. .. i r rkAL:::au, n. a, satu::day eyiixg.'Deceaibek aisss., tu$ yzzi rr.t:: : ut!LillG,LGT,'LlA':Fi!D K0LEifflt;,liSA4N;C SKOUGHTDN TO COSTEST KILLED OITIU-L tlx- -civ i:.wit.n!. r- "in r m "V Being Offered for TtribHrA "? .'Mfofr, l'lunt Put In-A.Eii.ii $trt'u j&polj. Ncarttie Surface of the Ground. 11 1 4 1... 4 Mip,,of jrugged, hilly Uii.J ton miles Ion? and from five to three miles in width, "situated be tween two streams and intersected by numerous smaller ones In Grani vllle and Vance counties which bids falp$iP; become,, the most valuabfe possession In the world. For generations the land has been l ! lanJt:"rl as other red hilli iu Nona Caroiinia,tut little did the honest toilers know that they were' turning over quartz quartz richly imbeded with the yellow metal .The :peopie of the two counties on wuicn the land is situated are In a ferment, They think and talk of gold by day and by night. 'The people who, set tled California and Cripple Creek were never more ' enthusiast Id than those Granville' and Vance farmers who have quit the quiet and indus trious occupations which have 4 al ways engaged their attention tbjf excitement is truly intense among Six months ago gold was discover ed in the, ' hills of the finest tobacco country ia' the ; worl4rW8a territory is known as ' the golden tobacco r belt and becahHe , fainbus throughout the country. TheLbare fact was published that quartz sup posed to contain gold had beeji 4i covered, Since then a very.expenf sive mining - plant has been put is atone mine and strips of land, have sold for fifty, forty, 'thirty and twenty thousand dollars each. ;'?fl3 The mines are only 44 miles' from Raleigh, but still nothing was known here of the gold' fever, nor had. it been learned that , the ',,lano- -WW selling for such fabulous prices, of that themines were being worked. : The oJnfijs most ot whom 4 came from the north,- sr)oke dispairingly5 of the mines'They tried; td 'dls- fourage the farmers who owned, the land, but still they Were trying to purchase all the, 1tiie,''Thl poltcjr: has been kept np' by the new ar - rivals, but the taraers' telrf'their land, though a Jew:; were. Induced to sell. In this way the sudden wealth of the country has peel kept ; from the newspapers. -. U :ji4 ; Cut new arrivals' are ; coming in every few days, and the , possibili ties of the country are extending out every where, An Englisman by the name of Home has taken an op tion on a farm of a few acres belong- - ing to Hen Hamme, for 130,000. -The Englishman has put in a com plete mining plant and if the, mines turn out well Hamme wilt receive the amount of the option next March. Tue machinery has onlyjbeen in bper : atlpn two week? but the production of the mine istrnlmarvelousThe' ; yield is said to be $1,100 to the lon. An experienced minerfrOm Rowan arrived at the bills last week. He is the only miner who has been inclin -ed to toll the people "of the reality of thair sudden fortune. . The Itowan man .soys that, the mines are the richest he has ever seen. , The min ting, he tays, will be very inexpert- sive, forAe factjS that, the str"$of quiiU is fofcnd on tue -surfucuj and requires little digging. : " I I t week an old farmer, who Hid :. tired of waSUcsr, gavtan i c'i his tract of land for $20,- i. r.fore the day was gone. i..-rr.e, the Englishman, raised this . 1, but the old man bad alrt-ady . 1 tl,e option. luc ...an . uQ t.e- i ;;r 1 the option has since disposed A sixty acre tract brought $20,000 - , i i !i r ! I ..'.on a short while ajro. The . ( ' s i vas secured by one Harris,' ,i( re:resentin2 Senator Stewart ; ' -r well known miners. '; t area of -hmd on which ' ; feu 1 i . c 1 , i 2 0 -e tracts by native farns- 1 v of quartz is E..i J to , a your a f rrn ri '1- m t 3 - Until BEGGING rncuiciTED Measra. .. riallejr and Garland Jones i.lscted Member of the School Board 4 '- Importaat Meeting of tlie Board1 ' :.., .