Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-05
SEC. 0CTAvIUS COKE.
THE SUCCESSOR or cot. SAUNDERS
A WRGlNlAN AND SOLDIER.



RaIEroH. N. c.. April 4.-Governor
fowle to-day appointed Octavius Coke, OF
Raleigh, Secretary of State to I'LL the va
cancy caused by Colonel Saunders's death.
IL Is an excellent appointment. The APP
pointee has spent great deal OF his own
means in conducting Democratic campaign
work. He was born in Williamsburg. Va,
in is4o. In 1861 he joined the Thirty
Second Virginia infantry and served with
gallantry. He was wounded at Shsrps-
burg and at Five Forks. After the war he
studied law and made his home at Eden
ton, n. o., becoming citizen in 1865. In
1871 he was a candidate for the State Con-
vention and the next year candidate Tor
elector from the FIRST district. In 1875 he
was elected to the Senate from the First
senatorial district.
A REFoRM LEADER.
he was leader in the Senate in the
reformation of the county government
system and did the opposition to the reso-
luton, instructing thence Congressman TO
vote for the bill to approve the inwork OF
tho Electoral Commission. In 1880 he was
elected Chairman of the State Executive
COMMITTED In 1884 he was candidate for
feated by General Scales. He was in 1883
appointed chairman of the new Board OF
directors Of the Insane Asylum ct haleign.
TIE DIRECT TAX.
State Agent Busby to-day made his re-
port to the Governor concerning the di-
rect tax. Governor Fowle gives you- cor
respondent the following statement re,
garding this tax and the stub-books and
assessment-books at Washington: The
books have not yet been turned over TO the
State for examination, nor is their exact
number or the amount of work to be done
yet ascertained. II is not possible as yet
accurately TO estimate the time this work
will require, but it will probably be at least
sixty days before the payment of claims
can begin. All haste consistent with accu-
racy will be used until the copies are re-
ceiyed IN Raleigh.
NAMES AND AMOUNTS.
There is no information, however, in the
Governors Office concerning the names
of the persons who paid the taxes and the
amounts paid. The names and amounts
will be sent to the counties as soon as prac-
ticable. No interest upon the taxes was
paid to the Governor and none can be paid
to the taxpayers. No penalties or costs
were refunded. IL the taxpayer has lost
or mislaid the tax receipt 1t will not pre-.
vent the collection of the tax. provided
the name and amount appears on the stub
of the tax-receipt book and the assessment
book.
IF DEAD.
II the person who paid the tax is dead
under the terms of the act of Congress the
amount can be refunded only to the legal
representative-that is. the administrator
or executor. No widow or heir can collect
N without lettars of administration When
the copies Of the records are in the hands
of the Governor all possible facilities will
be afforded claimants in the presentation
of their claims and the collection of the
amounts due them.
VARIOUS NOTES.
Adam Warner, Of Beaufort county, is ap-
pointed Assistant Oyster Commissioner.
The Governor has ordered q special civil
term OF Montgomery Superior Court
Judge Graves presiding-beginDing June
22d.
The State Weather Bureau announce that
there will be severe frost tomorrow
morning.