Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-29
THE OLD NORTH STATE
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RALEIGH, n. C., October 2s.--Dr.
W. T. Hasiee. Of Robeson county. has
been seriously hurt by bull. lie went
INTO lot without . club. The ball
rushed at him and tossed him on his
horns several times. Il was narro.
escape from instant death.
News received from the west is to the
effect that work az the fxmous Ore
Knob copper -mines, In Ashe county, has
been entirely suspended. The copper
mining interest IN both Ashe and
Wafanga counties has proved failure
The loss at Ore-knoh. first and last. is
some million and r half dollars. The
other mines in Ashe county have also
stopped operations. The mine al Ore
Knob is owned by stock company,
most OF the stock being held at Phils-
delphia and baltimore. Elk-hnob mine
Is IN Watauga, and had capital stock
OF half million dollars. The price Of
copper is now SO low thst it does not
pay to operate the mine. hence the sus-
pension. The failure Of some Of the
mines is attributed TO speculation on the
part Of few who manipulated the
stock and perpetrated frauds.
Shaw University tcolore6), Of this
city, has begun new session, with over
zoo students. 1t has both male and
female departments.
November the lst the new Leonard
Medical School lcolored opens with a
corps Of SIX able professors. The col
lege buildings are among the most nu-
merous and hAndsomest Of any owned
by institutions IN the country. The at
tendance will increase to 300 by the
new year.
Rev. L. L. Rich, lately rector OF the
Episcopal Church Of the Good Shep-
herd here, has accepted a call to the
church at Elk Landing, Md.
The city has awarded contracts for
furniture and blackbOards Of the new
centennial graded school here. The
school opens November 18th. with &C
commodations for 1000 pupils. The
city has expended s25. foo on the
grounds, building, and furniture. The
school is one Of the finest IN the State,
and unlike all others II arrangement.
% TO last evening eleven miles o'
the Spartanburg and Asheville railroad
had been completed from Ashevilie tG
Arden Park.
IL if now certain that the cotton croT
IL this section is at least % per cent
under that Of last year.
The races at Durham to-day proved
TO be q great success. The show o
fine stock Is highly credItable. Horses
are present from al parts Of the cOun
try. The track proves to be good one
Tomorrow and Friday the attendance
will be large.
4 sensation may develop in the east
err part OF the State. Appleton Oak
smith lives at Hollywood, Cartere
county. he has been prostrated will
paralysis since August 22d. An Rrti
Gle giving the alleged facts IN regard Il
his past history has had q wide circuls
ton. j Is stated that ne was q slave
trader, &c. Some one sent his wife
Mrs. Augusta Oaksmith, q copy 0
the paper containing the article
She writes an indignant letter, in whicl
she says - The whole article regard
ing my husband, Appleton Oaksmith
Is al unmitigated lie IN al that relate
10 the slave-trade and all else unbe
coming o gentleman. ] know ~ hus
band whole life. He has never bee
connected with the slave-trade, and @
this proofs ere on file IN the Depart
ment Of Justice IN Washington. Thes
charges originally sprang from sub
stantial and which he was said 10 hav
extended 10 Cuban patriots, and Ger
tain assistance alleged TO have beef
furnished by him to the South
The representative here Of grea
cotton-buyer III New York has received
letters from New York informing hin
that the cotton shipped from Raleigh j
the best sent there Of corresponding
grades. This is 3 very high and un
usual compliment.