Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-20
NOT 4 Pr.EAsAxr PROSPECT.

NOT a PLEASANT PROSPECT.
James Wigs. Of Wayne county, was put
in the penitentiary to-day for seventeen
wears. When he serves out that term no
will probably be tried IN New Hanover
county Tor MS life and convicted, as there
are strong indictments against HIM there
Yesterday $50 600 Of city public improve
ment bonds were sold to q. ODER, Of BATH
moro, AT 1863.
The Board Of Directors Of the North
Carolina pcnitentiary held their monthly
meeting To-day and rendered their quarter
" financial report. The report makes the
following showing: EXpenses for June,
S14.7G5.3l; for July, s4723.I; for Al
gust, so $685.. Total expenses, Si9.3S7 -.
Tho earnings were: For June, @l5,67f.58;
for July &iS,3i5.J2: for August, Sl5'5l6.
Total earnings, S47, 1870. This shows
that the expenses over the earnings for the
quarter were only S1,G5l04. The instltu-
ton never made SO good q showing before,
and but for "a serious interruption OF con
Wet work by wet weather the earnings
would have equalled or exceeded the eX-
penScs.
Governor Fowle this morning pardoned
Felix Rector out o.. Tie pen!tentlnrF. lie
was sentenced for twelve months for sen
CUa assault and battery. The pardon was
gr med on strong recommendation and
on tho condition that he should pay all
costs of his trial In this connection II
may be stated that there has been no appll-
cation for pardon since Governor fOwies
Inauguration that has not been passed
upon.
EDUCATIONAL.
The Raleigh School Committee has elect
ed the following teachers TO I'LL vacancies
in the Raleigh graded schools: Misses
Minnie RedfoTd, Edith koyster, Kate
Fullar, Mabel Hale, and Myrtle Branson'
The schools. by the decision of the COM
mittec. will open on Friday the 2Gth IN
slant, instead Of the S0th. as heretofore an
nounced.
MIR. Herbert Norris, chief marshal of the
State Fair, viii have over one hundred as
stauts, representing all sections OF the
State. He is now making up his list Of ap-
pointments.
FOOTBALL.
Special attention is being given to attn
letic sports at Wake-forost College. AZ
meeting Of the Football Association held
this afternoon Mr. ". Q. Riddick, of Gates
Vile was elected captain OF the team and
Mr.. l.. H. Battle, of Durham, manager.
The meeting was more enthusiastic than
ever before. Some great games Will be
produced ut the next far between three Of
The leading colleges IN the state. each OF
which is striving to win the championship.
These games however, viii not be Of the
championship series. i splendid foot-Tace
track Is being built by Wake Forest.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Rufus Sewers. Of Guilford, was killed
Yesterday 10y having saw-log fall upon
him while he was unloading It at saw-mlu
near his home.
In Jones county yesterday there was
murder. William Sutton, q yory indus
triOus cOlOred man, was called out o1 MS
house. q few miles above Trenton, by some
one, supposed 10 be John Cox (coiored)'
and was shot and killed instantly.
There is d report passing around here
that the river steamers around Newberne
have entered into a kind Of trnst to pre-
vent competition in frelghts. One line on
a certain river pays bonus Of $1,000 Tor
the exelusiveuse Of that river. The Govern
ment which made the navigation improve
ment III the stream will DO asked TO look
into the matter.
S. l.. Hart, DR., Of Rocky Mount hal ac-
cepted the position OF chief marshal for the
Weldon Fair.
Last week Mrs. Lafayette Miller died in
Caldwell county and was inferred nrardls
cemetery. On Tuesday 1t was discovered
that the DIRT had been dug up and thrown
from the crave, leaving the coffin exposed.
The discovery created a great STIR III the
community mdthe cltllenS EeIncI'u III tHu
cemetery. II was surmised that some ras--
cally young Sawbones may have opened
the grave to steal the body for tho dis
secting-tahlc and that he was frightened
away before accomplishing his design.
The body showed no signs Of robbery.
THE COAI-MINEs.
The work Of reopening the Egypt coal
mine Is progressing very tavorably. Most
OF the water has been removed. and the
old shaft is being so repaired that in
months time the company Will begin
hosting coal. and the mine will be ope-
rated on an extensive scale. There is some
talk of a branch railroad being built to
the mine from some point near Osgood, on
the Airline railroad II will be built II
satisfactory terms cannot be mace WIN
The CGpe Fear and Yadkin-Nalley Railroad
Company for the transportation OF coal