Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-16
LEFT FOR CHICAGO.
SCRIBeS OFF TO THE NATIONAL
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
The State Chronicle Purchased by the
News and Observer-First Commence
ment Of the Normal School for Girls
Especial telegram to the Diapatch.I


RALEIoH. N. c.. May l5.-Editors Henry
A. London. of the Chatham Record; Will
liam w. McDiarmid. of the Lumberton
Robesonidn. and Thaddeus ". Manning. of
the Henderson Cod Leaf left to-day for
Chicago as North Cardinals representa-
tives at the National Editorial Convention.
To-day the STATE Chronicle was sold by the
receivers--John w. Hinsdale and Herbert
jackson, appointed 10y Judge Brown. The
goodwill and subscription-list were pur-
chased by J. N. Holding for the News and
Observer Company for SLID. The press,
fixtures, and type brought about 1920.
and were bought by Fab II. Busbee and
several others. The various creditors will
now decide which has prior claims. There
is due Josephus Daniels on mortgage
81. 600.
Hon. Ebon Alexander. Minister 10
Greece. Servia. and Roumania, writes that
he will leave Chapel Hill tomorrow for
his post at Athens.
FIRST COMMENCEMENT.
President McIver. Of the State Normal
and Industrial School for Girls at Green's
boro', stated TO-DAY that May oath is the
date OF the first commencement. u will
be made q notable occasion. The an
dent Winston. of the State Univer-
slty. Other speakers are Governor Carr.
State-Superntendent Scarborough. Chief
Justice Shepherd. ex-GovcrnOrs Holt and
Jarvis. and President Holiday. OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Rev. DR.. Pritchard. Of Charlotte, breaches
the commencement: sermon.
IMPORTANT RAILWAY CASE.
Tomorrow at Egypt, Chatham county.
the case against the cilendon and Gulf
railway for building its track across that
Of the Raleigh and Western comes ~.
Counsel went up there to-day. The CO %
creates q decided sensation. The per ally
for obstructing railway track Is very
severe-a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 and imprisonment for
not less than four months nor more than
ten years. and IN addition bond TO keep
the peace for seven wears must be gwen.
The counsel for the Glendon and Gulf rail-
way claim that Chatham-county magls
trate has overruled the decision OF the
Supreme Court.
Day after tomorrow the Postal Tele-
graph Company Will open its office at Dur
ham for regular business.
WILL ACCEPT TIE CALL.
Rev. ]. J. Hall, pastor Of the Baptist Ia
berDacle here and a preacher OF much
lOINf, nus uNilutQ W htNtHN Nu'a W '"
Norfolk church.
Caterpiliars and grasshoppers have made
their appearance i'll great numbers IN
Duplin and Sampson counties.
The date of the encampment OF the
State Guard at Carolina City is July 18th.
RECEIPTS IN FULL.
The amount of stock taxes paid by the
Wilmington and Weldon railway, State,
county. and city. is S76.2lS.66. IL has re-
ceipts in full now for all this sum.
The agricultural department IS informed
to-day of valuable coal discoveries on the
line OF the Glenoon and Gulf railway in
Chatham county. There are two seams,
one over the other. of feet and feet 6
inches thickness respectively.
Secretary T. II. Cowan. of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee. is here
and says something Will drop" at
Washington this week 10 the way of North
Carolina appointments.