North Carolina Newspapers

EALEIGH, N, 0, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, W97. $4.00 mi ykak; Vy ... jxvl ::o. i2p. I 'I SEAEOARI3 LINK. The Ca pltal la Said to be la Head for the lxtenetona Cheraw the Junotlon. The' Atlanta Constitution sayay The statement recently made that t, a Seaboard Air tine- would build from Monroe, N.r C.,' to' .Columbia, S. C., -was an error. The extension will start at Cheraw,- and make a straight line ,to Columbia. " This will be a shorter-route and will cost the Seaboard one. or two hundred thousand dollars. '.' '-' The North Carollu and" Virginia cutoff, which is to let the Seaboard into Richmond, will be the first ex tension. Bv good financiering a large sum has been raised for this construction. .The 'v Raleigh; "and Gaston and the Seaboard and Boa1 noke father the project and ytl get the needed money -without Increas ing their present fixed charges. . .. " - In refunding one of their bond issues enough is saved to pay the interest on a large part of the money which will be put in the construe tion of the extension - to Richmond. At Richmond, the Seaboard will Ret an outlet to Quantioo, where it will strike the 'Pennsylvania entering Washington. - , V'l "7" Between, Cheraw: and Columbia the road would pass through a good territory. At Col umbia connection would h rmadQ with the Florida Central A Peninsular ,-'- ,w, . A more direct route than- that to Ke w Orleans will probably be found. This may be by . Atlanta, .-a route which would give the Seaboard the long haul. There is nothing defi nite about thisoonoection at present; but there has been talk' for more than a year of the Seaboard making connection with the East and West soad and reaching Pell City and Birmingham over it. ' If Birming ham can be reached, 'the Seaboard would have a straight, line for the west in connection with the Kansas City,', Memphis, and Birmingham. These 'plans, ..however,."' have: not taken very definite shape, so' fai as the public is aware. .J .", n kit. ni..: V . 'y' z 3 V1 "The New Orle&n Picayune says i "Mayor Floweabas Issued an order to the chief of police that the gam bling" houses which are running in this city must be olosod, and he has heard that precinct commanders of . the! police : force have received stipends from gamblers, who there by secure Immunity from iaterrup-, tioa. l "The statement, sooften repeated,, to the effect that' gambling houses cannot be closed la this City, is a mere absurdity. Such: houses can be closed if . the - police,, from the chief down to his last offioer. are determined to do their duty. tThese.. houses are not closed because the police have failed to do that fluty ej - "It is not contended that gam bling can be stopped in this city an? more than that crime can be stopped. But the gambling houses 'Jean be forced to close their doorsi and, if : they carry on any operations, it must be done with great difficulty and secrecy, 'ust. as other crimes are committed, C rime and vice can not be suppressed aid, extinguish ed, but the perpetration of such of fences can be so surrounded with difficulties and serious risks as that many will be deterred from attempt ing them. . That U all that any. ad- . minlstmtion of justice can do.'' ,..-T Dtecnealaf tbm Hw Trrtff..s-; By Telegraph to the Preas-VUltor. r - Washington, March 23.--Lesthaa twenty representatives were In their seats today wheh , the. house re-assembled under special order for the consideration of the tariff bUL Be fore proceeding Wilson, of South Carolina, was sworn in, The first speaker was Gibson, of Tennessee, In support of the bill. " " , - : ' Newland, a all verite, from Nevada, said be believed the republican pro tective tariff should be given a trial but was confident nothing but hi fi metallism would save kba-country. Sallntmry Shaken by a Barstla Meteor, Yesterday morning Salisbury was shaken by an explosion. Windows rattled, bouses swayed, and people rushed into the stretiti, but there ns no