Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-02
1ERN0R'S HOUSE
4 NORTH CAROLINA To BE PURcHAsED
roR TIE UNIVERSITY.
Fifty Million Dollars worth OF Railroad
Property in thu stats-Accidental Shoot
ing-Fouud with His skull Crushed.
ren,clal tolnrrAm b tho DI.nstch.l

especial telegram TO tho Dispstch.l
RryiGn. y. g, March The Senate to-
Cav took up ne special order the hill pro-
y,d,ng Tor the completion Of the Governors
manslon. 4 stormy debate ensued. IN
amend neut WAS presented IN the nature OF a
substitute and was adopted. Tnis provides
that the hmidlng shall DO sold Tor not icSs
than SIS. coo. o. which $1,000 Is 60 be set
apart Tor ihc construction Of another mansion
for me Governor. and the other 100000 is to
be placed into the Treasury. The bill rs
tins amended passed it, second and third
readings.
Ifwas learned positively this evening That
the plan Of the Scnsic ia 10 sell The mansion
20 Triniiv College. which will At once be
moved TO Rsleigh.
Your correspondent interviewed Senator
Kerr. who said TRINITY college has offered
$4,000 for the mansion. Il Is me same IS q
bargain and sale bv tbc senate. senator
Kerr SAID hc had no doubt that tie hou'r
would pass the bil. ard That the mansion VIII
soon no occupied a, college. ii u said mat
the citizens OF Raleigh aie Tho real applicants
for the mausion, and - is 20 o' presented ~
them 10 trinity College, But - the buiih-
INC sands In the public square there Is grave
doubt ssto whether the State can sell The pro-
perty at ail.
The Srnsie TODAY. in executive session,
confirmed The directors OF the insane asy um
n Raleigh ,-bo were nominated boy the Gov
eruor. g. Burke lllvsO1d. ~ Raleigh
George A. Fo0'c Of Narrcu; and Isaac
Jack.0n. OF columbus. objection VHs m.Ge
"a the corfrra'iou - The directors OF the
asylutns at NOrganton and GOldsOoro', and
thee went over.
IT'S said tonight that several Democrats
viii vote against the ban TO amend the eiec-
ton law wbcu 10 comes up in TIE House,
THOUGH tie Dcm0triIc caucu3 had decided
20 support TOE measure. The matter creates
some stir
Inc hou.e to-day devoted much - lt,
session 10 thc consideration ~ The revenue
bill M Committee OF the Whole. An amend
meni Wa adopted placing tax OF - cents
Der share on iho capital stock of the kairig1
and castor rail~ay from ihc ycrr 1864 10 the
present time. Under ihc color Of law th.,
road has thu FIR declined 10 pay tax.
Speaker Lcs2sr took the floor aDd made q
strong srfech m favor ~ this amendment.
lie said thlt Of hity mIlionso OF railroad pro-
perry m North Csrollua the state received
barely $4,000 tax.
II Is learned that the report Is uniourdcd
that j. q. Conneiy. late q erh OF lredcii >u-
rerior Court. who dcfauliod, IS under arrc-t
in Tennessee. lle fed from Georgia and
wss lat ,ccn 40 Morie'own. Tenn.
10 Halifax county Harry Jones ana Carter
Powell (cO,orcd) bad "a dispute about crop.
Jone. snot Powell The bail entering the
breast near the heart. Powell has dI'd 8ud
Jones hss fed.
Mr.. Il. I. Roper. ~ HYDE county, ves'ti-
dsv found her husbands revolver on the
floor and picked it up 10 place 1t on tho man
tie out Of her b1by'- reach. The pistol vas
discharged and the bali passed entirely
through Mrs. Roper's body, causing fatal in'
jury.
Two white men left Wilmington night be-
fore last and got of the train al Castle liayne.
Yesterday the BODY Of one was found with
his skull crushed. The other man claims
that the train killed his companion, and that
his name was Locklsud.
The foot. BAH match here this afternoon
between the teams OF the state University
and Wake Forest College was won by tne
University. Score. 81 10 nothing.
The weather on the coast o. this state
during the past ten DAYS has been the worst
10 years, particularly OF ll4tteris. Inc pre-
cautions which are 10 be taken TO protect
shipping from the dangers Of ila'tcrls arc
needed.
TIE case ~ Long against Lcgrand for the
Eeat IN the senate held 10y the latter ends IN
2
punlicsBs ding a report in Long favor.
There was = curious feature m tle contest
for seat. Both sides tlci The inlamou>
Republican circular about "rrliiDie .
which caused such a STIR Ist before the elcc-
ton. The Radical Long claimed that this
was gotten out hy Democrats. while the
Democrat Legrand claimed that n was
gotten out by the Radicals 10 lntimldaic pco-
pie and TO keep Democrats from voting. II
ever there was boomerang It was that busi-
ness shout TIE "rellahlos.
Governor Fowlc will leave for Anoca about
the middle Of Apul. lie VIII 70 from here
10 WtnimsiOn, and there take steamer
specially rendered him.
The Impression has gsined wide currency,
espiie doniNls that The Legislature uas re-
duced the rate of legal interest IN this state
TO per cent. II has not been done. No
reduction viii De made.
Richard llarrell q very daring mOOnsh'ner,
has been captured in Robc-on county hr
deputy marsbqlS. ne VA. caught IN the act
Of distillug Illicit whiskcy.
No udugs baye been heard OF James H.
CraWlry. the Vhue man WHO last saturday
night, al Bath, beat on the brains Of Richard
Harris. The murderer was last seen IN
company with bis brother who was aiding
him u eScspe.
Most Of the members % the Legislature VIII
paw Asneyiuc visit directly upon tho al
iournmcut ~ the Legislature.
II Will require great economy ON thc part Of
the State 10 pull through the nest year on
the low rate Il taxation OF twenty five cents.
Thirty cents VT, th- Tale the Treasurer sad
plainly was necessary.
Operatiou- al tao tn.mine at Kings
Mountain have Decu resumed. The search
iOI tx onsite deposits continues. Tne dia-
moud drill Is used an boring through the
stone.
The rev head OF tho Bureau OF Labor Sta-
tl.tcs, John 4. Scarborough, does not AS
sumo cnarge un'l the Jin Instant, a. Com
missioner Jones's term does not expire until
the iln.
The two little boys Of John Cattle, who
were frozen 90 death 10 Onslow county while
serchins IN the woods for hogs. were AGED
twelve ard thirteen Years. Their terrlbl"
fate. 20 unusual in that region, causes the