-tot Aldermen Xaat Mbht- 1 i'.tiy - The" board of aldermen had a maejs important, meeting last evening. .jv T i The ordinance requiring saloons to close at eleven olock which was to have gone; .into,. effect January first, was amended so that it will not p-oW-v -"jet -' 1"--"Urh.,f I to the.-amendmcnt-' which laugivea below; - ' ' J . J i Be it ordained,' that the ordinance passed at the session of the- board held o Octo6-r'22nd,! 160G- relative? to the hours; 'qf..jBale, v.of quobe amended by strlkieg tnt the words "January flrfJ'f'and'InsertirfgIn place therool Jhe'.wQrdsoS'ilarcb 16th."' fi " is WJ on' An ordinance l 'was., Introduced by Alderman Boushall and. "passed the board.prohibi'Jngbesini'of fii streets" Tbafiiyor in the goodness of his- heart will tk? doiibt give suctt well, '.kflowjrClandnlaril as ifaunln1 Gemmen'.'-and others oi.iesa. rei fipwn.'Tulf. swing i'WJTayttevme street. ..,TwoHld;)b(eJ,a pity-, to .jsee "Mawnin" go? H Aium ':. The ordinance as;passeq3a, asIol lows: i- t :v d KKi wot" .'"Be it ordered -'that the, constat an(jl t syBtcmallp , begging ujqn t (hfa streets1 of the vitj without writtes permlssiori'from'Hhe ', Mayor '6 the city is hereby forbidden and prohib ited, and. any r .persons violating 4he prpVlsionso tiis'pr'dlnance shall' be nnea nve aoiiars lor eacn oiepse,,u i The 'election of two'Tchool''coii-!i mitteemen was postponed from Jthp last meeting' was gono- into. -Messrs. jr'VT. Cailey,JGarlknd Tones ihd W. ( vv, a arrisn.were piaceu, ia, lonunart tloti. ' "Messrs.' JJailey and'i Jones, ol' 4,;J.:' 'i;f',8Tl Stilt: On recommendation of the police- committee, liquor 'licenses were granted to the fodwlpliianied per-j sonstwenty-five ? ia aU'itvW'D.ii tTpchurch; jr.f ' J J'Johnsbn.t5f3'c,D Carroll, h N Whito: ,;paife& E Par ham, K V Denton, J B PotterJ S X Smith,;! lJ Harris? James ; JPreei man, uanuia a, vu., jj niuui, M 7Woodard,' D 0 Mafignmy "1 FerraU , 4i J Co.', Thos escudj'H;i: Rosenthal, W C HudginsWOScott John USmithiNPeboyJr.;Harr& l tt'ii r -rr in t t..i. ! Clure&.Hales:f1?si- TheisewercommitteQ recommended that the sewer on Lane street be exr tended " v ' i tenaea, , 4,.v i ... tJ The report of the police committee showed that there were seventy-one arrests made during the, month. p these thirty -eight were white and thlrty-thre-e colored."' ;;IC ; The report of Jhe light committed was submitted by-Alderman Boush all? Thfe jfs .'mtomMwas ?8,700 feet, which ww a decrcu.se of 10,00( feet over the month of October.';. The toUdcost was $125,55 pr. an average cost per light ot ninety-one tents. The total lights burned were 137a A petition from Mr. James Moore asking that a blacksmith, -shop ba Bloodworth fitreet be condemned as ......... . a nuisance was taia over unui me nextmpeting. , A petition for a ,flre alarm box at the corner of Newbern avenue and Pet-son streets was not granted, -ft I ' Ah application to1 paint the roofpf the market- house.' was. referred to the building committee, it ,.Cv ' NCW t'nlon Station tat Waahlagtoav WNaffj The Southern, the Pennsylvania and the Chesapeakej;, and Ohio are planning to erect -a new union pas serve: s'..tlon in " Xashinton Tl.eirt'ans cont, rr building on a rt it m'p, It will cost mil lions of do'ilars. - - ! . Y. M-C. A. . . - The men's meeting will be held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the sub- j, -.c-t will t-a a series of Tees. . i f "ere' ry Overton v 9 at Wake ror- ' r - ' " ' 1 1 Trot, ,. 