The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE ASYLUM ATRALETGH rs SNORT
on APPROPRIATIONS.
Clerk Graham Charged with Arson Gets a
Now Triai--A Portrait of Gen. Branch
for tho Confederate Museum.

RALEIGH. y. c., Dec 9.-special.-The
Board OF Directors OF the insane asylum
here were in session yesterday. Superin-
tendent Kirby gave n most excellent re-
port for the year. There had been Isl
patients received: % had been sent out
and there had been y deaths. The ratio
of deaths to the number treated was
per cent. The Improvement OF the
grounds the yield of the garden and farm
were all shown. The per capita for main
tenance has decreased since 1898 from
1872 to sli3 per year.
The Inadequate appropriation ny the
Legislature has made 1t necessary 70 m
cur a debt of $3.50 for heating, lighting
and furnishing the big male annex.
]. G. l.. Harris appeared before the
board with a message from the Gov
ernor that he thought provision should be
made for the reception OF all merltorlous
cases, even though the appropriation be
inadequate.
The Governor did not want II said that
during his administration single merl-
tOrious case had been refused ADMIT late',
Or. Kirby said 10 comply WIN LS9uesstt99
for all such cases II would put fully 1lV
patients in the hospital dairy, with an
appropriation OF $50 $50. and that they
could not be cared for with that amount
When Federal Court adjourns on Mon,
day it will adjourn TO meet again the d"
Of January.
A NEW TRIAL.
II will be remembered that j. l.. Ifd-
ham. of Newton who was chief clerk III
Superintendent Of Public instruction OIL
flee, was charged and convicted oil purn,
ing his home for insurance money anu
fined 500 The Supreme Court yesterday
granted him a new trial.
In the case Of Riley Pate the young
boy. eighteen years old who in drunken
row killed his companion. boy OF ntteen'
I'm Nancy county the Supreme Court sus-
tanned the opinion Of the lower court. ana
the boy will give his life for that OF his
companion.
One OF the important cases before the
Supreme Court Is the one In which the
commissioners Of Stanley county enJoin
the county treasurer from paying interest
on the Yadkin railroad bonds. The CON,
missioners claim that the railroad did
not come 20 the terms or the contract
The sum involved is 100000
Under the auspices Of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy, the Veteran Corps Band,
of Baltimore will give a concert here on
the night of the 18th.
CONFEDERATE PORTRAIT.
Mrs. l.. OBJ. Branch. Of this city. has
presented to the North Carolina room IN
the Confederate Museum. at Richmond;
an oil portrait Of her husband, General
Lawrence OBrian Branch.
Inspector Register To-Day IN
spected the State arsenal In the arsenal
is kept camp equipments for 1000 men.
II is said throughout the county that
the Populsts are so disguised with tVe-
cent cotton and the present administra-
tion that they are going 20 back the DEM
ocrats largely
Many cotton growers are indignant al
the effort on foot 10 regulate the cotton
acreage, and say they will not submit
to IT,
Kinston Is soon 10 have n hosiery yarn
mill. There arc but few in the State.
The Republicans say that their paper, n
trl-weekly, viii appear the middle OF
January.
The state Association Of city School
superintendents will meet in Greensboro
December 2Sth.
Or. II. b. Ellis has resigned as county
coroner. His health has not been good
for some time.