The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-11
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Burnsville Eagle: The ground was
broken last week for the new Burns
vile college building.
Mr.. A A. Hicks. OF Berea, Granville
county, has been nominated for b
senate in the district composed or
Granville and Person.
In the Scotland Neck part OF Hall
fax county there were a populists in
the last election. Now there are only
CIV. A. Dunn. OF Scotland Neck.
Raleigh News and Observer: War
saw. n. c., October 6~.-(Special.)-
Rodolph Duffy. democratic nominee
for solicitor of Onslow. met DR.. Cy
Thompson here today In a joint debate
and completely demolished him. Duffy
and Thompson are both from Onslow.
and Duffy knows Thompson's unen-
viable career as few others do. The
democrats made the welkin ring with
applause as Duffy picked Thompson
numerically TO pieces. Thompson
was so badly hacked that he could only
find maudlin words enough TO fill
twenty minutes OF thirty minutes re
joinder.-Washington. ID. c., October
e.-(Special.-At the morning meeting
" lut u vi utpuNitS VI At AsFASNc
pal convention. which Is in session
here. these North Carolinians wa an
nounced as members OF the several
standing committee: On the state OF
the church. Rev. DR.. Murdoch: on
missions. Mr.. McBee, OF Asheville; on
the admission OF new dioceses. DR..
Carmichael, of eastern Carolina; on
Canons. Mr.. r. II. Battle. OF Roleigh;
on elections. Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Marshall,
of Raleigh, chairman; on the bishoprtc
committee on canons Bishop Joseph
Blount Cheshire, OF Raleigh.-Dur-
ham, y. c., October 6.-tSpecial.)-
Ex-Judge A. w. Graham is here from
Oxford today on legal business and
brings cheering political news from
Granville. On yesterday the demo-
cratic senatorial convention for Gran
vile and Person was held at
Berea. Judge Graham has been I'M
animously endorsed by the democrats
of Granville as their choice for sena-
tor and the Person delegation 20 n
man urged his selection. The nomi-
nation was rendered him, but owing 20
important business engagements. much
to his own regret and that OF every
democrat In this district, he was
forced to decline.-The best men in
the populist convention In Pamlico,
such men as b. r. McCotter and c. A.
Flowers, fought fusion with the negro
party. The republicans controlled the
convention and adopted fusion.-Mr.
c. w. Jewett, secretary and treasurer
of Shaw University. from President
Mcserve announcing the death Of his
wife at the home OF DR.. Whittier, at
Brooklyne, Mass.
Charlotte Observer: r. l.. England,
of Charlotte, had a close shave with
death here Tuesday. He is the dis
trict manager of the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, and had been going
day and night pursuing Long. the de-
faulting agent at Maiden, and investi-
eating his agency, Tuesday afternoon
he purchased a two ounce bottle OF
bromidia and about 3 O'Clock he went
to a hotel, said he was suffering from
headache, oss OF sleep and nervous-
ness, and asked for a room. He asked
to be called in time for the $50 train
for Charlotte. At that time the hotel
proprietor tried to awake him but
could not do so. Others tried but fail
60 and all concluded he was in a
drunken stupor. Mr.. 7 %. Walsh, OF
Charlotte, happened to he at The hotel.
and went in 10 see him. He discover
ed hat the man was in a comatose
condition from IN overdose Of some
drug. DR.. I. T.. Costner was called
and after several hours hard work
succeeded in saving him. 1t was
found that he had taken one and a half
ounces Of bTomidia.-Captain David
Clark, Company NJ, Second North
Carolina regiment, is here on a visit
to his uncles. Drs. Joseph and G. w.
Graham. Captain Clark Is a son OF
Judge Clark. His regiment Will be
mustered out in November, and when
it is Captain Clark will come 70 Char
lotte to live. He will learn the mill
business.-Mr. Will Ramsey lives
near Statesville. Yesterday morning,
while the family were absent, a negro
entered the house n stole a suit OF
clothes, a pistol and some money. Mr..
Ramsey's little girl returned to the.
house in time to see the negro leave IL.
She gave the alarm. The negro was
overtaken and arrested. He was tried
before a magistrate, md turned ever
To Mr.. w. S. Henry, chief of police OF
statesville. Mr.. Henry started 20 Jail
with his prisoner. On The way the ne
gro attacked the officer, aud the lat
ter knocked him down. AS he rose,
he drew the pistol which h. had stolen
from his pocket and began firing at
the officer. He fred three times. One
ball went through Chief Henry's hat.
breaking the skin OF his temple. TIE
negro fed to a swamp. and up ID last
night had not been captured.
No, the democrats will not dfsfran-
ch'se poor people, or put negroes back