North Carolina Newspapers

THE HERALD. Oae Year. Cask A4twt Six M " "J- MllrtW l aic? tt3e known m application to write only. The ill articies. While e arc always glad to iccvive bright, Bewxy Utter? from iHTm sectiuns of the count ty. we request itrihutors leirihly mm! one side of paper name of writer ! accompany Address wrrespondence to TIIK HERALD," Simlbficld, X. C. WHAT THE WORLD IS DOING. Newsy Items Which Aro Gleaned From Various Sources And Pre pared For Oar Readers. he Smithfield Herald Established 1882. "CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HIAySN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND Subscription $1.50. VOLUME 6. SMITHFIELD, N. C, OCTOBER 1, 1887. NUMBER 17. Two Families Slain. It is expected that the Lord Mayor of Dublin will soon be In jail under the Coercion act. The Chicago Knigts Templar have expelled such members as belonged to the boodle crowd. For every person killed at sea 929 are killed on land. Light ning rod peddlers never go to sea. Justice William Strong of the U. S. Supreme Court is eighty years old. He is very Strong yet. The campaign in Tennesee is wonderfully enthusiastic and ex citing. Prohibition or anti Pro hibition is the cry. The United States and Canada lost by fire for the first eight months of this years, the im mense sum of $85,245,600. A proclamation suppressing the National Ieague in many lo calities in Ireland has been is sued by the British government. In Chicago a trusted agent of an extensive company confessed to having embezzled his employ er's money and was sent to State prison. The New York Republican State convention, which met at Saratoga on the 14th, nominated Col. Fred D. Grant for Secretary of State. The Cleveland (Ohio) Anar chists protest againt the execu tion of their Chicago friends, and resolve in favor of blood if nec essary. The Massachustts Democratic State convention, which met at Worcester, Mass., on the 20th, nominated Heenry B. Lovering for Governor. A large military force has been sent to Mitchellstown. John Dil lon declares his willingness to repeat O'Brien's conduct in spite of the government. Abraham Souther, a colored man of Old Fort, N. C, has in his posession documents which show that he is 107 years old. He chews and smokes, and is a devout Methodist. A Paris police ofiical recently had two purses made from the skin of a murderer who was ex ecuted, and presented them as souvenirs to his friends ; he has been dismissed from the service. Dublin, Sept. 22. The Lord Mayor of Dublin has issued an appeal for funds to defend and sustain the large number of po litical prisoners it is expected will soon be in jail under the Coecrcion act. A poor woman in Gratiot coun ty, Mich., who had been scrimp ling along on two acres of land for many years, went to Ithsca the other day, drew 3,000 back pention, and inside of an hour blew in $300 for dry goods. Raligh, N. C, Sept. 22. Gov ernor Scales to-day appointod Dr. Herbert Haywood, of this city. Surgeon General, to succeed Dr. Engine Grissom, who recent ly resigned. Dr Haywood was Assistant Surgeon-General. He is an accomplished physician and is the son of the distinguish surgeon, Dr. F. Burke Haywood, Dublin, Sept. 22. The week ly Nationalist papers throughout Ireland publish the usual reports of the proceedings of the vari ous local branches of the League, despite the fact that under the terms of the new Crimes act. The editors are liable to impris onment for publishing the im ports, which teem with violent denunciations of the Government. Baltimore, Sept. 22. A fire this morning destroyed the paper warehouse of Dobler, Mudge & Co., Hopkins' place, Sharp street. ; The damage is estimated at $60, 000, partly covered by insurance. The stock of Henry S. King & Co., hardware, adjoining, was somewhat damaged by water, as was alo that of W. F. & B. Dam man, wcolens, and of M. S. Le vy, straw noods Cincinnati, Sept. 21 George, alias Henry Williams, a young colored man, was arrested by de tectives this morning at "Hogs head John's" lodging house, upon information received that he was a fugitive from justice. Williams made a confession to the police p.uthorities which clears up the mystery of the Neighborn mur ders which occurred near Mem phis last Febrmury. A family by the name of Neighborn, con sisting of six persons, were mur dered by robbers who had awak ened them from nheir sleep. No clew was ever found of the mur derers. According to Williams' confes sion he was approached on the levee st Memphis by two colored men with whom he had a slight acquaintance, and was asked to assist them in a robbery. He re plied that he wculd do so. The names of these men are George Hood of Columbus, Miss., and Bill Carroll of Nashville. Car roll had a large dirk knife and Hood a pistol. When they came in sight of the Neighborn house Williams says ho became fright ened and refused, to proceed fur ther. Then they gave him some whisky and told hi in to tell them if any one came. Hood and Carroll had entered the house. Abcut fifteen min utes afterward Williams heard screams and sho:s from the in side. Presently he was joined by Hood and Carroll, who, in re ply to a question, said they had "got a pile of money and jewel ry." They took a freight train at Corinth and at Carroll's request Williams next day bought a Mem phis Appeal containing an ac count of the murder. The three travelled together as far as Lex ington Ky., where he was arres ted. After his release he came to Cincinnatti several days ago. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 21. A story, hideous in its details, is told by Jack Debose, the color ed man held in Canton jail for the murder of the Woolfolk fam ily. Debose says that Captain ool folk had ill-treated him, and he determined upon revenge. He took into his confidence three confederates, and about two o'clock on the morning of the murder the four stood at the front gate leading to the house. The front door was open, and they made their way into the hall, except Debose, who stood on the outside as sentinal. A seream from Captain Woolfolk told that the bloody work with in had begun. A blow was struck at Mrs. Woolfolk, which missed her and killed the baby. One of the men cut down Richard and Charley Woolfolk as they rushed in. Another engaged Miss Pearl, who was attracted by the screams of the others r.nd was hurrying across to her father's room. She fought him like a tigress, scratch ing his face, end in the desperate struggle she was considerably bruised before she was killed. The third murderer had mean while entered the room occupied by Mrs. West. There he found Annie Woolfolk in the act of es caping through the window, when a blow in the back of her head crushed her skull. Two more blows dispatched Mrs. West and tlfe child Rosebud. While this bloody work was in progress Tom Woolfolk jumped out of a front window and run like a deer down the pathway and spread the alarm. He brushed against me as he ran," says Debose, "but was so excited he did not notice me." The four men then search ed the house for the money, which they failed to find. Tkey then quietly separated, each ' promising to take care of him self. For two days Debrose re mained bidder in the swamp, his mother talking his meals to him. On the third night he es caped the county and has not been there since. majority of cases, if they would visit the herds from which these representatives come, they would find them turned out and having, unless the pastures are very dry on accout of the drought, no oth er feed than the grass. They re ceive just such treatment as any farmer who has pasture land could give them during the gra zing season, and when winter comes they require only such shelter and care as ought to be given common cattle. To be sure, they will not thrive when neg lected, exposed to cold and storms, and fed scanty rations, or . re quired to depend on the stalk fields for living through the win ter, but neither is there any prof it in raisng common cattle in this way. Well bred cattle will, when treated as cattle should be, return a better profit for the care and food given, as any farmer can easily prove by securing a few and giving them a trial. He will never find a bettar time to demonstrate this than the pres ent, when good selections can be quite moderate prices. W baa Oyster Shell JAme Will Do Correct (Wcnmond Bks e Democrat.) So long as Jefferson Davis lives he will be welcome in every city, town and hamlet in the South, and whatever he may say will be applauded when his hearers agree with him, and, whether they agree" with him or not, he will always be heard with respectful attention. There are a good many South- haters in the North who have been trying to make Jeffer son Davis the scape-goat of the Confederacy ; but there are few of the n any people of the South, equally responsible with Mr. Da vis, who will ever aid in such in justice. Invited -One Cent A Mile. IJRmm and 0'nere;r.) ' The executive committee of the State Fair held a meeting cm the 21st. Important measures were discussed and reports submitted that put everything in a good humor. The Fair will be a great er success than ever. The sug gestion made a few days ago in reference to inviting Governor Fitshugh Lee, of Virgina, to the State Fair was presented and it was decided to extend him a cor dial invitation. One cent a mile will be the railroad rates to and from the Fair. This should be made a pointer by every North Carolinian. Raleigh Cbr respondent Wilmington Messenger.) Maj. R. S. Tucker is very proud of his succes as a cotton farmer, and well he may be. The crop here is fully twenty or twenty-five per cent below the figures given July 1st, but the Major's cotton has not rertograd ed. From his 107 acres in that cropBe"says he will certainly get 150 bales. This estimate is also that of Capt. J. J. Thorns and Col. Paul F. Faison, promi nent cotton defers. He attrib utes his success mainly to a liberal use of oyster-shell lime. He had the shells hauled here from New Bern, and burned on the land. He used fifty bushels per acrer and culculates that they cost him from eight to ten cents per bushel, placed on the land after having bean burned. The farm on which experiment was made is known as the "Camp Manguni" farm, and is certainly a familiar place to many a North Carolinian. It is once though to be too poor for anything save a camp-ground. The result of the experiment is of interest. Eastern North Carolina has the oyster shells and this section has the worn-out lands which ap pear to need just that stimulant to make them yield generious