The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-06-04
DIAMOND SHOALS
SOON TO BE THE SCENE OF A HALF
MILLION LIGHT HOUSE.
Senator RansOm's Untiring Efforts in
Defeating the Force Bill.-Other
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Capt. Ar
mand DeRosset is here copying the
direct tax lists of nine counties in
North Carolina for publication in the
Wilmingt on Messenger. That enter
prising paper begins to print the lists
of the counties Immediately adjacent
to Wilmington Tuesday morning.
The Fifth Auditor has admitted the
correctness of Capt. DeRosett's fig
ures, but it will take two or three
months yet for the proper amount
of red-tape to be gone through with
before the added $26, 900 can be re-
funded to the State. In addition to
doing this special work for the Mes
senger, Capt. DeRosset has the con-
tract for copying the tax lists of sew
eral other Southern States. Heis an
expert accountant, and has done his
work here SO well that am told
$1,000 place as statistician in one of
the departments of the Government
has been offered him, which will prob
ably be accepted when he finishes all
the direct tax work for which he has
contracted. He is man of fine ex-
ecutive ability, commanding pres
ence and is the son of DR.. Armand
De Rosset, who is well known all over
North Carolina as the Treasurer of
the Episcopal Diocese of that State.
Senator Ransom was here several
days last week He had number
of matters to attend to of special in
terest to North Carolina. Among
these is the appointment of Col. Tom
Fuller to the position previously
mentioned in this correspondence, on
the new Land Court Bench. lam il
formed this morning that the nomi-
nation of Col. Fuller for the place is
absolutely assured.
Another object of Senator Ran
SONS visit here was tolook after the
arrangements of the Light House
Board in commencing the work on
the great light house to be erected on
Diamond Shoals, off Cape Hatteras.
cured an appropriation of 100000
"a half million dollars. Building
the foundation of this 'Deacon to
light the dangerous shores of HATTIE
ras." is said to tax the skill of the
best engineers in this country. When
finished, it will throw its beams far
out over the Atlantic and will be of
inestimable value to mariners all over
the world. twill, of course, improve
the commerce of every seaport on the
North Carolina coast. The dangers
of this point have become historic,
and the wrecks and skulls which
strew the sands of Hatteras will, l
trust, become things of the past, af-
ter this mammoth light house is in a
to warn the mariner of it's
proximity. This light house ought
to stand as an everlasting monu-
ment to the influential efforts of Sen
ator Ransom. 1t ought to speak Of
him, not only to his own constituents
but to the seafaring world, in tones
louder than the thunders of the surf
that breaks on the death bearing
reefs of Diamond Shoals. North Car
DINA has been very conservative
about giving him the credit due him
for having, with Senator German,
defeated the Force Bill in the Senate
during the closing weeks of the late
Congress. l have the absolute
that he was the leading
factor in the scheme that thwarted
this nefarious plan of the Republi-
cans. would give my authority for
this statement, but / am under
pledge of Secrecy. Butt know where
of speak. The State of Maryland
gave Senator German silver service
for his work in this direction. think
it is about time for North Carolina
to say unanimously, "Thank you,
Senator Ransom. We knew what we
were doing when we sent you to rep
resent us in the U. S. Senate, but this
great benefit is even more than we
counted on!" Gratitude never comes
amiss.
Edward Graham Haywood, Esq,
a son of the late Col. Ed. Graham
of Raleigh. who has occu-
pied prominent position in the
Treasury Department for years I'M
til recently, died at the Freedman's
Hospital, in this city, last Friday.
The Methodist are going to build a
University here in the
near future. The site is not far from
Mr.. Cleveland 8 late country residence
near this city and known as coax
View" Our progressive citizen, Jul
lious S. Carr, Esq, is on the Board
of Trustees.
President Harrison will, on June
9th, receive the Committee from the
Northern Settlers Convention at
Raleigh, when it will come here to in
vite him to attend the Southern Ex-
position.