Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-05
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
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A Sad Case Of Drowning -cottou-0 Bura.
ed-Particuiars Of an Accident
General Notes.
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RALEIGH, ", c., January 4.--Oyor one
thousand negroes left Goldsboro' Yesterday
and TO-DAY FOR the turpcntiDe fields OF Georgis.
A two.year.old daughter OF William fsw-
,ett. OF Orange, was drowned recently.
Az she ard her sister, four years old, were
crossing bridge over Little river they both
fell into the stream. The older girl man.
aged 70 get out, but the younger one was
swept down the stream.
The cotton.gin house OF John t. At
dridge, near kinston, has been dostfoleu py
FIRE. Loss, q, 800; insurance. $500.
1T. Pinkston, dealer In liquor, aud gen.
sr,l merchandise at Wadesboro', bas made
an ass,gnment 10 w. A. Rose. Liabilities,
$1,000; assets, $1,000.
Collections Of liceuse-taxes on fertilizers
are being rapidly made.
The funeral OF Or. Richard u. Haywood
Al Christ church, In thiS city, was attended
bv The Governor and State officers and
Judges. and The directors, principal, probes
sors. and pupils OF the institution for The
Deaf and Dumb and Blind. aud by the male
students OF shaw University,
Fuller accounts Of the accident al CLINTON
YESTERDAY caused by the explosion at John
hshiofds hoop mandatory state that James
Ashford and a negro fireman were Killed
outright, that Pender Ashford and John
Ashford were mortaly wounded, and that
II. II. Britt was seriously Injured by steam
and NAV die.
The fact Is known that negroes are apply.
ing for appointment 20 some quite proni-
nent posifions. 10 now remains 10 see
whether Harrison will appoint them or
whether the white Republicans are right IN
their assertion that Harrison VIII appoint no
negro 10 any prominent position.
Most OF the judges OF the superior Court
IL. L. a N r.
tjcuInrly In the WAY OF serious offences.
IL IL not vet settled whether Governor
Fowle will be inagurated out doors or in
hail or the Capitol. The weather IL usuailY
a little cold and snowy about that time. III
Il Is fine the affair will be ont doors. IL ~
saId that Governor Scales and Governor
Fowle will have joint reception. Military
from Charlotte, Goldsboro', OXFORD, VIII
mington, Reidsyille, Greensboro. Hender-
son, Durham, Fayetteville, Elizabeth CITY,
Max,op. and Lumber Bridge will be here.
The Governors Guard, OF this city, will be
Governor Fowle's special escort on that oc-
casOn.
Governor Fowle will open the fish, oyster,
and game fair at Newberne. Senst0r Vance
will spend one day there.
Practically II may be said that there IL no
opposition by press or people TO railway
commission. The only opponents are few
rsilwav-men. Some railway officials are not
sntagonizing the plan.
The first member Of the Legislature to ar
rive here Is A. Leazer, OF lredell, who will
probably be Speaker.
There are now $500 members OF The FARM
ers' Alliance in Wake county alone. The
1.454 allapces IN the state have an average
membership Of fifty, II s believed.
Much interest is felt in what the new Gov
ernor will do In regard TO the various boards
OF trustees, directors. &C., OF the public In
stitutions. IL is not believed by your corre-
spoudent that there will be any changes OF
importance.
It's learned that in aquiet way the gold
mine in Nash county is doing remarkably
well; in fact, yielding rich returns.
All the trouble about the oyster depredar
tors In the northeast section appears TO have
died away. IL Is liable TO be renewed al any
time, however.
IL is expected that the Legislature will de-
sire 10 secure the extension OF the oyster sur
vey further south. OF course, extensive as
the surveys are. only part OF the vast water
area has yet been gone over.
Wesley Brooks, Croatan Indian. living
IN Robson county, was found dead In the
woods near his house. lie went away to
work last Saturday, and that was the last
seen OF him TN he was found with load OF
buckshot in his chest The verdict was that
he came TO his death at the hands OF some
one unknown to the jury. Blocks was a
Desperate. Several persons living In his
neighborhOod have been shot In the past few
months. and many believe that Brooks was
the person who shot them.
AT Kinston Mrs. X. Enstein assigned yes
terday 10 Mr. :. Ottipger. Liabilities about
$4,000; preferred creditors $500; assets
about 81, 1000,
The house OF Mrs. Charity Frey, an aged
white woman who lived alone near Red
Bluff, Robson county, was burned yeSter-
day. Her bones were found in the ruins OF
the fire. There is no clue as TO the cause oil
the Gre.