Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-06
THE COHEN co.
ACROSS THE BORDER.
THE BILLS IN THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA RAILWAY CASES
Make the Directors Gasp for Breath
Political Points-Bad Outbreak OF
Measles Personal and General
Notes-Briefs.

RALEIGH. n. c., January 5.--(Special.)
The bills for legal services in the matter
OF Governor Russelrs suit to annul the
lease Of the North Carolina railroad are
so large that they are said TO have made
the directors gasp for breath. One bill,
By p w. Averitt, is for 5000. and it is
said others are as large or nearly as
large. None Of them are yet paid.
There is utter unbelief among Republi-
cans here that Senator Pritchard has the
least idea of retiring and ceiling
Judge Dick, or that the latter proposes
TO resign. Republican State Chairman
Holton expresses a belief that Dick may
resign in the spring; but he does not
want to resign at all unless he can secure
the place for Judge Douglas In fact,
he plainly says now he has no idea Of
resigning.
Alex. Gilmore. negro desperate. was
.-ut in the penitentary yesterday TO
serve a ten-year sentence, and Isham
Wright TO serve one year. Wright is
shot After Gilmore serves his term
here he will be turned over to the South
Carolina authorities to serve sixteen
years OF an uneXplred term.
This city now has six public schools,
one having quite recently been occupied.
and I'm the spring will begin work on the
seventh.
At an amateur theatrical performance
last night at Asheyflle a 14-year-okd
boy named Hampton was shot in the
head and killed by another youth named
Vim Scott. II was thought the pistol
was unloaded.
CONVERTED INTO A HOSPITAL.
There are one hundred cases Of measles
of a very bad type at the Baptist Or
phanage at Townsville. All school work
is suspended. and the place is converted
into hospital. So far no deaths have
resulted.
A telegram from Washington says AL
bright is sure TO get the postmastership
nj Wilmington. There was a rumor here
that Chadbourn would knock him out.
The Seaboard Airline notifies the Rail-
way Commission that IL viii not issue
any passes In future save to persons
VINO are excepted by the Railway Com
mission act.
The POpulist county commissioners here
to-day ousted one of the best public-road
supervisors in the State. solely for the
purpose OF putting In Populist, without
n particle OF experience. They elected !
Hill. chairman OF the board.
There is an increase of twenty-five stu |
dents in the number at Wake-Forest Col |
lege this session, as compared with the |
fan session.
People from all the eastern trucking |
sections report the outlook as good.
j. A. Brown, the promoter Of the |
sunny South" colony at Chadbourn, is |
here. and says it now numbers 400; prac-
tically all its members being from the |
Northwest.
The two Wilson's railway commission |
ers have not the slightest idea of making |
any physical contest to regain possession
OF their Office. which the Governor had |
forcibly opened. They are taking mat
tiers quietly. and both say they leave the
entire business in the hands Of their at
torneys who are certainly very capable
men.
A BAD EFFECT.
The suits to secure the reputation Of
county bonds issued in. aid of railways
are having distinctly bad effect. States
VILE wants water-works, and sold $4,000
OF bonds. but the takers Will not pay for
them until the Supreme Court passes upon
the Charlotte water-works bonds, having
granted a rehearing in the latter case.
The State papers are full OF angry com
ment on the successful Reputation Of
bonds in Staniy and that attempted in
Buncombe and Rutherford. II is de-
clarcd that by what has been done al
ready confidence In all North Carolina Sc
curities Is shaken V. S. Lusk, an infiu-
entail Buncombe Republican. says ne will
use all possible pressure TO induce the
Buncombe county commissioners 10 with
draw their suit 20 invalidate the Spar
tanburg and Ashevile bonds.
II Is proposed at the penitentiary TO put
fifty conylcts at work about February LIST
making shirts. using the chapel for that
purpose. The big workshop In the west
wing Is not prepared. and 1t will cost
considerable 10 put il in shape. There are
now less than i75 convicts in the big
prison.