Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-05-02
ARGUS BUREAU,
RALEIGH, April 81. 1895,

Last evening the Republican
city nominating convention met
in the court house. The meet
ing was gay and there was much
fun and excitement. This is the
case however with all Republic
can conventions. Logan" Har-
ris occupied the chair. There
was nothing done that caused
any surprise. Wynne was nomin-
ated for mayor and Afford tax
collector, as [ wrote you they
would be; MERIT, on the slate for
clerk, declined a unanimous NOM
ination and Thos. j. Jinkins was
then nominated.
A strong effort is being made
to whip in the boiling Repub-
Iicans in the 4th ward. AS it
looks now, they won't whip. This
may decide the election. It is
useless to say that the vote will
not be a close one; there is a
split in the Democratic ranks in
the 3rd and the Republican 4th
ward row greatly encourages
Democrats.
The mass meeting held last
evening to rouse enthusiasm in
the Confederate monument cele-
bration on the Goth Of May, was
a success. Among the speakers
were Col. Oc avius Coke, DR..
Bachelor. Chas. NJ. Busbee,
Col. T. S. Kenan, n. B. Brough-
ton S. A. Ashe and Captain
G. B. benson. All spoke we'll
and with patriotic vim. The atten-
dance was not as large as ex-
pected. While the speeches were
being made the Gove1 nor's Guard
in full uniform, marched into the
hall in a body. Mr.. Busbee, who
was then speaking, prefaced his
remarks by saying that this was
not the first time he had been
''downed' by men in blue, though
he was thankful to say they were
of different stamp from those
then present.
Mrs. A. n Knox, the wife of
a prominent Raleigh physician,
late yesterday afternoon per-
formed an act of cool heroism
that was truly wonderful. A
horse, frightened by car, ran
away. The driver was thrown
from the wagon, and the horse
breaking from the harness,
dashed down a sidewalk at full
speed. With their backs turned
to the animals wild rush, four
little children were stand uncon-
scious of their danger, Mrs,
Knox rushed to them and sue
ceeded in pushing them out of
danger while the horse was only
few feet distant. She had nc
time to save herself by flight sc
pulling off her hat, she waved il
in the face of the frightened
horse almost upon her and caused
him to shy from the sidewalk.
The horse tramped upon ano
broke a bicycle which a little CIR
had dropped when she realized
her danger.
Mr.. B. w. Kilgo, of the ex-
pertinent station, is this year en-
gagged in studying phosphates
and will report his work to the
society of agricultural Chemists
A very successful "protractet
meeting" is now being conducted
at the Christian Church here by
Rev. T. P. Clapp, of Elan Col
lege. In four days there have
been twenty FIVE conversions.
In Superior court this morning
there is being argued the case o
Treasurer Tate and his success
sor, Worth, Us Bates and Others
directors of the defunct bank o
New Hanover. The treasurer de
positad money in the bank an
the suit is to hold the director
Individually responsible for it
the plaintiff claiming that tn
banks failure was caused b.
their indiscretions.
George Mills, the condemn e
murderer, has very sensibl
about given up hope. He is ez
tremely fond of talking religio
and has no thought save Of pre-
pairing for death. His brother
busy carrying around petitio
to the governor for his commr
tation. Many people are signin
the petition.
Mr.. W. E. Christian, city ed
ter of the Nea0s Dc Observer, lei
this morning for Charlotte to sc
at the bottom of the Holland bu'
mess. It is thought here thu
the Charlotte papers have ne
given out the whole story.
A. M. Cochrane, a Baltimol
attorney, is in the city invest
eating the law in regard to tl
effect the six per cent. intere'
law will have upon B. & L. A
sociations.
The North Carolina Car con
pany has begun work on tl
Building of the Baptist Woman
college. It will be "a four r-sto1
affair, built of brown stone.
Real estate transactions hel
are very numerous. The dali
papers here give out many a.
counts of the buying and sellir
of Raleigh property The prize
paid are not large, but the acti'
ity is encouraging.