The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-24
TROUBLE AT FRANKLINToN.
Military Ordered ont TO Protect the
white Slayer of n Negro.

Raleigh, n. c.. July 23.-(Speclal.)-
last year there were in this revenue
district over 200 registered distillers Of
fruit brandy. This year there will hard
~ be over 80. the revenue oillce:s say.
There are lbs registered whiskey dis
tillers in the district. AS 10 Illicit dis
filling 1t Is officially stated that there
are not half as many Illicit distilleres
as there were In 1895. Officers have been
very active in capturing stills and de-
st;oying them. The force OF deputies
under charge of the Greensboro agent in
January. 1895. destroyed l25 diHtilleries.
That broke the record for ore month
The collections this year as compared
with last year are ISL. 010,S36 to Sl.0Si,7 0S,
or these distilled spirits paid S203,0l7 and
$156.195 respectively: tobacco. cigarettes.
&c. SSG0,175 and 1891 ,29S The price of
ill!citly-made whisNcy az government
sales has fallen frcm SIZE 10 Sl.16 per
gallon.
Governor Carr and family lept for the
Western part of the State to-day to
remain some time.
Yesterday afternoon at negro picnic
near FranlSlin:on. Grcradus jackson,
cclored, was killed by blow on the
head with a stick. and James a. Moore.
son of eX-Sheriff j. !. Moore u noted
Republican politician of Franklin coun-
ty WAS arrested and lodged in Jail at
Frankllnton, charged with the murder
1t seems that t:ouble followed and
that rio.inS was imminent, for this
morning the Adjutant General received
the following telegram from Captain
w. L. McGhec. commanding the inran-
try company ut Frankllnton: Pursuant
to call OF Mayor my company has as
Sembled ut its armory. subject 30 or
ders." Adjutant General Came!on tele-
sraphed in reply: Your acton In assem-
bling your company al the call of the
Mayor approved. Report 10 and consult
roo li1t 1, Il
keep this office informed by telegraph
of your further movements"
Mrs. Waiter Clark, who has been very
sick, Is convalescing.
Mrs. Ohio Wilson and SON who have
been sick with fever. are rapidly recov-
erng under tho remarkably effective
treatment Of the Rex hospital here.
The Secretary o. the railway commits
sion VIII next Senl. out the assessment
of railway property in the various cl-
ties. towns. and counties
The Railway Commission to-day re-
celvod letter from the Railway Com
mission of Georgia saying the latter de.
sired to know tholr View in regard Ia
making the Seaboard Air Line and othcr
roads engaged in the rate war reduce
the local rates in proportion to tie cut I'm
through rates. The report of :he North
Carolina Commission is that 1t fully con-
ours in this view and has already notifieS
tiit blilttlS VI lHc Alr Line oil
it's determination TO protect the local
business
During this month only four convicti
have arrived al the penitentiary.
James II. Young, a member of the Re,
publican State Committee. says there will
he no Mckinley Electoral ticket in the
field in North Carolina, but that there
VIII be two silver tickets. John Nichols
says there will be a Mckinley electoral,
ticket ana that he knows whereof Id
speaks. Otto wilson, Popuiist. says: 1T
looks to be very sensible that there
should be Popul!st Bryan ticket and
Democratic Bryan ticket. ! told You
three weeks ago that the Populists would
cast the electoral vote Of North Carolina
Mckinley will not get the vote OF this
State"
Wilson says tn silver party has only
six delegates and about one hundred
voters in North Carolina. 1t exists only
in Burke, Anslow, Greene and New Han.
over counties. Most OF Its people are Re-
publ!cans or Democrats. The Popul:J.
convention. Wilson declares. will name
the next President. This is what we
are Il IRE for" he added
1t Is said that snow fell in Dublin
county last week.
Governor Carr is asked to make re-
QUESTION for Joe Myers. OF Charlotte.
who was captured in New York yesterday
with Mrs Bissonette, his mistress.