crops. Wonderful Hewn From Ohio. foot steps were dying away in the grove just west of the ave nue. The sheriff gave chase, caught sight of them, drew his pistol and tried to shoot, but it only snapped. It kept snapping. That pistol never missed fire be fore, and the sheriff when telling of the occurrence looks at the pistol with a rueful countenance and an expression of misplaced confidence. The prisoners made good their escape from him. He at once reported to the peniten tiary authorities, and Deputy Warden Fleming sent out a squad of men to make chase. They have not yet been heard from. One of the prisoners is named Bob Powell. He is an old re tainer of the "pen," having ser ved a term of sevejal years be fore, and was returning to serve out two more. He was formerly a Raleigh negro, and was sent up by Wake Superior Court for his first term. He is well acquaint ed with the entire vicinity, and it is thought that if he is recap tnred at all it will be with great difficulty. He has his compan ion in tow, and will probably take care of him. Confederate Home Assoelatfto Why They Acquitted Him. Disastrous Railroad Wreck. Kansas City, Sept. 22 A Journal special from Arkansas City, Kansas, says a disastrous wreck occured on the Gulf divis ion of the Southern Kansas rail road at Guthrie, four miles south of Purcell, Indian Territory. A light engine and a construction train collided while both were moving at a high rate of speed. The -two engines and twelve freight cars were piled in a heap and the list of killed and wound ed is large. Engineer Charles Pearson of the light engine was fatally crushed, and his fireman, Charles Stewart, seriously hurt. It is rumored that a large num ber of workmen were killed, but details are meagre. Most of the reports say that eight to ten were killed or wounded. Highway if obbery. ( Wilmington Messenger.) What is this we hear from Ohio? The public schools clos ed because the colored people in sist apon sending their children to the white school ! Goodness gracious, where's John Sherman? Where is that goodly humbug, that cold-blooded politician who prattles you never so sweetly about the rights of the colored man f W'here is the glacial hyp ocrite who tells us that Republi can Ohio is the colored ' man's Minerva ; that there he wanders in pleasant pastures, hand-in-hand with his white brother; that all is love and peace and happiness, and that the black lion and the white lanb lie down together and rejoice in the glo rious contiguity. Where is John? We have understood that he is on the way to North Carolina, to lecture the colored people of this State, and we sincerely trust that they will get the information. The colored people have been made to believe that it is only in the Democratic States of the South that they cannot have mixed schools. Let them have a good long talk in open meeting with Brother Sherman and ask him about these strange tidings which come from Ohio about shutting up schools to keep col ored childred from mingling with the whites. We'll warrant that he will tell them all about it, and give them a most satis factory explanation. He'll be able to convince them that the schools were closed in order to save the colored pupils the deg radation of mixing with the in ferior and ill-mannered whites, and that the Republicans of Ohio, who are so solicitous about the welfare of the colored children, that they will even shut up their schools in order to prevent the contaminations which the col ored pupils would suffer in their contact with the degraded whites. John Sherman can exdain and ought to be made to do it. A revolutionary soldier had been indicted for passing coun terfeit money. Charles M. Lee defended the silver haired old veteran on his trial. The evi dence againt him wa3 clear, and there was not a shadow of doubt af his guilt. Still, he was a man who- had followed Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne up the craggy steep of Stony Point, on the dark night of July 15, 1779, when that fortress was carried by storm. Lee summed up the case with rare vehemence, graphically de scribed the attack on Stony Point, and, with tears dripping down his cheeks, implored the jury to acquit the old soldier. It was not then known that the foreman of the jury had been with the defendant on the perilous night. The jury were out an hour. When it returned, the clerk asked : "Gentleman of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict ?" "We have." "Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty or not guilty ?" "Not guilty, because he helped to storm Stony Point !" shouted the foreman. To the Ex-Confederates of North Carolina : Having been requested by a number of old soldiery to do so, I hereby call a meeting of the Confederate Home Association at Raleigh, October 20th, 1887. The meeting will be held at the fair grounds and will be address ed by distinguished survivors of " The North Carolina Troops." The principal object of the meet ing will be to decide whether North Carolina shall or shall not provide a Home for her indigent old soldiers. This question must be decided by you. m W. F. Beasley, President. Bloodshed Apprehended. Progressive Durham. London, Sept. 21 Mr. Timo thy Harrington's searching ex amination of the constables and witnesses at Marshaltowu