Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-02-28
ARGUS BUREAU,
RALEIGH. Feb. %, 1895.

This morning when the servant
employed by Mrs. Mary b.
Speight, went into that lady's
room to make a fire, she made
horrible discovery. Her mistress
was sitting III a chair, near the
bed, and when the servant spoke
to her did not answer. Then the
servant looked closely and dis
covered that her mistress was
dead. She ran screaming from
the house and summoned several
neighbors who quickly came but
found that the girls statement
was true.
A doctor was summoned and
after making an examination,
pronounced the cause of death
was brain trouble. The neigh
bors thought her heart had failed
but this was not the case. The
same physician had made an ex-
animation only q week before
and found her heart in per-
feet order.
Mrs. Speight was a widely
known and most highly respect
ed woman and her death has
sadly shocked Raleigh. She be-
longed to very prominent fam
| lily. Her father was the late
Hon. John II. Bryan, and she
had several sisters living here,
Mrs. John Wiuder, Mrs. Andrew
Symme and Mrs. A. P. G. Bryan.
She was one of the charter mem
bers of the Ladies' Memorial as
sociation, aud had been a vice
president ever since 1866, the
year il was founded. She was in
her 10th year, and while very
old she was remarkably healthy
and her death was a great sur
| prise. The funeral will take
place tomorrow from Christ
church.
Three more seizures Of illicit
distilleries were reported to the
collector to-day. Deputies Smith
and Blount destroyed two at
Pleasantville. One was a so gal
lon one and the other a 65 gallon
establishment. The owner of the
two stills, Wyatt Thomas, made
his escape Deputy Gibson re-
ports the destruction of a rs gal
lon illicit distillery in Asbury,
Montgomery county. 1t was
owned by Jack Tyson, a colored
man, and was situated in the
heart of the town, under bar
ber shop.
Yesterday several deputies left
here for the western part Of Wake
county to look for Terry Adams,
notorious and desperate moon
sinner, who they heard was in
that part of the county. The
deputies had been looking fo1
him for years. They found him
in a cabin, but he ran out at the
back door and gave TIE officers
long chase, ''cross county" He
was finally captured in Durham
county, having run across the
line, and was therefore carried tt
: Durham and jailed.
All tEe Legislators, who tool
the free trip to Newbern, return
6 ed last evening. They expressed
themselves as having enjoyed
the Fair immensely. Severa
of them, it is said, ''took tht
town. in orthodox fashion. Whel
: they were on the train last even
' ING Mr.. Cherokee" Campbell
7 the legislator of gubernatoria
, aspiration, was unanimousl..
: nominated for governor by tn
q Legislators on board. The page
J, voted no. The newly elected {!
d governor then made speech G
). acceptance, but they do say tha
g it was an open question whethe
y he or his liquor was talking.
:, This morning a bill passed in
S cooperating the Wake Bankin
and Security company. This wi
s be a good banking company an
). has one Of Raleigh's foremos
e citizens behind it.
r This morning the Senate too
"a up the special order, which We
IS the bill to loan the ladies $40, 0(
E, from the direct tax fund for tx
IS purpose of completing the Coz
IS federate monument. There wei
1, several hot speeches made bot
r, for and against the bill. Senate
le Moody took the ladies by stor
with a strong speech in favor {
lr the bill. He was followed t
f Senator Wsstmoreland, that ty,
u ical fusionist and chairman of tt
ly printing committee, who Oppose
r it. Moody was warmly applau
ed while the reception accordt
as Westmoreland was decidedly col
al Both galleries and the lobbi
~ were crowded with ladies who
fresh, bright faces and variega
ed dresses gave cheerful effe
to the sombre chamber. Th
the bill failed to pass is a sham
ia But no more was expected. MI
r. Pattie D. B. Arlington, that
be repressible grass widow, is co
to stantly in attendance upon t
e. legislature trying to have b
on case examined. A commit
ne was appointed for that purpo
II some time ago, but perhaps
case materialized. The comm