North Carolina Newspapers

.75 7 M " VISITOR - $4 " . - k- , n VOL.XXXVI.NO.102. N. C,FKIDAt EVENING, FEBRUARY Hf, 1897 $4.00 PER VEAIf. ' ESS f LiV LEASE BILL .-:: -.-j. - . , "I - jJ&Mi m d x i 1 1 Made Special , Order .Friday -' , t . in : the Senate; , A -TIE VOTE. - To Msfca It th Special Order for Mon , ,. Ut., bo t Governor ftaynoids Voted l( , -Tfow'"'voibi Report o Brj- ' Wnrl Volvmhr Bill. - - y : V- '.'"' .-. A 1 A A'nlwtlr rtia timioA mot. nnl J"' representative Lawhon prayed. ' 5 Among the oommittee- reports was ' one, unfavorable, da the bill, to re- . ' duce salaries and fees; by' Bockery r ' to amend article 10, section 1,281, " chapter 28 oi the code, ''so that ' ' in ' "case the mother be dead then the said inheritance' shall ' rest in her , Issue and therepresentativeiof such as be dead;, by Dockery to amend , seotibB j,87chapter33oI the code . ' h airliner that in enae of the death " of such child without Issue bis per- , 1 sonat estate shall be distributed among ne issue oi sucn moiner or - -the reoreseDtatires of such issue as ' may be dead; this act to apply to ,. existing unsettled estates; by Chap ,manf to prohibit sale of liquor, beer " -or wine outside the limits of incor ' porated towns or cities'. By-Sutton of Cumberland, to amend sect. 698 the code, bo that In the sale of railways by fore- closure. of a mortgage or deed of trusty whether under a decree of tsaurt or otherwise, the corporation V created oy or in consequence of such sale shall succeed to all the franchis es, rights aod privileges of said original corporation 6oly when such '' sale is of all the railroad owned by company and described in the ' mid railway is sold as an entirity; and said new corporation shall have ; -the right from time to time to issue bonds secured by mortgage notes, on Its property and franchises to an ag v eretate"ainount eaual to' those which . could have been Issued by the orlgi 4 aal company, maturing at date such ' -as shall be specified In sajd mortgage . ' boads, and bearing interest not ex- veeuing o per cent annum, buu Baiu . successor corporation shall have the V'- 3 - . :J !J ngnt to issue pan; oi us capital siock , Interest not exceeding 6 per cet." .-.. vj ' ; Tnrnnrlftt.inn tnthAStftlfiOnard from , -18,000 to 16,00 annually and the annual allowance to each company ' irom siuu toczuu. , . The calendar was taken up. Bills . i .t i o r Afrv t&tn rtlWtv 7thia hill nsd hnth ' ""'Bouse and benate without a roll call, while a roll call was necessary) (Resolution) in favor of Sylvester Scoville, an American newspaper cor "V' respondent in prison in Cuba. For . ' 'the relief of sheriffs and tax colloc utors, allowing them to collect arrears J of taxes since 1891; . . Hancock endeavored , to obtain consent to take up and put on third reading his resolution to attend the - Newborn fair, but Young objected. S ' .The Senate bill to stimulate locai y' taxation for schools by allowing the State board of education to use as ; much as $20,000 to rural districts which for three-successive years - vote to tax themselves, the gifts to be in sums of $50, $76 tfnH $100 a "year, ,, Dixon of Cleveland said this p. was an excellent bill and it passed Tlta readings, " Bills passed to take Vance county out of the eastern criminal circui'.v To give the local host ds of trustees of olored Stete ! . normal schools t ' . entire t' charge of such . -.schools, said boards to be appointed by the State board of education. x The bill by Bryati of Chatham, to repeal, the appropriation to the State ' University, was favorably reported. The House refused,' upon a vote, td take up on the third readiqg the resolution to attend the Newbern , The Senate met at 0 o'clock Lt. -. Oo vernot- Reynold presiding. . -' Bills and resolutlonsre intro- f, duced as follows1-- ;J - x f ' ' By Mr, Grant,' a bill to amend, the ' -, ele:tioh law of North Carolina; also to prescribe the time and manner of choosing certain officers of muntyip al corporations n. ,.': ';. ' 'By Clark, a bill- to'-regulaU -the ' challenges as to jurors.;- - ,'i BvParker'Crf Alamance) a bill 'tor the protection of newsppersand focbe publication of news lo good Sec. 1. -Whenever the publisher of a newspaper is the conduct of his business as & puoHisher . ofv newf, shall - in such newspaper make a false publication, injurious to the reputation o( any perscm, which if true would be of such public inter est as would justify its publication in such newspaper as. public news, it shall be the duty of the person thereby "injured, before instituting an' action, for 'damagebecause of such .publication, by, hiinBelf or agent, to notify said 'publisher, or his agentr that, said publication is untrue and demand the publication of a correction; and if said publisher, shall upon such demand, - in good faith publish without delay, a suit' able and ample correction, calcu lated and- intended to repair the wrong, and shall on demand state the name of his informers or the source of his infomation, th'e same being a credible person or a credi ble source, then and in. that case no action shall, be maintained against the publisher of said newspaper for damages because of sajd injurious publication. Provided, that nothing in this act shall apply to statements published in any newspaper over the signature of any person as a card or an advertiseolent. Seo. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. The bill prescribing terms uppn which railroads shall operate jn this State, which is known as the bill to annul the lease of the N. C. roatft came over from the Senate. McCaskey moyed to place the bill upon immediate passage. Ander son opposed it, as also did Messrs Person, Whed bee, Asftbu rn, McNeill, Grant and Scales who desired that the bill be referred to th? special committee on the memorial of the Pres. N. C. R R, Messrs. McCas key, Moye, Butler and Atwater spoke favoring immediate consider- L ation. Person moved to refer to the special committee and moved the previousjjuestion which was order ed. McCaskey demanded the roll call. The bill was referred. The vote was ayes 26 noes 24. McCaa- key moved that the committee be in structed to report the bill on -Monday the 22nd and to make it special order for that day.. Whedbee amended to allow .the committee, until Monday March 1st to report. The amendment was lost, ayes 24 noes 25. McCaskey 'S mo tion was next voted on and it was lost. The vote was ayes 25 noes 25. There being a tie vote Lieut-Gov. Reynolds Voted against McCaskey 's motion. Scales moved that the com mtt ee be instructed to report in time, so that the lease bill be made a Bpecial order for Friday Feb. 26, immediately after the" morning hour. The motion prevailed. JUDGE SEYMOUR DEAD Paseee Away tblaMornlng In Mew York A Splendid GeutWwan. Judge Augustas W- Seymour, of the eastern circuit of the Federal court of North Carolina, died in New York this mortfngatio'clock. The announcement tt Judge Sey mour s death occasioned profound regret in Raleigh. Ho was to have held court here next week, , It was little known that Judge Seymour was in bad health. At the time of his death he was in New York for treatment of cancer of the stomach, which caused his death. Judge Seymour was a splendid gentleman, an rfblo lawyer and a true Jfforth Carolinian. The members of the bar, without exception,: praice his .career ' on the bench. Judge Seymour was about 60. years of age and a native of New York. He came to this State in '63, settling in New Bern, where be has since resided. Judge Seymour was appointed judge of his ; district in. J882 by President Arthur! Govoruorilussell was a formidable' applicant for the position and Judge Seymour's ap pointment was brought about largely by Judge Russel withdrawing in his fator. " The appointment of a successor to Judge Seymour will is alb proba bility: devolve upon "President McElBley. President Cleveland re tires in thirteen day? and should b m akftanappoin'tmnt, Senator Pritch ard would, roost likely have it held up & the See ate., ; c ' . G. F. College' Commenoement- ' The. Baccalaureate' sermon at the commencement exercises of Greens- bora Female College will be preach ed on Thursday; May 25th. 1897, by Bishop C. B. Galloway.' . . 'iThe literary address will be de livered by Rev. W. C. Normn; of Raleigh, on Wednesday, May 26. - tThe address to the Society of Alumnee will be delivered by V? R. R. Cotton, of Falkland, N. C. t EUCHRE AND HEARTS The Two Meet and Copid K eigne Orer the ", ' . CaTd Table. There was a happy and brilliant gathering of the young people of Raleigh society last evening St the hospitableand historicbome of Capt 8. A. Ashe on BlHsboro street. It was the occasion of the regular meet ing of the Raleigh Euchre Club and they were the guests of Miss Llatie Ashe, whoentertaloed them delight fully. The evening was an ideal one. The air was balmy as a night in May and the moon at its full smiled softly upon the , assembling guests while the Itately drawing rooms of Captain Ashe were radiant I with light as the flower and gallan try of Raleigh were ushered in. Capt. Ashe with his rare and de lightful courtesy, so familiar to all who know him, received the guests. There