Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-03
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
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RALEIGH, n. c., February 2.--fhe
Supreme Court to-day completed its
examination of applicants for license
as attorneys. There were fourteen ap-
plicants, but three failed to pass. One
Of these unfortunstes was colored-
The eleven fortunate ones were Je-
seph j. Hooker, Chatham county I:
Winston L. Reece, Ysdkin; Charles
NJ. Hill. Beaufort; Solomon c. Well,
New Hanover; Robert L. Wyburn,
Cleveland; James Y. Joyner. Wayne !;
Fred. Il. WalrKth, jackson; Alfred u.
Jones, Wake; Rowland n. Wolfe,
Buncombe: Edward Reed Memminger,
Henderson county. The lsst-named is
a son Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
of the Confederate States, and has re
Gently made his home IN North Caro-
Ina.
The commissioners Of Durham coun-
ty have ordered an election TO be held
in the town Of Durham on the question
of prohibition June TIA. The contest
which viii arise out OF that matter will,
il Is predicted, become State talk.
W. A. Griffith has been elected She
riff Of Mecklenburg county to succeed
Sheriff Potts, whp resigned last week.
Official reports Of the weather obser-
vations here made by the State Depart
meDt of Agriculture FOR January Just
ended are interesting. The highest
temperature was IS, on the 5th; lowest
5, on the llth. Mean temperature was
81, the lowest on record. Snow fell on
the 5th, 8th, 9th, oath, and Slst.
There were two inches and half OF
rain-fall-this was less than usual.
The mean temperature for January Of
last year was 40, for year previous 81,
and for 1853 AZ.
Last night three prisoners for the
peDitentiary arrived here under guard
Of Sheriff Crews and detail Of six mer
Of the Granville Grays of Oxford. The
prisoners were Sswney Richardson
white, for demonstrating, ten years j.
". Vaughan, white. same ofense, si1
years Lee Long, colored. larceny, two
years. The reason the soldiers were
ordered to come was that it was ap'
pretended that at Henderson an attempt
might be made TO rescue the prisoners
Vaughan, who is young man. has
number OF friends there who had saic
they thought his sentence harsh, but
there was no trouble whatever. A
large crowd had assembled and many
spoke to Vaughan, but no demonstra
ton was made.
Lieutenant Francis Winslow, Of th'
United States navy, is here 10 consul
with the Governor and Commissioner o
Agriculture II regard to his work Il
making explorations ofthe oyster water
OF the State. lie came here direct from
the eastern counties. BE says the wori
progresses satisfactorily. He is sur
prised at the extent and value Of tn
present beds and at the great capacit!
for their further development. The Oys
ter industry, like others. he thinks, i
sure to become one of the leading one
in The State.
The Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythi,l
Of North Carolina will meet in this Cit
Tuesday next. This body is composed
Of some Of the ablest men IN NOrtl
Carolina. Delegates viii be presen
from al parts Of the State.
Sheriff Grantham, Of Wayne, yes
terday settled the taxes due the Stat
by his county, paying into the treasur.
el2,500.
The State Board Of Education was il
session to-day. 1t transacted no busi
ness Of special importance.
The work Of laying rail on the short
cut railway from Wilson to Fayette
vile progresses with greAt rapidity fror
the Wilson end. The quickness an
excellence Of the work done on this lin
of road are surprising, exceeding any
thing OF the kind before known in tn
( State. Many hundreds Of skilled labor
srs have been employed by the vii
mipgton and Weldon railroad. which i
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