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VRAIEIGH, N, C TDESDAy jFENTO, fiAECH 16, 1847.
$100 PER YJ1AB.
7 it
McKinley fcaye White at Nice
y Plum Today.
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. CAPITOL NEWS
vTkaTkiM Ssnators Baeeatly Appointed
. " by OovarnOra Will not ba SMtW-' ;
, MeKlm-ef Wants tha Tariff Sat ,' ..
' Had First. -Othar Haws. ;
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
' . Washington, March 16 President
McKinley today appointed Mr-Henry
P. White, Secretary of the United
' States embassy lo England. . .
John Hay .embassador to England,
and Horace Porter' embassador to
- France, hate been nominated. -j
i iiuraBinjuijbuniiw.ituuiua ion uaii
." L . TT !t Awm
to renew his efforts Jn behalf of the
International movement for bimetal
lism. ? He is armed 'with official ap-
v broval by the president la hi mis-
sion whloh he lacked before.
" Mine host McKinley will not serve
the regular dessert of official pie
until - hl gcpngresewnai boarders
have eaten the tariff and currency
commission dinners now being pre
' pared for them, although a few iri
: dlvlduals who have squared things
" with King Hanna will be at ooce
given generous slices ot the best
. (tie In the establishment ' . " r
r Republican Senators and Repre
sentatives would like Mr. McKin .
lev's pit n of making them choose
the men. who shall be appointed to
7 office from their statas much better
tf be bad not allowed it to become
generally known. They are willing
- enough that the men who get the' of
fices " should give them credit for
securing them, but they do not like
the idea of having to be held re
sponsible by the unsuccessful ap-.
plicants. It was a shrewd dodge
, on the part or Mommey ana its an
1 aauttoement "has already brought
about a marked falling off in 'the;
, ftumhnr of offiae-eeekera who Seek to
push their -claims by 'personally
calling at tha White House. ' ;
, While the eancas of democratie ;
senators- did not decide the matter'
definitely', it was pla)n"f rom the tone
- of the remarks, made that a number
-of them were opposed to the pro
. posed' combination with' the silver
.'republicans and populist to -reor-"
gsnixe the senate committee. Some
of the shrewdest' democrats in the
' senate are of the c-plnionnhat noth
ing wonld be trained bv such a bora-
, blnatlon, although rtb.y. are deter
h mined that the successor ot ex-Sena-,.
tor Voorhees on the finance commit
tee shall be a silver democrat, in
order that the silver men shall retain
their majority on , that committee
; Senators Faulkner and Smith have
- been put on the democratic steering
'- committee in place of Blackburn and
Brloe, and Gorman, chairman, Cock
rill, Harris, Walthall, Jones, of Ark.,
White and Murphy have been reap-
MAlntAA at to am Ha a a ff -..-. AAmmiL
, UIUWU tJ9 U1SIUW19 VI IUWI WlUtUiS
V tee." '-Y-A:-.:- '-:.'.
Mr McKinley has to haver the ser
vices of a special military aidnle-
- camp; at least he has them, and that
duty has been assigned to. Capt.
Heistandof the United States army.
, who by some hocus pocus has been;
' arith the McJviniey's at canton ever
since the election. Capt HeistandVa
.wife will live at the white bouse and
be Mrs. McKinlev's constant com-'
v panion. Tbis son oi &ap-aooaie may,
be all right in Europe, but it seems
out of place in this country. By a
? t At.. t .-i,J-4 U-.
has a military aid-de-camp was also
an Ohio man Garfield.'' -'
' ' - The credentials of all three of the
gentlemen appointed to the senate
. - V.4..l..
gon and Florida, are now. in Wash
' iagtoo, but that is about, as near a
seat lot the senate as any of those
presenting' them wil.get.MThe rta?
