Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-17
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS GATHERED HERE AND THERE
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Education-E Encouraging Report-Mining.
Return OF Flag-A Sad Shooting
Accident Railroad Matters.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch. ]

| RALEIGH, n. c., March I6.-The
State Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton feels very hopeful Of educational
matters in the State. lie has received
few more reports from county officers
in addition to the sixty-ive he had be-
fore received and published. He esti-
mates the number of children attending
colleges and private 9chools ofall kinds
at over 10000. There are over four
times as many at the public schools.
The March bulletin Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture was issued to-day.
1t gives the analy sis of seventy brands
of fertilizers, and contains supplement-
airy reports as to the phosphate deposits
and coal deposits. Search for further
coal deposits may be made later.
There is some disposition to develop
the beds, particularly in Chatham.
Before the war preparations for
mining coal and iron were made there
on very extensive scale, and the United
States Government was completing
preparations for establishing gun.foun-
dries there when the war came on and
stopped all that sort Of thing. Parties
in Wilmington, Del, have since the war
had large interests in those mines, but
very little is now being done, and much
valuable property has gone to ruin.
A few days ago an officer from an
eastern county went as messenger to
South Carolina after bigamist. His
trip occupied two days, and he rem
dered a bill to the State for 81 ex-
penses and 5000 compensation.
1t is said that an attempt will be
made to put third party on its feet in
Wake, using the fence-law agitation as
a basis. 1t is hardly probable that
much will result from that attempt.
More favorable weather has resulted
in the freer movement Of tobacco here
and at other markets in the State.
1t is expected that argument in the
injunction case against the town Of
Goldsboro' will be heard Friday.
Application was made by several tax
payers to restrain the city from issuing
bonds for the construction Of water
works. The application alleges that
the works contemplated are not Of
proper character.
Tomorrow evening the GoldsbOro'
Rifles will be presented with battle
flag captured from them by the Twenty
seventh Massachusetts, regiment. The
officers Of that regiment acting as
committee arrived to-day at Goldsboro'.
There will be a great jubilee over the
return of the colors, with speeches,
public reception, and ball and address
by Solicitor Swift Galloway, Of this dis
trict, who was a gallant Confederate
soldier.
The papers in the injunction case Of
the Carolina Central railroad against
the Massachusetts, Construction Com
pany to restrain the latter from building
a road from Shelby, Cleveland county,
to Rutherfordton and beyond were all
served to-day. There will be a great
fight over the matter in the courts.
The Seaboard road will spare no efforts
to vanquish its adversary.
1t is rumored that Mormon emissaries
have been driven from Watauga county
by the people, after having made a
number Of proselytes, whom they in
duced to 90 into Tennessee.
The Republicans have as yet shown
no sign of life in this State, and nothing
has been heard Of their committees.
Miss Maggie Wilson, Of Charlotte,
was shot and MORALLY wounded by her
brother-in-la Michael Coppala. The
shooting was accidental. The girl was
in hallway. The bullet passed through
the door and then entirely through the
girls body.