Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-09
OLD NORTH STATE.
A CHARTER GRANTED TO A STEAM
BOAT COMPANY.
Eighteen Cotton-MIIIs in Course OF
ConstructiOn-Many Young Birds
Anti-Lense Party-Personal and
General Notes.

RALEIGH, N. c., July s.-(5peciaLl-
The Secretary Of State grants a charter
10 the Meherrin Steamboat Company, OF
Hartford county. the ccrporators being
NJ. Z. worrell. T. II. Nicholson, n.
Vaughan c. T. Vaughan. T. j. Vaughan.
The State Commissioner Of Labor Sta
tIstics finds that no less than eighteen
new cotton-mills are In course Oh con-
struction In the STATE. This is sur
prisingly large number.
Pension applications are pouring In at
the State Auditors office. lie says the
number is greater than ever before.
Joseph f. Alexander. Governor Rus
sells private secretary, is appointed
major.
The Adjutant-General Of the District
of Columbia requests permission for the
passage through this State on the way
cadets.
The trustees of the Insane Asylum
have elected John X. Smith, John O..
Williams. and Jesse G. Ball Executive
Committee William X. Crawford, Jr.,
holds over as steward until next March.
The Republican and Populist members
of the board did not nominate any one
for steward as they had no power to
elect. The nomination Of the superin-
tendent is equivalent 10 an election. The
salary OF the first assistant physician
Dr. Motto was fixed at $500, and that
of the second assistant (Dr. Davis at
81 000 The unanimous reelection OF Mrs.
Whitaker as matron is well deserved
There are now 4l5 patients in the asy-
lum Next Monday the six criminal In
sane will be transferred to the peniten-
tiary.
1t is decided that in fifteen days the
penitentiary will send large squad OF
convicts to the Moore county railway
The president of the road says he IN
tends to wait until he sees what the
Railway Commission will do July l2th
i'm the matter of assessment OF railways
Among arrivals to-day are Augustus
NJ. Moore. of Greenvlle, and President
Hancock. of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima railway.
YOUNG PARTRIDGES.
The sportsmen all say this is an ex-
ceptional season for partridges. BY the
10th of May many young birds were seen.
That is very early.
The company Of the Third Regiment
at Durham will go into camp on the l4th
at Ocean View. Va.
The semi-official announcement Is
made that Governor Russell intends TO
form an anti-lease party in this State
Ed. Chambers Smith, an ex-State chair
man Of the Democratic Committee. was
asked his view of this matter, and re-
piled: 81 think the financial question VIII
overtop all others in 1898. The essential
tenet OF our party is bimetallsm.
don't think the lease question will be an
issue i'm politics. Russell will attempt to
form an anti-lease party, but will fail
1t Is a purely political movement of his
He wants to build up following. The
more the lease matter is explained to
the people, the better they are satisfied
with It,"
BRIEFS.
Good news as TO local rains came in
Yesterday and to-day. Crops are greatly
benefited.
The Governor appoints ]. A. Smith a
director of the North Carolina railway
vice Charles A. Cook, who becomes the
attorney OF the road.
The affairs of the Falls Of Neuse paper
mills are now i'm course of settlement
here. In 1880 this mill was built by the
Forest Manufacturing Company. George
W. Simpson and w. f. Askew were later
owners, and after them came John r..
Brewer and j. n. Holding. The latter
bought the Tiddy paper-mill. near Lin
colnton. and moved its plant to the Falls
of Neuse The capital Of the mill was
$4,000. The debts are as much. The pro-
perty IS said by Holding to be worth at
least $4,000. 1t is the only paper-mill In
this State.