s-ns for not seating the republicans
from Kentuoky and Oregon are so
weighty that no serious attempt will
be made to upset them. : The demo
cratic appointee of the governor ot
. Florida is thought to have a valid
claim to a seat, -but before it could
be established the Florida legiefla
tare will' probably have elected a
senator; consequently it is not prob
able that the attempt will be nude,
There is ' maoh disappointment
among the republicans over the ap
plntm.ut McKinley has made and
. no end ot growling , because be has
not made more, but he has shifted
m-st of the responsibility upon the
s'att delegations in Congress by re
quiring them t unite "upon every
applicant for office from their states
before he will even promise to con-
-aider them.: - This may be' merely a
bluff to save time.' J (o, it is a good
one, as many of the republican Sena
tors and Representatives are known
to have Indorsed as many as five or
six men for the same position, and It
will require time for them to settle
upon on man and to fix up things so
as . to" save, .themselves , at , nome.
Many . of the delegations are also
split': up among ' tnemselves and it
wlU 'requlre time for them to unite
upon men for the offices alloted to
their, state, Meanwhile ,Mr. Mc
kinley gains time to devote to sotoe
of his other troubles, including the
extra session, of Congress - which
convened today.
-If the new tariff bill is what its
framers call a "conservative" meas
ure, it would be decidedly interest
u'g to know what they would call
radical. Although the country de
nounced and drove from power the
rflDublioan nartv because of the hisrb
duties Imposed by the McKhiley
tariff law, the average rates of duty
u be imposed by the new tariff bill
have been made higher than the Mc
Kinley bill. And about the heaviest
taxation carried by the new bill is
that imposed upon such necessities
as sugar and clothing.
Representative McMillin, of Ten
nessee, has been made chairman of
the executive oommittee of tho na
tional association of democratic clubs,
and will direct the arrangements
for the general celebration by all the
clubs in the association, of Jeffer
son s birthday, April ldtn. u ce
event is to be celebrated in Wash
ington by a dinner at the same hotel
in which the first celebration of
Jefferson's birthday was held, in
1830, which was attended by Presl
dent Andrew Jackson, Vice-Presi
dent John 0 -Calhoun,- the entire
cabinet and a large number ot sena
tors and representatives. Hon. Wm
Jennings Bryan has accepted an in
vitation to be presentand to respond
to the toast "Thomas Jefferson."
' Sonthera Baptist Convention.
The Star says the Baptists of Wil
mington are working vigorously to
get read for the great convention
which meets , thqre in May. The
-great part of the work naturally is
in the way of getting the chvrrcb edi;
nee in the very nest uim possiweu
The money for that purpose has alt
been raised or pledged, and a force
of carpenters- masons and painters
has been at work for several weeks.
The committee on entertainment
has begun in time, and is making a
thorough canvass of Baptist home
and placing in each as many dele
gates as can possibly be entertained
there. ' ' ' . '
There are 1100 delegates in all, but
only 600 of them will be entertained
by the tfaptists. '
A Million to Eztsnainata Loensta.
By Telegraph to the Press-Visitor.
Niw York, Mar. 16. Advices
from Buenos Ayres, Argentine, say
that the Government has spent about
one million dollars trying to exter
mlnate the locusts. Great clouds of
them, however, are still among the
crops. . There will probably be a
loss of 20 to 50 per cent in wheat
and perhaps more in the maize crop.
. , Congressman Kitchin.
:. The New York World of Sunday
contains . eighty-eight pictures of
new , representatives in Congress
Only pne representative from North
Carolina Is shown. That one is
congressman, W. W. Kitchin. It is
a fairly good likeness of Mr. Kitchin.