1, is Hi"! i-.4 appar atus for the lect,.",e on T -ys. . . I'.r. t" in Given by inersj - in Mor: CO The Seen of'the'f rated y Occurred Last !Ocut Mr.'Mofflr, Father of Editor' " Mofflt No PartleiUara Ob-. ' C viC Z i III Deputy Collector K. A. Mofflt of the internal Veventte 'serripp -Vas killed 'iasi 'night in" Montgomery county in a battle with moonshiners, Mr. M"mfe t fo'her, of-M, E. E. M tt " -' d f of the Chrlstr.j .-r..ieeeived the shocking intelligence ot his father ',p tl-ai a end this mornlngaod lerr Immeaiately" for7 Motftgotobry, -Ar-ielegfam- was- reeoired -i,hi ee WrH. j-.Chetr"rr(j ?the Nfwoon M HCiolUHlUtttitlg that Mr.'MoJtxaaJfUIed in Mont gomery, county. . whither he. with other deputiejj had jrone on a y raid. $To further e particslars, have been Obtornable.' nn: !m ,J i wuIj It is known, however; Ifiat a'fii-e from, .mpone jinnjr weapon killed Mr, Mofflt was one of the most eourgeous-' and courateoue deputies 14 - the employ rb the government: Vi' '"I " ' 11' " ' ' . 4 ' a ' ' oaa tpe connaence.oc ay associat ed with him and was a true and feSrf's1 ma'iLf Tile has' ffcnder43 the Government most faithful service. ?uIaJs.4mpDssible as yet to get the partifculars. J ..kjt i&t ttns a TOTrPEDO BOAT. . ji-Stf (V'f 1 I" v ' t j ' ' 'V " " i 'V' ti ' ! A FormlJabU Sub-Marine TeNtr6ye Be I rift t.Gottepedjr.w! ei;'4.j; : A special from Ellzabethport, N, J.. sT: l-T8erif 4i6J4j6ie, marine torpedo-boat ever built is beiDgpushed' to completioh" at the shipyards of liuis Kjxoq,',! Eliza- beth port, and so great ia, the appar,- jj ent niisie w pucii iota aciiT ser vice that menat worlHgv 6 ay and ttte5 Gq M AD I, e A M O HT . It isa strange-raft and there is a mystery as-4aoirerahi,-srlBar mediate purpose indKdfcstination.' Onlhese points, as well as he rea- , soa for haste, when there is . no: war irbgresjf, ekciept "'of Spatni can be fiainedse.lt la reported that the Iriessef i Wngjittf rfed' td corn-j pieuoB ior uie or vice ot weuuoans.. URKo will flruif Wnr fda ftf January, fow fra-ii-s 4.Js-W-.-'' "The torpedo-boat when completed jtnbS;flh-8h'apea,"fty,'ifeet ;;ldng aod ton feet at jta greatest diameter.: Th "'only-Variation from thf flsh forrt jift ''urriett .pnthebacki and even this can be drawn within the shelf when' th "craft is' to be sunk for ithe. purpose of traveling entirety ander water,:1 iili. tk" 1 .Weather bummahyj,! mui..-' '! "' a of ii.St.vt Metoro'0(Ual Coadlttoa Jarla. . the &-m 'v'.;! atoatb of Horemberv utrtf i. i T;Th Wertber Bureau .haa; issued the monthly meteorological summary forJTovember",,..:::". ' ( f tThe summary -shows tbattbemean afanospherlo presstrrev wa ; 80:26; highest pressure i30,66 lowest 29.77, mean temperature 55 degreesi high est 79 jpn the t2th; lowest 29, on, the 30thjJreatest jdaily jrangilt favk porp'ure 31 on the ljth; least daily r ige5o"ie3Ciht f Th. w to prrature' for this n :'h for 1( years was 04 javerage exctojof daily -Siean temperature since January 1st 5.6; accumulated excess of daily mean temperature since January 1st 6 65; average daily excess since January 1st 1.7. t . iad, pie vailing direction of southwest; total movement of wind 4,40a miieilO.-t I.-1 U:4:&ii The total precipitation was 2.50 inches; number of days with .01 inch or more of precilfationfr average precipitation for this month for 10 years 2.27; total excess of precipita tion during month 0.33 inches; ac cumulated deficiency in precipita tion since January l-t 1st. 10.88; ..v r f 14; partly of frost; 0; killing, 15th. Light, 7th; "heavy, . .Died. , the hospital last night, Mrs. ,At IIv.'.. j Covens, in the seventy-third year eft"' r-5. FV was the relic of t-e L..o iiv.. S.--J. .vveus. who came to this city with Dr. J.. B Durwc.l when l eace Institute was e'.'.tl-l'..'-'i" 1, ,Trs. E"vos was a i " ' tt.. 1 ! ' ; christian V 4V111CU Robinsoa Continued the Injunction Today 1 -4 Governor Roaell will TkeS UaveTakea jPoaaessloa of the Hoad Maiter1 ; . 