Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-24
CONSIDERABLE STIR.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE HENDERSON
IN. c. pOSTMAsTERSHIP.
Thieves That Made Wind-Haul - The
Salvation Army--othcr North
state Notes.
rspecial ,c,ecram to The Dispa,ch.l

RALFrGu. ". G.. January 23.-There Is
considerable stir Mt Henderson In regard
to the postmastership. II - stated that
the man who gets the place does SO WIN
the understanding that q. negro named
Pope. against whom there has been much
clamor, il 20 be given position in the Of
fee.
Thieves broke into the Office of the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR railway night before last
but found only small amount OF money.
Several hundred negroes left Klnston last
night for louisiana
X. A. Williams. n leader Of the lnbor
agents operating in this state was served
with o warrant yesterday near hinston
charging him with taking away negro
under contract with G. r DAVIS, white
farmer of I.enoir county. Williams gave
security for his appearance next week.
SALVATION ARMY.
The Salvation Army has resumed It's work
at kinston and in quite active style. and
will try 20 extend its operations 70 other
towns.
Tho tobacco acreage in Nash county Will
be three times as great a. that of last year:
s. 81. FINER. State Superintendent OF
Public instruction. has received an INVITA-
tion from Or. Lyman Abbott and others 10
deliver m address on the negro question
at the Lake Monhok conference IN New
York State next June.
J. VI. Woodland. one Of the two men
charged with the murder of W. L. Brown.
Mt Wilmington, mas been discharged from
arrest after hG'gds-c0rpps proceedings.
WV FAILURES. &C.
There have certainly been few failures in
Eastern North Carolina during the past six
months when the stringencv of the times
is considered. This is an encouraging sign.
The pressure upon debtors Is not severe,
and this is hy taci' understanding. There
was an assignment here yesterday. but the
assets are twice rs great rs the liabilities.
In the eastern section it IS difficult to real
iZe full values for real estate.
RAILROADS.
The people Of 1ransylvania county will
in a few DAYS decide whether they VIII
vote n subscription 10 the French Broad
Valley or the Atlanta. Asheville and Balti-
more railway. Beth roads greatly desire
the aid.
The general manager Of the company
which proposes 10 establish Bessemcr steel
furnaces at Greensboro Il there and says
the exact site of the plant Is not yet deter
mined.
The force of laborers on the Winston
and Wilkeshoro' railway IS being considera-
bly, increased.
The people here appear to be pleased at
the stand taken 10y the Clerk of the Supe-
rior Court of this county in peremptorhy
refusing tO let the census officers have &c
cess TO his books and papers. Charles ID.
Upchurch. the clerk. is Republican, but
believes in giving work of this sort to
home-fOlk and not in having people from
! other States sent here to get mp census
| figures and facts.
NOTES.
Congressman Brewer, while in this state
| last week assured his supporters that the
/ tohaccO-taX viii be repealed.
Rust has appeared On the wheat in Da-
wilson county and il ia said that this was
never before known to be the case III Janu-
airy.
1t is learned that many negroes in Da-
wilson county are considering the eXo-
| dus question.
! The government. dietillery Of II. IL /.
| Fycrhart, at Arnold has been closed.
| Sleet began falling TINS morning. Strange
| TO say. il is the first this winter.
Your correspondent has for three days
! been confined to his bed by Ia grippe III a
| severe form.
Some wears ago a bin was introduced in
! the Legislature by the late Hon. w. L.
| Dortch providing that the taxes paid by
/ whites should 20 10 white schools and
/ those paid by negroes 10 negro schools.
| Inc OIL was declared uncouSl luz iph9i'
! There has always been opposition to the
public schools, and IL IS said much OF 1t Is
! due to the fact that many white men III the
negro counties think the burden OF edu-
eating the children Of both races is too
heavy for them. II is remarkable that the
/ burden has been borne SO long with so lit
tie public clamor. The negroes as rule.
il is sad 10 say. are quite ungIateful for
| what they receive. The Pitt County Farm
ers' Alliance has adopted resolutions in the
! line of the Dortch measure. But this Is
not an expression OF the idea or opinion OF
! the State Alliance.