The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-21
AFFAIRS IN NORTH CAROLINA
The News, Personal, General and
Political, ConCiseIy Recorded.
THE DEATH OF Mr.. BLOUNT
People Going West. Fight Between u
Democrat and a Populist. No
Women Allowed. A Winston
Sensation. Appointments
by the Governor.
Special Dispatch to the virginian.

RALEIGH, n. c., March 2O-Mr.
George w. Blount, OF Wilson. one of
its Oldest citizens, and one of the most
prominent lawyers aud Masons III East
ern North Carolina, is lying at the
point OF deuth from stroke OF
apople1y.
Snrry County Court convened yes
terday at Dodeon's. There are two
murder cases on the docket.
Fully forty persons have gone West
from Gadkin and Wilkes counties with.
IN month. Most of them have gone
to Indiana.
AT Monroe Monday, zeb Green. edi-
tor of Fopulist paper, published at
Clerk OF tue Court, (Democrat), had q
fight in which Wolf was victor. Green
had said some very untrue things about
Wolf in his paper. Wolf demanded he
retract them. This he did not do, with
the above result.
Another ''set back" hns been given
to the first steps towards woman sui
irage IN our State. Gov. Carr re-
oeived sn application yesterday from
one who signed herself Cntbarine DE
Vaughan, OF Graham county, for tho
appointing OF herself n notary public,
The Governor looked up the matter,
and decided that ladies' were. not
eligible to Office, and therefore wrote
to her and told her lie could not APP
point her.
In the legal battle TINT will uudoubt.
ed!y follow the oustIug OF Cook aud
Ewart from the iudgshlps Of the new
Criminal Circuit Courts, Il. Il. Pur-
nell of Raleigh, will represent MIR.
Lwart, and Judge Russell, OF Whining
ton aud Col. l.. e. Edwards, of OK.
iold. Will represent MIR. Cook.
Senator Ptitchard has gone TO Thorn.
| nsville, Gn., whero II is understood he
is to meet Mckinley, and from there
they viii go TO Washington.
ltis said TINT Mr.. Ewait aud Judge
Jones, Of the Western Criminal Court.
have agreed to submit the controversy
without action under the code. Judge
Graham will hear the case, and from
his decision an appeal will be taken. 1t
Is TO DO decided before the next Crimi.
nal Court i'll April.
A sensation was created in Winston
yesterday by n warrant OF peace being
sworn out against George Pierce by his
! brother. A deadly fued had arisen be.
| tween them on account Of some money
matters.
AIR. George b. Moore, who died at
Rex Hospital on Saturday, left that
hospital SD, 600.
The Aldrich Stone Company has re
celyed the contract to furnish the
brown stone for the Government build.
| ing in Newborn.
News from Beaufort county SAYS tho
law passed by the last Legislature
known us the dutch net law" pro.
hlbltlng any obstruction whatever IN
the streams of that county, has created
quite stir.
Two convictS were brought to the
penltentiary yesterday & one from
Davidson and Que from Johnston.
Gov. Carr yesterday appointed f. +.
Braman, of New YORK, Commissioners
OF DEEDS for North Carolina, aud f.. ID.
Bowen, of Cnrrituck, Commissioner Of
Works, for First District.
Evidence Is being taken in Whining.
ton IN the suit OF tho Farmers Loan
and Trust Company, Of New York
against the Cape Fear aud Yadkin Val
Icy Kailrond Company for forfeiture of
mortgage.
Mr.. E. W. Ward, Jr., of l.incolnton.
on Monday night was acting under
orders III nrrestng Il negro, when q
companion OF tho negro came up aud
interlered, ami drew pistol on Mr..
Ward, bnt before lie could fire Mr..
Ward shot and killed him.
Or. L. IL. Murphy, Superintendent
OF tho State Hospital at Morgantou.
VIII probably have chnrge OF tho SAM.
tarlum That 1t Id proposed to build in
Charlotte.