Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-20
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
rHE NEWS FROM THE NORTH
STATE CAPITAL.
he MADE A FULL CONFESSION.
Commissions I'm the Third Rests
ment--To Go Into Camp--To BE Enc
Iarged-The Penitentiary Farms
Cotton Prospect.

RALEIGH, n. c., July 19.-(Special)-s
To-day the Sheriff OF Pitt, accompanied
by T. l.. Turnage and w. J. TurSage, OF
that county. came here. and the Sheriff
took back TO Greenville Cephas Langley,
one OF the two negroes who were In Jail
here charged with numbering T. L. TUE
nage's nephew at Dongola in May T. l..
Turnage had a talk with Elijah Joyner.
the other negro charged with the crime.
and Joyner completely exonsrated Lang
ley. Joyner said he alone committed the
crime, and that his purpose was % get
safe at the store; that he killed young
Turnage, opened the safe with a key he
had made, and got only 81, and that he
then set fire to the store. Mr.. Turnags
says he and others never had any idea
that any one save Joyner committed tho
triple crime. Joyner was in a tight place.
II he acknowledged the crime he would
be instantly lynched, and therefore he lied
and said Ave men were implicated But
for Mr.. Langley these would then ana
there have been lynched Joyners con-
fession is complete. He will be kept IN
fail until September. when he VIII De
taken 10 Pitt for trial.
The following commissions to Third
Regiment officers were issued to-day: Is
G. Woodan. Durham. adjutant. First BAT
TALON: Thomas ". Crudup, kttrsl, COM
missary: T. p. Virgins. first lieutenant
and Il. c. Price. second lieutenant COM
pany H. Warrenton. Next saturday ar
ternoon the eight companies OF this regi-
ment go into camp at Morenead Sity'
The Acknowledgement says that In the
fall the regiment will be completed py 'ho
addition Of four companies.
II Is learned that the knlttng-mils now
I'm operation here will be enlarged and
will also make fine goods. and that Ju-
liam p. Carr will move his knitting mills
here from Durham.
Mr. ]. r. Tillery. general supervisor OF
tho nenitentiary farms. says he never
saw cotton earlier or better truhee Pnam
that on the Roanoke farms. IL Is fuit
Of blooms. There were many OF these az
early as June 18th. The peanut crop N
fine. and 80 900 bushels are expected. no
saws that ~ peanut prices hold up Cap
tain Day. the superintendent VIII Do
ahead I'm finances The rice crop s. good.
! The corn crop Is fairly good; an average.
| Cut-worms have hurt II. About Noo
/ barrels are expected. OF cotton S'Voo
| bales are expected.
THE caledonia" farm. which the, state
/ will buy next month. has 1900 acres. IL
was leased in 1892 and the work done on
/ Il could not be duplicated for less imam
$4,000 Mr.. Tillery says, this including
! Ievees canals. bitches, buildings &c.
/ There are seven miles Of levees much OK
Il Is feet high only once, two years ago.
/ has this levee given way. ~ some points
n has a base OF 100 feet. There are 400
convicts on this farm, and the tiiiery
farm. and only four are In hospital
Driven wells have brought health.
State-Treasurer Werth offers Tor sale
$50 900 ~ bonds, with which the CALEDONIA
farm will be bought August 10Th DIGS
will be opened. The bonds are per
cents. and run thirty years. NO BIDS uh-
der lO will be considered.
The restraining order issued by Judge
| simonton has been served on the Corpora
ton Commission, Auditor. and treasurer,
and the tax on railways they are allowed
to collect is that Of 1895. The secretary
OF the commission will prepare the list OF
assessments, but cannot, Of course, GER
tify them to the Auditor and Treasurer