The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-11-24
THE CAUCASIAN.
Raleigh, N. c., Nov. cath, 1898.

DIR. koonce has resigned as assist
ant physician at the Insane ASYLUM
here, and DIR. Jenkins, of Edge
combe, has succeeded him.
The work of mastering out the
Wilmington company has been com
pleted by Capt. Todd. He now goes
TO TarbOro to muster out the Tar
boro and Greenyille companies.
There appears to be quite a
general opinion that the LegisIa-
ture will create the Office Of In.
snrance Commissioner, disasso-
ciating it from the Secretary of
State.
Governor Russell Monday ap
pointed Jacob w. Bowern,an, of
huntsville, Mitchell county, Judge
OF the Superior Court for the
Tenth Judicial district, to fill the
unexpired term Of the late Judge
Green,
The Greensboro Iron COMPANY
was Saturday Incorporated by the
Secretary of State with "A capital
stock of $lS5 900. Its incorporators
are +. 5. Campbell, Stephen N. NO
BILE, George 5. Sergeant aud J. NJ.
Walker.
At caucus last Friday of the
Democratic aldermen to select sue
cessor to Mayor William Russ, who
has been elected Superior Court
clerk, Alderman A. NJ. Powell was
elected. Mayor Powell will give uni
versal satisfaction.
The directors of the penitentiary
were in session last week. Only rOu
tine business was transacted. The
proposition of the bondholders in re-
gard to the Castle Hayne Farm was
accepted, releasing the penitentiary
from all obligation rs to that farm.
A dispatch from Washington
dated November DIST states tina
Raleigh has lost the chance to SO
cure the Federal prison to be 10
Gated in u Southern State. Tn,
loss means much to North Caro-
lima and ~ great gain to Georgi,
rs the establishing of u prison
means an outlay of several mil
lions of dollars.
State Superintendent Meban
has completed the summary o
the returns from all the counties
These show the apportionment o
public school funds this year t.
to be, for whites, $537, 125; ne
groes, 1924, G72; assessed value o
white property, S2l9, 1O6, 1872; ne
gro property, S9,476, G2S; whit
polls, 17S, 1893; metropolis, II, G3S
insolvent whites, AIS; negroes
1O,714; amount actually paid b
whites on property, $499, 1872 81
and by negroes, $50, 697.
The Railroad Commission wer
in session Tuesday. After trans
acting some routine business, MI
Pearson introduced a resolutio
to the effect that the railroads c
the State provide separate coache
for the white and colored people
After some debate by the men
bers of the commission in whic
Messrs. Caldwe and Abbott bot
stated that this matter had bettt
be left to the Legislature, it Wa
so voted. Mr.. Pearson voting fc
the adoption of the resolution an
Caldwell and Abbott against it.
The date for the execution of tt
negro, Jim Booker, alias. Jim Chavi
who was convicted for the murdt
of Mahaly White, colored. at Marc
Term of the Wake Superior COu
and sentenced to be hanged, was s.
by Gov. Russell, and January 1Stl
1899, IA the time. Mr.. s. G.. Rya
Booker's attorney, appealed to tt
Supreme Court and that Cou
affirmed the decision of the Superb
Court. Hence Booker will be hangt
January 18th. No effort mas bee
made to secure a Communication
Booker's sentence and he will ce
tainly pay the penalty with his Ii
for one of the most brutal and CO
blooded murders ever committed
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