Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-04
NORTH CARoLINNs NEWS BUDGET.
The Public Printing-HnilwnyL Lease.
Brief Mention.

RALEIGH n. c., September 3.-CSpe-
cial)-The returns of taxables as made TO
the Auditor and the State Board of Tax
Equalization, are very odd sometimes
I'm the one from New Hanover county
the total amount of provisions on hand
is given as only 1865; gross incomes N'5oO;
shares in incorporated companies, includ-
ing bank stock, s156l9.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here opens on the 9th instant, ana
will have many new students, thanks to
the most active canvass of the State ever
made in its interest.
Barnes Brothers, printers to the Coun-
ell of State" to-day occupied their new
office here. They will print Senator But
ler's paper, and also the Press Visitor.
Guy Barnes. of the firm, when asked II
he considered himself the public printer,
replied: mo. The Council of state Is
the public printer. / have a CONTRACT
from it," The fact is, Barnes appears 10
have beaten Stewart Brothers, or WIN
ston. at the latter's own game.
The Governor appointed lawyers to
fight the lease of the North Carolina
railway 10 the Southern. yet when the
new directors of the North carolina
railway met they voted those attorneys
5000 for this. The former board had
paid attorneys 81 600 to defend the lease.
There is now trouble about the Gov
ernor's stepping in and employing four
lawyers to represent the State in the case
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany against the Railway Commission.
The Acknowledgement had asked for legal
assistance, but had asked IL of the Rail-
way Commission and not of the Governor.
But the latter directly employs counsel,
and that without consultation with the
Railway Commission, which is itself
court, and really a coordinate branch
of the government.
THANKS THE MILITARY.
The Governor thanks the Vance Guards,
of Henderson, for the excellent work In
guard duty at the execution Oh george
Brodie, at Henderson.
More rain fell last night; very little
here. but considerable near here. Every
drop was needed by the crops.
The negro organ is putting out the
statement that * the Democrats get the
LEGISLATURE next year they will disfran-
chise 50 per cent. of the negro vote.
Charlotte's twelfth cotton-mill, the
Louise, began operations yesterday. In
number OF cotton-mlls Charlotte leads.
Ii is said that forty Indians from the
now at the government school at Car
| Isle, Pa.
court officer makes the quite start
ling assertion that 40 per cent OF the
adult males in the State. or certainly in
his section, carry pistols. This must surely
! be gross overestimate.
The trustees of the blind and deaf
mute institutions here last night elected
Rev. Joseph Perry (coloreD, superin-
| tendent of the negro department. Tine
| other aspirant was named Iatlllo.
| Neither he nor Perry knows anything
about teaching deaf mutes. II used TO
be the rule that experience was required,
but a trustee says the board has changed
that. The same trustee says one OF me
rules is that an examination must be
passed but that as no penalty is provided
in case Of failure, there are no eXamlna-
| tions.
one hundred convicts are being Sc
lected from one of the State farms on
the Roanoke 10 50 To Wilmington next
| Monday TO build a road connecting the
Atlantic-Coast Line and its new pur-
| chase. the New Berne and Wilmington
road. AS soon as this link Is built the
convicts will 80 to Robson county 10
grade a branch of the Coast-Llne.
Treasurer Worth, who has been
| sick since August ZDtn, Was OuI tO-u"y'
MAKING HEAVY HITS.
The Republican State organ Is making
heavy hits at the Populists- y says that
Senator Butler and Auditor aver now
both have ''relief-that is, ONCE; put that
this is not enough and that Senator But
lers paper, the Caucasian, VIII never
| know how government pap tastes.
1t is said that Senator Pritchard mao
endorsed Patilio for superintendent OF the
| negro Mute and Blind institution.
| Governor Russell was for Perry. lie aho
| Pritchard never agree.
The Railway Commission sets Septem-
Der 18th for taking up the matter OF
equalizing freight rates on cotton IN the
| State.
S. p. Benthal, of Murfreesboro' Is APP
pointed United States commissioner Dy
Judge Purnell.
The Atlantic-Coa Line is making
traffic arrangements with the Atlantic
and North Carolina. so as to get 10 hin-
ston from New Berne on the Atianuc
and North Carolina railroads track
and thence get 10 Norfolk. rms VIII
make the New Berne and wilmington
railroad part OF another through line.
SCOTLAND NECK.