Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-06
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALEIcHs HEwsY BUDGET.
Fish Culture Railroad msters-fiitctt DIS
tiiling- Tobacco - Valuation or frepefu-
Penslens-A Big Fire.
Especial telegram 20 the Dispatch.1

Fish Culture Railroad sstters-fiiictt DIS
tlIlius-Tebsece - vsiaatien or Preperfs-
PeDsleas-A Big Fire.
Especial telegram 10 the pispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., December o.
Ed. N. Robinson, who was for years con-
nected with the North Carolina Fish Conn.,
mission. and who Is now member OF the
United States Fish Commission. has ar
rived here and brought q number on Ger
man carp and California and brook troot.
The carp were placed In the State nsh- pond
near here. North Carolina, which lew
years ago took such prominent position
In nsh culture, now does nothing. The peo-
ple OF the western part 81 the state COM
planned OF the Department OF flsh and
Fisheries which the eastern people favor,
and SO Il had 20 go. Many people now say
that the Agricultural Department may De
abolished.
The exodus OF negroes from Richmond
county continues. Ninety more FAMILIES
left to-day for Arkansas.
Last week I'VE prisoners escapeu foin
Morganion jan. sheriff Lackey and Deputy
Alexander pursued them and found one
Friddle-in Cleveland county covered upin
q Pile OF cottou-seed Ia an clubhouse. Ihey
fished him ont and took him back 10 jail.
North Carolina in 1850 had an assessed
valuation Of property amounting 10 sloo,-
26e PAL while for this year II amounts 10
1922, 500 600, an Increase OF S6o.oSl,IOI.
The Auditors report IA Approaching COM
pletion. IL VIII be published early IA jan
George Howard and George Il. Boomer
have completed the Tarboro' Cotton-Seed
Un-Mills, which have capacity for about
twenty tons Of seed per day. They have
sixty-horse power engine with seventy
five.horse power boiler. The oil-mils COM
Plete cost about 100000.
Raleigh has this season sod tobacco grown
- a. ia ftA-
cord 10 is doubtful whether any market la
the state can show larger area OF patron
age than this
A large posse Of Collector Yarborough's
internal revenue deputies captured three
Illicit distilleries. One was found twenty
two miles from Raleigh, and was perhaps
the larges; ever captured IN the state. ~
had been operated for years. It's capacity
was great. IL was not thought possible that
so large an Illicit distillery was In this sec.
ton OF the Stale. IL WAS IN operation, ano
large supplies OF material were captured
with 10.
All the contractors on the shelby Ruth
erfordtOu division OF the Atlantic ana
Northwestern railroad are now al work IN
good earnest. There are now over 800 hands
nj work upon the road.
Deputy ReYenue-Collector Young has
made an extensive tour among the brandy
distilleries in Transy lvania, Hen derson, and
Buncombe counties. and reports that an
unusual amount OF brandy II being made,
especislly in Henderson. where there are
some twenty bonded distllleries.
A railroad meeting viii be held NJ Huther-
fordion on the 18th instant 10 take such
measures as may be thought best TO insure
the extension Of the Carolina central rail-
road from kutherfOrdtOD 10 AsheYile.
IL Is now stated that MrS. :. j. Pember-
ton, OF Albemare Stanly county, who was
30 frightfully burned 10y lamp explosion
two weeks ago. VIII recover nom her IN
iuries. ii Will be a remarkable escape.
rt.sfa. l.tH last NFfaIf
make report Of fines and penalties I'M
posed and TO properly account for fines re-
ceived, at the next Mondays meeting OF
the Boards OF County commissioners.
There are already complaints from va
rious sections Of the state that unscrupu-
lous persons are dlscounting the warrants
which are sent TO Confederate pensioners
10y the state Auditor. These warrants are
on the state Treasurer. The Auditor mas
determined TO stop the practice. with each
warrant he sends printed Instructions as
follows.
Enclosed send you warrant No. -. for
sl4.75, ON the Public Treasurer of the state,
Your pro rata share Of the annual apprOprl-
atom made by the General Assembly Tor
the relief u Confederate soldiers and WI
dOWs under an act ratlned Mafch H. 1850
} oumust endorse this warrant 10y writing
\ our Iame across the back or IN event YOU
cannot write your name, then by making
YOUR mark II the presence Of a witness, ana
upon presentation 10 the Treasurer he viii
tay II. or 70 will be cashed by any bank,
merchant, or county officer without dis
discount OF shave
Governor scales Is quite Indignant at the
personal attacks made upon him by some
IapeIs for his action In respltlng the
burglars AT Charlotte. He says ne viii al
waNsgTant respite IN cases where any num-
her OF respectable citizens ask for Il. he
feels Il his high duty 10 do this 10 give the
matter proper consideration and allow him
20 ,ook INTO The facts In the case.
fhrF hon a. a
Baptist oTphaBge AZ ThOmasyille. There
are lbs orphans al the oxford asylum. The
COlored people are making satisfactory pro-
gress IN their plan 10 have an orphan asy-
lum IN oxford
Divers continue al work In the attempt
10 recover the body Of Engineer Whitley
from the railway wreck near Warm springs
AL attempts Thus far have been frultlees.
The engine u in water seVenty-four feet
deep Rs measurements show. II VIII be
hOisted out. The body OF Whitly is under
Il, the divers think, though they cannot see
10. AL the place where the accident occur
red a great portion OF the water OF French
Broad river is said TO flow under mOuD-
tain, itappearing some two miles below
The assertion Is made 10y some persons that
the body was washed into this great orlfice,
and 50 swept down the river.
TIE extensive iaunefles OF Schih & Bro
the. at Charlotte. were burned last night,
causing "A loss Of some $4,000, with light
insurance.
This is a notable season Tor injunctOns
aud all kinds of law. suits. Mecklcnburg
county hak road law under the provisions
Of an act passed by the last Legislature.
Now some citizens there apply for an in
Junction TO restrain the county commits
soneIs from collecting the tax. Judge
shipp continued the restraining order. and
an appeal To the Supreme Court was taken.
MOOnshiners have been reported as be-
coming very moral indeed since the Demo-
cratic Administration came ia. Reports
now coming IN show that mOonshiners are
as lively as OF yore. This week they fired
many times at revenue officers Ia Watsuga.
One mOonshiner named Suite Myre is in
jail for attempting 10 Kill United States
Deputy Marshal Harris.
Last evening AT very large church
meeting the resignation OF lr. Thomas T..
Skinner as pastor Of the First Baptist
church was accepted. Tomorrow he
breaches his farewell sermon.
Siate-Treasurer Balm to- day received from
Kansas a North Carolina State Treasury
note issued May 2, 1924, signed by John ).
Haywood, Public Treasurer. Treasurer
Balm will file II as a relic.