Out of the eighty-eight likeness. s
shown be he is the youngestlooking
congressman In the lot. '. -
BEIEPS,
On. Tuesday evening, the 23d of
this month, there will be given in
Metropolitan Opera House, one of
the most pleasing and entertaining
concerts of the season. It will con
sist of some of the best musical tal
ent of the state vocal and instru
mental reoitatlobs and reading-. It
will be given under the direction of
the ladies of Central ohurch...
t Ground, was bruken today on the
property f the Presbyterian church
o the coruer of Morsran and Salis
bury street; for the handsome new
edfic whibH the thiirch - has con
tracted to have built immediately
M. Geo. W Waringt of Columbia, 8
O , the contractor has arrived and
is directing th work ' , , ;
The members of tho Brotherhood
of St. Andrew,; of Christ Chnrch
Chapter, are requested to jneef at
the office of Mr. J. D. Drewrv at 4
p. m. tomorrow for the purpose of
attending the funeral ot the LateMrs.
Johnson. - . t -
CONTRACr'AWARDED
For tba Coostractloa of tha Dormitory at
-. D. B. and B. Instltntloa.
The newly created Board of direc
tors of the Institution for the deaf,
dumb and blind met last evening at
tha Institution. Plans were accept
ed for the new : domitory which was
authorized by the legislature, $22,000
being appropriated for the purpose.
Specifications will be put in the
hands of contractors for bids in a
few days.- Work will begin as soon
as school closes and the building
pushed to completion dtiriug vaca
tion. For this purpose the direc
tors last night ordered the sohool
closed two weeks earlier than usual.
The plans which have been adopt
ed, were drafted by Mr. F. P. Mil-
burn, of Charlotte...
p ajchitscts who
-fvefplanST. They
Milburo, of I
AsPrjfn aaa a.
ysr. v
XiriftV65xl00
feet7thretti um m &ndf basement'
It will be constructed of brick and
granite trimmings with a Roman
esque treatment The roofing will
be of slate.
The basement will be equipped
with a steam heating apparatus. The
first and second floors will be divid
ed into dormitories. The two floors
combined will accommodate between
172 and 200 tors.
The third floor will be used as an
assembly room and will have a seat
ing capacity of about 1,000 people.
It will be supplied with a roomy
stage. Through the centre of the
hall will be arranged a roller partition,-dividing
the apartment in half.
rhe right side will be used as a
chapel and the left as a gymnasium
The principal of the school, Prof.
John E Ray, was authorized to visit
the larger institutions in the north
ind west with a view of studying
the improved methods employed in
instructing the blind.
ALL TRAINS LATE
Washeats Raportad Whits Maa Killed
. by a Ssaboard Train.
Trains are running far behind
schedule time today. The severe
rains, for the past 80 days have
swelled streams very much and
washouts are not uncommon. - -
The Seaboard express from At
lanta, due here at 11:30 is hung up
it a point on theG. C. & N. division
oelow Monroe, where there Is a
long washout A special of three
ears was made up at Charlotte and
reached here on the schedule of the
express.
The Chatanooga special on the
Southern is delayed by a washout
ind is not expected here Until late
this evening. A. special from
Gtreensboro made the vestibule's
schedule.
Mr. W. C. Petty of Carthage, who
irrived in the city this morning, re
ports that a white man while walk
ing up the track near Vass station
last evening was hit by a passenger
train and sustained injuries which
resulted in his death.
THE PEN. DIRECTORS
Meet Tomorrow- -Pis Uontars Hers --Few
Changes to ba Mada.
The newly created board of direc
tors of the state penitentiary meet
here tomorrow. The advance guard
ot office hunters began to arrive this
morning and by tomorrow all of the
old barnacles who hung around the
capital during the legislature will
be on hand. .
There are more applicants for
positions in the penitentiary manage
ment than any other department- of
the government. RPRelnhardt, the
populist from Catawba .who claims
Pritchard fooled him is here, and as
the Paiss-VisnoB originally stated
be will get the management of the
Anson farm. ' Senator McCaskey of
Martin who will be given the Halifax
farm at some later date is expected
before tomorrow:
The Prxs8-Visitob is able to state
that the board wlllmake few changes
In the management of the prison at
present, ,' -' t '
Mr Claude Dookery will in all pro
bability he - mada chairman of the
board of directors. The governor
desires this. ."'
