Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NOTES.
Captain Day takes Charge OF inc
the Penitcntiary.

RALEIGH n. c., January 2.-(Special)
The temperature to-day at the signal sta
ton was IA degrees. The barometer at
A NJ. was SsSe-the highest ever record
ed at this station.
The chief event to-day was Captain W.
II. Days taking charge OF the pehl'en'
tiarv. He said 10 your correspondents
Gan of my appointments are subject 10
the approyal OF the directors. III l nave
my way, l will appoint MclVer anu
Rbeme and Bradshaw, who Tor twenty
wears in constant service proved ther
eaciencv as supervisors of the farms.
These will. of course. be under the man
agement of MIR. Dick Tillery, the cnleI
farm supervisor. Here Is my hrst oIue,
"a Mr. TiIlery: You are hereby directed
70 remove all negro guards IRON tpe
Caledonia Farm and substitute Whlle
men i'm their stead. This order Is I'M
perative.' There are no negro guards on
any OF the other farms. Mr. lhleIy,
George ID. Bennett and J. Il. MclNer VIII
make at once a complete inventory y,
all property at the farms. nave tOiu
them Ia underestimate nothing, as
matter of Justice to the old management
and TO overestimate nothing, In justice 70
that the people of the State shall know
exactly where they are at After the IN
ventorv is completed and the books nave
been gone over by expert Accountants
the LEGISLATURE will be requested TO APP
Doipt q committee Of its best men 10 tol-
low the experts and ascertain the truth
and correctness of the reports. l VIII IN
sist that the Legislature make TINS IN
vestigation." The Virginia Penitentlary
makes money. This is because ii Is not
dumping-erou of politicians. captain
Day makes a good start ana II MS SUD
seguent appointments equal those already
made. 1t will show that there Is no ques-
ton Of his purpose TO conduct the peni-
tentiarv on business principles. He de-
cIares the other appointments will be
on the same line and that he does not
intend to make a single foolish one. Til
lery declares his sole object will be TO
serve the public interest.
Now then. comes the question. Will
| Governor Russell nominate Day TO the
| LEGISLATURE for superintendent. and Will
the LEGISLATURE confirm him? The Gov
ernor. as Day has spid, thinks he can
| appoint for two years. and that his ap-
| pointee can't be touched during that pc
| Rod. But Democratic leaders tell me that
! as Smith, who was nominated Tor super
| intendent and confirmed by the Leglsla-
: ture retired, there Is really vacancy
which can legally be filled by the Gov
| ernor only until the Legislature meets.
SO. as will be seen, II is an interesting
point.
The trial Of the King family counter
feiters and moonshners, Of Nash county
was held here to-day before a United
States Commissioner. There are four OF
the men and a woman.
There was but little New-Year calling
| to-day Not many persons were receiving
There are now five inmates of the PICK
| ford Sanitarium, at Southern Pines Or.
Scruggs. who is In charge, tells me ther 2
Is room for nine more. while there are
no less than seventy-eight applicants Tor
! admission.
Many members Of the Legislature ar
rived to-day. 1t is the gossip around the
hotels that Locke Craig Of Asheville.
| il ant 10 get the speakership Of the
| House OF the others spoken OF In con-
nection with this position, II. q. Common
| Of Wilson. is by far the most prominent
The Confederate bazaar to be held here
this month will be on a far larger scale
! than was at first expected Contributions
| are coming in. Many Of these are from
| New York.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons has been
sent from Albany n. Y. an oil portrait
| Of Governor General. and Grand-Masier
BENJAMIN Smith. who was Grand Master
| in lS)S-'10. copy Of the portrait VIII be
made for the State. Smith gave the uni
| versity 5000 acres Of land. He died poor
His body was held for debt but the Ma
sons. II is alleged. hired negro to steal
II from the Deputy Sheriff and bury IL
Years afterwards, on his deathbed. the
negro confessed he had, while crossing
| the Cane Fear river In little boat with
the body. become frightened and thrown
| the body overheard.