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V WEB .JUL. 11 JLUi. VOL XXXYL NO. 52. v if BALEIGH,'N. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1896. 0 $100 FEB YEAB. S -VIS u " " I . muh it mm 3 . ; - Lw 'Ti; clj cnjT Senators Indignant atOlney's , r, Bemarks. ,i t Cameron' Resolution "IntrtJdnoed the vi""eja. nndlilsny'.lReeolutlQ.iW - -;FavoMMMoCtrtpastntfo- ' v "Py TeWrsph to thePresVlltorVJJ! ."'-X f - ,MOTu! f ;pe42. the 1;Cprrea ' V- !i-.pondeocu Is atjthorltyv to thestate , " went thatUrl "miytjry plan's;, will . " r'be carried -out- In" the-event ; with J a war Vlfltyhfl t4ted,State'iiovef al- .. ready beeoMormea and approved by ' ;, - 'AiminXperiog6tl Genf Asoarraga, " .,-,,.. awitte ministers or war aoq. nja- r ' -rlne.' The dock yard yards have the ' ' icene fheJ gra;M.1n'd hundreds oZ men have jjeen employ- ' fldtaexpedlatethe workriT w; , j '" , a quorum of Senators were present - , i - at the .opening ' of rthe Senate this J ' morning., v The cbaplaW sighifieanl l , , ly prayed for, "Peace on earth and o. 'good will to men. The Resolution -1 .oaliioff on the Seoretery 'ot iState $r 'j names of naturalized American ctM- zens imprisoned ini puba and whose ' cases came within his knowledge was brought up, and adopted with f out. division. The,; ''report . of toe ; Senate oommittee on foreign rela-tlons-natoijCamei'on's resolution ? was presented- by the, chairman pf " that eoinmUtee. tAlong with it were 'supplementary Mporfrbnj Sena; y tors Mills i and Morgan, giving ad- . ditio'nal' facts ' why the resolution ; i should be adopted. ','" ' - -Senator Vest introduced aresolu-1 ' tiou declaring thaii thel power '6r re . .cognizing the independence of Cuba t'jrestsritfefcongress and! riot with the Px6sident as claimed by Olney . He attckeB the latter in- a strong speech which wis checked bjf? Sei(a : tor Hale who sent the resolutlonover ' ''tontfl tomorrow; under the ules; " . tSetXtat tfitf - Introduced, a resbtu - tion recognizing the betllgerenor of ,, . ; States to act with neutrality, towards -"both Spain nd Cuba: "j ' x! 'etl . v It was referred tP the. ,'committee ''on foreign relations. Senator Harris presented a protest against' the, passaged a Cuban resolution, Con--siderable Indignation Was expressed ' amopgthesenator against Secretary ; Olney's assurance to 'Spai that . there voMd adj.hleftetirMir' mow and next March, ; There is a me talk of lmphmeni,' - ? The Herald ajinouiQesthat the ministry of war-v.is ? preparing a ' " pamphlef;fortStrtbUOn ,; (officersof the army"anclMnavy which ' -1 will contain topographiamaps of the .' United States-and data ' ar to the . . situation and condition 61 the Ameri- - can fortresses and military - organi kations,and fapHitles,afford6dby American i railwaysiss fOr:i military ;visit 1 Qt InfonMtto ! Vtd tm BlMe ' 5"i?'n-jBde"tirit Here,": 4 fc.Vt ,;-!.'. J- Ji"' ; ,.- " ; . liidffa:. Df-TBIlJioit, Vlet, wWl arrive, inihe itoinor - row from his home mt WilnHngton' 1 " where he ias Weul'nci tM election.' JTude Russell comes to, Raleigh at Jl this time to take dTantajfeof:.the Supreme court, andt State libraries . - and to secure-information which he desires pfa WfiiPPWtf ln? augural measage..which is now en- ; aginghisUmi ,.. Judge IL 0.,-Ewart,of.;the west ern criminal court, arrived '.td the city last "evening from the west. : i Judge Ewari wWje-elected dgef , of the dlstrici at the recent election and today he called at the execnttve ' , office and obtained .his. commission. , ' The western IVdiktrlcV w Vatwayp crowded with cases.) .'Judge fiwart "-' . has not been on the bench quite two ; years, but during lhAt tiihe" he' has ; vtried 26 murder cases 'ind , several . iare now pending Mr. Eenyon;t,he editbr'pf the new Republican dalljfrwhlch is to appeal simultaneously , with" , jthe opening of the legislature Is bereV-.Mr. Kenyon Is looking about for a home for him- . self, as well as "an 'office forithe Tribune.. .His associatei; arviiy wood will will arrive lr.the city to , Certainly pot least among the R ' publican arrivals i the Hon H". fld'lfjerX. That gentleman is at the J BOMANTIC MABBIA6E I H.s(i.,,ffif, . . ,!.;-. Of Former. RaUl(h Youi -Lady ia in ,,.The, Augusta,. G4,' Chronicle, an nounces the marriage under, very romantic circumstances, of Miss An nie Green, daughter of Capt, W. H, Oreen, .Miss (jreen was lor a num. ber of years a resident of Raleigh and has scores af friends in th4s city. The. Chronicle, in its account of the weidUgrsaid: sTher was cohsumated in Augusta on. yesterday afternoon a marriage thatf tsr Iwl'W romance The mar fla'ge'Miquestion wasthat of Mr. Edward H,' Plummer, manager of ta Arlington hotel of this city,to Miss Annie Green, of Columbia, S. C; daughter of Capt, Green, of the $. 