Virginian-pilot., December 21, 1899, Page 7, Image 7

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THE NEWS FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE AND 111 CAPITAL?
OUR RALEIGH'
CORRESPONDENCE
A Murderer Sentenced to Death
Asks for Now Trial.
A DYING DECLARATION
Word on (he Uelbodtnt ? -lingc
Delayod by 8le>inoi?-i L ...overti*
or Employ od n Lobby i*i--aonie Iu
?liraOtlVO Acrloullural Ntntlatlca
nepnbllcniiB Itogln to Look for
Cou votitloii - l Iio StnflT of Colonel
ArinUcliT.
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 20.?In the
Supreme Court yesterday thero was
argument In the oase of J. J. Jefferson,
the murderer of Copt. Calvin Barnes,
near 'Wilson. Jefferson ambushed
Barnes and shot him as he sat in his
buggy with his two little sons. Ab he
was dying Barnes said to one of his
sons: "Ned, have Jefferson arrested."
The lower court promptly convicted
Jefferson and sentenced him to death,
but he asked for a new trial. There is
a .new point in this case, the Attorney
General says, this being -whether a
proof of this dying declaration of the
father to the son is comoetent. The
Attorney-General argued that It -was
direct evidence of Jefferson's guilt and
put it upon the ground of motive, for
Jefferson and Barnes had had words on
the morning of the day o? the murder.
But apart from all this, the confession
?which Jefferson made in the station
house here to a newspaper reporter
was ample, the Attorney-General
argued. In the confession Jefferson
rather exulted in his crime. Feeling
has always been strong against him
and he was brought here to save him
from lynching.
THE METHODIST ORPHANAGE.
As yet no work has been done on the
buildings at the Methodist Orphanage
here, owing to the sickness of Rev. J.
W. Jenkins, but the trustees say that
by June 1 they will have quarters
ready for 100 orphans. The Methodists
in the State raised $1,500 for the or?
phanage on Thanksgiving Day, those
of Goldsboro contributing $510 of this
Gum.
EMPLOYED AS' LOBBYIST.
'The tNews and Observer snys: One
of tlie most remnrkablo items In Gover?
nor Russell's "Lawyer's Fees Account,"
published in this paper lant week is
that ?ettlng forth that Marsh Mott was
paid $200 for services rendered in the
case against S. Otto and J. W. Wilson,
railroad commissioners. This was $200
paid for lobbying against tho Wilsons,
for Mott appeared here at the last
Legislature In no other capacity than
bs a lobbyist, and It is well known
that ho lobbied vigorously ngalnst the
Wilsons.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
To-day chapter 1 of the report of B.
JR. Lacy, Labor Commissioner, was sent
to the printer. It covers agricultural
statistics. Among the features is a
table of averages compiled from re?
ports made by representative farmers
from all counties up to September 15 of
this year, and, the prices given may
not be exactly the average for January
10, 1900, when the rcportwill be issued.
The average wages of farm laborers
the report states to be, per month:
Men, $8.91; women, $5.27; children,
$8.58. In addition to wages rations to
the value of $8.82 and house, pasture,
garden, etc., to the vabue of $2.63 are
furnished, bringing the nverage up to
$15.3C for men.
The cost of the principal crops Is as
follows: Bale of cotton (500 pounds),
$24.30; bushel of wheat, Cl cents; corn,
41 cents: oatSr-29-ccnts; 100 pounds to?
bacco, $6.91. The selling prices are
?blven as: Wheat, 78 cents; corn, 51
cents; oa.ts, 39 cents; tobacco, $7.71;
cobton, 6% cents per pound, or $34.37
per bale.
tfSHE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Republicans are now beginning to
look for a call for a meeting of the
State committee to name a time and
place for the next State committee.
Some think it ought to be called Im?
mediately and fix its convention date
Independent of Jhe PopulIstB. Others
hold a very different view. They say
the Republicans this year must become
the tall to the Populist kite or soon
there'll be no such kite. They favor
holding a convention after the Populist
convention and simply endorsing what
it docs.
The Republicans Will, therefore,
hardly meet until they decide where
they are cut; As this will not be till
the Populists take some action, the
Republican committee meeting need
not be looked for until some time in
February.
COL. AsRMFIELD'S STAFF.
Col. J. F. Armfleld of the First Regi?
ment North Carolina State Guard, sent
the Adjutant General a list of his staff
and they were accordingly commis?
sioned by Governor Russell. The staff
is as follows:
MaJ. and Surgeon, Charles J Jordan,
of Ashevllle.
Capt. and Quartermaster, Charles C.
Bunch, of Raleigh.
First Lieut, and Commissary of Sub
elstace, George L. Lyon, of Durham.
First Battalion adjutant W, Watson,
of Salisbury.
First Battalion adjutant, Arthur W.
Freeman, of Waynesvllle.
First Battalion adjutant, James L.
Watson, of Salisbury.
First Battalion adjutant, Henry Page,
of Charlotte.
Capt. and Surgeon,* Baxter R. Munter,
of King's Mountain.
Liiijut. and Surgeon, R, C. Lee, of
Cunton.
ELIZABETH CITY.
? TWENTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT?
OTHER COURT CASES?
HYMENEAL.
Elizabeth City, N. G., Dec. 20.?In the
case of the State against Noah Grey,
colored, the Jury returned a verdict of
guilty of murder In the second degree.
