Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-02
RE VENUE RAIDS.
MIG WORK OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICERS n ONE DISTRICT.
The stanford-EiiiuGton Cnse-'"e
Kelley Bequcst-Tcmpera !"
po,,,,cs-yI;.b Wntcr-Othcr North
state GIeanings.

RALEIGH. y. c., May l.--tSpeciai)-
The revenue officers made two raids yes
,erday. In Richmond county Deputy
Gibson got an so-gallon Illicit sui' ou'
Frank Brown and Thomas Levister' us
owners. escaped. In Rockingham county
IDENTITIES Davis and Smith captured TWO
stills. each of eighty-five gallons capacity
Since January list of this year no less
than ninetv-four Illicit distiileries have
been seized in this district lhese
averaged about 500 in value. ~ Is a re-
cord-breaking array Of seizures wi'i'iI'
so short a period.
The hearing of the case OF stanford
VS.. Ellington, for the position OF state
Librarian. was resumed in the superior
Court here this morning. The Governor
executive clerk was present with Filing
tons bonds. State-Superlntenden'-o
Public-Instruction Scarboro was on the
witness-stand. Stanford was the next
witness. and said he had twice demand
ed the office from Ellington, and had also
offered his bond TO the Governor ana the
Secretary Of State
The public impression here is that III
lington will he the winner in this inter
esting case.
MUST BE DIVIDED.
In the case Of the deaf-mute school
AGAINST the deaf. dumb, and bind IN
siitution. involving the question Of winch
has right to the John Kelley beGuest.
the court decided that the money must
be divided between the schools for white
and colored deaf mutes. The white deaf
rpu,.lg me supreme
Court.
Money is hard to Get here on loan on
the best collateral. "lt is going out on q
hunt after bonds" said prominent
man to-day. "The per cent. interest
law has hurt US" he added.
Governor Carr late this afternoon acted
on the reports made 10y the three phys
cians-Kirby. Hines, and Carr-as TO the
sanity of George Mills, the condemned
murderer now In jail, and declined 10
commute the death-sentence, so Mills
will be privately hanged In the iail-yarc
here day after tomorrow on the same
gallows on which Orange Page, a negro
murderer voc executed lest Nr@us'.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
Rev. ID. H. futile, pastor Of the Cen
trail Methodist Episcopal church here.
and also president OF the State Temper
ance Association. mas carried the tenn
perancc question into city politics. He
has seventy-ive votes under his CON
troll, and said to-day these would pro.
badly be cast for Wynne the Republic
can nominee for Mayor. though Their
might be change. lie said the tenn
perance people had made some de.
mands. these being for the appointment
OF some officers, the early closing Of sa-
looms. and the removal Of screens or
painted windows from the fronts Of the
latter.
News to-day is that the large streams
are very high. The highest water Is
expected tomorrow. ana the railway peo-
pie are on the watch for wasnouts.
The North Carolina Lutheran Synot
meets in Cabarrus county tomorrow.
The railway commission to-day served
notice on the Western Union Telegraph
Company 10 show cause why the com
rany should not he fined for cOntemp
for not giving the 25-cent rates TO points
in Eastern North Carolina. and for dis
obeylng the order Of the commission and
the Supreme Court 10 make that rate.