The Charlotte Democrat., 1893-11-17
FROM OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT.
RALEIGH, NC, Nov. 13, 1893.


than last year, as the pension tax, taken
as an example, shows. This is because
of a decrease in property assessments in
a few counties. The pension tax is about
81 900 less than it was in 1892.
There has been q sort of rumor for
some time that there would be some
prosecutions of directors of the wrecked
! Bank of New Hanover at Wilmington,
but thus far these have not materialized.
Suits were brought against the directors
of the wrecked First National Bank of
Wilmington, in the Federal court, but
this case went against the receiver of
that bank, who has now appealed to the
U. S. circuit court. of appeals.
Mr.. Scarborough, who spent last week
in Northampton county, speaking in the
interest of the public schools, is this
week in Hertford county. He has every
where had large audiences and expresses
his pleasure at the interest shown. Other
counties will no doubt invite him to thus
directly and plainly present great
question to the people.
| North Carolina has, as usual, failed to
unite her strength and exert it in favor of
one man for the circuit court judgeship.
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now at Washington, presenting the name
OF Richard 81. Battle, of this city, for the
position. There are four or five other
candidates.
Mention was recently made of the pos
sibility of new industry In North Caro-
lina-the making of beet sugar. Con.
gresham Alexander and Prot. Massey,
of the agricultural and mechanical college
spent several days this month in Ne
braska, where they saw the beets growing
and the various interesting processes Of
sugar making In IL hours from the
time the green beets were hauled sugar
was turned out Both gentlemen are
sanguine as to the practicability of sugar
beet culture here. Two other profitable
industries are hop-growing and broom
corn growing. The sorghum industry is
but little developed as compared with it's
possibilities.
Many convicts have been received at
the penitentiary in the past few days
Edgecombe two, Wilson four, BERTHE one,
Yancey two, Buncombe two, Rutherford
four, Rockingham three; in all eighteen,
an unusually large number.
The Supreme court has filed opinions
in two cases of general Importance. One
ends the long fight between the Raleigh
& Western and the Glendon & Gulf rail
way, for a right of way in Chatham
county. The latter railway wins. This
interests Mecklenburg county since this
road is only link in the important line
which is to be constructed from Durham
to Charlotte, and which the last legisla
ture chartered. Promoters of the road
say it will be pushed when easier financial
times come, and that rights-of way in
Montgomery, and perhaps other counties,
are now being secured.
The other case concerns telegraph
charges, and is to the effect that the State
rate of rs cents for 10 words applies to a
message sent from an Office in this State
to another one also in the State, even if
in the course of transmission it does go
outside the State.
The largest sale of home raised trotting
bred horses ever held in this State &C.
Cured last week in this city. Eighty
five horses, of all ages, were sold, and the
sales amounted to something over $12, 900.
With a favorable year. financially, the
receipts would have been far larger, as
prices ruled very low. One year old flly
brought 5000. It was clearly shown
that it was easy, and many times more
profitable to raise good horses as COM
pared with scrub stock.
The Confederate monument contract is
at last signed. Col. M. Muldoon, of
Louisville, KY, the contractor, who is
also the designer, will soon begin work,
by awarding contracts to quarry or
quarries in this State for the stone. All
the stone work, of all kinds will be done
here The monument is to stand at the
west gate of the capitol. That gate will
be removed to make room for it. 1t will
stand 81 feet high. At the base are
bronze figures of soldiers, and on the top
another. These will be cast in Germany,
where the best bronze is manufactured.
The cost of the monument is to be $25, 900.
Of this something like SIS, 900 is now in
hand. The monument is a striking one.
Its base is 27 feet square and It each
corner there are massive lamp posts OF
elaborate design.
Governor Carr has ordered a special
term of court to be held by Judge Brown,
for Pasquotank county, beginning JAN
uary 9Th.
There are some prominent Republican
workers engaged in scheme to carry the
negro voters into the Populist party.
They are making this attempt because
they think the only chance to beat the
Democrats next year is by regular
fusion with the Populists, and they believe
further that they can handle the negroes
lust as they used to handle them. Some
Republicans tell me of this plan and say
they oppose anything which looks like
destroying the individuality of their
party and hence will antagonize this
movement in the party councils next year
This is only one of many things which
show that next years work will be ex.
citing in political way. The campaign
will be remarkable one: The Populists
want to capture Congressman even more
than they do the legislature.
Assent to the election of Rev. A. c. A
Hall, as Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of
Vermont, has been given by this diocese
of that church.
The Populist newspapers are doing a
> queer thing in making fight against the
, new Superior Court Judge, James s
Battle, and incidentally strike at the
, Governor for appointing him. They give
no reasons.
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