Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-17
LONG SPEAKING.
THE ARGUMENT IN THE CASE OF ST.
PeRlNTENpeNT GRiSSoM.
Great Interest in rt--A Grand Depot
scheme - Destructive Whiriwind-
Trinity College.
Especial telegram to tho Dispatch.l


RALEIGH. n. c., July i6.-Interest here
now il centred in the argument beng
made from the evidence given IN the Girls
som investigation. Colonel I. 9. Fuller,
who opened for defence, spoke for six
hours to a large assembly. Six of the conn
sci for defence viii speak. among whom are
Hon. II. J. Jarvis and Hon. G. NJ. Cooke.
MIR. Whitaker, of counsel for prosecution,
began argument late this evening.
The entire State Is being billed for the
grand fremon's tournament which IS 70 be
held here August the 18th aud 18th. There
will be engine contests. reel-racing, and
horse hose-carriage racing, with other at
fractions. The railroad rates VIII be lower
than ever before.
GRAND DEr6r scHTN5F.
Mr.. W. H. Pace, a member Of the Board
Of Directors Of the North Carolina rail-
road, who WAS recently appointed on the
committee 20 look after better depot facili-
ties for Raleigh, said to-day that steps TO
that end would soon be taken. IL Is proba-
bic that nothingwil be done before August
Isl. but il is expected that there will bc a
Joint conference Of the North Carolina d.
rectors. the Raleigh and Castor, and
Raleigh and Augusta AR Lane. and the
Richmond and Danyillc Company with
a view TO making proper. adjustment
Of the prOpOrtiOnate share Oi cach coipo-
ration in erecting grand union depot mere;
The Richmond and Danyille syndicate VIII
meet in New York next week, when man
Will be appointed with power TO act IN the
DEPOT matter, and that man Will probably
be Colonel A. r. Andrews. The Raleigh
and CASTOR and Raleigh and Augusta AR
Line will be represented 10y MAJOR John {.
Wndcr The North Carolina railroad d.
rcctors will have rs representatives "a COM
mittee appointed at Greensboro last week,
"a 4 ...l N
l.. +. Hokc. and Mr.. v. n. Pace.
This morning q telegram was received
in this city announcing the death Of Mr..
Robert b.. Crow. which occurred IN Ashe-
boro' last night Mr.. Crow went up to
that place some days ago.
Tho appointment Of Worth Bagley, OF
Raleigh, ~ a naval cadet, with orders to
report al Annapolis for examination Sep
TENDER 18th. has been sent from the United
States Navy Department.
Rev. G. :. Paris has accepted the chair
Of languages in Hight Point Female Col
legc.
wHIRLw1ND.
4 terrible whirlwind passed through
Craven county YESTERDAY. II struck the
plantation If Allen Dickson. and unroofed
houses. stables. sheds, Ac., and blew one
OF ms children thirty feet. injurng II Sc
vercly. Dickson himself ran out and was
tossed about considerably. The whole sky
seemed 10 bc full of flying rails and limbs
from trees. Fences were blown down
even the bottom rails beng moved. There
were damages 90 othorp plantations. but the
whirlWind seems to have struck Dickson's
place with greatest force.
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Professor Crowcll. of Trinity College,
saws there is no foundation in the ruinOr
lately become current that a Confederate
Home will be established IN the old build
inrs when the college Is moved to Raleigh.
The charter OF the college requires them 10
be used for literary purposes, in accord
auee with which % preparatory school Will
be carried on IN them.
T0oT-wAsHING.
Tho Foot-Washing Baptists had time
Of il Yesterday in Mecklenburg county.
The whole congregation went down 10
creek. and the ancient rite of washing the
feet was performed. The brethren and
sisters washed each others feet IN the
stream, and there was singing and PRAYING
while this went on. This congregation
WAS organized four years ago, and IS now
large one.
A few DAYS ago a young man neatly
dressed who gave his name as W. III. Britt,
from Georgia, applied for a position on
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
road. He got the place OF hagman, and
had made three trips up 10 Saturday night.
Then he entered Captain Pritchett's room
and stole his pistol and gold watch and
five dollars in cash. He has not yet been
spprehonded.
Dr. J. II. Monroe has been elected prin-
cipal Of the medical school at Davidson
College in place Of DIR. Barringer, who goes
10 the University of Virginia.