Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-15
NORTH CAROLINA.
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Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, N. c., January 1.-THE
Grand Lodge Of Masons has been hard
at work, and was in session last night
until long after midnight. The endow-
ment law was discussed. j. Q. Macks
moved that 1t be the sense Of the Grand
Lodge that some endowment plan
should be adopted, which did not pre-
vail. On motion, the report Of the
committee embodying the proposed plan
was laid on the table.
w. +. Beasely introduced . resolu-
ton that the Committee on Endowment
for the Oxford Orphan Asylum be con-
tinued for another year, and that the
Grand Master issue an appeal to subor-
dinste lodges on the subject.
j. A. Leach moved that the words
"another year" be stricken out, which
was adopted, and the resolution, as
amended, prevailed.
The Grand Lodge decided to ceie-
brate the centennial at Raleigh during
the next annual communication. The
following grand officers were elected
for the ensuing Masonic year: Fabius
II. Busbee, grand master Charles Ii.
Robinson, deputy grand master; Sam
uel II. Smith, senior grand warden
Hezekiah A. Gudger, junior grand
warden; William +. Anderson, grand
secretary.
A. III. A. Williams was reelected
director Of the Oxford Orphan Asylum.
The Grand Master announced the fol-
lowing Committee on Centennial Of the
Grand Lodge: John W. Gotten, Of Tar
boro' Thomas S. Kenan, Of Wilson;
James W. Blackwell, of Durham; Eu-
gene s. Martin, Of Wilmington, and III.
A. Gudger, of Asheville.
The Grand Master announced the fol-
lowing appointments to complete the
list Of grand officers John W. Gidney,
senior grand deacon John W. Gotten,
junior grand deacon; William N. Bel
ton, grand marshal R. W. King, grand
PURSUANT; R. II. Bradley, grand
tiler; p. A. Wilson and David Rosen-
thai, grand stewards Rev. G. NJ.
Payne, grand chaplain.
Officers were installed this morning
by Past.GIand.Master Horace ii. Mern-
son.
A resolution to change the time Of
the annual meeting from January to
December failed to pass. At 2 O'Clock
this afternoon the Grand Lodge ad-
journed. The visiting representatives
were handsomely entertained here by
resident Masons, and the session has
been remarkably pleasant and har-
monious one.
Governor Scales has pardoned Dan.
Z. Glessin (white) convicted Of perjury
at the Wayne court last autumn.
A serious cutting ARRAY occurred in
Buncombe county Sunday. George W.
Cole and Willie Greenwood got into a
dispute over trivial matter. 1t final
ly ended in a difficulty. Greenwood
was cut slightly in two places. Cole
was very seriously cut in the left side.
Cole was carried home and a doctor
sent for. All the parties were drinking.
Cole died yesterday of his injuries.
huntsville suffered by a fire Tues
day. Mr.. Young had new store and
large stock Of goods totally destroyed.
Loss, several thousand dollars; without
any insurance. The Pioneer printing
Office was entirely destroyed. Loss,
$1,000; without insurance.
A very serious shooting affair took
place in Lincoln county. Henry Nun
day, white boy, fifteen years old, was
hunting. Coming home he found on
his fathers land negro named Gain
well Goodson cutting down tree for
his own use. Munday asked BIN not
to cut the tree, whereupon Goodson
picked up stone, saying he was going
TO kill him. Munday ran back. The
darby continued to advance, whereupon
Monday fred, lodging a load of shot in
the side and shoulder of Goodson. The
injury is considered fatal.
Yesterdays special mentioned the
stoppage Of trains on the Western
North Carolina railroad by reason Of
the tunnels becoming filled with ice.
The blockade has been removed.
Giant powder, dynamite, hot fires, and
determined railroad officials proved too
strong combination against nature
and came out victorious in the struggle.
The ice formed in solid masses, COM
pletely filling the tunnel from floor to
roof. The work Of clearing out the ice
was very difficult, as only a small
force could be employed, but the Off
Gals of the road had relays Of work
men on hand constantly, and the work
was prosecuted increasingly day and
night until the tunnel was cleared. The
last train to pass the tunnel was the
west-bOund passenger last Saturday
afternoon. The icy barriers formed i'm
mediately after the passage of that
train, and from that time until yester-
day evening the tunnel was closed
against the passage Of trains.
r. r. Jones, Of Leesville, made a
mistake and gave his two-year-old child
a dose of morphine for quinine. The
child died in few hours in great
agony.
Rev. John Herman, lately rector of
Christ Episcopal church at Elizabeth
City, has returned to Ireland, his birth
place.
The Spartanburg and Asheville rail-
road has been worsted by the cold
wave, and a chasm in the track, made
by culvert wash-out between Tyron
and Saluda, is filled with ice. The
wash-out occurred on one Of the high
est embankments Of the road, and the
present aspect is said to be most won
derful. A force of hands was directed
to cut out the ice so as to secure foun-
dation for a trestle, but the intense cold
baflled them and they had to quit work.
The ice is piled up in the gorge to
height Of sixty feet.
Fatal Ending Of q Rabbit-Hunt.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTE, N. c., January ii.
Yesterday evening party Of five per-
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