Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-09
RALElGH'S BUDGET.
THE REVENUE COLLECTIONS FOR
THE DISTRICT FOR AUGUST.
A Statement Regarding Cotton From
the Commissioner of Agriculture
A Mad-DOg scare-BrOlse Jail
Personals and Briefs.
Personals and Briefs.

RALEIGH, N. c.. September S.-(spe-
| cial.)-The revenue collections in this dis
! trict during August were $s1,7ss.26. OF
which $10,l36 was on whiskey, sl7,2s2 on
cigars and cigarettes, and s5l,S67 on to-
bacco.
The Commissioner of Agriculture said
to-day: Il want to modify greatly my
statement made August 18th to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat regarding the
cotton crop. In many places the crop is
fully as good as 1t was last year. \
month ago it promised to be a greas
crop, but IL has failed greatly, and is
still failing. 1t is no better a crop than
last years. There has been a wonderful
change for the worse in thirty days.
Rust is the result of the drought, and
rust certainly hurts cotton. Our reports
as to corn were never so good as those
as to cotton. The bugs and worms dam
aged the corn much early in the season,
when ii was so cold and wet, and 1t was
hard to get good stand
No State crop report for September will
be made. as no inquiry blanks were sent
out. The Agricultural Department people
say that there will be mention of the
crops in the Bulletin. but IL will be
merely conjectural The Bulletin will
contain a list of all the manufacturing
enterprises IN the State.
Mr.. Hyams, the new botanist OF the
Agricultural and Mechanical College, ar
rived to-day from Statesville.
1t will require two weeks time to get
the exhibits arranged in the old portion
of the State Museum. and the furniture
and exhibits In the new rooms will not
be ready before October LIST.
An analysis of Goldsboro's water supply
is said to show that it is pure.
The Sheriff Of Watauga county Is sum-
moned to appear before the State Board
of Tax Equaliza ton for his carelessness
in failing to make returns
Inspector-General y. S. Register this |
morning inspected the Governors Guard. |
Under the new regulations inspections |
take place in marching order and with |
full campaign equipment
MAD-DoG SCARE.
There is much excitement at Salisbury
by reason of the presence OF mad-dogs. |
Two persons have been bitten. One Will |
be sent to the Pasteur Hospital at Balti-
more.
There is now talk of railway from
Shelly TO Elizabethtown, Tenn. via Cold
Vile, Burke. and Watauga counties. pass
ing by Blowing Rock. Twelve miles OF
the line near Shelby. are graded.
Two prisoners broke out OF Warren
jail by tearing q steel bedstead
10 pieces and using one OF the long parts
of the frame as a lever. Exactly the
same plan was pursued here when
Orange Page. the murderer. and ten other
prisoners, escaped three years ago.
Clay Mccarthy, a 15-year-old white boy
Of Ashevile. an incorrigible, who Is In the
here, escaped night before
asst, but was quickly recaptured In this
,ity Governor Russell wanted him held
here until he could get him into the re-
'ormatory. He had on citizens clothing
md slept i'm a guard-room. He stole 500
rom a guard, slipped out, and scaled a
vail Now he has been put at hard work.
after good thrashing with switch. adj
by the warden. the Governors
brother. Striped clothing Is now on him.
Mccarthy. with knife. cut in horrible |
manner another boy at Asheville.
NOTES.
One of the negro convcts In the Capt.
oil Square this morning refused to roll a
vheelbarrow. Warden Russell was sent
or and the fellow at once went TO work.
Tonight he was whipped with a strap.
which is used on the older criminals. 2
witch being used on the younger ones in
he good old fashion. The rebellious con-
let is life prisoner and a desperate
nan.
The fence around the Capitol Square is
ot TO be remoyed-this year, at least.
Tramps arrested in this city are being
ent TO the roads for thirty days.
Forty-two convicts at work at Seven
prinss and sixty-dve at Goldsboro' VIII
e sent TO Wilmington next Saturday or :
lOnlaY.