St. Marr's Alumnae, - -There
will be a meeting of St.
Mary's Alumnaeon Thursday, March
the 18th at 5:30 o'olock, directly
after evening service, at the ' borne
of Bishop Cheshire. Not only -are
tha members of the Alumnae' asso
ciation urged to be present, but all
friends of the school andthoae ot the
girls who have at any ' time "been
pupils of St. Mary's.
THESLUGGERSSN6piNE
Fighttobe PuUedpff iat U
Tomorrow Morpibg .
A 8T0RM IS BREWING
. .
WkUe tha Weathar la Fair, tara la Bad
Iodlcattoa-Flts and Corbatt Vfoaad !
Up thslr Training TodsyTkar
noawtar la 40 at Carsoa. -"v
By Telegraph to the Prest-Visitor.
Carson, Mar. 16. It Is now posi
tively decided to bring .the big batj;
tie off tomorrow at eleven ' o'clock
after which there will Je a recess
when the other two eveAtswilb
brought off. Both men today, wouqd
up and their training and ire. In 1 p.
top shap.. The weather is f!r
t?day but a storm with rin or snow
seems to be coming over the moun
tains. The theremometef is forty.
Both men are confident. V':
Corbett advises his friends to bet
on him.. Fitzstmmons 5 Is equally
sanguine. Betting begun this morn
ing brisk, the odds of one hundred
lo seventy-five being laid on the
champion freely.' !
Caeson, Kev., Matci) 16 Dan
Stuart today decided that all three
of the fisbts will bo pull off on
Wednesday, thus making' the carni
val the greatest in thef history of
pugilism. The big Texan settled on
this course late in the afternoon, and
Hawkins, Flaherty, Greeii and Smith
were ordered to be on band for med
ical inspection on Wednesday morn
iujer. The men will be examined by
the official physician, Uft Cunao, of
this city. Stuart evidently shares,
in common with the majority of the
experts, the opinion that the big
mill will notba very prolonged, but
it is not by any means equally cer
tain that the other two bouts can be
finished in the day..0 "l
A temperature of summer, coupled
with a bright sun ' and a clear sky
greeted Corbett and Fttzsjmmons
this morning when th.y arose to
prepare for the last finishing touches
which are t ea- the-clinir of their
arduous labors, like the polish on
the finished mahogany.
Two specials and the regu
lar train landed a goodly crowd
of sports today, and the town put
on quite a busy appearance, which
was enhanced in picturesqueness by
the presence of a number of -cowboys,
who participated in an exhi
bition of equine skill just outside
the town-
$80 000 SUBSCRIBED.
W. Dales Gives $1,000 to the Colored Cot
ton Mill -Building to be Erected.
E. A, Johnson, the colored lawyer,
has returned from Concord where he
attended a meeting of the newly
elected directors of the cotton mill,
which is to be managed and operat
ed by the colored race.
It was determined at the meeting
of directors to advertise for bids for
the construction of the factory.which
is to be located In Concord.
Among other things, it was an
nounced at the meeting that Wash
ington Duke, of Durham, had sub
scribed $1,000. The total subscrip
tions amount to $30,000. far,
only $3,500 has been collected, but
an assessment , of ten per cent, on
subscription's has been made, and
this will be collected at once,
The secretary and treasurer, War
ren Coleman, has furnished a $10,
000 bond. The new building will
cost about $15,000.
Chamoer of Cotnmaros.
The monthly meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce and Industry Will
be held tbis evening at 8 o'clock in
the mayor's office.' ,
A report on the industrial element
in the graded schools of the city is
promised. - . i .
Arrangemeuts to properly enter
tain the. visiting editors on April
2nd, most be completed. The mem
bers of the committee are urged to
attend this meeting . Other matters
of interest will be presented.'
-'.- a. - G AtiiKj Seo'y.