After the witnesses for the State had
been examined the attorney for the de
Cense had a consultation with the pro
secutlng attorney and offered to sub?
mit the case, which'was agreed to.
Mr. Aydlett made a very sympathetic
plea for his client and. was responded
to by Mr. "Walch for the State. The
Judgcjiejitenced Grey to the State
prison for twenty years.
In the case' of the Shanon heirs
against IjL F. Lamb for the possession
of property on Mathews street, where
the public building Is to be erected,
the court ruled In favor of the defense
on every point of law raised.
Miss Eulalle Willis, of New Bern, Is
In the city visiting the family of Mr.
W. C. Dawson, on Culpepper street.
Yesterday, In the Superior Court,
William Smith, colored, plead guilty of
stealing a pair of pants and was sen?
tenced to eight months In the county
Jail.
Cornelus Wiggins, colored, was found
guilty of carrying a concealed weapon
and given four months in the county
Jail.
Tho "Town Topics," which appears
here next Thursday night, December
28th. comes highly recommended as a
side-splitting performance.
Married yesterday evening at South
Mills, by the Bev. J. B. Ferebee, Mr.
William Moody Gregory, of this place,
to Miss Mary Forbes, of the former
place. Mr. Gregory is one of our city's
most popular young men.
edenton.
Eden ton, N. C, Dec. 20.?Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Moss, of Newport News, are In
town on a visit to relatives.
Edltor Horton, of the Courier, visit?
ed-Hertford this week.
Mr. John P. Hall, of the Norfolk Mar?
ble Works, is In our little city on busi?
ness.
Mr. Mat White, of Hertford, 1b on our
streets this week.
Mlstlelce and holly are hoing shipped
from here In quantities to the Northern
markets.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Joseph W. Sprulll took Qlace at St.
Paul's Church at 3 o'clock yesterday,
conducted by Dr. Robert Drane, In the
presence of a number of friends and
relatives of tho deceased. The Inter?
ment was In Beaver Hill Cemetery.
CLEVELAND'S COUSIN.
INITIATED INTO MYSTERIES OF
WAR TAX.
(By Telegraph to Virglnlan-PIlot.)
Asheville, N. C, Doc. 20.?Job Cleve?
land, a cousin of ex-President Grovcr
Cleveland, was Initiated Into'the mys?
teries of the war tax In the ofllce of
Internal Revenue Collector Harklns to7
day. The old man is a manufacturer of
wine and loads a secluded life in Bun?
combe county.
For some time reports have come to
Collector Harklns* office that Mr. Cleve?
land was violating the revenue law by
falling to aflix a stamp to each bottle
he put uo. The collector wrote the old
gentleman asking him to come in and
make an explanation. To-day Cleveland
slated to the collector that he had
heard nothing of the new law to raise
money for prosecuting the war, and he
had gone on Innocently violating the
I law. He made out a'statement of back
tux due. paid the amount and bought a
supply of stamps for future use.
Another Conspirator Surrenders
(By Telegraph to Vlrginlan-Pllot.)
Savannah, Gn? Dec. 20.?M. A. Con?
nolly, former private secretary to Cap?
tain O. M. Carter, arrived here to-day
from Havana and gave bond In $1,000
for his appearance before the United
States District Court. Connolly was
recently Indicted in connection with
John F. Gaynor, E. F. Gaynor, B. D.
Green, O. M. Carter and others for con?
spiracy to defraud the Government of
large sums of money in connection with
contracts for tho improvement of Sa?
vannah river and harbor and Cumber?
land Sound.
National Park Chartered.
fBv Telegraph to Vlrglnlan-PlIot.)
Raleigh, N. C, Deo. 20?The Stale
has chartered the Appalachian National
Park Association. ' with headquarters
at Asheville. It is for the promotion
and maintenance by the United States
or a national parle and forest preserve
in the Soulhern Apnalachain Moun?
tains. George S. Powell Is president
Among the vice-presidents are Benton
McMilltn, J. Skelton Williams, John R.
Proctor, J. C. S. Blackburn, Clark
Howell, A. J. Candler and Prof. Cor
bett.
Fighting for Mileage Books.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 20. ? The
Travelers' Protective Association Is
working hard to have mileage books
restored on railroads In this State,
with prospects of success. They were
taken off two years ago, and the
traveling men have been lighting the
question ever since.
To Prohibit Horse Racing.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Montgomery. Ala., Dec. 20.?The law
"to prohibit bookmaklng or pool sell?
ing on horse racing nnd other forms
of gambling" was decided constitu?
tional by the Supreme Court to-day.
This will put a stop to horse racing In
this State.
A Denial.
(By Telegraph to Vlrglnian-Pllot.)
Miami. Fla., Dec. 20.?State Health
Officer Porter has Issued a card deny?
ing that the State Board has asked the
United-States Mnrlne Service at Ha?
vana to disinfect certain klnda of goods
of tourists there.
Cattle Quarantine Established.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 20.?The Sec?
retary of Agriculture to-dny Issued the
annual order, effective January 1 next,
establishing a Federal quarantine
ngainst splenetic or Southern fever
ntnongcnttle.
?A Grant Bifsdusr," Buys Mr. J.
rook'.
Mr John S. Cook, of Atlanta, Ga., a
great sufferer from dyspepsia and indi?
gestion, writes:
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sleep like a babe?something I could not
do before. JOHN S. COOK."
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New Story
Reintroducing Private Ortherisj
the first short story written by
Mr. Kipling since his illness.
In the Christmas Number of
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