Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-16
OLD NORTH STATE.
HonriNo THE speciAL-TAx BOND
CASES.
tory Rcsd-A Resig-
nation, &C.
Especial telegram 70 the pispstcna

Especial telegram 10 the Dispstcns
RuxIoH, N. c., January 15.AAttorney-
General Davidson will leave for Washing;
ton tomorrow TO appear before the Dniteo
Rtates Supreme Court IN the specia'-tax
bond cases. While be is at Washington ne
will at the request OF the State Board OF
Pensions. of which he is member, Obtain
the various blanks used by the Pension
Rureau and also all information regarning
the pension business, which is likely TO
prove Of value 10 the Pension Board OF tnis
Etate. The board will meet agaia upon ms
return. II will have taken four ciass,nca-
lions OF pensioners. and VIII therefore nhVe
10 90 over the oLtire pension-rolls IN oruer
10 accomplish this. In the case OF sol
diers the nature of wounds or extent OF
disability being important and IN the case
of widows the extent OF their lnulgency.
These and other changes will require tho
preparation Of entirely new blanks; The
board will do all il can 20 act speedily ana
effectually. II possible IT VIII get out
blanks by the middle OF February.
The directors OF the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railway held their annual
meeting nj Chester. 5. C.. to-day. All the
old officers of the road were reelected. The
showing OF progress made III the corsruc-
ton was very satisfactory. The road ~
now in operation to point ten miles south
Of Chester. and hundred miles are either
in operation or graded or under contract.
RESIGNED.
Judge John A. Gilmer, Of Greensboro,
has resigned his position OF Judge OF tDee
Sixth judicial district. He was appointed
BY Governor Jarvis in 1850; lie VIII re.
si,me the practice Of law. IL Is SAID that
the amendment To Gil the vacancy Will be
maAeb y Governor Fowle tomorrow. those
whose names are most prominent IN cor
nection with this position are Robert W.
Winston. of Oxford Thomas Il. Womack,
of Pittsboro'. james l. Morehead and
John A. Barringer. NJ Greensboro. ana
+. &. Parker All. save the last-named, are
ex-members of the Legislature.
The Board OF Directors of the penlten-
tiary met to-day. The showing made IN
the way OF earnings by the convlcts con-
Times TO be very satisfactory. The adj
mirabIe weather has enabled the convicts
20 work steadily, and there has been less
loss of time than ever before IN the winter
season. :,
The directors Of the North Carolina In
sane Asylum began their monthly meeting
here to-day. The new superintendent OF
the ASYLUM, DR.. Wood, appears to have
RAPIDLY acquired knowledge of his duties
and everything goes on smoothly. There
IL no doubt that the State will soon be
forced 10 enlarge the capacity OF tins asy-
lum. II was built for $50 patients. 1t
should have space for 500:
Observant farmers in the eastern coun-
ties saw that food crops must be grown IN
that section. They have at last reacneu
this conclusion.
Rev. Bill Fife, the drummer evangelist"
has closed his revival meetings at Durham.
There were many conversions.
Yesterday a white woman, Martha Petit
ford. and negro man. Daniel Lyon. were
taken 10 Oxford and lodged in jail. They
were handcuiTed together. They claim
that they were married at Hlllsboro' year
ago. This is very improbable story, as
the laws Of the State strictly forbid such
marriages. -,
The grippe has at last reached Asheville
and quite number of cases are reported.
Some time ago man named Guthrie
was killed by the explosion OF gas-hold-
or at Asheville His administrator has
now sued the gas company for heavy
damages.
THE MURPHY BRANCH.
Work on what is known as the Murphy
branch of the Western North Carolina
railway is progressing so rapidly that the
grading force IS now at point near NelIey
river beyond Valleytown. The force has
crossed the river for the last time before
reaching Murphy. Tomorrow the new
quarters for the convicts nine miles from
Murphy. will be occupied. For many
wears work on this great railway has gone
on, ut times very slowly, but 1t is now
nearing completion.
Last week eight convicts made their
escape from stockade on the line of the
Murphy division of the Western North
Carolina railway. Five OF them have been
recaptured.
Van Henderson. the white man who
few DAYS ago sprang from q rapldly-moylng
train at Hot Springs and was terribly in
jured by being thrown against rocks, has
died.
More delegates to the Grand Lodge of
Masons arrived here to-day. The officers
of that body say that the attendance Is as
large az ever known.
The Grand Lodge of Masons devoted to-
day TO the transaction of the business of
the order, mainly IN regard to iurispru-
dence. Tonight the annual election of
officers was held. All were reelected, as
follows: Samuel II. Smith. of Winston,
grand master; II. A. Gudger, deputy
grand master; John w: Gotten, senior
grand warden; W. +. Anderson. grand
treasurer: ID. w. Balm, grand secretary.
The Grand Lodge will adjourn tomorrow.
CURIOUS SIGHT.
In the tobacco farms curious sight can
DC seen HOW. tHt MNIiu Mtubitl Nou''N
the stalks TO throw out suckers, and these
are in many cases six and eight inches high
and as green as if il We're May.
fire at Plymouth. originating IN grlst-
mill burned that and q sbmgle-mill, l.. l..
Eewby's cotton-gin, several small build
ings, and large warehouse owned by X.
Il. Latham. The roofs of many stores were
set on fire by sparks. but the fremen pre-
vented any further damage.
Colonel John d. Whitford has just re-
turned from Wilmington. He had the
pleasure Of seeing Mr.. Mann S. Valentines
superb collection of Indian relics and
objects connected with the history of tho
sborigines. He regards this collection,
now very effectively displayed, as the
finest on the continent. He also saw Mr..
Edward Valentines studio, and regards 1t
as a place which all North Carolinians.
should see. He hopes, as do thousands Of
others, that the talented sculptor may soon
receive a commission for work for North
Carolina
A very great number of witnesses are
being examined in the Boyer-Teague con-
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