Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-18
ACROSS THE BORDER.
VIEWS NOTES FROM THE NORTH
STATE CAPITAL.
Superintendent Of Public Instrue-
ton Observation-Disclosures ana D"'
Ter snid TO he acknowledgements
r,..-A Riot BiII-PcrsOnal.

pAIEJCU N. c., June 17.-tSpecaI'-
rho state superintendent of Public IN
struction is disguised at the schooi
sus returns which are coming III i''"'
some counties. The ignorance OF SUM-
of the school committeeman Is shahie'"'
There Is no end to the amount OF III
credulity here as TO the story tia'
Pritchard and Butler two senator's WIZ
have been at odds for more imam
year have made up and are conferrihg
ne IN the division of offices. A Repuph-
can declares he was in Pritchard's room
when the latter was sent for, II was
stated. to see Butler. and that White
Pritchard was out persons who were III
the room said he and Butler were friehos
again, and THAI Pritchard conferreu WITH
Butler as to post-offices, etc.
Not long ago Colonel Burrage, or PORT
land, Me-, wrote to Governor Russell
to find If Captain Summers, OF North
Carolina. who in 1864 took his sword,
was alive. A letter says Captain sum
mers lives at Middesboro', KY.
1t is charged that there Is great
deal of Illicit distilling in Johnston coun-
ty, and that there are few raids in that
section The moonshiners are undoubt-
eddy moving eastward; getting where the
revenue officers do not know their ways
so we'll.
PENITENTIARY MATTERS.
The Superintendent of the Pententiary
says he has had the shackles removed
from all the convicts. few desperate
men wore them. The class of criminals
inside the penitentary is. of course, the
cream of the crime" of the States. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price of safety there.
1t is said the supply of white labor
in this State for cotton-mlls is in many
cases greater than the demand. This is
not the case i'm South Carolina.
A canvass of the State i'm the interest
of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here is to be made in July and Au-
gust. 1t is proposed that 1t shall have
more students next term than ever
I before
Surveyors are now running the line
for the link of the Southern railway
between Mooresvile and Mocksvile.
This link will certainly be built. The
statement is made on the best authority.
Trinity College WILL at its next term,
be open to women. This Is i'm accord
ance with the provisions of Washington
Dukes last 100000 gift.
REVENUE FIGURES.
Since L. NJ Simmons's term as revenue
collector of this district. no less than
$4,000 has passed through his hands.
The collections during the present fiscal
year, ending June 3)th. will be the largest
ever made. and will reach Sl.0750J0. The
largest heretofore were sl06O.000.
The new Board of Agriculture Is making
quite a kick against the high charges for
public printing and wants to have its
own printing done irrespective of the
Public Printer.
John Graham, 81 trustee of the board,
was Governor Russeips candidate for
president of the Agricultural and Mechan-
zeal College. He wants to be director of
the experiment station, and asserts that
he has a claim to the latter place because
he was put off, so far as the college presl-
dency is concerned, with the promise that
he should have a place in the Agricultural
Department.
The question of payment of the military
company at Frankinton for its tour of
riot duty is to be laid before the Attorney
General. Claim was made on the County
Commissioners, but they are kicking.
All the pension lists have been sent by
the state Auditor to the County Pension
boards for revision
GENERAL NEWS.
The Auditor is making a comparison of
the revenue acts Of the different States.
and adheres to his belief that the one of
this State is the poorest of them all. He
says he tried hard to get the Legislature
to put in the revenue act provision that
no solvent credit could be collectible I'M
less il showed evidence OF having been
listed for taxation. He says he finds Mary
land has just such n law. Georgia has
a law Offering a reward to persons who
discover evidence of false listing of pro-
perty. Pays makes false or fraudulent
listing perjury, with 500 fine or seven
years Imprisonment and also forfeiture
Of the right to vote.
The only female tramp ever seen here
was sent to work on the roads to-day by
the Mayor; but really goes to the work.
house. She is Mary Lucas, OF Green
Vile. S. c.
| The insurance report for 1887 Is out.
| The late Legislature largely increased the
| number of companies exempted from
| taxation. because of benevolent" fea-
lures. Three attempts at fraud have been