The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-13
ALL OVER THE STATE
Items Of News from The Varinus Cities
and Towns Of North Carolina.
REPORT OF The SECRETARY OF STATE
II shows tho Amount OF Insurance
Year = More Tnbcrcninsis Cows
Kilted-Stnte Pharmacists Now in
Session-A Prcnchcr Jniled.

Raleigh, N. c., May 12.-(Special)-,
The annual report by the Secretary of
State Is out, containing the life insur-
anCe business done in 1896 in North Car
DINA. The risks written were SIT POO
2eG; premium receips, $l,3SS,201; losses
s67lo73.
TUBERCULOuS COWS KILLED.
AT the State experiment farm eight
cows have been killed out Of a herd Of
twenty. DR.. Melville, of Washington.
Is the government expert who made the
examination for tuberculosis. He made
post mortems also. III two cases the
cows were found not affected. No milk
was old from this herd but pasteurized
cream. -Four OF the cows We're prompt
~ killed though Dr.. Melville suggested
that they be kept a'month and second
test made before they were condemned.
All the animals killed save the two
found unaffected were disinfected and
deeply buried III lime. The superintend-
ent OF the farm says there is probably
not q herd Of cattle In the State with
out tuberculosis, and he adds thai it
is important for herd owners to make
voluntary tests.
a COLORED PREACHER JAILED. +
Rev. y. + King, a negro precher ot
Holly Springs. this county, WAS jailed
here to-day. Three OF the female mem
bers of his church charge him With
running them 1t is intmated that get
grosser charges are 10 be made against
King.
Fine rains fell last evening, and there
Is marked benefit to crops.
The negroes at NeWbern are raising
quite q row because Governor Russell
appointed five white Counciimen for
that city to represent big negro ma
Jority. There is in a quiet way 4 good
deal Of feeling among the negroes
against Governor Russell.
PHARMACISTS MEET.
The State Pharmaceutical Association
met in Odd Fellows Hall here this
morning, Augustus Bradley, of Burling-
ton, presiding, and II. r. Horne, Of
Fayetteville, being secretary. Or It's
100 members about sixty are in attend
ancc. Rev. w. G. Norman offered the
opening prayer. Mayor Russ made n
speech OF welcome and John p. Sted-
man, OF Oxford made the response.
President Bradley delivered the annual
address.
BUTLER GRATITIED.
Senator Butler in his paper to-day has
signed editorial III which he says the
unanimous opinion Of the Supreme
Court that the present officials Of the
insane asylums could not be ousted Is
very gratifying, is devoid Of party bias,
and must be accepted without cavil.
Then he says Governor Russell made
the most serious mistake OF his life
when he gave way to the clamor of
those who would make a political foot
ball of the educational and charitable
institutions or the Statc--a mistake nor
only against political policy, but also
against the best interests OF his party.
Senator Butler says the PopuiIst caucus
IN 1895 stopped the grab Of the nsylums
lie then adds that the whole affair this
year seems to have been Il special spite
against DR. Murphy, the superintendent
or the Western asylum. who is rccog-
hlzed as at the very head OF his profess
sion, and that no party can maintain it.
self which removes such men to make
places Tor those inferior in qualification
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The decision Of the Supreme Court rel.
alive TO taxation TO meet interest on
city and town bonds is Of much impor-
lance. 1t Is that no municipal corpora.
ton has the authority to levy any tax &c
pay interest on bonds regularly issued
unless authority to levy the tax has
been conferred by n vote Of the people
WANT THE CASE REMOVED.
There was received at the Office OF The
clerk Of the Federal court here to-day
prayer for removal TO that court OF
the case now IN Hladen Superior Court
IN which the grand jury indicted j. c.
Parrish, deputy marshal. for killing Bar.
mum l.. Jones, the notorious moonshnel
and outlaw, while Jones was attempting
10 XIII the deputy and others OF his
posse. 1t seems strange that any indict
nent should have been made In q CASE
where killing was so entirely jus,inabie
The prayer is also for habeas corpus 70,
cause.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Episcopal Convention OF the bio
cese Of North Carolina met ut this
morning in the Church OF the Coco,
Shepherd here. at 10 O'clock it was reg
nlariy called to order, after morning
prayer. Rev. Dr. Marshall. Of Raleigh
Will be the president. Rev. j. N Meteor
mick, Of Atlanta, breaches the annua