Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.
Sheriff. settling-Run over--A Farmers
Horrible Death-Hsuse Burned
Railroad Notes.
lspecial ,elerram % tho pI.patch.l

Treasurer Balm says shcritis are settling
much more rapidly than usual.
Seven convicts were received at the
penitentiary today from New Hanover
county.
At Fayetteville Sunday negro named
Douglas Settle in fit Of jealousy shot
his wife. The wound is very dangerous.
he is in Jail
In BERTHE county fortnight ago
Thomas Baget lost leg, which, owing
70 injuries received in cotton-gin, had
TO be amputated. Saturday his kitchen
was burned, and, greatly alarmed, he
forgot his wound and sprang out OF the
house, injuring himself seriously.
Attorney General Davidson returned
from Asheville to-day.
Snow began falling here ct o'clock
this afternoon. The temperature from
: o'clock this morning to that hour had
fallen % degrees.
A train to-day ran over and killedA
man near Reidsville.
II NAV now be regarded as a settled
fact that the Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
lev railway will be extended to Whining
ton. President Julius A. Gray, OF that
road. accepts the proposition of the VII
mington commissioners to give $780, 600
10 secure this greatly desired result IT
is a matter of special Importance to
many counties of North Carolina, and to
some in Virginia. 1t is especially i'm
portapt to the section northwest OF
Greensboro, which this road is just now
developing. No road in the State has
greater possibilities of usefulness or sue
cess. 1t has already an assured Virginia
connection. Wilmington has this year
felt the impetus Of trade, but 1t is only
"A foretaste of the prosperity sure to come
10 it. President Gray has visited South
port, near Wilmington, to see ITS many
advantages as port.
A negro named William Brown has
been lodged in jail at Wilmington on q
charge OF arson, capital crime. He
poured oil on the floor of his house and
then fired it, his object being to obtain
the insurance His wife was lying sick
in the house Mt the time. She told OF
his crime. Brown at once fled, and has
been at Garysburg i'll hiding.
The truck crops in the coast counties,
Il is learned, will be rather larger than
usual. Farmers are making preparations
actively.
Colonel A. NJ. Faison's handsome resi-
dence, in Duplin county near Warsaw, was
burned Saturday. The loss was $4,000
and there was no insurance, Colonel tai-
son also lost 81, 900 III pocket-boob burn
ed the house. THERE'S evidence that the
fire was the work of an Incendiary. The
place was the finest in the county.
Mr.. Thomas Marion, tObacco-farmer,
was burned to death last week IN Surry
county. he was in atobacco-barn drying
lumber, vhich fell upon him and pinned
him to tie floor 1t caught fire and he
was soon roasted alive. His wife in try
ing 10 save him was very badly burned.
In n private letter from Brazil Minis
ter Jarvis says that his health has been
poor ever since his return there early
last spring, and that he is in consequence
much reduced in flesh He is taking
great care of himself. and hopes to be
spared TO return to North Carolina with
health and vigOr and ready for any
work that nav he assigned him. He
saws he ia anxious about the Democratic
success this wear. He does not appear
TO like the signs, and thinks the fact that
publc opinion does not centre upon a
candidate for Governor the reverse OF
hopeful. He thinks that now, OF all
times, personal interests should be subor-
dinated to the welfare of the party, and
that il there is any one man who can
certainly be elected he ought to be nomi-
mated. With such n spirit rs this victory
he thinks may he assured. Governor
Jarvis himself would be as strong a
candidate as the State can produce. lie
is a patriot. all the way through
North Carolinian of North Carolinians,
who in all his public relations has done
the State honor and won her success.
To-day one of the men who appear to
be interested in the special-taX bond
suits was asked what they expected 70
make of the matter in case the Supreme
Court Of the United States decides IN
favor of the bondhJlders. Said he
"We expect that the decision will sc
affect public sentiment rs to cause
demand for some amicable adjustment
of the matter by which the State shall
nav TO the holders of the bonds what il
received for them, without interest. II
NAV be q long time before that result
would he attained, but | believe that after
awhile il would be. Such IN arrangement
an told, would be satisfactory TO thI
holders of these bonds" 1t dOubtles!
would be II very long time indeed before
such a decision OF the Court as to thes,
fraudulent bonds could induce the PEG
20 N
recognize them. TO say nothing OF paying
them or any percentage OF them. How
ever, the view of the bondholders, who
have "pooed their bonds in this suit
is of interest, rs showing what they
hope the Supreme Count and time vii
affect.
Some excitement exists at Asheville OF
account of some cases of cerebro-spina
meningitis of quite fatal type. Out OF
four persons attacked three have died
The disease is not at all common in thu
State.
Bishop Northrop, of the Catholic
Church, and Mother Mary Augustine, o.
Hickory, are at Asheyille to-day to con
suit with Father White regarding a loca
ton for the convent and academy
priests residence. and church about to be
erected at Asheville.
The report of the Eastern Insane Asy-
lum at Goldsboro' for colored patients
shows that the average number treated
during the past year was l79 and the ex
pense per capita Sl47. OF last years
appropriation g, 900 is yet on hand and
the annual appropriation OF S25, O0O /:
declared by the superintendent to bt
sufficient During the year 81, l52 was
expended for repairs and improvements
An organized band of sixteen burglars
has been committing many depredatlons
in Rowan county. Six are III Jail. They
are two men named Roseman, two bro
theirs named Newsom, their sister, anC
Alfred Hess So great were their out
RACES that the people turned out in 8
body to effect their capture.
A good deal Of snow fell west of here
last night. None fell east of Durham.
The weather is very inclement. Rair
shas fallen four days and the streams art
high.
Colonel Il. q. Montgomery, one o.
the oldest and most prominent citiZenG