The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-04-10
THE STA5E il 5.yURNING.
PROCEEDINGS oF COURTS AND
OTH HERBODIIs Af. THE DEATH
OF TIE VERSOR.

Fhe Tributes Come spontaneously
from People in all Sections OF the
commonwealth.
Yesterdays CHRONICLE gave an ac-
count Of the proceedings Of the public
meetings at Fayetteville, Wake Forest
and other places.
Circuit Court at Greensboro.
The Greensboro Record says:
At 10 O'Clock today when the Circuit
Court of the United States met IN
Greensboro, n. G., Judge David schenck
arose and said:
MAY it please your Honor: It is with
unspeakable grief that | arise to an
nounce the sudden and unexpected death |
at II o'clock last night, in Raleigh, cf |
cur distinguished Governor, Daniel g. |
Fowle a man whose purity of character
aud fidelity to every duty has endeared
him TO every North Caroliniau. He may
have had infirmities but he had no vices
He vas subject, like all Of US, to the
fraiities Of human nature, but he twas en-.
dued with many worthy qualities. Warm
hearted, even TO aft cll0n, he drew his
friends close to his heart and impressed
every associate with the benignity of his
character. He was all in ali a good and
noble man, patriot simple, earnest and
no man loved North Carolina more de-
votedly than Governor Fowle.
As a mark of respect TO his memory,
| move Your Honor that this court do
now adjourn until 10 morrow morning at
, 10 o'cloak
His Honor Judge Robert 2. Dick, who
had only heard the sad news few mo
meGts before, was much agiated with
, emotion and replied from the bench,
that he
''Joncurred in the eulogy, thus brief
ly pronounced npon Goyer1or Fowle .
That he admired he great purity of his
] cAArsc.er, ana that his virtues had el>-
yated him to tha highest executive Office
# q sovereign State, that it was due to
hin that every mark Of q respect should
to shown to his memory, and that it
gave him pleasure to grant the motion.
"Mr. Mar5h&ll," be said, announce
: that this Court stands adjourned until
). to morrow morning at 10 o'clock"
y Public Me6.ing at Greensboro.
Upon motion of Mayor Forbis Judge r
2. Dick was called 10 the chair. He said
that he could not trust his emotions tC
I give expression Of his high regard fol
e th5 late Governor Fowle, but hoped a
az early day to do so. Feeling remarks
{, were make by Rev J. Henry Smith, D
! D., Hon. D. Z. Caldwell, and Judge
: Schonck. Appropriate resolutions pre-
: pared by the Committee -Messrs. D.
, Schench, L. III. Scott. Chas. Price, W
t, E Murchison and a. H. Joyce-wer
adopted.
Charlotte Takes Part.
L. Charlotte Chronicle)
{, There was & special meeting Of the ba
D, association Of Charlotte, n, c., held i
A. the Law building yesterday at 5 p. ~
IL to take some action in regard to th
death Of Governor D. G. FoWle.
It was resolved that the president az
point two members to attend the fuuers
e. Of Gov. Fowle, in behalf Of this associs
E. ton. The president thereupon az
oa pointed Capt Armistead BurWell an
Willis B. D0wd as a committee to a
~ tend the funeral of Gov. Fowle, in be-
III half of the bar association of Chariot.
n. @.
D. @. ". TILLETT, President,
~, |. n. PHARR, Secretary.
E. Action was also taken by the board {
III of aldermen, the chamber of commert
X. ana the HornetNest Riiemen in regal
w TO the matter Resolutions were adOp
P ed and representatives of each of tt
lif designated bodies appointed to atten
j. the funeral to-day. Mayor Mcdowell
o. Aldermen Springs and Taliaferro Wi
S. represent the board Of aldermen; J.
T. Boyn3 ard Harrison Watts the chamb
f. Of commerce; and Capt. I. r. Robe,
,es, son. Lieut., L. B Seigle, Lieut.. E.
1T, Asbprg, of the Hornets Nest.
an The CHRONICLE was glad to see the
Q. gentlemen in attendance upon the funer
A. yesterday.
J. Meeting at Lumberton.
p D. Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
A LUMBERToN, n. O., April Sat
;on, mass meeting Of large number Of t
In citizen of Robson county, held on We
nesday, April 9lh, 1891, Mr.. L.
Hamer was called to the chair and
Fl. Humphrey requested to act as Sec
tary. The following preamble and res
lutionS were unanimously iopted:
VI L WHEREAS, This convention has hes
G IN with regret OF the sudden and untlm
and death of the Hon. Daniel q FoW
em Chief Executive Of this State, and
his WHEREAS, Ia long public career
ad- ginning as a soldier ia the late war q
ending il the highest Office IN the gift
the people Of the State, he has e
proved himself worthy Of the high
trust that could be conferred upon b
tho and
'"' WHEREAS, We recall with pride
devotion to the Constitution aud L
ming of his State, which prompted him,
9 the Judge, III the darkest days of re-
hav- struction to issue bench warrent
-, the arrest of a Major General,
anu Sickles) who upheld some Of his me
was violation of the laws of the ST
over and
when WHEREAS, The President of
If the United States set the seal Of his az
2. a val upon this action Of the young Ju
ed to now therefore,
ort to RESOLVED, That in the death OF
I'D On ernor Fowle the State has lost one 0
oerior most able, earnest and devoted sons,
se bar had ever shown himself ready to I
Court tain her integrity and defend her b
10 the Whenever assailed, and who had use
ghout the powers of his intellect to furthe
aston. Interests in all material ways, and
ee are as soldier, citizen or Chief Executive
Jones, left an example worthy to be follow
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