' A Womaa Beraad tDaat&
By Telegraph to the PiW-YlsirV
Chicago, March 16. A young wo
man was burned todeathand another
fatally hurt last night at a fire which
destroyed the residence ot William
Spier on Vernon avenue,
- -
Maatao Lodge, I. O- O. F. ;
I Man tec Lodge, No. I. O. O. .,
meetstonight at T:30 o'clock. Every
member is earnestly requested to be
on hand . . , . .
WAS LIQtJOR CRAZY.
Walter Daaista Shot Aaale Richardson
lb "Circassian Bcaaty,"
-Walter Daniels, a young white man
was.bcfore Mayor Russ tbis morn .
ing charged with having disturbed
the peace of East Raleigh. Many wit
nesses told of the high handed man
ner in which Daniels had taken
possession of that part of the city
and alarmed the natives, so Mayor
Russ sent the offender on to jail to
await court without a heiring.
Daniels from all accounts was full
of "crazy liquor," and he hirdly
knew what he was doing. This
morning he was meek and penitent.
paniels used a pistol very freely
with which he terrorized the neigh
borhood of East street. He shot
Annie Richardson, better known as
the "Circassian beauty, " inflicting a
painful 'wound la the fleshy part of
her hand. ' The "beauty v was car
ried to Rex Hospital to have the ball
removed.
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Tha Movements In New York sad Liver
pool Markets
Nxw York, March 16.
Market quot&ffbnsfurnishnd by E.
B. Cuthbert & 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 quotas
tlons of the New York cotton market
today:
MnvTHS OPE' HIGH- LOW- CLOS-
ING. EST. EST. INQ
January, -
February, -
March, .... 7 00 6 U 6 D7-
April, 7 07 7 OS 7 05 7 02-
May, 7 0. 7 12 7 05 7 05-
June, 7 14 7 16 7 10 7 10-
July, 7 18 7 21 7 14 7 14-
AugTist, 7 1. 7 22 7 IS 7 15-
Sept'mb'r, 95 6 2 8 wO-
October, 6 82 6 82 6 7 6 IS-
NoT-mb'r, 6 82 6 84 79 6-7.-
December, 6 86 0 88 6 83 6 83-
Closed steady; sales 78,500 bales
Cotton Movement.
The following shows the semi-
weekly movement of cotton at 13
leading interier towns this week
compared with that of last week,
last year and 1895:
RKC'PTS. SHIPMENTS
STOCKS.
316.U6
378,008
330,376
337,053
This week.. 20,03 31,331
Last week. .27,364 37,953
Last year.. 16,482 30,15)
In 1895 41,975 41,595
New York Stock Market.
The following were the closing
quotations on the New York Stock
Exchange today:
Sugar 1131
American Tobacco 781
Burlington and Quincj 77 i
Chicago Gas 78
American Spirits 13(
General Electric 351
Louisville and Nashville 4-1
Manhattan 861
Rock Island 68i
Southern Preferred 21
St. Paul 781
Tennessee Coal "nd I rot. 77
Western Union 861
Chloago Grain and Provision Market.
Thefollowing were the closingquo-
tations ontheChicagoGrain and Pro
vision market today:
Wheat-May, 731; July 721.
Corn May, 211; July, 251.
Oats May 171. July 171;
Pork May, 8,92; July 9.05
Lard May, 4.32; July 4,40
Clear Rib Sides May 4.82; July
4.82.
Liverpool Cotton Market.
The following were the closing quo
tations of the "Liverpool cotton market
today:
March 3.59 b
March-April 3.59 b
AjWU-Mav 3.5B b
May-June 3.59 b
June-July 3.59-60
July-August 3.59-60
b
b
August-September 3.57 b
September-October 3.51-52
v
b
b
b
October-November 3.47-48
November-December 3.46
January-Deoember 3.46
Closed firm; sales 10,000 bales
To Meat la Jolat Debate.
