EALEIGH, N, 0, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, W97.
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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 .",
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"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