Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-27
RALEIGHG NEWSY BUDGET.

RALEIGH, N. c., January 26.-The
local option breeze is brewing in this
State. Elections will probably be held
in Durham, Oxford, and other towns in
May to get the sense of the voters Of
the respective localities upon the ques-
ton of granting license to retail spiritu-
Gus liquors. This is to be done under
the following section of the Code at
shall be the duty Of the Board of Com
missioners Of any county upon the petit
ton Of one fourth Of the qualified voters
OF any county. tewn, or township in
their respective counties to order an
election to be held on the first Monday
in May, in any year, to ascertain
whether or not spirituous liquors may
be sold in said county, town, or town
ship"
Captain r. II. Blake, member Of
rich northern syndicate, has bought the
Piedmont Springs from Gabriel Pearsey,
including $4,000 acres of land, for
$4,000; also the Cheever land, con-
tanning 5000 acres--aa in Burke
county.
The November term of the United
States Circuit Court for the Eastern
district Of North Carolina having ad-
journed over until to-day, Judge Sey-
mour arrived this afternoon and i'm
mediateiy opened court. The session
will probably last only two or three
days.
Bryce Irett and wife, living in White
Oak, Columbus county, both died Sun
day of the same disease and at the
same hour. They were Of the saue
age--viz., ninety-two years.
Two fires Just before daylight yes
terday morning gave the Wilmington
fire department great deal Of trouble.
They occurred about the same time
and were widely separated, one in the
northeastern part Of the city and the
other on the western limits. Both
were undoubtedly Of incendiary origin.
The principal fire was located in large
shed used for the storage Of spirits Of
turpentine. The building and contents
were destroyed, the latter consisting
of fifty barrels of turpentine. The fire
spread rapidly to the wharves and rosin-
yard adjoining. Here its further pro-
gress was stayed by the firemen. Pater-
son, Downing & Co., had 5000 barrels
of rosin and 100 barrels of tar burned,
besides the shed and tanks. The loss
is estimated at s35, 600; fully insured.
The loss incurred by burning Of shed
and wharf is about 81 500, upon which
there is no insurance. The shed burn
ed bad been repeatedly set on fire.
The remains of Professor John
Deherniere Hooper were brought here
from Chapel Hill. They were accom-
panied to the depot at Chapel Hill by
number of students of the University
and citizens. The pall-bearers were
DR.. Battle and Professor Mangum, Of
the faculty N. II. D. Wilson and P.
b. Mangum, Of the students D. Nc
Auley and Il. McRae, of the citizens.
The members of the family and DR.. Bat
tie, Professor Winston, N. II. D. Will
son, and P. b. Manning 1.-THE latter as
representatives Of the Greek Chapter Of
the University accompanied the re-
mains to Raleigh. The funeral was
held from Christ church, Rev. Robert
Strange officiating.
The railway authorities will at once
rebuild the depot at Salisbury burned
last Saturday. The loss to the railroad
was about $4,000.
Trustees Of the University met to-
day. Twenty-Five were present, among
them many Of the most prominent men
in the State. The Board took measures
to back the faculty in stopping the
hazing Of students at the University. |
1t also orsered Ips puron..- {, =,
gu quantity OF necessary apparatus for the
'"D -.atories. The Board accepted 400
acres Of valuable land in Chatham,
lately devised to the University by |
Miss Smith, Of Chatham county. Her
bequest is the largest ever made
to the University, strange to
say, get it is not much over
s25. 500 in value. Not many plums |
fall to educational institutions in North
Carolina. The trustees very properly
recognized Miss Smiths beneficence by
ordering marble tablet to her memory
to be placed in Memorial Hall. A
tablet was also ordered to be placed IN
that noble and remarkable building to
the memory of the late Professor John
Deberniere Hooper. The Board decided
to elect two professors in June. Gene
raj Scales, who is er-oficio chairman,
presided. W. L. Saunders, the regu-
lar secretary of the Board, was unable
to be present by reason Of sickness, and
his place was filled by Richard IL. Bat
tie, of this city.
Raleigh's very Efficient Democratic
postmaster, Captain Ashe, has been
great sufferer for three weeks with
laryDgitis. and was in the Office to-day
for the first time since early this
month.
Raleigh is to have an important es-
Enlistment for the manufacture of
fertilizers from the phosphate rock of
New Hanover county. This is really
the first extensive use Of these valuable
and very large deposits. The mill here
is being thoroughly equipped with the
best machinery, and great quantity of
phosphate rock will be handled very
satisfactory arrangements having been
made for transmitting the crude ma
terials.
The State is paying disgracefully lit
tie attention to the phosphate deposits,
and the people, as rule, show about
equal slowness in developing the verita-
bic bonanza which exists in so many