' The students ot the University of
North Carolina and the University
ot Georgia will meet in joint debate
at Athens, Ga., in May, at the same
ime the baseball teams of the two
Institutions meet to play a match
game. - The young orators will de
bate the initiative and referendum,
while the athletes will play plain
baseball. -
Not lea.
Regular meeting of Raleigh Chap
ter, No, 10, will be held tonight at 8
o'clock. Work in the Mark Master's
degree.' All companions are re
quested to attend.
CLOUDY WEATS-l
Predicted Tonight evf.omorrow.
but
Probably f V -lit Rain.
The weathe' .-diction for Raleigh
and vicinlt; generally cloudy to
night and Wednesday, but probably
without rain. Colder weather is
also promised. The forecast for
North Carolina is partly cloudy
weather with local showers. Col.
Von Herrmann reconsidered his fair
weather prediction yesterday and
lasteveningindeferencetothe wishes
of several citizens distributed a
liberal amount of moisture.
The thermometor was 44 this
morning and the barometer has fallen
in the extreme northwest, but has
risen over the rest of the country
and is highest over the east lake re
gion. Northeasterly winds, with threat
a.ing weather, continue over the
south Atlantic and Gulf states, but
it is now generally fair In the Ohio,
Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
The temperature has fallen in the
northeast and has risen decidedly
in the northwest, where the ap
proach of a low barometric area is
causing warm southerly winds.
Death of Mrs. Frances Lenox Johnson.
Mrs. Frances Lenox Johnson died
last night at 11:50 o'clock after
several weeks of serious illness.
She was the widow of the late Dr.
Chas E Johnson, and before her
marriage was Miss Frances Lenox
Iredell, daughter of Gov. James
Iredell. Her lamented husband,
who died a few years ago and who
was one of the most eminent physi
cians in the state, and herself one of
thj noblest of women, spent their
married lives in Raleigh and by t' eir
nobility of character and generous
dispositions, endeared themselves
to the people of Raleigh of every
class and calling. Since the death
of her husband Mrs Johnson has
made her home at the residence o!
her son, Mr Chas E Johnson, on
Hillsboro street.
She bad five children Messrs.
Chas. E. Johnson and James I. John
son, of Rileigh : Mr. Samuel I. John
son, cow residing in Texas: Mrs.
P. E. Hines, of Raleigh, and Mrs.
James I. McRee, of Richmond, Va.
All of her children except her son
in Texas were with her during her
last hours. He paid heravisita
few weeks ago. She died in her
79th year. The funeral will be held
from Christchurch tomorrow. Mrs.
Johnson leaves one living- sister,
Mrs. Judge Shipp, of Raleigh.
The funeral will occur tomorrow
at 4:30 p. m. -
RALEIGH POSTOFFICE
There are Numbers of Applicant! Mr.
Bnsbce has a Year More.
It will be a year before Mr. C M.
Busbee's term as postmaster of Ral
eigh expires and according to a re
cent ruling of President's McKin
ley 's there will be no change in the
office until Mr. Dusbec's four years
expire. Already speculation is heard
as to Mr. Busbee's probable succes
sor.
C. T. Bailey, Jim Young, A. W.
Shaffer and others are candidates
for the postmistership. Jim Young
has the promise of Governor Rus
sell's support, but whether this
cuts any ice in the McKinley pie
pan remains to be seen.
Col. Shaffer's appointment under
Harrison was due to his service in
the federal army.
NEARLY A MILLION
The Legislature Cost the State $(181 .300.84
for Two Years
Treasurer Worth has gone over
the acts of the General Assembly in
order to arrive at the total amount
of appropriations made by our be
loved solons at their recent sitting.
The treasurer finds that the total
amount of appropriations, together
with estimates of the cost of running
the government for the next two
years is $931,390.84.
Lord Jnstlee Eay Lwad
By Cable to the Press-Vlaiior.
London, March 16. Sir Edward
Ebenexer Kay, Lord Justice of ap
peal, is dead.
