Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-07
NORTH STATENEwSNUGGETS.
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Law.
Especial telegram to the Dispesch.l
RALEIGH, October 6.-Thomas
Bazemore, of Bertie county, while on q
stand for deer. shot one and killed it;
another ran out opposite Mr.. Bazemors.
BE turned, fired, and killed that one
also but. to his great surprise, man
was found not far from the spot where
the second deer was killed. At first
he was thought to be mortally wounded,
but he may recover. lie was getting lum-
Der, and ran out to see the deer pass
and happened to be on line with Baze-
more's gun when he fred.
The State Board of Education has
control of ninety convicts. These are
at work in the great swamp known as
Angola swamp, draining il and making
roads. AS this sort Of work will be
stopped during the winter on account
OF water, use has been found for the
conyicts who would otherwise have
been unemployed. To-day the State
Board Of Education gave the Clinton
and Warsaw Railroad Company au-
thority to use them until May for the
construction OF branch line Of rail-
road from Clinton 10 Warsaw. Ii will
be an important feeder OF the Whining
ton and Weldon railroad. and in four
months will be completed.
Contracts were to-day awarded for
the construction Of a line Of railway
from q point on the Cashee river near
Lewiston, Berte county, to point
near Weldon. ~ the Sesboard and
Roanoke road. This road will pay
well, and will develop fertile coun-
Try. The building Of branch lines will
now be limited only by the number OF
convicts which can be furnished by the
State. COnvicts were never IN such
demand as at present.
To-day the trustees Of the State Ii
brary elected John G. BirdsOng, Of this
city, State Librarian. He holds Office
during the pleasure Of the Board. The
place Is worth $3.50 per annum.
Some trouble Is reported as growing
out Of attempts te enforce the no-fence
law IL Franklin county. Ii is said that
q man named Arlington went there 10
make BID for the erection Of the coun-
y fence, but was driven away by the
angry people.
AL news which comes Of the cotton
crop shows that the quantity falls
further and further below the average.
Many farmers IN this section now assert
positively that they viii not make over
half crop.
To-day there was rather sn unusual
scene here. The Judge. solicitor. and
Jury IN the case OF Gooch and smith,
for the murder Of Chestham, visited
Cheatham's s store and made a careful
examination of the premises so as to be
famiiNr with the statements made or
the trial Of the prisoners.
This morning Judge Clark sentenced
the young forger, Duncan c. Hayward
70 Fn years at hard labor. lie az
pcaled % the Suprems Court.
To-day the Supreme Court concluded
The examination OF applicants for IL
cense TO practice as attorneys. There
were twenty-six applicants. Twenty
three passed three failed. Those who
passed are Jefferson Bardin, Of Wilson
county: Albert Gable, Of Alamancs
Henry Cook, OF Cumberland Burgess
Crisp. Of Pender Josephus Daniels
of v Wilson Thomas Dixon. Jr.. Of
Cleveland Robert Douglas, Of Gull
ford Thomas Finley. Of Wilke. An
drew Harris, Of Granville; Joel
Hines Of Fender: Caleb Lockev,
Of New Hanover; Thomas May
hew. Of HYDE; Charles Pettsrev,
Of Washington Edward Pou, Jr., and
James Pou. Of Johnston Dsrstte
Reece, Of Yadkin Thomas Settle, 5r.,
Of Rockingham Amos NJ. Stack, Of
Union Robert Stevens, Of Union ; Lee
Warlick, Of Lincoln Ferdinand Whts-
keT, j.. Of Halifax Richard White,
Of Bladen Sydney Vsodsrd, Of Vii
son. One OF those who passed Is ex-
United States Marshal Rshert NJ. Doug
las. Of Greensboro. Another wa a
son Of Judge Thomas Settle, Of Florida
This morning, at the residence OF eI-
Governor ". ". Holden, his daughter
Miss Beulsh ". Holden, was married
to Walter Z. Henry, Esq, Of Header
son. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. T. L. Skinner. D. D. Only few
friends were present-among them Gov
crnor Scales, Captain o. A. Coke,
Judge Thomas Settle, Hon. D. q.
Fowl,. Judge Walter Clark, Major :.
d. Finger, Chief-JustIce ". y. II.
Smith. Dr. Eugene Grisssn. and Post
master :. A. Ashe.
A question was asked General " q.
Lewis. who Is Engineer Of the State,
as 10 the reason why the valuable phos-
plate deposits II the eastern part Of the
State are not developed. lie says
'' The trouble Is. the people who own
the land vhereupOn are the deposits
Will not sell II fact. they will not even
name 8 price. The deposits vary from
100 10 LOCO tons per acre. The land
owners hold back for big prices. The
phosphates, as they lie are worth from
80 10 A. cents q ton"
K. D. George. who was slave. be-
longing to Colonel Alfred Smith. Of
WhiIeyille, Is now worth over S40, 900.
Il is stated that runaway couple was
married al NebSneYille Saturday eve
ning. When about 70 take the train at
that station on Sunday the groom was
arrested by the sheriff Of the county,
handsufed. and prevented from taking
the bridal tour. The girl vas under
age, and the arrest was made al the IN
stance Of her angry father. who took
his daughter home.