The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-31
NEWS >oIsA.

hiku oiht, Suu STATE ~ nAtor j Jesse A
Ashburn were in the city las, week.
The senate judiciary Committee
have reported favorabiy amendment TO
erect Federal prison at some elegible
point IN North Carolina.
STATE NEWS.
Mrs. McLess. of New York. has
again contributed q check Of 800 to
the Barium Springs Orphauage. This
makes 81 900 thar this lady has con-
tributed to erect this institution.
1t is expected TO complete the
branch OF the Southern Railway sys-
tenn between Mocksyille and Moores.
vile by May 10. One contract, tha,
OF l.. Il. Vaughn X Co., has been
completed.
AT Mooresvllle Thursday afternoon
about o'clock quite little cyclone
swept over the town, doing consider
able damage. The Methodist school
house was lifted from ITS pillars and
set on the ground. The house was
full of school children, and a few of
them were slightly Injured. The
colOred school house WAS blown down
and badly damaged.
A meeting of the building commit
tee of the Oxford Orphanage
was held at Durham last week to
make arrangements for the early
construction of a dormatory build
ing for the girls of the orphanaee
The committee will decide upon the
plans of the building and complete
arrangements for its immediate con-
structiop. AS will be remem bered,
Mr.. b. N. Duke very generously do
mated $4,000 to be devoted to the
construction OF the building, with
the condition that a similar aud like
amount should be raised for the
building. There is no doubt that
MIR. Dukes donation will be dupli-
Gated and the building assured.
Death of senator Mccarthy.
A telegram was received here FRI
day announcing the death of Sena-
tor w. 7. Mccarthy which occurred
at the home of his father in New
bern at9 10 clock Friday m ornipg.
Senator Mccarthy served in the last
Legislature as the Republican Sena-
tor from that district. He was uu-
married and about q years ef age.
He was a member of the Roman
Catholic church. The cause of his
death was consumption. Mr.. Nc
Carthy was very popular in Raleigh. .
He had a generous warm disposition
and made many friends.
Train Robbers Caught.
For some time the Atlantic Coast
Line authorities have been troubled
about freight trains on the main line
eff the Wilmington and Weldon road
being robbed, says the Greenville
| RI Fl lsctor. A detective was put al
work on the matter and the resul,
was that an organiz I'D band of rob.
bers was discovered and several oi
them captured. They were given q
preliminary. hearing at Whitakers
and while the trial was in progress.
one Of them escaped. Four others
were bound over to court and have
been placed in Jail at Tarboro.
A Serious Fire.
The prosperous little town Of Ell
kin experienced a 5000 fire las
week. The fire originated in tn,
postoifice which was consumed. Tn,
flames then spread to adj )inin5
buildings but by heroic efforts wer,
subdued. The cotton warehouse O
the Elkin Manufacturing Compan,
came near burning several times, a
did several other buildings in tn
same section. 1t looked for awhil
the entire town was doomed. It i
the generally belief that the ire wa
the work of an incendary.
Died at the Depot.
i Tuesday morning just before tn
west-bound train reached the depo
here Horace Davis died on the depo
platform. He had been insane fo
about six months, and his two broth
) ers had brought him here from hi
> home near Huntsville, Yadkin cour
ty, with the intention of taking hiI
? to Morganton. They were carryiu
him from the wagon to tho depe
. platform when they discovered th,
!, he was dying. They laid him dow
5 on the platform and he soon after e,
pired. He was 55 or sc years old an
8 was raised near Huntsville. State
: vile Mascot.
: List of storekeeper. and Gaug-r- a
pointed.
f The following appointm ants ,
n storekeepers and guaRers for Il
: Fifth District of North Carolina we
: announce last week:
: William D. Jones, Jas. w. A
e derson. William B. Getty, Horace v
g McAIister, Jas. W. Pelham. Hunt
$ Arnold, David V. Nichols, Thos. v
e Lambeth, Miles Parker. William
d Lawrence, George T. Smith, Robe
It II. Brisker, Elisha D. Standfor
j. Leonidas o. Mack, Peter NJ. Rhiu
e William j. Mcdaniel, T. Hamiltt
Slagle, Joseph 6. Walser, Daniel
> Wagner, Samuel L. King. Villa
r. D. Walker, Elihu P. Mendenha
(. Edward O. Masten, Wylie P Jone
l. Sidney T. Shore, Chas. H. Tulbul
Franklin B. Bsnbow, Edmund
r Wake f eld. Samuel II. Hudgin
II Thomas N. Henry, Albert s. Brow
l. James T. Britt, William r. Hudro.
l. SUCCESSFUL PHYSICIANS.
% We heartily recommend DR.. Hath
= way & Co., of 221a South Broad st.
1t lanta, Ga, as being perfectly relial
+ and remarkably successful in the ire,