Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-29
PRISON CONGRESS.
DELEGATES APPOINTED TO ST. PAUL
BY GOVERNOR CARR.
A Matrimonial Sensation Mt RaleiGh--Ths
Commissioners 70 Anfietam stnrt-A Girl
Goes To the Penifeutiary.

RALEIGH, n. c.. May 2s.-(Speciai.)-
Governor Carr appoints the following
delegates to represent North Carolina az
the annual session OF the United States
Prison Congress at st. Paul June 18TH:
A. Leazar. A. J. Hicks. c. u. Denson'
T. w. Patton. Charles DUFFY. p. II. Allen
J. b. Stickney. Warren Johnson, A. NJ
Mccauley, John L. King, W. f. Moore.
and T. II. Hsigler.
John Robinson, Commissioner OF Agri-
culture, left tonight for Augusta, Ga
to attend the immigration Convention
Governor Carr leaves tomorrow.
SHARPSBURG.
Judge Walter Clark and other members
Of the commission to locate positions OF
North Carolina troops at Antietam lett
for that battlefield tonight. Twelve per"
Sons will be present out Of twenty APP
pointments made.
There was a matrimonial sensation mere
to-day. Harry Wilkinson, Southern As
ISOLATED Press operator here, had Tor
some weeks been engaged to Miss Mamie
Alcott, also OF Raleigh, who was 10
graduate at the Peace Institute tonight.
They had arranged 10 marry just AFTER
the commencement exercises ended, Dul
an anonymous letter was yesterday re-
ceiyed by the president Of the institute
revealing this plan. He sent this letter
to Miss Alcstts father. She left nome
this morning and just before noon was
married at the residence OF Metnodist
preacher This afternoon her tather
learned that I've marriage was ABOUT 20
take place, and he went TO Wilkinson
boarding place. Meanwhile his daughter
had Joined her lover and they were mar
ried. Upon the marriage certificate belhs
shown Mr.. Alcott he departed
At Salem yesterday Rev. DR.. Thomas
II. Pritchard. OF Charlotte, preached the
baccalaureate sermon before the gradu-
atng class of Salem Female Academy
The class has 81 members. The ninety
second commencement Is now III PiO-
gress.
State-Chairman Southgate. of Durham,
OF the North Carolina Prohibition party,
has telegraphed his congratulations 10
State Chairman w. w. Gibbs, concerning
the Norfolk elections.
FIFTEEN YEARS.
Last winter in Henderson county Lou
Paris. a young white woman, stabbed
and instantly killed VIII Johnson, who
had charged her with incontinency. She
has lust been tried. There was no jury
and her counsel entered a plea OF guilty
OF murder In the second degree, ana
prayed Judge Boykin to be lenient In his
sentence The Judge has sentenced the
girl to fifteen years imprisonment. lie
told her the limit was thirty years, but
that he took into consideration her ex-
treme youth. The fact that she was
a woman made no difference IN the eye
OF the law. Miss Paris, who Is only H.
took her sentence with great GOODNESS.
She will this week be brought to the
penitsntlary.
To-day Receiver Robinson, of the de-
funct First National Bank of Wilmington.
began the payment Of the fourth dividend
TO all creditors and depositors. IL Is OF
N per cent. making 80 per cent. thus far
paid.
good financial showing for the past
twelve months IS made by the city au-
thorities of Wilmington. The debt Is re-
duced bv 81. 400, and $4,000 Of loans have
been paid.
SECOND DEGREE.
The trial Of John Brock (white) In
New Hanover Criminal Court has re-
suited in a verdict Of guilty OF murder II
the second degree. This was a surprise
as n verdict Of murder in the first de
gree was expected by those who read tbs
evidence The only direct witness against
Brock was his 6-year-old son. who !:
quite a bright little fellow. II was q
terrible story which he told, after the
Solicitor had informed the Court that II
was with great difficulty he could make
up his mind TO introduce the child rs
n witness TO take away the life of thu
cot faf no
little sister, and himself left home in ;
sail-boat. with the household property
that his father beat his mother daily
that when out on the marsh his fathe
struck his mother with gun, and thei
shot her. She got in the boat again, bu
he threw her out and would not let he
return. His mother begged his father no
to XIII her. He struck her with tn
butt Of the gun, took an axe, cut hol
I'm the marsh, and buried her, then threw
overheard the things in the boat. TIL,
murderer went on the stand as a wit
ness. and swore that the boat was filleC
with water; that he saved his children
and went back after his wife, but cOulC
not find her until next morning when h
buried her. There was evidence that tn
woman was badly ChOked. and that he
body was pressed into the grave I'm tn
marsh. Brooks counsel has moved 70
new trial, and argument on this mo
ton Will be heard tomorrow.
GREAT FALLS CANAL.
Day after tomorrow sixty conyicts vii
be sent from the penitentiary to Weldon
10 work on the Great Falls canal, II
which It is said there Is a large break
The convicts will be employed there no
less than four months.
4 number of Nebraska people will pur
chase lands in this State, and become
settlers. Others are now In correspond
ence from California,
Colonel Fred. H. Stith, OF brownsville
n. c.. and Miss Elizabeth Campbell Car
ter, Of Nomne Hill, Va, were married
on the 23d.
The sum Of $50 for the Vance monumen
came to-day from Vance county, and wal
raised by the ladies'.
The smokestack of the Confederate ran
Albemarle was to-day placed in TIT
museum.