Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-07
CHILDREN POISONED.
THEY cAEwEp yELtow-JessAMlNE
BARK AND DEATH RESULTED
An Effort to Get a Fairer Assessment OF
Property Geological survey-Faiai
Act OF Harmless " Lunatic.
rsnrinr telnrram 10 tte DIsnstrh.l

R,1rsoH. n. O., April GA letter re-
ceived from Columbus county brings news
Of the poisoning Of two children of E. II.
Burney. The children while playing in
the woods found vine Of the yellow jessa-
mine. pulled OF some Of its bark, and
chewed IL. They went into the yard of the
house and in few minutes were very sick.
Nv tho time their father discovered this
and before he could 60 for a physician the
children. aged six and four years, died.
Another child, aged three years, which
had only tasted the bark, escaped death,
thonoh h was seized with violent illness.
a yeer ago one of the same children ate
the flowers of the jessamine and barely
escaped death.
At the State experiment farm extensive
Governments are being made IN regard 10
fig.culture. Forty varieties are growing
There was considerable frost yesterday,
as was predicted. Some ice formed.
John A. Cameron. the veteran clerk OF
Hornett Superior Court. IS dead.
ASSESSMENTS.
The county commissioners ofthe various
counties met to-day TO appoint assessors.
Every effort will be made 10 secure feirer
assessment than heretofore. 1t is noto-
rious fact tina. property Is undervalued;
The railway commissioners Will assess an
railway property and franchises. The
property assessment begins June LIST.
EDUCATIONAL.
The State Teachers Assembly at More
head CITY will be held June 16-S0th. The
Southern Educational Association will be
held July s-llth at Chattanooga. This as
sooiation as now formed embraces the
whole South all divisions having ceased.
II IL composed of fourteen branch ass0cia-
tions, eleven of which have already APP
pointed delegates.
TYPOGRAPHICAL MAP.
The geological survey Of North Carolina
begins in June, in Ashe county. in the ex-
IRENE northwestern part Of the State. The
United States geological survey Will begin
its work on the Typographical map OF the
State at the same time; and IN the same
region. IL Is contemplated that the two
will work together. Next month fully
equipped corps of Government engineers
and geological corps will take the field IN
this State.
CLERICAL ERROR.
The Legislature imposed a tax of % cents
per share on the stock OF the Raleigh ana
CASTOR railroad. IL is now discovered
that by an error in engrossing the bill the
tax levied is only 20 cents per share.
News was received mere To-Day OF tho
burning of the chapel and mess-hall at the
we'll known Bingham Military School in
Orange county. The fire is said 10 have
been clearly incendiary, having originated
late at night in an unoccupied room. by
hard work the other buildings were saved.
HARMLESS IsoURABLE.
Last evening at the county poorhouse
near here Thad Jones, who was recently
sent here from the State Hospital as
harmless incurable, attacked Pleasant In
score. another white man, and struck MN
on the head with a chair. lnscore dled
this morning.
Octavius Coke, the now Secretary OF
State. having resigned Saturday as d.
rector of the State Hospital here. John -;
BurwelI. of Raleigh, was to-day appointed
by Governor Fowle TO fill the vacancy.
AN AUDITORIUM.
The committee appointed by the alder
men 10 look into the matter OF an audlto-
rum for Raleigh reported this evening, re
commencing one to cost $1,000, with 1000
seating capacity.
The persons who endeavored TO secure
the holding of a local-option election here
have failed to secure the required number
of signatures to the petitions; so no cleo
ton will be ordered.
OUR SYMPATHY.
The Daily Capital. an afternoon paper
here, made its last appearance to-day,
having been sold TO the Ecaning Visitor.