Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
HRws NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIeH.
Negro Bighvsymen Disposed of-Fires-
Probable Fatal stabbing Array
Suicide Kerosene Accident.
.spse,.l telssam to the plspatcn.l

RALEIGH, n. c., December 23.-To.day
the sheriff OF Beaufort county brought 10
the penitentiary two negroes convicted OF
highway robbery. These are two oil the
men tho have in the past few months COM
mitted so many crimes OF that character vi
that county near the town OF Washington
| They get tea years each.
The Auditors report as made IN 10 DAY
| shows the aggregate value OF all real anu
| rersopal property in the State November
3Otb last TO be S202. 1893 500.
Conductor Murphy. OF the Cape Fear
and Yadkin.Valley railroad. was to-day ap'
pointed a railway policeman by Governor
scales.
At Asbeyille james Piatt was probably
fatally stabbed by William Townsend.
Charles L, ale's cotton. gin house ana
press were burned. with quantity OF cot
| ton. Loss, 81 AGO; no insurance.
j. +. Oliver, merchant at MI. ONr,
Wayne county, has assigned. Assets ana
| liabilities are not known.
Last night al Newberre kerosene-lamp
exploded in the grocery store OF Daniel
! Mosely. The building and three Others
adjoining were burned with remarkable
Guicknoss. Mosely and his wife were
seriously burned. The buildings destroys
were OF wood. and belonged TO George
Wilson, and were partially Insured. The
total loss is several thousand dollars.
| A fire at Wilmington last night com
pletcly destroyed the Zion Methodist
| church (colOrcdl, a large wooden structure
but an old one. The loss Is. perhlps,
| $500; covered by Sl,l00 insurance on II
and the furniture.
John A. Carpenter. native OF Chatham
county, committed suicide in Larnct county
by shooting himself in the head with re-
| ycvolver. lie was OF weak mind.
Miss Lizzie burlington, whose name i
IN all mems mouths while the mystery OF ben
| fate l. IN their mind, is daughter OF Ia,
| late Edward Burlington. OF Wilmington
He was quite u prominent Mason. llel
| three brothers are engaged In the search FOL
| her. They ale all young men. An uncle
Of hers lives in LarnCt county.
lie TREASURY STATEMENT.
Your correspondent obtains from Clair
| man T. y. WOmack, Of the legislative iGinl
! committee 10 examine the books OF state
| Treasurer Rlm, Tie following figures
| Thc balances in the Treasury December J.
| 1884, were: Educational fund, S20,9S -
puhiic fund, 1925, OSG. gS-total S9i7, 0GS.jG
| The receipts for the fiscal year ending 40
| vemLor so, 1885, were: Educational luna
S7,I1Gji: public fund, s31S,9j1 o. total
! S%SG.13i.lG The disbursements for the lat
| tcr wear were Educational fund, -, l3j.l4
| puhIic fund, 500, 4SG2 20. The balance IN
| ihe Treasury November 80, 1885, was there
| fore Si32.j2l.32. The receipts Of the edu
| caliOnal iund for the year ending Npyom
| bCr3O. 1855. were s. ,G2G. u. and Of the public
| fund SS35.42l 93, making the total receipts
| for The year $S43,0i7 -. and the total Re-
! sources for the year Sl,31j,jG 60. Tia,
| disbursements for the latter year we
| Educational fund, s. 800. So; public fund,
! Si.l12. Gj2. 3l-a total OF Sl.lSO,0lS. H.
| The balance il the Treasury December |,
| 1856, was, therefore, $40, jj0.H; OF winch
| S23, 223 IS was educational fund.
OF this sum Sl0G,4O2.S is applicable Ia
| general cXycnSes, and SGj.92i - TO the
payment Of interest on the / per cent. dcDt
| Of the STATE.
The General Assembly al the session OF
| 1855 authorized The Treasurer. with the
| conscu, If the Governor and Auditor, u
invest any surplus interest fund in new
| per cent. bonds Of the state. Under this,
| ~272.9jO Of such BOMBS have been Uuc-
! chased by Treasurer BAN. for which there
| were paid at yariOu, times during The tNo
years since the act was passed S2i1.SiJ ~
! being fraction over 81 cents on the ~ OF
| bonds
The committees official report SAYS
" Having carefully counted these bond'
and compared The price paid with thciI
market value at the time Of purchase. We
! feel that North Carolina Is TO Ice congr,ui
lated upon having placed a wise discretion
m the hands of honest and prudent
officers.
"In conclusion, We again express ON
| qualification at the satisfactory condition OF
the Treasury and the increased credit Of ih'
! state in the money market, OF the world
larecly brought ahout 10y the legislation
al owe alluded to-
Tie committee recommend change II
! the system Of issuing licenses, 80 th1' al
shall I've issued through The AUDITORS Office
! IN order thai both Auditor and Ircl~urr
NAV sign. in rider 10 carry out what seem
30 he a general provision Of, law in refer
cncc 10 the PAYMENT of all moneys in th
Treasury, the Auditor being the supervise
f tie fiscal concerns OF the state, thou@l
| lhe issuing Of licenses j. now. under Tn
law. the sole duty oi the Treasurer.