Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-07-20
LATE NEWS

The strike in Chicago is fairly
broken and Debs, the instigator.
has been indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury
White and Chcatllam both de-
clare they will run for Congress
III the second District. Both
claim the nomination.
Pendergast, who Ill cold blood,
entered the home Of Carter Har-
rison, the mayor Of Chicago, and
shot him to death, was hung last
Friday as he deserved to be
\ calculation has been made If
all the stamps issued By the gov
eminent last year had been of
the Columbian size they would
have been sufficient to have
made a ribbon that would have
encircled the globe three times.
There were issued III round num-
berS. four thousand million.
The Oxford Orphans Friend
says: Joe Gordan, Is years old,
dark hair, dark eyes, and dark
complexion, ran away from the
Asylum, last Thursday evening.
Any information of his where
abouts will be greatly appreciat-
cd by the management Of this
Asylum. Exchanges please
copy.
The turpentine still Of Mr.. y.
J. Johnson, Of Taylor's Bridge,
Samson county, was destroyed by
fire at 4 p. NJ, on Saturday and
a negro attendant was terribly
burned that he died almost i'll
stantly. He was told to take a
lamp and go III the still, but he
took lighted torch instead aid
it caused the the gas III the still
to ignite and explode. He jump
ed out and got i'll a creek a few
yards away, but was dead when
some other hands pulled him out
AS a result of the railroad tie,
ups i'll the west, shipments Of
fruits and melons have Congre-
gated in Atlanta to such an eN.
tent that they are being solo
cheaper than ever known there
before. Hundreds Of car loads O
Waterme1Ons, destined to Chicago
and other western points, have
been 5ide-t tracked and the rail
roads are almost giving them
aWay-selling them III some i'll
stances at less than the aetna
cost Of bringing them as far a:
Atlanta, while bananas are being
literally disposed Of at twenty
five cents a bunch, and pine
apples at from three to FIVE cent:
apiece.
\ shocking affair occurred nea:
Pendletou early last Saturday
morning i'll which Peter OdO1n
a white man, was badly shot
Odom says that he had started t
Potecas1 to church and was walk
ing. When he had gotten abou
one mile from home he was shO
at from the bushes but was 10
touched. He turned end com
ncuCed to run. Another Sl0
was fired and he was hit i'll tn
small part Of the back. He tel
and the man came up i'll few
feet Of him, when he discovered
it to be Rowland Belch, a younE
white man. He begge: Belle
not to shoot him again but Il
put another cartridge i'll the gul
and took ann at his head but h
threw up his arm and the sho
took effect i'll the arm, tearing i
to pieces from the elbow 70 tn
shoulder. No one else was pres
eat and Belch made his escape
| Parties who heard the shooting
went to see what was the matter
and finding Odo1n carried hin
home. It was thought at til
time that Odom would soon die
but he was living at the last &C
counts and there are now som
hopes Of his recovery. Whe1
| BelCil was arrested i'll a tIel,
where he was at work he denie,
the charge and said he kne1
nothing about it. He was trie'
and sent to Jail. OdolnIis abou
twenty-five years of age and ha
a family. Belch is about twenty
one and is single-Murfreesbor