The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-10
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Small Items of Newsy and Per-
sonal Character.
speeinl DlspAteh 10 Mo virginlan.

SONol SndTdCleT.
Special Dispatch to The virginiau
RALEIGu, n. g.. February O.
The cold last night. though intense,
was not SO severe ne that Of the
night previous. The lowest tenn.
peruture was four degrees. Tenn
peratures rs low AS twenty below
zero are reported in the Blue Ridge
section Of the State.
Congressman elect Richmond
Pearson, of the Ninth district, as-
sures me to-day that though the
not transferring Mitchell county
from the. Eighth district to the
Ninth, yet the change will be made.
Last night the Joint caucus of
Populists aud Republicans met aud
accepted the election law bill, as
proposed by ex-Judge Spier Whita.
ker, counsel for the steering com
mittee, or advisory committee, as
the pessimists term 1t. The chief
features are rs follows: 70 boxes,
one for State officers, congressman,
Judges and Justices, ami one for all
other officers. Two ballots as obove.
Two messengers. to he sent from
each polling place directly 10 the
CoHuty Clerk and Register OF
Deeds, and TO be III his hands within
twenty four hours. The registrars
and poll holders, one for each of the
three political parties, to be nomi-
mated by the State chairman aud
appointed by the Supreme Court
Clerk. The polls are to close
ut sunset, as usual. As soon
as the ballots are counted they are
to be replaced in the box or an
other specially prepared box, fas
tened and sealed, and then placed in
the hands of the Clerk of Court. He
IS made county caqvasser He adds
up the figures and he and the Regis
ter of Deeds record the abstracts of
returns and they send certified
copies of the result to the Secretary
of State and he adds up the figures.
The registration Is on four consecu.
tive saturdays, at the voting place,
from . n. M. to p. M, and on the
second Saturday before the election
the challenging Is done, notice to be
given as under tho present law. The
registrars decide, aud If the chal
enge be good they strike of the
voters name. There will be no chal-
longing at the polls. All persons
will be permitted to register, giving
their ages, residence. and taking the
onth prescribed by the Constitution.
Mrs. William Il. Crawford, wife
of well known Raleigh citizen,
died this morning after long Ill
ness.
The committee will, IN the case of
Norment against Payne, from Robe
son, report III Payne's favor.
Rev. b. $. Mckenzie accepts q
call to tho Episcopal church at HILLS
bolo.
The bill to amend the charter of
Raleigh, SO as to put it entirely I'M
der the control of the Republicans,
was prepared by A. w. Shaller, ex.
postmaster here. 1t Was intro
dnced i'll the Senate yesterday. For
the present five wards it proposes to
create four. 1t makes complete
gerrymandcr.
The president of the State Tenn
perancs Association informs me
that the temperance bill will pass.
1t has been somewhat amcuded, So
that County commissioners are IT
CURED, alter favorable election
for license to grant the license
his is Affected by the substitution
of the work "shall' for may.
The bill as introduced left the pow.
er III the hands of the commits
sioners after the election, Tn,
amendment makes the bill purely
local option one. The whole mat
ter is now III the hands OF the PEG
plo, and it Is claimed that The
change rs TO tue power of commits
sloners Will gain the bill man
votes, which would not otherwis,
have been gwen IT.
The prospect is not good for he
passage OF the bill to make an AZ
preparation for the State exhibit a.
Atlanta,