The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-19
RALEIeH,s BUDGET.



RALEIGH, y. G., Mar. ls.-. Special. F.
Cross and White. the ex-president and ex-
cashierof the deunct State National Bank
~ thi, city, are now regularly serving out
their terms of seven and nyo wears. respec-
lively, on the county roads. and are said tO
have hard fare i'm their capacity of con-
Ficts. They are attired in the regulation
striped garD, and work ON the roads with
the other cOnYicts. The law in this county
provides that cOnyicts whose sentences are
under ten years. shall work ON the roads
and not Dee put in the peniientary. Hence.
Cross and White are with the WOrkhOuse
force. They complain that they cannot
stand the heavy work and often give way
under it. They have many visitors and
every day delicacies and provisions are sent
them Dog friends, but they have 90 sleep and
take their meals with the other cOnYicts
many of whom are negroes. Cross has been
sick much OF tle time since he has been at
the w0rkhOuse, and his father and mother
have both been here tO see him. Their home
Is ln Gates county.
A new phase has developed IN the lerti-
liIer fax question which has attracted -
much interest recently. The American
Fertilizer Company. Of Norfolk. Va, which
Is the only one n0l having given up the
tight and paid its taA in the regular order.
has Instituted am action against the state
Treasurer and the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture for maudamu- tO compel them tO
issue license t0 them t0 sell their Peruvian
suano upon their application made under
protest. ON March lth flc company applied
lOr license under protest and rendered their
check for 5000, the required amount, which
wac refused. A short time since quantity
0i their goods Was seized by order OF the
commissioner. The attorney OF the COM
pany stated to-day that the company wished
tO pay q tonnage tax. which they claim Will
bear equally and cQuiiably upon nll COM
panies alike. They state that on this basi.
lie price of fertilizer Will be reduced % the
farmer, as he in reality pays the tax. The
company is determined % test the question
th0r0 Ighly.
40 keidsyiile on saturday morning,
farmer named Hughes was struck by
passenger train which was coming into
ihe city. and Knocked about fifteen feet, re-
ceiying fatal injuries. He was supposed %
bee drunk and tried 90 cross the track.
The Rev. f. NJ. Joiner who has
achieved such n0toueiy for himself in this
state, has hnally left the county for good.
20 the satisfaction OF all parties. lie Was
here a month ago, and was requested 10
place be has Just left for Cincinnati.
The superintendent OF the Southern TX
press C0mpany'- Office at GOldsbOro re-
ports that the shipments of fish through that
office this season are twice as large as Of
any previous year. This shows decided de-
}el0pmenf Of the fish interests of Eastern
North Carolina.
The census returns Of the recorded In
debtedness oi lhe State, which are now be-
ing taken, show that Of the ffly-iOur cOun-
ties which have so far been canyassed. For
-yth county is in better condition hnan-
ciaiiy than any other county.
10 is said that tin the Fifth Congressional dis
trict, the c0i0red Republicans are preparing
t0 do some lively kicking because they have
not been recognized at the hands OF fhe adj
minstrati0u A call has been issued by
leading eol9red politicians for q ma-s-in-
dignaiion meeting tO De held at Greensboro
April 9th. and the Republicans in an other
counties iD the district are called upon 10
hold similar meetings.
Marion Heayeuer. c0l0red, arrived at
Concord from Castor county day on two
ago with "a warrant for his wife and An
drew Roberts, who had elOped. Finding
that the parties be was after were at plan
talon near by. he secured a deputy and had
them arrested. The deputy. however, was
unable to furnish him with handouts. and
Marion. accordingly, bound them together
arm 10 arm with e rope, and boarded the
train for CASTOR with his prisoners, acting
as bis own deputy. he said be would keep
them tied together till he got them 70 jail.
There is already much activity in Con-
gressi0nal circles in the Fifth district and
much speculation il INDUCED in as 90 Who
the Democratic candidate viii be. 10 is
conceded that no one but the strongest man
will do % pat in the Held, as the district has
elected a Republican representative FOR the
last two successive terms, much 10 the sur
prise and chagrin Of the Democrats, who
had always been successful in that dis
trict up till the time Brewer, the present
representative was nominated. Brown was
elected in 1856 in consequence OF the bad
record which James ". Reid, the then De-
mO,ratic Representative, made In Congress.
In l,SS Brown was again nominated, and
defeated James 4. Morehead. lt is ur-
derstO0d that Brown will again be candi-
date this fall, aud the watchword now
among the Democrats Is; "Nho can beat
Br0wnF J. {. Buxton, OF Winston, is