were 11 tables and the game, which was up-to-date progressive uchre, ws full of animation. The following composed the party: Misses Lillie Hicks", Florrie Jones, Llllie Hoke, Mary Turner. Pearce, Haywood, Hinsdale, Nannie Jones, Annie Busbee, L Busbee, S Busbee, Simmons, Bagley, Blake, Dortch, Grimes, Cunningham, Carter, Tom linson, of Durham and the hostess and the following gentlemen: Messrs g Marshall Haywood, James Busbee, Uobards, Fratrk Haywood, Battle, King, Snow," MacRae, Benry E Litchford, Boyen, Hinsdale, James Litchford, Mcliie, Hlladay, Myers, Denson, Sherwood,Cowand, Pritch ett, Howell, Dr. Carroll, Dr Rovs ter, Greek O.Andrews. i The ladies'prize, which wasa beau tiful lilver mounted autograph al bum, was won bg Miss Lillie Hicks after a spirited contest, in which a combination of the skill of the win ner and the popularity which en listed for her the co-operation of her friends made ber the champion of the evening among the lady playerl. The gentleman's price was a draw and was awarded to Mr. Logan D. Howell. It was a handsome silver- mounted "pocket pencil. Delightful fpeshments were serv ed and. it was past the mi sight-4 hour before the happjfparty, after a very happy evening", dispersed. MR. TURNERS RETURN To the Seaboard Messrs. Busbee Renn to take their Old Rons. and Announcement was made in yes terday afternoon's paper that Mr. J. M. Turner had returned to the Seaboard Air Line and would make 'his home in our city. Mr. Turner will be general train-, roaster of the first and second di visions of the Seaboard kit Line. The position of trainmaster of the first and second .divisions hereto fore held by Capt L v7 Renn, of Portsmouth and Mr. Johnston T. Busbee, of this city, have been con solidated. . Messrs Busbee and Renn will, take their former positions as con ductors on the vestibule. Bothj gentjemen are held in the highest estimation by th officers of the Company. - Mr, Turner was until a year ago tr .in master 'of the Seaboard with offices in this city, but he was offered a more desirable position by the New Orleans and Western railway and accepted the position of general manager of that road. The Seaboard officials recognized the fact that they lost one of the best rail way men in the country in Mr. Turner and they were not slow in inducing him to return to the system. Mr. Turner is well known in Ral eigh. Few railway officials hold the confidence of subordinates as does Mr. Turner. Fe is a general favo rite among railway men. Raleigh is glad to wlcome Mr Turner and his charming jrlfe back to thecjty. Recent Legislative Bill. The Greenville Reflector remarks: George Fleming says the latest news from Raleigh via tobacco town, is that bill was introduced in the legislator?' to make little possums I climb little trees, and vice versa. requiring . an expenditure of tw mudh labor, toncut down a big tre and. find nothing but little pos sum when a big one is expected. AIbo thai flounders be compelled .to swim with their white side up so that it will be easier to to see and gig them at night Editor Tipton Goes to Lincoln. - Editor John C. Tipton at one time editor of the Salisbury Press! but more recently of the Oxford Demo crat, has left Oxford 'and will ran a fftp.r at Llnoolnton. His paper u be calledYTbe Journal.. TO PROTECT 1HE STATE From Invasion by Foreign . Persons. TERMS PRESCRIBED Br Whloh 5 oa -residents May Transact Business VaaderHlt to be Brc n ;ht to Terms for Taking Possession of Westers) Carolina. A bill to protect the stnte from loreigners win aeptacea Deiore tneJ general assembly in a few days. While not so radical and objection able as the lease bill, this bill is said to stand less chance' of being enacted into law. t is understood that it will be championed by Mr Lauser of Hanoir and also by Mr. Poye of Mitt. The bill by Mr. T Heartt Skink. It is re produced here. A bill to be entitled "An Act to prescribe the terms on which non residents may transact business in North Carolina : Whereas the climate and natural resources of North Carolina are favorable to health and prosperity and are attracting the aj-tontion c f foreign persons who seek them for divers and sundry reasons and pur poses; and Whereas these foreign persons, where practicable procure from our citizens houses, lands and hercdeli ments at prices far below what tliry are really worth- to such foreign persons; and Whereas large associations of foreign persons "enter into business in our state, making large sums of money .which they selfishly confine to themselves and whereas one Geo. W. Vanderbilt did for many years through