The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-08
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Secretary Hoke Smith in
Raleigh.
WHERE IS ORANGE PAGE !
A 10y ear-0id Girl Murderer Put in
the Penitentiary.

All Sorts of Rumor> Current Regarding
the Capture of Orange Page-Change OF
Schedule the Seaboard Air Line
Mr.. Scarborough Enthusiastic Over the
Trip to Sharpsburs
From THE GLOBE Correspondent
RALEIGH, y. C, June 8 YESTERDAY
Honorable Hoke Smith spent several
hours in the city He held a public re-
ception of one hour at the Yarboro, and
then dined with qui'e party of gentle
men at the elegant home of Mr. Charles
+. johnson. Mrs. Smith dined with he1
cousin, Mrs. James E Mckimmon They
went to Greensboro from here
Mr.. and Mrs. Mace left yesterday for
New York. A:r. Mace will pay short
visit and return and resume charge of
the Park hotel. Mrs Mace will remain
away all summer
Chief-of-Police Hcartt left in company
with Sheriff Page yes erday for Earps-
boro.
All sorts of rumoEs were current yes
terday in regard 20 the capture of Orange
Page. One report was that Page had
been shot and one Of deputies badly
stabbed, but the report has not been yer
flied.
There is delay in receiving the hand
some iron front for the Pullen building
Mr.. Alex Richmond, of Dayton, O !, has
returned to that place after having made
his home here for several years He was
connected with the city water works
company and his contract has expired
He made many friends here who wish
him success in his future He was 8
member of all the leading secret societies
Honorable J. G. Scarborough is very
enthusiastic over the trip of the North
Carolina commission to Sharpsburg. lie
says the Confederate soldiers who were
killed there, that is 1900 of them, are
buried at HagerstoWn, few miles away
The cemetery is beautifully kept and s
handsome monument marks the spot
Mr.. J. NJ. Morris succeeded in locating
the position of the First North Caroline
cavalry.
An illicit distilery was yesterday de
stroyed by deputies in Duplin county
and two men were captured.
A white woman, apparently girl O
1G and small for her age, was brough
Yesterday TO the penitentiarY from HeL
delson county. She stabbed to The hear
character. She gets fifteen year sen
tence, and was brought here in chains
The exact number who went on tn
big Baptist excursion is 1862; 80 vi
Go!dsboro, 512 via Hamlet. The S a
LIS route was just seyenty-f five mile
longer than !the X. Il DIS.
Yesterday afternoon B. F. Taylor,
one -arn ed veteran at Soldiers Home
died, aged IS. He was one o. the frs
five to enter the home.
The refitting OF the station house, an,
about completed For weeks the worl
has progressed slowly.
The commissioner of agriculture de
clares that he never in his life saw sue
Il poor prospect for the farmers, this be
ing due mainly to the cold weather.
There will be a considerable change i
the schedule of the ) \ L, Atlanta spe
cial. This will begin next Sunday, b
which the north bound train will leav
here about a. m and the south boun
about 1 p III. The 5. A L is nov build
ing a $500, 600 depot al Atlanta,
The Third and Fourth Regiments c
the state guard will go into camp nea
Morehead City July 10 to 10, both day
inclusive. General John W. Collins wi
be in command.