is ex citing wide spree d comment in the Tory papers. The police viciously resent his sharp quer ies, and presume upon the gov ernment's supporting them in the matter despite the admis sions made by them. It is suspected that in the event of an indictment for mur der against the police that Chief Secretary Balfour will squelch it and prevent any legal trial. In this case it is feared that the people will take the law into their own hands and lynch the obnoxious officers, so high runs the indignation against them. JOB PRINTIH& We have mm of the most complete priasij e?i''li-tinunis in lists section, and ore pre pared to ex- cute nil iixlx o' Book and Job Punting in i he neniet style and as esp at giKxl work can le done. We pad all station ery in tablet form winch makes iit wore cos renient for office u.-e. Place our orders with The M shako and we will guarantee to gixo- satisfaction. Address correspondence to HERALD PSIXTIXG BOI SE, SHttkfieM, S. C NORTH CAROLINA MOTES. Choi co Items Taken From Our Ba changes And Boilod Down for Tho Herald Readers. Wilmington is building boom. on a regular Good Suggestions. Charlotte has a sensation in the shape of grave robbers. The Methodist will build a $1,000 church in Person county. Forsyth county jail contains thrity-three prisoners awaiting trial. The Kernersville News and Farm says that Lexington has a canning factory that pays well. Wilson Advance : The value of property in Wilson county has increased $271,635 in the past year. Mr. W. M. Decker has retired from the Fayetteville News. Mr. J. H. Benton is now sole editor and proprietor. Mr. Joe Sain Brown, a very prominent official of the Sea board & Roanoke Railroad, died very suddenly at Portsmouth, Va., last week. ( Wilson Advance.) One of the boldest and most dastardly robberies we have heard of was committed on the Smith- field road, leading from Wilson, The Durham Tobacco Plant says : Another evidence, or rath er two other evidences of Dur ham's progress came to light Monday arid Tuesday. On Mon day evening the balance of the stock in the savings bank was taken, and the stockholders thereupon elected the following directors : J. S. Carr, E. J. Par rish, J. L. Peay, W. H. Rogers, G. Wr. Wratts, W. W. Fuller, M. A. Angier, Dr. A. G. Carr, and S. F. Thomlinson. The capital stock of the bank is $20,000, and the name is the Durham Savings Bank and Trust Company. And stf 11 we move ! Two railroads every week for two weeks hand running, and a bank every day for two days hand-running. Some body beat the record. (Central Express.) We hope the good crops of this year may not cause any of our farmers to neglect preparations for next year's crops. These should the more encourage all to provide for larger grass and clover crops. Our people cannot raise too much grass. In the raising it, they are not only ad ding to'their money resources, but benefiting their land. If a man got twelve bushels of wheat per acre this year, by early prep aration and judgement, ne ought to expect at least twelve bushels per acre next year. This is the way to make fanning pay in this country. Do not try to cultivate more laud than you cultivate this year, but try to so cultivate the sauie qualtity as to get double the yield next year.' Early and thorough preparation and good seed well seeded, will go far towards accomplishing this. Food crops, to turn under in the green state, are invaluable. Murder at Catstle Hayne. Angels in Tennessee. A Sold Break For Liberty. (yews and Observer. ) Last night deputy sheriff Bull- hnn t. thrM miles from town last ock of Franklin county, brought Monday evening. Mr. William two negro men to the city who Peel had been to Wilson and were destined for the penitentia sold his cotton. He started for ry, but they made a bold break ,,,w in i.o ovpnimr anrt inst. ieiore reacmntr tue uuu his Can Far Biers Afford It ? (Sational L ire Stock Journal. ) Those who attend the fairs will frequently hear the remark made by farmers, that they can not afford to raise pure-bred cat tle, because t ley require so much house building is owned by John King, Jr., and was damaged sev eral thousand dollars. It is said to be insured. The paper ware- care and special feeding. This conclusion is reached because they see animals fitted for the show ring, excessively fat and well grooinecL And yet, in the when he was about three miles from town, near "Great Swamp," he was stopped by three negro men, taken from his cart and robbed of $40 all the money he had. They then let him go on home without molesting or disturbing him further. The three negroes, Mr. Peel says he had never seen before, but believes he would be able t o recognize the rascals if he could ever lay eyes on them again. The Advance, of little hope that the less villians will be caught, but it sincerely hopes they may be and that the severest penalty of the law may be' visited upon them. bound gates, and the berths in tended for them were lonely and silent last night without them. The sheriff with his charge ar rived last nigh on the 6:40 train from the north and he at once transferred them to a carriage and started for the "pen" about a mile distant. The prisoners were handcuffed but were not hnnnn tofirfttber. All went well until the carriage turned Hillsboro street at St. Mary's