Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-29
ACROSS THE BORDER
A FIGHT BETwEEy REVENUE Of
FICERs AND MooSsHINERs.
One Man WounJed-The Telegraph
Rntes-The Public school Tax Eiec-
tion-Thirty Years I'm the Peniten-
tiary-Oyster Industry.

RALEIGH. ". c., July 2S.-(SpeeiaL)
1t is quite evident from a telegram re-
ceived to-day by Revenue-Collector Sim
mons that revenue officers and noon
sinners had a fight yesterday in Lenoir
county. The telegram IS dated knstoh'
and says. Harper, Of Deputy-Collector
Hilps party, badly wounded" II Is Sign
ed Ingram. Revenue Agent" Ingram
is a new man in the district For twenty
five years he has been in the service at
Washington Harper was no doubt
man acting with HIPS party.
Governor Russell is invited TO attend
the annual washington birthday dinner
Of the Connecticut Society at New Haven
February 22d
lon-Superlntendent Hates, Of the
Postal Telegraph Company, was here
to-day. and replied 70 the inquiry whether
his company would appeal to the su-
preue Court from the Railway Commits
slon's reduction Of the rate on messages
from % TO % cents by saying he did not
think the company would appeal; that 1t
has comparatively few offices In this
State. and is not affected 10 any great
extent.
SCHOOL-TAX ELECTION.
The State Superintendent Of Public In
struction to-day issued an address TO the
people Of the State In this he says: Il
am authorized by the AttOrnoy-General
10 say that slight irregularities Will not
yitlate the public-schoOl tax election on
the 10th OF August, and that you should
20 ahead and hold the election in spite
Of these Obstacles"
A negro who murdered a white boy In
Mcdowell county was placed In the
penitentlary to-day, 70 serve thirty years.
There is much feeling against the muir
derer. who escaped the gailowS on
mere technicality
This city has purchased the residence
OF the late John w b. Watson for pub
lic-school purposes.
The Railway Commissioners say that
the Increase Of taxation Of railways will
benefit the greatest number OF people,
rathes than the reduction OF rates OK
fare and freight. ii was impossible for
the commission 10 Increase the taxes
and reduce the rates at the same time.
That would cripple some Of the roads
In a letter to President A. O. Holiday,
OF the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Iege. DR.. J. l.. NJ. Curry pays that insti-
tuition a very high compliment, saying
its work Is admirable.
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
A report was to-day received by the
State Labor Commissioner from Carteret
county as TO the fish and oyster
Industry. The receipts aggregate over
10000 a year. Last season 1000 600
pounds Of menhaden were caught. Ten
thousand bushels OF clans were market
ed The oyster industry brings I'm
5000
The Republicans in the Western Dis
trlct who are wild for appointments as
deputy revenue collectors are very much
wrought up at the discovery that the
present ones arc yet under civil service.
They had been promised that the old
men should be at once kicked out.
Cotton shipped by certain firms In this
State TO New York is now coming back
to the same firms for sale 70 State mills.
Colonel A. b. Andrews was present
at the hearing before Speclal-Master
Kerr Craige, at Salisbury yesterday, OF