anagent, furtively-purchase from North Carolina farmers up wards ol 150.000 acres of mountain lands, at prices which were current in the ordinary course of business; Whereas upon the disclosure of the names of the real purchaser and his ability to pay ten times the price paid for such lands, the said farmers regretted their lack of knowledge of the real purchaser at the time of making salos; ami Whereas, the said Vanderbilt by expending vast sums of money, has increased the value of land from say about half a million dollars to ten million and has in various ways given an abnormal push to our in terest in forestry, agricu'ture, etc., and Whereas, the secrecy by which the said Vanderbilt secured the possession of such a vast extent of North Carolina land at a very low price was contrary to the pecuniary interests of a large number of our citizens, now "fhe General Assembly of North Carolina do enacts Section 1. That on and after the first day of Mays 1897, no persons, citizens of states other than North Carolina shall "make investments of any kind ju this state without first obtaining a license provided. Section 2. That any such person not a citizen of this State desiring to make investment in North Carolina shall apply by petition addressed to the Secretary of State of North Caro lina for license to do the same. Such petitition shall be accompanied by a fee to be fixed by said Secretary, graduated according to the amount proposed to be invested, and shall at the same time hie with said Sec 1 retary 6T State a blank confession of judgment to cover any amounts which the said applicant for license may at any time be sued for by any citizen of North Carolina which may at any time be filed with theolerk of the Superiorceurt of Wake county, and operate as a lien upon all'the real and persorJaT property of said app leant wherever situatedin North Carolina a ca sa may also issue at any time upon such judgment. Seotion 3. It shall be the duty of the Governor upon satisfactory in formation that any person not a cit ixen of North Carolina is under takingMo caryon any business or Improve anypro. in this State In violation of this act, or has here tofore done things not agreeable i this aet, to see that the said judg ment is enforced in all particulars, and upon a hearing in' any. court the oourtshaTt declare such persons guil ty in full conformity with the declara tion of the governor. The governor shall not be required to give any undertaking or file anv formal olead ings in writing. All costs snail be ooileoted from the person violating this act. This shall include fees of counsel employed by the governor. ,the amount of which shall be fixed bp such counsel. Section 4. Any non-resident who shall undertake to live in North Carolina after the governor shall proceed against him as prescribed in Seotion 3 shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and snail pay a fine of $3,000. Each day shall constitute a distinct misdemeanor. The gov ernor is authorized to employ and compensate counsel for this service and pay out of the state treasury, if it cannot be made out qt the non resident. Sec 5. Any person who sha 1 aid or abet a ron resident to live in or carry on business contrary to the provisions of .this act, shall be guilty of a criminal offense and shall be confined in the penitentiary for a term of not less than one year in the discretion of the governor or Secretary of State. Section 6. The Governor of North Carolina is hereby empowered, with outgiving bond or undertaking to bring a civil action in the name of the state of North Carolina, for the purpose of having declared illegal, null and void all deeds made to Geo. W Vandeibilt for real estate in North Carolina and all other con veyances by which it may appear that citizens of North Carolina have sold land to non-residents, and any conveyances of any said lands made by said Vanderbilt or others ar hereby declared null and void. The governor is authorized to employ counsel and order that the said Van derbilt asd others pay them for their services in this behalf. Section 7. That in case the said conveyances are declared void, the governor shall sell the land at pub lic vendue, first giving ten days notice in the Raleigh News and Ob server. That the party or parties buying the Vanderbilt and other lands shall upon demand of the said Vanderbilt and others sell to the said Vaderbity and others tho said lands upon a valuation to b fixed by the governor and two other state officers to be selected by bim- Section 8. