The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-04-09
State News.

r. =. Virgin and W. f. Adams. two
well dressed young men OF proposes
ing appearance were arrested at the
Leland Hotel in Charlotte Tuesday
morning on q warrant sworn out by
P0stotico Inspector =. y. Davis. Mr.
W. :. o." served The warrant. These
two mvn ave suspected Of beng
guilty ri breaking into the pOstOiliCc
At Mt olive, in Wayne county. blow
ing Omen the pOstoiTirc safe and taking
ihpr'irDm T2-r inv money and about
$50 on fIl IN stamps. Both Virgin and
Adams protested vigorously, saying
that mistake had been made aud
that they did not think it right or he
part uf justice tl require them to be
thus humiiated. that they were honest,
hard working men. and though circuu-
stances seemed to be against them,
they were innocent Of any wrOnE-uo-
tuF Ccmmi-si .uer Maxwell bound
both over in a bond of $500 each Fail
tng 10 giy" this, they were taken to
tail
\ young white man named X. 3.
UssCry, who says his home is in Rock
Hin was before the recorder in Char
lOttC Wednesday morning charged
with being drunk in the Southern
waiting room on West Trade street in
that city. tSsery did not deny tic
charge lie admitted being drunk ard
said that he had come down from
IlurtersvillC Tuesday afternoon with
$50 in his pocket and when he came to
himself next morning he only had
$2.3G. There were two young men
with Uss2ry when he went to Charlotte
and he thinks one Of these took his
money.
1t is reported that the Southern
railroad has Just received fifty-seven
new locomotives ana they arc being
HmhCrCd up nj the COmpany's shops at
Spencer The statement is that tTu
years ago the Southern gave an order
for nincty-sevon new locomotives; but
has not btvn able 10 get them before
now for the reason that the locomotive
builders were 50 far behind with teilir
work. The Southern system has been
badly in need OF additional motive
power, and il is hoped that the en-
gineS just received will very material
ly relieve the situation.
Mr.. Albright Harden, of Greensboro
is to bring suit against S. A. Schlos:
and the city of Green onCrO for injuries
sustained ny mis- little daughter in fall
ing through the elevator at the Gran(
on the occasion OF the entertainment
given by pupils OF the graded schools
several weeks ago. The summons wa
served Monday. but the complain ha
not vet hccn filed. 1t must he in by tn
neat term OF court.
VIII Harris. the negro desperate
who has on more than one occasion
tcrrOrizCd the Sugar Creek section O
NCcklCnburg county by using the mid
night torch. wdS arrested WedneSda
IN Norfolk and is now In Jail in tha
city. Will Harris is wanted in Neck
lenburg for SO many crimes that
would be exceedingly difficult to en-
umerate all of them. lie will be brough
back To Charlotte.
While he was preaching at revive
in progress at q Colored Baptist churc
in east Wilmington Tuesday nigh
Rev. NJ. w DeVanc. Colored OF Wi
mington, lost his horse and bugg.
which was tied to the church var,
Sneak thieves slipped up in the grow
and drove the animal away. The prol
erty had not been recovered ne,
morning.
John Copper. colored. was arrestc
in Wilmington before day Wednesda
morning on a warrant from Florenc
s c., charging him with burglary.
officer was expected Wednesday nigl
10 identify the negro and take hi
back to Florence if he consented to
without requisition papers.
" was reported in Wall street, D
denied. that J. +. Morgan has gone
the aid Of James r. Keene in Il
struggle for control OF the Southel
Pacific.
Littleton Female College. Littleto
is preparing for a great commenc
ment the last week in May. Bishop
Coke Smith will preach the annual sc
mon. Or. c. f. Reid. of Nashvil
Tenn, will deliver the missionary a
dress and Gov. Aycock will deliver Il
literary address.