Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-22
AN EXPLOSION.
sHREw a CIGAR INTO A KEa OF
POWDER
and vas Badly Injured - North Caro-
Ina Reprb.ioaBs-MendiDg Ris
Fences


EurlGu. y. c., May 2i.--An explosion Of
tssi,uc.powder rear Durham Saturday si-
Z uoon badly injured Henry Emery, young
White man % this city, who Was employed
~ ,hs Durham aud Northern railway.
: mcfv accidentally threw ligbted cigar
SYto TIC povdcr-keg. and the result was an
explosion which msugIcd him considerably.
Ie was brought here this afternoon.
Last night burglar entered the store OF
Francis II. Sorrcl. m this city, and opening
'Ie safe took ont. Sorrell alleges, twelve bun.
Crod and fity dollars. The thieyesSyidently
Know The combination % the safe S1Or they
o..ncd the outer door without trouble.
They smashed the inner door With stone.
sheriff smith, Of Richmond county, has
h.,r Co Marlboro. :. C., aud secured upon
IOlu .iiinn Wilhsm Brdgmsn aud George
Ildgmau. v no were charged with being
a,eesscr'cs 20 the murder 81 Angus Ptey0u.
hNcr O preliminary examination William
BiIcmsn Vas discharged, but John BrIdg-
T. 10 WIS committed 20 jail withou, the priyl-
itlr Of iau
The Hamlet Wooren-Mills were purchased
lh} saturday, and orc 70 be at once fitted up
Rni pu' Iu operation.
Preparations are complete for The Repub-
Ian Congressional Convention here to-
morrow. 10 j. understOod tbAt Il viii pursue
IT, same tactics That II did two years ago
O 1t i., that 70 wiil indorso Jehn Nichols for
C.lrtD,s. Nichols hes already snnOUn ced
himself nm Independent candidate, doing
u o. catch The floating vote. lie IS state
master workman oi The Knights Of Labor.
r eoYcars ago he gotta large supportfrom that
order j. a. very probable that B. ii. Bum
vll bc his competitor In the canvass, and n
o. tlc smpsign will be one Of TIC liVeliest
S. Years 300 Ms district. Nichols Il here to
H...f b q. ffrD he D..
li1n state Convention, which meets DAY
gf,cr Tomorrow. seyersl other prominent
1ouubiirius are also on the ground.
The uuscasonabc coolness OF the weather
C-yc, the crops quite a setback. II il pre-
CI.e'y hike The weather ~ early April. A
great deal Of rain has Talon. The growth Of
COTTON q, Of course materially checked. II II
sia fhe average temoeratuTe during the
mDb'I Is considerably lower than That IN the
average for Mav I'm a long series Of years
A great number Of county conventions
were held last saturday for the election Of
q .Iee.f-s % the State Democratic COnyen-
tl1n. They have not shed any particular
ls1t ON Tho ycVed question OF who will be
tbe nominee Ter Governor. Some end Orsed
81 oman, othcrs F0Nle. and others Alex
nnarr.
Icleriav wasa state holiday, the amir
v,r.arv - The MecAienburg Declaration Of
Iudenendeuce." It was not celebrated or
deserved to-day In "A public way. Charlotte
g. rule observes a..
There appears 10 De no doubt OF the
denomination q Concressman j. 81. Sim
mons from the second district. lie will re-
olive some Republican support His dis
niri is fhe slack district" lie has repre-
s,n'el &, sslr, aud his reelection Is specially
O. he desired.
The Supreme Court was not In session to-
dv and 90, various S'ste departments
were closed. 70 being a legal holiday. The
Supreme Court baz almost ended Cts work
f.i Pie present term. ~ viii probably adj
3orrn ab,u, June l~t.
There Was tirc "a Wilmington Yesterday,
which burned fame building occupied by
- 10. Bass, ssddlcr; &. &. Parker. painter,
iri Jonu Gibson, undertaken. All their
stocks werc destroyed. The loss is about
..U. aud g. partially covered by insurance.
Raleigh, public schools Will close their
tIu. next Iu1ty. Those OF Wilmington
Cn.e u.Xt thursday.
Governor ~cI'c> raves for Philadelphia
q, morrow afternoon. Tie will Toe G1scnt
Some dpys in attendance upon the Presby-
q NAN Convention.
Nlxi saturday the Wilmington and Sea-
o.a-t railway 5vill hc completed from VIII
uIn.iou Co v,Tlehtsyilie. II will then he
hI.t acIo.. tine wide but shallow sound to
.m island known MS the HammOckS,"
Nary near The vast ssnd-banks which mark
tlp su.boTc Tie place u very picturesque.
2 boz railway Is the ouly one across the sounds.
Work ls going on III night on The Winston
NHkrsboro' road. There appears 10 be
q determination 90 complete the road by the
un- named IN the contract.
The surveying corp, Of the Cape Fear and
N.ihiu.Nairv railroad extension hsHe
coached point vtry near Wilmington on
Uc return survey from Fayctt,vle. tbs
T. the final survey. Tue contract for the
rrsIna OF the road has already been awarded,
II B, learned.