0. and, tia. railroad. Mr. flummeramd Miss Green have been engaged for some time, and for nearly four years the little love God has, held , entwined ' their hearts. Thwy-were to have been married in Columbia' on the '12th of January, and the affair was to have been one of the ; most swagger in the social history of the Carolina capital, In deed such could only have been the case from , the fact that as Miss Green, the bride, was one of the most beautiful and popular young wptnen that ever graced the exclu sive circle of a oity famous for the Jineage of its families. . Extensive preparations were be ing made for the marriage . which Was only a few weeks off, and Colum bia would have been dazzled by the elegance of tbe.affair. , Only a few days ago Mr. Plummer was taken ill and confined to his room at the hotel. His condition grew worse, and on- Sunday night his ' .fiancee, accompanied by her mother, came to Augusta to assist, if they were needed, at the' bedside. Matters took a turn for the worse with' the slckanpand Dr. Thomas Coleman, who was attending, be came gravely apprehensive of Mr. Plummer s oondition. For some time the doctor hesitated making 'known - the facts to the friends of Mr. Plum mer, but finally did so. The beauti ful young woman, so deeply Inter ested in the life of the man that she loved, saw but one course . If there was hope1, and there was some, she preferred to remain at the bedside, and nurse back to health and strength her stricken betrothed Her resolution was put into effect. and at 5 o'clock the vows were made. The beautiful and impressive cere mony of, the Episcopal church was performed by the Rev, Dr. Chauncey C. Williams, white the bride stood beside the sick bed or ner husband. Dnring- the ceremony Mr. Plum- rier-vhsttabked j with- the heart trouble from whfch lie Is suffering, and, for several moments there was interruption. The physician admin istered restoratives, and the cere mony proceeded. FIVE BALEIGH BOYS! Beat a Going to Cuba to Fight lor the . Insurgent. A prominent young gentleman of hiscity approachod Press-Visitor reporter this morning, to ascertain if the Cuban Junta had a represen tee or -: agent ' at Wilmington or at any point in this State. We , informed the gentleman that he insurgents were, without a re presentative in North Carolina so lot. nit was known;' Suspecting the purpose of the question, we queried farther.! i h -..-f ! "Yes sir; there is a party of five young men In Raleigh who are going to Cuba' to; join the partriot forces, Xi cannot tell you their nomes, but you wduldbe sarprised did you know them. They will , leavfor Cilbaassopiiaithe firstopportunity presents itseu. it is taeir purpose now" to consult with the nearest agent of the Cuban Junta. Raleigh s sympathies are strongly wlth the '' struggling pubans, but it was net known that any of our popu tatlo'a had imbibed the war fever.. .The Cuban Junta has announced on several occasions, recently that arms aid ' amtinltldii were needed more than men,,-,' 3 f ?. ..; iin ix;-t'-Firmmr iBStttate,-'.; ... Commissioner "of Agriculture, S, L. Patterson has ! returned ? from Chadb6urhehere'he held avery successful farmers' institute. Chad' bourne has been recently settled by a large number of northern .'people and the institute i was -, held at their reauest. "The next Institute will be held at Goldsboro, January fourth and fifth."' - A .' i - J - i I i' ii ii i in - - -i - - r v Mr A M Bobbitt Is at home from Baltimore to spend the Christmas holidays. - t " " OBLOWEB BATES. Fertilizer Mea Aak Them of the Georgia ! ( V p. Commission. ,Thf Atlanta! jdonstitution of yes terday3, says: ThjGeorgia railroad commission had under consideration yesterday mgrnlng tfie question- of reducing the rate on fertilizers 25 per cent in the state, The matter was discussed by prominent 'rail road men' and prominent fertilizer luuuuiuuiurers. xue Hearing occu pied all the morning and it was not until well in the afternoon that the ... a ' k m, ' , , commissioners were given a chance to consider" the question. The fight for the reduction in the rate was led by Mr. D. G. Purse, of the Savannah bureau of transporta tion. He presented to the commis sion a long written argument and statement