Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
OVER THE BORDER
A NUMBER or MILITARY COMMITS
sIoNs ISSUED YESTERDAY.
A Meteor Expiodcs with Great Force.
Wilmington Mayor1Ity-The fresi-
dency Of the Agricultural College.
On an Inspecting Tour.

RALEIGH. n. c., March 25.-(Spe-
ciai)-The following military commits
slons were issued to-day: II. c. Har-
rell, OF Raleigh. Quartermaster-Gene-
raj: Howard Aston. Of Littleton' Judge
Advocated General; u. VI. Danforth,
Third Assistant Engineer, Wilmington
Division Naval Reserves; n. II. Miller,
Ensign; and II. II. McIlhenny, Lieuten-
ant, and James c. Graham, Second Lou
tenant, of the same; II. 5. Primrose,
Ideutenant 7. c. Daniels. Lieutenant,
Junior Grade, and w. T. Hill, Ensign
of the New Berne Division Of the Naval
Reserves. The last is a new division.
The state Auditor to-day received a
letter from a Minnesota man asking
whether northern or western man
could live here among the southern peo-
pie; that Minnesota had had continuous
winter since last October; that the snow
is three feet deep. and that farmer
cannot make enough TO keep him warm
and decenty clothed.
A special venire of seventy-hve was
summoned to-day in the murder trlal
of John ID. Groves, set for hearing to-
morrow. Groves killed Henry Wall near
Forestville.
4 METEOR EXPLODES.
A meteor exploded near Salisbury yes
terday, and the explosion shook the
houses at Salisbury and frightened many
persons. The noise was heard over Il
large extent Of country.
The news that j. Il. Milliken is to be
United States Marshal Of the western
District disposes of one batch Of Office
seekers.
IT is now stated that DR.. S. p. Wright,
well known as a close personal friend
Of Governor Russell, is likely to be made
the Mayor Of Wilmington.
Professor NJ. c. S. Noble, of Whining
ton. is talked of as a possible successor
to Colonel \. @. Holiday. president Of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College
here
The Governor pardons James Cham
bers. of Iredell. who in 1899 was con-
victed Of assault and sent to the peni-
tertiary. There were many appeals for
the pardon, and it was shown that but
for the intense prejudice against Cham
bers his sentence would have been only
two years.
on AN INSPECTING TOUR
Principal John Z. Ray, Of the institu-
lions for the white blind and the col
ored deaf-mutes and blind, left to-day
to inspect institutions OF like character
in the North and West.
w. II. Roper, a young white man, was
killed at Lucama yesterday by train,
his foot having caught in frog.
A railway, under a new charter. from
Snow Hill 10 a point near Raleigh, 10
connect with the Seaboard Airline, or
to Durham, to connect with the Norfolk
and Western. IS in contemplation.
Mrs. w. T.. Lewis, Of Durham, for
merly Of Goldsboro' is appointed matron
Of the penitentiary.
The new Board of Agriculture tonight
elected James NJ NewbOrne Commission
er. and j. J.. Ramsey editor Of the Pro-
gressive Farmer. the organ Of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance, secretary.
The new Board of Directors Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina railway to-
day elected Robert Hancock president.
Tonight at New Berne he took charge OF
the road. The old board obtained re-
straining order last night. but it seems
the papers were not served to-day be-
fore the election.