Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-23
BUDGET.
THE NEWS IN THE CAPITAL OF
/. pTH CAROLINA.
covernor Russell and His APP
poiutees M Railway Commission
ers smiIing-ISiiIcd with an Axe
Personal and Political Notes.

RALEIGH N c., December I2'-tSpe-
cial)-When l.. C. Caldwell and John H.
Pearson Governor RusselPs appointees
as Railway Commissioners, arrived here
Yesterday, there was such smile
on their faces that people were sure they
had Il tip that the Supreme Court wouid
sustain the courts below, and decide IN
their favor. To-day they wore the same
smile. And the Governor smiled, too
which caused a belief that he, too, mad
pointer as to how the judicial cat would
jump
The Board Of Agriculture, member
saws viii meet as soon as the United
States Supreme Court passes on the
validity of the tonnage tax on fertilizers
no matter whether the decision be favor
able or unfavorable.
The penitentiary directors will meet
January nth, in regular session.
Republicans here are much Interested
in the news from wilmington that Al
bright is to be postmaster, and that TINS
IS another slap by Senator FrltclaIu VI
Governor Russell
n
Of State that he knows OF unlicensed
companies operating in this State, but
refuses to give their names. saying ne
fears it would injure his business. The
Secretary Of State writes him a very
caustic letter.
Treasurer Worth says that in 1880 ne
made the ruling that the leaf tobacco
warehousemen were commission mer-
chants and liable to taxation on com
missions. and adds that the Attorney
General so informed him.
Governor Russell assigns Judge Brown
TO hold the special term of PasquotahA
court, beginning January Sd.
Rev. w. c. Barrett, OF Sampson county
becomes pastor of the Third Baptist
church here.
Secretary-of-State Cy. Thompson re-
signs as superintendent Of Central Metho-
dist Episcopal church, here.
It Is no secret that Robert NJ. Douglas
fully counts on succeeding his father-in-
law. Robert p. Dick, as Judge OF the
United States Court for the Western DIS
trict.
Alex. Stewart (colored) yesterday after
| noon at Garner, a village six miles from
here. was killed by blows with an axe
! by Perry Smith, also colored. lie was
| after Smltn with a hIllc. II - NiiO sNh~
raj opinion that it were merely homicide.
| There was a quarrel about woman.
The beautiful rolling eXpOsition-car-
'North Carolina on Wheels"-left here to-
| day on its five-years' trip.
Mrs. John p. Stedman, daughter OF the
! late Rev. DR.. j. II. Gordon, died yesterday
| at Oxford
4 suit was brought by the widow or
| Engineer James against the Western
| North Carolina railroad for $1,000 dam
| ages. The Southern railway bought ana
| owns that road. The Superior Court de-
! cided that the suit must be brought
| against the Southern; that the western
| had no existence. The Supreme court re-
| verses this. and says the Western Is yet
! in existence, and will be until the South
ern takes out a license to do business IN
this State. The lawyer who brought the
suit against the Western said he did so to
keep the case out of the Federal courts.
The Supreme Court virtually declares that
the Southern must take out license 70
make its purchase Of the Western valid
The Baptist State Sunday-schoOl book
store here is 20 be made a general one.
one educational institution in TINS
Statesman University (coloreO here
will not observe the holidays by any va
cation. This course is taken at the request
of the students.
A telegram from Tyrrell county says
white shad of large size are being caught
| there. 1t is unusually early.
Arrivals to-day: Judge Robinson; b. ii.
Griffin, Goldsboro'; p. S. Carlton, War
| saw.
The news that the Republicans ana
| Populists met at Washington to arrange
for fusion in 1898 is interesting 10 the Flu
| sionists here. 1t shows that Otho Wilson
is now cooperating with the minority
| Populists One of them confirms this.
Yesterday the Governor granted three
pardons and a Communication.
II is limited that when the Seaboard
Airline get the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley there will be a bigger rate war
! than ever.