Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-01
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
TIE EoUALIzING or TAXES.


An Important State Board Appo,nsed--rhe
No.Feuee Fisht-New state puIidinss-
Murderd with q Hoe.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, N. c., June 20.--Gov-
ernor Scales to-day appointed John w.
Graham, OF Hillsboro' George w.
Howard, Of Tsrboro' and James W.
Patton, Of Asheville, as State Board to
equalizc taxation in the various coun-
ties Of the State. As matters now
are, the valuation put upon pro-
perty by the assessors varies
widely, and it is in the province oil
this Board to set matters straight by
seeing that there is perfect equaliza-
ton. The Board viii! meet here lit
tie later, and will examine the tax-lists
of ell the counties, and agree upon
basis Of valuation for the real property,
and will, as required by law, report to
the next Legislature. The selections
made are good ones. The matter is
one that has long needed Alteration.
To-day contract was given for the
erection Of the eos, 900 Centennial
Graded School here. 1t occupies the
site of the historic mansion occupied
by the Governors of the State since
1918. The demolition Of the old build
ings begins tomorrow. The new school
is to be completed by September LIST.
Mrs. S. A. Ashe, wife of the post
master of this city, is dangerously i'll.
The disease which was so fatal to
children in Iredell county and the adj
jacest section has happily abated in
large degree.
1t is learned on good authority that
two brothers named Thompson, living
in Martin county, have been proved to
be heirs to property amounting to half
a million dollars left by English rela-
tons. The claim was not difficult OF
proof, and they will receive the money
by the LIST Of September. One of the
Thompsons has for years been superin-
tendent Of the poor-house at Williams
ton, Martin county.
The Legislature passed a law at the
last session providing for the no-fence
law in all Of Wake county. The County
Commissioners met later and ordered
the erection Of fence around the en-
tire county. September LIST the people
opposed to the no-fence law, or stock
law, as it is variously known, had a
great mass-meeting here, and finally
applied for an injunction to prevent the
county from building fence until the
courts had passed upon the legality Of the
law. Much feeling has been aroused
all Unnecessarily; and thepeople in some
sections of the county are violently
opposed to the law, which has for years
been in operation in several townships.
The case is now being argued before
Judge Walter Clark in chambers here.
1t will probably consume two or three
days. AS this is the largest county OF
the State the matter becomes specially
important. The argument is being made
by some Of the ablest lawyers in the
State-two for the anti-law people and
eight on the side OF the no-fence par
tisans.
Rev. Dr.J. A. Lefeyre has returned to
Baltimore, having assured the friends OF
Davidson College that he intends to ac-
cept the presidency of that institution.
Professor c. c. Norwood. who was
elected to the chair Of Natural Philoso-
ply and Astronomy, has accepted the
pos ition.
In Mecklenburg county, Saturday
evening, in the course Of quarrel be-
tween Charles Moore, negro, and his
wife. the woman seized a hoe and,
striking him on the head. killed him in
stantly.
In the case Of T. II. Madison against
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
road, asking that the company be re-
strained from leasing the road, Judge
Phillips rendered an opinion that the
company has the right and power to
lease the road, and hence refused to
issue an injunction.
The trustees of the State University
met here at O'Clock this afternoon.
Thirty-nine were PRESENTLY far the
largest attendance ever known. Gov
ernor Scales presided; Hon. Richard
II. Battle. acting as secretary. The
session was occupied in reading the re-
port of the committee appointed
to classify the applications for
the vacant professorships. After this
came the reading of the testimonials
concerning the 38l applicants. The
trustees will not conclude their work
until tomorrow evening. The deepest
interest is manifested in the proceed
ings. 1t has been decided to choose
now only four full professors and one
assistant, leaving two assistants to be
chosen at the January meeting Of the
trustees. The two deferred are of ma
tural science and engineering.