information to be obtained as V) the location or nature of the ex-, j 'osion. Later it was learned that a Urfje meteor was seen shooting ,t be northwest part of the city, " vh behind a long trail of fire. " ; S a a say s that it fell north of ury and shortly afterwards t' i ' n occurred. . -;'. .i"n was about the only f ivfr -i'ioa on the streets CARNIVAL OF BEAUTY v:va.V i?'"r-v j Splendidly Presented at Me-' ' ;;;troj?olitanHall. :mj: represented. The Boslneae Internets of la City Happily ' Impersonated byTroops of Beaotlfnr.' ;:, Women Toe. Carnival a Brdltant , Snooaaa la u Baapaota. " ; The "Karnivalof Kommerce" W6S greeted by aooverflowiog audience, last night; at Metropolitan Opera House, composed of the represen tative people of Raleigh,', and the verdict today , of all who saw It is that it was a signal and brilliant success. " Congratulations i were showered from, all sides upon the ladieB in charge of the entertainment and upon Prof, and iMriu Basel fir its preeminent and popular success. It wasaoenthuslastlo and delighted audience and a creditable and bril liant spectacular ; presentation of Raleigh's interests and , Raleigh's beauty,' . - - ; ? - v - Practically and principally it was a parade, Individually and. collec tively, of -beautifalyoung women, f6r whom continuous applause rip pled throughout the evening', with the sincere spontaneity born of self losing admiration. - Apart from this, it was the kar- nival" of Raleigh's successful und triumphant t "kommerce. T' To ; te unrepresented meant at the least to be out of some very good company; And nearly 'everybody you know in a business way was there. . -J The PaB88rVi8iroj' in the charm ing person of Miss Lbllie Williams, led the aetdostlTtakw''' ay gowns ana pretty .capes jn we grana. march, with the same ease and grace.. with which the paper she represented wins the admiration of the public at every Appearance," - - That a merely spectacular evening should have been made a so fast flying one was remarkable andje: fleets great credit upqn the manage ment and , the ' young ladies taking part.' ' ' ."' . In addition to the . regular repre sentatives of .the .various firms, in teresting tableaux came at intervals ia beautiful variations. r Aided by the'"cleam of varl-colored calcium ligh.s these features, noveHn con oeptlori and . perfect In execution, formed "living pictures' : of ; rare beauty r The most - notable -. of these were those of Blacksmith Jn drews, Grimes" & Vass, fire lnaur anoe, and the Raleigh Electric Com pany. The latter tableaux made a a decided hit. It was a huge swing that swayed to and- fro lnto-spaees of constantly changing lights, while It and its., .fair occupant,- Miss Maggie. - Harris, were ';-. lttera'ly covered with tiny eleotrlo bulbs that gleamed now rod and green and white and blue in rapid changes of multi-colored brilltanoe. r ' - 3 Other tableaux, which charmed with, the still and the beauty of chiselled marble, artistically pose 4, were those of the Raleigh Gas Com pany, Coopers Marble Works, Law-, yera and Magistrates, the Borseford Company and Wharton's photos the prettiest on exhibition. - - Amusing incidents, grotesque ad vertisements, popular, "gags'" by the inimitable. Stanley Faison ap pealed to the inner part of the audi ence as the speechless charm of the fair walking "sign, boards',' did to its eyes, and made the evening ifit every way an artistio success. The fine-looking manager in the dress suit and whiskers, who man: aged the calcium lights, provedbim self all sorts of a genius. His speech before the footlights bristled with tongue lubricants of rippling allit eration, which amply paid In itself the price of admission V; V The following "werethe fair repre sentatives of the various firms, pro fessions and business institutions as they : appeared in order! Birdie Blake, the News & Observer; Misses Gertrude Johnson and Lura Newn some, R If Andrews' blacksmith shop; Miss Annie RogerSjsMr R P Howell of the city