The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-05
.LETTER FROM RALEIGH
State News Of Almost Every Variety Discus
sed by State Capital Correspondent
RAPID GROWTH OF THE STATE MUSEUM
Is Will Soon Bc the Most Interesting
in the Country Outside OF wash
fngton-l.Ru' hnblc Political Incl.
dcnts-New TnctIcs Of the Anti.
State Aid People.

Raleigh. N. c., Dec 4-(SpeciaD.- The
state Board of Agriculture adjourned
this morning. III. l.. Fries and Hill IL.
King were elected members OF the Lcgis-
lative Committee. A report showed that
the cost of farmers Institutes held dur
ing the year was $3il. The report OF the
curator of the State museum showed
thnt the average number of visitors was
1,60O a month. Students make much use
OF the museum. During the year 132
birds and 90 animals have been mounted
by the curator, who is an accomplished
taSidermist This work alone would
nave ordinarily cost $780, The skins of
IS more birds are ready for mounting.
More room is needed and this will soon
be had as an addition of 75x4O feet is
nearly finished. This will make the nu-
scum the largest and most valuable in
the country outside of Washington.
The State treasurer calls on the joint
committee of the Legislature to examine
that department to meet on the 10Th inst.
ambrose Hilclnan Is chairman, the
other members being g. w. Mitchell. Il.
w Ellis. w. II. Farthing and d. r. Jul
lan.
II is said that at wedding soon to
take place in this State four United
States Senators will he present
Asheville escaped the snow as only
half an inch fell. The snow east of the
mountains ranges in depth MI the way
from inches at Lemon To Is inches at
The anti-State aid 10 the uni. ersity
movement takes a new state now 1t
Is masked under Il demand FOR a four
months term o. the public schools. The
plan is to try ana force the Legislature
to act on the matter early in its session
and appropriate every cent to the limit
on the common schools. Then the uni
versity, state Normal school, etc, must
shift for themselves.
One of the novelties of the time since
al ttAW, t1,..
In compliment to James II. Young. coll
ored, member of the Lower House from
wake. Notice was given by the enter
tainers, who were colorcd women that
nobody was welcome who had not voted
the straight Republican ticket 1t was
discovered that one goat" got among
the sheep and nte more than anybody
else. Young was crowned by eight little
girls with Il garland OF roses All the
romance and poetry have not yet faded
out of politics.
1t has been said that Senator Pritch-
ard replied to Senator Buffers recent
very sharp letter to him. Senator Pritch-
ard says this is false, and that he Will
hold personally responsible those pa
pers which published the alleged accu-
sations.
very laughable thing occurred here
local Republican ofIice-seekcr secured
the services OF Il friend to write a recon-
mendation for him. The Recommended
uon contains this stirring sentence: II
am lifelong Republican and believer
In the grand Monroe doctrine that TO the
Victors belong the spoils"
lion John Nichols is interested In the
Republican daily paper, the Tribune
which will be started here OH Jan. l.
1t was at first proposed to establish II
at Asheville. Republican papers have
or late years dropped IL great deal Of
money in Raleigh
stewart Brothers. of Winston, the
state printers, to-day secured an office
here. and will put In plant at once.
The railway from Pendleton TO Mur-
freesboro Is to be sold on Dec. Is. The
5. a. l.. has operated it under a lease
but will not purchase
state Treasurer North says that dur
Ing the past three years Pimlicu's an
nuai taxes have been less than 81 500
while the cost of the oyster suits brought
from those is over $4,000.