The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-27
STATE NEWS.


Two cases of smallpox are reported
in Charlotte. The victims are colored
and the disease is said to be in mild
form.
The Underwriters Insurance Com
pAny WAS formed in Greensboro with a
capital of 100000.
Emmit Ayers. white, was arrested
at Charlotte Friday by Sheriff Smith,
as the man wanted for rObberies re-
Gently committed at High Point.
Mr.. John M. Caldwell, in the town
of Newell last week committed suicide
by shooting himself. Mr.. Caldwell
was highly connected and man of
means.
A contract for about $1,000 worth OF
blankets and convict stripes has been
given by the penitentiary authorities
to the Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany, of Elkin, NC.
The Shelby Spindle and Loom says
the general store of Lawson IL. Sum
mitt, and the furniture store 0f Camp
bell Bros. at Kings Moup.aiu, we're
both destroyed by fire las Saturday
night.
The following fOurth-class postms s..
tiers have been appoint in North
Carolina: Cropweli, ". J.. Dollar ;
Kleg, Early w. Paris 7 Lexingtol. ;
William A. Newton; tlountsiDborO,
Robert X. Leeth; Zer,, Alien q. john
stOn; State Road, James A Chipuan
Wilkes Store, At hen H.. Mcclure Z car,
Henry w. Pusser.
Col. r. A. Jenklns, Of Wips1on-Sa-
lem has secured tba contract AID has
signed the papers for the lease Of Car
DINA Beach hote' ,,tr the coming sea-
son. He will OF 81 the h0tel for the
entertainment O. guests about the mid
die of Jnne.
A white mal by the name OF Henry
Smith was last weak arrested in Mar
tinsville for marrying a negress. The
State failing to proFe that the woman
was as much ~ ons-faurth negro the
case was dismissa%, but ne was rear
rested upon the, charge of bigamy
Much ind gnation is expressed by both
white and Colored people at Martins
Vile at Smith for his rash act.
The negro Zen Fields, who gave the
man named Keel, at Conetoe, poisoned
whiskey some months ago, and who
was tried at December term of Edge.
cOmbe Superior Court and sentenced
to be hanged sometime in January, has
bee given con mutation to life i'm
pri5onnent Fields said that a man
named Afford hired him to give Keel
the pOisoH, and Afford was also tried
at tbs sane term with Fields, but was
acquitted.
The Goldsboro Argus says, the vo.
ters Of the Pikeville section, Wayne
county, are soon to hold a special cleo
tion Tor extending the no fence law in
the n neighborhood. The no fence Law
, is gradually gaining favor with the
! farmers and land owners generally. II
, is mich more convenient, cheaper and
! profitable to fence section for past.
; urethan a whole plantation.
News comes from Winston thai
trans will be running through from
MGksvilIe to Mooresville by July 1st
1.-the weather continues favorable
q trough the winter, there is no doub
Eat that the road will be completed
before that time. When commenced
= he rails will be put down in about q
days. The first trest'e on the extern
I sion is being built just south Of Mocks
willie.
II A Concord official received notice
from superintendent Mewborne, o
:. the pepiteptiary, to the effect that Ca
oarrus county could get the 10 convict
asked for By the commissioners sever
81 months $50. The contract by which
. the convicts are obtained is that tn
: couuty be- lrd and clothe them and pa.
for their transportion and medica
> treatmel j.
? The ilisbury World says that Sher
Tiff J. J Monroe left this morning TO
] Charlie re with colored prisoner b,
= the rs ne of Walter Brown, who
wan 81 in Charlotte for murder. W
Co learn that Brown killed negro il
4 Charlotte on the 10th of October, 1S0(
g by the name of Jim Carson, and ha
= been at large since that time. Tn
sheriff says there is no doubt to hi
- being the man.
AT a negro festival held near Franz
linton last week Brock Jackson vs.
fatally cut by Thomas Lyon, bot
r colored. The cutting was done wit
J. the favOrite negro weapon, razO
= Jackson now lies at the point of deaf
= with fearful cut extending from tt
;, fright shoulder diagonally across IL
;, cody to the left thigh. His arm ar
leg arc also badly cut.