Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-14
NORTH CAROLINA.
4 VOTING MAN SWEPT OVER A DAM
AsD DROWNED.
The State swamp Lands Official Report
of survey-Propossd ship Canal
Fire. &C., &C.
,sr.o,.l ,e,evram to the Dispatch.l


p.,v,ou. n. c.. December 13.-Charles
Rippcy, white youth, eighteen year, "
snp yssierday attempted 10 row boat
,c,oss U,w river IL Hollis hllls. strong
,uryent swept the boat towards the dam.
pin,,y sprang out to save bis life, expect
ING q get TO The bank, being a good SWIM
nor. hut the current was too strong, ana
lie was swept over the dam and drowned.
Tho body had rot been recovered at last
accounts. c.to
G,n,ralw.G g. Lewis. engineer to the STATE
roard a Education, to-day fled his report
ON rublic lands with the superintendent
81 Punlic Instruction, He has surveyed
,bc route for ship.cansli from PungO river
to BROAD creek, which he officially reports
yyill save seventy miles between Noriok
and Newberne. He reports that the stalc
now has million acres OF swamp lands, OF
viii, h quite one third have been properly
surveyed.
A cell is issued for a meeting OF the SUI
rerint, ndents Of all the graded schools ~
the State. TO be held here In January, lOr
conference.
The Gin and cotton Of F. Flowers, at
Mount Olive, WAYNE county, have been
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500.
QUIET AT WILMINGTON.
The news from Wimin ton Is that there
is no continuation OF the troubles between
the black and white stevedores. goou
force Of police is Kept constantly or uu'y
AZ he cotton.compresseS, where the rlotlnG
occurred. The authorities are viglant, and
can suppress any trouble promptly.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Washington Bryan. vile OF the
pIesident OF The Atlantic and North caro-
ina railroad. dicd here yesterday morning
at the residence Of her father. Msior John
& W,nder. CONSUMPTION caused the early
death OF this beautiful and admired woman.
For three years she bad been an invalid.
Non. Charles NJ. Cooke, Of LOusbure.
one Of the most prominent Democrats in
The state, has been extremely sick, but Is
now conyalescent.
RAILWAY NOTES.
The change Of schedule yesterday on the
North Carolini railroad, or rather the return
TO the old schedule, gives great satisfaction.
There has been much complaint OF the lack
of day trains on the Carolina Central raft
road. Next week such trains are expected
to lie nut on. the date being the 10Th. This
new arrangement is sure to be popular.
MR.. RICHMOND PEARSON
announces through the Asheyille Adudnce
that he VIII in the Legislature lead no at
tack upOn the county government system.
lie iayors a plan TO allow Bdncombe and
other counties in the western part OF the
state TO elect their magistrates and c0mmls-
sioners, but will never, he declares, give
his vote or influence to again put the white
peoDle OF the eastern counties under negro
influence.
SECRETARY.GF-sTATE SAUNDERS,
who has been for several days quite sick
is better. OF course he Is an invalid, but
his last attack has been a seyercr one than
in some time. He is indefatigable, and IN
a few days will again he hard at work. He
Is able to be in his Office at the Capitol very
little. but does his work at his rooms in
the IirbOro'.
THE STATE AUDITORS CHIEF CLERK,
Mr. j. II. Bousball, Of camden county, ar.
| rived here to day and began the duties OF
that office. He was appointed to the post
ton last week TO succeed Mr. Charles e..
Gross. who resigned to become president
Of the State National Bank Of this city.