The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-03-17
BEAUTIFUL J!
Handsome Confederate Mon
ument at Raleigh,
MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL
Good Settlers Are Being Attracted
to North Carolina.

Miss Reddy Is 4mproving-CollectorS Sim
mons Brings No News-Sidney Williams
Has Surrendered-The New Raleigh |
Telephone Exchange-HcCullers Re
leased from Jail.
Especial Correspondence of THE GLoBEl |
RALEIGH, n. C, March 16-At the |
meeting of the Monumental association |
height of the monument eight or ten feet,
an ornate capital adorned with southern
foliage and improved figures, with two
courses of rubble work at the base This
addition involved al additional cost of
So, 800, making the entire cost $25 900
This includes four handsome bronze
lamps at the base at suitable distances.
The bronze work is already contracted
for at the most famous foundry in the
world at Munich, Bavaria.
Mrs. G. D. Upchurch and Mr. and Mrs.
s. NJ. Riggsbee, of Abbeville, S. c., are
in the city visiting Mrs. W. G. Upchurch.
So far Foster and Hicks have been far
off on their weather prophecies. March,
which was booked for such terrible
storms, is half gone and no one can look
back and cite more moderate and calm
month.
Miss Reddy, the young lady who was
thrown from her horse yesterday morn
| ing and badly bruised and hurt, is doing
very we'll and will be out in little
while.
The commissioner Of agriculture Is
very much gratified at the attention which
is now being given to North Carolina by
persons in other states who wish to be
come settlers. Every day inquiries conc
in, and from a most desirable class of
people. There is a continued demand
for copies of the admirable hand bCok of
the state and for other information.
Collector Simmons returned this morn
ing from Washington and did not bring
bit Of news with him. He seems to
think that nothing will be done in the
confirmation matter until after April 1,
as it is quite we'll understood that Senator
Vance is to return to Washington about
that date.
The railway commission disposed to-
day Of the business on its calendar. The
cases were not Of public Importance
Four or five of them were in the nature
of applications for increased freight and
passenger accommodations at stations.
In one case the town Of Winston. Salem
complained against the commission for
alleged discrimination in interstate rates
against that town and in favor of Rich
mond and Roanoke, Va
The governor appoints April % as the
date when the commission leave here to
visit the battle ground of Antietam. The
25th was first thought of.
Sidney Williams, the man who cut the
throat of the negro Bridgers, has sur
rendered and given bond. Williams says
that the two negroes tried to rob him and
he drew his knife to defend himself ard
his property. He had already given them
whiskey twice.
Will McCullers, colored, Of Panther
Branch township, has been IN Jail fort
night in charge of stealing meat, his
wife having been the infovmer. McCullers
was before Judge Clarke, under a habcas
corpus proceedings, and discharged was
from custody. It was found that the wife
had committed perjury. 4 warrant was
issued for her arrest and she will be
| brought here tomorrow
Mr.. W. d. Brown, representing large
Chicago firm which builds and equips
telephone lines, is canvassing Raleigh in
order TO get enough subscribers TO insure
a new exchange here. If 800 subscribers
can be obtained he will pu, in phones at
$50 annually in business houses aud for
| $15 annually in private houses.
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When other remedies fail TO relieve
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