The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-30
CITY IN BRIEF.

The inteement of Mrs. Frances "
Daniel viii take place this morning 81
1890 o'clock, and not 10 O'CLOCK as an
nounce3 yesterday.
Capt. s. &. Asbe will not continue Tbs
publication OF his weekly paper, tit
State but VII devote all bis time TO ths
practice of tbs Law.
A call has been issued by Grand Master
F. NJ. Moye and Grand Secretary Drewry
for the Grand Lodge of North Carolinh,
A. F. and 4. NJ, to meet in Masonic
Han : this city, on Thursday, Deem
Ger 5, al 7:3o p. m.
Messrs. Geo. n. Walters end Chas.
Bretech, representing Wm g. Hill and
Hiram Masonic Lodges, waited On mum
Der of the citizens Of Raleigh this week,
and sent $3.50 to the Oxford Orphan
Asylum AZ Thanksgiving offering.
The regular annual meeting for the
election Of officers of Christ Church
Chapter q the Brotherhood of Saint
Andrew viii be held this afternoon n
the Chap, at $50 o'clock p. m eli
members are earnestly requested to be
ptesent.
A Raleigh lady, whose husband was
largely interested in the cotton mill in
dustry, sent yesterday to the NEWS AND
OBSERVER Office, and bought three copies
of the cotton mill edition. She will have
them nicely and permanently bound in
three volumes for her three children.
Gov. Carr has pardoned Thomas H.
Brig, colored, of Franklin county, who
was convicted some years ago of an as
sauIt, with intent to kill, and sentenced
to twenty years in the penitentiary.
Brig was q well TODD negro and has
given no trouble during his stay in the
penitentiary he was pardoned because,
having been convicted on purely cireum-
stantlal evidence, some doubt has since
arisen as to his guilt
Governor Carr yesterday issued an
order for special term of the Superior
Court of Greene county for the trial of
civil cases. to he held Cd December
goth. Hon. A VI. Graham was app in
ted to hold the same. Two election
cases viii be decided by this court. One
is contest over the Office of Sheriff,
and the other Clerk of the Court.
Gov. Carr yesterday granted requisi-
ton on the Governor Of Georgia for
John Mnrdock McInnis, wanted in Rich
mond county for breaking into store
in the nighttime and stealing therefrom"
W. D. McLaurin was appointed special
agent to go after the prisoner. McInnis
has been arrested in Bryan county, GA.
Many OF the lawyers who have been
here attending the Supreme Court from
the Western part of the State returned
home yesterday. Among the number
was Messrs Cy. Watson and Lindsay
Patterson, of Winston, Walter King, of
Danbury; Jack billiard, of Greensboro;
E. L. Gather, of Mocksville; Sol. G.
We'll, of Wilmington, and E. D. Reid, of
Reidsville.
Nine convicts were brought in yester-
day from Nash county. and two from
Swain county. ALI the Nash county
convicts were pretty hard cases, most of
them having been in the penitentiary
before. They had been released in Hal
flax county when their terms expired on
the State farms, and had gone over into
Nash county and committed depreda
tons almost Immediately, as if on pur-
pose to get back into the penitentiary.
Raleigh sent large delegation to
Richmond Thursday, to see the game Of
foot ball between the University of North
Carolina and the University of Virginia.
Most of them returned yesterday morn
ing on the early train Among the
number were viii Williamson, II. F.
Smith, Perrin Bnsbee, Frank Williamson,
John Stronach, Robert Calling, Frank
Haywood. Alex Stronach, William Snow,
Joseph Ellington, Dalen Stronach,
George Snow. VIII Aabry, William
McPheeters. Sam. Ashe, Tom. AIexan-
der, G. M. Pritchett and Robert Gray.