Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-08-17
LATE NEWS

OiA NN|y lug ~"N14' --.
The latest from Kentucky is
that Breckenridge will be defeat
ed.
Marion Butler says that the
Alliance has positively made its
last appearance i'll politics.
Many of the Pullman strikers
are asking to be taken back.
There are now 1873 men at work
The Democratic convention
of Pitt county adopted resolu-
ton favoring Senatorial prilna-
rieS.
1t is said that the corn crop of
the eastern part of the State is
| much earlier and finer than for
many years.
Santo, the murderer of Presi-
dent Carnot, was guillotined
yesterday. He refused to ask
for any delay.
Hon. J. H. Pou, of Smithfeld,
succeeds Simmons as Chairman
of the Democratic State Execu
tive committee.
Corbett and Jackson met i'll
New York, and, after abusing
each other, decide that they can
not come to terms on a fight So
the mill is off.
At Norfolk on Monday last a
young negro shoots colored
woman, then himself. Both are
dangerously wounded. The
cause was unrequited love.
The prohibitionists of Norfolk
held all indignation meeting on
Monday night for the purpose of
denouucing the course pursued
by the Democratic press of Nor
folk.
Eighty-eight Coxeyites were
captured near Bladensburg, Md,
and sent to prison for three
months under sentence of hard
labor. Charge vagrancy. Three
were for one year.
-Four young white men of good
families in BunConbe county
are charged with the terrible
crime af assaulting Miss Cana
day, a sick girl, IS years of age.
Her death is expected.
Gov. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, proposes to run all COMPETE
tors out of the business by re-
ducing Whiskey to 25 cents a
pint. This, with high license, he
thinks, will do the business.
Miss Luck Harper was killed
by lightning Monday afternoon
at Primer Point, Va, OH the N.
& {. Railroad. She was stand
ing near a window while the
storm was raging, which was
quite severe there.
Prof. Edward Graham Dawes,
the we'll known Baltimorean, an
eminent son of North Carolina,
and man greatly interested in
North Carolina history, being
| the leader i'll the movement to
resurrect the historical memories
of Roanoke Island, is dead.
The gang Of men who tarred
and ieathered Adjutant-General
Tarsney III Colorado some time
ago, are not i'll such high feather
now, for they have all been ar
rested and Tarsney proposes to
stick it to EN-. Contrary to ex-
pectation they turn out to be
sherifs. deputy sheriffs, etc, who
had a spite against him for an al
legged remark that he hoped that
the "sheriffs posse would come
back i'll collins. Fix.
Marion Butler, chairman of
the State Executive committee
of the Farmers Alliance, says
the strength Of that organization
in this State is about / 200 great
er than year ago. 1t now num-
bers about 27,5 500. The finances
are just large enough to operate
| it, the fees being no larger. than
when there were 100000 mem
bers. The State business agency
did a business for the year of
| $375,ooo 1t has reached $780,
900. w. A. Graham, trustee of
the business fund, reports up
wards of $4,000. Only 1000
has been drawn out under the
act of the last Legislature. AL
most 81 900 was spent in. fight
ing the Jute trust.
Jno. Joyner, a colored wretch
living near Lewiston, BERTHE
county, broke into the residence
of JOS. Pugh Esq, one nightlast
week and went into the bed room
of Mrs. Pugh. Whatever his in
tentiOns were, were checked by
| Mrs. Pugh awakening and rails
ing up. AS she did so he caught
her i'll his arms. She screamed
and awoke others in the house.
| The ruffian ran but was. recoo-