Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-24
ARGUS BUREAU.
RALEIGH, Jan. 81, 1895.

to give those Legislators VINO
left the city Friday and Satur-
day, time TO return.
But the leaders had plenty to
occupy their minds. In fact they
had a little more to think and
ponder upon than they could
conveniently manage. This was
how to crawl out of the hole in
which they we're put yesterday
by an article which appeared in
the Ne1Us and Observer, which
showed that the expenses of this
Legislature we're running up at
a rate that would make the eX-
penses of this term over 5000
more than that Of the Legisla-
ture of 1898.
1t showed that there we're en-
ployed in this Legislature 81
more ''laborers' at 50. 80 per day
than the last Legislature, one
more engrossing clerk, at $500
per day, and several more pages
at S1.O0 per day.
The article created the great
est stir here among the Fusion
lists. The committee rooms We're
filled to-day with excited Popu-
lists and Republicans talking
over ~ys and means of getting
out of the hole. One was over
heard to say. We must FIX this
thing some how! The expenses
must be cut down as low as they
werei in 90, but no lower"
And this from those extremely
economical legislators. That they
will cut down expenses is not tC
be doubted, but the Nelcs aud o.
serrer can properly say that ii
was its influence that caused the
reduction.
1t would be very interesting
reading to publish exactly what
these ''laborers" do, but nobody
except the laborers themselves
know and the laborers-they
wont tell
Altogether the Legislature ha:
been going at an awfully fas
clip. The Populists, particular
ly, have been very inconsistent
It will be remembered how, be
fore the election, the Populists
ranted against caucuses and it i
a we'll known fact that thes'
same gentlemen succeeded il
getting in more caucussing in
shorter space of time than ha
ever before been the case. AM
economy-economy has eve
been the foundation stone o
-Populsstic principles.
a good story is told by a gen
Ale~s. om Rockingham about
negro from his county who cam
to Raleigh seeking office. H
said here two weeks and got on
days work at the capitol, TO
which he received two dollars
The gentleman saw the negr
Friday night. Yes, boss" sal
he, 1--we los - by my trip, br
I'm satisfied, I've cen whas
have wanted to see all my life,
white man working under a Ms
ger" He was speaking Of til
notorious ABE" Middleton an
his white assistants.
Tomorrow the formal electio
Of U. S. Senators will be hel
and a large crowd will be Q
hand to hear the nominatin
speeches. The Democrats Wi
mass in their ballots for Overma
and Mason but, sad to say, it wi
be merely complimentary.
Quite a stir has been cause
here by a particularly abusive an
offensive article which appeare
in the last issue Of the Greens
boro Christian AdUocQte. tt
article refers to the giving Of
ball for the Confederate monI
ment by the ladies Of Raleie
and criticizes their action in ii
harshpst terms, It is general
condemned. The ball will be he
to-morroa evening in the Va
boro.
Two seizures were reported
Collector Simmons today.
putty collector J. ?. Smith +
ports that be captured and de
troyed a still of So gallons dal
capacity near St Matthews
O.. in Moore county. The own
of the establishment was Tho
Anderson. Deputy J.H. ShelbnI
reports the seizure and destru
ton Of a large 125 gallon st
and 1900 gallons of beer
Orange factory.in Durham cou
ty. The owner was Ed. job
son. There have been over
seizures of illicit stills report
within three months.
Mr.. J. C. Caddell, Of Wa
Forest, tells me that the endo
ment fund of the college is "a
idly growing since Decent
1st. DIR. Taylor has recelV
So, 900 towards the fund a
much more is pledged.
Criminal court convened
Louisburg to-day. Two not
cases will be tried, the State
Champion, for perjury, and t
suit brought by Mrs. P. D.
Arlington against her form
husband, W. FL. Arlington, !
offenses alleged to have be