The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-07
QUEER WHIsKEY STILL
II Was Made Of Three Pieces Of Wood
and a Large Piece Of Zinc,
IT WAS CAPTURED NEAR ABERDEEN.
Talk OF Three Gubcrnntorinl Tickets
In tho Next CaMpnisn-The Var.
boro House OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Settle Removed = Com. wtnsIow
ana Gov. Carr Cross Swords.

Raleigh. N. c.. March 6.-(Spec!aD-
1t Now looks very much like there will
be three Gubernatorlal tickets I'm the
field I'm this State-Democrntic, Republi-
can and Populist. 1t cannot yet be said
whether the silver party VIII regularly
organize or whether It Will do it's work
through the Populist party. rs the latter
does not appear to give up It's organ-
cation.
The quesrest moonshine still seen In a
long time in these parts was brought
here to-day. 1t is the one captured near
Aberdeen and operated bv the moon
sinners who fired on the revenue officers
1t is made out of three pieces of wood
and one large piece of zinc. The moon
sinners say they could put three bushels
Of meal in 1t and make 10ia gallons OF
l00 proof whiskey.
There Is now considerable talk about
putting up Il Prohibition ticket In this
State. Two years ago there was none.
Some OF the party threw their influence
for the Populists.
The Marlboro House here has for some
days been embarrassed and to-day no
transcnts were received. This was
done by the Sherir's order. The Grimes
FAMILY hare owns the hotel, and gets
$4,000 a year for It's lease from Louis r.
Brown. The lease is non-transferable
Brown has contested Judgment for
considerab BILE amount The furniture OF
the hotel belongs 10 X. b. Raney, a
former proprietor. who holds Browns
mortgage thereon for $4,000, on which
Brown has paid nearly $4,000. The
point to-day was whether Raney would
remove the furniture. The lease money
Is all paid up to date. Brown is en-
deavorinS to make arrangements 10 con
tinue.
r. II. Rattle. Esq. left for Whining
ton to-day. where this evening he and
| ~, t1tTn a rad fAt.
Carr in the case which Francis Winslow
commanding the North Carolina Naval
Reserves, brings to test Gov. Cars
power to revoke his commission. Win
slow contends that this cannot be done
save upon the finding OF court-martial
or In time of war, or upon the disband-
ment OF an organization. Gov. Carr cen
tends that the code gives him absolute
power to revoke Il commission, for the
good of the service"
The name OF the new book OH this
State, which the Agricultural Depart
| ment now has In hand. is THE Re
sources of North Carolina" II will con
| tain 400 pages with Sc pfioto-engravings
full page.
Acknowledgement Cameron this morn
Ing receiver the official report of Lieu
tenant w. ]. Griffin. of Elizabeth cry
oh the tour of duty of the Naval Re
serves at Edenton. The work of the re-
serves was both prompt and excellent
1t is stated here TO-DAY that Con-
gresham Thomas Settle has been taken
off the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee and Senator Jeter c.
Priichard put in his place. The Pritch-
ard men are Growing over this.
Some Democrats are earnestly in favor
| of drawing; the color line this yea in
North Carolina. No one can yet tell
| the extent of this movement
The number of insane in the asylum
here is 1884, In the asylum at Morganton
GAL, In the negro asylum at Goldsbor
252.