Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-03
MUST EXPLAIN.
A REPUBLICAN AspIRAHr GETS A VERY
HARD LICK.
Return Of the Raleigh Military-A Cy-
elone-Two Churches Destroyed
Houses Blown Down.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

RALEIGH, n. c., Nav 2.-.Somebody 2. has
given Logan Harris hard e. his run for
the postmsstership p OF Raleigh. netters have
been received here stating that protests
against bis appointment have been filed In
the POst-O1ice Department. The protests
are based on several charges. the PRINCIPAL
one being the impeachment OF Harris IN 1871
when be was solicitor OF this district. At
that time be was impeached by tho House OF
Representatives on tue charge OF forging bills
Of indictment. The matters recited are like
ly to prove hard for Mr.. Harris to overcome.
A feature OF the csse ls that when the im-
peachment WAS bs-g considered by the
House committee HlrrIs resigned the soli-
citorship.
II was reported this morning that Post.
master. General Wanamaker had examined
the protest aud charges against Harris aud
has written him that he must explain why
he resigned the sollcltorship under fire, or
there would be no chance for his appoint
ment. Colonel 4. w. chaier has entered
the lists and is now pulling for the post
Office shore. Mr. Thomas Pe1nell is being
urged to enter the race, but he has already
filed an application for position IN the
Department OF Justice, which he prefers to
anything else, and Is resting thero for the
present.
The competitive examination for the sp-
pointment 10 the csdetship from the Fourth
district was held here this morning. con-
ducted by Professor L. W. Wilcox, OF the
United States service. assisted by Professors
Purntop, OF Wake Forest, and Kennedy, OF
Durham. There were SIX applicants.
The Governors Guard, under command
Of Major T.. G. Harrel. returned from the
New York centennial this evening.
A CYCLONE.
A cyclone visited the town OF Warsaw.
Dublin county, Yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. The destruction was very great.
The Presbyterian aud Methodist churches
were blown down and scattered to the
winds. only the pulpit and one chair OF the
Presbyterian church being left on the
ground The storm came from the norths
west with tremendous force, and its width
was about half q mile. Scarcely a chimney
Il left standing in the town, and many trees
aud telegraph were prostrated. The
small houses occupied by coored people
were destroyed, but no less OF life is re-
ported.
The storm was accompanied with hail.
which covered the ground to the depth OF
tive inches, and caused much damage 10 the
crops, especially the strawberries. Loss,
$4,000.
The ladies Of Oakdile Memorial AssocIa-
tion OF Wilmington have purchased large
plat OF ground and will have transferred to
II the rem,ins Of the Confederate soldiers
now buried in the public cemetery.
A remarkable occurrence is reported from
Lenoir county. Marshall Herring and wife
(colored) went from home leaving their small
children at the house. After the parents
hsd gotten out OF sight the children wan
dered of to the river. A four-year.Old son
fell In and driited two miles, where be was
rescued and apparently all right except very
cold and frightened by some seine-hsnds.
Trinity Methodist church Of Durham has
granted n vacation TO its pastor, DIR. +. A.
Yates, and will present him with purse 10
bear the expenses OF n trip to the Worlds
Sundav-SchOol Convention in London.