
them membership IN good standing regard
less of the dues they owe.
The second heated term and the drought
was broken yesterday evening oy coplous
rams. The local electric storm was one OF
the severest here in years.
To-day several hundred employees Oh
the Seaboard Air Line left here on the an
nual picnic at Littleton. at Snaws
Springs.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
..aotar1av nj
Salisbury on the serious charge OF raising
a draft of the Merchants Bank. of Green's
vile, S. c., upon the Importers ana
Traders National Bank. OF New lorS. from
80 to So, 000 Henson could not give the
5000 bail demanded, and so went TO JAIL.
To-day he was given further hearing.
Captain William Smith, who was Tor
years superintendent; OF this DIVISION or
the Seaboard AIRLINE. has teen appointed
general agent. with his Office mere.
AGAINST EvASGELIsrs.
The Methodist District Conference at
Shelby has adopted resolutions taxing
strong ground against evangelists.
The last spike in the Wilmington. New
berne and Norfolk railway is TO be driven
at noon next Saturday at point about
one milo from Newberne.
The funeral of Rev. j. L. l.. Bush, OF this
Episcopal diocese. was held here to-day
from the Church of the Good Shepherd.
The pall-bearers were six clergymen-,
Revs. NJ. 81. Marshall. of Raleigh; Edward
Benedict, of Oxford; Stewart Mcqueen,
of Hlllsboro'; Mckinney, of Durham
Frederick Towers, of Chapel Hill, and H..
b. Delaney, of Raleigh. The services were
conducted by Reys. A. Il. Hunter. of Ra,
leigh: Julian T.. Ingle, of Henderson. and
Edward Benedict, of Oxford.
FOR TAXATION.
Tho Railway Commission in its capacity
as a board of assessment to-day made the
following return of property for taxation
20 the State Treasurer: Railway property,
So, GA $50: Pullman cars, $S2.568; Western
Union telegraph. Sl64.27O; Postal tele-
graph, S29.0S2: steamship companies,
S2gS, 69s-total, S24.2lS. 95i. Besides there
Is $50. 900 of steamboat property In dis
pute, and this is referred to the Attorney
General for decision.