The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-19
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE CHOP IKE POISED OYER DEMO
CRAfs IN PENITENTIARFP PLACES.
Brodie Receives tho Death Penalty for As
sauls-vandorbiIt to be Big Ex>
hibitor at the state Fair.

RALEIGH. c., August iS.-SpeciaL-
The Board of Directors OF the Penitcn-
tiary met this afternoon TO look to the
ousting OF all the Democrats who have
so far been retained. They were Kept
there so that all tho officers might not
ba new hands, and the board now thinks
IL time 10 change. Superintendent Smith
does not think so, and Will try 10 keep
them until things are In better running
order.
The official returns of taxable values OF
seventy-siX counties as received so iar
show an increase OF si.12i.S5 over that or
1896. Rockingham leads with an increase
OF SiS5, 1Ol; Cabarras, showing AoV'Vp
Rowan, S346 000l Gastan. $4,000; Person
county drops OF 1900; Madison, Siso'-
900: Granville, $4,000.
Governor Russell has returned 20 the
mansion and will remain here now during
the rest OF the summer.
Senator Butler passed through here
Yesterday on his way East from Concord.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
The trial Of the negro Brodie at Hen
derson yesterday for assault ended III
conviction and sentence Of death Sep
TENDER lst The jury, composed OF nine
white men and three negroes were out
only three minutes.
The theatrical season was opened here
last night with MackieS Little Jack
Horncr."
George Vanderbilts manager has writ
ten to Secretary Nichols, OF tho state
Fair Association. for large space IN Agri-
cultural Hall and also large space for
cattle exhibit at the state Fair in Octo-
ber There is every indication that the
exhibits viii be fine this year In every
department.
Yesterday the Atlantic Coast Line paid
into the State Treasury sl959j. and the
Seab0ard Air Line S6.20S for railroad taxes
for tho fiscal year.
RESIGNED HIS CHAIR
Professor w. Il. Craighill, professor
OF the Chair OF Mathematics at the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College. has
rendered his resignation TO the Board.
lie accepts a position in n northern col
legc. The Board has also received the
resignation OF Professor J. NJ. Johnston.
who was recently elected assistant pro-
fessor on agriculture. Thcs" vacancies
will have TO be filled soon as the fall term
will begin September 9th
Chief-of- Police Norwood. who was sus-
pended some two weeks ago has been re-
instated
A. T.. Maye. the proposed man for the
straight Populst nomination for Congress
I'm the First District. Is clerk Of the Pitt
County Court. and his friends say he
should have had the nomination four
years
IL is declared that while Senator But
Ter did not say anything against the mi
nority Populists before the State Com
mittee. he scored them afterwards and
the minority are indignant at this.
PHYSICIAN PARALIIED.
Or. r. b. Ellis. one OF tho Oldest ply
sicians I'm Raleigh. had a stroke Of pa
ralysis this morning.
The Equalization Board to-day finish
its work regarding the seventy-siX coun-
ties heard from. The remaining twenty
will be attended 10 later on. The Board
has equalized the values Of horses cattle,
etc. and the registrars must make the
county tax valuations conform TO this.
This means considerable increase In the
total valuations.
The Crawford Gold Mining Company
OF Stanley. has, by permission OF the
Safe. changed the name to the United
Gold Fields Corporation" The Cumnock
coal mines will not be sold until in Octo-
Der instead Of September 9Th
Surry county gets the 500 offered by
Julian $. Carr TO the county who had the
most townships that voted for the special
school tax. That. county was the only
one I'm which more than one township
voted for the tax.