The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-12
Much Iussalnis n saafiits' Saufns Of
fasaaa Properly.
UNUSUAL sayas FaR a Yauxs MAN


Raleigh. y. c.. Dec. tt.-(SPeciap,-
The return Of che STATE flag Of the 4th
N. c., infantry. captured a. Sharpso .,rs
I by the 5tn SeS Hamrshsre rssts,,snt.
will be quite pleasing incident: Gen.
Bryan Grimes was tasst matos snd then
lieutenant colonel of che 4sh
Chief Clerk Sims, OF the AUDITORS
Office, says that rhe return OF unlisted
taxables made by Caparrus county l.: by
far the most complete of ali yet received.
Double tax on all unlisted properly WAS
levied and collected there, while in near
ly all ogher counties It was RENTED.
The Board Of Agriculture will NEE. in
day.
The annual communication Of the Grand
Lodge of Masons will be held al :he OK
ford Orphan Asylum the second Tues day
In January. 1t is held there in order to
give the members of the order an OPP
portunity to see plainly in how admir-
able way that noble charity Is conduct
ed.
Rev. DR.. John c. Kilgo Is chairman
of the delegation from the North Carroll
ma Methods; Conference to the Gener-
al Conference, because he was given
the largest vote on the first ballot. Mem
bers of the conference say Ehey regard
this as an endorsement of his position
on the educational question. They also
gay that II Is q marked compliment, az
generally only old members are sent as
delegates and particularly as chairman
OF delegation.
State Commissioner Hame-ick left to-
day, for Dare and Craven counties to
procure Information to enable him to
complete the chapter on fish and fisher
les, the only one In his annual report,
which is incomplete.
Superintendent Logan D. Howell. OF
the Raleigh pblic schools, Will publish
paper In their interest
G. C. Fagan of the PopullEt State
Committee, has been3to Washington to
aid f. C. Duncan in securing the
coveted prize of the revenue collector
ship Of this district.
IL: The news that the Atlantic Coas:
Line will build line between Newbern
and Kinston will attract general atten-
ton here. sf
Among to-day's arrivals were Thomas
Evans, OF Wilmington, Marshall l..
Mott, OF Wilkesboro; George S. Fergu-
son, of Wayesville.
The Supreme Court next week takes
up the lElR ulSlElCt, tHe last One Oh TIE
regular call of the docket.
For the large Pennsylvania colony
which will settle in Rowan county g.
900 acres have been purchased and 1000
more Will be secured.
5S The S. a. L. people think they have
scored point on the Southern III Sc
curing the Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ley road putting the case in this way.
The Southern wanted the road sold In
3 three divisions and to secure the one
from Bsnnettsvile to Greensboro; while
q the S. A. l.. desired the system in ITS
entirety. sale in sections would have
knocked out Wilmington and Mt. Airy
and Injured Fayetteville.
The mother Of Cyrus B. Watson,
B Esq, is dangerously sick att her home,
Y at Kernersville. She Is 80 years of age.
The Spanish swindlers, who write let
tiers saying that n great fortune goes
with an orphan school girl, now at
q Toledo. In Spain, is being worked on
William II. Walker. of the Revenue
b Department here. 1t is one of the
{ shire widest swindles of the day. To Mr..
q certified copy" Of the Will
wac sent, with formidable seals and
signatures. The New York Herald eX-
posed the whole swindle last spring.
S$a Mr.. Sol G, Well, late of Wilmington,
& who is here, Is the guest of Governor
B Russell. 535
S. The new Collectors force in the
4 Western Revenue District, Is watching
the registered distNlcrs so closely that
4 nearly all are closing There are COM
plants OF Tiarshness.
5g. The term OF the Federal Court here
ended to-day and an adjourned term
8 begins January Sd. Wynne, the youulg
Il negro who robbed the malls at Powclls-
Is Vile. gets a, years Imprisonment. and
4 q Person county mall robber gets the
( same. sentence
r. A. Cobb, OF the Populist State
L Committee, makes the astounding de
I claration that upon a straight vote
with no side issues his party can poll
4 10000 votes in this State.
Three weeks ago a white man named
4 West, who says he is from Richmond
was put on the chain gang at Sails
bury, swore he would not work and
= tried to escape. He was shot by three
{ guards. He now makes threats that
I he will sue the town for heavy dam
ages!
The National Bank. OF Wilmington
b aends the North Carolina railroad $4,000
Z at per cent. with which to pay a debt
bearing 8 per cent, due Gen. Robert f
j Hoke.
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