Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-18
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
Tho Friends MISREPRESENTATION Grant
ed-Drowned-An Interesting Case
General Mention.
rnsclnl telegram to tho pispa,eh.l

R.rrreH. y. O.. August l7.-The yearly
meeting of tho Society Of Friends nas
closed one 81 It's most prosperous sessions.
The attendance was larger than usual.
number of Friends were present from TIC
States of indiana. Kansas. missouri, ZEN
ncssee. and New York; also from England,
Twc deaths Of very old people have oc-
Cured tins week. Mrs. Boston. OF Cnero,,
kee county died at the age Of one hundred
and twen,r-C2e years AID James Dudley;
in Nasi county. 10 the axe OF ono hunoTed
aud twelve. Both ages appear Wci' all
thentigatcd.
Thomas 3. Womack. who WAS Yesterday
appointed member OF the Board OF nus
tees OF tho North Carolina Insane Asylum,
has resigned his position rs principal clerk
Of the House # representatives..
The Governor to-d.y Granted q reGuli-
ton from the Governor of South Carohna
f.. Frank Alsbrook, WHO'S in jail 20 i'ocA-
ingham, and IS wanted for murder COM
mi.ted IN sumter county, >. c.
FATALLY ctr.
Walter Chatham, supervisor of the wo7@
on the MilkcsborO' railway extension. was
fat,ly cut by IN lr' h .aborcr while A.
tempting 20 prevent 10 fight between the
latter ana negro. Cta.hrm has died
from the caoet. Of his wound,
Work oa the Pautec9 aat A5omar.o rail
road is pto crossing WY Oh account oi
excessive Talr1. Much az th-s country i5
yet under water.
DgOwNFD.
Green Moore. in attemptin. 10 cross tie
Catawba river. in Burke county. on horse
back. was washed from his horse and car
RED into what is known as the q" suck-hole
and drowned.
There is considerable sensation 2. Ashe-
Vile a~isiug from suit for 5000 damages
brought by Rehecca Rice against joss" 4.
Starnes and others, VINO are md or'ahtrs, %
recover damages for th" removal from tho
county 10y the defendants OF tho body OF
RtbcCca Rice'e mother IwoQuc tons ere
involved. th"e' being the RIGHT az the chnd
for the removal and disJintermeut of the
body of the mother and whether there ~
property IN the dead body.
Il il learned -lat Robert Hancock. the
now Collector OF Customs a. Newb'rne. has
appointed hiS son TO the deputy collector
ship. The Republicans are indignant. and
IL Is rumorel. viii hold an indignation
meeting and pass resolutions OF ceneure.
". H. Allen, Tor many years master OK
TRANSPORTATION OF the Caroline Central rail-
WAY, has resigned.
FARMING m,rrrEs.
The extent Of the saturation Of the soil
! b. reason Of the ~a'rs IS remarkable. and
tie penetration cf tho moisture - deeper
than ever before.
Ihe farmers have lail by their crops and
are uO,v aWnitiGg the maturity OF th" cotton
and corn. There VIII Doe au increased acre.
age in small grain and the grasses next
season, and 2 heavy crop OF turnlps VIII De
sowu.
lie Graded schools begin here early next
month with renewed vigcr. The AsheYilIe
public school, opeu n September.
There viii probably boz as largea assem-
! blaze Of farmers during the STATE FAR as
has been seen iu years. The Farmers Ali
ance VIII virtually be in charge or All tne
arrangements. Il has called mas LIE. =
ting. ELSA noticeable fact that the ALL
auce men aye always IN better spirits than
! the othsril~uers. They feel the strength
OF their organization.
THAT DisEAsE-B8EEDrSG WELL.
Tho water from the well which q Is al
legged poisoned 50 many people here IN
June and caused four deaths Is 70 be sub
iected TO another very careful biological
and microscopical analysis by Professor
Geuth. OF the thirty-nye cases of fever
produced by the drinking OF this water not
all were typhoid. Some were a very low
tvpe OF bilioue-f ever-sO low that 10 very
nearly approached yeilow-teyer A physl-
cign who treated one fatal case SAID tnat
had d occurred fDuIl OF NORM NaF'lit4A
he would have pronounced 10 ycllow-teyer.
! There was black-vOmlt and protusc hemor-
rhace from the bowels and kidneys. There
WAS complete poisoning of the system.
Tho sickness il to be fully investigated
and carefully reported by order OF the
State Board Of Health.
A CORRECTION.
There was an error IN a statement ~ re-
gard 10 the trustees of the v. L. Black
well estate 80 Durham and the recent IN
junction proceedings at Hillsboro'. Tho
trustees have until the 18th instant 10 pre-
sent their bond. and 1t ls 10 be approved
by judge Graves. They have rendered no
bond and offered no suretIes. and VIII give
the bond without difficulty. 1t is learned
TO-DAY.
Profes Of Charles A. Webb. Of Warren
county. who graduated az tho University
last June, has accepted position IN the
AsheyiIle graded schools.
THROWN AND KILLED.
b. c. Secrist Of Union county. while
partiall- intoxicated, was thrown from hs
horse add killed, though death was not I'M
mediate.
What IS claimed to be one Of the richest
"placer" gold mines in this state has Just
been purchased by northern men. 10 IS IN
Cleveland county. and IS one of the very
| few virgin placcrs now remaining having
been overlooked until the recent rains re-
vealed its richness 10y washing away the
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