The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-11
A COURTHOUSE BURNED
rur uxrxEry c0UyTY BUILDING
and RECORDS DEsTEOfED.
North Carolina Oysters shipped to Enc
Iand-Popuiists Actively Organizing
Throughout the state.

RALEIGH. y. c., Feb. lo.-Specia'-
covcrnor Carr has ordered a special term
of Cumberland County Court 10 pee"
Anrjl 9Th. at which Judge Henry H.
Bryan will preside.
Harnett county courthouse was burned
Yesterday morning about o'clock. The
or,oin of the fire is supposed to have
been accidental, court being In session
,hore this week. All the records and
other contents Of any value were saved
except some Supreme Court reports.
The Warrenton Methodist Episcopal
District Conference Will be held at wei
don In May.
Air G.. Branch Aston. one Of the most
nrotninent citizens OF Warren county,
died yesterday Of grip.
North CACTUS oysters In England
oysters shipped from New Berne direct
20 Liverpool, Eng. are sold for S.D per
bushel.
Contrary 10 reports, Pegram. the man
who was recently shot by Noss near
Stokesdale, Guilford county, in dlfilcuity
between the two about a calf, Is rapidly
recovering, and is now able to De up ana
about.
very large attendance at the New
Berne fair next week is expected by the
railroads and fair officials
TIE Populists are already hard at work
throughout the State. Several county
conventions and mass-meetings have al
ready been held. and clubs are being or
ganized in townships in the various coun-
ties. 4 convention has been called TO meet
at Lunberton on February 22d and one
at Wilson on March 2ith.
A farmers institute will be held at
Statesville on the last Friday and Satur-
day I'm this month The institute will be
conducted by DR.. II. Il. Battle, director
OF the state Experiment Station. assisted
by one or two professors from the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College.
Body Robbed of J.wer ~.
Three years ago Cynthia Reeves died at
Shelby. and at her request all her jewell
ry was buried with her. Recently I'M
known parties dug into the grave and
robbed the body
The Egypt Coal Company will soon re-
sumo the work Of getting out coal from
their mines. Many improvements have
recently been made. by which the output
of the mines will be doubled. The total
production in 1898 was $1,000 tons. This
company expects soon TO open up large
brownstone quarry near Egypt, and run
it on an extensive scale.
E.capr of Prisoners.
Six prisoners. one charged with murder
and five charged with burglary escaped
from the Fayetteville Jail last night. The
alleged murderer is John West who killed
Frank Newell some time ago. None of
them have been recaptured. 1t Is said
that Fuller, who is condemned 10 be
hanged March 18th. refused to accom-
pany those escaping. This. however, is
not believed by the authorities.
a fire at Wilmington last night destroy
ed five buildings and damaged two others
They were all insured The origin OF the
fire is supposed to be incendiary. Three
dwellings were also burned at Southport
yesterday morning
st the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wilmington Seacoast rail-
road. in that city, yesterday a new board
OF directors was elected. All of the old
officers were reelected by the board.
Death of toInno Heck.
A dispatch was received here to-day an
nouncing the death of Colonel j. NJ. Heck.
in Philadelphia, at 1870 O'clock The de-
ceased was native Of West Virginia.
was about sixty years old. He was col
onel OF the twenty-ff,h Virginia regi-
ment in the early part Of the war His
remains will reach here tomorrow. and
the funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon
Thomas A. Miller for some time bust
ness manager Of the News and Observer
also died here this morning.
George Rosenthal, q prominent clothing
lealer at Fayetteville, died there this
afternoon.