Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-26
CRACKER AND HORN.
A LIVELY RATTLE or ONE. AND MUSIC
OF THE OTHER M RALEIGH.


RALEIGH, N. c., December 2-tSpe-
ciaL)-There neve vas a lovelier day than
this christmas-Day Like the six days
Immediately preceding It, It was cIoudless
with o temperature like that of early
October. There was a general holiday.
All the public buildings were closed. and
so were stores n factories. There vas q
holiday air everywhere The sound OF the
Christmas horn. which began to be heard
Saturday afternoon. but which was silent
during Sunday. was heard everywhere az
ter midnight last night, n there was a
pretty steady rattle OF f~recrackers. tor
pedoes. and toy cannon all day. There
was not much drunkenness. and thus far
no accidents caused by fireworks are re-
ported. The churches here were hand
someIy decorated In many cases. The coll
lection ct Christ church HpiscopaD was
for it's new and well-designed mission
chapel. which at a cost OF $500 has just
been completed, and in which the paro-
chIal school will be located. The chapel
stands on ground presented by the late
Major John Devereux.
DWELLING CONSUMED.
Last night the dwelling house OF Mr.,
John Ruth, In this city, was burned. IL
was locked, and the family had left ome
hour or more before the fire.
Early Yesterday morning a 6-year-old
negro boy was burned &c death In the
southern part OF the city. HIS mother
had left him for a few minutes alone In a
room in which there is an open IRE
place. -
The merchants here all agree that the
holiday trade was the best ever Known IN
~. - ---.....t gatI hA had hanu
In business fifteen years and that he had
never before sold so many goods and
handled so much money In n day.
Two OF the cctton-miils here have been
running on full time, but the Caraleish
Mills have been running only eight hours
a day, on account of some trouble with
the electric lights. A new system or lights
has been put in, and day after tomorrow
the mill will begin on the eleven-hour
schedule.
AN ACTIVE SEARCH.
News reaches here that an active search
Is being made for parties suspected OF
being concerned in the murder or Ling
Gun. in Madison county.
Lieutenant w. Il. Ship. United States
army. now on detail as instructor Of tao
tics at the Davis school, Winston, is TO
be married here on the 18th of January
10 Miss Margie Busbee. daughter OF F.
III. Busbee, Esq, Of this city. IL will be
O notable event In society.
NO HARD TIMES"
The rush on the railways during the
past three or our days has been unpre-
cedented, the officials on all the lines say
There never was less Indication OF the
much-talked-of hard times"
The body Of the late Consul-General a.
d. Jones, will not stop here, but will
be taken directly 10 Cary, where the
funeral will be held Wednesday. The
burial will be at the old home. White
Plains" which Is two miles from Cary.
HOW THEY SPENT CHRISTMAS.
Governor Carr ate his Christmas dinner
at the Executive Mansion. Treasurer
Tate is. unfortunately, still very sick. He
is at the Yarboro' House here. Secretary
OF State Oct. Coke spent Christmas at his
home here. Auditor Furman Is at Ashe-
willie with his family, and Attorney-Gene-
raj Osborne Is at Charlotte. Chief-Jus-
tice Shepherd Is Mt his home, Washing
ton; Associate Justice Avery at Morgan
ton; Associate Justice Burwill at Char
iotte: Associate-Justice Mac Rae at Fay
etteville; but Associate-Justice Walter
Clark Is at his home here.