Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-19

Wilmington Star: A special
dispatch to the Star says that a
rear. end collision occurred yes
tel day on the G. F. & Y. V. r. R.
near Jonesboro. between two
freight trains One of the trains
failed to send out a fagman. NJ
one was hurt but the monetary
loss to the railway company will
he large.
Winston Sentinel: The last
Legislature authorized the elec
ton in 36 counties oa the ques-
ton of levying special tax for
public schools. The State Su-
perinteIdeut of Public Institu-
tions says, that SO far as he can
discover. no election was held ip
any county. The only reason
that he can advance is that the
law provides for only two boxes
and two tickets at elections, and
that Git was feared that am
other box and ticket might in
validate the election.
Newbern Journal A party
of sportsmen from New York
city. stopping at the Hotel Chats
tawka, went out for an after
Moons quail shooting yesterday.
Mr.. Tobias Lane acting as guide.
The gentlemen enjoyed the hunt
very much and expressed them
selves as having enjoyed the best
quail shooting of their expe-
rience. Twenty seven birds
made up the bag of the hunt.
Greensboro Record: Officer
Scott left this morning for Ra-
leigh, carrying with him James
Burnham who will be placed in
the asylum. He was brought
home some weeks ago in the
hope that he would improve, but
it was failure and he gave his
family no little trouble by wan
dering away off in the country
and being unable to find his way
back.
Winston Sentinel: Governor
elect Russell will not be inaugu-
rated until the 29th of January.
Neither will the State officers re-
Gently elected take the oath of
Office until that date. The Leg
iSlature of '93 changed the date
of Governors Inauguration to
the third Wednesday after the
first Monday in January. It is
rumored that Russell will ap-
point as his private secretary
Mr.. Sutton, who is associated
with him in the practice of law
in Wilmington.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Some
of the fellows in this county who
voted the Republican ticket are
expecting Mckinley to repeal
the tax on whiskey and brandy.
The Republican leaders, these
fellows say, promised that this
should be done as soon as Nc
Kinley was inaugurated Presi
dent, and they believed it.
Winston Sentinel: Revenue
officers cut up a blockade distils
lery in the lower end of Wilkes
county, near the Yadkin line,
last Saturday night. 1t was
in full blast, and four men
were working in it. One got
away and the others were bound
over to the Federal court. Their
names were Goforth, Messick
and E'etvette.
The Supreme court sus-
tains the Superior court in
the graveyard insurance"cases
which attracted SO much atten
ton In Carteret and Jones coun.
ties eighteen months ago. Some
of the men engaged in that great
and horrible fraud were convict
ed and sentenced to the peniten>
tiary. They appealed. The
Supreme court says they must
serve their terms.
Charlotte Observer: It is ra>
ther depressing to ambitious
gentlemen, this way Judge Dick
has of hanging to his job. About
| three years ago it was under
taken to bow him into retire
ment, at the conclusion of one o;
his courts, with gold headed
cane and a complimentary ad-
dress; but in response he up and
thanked the brethren of the bal
for their stick and their gooo
opinion and hoped that his Judi.
cial conduct in the future would
be as satisfactory as it had beer
in the past. Whereupon hope
died. Several Republican law.
years had picked out his John the
event of McKinley's election, it
being felt certain that in thai
event his honor would retire
But he blandiy says no; that he
had an ambition to hold on al
least as long as the century, anc
that meantime he is very we'll
thanking you. The pertinacity
with which he sticks amounts te
nothing less than trihing with
the affections of the western
North Carolina bar.