Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-05
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALEIoH'S NEwsY BUDGET.
fhs ceming Prohibition Convention Water
sapp''-The industrialschosi caestieu--
fi'e TO he Bsntrd.


suppiJ-The Iadus,rtai.sch Question
fi'e 10 he Bsntrd.
Especial telegram to the D.spatch.l
RALEIGH, N. O., December 4.-The
State organ Of the Prohibition party
publishes call over the names OF
Moses Hammond, chairman of the
North Carolina Temperance Union, aud
r. .. Blair, chairman Of the State
Prohibition Executive Committee. and
about one hundred other representative
men irom twenty -four counties for the
State Convention to be held at Green's
boro' December 10th, to unite the pro-
hibition elements Of the State and to
organize them into the Prohibition
party.
a party of revenue officers left this
city yesterday on raid and captured
in Wake and Harnett counties two
stills, one Of ninety and the other Of
thirty gallons capacity. One of the
stills was in full blast, but the violators
of the law were not caught. The off.
GERS destroyed considerable quantity
OF beer, whiskey, corn-meal, &c. The
captured stills and fixtures are on the
way to Raleigh.
In all the counties Of the State the
Board Of County Commissioners and
Board Of Education meet next Monday.
The apportiOnment Of schoo, funds
must be made at the January meeting,
and the old census will be accepted by
the Board from all districts not re-
ported.
The farmers Of Robson county are
making extensive preparations to en-
gage in tobacco-culture next season.
Those who have this season tried it
are greatly pleased. About ten new
counties will engage quite largely in
the culture Of the weed next season.
Some businessmen Of Boston are
negotiating for the purchase of large
tract of swamp-land on Alligator river,
Tyrrell county.
Rev. NJ. Powell, Of GoldSboro', goes
to North Africa as missionary of the
Baptist Church. He sails from New
York the 18th instant.
To-day the grand jury in the United
States Circuit Court here was dis
charged, having disposed Of all the bust.
ness before it. The Court will be in ses-
sion two weeks longer. Judge Hugh
/. Bond arrived this evening, and dur
ing the remainder Of the term will be
Oh the bench with Judge Seymour.
Raleigh is practically certain to have
a system Of water supply. The COM
mittee made a report to the Board of
Aldermen this evening Of satisfactory
character, and at the next meeting will
lie able to place the matter definitely
before The people. There are several
bids for the construction of water
works.
Governor Scales to-day notified the
sheriff Of Gates county that he declined
to change the sentence Of the law in the
cases Of Isaiah Richardson, John Swan
ner, and Edward Sanders, all colOred.
These men last September broke into
the store Of Wiley L Eggleston,
near GatesyiIle. They were convicted
in October, and sentenced to be hanged
November 23d. On petition for respite,
the Governor granted it until December
7th. The men will all be hanged next
Monday. To-day the Governor sent a
similar notice to the sheriff Of Mecklen-
burg county in the case Of Nelson Stew
art and Anderson Davis, negroes, who,
September Dist, committed burglary al
the residence Of 5. G.. Strickland, at
Charlotte. They were convicted in
October and sentenced to be hanged
November 18th. They were respited
until December 9th. They will now
be hanged Wednesday.
To-day MeSsIs. ". &. Cpchurch, \,
Leazar, and {. W. Dabney examined
several farms near this city with the
view to selecting a location for the
State experimental farm which the
State Board Of Agriculture yesterday
decided to establish. They will report
10 the Board at the January meeting
Considerable comment was caused
to-day BY the neglect Of the Board 9
Agriculture to establish at this session
the State industrial school. The senti.
ment Of the Board was unanimous in
in favor Of the establishment Of the
school, only conditioned upon adequacy
OF meaas at command. After a dis.
cussien Of the question of both the
| founding and location Of the school the
Board committed the subject to the Exc
cutiyc Committee with instructions
TO report at the January meeting
The Executive Committee is composed
Of the Governor, ". &. Upchurch, and
". F. Green. This committee is au-
tborized to employ an expert if neces-
sary in preparing their report upon the
school. 1t was almost certain up to a
late hour last night that the school
would be at once established.
Staten, the jailer, went into the
Wadesboro' Jail to transfer the prison.
ers from the day.roOm into the cells.
lie was assaulted by the prisoners, who
attempted to oyerpower him and es-
cape. lie was ready for any emergency
and shot the foremost one through the
thigh. This had the effect of subduing
| the others,