1 i Finally Set , ' Judge Robinson . today continued the. temporary: injunction restrain ihgthe stock holders of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad ifrom leasing the road to a syndicote of ooiusuoru yapitausis. , v lf ILTbis was tihe news received In a telegram today from Newbern by the PBisa-VrarriiB fmm Altnm T -ijCoWjVr A--Olds also ' received a telegram from Mr. Chas. L. Stevens stating that the injunction had, been continued and that 'the matter was settled. ' ' . , Theerder is continued until Feb ruary.4 As every ' one can easily understand this means no lease. Governor Russell will, by that time, have appointed a new Board ot Pi rectors whose political complexion will be easy to imagine. , The arguments In. the case were heard yesterday before Judge Robin- son at Newbern.;. x-i?. WW' rrti "rn' ir l TTrTmi-i , ''k'' Nnr Yosk, Dec. 5. 1:. AllAnflnfl livnfafiA k'V p.CWhber!&-Ob,; SO Broad street, New York,; and 305 Wilmington street.'Ealeigh, N." C, overi their special wire: " MONTHS. opek. HIGH EST. Loir CLOS INO mo. EST.. January; ' February, 1 March, 1 7 40 7 45 j 67 in 7 74 7 4CT 7 47 7 68 7 6 7 65 7 34 7 42 7 50 7 65 T 111 t 34-i' 1 42- 7 50- . t o5-. '. ay, T61- June,..,. 7 '71. 7 74 ..' 7 67 I 7 67 7 6. Sept'mb'rJ Ootober,,- Novemb'r, December, 'y..i ? 33 I 33 7 2b 7 28 .4,l'-'':..r:L,:,.'- 75 iClbsed gijuiet J and steady g sales, The, following were the closing quotations on ,the New York ..Stock Itxchange today: i : 'A-Wt fe-v? Hr fettt Stook Market. ,. if.i Sugfar ... .U.'i ? American T6baooo.. . . .. ...... ;75 Eurlington and Quliicy . w .'. ,', ' (78i Chicago Gasi . ,, ... I'iy'. ' ,761 Des. and Ott. Feed ...,..,....,. General Electrio ; . . . . i . .. i . . 32J Louisville and NasaTillavUl , W Rook Island 69i Southern Preferred . . 30i St. prt...;..'.;ls;w- Tennessea Coal sad Itol ..,.' 2Bi Western Union.. ,. .i'Siiifci?r:..l86 ChleafO Grata and Prorlalon Market. ' Thefollowing were the closing quo tations on the ChicagoGrain and Pro- visioa market today: '&& t-: ;5" Whaat-rDeoemlier, 79i; May, 821. . Corn December, 23; May, 26i. Oat Dooember 181; May 21. Pork January, 7.62; May, 1.86. ,; ;.' Lard January3.82; May, 4.07. Clear ' Bib1' Sidea January . 3.82; Liverpool Cotton Market. December, December-J anuary January-February February-March , 4.15. 4.08i 4.o7i .i.i 4.o7 s- March-April.? 4.07 April-May 4.o7 b May-June ..... . Closed quiet 4.oT ' Aeeldent oa Brookljn BrfaU. , ; Py Telegraph to the PreM-Visltor. vrfNiw York, Dee. . 6.One of the new motor cars on Brooklyn bridge jumped the track at the New York end this morning,; blocking the bridge during the rush and causing a jam on the promenade during the cold." Fortunately the accident 00 eurred after the passengers left the train. - . . - Mr; Fellowa' Condition Uopeleea, r By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. .. ; Nkw York, Deo. 5: The condi tion of District Attorney Fellows who is ill with gastritis at his home here, is declared hopeless this morn ing by the family . and attending physicians. Death is expected at any time. v - -v-"- j -,. , J i ! u- . - , - - " The Next LegUlature. The following statement of the po litical status of the next legislature is asserted to be correct: republt cr 3, 66; populists, 68: democrats, Jnd":e For Jim Young's Seat In the - jjegisiamre." - NOTICE FILED TODAY. Mr. Bro(htoa Chargea that ke baa ilcen . Deprived of Vptea and that. .. v ; fneanUfled Eleetora - -- - VoteJ for Young, - . Mr. N. B. Btoughton today filed notice of contest "with James II. Young for a seat in the; general as sembly.' - - . r Jims crown of roses may hare been premature. This is with the legislature to say. Certain il is that B rough ton has strong ' grounds for S contest. 