The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-19
ROBBED BY MASKED MEN
AN OLD COUPLE IN UNION COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA. ATTACKED.
The Thieves Carry Oh 3,0O0-Repsbis-
cans Preparing to Reorgsnise ana
Down the Fusionists.

RALEIGH. n. c., Jan. 1s.-Speciai.-
Governor Carr has issued requisition
on flne Governor of Tennessee for Del
bert Hicks. an escaped convict, who
Is in Jail at Lineback. Tenn.
Mr.. William f. Black. who was re-
Gently postmaster at Carthage. was ar
rested by order of Post-ofiice Inspector
Conrad for embczzling money order
funds. He waived examination and was
allowed to go out to secure $500 bond.
ar d the commissioner was still waiting
for him the next day.
Me-, Watson, who was elected sherliL
OF Robson on the Democratic ticket last
, November, has resigned, and Mr.. Afford.
of xton. has been appointed by the
commissioners to fill the vacancy.
Your correspondent stated that MaJor
Grant, of Wayne, had introduced In the
Senate a bill to repeal the act OF 1852
pensioning the old Confederate soldlers:
There was quite severe criticism Oh
Is now your correspondents pleasure TO
correct this error. which was made by
the Senate reporter. The bill MAJOR
Grant introduced was TO repeai secli9h
8, of chapter 1913. of said laws. which
barred soldiers holding property 10 me
amount Of 500 from the DEMENT'S OF the
act.
EEIDsvILLE MILLS SOLD.
The Hermitage Cotton Mills. at Reds
vile. were sold OH the 10th by Mr. FRS.
the receiver. and were bought by the
Howell, Orr & Co, for s24,2oo.
White Caps in Yadkin county made
and drove himself. wife and baby out
in the cold, broke up furniture, &c, and
carried bed and bedding out and set fire
to IT, There IL no clue nor no cause
given for the assault
There Is a plan on foot for the reor-
ganiZation of the Republican, party. 1t
is said that there will soon be a weekly
paper started here for the furtherance
of this plan, to be edited by q writer OF
experience. In this way IL is hoped 10
organize a party fully in accord with
the national Republican party. II this
can be successfully carried out, fusion
will be a dead letter" in North Caro-
lpa This reorganized Republican party
bitter war on the Fusionists.
Now the FusIonists are carrying things
with a high hand. They will abolish Of
fees held by Democrats, viii r rnd ~,
them with Populsts and Republicans.
Town and county government systems
and the election law will go TO the wall
under this Legislature.
ATTACKED BT MAsxyD MIN.
A most dastardly robbery was COM
mitted In Union county on Monday night.
when an old couple living twelve miles
In the country were relieved OF S3,Wn
In cash. Masked men went to the house
and made them open the safe in which
the money was kept
A well-known Republican boss says
the Republican party submit TO be bossed
by Butler until the county government
and election laws are changed. Then
the Republicans will have the whip hand.
and will swallow up the Populists. This
will explain why they have submitted
to so much humiliation at the hands
of the Populists.
There was quite n fight yesterday over
the reduction of the bond OF the sheriff
of Pitt county from SQ2 600 to 500, 600 but
Notwithstanding the hard fight made by
the Democrats against such a reduction.
the bill passed.
NEW Is PRESENTED.
These bills were introduced in the Leg
islature to-day:
In the Senate, a bill to abolish the
geological survey; 10 amend Constitu-
ton so as to forbid giving passes and
forbid Franking by telegraph and tele
phone companies; 10 amend the Consti-
property from 81 900 to $500, on personal
property from $500 TO 500: TO incorpo-
rate the Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany; to reduce marriage license fee to
$50.
In the House: TO protect fire insurance
all real and personal property of COM
pany.
There was a long debate on the report
of the majority of the Election Commit
tee unseating Ward. of Pender.
VOTED Against LEKs BIRTHDAY.
Both Senate and House voted against
observing Lees birthday.