Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-07
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
TWO NEGRO MEN RUN OVER AND
KILLED.
oas Supposed to DO a Tramp-sherih' ss'-
tliug-chargsd with Murder
Personal.
rsnecial telegram to the Dispatch.l

n passenger engine approaching on
narallel track. Both his legs were
crushed of -
The State Chemist reports that the
ANALYSIS OF fertilizers for the spring sea-
son will begin next week, and that the
ANALYSIS will be published much earlier
than ever before, which will be special
convenience to dealers and farmers.
Four sheriffs settled State taxes to-
dav-Cooper. of Mecklenburg, paying in
s1G. 900 Israel, OF Henderson, 50. 400 ;
Neal. of Mcdowell, 81, 100 and Blalock,
of Stanley, $4,000.
The statement has been made in
Republican paper published at Greens
boro' that Treasurer Balm had SAID that
the license tax paid by the merchants IN
this State was illegal. This is erroneous:
In reply to the statement that the Sheriff
of Guilford county was collecting
license fee of 70 cents from each person
doing business. and asking If the charge
was legal, Treasurer Balm replied that 1t
was not. as the law allowing it had some
years ago been repealed. He did not at
all allude to the State license on mer-
chants.
The cotton-gin of Eyerly & Brothers,
at Cleveland, Rowan county, has Deen
burned, with eight bales OF cotton. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance. =,
General John f. Poindexter, long the
solicitor of FOrsythe district and re-
preventative in the Legislature, is dead
aged eigbty-seven years. lie lived IN
Stokes county. -,
James Armstrong, Of Fayetteville, who
was n steamboat hand, is missing 1t
was at first thought he was drowned, nut
now negro has been arrested charged
with numbering HIM.
Rev. George p. Hubbard, OF Jersey
CITY. has, at the request OF the vestry,
taken temporary charge of the Episcopal
church at Chapel Hill, made vacant by
the resignation of Rev. William NJ.
Clarke, now rector of the Church OF the
Good Shepherd at Raleigh.
| The CLYDE steamers have resumed their
direct trims between Newberne and Bal
timore. The Stout, which was partially
burned at Newberne three months ago,
has been rebuilt
Durham, with an estimated population
of 1900, had over 900 births during
1887.
The mildness of the winter is remark
able. 1t exceeds anything known since
1875 except the winter OF !8I9-'6O.
There have been three or four cold snaps.
The lowest temperature was l5' above
zero on one day.
The North Carolina Farmers Conven-
tion ut Greensboro next week will pass
resolution urging North Cardinals Sena-
tors and Representatives to urge the
amendment to the deficiency bill making
an appropriation to complete the Hatch
law for the benefit of experiment sta
tions. The State Board of Agriculture
has already adopted similar resolution.
! ITnon the passage of such an amendment
denends the existence OF the experiment
station here. The farmers demand 1t
both through the Alliance and the
/ Grange.
The docket which will be taken mp at
the term of Durham Superior Court,
which begins next Monday, is the largest
in the history of that county. There are
1915 cases on the criminal calendar and
10 on the civil. One man, " DIR. " Rowe
| (colored), is to be resentenced Tor muir
der.
1t is said by Mr.. Richmond Pearson's
friends that Immediately upon his re-
turn from Europe ne will begin active
work looking to the nomination ior
Congress in the Ninth district as an
independent. 1t is said he will receive
the Republican support. wv,
St Paurs Episcopal church, at Will
mington, is to be almost entirel y rebuilt.
II will be extended, a new roof put on,
a tower added, and memorial window
put in the chancel in memory OF Bishop
Atkinson.
There is more talk OF the scheme to
build a railway from Charlotte to San
ford. A large territory lies between
those points, equal in size to the State OF
Connecticut, unpierced by railway. II
is fine region, Astounding in minerals,
timbers, and water-power.
Secretary Polk, Of the Farmers AL
lance, reports that to-day there are 2o4
sub-alliances in the State, an increase OF
forty-three in fortnight.
Arrangements are being made at VIII
mington to build tabernacle to seat
1000 people, for use during the meet
incs which Evangelist Pearson will be-
rin there next March. Wilmington Is
considerably stirred up over his coming
He will no doubt do great work there.
The vote in Onslow ON the question OF
railway subscription was postponed.
Stirring appeals are made to the people
to vote for it when the time comes.
These say that if the measure is carried
the success Of line from Wilmington to
Newberne is assured despite recent draw
backs.
The commissioners of Craven county
have had Charles +. Jones, the WIFE
murderer, examined by medical experts
who report that his mind is OF so weak
nature as TO render him almost an I'M
becile. The commissioners will ash
Governor Scales TO commute his death
sentence to imprisonment for life. I'M;
decision was made yesterday and Will
probably save Jones's neck. He was tc
have been hanged on the 18th.
An attempt was made night before last
to burn the post-office at Newberne and
the stores which adjoin it. Lightwooo
was found piled near the letter-boxe'
and the woodwork of the latter was
scorched.
The farmers in Alamance county are
reported in good plight. They have al
abundance OF grain, especially corn, and
large crop of tobacco, very little OF
the latter having been yet home market
ed. Hog cholera has not prevailed IN thai
county, and hence there are great num-
bers Of swine. A great deal OF pork has
been put up. This sounds like the good
old times.
The prospects now are that the Agrl
cultural aud Mechanical College will b'
open by January I, 1899. The progress
OF the work is gratifying. The bricks
are ready, timber is beng hauled to the
site. the lands of the farm which vii
surround the buildings carefully pre-
pared and neatly terraced. Everything
is ready for active work in the spring OIL
the buildings. The farmers are pleased
with what's being done.
Great prosperity isreported In the sec
ton of the State along the line OF the
Carolina Central railroad. which means