'j-rMrU'yX 4l . Yosug, according to the official votov, received 18 majority. If Mr. Broughton's contest fs sustained his majority will be over 25. . Mr, B rough ton asks for a recount of the vote now on record in the clerk ot the court's offloe. - The grounds upon - which Mr. Brougbton bases his contest are given below., 1 First, That he received five more votes in Swift Creek township than the tatbulated vote shows. Second, That two ballots were thrown out In Swift Creek township because the . ballots contained the names of Justices of the Peace of Raleigh township, t . : , - ,. Third, That he receivedfourmore votes at Stonay Hill in New light Township than the tabulated returns from that precinct show. Fourth, That two qualified voters at Rogers store in Barton's Creek Township were not allowed to vote although they were entitled to do so and would have voted for Mr. Brougbton had they been allowed. Fifth, That one voter was allowed I to vote at Edwards Store, when he was not a resident of the township. Said Voter voted for Young, contes- ! Sixth, That at Cary township one ! person was allowed to - vota for JaJ H. Young when he was not entitled todosa ,. ' H " , Seventh,: -Thaiitwenty J convicts, whose names are mentioned, were allowed to'vote m various townships of the county which are set out, when they were not qualified voters. Eighth. That the said U rough ton received a larger number of votes in malniiii -a-i-arrt fti n rf n nan Is na da4 'bi. than the tabulated vote shows. Ninth. That various otherpersons convicted of crime were allowed to vote in various precincts of the county, the names of whom and the particulars In regard to whom would be lurnisnea to tne eontestee at a later time; , ; t s IN DYNAMITE MINES. , Bow the Cubans Lared Spanian Tfoopa to - Death. - By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 6. The Rev, A. J. Dias, the Baptist missionary of Havana, who was driven from Cuba several months ago on account otalleged affiliation with the insur gents, has reached this -lty from Texas, where he has been engaged in church work. While in New Or leans he met several Cubans who gave him interesting accounts of what is going on in the island. These Cubans had come over from Havana on the steamer Arkansas and were going' to make the Crescent City their home. They have been per mitted to leave the island because of the fact that" they were taking no part in the war. - , f, - .5 v ' ."The press reports contained story to the effect that General Ma ceo bad enticed Weyler with many of his men Into a point ot ground that had been dynamited for their especial benefit and succeeded in killing and wounding many of them. I was told of a second mine that had been fired when the Spanish soldiers were on it only a day or two ago. did not get the exact date, butat the time his men were entrapped and led on to the ground, General Wey ler was in the citv of Artemlsa and knew nothing of it until the dynam ite had done its deadly work. "This mine was set between the Bubi and the Cayajabo mountains by Maceo's electrican. After it was all nrenared. as in the other cas the Cubans and Spaniards engaged in battle. The Cubans, of course, re- trontail nnd as thev did so. the Soaa iards followed, keeping as near them as nissible. When the army was between thetwomountainsthemines were touched off and inafewmlnutes the air was filled with smoke, while dead and wounded men and 'horses flew in every direction. My friends stAted that there were 5,000 Spanish soldiers killed and wounded by the explosion of the mine. A Man Buu Over Near Boy r r 't- r lan's Bridge, , DEATH WAS INSTANT. Perry Blnton, Colored. Ban Down hjr the Seaboard Alr-Une Paaaenger Train From Norfolk Tfcie Af- '" The Seaboard Air Line train from Norfolk ran ove and killed a colored man named Perry Hinton,' near the block house, this side of the Boy lan bridge, this afternoon. Hinton was walking on the track and when the train got near him be .