The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-01
SALEOF LEAF TOBACCO.
THE BILL REDUCING TIE FEES OF
WAREHO USEMEN PASSED.
Pablic Trintin TO be Given TO the Lewest
Biddes-Two Deaths In Raleigh
From the Grip.

RALEIGH, -. c., Jan. a.-Special.-1n
the Senate to-day the most important
bills introduced were: To amend the char
ter of Salisbury: to let printing of county
exhibits to the lowest bidder; TO require
all railways to redeem unused tickets; to
curtail useless expenses in securing char
tiers by increasing the power Of the Supe-
rior Court clerk; to amend the charter OF
Southern Pines.
The bill to reduce the charges for the
sale of leaf tobacco in warehouses was
taken up. One side stated that the farm
ers wanted the law, while the other side
said that they did not, The warehouse
men opposed 4, but the bill passed.
the principal bills in the House were:
To provide Tor additional buildings at the
Agricultural and Mechanical ColeSe, siJ,-
90 for eacn of the years 1872 80, 10 arrow
persons who sell horses or muies 10 zen
10 secure payment; to extend the time
for REGISTRATION OF physicians until 1880,
TO fund the debt Of Wilmington by ISSUING
&0UD in bonds; 10 exclude craven county
from the provisions OF the game law; TO
cure defects in the registration Of deeds
by deputy clerks. to prescribe the manner
In which searches shall be mace LOT lost
or stolen property. Al
Mr.. Young, OF Wake furnished a petit
ton from citizens asking for the reDedl
Of the merchants purchase FAX.
There was a not debate on the Senate
resolution ordering "A bill to be drafted
Immediately giving the pubic pIlhuns ~
the lowest b.dder. The resolution passed
Bills were passed authorizing Hyde
county 10 levy a special tax and amend
ing the charter of Greenville.
The bill on the county OF scotland was
tabled upon the ruling OF the speaker
A,TIJNs AGAINST THE STAFF.
Mr. Robert o. Burton, who was the
gpl al North
In the settlement Of the tax litigation
with the Wilmington and Weldon Rail-
road Company. mas Instituted IN the Su-
preme Court an action against the state
for sy74.9s. balance of fee claimed by him.
Part was pad him some months ago.
Lynn. one Of the men who was arrested
and tried in Wilmington FOR turning III
false fire alarms, turns out to be an es-
capped unatic from Georgia. HIS people
had been looking for him, and only learn
ed of his whereabouts by seeing an ac-
count OF his arrest I'm the papers. lie Will
be carried back to Georg "A. -,
Superior Court Judge William ,. OBJ.
Robinson IS holding his first court In
Monroe, Union county. His charge 10 tHe
Jury was good, and he has made me
The sales Of fertilizers tags here shows
that the business will be extremely light
this spring-only about half the usual
amount. -.
tratcs fer the different counties, as usual,
but ,1e.r terms viii only hold good until
The next election. when they VIII De
elected by the people. the Fopuil5Is
want to increase the nGnlDer o an m,@s''
Rev j. H. White, the prominent Bap-
list minister OF AsheVille, preached MS
farewell sermon to his congregation on
Sunday. lie goes 10 Macon ia
DEATHS FROM GRIP.
This morning Raleigh people were ag 1',H
shocked at the announcement OF liie out-
den death Of Mrs. NJ. 60 EilS ein4i W Ii
from hcInOrrhagc after only a re" toui >
illness. This morning Mrs. ElgelhdIu!
dIed from grippe after only Few ,'dS >
iIlreee. She Is We'll known, nor ouly III
Nor.b Carolina. but In many otLer state
She was Miss Maggie cotton, OF hdlelS u.
Her husband. Major Enselhdrlt, Ma9
North Carolind's secretary OF St@le. Hel
eldest son. Capt IT,. i. hnseIhdLut. " o., -,
for a long while captain OF tne no' ,,a
Guards here. Mrs EnEelhardJ lea Ie9
three children Captain Engelhardt' Ml /;
Iobn Cotton Engelhardt and Mrs. Hdl
Worth, of Nashville. o,,,oi,+od
The Seaboard Air Line has appointed
y. w Lawrence operator ~ ~ Ne ms.
disnatcher's Office here. and L. W Hills
daIe chief train dispatcher here. .bo
Mr. Wink Taylor. manager ot,
crand Central Hotel in Columbia, ,. -.
will have charge OF me a1ia''''0
~ Miss, ssippi temperance law WIN
so,,e mod fcations. was introduced III IA n
House Yesterday. There Is ndtu us ~
Going on over the proposed he" 'ou"''
OF SGo 10 I'D the chairman. f. 4, Horton
i..,i,ates a rupture between the ltepupe
Ilcans and Popul-sts on Ihe p',ion law.
county government ana tne ere, IN r,,nt',re
IL is reported as saying II such rI -
does occur not muCi VIZ ~
-, tho legislature.