Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-02
LOST OFF HATTERAS.
PHIL LIP CAsklNs SWEPT OVERHEARD
BY A GALE AND DROWNED.
Ills COMPANION Rescued After -Four Days
Suffering Report Of the Adjntanf-
General-sound Fishing.

RALEIGH, ~. c.. February l.-(spe-
cial News reached here OF the drowning
Of Philip Gaskins near Hatteras. lie was
in boat which was caught In a storm
and he was swept overheard.
His companion, Levi dudley, has bceh
rescued, after having remained four DAYS
and nights in the boat without food or
water.
This evening argument In the murder
trial Of Edward Fuller at FayetteVilie
was finished. The case goes to the jury
tomorrow. 1t IS said the outlook is I'M
favorable for Fuller.
THE LIMIT.
In three days the ninety-days' limit
given by the city for the resumption OF
operations by the street-car lines VIII
end. There H. no sign that anything VIII
be done
:, new paper has appeared at Southern
Pines. It's name Is the Yankee Settler.
The faculty and students Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College nave
adopted resolutions Of respect regarding
the late Professor e. ID. Smith.
Sheriff y. NJ. McPhail OF Columbus, to-
day completed his State-taX settlement
paying in S5.O29.2i.
STATE FORCES.
The Automatically report for lsJ5
was issued to-day. II shows that the
strength OF the forces H. as follows Gen
eral STAFF. 20 brigade stan. g; First Regi-
mrut 4o7: Second Regiment. S66; Third
Regiment, 333; Fourth Regiment. "7Z'
cavalry troop. 90: colored infantry COM
many. a: naval battalion. Ill; total. Lex.
There were only two cOurts-marual during
the year. one man, private OF Company
&. Second Regiment. was dishonorably
discharged for refusal 70 obey orders "a
his captain.
paymaster-Gcnoral Julian S Carr in
his report says the amount received from
the state was $1,000. The disbursements
were as follows. Adjutant-generaI de-
uartment. Sg3l.lO; quartermasters depart
Iuout 25l -: iuspectOr-Ccncrals depart
ucnt. SIS. s.: encampment expenses
Stg7l. 30; brigade headquarters, 500; resi-
mental headquarters. 500; appropriation
10 thirty companies. $3.50: total Slioi@.'5'
balance. $l.E127 All the troops save
three companies are completely "lulpp"l'
these three having 10 overcoats. Inc
United states officers on duty here report
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Raleigh In fifteen hours. and AT Norlok
in twenty-three hours.
ESCAPED CONVICTION.
NJ ". Evans. who was arrested in fad-
kin county for using stamps TO pay debts
while Observation-Disclosures, has escaped
conviction. The fact OF the sale was
proved. but the government could not
prove that he was assistant postmaster.
Extensive preparations are being made
for fishing on the upper sounds.
JUDGE OR JURY.
1t is said that the grand jury Of Alex
andcr county found true bill against a
Judge who was day late in opening
court. but did not have the nerve 10 pre-
sent the bin. II is said. also, that the
Judge stated he would have sent the grand
jurors To jail had they returned the DIN
4 strange scene occurred at Wilkes
county marriage Gay or two ago. \
large procession roie into Goshen on
horseback. \ color-bearer carried M
tional flag \ magistrate was called out,
and married two couples on horseback
the flag being held over them.
WHAT CONGRESS WILL DO.
Senator Ransom says that Congress viii
irnpose the income-taX, report the 10 per
cent. bank-taX, and order the coinage OF
the seigniOrage.