of why the reduction asked for should be mode. In the paper he went to show that a reduction of the local rate Would be in a manner a protection to the fertilizers whose factories are located in Georgia. After the completion of Mr. Pur se s argument, Mr. Joseph M. Brown, of the Western and Atlantic road, spoke against the reduction of the rate. His talk was short, since he had come there with no intent of taking part in the proceedings. It was an inopportune time, he said, for the rate to be reduced. It was already low enough. However low the local rate might be made, the outside factories would take advant age of it and make competition with the fertilizer men even stronger than it is now. The commission is now consider ing the matter and it is one of the most important matters that have been before it for a long while. The railroad men are fighting the reduc ion and the fertilizjr manufacturers are fighting hard for it. The out come is watched with interest by people throughout the state. ,' Reclta nt Pesee This Evening. 4 This evening at 8 p. in. a recital at Peaco Institute will be given by the pupils of the elocution and Vo- cal departments .The.fr'.euds-of- th.oho4 orv cor dially Invited to attend. The programme is as follows: 1 Trio' 'Ave Maria, " ( Frantz Abl.) Misses McKimmon,B.Dinwid- die and Bush. 2. "How I Got Invited to Dinner" Miss Annie Mitchell. 3. "Star of Bethlehem" Stephen Adams. Miss Josephine Mitchell. 4. "The Night Watch" Francois Cooper. Miss Ella McGee. 5. "Noel" Charles Guouad. Miss Gertrude Bush. (VHin Obligate, Miss Ethel Bagley.) 6. 'Tauline Paviona. '-T B Al- drich. Miss Byrd Lawrence. 7. "The Birthday of a King" Neidlinger. Miss Sallie Lee. 8. "Irene, Queen of Cypress" Wilson. Miss Edith Butler. 9. "Page's Song from Gli Ugo- notts Meyerbeer. Miss Bettie Dinwiddie, 10. "PreciosatheSpanishDancer" Wilson. (Arranged from Long fellow's Spanish Student.) 11. Scene and Air from "Der Freischutz" Weber. Miss Mary Dinwiddie. PEBSOHAIa Mr. D MacRae of Wilmington, is Mr EG Rawiings of Wilson, is in e eity. - t Mr S G Daniel af Littleton, is at the Park. Mr E E Hilliard , of Scotland Neck, was here today. Mr J E Underwood, of Rocky Mount, is here today. Mr R H Rtggsbce of Durham, was here yesterday. Miss' Page of Aberdeen, arrived in the City this morning. Dr J J Young, of Polenta, John ston county, was in the city today, Miss Elva Dickson, of Wake For est, who has been visiting here, re turned home today "Prof W R Cullom, of Wake Forest, was here today en route lo Wilson, where ; he assists . in conducting new. era institute. . . .. H C Tyson, a director of the col ored A and M College and a clerk in the Sixth auditor's department at Washington, Js in the city. " Mr. Wm. L McPheeters is home from the Presbyterian college of South Carolina at Clinton. He will spend 1he Xmat holidays with his pawnts. t People of Mansfield, Ky. fiemained up to See It. FOURTH ATTEMPT. The Mob nattered the Jail Itoor Down. . 'Took Jim Smith, the Negro- Rapist and Swung 11 tm to a Tree in the court Yard. Mayfield, Ky., Sept. 21. Sheriff Cook and W. A. Usher arrived in this city last night with Jim Stone, the negro charged with rape. Sov eral unknown men were at the sta tion when the sheriff arrived. Word was received here just before dark last night that 500men were moving on the county seat from the north and half tho people of the town re mained up to meet them. At 1:30 last night the mob of 500 men as sembled in the court house. After breaking the doors and securing the prisoner they carried him to ' the court yard and hanged hi in to a tree. He was cut with knives and riddled with bullets. This is the fourthat- tempt to lynch the negro. TBEASUBEE'S REPORT. Giving the cost of the Various Itranchcs of Government. Treasurer W. H. Worth is busily engaged in preparing his annual re port, which will be given out this week. From adyance sheets we ob tained some interesting data today, giving the cost of the various branch es of the Government. The chief sources of revenue will be of equal interest to the general public. The receipts of public funds for the past year were $1.243.8!2 93. Of this tho Atlantic and North Carolina railroad dividends were f25,332; Bank license tax, $6,333.71, tax on shares of stoc? in banks, $1,503.34, Building and Loan Association licenses $1,575, corporation tax, $5,000, Druggists liquovtex, $962.51, iprera companies twenty percent of receipts, $1,236.13, fees of Secre tary of State, $13,192.47, tax on in surance