The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24

/ AlOpZ0 dI0G0n, COlOr6O, was GEl0O lux
the killing Of Lucien Bryant on OotO
Der 21st. 1898. HI was found guilty Of
granddaughter and not of murder in the
second degree as charged in the bill OF
Indictment He was sentenced to four
years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
THE grand jury returned true bill
against Alex. Allen, the negro who
killed his wife, al their home in Wat
sons field, q short time since, for muir
der in the second degree. The evidence
was not sufficient to bring in an indic5-
ment for murder in the first degree be
ing almost entirely circumstantial. He
was sentenced to 80 ears hard labor.
Baltimore, Jan. 16 Judges Wickes
and StCckbridge, in the Circuit Court
to day, decided against Mr.. Thos, E
RYAN in his suit TO enforce an alleged
contract for the sale TO him OF between
3 600 and 1000 shares of Seaboard &
Roanoke Railroad stock, at $125 a
share. The court ordered that the
demurrer to the bill Of complaint be
sustained with COSTS to the plaintiff -
As an exchage well says: 1t would be
a calamity to Central North Carolina if
the Seabo9rd and Southern railroads
should be under one management.
Therefore it is gratifying to see that
Ryan's suit has been dismissed. We
have now three strong systems of rail
roads in the State. We hope they will
all always maintain their independ
encs.
Col. Odds Raleigh correspondence,
18Th: To day what was termed a
negro State council," called by Con,
gresham Geo. H. White and others,
was held here at a negro church.
White presided nd Colle ctor of Gus
toms John @. Dancy, of Wilmington,
was secretary. EIgbty-nine persons
were present as delegates, principally
from the eastern counties. An effort
was made by White and some others
to have a resolution adopted advising
the negroes to emigrate in case the
Democrats made their stay in North
lerolina i~ntolerRble," and agreeing
that each would aid the others In so
emigratIng. Upon refusal to modify
those resolutions, two leading negroes,
Rev. Dr.. r. II. w. Leak and D.. L A
| Scrggus, left the convention, giving
notice that they would resort 80 the
newspapers to state the true facts IN
this case. This evening the conven
ton agreed to strike out this part OF
the resolutions, aud the vote on sErIk
ing out was 40 to 81.
Regarding the much talked Of
Fayetteville dispsnsary, q correspond
ent of an exchange writing from that
place claims that
First, during the past eighteen months
Che period of it's existence)-
1t has paid to Fayetteville ...... So 600
Paid to county Of Cumberland. 3 $40
Net stock on hand, paid for..... 2 600
It has cash 10 bank. 1.00O
Total SIC, 200
DuE4uk Jig GlRuG0Su I4OAGu6
prior to the dispensary the
town of Faye steviLle re-
ceived IN revenue from Ii
censes from twelve ga
looms 81 500
County license ............1 800 81, SO
Gam for ~dIspensary over
twelve saloons. ........ 6 500
Deduct the State tax OF 81 800, which
went TO the school fund OF the county,
leaving net balance In favor of the dis
pensary for eighteen months of 81 800
These figures are Of public record, and
are correct ga 500
Second, A r record Of the actual
sales of liquor by the twelve saloons
which existed previous to the dispen
q will show that the sales OF lql
by the d~ispensary have been less by at
least one third, if not enc half; and If
''aIlay dram shops" or ''blind tigers
are allowed to exisi, as Prominent
Citizen" says they do in Fayetteville,
the officers Of the law are to blame,
and o the dispeasary; for any one,
except drunkards and minors can buy
the whiskey wanted from the dis
densary.
Third, Drunkenness and crimes re
sulting therefrom have greatly de
creased since the existence OF the dis
pensary, and public order Was never
better.
NOTICE.
We recently sent a notice to
frienda WIN had 0~varlnnlrnd fhA mai