The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-23
NORTH CAROLINA.
Democratic Club Convention-Reculal
Budget From Our Neighbor state.


Extensive preparations were begun to-day
for the State Convention Of the Young Mems
Democratic Clubs, which convene here
Wedne7d@y and Thursday. II was feared
that the Metropolitan Opera-llouse. where
it was originally intended to hold the con-
venti0n. would not be large enough to ac-
commOdate the crowd, and to-day work
was begun 10 prepare Str0nach's ware
house, one Of the largest auditorlums IN the
state, for the purpose. IL is learned AT
the State Democratic headquarters to-day
that one hundred clubs will be represented
\ tremendous crowd Is expected, and the
whole city is making preparations to enter
tain them.
NEW UNION DEPOT.
II is definitely learned to-day that Major
PeytOn Randolph and General Superin-
tendent Green. of the Richmond and Dam
Vile railroad, will arrive here tomorrow,
and in company with Major John {. Win
der. general manager OF the >eabOard Air
line, will examine the bids received and
award the contract for the building of the
Union depot in this city 10 cost $4,000.
which both parties have agreed upon.
EDITORIAL CHANGE.
Durham Daily Globe to-day announces
that f. B. Eldridge retires from the edltO-
rial chair and will be succeeded by i. NJ.
Briggs. well-knOwn newspaper man OF
this State.
GRAND ODD-FELLOws' BANQUET.
The several lodges Of Odd-Felows, Of this
city, announce that they will, on the night
Of september Both, give "A grand banquet in
honor Of Grand Sire. {. NJ. Busbee, on his
return from Topeka, Kansas, where he was
recently elected grand sire of that order.
MINOR MENTION.
The Executive Committee of the Agricul-
tural Association have elected Mr.. Grimes,
of this city. chief marshal Of the state FAIR
in October.
Mr.. William l.. saunders, Secretary Of
state, has just completed the colonial re-
cords of North Carolina, work which he
mas been engaged in writing for several
months. 1t will be the only work OF the
kind ever written, and will be an important
link in North CarOlina's history.
News is received that work is rapidly
progressing on the new buildings tor Trinity
College at Durham. The foundation Of the
main building has been laid, and eNcaya-
ton for the scientific and machinery build
iugs has been begun. DR.. CrOwell. presi-
dent Of the college, Will 20 North in few
days tO purchase full mechanical apparatus
for the latter department.
4 special from New Berne says that a
man named +. r. Banks was fatally bitten
10y rattlesnake in Pamlico county day
or two ago.
SHOT BY A,.NEGRO BOY.
At louisburg this morning, :. W. Pearce,
4 prominent farmer, aged about forty-lNe
years. was fatally shot in the abdomen by a
cOlOrod boy named William Davis, aged ili-
teen years. Davis was bound 10 Iearce,
and some time ago ran away and went 10
Durham. A few days ago he returned and
this morning Pearce captured HIM and was
carrying him home, when the boy pro iuced
a pistol and fired the fatal shot. The young
murderer was caught and committed to jail
to await trial.
INTERESTING TRIAL.
Wake superior Court convened here to-
day, and it il understood that the grand jury
will tomorrow bring in a bill IN the ease OF
Policeman llOgue. who killed the negro
Julian Jones i'm July. Much interest Is
manifested as to whether the grand jury
will bring IN a bill OF murder or man
slaughter.