The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-11

Crisp Tar Heel Happenings from Cherokee
to Currituck.


The schooner Martha is ashore at Cap
Hatteras. She was bound from Beaufor
to Baltimore.
L. T. Forneyduval was bitten by Z
! rattesnake at TX -lsior Brunswick coun
| ty, but is now past danger
Or. j. r. Crowell. OF Trinity College
! is in Philadelphia for the purchase OF
| the machinery for the department OF
/ technology.
Winston IS putting in her fire alarm
! system. The city can pay for only eight
boxes at present, but private companies
will take several
Karl Willis was drowned on the 4th
by the capsizing Of his seine boat in the
Neuse river at Hickory Island. fifteen
miles from New Berne.
As the convict brigade was going to
work near Carthage on the 9Th. John
Young a colorcd convict. made a break
for liberty, and was shot dead by Allen
Bradshaw. assistant superintendent.
The Sentinel has interviewed Winston's
prominent citizens. and they are all in
favor OF the main office OF the Fifth in
ternal revenue district being moved 10
Winston, arguing that that city is the
largest and most important tobacco town
in the State.
Little Martin the son OF Mr.. w. A.
Mcdonald, died in Rockingham Febru-
airy 9th from injuries received from
riding runaway mule. He had been
unseated, and. while clingng to the ami
mails neck his body was severely bruised
by the knees Of the mule.
The Legislature of 1893 has passed into
history. IT was in intelligence and patri-
otism and nerve and backbone far above
the average Legislatures. The body was
respectable in talents, in character and
in its conduit II was not given over to
demagogy. but took high ground for
proper measures.
a reward OF seYenty-nve dollars is
offered for the apprehension OF Houck.
who killed Scott, near Elk Cross Roads
Ashe county. about Christmas. party
OF jewellers had been bothering Houck.
and shooting around his house. when he
became enraged and shot into the crowd,
killing Scott. "A thirteen-year-old boy.
Mrs. John Vincent, who lives near the
Ada mill, Mecklenburg county. has made
two unsuccessful attempts to kill herself.
Friday night she took an overdose OF
laudanum with that intent. and as that
did not accomplish the work, she tried
again Sunday, but was equally unsuc-
cessful Each time she was found
and revived before the drug got in its
work.
TWO curiosities in the way OF elaborate
ly gotten up eggs have been furnished
by Dr. w. II. Hoffman. Of CASTOR county
one is long and slim, the other isn't.
The long one is three inches long, and
measures four and a half inches around
the waist. The other is three inches long,
marked with ridges and rings, and meas
ures six inches around the waist, being
evidently intended 10 hatch out a Shanghi
rooster.
Deputy Sheriff ]. II. Everett, Of Bry-
son City, was in Ashevlle Tuesday night.
on his way home from the Indian Ter
ritory, where he had gone 10 take the
Indian, John Muskrat. who had been i'm
picated in two murders, had escaped
two years ago, and had taken refuge
with the Indians Of this State. Mr. Ev-
erett went 10 Tahlequah, the capital OF
the Cherokees. delivered his prisoner to
Chief c. II. Harris. and received the
reward OF 500.
Lieutenant-Gove Doughton is one
OF those men who impresses favorably
at first and continues 10 grow into favor
as acquaintance grows more intimate
He makes an excellent presiding officer
familiar with parliamentary law, quick
TO comprehend, and as quick to decide.
He is conservative i'm thought. but firm
In decision. For sixty DAYS Speaker
Overman has presided over the deibera-
lions OF 40 representatives fresh from
The people" They elected him by a unan-
nous vote as their presiding officer, and |
he has fulfilled every expectation.