companies, $46,333.03, peni tentiary earnings $140,925.33, Piano dealers license, $1,750, Public and special taxes, $629,123,57, Railroad companies, $65,282.92, Tonnage tax on Fetilizers, $46,859.42. Tho disbursements- amounted to $1,245,140.20 for the past fiscal year. The most notable item among the disbursements is the item, "Arring ton investigation committee $330.70" Surely the state cannot complain. Eyery mother's son received tho equivalent of the above amount in real genuine fun. The agricultural department cost the state for the past year $58,957.80 which amount was secured from fertilizer tax. The appropriati )n to disabled soldiers was - 4,400. The cost of all departments and other matters was: Auditor's department, $3,500; board of public charities, $1,053.40; bureau of immi gration, $137.50; bureau of labor sta tistics, $3,590.80; capitol square, $473.17; contingencies, $32,842.17; department of public instruction, $3,000; direct tax account, $1,262.89; eastern hospital, $47,500; executive department, $4,800; fugitives Trom justice, $4,507.04; judiciary, $61, 735.- 56; pensions, $100,371; railroad com mission, $11,589.25; state boundary line, $4,570.50; stat department, $4,000; treasury department, $6,250. The memorable General Assembly of '95 cost the State for the fiscal year '95 the sum of $72,161.74. The expensesof the legislature in '96 was $105. The public printing under the di rection of Stewart Bros., cost the State $24,780.02 for the year 1895. For the fiscal year ending November 30th, '96, the printing cost $12,148.- 59. But the Messrs. Stewart played the public a neat trick right here. The fiscal year ended November 30th. The Messrs. Stewart rendered no bill of printing done during the month of November, but on Decem ber, first, the day after the fiscal year ended they sent in a bill for $2,400. The Stewarts want to make the' best showing possible. ' Who doesn't? A meeting of the executive com mlttee of the board of trustees of the agricultural department has been called tomorrow afternoon; for the purpose of considering methods of Improving the heating arrangement of the agricultural building. The committee Is composed of Col W F Green, Mr H K Fries, Dr W R Cape hart. R W Wharton and J L Nelson. GRANVILLE GOLD FINDS. Sale of i:and for Fancy Prices Still doing On. ' In connection with the article of rich gold "finds in Granville and Vance counties, which appeared in the Pbess-Vi&tor some days ago, the Wilmington Dispatch publishes the following : "After reading the quoted article here given the editorof the Dispatch called on Mr. R. F. Hamme, of the city, at his place of business on North Front street, and asked him if he knew anything in reference to this gold in Granvilie county, and if the Henry Hammc, spoken of by the Press-Visitob, was any relation of his ? In responsetotbeseand other interrogations, Mr, Hamme said : The Henry Hamme, spoken of in the Press-Vihitor, is my father, and the first gold discovered on the strip of land described, was located on the Hamme homestead. Less than a year ago a man cut down a large sas safras tree that had died and while doing so swung his axe around, striking a protruding rock near by, breaking off a fragment. All over the rugged face of the newly broken fragment glittered small particles of a bright yellow color, whose beauty attracted the attention of the axman. This fragment was taken home by the ax man and investigation revealed the fact that the stone, at the root of the felled tree, was heavily charged with gold. From then until now investigation has been pushed by the land owners in the vicinity wth fine results, many deposits of auri ferous rock having been unearthed of great value. No less than eight valuable veins of gold ore have been discovered on the Hamme home stead. Of these, three have been sold to Capitalists. Five are still in the possession of the Hamme family. ' - 'Mr. D. T. Cheatham, whose farm adjoins the Hammo plantation has sold the mining privilege on his place to capitalists for $10,000, re serving all the land except that up on which gold has been found." 