Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-26

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RALxIom, N. c., November 2s.--
The Executive Committee Of the STATE
Iudustsial School has done important
work II thia meeting. Donald McRse,
Of Wilmington, presided. Speeches
were made by 0ctsvias Coke, W. y.
ptele. DR.. Charles w. DAbney tStste
chsmist,, Dr.. ID. w. G. Benbow, Ma
Tor s. III. Finger tststs superintendent
az Public Instruction., and otners.
A memorial to be presented 20
tks State Board Of Agriculture At
Ns meeting next week was adopt
"a. Il recommends the establish
m<nt Of the school at the IMPOSITION
sroupds; the proposed acceptance OF
he Exposition building rendered the
establishment Of an experimental farm
on the State lands adjoining; the es-
adjustment Of manual training In
foundry, woodwork, agriculture, me-
clinical drawing, and in blacksmith
and machine shops work to be tenta-
tive and admitting Of free development
in the several departments as experience
may hereafter Indicate. The total es-
timated cost Of establishing the school
on good basis, using present buildings
and State lands adjacent, is gwen IS
1880. Raleigh has presented the
buildings, worth s20, geo.
The following resolution was Also
adopted ..That in the opinion OF
this meeting the State Board OF
Aericulture is authorized. and 1t is
is duty, to establish an industrial school
when such private aid IS shall be ten
dered, tor, Their with $1,000, shall be
ADEQUATE TO its establishment; and 1t
is further the sense Of this meeting that
said school shall be established at
Raleigh, II was decided to continue
the organization of the committee until
eli its purposes are accomplished.
In the opinion Of the encouragement
which has been fled with the Governor,
the Board Of Agriculture cannot IN any
one year appropriate more than s5,0oo
10 the establishment, support. or equip
msnt of an industrial school; nor can
the Board appropriate this amount IT
such appropriation would withdraw
money from the support Of the other
regular work Of the Agricultural Depart
ment.
Dickson's Hotel, at Gastonia, was
entirely destroyed by lire Monday
night. The guests had difficulty in
making their escape, and many lost
their clothing. The hotel was a wooden
structure, two stories high.
The barns and stock-houses, with all
the stock belonging to W. I. Brindley,
were burned near Manteo, Dare county,
Monday. The loss was about $4,000.
BY the fall Of chandelier and con-
sequent ignition of the floor from kero-
sene oil the Presbyterian church mar
rowly escaped destruction Monday
night. People present fought the flames
and saved the church.
Captain John L. Wooster died at
Wilmington Monday, aged fifty-five.
He graduated at the University with
distinguished honors. He was Captain
in the First North Carolina regiment,
and was desperately wounded in o fight
in front Of Richmond. lie never re-
covered from the effects Of that injury.
For wears he he had been librarian Of
the Wilmington Library Association.
A report having gained currency in
watauga county that William Bingham,
who died eleven years ago, had come to
his death by foul means, the body
will be taken from the grave next week
and examined. 1t is claimed man has
confessed that he and another man,
while drunk, broke the skull Of Bing-
ham with club. The authorities will
fully investigate this curious case.
Deputy Sheriff Haber, Of Craven
county, has succeeded, after a long
search, in capturing the negro Randall
Smith, wanted for murder in Pitt
county.
Revenue-Inspector Battle, with a
large posse, raided an illicit distillery
in Orange county, destroying two thou
sand gallons Of beer and other mate
rails.
Captain James W. Henry, ex.mayol
of Goldsboro', committed suicide by
blowing out his brains with shot
gun.
AtFayetteville, in the case of Thoma
Jones against George W. Swepson ant
others, the judge refused to set asid
the judgment in favor Of Jones. Tn
amount involved is s40, 900.