The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-15
RALEIGH, n. G
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Small Items of Newsy and Per.
sonal Character.


Small Items of Newsy and Per-
sonal Character.
Special Dispatch to The virginian.
RALEIGH, n. g., January IA
The mercury here went down to five
degrees above zero yesterday morn
ing, nor did it rise above twenty-five
degrees during the day. The con-
slant and strong wind prevented
the freezing of ponds. This morn.
ing the temperature was nine de.
grees above Zegro, but little later
the weather rapidly moderated,
Nearly all last night the Repub.
lican members of the Legislature
caucused. They were greatly ex.
cited. The fight was narrowed down
to one between Holton aud his
forces and Pritrhard. Feeling run
high. OF course the caucus was in.
formal, but 1T was neverth eless per
sonal.
AT late hour yesterday new ele
ment came In. This was the deolar-
alton that in the regular caucus to
night the question would be sprung
whether Butler. the Populist,
should have the long term. The
people who gave notice OF this fight
are anti continuance of Fusion Re
publcans; in other words, Holton's
people.
The news stirred up the Populists
and some of the latter said if the
Republicans did not do right" by
Butler the latter would take hand
In the matter. That meant Populist
influence would be thrown for
Prltchard. Republicans in the East
and West are asserted to be for
fusion in the next campaign and
have assurances from their national
committee that the latter will heart.
| lly endorse fusion, as the committee
thinks the North Carolina Populis,s
are different from those in the West
ern States. But all the opponents
OF Prltchard made up strong Mt
tack on HIM. They were last hight
pledged to rise or fall together. H.
terest in the caucus Tonight was
therefore increased rather than di
| minished.
Deputy Collector Shelburn reports
the seizure of an so. gallon illicit
dlstillery, the still OF which Is made
OF sheet iron, near Burlington.
Moonshiners made this still.
To-day in the Superior Court here
the case of Jack Wimberly, the old
white man charged with the murder
OF his daughter, lana, was taken up
| John q. Davis. the ex-lawyer aud
swindler of Wilmington, who es
capped from the insane asylum here
last mouth and who walked to vii
mlngton, was brought back here to
day. In month he would have
been discharged cured, but he now
appears to be crazy indeed. His ex
perience i'll walking day and night
In the incessant rain storm must
have been terrible one. He had
waded in the swamps. &C., waist
deep.
| 1t was intimated two weeks ago
that the Christian Advocate, the
organ OF the Methodists in this
State, had joined with the Baptists
IN their fight against the University
and the Normal and Industrial
School, but the Advocate saws to
day that it's editorial and also letter
for President kilgo. OF Trinity Col,
lege, was mlsoonstrued-ip other
words, that it is not backing up the
| Biblical Recorder in the latter's
attack upon higher education.
| Governor Carr appoints Fielding
Knott. OF Granville. II director OF
the Oxford Orphan Asylum.
Elk Congressman Ewart emphatl.
cally denies the statement made by
the Pritchard people. that he was to
have voted Tor Pritchard at the lie
publican Senatorial caucus SATURDAY
night.