market; Miss. Clyde Ellington, the Raleigh Sta tionery com pany ;Mls MattieSimms the Park Hotel; Miss L'zzie Murphy; JOS Lumsden; Miss Bernlce El lington, Mr: D T Johnston; Miss Miriam Stamps, Sherwood Higgs'X Co. ; Miss Ina Horton, the . Raleigh Gas company; Miss Lollie Williams the Daily Pkess-Visitob; Miss Claud Leacb, Barbee 1 Co; Miss Sullie Wiltinsoj the daily Tribune; II13 Cora Lambeth, J H Gill; Miss Annie Yarboro, Wynne & Ellington; Miss Daisy-Wallace, T H Brigga A Sons; Miss Margorie Taylor, W H King & Co; Miss Sallie Wbitaker, Sohn, y koRae;Jiis .Helen Prim rose, TboBai Pescud; Miss. Lena Powell, K. F.;'Wya'tl5.4 Sonsp Miss Susie Tuckei, J Hat Bobbitt; "Miss Minnie Holding,, the Southern Law Book Exchange; Misa Janet Strou ach. the Capital Printing oompany ; Miss Jessie Higgs, the Pilot cotton mills; Miss Annie Purnell," W H & R S Tucker & Co; M Julia Partlnj Wooilcott, & Son; Miss Emma John son,: Edwards & Brdbghton; Miss Eugene tHarrlsi -If. Eberhardt's ice factory; Miss Mary Green, J D Turner; Miss Ethel Stronach;' Miss Maggie Reece'smlllineryMlss Eliza Moore, Singer Sewing Machine com-, p hy; Miss Qrace Sneed. Grimes tt Vass;Mi8sAnjieMerrill,GS Tucker A Co; Miss Bertha Kleuppelburg, O N WalUrs; Miss Xnnie Jones, W S Huges; Miss Pearl Jones, Excel sior Steam Laundry; Miss Minnie Koox Tucker, "the Commercial: and Farmers' Bank; Miss Ethel" Fray, the University Publishing oompany, Capt W BVKeadrick, agent; Miss Adella Purnell. the Mechanics and Investors Union; MlssEdith Butler, B C Rogers & Co.; Miss Etta Buskie, Southern Walt Paper company ; Miss Allie Brown, Ooconeechie Farm; Miss Gertie Thiem, Whiting Bros.; Miss Maime Bullock, Thomas A Campbell; Miss Julia Faison,: Ral eigh Savings ' Bank, Miss Maggie Harris j the .Raleigh .Electric com pa6y; Miss Eva Minor, Darnell A Thomas; Miss CI ace Faison, Simp' son's Pharmacy; Miss- Cora Lam beth, Steinnet the ' florist)' Miss Laura Newaqme, Royall & Borden; Miss Gertrude Johnson, W E Jones; Miss Nellie Loiigee, 4 North .Side Drugstore; Miss Ina Horton, JnoC Drewry, life insurance;. Mra -W -L. Colville and Mr Stanley Faison. the Southern Express company . The. entire Karnival was most suc cessfully exec tiled from first to finish and never ' w'as seen on a Raleigh stage euch a brilliant and gorgeous array of Bplendid caparisooage and feminine beauty, The climacteric feature of the resplendent pageant of liflht and loveliness., however, was the closing phantasmagoria!, kalei-' doscopio march in which the entire aggregation of beautiful women were reviewed flic glittering w splendor under the dazzling ' search" light of vari-oolored caldinm lights which played upon rosy cheeks, ivory arms and superb costumes with the acin-1 tillating rose hue of the aurora, the soft azure of theheavens and the 'mellowui of glistening star-light, This super V? ensemble of nearly a hundred of the fairest fldwers of Raleigh's young womanhood was led through the maizes and evolutions of the brilliant march by the fair standard-bearer- of the Pbkss-Visitor, costumed in blue and gold and gilt and bearing aloft the pennant of Raleigh a leading and favorite journal as she trod the stitely and graceful lead of the grand . march with the imperious step , of the queen of the Carnival.-. Tt : was a- brilliant and imposing spectacle indeed 1 as- the parade of beauty, was marshaled by under the irridesceaf . splendor of many colored andjjorgeou illumina tion "- ?T .'j,!', - "i, v ,i -iV There were many handsome and costly-costumes, and . among . the handsomest was that worn, by the charming and beautiful representa tive of Messrs W H & R S Tucker & Co., Miss '.Annie Purnell, The elegant gown would have done credit to Worth and it was regally worn : by the . Mr representative. MisS Taylor took high honor as one) of the most graceful and attractively costumed fairies on the stage and it was a pretty scene when- she pre sided over the laboratory of W D King ,'Co;X Wevwia ; that 'space would permit 'detailed accOuiit