Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-21
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
NATTER OF rKrERssT 10 HER
MAs0Ns.
The State Board Of Agriculture silitary
Mattcrs-Ths Paris Exposition
General Notes
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gains 30 Wtmpcfship curing TIE year. Inc
Grand Lodge viii decide the question ~ to
whethor iis seat viii be moved 10 Oxford or
remain ~ Raleixt.
Democratic Sherin Lewis o. Lounge. %
Wake. who was unable n make up his bond
here, has made 70 UP NJ Durham, aud will be
ready 60 give "a next Monday 10 the county
commissioner,
By-ssn & Ellis. general merchants, doing
hu.lkssz az Two stores IN Kscigh township,
assigned to-day FOR The bcpe6' Of their credl-
tors. W n. Pace il assignee The pre-
fsr.ed debts aggregate about $500 and
other debi- about $4,000. The assets VIII
amount % 5000. iiiscisiq several Rich
mond hrn. ere on the lisi Of creditors MOI
preferred.
The state Board oi Agriculture a. i's ne.
cent session instructed ihc COMMISSIONER
OF Agriculture o. correspond with the
Ynn.d eiaics Commissioner oi Agriculture
wnhayi.W o. usccrtainine whether North
Carolina could make dislinciive State ex-
lial under lhc auspices % The liniied Sistcs
nf hc Paris Exposition. and ihat Il so T.
would place an able man in charge Of this
exhibit. reply WAS rtcrived from the
Innfd ~t8tes commissioner tO.daY. In which
De- states that ~ IS lmpo,.iblc n promise space
FOR such goa exhibit. ~ demands Tor space are
20 great and &c Is 20 limited. The Govern
Tncat b. tDdcavorine 10 secure more space.
The Commissioner states that all tOhaccos.
cereals fruits, &C.. from tbs state will be
shown and 30 arranged ~ 10 show The local.
IS whence they came. This arrangement
will not DO satisfactory 10 the board, which
desires 10 make distinctive exhibit some-
what on nc scale Of that az the New Orleans
Exposition.
MILITARY.
The state Guard has increased 231 during
tho vear. and now has 1,fj9 members, OF
which 20 are on The Generals staff. Al in the
cayslry troop, 314 IN the First regiment, 300
in The second. $3.50 in the Third, 29S In the
FOURTH, and 100 in the colored battalion.
4. H. Days grist-mill, in Wayne county,
VS. burned last night. Loss, $1,000; no in
sursncc.
Shade Brown mys'eriously disappeared
from Ncwberne ten days ego. Yesterday
ITS BODY was found in the dock. lie had
fd'ou from q boat and been drowned
Mr.. James A Graham. who stood bis ex-
animation and WIS recently appointed, under
citiEseTsiDc rules. a special pension exam
iuer. has been assigned 70 duty al Columbia,
Tenn. and will go in short while.
iating his family with him. lie is "a son Of
the lsie Governor Graham.
TIC supEmOW-coCRT RiDiNGs.
The nH,tmeuts 81 tue superior Court
Judges for the spring ridings u 1899. which
soon begin. are ~ follows: Fifsi (Edeutonb
circuit. Judge Boykin; Second tialiiaNl,
Judge Nacfae; Third (Wilsonl. Judge Arm
frid: Fourth (Ealeigh). judge Graves; Fifth
fGrCen-b0rO' Judge Bynu sixth Dup
hnt, Judge Ship: Seventh .Fayetteville),
Judge AerrimOD; Eighth (sllisburyl, Judge
Brown. Smith (Wmstonl, Judge Phillips;
Tenth Norrantou), Judge Conner; Eleventh
(Chor'o'tel Judge Clark; Twelfth lAshe-
villcI. Judge Gilmer.
Tie shipments Of 6sh from the sounds TO
points North snd south ana in this State are
very iarrc md the indications are that they
will be llrg,r IBIS season, ending May lat,
than ever before. There Is marked Inn
provcmcut 10 The transportation facilities
The Durham hObbln- and shuttle-block
manuiactory will begin operations January
1sf ou an extensive scale.
The Republican Shefiffelcct 81 Green
county failed TO give bond and the county
commissioners declared the Office vacant and
apr. inffd Democrat 10 fli the vacancy.
