Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-27
TAX ASSESSMENTS.
STEAMSHIP AND TELEGRAPH CON-
PANlES MUST PAY UF.
Railway Commission Arbiirating Be-
tween Railroad Compaoies--Dief OF
Typhoid-Fevor-The PopulIsts.
tcorresoon.oncs of the Richmond D!so,tcaI

fCorresoon.once Of the Richmond D.sostchJ
RALxIdH. N. c.. July 26.--The Railway
Commission to-day prepared its tax-assess-
ment statement of the steamship lines in
the State. There are eighteen OF these
and the property found liable amounts to
1881, 800. The property Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company as assessed is
sI73,s59. 1t has 800 miles Of one wire,
and has in addition 100 miles in excess OF
one wire. The Postal Telegraph has 265
miles of one WIRE and LOO miles in excess.
AsIoA CROSSING.
The Railway Commission is now arbi-
fratinc n matter between the Atlantic and
North Carolina and the Wilmington, New
berne and Norfolk railw this being as
to the crossing by the latter OF the foriners
track at Newborne. The point OF crossing
IS Immediately at the passenger station.
In n few days the first train between Will
mingtOn and Newberne viii be run ana
there Will be free excursion.
REV. MR. BUSH DEAD.
Rev. J. I. J.. Bush, northern man Tor
many years residing in this State and a
priest Of the Episcopal Church, died here
yesterday OF typhoid-foyer. lie was rector
nj Lenolr twenty years ago. some years
400 no was AZ Plttsboro' He had recently
done missionary work, manly among the
negroes. in which he was joined by Rev.
William Walker. his brother-in-law.
The railways have made the round-:flp
rate from here TO the Worlds Far S2l.9O.
FATALLY INJURED.
hbsalom Marsh. II years old. was fatally
Injured IN Cumberland county yesterday.
In some way his horse fell with him INTO
a ditch. The horse was killed instantly.
Captain 1had. Jones. United states
army. who has returned from the epcamp-
mpnt of the State Guard. SAYS that tho
troops began IN ;hoir duties Just where
they left of last yeer IL other words that
they were farther advanced ana made
far more progress.
SENATOR VANCE CoRNFEED.
The PrOpeSsiUe Farmer, Populist ana
Alliance paper, says OF Senator vance 5
letter on the silver question
This letter puts him on record again.
II is a strong document for the reform OF
CARNATIONS and reform party. Inc de-
Clarations and admissions, coming IRON
that source, are both unexpected ana start
ling. One peculiar feature IS that the
senator saws be has listened IN VAIN Tor
the Farmers Alliance 10 sound their
opinions and that he is glad to see
this. the first official utterance.' II
we know anything about 1t. this IS not
the first 'utterance the Senator has
heard. In lSS91gO alliances all over the
country piled 'utterances In the shape OF
petitions around Senator Vance until be
could not see over the top OF them. In
1891 the Alliance Legislature gave him
official utterauce' by pledging him TO
support these very things before they
would agree to sond him back TO the SEN
ate. Has he forgotten all thisl Must he
get official uttefances every day IN order
70 keep his memory fresh! At any rate.
the Senator has broken out in an unex-
pected place. He has voluntarily gone on
record against the WalI-street, gold-bug.
plutocratic cringing politician end OF has
party The future will show what the
party will do with him and what the
Senator will do with himself. Will he
prove his sincerity by his works Z"