of how prettily each of the army of pretty girls acquitted themselves in their respective roles and beautiful costumes.. Suffice it to. say that all did their parts perfectly and grace- full v. ; 'rX -vinf;'s?; :f The lady managers desi re to thank the business men who contributed to the success of- the occasion and the ladies who made It such a pro nounCe'd euccess. About $88 was netted from the entertainment for the Waifs' Home. . - it Fits. Bah Waal to ba Qovarvor. . By Telegraph to the Prest-Vlaitor. : Washington, March 23. Consul General Lee is reported as desirous of returning from Havana to run for governor of Virginia next fall.. Gen Draper, of Massachusetts, may sue ceed him. . - Cnpt John Eudy, the well known miner Is in the city. . ' , THE SOUTHEEN'.B k L. Jadf a Clark Iaahar(a tba Kaat-Iyar and ' ' . Seatoraatha 9toUioldar K ,; .The Knox vllle Tribune of Satur day . aaysy The vfamous ' Southern Building and Loan Asaociatlou. case Came to an end in Ihi Unite-States court yesterday when Judge fCIark dismissed the receivers and. f-continued the In junction (as, to uaiog by-laws) i ,r'-'l-i' "'.'The case? brought' by a ,Mrs. Linda Johnson, was begun Jao'. 20, 1697, by the appointment of tempo--rary receivers, and on Feb J, 1897, the court granted until March 20 for a motion to make the receivejs per manent, In order that " the share-; holders mleht meet and decldi .wbat they would do in the premiQBs On the 4tn and Wbt thstants the share holders resolved to continue iusl ness and. to ask for the discharge of the receivers.:. Oa : the 8tb Instant the court appointed Joshua W Cald well as special master .to "tae evi dence as to the sblvency of the com pany;" H-if ,.J7 ? Yesterday (Saturday, 21st in- etont)the apeotal master made his report to the court and the case was then argued. The report of the mas ter I vfiTy lengthy iln it W sus tains the solvency of the corpora tion, but deems it impraoticaple for it to continue business on account of the conditions that exist. " The judge, acting on the master's report, says he discbarges jfhe re ceivers because three-fifth of the stockholders, at their recent meet ing, asked the court to do so, and because of the. desire of the court nt to interfere in the management of : busi Bess agai nst the ex press wishes of a majority , of its stock holders. The decisiou places' the associa tion back fn the hands of its old offi cers and it seema'-pvobable thoy will attempt to manage U ia, accordance with the plan adopted by hf stock holders at their meeting. 'I(1q the 4th and 6th of March. '": x '.v Tha Board of Aftrloattiira. Under the new act the members of the board of agriculture are termed ocommisslonera.- Tbv met. this afternoon! Dr. D. Raid Parker, well known d aring the session of the legislature as the "alternator, " voting for Cy. Thompson for Senator one day and for Prltchard the next. was up to ' quite a recent date con sidered on the . "ground floor" as the successor to commissioner sTl. Patterson. pr, Parker said this morning be though be was all right and that James M . Mew borne would not knock him out of the place. Matroa of tha Panitcntiary. . ; The Durham Sun of yesterday ays; Mrs. W. JE. .bewis. formerly of Goldsboro, but a resident of Dur- nam ;,ior toe past six montns, nas been ' elected Matron of the State Penitentiary. Mrs. -Lewis is a sis ter of Mrs. R. B. Proctor, of this place and she went to Raleigh this afternoon, to assumed the duties of her new position. Superintendent Smith did well in his selection he could notfiave done better. Mrs- Lewis is a capable, business women and "will carry to her position emi nent business qualifications J - Military Comalaalona Issaad. if Today commissions were issued to: E G Harrell quartermaster gen eral, rank of colonel; Howard Alston of Littleton, judge advocate general, rank colonel; H H McIlhennv lieu tenant, H L Miller ensign and' E M Danforth third assistant engineer of the Wilmington division of the naval reserves; RS