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. THE ANTI-SCALP BILL It Is Probable That It Will Become a S. H. IJardwick, assistant general passenger agent of the Southern railway, who recently re turned to Atlanta from Washington, where he went to appear Before the Senate committee in charge of the anti-scalper bill, is very confident of its passage, says the Atlanta Jour nal. It appears that the bill was favor ably reported by the House commit tee by a vote of U to 1, based on the recommendation of the interstate commerce commission and the in vestigations of the committee, with out argument by the railroads or by the railroads or the scalpers. Before the Senate committee it ap pears the scalpers were invited to appear,-but declined ou the ground that their case had been prejudged by the House committee before they had been beard. This was regard ed as impertinent bj the committee and little time was lost in bringing in a report favorable to the bill. Mr. Hard wick thinks the bill will pass both houses at this session and that its results will be very impor tant, and largely to tho benefit of the public by making the railroads less fearful of loss on excursion tickets and more ready to workup business at reduced rates. In regard totheamendment which has been claimed as a victory by the scalpers, Mr. Hard wick said to the Journal : "It merely provides that a bona fide purchaser of a ticket from a railroad for personal use may sell it if he finds he cannot use it. But if he does sell it the second purchaser cannot sell it again, and the busi ness of bartering tickets is prohibit ed under penalty. This makes the Scalpers' business impossible with out a violation of the law, and will have the effect of breaking it up. ''The puplic does not seem to understand that rail roads are already doing v.-bfvt is required by this bill as to the redemption of unused tick ets or portions of tickets. All reputable railroad companies do that. If a round trip ticket is only used one way, or if a ticket to New York is only used to Washington or some other intermediate point, the raUroad will refund the price of the ticket, less the regular one-way fae for the distance traveled. . "It has been said that 3,000 poo pie lose their occupation by this bill. The orders of conductors, en gineers und firemen, wiih jti. 000 men, have sent up a petition saving that they, in a legitimate business, are more to be considered than 3.000 men engaged in an illegitimate busi ness, ''It is shown by the estimate of the interstate commeree commission that tho loss of revenue to railroads byscilpersis $10,000,000 per an num. The railroa'i employes say that 88,000 of their' number have been thrown out of work by the hard times, and that the $10,000,000 filched from the railroads by the scalpers would give employment to 22,000 railroad employes. "A point whic i the public should understand is that there is now little money in the straight pur chase and sale of tickets by scalpers, and that most of the money made by these parties now is by erooked business. TODAY'S MARKETS. The Movements In New York and Liver pool Markets New York, Feb. 19. Market quotations furuiwtifid by E. B. Cutkbert & Co., 30 Broad street, New York, and 305 Wilmington street, Raleigh. N C, over their special wire: The following are the opening. highest, lowest and closing flota tions of the New York cotton market todays OPEN-iHIUll- LOW EST. CLOS ING tNU. ! EST. January, February, March , 0 t-0- ( 81 05 U HI 6 fcl US 6 02 ti SO- 01 ' fi til 6 92- 011 I (i WO 0 110- April, May, o ;u 7 03 6 77 6 2 (I 70 0 75 June. uly, 13 7 01 7 Ul- August, Sent'mb'r 14 I 7 02 7 02- 7 li 71 H V,'.t- (Jetober, 71 6 IH (i hl 74 B 70 0 lil 79 6 69 I fi ui- N'ovemb r, December, C'loscd easy; sales 199,800 bales. Cotton .Movement. Cotton movement for the week at 13 leading ioterier towns this week, last week, last year and 1893 HEC'PTS. SHIPMENTS. STOCKS This week..Zi,.,4 32,953 33S.00S 352,990 351,923 351,009 Last week.. 20, 708 37,092 L,iisl year. .z-,aju InlS'Jj 25,451 .1-.,oiU 30,005 New Orleans, La., Feb. 19. Secretary Hester's cotton cropmove- ment September 1st to February 10th inclusive, port receipts 0.8;3,027 vs 4,330,625 last year. Over land lo mills and Canada C92,3."8 vs 038,144 last year. Interior stocks in excess 269,000 vs 382,498. Southern mill lading 5;')9,3(iO vs 542,240. Brought into sight 7,374,143 vs 5,899,507. New York Stock Market. