The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-10-09
FROM OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT.
RALEIGH. N. C.. Oct. 9Th. 1891.

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The question is sometimes asked, what
has the railway commission done? Some
answer 1T in one way, some another.
But it has certainly cheapened freights
in some respects. Many railways arc very
sharp and know how to flank these com
missions. 1t is certain that large saw
ing in telegraph rates has been effected
And now express rates will be cheapened.
The telegraph people made fight, but
the express people yielded very gracefully
and will have just the schedule desired by
the commission. AS to passenger rates
and saving effected, there is q dispute
Many persons say the rate in North Car
olina is higher than in any other state.
The fourth coming report of the commits
sion will contain much valuable informa-
tion on this point.
The penitentiary yet contains few con-
victs; only about an eighth of the whole
number in the State. 1t is the policy to
keep just as many as possible outside, on
outdoor work. So many of the convicts
On the grading of the Atlantic Coast Line
extension south of Fayetteville are being
transferred from that work which they
have finished, to the railway from Wash
ington, which the State, or rather the
penitentiary board, is now grading by
contract.
Thus far this week there have been
very few visitors to the exposition. The
greatest number on any one day was last
Thursday, the opening day, when there
were $3.50 in the grounds. In your
correspondents view the exposition is
not so interesting as that of 1884, The
latter was very remarkable one, and
besides it paid expenses and yielded some
dividend. Fourteen counties have dis
tinctive exhibits at this exposition-these
being Warren. Craven, Edgecombe, Bla
den, Hertford, Beaufort, Wake, Gran
vile, Wayne, Forsyth, Buncombe, Cam
den, Ashe and BERTHE.
Next week there will be great crowd
at the exposition. 1t is State fair week
and then too the colored peoples exhibit
opens on the 18th. Many persons say
the exhibit which the negroes will make
will be the most interesting of all. They
certainly take great pride in it. Rev.
DIR. Price, who is in charge, is one Of the
most active and able negroes in the coun
try. He has now gone to Washington,
after Fred Douglas.
The rush Of applications for the direct
tax money has ceased and business at
the executive department has resumed
it's normal condition. The public has
no idea how the volume of this business
has increased during the past few years,
say in ten years. The great increase be
gan in Gov. Jarvis administration, about
1881.
The State University is progressing.
It's work has greatly broadened in the
Of foy nd 10 to no ho
best it has ever done. It's new fellow
ship, five in number, one of which has
just been won by Ell. A. Banks, a gradu-
ate of Davidson college, will do a great
deal to strengthen it and deepen it's hold
upon the public. Upon the latter it's
success depends. It now has 22O stu
dents, the largest number since 1862.
President Winston is very active and
useful. In December Bishop Lyman will
have been SO years priest in the Pro-
to celebrate then the semi-centenial of
his ordination to the priesthood in Christ
| Church, here, with appropriate ceremo-
nies.
For awhile the teachers institutes are
suspended, while the conductors, Prof
Alderman and McIver take rest. These
deal to popularize public education in the
State.
The first trial for violation of the law
against "ticket scalping" has been had
here. The late legislature at the request
of the railway people and John T. Pat
rick passed the law against it.
The supreme court finds light dockets
all through the present term. Business
| Fo1l oH in = oPo
greatly in the past two years.
l.. L. Polk has a strong reply in to-
days papers, to the attacks on him, which
charged him with cowardice in 1868. He
says he was honorably acquitted of the
was complimented by his comrades of the
43d regiment by serenade, and by calls
to make them speech on the eve of his
departure for Raleigh, where he went to
! take his seat as member of the legisla-
ture for Anson county. He joined the
army in 1861, being among the first vol
unteers. He makes good showing in
his statement, and charges that the at
tacks upon him were sent from Raleigh
by newspaper correspondent named
| German.
| There will be at the next session of the
Legislature general demand for an ex
tension of the system Of working the
public roads by convict labor. Sheriffs
here from various counties so state.
The catalogue of the State library has
been very carefully prepared and greatly
increases the value of the library, which il
now appears contains about %, 800 vol
umes; much smaller number than il
was generally supposed to contain.
Requisition was made to-day by the
Governor for Gatling gun, 10 barrel
calibre 45, for the company of the nava
reserve at Charlotte. Some breechloading
howitzers will also form part of its equip
ment, the Navy Department sending
| these.