The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-21
! Low Price Of Cotton Affects Holiday Trade
UnfaYorahIy.
MANY MURDERS ACROSS THE BORDER
DIR. Dixon breaches TO Orphanx-Chu>
Wis Makes partiaa Conrcssion-
Episcopal Missions Fake hypnotic
subjects i,ynchi,es Spreading
out.

Raleigh, y. c., Dec. 2o.-(Special)--
The first sleet of the season made its
appearance this morning and was in
sharp contrast TO the roses in bloom.
The holiday trade is not so good as
usual, the merchants say. 1t is I'm sym
pathy with the low price OF cotton,
which so greatly depresses the farmers.
The negro Shadrlck, from Rowan.
who was reported ito have escaped from
the penitentary. did not get out lie
was found late Saturday night and had
been hiding in one OF the buildings.
1t is officially stated that in South
Carolina this year idhere have been over
200 murders. In this State there have
not been thirty.
The Supreme Court Will adjourn
Thursday afternoon for THE term. To-
morrow it will hear argument in sew
eral criminal cases dockesed since the
call OF the districts ended.
Rev. DR.. u. +. Dixon yesterday
preached at the Oxford Orphan Asy-
lum to the teachers and the pupils OF
the latter there are 200.
Claudius Dockery, chairman OF the
Penitentiary Board, is here. He de-
(. clines to give an opinion as to the
change In superintendent from Smith
TO Mewborne. lie declares he will not
take any position IN the revenue de-
!.
that he was to be CHIEF clerk or treas
urer.
Alfred upchurch. for many years q
leading carriage maker here and for
eighteen years an Alderman, died sud-
denly yesterday of heart disease, aged
75 years.
The negro Chavis, who was arrested
at Baltimore for the murder of Mahala
White, near here. Is in jail. He has
made partial confession. Though the
Fonds were guarded, he escaped direct
dy after the murder and made his way
TO Nashville, Tenn, and thence to New
York, remaining ut the latter place un-
NIL two months ago, when he went to
Baltimore. He is a brutal looking man
The negroes hate him, and all say they
will be glad to see him hanged OF
course, lie has no chance of escaping
the gallows.
M Eishop Cheshire yesterday preached
sermon In Christ Episcopal Church on
THE subject OF State missions There
are twenty white Episcopal mission.
aries In this diocese, serving sixty-two
congregations. In 1867 the total mem
bership 'af the Protestant Episcopa,
Church In North Carolina was only
5000; now It Is $1,000 t
SO far North Carolina has entirely
escaped the smallpox. 1t Is said tina,
IN no state is this dreaded disease
more infrequent thantin this.
M Last week the sensation here was the
exposition OF hypnotism Most of the
subjects" were boys a number OF
Them now acknowledge that they were
taking"
The Lynchites, or Sanctifled Band
who have been keeping rather quie
lately are row branching out in thai
part of the State.
The town of Grcenville has suffered
more than any ether in the State from
tires this month. It had three last Fri
day within five hours time
The plan for the BraXton-C raver
memorial hall at Trinity College. Dur
man, Is accepted. The seating capacity
will be 200
IN Several members pf the staff OF Gen
eral Miles are in Davie county par
fridge shooting