Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-22
AFTER RAILROADS.
TIE SENSATION OF TIE DAY IN
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.
The Com plaint Entered by DR.. Hodge-ForV
Corporations InvOlvsd-Tss Boyle
cAse-Netes.
rsnncl,l t.,lorrnm TO tho pispsteh.l

rur,cn. y. C., Nav 9l.-~The sensation
=, the 1.y here was caused by counsel Tor
Dr. w. 4. Hodge, Of wake county, entering
a comulaiut ia the Office OF the clerk OF tue
S,,ncrior Court IN this city against AZ tno
yaiiroad companies 10 the State uorty III
nnmber) for failure TO report their business
AZ REQUIRED by law. The Code requires
ovsrv railroad corporation In the stare 10
make annual report to the Governor VI ~
operations ending the last osy OF eep'eun"e',
which report Is required 10 he Ne'lneo y!
the oaths Of rs oliccrs, and to be hled ~ wy
otsce ot The Secretary Of State bv the l5th oil
November. The report must show oapi'al'
don't. cost OF road and equipment Character
isiics Of the road. and doiogs OF tbs gear
in TRANSPORTATION. expenses OF mann
,en.nce Gross earnings. net earhlngs'
diyidepds Maid, amount OF surplus iuhu'
and number OF persons kiIcd or 'n-
iured. n arv such corporation ebSl heE'eV,
~ mate It's report i is liable 70 penalty oil
S5OO. the pfnalty to 20 70 The intosner' "
Hodge saws the law ~ not compheu WIN u!
the corgorslous. lie therefore maAes coll-
utsint against them. and II he succeeds III
esiablshiug his charge viii receive SOW oul
..cb roeS. some LAWYERS here say Hodges
claim and prospects are strong. h'pI ,',n,
tiycs Of each road are Summoned 10 appear ~
sver the complaint
Counsel f,r BOYLE, the ex.Cathohc priest
who x now IN Jail here for al outrageous
assault, said to-day thst when BoFieS case
K called I'm the superior Court tbeY WouIu
he ready 10 proceed with The trial, aud thaI
there was an intention to apply for post
roucment. and the mstter OF asking Ior re-
rnoyal 10 another court had not been thousht
Of. Counsel said they had not inures~u
themselves In the matter OF special teiu''
sn1 ipfimaied tnat II The term had been or
dered and Boyle's case had been calieu Iney
wonld have been ready for the trial.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention OF
the Diocesc OF Esst Carolina meets to'tnor-
row st s. James church, " ilmlhstoh'
There has recently been some talk OF the
generalization OF this diocese with the Do
ce.e N North Carolina, from which 1t was
taken some wears ago, but there Ia no
ground now i0r the belief that such Scuon
is atall probable.
The Grand Chapter Of ROYAL Arch Masons
convened at ~. Johns Hall, Wilmington
this evening. ,-.,..
The state Pharmaceutical Association
met az Durham to-day. The Board Oi
Pharmacy is also in session there.
The ASSOCIATION was welcomed to Durham
nv Mayor Christian, while !. II. Southgate
bade II welcome on behalf oil the local utug-
gis,S. This evening the Durham school Oi
Nusic gave concert nj stokes Han III
honor Of the association.
The commencement exercises az Huther-
Cord College are IN progress. Rev. Dr. Jo-
sepu Atkins preached the commencement
sermon To-day. Tomorrow Congressman
John :. Henderson will deliver the annual
address.
There is quite gathering OF Masons at
Wilmington. Both the Grand Chapter and
the Grand Commandery hold hnnusl sessions
there this week.
TIE eX.C0niedersies are rapidly senclue
in their names 10 Mr.. W. {. strOnach' OF
Raleigh. who. as the secretary OF the state
Assc(is alton Of Veterans. has been assigned
the duty OF securing the name OF every sur
Yiving sotdier
The Veterans Association has lis own
ideas IS ~ the question % soldiers nome
and tlev are very proper oaes. a. wlli he
seen lister. Il Will be mid-Ju'y before den'
mite action in regard 10 the home Is taken.
The store Of JIlisn MattOcks, at stella,
Hvds county. With all is stock OF general
merchandise was burned last plight by H.
cendiaries.
Regular trains have begun running on tue
Ocosn View railway near Wilmington.
Governor FoWle left for Petersburg THIS
morning. accompanied by Mis-, Helen fow'e,
hi. daughter, Mss BESSIE Tucker. +. b. sat
terthwaite. executive clerk, aud Lieutenant
Herbert ". Jackson. OF the Fist brigade
staif. The Governor and party expect TO
return Iri14y