Primrose, lieutenant, TC Daniels, lieutenant jun'or grade, W T Hill ensign, of the Newbern division of the naval reserves' - - Mlnaaaota Makea Him Tlrad. y State Auditor Aver today received a letter ifrom Minnesota ; farmer, which began with the : inquiry whether a Northern man could live nere among the Southern people. Then the writer went on to describe the woes of " winter Jife in fer away Minnesota..; He says winter has pre vailed' there since last October, that there Is now three feet of snow on the ground and that a farmer caa not make enough to buy ' clothes and keep warm. ,- ASpaeUl VaairK Sheriff Jones today summoned special ventre of 75 - In the case ot JohnD Groves, -who Is to -be tried tomorrow for tbt murder of Hen ry- Wall near Forestville.. The two other capital cases are of Tom Burcb (or burglary In this city and Robert Gimer, who is charged! with shcotin-f Romulus. Neal on train May 20, 1805. TODAY'S MARKETS. ' Tha Movemaata in Maw York and Llvar pool Markata V ' - rt j; . , . Ntw Yosk, March. 23. Marketquotationsfurnished by E. B. Cuthbert A Co., 30 Broad street, New-York, 'and 305 Wilmington streetvBalelgh, N. C, over their special wire: ' The following' are the opening, highest, lowest and Closing quota tions of the New-York cotton market today: ' MONTHS. OPEN- HIGH LOW- CLOS ING. K8T. EST. IMO .... 6 84- i'm ioi i'oi- 7 03 7 04 7 Ol 7 01- 7 08. 7 08 7 06 7 05- -7 11 7 11 7 10 7 09- 1U 7 15 7 12 7 W- 7 18 7 16 SO 7 14. . ... 6 88 0 76 6 88- 37 ill 6 78 6 77- 6 70 610 6 75 6 77- . 6 SO 6 81 6 78 6 80- January, " February, aiaren, , June, July, August, 8ept'mb'r. October, , Movemb'r, Deoember, Itaw York Stock Markat. The following were the closing quotations on the New York Stock Exchange today: 8ugar..., a...-. 113 American Tobaooo. .. 751 Burlington and Qulricy 741 Chicago Gas '8W American Spirits 12i General Electric 341 Louisville and Nashville 48 Manhattan 841 Rook Island 66i Southern Preferred 271 St. Paul 701 Tennessee Coal vnd Iroc 27 i Western Union 831 Chlaafo'Qrata and Provlaloa Markat. Thefollowing were the olosingquo- tations on the ChicagoOrain and Pro vision market today: Wheat-May, 734; July 724. Corn May, 241; July, 251 . Oats May 17i. July 18J; Pork MayC; July 8.85 Lard May, 4.20; July 4,32 Clear Rib ' 81doe May 4.65; July 4.70. , Liverpool Cottoa Maflkat. The following were the closing quo tations of the Liverpool cotton market today; March - 3.59-60 s March-April 3.50-60 b April-May 3.59-60 b May-June 3.60 a June-July 3.60 s July-August... 3.57-68 b August-September 3.61-52 b September-October 3.51-52 b October-November 3.46-47" b November-December 3.44-45 b January-December. 3.44-45 b Closed steady; sales 8.000 bales. Mllltncry Crcalns at Sherwood Hixce a Co. 'a Tomorrow . Messrs. Sherwood Higgs & Co. i'l hold a grand opening of thfclr elegant and up-to-date millinery de partment tomorrow, and all the la dies will be delighted and the piib- lio generally will be interested. This progressive firm proposes to make a most attractive exhibition of this feature and there will doubtless be a large crowd and a highly de lighted one. BRIEFS. Attention is called to Mr B R Jolley's announcemnt elsewhere of an auction sale of his stock. It will be a rare chance for desirable bar gains. Mr William Tbain announces that he is prepared to doctor sick watches at his new stand In the Yarboro, formerly the S A L office. Give him a call. Judge Tbonzas H. Sutton, of Fay etteville is very sick. His trouble is diagnosed as nervous prostration. He has . not been out of his house since the legislature adjourned. News, was received here today that officers Vaoderford and Mebane bad made seizures of twenty-seven barrels of whiskey at points near Goldsboro, Wilson and Fremont. Quartermaster general Harrell has been to Washington endeavoring to get battery of 4 B. L howitzers for Raleigh. He did not succeed, and says it will require a special act of Congress to get the guns. Yesterday aa injunction was is annul