The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-09

CharIotte's mortality for July was Il,
of which q were negroes.
Murphy Scout: A novel sight was
seen on our streets last Friday after
noon, says The Elijay Courier-Sentinel.
It was a man who said he was from
AshevilIe, n. c.. and was moving him.
self, wife and three children to Mariet-
ia. The man was working himself to
a cart, pulling one of the children and
| what seemed to be their luggage. The
woman and other children We're walk
ing. He had pulled the cart all the way
from Asheville.
Asheville Citizen: Criminal court
| proceedings were made interesting to-
day by the effort of Jesse r. Starnes
to secure the release of ten negroes
who had cases in court and who want
ed to Join the volunteer army. Mr..
| Starnes cleared five, and they will go
to Fort Macon to join Captain Leath-
erwood's Maceo volunteers. The court
agreed that the remainder of the pris-
oners could go if the costs could be
arranged with the solicitor.
Raleigh Times: Judge Clark was
| given forty days by the board Of trus-
| tees Of Trinity college. This, however,
is not the final decision of the court"
The judge Intends to turn the tables
and inflict the costs on the prosecution.
Mr.. Will Worlds. a young Raleigh
boy is on the United States auxiliary
cruiser Howard. 4 letter dated Santa
go was received from him a few days
since by an old acquaintance. Mr..
Worlds witnessed the destruction of
| Cervera's squadron from a distance.
Charlotte Observer: Yesterday morn
ing as officer Black went to put his
pistol in his hip pocket, he dropped it.
The hammer struck the floor, and the
| pistol was discharged, the ball enter
ing Mr.. Blacks leg, passing through
the flesh, and striking the bone
| Saturday night as one of the melon
lenders from the country was coming
up West Trade street a crowd of pick
a~ninnies held him up, surrounded the
wagon and took every melon he had.
THE house Of Mr.. Wiley Clark, at
| Crouse's, Lincoln county, was Destroy
ed by fire Saturday night. The fire
was discovered barely in time to save
the occupants. Mr.. Clark and three
| aged kinSwOmen, who are lnVal1dS. The
! contents of the house were burned
Parties in on the Air Line last even
ing brought news Of a killing which oc-
Cured near Kings yester-
day. A negro named Harrican Bla-
lock was shot and killed by Will Ware,
a bar keeper. The ball too effect in the
back Of the negrO's head. He died al
most instantly. The shooting occurred
| before II O'ClOck.-Mr. r. ri. WIN
chester spent Sunday in Monroe. He
was telling yesterday on his return of
a serious affair which happened at Mr..
| Elias Stancil. an aged citizen Of Union.
Mr.. Stancil was out in the field when
he was attacked by an OK that belong
ed to Mr.. Frank Hama, a neighbor. The
J animal gored him in the stomach and
head. Mr.. Stancil is the ~granfather Of
| superintendent Stancil, of the convict
camp. He is so years old. and his re-
| cOvery is not looked for.-Mr. c. A.
| kraus lives on Mr.. Willis T.. Wilkin-
| sons place, near the city. Last week
Mr.. Kraus had some trouble with a
negro who was working for him. They
had some pretty hot words. and Mr..
Kraus ordered the negro to leave. Sat
urday night about 10 o'clock. as Mr..
kraus was sitting in his house near
an open window two negroes came up
to the window and threw rocks at him.
During a eyere storm which visit
ed LincOlnton and surrounding coun-
try Saturday afternoon. lightning got
in its work at Mr.. Thornberg's, who
lives several miles from town. Mr..
Thornberg. wife and child. were in the
room. The child was sitting on its
mothers lap. Mr.. Thornberg was in
the opposite part OF the room. The pic
lures were hung with wire. The light
ming followed the wire and finally dug
a hole In the wall. Mr.. Thornberg and
the child were badly stunned. He re-
gained consciousness hat afternoon:
the child not until Sunday. but was
not rational when last heard from
| tina afternoon.