The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-22
News from Every Section Of North Carolina
Given as Briefly as Possible.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE FROST
The Ground Was White nna The
worst is Feared The Fcnitcutinry
h""rd Nceis-E"ur Companies OF
Infantry Will Go 10 Nashville
Report on Condition OF The Hunks.

There was Il very severe frost here this
morning Vegetation ana the ground was
white The temperature was 50. The
worst IS feared, particularly west Of
here. The cold wind which arevailc,l
yesterday and the carly part of last
night, must have done damage to the
truck, besides that done by the frost.
There has been great denl talk about
me two bills regarding the three hospi-
taiS Tor he insane which wore passed
py the late Legislature. 1t is positively
asserted that both were drawn by Thos.
X. Purnel The bills are extremely de-
1ective. 50 much SO that the courts are
likely TO decide the cases iii favor Of
the present incumbents.
PENITENTTAIsY BOARD
The pcntcntiary board met to- day. A
Dookkeeper was elected and the Finance
Committee reported. So did the special
committee appointed to visit the farms
on the. Roanoke river. This committee
SAYS the farms are well worked ana
well cropped and the general conditions
extremely good: that It will require
years TO I'LL the places of the supervisors
or these farms. who are to be retai..e ed
until the first OF next September. Sena-
Tor McCaskie, who was promised as his
reward for work done in the legislature
the place OF supervisor OF one Of these
farms. is here.
Inc requirement. as to the capacity Of
Whiskey distelleries-that Is that they
shall produce so much whiskey from
each bushcl OF cOrn---is not by ac, of
Congress, but by regulation OF the
revenue Department, and SO the In
creased capacity ordered in 1898 was BY
IN order of the Commissioner In
March. 1888. there were in this distric,
III registered diStlleylcs, while last
month there were l26
WILL GO TO NASHVILLE.
-Four companies Of infantry. at Char
lotte. AshcV!lle, Statcsvllu ana Winston
notify the adjutant general they viii 90
10 Nashville Tenn. There will he no
encampments of any kind i'll this State
curing 1897 so far rs now known
At the Church OF Good Shephcrd =,
noon to-day Miss Margaret S;ith. of this
city. was married TO Mrs. f. NJ. Sea
mans, or ST. Louis Rev DR. Pitteneer
otiict,::atne. Mrs. r. X Williams, Mrs
William Bailey and Mrs. S. p Childs
s ,Sr OF me bride. were the attendants
Al! We're dressed in lowered organdy.
With large GaNsborpugh hats. Mi,
henry l.. LiichfOrd was best man
1t Is said the Saaboard Air Line Is
IN q sense backing the Moore County
ana Wesiern railway The corps Of
SURVEYORS mas surveyed the line from
Concord TO Norwood
THE DRUMMER TAN.
me revenue act iaXcs drummcrs $50
each, but this Is the only tax allowed
No cities towns or counties can law
any tax ON them.
-Aioemarle PresbyteEy is IN session at
wilson. Rev. Eugene Daniel IS the der
zeal delegate from Raleigh.
ARGUS points are competing for the
state convention Of shcrf(s. Ashevile
wants 1t and makes a pronosition 81
90 Morehead City ana Wrightsvillc.
state Treasurer Worth In thc cnnren
OF an interview to-day declared that he
warmly favored the issue Of state hnndc
or: OF the value OF s. ana So He said:
Ihey are poor mems bond. The others
are rich mems bonds. North Carolinas
A's are now worth l0i TO lUllS: 6's ara
worth l2S. do not think tho Nor;h
carolina railroad lease case has causnn
the G's TO decline much" The Treasurer
says ne wants the government to re-
IRE al! interest bearing bonds ana issue
Ereenbacks. and added: Il am a great
believer IN greenbacks. The Govern
ment should issue all money!"
Mrs. Charles NJ. Bushee this afternoon
gave g ten 10 her guest. Mrs Caldwell
Hardy. Of Norfolk
BA NIX EXAMINERS REPORT,
The report Of the banks in This State
up to April 10, was made up TO-DAY,
There are % national banks. j.asorrrSs'
s1l.Os3,ss6; Il State, resources. Sc, 5gg 20,
IL private, resources, 81, 401 600: saw
ings, resources, sl.2250 grand ,otal
"a banks, resources, S20,2lSS3T Loans
and discounts are $l2.G3GGS5: United
States bonds. s1,o53.5o0 State bonds,
s76.505: stocks and other securities. SILL,
2SG: gold. s57o.03i silver $aGi.9al; all
other currency. s731 ,36S The capital
stock paid up is $5,4S3.97i; surplus,
sl.l7s.829; undisturbed profits, $565. 37s;
individual deposits, slo,OlS, 500
r OF 4 per cent. State bonds there are
now outstanding s3,364550.
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