The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-01
TUE UONDERFUL -IsSIGNNENT icT.
They Want the Orioles aud the OuaIScrs to
Play In Ealicgh.

RALEIGH. y. C., Sept. n-Spnclal.-
SATURDAY the grand jury returned true
bills against Jerks Satteriiell and Brown,
charged with cOrrupuy aui lriuduloutly
violating the act known as the Won
derful assignment act. The witnesses
who appeared before the jury were Mr.
Il. =. Smith. the legislative member from
Stanley county, Librarian >. q. Llhre-
ton, and Mr.. W. T.. Bdtchclter. head
clerk in the Office Cf tho Secretary OF
state. The indictments a4e quite icns by,
containing many counts The penalty
is q term OF years in the work mouse.
Inc case has bcctn set for trial at the
January term of court.
fhcre are now over one hundred pupils
enrolled at the white institution for me
DlLd i'm this city. This ls the largest
number ever had before. and more are
expected within the next month.
Superintendent keeicr, on the electric
light plant Jon the city, Us now prepared
to put In electric burners In private
An effort is on foot 20 get the Baltimore
and Philadelphia teams 10 play game OF
baseball In this city I'M The near iuiute.
They are going on a southern toIr, and
the lovers of The dian 0nd are anxious
that they shOuli come here.
This morning the supreme Court met
for the fall term. There are 5l applicants
Tor license who are now in the CLASSES or
examinations. Last FessiOn tne-e Were
81 applicants. Tomorrow the court VIII
take up appeals from the First Judicial
district
REGISTER Of Deeds Rogers IS preparing
for holding the election 10 reg id.e the
workings of the public roads IN Wake
county. Posters have been priat - ana
sent 10 all tho leading points i'm the roun-
~. The ballots read. "tOr ad0pIon oi
road law" Against adoption Of road
law"
Mr. Chandler. a gentleman from Ne
bros ka, who rented here about eighteen
months ago. says Dee mas letters from
parties I'm his far-aWay western home,
asking for information regarding the re-
sourct 81 of the state. and ne hopes lhat
his replies will be so favor rtnlN received
that ere long there viii be quite little
settlement Of western Ttn mere.
At the university there are 800 stu
dents enrolled, l34 OF waoin are lresn-
men. Uniyrrsltv-Day NH bo ctltoIdiei
oetober IN. There are eta1Hales' ~ W
seniors, 81 sophomires. ~ JUNIORS lti
fro shmen. then there are me medical ana
law students. North Carolina is p'oud,
and very justly so. of her university.
president McscrNe. or shaw University,
has Just returned from the North, where
he has been spending the summer. ana
where he has been working I'm the interest
of his school. The working force consists
of President MeserNc and - assistants.
and the branches taught are medicine,
law VlarTacL theology. missiouc'F
training. normal department and coli
leee. This university is doing grand
work for the negroes. 10 rs kept up prn-
ciuallv by northern capital. THE enroll
mcnt last year was 55,. The school begins
its fan session tomorrow.
Senator pritchari nasscd through here
to-day on his way 10 Elizabeth city.
where he speaks THIS week az The cOlQred
fair 10 be held there.
The state crop reports to-day continue
10 be unfayorable The extreme heat and
dryress have worked great 'lamase 70 all
CroUs.