The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-09
Messenger Bureau,

vetesan-Funeral OF General ClinEmSu
The Husse Carroll Suit
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n c., November 6.
That the Mormons are determined to
do a great deal of work in North Car
olina is clearly shown by the fact that
they have increased the number Of
their missionaries in this state to for
ty-four and that two of the twelve
apostles will assist in holding their
state conference.
Senator Daniel left for Virginia this
morning after filing exceptions to the
railway commissions rate reduction on
telephone rentals. He will return on
the 18th and make argument.
Professor w. E. Abernethy, of Ruth
erford college, says he greatly desires
to meet Rev. DR.. Kilgo in debate. They
are we'll matched in intellect and force
as speakers.
Bank Examiner Crowder returned to
the treasury department today, having
examined sixteen state banks in the
piedmont section. He finds them all
right. In one he found $33, 900 in gold
and in another $4,000. He says there
is prosperity everywhere save in the
cotton growing counties.
David Pugh died this morning at the
Soldiers Home. He served during the
war in Company E, Forty
North Carolina regiment, from Wake
county. He was born in September,
1SOS
The prospects for the speedy compile
ton Of the Durham and Charlotte
railway are excellent.
General Clingman was buried at
Concord yesterday, the pall-bearers
being soldiers of his old brigade. He
was buried in his uniform as a confed-
crate brigadier general.
The handsome car which is to go into
thirty or more states to advertise
North Carolina, will arrive here next
Wednesday from the shops at Whining
ton, Delaware, SO the exhibits can be
placed in it.
Levi Parham, white. who attempted
to outrage little girl in Henderson
county is the last arrival at the pen
itentiary. He gets fifteen years.
Twelve convicts were sent from the
| penitentiary to the cotton farms to-
| day.
| 1t is said that Of 700 convicts on the
| farms, only some 300 are able to pick
| cotton. owing to chills and fever.
| All the families save one have been
| removed from the penitentiary in ac-
| cordance with the recent order Of the
directors. Four families were living in
| the prison.
The negroes are very bitter towards
the penftentiary management. This is
shown in several ways.
| In the suit Of John B. Hussey, of
Washington, D. c., against United
| States Marshal 0. j. Carroll, for 500.
Justice of the Peace John Nichols gave
| Hussey $500. Carroll appealed. Nichols
says that Carrolrs offer to give Hussey
suit Of clothes was evidence of in
| debtedness or obligation, and Hussey's
| making a draft on him for $500 was
| evidence that that was about the
| amount proper.
Before Judge Robinson here last
night at chambers there was argu.
ment in a mandamus case, brought by
| l.. A. Garner, clerk Of court Of Car.
teret county, to compel the state treas.
urer to pay a $3.50 warrant issued BY
ex-Auditor Furman in the Cartere
| oyster case costs matter Simmons, anG
Ward and Allen appeared for Garner
and Day and MacRae and ]. c. L. Har
ris for Treasurer Worth. The attorne,
| general does not appear. The question
is asked why he never appears for tn,
| governor or the treasurer. The answer
is that they ignore him. 1t is intimat
ed that one of the reasons why he die
not appear in this Carteret case Is tha
he advised the treasurer to pay th'
warrant. State Treasurer Worth ha
offered $500 to compromise these Car
| teret claims and those from Pamlico
(the latter amounting to $4,000, ye
| claims he has no money and that Their
is no law for its payment. The peculia
hardship of this case appears to b.
| that the officers who performed thi
| service were not allowed under the ex
| press terms Of the law to demand thei
fees in advance from the state, as II
other cases. But the same statut
which provides that they shall not de
mand fees in advance from the stat
provides that in case the costs are ad
judged against the state they shall b
against the state.
Chairman Wilson, Of the railwa
commission. today filed with the stat
auditor his voucher for salary TO date
Next Monday his case comes up a
Morganton, involving title to his of
flee.
| President Hobbs, of Guilford college
is here. He says the college is quit
| prosperous.
During October here there were onl
2.62 inches of rain. The deficiency thi
| year is 1904 inches.
DR.. Scruggs, colored, OF this city
gives the following interesting figure
; | regarding consumption among the ne
| groes: In one city in the south, tn
, I; number of deaths from consumption
, | ten years was 3,119. of which GIL wer
white people and 2,50S were colore
! people, showing a death rate Of abou
one of the former to three Of the latte
by population. The negroes in TIL
country constitutes less than one tent
Of the population, and at the same tim
, ! nearly 40 per cent. Of the mortalit
| from consumption alone"