'Mr, J. T. Cheatham, on the op posite side-of the Hamme place, has sold an option On hie mining proa pects to capitalists for $20,000. Mr. Hamme, of this city, has just received a letter from his brother, L. F. Hamme, in Granville, asking permission to offer an option on bis mining possessions on the old homo stead. He, however, is in no hurry to sell, and prefers waiting for fur ther developments before disposing of his property. Mr. Hamme says that when a boy he often plowed cotton and tobacco over those rugged hilisides, little dreaming at the time that beneath him lav hidden such valuable treas- Resolutions of Kcspcet. At a meeting of the board of di rectors of the Raleigh A Gaston rail road company at Portsmouth, Va.. Tuesday. December 15th, 1896, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, Since the last meeting of the board of directors, death has ' removed Maj. W. W. Vass, for more than half a century a trusted and honored official of this company, thus closing a life extended far beyond the allotted span, butone abounding in good works, even unto the last; and Whereas, This board foels that ia the death of this old and valued offi cial, the company has sustained a great loss, as has also the commu nity in which he lived; therefore be it Resolved, That the announcement of the death of Maj. Vass was c-; ceived by this board with sincere regret, and that their sympathies are tendered to hisrfamily, who may find consolation not only in the fact that their father was spared to them so long, but that his life was an ex ample illustrating how business suc cess is compatible with the highest personal honor and integrity. Resolved, That theso resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the board; that they be published in the newspapers of the city of Raleigh, and thkt a certified copy of the same be transmitted to ths family of the deceased. Monenre Robinson Dead. Mr. Moncure Robinson, a director of the Seaboard Air Line' and vir'y prominently associated with jths re cent conflicting deals in that' com pany's stocks, and who- stood; by Vice-President St, John in the blocking of the Southern's attempt to eet control, la dead. Mr. Roblnv- son Is a brother of the former t)fesl dent of the Seaboard, John Mqncurc Robinson. " S NEW; AW FIRM. Mr. Armir . Jones and Judge K. T. Boyk v j bo Associated Together. -Mr jistead Jones of the Ual eigh , and Jude E. T. Boy kin of Oi. jton, who recently resigned as judge on the superior court bench, have formed a copartnership for the practice of the hw in thisciiy . They will also practice iu any of the federal or state courts. Judge Boykiu and family will ar rive in Raleigh, January 1st unci will make this their home. They will be tendered a hearty and a cor dial welcome to our city. It will be a pleasure to our people to welcome Judge Boykin and his family to our midst, and it will be a source of especial pleasure and pride to tho Raleigh bar to have Judge Boykin associated with it. The firm of Jones and Boykin will we believe be the strongest in the state. Mr. Jones has for years been a leader uot only of the Raleigh bar but of the legal profession in the state. The large practice he has makes un associate almost necessary. In Judge Boykin he will have one of the most eminent jurists who has ever occupied a place on the North Carolina ..juench.. Ye con gratulate both gentlemen upon that association' of legal acotimcii which wjll place.iheir firm nt..tlK head of the legal profession in North Caro lina and we warmly welcome Judge Boykin and family to Raleigh. TODAY'S MARKETS. New York, Dec. 21. Market quotations furnished by E. B. Cuthbert A Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh, N. C, over their special wire: MrwTRR 0PEN" HIOH" LOV- CL0S" months. lNQ EST EgT IN(J January, 6 if 80 0 71 li 72- February, (i 82 (i S7 6 SO o 81- March, 0 fj;i 8 9fc (i S8 ( 89- April, 7 01 7 0.1 li H7 7 97 May, i 7 Ort 7 12 7 02 7 01- June, I 7 10 7 17 7 09 7 09- July, 7 10 7 19 7 lb 7 12 August, ij.pt'mh'1., October, Novemb'r, ' J . December, 6 7U (iry-H !..0i'j8- Clrised steady "sales 107,000 Bales. The following were th closing quotations on the N0w Yori tock Exchange today: New York Stock Market. Sugar 1 Hlj American Tobacco 7tit Burlington anil Qnincy 71 j Chicago Gas 7.'H Des. and C t. Feed General Electric 3H Louisville and Nashville 481 Manhattan..! HOI Rock Island 601 Southern Preferred :&.T 27 St. Paul... VH Tennessee Coal "nd Irot 2; Western Union Ml Chicago Grain and Provision Market. The following were the closing quo tations on the Chicago Grain and Pro vision market todays Wheats-December; S6;: May, Corn December, 525; May, "8?J. Oats DaeemberlGfr; May 19i. Pork January, l6.";May, 7.92. Lard Janu(iry3.S2 Nfay, 4.02. Clear Rib Sides -January 't.H7; My 4.02. Liverpool Cotton Market. December, w .i.-... .. . v December Japttiif y .. . 3.55 J&nuaryFeBVaary 3.