Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-17
NORTH CAROLINA.
AxorHrR corroH YrRE ArRALEroH
TIE LOSS SMALL.
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Bigsmy-Lost Her sisht-Rail-
road Notes.
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RAIyrGn. n. c., December 16.-This al
.erboon another fire broke oft at the cotton
ward here. BY prompt work u was ex'
Linguistic so quickly that only twenty-five
baIes were damaged. The loss u very
slight. The fire was caused by cinders
from the compress. 1t Is stated.
Governor Scales tot day commissioned the
new field. officers OF the Third regiment,
North Caroia state Guard. 3. III. smith
was commissioned quartermlster oil The
same regiment.
The Governor to-day pardoned sylvester
Pore. Whit mas sent to the Denitentiary
from New Hanover county for ten year,
for bipamy. The circumstances OF the
Gaze are very remarkable. Many years ago
Nope, then rcsident OF Robson county.
married, and in three weeks left his wife.
having heard charges against her charac.
ter. He went TO Marion, 5. c.; made
money snd reputation, and, after living
there seven years, went 10 New Hanover
county and married. He was sincere in
the belief that separation for seven years
was equivalent to divorce. The petition
fer pardon was signed by a great number
OF South CarolInians, who say Pope was
honest in his view. IL transpires that
many other persons here hold the same
opinion as to seven years separation.
A fire at Point Caswell, Pender county,
burned l.. yaller's turpeniine distiIlery and
cooper.shops. Loss, 81, 900; no insurance.
Minister Jarvis and wife arrived at their
home at Greenville, Pitt county, last eve-
ming, and were enthusiastically welcomed.
They expect TO return TO Brazil next
March or April.
AZ Wilmington yesterday afternoon,
while the German bark Richmond was
being loaded with cotton, a bale struck the
mate. He fell through the h ,tchway into
The hold and, falling on bis head, his skull
was crushed, causing death speedily.
LADY LOSES HER EYBsIGaT.
Mrs. Benjamin Thatcher, OF Perqumans
county. lost her eyesight Monday night IN
a remarkable way. A kerOSene-lamp wis
on the point OF explosion. She attempted
10 blow out the fame. AS her face was near
the lamp 1t exploded, throwing flaming
oil and pieces Of glass into her eyes, causing
loss Of eyeslght and terrible injuries to the
face.
ALMOST CLEAR OF THE SNOW.
Reports from the mountains are that the
NOW blockade Is broken on the Western
North Carolina railroad as far as Waynes-
vile. A great deal OF work has been done
TO clear away the drifts. 1t is the greatest
snowfall siuce the building OF the road, or
for that matter in thirty years. the noun
tain people say.
THE SLAUGHTER OF GAME.
As was predicted, the slaughter OF game
of all kinds during tae snow was great
greater, In fact, than In many years. Num-
bers OF birds froZe and were found on the
eta 20
slaughter Of partridges in all conceivable
felt for two or three years TO come, without
doubt.
RAILWAY NEWS.
There is great deal Of talk in the north
eastern part Of the State, caused BY the
rumered purchase by the Cape Charles"
road OF the Washington and GAINESVILLE
road. A line from Dymond City to Ply.
mouth is being surveyed. The people are
liberal in their offers OF right OF way and
wharf privileges.
CHAT ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.
The Methodists are not satisfied with The
action Of the recent Conference In regard
TO Trinity College. They think that some.
hing definite should have been do0e TO.
wards securing an endowment Tor 1t. and
they point 10 the endowment the Baptists
have secured for Wake Forest College.
The rumor that Rev. DR.. McK,nnon
would resign the presidency OF Davidson
College Is said to be uniounded. His
health. though yet poor, has materially Im'
proved. He has proved an able head for
this college, which, from very weak pc.
sition, has made great advances in the past
two years.
A RATHER STARTLING RUMOR.
For several DAYS there has been talk here
Of possible change OF ownership OF the
seab0ard lines. II has been said that the
Baltimore and Ohio Will buy or acquire the
Carolina Central, Raleigh aud Augusta. and
Raleigh and CASTOR. What actual founda-
ion there Is for the report your corrs-
spondent has thus far been unable to dis.
cover. 1t Is even said that propositions for
The purchase have been ma lie, and some
persons go so far as to express belief that
in sixty days the property will change
hands.
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
It's stated that the gain in the member
hip Of the Presbyterian church in the State
during The past year is about 1000.
TIE OWENS MURDER CASE.
You have already been informed OF the
termination OF this famous murder-trial at
Washington, in the convection OF Stlrke
simpson as the murderer OF Alonzo ID
Owens, and of Owens'S wife and Rev"
Isaac Jones a. accessories. The Judge
sentenced simpson To be hinged in Janu-
ary, and Mrs. Owens aud Jones TO life i'm
prisonment in The peuitentiary.
ANOTHER sNOw-sTORM.
just before day this morning another fall
of snow began, and half an inch fell. the
weather is now fair and quite cold, putting
another stop to farming and building opera
ti0us.