Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-26
GAVE BOND.
CROSS, TIE RALEIGH BAHK-BooDLEH,
our ON BAIL.
A Joint yxhibition-Govsrn Scales-Ths
Industrial school--fhst Broke Up
a Eeetiug-Fire.
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RALEIGH, July &c. +. Cross, the con-
vjcted ex-presidsnt OF the State National
Bank. gave bond for $4,000 this morning
and was released from jail. Hts bondsmeu
are bis father. T. Il. Cross. 5000; II. q. Il.
Cooper. $1,000, and f. d. Wiley, 81, 0O0-al
OF Gates county, from which Cross came.
white has not yet offered bond. but has
$4,000 placed on one which bis friends are
trying to get up for him. lie thinks he VIII
be able TO give II.
The Joint exhibition OF the Wake County
Horticultural Society and the NORTH. Carolins
Horticultural Society in this city on August
18th and 18th will be a stupendons affair.
The exhibition OF grapes alone VIII exceed
a quarter of million pounds. Hon. ID. G.
Fowle will deliver the address Of welcome
10 the large crowd expected. Hon. q. W.
sauderlin. the nominee for State Auditor,
will deliver the annual address before the
societies. Daily ses'ions will be held, at which
subjects pertaining to fruit culture viii be
discussed.
Your correspondent to-day learned from
the best authority that at the expiration Of
his gubernatorial term Governor Scales
would establish and conduct general bank.
ing business NJ Greensboro. IL seems TO be
the Intention OF the Governor to retire per-
manently from public life.
The State Board OF Agriculture has just
arranged with Professor Holmes. OF the
state University, 10 establish an Office here
and examine and identify all specimens in
the State Museum with view to relabelliny
them and calaloguipg them. There are over
is, 900 specimens IN all, many OF which have
never been thoroughly identified and cor
rectly classed. The work will be consideTa-
BILE undertaking. Professor Holmes will be-
gin his new duties tomorrow.
AT the State Treasury Department to-day
81, 800 IN old bonds were received for ex-
change.
The state Board OF Pharmacy will meet at
Goldsboro' on AUGUST Sth to examine ap'
plieants for license to practice pharmacy In
North Carolina. The Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation Will meet at the same tlme and place.
Steps are being taken for the formation OF
district league OF Democratic clubs in the
Fourth congressional district.
The Industrial School for Girls inaugu.
rated here about one month ago to-day re-
ports ninety pupils, all OF whom are em-
Moved Ia making garments from material
received chiefly bV contribution. The OBJ
iects OF the school are to tram girls for
seamstress work and to prepare clothing for
distribution among the poor and helpless OF
the city during the winter months.
The troops at the military encompment
gave a grand parade in the city OF Whining.
ton yesterday and were reviewed by Cover
nor Scales. The parade was a part OF the
programme at the opening of the encamp-
ment but at the advice OF Surgeon.General
HAYWOOD the Governor ordered that 1t
should not take place. The order was dis
appointment 10 the troops, and in very re-
spectiul resolution they begged the Cover
nor 20 couutermand the order prohibiting
the parade, which he readily did, and the
march was grand success, witnessed by
perhaps 10000 people. The encampment
closes on Friday.
A five-ton refractory will be erected in
Durham, and will be in operation by August
18th.
A fire at woodward in Wilmington this
morning destroyed a shed and engine worth
$1,000.
Three rouehs-Davc Black, Steve Adams,
and Gus WIsOn-stormed Methodist
church IN Biddleville yesterday whilst a
glove feast" was being celebrated. Dave
had pistol. Steve was loaded With rocks,
and Gus had a rsZor. The congregation
stampedcd. and one man was Knocked down
and severely injured by rock. Another's
coat was cut open, and bruises were sus-
tanned generally. Dave and Steve were
caught, aud said they went there for the
purpose OF breaking % the meeting. They
are in Jail. Gus has escaped.
A colored mln was arrested in Charlotte
yesterday who 4. supposed to he Dick Sloan,
charged with the murder OF a Mr. Fneze in
Rowan county two years ago. He was tried
at the time OF the murder. acquitted on the
plea OF insanity. and sent to the asyism, from
which he afterwards escaped. The idontih-
cation is not complete.