Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-10
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND
DECISION IN FAVOR OF THE STATE
AS TO ITS DISTRIBUTION.
Special Term Of the Superior Court for
Cumberland Hallway Consolidation
Death of Mrs. Haywood.

RALEIGH, ~. c.. February 9.-tSpecial.)
Iri the suit OF the Board of Education
OF Duplln county against the State Board
OF Education, the purpose Of which was
to have the public-school fund OF the
State distributed per capita from the pub
lie treasury. instead Of by the counties,
Judge Brown, at chambers, las decided
In favor of the State Board. The case
now goes to the Supreme Court of APP
peals.
Governor Carr orders a special term Of
Cumberland Superior Court for criminal
cases only, to begin April 18th, Judge
Bryan to preside. Four murder cases
are 10 be tried.
CONSOLIDATED.
The consolidation of the East Carolina
Land and Railway Company and the VIII
mington, Newberne and Norfolk Railway
Company has been effected. and the
eighty-eight miles. of road becomes the
WilmiI gton, Newberne and Norfolk rail-
way.
MIR. Frank Pierce for thirty years a
businessman In this city, died last night
at his home here.
Efforts are to be made to secure the
enforcement OF the law against the sale
OF cigarettes to boys under IL. This
law Is now openly violated.
A BITTER FIGHT.
IL is the current belief here that Sena-
tor Narce's letter on the simmons mat
ter means that there will be bitter
and open struggle between the North
Carolina senator's. Many persohs say they
firmly believe this
Mrs. Dallas Haywood. one OF Raleigh $
oil a
living eX-Mayor OF the city. died of pneu-
moria this morning after a brief illness.
Her husband IL also sick.
Hon. Edwin G. Reade. ex-Justice OF the
Supreme Court of this State. IL very sick
at his home here. His health has for some
time been feeble.
MORE ROOMS.
Another dormitory is being constructed
at the Soldiers Home. Superintendent
Stronach says he thinks this will provide
room for year to come. To-day an In
sane veteran was brought to the home
from Nash county. He was not received,
but was taken to the insane asylum.
President John f. Crowell, of Trinity
College. last evening road a paper before
the American Academy Of Politics and
Social Science in Philadelphia.
a BIG BLAZE.
An unknown person In Union county
night before last burned the liquor dstil-
lery and warehouse Of Ellis Simpson, con.
tanning 700 gallons of whiskey.
United States Marshal Carroll left here
to-day for Wallace. Duplin county, tc
summon j. 5. Cavanaugh to appear AT
Richmond next Monday I'm an important
case in the Federal Court against II. ~
CoWan.
Thomas Burgess (white) was knocked
overheard day before yesterday. while In
a sail-boat, near Stonewall and was
drowned.
The new life-savlng station at Ports
mouth is being constructed. II is TO bc
the finest on the North Carolina coast.
DANGEROUSLY SCALDED.
The boiler Of d. J. Woods saw-mill, neal
Warsaw exploded yesterday. Two mer
were dangerously scaded.
The boom-hotel at Marion, which cos
$1,000. has just been sold for only sl.525.
Fifteen masked men made an attack OF
the house Of Jane Blue, in Union county
She recognized eight Of the White-Cappers
all prominent white citizens of that sec
ton. All were before magistrate anC
are held to court in $3.50 each.