Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-25
RALEIGTs BUDGET.
Military Mention-Revenue Officers
Exciting Experiences.


RALEIGH, n. c., December 2I-(Spe-
cial.)-News came here this morning OF
the death, at Baltimore of DR.. Kemp
Battle Bachelor, son of Hon. Joseph b.
Bachelor, Of Raleigh He was making
his mark as a physician in Baltimore. He
married four years ago Miss Dewey, a
daughter of Mr.. Frank Dewey, formerly
of Charlotte and now Of Portsmouth. His
death was due to pneumonia. He was
victim of overwork, having made forty
calls tho day before he became sick.
Yesterday S,170 was paid here for
ticket to Hongkong, China, for Rev.
George Green, Baptist missionary, and his
family. 1t covers all the expenses of the
trip
Major Charles L. Davis, United States
army, who is made mastering officer for
North Carolina, has sent to the War De-
partment all the papers and his final re-
port of the muster out Of the Second
North Carolina Regiment. It was under
his advice that Captain Albert Todd was
relieved from this duty and sent TO Fort
Monroe, his mind having given way. Cap
tain Todds mental breakdown began be-
fore he came mere last September. The
work Of muster out Of the Second is COM
plete, and Lieutenant Darrah assistant,
is relieved from duty. Major Davis thinks
his orders to remain here and delay his
departure for Porto Rico mean that he is
to speedily muster out the Third negro)
Regiment.
Chairman Claud Dockery, Of the Pen-
tentlary Board, said to-day that not over
half the cotton on the penitentlary farms
is yet picked.
As to the sale Of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin-Valley railway there is no definite
Information. The railway people are
groping in the dark. They do not know
whether the New York Committee or the
Baltimore Committee will succeed in
securing ii.
Deputy Collector Perkins and
Deputy Hammack had quiet lively eXpe-
rience In Duplin county yesterday. which
Perkins to-day related 10 Collector Dun
can. They went TO the distllery Of Mack
Giddens 10 seize some brandy. Giddens
claimed that it belonged to his mother
When Perkins seized a maui and went 20
break i'm the door Of the room where the
brandy was Giddens dashed into the house
10 get TO closet and get his gun. but
Hammack so closely pursued him that
this failed. Giddens then called on his
distiller. a negro, TO come and help him.
As the negro came up Perkins covered
him with his revolver and stopped pro-
ceedings. Giddens then told his distiIler
TO run and get the crowd" by this mean
ing the gang which backs" the moon
sinners. The crowd quickly came. but
Perkins sent Hammack after aid II came,
too. and the seizure made effected.
Hon. Flournoy Rivers. Of Pulaski, Tenn.
and Lieutenant William Cannon Rivers.
First Cavalry, United States army, were |
to-day elected members OF the North Ca |
rollna Society Of the Sons Of the Revo- |
luton.
State-Treasurer Worth to-day made up
4 statement OF the receipts and disburse-
ments on regular accounts. which omits |
ali special appropriations. such az funds /
received from the government for schools.
&c. The receipts for 1897 were $3.50 975 and |
Tor 1898 were 1912 062. The excess OF ex-
Denditures over receipt in 1897 was $ls S0g
and the excess OF receipts over expendi-
lures I'm 1898 was S35.Gi2.
a tobacco Journal with wide cIrcula-
ion stated this week that North Carolina
only 100000 pounds of
mOking tobacco annually IL will De quite
iafe TO put the product at thtice that
ieure. for the Duke factory makes 7.OoO.~
90 pounds. This Is upon the statement
II member OF that firm.
At noon to-day the cotton mill al Con-
ord. known as the Coleman mill. was
,ut I'm operation. II Is owned and ope- |
ated By negroes, and Is the only one Of
he kind in the United states. In all re-
poets II Is a very interesting experiment.