Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-11
R,LEIGn'S BUDGET.
Queer Legislative Ac's-Nppr"pr'"-
,fous--Ne,y Railways ana BANKS.

RALEIGH. y. c., March 10.-(special)-
The Railway Commission is called to meet
again April 1st. 1t will require the Sea-
hoard Airline to reduce freight rates on
certain lines. and it will also cause
general reduction of rates on cotton.
Grand-secretary Woodell. of the Grand
Lodge of Odd-Fcllows. reports to-day tha'
there are 20 working lodges.
This month a number of the beautiful
Monaghan pheasants will be turned loose
I'm this county at several points. lhey
are protected by special act OF 'nv
LEGISLATURE. 1t Is hoped that they VIII
thrive and multiply, as they nave done III
WASHINGTON and Oregon Later these
birds Will be sent to other sections OF the
state.
The queerest act Of the Legislature is
,he ono making il misdcmeanOr TO XIII
q fox I'm Allegheny county for TWO years.
II is the first act of the kind ever passed
I'm the state. Another act. for an eastern
county. forbids hunting. save by permits
sion of landowners. fox hunters with not
less than three hounds being excepted.
The Penitenuary Board is required by
the terms of the new act regarding the
criminal insane to furnish the latter with
q high wall. TO entirely separate the Grim
fnal insane department from the convict
quarters. all being in one building Yet
the pentontiary has nothing further 10
do with the criminal insane, their govern
ment being entirely 10y the Central Hos
pital here. There are now about forty of
this class Of people.
The discovery of copper ore in TINS
county was made two weeks ago, but
the assay was not completed untn DAY
or two ago 1t shows good ore. The
deposit IS about ten miles south oil
Raleigh.
The appropriations made by the Legis-
lature were as follows: Public schools,
100000: penitentiary, $4,000; Deat-Mute
and Blind School. $1,000; Deaf-Mute
School. $4,000; Western Hospital for In
sane. 100000; Central Hospital, $bLWo,
Eastern Hospital $4,000; Agricultural
and Mechanical College, $l2,5OO; soldiers
Home. $1,000; University. $4,000; State
Normal and Industrial College, S5OVVO'
State Guard $4,000; Vance monument
5000. The total of special appropriations
Is $4,000.
The Board of Agriculture will cooperate
with the government as 20 the fish hatch
erv ON Albemarle sound. This was de-
.ided on at to-day's session of the board.
The board will quickly begin work on
q large annex so the State Museum.
The following is a list of the new ran
ways chartered by the Legislature: BACK
Diamond, Roanoke Railway and Bridge
Company, East Tennessee and western
North Carolina, Beaufort and Pamlico'
Atlantic and Yadkin formerly Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley, Elizabeth City ana
Western. Carolina and Western, Dismal
Swami. Trans-Appalachian Lnville'
Cape Fear Terminal, Pungo and Malta
muskert .,
The new banks chartered are .anters >
OF Rocky Mount; Citizens, of Elizabeth
city: Carolina Banking and security
Company, Of Salem; Greensboro Loan
and Trust Company; Bank of Cumberland
AT Fayetteville; Bank of Wadesboro' !;
Bank OF Murphy; Bank of Mooresville;
Bank of Chapel Hin: Savings Bank Of
Goldsboro; Peoples Savings and Ashe-
Vile Savings. both of Ashevlle; Wilson
Savings; Bank OF Eastern Carolina; Bank
OF Carthage; Merchants and Farmers
of Dunn.
Dlspensaries are established at Madison,
CLAYTON. Bethel. Clinton. Selma. Green's
boro. and for The counties OF Macon,
Warren, and Columbus.