Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-23
REFUSED TO ACCEPT.
Bernard and SeaVelI Declined the Cor
ernor's appointment.
l YANKEE SprS STRANGE STORY
Ne was In Richmond sixty-Two Times
During the wRr-State and County
Taxable Values.

RALEIGH, N. c., December z.-(Spe-
cial.)-Goyernor Carr to-day wrote the
following letter to Claude NJ. Bernard,
Fusion nominee for solicitor of the Third
District: John Il. Woodland having refused
TO accept the commission as Solicitor OF
the Third District, rendered him In con-
formity with the certificate of election
sent me by the Secretary OF state, Tor
reasons which he has stated in letter,
and recognizing the fact that the people
intended to elect you Solicitor, hereby
tender you the appointment to I'LL the
vacancy"
A similar letter was sent Herbert f.
seawell. Fusion. nominee for Solicitor or
the Seventh District.
Their counsel to-day gave notice that
neither would accept the commission.
They will bring suit to secure their right
to the positions for four years, and not
for two years, which Is all the time the
Governors commission would cover.
BRIGADE OFFICERS.
Commissions were issued to-day to the
following officers of the First Brigade of
ant Inspector; General S. l.. Hart, COM
mssary, and p. ii. Cook. aide-de-camp.
News reached here to-day OF the death
OF Mrs Mabel Smith at Abbeville S. c.,
She was a daughter of Charles ID. Up
church, for many years Superior Court
clerk of this county, who Is now living In
Chicago. Her death was very sudden.
j. l.. a. Shea, who is here. a CONNER
cial traveller OF Philadelphia, tells Con-
federate veteran in this city that he Is
the man who pursued and caught Lieu
tenant Walsh, of Texas. who was then
hanged here by order of General Kill
patrick. Walsh had fired at Fitzpatrick
as the latter was riding into the city
after IL had been surrendered. Shea says
he was in Richmond as a spy no less
than 81 times during the war. and In
Petersburg 20 times. and that Of 81 spies
whom he knew only 3 escaped imprison-
ment or death.
INCREASED VALUES.
The State Auditors report will show
8, 200, 392 increase Of taxable property over
1888. The taxes aggregated Sl,35S,99i.
which was S36,90i less than for 1892.
County taxes aggregated $l,05S,9n, the
per capita being $i.H. The average value
of farming lands is Si.l6, and the average
farms contains 127 acres. In Durham
the average valuation is the highest
1904. and in Dare the lowest. sl18 BY
far the greater number Of the counties
have no debt. The pensions paid this
year are sl05.132, an increase OF s5.5lS
over 1895. and there are 1855 pensioners,
the increase being SO. During 1894 ten
new building and loan associations have
formed.
STATE DEBT.
The debt OF this State Is now 1892 800
in per cent. bonds. The aggregate pub
lie Indebtedness OF the people, the prln-
cipal OF which or the interest on which
taxes are collected to pay. is not over
one-twenty-fifth OF the aggregate value
of the tax-paylug property in the State.
The State Auditor asserts that this
State levies and collects for general pur-
poses n lower rate OF taxes than any
other State. All expenses OF government
have been kept entirely within the appro-
priations. There is a balance Of SS0S,0oo
In the State Treasury.
The holiday trade Is quite up to the
average here. and the merchants are well
pleased.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
The report on the States criminal sta
tistics for 1s93-'9i shows that there were
tfled IN tne courts lf,O3i cases, OIL WHICH
Is, rs were OF males. 1913 OF females, and
Of corporations. or the persons charged
with crime 1850 were white, and Chs
colored; 26 Indians l gypsy, and 1 Assy-
rian. There were 945i convictions, 1850
acquttals; 2,437 cases were nolle prose-
quied and So were dismissed. or the
criminals Us were charged with murder
in the first degree. 40 in the second de-
gree IS with manslaughter, 10 with crimi-
nal assault. 50 With assault with criminal
intent. IL with arson. IL with burglary in
the first and 10 in the second degree, II
with forgery. 2.493 with larceny and
1l,6n with other crimes and misdemean-
ors. Three were executed. lynched, 6S
escaped and 10 were declared insane.
In 1912 there were 1871 criminal ac-
tons of which 1868 were against whites
and 7,7S0 against colored.