The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27
DEATH OF col. TATE
|slaS Mas { a Confederate Soldier and Ex-
Treasurer Of the State.
% DIVIDE. OF IAE PUBLIC PRINTING
Rsey Rittcn by Dog-Teachers'A AS.
.sS Een,hiy adjourned state Treas
81 ls lumber of Supreme Court Reports
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ssa EtA1e;ghs Ms CsSJune 26..S(sppcial)--
ssSSAAe death or eX-State Treasurer Samuel
ssas9fla3owell Tate, of Morganton, causes
regret ali over the State, particu-
SS5slt sarly among the eS-Confederates lie
sssssas g very gallant soldier. At Geetys-
siiRurg. rs colonel Of the Sixth North Caro-
tuna Regiment, he passed through q gap
.ffSn the famous stone wall, and with his
E}fuYolVer killed six men. He told me this
ffEhimself. His statement was confirmed.
had planked n line Of men lying
sss1oWn4 and emptied every chamber Of
4 Rfliss revolver as quickly as the weapon
8 Spu1d &be fired.
sESsAIanaging Editor r. C. Rivers, OF Sen.
sssattors Buffers paper, the Caucasian, says
HE reports that 1t was to divide with
BARNES as to the public printing are in
5asacnrate, but that they came from the
ssid act tnat Barnes Bros, running q press
sand gas engine have taken those Of the
iiz4SSancaslan, and that the two offices will
abe Operated together He declares that
Ssf his IS all the Caucasian has in it, that
eesmeans a saving Of rent and some re-
sEurns on property, as the plant will all
n sSt>e taken to Barnes offices. Rivers says
seheSwishes the Caucasian did have half
syhe public printing.
tome OF the Republicans are circulat-
ss3ng q story to-day that Barnes will
aEharge 81 cents per 1000 ems for COM
ssEositton In the public printing contract,
,SAfyhne Stewart Bros charged only q
saents, and claim there is q job in this.
sEaosttve statements are made on the
other hand, that tho new contract will
ssaYe the State $4,000 q year.
sssIIS1N ext week the penitentiary superin-
fftendent will go to the line Of the pro-
posed extension Of the Carthage railway
s'Essso see a. Wnat the amount Of work will
IkoesyS IThe president Of the road, w. G.
NIFTY wants only fifty convicts, but
Smith says he wants to
iSputyon 100 and finish the eleven miles
sAauring August, when there is no crop
ssWork for the convicts
ssssasLaSt night a shepherd dog here severe-
says bit the little son Of ex-Secretary
aE3raner, Of the Agricultural Department
ssIhe dog had been trained by It's young
StpWners In the neighborhood to chase
sntlldren and this time it became angry
salad bit the little boy.
sssssssS A denial Is made OF the rumors that
lAaenhtprs Butler and Prltchard had made
AUD on their quarrels and differences and
sSTarei consulting together as to the divi
sgion OF North Carolina patronage. Every
ssbtt$ OF this news was brought here d.
rect from Washington by Republicans
sef the straitest sect They gave 1t out
sand In no other way was 1t circulated.
The Railway Commission will devote
sEeVeral days next week to the annual
assessment Of the property Of the seven
sty-two railways and branch lines, TWEEN
aty-two steamer lines, twenty-five tele-
sEraph. twenty telephone and five street
s,hRrs Ines.
s The general opinion Of all who attend.
sd the aesslon of the Teachers Assem-
SRSly, which ended yesterday, Is that 1t
,Was the most satisfactory, practical and
svRiuable ever held.
SaE Under the provisions OF an act Of 1897
the State Treasurer is sending to bank
serB on officers and directors Of banks,
9Cadlways and other corporations, in
Incorporated and doing business In this
~ 1919 q u
fhat they Will observe the constitution
and laws Of the State and timely dis
sstskarge. according to law, oil the duties
(which may devolve upon them In the
sAxecution of the trust imposed upon
SEham and that they will not knowingly
violate or permit to be violated any Of
the i provisions of the statutes Of the
iS5hate under which the association has
been In orpoTated, and that they are the
.aWnars In good faith and In their own
sadght OF the number OF shares Of the
sHtook Of the association required by the
sHRid statutes
sss David CASTILLO LoughIin, a circus per-
sssrn,er whose homo is Henderson, 10
zone OF the men sick with yellow fever
lat swtnburns Island. New York
An investigation ia being made by
as to the status Of the defunct
s.fugypt Coal company. It Is found,
SHtralge to say. that there were two COM
Ssa9n1es of the same name
The Secretary OF State has had the
SS4uprene Court reports stored In leased
ssShSxtlding and did not know until yester~
day how many there are Of them. They
Aa5f1nd 60 be 1851. which Is nearly twice
40 many as he thought there were.
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