The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-19
WILMINGTON, N. c., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER I9. 1897.

1t IS now asserted by republicans who
are quite near 10 Senator Pritchard. thai,
every democratic deputy revenue coliec-
tor in the Western district Is to be re-
moved December 1st.
The question was asked Chairman
Dockery, OF the penitentiary board. today
when the penitentiary would be able TO
furnish any convicts 10 counties TO work
on the public roads. He replied: Not be-
fore January, as We cannot get our crops
harvested before that date and until then
We need every available one on the
farms.
The penitentiary directors meet tomor-
row in special session. II 1t is found
that any families living In the prison
have failed 10 obey the boards order and
leave, they will at once be removed. A
copy of the order made at the last meet
ing was sent each family.
The chairman of the penitentiary board
made at the October meeting and now
gives TO the public the following state
ment of finances:
Borrowed from state treasury. $4,000;
due for fertilizers, 5000: due for bills for
which no vouchers are yet issued, $9.Si3;
vouchers issued by Smith and not paid.
ss,517; vouchers issued by Leazar and not
paid. $s.z1: total. s44.S22. Collectable bills
Atlantic Coast Line, $1,000; Carthage
railway, 1920: personal account. 1851:
bricks at penitentiary. 1850; total. S.2sa.
leaving $3S.335. Estimate OF funds from
crops. etc-Cotton on hand. 2.016 bales:
corn, 22,200 barrels: fodder, 1915. 900
pounds; peas. 5,175 bushels: pork to KILL
$1,000 pounds; cattle and sheep, H,4OO;
wheat, 706 bushels: $500 cords Of wood.
Chairman Dockery says the cotton at 5
cents is worth $4,000. He denies the re-
port that sales of it have been made at
$500 per bale.
The adjutant general receives notice
that Lieutenant r. 0. Bitler, U. s. navy.
will be sent from the Norfolk navy yard
to inspect and instruct the North Caro-
lima naval reserves.
The pay rolls were prepared today for
the troops which were at Rockingham
Governors Guard detachment. which
was there five days. gets Sl25. The Max
ton Guards will receive some $500.
1t Is asserted that the Atlantic Coast
Line and the Southern railway have been
''presenteT' by a Wayne county grand
jury for issuing passes to Judge w. S.
OBJ. Robinson.
Senator Butler spoke at Roxboro today
and will be here tomorrow. There has
been much comment, and indignant COM
ments, too upon a statement he was re-
ported to have made at Rocky Mount in
a speech that democrats had hired a
brute in Richmond county to outrage a
woman. In his paper tomorrow the sena-
tor will say I'm the first place, the
speech was made at Rocky Mount some
time before this shocking affair occurred
in Richmond county, and In the next
place, Senator Butler, of course, never
said anything Of the kind. The papers
which have been so eagerly copying and
commenting upon this false and mali
cious report could have easily ascertained
whether or not the same was true II they
had desired" He says he will furnish
his kpeech at Rocky Mount to any paper
which desires it.
Revenue officers made another raid last
night not far from Franklinton.
The supreme court today took up the
appeal docket from the Eighth district.