Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-08
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE VALUE OF TAXABLE PROPERTY IN
THR STATE.
A Good showing-Death Of a Prominent
Lawyer An Epidemic OF
Diphtheria.
tslorrnm 20 ,he nlsp.tch.l

RALKiGH. \. G., February To-day
On official statement was prepared in the
state Auditors Office showing the in
crease IN value Of taxable pro
perry IN North Caroliia for past year.
There we're somo errors IN the previous
Cstmatcs Of the amount OF increase.
The value Of property is two hundred
and ten millions and tmrty'hee thousand
dOllarS-an increase. over the previous
year OF nine millions one hundred and
eleven dollars. This is better showing
than even the most sangurnc expected.
John 4. Moore, of Halifax county. has
died of pneumonia, after "A fortnight's
illness. lie was very prominent law
yer, and would probably have been a
candidate for the supreme Court bench.
lie was son OF the late Judge Augustus
Moore, Of the Superior Court. and bro
thcT of Judge ". 4. Moore, OF Chowan
county.
Hargraye & Alexander, dry goods deal
ors, of Charlotte. assigned yesterday 10
T. X. T. Osborne. The liabilities are
SlS 900 mainly due 10 northern credi-
tors. The stock of goods on hand is
valued az $4,000 cash ON hand amounts
90 81, 800. and accounts are estimated to
he worth 2li. 800. The estate Of the late
=. II. harcIayc is O preferred creditor to
the amount Of $1,000.
An epidemic Of dlplthcria is reported
as prevalent IA "a part Of lrcdcll county.
Judge. Bond and Dick. of the United
States Circuit Court, viii be at Charlotte
FRIDAY 10 hear motion for appeal to
the United States Supreme Court 10y de-
PENDANTS in suits against the dciunct Ma
tional Express Company.
The Supreme Court to-day granted IL
ceuacs rs attorneys 10 the following {:
Lewis j. Williams, OF Forsyth county :;
Robert T.. Burke, Of Alexander; Julius
{. Martin, Of Wilkes Marshall l.. Mott.
Of IrcdeI Henry f. Starbuck, Of For
svth Edward f.. Cline. of Catawba :;
Lewis 4. l0ncy, OF Mcdowell Thomas
G. Whedbcc, Of Perquimons Samuel
VI. Gatiis. oi Orange George c. Heck.
Of Wake: Mars Nialcttc. OF Hartford ::
James A. Farmer, of Wilson Joshua j.
Newborn, of Lenoir; Simeon a. Smith
tcolorcdI, Of Greene Edmund Il. Nor
kcI. of haywood ; William l.. Cantwcll,
Of Wilson Dubruil Guitar, Jr., of New
hanover 'h"Iics ~. lh't' oI macon
Jay /. Ray. Of Macon; William W.
Zachary. Of Pennsylvania; Harvey
Terry, Of Pasquotank john W. Me
Canlcss. of Stanley AdolpA T. Lynch,
If Catavba, James w. Waters, of
Craven: Thomas J.. Latham. of Ashe !;
James G.. NeinmoD, of Buncombe /;
9lornvc,l q. Anderson. Of Burk Neil
\. Sinclair Of Cumoerland Lee -
Best, OF wayne Charles i. iasEcrFlilo'
o. Granville. lhero were thIiy-one
applicants. hut one 'coioItd laied 10
pass tX9mnai'on IT was the min TIME
DE nad been examined
y report con- the present status OF gold
mining ID North Carolina las been FUR
r'-hed your correspondent \ good deal
a. pretty successful work is IN progress
Several mining properties are yielding
coolrctums The greatest hindrance to
Tire work BEGAN last autumn ia the hlg
schemes n0a'ot ami false returns made
from some prominent localities These
things created a feeling OF suspicion.
Good people who have the real interests
of the state ai heart, "a far as mining
matters are concerned. irown down this
kind Of fraud They hope TO restore
confidence IN the valuable properties IN
the gold region. The Fsher-illl mine,
IN Guliorl county, rs doing we'll, as is
also the now ioovor-liill mine, in Ran
dolph county The shaft OF tine latter is
down 300 feet The force DOW running
Is tunnel 1900 feet. In the sloWnS 3Z4,-
010 yards of vein matterbayo been taken
ont The SiIycr-Nalley mine, IN David
son county, rs also dong well. Amalgum
Is taken from this mine. The mines IN
Mccklenburg county are active Among
these may be specially mentioned the 81.
Cathorine'-, llcmdon. ~. Anthony, Rnd-
asu. Dunn, and McGinn. Some work
Del in progress at the Chapman inlne, at
the Black mine. and at the North Caro-
lima and Baltimore gold and copper
mine.
Rev. DIR. Matthew I. Yates IS eX-
ftlaftI IA IlNEa | hmm ON ms WAY 10