Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-23
NARROW ESCAPE.
HAD TO JUMP OVERHEARD And SWIM
FOR LIFE.
Killed on the Railroad Track-A Child
Burned to Dea.h-The North
State Democrats.
Especial telegram to the Dispach.l

RALEIGH, n. c., February 22.-A'
Wilmington yesterday the steam-tug
Colonel William p. Craighill sunk at her
wharf in forty feet of water. The mate,
Albert Mentz, was the only man on
board, and WAS asleep. He found the
tug listing to port, sprang overheard,
and swan to another steamer. The cause
of the accident is unknown.
Hog cholera is raging in Jones county,
and is proving very destructive.
Last night the fast-mail train struck
and instantly killed q deaf mute who was
walking on the track near Whitsker's.
This afternoon in this city the three
vear.old child of Louis Blount was IA
tally burned. 1t had been left alone in
the room few minutes by its mother.
1t was decided to-day to double the
capacity OF the cottonseed-oil mills
here. Their capacity will be $50 tons
per day.
The State Shellfsh Commission have
laid off the boundaries and rendered
their decision as to the public oyster
grounds in Hyde and Carteret counties
Both OF these counties will soon be oper
for entry. Connecticut oyStergrower'
have filed applications for 1880 acres
of oyster. grounds in these two counties.
1t il learned tonight that the Demo
cratic State Convention willln all proba
bllity be called to meet May 10Th IN TIN;
city Earnest efforts are in progress &c
induce the State Executive Committee
10 hold the convention at some Other
point than Raleigh. and delegations are
here for that purpose. The committee
will tomorrow elect three members tc
fill vacancies.
The news comes from all tobacco
growing sections that larger tobacco
crops will be planted this year than last
This is in great part due to the high
prices obtained for the present crop. IN
the transmontane sections very large
crops will be planted.
In quarrel IN Duplin county between
William .Jarman and Thomas hllpatrlcb
the former was struck on the head Will
a billet Of wood and, it Is thought, Sc
riously injured. The matter grew ont o
a dispute about some money.
The work of boring the Artesian wells
near Wilmington has begun. The hehe
+, fine quality of drinking water vii
he secured.
The people of the Newbeme section
are working enthusiastically for the fish
oyster. and game fair 1t will be of {
magnitude not thought possible when i
was first planned. IT will be really
general fair, in addition to these specla
TEXTURES.
The colored people are taking an active
part in the railway campaign IN vii
mington. and are forming clubs To yot'
and work for subscription 10 the Cap
Fear and ladkln Valley and Wilmlng
/ ton, Onslow and East Carolina railroad
Thepeople Of Raleigh are at last wakinl
mp to the necessity for better roads anC
are forming active improvement assocla
tions. North Cardinals greatest nee,
is better roads. The Dispafch's vigor
ous language on that subject, applied t.
Virginia, applies with even greater force
/ 10 North Carolina.
The Capitol and all the public build
ings were closed to-day, but there wa
no other observance Of the natlona
holiday. The weather faired of am
was very fine and warm.
King Brothers. general merchants O
Falkland, Pitt county, have assigned
( Their liabilities are $500; assets
/ $1,000.
The grand jury Of Rowan Superio
/ Court have returned true bill agalns
/ William Keen for the murder of JOIN
! Murphy, and the trial is set for mex
Monday.
Proposals have been invited for con
structing the portion OF the Durham AM
| Northern railroad between Tar river ant
the Durham county line.