- attempted to cross the track and was killed. En gl nerer Allen "blew .for him and stopped the train as soon as he saw it was getting dangerously near the man; but to no avaiL Hinton ' was about thirty years of age and up to few months ago worked for Mr. Jeff Ellington., He- -liavea; jrife and two children The fataL ocjl dent seems to have been the fault of the victim as he both saw tho" train and heard the whistle blow. ' V .. -- ; Won't Play Hampton. Football enthusiasts are disap pointed to learc that the proposed game between the University of Vir ginia team, and the Hampton team, which had been scheduled In Rich mond is off. The Hampton team has gone to considerable expense, It ap- pears, and they claim the obampioa- sbip of the South, while the' Varsity will not admit this,: ' ' 4,1, The following 'special from the : University of Virginia explains it self: , , V , V "The faculty; of the University have declined to allow-the football team, any further absence from lec tures this year. The reason given by them for this objection to the game Is that it is entirely contrary, to the rules of the., Ufliveesity gov erning athletic which,, ay that the teams shall, not engage Jo any . ath- lni. ,M .La m.h nMitnrfa except" wUhtLeregul8rllege1",,, clubs. 'The former game in Hampton ; was . played, with the permission of j the chairman, but he refused to grant like privilege until he had received the support of the other members of the faculty. ; , -v,f ' Corbett Anslons to Fight. By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor. issw xosk, Alec. . -Between tne acts of a play la which ex-Champion James J. Corbett is appearing at the Grand Opera House, in this city, the big actor-pugiilst cams - before the, curtain and addressed the audience as follows; "Ladies and Gentlemen Last night Mr. Fitzsirnmons and Mr. Sharkey had a constest in San Francisco, and I expected that Mr. Fitximmons would win in short or der, but, 1o my surprise, he did not, I don't wish to express ar-y opinion as to the outcome of the contestor of the decision of the referee. I will say this, however: That I stand ready to meet either Fitssimmons or Sharkey, rst : come first served, two weeks after the papers are signed, and at any place on the earth, because I want It settled, first and for all, who is the best man in the world." Three ratalltlca from Caa. x By Telegraph to the Preat-Visitor. Boswn, Deo. o.'-Three persons were found dead In a bouse on New comb street in the Itoxbury district this morning from j escaping gas. Pipes in two adjoining houses be came affected and caused pie leak Four ' persons , besides those who died were so seriously injured, it is thought, they will not recover.- Sev era! others were "'resuscitated with difficulty. ' ' 'fvere was a bead-on collision this morning on the Southerns Railway near Chanel Hill station,! The fast freight which loaves here at l a m waastsnding on tb main tne, when an extra freight which got from un der control of the engineer dashed into the fast freight, j. The engineers iumoed and no one was hurt. The ongines were smashed s up. - The tender to the f reiKbi ras backed up on a coal car. k The etrk Saltan. The Newark sailed from the Nor folk navy yard yesterday to cruise off the Florida coast. Her postoffice address will be Jacksonville. .The Raleigh is Stationed at Key West. Minor Mattere ! Manipulated for tlie Many. . AROUND THE CITY. ,V; ' -. M ,i i i ii e - f . 