Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-12
IMPORTANT CASE.
THE RICHMOND AND DAHviLLR RAIL
ROAD AND ITS ROLLING STOCK.
A Question OF Taxstion ia North Carolina
Some Interesting Farming Quss-
tions Answered.
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before Judge seymour, OF the United States
Court for the Eastern district OF North Caro-
lima, on the second Mondav In January. At
that time an important injunction case will
be heard. The railway assessors in the coun-
ties through which the liDe runs have placed
taxes upon the rolltng stock OF the Rlchmond
aud Danvie railway. The OthceFs OF that
road claim that they already pay taxes upon
this rolling stock In other States, aud there
fore are not liable for il here. They seek TO
enjOin the chairman OF the Board OF Asses
sors from signing such tax returns, to re-
strain State Auditor Roberts from charging
the amount OF such taxes against the State
Treasurer. and 10 restrain the latter officer
from collecting them. II l. q test case, and
involves quite large amount.
Major ;. VI. Finger. State superintendent
OF Public Instruction, was called 10 Newton
to-day by the news that bus father is dying.
News was received to-dav from Chapel
Hill that Rev. DIR. A. w. Mlngum, whose
stroke OF paralysis was reported. Is improving
quite rapidly, is able to sit up, and Is
regaining the use OF bis hmbs.
An AFFRAY.
Last night at Durham there was an afray
bet 0een Charles Warren and Arthur GRAY
(both colored). The latter struck the former
with hatchet, breaking the skull aud lniict-
ing, II is thought, a fatal wouad. Oeicers
have not been able 10 find Gray.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Near Swausboro'. Onslow county, the
house OF Edward Cox was set on fire acci-
dentally by two children OF his while their
mother was absent. She returned AMI saw
the house on fire, reaching il just in time 10
hear the last cry OF her youngest child, aged
eighteen months. She tried 10 enter The
house, but could not. As all was on tire and
the roof about TO fall Ia. She heard a noise
under the house, and crawling under IL found
the other child, aged three years, cronchlng
wild with fear. ThOugb its clothing aud her
own was on lire she saved Il.
FIGURES.
There IA a little talk and STIR about tax
paying qualification In North Carolina.
There are many things 10 be urged Ia favor
OF such plan. OF. say. s2,OOO,OOO taxes, tue
negro paws only Sl2j, ,000 ~ near as can be
calculated. and tue white man sl,S75 600.
These are pretty startling figures. The num-
Der Of negroes who have never paid polEtlx
Is surprisingly large. The truth ls the
white people. in the main Democrats, are
carving. and have been carrying for wears,
a very heavy aud certainly not Diminishing
burden ia the shape of the African. II the
tax-recelpt be maGc n prerequisite to the
vote the State will be much the richer and
the burden on the white man will be lessen
ed.
DIVIDE TROUBLES.
The turpentne-nakers say they can divide
their troubles With the cottOn-farners. IL
has been shown In the Dispatch that the lat
ter are doing badly as rule, particularly
this year. This statement has been widely
commented on by the State press, and its
truth IL felt. The turpentine'men hnd their
balances on the wrong side OF the ledger
also.
FERTILIZERS.
At the meeting OF the Interstate Farmers
Convention here last August there was dis
cussou relative TO the use Of commercial fer
tiliZers. 10 was decided then 10 ask the
farmers OF the South four questions cover
Ing the subject. To these replies have 6een
received and have been summarized by
State.C Chemist Battle, TO whom they were
sent.
To question first, care commercial
fertilizers used 10 too great an eN.
tent Dy the people OF your state ."
there were eighteen replies from
Virginia. Eight were mo" ten EYES"
These replies were made by very intelligent
men. Some OF the replies Wrre qualified
thus: "On too much ground, but not enough
per acre.; "No.n " any intelligence Is
used, otherwise Ses"; "YeS.r II no rO-
talion Of crops iueluding clover and grAss); I;
"No," IL such a system Is carried out. OF
the replies from North Carolina sixteen were
Yes" fifteen "No."
TO the second question, "Does the quslity
OF commercial fertilizers used depend upon
the natural fertility OF The solll" there were
from Virginia five replies Of No." ten OF
"Yes,v while from North Carolina seven
teen said /" Yes" twenty "NO."
70 question lhird, "llas composing been
tried. aud what Is the experience OF your
section with homemade msnures ?" nine.
teen replies from Virginia were " Yes" aud
only two mo" The results are declared
TO be the best. Some say, " Worth all ferti-
lizers.v Of the replies from North Carolina
forty-oue say " Yes" only one mo" The
people who answer "Ies" say the results
sre far better than with commercial fertl-
lizers, and hat home e.rnade mauures are the
best and cheapest. More aud more are used
each year. They are the only kind that viii
paw.
To the fourth question, "Does a remedy
exist II 20, what?" one reply from Viz
guia says No." while eighteen say "yes.'
The remedies suggested are: Saving manure
aud turning under grass sud clover, change
Of crops, more grass and more sheep, clover.
rye, peas, etc, green manuring, small farms
and more stock. with the use OF ensllage and
s0lling. thorough cultivation, deeper plough
ing, and turning under clover. From North
Carolina only one reply Is "NO," while forty
one are Yes" The remedies suggested are :
Mari OF good quality. better education for
farmers, competing, green maouring, stock
raising. rotation Of crops, peas, use oil more
vegetable matter.
Now Ill this is very important. DIR. Battle
says. cannot help noticing the prepon'
derance " the answers advocating home
made nauures aud Utilization OF ingre-
dents At home the universal expression OF
satisfaction 10 this system when used, and
the overwhelming testimony 10 favor OF its
being adopted by all. knowledge as TO this
matter should primarily be secured by q
good agricultural education"