Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-11
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS xorEs GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons-A LARGE At
tendance Railroad Notes
General News.
TspecIal teloeram o ,ho pi.pa.ch.l

here ~ 7:3O O'Clock tins evening. The
attendance is large. The Grand Lodge
was called 10 order by Grand-Master
Charles III. Robinson, OF Wilmington,
Grand-Secretary Donald w. Balm and
nearly all the other officers being pres
ent
Mrs NJ. A. Hardie. OF this city, dealer
in millinery, made an assignment to-day
TO Fuller & Snow. The assets are not
stated.
A committee on the part Of the Board
OF Directors of the Cape-Fear and Yad-
kin-Valley railway and city of Whining
ton will meet at the latter place Thurs
day 10 confer with regard to the extern
sion OF that road TO Wilmington. Much
interest is shown in the matter. Will
mington stands ready to vote $3.50, 600 to
secure the extension of the road.
The Forsythe county commissioners
have ordered an election to be held IN
Winston township February 18th on the
question Of 100000 subscription to the
Roanoke and Southern railway.
Work on the Stokesdale add Madison
branch OF the Cape Fear and Iadkin-
Valley railway begins tomorrow. Part
of the convict gang on the Monroe and
Atlanta railway has been removed to
the Stokesdale and Madison road, work
on the Monroe and Atlanta road having
so far progressed as to permit this re-
duction of force on It,
Captain Stamps, president Of the
Board of Directors of the Penitentlary,
leaves tomorrow On an official tour OF
inspection of convict quarters and gangs
on the Western North Carolina railway.
Sheriff Smith, of Richmond county,
to-day settled taxes with the State Urea
surer, paying in forty-Dine hundred dol
lars.
The Department Of Agriculculture has
for some time been engaged in efforts TO
encourage tho establishment OF fruit
cannerios in this State. The efforts are
crowned with success The report made
to-day shows that fifteen canneries were
started during the past year, and IN
every case by natives who had had no
previous experience. Without n single
exception all have done we'll. The num-
Der will be far more than doubled tins
wear, for notice has been received that
eight or ten new ones will be established
In Guilford county alone.
Many persons passed here to-day on
their way to the Farmers Convention at
Greensboro tomorrow. There are SOB
farmers alliances in the State, and nearly
all will be represented. Some OF the
county delegations will be very large
and influential. 1t promises to be the
greatest mass-meeting OF farmers ever
known in this State.
Humphrey & Howard, general mer-
chants, Of Newberne, have assigned to
J. NJ. Howard The difficulty of max
ing collections is the cause. The assets
and liabilities are not stated.
The reports for 1887 TO the Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction from the
county superintendents and treasurcrs
are oil in save two. Quite n number
were delayed. All the counties have
superintendent of public instruction.
They are the great feature of the public
school system, especially where there
are really two systems OF education,
white and colqred, carried along to-
gether. The superintendent is necessi- |
ty. II he is efficient his management is
strongly indicated. The State Superin-
tendent remarked to-day: at would
pay US TO pay the county superintend-
ents better. AS the whole system of
public education advances, however, in
efficiency so will their pay ad-
vance. They receive percentage
on the school fund not over
per cent. Interest in the public schools
has increased immensely III late years.
People who once bitterly antagonized
the system now are its ardent supporters.
In fact quite a revolution has very
quietly been effected. Virginia has near
" double our school fund. A source Of
trouble here is the lowness of the consti-
tutional limit of taxation. III we were
not hampered by this some Of the coun-
ties would go ahead, increase the num-
Der of their schools and the length OF
the terms, so as to comply with the Con
stitution, which is peremptory IN Its
words The public schools shall be
kept open at least four months in each
YEAR The work of these progressive
counties would be an inspiration to
others, and then all would so ahead and
get up four months schools"
AS to the Blair bill, or rather national
aid to education, Major Finger says
cit will put us on fine footing. 1t will
enable us to keep the schools open five
months In the year. If once the people
depend upon public system they will
never 90 back upon it, for they will see
how much cheaper it is than private
education. The Blair bill will give North
Carolina $4,000 the first year
$4,000 the third year. II the
balances can be carried forward each year
it will be great advance. During the
eight years we will get Just about what
our present fund amounts to without
increasing taxation at all. OF the ninety
five counties twenty would now levy
special taxes for schools were 1t not for
the constitutional limitation. Cabarrus
county has dispensed with the three
months schools and the terms will now
run four months.
The fertilizer manufactures in the
State appear to be doing well. Most of
them have started up for the spring
trade The inspector of fertilizers has
begun his tour Of the State for the COM
ing season.
The faculty of Wake-Forest College
ore profoundly grieved at the death of
DR.. Duggan, one of the brightest men
in the faculty. They will arrange in the !
best manner possible for the continue
ton Of his chemistry work until the |
next commencement. There is some !
talk of Mr.. De Lagnel Haigh in con-
nection with the position. MIR. Haigh, !
it will be remembered. was q candidate |
recently for the position OF State chem
list.
The Baptists at Newberne desire Rev.
Mr.. Battle, of Wadesboro, TO take charge !
OF their church.
The confession OF Charles T. Jones, of
Craven county, who is under sentence to |
be hanged tomorrow at Newberne, was 1
made TO the solicitor 1t is now made |
public. In il he implicated Mrs. Had |
dock and her daughter as accessories in !
planning the murder. He desired to |
marry Miss Haddock and resorted to |
murder 10 get his wife out OF the way. !
The solicitor declines to take any steps |
against Mrs. and Miss Haddock upon the /
unsupported testimony Of Jones. So far
agthey are concerned no credence is given /