Rape and Lynching Shock Prince George's County
A brutal assault and subsequent lynching occurred last week near Washington Maryland. A man named Jerry alias John Scott raped Mrs John Nelson wife of his employer while he held a pistol then shot himself believing dead. A mob hanged him at daylight with a rope after dragging him from the scene. The incident sparked widespread outrage and drawn spectators from the area. The Nelson household employed Scott for about two years prior to the tragedy and the community denounced the crime. The article also notes legislative adjournment sine die and lists several acts passed by the North Carolina Legislature, including changes to election timing, convict labor use, and the creation of asylums and debt management measures.
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Prince George's County
Maryland
Jerry
John Scott
John Nelson
Nelson
Washington City
Scott
Washington
Henry Morris
Villiam
F. A. Posey
Fort Foote
Alexandria Gazette
Congress
Senate
Western North Carolina
Paint Rock
Guilford
Rockingham
Reedy Fork
Morganton
Wilmington
Andrew Johnson Speaks at Capitol in Democratic Assembly
Ex President Andrew Johnson spoke to a packed Capitol crowd after 11:30 AM with the chamber full and surging lobbies. He delivered a noted oration from memory without notes, consulting reference books and receiving warm Democratic Senate applause.
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Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Capitol
Johnson
Sunderland
White House
Washington Star
Piano Raised From Shipwreck In Remarkable Preservation
Four months submerged off Smiths Point Chesapeake Bay the Stieff grand piano from the Louisiana was raised and found in like new condition. The frame, strings, and sounding board remained intact despite salt water exposure, praised for Stieff craftsmanship. The instrument, once belonging to Bay Line Company, is exhibited at Stieff warerooms. General Longstreet retires to Georgia farms away from politics as tobacco stocks wobble.
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Signa Court Sa
Peake Bay
Smith’s Point
Streil
Louisiana
Messrs. Stieff
Bay Line Company
Chesapeake
Neptune
Messrs
Stieff
Lonestreet
General Longstreet
Gainesville
Georgia
Battle Field
Baltimore American
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Tarboro’, N.C
Overcoats
Talmas & Capes
Merchant Tailoring Department
Edgecombe
Norfolk Oil and Guano Company
Nash & Co
Tarboro’. N. C
Edgecombe Agricultural Works
Tarboro’,, A
Letfell
H. A. Walker
Gov't
Agricultural College
Radical Literary Board
N. C
R. C. Brown & CO
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Fran J. J. Taylor
Toisnot
J.J. Waylor
Milla L. Eure
Flrst
Gatesville
M. L. Eure
W. A. Blount
Beaufort County
Wiesenfeld, Stern & Co., Cotton Factors and
Baltimore
J. B
J. B. Coffield
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T'arboro
Nash, &Co
Tarboro
T. H. Griffin
Rocky Mount
J. Taylor
Wilson
John L. Baker
Palmyra
W. A. Barrett
Farmville
W. T. CR
Ity
James M. Mayo
Whitaker's
J.D. Wells & CO
Marcellus Moore
Greenville
Pe «& Everett, ii
H. D. Robeson & Son
Martin C
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Williamston
Norfolk Oil & Guano Co
Nouveux, Va
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Watchmaker
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Big Watch
Pender & Jenkins
Main Street
W.C. Kerr
North Carolina
F. A. Genth
University of Penna
Philadelphia
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B. M. Rhodes & CO
South Street
Thos
Harris Hodges
W. P. Toney
Anal
Apple
Maryland Institute
M. Rhodes & CO
Orchilla
G. A. Liebig
Lam
J. W. Mallet
Gast
Matherr
Lista & Toxay
W. C. Kerr
South St
Mine County
Drosset & C
Virginia
D. C
Eillsboro
Nash
Kollock
Sparta
Reuben Keel
Willie Walston
Jonas Wards
Geo. Howard
Barbara
Pheophilus Pitt
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