The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-15
JUDGE DICK HOLDS ON
bis Mental Faculties in Good Order For
Future Usefulness.
EXPLoDEs A NICE POLITICAL RUnoR
Watson Prcmcditatcd Suicide
Dopositors VIII GOT Their Money
Nine States Represented nj the
Unirersity-HcaVy Purchases OF
Fertilizer.

Raleigh. n. c. Dot. 14.-(Spec,alD-
Judge Robert p. Dick says, regarding
The rumor that le proposes to resign
fis United States District Cour; judge
snip: Il VIII not resign. My mental
S1gor is urimpa.red. i have served four
years beyond the age for retiring. but
have the example of eminent judges in
remaining on the bench. .have been
on the bench twenty-ninc years / have
lever animated that | would resign
Tomorrow the bids for the Raleigh
street improvement bonds we'll be
opened. They are in from New York,
baltimore. Hartford. Cincinnati, Bos-
p5n, Cleveland and Raleigh
Governor Russell left to-day for VIII
1nlnshon and expects 10 return next
Monday afternoon.
ut Is probable that Grimes Battery,
or Portsmouth, will be here next week
as the guests OF rhe city during the
fair.
1t Is now discovered that the code
makes ithe State Treasurer the custo-
dlan of and responsible for the State
paper for printing purposes. He did not
Know this until yesterday.
1t Is learned that Just before his
marriage last July AL Wilson. the sui
eide, who SO nearly killed his wife here,
attempted suicide by getting on the
railroad track. Saturday right he
chpked his wife. He spoke of this to
a friend Sunday and said he intended to
kill himself
1t Us claimed that the dcpositars in
the defunct Western Carolina bank n;
Ashevile will not lose any cf their
money
Nlne states are now represented by
The i63 students at the State Intvcr-
SHY. III Is said that this is the largcs,
Ia ut
tween Maryland and Texas. There arc
26 new students.
Rhe organ of the Primitive Bantists
derleS that many or any churches of
ats denomination have gone over to the
missionary Baptists. The Rev. John T.
White has already received the church
es lie has so written Elder Gold, editor
OF lions Landmark.
Rowan county now falls into line in
%le matter of public road Improvement.
characterization has commenced.
The board OF directors OF Iihe pcnltcn-
tlary will meet next week to take IN the
derrible charges against Dr. Kirby
smith, OF improper relations with a
criminal insane woman from Bum
ccmbe. She is in for infantlc.dc. She
Us said ito have had two children. one
wE"te and one cclorcd, and to have
Killed the latter
loaSe Nt hnlghtS or Pythas was
organized at Salisbury last night.
The case Involving the lcganity of the
tonnage tax on fertilizers will not be
argued before the United States Su-
Preme Court. until next January.
20 heavy are the purchases Of fertl-
'lzer by wheat growers in the Wilkes
section that 1t will take half the next
crop TO Pay r1r them
Since January last no less thon 4 e6o
acres or land have been entered" in
She office of the Secretary OF State ms
vacant. No doubt all OF It had pre
Viously been entered. The law is very
detective
The reports OF what Is known as I'M
enumerated taxable property, as made
40 dhe Tax Equalization Board, show
II 20 aggregate $751; 55, 100. and made IN
as tollcws: Farming implements s3
o'o,h5; mechanics to2ls, $780,, 900; house
ana Kitchen furniture. S.. 739,977: pro-
visions. SlSll.125; cotton. S3SS.S57 tohac-
co, Si'2Ga,O41; brandy and whiskcy. sG3
fi4' musical instruments. $C7s. 1G5: rlo,cd
SILVER ware. sl06.3il: watches. s5iG 3le.
o.ner property. $l5,9Sl.4 06: credits, s17-
'ot''SS; shares In Incorporated comma
MES, except banks and building and
.oan associations, S5.i2605S; money on
hand, $+,496,02l