Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-17
NORTH CAROLINA.
INTERESTING CORNERSTONE CERE-
MONIES AT TARB0R0.
Educational Progress - Several Serious
Fires-supreme court-A BIG Find
Railroad Notes.
[specIal ,alegr.m TO the plspaton.

RALEIGH. n. c., October t6.-The cere-
mony of laying the cornerstone OF the new
public.sehool buildings attracted many peo-
pie to Turboro' yesterday. Grand Master
of-Masons Busbee was prevented from at
teuding. and The stone was laid by Deputy
Grand Master Robinson, OF Wilmington.
Major Finger. State superintendent Of
Public Instruction, delivered an admirable
address in the open air 10 large audience.
his subject being Education aud its Goa
nectiou with Labor. Major Finger tells
your correspondent that the new measures
introduced IN the pubic schools in tae past
two Years have effected remarkable results.
Great numbers OF new buildings have been
erected, and there Il a notable improve
ment in the quality Of instruction.
sUPEENE COURT.
The Supreme Court yesterday disposed
Of the asi Of the cases from the Second
district. and to-day was in conference.
Monday il takes Up the docket OF the
Third district. which Is not very heavy.
To-day there was large assemblage OF
people in Johnston county 30 formulate
plans for the new county. A committee,
representing each OF the counties Of Wake,
Franklin, Nash, Johnston, and Wilson, was
appointed to lay or or rather suggest. the
boundary lines OF the new county which 1t
il proposed 10 form out Of parts OF the live
ahove.named. The matter will. by petition.
br brought before the next Legislature. The
outcome cannot be predicted wiph GER
| tsnty. For the past eight years sentiment
has been unfayorable 10 the creation Of now
counties In addition TO the ninety-slN new
in existence.
PRE-.
Thursday night a ire broke OIL, IN Par
| ker 4 uaTpcI's store. at iIo0kerton, Greene
county. consuming their building and en-
tire stock of general merchandise, also A.
: -;ausbter's store OF groceries and li.pors
and William Forrestjs store Of groceries
| and liquors; ". II. johnson & Co., gene
| raj merchandise new store lust com
| plelcd by Dummy, Dunn & Cole, and a res
taurant.
The East Chowan Baptist Association Is
| holding It's annual meeting in Ch0wan
| county, with q remarkably good attendance.
This week two-pound nugget OF virgin
gold was found in TTlnsylyania county.
| Other lucky finds there have given new
impetus to mining.
The sad death Of one woman, resulting
| from insanity caused by the earthquake
fright. has been reported. Mrs. llaus,. OF
| Lincolnion. has been taken to the asylum
| at MorgantOn entirely insane from the
| same cause.
\ fire at Durham early yesterday morn
ing DESTROYED Lewis Bloun's foundry and
| machne.shops. Loss about $4,000; insu-
rance on machinery, $500; none on the
building.
RAILROADS.
II Is now reported that the Norfolk aud
Southern railroad, from Norfolk TO Eden
| ton, will connect al the latter place with the
Abemarle aud Pantego railroad, w0rl, on
which progresses rapidly, and VIII extend
south through a rich territory. II is an
important matter for Norfolk.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
Yesterday morning the handsome resi-
dence Of L. ". UzZlc, al Seven Springs,
was burned. Loss, $500; insurance,
$1,000.
SENSATION.
Marion. Mcdowell county, has sensa-
ton in n runaway marrisge Thursday OF
Br. Robert Birgin, a prominent pby,icinn,
and Miss Mary Halliburton. The latter
was attending school. On her way there
she get into the buggy with the Doctor
and drove rapidly 10 the Black Mountain.
where they were married.
A meeting OF the North Carolina Board
% Pharmacy was to-day ordered to be
held here the Goth and 9th instant 10 eX-
anime applicants for license.
Last night there was 4 large Assem- bIagc
81 people at JonesborO', on the Cape Fear
and Yadkin-Valley railway, the occasion
being the opening OF tobacco-warehouse
there. 1t j. large building, but was lllcd
with dancers-a grand bali being given.
Jonesboro', like other towns on that line, i
rapidly improving. Mach interest l.
shown in tobacco culture in that section,
a. well ~ in Cumberland county.
At Fayetteville during the fair tobacco
warehouse will be opened-the first in the
place.
Mayor Dodd call, a ma.s-DeetIng Of the
citizens for Monday evening 10 make final
arrangements for the reception and enter
tainment Of northern editors during fair
week. Raleigh Will do her full duty in the
matter.
R4NsC"'s SPEECH.
Senator Rlnsom's speech here last eve
ming before an audience OF a thousand peO-
Die was one OF his best efforts. He went
over all the g,ound in contrasting Repuhli-
can and Democratic methods and admins
tration. He appealed TO the minds. 10 the
memories. and TO the pockets OF his an.
dience. lie said tha, in 1869 the iopubli-
cans collected eighty cents tax on the
SiO0 valuation Of property, did not
nav a cent for schools. and increased the
debt from $500, 900 to si2,0O0,05O. The
Democrats had reduced the debt 70 81, 9JO.-
eco, had reduced the rate Of taxation 10 -
cents on the 500 in 1855. and had spent
over $S50,Oc0 thi. year upon the public
schools. such arguments . these had
good effect, and the expressions OF arprO-
val Of the speech were loud and numerous.
Ransom's euIOgy Of President Cleveland
was one Oi the features Of the speech.
Vance and Ransom are now regularly in
The canvass. nor are they apt to get off .neir
harness before election.day. Az rapidly Is
possible Democrats are pressed into service.
Everything is being done TO set the dis
satisfied members Of the party straight;
10 "smOeth the wrinkled fronts" Of Pro-
hibitionists-mcn who failed II get office,
those who are opposed u the present Sys-
TEN Of county governmental that mas
Of maeconlcnts who make the campaign OF
1856. with all its tamcnes-. quite unique
and yAriegated. There J. too much de.
spondeney among some Glasses OF Demo-
erats, who were born dissatisfied, and
always like TO take the glJomiest view OF
everything.
The Republicans are already belten on
their point inrcgard to the county govern
ment; that much is certain. The LeylSll-
lure will in both branches be heavily
sf.f.r- .