The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-02
RALEIGH, N. G..
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Snal! Items of Newsy and Per-
sonai Character.
Special Dispatch to the virginiau.

Special Dispatch to the virginian.
kALrlTH. y. c., January Ito.
d Y tie Judges of the Supreme
Cont', whO were elected i'll .Novem-
Der wtfe sworn IN by Judge A. g..
Avery, The Supreme Court. Not
very mepy persons were present.
Chic: in lice w. L. Faircloth was
first ss IN, He was an Associate
Justice .or two years from Novem.
Der 1879. Walter Clark was sworn
In rs Associate Justice for the third
time. He was appointed in 1889.
elected in 1880, and re elected in
1891. d. NJ. Furches next took the
oath. He served as Superior
Court Judge 1875, ~. Walter \.
montgomery was the last of the
Justices 10 be sworn. After this
ceremony had ended Justice Avery
swore in Il. W. Iimbes!ake as
Judge of the Third Dis:ric; and
Justice Montgomery swore in W. s.
OBJ. Robinson as Judge of the
Fourth District.
Judge Leander l.. Green, of the
Eleventh District, called on Gov.
Carr and was commissioned. He
also took the oath. Several of the
Judges, Solicitors and CouGressmen
have not yet applied for their com.
missions or certificates of election.
The Supreme Court to-day made
new rule. that III future applicants
for license as attorneys will be ex-
amined the first Monday in each
term. So the next examination will
be February 18th.
Gov Carr to day received letter
from Clande NJ. bernard. fusionist,
nominated for Solicitor in tho Third
District, declining the certificate Of
election, which runs only for two
years, while the full time is for four
years. Bernard asks the Governor
to appoint some one to the place, so
he can bring suit against him and
establish his right to the Office. Gov.
Carr to day commissioned John T..
Woodland, who was the Democratic
nominee. He also commissioned ".
c. Douglass as Solicitor in the
Seventh District, in order that he
might hold the court in Union
county. In this district II erbert +.
Seawell, fusiopiot, declined the COM
mission on the same grounds as Ber-
nnrd did.
The enow in the eastern part of
the State is nearly as heavy MS it is
IN tho west, this being very I'M
usnnl.
The negroes here to day cele
brnted IL good style the anniver-
snr7 OF the emancipation proclama-
tion. There We're celebrations Of
like character at Salisbury, Colds
boro, Wilmington, Louisville and Il
few other places.
Cash subscriptions for tbs Ne
brsska sufferers are being collected
at several places in the State.
Application is to be made to Gov.
Carr for q communication of the death
sentence of Henry Webb.
The SeabOard Air. Line has some
important plans in hand for the de
velopment of its lines.
Marion Butler, State chairman
and editor and prospective United
States Senator. has been at Wash
lnSton on q flying trip. He pub.
fishes list of the subscribers to the
stock of his paper. Among these
are number of Republicans. not
failing to include all the latter who
are aspirants for Senatorship.
The city authorities here are lively
IN their prosecution of liquor deal
ers for selling liquor to minors.
Next Sunday Mr.. Josephus Dan
liels and all his family will arrive
here from Washington. His resig
nation as chief clerk of the Interior
department takes effect next Satur.
day.
peg Leg" Williams, who five
years ago took thousands of negroes
from tins State to the far South
now says he intends to take thous
ands from the far South into
Mexico.
W. #. Brockwell. eunsmith
here, was stabbed last evening, after
an alteration with David Moore
and Walter Moore, young white men
whose father, ID. L. Moore, of John.
sion county, is clerk in the Office of
public instruction. Brockwell was
stabbed near the heart. He and the
SouDg men had IA fight. They were
ID the station. house all nipht.