The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-03-19

A1H-1he insane Asylum COnteSss-Vhe
SeAboard's Charge of Discrimination.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh. n. c. March Il.
! Governor Russell made the positive
statement this morning tina he would
not accept the judeship of the United
States district court. one of his closest
friends said Thomas r. Purnell, of Ra-
leigh. would certainly get the appoint
ment.
The new Episcopal church here will
not be a cathedral. that idea having
been abandoned, but will be in memory
of the late Bishop Lyman.
w. H. C~hadbourn, of Wilmington, ar
rived here today. He said, with a
smile: The entire North Carolina
legislature is at Washington, the third
house and all Senator Pritchard is
overrun. / would not be in his place
for all the money in Raleigh. He is
worked fourteen hours a day and wor-
ried the remainder of the time. All
southern republicans call on him Gen.
eral Longstreet yesterday called and
asked him to take charge of Georgia
politics"
Representative Brewer, of the legis-
lature, from Surry, is here and makes
the astounding statement that the peo-
pie in his county are delighted with
the legislature and think it the ablest
ever met in this tate.
! The state treasurer was asked today
how he proposed to manage affairs,
! when the 1897 appropriations, ETC., ag-
gregated 1891, 900 and the revenues ap-
peared to be only SOC, 900. He replied
that he would pay all the regular ap-
preparations first and then if there was
not enough left to pay the extras would
. prO-rate the lance
The State Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton has made a present to Frank
Of Asheville, it's president,
in recognition of his services in lobby
ing during the legislature against the
d~ispensary bills. He worked day and
! night.
1t is learned that there will be a
contest in the courts regarding the dis
pensary law for Cumberland county
The opponents of the measure contend
that the recent act is defective.
The ~dispensary act for Rutherford
ton, as ratified, is made absurd by a
clerical error. The latter in fact makes
the law operative no matter whether
the people vote for or against a dis
pensary. 1t says, instead Of "inoper-
ative," in operation"
Director Speight, one of the new
board of the central hospital for the
insane here. arrived today. He says
the old board wishes to test the legal
ity of the new act by a friendly suit.
Mention was made yesterday Of a ru-
NOR current here hat the new board
proposed to take charge forcibly. DR..
Speight says DR.. Kirby, the superin-
tendent, had given orders not to admit
the new board. DR.. Speight added that
the new board might meet at the cap
itol instead of at the hospital.
Among today's arrivals here are Tyre
Glenn, Of Greensboro. SAID to be one
of the e directors of the North Car
DINA railway, appointed by Governor
Russell; William Gilchrist, Of Whining
ton; Robert Hancock and Seymour
Hancock Of Newbern.
The railway commission some weeks
ago forwarded to the interstate COM
merce commission the complaint of the
SeabOard Air Line against the South
ern States Passenger Association
charging the latter with discriminating
in the matter Of through rates to New
Orleans n to points in Florida. To-
day the railway commission received
notice that the Interstate commission
had set the matter for hearing April
9th at Savannah. The notices are sent
the Central Railroad of Georgia, the
Atlantic and West Point and other
lines composing the association.
John R.. Smith, the new superin-
tendent of the penitentiary has notified
all the farm superintendent save the
one at the farm at WadesbOro to remin
in charge until the crop is made-O1
about September LIST. The superintend-
ent has rendered William Ledbetter the
position of warden until September. II
is said Superintendent Leazar and
Warden Fleming will retire in a day OF
two.
Lightning struck Mrs. Ashford's
house at Kinston, tearing it to pieces
and shocking and scOrching the in
mates, but, strange to say, none OF