Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-27
CHANGE OF THE DATE
THE MONUMENT CORNERSTONE WILL
Be LAID MAY 22O.
Suit Against the State for $4,000 Chat
ham Railway Donds-Ancthsr Lesses
from Senator Jarvis-His Position

RALEIGH. N. c., April 26.-tSpeciaL)-
II has been decided that May ed shah DC
the date Of the laying Of the corner
stone OF the Confederate Mopument. TINS
change Of date from Monday to TuesdaJ
being made for the convenience OF the peo-
pie Of the State and to permit the .ais
ways TO handle the crowds better. GOV
ernor Carr. as chairman Of the Commit
tee on Ceremonies. will invite the state
Guard to be present. All civic and De-
nevolent organizations are also invited TO
attend. and II is the hope of the commit
tee that all these will have represen-
tatives here
BY the 18th Of June one telephone line
to Durham from Raleigh. and perhaps
two lines will be completed. Arrange
ments are now being made for line from
here to Henderson. this TO be constructed
by new company. which has obtained
franchise In this city.
UNTAINTED BONDS.
John d. Ragland Institutes suit against
the State for $4,000 being for the re-
covery of that amount of bonds issued In
1861 I'm aid OF the Chatham Railway COM
pany." This suit is on the same ground
as that OF Calvin J. Cowles against the
State, which your correspondent fully de-
scribed some time ago. 1t Is claimed that
none OF these bonds were tainted by ths
rebellion" though issued during the war,
as they were not for war purposes, but IN
aid of internal improvements, ana that
the subscriptions were made by private
persons. 1t is alleged that the courts have
I fta.a an
the validity OF these bonds. OF which $2l5,-
900 were issued The application OF the
war-scale 1.-TWO thirds on makes the
| amount 81 ,666. and the plaintiffs ask fo'
| 40 per cent. on this amount, or S2S,6oo IN
| new 4 per cent. consols.
| All the many suits in court here against
| the late Grimm Brownstone Company. OF
| Moore county, have been compromised.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
It is said by the Vance Monument
| Committee, OF which Governor Carr IL
| chairman, that IL will cost about $4,000
| to place the proposed bronze statue in
the Capitol Square. Contributions are
| coming in. The appointment OF sub-con-
| mittees I'm each county and township IL
| urged, each Of these to send up to the
State Committee May 2lst a name as
! member OF the State Association.
4
| pared and illustrated handbook of RAJ
| leigh will be made In few days. lt was
| prepared by the secretary of the Chamber
| Of Commerce.
JARVIS ON RANSOM.
Senator Jarvis Is out in another open
letter, I'm which he says his letter de-
claring it TO be his purpose to contest
! for Ransoms seat was not declaration
| OF war: that he had for months enter
tanned the purpose OF standing for that
seat that Ransom will not undertake 10
| question the right OF any gentleman 10
| succeed him. He says he is entirely Will
| ing to leave the matter To the Democratic
voters at the primaries, as to whether
he Jarvis) shall or shall not be candl-
date; or he is equally willing for the
| State Convention TO determine that ques-
ton He adds that this is the people
| business, and that he Is quite willing for
| them TO settle il In their own way. lie
goes further and declares his readiness
to retire If at any time II snail appear
that his candidacy will cost the party
the loss of n single county. In his Judg-
ment the paramount matter Is that the
State shall remain in Democratic hands,
and It is far better that both ne ana
Ransom should pass out or pubIc III.
than that such a calamity should Detai
a
denies the insinuation that. in appoint
ing him. Governor Carr paid off Il private
obligation. and says his work In th'
| canvass of 1892 was done solely ana an
| solutely under the direction of Chairman
| simmons. and that he was not WORKING
| for Carr. but for the Democratic nominee
| for Governor. He says as soon as ooi'
gress adjourns he expects to return |.
North Carolina and begin an active can
| vass 10 secure another Democratic VIC
tory. and will do, as he has always dohe
his whole duty. He eulogises the srea
Vance in forceful words. If his first let
fer could not be construed as chhi
Ianpe 10 Ransom, this one certainly coui'
be. ~, N,
There IS a great deal Of political dis
content in the State and on this tn
Populists depend for any gains they MAJ
| make 1t is said that up to TINS dat'
| their gains are small. All depends upoI
what Congress does. II the Senate passe
| the Wilson bill and the income-tax oil
a great load will be removed from Demo
cratic minds, for il will enable good wori
to be done in the canvass.
SUITS AT LAW.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels arrived to-day u
appear in some suits against the iat
Daily Chronicle by paper-mills and othe
furnishers OF supplies.
DR.. Wood, superintendent of the insan
asylum, returned to-day from Fayette
vile. where he was a witness in the cas-
of Startling, the man charged with muir
dering Denning. his father-in-aw, wh'
had been discharged from the insane asy
hm only day or two previous to tn
murder. To-day was devoted TO arSu
ments OF counsel in this case.
Lawson Howard, a negro giant. ha
been convicted of the brutal murder o
C. d. Jones In Cleveland county and VII
be hanged in May.