Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-25
OLD NORTH STATE.
DAMAGE TO STATE FARMS ny THE
RECENT FREsHErs.
Corn, Cotton, and Dykes Ruined
The Military fn Fine Condition as
10 observation-disclosures weIIs--Cot-
ton-NiIIs on Reduced Time.

RALEIGH, ~. c.. July 24-OSpccial)-
Mr. A. Z. Young. chairman of the Board
OF Directors Of the penltentiary, returned
to-day from a special trip Of inspection
to the great penitentiary farms on the
Roanoke river. He gives the figures
which show the damage done by the
memorable freshet OF a fortnight ago:
Corn ruined, 3.525 acres; cotton ruined, ss5
acres. OF the latter, If there are rains
to wash of the mud. half will yield
something, but the remainder will not
yield a penny. OF the dykes. 1000 feet
were swept away on one farm and LOO
feet on another. and all these will Lave
to be rebuilt. The lowland crops on all
three farms are a total loss. On one
farm 100 acres are covered with sand or
cut into immense holes, much larger than
house. Mr.. Young says estimates OF
the loss range all the way from 10000
TO SIS, 600 He says he cannot give an
estimate, but that the loss Is much over
$4,000.
THE STATE GUARD.
Adiutant-General Cameron says the
State Guard is now in far better shape
imam ever before HIS 10 tqdlPulcut iAo
strength is LOO. There are four regi-
ments, a separate company of infantry
(colored), and three divisions OF naval
reserves.
The Railway Commission Is notified
that the Durham and Charlotte railway
purchased, July 18th, the Glendon and
Gulf railway. The length OF the latter
is twenty miles. Frank ID. Jones Is the
superintendent. The purchasing company
says it proposes TO push the road on to
Charlotte.
This morning w. s. Orr arrived here
from Charlotte to procure requisition
papers for Joseph Piunkett Myers, the
collector OF the Carolina Central railway,
at Charlotte, who fed to New York
with Mrs. Bissonette, and who. II Is
charged, stole 1900 of the railway COM
panys money. Orr left this morning
for New York city with the requisition.
Myers's wife and three little children are
at the Catholic convent, at Belmont.
near Charlotte.
ARTESIAN WELLS.
Mr.. T. @. Sydnor Of Richmond, presi-
dent Of the Hydraulic Engineering and
Manufacturing Company, to-day closed
contract with the insane asylum mere 10
sink a 10-inch Artesian well. Mr.. Sydnor
made the wells at the State Institution at
anu diDO thOoc a. @'~"
and at Ashevile.
Rev. T.. III. Dalton, a widely-known
preacher died at Madison yesterday; aged
70.
At Durham, Charles Bayne, Charles
Manley, and Fannie Wilson are on trial
for numbering Northumberland j. c.
Harrington. The latter's body was found
near a creek. There were many evidences
Of a struggle. Fannie Wilson swears that
Bayne killed harrington with blows on
the head with club, while Bayne and
Manley threatened to kill her II she be-
trayed them.
The negroes in Catawba county appear
to be giving the Republicans a lot or
trouble. as they threaten to walk out OF
the convention unless they get recogni-
ton, which means offices.
ON REDUCED TIME.
All three OF the cotton-mills here are
now running on reduced time. Stocks
have accumulated quite largely.
Efforts are being made to largely In
crease the attendance at the Agricultural
and Mechanical College here. 1t has not
half as many students as 1t ought to
have.
A leading Baptist said to-day: 1.-The
election OF E. A. Alderman as president
of the State University win undoubtedly
do a great deal to stop the feeling among
our denomination against the university.
Since Dr. Columbus Durham's death this
is no longer a personal feeling"