Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-22
RAILROAD SMASH.
SEVERAL CARS WRECKED AND A FIRE
MAN PAINFULLY HURT.
Secured His FeIIowsiIip-wili Make I'm
provcments--Must Not Stagger-Gen-
eraI North state Notes.
Especial telegram to the DIspatch.l

Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, NC, June 2l.-An accident oc-
Cured TO the 1l:ij outgoing passenger
train on the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad
this morning which caused considerable
damage 10 an engine and number of cars.
When the engineer started out with the
train he did not see an open switch in time
to make a stop aud the train forged ahead,
running on TO a side track on which were
standing a number Of box-cars. Several
box-cars were stove in at the head and
badly broken R. The front Of the engine
was badly battered and the tender and the
baggage-car of the train were pretty well
pulveriZed. The fireman seeing the col
iision coming jumped from the engine in
hurried manner and his legs were badly
twisted and sprained. He was the only
person who sustained any injury.
W. A. Withers. formerly assistant chemist
in the State Agricultural Department here,
who has been attending Cornell University
for the past year stood q competitive ox
animation in a class of thirty-two members
az the close of the term for one Of the eight
fcIlowships. He ranked fourth in the class
and secured n fellowship, which carries
with it the privilege Of free tuition and a
premium of 500 per year.
The Raleigh School Committee to-dayre
elected Professor f. 2. Moses superintend-
ent of the Raleigh public schools The
session will run eight lunar months from
September Sd.
Professor b. W. Ray has been elected hv
the directors principal Of the Leakeyllle
High School.
VIII MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Leakeyille Cotton-Mills Will suspend
operations on July 9th for short time 70
make improvements and additions 10 the
buildings and machinery.
The bond - j. b. Eavos "a collector OF
the Western internal revenue district has
been made up aud was carried 20 Washing
ton yesterday by Captain Charles Price.
NJ l.. Kc~ler. of Stltesville. has inst been
ordained TO the ministry III the Baptist
Church.
MUST not sTAGGER.
The town commissioners Of Monroe have
made thc license-tax for selling liquor $500
in addition 20 the State and county tax.
They ordered that any person found on
the streets intoxicated so ~ To stasger
should be arrested and fined $50.
The Peachmnd iron foundry at Wades-
b0ro' has been destroyed by fro. The loss
is complete, amounting to several thou
The Carolina Rice-NHll Company was or
ganizel I'M GoldshOrO' yesterday with the
following directors: Norwood Giles. Penn
broke Jones. II. VI. Flagler. CLAYTON Giles,
and T.. b. Borden. of our city. The direct
0rs elected the following officers Meesrs.
T.. b. Borden. president; Pembroke Jones,
general manager; Norwood Giles, secretary
and treasurer.
Rev. J. b. Harrel has accepted the call
as pastor of the KinstOn and Lagrange
Baptist churches until the lst of January.
He will begin his ministry the first Sunday
i'm July.
At Durham Yesterday afternoon Edward
Whitaker (colored) had sunstroke and
soon died.
The weather was intensely hot to-day.
Rain Is needed. but would interfere with
the wheat harvest. Reports from many
sections Of the state say the wheat crop IS
by far the largest and best on record.
Governor FoWle to-day made requisl-
ton upon the Governor OF Virginia for
John Ha~lip. Of Rockingham county. who
was convicted of larceny, but escaped from
custody.3
At Faisou, Duplin county, today Right
Rcy. A. A. Watson, bishop of the Diocese
of East Carolina. dedicated new EpiSco-
pal church. 81 GahuoIs.
The State Farmers Alliance is TO meet
here i'm annual session next month. Ii IS
not probable that there will be any changes
IN the officers Of the alliance.
MILLIONS OF LocUsTs.
There are millions Of the seyentecn-year
l0custs in the mountain sections on both
sides of the Blue Ridge. They are in strips
of country often many miles IN length and
their ccaseless clatter is deatenng. Iney
do no damage.
Very heavy fruit shipments are being
made from an parts Of the State. The
cheapncs5 Of fruit IS remarkable
sUGG TIE MooNsHINEB.
Last night party of wcll-armed and de-
termincd men left here for Johnston coun-
~ TO make q second attempt 90 capture
Sugg the WO0nShiner. the WOuld-bU asSas-
sin Of Dcputv-Collector Briscoe b. Boul-
din. The latter's pluck and devotion %
his duties will i'm all probability result IN
his retention Ia Office, though he is a true
blue Democrat
Very extensive hydraulic mining opera
tions are in progress in Caldwell county
The hills are 10 be- washed away in the
search for gold. Outsiders have no idea
of the extent of the operations of this
character in some Of the western counties,
where each plant has cost thousands OF
dollars.
MOTIFS.
The commencement exercises of Shelby
Military Institute were held to-day, State
Auditor G.. W. Sandeilin delivering the adj
dress.
The new pension law does not 60 into
effect until next year because there are no
funds in the Treasury TO meet the required
payments.
july 10th will be "GoyernQr's Day" at the
encaInpment of the State Guardat Wrights-
Vile. The Governor will then review the
brigade. Last year at least 10000 people
saw this interesting ceremony. This year
even more Will witness it.