The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-23

1 Lee - oVeTDlan ara ~. IL. Julian 10,
| the house.
Plymouth Beacon: On Friday nigh,
| last Mr.. Il. r. Nurney was examining
a new pistol which had just been pur-
chased, when IL was discharged. send
ing the bullet through the palm of his
left hand. making an ugly and painful
| wound.
Weldon News; Dolly Gray doubt
| less the oldest person in North Caro-
| lima died at her home In Northampton
county last week. aged los years old.
This old woman formerly belonged to
| the Gray family OF that county and
her age is duly authenticated. Il hav-
ing been preserved in the family rec
ords.
the republican judicial convention I'm
| oranam last Saturday. Thos Settle
| uied TO have Solicitor Bynum defeated
| anu Mr. Merritt, populist, OF Per-
son county. nominated for solicitor
ihey say that after Bynum was nomI-
| mated he proceeded TO give vent =,
his feelings in various and sund-y
ways"
Laurinburg Exchange: A negro ma,
liNtng on Mr.. J. Il. McRae's nla>,
came very near losing his life Mondav
afternoon by common pair OF s-Is-
sors In the hands OF an angry woman
She stabbed him over the heart with
N'N punt puN uil not succeed
In driving as far as she seemed u
nave purposed doing
Webster Herald: Little Luna, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Dora Buchanan. got fatal
ly hurt Monday morning While play-
ing on the side OF a hill In a lot near
the house, log got loosened above her
and rolled down ana over her. DIR.
Addington was sent for. An examlna-
ton showed that the girl was badly
"A hot fha
broken. and DR.. Addington thought shs
was hurt internally. but 10 what ex-
tent he could not tell. The girl died
Monday night, when IL was found that
her bowels were crushed
Greenville Weekly: About n week
ago. Mr.. $. p. Erwin. OF Beaver Dam
lost a barn full OF tobacco by fire II
was the usual case OF mystertously
catching and burning rapidly The
loss was about siO0. Mr. J. Hollica
loss was about slO0-Mr. ]. Holli-
man. also OF Beaver Dam. lost a barn
last week. 1t was struck by lightning
and burned rapidly. 1t was full OF to-
bacco. Mr.. T. A Thigpen. OF Belvoir.
lost barn Thursday night. 1t was
full Of tobacco. This is MIR. Thlgpen's
second loss, as he had a barn burned
a short while ago.
Rutherford Democrat: The coIored
people held their meeting at st Johns
church. New Hope last Saturday a
good number We're present. and they
met for business. a delegation con-
ssting Of Martin Miller, Joe Miller
and VIM. Mcdowell were appointed ID
attend to the republican county con-
vention. to lay in their grievances and
| TO demand that recognition which
their pr'eponderance Of power by vir-
| tue Of their voting strength Justly en-
titles them to. From all we can learn
| they are moderate in their demands.
but firm in their determination for
what they claim only fair treatment
at the hands OF their brothers OF light
| er hue.
Raleigh Post: one aged republican.
| who has spent the best years OF his
life in the service OF his party. said
! to your correspondent a few days ago:
The campaign this year is a fight be-
| tween the white man and the black
! man for political supremacy. Now.
| the negro can be depended upon 10
| vote for his own color, and I shall GER
] tainly exercise the same privilege. and
/ / mean to vote the white mans ticket"
| Another, a young man. but one equal
ly as jealous, remarked: $50 far as
| national issues are concerned. ! shall
continue to vote the republican ticket.
| but I intend to henceforth stand with
| the democrats in local and state elec-
| tions." Still another observed: Il am
| a. republican by faith. but | am also
a white man, and / cannot lend my
| countenance TO party which fills our
| city and county offices with ignorant
| negroes"
Charlotte Observer: Captain Fred.
| Nash received the sad News yesterday
| that his brother-in-law. Mr.. Hill Bur
| gwyn. had died at Pittsburg, Pa. last
Saturday morning at o'clock Mr..
Burgwyn was a well-known Pittsburg
! lawyer and ap rominent member OF
| the Episcopal church. Mr.. Burgwyn
was born in Wilmington nearly seven
ty years ago. He was a brother -in-law
| Of the late Judge Thomas S. Ashe. OF
| Of our supreme court, and OF Captain
| Fred. Nash, Of this city.-The popu-
| lists who met yesterday are what are
| known as the Butler populists-the
| main wing Of the populist party-and
| have no affiliation with the Henry
| branch Of the house, who are known
| as Pritchard populists. The result Of
| the days session and conference-pop-
| ulists with populists: popuiists with
| republicans-was that there will be no
4 fusion this year.-Mr. J. s. Spencer.
| who has just gotten back from the
Rock. tells The Observer that Mr.. Ca
rey Butt. Of this city. dislocated and
broke his collar bone by tripping and
falling while playing tennis at the
| Rock last Friday.-William Hender-
| son. colored, who lives on Mr.. G. B.
Bells place in Sharon, tried TO COM
] NIT suicide last Monday afternoon by
I shooting himself Friends interfered.
| and he was prevented from ending his
| life in that way. The negro finally
! succeeded in breaking away from those
who were trying TO quiet him. and ran
| out Of the house and into a large gull
| ley near by. The fall into the gulley
1t is thought, VIII prove fatal. as the
| negro has sustained internal injuries.