Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-30
RALEIGH'S CREDIT.
ALL THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT
BONDS TAKEN.
Prosecuting Counsel Withdraw from the
Grissom Case--Proposed Confedcrate
Homc-KiiIed by Lightning.
rno.,,, telegram to the pIspatch.I

RALEIGH. N. c., June 29.--Letters wero
received by Mayor Thompson this morning
from two houses of capitalists asking AZ
what price tho new street-lmprovement
bonds could be purchased. There was s- az "
ready n proposition on file offering SiOI.uz
for the entire lot of $4,000 Inc Ma {t
telegraphed the inquIring houses that the
bonds could be bought for SlW.25, ana
also telegraphed the house Offering SlOt'u3
10 the same effect. The dispatches stated
that the first response would secure the
bonds. This was at 1910 O'Clock to-day
At II:45 telegram was received from Gus,
tavus ODER, of Baltimore, saying he wouId
take the whole lot at S1G7.25, and wlshlng
10 know if he was the first TO respond. he
will get them.
WITHDREW.
Mr.. c. NJ. Busbee. of counsel for Dr. >.
ROGERS and Mr.. John w. Thompson IN the
DIT Grissom investigation. this morning
withdrew from the case, leayinglt solely
in the hands of Dir. Spier Whitaker, as
counsel.
A telegram was received here last night
Announcing the death of DR.. Ross, OF fltts-
boro'. which occurred yesterday morning
AT z o'clock. He had suffered some time
from a scrofulous affection IN the race
CONFEDERATE HOME.
If Trinity College is moved to Raleigh
il il proposed 10 use the old college build
ings for n home for Confederate veterans.
The Legislature will be askedfor an appro-
priation 20 support snch home. me
people of the State, 1t Is Thought, VIII
subscribe money sufficient to pay Tor the
buildings.
The commissioners Of Stanley county
have ordered an election in the county on
the question OF voting 100000 10 the
Yadkin-Valley Railroad Company, 10 be
held August 18th. The bonds are 20 bear
6 per cent interest and are payable annu-
ally.
The Asheville Library Association has
undertaken to collect material for the pub
licatioD Of history OF Buncombe county.
10 has appointed a committee 10 take
charge of this work. Facts and traditions
relative to the early settlement OF the
county, all matters pertaining TO the war
times, aud information regarding the DC
velopment of the county since the war
will be incorporated.
CLoUD-BURsT.
There was sudden cloud-hurst in Ca
tawba county recently. The water Is sad
TO have stood three inches deep on level
ground during the fall.
RAILROAD SURVEYS.
The engineer corps of the Richmond and
DanYillc railroad is now surveying Iod"
between Worthwhile and Cedar Falls. The
Cane Fear and Yadkin-Nalley railroad IS
surveying from Millboro' on the Cape Fear
aud Yadkin-Valley 10 Columbia Factory.
-Four hundred conyicts will be put ON this
road at once and push it to completion.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Drs. Richard Neville was killed by light
ming in Northampton county Yesterday.
She wos STANDING near the fireplace, and
the lightning struck the chimney and
killed her.
The report Of Mr.. L. l. A. Coulter, State
secretary of the YoUng Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, says: The building movement
has fine hold. Wilmington has increased
her fund to S22, 900. Oak Ridge Institute
has quite fund. Davidson College and
the State University are receiving pledges,
and the young men Of Goldsboro' have
subscribed II 900 as a basis forafund to be
secured in future.