Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-09
LOCATE POSITIONS.
COMMISSION OF ex.coNFEDERATeS
FOR FIELD or SHARPSBURC.
Bonnie Prince Charlie '-The New
Superintendent.

RALEIGH, n. c.. March S.-fSpecialb>A.
Governor Carr appoints the following ex-
confederates as a commission TO act WIN
the National Board in locating the POSI-
lions OF North Carolina troops at the
battle of AntIetam. or Sharpsburg: Wal
ter Clark. S. Med. Tate. W. l.. DeRossit'
+. ID. Hail, W. II. Clark. W. +. Beasley'
W. II. n. Lawham. y. W. Ray. J! d.
Monte, and James NJ. Johnson.
Rev. DIR. Atkins. now Of Raleigh. VINO
viii be one Of the editors OF the CONSOLE
dated Methodist paper at Greensboro
leaves here next week
The State Antiquarian Society has re-
celved photographs Of Flora Mcponaid
and OF Bonnie Prince Charlie" Charles
Edward, the "Pretender." Gifts to the
society have not been numerous recently
Mr.. V. Dockery. OF this city. to-day
received news Of the dangerous illness
Of his brother. Mr.. W. s. Dockery' at
Mangum The sick man Is well known IN
this State.
rNLUCKY NEGRO.
At the exposition OF 1922 here n negro
named Jordan was caught In the ropes OF
balloon and carried to a height OF
over Nifty feet before he fell. lie was
thought 10 be dead, but recovered. Yes
terday a horse ran away and broke Jor-
dams leg. ,oo,o,
DR. George l.. Kirby. the newly-eIected
snne,intendent Of the insane asylum here.
who Is to taxi charge about June ISL y
very accomplished physician. ana very
successful in his treatment and MS man
seernent of the insane He has studleu
medicine in this country ana IN rant
He was an army surgeon. III the ~, W
Carolina troops during the war TIE
rnanaPen1ent OF the Eastern Insane AsS-
him has been admirable. DR.. Wool VINO
retires as superintendent VIII Ir"'o ~
his home In Halifax county.
CAPTURED.
Nous comes from Sparta that the Alle-
phany county authorizes nave cap' -
a number Of persons who are alleseu 10
have boen of the crowd which ynched
Dan. Slaughter. The arrested mon WIN
be- given hearing SATURDAY - ne au-
thorities Of Allegheny are pressing 'he
case Alexander Rose the man INST ar
rest.d who IL badly wounded. Ways that
There were $50 Of the lynchers, ana that
most Of them are from Ashe -ounty. III
ia believed that some Of the suspected
persons will leave the State to avoid ar
rest.
David T.. Smith Of wilkes county y.
c., L. a member Of the Hawaiian Advisory
Council
BEACH PROPERTY SOLD.
The Carolina Beach property, near WIZ
mington. has been sold by the Whining
ton Bank which had a mortgage upon H.
The steamer Wilmington was also Sold
and brought $1,000.
Walter A. Montgomery, Of Raleigh, ac-
ccpts the invitation of the ladies' Me-
mortal Association 10 deliver the address
on Memorial-Day, May 10th, his subject
being the life and services Of General
William ID. Pcnder.
At midnight Saturday the stockholders
Of the Chester and Lenoir narrow-gauge
railway will again assume control Of II.
This road was Vp To a short time ago
operated by the Richmond ana Danville.
Then it was placed in the hands Of two
receivers. one in North and one in South
Carolina. Judge McIVer. on the 22d of
February. issued an order vacating the
North Carolina reoaivership March 10Th.