Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-23
TREASURER'S VOTE.
RETURNS FROM sEveMTY-Two covN-
TIES Owe WORTH y. los MAJORITY


RALEIGH, N. c., November n.-tspe-
c.al.) 1.-THE Official returns Of the vote Tor
State Treasurer from seventy-two coun-
ties give s. Med. Tate Democrao ios,ssS'
and w, II. Worth (FusionisD. 1i5.eA. IL
the ratio Is the same for the other twenty
four counties Tate's total vote VIII De
iss.oo and worth's $4,000. 1t 10 not
probable, however, that II VIII be quite
30 large. as the counties not heard from
officially are, In some cases. small.
The Joint committee Of the Legislature
will begin the annual examination OF the
books OF the State Treasurer and Auditor
about December 10th.
Arrangements have been made for union
Thanksgiving Day services by the various
churches here.
ANNUAL REPORT.
State-Geologist Holmes Is now at Chapel
Hill preparing the tabular parts OF his
annual report. Considerable work has
been done during the past twelvemonth.
Some Of the Fusion newspapers have at
tackled the Geological Survey. and II may
be that the new Legislature will reduce
year. The State Geologist and his able
assistants have done a great deal Of ex-
cellent work during the two years since
the Office was recreated.
Ten families from Nebraska expect to
como to this State by the end OF the year.
Some persons from that State, now here.
say that Nebraska cattle-growers are
shooting cattle TO keep the latter from
starving. The drought Of this year has
parched the State. The Nebraska news
papers studiously avoid mentioning the
departure of any people for the South as
settlers. and. in fact. keep concealed the
bad state Of affairs In that State.
SHOT HIS ROOMMATE.
A letter to-day from a ron Of Mr..
Devereux Johnston. recently Of this coun-
ty, now OF Texas. says that Johnston
shot and killed his roommate one night
last week The roommate was out late
at night, and on his return tried to open
the door. Johnston called to know VINO
was Mt the door, but got no answer. ana
then fired.
At the Department OF Agriculture good
news comes In as to the condition OF the
winter-sown wheat, oats. and rye IN all
parts Of the State.
The number OF marriage licenses issued
in this State last year was only l2.lls,
q falling off of 1,03l. as compared win
1892, when 1t was 1880.
SWALLOWED A PIN.
A lO-year-old son Of Rev. w. S. Bynum.
of Lincolnton, has died as the result OF
swallowing a pin some months ago. An
operation was performed. and the PIN
found. but death soon followed.
A reward of $50 Is offered for jasper
Thompson (coloredD. who was implicated
I'm the murder of Jailer Meadows, OF
Roxboro', and who escaped from jail.
Polk Miller, the Virginia humorist, Is
making his second lecture tour In this
State. and Is attracting large audiences
1t il the purpose of the Republicans
to establish daily paper at Greensboro
or Winston. The new daily to be es-
tablished here will be Populist In politics.
and Marion Butler will be the editor.
He will bring the outfit Of his paper.
the Caucasian. here from Goldsboro'. and
the new paper may retain the same name.
OFFICIAL MAJORITY.
The official majority for Lockhart. Dem
ocrat, as congressman in the Sixth Dis
trlct Is 3Si
In Mecklenberg county the farmers
are ploughing up their cotton fields and
sowing wheat. and the latter Is TO take
the place of scent cotton.
Governor Carr offers 500 reward for
the capture of Thomas Buchanan alias
Tom Bugle, who two months ago shot
and killed a man named Bridgeman in
Richmond county.
John Allen, a moonshiner. from Gran
vile county. Is in Jail here, to be tried
next month.