Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-16
TEACHERS TALKING.
TIE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS AS
sEMBLY AT MoREHEAD CITY.
Interesting Exsrcisss-Ths Addrssses-A
Fire in Wilming ton General
North Carolina News
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Especial telegram 70 tho Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, N. c., June 15.-At Morehead
City to-day the exercises OF the Teachers'
Assembly were very interesting. Commit
tees were appointed this morning. Rev. DR..
AID. Mayo, OF Boston, Mass, delivered an adj
dress OH overlook aud outlook IN southern ed
ucaiion. This evening there was an address by
Rev. W. S. Lacy. formerly Of JoDesboro',
now OF Norfolk, Va. Tomorrow there will
be no exercises, the entire day being given
up 10 recitation.
At Wilmington late last night fire broke
out In tue annex OF w. Il, Springer & Co.'s
store. The flames were soon controlled, but
not before considerable damage bad been
done the stock OF glassware and crockery
stored In the old Purcell House. Much
damage was also done by water. All Is
covered by insurance. J. ID. Stclges, fire.
man. was badly injured by fall from room
OF the hotel.
IL Is learned that Richmond Pearson, OF
AshevilIe, who it WAS openly announced
would run as an independent Republican
candidate for Congress from the Ninth dis
trict. has decided not 10 axe that step.
News has been received OF another disaS-
trous hail and wind-storm in Pitt county.
Earnest efforts are now in progress to Sc"
cure a pardon for Willie Mckee, the young
man convicted OF the robbery OF the Ashe-
vile post-ofice. Mckee is under sentence 10
two years. imprisonment. The petition has
been presented to the President by ex-Con-
gresham Armfeld, who appealed for Gle
meBcv.
Near Scotland, Guy Raspberry, perhaps the
most promising young man III that COM
munity, was drowned while batolng Win
Young companion. His age was sixteen.
The crop report for june will not be COM
MED before next Tuesday.
The wheat harvest is in active progress in
most parts OF the state. Reports say u Is
light aud that the wet May ruined what
would have been a grand crop. In some
sections not over half crop will be made,
and in the best not over two thirds.
l.. l.. Greene, who was defeated for the
gubernatOrial nomination by j. {. Prichard,
continues his fight against the latter.
Greens paper, the Waiauga Enterprise, IN
it's last issue contained q long attack on
Pritchard, but r. Z. Liuney, OF Alexander
county, who is the latest convert 10 Repub-
lcanism, went there and induced Greene to
burn The entire edition.
In Franklin county day before Yesterday
while Darlin Chappell and his son-in-aw,
accompanied By dog, were under tree
during a storm lightning struck the tree,
n,law. and badly injured Chappell.
Governor Scales was at llaw River to-day
to attend the funeral OF his aunt. Mrs. Moore.
superintendent INSTRUCTION Fin
ger is AZ Morehead City and will remain
there during the entire session OF the Teach
err, Assembly. On the Doth instant the
county superiutendents will meet there and
will confer with MAJOR Finger. They VIII
discuss any needed attentions OF or additions
TO the school Law. Atprcsent there are three
committeeman TO each public school. This
system Is unwieldy. Major Finger will urge
| such modification OF the law as 10 require
only one committeeman 10 each school.
There Is a great deal Of talk as 10 whether
there will be a JOINT canvass between the
Democratic aud Republican candidates. 1t
| is understood that the Democrats will make
no advances, but will wait to see what The
| Republicans will do. some Democrats and
| some Republicans are opposed to joint can
vases on general principles. Others again
| favor them. The plan OF campaigning m
vogue in this State ought really 10 be "ban-
doned. The candidates for Governor ought
not 10 be required 10 make speech after
sDeech day after day, and argue with each
other like pair OF ward politicians. But It
NAV be many years before a new plan is
adopted.
There Is an unusual amount OF talk about
the crops. II most Of II * true, then they are
| the worst in years. Cotton is in plrticu-
larly unpromisng state. The farmers, as
rule. are said 10 be very blue. Ii WAS hoped
that this would be q good crop year. 1t
would have done much to aid the farmers.
! Near GOdsboro' day or two ago another
| death by ntowning occurred. The victim
This time was negro boy named John Her
] ring. who was too yenturesOme while bath
| ing in the river.
Charlotte is greatly interested IN an cleo
! ton on the issue OF bonds ia aid OF the
| Great Western Air Line from Charlotte to
| Weldon. Petitions are in circulation asking
| Tor the holding OF such an election, aud. 1t
appears that all TIE people will sign them.
| There was a lively sensation near New
berne This week. Benjamin jenkins and his
| fshing.crew, while IN their boat, met an I'M
lnense bear IN keuse river. The bear was
swimming across the river The beaT turned
upon them and made a succession Of savage
| attacks. They had all they wanted TO try tO
! keen the boat from being cap>iZed. They
| cried for hello when near the shore. People
came to their aid, but without guns. The
bear put the whole party to Digit and got
| safely away,
Jame- Thompson (co'ored) committed sui
eide some days ago. lie had been missing a
week. Yesterday his body was found
drowned 10 a clay-pit near Goldsboro'.
Tue cotior.iactores all appear TO be doing
well despite the cutoff OF production OF
some Of them. There are heavy orders.
North Carolina is supplying much plaid
good, to the West now. II takes the place
Of caicOcs, formerly used almost exclu'
,ively.
The people Of Surry county ate very en-
| thu.iastic in regard 10 the railroad celebrs-
! ton at ut. Airy on the 20th instant. There
will be, It IS stated, 5000 mounted men in the
| procession.
Many daring burglaries have been COM
mitted lin the cast three years at Wilmington.
Very few of the criminals have been cap
ured. Night before LAST store was forced
and robbed. Two negro men are under ar
rest on a charge Of being concerned IN this
crime. Tue evidence is circumstantial.
! Trinity commencement was very sue
cessfu affair this year. The attendance OF
alumni in great numbers was a special iea-
ture. Every class was represented. Trinity
is doing good work. II is moving forward
every year now.
Neuse river Is now falling. The freshet
has been a damaging one In the section be-
tween Goldsboro' aud Kinstou. TIE water
J has covered much lOwland and Tor some days
stopped travel in some sections.
Rosauua Massey, while erl, was out
rageousy treated by two white men
Thomas Crews and Kelley Pennington
near Dallas. They went to house where
she was a guest, told her her father was dy'
ing, and Induced her TO allow them to drive
her TO him IN a buggy. On the road they
committed the assault. Both men are under
arrest.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture Will re-
turn tomorrow from his first trim across the
Blue Ridge, where he went TO organize the
farmers 10 Macon county. He no doubt
found them as much interested as their east
ern brethren in such work. TIE new
methods Of the Department OF Agriculture
are in hiah favor with the farmers.
Yesterday the father and mother OF W. a.
Potts, OF Beaufort county, arrived here TO
intercede with the Governor for commute
lion OF Potts'A death-sentence. lie killed
Paul Lncke, ii will be remembered, under
peculiarly atrocious circumstances.
Dr. V. L. Turner, Of this city, ia the new
president OF the State Dental Association.
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AssAULTIAG An EDITOR.