The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
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put out negro tickets because the re-
publicans denied them representation
on their ticket
Statesyille Mascot: Last Friday
Deputy Marshall p. d. Atwell, at the
instance of P~ostofice Inspector Dex-
ter, arrester P. A. Barringer, assistant
postmaster at Stophel, Statesville
township, for violating section 125 and
211 of b postal laws and regulations.
He is charged with paying out stamps
to the department as cancelled at his
p~ostofice.
Raleigh Post: Lieutenant Colonel
Andrew d. Cowles of the Second North
Carolina regiment, has instituted suit
against the Raleigh Electric Company
for $50, 900 damages. Captain w. H.
Day and ex-Judge Mac Rae have been !
retained as counsel by Colonel Cowles
TO push the suit. Colonel Cowles was
thrown from his horse and sustained
a fracture of the leg on the evening of
June End, while returning from Camp
Dan Russell.
Monroe Journal: The good white
men of Union county who have become
~ Va OCAao 2No obodN Wy oRdAlo
bosses at the court tails of radicals
are coming to the white mans party
SO fast that WI can scarcely find room
[ for the many communications hat are
being sent in by those who want the
people to know that they are done with
the thing. We have more on hand
that will appear later.
Charlotte Observer:-At no time
during the campaign has there been
such a sumner to the populist as a let
| ter that was published in The Con-
cord Standard from Mr.. S. J. Hartsell,
who lives near here, and whose daugh-
tiers was murdered after being outrag-
ed. The letter, was voluntarily writ
| ten by this gentleman, and in it he
says he will have no more to do with a
party which puts the negro in power.
The Double Shoals Cotton Mill was
partially burned Thursday morning.
The fire started in the water wheel
house, and was caused by friction. 1t
burned up the cards and spread to the
factory proper. The heat was so great
that it melted the sprinklers and this
put out the fire. The damage is s10,-
900 or more.-A negro registered at
thO SCuA pouoC ACSiu ySSeOA "ho
after registering, said to several white
gentlemen standing in the corridor:
81 have voted the republican ticket all
my life, but 1 am done with it. Here
after / vote with the democrats. /
I'M tired of the republican party"
Greenville Reflector: A good day
was the democratic rally at Johnson's
mills on Thursday. People arriving
early on the grounds could see strings
of vehicles coming from every direc-
ton. These continued to pour in until
the crowd reached fully 1000 people.
A long table in the grove, and a large
speakers stand with plenty of seats
around it told what the occasion was
for. A cavalcade of exactly Isl horse
men, with flags floating from their
hats and from the heads of their steeds,
rode out two miles to meet the speak
ers, Hons. John H. Small, Thomas w.
Mason and ThOs. ]. Jarvis, and escort
them in. Just after Governor Jarvis
had finished John Dial, of Ayden, took
the stand. Mr.. Dial has been a prom
inent populist for several years and
has been a leader in this section in
working for that party. He made
strong speech showing where the party
had left it's moOrings and gone to the
republicans, and said he could not fol.
low there, but was coming to the white
mans party. A. A. Forbes, who wa
the populist state senator for foul
years ago, was called for and also made
a strong speech. Following him tn
several nominees on the county tickle
made brief announcements.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. B. D
Heath has given the contract for thu
rebuilding of the Manetta mills to Mr.
j. B. Smith. The new mill will have
a capacity of 5000 or 1000 spindles
-Statesville, N. c., October LAS
night about 10 o'clock a young negr'
Jesse Shaw, was shot in Wallacetown
a negro suburb. He died from the eff
fects of the shot in about an hour. Be
fore his death, he said that a negro
man, Bob Owens, shot him. On thu
strength of this, Owens was arrested
Also four negro women at whose house
the shooting occurred-Messrs. Chas
T. Stuart and family occupy a hous'
with Mr.. w. T. Alexander. Saturda!
night, Alexander went into Stuart's
room to have a settlement with him
Stuart being a cropper on Alexander!
farm. The men got into a dispute, ant
Alexander knocked Stuart down twice
and then picked up a chair with which
to hit him, but as he gave his swooI
wit it, Mrs. Stuart got in the way, ant
received the lick on the head.-Th'
barn of Mr.. Wilson Gray, who lives
only a few miles west Of Concord, OF
Mr.. A. B. Young's land, caught fire
just after dark last Saturday evening
Everything. such as hay, roughness
me farming utensils, etc., were burn
ed. together with the entire building
No cause is known for the fire.
Major s. w Reid spent yesterday or
his place, in Steel creek. He was tell
ing or his return of a serious accident
that occurred yesterday to Mr.. Ed. Nc.
Corkle, son of Mr.. N. F. McCorkle
who lives on his place. The former
was hauling some pea vine hay, wher
the mules became frightened and raj