"Old Times Down South."
Polk Miller's appearance at the
Academy of Music on April 15th
will fill the house, ard it will be well
for you to secure your seat early .
There will be no extra charge for re
served seates. Admission 50 cents.
The Tabernacle Sunday-school,Ior
whose benefit Polk Miller comes, re
quests their friends to help them
give Polk Miller the largest house
-he baa ever had bore. ' :,.
Minor Matters Manipulated
for the Many.
AROUND THE CITY.
Pot-Ponrrl of the Mews Pfetarad on In
par Points and People Pertinently
Picked and Pithily Pa In
Print A Stringing Rebuke.
Mr. A. P. Masse y left tbis morn
ing for New York.
Tresaurer Worth says he thinks
the legislature should meet once
every six years.
Mr. W. E. Jones is exhibiting
some pretty fabrics in his windows
which everybody stops to admire.
Secretary B. H. Woodell left to
day for Eastern North Carolina, by
way of Norfolk, on lodge business.
The Baltimore base-ball team pass
ed through Monroe last night head
ed for Macon, Ga , where they will
practice for the next three weeks.
Messrs. W. H- & R. S. Turker 4
Co. are showing some pretty rew
spring attractions in their windows
which draw the eye of every passer
by
Mr. E. V. Denton will take special
telegraphic reports of the Corbett
Fitzsimons fight tomorrow which
will show the progress of the fight
from start to finish at his popular
place of business.
Messrs Thomas A Campbell will
be ready for their table sale days and
will mak eannouueement it in a few.
They will sell neat tables at
fifty cents and will offer many at
tractions. Watch out for their an
nouncement. The regular monthly meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce and In
dustry will be held in the mayor's
office this evening, at 8 o'clock.
There is always some important mat
ters to be considered, and each mem
ber is earnestly requested to attend
the meeting.
John Groves, who is held for the
murder of Henry Wall in Forest
ville last January was given a pre
li mi nary hearing before Justice
Roberts yesterday. . Numbers of
witnesses gave testimony against
Groves. The latter offered no evi
dence. The prisoner was recommit
ted to jail without bail.
Governor Russell grants a pardon
to Em i lie L. Thorns, of Buncombe,
a young Frenchman, who has served
a few month on a one year term of
imprisonment. Thorns was convict
ed of carrying concealed weapons.
He is in delicate health and his par
don was recommended by Governor
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and
twelve physicians in Asheville.
Mr. Henry King is making some
very attractive improvements at his
popular drug store. The pretty
Onyx soda fountain has been moved
from the corner and additional (it
ting accommodation will be arrang
ed and also a handsome mirror. Mr.
Kiiifc will have an inviting place for
the summer season and the ladies
will find it especially attractive.
During a conversation between
several colored men, a few days ago.
one of them said: "I am told that
Governor Russell offered the Rev.
R. H. W. Leak, the colored preacher
and politician of Raleigh, the posi
tion of Chaplain to his staff, with
rank of Colonel, but that Bro. Leak
declined the offer without thanks,
saying that his self-respect would
not allow him to accept a position
under a mun about whom he said so
many hard things before he was
elected." A Republican who heard
the conversation remarked : ''Gover
nor, what a stinging rebuke this is
to some of the white race. " Win
ston Sentinel
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. B rough ton
and little son of Raleigh, N. C, ar
rived in Columbia yesterday from
Florida, and are the guests of Mrs.
Ray on Gervais street. Mr. Brough
ton is a prominent citizen of a sister
state, and is kjown throughout the
country on account of his zealous
Sunday school work. He is super
intendent of a Baptist Sunday school
in Raleigh, which, in comp rison to
the population of the city, has the
largest weekly attendance of any
Sunday school in America. He Is
one of the vice-presidents of the In
ternational Sunday School Associa
tion, filling the position with great
credit to himself and the causa ,
which he represents. Columbia, B.
C.t State. - ' ; i