& February-March 3.5.) March-April .. 3.55 Aprlt-MST : :-r.-.-. ?!. .-v. . .-. . v 3.50 May-Jnne ,......:..-..,;.. 3.57 Closed steady, sales 12,000 bales ; ; rteatb of Mrs. A vera. Mrs Charlotta Ann Avera. the beloved wife of MrT Pavid, T,i Avera died, at her home 6nv Newborn avenue yesterday morning at 8 30. Mrs A vera nas oeen .paneni sufferer for many ( years.' s She was In the sixtieth year of her, age and for 38 years has lived happily with her husband. M6.;'Aven& was a consistent member of Edentoo street church . Besides her devoted hus band, Mrs. Avera leaves two chil dren, Mrs. Wm. Wynne and Mr Will S Avera to mourn her loss. The funeral will occur this after noon from the residence. The inter ment will be, in Oakwood. j .AwejtflntrlfofP. , , The j regular . meeting pf Centre lodgfe-Nd.1 3, .Knight 6f Pythias, at 1 held todieht at 8 o'clock. All members are urgently requested to be present, as business of much lm portance wilt be transacted, i , AH visiting brethren will meet-with a cordial welcome. . v ; . '.. - . U. U.'UIVEBS, Minor Matters Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. Pot-Pourrl of the Mews Pictured on Pa per Points and Peopl Pertinently Picked and Pithily Put la Print. 11 r Van Wyck Hoke arrived in the city today from New York. Miss Ruth Worth, of (iuilford college is in the city, Mr. Kniniett K. f.evy arrived in the city yesterday and will spend the Christmas holidays here. The children's Christmas exer cises will be given at Christian church Wednesday night at 7:30 p. m. A large front door key was.fotiu t on Fayetteville street ast evening, which the owner can secure by call ing at this office. There were several conversions at I-iUta University during the past session and it was a very successful term in all respects. Hon. Shell Jones, a possible tu ture sheriff of Wake county, and son of the present sheriff, Ham Jones, paid the Phess Visitor office a pleas ant call today. M i- R L Thompson who has been in Alabama for some weeks past is here spending the Christmas holi days. Dr. Martin Fleming left for Au rora today to attend the marriage of Dr. Sraithwick and Miss Sallie Thompson, of that place, which oc curs tomorrow. Mr. George Little, who is with Col. W. A. Turk, general passenger agent of the Southern railway at Washiugtou, was in the city yester day and his inanv Rallh frlangla were glad to shake his hand. Governor Carr offers a reward of $100 for the arrest of John Dickson, who is charged with the killing f John. Dick in Asheville. Dickson struck Dick with a base ball bat kil ling him instanll . A beautiful sight on Saturday night was the thronging crowd as they gathered in at Thomas A Camp bell 's to take a look at their Xmas novelties. The musical albums kept time to the prattling feet and merry voices as scores of rockers, tables pictures, etc, were bought forChrst mis presents. Today they are open fug up a large line of dinner and lea sals, wnicn mey win sen at extrem ly low prices. Some talk is heard again of abol ishing the railway commission This was talked of at the last session of the legislature, but it clme from re publican sources. Now that the re publicans have the election of a member, it is not thought that it will cut much ico. Mr Henry Clay Brown, the very gentlemanly, clever and efficient clerk was elected for a term of years, which does not ex pire until Olt. Hiogrnphical Sketches of Members of the legislature. Mr. C. Beauregard Poland, the well known young editor of special newspapers, has returned to the city and is now working up a special edition of the North Carolina Law makers, which will be issued at an early date. This edition will be gotten up in magazine form'of 50 pages, and will contain a history of the present state officials, with bio graphical sketches and pictures of the members of the senate and house of representatives and prominent officers . This will be one of the most inte resting editions ever published in our city, and will be extensively circulated in this state. , - . Mr. Poland is an able and fluent writer and when he undertakes an edition it means success. Every state official should Bee that he is represented in this edition as it will be thorough and complete in details. , ... v , Mrt, Poland will be remembered by readers of the Pbess-Visitob as the young journalist who got up the recent special fair edition of this paper. -i . . Mrs R C McNeil, of Hat neti, who has been visiting Mrs EL EL Moffltt, returned borne Saturday. ia t- - r .