raal.rftininir thn new directors of the Atlantic and Caro'ioa railroad from taking any steps towards organiting'or getting con trol of the road. The case will be heard lu April before Judge Al'er . The dental scene which was ece cuted by Miss Lauri awsom and Miss " Annie Rogers - last night in uoh irresistible manner 'was not intended to impersonate any Ra'eigh dentist or physician-; but was simply Intended as a humorous complement to the performance as It has been at Durham and . else where.. It was a decided hit, was admirably done by the young ladies and won well de- served applause. mm ere jHainiuai' or rue wan?. AROUND THE CITY. Put Pourii of the Newa PlctureJ on per Points and Pvpl-3 Perilncnil Picked and Pithily Vn- In Selma has a new holel; "The Southern Inn." Stewart Bros, of Winston get the state printing up to July 1. Two convicts from Pasquotank aiv rived at the penitentiary today. Mrs Lizzie Darby, of Wilmington, is to be executive clerk to the gov ernor. Evangelist Bill Fife, now at At lanta, is to conduct a meeting at Durham next month. Frank Hoskins, a white youth aged 20, was almost beheaded by a train at High Point Sunday night. James F. Milliken of Randolph county, was today appointed U. S. Marshal of the western district,vice T. J. Allison. The Baltimore baseball team will play at only one place in this state Charlotte. It plays three games at Newport News, Va. Mr.'H. Steinmetxis now prepared to serve his customers with cabbage plants and tomato plants, a plenty of which he has on hand. State Senator Alfred M. Scales was on Sunday ordained a ruling elder of the First Presbyterian church of Greensboro. And now it is intimated thai Dave Sutton may not be mayor of Wilmington after all, but that Dr. S. '. Wright may get that piece of pie." Partial tests have been made of the new steam heating plant at the agricultural building. The 250 horse power ooiler is" under the new annex. Bleds grove, uth of the city, used to be a beautiful place. The Bledsoe house stood near it and was struck bv lightning and burned down. The grove is now nearly all cut down. The trees wereoaks, and many have been cut this year. The legislature chartered a rail way from snow tun to iroiasboro and gave it leave to build in other directions. A plan is being con sidered to build the road from Snow Hill via Wilson, either to a point on the S. A. L. near Raleigh or to Dur ham andconnect with the Norfolk and Western road. Remember the concert for the benefit of the Central Methodist Episcopal church tonight. Not only will the best musical talent of Ral eigh take part but some of the finest musicians from other oities in the state will also participate. Don't fail to attend. Rev. R . E. Peele, of South Caro lina, is in the city. He lectures be fore the young people's union of the Baptist Tabernacle this evening on 'The making of a man. " Mr. Peele is a rich humorist as well as an able logician, and all who hear him may expect a feast. No charge of ad mission. Public cordially invited. Messrs. Whiting Bros, have bad mocking birds as wellasother kinds of. birds build nests and rear a brood iu their front yard. . But this season they are very lucky to have a wild mollie hare make her nest beneath their vines, and she five of the cutest little bunnies to come and feed every night. Of course the "kids" are wild over their treasures. Following up his progressive ex hibition last night at the Carnival by his charming representative, fllss Bernice Ellington, Mr. D. T. oh n son, our popular groceryman, makes an announcement today in our advertising columns which will be of Interest to all He is always in the lead Keep your eye upon his space. 