N0w fbe Republican Sherinelect seeks by
mlndamus 10 compel the commissioners to
yt.cind their action. The case comes up be-
fore Judge Common, at Snow Hill.
FOV-HrNuNG.
The inv.hming ls particularly excellent
Su thr State ihls season. There rs 10 be an
uld-iime holiday hunt near Wilmington, m
witch two very iino packs Of hounds are TO
participate. The Hoylan pack, Of this city,
g. making q good record.
Part of the crew OF the abandoned brig
Lewis A. squire have left Wilmington aud
gone North, the others remaining In that city,
JUDGE FoWie, G0ycrn0r-elect, spends
good deal o. time at the Executive Office with
Governor Scales, masking himself familiar
with the details OF the work. lie does 50 10y
invitation ~ Governor Scales.
JUDGE ToWLE AND COLORED JURVNEN.
10 is not eeucaly known that Jpdge
Towle was the inst Judge IN The State to re-
uurc negroes % De PIT on 4 jury. Your
correspondent heard the story to-day, and Il
D. quite m interesting one. Ia The fall OF
ISL. before reconstfuciiOu, Judge F0wle
ws.a Judge OF tho superior Court. General
CANDY mad ISSUED an order that lures which
were made up entirely Of white men must be
DISCHARGED. \ sort Oi council was called at
the office 10 Governor Jonathan Worth,
The matter of tne negrO's status was talked
a.. The Governor had good deal 20 say,
au1 so did the late Chd-Justico Pear
son and Air. William Eaton. Judge
loWic. the y0uugos1e man present, was
thr lsl to srcaS. he said be took different
view 90 tots matter from that commonly
hDj. Ihe Constitution only gave white
males thc right 20 vote. but that same Con-
sNluton said that the iuries should be COM
posed OF citizens. no mention Of cOloi being
ua1r. Ie held that the negro was citizen,
,la therefore hal right 90 serve on jury
under The Constitution, aud sisted that he
would test the matter az his next court.
This wa. IN Marlin county the following
seek. IIpWent there aud ordered the sheriff
Go pat some negroes on the lurY. II was
done. and Of cOurse created talk. Colonel
William Lamb, then OF that county and an
rrlri Democrat, shock hands warmly with
Judge ToWe. and said he heartily con.
lacnacd his action. This was the first recog-
milton ~ the negro as voter IN North Caro-
iIr4. 10 Is believed 10 have been the first
csse ~ the sort 10 the South. II waS q step
Boz advance Of the coppulsory reconstruction
which followed, aud is quite an odd bit OF
history.
GnH ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
There ~ every reason 60 believe that the
policy of Governor Scales 10 regard TO the
AUsntic ana North Carolina railroad will be
Nucllpa Nv that VI Governor FOwle. Their
idsss diGer bat slightly IN the matters rela-
tive 70 The management OF this road, In |
which The State Is aiwO-thirds owner. Ills
no 10 he supposed iOr an instant that either !
o. u.eai would consent 10 The placing OF |
aeorteace upon the road 10 secure an extern !
.sssB. n indced the power 10 40 such thing !
existed. IL T. net bcheved that either
fNNrfoVf or q u tiNlNulc uaN SUM p"Nti' ]
Tbt Cansutu,inn expressly provides that the /
State saan not lend /. credit untt It's noads |
ore - par. except in eases OF instruction or /
irsas ou or % meet deficits. Both Governor |
Scales and Cove r8OT-eleoi FoWie are true TO
tht beet Interests Of the state and its people. |
Toe Care Fear and YadSin-N Valley rsilread |
bridge near Fayetteville Is 10 cost 100000. |
The contract for the iron work has not yet |
been awarded.
A petition has been sent from GOdsbor0 |
70 Governor scales asking that Howard Az |
d,Ison's death-stulenee be commuied 20 lie |
imprisonment. Anderson was convicted OF
the murder Of William Porter last July.
Tho Legislature meets January gth. On |
TIE following dag resolution will be intro.
duced looking to the appointment OF aeon
iuiuee ~ Oaee "a prepare for the hansnrA'
ton ~ the new Governor. 30 that u can he
held 90 the i9th Of January, the latter oeins
TIE dste now aeTced on.
Rsl9HH Ia NOW NJ INfNDffs