Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-29
THE N. C. MONUMENT.
COMPLETION OF THE GRANITE cARv'
co WORK AND STATUES.
VIII Re Ready for Unwilling by May eoth
Nexs-Engineer Hicks Will Probably
Itecovsr--Iegislaturc.

RALEIGH, n. c., November @.-(spe-
cial.)-Your correspondent to-day haa an
interview with Mrs. Armistead Jones,
president OF the North Carolina Confede-
rate Monument Association, ana learned
that the granite work OF the monument
prepared at the quarries at MI ATTY IN
completed and will be shipped here next
week 1t will be put In place as soon as
Il arrives. The ornamental stone"ork Is
being carved at Baltimore. and Is almost
or perhaps entirely done. Colonel Null
doom. OF Louisville. the designer OF the
monument writes that the statues and
the medalions OF bronze. which nave
been cast in Munich, will arrive about
January LIST, Tho cost OF the statuary
and other bronze work Is $1,000. Inc
cost Of the completed monument VIII De
IS. 900. OF this the State two years ago
appropriated $4,000. and the ladies' nave
raised 5000. They have had to do this
during two years of exceedingly nara
times. and all things considered. nave
done remarkably well. Eight thousahu
dollars remains to- be raised. The exact
date of the unveiling OF the monument IL
not yet settled. but will most probably be
May Goth. just year after the laying OF
the cornerstone
1t is learned to-day that Thomas X.
Purnen. Esq, Fusion nominee for soli-
citor in this district. will contest the
election Of f.. w. Pou. Esq. DemocraO'
claiming that the vote the latter was
gwen In Johnston county. which elected
him, was excessive. ,
ENGINEER HICKS NOT DEAD.
Last night Engineer Daniel Hicks. OF
the Seaboard-Afr Line, who was hurt yes
terday afternoon at Greystone. was
brought here. Labor-Commissioner -. X.
Lacy Of this city. a well-known ex-engi-
neer, went after Hicks's body, the news
being that Hicks was dead or dying. but
10 his great delight brought him BACK
alive. Mr.. Lacy says the physicians TO-
day say they believe Hicks will recover.
He was crushed In the hips and abdomen.
His engine left the rails AT froS' the
latter having evidently broken. the en-
gine did not turn over. but the tender ana
twelve cars did. IL appears, strange 70
say. that from the position in which HICKS
was found the tender must have rolled
over him. His head Is slightly cut. The
wreck IS one OF the worst on record In
this section Hicks Is "a son Of the vete-
ran engineer Jake" Hicks. on this d.
vision OF the Southern railway.
DELAYED RETURNS.
The Secretary of State says he mas the
returns from all the counties Tor the
officers. other than State Treasurer ana
Judges. one county has not yet sent III
The returns for judges. and three counties
have not sent in those for treasurer
These have all been telegraphed for, and
are confidently expected by Friday. the
dav wren the State Canvassing Board
begins its work.
Contracts are being placed for the CON
s,ruction Of another refractory IN inns
city. Mr.. f. {. Hilyer Is making the
arrangements.
The Pupullsts say the following Is tne
composition OF the Legislature: senate
20 memhers-ll Republicans % Popuiis's'
9 Democrats House. 100 members 0lve
counties yet to he heard from. each nav
ing one memberl-30 Republicans, ~ Fopu-
lists, 80 Democrats.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
A oreat effort win be made to get the
legislature to revive the office OF pubic
nrintcr. which two years ago was aboi-
ished.
Iasper Mann was fatally injured yes
terday at APEX. this county. While re-
nairine a cotton-gin he was caught IN
the machinery and whirled over ana over
bv a shaft. Bones are broken and he Is
internally hurt.