Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24
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cotion-Fat Fces-POiiticni POINTS
Personal Notes.

RALEIGH. n. c.. December @.-(spe-
cial) THE merchants agree IN the state
ment that they have never known a bet
ter holiday trade.
J. i Thomas the oldest cotton-dealer
here. says that the farmers nave holu
almost an their cotton, and that the
holdings are Insignificant IN fortnight
more an VIII be sold. he thinks. The re-
CENTS here are but little more than half
as large as they were last year rms
agrees closely with the statement mat
the crop IN the state was GO per cent.
one
Charles A. Cook. Of Warrenton, fled
an account for professional services as
counsel for the Governor In the tax as
eessrnent case for $50. Governor Rus
sell approves II for $500. Simmons, Pou
* ward presented q bin for 81 500 for
services as attorneys TO the Corporation
Commission In nine suits I'm equity I'm the
United states Circuit Court, brought by
the Southern and eight other railways
against the Corporation Commission, ana
on account Of appeals in three Of these
suits Governor Russell approves the bill
for 1900
Before he left here yesterday Lemuel
Ouigg of New York, who registered un-
der an alias, laughed at the trick. SEEM
ing 10 regard II as good joke. Every
body laughs al Quigg, so there IS amuse-
ment all around
Governor Russell directs the paymas-
ter-general 10 disburse at once the half
yearly allowances 10 the state Guard.
IL has never boon believed here that
Senator Butler would be the fusion can
didate for Governor. There is a large
part OF the Republican vote bitterly an
tsgonistic 10 him for his former oDposi-
ton 10 Senator Prltcbatd who IS the Re
publican idol
There are now In the institution for the
white blind here IS female and 81 male
pupils Total, 1876. There IS room for 80
more. and this. Superintendent Ray tells
me. will accommodate the white blind Tor
perhaps fifty years 10 come. The per
capita expenses are 500 a year; less than
at any similar institution in the country
Mr.. Ray says. Relatively speaking, there
are few pupils from the extreme West
and East This is because Of the greater
difficulty Of communication. There Us
debt Of about So 90. During the past two
wears new buildings. one q dormitoTy for
males. have been built at a cost OF $oOOp.
There are at the negro institution here
FOR the blind and deaf-mutes l63 pupils.
Al the latter the blind boys are separated
from the deaf-mutes There really ought
blind and the desf-mutes, as is the case
with tho whites.
There was quite a scattering OF officials
to-day towards homo for the holidays
There will be no business Of any impor-
lance done before Wednesday.
Reports from the Piedmont and west
ern section show that the Democrats
must work like beavers from now until
next August TO secure the ratification OF
the franchise amendment to the Consu-
tuition. Next month the Democratic cam
paign begins, I'm a quiet way at first The
Republicans have been at work Tor
months They are using the revenue Of
hcials as campaigners. All these are now
Republicans of the straightest sect.
The Supreme Court decides that II Is
Illegal for a sheriff 10 farm out his office.
The case came up from Macon county.
sheriff employed a man TO collect
taxes dividing the profits with him.
The States claims against the govern
ment on account Of mobilization Of volun-
teers last year aggregate $3O.9S0. OF this
sum all save SlO3SS has been allowed ana
maid