Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
SALARIES REDUCED.
TRUSTEES OF THE BLIND INsrf-
TUITION MAKE A CIT.
The Greater Purchasing Power OK
Money the Reason Given-supposed
E,r~.urr. Crptured-The Southern
Raiiway-Personnl and General.

RALEIGH. ". C., June T.-tspeciaL)-
Fifty convicts go from the penitentiary
tomorrow to the Rocky Mount Mills.
The trustees OF the Blind Institution
here have reduced the salaries Of all the
officials. save the principal. also the sala-
ries OF nearly al teachers, from 10 10 :"
per cent. giving as the reason the greater
purchasing power OF money.
Many witnesses arrived here to-day 10
appear before the Arlington investigating
Committee created by the Legislature.
Three negroes. who u seems to be quite
certain are the men who have caused tne
many fires at Kinston, are In jail. Iney
are Isaiah Hll, Alexander Rouse, ana
Hill Dove. Hill oonfesses that ne anu
Dove caused one Of the largest hres' me
people OF Kinston are greatly pieaseu
at these captures. The rewards Tor the III
cendlaries aggregate $500.
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
II is repor,ed here that the Southern
railway will take the steamers from us
York-river line and put them on an op
position bay line. II r. also reported 'ha'
this company will equip In me s'yie ,ne
section OF the North Carolina railway
tween Charlotte and Selma. In order 10
III Il for heavy freight tranic VIA N"i-
folk.
Excellent progress is being made on the
construction OF the Baptist Female HI
versitv here. II will be one OF the LARGEST
and most ornate school buildings III 'he
State. J..
Some Of the Republicans say they De
lIeve Senator Marion Butler VIII be 'he
North Carolina Tillman.'
The eighth annual convention OF under-
takers in this state begins at Moreheau
civ day after tomorrow. Dr. Anderson
will by invitation deliver an address on
"contaeiors Diseases" The undertakers
now term themselves ''morticians.
The sad news was received here to-day
of the drowning near Baltimore OF MT.
William Kerr son OF the late state
Geclogist. Professor Washington {. Kerr
Mr. Kerr was a young man OF f'a'heu
promise and had made several useiui
Inventions. He was born and reared III
this city.
MIR. Roscoe Num- assistant at the State
Weather Bureau here, left to-day for
New Berne, where he Is TO be married
tomorrow.
The Republicans are now talking
Great deal about Senator Butler. Some
of them say their party made him, ana
term him an migrate because he says
he has left IT and the Democratic party
He LEFT the Democratic party three years
ago. -,
State-Treasurer Worth says that all
the ninety-six counties save thirteen
have settled taxes in full. Most of the
thirteen are under a speclal act given
an extension OF time.
PEDLERS ARRESTED.
Five pedlers, Of "still ranges" have
been arrested In Alamance county by
order of the State Treasurer and have
given 500 bond each for their appearance
AT court. when their status will be de-
cided. They deny that they are pedlers.
For years they have avoided the payment
OF taxes. The Treasurer will press the
cases against them with all his power.
Bank Examiner Malvern II. Palmer to-
day mace to the State Treasurer ms Sc
cond and final report on the condition
OF the Farmers Bank, Of RoXboro'. He
says the bank is all right. 1t viii pro
coed with business regularly.
Chairman Wilson. Of the Railway Com
mission. says that the materials for the
assessment Of 1875 are in hand. He also
says thdt the general outlooh ioi hi"9'
Of the railways is considerably better
than il was last year.
Deputy-CollectOr Mofiitt reports To
Revenue Collector Simmons the capture
OF a complete outfit OF an Illicit whiskey
retailer i'm Randolph county: wagon.
horses, and large supply of whiskey.
To-days State weather crop report says
all crops are greatly benefited. Grass
is getting troublesome. but generally
crops are clean. Tobacco IL doing fairly
! wei. but worms have made their appear
! ance Some correspondents remark a
tendency to button. out on account OF
preceding dry weather. Cotton is almost
all chopped, and may be considered nearly
a month late. Corn. though very back
ward. is improving with good color, but
poor stand. Insects are still doing dam
age. Some corn is just up.