Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-26
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIaH.
Crushed by Falling Esrth-rho ststs COL
ored Industrial Fair-Gene-
eral Notes.
lsnecIal telerrpn % tho DIsps.ch.l


evening while a force OF laborers were
at work filing in the washout on the
North Carolina railroad near Clayton q
mass OF earth and derrick fell, crush
ing white man named hing. hing
was from Hillsboro'. 1t broke his thigh.
KING was brought here this morning and
placed in the hospital. The other men
escaped injury, though the earth fell on
several Of them.
The formal opening Of the State Co.
lored Industrial Fair has been postponed
until tomorrow on account OF the ln-
clement weather. 1t was to have been
opened by Governor Scales at noon to-
day. but the extremely bad weather pre-
vented any ceremonies whatever. The
exhibition is merItorious.
There was frost at several points in
the State yesterday morning. among
others ut Rutherfordton. The weather Is
very cool tonight and is clearing after
twenty hours OF rain, which has injured
the crops. There will probably be frost
! again tomorrow.
Governor Scales has consented to the
exchange OF courts between Judges
BoyKin and Mormon. Judge Boykin
is 10 hold the November terms OF Dupin
and Senior and the November term Of
Sampson in lieu of Judge Merrimon, and
the latter is to hold the November term OF
Madison and the Decemberterm OF Bun
combe in lien OF Judge BOykin.
Last week John n. Whitford an
nounced himself as an Independent can
didate for the Senate from the Ninth
district. Yesterday he was unanimously
endorsed by the Republican Convention
OF that district He is a prominent
member Of the Farmers Alliance, and
was a delegate to the late Farmers Inter
state Convention here.
At Rutherfordton Saturday night
there was fight at n festival. Several
persons were hurt and one man was shot
in the abdomen with a revolver.
The secretary OF the Republican
Executive Committee denies that any
funds have been received by his people
from the North and asserts that all the
money he has secured has been pro-
cured ont of the Republicans in this
state. There is no reason for believing
this. Money is certainly coming in,
and the Republicans are harder at work
than ever. Most of their work is secret
They do not favor a joint canvass and
are keeping quiet.
The weather to-day was in the highest
degree unfavorable. A cold rain fell and
depressed the spirits OF the farmers and
businessmen.
The Cross and White cases, which
were set for Thursday, were to-day reset
10 Saturday. The counsel in this case,
it is said, will submit the matter, so that
all three cases will get before the SUI
preme Court
There will be an attempt to secure a
transfer OF the Parrish capital case here
to some other county.
The enrolment of the white graded
schools in this city is rs follows: In
white schools, 94l; in colored schools,
10. Total, 1869.
1t was stated some days ago that no
more refugees from the ieyer-stricken
districts should be allowed to come In
bodies into North Carolina. This was
decided upon by the State Board of
Health. Governor Scales, carrying out
DR.. Woods wishes in this matter, has
officially informed the Florida people OF
this fact.
It is understood that the entire Third
regiment will attend the Durham 10
bacco Exposition.
The canvass in Wake county, which is
expected to be particularly interesting
one. begins next Monday.
The extensive cotton-seed-oil mills
here, which have been fitted with new
machinery, are now running night and
day.
Cotton receipts at oil the markets in
the State are very light The falling of
IN this market is over 1000 bales.
The destruction by the floods in the
lowlands does not appear to have been
magnifed III the least by the reports.
Farmers are in not few cases only just
now able to estimate their losses.
A negro train-hand was crushed to
death by the cars at Goldsboro' yester-
day. In getting out of the way Of one
train he got directly in the way OF au-
other