The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-30
NORTH CAROLINA
Andrew Joyner and J.. 0. Foy have
succeeded to the management Of The
Winston Journal.

Andrew Joyner and J. 0. Foy have
succeeded to the management Of The
Winston Journal.
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. J. NJ. Da-
Wis and Rev. w. B.. of
L~aurinburg. on leaving Sugar Creek
church one night last week, in a bug
gy, collided with Mr.. John Blacks
buggy. Mr.. Black and his wife were
in the buggy, and the latter was
has not yet observation-disclosures,
August 23.-The body of a negro man
was found today at the scene of the
freight wreck in this town, which oc-
Cured last Saturday morning. The
negro tramp, who was injured said
that there was another negro stealing
a rid with him when the accident oc-
CURED, but the wrecking force a not
been able to find him until today.
Asheville Gazetteer: Day before yes
terday two negroes, living neal Deav-
err View, neither of whose names
could be learned, became involved in
a row., which may result in the death
Of one. It seems that a young negro
named Walter had planned to elOpe
with the wife of one Dave. Wednes-
day evening he ven to the house, and
finding the husband waiting for him
in the door. He supposed the wife had
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through the door at her. The hus-
band used his pistol to defend his bet
ter halt, and numerous shots were eX-
changed. In the scuffle which ensued,
the husband was shot in the leg, the
ball ranging up into his body. The
wound was dressed by DR.. J. T. Sc
vier. who thinks it to be of a danger
our nature The man who did the
shooting escaped.
JE-;1I-o.Lor, CLro,;Io. NJ TT...x
Higgins, with his wife and sister-in-
law, Miss Gorrell, passed through
Wilkesboro last week returning from
Blowing Rock to his home at Winston.
Friday morning just below town. just
this side of Cub Creek ford, his surry
and horses mired up and stuck in the
mud. The mud holes there are ter
thorities nave frequently been calle~
to the matter. The horses mired up
to the neck and had to be taken loose.
Mrs. higgins and Miss GOrreII had to
get out and walk to the bank in mud
knee deep. It required considerable
help to get the horses and surry out,
and took nearly three hours time. Mr..
Higgins will bring suit against the
county for damages, and somebody is
going to have trouble.
Raleigh Post: Our mayors court
yesterday presented a sickening scene.
A negro alderman of this capital city
a leading republican in his ward
was arraigned before Mayor Russ
charged by his own wife with having
held her while another negro woman
beat her numerically. Just think of
it! The mayor of our city to be call
ed upon to bind over for appearance
in his court one of the board of alder
men, elected to make the laws, levy
and spend taxes, uphold morality and
decent government, for laying violent
hands on his wife and permitting a
negro wench to eat and bruise her.
E. ?. Maynard received a tele-
gram yesterday announcing that Mr..
Thos. j. Howell was yesterday morn
ing killed at Gay. West Virginia. by
an unavoidable accident on a freight
train. Mr.. Howell was an excellent
young man and was succeeding we'll.
of this county.
Raleigh News and Observer: The
movement to put out a straight popu-
ulist ticket in Wake county, ~foreshad-
owed by the bolt from Wilson republic
lican side-show held here last Satur-
day, has begun to assume shape. A
petition calling for a convention of "alf
populists in Wake county in favor OF
maintaining the principles of the par
ty, was clrcled yesterday and within
a short time received a number Of
signers.-It was with pleasure that
The News and Observer announces
that the negroes of Raleigh, not only
do not endorse the lying utterances OF
the editor negro organ in Wilmington.
but they brand them as malicious lies,
and regret their publication. They say
there is not only no truth in the
charges OF Editor Manly, but that his
wild statements are horrible 10 N
template, and will do the negro ace
more harm than anybody else. Frank
Debnam. a representative and well-to-
do negro OF this city, a man of edu-
cation and influence, said: Not a
word Of Manly's editorial expresses the
sentiments of the colored people OF
North Carolina was never more
shocked in my life. I shall not be sur
prised to hear hat violence has beea
done Manly By either white men or