Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
ACROSS THE BORDER.
NEWS NOTES FROM NORTH CARO-
LINA's CAPITAL CITY.
Executive CIemency-FOr New
Church--The Supreme COurt-Dis-
filling Statistics-A GOld-MfniDg
Company-PersOna and General.

RALEIGH, n. c., April ls.-(SpeciaL)-
Governor Russell to-day pardoned James
Brooks. of Pitt county. convicted OF
abandoning his wife. The pardon was
recommended by the Judge, the Solicitor,
and the prosecutrix, and Brooks has
made provision satisfactory to the wife
and paid all costs.
Mr.. Marshall Barber. well-known
young Businessman here, died yesterday
afternoon. Saturday an operation for
appendicitis was performed on him, but
too late
At the Church OF the Good Shepherd
here yesterday 5000 was raised toward
the church building fund.
There was no frost here yesterday
morning. but there was considerable at
Ridgeway. 1t cannot yet be said that 1t
has injured the berry crop there, which
is a very large one.
In the Supreme Court to-day the en-
tire session was devoted to the hearing
Of argument in the three insane asylum
eases.
This court will tomorrow begin the
hearing OF arguments in appeals from
the Twelfth District. The docket is not
heavy. In about three weeks the court
will adjourn for the term. There has
for ten years been a steady decrease in
business in all the courts.
Among to-day's arrivals here are II.
G.. Conner, of Wilson; w. G. Monroe
and c. Il. Aycock. of Goldsboro.
The street-cars have resumed service
again. Only those cars are in use which
escaped the fire December 31st, new ones
not having yet arrived.
SHILLING STATISTICS.
In this revenue district. in 1898. the
collections from spirits, both whiskey
and fruit brandy, were Sl0i,726. That
was a brandy year-that is, there WAS
heavy fruit crop. Last year the collec-
lions were Sis S33, and almost entirely
from whiskey, as there was little brandy
made. While last month there were Ill
registered distilleries, there were l26 in
March. 1898.
Eugene G. benson. son of Captain
Claude Il. benson, of this city, is APP
pointed assistant clinical physician at
the hospital of the University of Mary
land.
All the convicts in the penitentiary,
save those in the hospital too feeble to
Ndiht Ntit SAHtH OHt nun
side the .stockade yesterday afternoon.
1t is the opinion that Greenville win
get the proposed railway from Snow
Hill. The Greenville people have
mass-meetng tomorrow 10 subscribe
$1,000 to the road. and if they 90 this
1t will go 10 their town.
NOTES.
The Governor is invited TO be present
and deliver an address al Southern
Pines. April 28th, on Industrial ques-
lions. He declines. as he had already
arranged TO give a reception on the eve
ming OF the 9th at the Executive Man.
sion to the Capitol Club.
Three convicts from Wayne county ar
rived at the penitentiary to-day.
The Russell Gold-Mining Company has
been incorporated TO operate the Rus
sell mine. at Glen Brook. Montgomery
county, and has put In fine plant
II Is said that 1909 Waldenses are to
arrive in East Tennessee in May. to be
colonized. The first colony settled i'm
Burke county, n. c.. in 1893. 1t is said
the latter has secured 10000 acres in
Tennessee, which the new corners will
occupy, and that options on other ada
cent lands are secured.