The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07
Raleigh, n. c., January 5.
Messenger Bureau,

Raleigh, n. -, January D.
An unusually large number OF cases
argued before the supreme court at the
last term go over to the next one, which
begins February Sth. The reason is that
there was SO much argument by attor-
neys that there was not time to write
opinions. This was the case as to all the
districts save the Third.
The Farmers Alliance shoe factory at
Hillsboro has increased its output to 200
pairs a day.
Among the arrivals here are Augustus
NJ. Moore, of Greenville, and E. S. Wal
ton, the latter being the secretary OF the
North Carolina railway. He says the
directors will meet here tomorrow and
declare the usual dividend.
Just as was predicted in the legisia-
ture at the last session when there was
argument against the Infamous bill to al
low stock to run at large in Halifax
county, a stock law territory, there is
about TO be grave trouble. COnfe5sedly
the bill was passed because of the plea
of the populist senator who had promis-
ed the negro voters that they would be
allowed to turn their hogs and cattle
loose on other peoples lands. The hogs
are now eating corn on the state farms
and have done damage to the wheat and
oats. Feeling there runs high and some
\ pcODI0 say Ilty VIII XIII cdllIe. l. III
bill was a direct hit at land owners. Ex-
| Congressman Buck Kitchen proposes to
test the constitutionality of such an act.
| While Carl Duncan, who is soon to be
revenue collector, was here Saturday and
yesterday, two score or more applicants
for office were here. Most of these want
ed the place of stamp agent at Durham.
Some wanted places as deputy collectors.
But few appeared to desire clerkshipS.
A Rutherford county man has created
a sensation and attracted denunciation
because of his refusal to pay his railway
tax because the railway does not run to
the depot at Rutherfordton. 1t is quite
plainly minated that some Wilkesboro
men will pursue the same course. Out
side the state there is a good deal of de-
nunciation of all this business, which is
plainly termed reputation, pure and
simple. Leading state papers take the
same view.
1t is asserted that at least two of the
gang of expert and daring safe crackers
who have done such a lot of mischief in
this state, have been spotted at Ashe-
vile.
The Louisburg dispensary did quite
well during the first six months of its
existence, netting $1,000. That at Fay
e~tteville for the same period turns in
81, 400, half to the town and half to the
! county, as part of the earnings.
Wakefield academy, one OF the best
school buildings in this county. was
burned last night. 1t was built by the
neighborhood people, was of wood, and
three stories high and completely fur
nished. There was no insurance. The
last payment OH the building was quite
recently made.
The revenue collections in this distric.
during December We're S109, 80, against
$10l, 160 a year ago.
Today. after a conference with the
governor and Treasurer j. NJ. New.
boorne, the new superintendent, made
his second visit to the penitentiary. HI
was asked if he proposed to make many
removals and replied: The p~enitentiar,
is already organized and if any person:
are removed it will be for Incompetence
or dereliction of duty. L have not so fal
found any excess of employees. Warder
Russell tells me that at the penitentiary
there are now only nineteen employees
while last year there were twenty-four
n that he has not a man to spare
There are now few convicts at the peni-
tertiary, nearly all the able-bodied ones
being on the farms.
AT Wake Forest the spring term began
today and twenty-five new students are
expected.
Maggie Drake, colored, pupil at the
deaf, dumb and blind institution here,
fell dead last night while undressing.
Heart disease was the cause. She was Is
years old and was from Rocky Mount.