Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-29
HEARING CHARGES.
NORTH CAROLINA INSANE ASYLUM
SCANDAL AND INVESTIGATION.
Specifications Railroad wattcrs--A Farm
eI's Suicidc--Thc Dcutists-N'iieu
nv n Train-Drovned.
,srsc,., ,e,orrsn to tho Dlspn,eh.I

PA.rrcR. y. C.. June 2s The hearing OF
thc CHARGES a,ains; Dr.. Encene Grissoin
vsas resumed tins morning by the directors
of the North Carolina Insane Asylum. Al
Ter hearing one witness the board ADJOURN
Oh an o'clock on Wednesday morning OF
cc,t uscek when the hcsnug of the evil
dcpco will be continued. just prior To the
adjournment Sir. Whitaker, Of the prose
cuiiOc counsel. offered the specifications
undCr Charge g. . his charge Is that Ut,
Iucunc GrgsSofn. while superDtendent oi
The North Carolina Insane ASylum, mas
lhisapproJriAted the property 81 inc iiSn-
tuition. The spcCiaCstasiAs are that curing
the yosrS 1855. lNS6. 1881 and 1873 ne mas
eapt away from the asylum tor purpose
NOT connected with the institution large
otanHfles of produce of the garden
and farm OF Che institution that during
the vrars 1885. 1850. 1897. and lSSo ne mas
sent away from tho asylum large numbers
Of turkeys belonging 90 the inEiituuoh'
that during The same period nc has appIo-
pYinfed % his own Use large quantities "'
provlsioos belonging g. the lusiir1iion;
iha, durfue the same period he has used
and approprintcd drugs and medicines DC
Ioncingto the Institution for purposes not
connected Herewith.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The order restraining The Richmond
end DanylNe rsiroad from extending the
track at thc Oxford and Clsrksvile road
lp Peabody street. mn Durham. "Snt icet
from the NurlfW and Ncwucruc track,
vss argued before Judge Gilmer IN
Greensboro yesterday.
s telegram from Greensboro. says thai
m injunction wa~ granted. when means
that tine. Town IS sustained and the kch-
mond and Danlilc Is prohibited from con-
stuctuc their proposed track.
SUICIDE.
Mr.. Nathan Fox. q farmer about sixty
wears Of axe. living in Person county. com
fnittcd suicide ty taking dose OF Rough
on Rats Tuesday morning. lie was M the
habit Of taking periodical Sprces and was
recovering from ore of these when hc was
heard ~ remark SUNDAY that he intended
T. Kin himself. but ms family did not thlnA
that be was ia earnest.
Mr.. William Mangum viii erect large
and h4nd-nqrc thrse-st orv brick building
IN Durham for mercantile purposes.
THE DHN1Tsrs.
The following officers were elected al to-
d.,t.'- meeting If the North Carolina State
pcrf.l Association for tic ensuing year:
President. Or. Sid. p. billiard, Rocky
Mount. First Nico-PrcSident, Dr. George
w.. Na1-ett. Greensboro Second wee
President. pr. ". j. Conrad. WlnSt on
Secretary. Dr. II. c. Henms, Concord;
Treasurer. DEL. W. Hunter. Salem; Is
sarist, Dr. G.. A. Rommger, kc'dsril.e.
KuLID TY TRAM.
w. Alram Jackson. Of Rfsdsyille, about
ENtv wears of age, Was fulfu 10y Tram
6pv or two since. lie had been plOuShlnS,
and had eun, 10 liz house 10 get drink
al water. Hearing the approaching tram
and wishing g. secure ms horse. III ran out
and tried 30 cross tine track IA trout OF the
engine 90 the field on the other side. The
cu.ufe was too close upon him, and a. he
jumped the boiler struck HIM IN the side
knocking him down and killing him.
uRowNYD.
Mic, Cqison. aged nineteen, and Mr.
Sniiar4 were ont ia boat ON the ShallSttr
river. in Brunswick county. recently. when
their boat Sprang aleak and sank. Carson
could swim. hat Sellsr> could not. he
former tried 90 rescue his companion. but
tho two sans together. S"llars was thrown
uuon tbe bank Aud came 90, but CalSon
Wa drowned.
The rev cotton compress in Wilmington
IS of power Sufficient to compress bale OF
cotton 20 70 thickness of only 1--WE inches
The weight 0f tuo pres, is l90 tons, and IL
took ciela cars to bring 10 there.
The McekivuhUrg county commissloncrS
assessed tt- Charlotte. Columbia ana
Augusta railroad u that county az 50 600
per miio. There are lli-l0 mules OF road III
the county.
The commissioners of Meckcnburg,
CASTOR. auJ Cleveland counties met yest"r-
ca and assessed H. Atlanta and thariotte
Airline railway. They placed the rate at
$1,000 peg mile.
Iutoro' has raised and forwarded SID
for ruc Johu-toVn sufferers.
pr. Benjamin $. Harr.eo. prominent
resident of Wake county. died at his home
iuiUr -.rili, This morning at g o'clock.