Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-18
FRESH pINE-TAGS.
PUSHING IN THE MATTER OF MOVING
TRINITY COLLEGE.
Raieirh's New Cotton-Factory--A Fatal
Fight Over wbiskey-Boy
Observation-Disclosures.
rspcciAl Telegram 70 the pispatch.l


R.xrrcu, N. c.. July 17.-Last night
there was large and vigorous meeting of
the subscribers 20 the Trinity College
fund. The special purpose of the meeting
WAS 10 make preliminary arrangements Tor
moving the college to Raleigh.
Resolutions were adopted acknowledging
with pleasure the action OF the Board OF
Trustees in accepting the proposition OF
Raleigh TO move the college, ana provl-
ding for the city committee TO act WIN the
college committee IA tho matter OF re-
moval. 80,
The following committee was appointed;
II n GRAY (chairman), X. :. Pullen, James
Boylan, f. Il. Barbee, julius Lewis, Joseph
q. Brown. Jesse a. Jones, Rev. W. >.
Black. and w. G.. Upchurch. From these
an executive committee of five was APP
pointcd. with power 20 carry out all the
conditions for removal by the beginning OF
the session in 1890. This committee IS X.
II. GRAY (chairman), II. s. Pullen, W. =.
Black, Joseph G.. Brown, and T.. Is. Bar
bee-all Of Raleigh.
The chairman Of the Raleigh committee
was requested 20 notify the trustees COM
mittce that Raleigh was ready TIC act with
them. 4
The trustees committee consists OF
Rev. Or. John 7. Crowell (chsirman) >;
&. Carr. Of Durham W. Z. kornegan, OF
Goidsboro': W. Il. Odell. Of Concord, anu
Rev. L. j. Harris, Of Chapel I'M.
TIE c0rroN-TAcTonY.
The cround was broken this morning on
the cotton-factOrv site to carry out the
contract for ctiiing. which must be com
plctcd within three weeks. PRESIDENT
Lewis is pushing ahead now IN executing
the work. The cash L. pay for the cotton,
mill is ready. An architect of nGtionai
reputation was telegraphed for last night
and another Will arrive today. There VIII
be no delay from now on IN getting the
factory 10 work.
THE GRAPE CROP.
REGULAR shipments Of grapes North from
Raleich commenced this morning, Captain
n. y. Williamson making the first ship
Inent II j. probable that 10000 baskets
will be required TO ship the Raleigh crop
this season.
DROWNED.
A colo7cd boy named Enoch Southerland
was drowned Yesterday afternoon at Will
rninctoD. He WAS playing IN skif boat
and fell overheard. Several boys on the
wharf told him he might take swim while
ms clothing was wet. He played IN the
dock. holding TO the skifi, and sad he was
going TO ride the waves caused by
steamer, which was just starting on from
her wharf When the steamer passed the
waves broke the boys hold on the boat
and carried him beyond his depth.
Saturday afternoon Thomas Evans and
William Shamlin left Durham, and when
several miles beyond became engaged IN
dispute over cents worth of whiskey.
The affair ended in Evans drawing
"A knife and seriously cutting Shamlln
across the breast and on the right leg Just
below the thigh. The wounded man bled
profuselv. Nothing more WAS heard OF the
affair until to-day. when II was learned
that Shanlin died some time Monday
night from his wounds. Up To late hour
today Evans had not been arrested, and
no warrant had been taken out.
WILL DRESS IN GRAY.
The Asheyille police have decided TO
abandon blue uniforms, and will hereafter
wear suits Of Confederate gray. The reason
for the change lies IN the fact that the
street-car line employees. hotel porters, ana
walters all wear blue uniforms ana badges,
and the policemen are not known by
strangers 10 be officers of the law simply
from their blue clothes and badges.
The next session of the Western North
Carolina Baptist Convention will meet IN
the First Baptist church IN tins city on
Wednesday. October 23d.
Mr.. Richard Ii. Lewis, A. NJ, VI. d., for
morly principal of Kinston College, tins
State, has accented a position OF president
of Judson College, Hendcrsonville. MI.
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and also of the University OF Pennsyiya-
MIA. and has been connected with educa-
tional work in this State for twenty-five
wears. having been cO-pnnclpal or 1T.
Johns College, Oxford. y. c.. and lecturer
for four years in the State University on
physiology and hygiene.
In Asheville yesterday Mr.. Walter Spears
was struck by some dirt that several boys
were throwing at one another. PICKING
up a brickbat Mr.. Spears threw 1t at the
bows, striking viii Smith on the head,
cutting the skin three or four inches. and
slightly fracturing the skull. The condl-
ton o. the boy Is precarious.
Yesterday morning near ROCKY Mount
Miss Emma Parker was united IN marriage
to Mr.. EllwOOd l.. BRYAN, Of Durham, key.
Dr. L. A. Yates. officiating.
The Carolina Oil and CreOsoto Company
Of Wilmington cleared the American
schooner Alice Archer yesterday for Grey
town. Nicaragua, with the first cargo of
material for the work just begun on the
Nicaragua canal. Her cargo consists OF
creosote and non-creosoted piles and lum-
Der, which will be used for the purpose OF
building piers and breakwaters at Grey
town.
Rev. Robert T. Wright. of Philadelphia.
has accepted call TO the TectOrshlp of the
Wilson Episcopal church. Mr.. Wright Is a
graduate of Williams College and the gen
.fal Theological Seminary of New York
city, and Is about thirty wears OF age. lie
will begin his work at Wilson between the
1et and 18th OF Septombor.