1 f Pot-PDarri of the Kewa HtrtareJ m ave 7 ar Polsta and Peo4 aVrtlamtly, j ) PiekAl an MrbJJy la ' We regret to note the extreme .Ill ness of Kenneth, the young son of Mrf Dan 4H. Young, who has mem 1 branous eroup. , . r Viola Slendosla, a woman of Ua-1 character ;ras I awerety HUi and bruised last night by a man naioml Garner, a ptiiuter bV trada. ' was placed under arrest. " r i Miss MaggieJteesewUL.st!llju trimmed millinery for ladles. mlsaat and children and all infants caps at a decided reduction from now until Christmas. Look out' for her new ' advertisement on Monday.' '' 9'' '' 'Athe morning ' service otbf Presbyterian church tomorrow the usualSunday offering will begi venor 1 benefit of the .church poor. - Let Ul remember this and go prepared to , contribute to the poor, a . MessrsWard Bros, of Bullnirtoo have leased the hotel at Pi Point, oned by the Southern Bail- way Co., and Mr. C. J. Ward opened it up yesterday. Mr. K. M; War wilt remain In charge ot the Inn. '. ', : Hon. G. B. Alforu, of Holly Springs, who recently canvassed this district -' as sound money candidate for Con gress, was one of the distinguished guests at the Capital Club germah last night and participated in the gay festivities of the evening. There was not a younger man than Mr. Al- ford on the ball room floor and ha - was unanimously pronoonced the handsomest - and most ' graceful ' dancer.1 - t r- From 8 16 II o'clock last night The hospitable home of Mr. D. T. John- HlllsoW "streetTwas the scene of an elegant reception to M r. and Mrs. A. R. D, Johnson.. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson both have a large circle of friends ia this olty who called to offer their congratulatio ns, . The reception wasahighly enjoyable affair, and delicious refreshments , were served. Mr. , Johnson is one of Raleigh's most estimable young businessmen, and his many friends are unanimous in their expressions of gratification at his securing such an accomplished bride. . Mrs. John son is well known to a large number of our people as a lady of rare at- ractions, and her coming to this city is a most ; welcome; addition to . Raleigh's social circle. , , Uaa Bryaa'a Watch Charm. . The Monroe Enquirer says: ;:.;vy..,i "When Bryan was in Charlotte ' . be agreed to exchange watch charms ' with Prof. 'EA ward . Britton. of this place. Mr. Britton received a nice letter and a beautiful K, of ,P. watch charm from Mr. Bryan a few' days ago. In the letter Mr. Bryan ," expresses himself as being highly t pleased with the vote of Unioa county and asks that his apprecia tion be expressed to the people who so nobly stood by him during he campaign and at the polls.'' Exploring Aaatralia, ,, - K In June last an expedition started ' with the object of exploring central Australia, says the Detroit : News. It is not generally known that there ' is an unexplored region In that is land continent six times the size of England. The great difficulty' of a pushing into this terra incognita has always been its waterless char acter. Ihe new expedition, under ; the command of Mr. I A. Wells, (s -provided with camels and equipped with all necessaries. " -: 'n ! -I: -i i r r . i .- i- s- ff-"i. . aandall'a Waarer Caata of Vae , The Charlotte News of yesterday says: "Mr. W. G. Randallr theemi-" -nent North Carolina artist, will soon -; place in the Y. M. C. A. several bas -relief portrait of HonI Zebulon Balrd Vance. 1 Mr. Randall does this -to help the Association in its effort to circulate a love for art ia its mem bersand others: who frequent the rooms. ; These portraits are vert -fine.. It is hoped that when the ladies' auxiliary inaugurates its ex position that Mr. Randall nay be Induced to exhibit a number of h i pictures.' The art' exhibit ataaha time will bo the finest ia the s'ate. X 4 ... Ihere are H negro metuuers. v. & ' " " V ' -