Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-21
.DEATHON THE TRACK
A MAN RUN OVER AND HIS HEAD
CUT OFF.
preparstions for the Coming North Caro-
lima Democratic Convention-The
Wilmington Suicide, &C., 60.
,specIai telegram to the Dispatch

Especial telegram to the Disratch.l
RALEIGH, N. O., August 20.-Last
night train on the Raleigh and Au-
gusta Airline railroad ran over Dun
can Thompson, white man, cutting
his bead off and otherwise badly mang-
ling him. The train was going around
q sharp curve at the time. James
Thompson, q brother to the man killed,
was knocked off the track at the same
time. The night was dark and the en-
pineer could not see ahead. The coro-
per Of Richmond county was notified of
the accident and held an inquest to-day.
Both men were drunk, so much so that
the one spared does not even yet realize
the fact Of his brothers. awful death.
COMING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
All preparations are complete for the
meeting Of the Democratic State Con-
yention here on Wednesday next. The
State Central Executive Committee will
hold a session on the Oath. Three can.
didates for judges of the Supreme
Court are to be nominated, and the
nominees of the judicial districts are to
be ratified or rejected.
The rain on Tuesday night in Will
liams township, Chatham county, is
said to have been the heaviest ever
known. The land Was badly washed
and some lowland crops almost de-
streyed.
THE WILMINGTON SUICIDE.
More evidence has been obtained to
establish the fact that the man who
committed suicide at Wilmington Friday
last was a son of W. G. r. Frayser.
A few days before he committed sui
eide q man called at the Office of the
Chess Csrley Company and solicited
aid to enable him to get to Charlotte,
where he said he had relatives. While
in the office he wrote a note, in which
he stated he belonged in Louisville,
Ky., and that be was one Of the crew Of
the steamer Britannia, which was wrecked
while on the passage from Valparaiso
to New York, to which note he signed
the name of George NJ. Wilson, the
name stated in the telegram he had as
sumed.
John Nichols, of this city, has finally
determined to make race in this con-
gressional district against Major Ora
ham. His card will be out in few
days. lie will run as labor candi-
date, and expects the solid vote Of the
Knights of Labor. The Republicans
will not make a nomination, but will
generally support Nichols. A telegram
announces that the Republican Judi
cial Convention at Jackson nominated
George II. White for solicitor Of the
Second judicial district. lie is a col
o1ed lawyer. His principal opponent
for the nomination was John IL. Col
Inns, also colored, who for eight years
has been solicitor.
MEXICAN wAB-FEELING.
The war-feeling has run pretty high
in this State. Governor Scales has re-
ceived a number Of applications for
commissions and also for authority to
raise companies. 1t is remarkable how
many people are imbued with the war
spirit.
Rev. DR.. Bailey, of the Biblical Re
corder, the paper which made editorial
remarks in reference to the Democratic
nomination Of Latham in the First dis
trict, said to-day that his article was
not intended IS even limiting at indie
pendentism. He asserts that it was
not written because Skinner is Bsp-
fist, and says the latter does not be-
| long to that denomination. 1t appears
that there are personal objections to
Latham which gave rise to the article,
the purport Of which has been general
ly misunderstood.
A REMARKABLE CHANGE.
The weather has taken remarkable
change. After the torrid temperature
! Of Wednesday there came Wednesday
night and yesterday very heavy rains.
At wadesborO' nearly ~ inches fell
in twenty-four hours. Some streams
are again high. To-day the tempera'
ture is so low as to nearly necessitate
fires. 1t is bad on the cotton. The
grape crop has been marketed in grea'
part. The returns are very satisfacto
| ry. The crop at this point is above
last years high standard as to quantity
and quality.
The Fayetteville Observer and Ga
zette has been sold by j. R. MyroneI
to G. G.. Myroner, and its publication
will be continued.
MORE CHARGES.
Comment is excited by very grave
charges made by paper at Scotland
Neck against the authorities of Hallfa1
county for mismanagement of poor
house. 1t is asserted that most scan
dalous abuses exist. Official inquiry
will be made into the matter.
Governor Scales, though an extreme
| ly modest man, is nevertheless yer!
sensible of the high compliments paic
him by the various Democratic conven
tons in the State. Nearly all of thes
have adopted resolutions endorsing hin
and his administration Of public al
fairs. They are sincere and deserved
compliments. Governor Scales canno
serve another term although he ha
many times been spoken of in connec
ton with the nomination in 1883. To
Constitution Of the State provides tina
no person elected to the Offices of Gov
ernor or Lieutenant Governor shall b
eligible to the same Office more tina
four years in any term of eight years
unless the office shall have been cas-
upon him as observation-disclosures
president OF the Senate.
FELL DEAD.
J.R. Robinson, track-master on tn
Atlanta and Charlotte Airline, fe
dead while at work near Lowell yesteI
day. Heart-disease was the cause.
There are limitations that Chariot
IS to be made the eastern terminus
the Western North Carolina railroad
instead Of Salisbury. The rumor ma
have foundation. In this case raj