Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-28
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
4 LADY rrJuRED on A BAsR-BALL
FIELD.
political--capturs Of a Negro pssperado-
pecksry sobs an Again-Psr-
sonais and Briefs.
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Especial tcicEr3in 70 tno Dt9P"tNA1
RaIE,sn. n. G., March 27.-At Aurors
dsv before YESTERDAY while Miss saiilc
Thompson was watching game OF csse-
bail bat few from tue hands oil striker
and struck her on the head. causing serious
injury.
Na,or Thompson, OF Raleigh. gives no.
tIce today that on MAY 9th the people wiz
vote on the issue Of 100000 OF Improve
ment bonds, OF witch $4,000 VIII DC LOT
streets aud the remainder for sewerage
system. - -,
snk,ng OF the scho0Der Charm In Pamhco
sound.. The wreck Is in twenty one ieet oil
water ard - dangerous TO navigation.
A permanent Democratic club was or
sanszed here last night with Thoins .
Kenan president and B. [. beek"'n
treasurer.
The Sheriff OF Stokes county arrived NJ the
penitentiary to-day, bringing Win Nun
desperate negro convict named William
Sands. The latter escaped from the railway
some time 500. He WAS recapturcd IN Stokes.
lie was drunk and had caught boy whom
he was torturing. sands attempted 10 punch
the bows eve Out with pistol, but was 100
DRINK 10 succeed in This diabolicsl attempt.
He fell down and two deputy sherins cap
tured him. lie wOuld not walk. They were
compelled TO drag him two miles. When
Dan river was reached be sprang into u
from the bridge and gave the officers oes-
perate chase.
DOy'KERY BOBs UP.
Letters from Washington 10 Republicans
here saw that oliver Dockery is 10 De sp-
pointed Minister 10 Brazil.
&C. scurlock, Oi Fayetteville, has been
elected grand secretary OF the Grand Lodge
Of Coiored Good Tempiars OF North Caro-
lima. Temperance work among the negroes
IL increasing.
A Isrge meeting In interest oil the pro-
posed Maxton and Northwestern railway has
been held and large sum subscrloe a. ahu
j.. wilkinson elected president Inc late
Legislature ebNt'red the road.
Wilmington votes Tomorrow on SUP.
scription OF $3.50, 600 for encouragement OF
manufacturing enterprises.
A party OF prominent gentlemen lett VII
uincton this morning on a trip through the
sounds, 10 reconnoitfe the proposed inland
waterway for q steamship iiue from Wrights-
VILE 10 New river.
The establishment OF shoe factory at the
pepitsntiary Is creating quite disturbance
locally. There was a factory OF the kihd
there some wears ago, but u WAS abandoned.
The matter is not State enterprise st all.
A private firm hires convict laborers at
fixed sum per yesr 10 work IN the shoe fac'
tory. There will, Of course, be more talk
about the matter. Some years ago private
firm employed a large number OF convicts al
the granite ouarries near henderson, In pre-
paring paving blocks. The Baltimore
payiors refused 10 handle the stone thus pre-
Dared by convict labor. So the convicts had
10 be dismissed. There has been something
OF q reaction In regard TO convict labor since
that time. Tue peuuentisry must be made
seIf-supporling under the new Arrangements.
The tobacco breaks at all the markets 10
this section OF the State are large. Prices
are well sustained and the demand for all
good grades Of leaf was never better.
Over a dozen towns in the State will put
in operation systems OF electric lighting this
year.
Very complete arrangements have been
made for a rapid movement OF truck, both
by the Atlsntic Coast Line aud the Eastern
Carolina Dispatch. The green-pea crop
looks well in the trucking section and the
plants are foot high.
1t has been stated by many persons that
the negro population increases relatively
more rapidly than the white. Governor
Fowle saws this is not his view at all. lie
believes the gain is very small certainly In
this section. II Is very interesting ques-
ton. The next census will show the facts
In the case.
CROSS AND WHITE.
The taking up Of the case against Cross
and White in the Superior Court here next
Saturday will be watched with great In
terest The defendants Will try 10 stave oil
the matter, or else they Will cDdeavor TO get
it before the United States Court. They
stand upon the ground that rs president and
cashier Of national bank they were United
States officials.
Work on the Winston and Wilkesboro'
railway Is progressing very satisfactorily.
Fourteen miles OF the track are in condition
for travel. The heaviest part OF the work is
thus done. THE road will be seventy-two
miles long. but according to calculation just
half the grading is completed. The road
runs for forty miles through the nearly level
valley Of the Yadkin river, fertile country
and q very beautiful one. This road Will de-
yesop a fine grain and tobacco country.
Richmond will get much trade from 1t, OF
course.
The appreciation OF the work OF Lieutenant
Francis w :nSiow, United States navy, in de-
yetopiug the oyster interest aud acc urately
locating the beds, &e., is general The late
Legislature unanimously adopted res0lu-
ton OF thanks TO bin. The work occupied
three yeaxs Of his time, aud he laid of 600,-
900 acres Of beds. The entries OF oyster
waters are made through the Secretary Of
States Office, as in the case OF other public
lands, and the receipts from entries are esti-
mated at $4,000.
NOTES.
The Presbyterian church at Fayetteville
has called Rev. II. L. Barclay, OF Fayette.
vile, TO be pastor.
At Asbeville a negro named Henry White
crushed the skull OF a white man named j.
Il. Peake with stone. The injury Is serious
and probably fatal. White has escaped.
Many white people are les ring the west
ern part Of the State In small parties for the
West. There appears to be movement OF
negroes also from that section. AT Asheviile
Monday 2l5 immigrant tickets were sold.
A public school building near Barber's
store In Durham county, was set on fire and
burned Sunday night IL was a colored
school, and the matter will be carefully in.
vestigaied.
The first freight train through from Hen.
derson to Durham over the Durham asd
Northern railroad made the run through
yesterday.