Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-29

A great many speeches, pro and cor, WEI.
made. ON a rising vote It was decided, ny
an overwhelming majority, not 10 chl"se
the name OF the place.
AN OFFICIAL EXAMINATION
q, Al, Tho opcrations Of the oxford Orinan
asrium for the wear lust closing has oecn
made by Thomas 5. kenan, j. Green,
and A. III, A. Williams, the special commt.
ice anpoinied by the directors ON me part
a. The Grand Lodge OF Masons. The cou'
rittfe found everything In the best shape,
,h"nls 10 the very excellent management
~ Rev. DIR. Il. +. Dixon. the superlnten
dent. The year has been tbc most ho''"'o
In ali the history OF the asylum.
THE LAST RAILWAY DISASTER,
uh,ch occurred last week on the spartan.
b,rg and Ashcyille road, In eleven ml'es OF
Asheyi,le. was mueh more se'i'r,
affair than was first announced ~
now appears that TWENTY-FIVE per,
sons we're burt, six seriously, anu
that Mrs, Van Buren,. oi JaeNsohNn,o'
Fla * In critical condition from heI ~.
ur,es. Her four children, who were WIN
her. ESCAPED severe injury. Inc cas J"
his disaster were deraiIed and turlea con-.
pIeiely Over. Escape from death was very
fortunate and remarkable.
The men who were injured IN thc rereut
Incident on the University railroad, IA nan
a mile Of Chapel Hill. are doing nics'!.
Your correspondent paid CbtiH'nias Nis''
10 tbros OF them at 81. Johns ho'pi'aI neIc;
and found that Mr.. Pope, the commerc''i
traveller from Richmond. had Dceh tahen
there by bis wife. lie was well cared LOT
here. and, hike the other sufferers, found the
hospital quite home
MINISTER JARvIs's CHRISTMAS
was spen, very pleasantly at his home al
Cr,eny,llc. Colonel Harry SKINNER gave
rrcon,ion in his honor, aud there was a
Ior,,e attendance thereat. The Grecnyille
Guards paradcd, and were addressed ny
Minister Jarvis in his happy way. Ihe ui'-
iinpui>bcd guest is thinner than AT inc tiinc
n Ills depaIturc. but is hands0mer. lie de.
cI,res Thai he l. "a much younger man;
Wo,k after next he will come to Rlielsh,
ard is rxpected 10 remain here some lhieP
weeks. A special reception Will be rendered
him. and bali will probably also be given.
CAN THIS BE TRUE:
A prominent Democrat said TO your cor.
respondent yesterday tat IL was MS oeiit'
ilai tonercs>man Reid had gone to Brazll.
He would not give his reasons for TINS con,
chsion. hut /, sincere in his ideas thai Reid
is now on his WAY 20 Rio de Janeho OF
some other point in lh, great southern en-
pirc.
GENERAL LOGAN ONCE N COMMAND HERE.
General John 4. Logan. who died sun
day. was well known 10 the Older resi-
dents Of Raleigh. he was in command
here M The time Of the ASSASSINATION oi
President Lincoln, aud II l. said that he
gave such orders and Took such precau'
,iouS as TO prevent The sack OF Raleigh 10y
NEGRO troops. The story, as told your cor
respondent, was IN this wise: Aboul GO,'
Geo troops were in their camps around Ha-
leigh. Logan, with bio corps. was mere,
end he was the ranking officer. The day
following the night OF Lluc0ln'> a>s1sSina'
lion il was reported that the negro troops,
who were about tour miles northwest oil
the CITY. TO the number Of many thousands
intended marching into the city and pnrn'
iug IL. Logan had a conference With some
leading citizens and the mayor. rs result
il was ordered that after nighiall no cltlI'r
leave his own premises, and that an ainplt
suuply ~ water i'm buckets, ~, be prGNldet
mt each house for instant Use IN ease of hre
Logan then quadrupled the guards III TN
city. All night long only the tramp q
sentI1os and the mIltered talk Of officer
wa, heard. Logan threw strong force o
white troops between the city and the negro
cGnli>, and the cOlorcd soldiers were hel'
Stnciiy TO their duties and their own lulr
ter, hy their officers, also under special ~
,iructonS. Seeing all these preparations
TO Illustrate their pIan., the negro troops ~
Inoushcd them, and When the sun I"-
The following morning it was upon an IN
banned city. The negroes plot Wa' r.
ycaled by sergeant, ii i, said. The stony
above related Is told jest a. il was given