The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

Col. James T. Morehead, of Green's
boro, is attending the Supreme Court.
Mr. j. II. Mays, of the Whiting Ma
chine company, has just finished put
ting in at the Pilot Mills, Raleigh, four
revolving fiat cards, . spinning frames,
spooler and 1 railway head.
Four conyicts were brought III YES
terday from Pamlico county by ". j,
terday from Pamlico Co. by Sheriff
W. j. Parker. One was brought in from
Madison county by Sheriff White.
fifteen years for murder.
The leniains of the late DR.. Sion II.
Rogers, who died in Abilene, Texas,
January 7, 1892, will be re-interred III
the family burial lot in the City Gene
terry at 4:30 o'clock p. IN. this after
noon. His relatives and friends are
invited to be present.
The entire News and Observer staff
greatly enjoyed repast of oysters,
birds on toast, fruit, grapes, etc,
during the wee sma' hours last night
sent by Mr. A. Dughi, the cleverest of
clever fellows, and a caterer to the
Kings taste
\ county Republican came into the
city. yesterday morning and seeing a
a filming hand-bill signed by - I. l..
Harris, Chairman of the Citizens Com
nittee." announcing the circus for to-
night with Russell as chief trick-mule,
said that something was rotten
about that. He scratched out "Citi-
zens' Committee and inserted "Road
Committee" He evidently has q cor.
rect idea of the class of citizens that
follow Loge.
The Governor has ordered a special
term of Superior Court for Lemon
county for the trial of civil and Grimm
nal eases, at the request OF the Chalr-
man of the Board of County Commls-
sionrs, the Judge riding the district
and the bar At this term Will be tried
parties indicted for incendiarism in
connection with the burning of the
town of Kinston last February. Judge
A. w. Graham has been appointed to
hold this court at the request OF the
bar and county officers.
The Marietta and North Georgia
Railroad having persistently refused
or neglected to make their reports as
required by the Railroad Commission,
the penalty of 800 was placed upon
the company Tuesday by the Commits
sion, as prescribed by section IL OF the
act 4 letter was addressed TO Solici-
tor Pou to collect the same. Every
other company in the State has made
its report and all are now in the hands
of the printer.
Railroad Commissioner j. ". Wilson
SAYS, referring to the football game III
Richmond to-day, that the grand jury
of Henrico county should find true
bill against the whole crowd for an
ARRAY, and that President Winston
should be indicted as an alder and
abettor. That if the jury has notenough
powers, the governor of Virginia should
do as the Governor of Texas did, call
the Legislature together. That will
put a stop to them. The major was
asked what he played long ago lie
replied Skinny and town-bali, beside
which as Skinny was then played, foot-
ball is now a caressing game
Tuesday the Railroad Commission
heard the complaint of j. III. Huff, OF
Plymouth, against the Roanoke
Bridge and Lumber Co, charging
gers without license, and that they had
no acts of incorporation. The rail
road company deny the charge, but add
lnitted that they had contracted their
road to one Parker for the purpose of
hauling logs to their mill, and adj
mitted that Parker himself had
charged for freight andpasengers
without their consent, and that the
railroad company was not responsible
for his acts. The Commission con
cludes that the defendant cannot be
heard TO say Inat it is not responsible
for the acts of S. j. Parker, who is OPP
Grating the road, though he TAy have
been acting in violation of orders, and
adludged that the defendant is liable
TO all rules and regulations as pre-
scribed by the Railroad Commission,
&ld will be assessed for taxation as
other roads for the years 1894 and
1895, it having been proved that fares
ID been charged during both years,
and no tax had been collected. The
property was assessed by the Commits
sion at 49, 900, and lies partly in Wash
ington and partly in Beaufort coun-
ties. Clerk Brown sent yesterday the
divisions allotted TO each county.