The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-07
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CHANCE. IN CATTLE QUARANTINE LINES
The Secretary OF Agriculture Will
EnYcslig ate the Proposed Modi leu.
tions-Sccrctnry or Intc Will tnvc
TO Grant I.ni,d For II Mormon
Church ii Orse .Swnppcrs' Taxed.

Raleigh, N. C., May 6.-(Special.)- 1.-The
Secretary Of the United States Agricul-
tural Department writes the State Com
missioner Of Agriculture that he will at
once make an investigation to determine
as to the proposed modification of the
cattle quarantine line in this State. He
says It Is best To have the boundaries
follow the county boundaries. But the
Commissioner says the disease does not
go according to county boundaries. The
disease Is spienetic fever. and it Is In
some way due to ticks" There Is Il
great deal Of the disease within the in
fected district.
An apptica ton Is made to the Secre-
tary OF State for license for an insurance
company chartered in South Carolina.
all the incorpurntors Of which are Rial
eiEh men.
SITE FOR A MORMON CHURCH.
The Secretary Of State is advised that
the land grant desired by Mormons in
Columbus Is for a church. Flo says If
the papers are regular he cannot refuse
to Issue It. not even If Ii were for Il site
for Buddhist temple.
Three cOnvicts arrived at the peniten-
tiary to-day from Watauga county.
The finance committee Of the insane
asylum board was In session to-day in
the State Treasurer's office examining
vouchers. John r. Smith, superii-ss nd
y
member Of the board.
The State Treasurer discovered to-day
great many certificates OF stoch
which the State took in various plank
roads. OF course all are worthless.
w. G. Randall. the artist, has com
pleted the portrait Of George Peabody
and Miss Dorothca L. Dix. and these go
to the Normal and Industrial College at
Greensboro. where they will he unveiled
during commencement. Miss Dix was
the sister Of Governor Dix Of New
York and was the founder Of the insane
asylum here.
RUSSELL. ENDORSED YOUNG.
II is current rumor here that Cover
nor Russell has endorsed James II.
Young for postmastersh.p Of Raleigh.
Don Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, has
instituted two suits in the Federal court
here against the Roanoke Navigation
ana Water Power company. The papers
IN one OF these came in to-day.
a very remarkable accident is rel port
ed on the Ducktown branch OF the
Western North Carolina railroad. There
was q wash-nut and a passenger train
fell into 1t SO violently that the rails
were thrown In all directions. One of
Them was forced through the mail car
and narrowly missed the route agent
The replies TO the inquiries as To the
crops for the special May bulletin OF
the Agricultural Department are coming
IN This Is the first OF the series OF
monthly bulletins.
HORSE "sWAPPERs" TAXED.
Under the new revenue act persons
who make a business OF swapping
or trading" horses are taxed S..i an
nuaily This IS raising quite q row
among the traders.
The North Carolina classes Of tho
RAJ ri ak, -
near Greensboro
The weather turned much warmer to-
gay. Yesterday he farmers were very
respondent. They'say the crops arc not
growing and that both cotton and corn
look sick. 49,
II seems that Claude Bernard wants to
Ne ohi'eu states attorney for the
Eastern district.
WANT ~ DISPENSARY.
Inc majority Of the people of Ruther
1ordton voted in favor of a dispensarv
IN august all the townships vote on
specia' aid 10 schools
Governor Russell Will present a cory
" me constitution to each graduate q
Inc Normal and industrial (,o,Ia,a $50.