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with numbering the wife of Bob Bridg.
ers, and one of her chi dren, is now
complete. One child escaped Allen and
will live and this child says: "He
killed mama; he struck her in the
house; she ran; he ran after her and
killed her in the cotton patch, then he
killed sister in the house and struck
me-" 1t is found that Of the eight ne
groes who went with Deputy Sheriff
Daniels to capture Allen, only two
stayed by him, the others leaving when
the murderer was found barricaded in
house. Allen sWore he would kill all
who entered. Daniels kicked the door
open and Allen struck at him. Volleys
were then fired through the door, and
Daniels forced the window open with
pole and got view If the murderer,
who then said he would surrender If
they would spare his life.
The largest and most valuable cargo
OF cotton ever shipped out of Will
mington for foreign export was clear
ed at the custom house there Monday
evening aboard the British steamship
"Oceano," which sailed Tuesday for
Liverpool with 1908 bales valued at
million and quarter dollors. The
loading of the cargo in the face of ap-
parently insurmountable difficulties,
the great scarcity of cotton, with an
excited and irregular market, is re-
garded as one of the most remarkable
commercial Incidents of that port.
Charles Holcombe, a nine-year-old
lad Of Asheville, died Saturday night
as the result of an injury received
Young Holcombe,. in company with
numerous others went #ponds
and lakes about .Ashevil4 - ~ 3 the
extreme cold weather the FIRST Of Jan
uary and while skating he fell, strik4
ing his head on the ice. The boy was
rendered unconscious by the fall, and
was taken to his home, where he has
lain in an unconscious condition until
last Saturday, when death ensued.
News reached Wilmington Monday of
an attempt by label Register to escape
from Jail at Whiteville during Friday
nights storm. The prisoner had saw
ed nearly through one of the bars of
his cell with pieces of steel, which he
had secreted between the lining of
satchel to which he had access, and in
the sole of one shoe, when the jailer
was awakened about midnight by the
knocking of another prisoner, who de-
sired to inform the authorities Of the
attempt.
The survey for the Durham &
Southern Railway has begun This Is
the road which Mr.. B. N. Duke and
others of Durham will build from that
place to Apex, which is the present
northwestern terminus of the Cape
Fear & Northern Railway, which ex-
tends from Apex to Dunn, on the At
astic Coast Line. The Cape Fear &
Northern and the Durham &c South
ern will all be one road.
Bud Bell, a white man. was found
lead in Maccle's field near Tarboro,
Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. He was
killed the night before. His head was
bloody, showing signs Of blow just
hove the right ear. The coroner's
'erdict was to the effect that he came
o his death at the hands of parties
Unknown. No clue as to who commit
ed the crime has yet been found.
Mr.. J. F. Wilhelm, former proprietor '
f a hotel at Monroe, was shot and
lied Wednesday morning by Mr.. H.
|. Eubanks, in the store of the Heath /
ZEE Hardware Company, at Monroe,
here Eubanks was employed. This {
ras a sad elimination of previous O
-ouble. Eubanks was married on last
unday. Wilhelms leaves a wife and s
Tree children.
Melvin King, white, aged 81, last ,
zen drunk Tuesday afternoon, was
,und dead Wednesday morning near :,
le track of the Raleigh & Cape = :,
ear Railway, half mile from Raj y
9Th. He and companion were seen q E,
few yards Of the place where he II
as killed. The body was frozen. ;,
1e skull was split. He was hard ~
mixer.