Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-06
SHERIFFSARE SHORT.
JUDGMENTS AGAINST DANIEL REY-
NoLpS AND w. w. FLEMING.
A CoIored Textbook In the Negro Public
schoois-In the Hands of Receiver
where Was Ling Gun Asssssinated?

RALEIGH. N. C., December 5.-tSpe-
cial. )--SolicItor Pou, OF this district, act
ing at the instance OF State-Treasurer
Tate, to-day obtained two judgments In
the Superior Court here. One IL against
Daniel Reynolds. Sheriff and Tax-Collec-
tor OF Buncombe county, for the balance
OF taxes due the State by him for 1882
amounting TO 800. The judgment is
against him and twenty sureties on his
bond for $4,000. There Is also Judgment
for 10 per cent penalty and 1900. State
Auditor Furman certified to the amount
due, and Treasurer Tate certified 1t had
not been paid.
A similar Judgment was obtained
against Sheriff w. w. Fleming. of Gra-
ham county, on his bond for $3.50. Tor
$40 due for taxes as above.
The State Board OF Education to-day
adopted and placed upon the list Of text
books for use in the colored public
schools OF North Carolina the history OF
the negro race in America written by
Edward A. Johnson (colored), Of Raleigh.
BUSINESS TROUBLE.
The Durham Furniture Company has
gone into the hands of a receiver-J. X.
Proctor. The liabilities are said 10 be
5000. and the assets 5000 in stock and
81, 600 In store accounts.
Governor Carr has received letter
from the United States Department OF
State asking for information regarding
Ling Gun, the Chinaman. AS yet the
Governor has never had official notice
from the authorities OF Madison county
e
der Of Gun. A State official said to-day
that from the evidence SO far obtained II
appeared that II Gun was killed II was on
the Tennessee side OF the line and not
in North Carolina.
News reaches here Of the burning OF
the steam saw-mill OF J. II. Griffin, in
Craven county. The loss IS $500, with
no insurance.
News was received last week from what
was deemed a thoroughly reliable source
Of the killing OF two desperadoes. Garland
and Hopper. I'm Cleveland county. IL IL
now ascertained that they escaped. Yes
terday Garland was captured by a posse
i'm Rutherford county In charge OF Sheriif
Beam.
A RICH TIN DEPOSIT.
At Kings Mountain the richest vein of
tin-ore yet discovered has just been
found. at a depth Of ten feet below the
surface. 1t is claimed that there is rich
tin deposit under the entire town OF King $
Mountain
Another cotton-mill in this state has
Just been completed. being the ninth this
year. 1t is at Long Shoal, and Will have
5000 spindles.
william and Ed. Deans. negroes and
brothers. were committed TO jail here
to-day for highway robbery, an unusual
crime in this particular section. They
held up Wash. Shepherd near the state
FAIRGROUNDS. and got his money and
watch. He Identifies them positively as
do also four persons who were near by.
1t was a daring crime, as the robbers
were not masked or disguised.
The railway commission has received
notice Of the fact that the GAINESVILLE
and Washington railway has abandoned
that part of its line between JamesVille
and Cherry Station. The latter Is six
miles from Washington. 1t gives notice
that II will regularly operate the road
between Washington and Cherry Station,
and that 1t Is removing the track from the
unused line.