Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-08
RALEIGH's BUDGET.
Vows Notes Gathered In North '"r"-
unu's Capital.

RALEIGH. y. c., November I-CSpe-
ola, THE Supreme Court to-day began
tho call Of appeals from the Seventh DIS
trict. Among the lawyers present are
h. Med. Robinson. ii. l.. COOK ~ a.
Sinclair Fayettevillei j. H. SHAW o.,
pockingham; j. II. Cook, LaurinDurs'
"a. A. Muchison, j. NJ Johnson. JoHo9-
boro: George NJ. Rose. FayetteVlile'
Tbe mSst important case on the docket
Is from, Fayetteville 1t involves the queS-
lion Of that towns ownership VI
Xvafer-works and electric lights. Inc
legislature provided Tor a No'OD bona
issue: the people ratified II; now II -
contended that the act did not proVlue
for a special tax TO meet interest anu
create a sinking funo, the Guy cohtehu'ne
that this was not necessary DoO"usO
IL was set forth that the regular TAX
was ample 10 meet both these require
ments Messrs. Robinson q Cook APP
near for the city. They speak with great
bride of Fayetteville's enterprise II nav
ing five cotton and SILK mills, Whlle 'hele
are five others IN the county ana say
II is more prosperous than at any uHe
since the civil war. The town VIII SOON
have electric power. TRANSMITTED tilI'S
miles. 10000, >-.,,,
Hardly any cotton from interior North
carolina has been, or is being, shipped
freight this year. The congresses nave
1ittle or nothing TO do, save at Winning
ton. as the home mills are taking prac-
tically all the crop. The Keen local ue-
mand keeps up prices ~
charles r. Warren, of Washington, n.
C.. is here. lie says that great deVeiop-
ment of the oyster industry Is IN progress
in Beaufort county, and that BellhaVeh
Vyu be the centre of that trade in this
state. There are now SIX canherles lhere'
owned by Marylanders.
The Sons of the Revolution hold theiI
6tate convention here November 10Th.
DIR. Richard IL. Lewis, secretary OF the
State Board of Health, says there Is now
emall-pox In Halifax, Rowan, and Person
counties. He expects an outbreak TINS
autumn much severer than that IN zine
spring.
Dr. Lewis says that the water com
panies in some OF the cities and towns
are very slow in showing disposition te
test and maintain the purity of the water
lie says that when people discover TINS
municipal ownership Of water-works
quickly follows.
Rev. DR.. George w. Sandcrlin, who was
fer four years State Auditor, died at
Washington. ID. c., yesterday lie was
native of Pasquotank county, and was
s. years Of age. He was. during the pas
lew years, Third Assistant Audltol OF TIT
United States Treasury Department. Fol-
some time he had been in poor health ant
In an insane asylum at Washington.
The heaviest frost Of the season was
given Il welcome to-day.
The attorneys IN The railway tax as
seSsment case thought that the weak
point was in the failure of the Legisla
ture 10 clothe the Corporation Commits
sion with ample power 10 assess take:
on railways. They made strong point
of IL for the railway side.
Miss uzzell. daughter Of Mr.. Z. NJ
Uzzell. one of the public printers. wa.
run over by runaway horse late yester
day and painfully hurt.
The Democratic State Committee will
very probably meet before the year ends
j. Il. Paschali OF wilson has flied
voluntary petition In bankruptcy.
l.. g. Harrell ex-quartermaster-gen
raj of the state IS convaloscing from
yellow-fever at Habana.