The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-07-30

mat Edwin A. Alderman will be the nay,
president of the State University, Rev
John Z. White, of the Baptist mission
BOARD, says his election would do more
tnan anything else to allay the Baptist
feeling againt the University, (which to
tell the truth seems to be more aeaipst DR.
aid.) "'' ''"'e
one OF the mysteries Of the year here
mas Deen the way in which Herbert Won
Ole, the white man who assassinated his
negro mistress made his escape without
leaving trace behind. He literally fad
ed out OF sight. 1t is said at one time
ne was In hiding near Durham, fed by an
abandoned woman. The sheriff and the
mayor have made every effort to CAPTURE
him.
The State lost heavily by the food. in
the Roanoke river, which according TO Of
hclal report swept away 1895 acres of
corn and 975 of cotton on the three con-
Wet farms on that treacherous stream.
Naturally the result will be that all the
reserve or emergency fund appropriated
by the Legislature will have to be used.
Twelve hundred feet of massive dyke was
swept away by the river. It ia the
most treacherols stream in the State.
course this is merely propecy and on
succeed Ed. Chambers Smith member of
the State board of public improvements,
Smith being now the proxy for the North
Carolina railway.
The railway commission makes the Val.
ue for taxation of the North Carolina
Railway between Charlotte and Selma
$4,000. This is $4,000 higher than the
assessment of any other main line of road
In the State. Vice-President Andrews
is kicking against the increase. The
com mmission gives as a reason that this
road makes more money than any other
in the State.
The commissioner of agriculture, aided
by Profs. Massey and Emery, will ON the
9th of August begin q series of farmers
institutes in of the extreme north westA
ern counties, beginning in Watauga.
Charlotte appears to be growing more
rapidly than any other place in the State.
The prediction is made that in 10 years
it will be the metropolis of North Caro-
lima.
Gov. Carr and family have been for
some days at Lincoln Litbia Springs
The convicts in the peniteutary have
made this year nearly 2 1000, 900 brick
The railway commission has completed
it's assessment of tho various roads in the
State.
The commission reports that the total
mileage of all the railways is 300; in.
crease since June, 1895, 81 miles. The
Atlantic Coast Line system has 722 miles,
value 81, ,852, ,349; increase since last year,
$193, 1923; the Southern 1890 miles, value
$S, ,393, ,23O; Increase $1,361 1866; the Sea-
board Air Line GIG miles, value So, ,295, }, 1875;
increase SIP, ,282; miscellaneous roads
1910 miles, value 5,755, ,545. The total
valuation is $26,3l6,92O. Then there are
pullman cars $50, ,9s2; Western Union
Telegraph Company, $ls2, ,252; postal tel
egraph, $29, $3.50; steamboat companies,
S279, $50: OF the increase in railway mil
cage 80 miles are side-traoks of the North
Carolina Railway. The major part of the
increase in value is due to the assessment
of the North Carolina railway at $4,000
per mile.
Your correspondent is told that tho
Democratic State committees meeting
on the night of the 3Oth instant some
gentlemen will spring q scheme for the
withdrawal of the Democratic nominees
for Lieutenant>Governor, Treasusurer,
and Associate Justice, so Populists can
be put up in their places. This is a SEM
sational piece of news indeed.