'Tbe evival , , U11 continues at Epworth Chapel, conducted by the pastor,. Rev. R: H Wbitaker list Sunday, night seventeen persons were received into the church; ten on profession of fuiih, and seven by letter. ". List night there were four conversions) making a total of twenty since the meeting began. The meet ing will continue through this week IU not longer. . ; - SHORT iu uuaru ut aKrjuuuurv iitt w day. all its me nberjt in attendance : It is said bv some fcwmbera that the govrnor1avors the election H 1,1. -Ramsay, editor o&Ube Progrvsbive Farmeries secretary to the board. A student named Pearson, from Guilford college, is here, an appli cant for the position of curator of the museum, the place which Mr, Brimley so ably fills. The ex -commit teeof the Industrial Fair Associatiou, Monday nigh , and after attending to routine busi ness set the date for the next fair to be held in Raleigh next fall Nov. 2nd to 6th . Presideut Donaldson and Sec. Leak intend to have the largest fair this year ever held by the colored people . The young white roan, Parrpit, who was charged with stealing flowers from Oak wood cemetery, was before the mayor this morn ing and it was found that he was not entirely sound as to mind. The warrant against him by Messrs. Raney and Vass, charging theft, was withdrawn. The mavor dis charged Parrott. Mr M A Mosely, representing the celebrated Barlow Bros' minstrels, is in the city. Mr. Mosely says the Barlow Bros will give a better per formance than ever this time, and that it will be a first class attraction in all respects in minstrelsy. The date will be announced later and will probably be about the the 29th inst. Mr. Harris, who had for some years been chief clerk to Superin tendent Moncure of this division of the S. A. L., left last night for Lin colnton, having been appointed agent there. Mr. Bennett, formerly in the office of Superintendent Mc- Bee at Portsmouth, takes Mr. Har ris' place here. Work on the Baptist female uni versity here is ordered to be begun at once. Among today s arrivals are W G Means of Concord and R A Lee of Charlotte. Mr Thos P Devereux, who has been sick and confined at home for two weeks, is able to be out again. Another attempt to burn a house at Wilmington was made Sunday about the twentieth during the past few months. Messrs Royall & Borden made one of the most attractive exhibi - tions at the Carnival last, night as they always do. Mr. George Stevens of Charlotte comes here to take charge of the Ral eigh business of the Equitable life insurance company Thomas & Campbell exhibited a handsome baby carriage at the Car nival last night and their exhibit scored a popular hit. Mr. Stanley Faison was pronounc ed a full grown success at the Kar nival last night and the verdict is that he ought to be a ministrel man. He would undoubtedly be a winning cord as a burnt cork artist. The ferocious wildcat at the state museum will be chloroformed in a few days. Beefsteak and rats are . its diet. It has eaten 38 large rats ij less than a week. The wild cat is an animal which cannot be tamed. Last spring at Durham A. G. Bauer and C, H. Norton were badly injured, while in a buggy, by being struck by a train on the Southern railway. Norton sues the road for $40,000 damages and the case eomes up this week. Messrs Sherwood Higgs & Co., have issued unique and attractive invitations to their spring opening : display of high class millinerylffelh? tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24th' ' Tk.i PDrcd.ViaTTno a tlrninrlortrvAtt V. ff on invitotinn ' Charlotte's Coming Exposition. The Charlotte News of yesterday says: The morning mail brought many new exhibitsfor the industrial department of the exposition. The prospects are brightening every day and the enthusiasm Is increas ing at home and abroad. This will be a notable week ia - connestion . with it. The passenger, agents,.:' about seventeen in number, of the various roads interested will meet this week to discuss the J cent a mile rate asked for by the exposi tion management. This should by al 1 means be granted and no doubt will be, as The News.loarna that the . ladies will do all In their power to protect- the roads granting them favora. The i representatives '" of several northern firms are also to be here to look after their respective