The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-29
MOONSH|NERS FIGHT
Revenue Officer Badly Wounded In
flight In LenOIr County.
POSTAL COMPANY WILL NOT APPEAL
Negro Gets Thirty Ycnrs for killing u
white Boy-A. & 3. College Com.
p%iimented by DIR. Cnrry-Eisih ANA
Oyster Industry In (nrteret-Got.
Son Coming Rack.

Raleigh, N. c., July 2S.-(SpeclaD-It
Is quite evident, from q telegram re-
ceived to-day by Revenue Collector
Simmons, that revenue officers and
moonshlners had n fight yesterday in
Lenoir county. The telegram Is dated
Kinston and y Harper, of Deputy
Collector Hilrs party, badly wounded"
1t Is signed Ingram, Revenue Agent"
Ingram Is a new man in the district
For twenty-five years ne has been In
the service at Washington. Harper was.
no doubt. j man acting with IilFs
party.
Governor Russell Is invited to attend
the annual Washington birthday din
ner OF the Connecticut Society at New
Haven, February 22d.
Division Superintendent Hates, Of the
Postal Telegraph company, was here to-
day and replied to the inquiry whether
his company would appeal to the Su-
Dreme Court from the Railway Com
missions reduction Of the rate on mes
sages from % to 20 cents, by saying he
did not thlnk the company would APP
peal; that 1t has comparatively few
Offices In this State, and Is not affected
to any great extent.
The State superintendent OF Public
instruction to-day Issued an address to
the people of the State. In this he says:
81 am authorized by the Attorney Gene
$3.50 sS-'t hi"S IN ~
not vitiate the public school tax cleo
ton on the 10th of August. and that you
should go ahead and hold the election in
spite of these obstacles"
A negro who murdered @. white boy
In Mcdowell county was placed in the
pcnitentiary to-day, TO serve thirty
years. There Is much feeling against
the murderer. who escaped the gallows
on a mere tcchnicality.
The city has purchased the residence
of the late John w. b. Watson for pub
lie school purposes.
The Railway Commissioners say that
the Increase OF taxation OF railways will
benefit Inc greatest number OF people,
rather than the reduction of rates of
fare and freight. 1t was impossible for
the Commission to Increase the taxes
and reduce he rates at the same time.
That would cripple some OF the roads.
In a letter to President A. @. Hol-
tday OF the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College, DR.. j.. l.. NJ. Curry paws
that institution a very high compliment,
saving It's work Is admirable.
j. g. l.. Harris Is acting Attorney
General in the absence of Attorney
General Watser. He Will represent the
latter In The Swinson suit: also In the
suit OF Pamlico county against
ehe treasurer and Auditor, and
In the mandamus suits by the State
Superintendent OF Public instruction to
force the Commissioners Of Craven and
Halifax to hold the public school cleo
ton.
a report was to-day received by the
State Labor Commissioner from Car
teret county as to the fish and oyster
Industry. The receipts aggregate over
S5OO, 900 a Mi Last season 10. OOO. Don
barrels of menhaden we're caught. Ten
us bushels Of CLAIMS were mar
keted. The oyster Industry brings In
$50, 1000. =
The Republicans in the Western Dis
trlct who are Wild for appointments rs
Deputy Revenue Collectors are very
much wrought up nj the discovery that
Cne present ones arc yet under civil SER
vice. They had been promised hat The
Old men should he ut once kicked out.
cotton shipped by certain firms in
thls State to New York is now coming
BACK to the same firms for sale to State
mills. -
Col. A. b.. Andrews was present ut the
nehrlnS before SPECIAL Master Kerr
Cralgc at Salisbury Yesterday OF Gov
ernor Russcll's charges OF fraud against
the old directors of the North Carolina
na'iroad. Attorney w. IL. ,Iay. CIV
erhor IuSsclrs counsel, filed Two eScep-
TONS, one OF these being that n United
states court had no right under the
united States Constitution to crioin y
state from trying the issue rs TO wlcth-
er the lease was produced by fraud.
when the State courts can give cn,nnrrta
reiief. Day asked for mother hearIrg
and 1t was fixed for August nth.
IHe secretary OF state has granted a
charter to the Enterprises Land and I'M
proVement company TO guild Il forty
tniie railway from the mouth of Rock
hsh Crock. ON The Cape Fear river, to
u point near Southern Pines.