Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-28
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
Recent Lyaohink NJ Moreanton--
General Items.
rsre.aai telegram 70 lhe pIspa,eh.l

.s.
fowlc to-day wrote % Hon. jefferson Da-
Nis asking him % visit Raleigh as HE guest
az thc close Of tho FAYETTEVILLE centennial
celebration IN November 40 which Mr.. Da-
Wis VIII be present
The recent lvnchlng ~ MOrganton. which
has caused such o stir AT over the state,
again received Executive attention to-day.
The Governor wrote q letter 90 Solicitor
Bower. of the Tenth district. IN which the
following passage occurs You Will per
ccivc hv tho PROCLAMATION recently issued
from this aAlco that the Executive stands
ready o. aid YOU hy al legal means, but tho
Executive IS unwilling 60 break the law IN
order that THERE may be an appearance OF
q speedy yindication Of its outraged ma
Jesiys"
Governor Fowle to-day wrote the follow
inc letter to Bcdhcld Proctor. Secretary of
Wax. iu roplv % o letter from the latter re-
gala.uc Geronimo and his Indians.
hAvc the honor 90 acknowledge the TO-
Ccipt Of your letter of the 2ist insirnt. IN
which Won invite my views In regard TO the
suggested location Of certain Indians now
I'm charge a. tho War Department at Nj
Vernon barracks upon lands 90 he obtained
from thc Cherokee reservation ~ the wcsi-
eva part % tins State. OF lu that vicinity.
I feel 70 mv duty 90 say that Ip nay opinion
a settlement oi those Indians 10
any point in ths state would not
be advisable and would provoke
great dissatisfaction in any community
which might 200 brought IN contact
with them. and particularly would this Doe
tho cae" III thov were located az the places
specially mentioned In your irtt"I While
that part of the State is mountainous and
in many sections 40 present spuseiy pOpu-
lated. IN nay opinion 1t rs tho most attrac-
tive country within the broad limits Of this
Union. and within few years ] believe It
Will possess as wealthy and refined CONE
munitics as can De found on the continent
The vast region within this state west on
The mountains was acquired from the
Cherokee Indians hv various treaties be-
ginning about the close Of the Revolutions
AIRY war and ending on l-]j, the territory
embraced in your communication beng
embraced ma the provisions of treaty
made tho year last named. The cX-
tiucu~hm'nt OF the Indian title and
thc removal Of the aborigincs was
tedious ard vcXa'iuuS process. but
having been accomplished the people Of
the state would view with great disinvOr
any proposition seeming TO look towards
return 90 the old order Of things. The
Gherokccs who remain IN Western North
Carolina arc few, and each year the num-
bcr dimiuisloe The lands 10 which Nou
Toter rs q reservation are not properly
such. brat they We're pRchascd 10y the
eastern baud of Cherokth from the state
81 North Carolina with moneys due them
from the National Government and they
hold tlem by patents a, other purchasers.
THE land owned 10y them constitute quit"a
large habitat ourca, which, no doubt, M DO
distant period. hy wise laws lust alike 20
che present owners and the spirit OF pro-
gross and civilization, viii De- occupied 10y
"a thrifty population, and the expense Of u
separate Indian community would dieap-
pe1r.
DIG AT VERMONT.
ln tho consideration of your suggestion
! have been impressed very strongly with
the fitness of certain portions Of the
state of Vermont for the objects You have
M view, aud beg tO direct your attention.
- the enclosed clipping from newspaper
giving au extract from the recent report Of
tho Commits Toner of Agriculture Of that
state. from which 10 appears there are cN-
fpr-iyr tracts Of land abandoned by the
white population, and for which other oc-
vupaufs were desired. | am sure when
the high character for morality and
good order of the people of Vermont,
the stability of their Institutions, the
healthfuluo>s of the climate. proNmity of
locality 90 the great centres OF wealth, III
telhgcuce. aud philanthropy and the evil
dent -Ollcitude of the state authorities 10
build MP their waste places are considered,
400 happier spot could bo chosen for your
purposes / contemplate a visit To Wash
incton about tho 1st proximo, when 1t
would give me great pleasure - meet you
9ud discuss the matter more fully.
s company fOT the manufacture OF some
valuable patented tools has been formed
no Wilmington
Mr. Susan Carroll, Of Duplin county.
has arrived here 10 assume the duties OF
matr0u a. the Agricultural and Mcchani-
cal College. which opens next Thursday.
The di-trust of the exodus movement on
the part of the negroes appears 10 be on
the increase. The publication OF inter-
views with influential negroes who oppose
rho exodus has contributed 20 bring tins
about.
Rev. r. G. Pearson. the evangelist, is at
tracing unusually large audiences 10 the
Young Mons Christian Association build
Ing 40 Charlotte, where he is conducting
. revival.
y If. p. Hover. an cx-labor agitator, who
has been i'm inil 10 Hickory two months for
contempt of court, has been rearrested and
is back in his old quarters. lie refused 10
give security 10 keep the peace towards ms
wife. saving tina. life M TAIL was both cheap
and easy This philosopher Will now pro
badly he put % work ON the county roads
Some carly-sown wheat has already come
up and Is looking well.
IL is said that some valuable gold-peallng
ore has been found Oh the line OF the
Lyuchbug and Durham railway.
The Sam Jones meetings at Durmin,
which begin next week. are To bee held IN
Parrish's warehouse. which j. now beng
fitted with seats for $500 persons.
RAILROADS.
The people ON the line of the proposed
Dauvllc Meiaue and southern railway
are quite sauguiue about IT, The road as
projected Is 10 bee sixty-clght mites long
nom Danvillr ria Nancevyillc, Pleasant
Grove. Nebaue SWcpsouNlle, and Oaks To
Pittsboro'. where II strikes the Seahoard
system Tho country is "a fine one ana
lnany factories are on the line.
The public schools OF Raleigh opened to-
day after a long suspension. lh'cy closed
last March. owing 10 lack of funds.
The strange case i'm Chowan county
growing out Of the discovery OF the dead
BODY of Anderson s. Ward IN his own
house viii las throat cut Is yet mystery.
Some persons believe II was case OF SUI
eide. others think IL one of murder. An
dersou was gallant Confederate soldlcI.
His body WAS found IN bed, and ms wiie
saws that when she awoko she found II be-
side her.
NOTES.
Much interest is felt in proposed i'm
proNcmeuts OF the Roanoke rNer below
Weldon, aud Congress VIII be asked 10
make an additional appropriation oil
500. 600 20 complete them.
John Mills. a boy of Essex, Halifax coun-
o.. shot himself IN the neck a few days ago,
and the injury is considered critical.
The engineer who has made the prehini-
mar, survey If the route of the Favcttc-
willie and Alhemarle railway has made MS
report which Is very favorable
Herrulc, Little was crushed 10 death by
a landslide az Pee Dee factory, Richmond
county. Tuesday. Freeman Watkins who
was working with Little, was caught, out
was rescued. having received only shght
injuries. An emhankment caved IN on MI.
Calvin Spivcy and seriously injured nun.
The Supreme Court to-day ,Dosah 'he e4-
ANIMATION of applicants for license rs at
foruevs. This will be concluded tomorrow
III IL !. ,-.,,rt will henin ifs recnlnr session