Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-07
NORTH CAROLINA.
DAMAGE TO THE roBACco-BEDs BY
THE RECENT RAINS.
An Extensive Fishsry-A Noble Charity
Sensation Revived Railroad Notes
Professor Nadison's Case.

tomorrow.
Yesterday much excitement was
caused by the mysterious disappearance
of q young white man named Thomas
Saint Sing. lie is insane. All last
night the police and citizens searched for
him in the rain-storm. No traces were
found. This afternoon the man re-
turned. He had walked for twenty.
four hours. He is stark mad, and was
soaked with water and covered with
mud.
Governor Scales, Treasurer Balm, Su-
perintendent- Of Public Instruction Fin.
ger, Attorney General Davidson, and
Auditor Roberts had laid plans for visi
to-day to the great shad. and herring-fsh
cries of DR.. William Capehears at Avoca
Bertie county. The bad weather caused
postponement of the trip for . fort
night. The party will be accompanied
by several ladies, and will remain some
days. The fisheries to be visited are
the largest on the Atlantic coast, some
Of the seines being mile and half In
length.
The Atlantic and North Carolins
railway will change its gauge. to the
standard on the 10Th instant. 1t will
be the pioneer in this great movement.
All its preparations for the work are
about completed by it's energetic prssi-
dent, Washington Bryan.
The ex-Confederates Of this city and
county are called to meet tomorrow tc
form some military association. Ii
will be uniformed and armed. Strange
to say, there is no association Of ex'
Confederates in this State.
To-day the Board of Directors Of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum met here, Nat
ii. Busbee, Grand Master Of Masons
presiding. Directors Thomas s. Ker
nan, C. 7. Bailey, and Julian s. Carr
and Superintendent b. F. Dixon were
present. There are now present lSs
orphans, the greatest number since th'
asylum was founded. The manage
ment is excellent and the reports ar'
very gratifying. The pupils are indus
trious, studious, and well behaved
The industrial department building is
being completed. This is specially
important branch Of this institution, anC
it is the first step ever taken in thi'
State towards securing industrial edu
cation. The State gives this asylum
100000 annually, and it receives
about as much from the Masons ant
other charitable citizens.
1t is extremely probable that the en-
campment of the State Guards thu
coming summer will be at Morehea,
City.
The prospects for the cattle-shov "
here in May are that as many as 25C
cattle will be on exhibition-nearly al
thoroughbreds. Already over loo hav
been entered.
Some time ago mention was made G
the alleged mysterious appearances t
a youth of this county, John B. Stardi
want. He was laid on the shelf awhile
but he now comes to the front agai
and is creating another sensation. Ii
says spirits appear to him. In a ser
mon preached while in an alleged tranc
he said that the insects which fell il
Raleigh week before last were the sam
as Pharaoh's locusts. To-day the boy
father was induced to bring him her,
to an insane asylum, where DR.. Girls
som made careful examination. DR.
Grissom says the disease is nervous il
character and singular in some re
spects. The boy has hundreds Of be
levers in the southern part of thii
county. These have implicit faith il
him and his mission, as he terms it
Yesterday young Sturdivant was las b
had the Sunday before declared h
would be) paralyzed in his left sid
from 7 A. NJ. to =. NJ.
Professor Madison, a young man VIII
was either stabbed or attempted sui
eide at Pigeon River, Haywood county
is yet alive, though there are no hope
Of his recovery. The people Of tina
section are intensely excited. They be
lieve the terrible story told by Madi
son, and are in search Of any clue t
the murderer.
To-day the sheriff of Lincoln count.
brought young white man nance
Monroe Finger to the pcnitentiary. III
is under a fve-year sentence for abduc
ton. Two years ago a beautiful cir
only twelve years Of age was marrie'
by a man named Barrett. Finger tw'
months ago eloped with this woman
she taking some Of her husband
money and jewelry. They were cap
tured and Finger was jailed. The VIC
man refused to leave him, and all tn
time has been with him in Jail. Nos
that he is sent to the penitentiary sh
refuses to leave the Jail and declares
shall be her home.
To-day fifteen con,icts were sent {
the Clinton and Warsaw railway, in
creasing the number there to eighty
five. The work of grading it is to b
completed by June lst.
The warden OF the peDitentiary state
to-day that the Governors mansion
will be completed by November next
1t has been long time in progress
The cost, owing to alterations from tn
original plan, exceeds the first estimat
considerably, but the building is one Q
the finest in the State and an honor
it. 1t is evident that Governor Scale
has no intense desire to occupy th
building, with the present meagre sa
airy Of 5000. lie may never occupy il
The lot at Newberne, on which is SIT
uated . cotton-factory, including build
ing and machinery, was sold at suctio
to-day for $4,000. The first cost wa
about 100000.
The people Of Johnston county ar
preparing to erect q monument to tn
memory Of the Confederate dead VIII
fell at Bentonville. This was Genera
Joseph Z. Johnston's last battle. Tn
place is about thirty miles fror
Raleigh.
Two negroes, brothers, got into
fight at Mount Olive, Wayne county
yesterday, and one killed the other
The coroner has gone TO the scene t
koIJ an ;nnuest