and entered the avenue leading course, has to the "pen." When the carriage conscience- had got straight from the curve, the sheriff was astounded to see both the prisoners suddenly -rise and before he could make a mo tinn. both had jumped from the (Milan Exchange.) On Inst. Satnrdav evening, at about sundown, on the Sterling Johnston place, two and a half miles southeast of Milan, six an gels were seen to fly down into the yard of Mrs. Wood, a widow. It seems that Mrs. Wood was very low from sickness, and sev eral ladies were present attend ing to the wants of the sick, when a noise in the yard attracted their attention. Upon looking out of the window they saw an angel, and in a moment more it was ioined by five others. They were there only a few minutes and took their flight, flying straight up until lost to view. They, with the exception of wings were iu the form and shape of ! man. with clear cut and finely formed features, and were cloth- from ' ed in garments of pure and spot less white, while a halo of heav enly light encircles their heads. The above was told to us as the truth, and can be vouched for by the ladies who were in attend ance upon Mrs. Wood. Be this as it may, it has created consid erable excitement in this neigh- Jane Wilbert, a colored woman about twenty years old, was mur dered by her husband, James Wilbert, Sunday the 18 th inst., at Hayne plantation, a few miles north of the city. The murder er cut the woman's throat from ear to ear, with a razor, and made his escape. There were no witnesses to the tragedy, but the woman soon after the deed was committed left her home nnrl went, to the house of a col ored family on the plantation on the plantation and tried to tell what had happened, but fell and died before she could utter a word. Information of the terrible tragedy was at once sent to Wil mington and measures for the arrest of the murderer were ta ken. Deputy Sheriff Shaw im mediately sent out a posse and Mayor Fowler, with a squad of policemen accompanied by the man who brought the informa tion, guarded the depots and the roads leading to Castle Hayne. At points between Little Bridge and Toomer's Creek, a colored man passed kem, when the mes from Castle Hayne iden tified him as the murderer. May or Fowler thereupon ordered him to halt, but he jumped out of the road and ran through the woods. The Mayor fired four shots at the man but did not stop him. On Thursday his body was found in the river andhis death is supposed to have been caused by drowning i while trying to swim across the river. Winston Sentinel : The Win ston branch Internal Revenue office last week stamped 166,657 pounds of tobacco, taking iu the amount of $13,332.56. Morgautou Advertiser : The gold mines iu Burke county have been worked longer, more con tinuously and perhaps have paid better than any others in tho State. Rev. J. L. Stewart, pastor of the Baptist Church at Clinton, baptized fourteen persons into the fellowship of his Church as the result a recent protracted meeting. Wilson Mirror : Our commu nity will be saddened to hear that Mrs. Biggs, the excellent lady who taught in the Wilson Collegiate Institute several years ago, is dead. Hillsboro Recorder : We are informed that the royalty to the owners of the cigarette machine in Duke's factory at Durham last July was $52,000 for that month. That is life and progress. Concord Times : Bishop Key is a man of great intellectual power, and presents the truth in an able, clear and striking man ner. He is very much of an or ator, though his sermons were plain and practical. The Greensboro Patriot says that the Capo Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad is now 220 miles long, and work on it progresses rapidly northwestward. Its Vir ginia connection is assured. Another batch of convicts will soon be sent to this road. Capt. Harry Brock, Chief of Police of Wilmington, died sud denly at Doy lesion, Pa., Tuesday of last week. He left Wilming ton a few days ago apparently enjoying good health to attend the Centennial at Philadelphia, was taken si-k and died a day or two later. Goldsboro Argus : Albert Ay cock is turning his attention to the cultivation of sugar cane and with renewed pleasure we call attention to the handsome re turns he is getting. To our ears over one hundred gallons of mo lases from three-fourths of a acre in cane rounds like a very large yield. Charlotte Chronicle : William Smith, a convict who made his escape from the stockade in this city, some time ngo, was captur ed in Cabarrus county last Mon day. -The colored family of The Governor has pardoned John Kenlev. who was convicted of larceny at the Spring term of j grant Campbells, of Paw Creek, are evidently a bad set, as four of their number are now in jail under the charge of larceny awaiting trial. Clinton Caucasian : At Dup lin court John R. Bishop, white, pleaded guilty to horse stealing, and was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. He begged for mercy, and his Honor gave S him five years under the limit. His wife came in later and ap ! pealed to Judge Phillips to re duce the sentence. e expressea deep sympathy for her and. chil dren, but told her he could not her request consistently carriage and the sound of their j borhood. Davidson Court. with his sense of duty.