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: Sugar U3J Amer iea n To baoco 7 1 J Burlington and Quincy 744 Chicago Gas American Spirits General Electric Louisville and Nashville . Manhattan Hock Island Southern Preferred St. Paul Tennessee Coal sad Iror. Western Union 7(ii 14 34 41) Ki titii 75a 20-, Mi Chloago Qr&tn anJ Provision Market. The following were the closingquo tutions on the ChicagoGrain and Pro vision market today: Wheat May, 76i; July 73 Corn May, 24; July, 25 Oats May 17. July ISi: Pork May, 8,00; July 8.12. Lard May, 4.02; July 4.12 Clear Rib Sides May 4 10 4.20. Liverpool Cotton Market Thelollowing were the eloxin .inly quo- tations of the Liverpool cotton market today: February-March 3.51 March-April 3.51 - April-May May-June 3.55 b June-July 3.55 b July-August 3.56 v August-September 3.53 g September-October. 3 47 v Closed quiet but steady; sales 10, 000 bales. Reception to Lteutenant-Oov. Reynolds. Invitations have been sent out to areceptionto be given in honor of Lieut. Gov. Reynolds by Raleigh Council No. 1, J. 0. U. A. M this evening at 8 o'clock at their hall in tho Pu'.len building. Gov. Rey nolds will speak to the Council re garding the growth of the order, after which an oyster supper will be served at the Hotel Florence. Lei the council -turn out in full force to greet the distinguished guest. Oak wood cemetery has been placed under police regulations. Minor .Mattel's Manipulated for the Many. AROUND THE CITY. !ot-lourrt of the Mews IfetnreJ n ti per Points and People Hertlncntl Picked and Pithily Pn- In Print Mr. Fred A. Wutsoii has a good bargain in a delivery wagon See his "ad IVesiden' Alderman of the state university is a frequent visitor to Raleigh Marvin Chapter will, meet this evening at H o'clock at Edenton street Sunday school. The members are requested to be present. Mr J W Collins, one of the most prominent citizens of Holly Springs, died last niht oftyphoid pneumoi-ia. He was about 35 years of age. Telegrams received here today state that Mr Geo C McGilvray, who has been very ill with pneumonia in Washington City is much better aDd his recovery is confidently hoped for. Mrs McGilvray was telegraphed for and went to Washington several days ago. Dr. Q. H. Shinn, a Universalist .nlnister, will preach at Metropoli tan Hall Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p. in. Ilis subject will be "Healing of the Nations." Sunday n'ght hit theme will be "Heaven a State, and Heaven a Condition." The publio is cordially invited. Dr. Shinn is the guest of Mrs O J Carroll.. It is learned that the Southern fiailway proposes erecting at Pin ner's Point two more large ware houses for the accommodation of their growing business. The new structures will, it is said, be simi lar in size to the Southern's present warehouses. They are to be com pleted in time for next Fall's trade. Married last night at 8:30 o'clock at tho residence of the brides brother, Mr. Jas. E. Hannah, cor. of Blount and Lenoir, Mr. Jas. R Gattis and Mrs. Fidelia E. Simons by Rev. J. L. Fosterof the Christian Church. Their many friends extend hearty congratulations and best wishes for long and happy life. Two years ago Mr. E. V. Cox, of Pitt county, made a splendid re cord, here in the Legislature for himself. During this session he has voted two or three times very strangely, to be a true Republican, ami against the interest of the ne gro rai e. Who was it that sent him u .'re ? lt was the negroes, almost solidly. The legislative "bee" may be in Cox's head two years from now, and he will have to look to the same people to send him back again. The Raleigh Gazette. FAIR AND COLDER. The Weather Prediction for Raleigh To morrow. T he weather prediction for Raleigh and vicinity is fair and colder to night. Tho weather will be fair to morrow. A considerable high barometric area, with colder weather, occupies the Ohio valley. The temperature is below 30 degrees north of an ir regular line passing through Ne" braska, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Penn sylvania and New York. Although there is no distinct storm center, the pressure is low over the Rocky Mountain slope, and the weather is generally cloudy and quite warm in the south. It vvill be Judge Henry In a Few Da). Mr. Walter R. Henry of Char lotte was last nightnominated for the office of Judge of the eastern crimi nal court by the minority caucus. There was no opposition to Mr. Henry. Governor Russell may announce Mr Henry's appointment tomorrow, lt will be given out in a few days. The office is vacant, as Judge Meares' term expired when the legislature assembled. "Judge" Henry is ably fitted for the judicial position. He is one of the foremost criminal lawyers in the state. Mr. and Mrs. Walter U Henry and family of Charlotte are In the city visiting at the residence of Mrs ! Holden.