Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-22
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
TIE WHOLE STATE IN BRIEF.
Decision About Dfummers' Tax Professor
Elected = ton-ic,s Hir,d Out - Railroad

Dfcision About Bfummfrs' Tax Professor
Elected Con-icu Bir,d Out - Railroad
Matters.
Especial telegram TO tho Dlsp&tch.l
RALEIGH. N. c., October 2l.--The
directors of the penitentiary are in ses-
sion to-day. They have agreed to let
the directors of the Moncure aud Pitts
boro' railway have the use of the con-
victs now employed in the brick yards
and at the State farm. They will be-
gin work in fifteen days, and will COM
plete the road by late spring.
f. z. Venable, professor Of chemistry
in the University Of North Carolina,
has been unanimously elected lecturer
in chemistry in the Government school
at Martba's Vineyard, Mass.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Rutherford are here on business
connected with Rutherford's railroad
bonds. of which 100000 are to be
issued for the construction Of the road
from Shelby westward.
A. Z. Pelham, of Craven county,
with five hounds, was out with them
Thursday. They jumped deer and
sped away, but did not reappear. He
searched for them, but in vain. Finally
his attention was directed to a well
with seven or eight feet of water in it.
On going there he beheld his faithful
dogs on each side of the deer-all
drowned in the well together.
ii. L. High states that in Piney
Woods township, Pender county,
crowd Of men came to the house at
which no was stopping and tried to COM
pei him to leave forthwith, but they
finally agreed that he might remain one
night, but must leave early next morn
ing or he would be sorry for not doing
so. High told the mob that he came
there only to assist in moving one Of
his neighbors to Columbus county. and
that he was going to stay long enough
to rest his horses, and would then go
back home. There have been reports
Of robberies committed recently in Pen
der county, the perpetrators of several
ofwhich are alleged to be white men
disguised as negroes. Perhaps the mob
that visited High was in search of these
robbers.
A grand inaugural horse fair will be
held at Blackwell's Park, Durham, Oc-
tober 2Sth, Goth, and Both. There
will be 81 500 in premiums.
The annual fair Of the Friends Tor
"Quakers " begins at New Garden,
Guilford county, tomorrow. The oc-
casion will be one Of great interest, as
the Society of Friends is among the
most influential in that section.
Caldwell and Alexander counties are
too well represented at Statesville Fed
eral Court this week. 1t seems that
the illicit whiskey business is being
run for all it is worth, and deputy mar
sbals are having plenty of work in that
particular section. Elsewhere in the
State the illicit traffic in liquor has
about ceased.
Citizens Of Lenoir, Caldwell county,
have raised money for the erection OF
private telegraph line between Hickory
and that town. The line will be estab-
lished at once.
The sheriff of Gates county reports
that the names Of the negro burglars
sentenced to be hanged there November
23d are Isaiah Richardson, John Sc
yaDner, and Edward Saunders.
A colored brakeman named George
Best, on the West North Carolina rail-
road, met with a very tragic death. A
freight train going towards Asheville
was crossing bridge near Old Fort.
Best was standing on the tender Of the
engine as the train ran on the bridge.
A beam of the bridge-framing struck
him on the back part Of the head,
knocking him off the tender and over the
bridge and into the water, some dis
lance below. He was taken to Ashe-
vile, where he died.
Work on the new hotel at Haywood,
White Sulphur Springs, was commenced
this morning. The old hotel was burned
last August while Governor Scales was
one Of the guests.
A very important decision was made
yesterday at Charlotte by Judge
Meares in the Criminal Court. A mer-
chant Of Charlotte named Miller had
been fined 5000 by a magistrate for
failure TO take out a license for the
privilege of selling by sample. lie APP
Iealed. Judge Meares ruled that the
law which was passed by the last Legis-
lature Is unconstitutional. Solicitor
Wilson took an appeal 70 the Supreme
Court. Judge Meares says that The act
IS unconstitutional, because it is dia-
criminNtiye, az il Allow home ID ,schaniS
.rH w.. . " 80 grr-
bases. lL0e ~ s.~ays trouble over
Jrunmers license matters, and will al
WAYS be.
Sir. II. J. McDuffie succeeds Mr..
Boone as editor Of the Durham Re-
porter.
The Raleigh Baptist Association is
in session this week at Inwood church.
The funeral Of Mr.. John c. Blake,
who was for many years cashier Of the
Raleigh National Bank, was held here
to-day. lie was one Of the best bust
ness men in the State, and had served
as alderman Of this city.
Last night burglars entered the store
Of Brown & Ellis, in the suburbs Of the.
city, and stole quantity Of money and
goods. This is the third burglary in
three weeks. One Of the burglars has
been captured and is in Jail.
The Governor to-day appointed JUS
tees Of the peace for Warren county.