Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-11

NEWS GATHERED IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
Death of a Popular citixen- Change
I'm the Uniform of the Military
The Gold Mine.--Heaith of Con-
victs-Picking Cotton.

vfcts-Picking Cotton.
RALEIGH. N. c., November 1O.-(spe-
cial.)-Dr. George M. Blacknall died at
his home here at o'clock this morning,
aged 50 years, after two weeks illness.
He was native of that part Of Granville
county which is now Vance, and was for
many years a physician of ability. prac-
ticing mainly in Franklin county. he had
been the manager of the Kittreli Hotel,
the Yarbrough House, at Raleigh, and the
Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead City at va
rious times. For four years past he had
been In the revenue service under Collec-
tor Simmons, as general storekeeper and
gauger. He was a faithful official, and
very popular in the office. He was In
the same service during President Cleve-
lands first administration.
Governor Russell to-day received iele-
gram that Judge Coble, at Statesville. had
decided that l.. c.. Caldwell Is entitled TO
office as chairman of the Railway Com
mission vice ]. w. Wilson. The case new
goes to the Supreme Court. The decision
was not unexpected.
The Governors Guard left at go his
morning for Rockingham as guard for
John Evans, the negro charged with
attempted assault. A telegram was sent
the company at Maxton to be ready for
call this morning TO go TO Rockingham,
and Captain Jones replied that his COM
pany would be ready to leave at o'clock.
Captain Crawford is in command OF the
Governors Guard.
There is to be quite change In the
uniform of the State Guard-the trousers
| to be dark blue, like the coat; the dress
| coat to be done away with, and the blouse
| heightened two inches to replace 1t; all
metal buttons TO be no longer used, but
| buttons of horn, covered by flap, to
| take their place: the helmet to be abolish
| ed. and the present forage cap, stiffened,
and with a pompon, to be used for full
dress occasions. The new drill regulations
for the manual of arms will be issued to
the State Guard December LIST.
THE GOLD-MINES.
| OF the 2l2 gold-mines in the State,
forty-four are now reported to be in
active operation. Stanly county lead:
| in production. 1t is ascertained that the
biggest nugget ever found In the State,
| known as the Reed nugget, actually
weighed thirty-four pounds. troy. 1t was
weighed by avoirdupois weight.
Miss Molander the Finnish lady who
is TO teach Lloyd" or, manual work,
to the blind here, is said to be the great
est teacher in the world of that speciality.
A farmer institute for Moore county
will be held November 19th-2Oth.
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able promptness this year.
Senator Buffers declaration that he
wants a law enacted against the giving
of free passes on railways and to news
papers for advertising, will, no doubt
cause quite a discussion. The Populists
have made nothing by their anti-free-
| pass fight save to get themselves laughed
at. and Governor Russell is In the same
| box.
The State Luther League met at Sails
| bury this morning.
The Biblical Recorder says In a lead
ing editorial that after a careful survey
of the field 1t finds very little opposition
iu this State to an educational qualifica'
ton for voters.
Bill Arp the Georgia humorist, who Is
a North Caroinian by birth, is now OF
lecture tour in this State.
1t is said by Superintendent Moncure
of the Seaboard Airline, that he nno
the Cumnock coal superior to the Poca
hontas for locomotives In point or ecoho
my.
William Westmoreland, wanted TO
shooting Revenue-Officer Worrell at Hills
dale. Va. has been captured In Mont
eomery county. He Is credited with Kill
ing five men.
HEALTH OF CONNECTS.
Superintendent Smith got back to-da
from the Roanoke farms, and says tner
Is a sudden and gratifying improvement
in the health Of the 700 convicts there, .
that there are only fifty OF the chron
cases and twenty or those WIN sAS ai
Attacks the others being at work TN
,,,oa,x niclxIne cotton or hauling corn
smith makes the astonishing statemeh
that .1f cotton was IL cents L Woul
have made enough TO run the state Gov
eminent" He says the cotton crop WI
no much heavier than was expected
he can ever ge. 1t picked; that on on
farm Caledonia, No. 2. there Is SOU
field of 500 acres not yet toucneo' NO
half the cotton has been picked over III
erst time. He says no free labor ma
boen emoloyed to pick cotton on tines
farms. as the people In that section Gu
iect to 1t. ..,,, d,
Among to-day's arrivals Of attorneys I
attend the Supreme Court are George M
Rose, r. p. Buxton. II. IL. COOK: ~ - -
Sinclair; n. w. Ray, OF Fayelsesanei ,dn
George j. Robinson, OF Smitnneiu' JON
n shaw. Jr OF Laurinsburg.
Members of the Democratic state Con
roittee. which meets here on the S0t
instant. say the object Is to look owe
the ground and make careful revie'
of the situation.