Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-25
LARGE GOLD NUGGET.
TwENTY-ONE FOUNDER FOUND IN
A NORTH CAROLINA NINE.
Not All Whiskey-Sccrctary Cokes
Condition Somewhat Improved
Suh.aIi,ucc. and the Railroad
Lcase-Baptist Changes.

RALEIGH. NJ c.. August H-tSpe-
cial)-It Is thought quite probaoie 'ha'
the Greensboro cooperative cotton-nli's
will soon be started. This will give that
town three mills in prospect.
Joseph u. Starr. Of Fayettev'iIe' WAS
yesterday at that place ordained deacon
in the Protestant Episcopal Church by
Bishop Watson.
Revenue Collector Mofiitt made seiz-
ure OF twenty-five barrles Of whiskey
at a registered disullery. but finds that
thirteen of them contained only water.
quite number OF knights Templar
left to-day for Boston. In all about ifty
go from this State.
Letters received here state that several
farmers from Nebraska Will make their
homes in North Carolina. and that many
others are likely TO follow their example.
Work began yesterday on another cot
ton-mill at Charlotte. II Will spin cot
ton for the gineham-mlll. and the latter
company is building ii.
a BIG NUGGET.
A A-pound nugget was found yester-
day at the Ingram mine. in Stanly
county. IL is next to the largest ever
found in this State. The largest was
found in Cabarr1s aud weighed thitty-six
pounds.
Captain Coke's condition to-day showed
still further Improvement. though very
slight
Major John c. Ninder. late vlce-presi-
dent OF the Seaboard AIRLINE. is sick at
his home, a / Mill5rook. six miles from
here.
The sub-alliances OF the Farmers Al
liance are adopting resolutions endorsing
the course Of the Alliance In condemning
the extension Of the lease of the North
Carolina railway Populis;s are seeking
10 make political capital out OF this mat
ter.
The Biblical Record has received from
one Of the North Carolina Baptist mis-
siOnares in China the mlssonary's history
OF the May and June riots Ia China. 1t
refers at length 10 COnsul-Gencril Jerni-
gan. and commends nim in the highest
terms for his efforts 10 protect the Ameri-
can missions VII the rioters attempted
to wipe out the foreigners. Thp Recorder
Will print u portion Of the history IN its
next issue.
BAPTIST CHANGES
There will soon be several important
changes among Baptist ministers in the
State-R.v. John Ray. pastor Of Broad
Street. Winston. accepts call 10 Mil
ledseville Ga; Rev. Rufus Ford. FOR
number Of years pastor at New Berne.
VIII remove 10 Beun ttsvi!ie. ;. C.. Rev
W. X. Newton, pastor Of the church AZ
Goldsboro gives up his charge 10 take
an advanced theological course AT Roches-
ter University.
Twelve thousand OF the bulletins Of
the state Board Of Agriculture are being
Ia l.
in addition 10 the thousands OF bulletins
sent out by the State-EXp pertinent Station
\ letter received to-day from Commls-
soner Patterson reports that the farm
ers' Institutes now being he'd IN yari-
Gus counties are succeeding finely. Al
first the bad weather prevented the farm
crs from attending. but now the attend
ance is comparatively large.
Commissioner Patterson and Professor
Mass y are at Monroe this week.
TO EXAMINE LAWYERS.
The examinations for applicants 10 prac-
tlce law will be held In the Supreme
Court rooms here Monday. September 30tn.
The following day the supreme Court Will
take W tn appeals from the First Dis
tIici.
Professor Frank b. Carpenter. OF the
State Experiment station. tomorrow
leaves for his old home. Massachusetts
where he will spend a month.
The state Bur an Of Labor statistics IS
deyoting considerable attention 10 the
milling industry. Mr. Walker WanOle
is now visiting the mills along the Sea
board Airline. and will soon make
report Of their condition.
More Big Nuggets.
SALISBURY. y. c.. August 2i-(Spe-
cial.)-Mr. Richard Eames. Jr, sup-rin-
tendent Of the Crawford gold mine. came
here to-day with fifteen or twenty pounds
Of gold most of which was In nuggets.
one of these weighed 10 pounds and Is
peunyWeights. 1t was found on the 2-l
instant. Another weighed about two
pounds. and the others were from that
weight down. This mire has averaged
over one pound Of : il for every day this
year al a cost Of less than so per day.
An S pound . ounce nugget from this
mine was reported in June.