Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-05
DIX. BECKWITH DEAD.
AN ocToceNARIAN PASSES AWAY
AFTER ALONG ILLNESS.
A Negro Who Disobcyed His Father and
Got Drunk kiiied-Judge simonton's
First visit-Barefoot Has Gone.

RALEIGH. y. c., June 4~-(Speciai)-
DR.. J.. Is. Beckwith, of SmithfeId. whose
fatal illness was reported. Is dead. He
was 81 years OF age. and had nct prac-
ticcd since 1865. His family connection Is
q very largo one.
Thomas y. Rowland. a well known
resident OF Beaufort. Is dead.
Miss Lizzie Jackson. of this city, a
granddaughter OF the late Governor JON
a:han NJ. Worth. is to be married here
OH the 18th instant, to Mr.. Haywood
White, OF the Southern Associated Press.
and now residing at Washington, ID. c..
Ne. White is a native Of oxford, this
Sta,e.
Archie Arlington. a young negro. was
Killed rea- Whitakers a day or two ago.
lie was driving a fast horse In a road
cart, disobeyed his father, and got drunk.
The horse ran into a fence, threw AIRING
ton out. and fell on him. An hour later
the negro was thus found, dead.
A DESTRUCTIVE INSECT.
The State Entomologist announces that
a hitherto unnotlced insect has attacked
Irish potatoes. These bugs suddenly APP
peared In great numbers. They do not
eat the leaves, but puncture the growing
tip. causing the plant TO wither and
soon die. The bug is the l~eptogiossus
pEyllopus, which Is closely related to the
THICK -thighed soldier bug. Up 10 this time
his insect has been considered beneficial,
as It fed on thistleS. and oc-
casionally attacked the terrapin
bug of the cabbage. 1t is likely
now to become a troublesome pest.
Il has been rare In North Carolina. 1t
cannot be poisoned by arsenites. and the
kerosene emulsion and hand picking are
the only remedies, the latter being the
most satisfactory.
The daughter OF Professor jerome
Dowd. OF Trinity College. died at Char
lotte Saturday.
Judge Walter Clark. who Is one Of the
leading North Carolina Methodists, Is
prominently spoken of as president of
Trinity College to succeed Rev. Or. John
I. Crowell, who retires July LIST.
VETS AT THE HOME.
There are now 10 veterans at the Sol
dier's home. the others being absent on
leave. All ave ten are very feeble.
a term of the United States Circuit
Court began here to-day, Judges Charles
VI. Simonton and A. S. Seymour on the
bench. II is judge Simonton's first visit
here. His wife accompanies HIM. The
term Of the court will continue only a
week, owing to lack of funds Only the
motion docket was taken I'D to-day.
Jury cases will be called tomorrow.
II IS intimated that Tyre York, who,
ten years ago was the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor. will seek to obtain the
n ssional nomination in the Eighth
District.
VIRGINIA SOLDIERS.
Not long after the battle at Bentonvtlle,
March 10, 1865. twenty soldiers who were
wounded and were in the house of John
Harper, died. Mr.. Harper has. ever since
looked after their graves. Among them
were a. Il. Watkins, Company A. Thirty
fourth Virginia, and William g. Fast.
Company +. Fifty-fourth Virginia.
At the December term Of Richmond
county Superior Court Joseph Jordan was
convicted Of arson in the town OF Rock
ingham. and was sent to the penitentiary
Tor twenty years. lie confessed, and said
James III. Barefoot was implicated In the
crime. Later he denied this owing to
some remarkable influence of Barefoot.
Jordan Is now dangerously sick in the
prison hospital. and he has told the
whole story. Barefoot had since hin re-
lease become quite bold and walked the
streets OF Rockingham. Saturday forty
well-known citizens of that town met at
the Methodist Episcopal church lot
and marched to where Barefoot
was at work. They told him his
presence IN the town was a me-
mace and a source OF terror to some
citizens, and that 1t was not safe for him
to remain. and THAI If he was found in
the place at sunset on Monday his life
might pay the forfeit. He was also told
to carry his family with him. Among the
delegation thus warning him was a bank
president. Barefoot has gone.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The State crop report, issued to-day,
says that the frost Of June LIST was wide
spread in this State. all over the west and
in the northern tier Of counties of the
Central District. The weather during the
past week has been dry In the west, but
with rains in the east. The harvesting Of
wheat has begun. The crop is poor. The
weather is now warmer, and though cot
ton looks badly il will come out II there
are warm rains Damage by hail Is re-
ported in a number OF places. The cool
nights nave damaged all crops more or
les.
At the State University Yesterday Rev.
DR.. +. j. Murdoch. of Salisbury. preached
the baccalaureate ermon This evening
the anniversary meetings Of the Philan-
thrOpic and Dialectlc societies were held.