The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-25
DEATH OF COL. MARTIN
The Southern Makes a Large Bid For the
Cape Fear and Yadkn Valley.
THE GRAVEYARD CASES ARE POSTPONED
The commencement Exercises orthc
Leonard Medical School of Shaw
tCoIoretD University Now I'm Pro.
gress-North Caroline Politics Dis.
cusscd-Othcr Stnte News.

Raleigh. n. c.. March 24.-(Spccial)-
There was IL regular blizzard here this
morning. accompanied by snow. which
was quite d surprise, as the temperature
yesterday was almost like May.
Col w. J. Martin. Professor of Chem
istry at Davidson College, Is dead lie
was TO years OF age and was n native
of Richmond. Va, graduate of the
University of Virginia. He has Il son.
of the same name. "a professor at the
latter university. For Twenty-Five years
Col. Martin had been at Davidson. Dun
ing the war he was Colonel OF Il North
Carolina infantry regiment. He was Il
very prominent Presbyterian.
The Southern railway made a bid of
81 69s.000 for the entire Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway.
Capt l.; Is. c. IIambley. of Rowan
county. one of the best-known stock
faiscrs In the State and President of the
Association, left to-day for johannes
bury. South Africa, to remain six
months.
The fund for placing headstoncs at
the graves of the North Carolina SOL
diers Ut Winchester. now amounts to
s2ii. AS much as $1,000 is needed.
The annual report on the Y. NJ. c. a.
In this state shows twenty-five associa-
tons. with 2.223 members of these 722
being i'll college asSocia lions.
The Supreme Court will not take up
the graveyard insurance cases from
Carteret county until the September
term.
Ex-Judge James c.. MacRae. one of
the chief promoters uf the silver move
ment among the Democrats. says that
fusion between Populists and Demo-
Gratis is the very thing he has been
striving for: this TO be on the silver
question, and that nine out Of ten of
the Democrats In North Carolina are for
free coinage.
Ohio Wilson. Populist leader. says
that II there has. indeed, been fusion of
PopulistS and Democrats in any coun-
ties. 1t is. and will be very limited. that
is so far as the two parties are now
constituted
The commencement exercises of the
Leonard Medical School of Shaw Uni
versity. colored. here are In progress
Tomorrow Gen. r. j Morgan Of New
York. delivers an address. and Thursday
Rev. DIR. liorr. editor OF the Boston
Waterman. will speak.
1t is now said positively that r. L.
Douglas, the Iredell county man
Tazewcll county. Va. will be able to
prove an alibi.
The robbers went to the home OF VIM
Dark, in Alamance county. and demand
ed money He ran out to the barn of n
neiShbor 10 get help. and when he re-
turned found that the robbers had forced
his wife and sister To show where his
money was. and had taken 5000, besides
some other valuabIes. and left.
Marion Butler. chairman OF the popu-
Ii, party In North Carolina. has issued
circular letter to county chairmnn
OF tbs party and to influential members
in which he advises Populis;s not Ia fuse
or cooperate with either Republicans
or Democrats. but to hold firmly 10 the
free silver coinage plan. II is alleged
that the masses OF the Popuiists stand
with Chairman Butler. though IL is al
ged by Republicans of prominence
that he has lost influence with them