Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
SPECIAL-TAX BONDS.
WHY EoaToK WANTS TO CARRY EoRTH
CAROLINA.
His Figurebssd Temple Says 10 hoy Pub
liIh Card About the Natter
Other Notes.

RALEIGH. y. G., October ST.. There has
for long lime been great interest IN What is
known a. TIE spscial-taN bonds suit now be-
fore the United states supreme Court. This
tuIt l. brought by A. II. Temple, Of this city,
against the state Of North Carolina. - haa
for some tune been asserted more o. less pr-
yaieiy that Levi II. Morton ws back Of tuls
matter Morton, Bliss * Co. Oroughl one
suit, which was thrown Out IA the feder1i
Count here. ia tbis Temp.e suit % is AZ
ter pt.d TO get q decision validating thirty
million 90 special-taV bonds which were is-
sued ~ the Radical legislature % 1865 and
force the STATE % levy a tax 70 meet She iule-
rest on them. though the people oF on over
Whe.mirg vote decided them absolutely NM
constitutional and void. Temple was 20 DAY
interviewed and acknOw lodges that De
I n0minay holds $4,000 0i thcse snecitilA
bonds. being ten Of those issued 20 tie 1hsr-
lotie and Rutherford railroad. He says he
got them 90 eight crnts on tbe dollar from
parties in New YORK. Mort0n' lawyer.
mtn named Anderson. from New lorN'
came here and saw Icmp'a. Anderson,
stated hat Morton. Bliss e. 60. would meet
/ 81 az Icmric's expense ir connection IS th
tlis SUIT. ana also pay al counsel fees. tbs
matter vas m arranged and Tempe IS only
hgurcscad for Morton, though be says
be does nor know Wortoa lB ile
I transaction. but only the iatter's aiior-
nsys. Temples attorneys are the sane
o. tbo.e a. Morton. lie does not even
bald The bonds m question. thcY SIC
"a rank iyToihecated. These faci- eN ia'n
fully tbis deep.isid pian 81 Morton 10 capture
this State aud get Republicans WOO NJ"
WORK oct bis VIII. lie ~li sncud million
+ dollars 10 get tnese boRd' made ytll3 or DO
anything to increase their value 0T Hay 81 q
boom. Temple was told ~ Your cour-
fn0ndent that o. was noW bis durg 90 speak
out frankly scout this matter, and be soil
+ that he night in the pext tveuty-iour hours
publish A card shout D.. Mor'on IS making
great efforts % gtta Republican Legislature
( 10 North Carolina. he has directed the Re-
publican State Executive Committee to look
I after llat matter in every county.
/ Rev. $. IT, Thompson, pastor OK The lhTd
4 Baptist church. B3ieiz', has received cali
F 20 be pastor Of he church go south Boston,
+ Va, aud VII probably accfpt.
That tlc Republicans whom they get ao
opportunity vii appoint negro magistrates
[ is snoru by che fact that There are several
/ in W.tc county rppoiu - ty 3 Republican
Clerk ol TIE super Or Court.
s large revival Of religion Is m progre-
/ r. Iu1 hrr'on. R0bsOn county.
The Rsleieh Baptist Assous'on is IN ses-
sion az Clyton tAis Week, with . large at-
tendance.
Bishop Leo TIlid h1e been on visi. 10 The
eastern n9rt of The state. BE mikes a mos,
pleasant impression.
The authorities Of Johnston county GRE
Offering 3 reward fDr the apprehension ~
Richard Howell, g 81 1ite pan, who on The
MINT ~ September f1'h l-Gt, ~ Princeton,
murdered Willilm Lane. ltR believed That
p, has to either Virginia or South Caro-
! lima.
There is great DIAL 81 tals hero about ru-
mors That the fichmou1 nod D7uVlle spa
! teu has "scoored i1v tho Coast Line ana i'
making negotiations FOR The control oi me
/ seabo4rl Ines n Is tde belief in this state
I the two frs t-nomtd fossIs hive iu measure
"poOled their issues since IRE ~cabo1rd IrH
| beTau its short cur from Monroe o. Ac7uia.
/ Grrat eCoris have certainty been MADE 20
/ stop work ou the latter.
The Republicans are li'arsl'y pl'5 ing with
/ tnc Third party people. Some ~ the letter
/ ere sincere, but not n few o. them Know tt'i
the BeTubltc1a party i3 Oackng taem sul
that it pvt the Third parry on ne feet
I There xiii DO some revelations about ilis
matter ON c'cction-d
l. f. salt th4 tbsre are more spcaIcr1 ~
the Geld now IN thi, Stsfe than ever before s'
ore time. Almost every lawyer IN Che sta'
! Is on Tee stump. and there are apeCchcs cNfry
! day at scores ~ places al tho way from the
! sea 30 tue mountains.