Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-29
Telegraphic Briefs.

Tol Allen was convicted In the Bibb
County Court, at Macon, Ga, last night
of the murder OF Charles Carr.
Mr.. George W. Booth, auditor OF reve-
nue. Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, has been promoted TO be gene
raj auditor of the company, 10 succeeu
the late william T. Thelin.
Cable advices to the ]. r. Foard Com
pany, Baltimore, state that the steamship
Earncliffe went aground on the Iumuri
rocks. near BaracOa, Cuba, and VIII pro-
badly be a total loss. All hands saved
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ouested the Civil-Seryce Commission 10
prepare an order for the Presidents sig
nature TO include the scientific and tech
nical force of the Geological Survey In
the classified service.
Secretary Hester, Of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange. in the annual report
of that body, says that owing to unfa-
yorable freight rates not less than lJo,vo
bales of cotton less than were expected
have been handled in New Orleans during
the current year.
Major William G.. Long. one of the best
known militiamen In Maryland, having
been connected with various infantry or
ganiZations for the past twenty-elght
years, died yesterday In Baltimore, OF
paralysis; aged IL years.
The Board OF Management or the gov
ernmental exhibit at the Cotton States
and International Exposition. at Atlanta,
I held a meeting in Washington yesterday
for the purpose OF perfecting certain de-
tails as to the space to be allotted and
other matters and such meetings will be
held monthly until the exposition opens.
The two houses Of the Alabama AS
sembly ballotted Tuesday for United
States Senator. Mr.. Morgan receiving .
I'm the Senate and 81 in the House, while
Reese PopulisD received In the Senate
and 23 in the House. and yesterday both
branches met together, canvassed the
vote of Tuesday. and declared Mr.. Morgan
reelected.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Jones says he will probably announce
his decision with regard to the alleged ir-
regularity by Postmaster Warfeld. at
Baltimore. in the promotion OF seven
watchmen in the Baltimore post-of'ice to
higher positions, very shortly, but that
before disposing OF the matter he will
send for Mr.. Warfield and consult him.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
reports that II Is able to confirm on the
highest authority the rumor that a large
amount OF the Southern Railway Com
pany's securities has been placed In Eng
land. including bonds. preferred stock, and
common stock. and that these securities
will be listed on the London market,
which fact, leading financial authority
closely connected with the Southern rail-
way intimates. will prove OF great value
to the South.
Among the southern railroad enterprises
reported by the Baltimore Manufacturers
Record for the week are ten-mile cleo
trio road In Georgia, and the Incorporation
OF a company to build an extension OF the
Louisville and Nashville 10 Charleston.
Among the Industrial enterprises reported
are an extensive water-power plant. in
cluding the transmission of electric power
five miles, in South Carolina: 5000
mercantile company and mining opera
tions In Virginia.; $4,000 Woodworking
factory In Georgia; 10000 water-works.
600 to be expended on roads, bridges.
ETC., and a tannery In Alabama; large
saw-mill. $b.O00 sewerage system, an
electEc-light plant. and four-mills In
Tennessee. and large number OF mis-
cellaneous Industrial enterprises IN vari-
GUS parts Of the South. .a.