Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
NO CHANGE IN PLANS.
SENATOR JARVIS WILL CONTEST FOR
THE SEAT HELD BY RANSOM.
Attempted Inccndiarism In h"ie'gh-Thc
Polk Memorial Meetings-A Negro
Girl Beaten 10 Death.

RALEIGH. N. C., April 2o.-tspecial)-
Senator Jarvis throws down the gaunt-
let TO Senator Ransom. That is the re-
mark heard at all hands. II VIII all add
immensely to the interest OF the coming
campaign, which will most certainly DE
a memorable one. Ransom's friends think
him inyincible. and he has certainly won
I'm some great battles. jarvis VIII hoid
the Vance seat until the Legislature
meets. when he will drop out and let a
western man take IL to I'LL out the two
years which will then remain. and he
will fight Ransom. Had he not been APP
pointed, he would have thus wrestlcd
with Ransom for the mastery; In other
words. his plans have not been changed.
His commission was issued this morning
and bears date Of yesterday. His open
letter to the people, published this morn
ing, is regarded az a bold stroke.
ATTEMPTS TO FIRE.
Two attempts have been made to burn
houses in East Raleigh Last night the
back and front doors of large house
there occupied by negroes were saturated
with kerosene and set on fire. The fire
was quickly extinguished. with but little
damage.
The Capitol fence ut the west gate IS
being removed 10 make room Tor the
Confederate monument foundation. The
latter is twenty-eight feet square. The
contractor says It Will be laid in three
weeks.
Tom Bailey. who was killed by Wyatt
Perry in New Light township, this
county. was OF well-known white fam
ily. Perry called him out Of his house at
night. and attacking him on II porch. cut
his throat. head and back. Perry was
his brother-in-law.
Governor Carr to-day received many
letters from various parts OF the STATE
recommending a number OF gentlemen LOT
the senatorial appointment.
Mr.. w. -. Haywood. Raleigh's Oldest
living ex-Mayor, was able to ride on the
streets to-day for the first time since
Christmas.
Il is the current remark among oiilcials
here that the decision Of the South Caro-
lima Supreme Court i'm the dlspensary
case means the downfall Of Tillman and
Tillmanism.
CAPTURED IN TENNESSEE.
Mention was made yesterday OF the cap
ture Of Woody the man who headed the
mob which broke into Sparta jail ana
hanged Dan Slaughter, the Nirsinlah'
To-day it Is learned that the capture was
made in Tennessee after llVely pur-
suit. Governor Carr had offered 500 re-
ward for Woody, who is 10 be tried Tor
murder. -,
Next week Polk-memorial meetings VIII
n 10 state some
on the 24th but most on the 18TH. Al
these money for the l.. l.. Polk Monument
will be- raised. The day will also De oD-
served by the Virginia Aliancemeh.
OF the ten persons who were AWARDED
licenses as pharmacists six were negroes.
These are all who applied.
ON ARRANGEMENTS.
The Ladies' Monument Association has
aupointed the following 10 compose the
Committee Of Arrangements. May ISL
AT the LAYING of the cornerstone OF the
Monument: Governor carr
>. Med. Tate, oct. Coke. =
A Ashe. T.. T. Hines, G. r. benson. o. NJ.
Allen. T. =. Devereux. and W. II. Hughes
Every effort IS TO be made 10 get cheap
rate Of railway fare for the OCCASION
Governor Carr tells me he viii do his Ut
most TO get the low rate. The Monument
Association makes most earnest appear
10 the people Of the state for money.
The name OF the Goldsboro' cotton-mills
has been changed to the "North-State
mills"
\ coroner's jury in Richmond county
held an inquest yesterday over the BODY
of a l2-year-old negro girl, and found that
She had been beaten u death by Johh
Robinson. her grandfather. Her body was
found beside road. Robinson has He'd.
The old woollen-mills at Hamlet were |
burned yesterday. The residence OF MI. |
+. r. Smith. near Charlotte, was struck |
BY lightning. and burned. Fire at VIII |
son yesterday destroyed property worth |
3 eco, on which there is NVO insurance.
Great fires have caused unusual damage |
10 the timber In the mountains in Cald- |
VOL county.