Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-18
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RALEzGH, N. c., February i7.--<r
cial)-The Railway CommlBsion today
sued Circular No. 90. which takes an
place Of No. u. which 4 withdrawn: q &
shall be the duty Of each railway 60
pany in the State TO bulletin - sso(1
tciesraph-station along it, linz. ~ ~.
other stations. II practicable. ten nafnI>1
In advance Of the schedule-time OF orx1ve|
Of It's passenger train, whether such ~ n
Is on time. and, II behind it, ecAoon1
time. to state az near ~ can be apc&>E<
mated the time al It's ARRIVAL"
Upon complaint Of lack 6f proper deoot'
accommodations at whitahers. the Ktn<:
way Commission has ordered suil11t|
depot, OF improved style, to be erected.
Captain 8. A. Ashe. who has BEEN ~
several weeks extremely III. y now anl8'
TO sit up, and Is expected TO be out OH
week. Two weeks ago = Raleigh cofton>
buyer purchased 1.7so bales Of cott>4
from one farmer ia Georgia. and Az
week will take the remaining 600 balee
of his crop.
One hundred more convicts left tcQoX'
for the new State farm. near v-sde1hQg4,
There was a sharp fall in tempefo(ct4
last night, and furry Of snow IT,
morning. The snow was not sufflcient ~
whiten the ground. however.
PEABODY FUND. q!
Or. J. L. M. Curry, OF washington. ~
rived here to-day on business With -
State Superintendent Of Public lhaty,atr,
,tion regarding the Peabody fund.
II IS asserted that ridicule Will - ~
weapon Of value In politics this yoors
1t Is urged that 10 has served only -
weld the Populists more firmly togetnefs,
Ex-Judge SpIer Whitaker has been NJ
Halifax county several days on privaeo'
business. He has not been at Waehln9~
ton. ID. c.; neither has Oth0 Wilson be11
there
The report which reaches here fron|
the fishing section, In the northeo6eefu,
part Of the State, is that the ilshefuzen
are having exceptionally good luck 20 ar
this season. '
Two housebreakers named Sides tn4
Lowder are reported as having escaped
from the temporary jail at Aibsmarles
Stanley county.
The cooperative cotton-mill at Fayette>'
Vile will be 75xS0 feet, and rs to spin soft
cotton yarns. The site has been pur>.
chased. The work of construction will be-
gin early in March.
A LIBERAL STUDENT.
Harry Lake, OF New York. . student
at the State University, has willie thefe
given 5000 to the university and tn9
village, the Young Mems Christian As1o-
citation, churches, etc. He IL paying for
for the education OF three students, ana,
Is lust now building an athIetic-tvack.'
There is to be q "iield-day" In the sprin9s
with quite q complete programme. Tne
University Of Virginia and vnns
derbilt University have ALREADY
accepted invitations to partlc1pekee
and other universities VIII ne
ioubt be heard from.
The Supreme Court devotes thu week
to hearing appeals from the Third Dts~'
trict
William Mcpherson, who was train
hand on the Aberdeen and FAyettevIlle
railway, and who. It Ii charged. turned =
switch with intent to wreck pasBen1s<
| train, has been arrested at Feyettevil!es,
| The sales of horses In this part OK the
| State continue to be large. Prices are very
| low, Most OF the horses are from KEN
| lucky and Tennessee.
T. M. Argo. ESQ. leading iawy@
| of Raleigh, Is to deliver the annual Az
| dress before the College Of Physicinns
| and Surgeons. at Baltimore.