The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22
STATE NEWS.

The Senate refused to confirm the
nomination of Dr. Il. 4. Freeman for
postmaster at Burlington. What's the
matter with making editor c. w Hunt
postmaster?
Wheeler Martin is the Republican
nominee for elector in the First dis
trict, and Joseph j. Martin in the
Second. Son and father-Elizabeth
City Carolinian.
The Cleveland Star notes the arrival
of Rev. G.. Z. Bostic, n native of that
county, who has been in China as a
missionary for seven. years. He will
spend the summer in America, travel
ling a large part of the time
Mr.. Il. Il. Fowler, of this place, has
recently made and sent to Connecticut
a double set of wagon harness, for
which he was paid $50. 1t was ordered
by gentleman from that State, who
was here last winter hunting par
ridges.-Chatham Record.
The Cleveland Star says that Senator
Fortune claims to know of only one Re
publican who will vote against Russell,
and he is Mr. w ". Hall. The Star
is of the opinion that the Senator has
not seen very many of the Republic
cans of the county since his return.
The executive committee of the
Seventh distict have called a cOnven-
ton to meet in Raleigh June 25th, 10
select two delegates and two alternates
Seventh district have called a cOnven-
ton. The delegates to the State con-
vention will be the delegates to the
district convention.
Maj. Robert Bingham, Mrs. Temple
Grinnan and Miss May Bingham left
this afternoon for Louisville, Ky, 70
attend the marriage of Capt Robt. w.
Bingham tomorrow evening. Messrs.
J. j. McClockey and T. Bailey Lee are
to be among the ushers at the we'd
ding. Citizen.
Revs. Dr. Hill, d. d., w b. Arrowood
and Jas. Sprunt sailed Saturday on the
Cunard steamer Etruria for Liverpool,
England. These gentlemen, all well
known in Fayetteville, will make a
tour of Europe before going to Glas-
cow TO attend the Pan-PresbvteTia
convention, which meets in June
Fayetteville Observer.
A bill has been introduced in Congress
to incorporate the National Society of
the Colonial Danes of America. The
North Carolina incorporators are: Bet
tie Andrews Atkinson (Mrs. John
Wilder Atl<inson), Lucy Wright Giles
(Mrs. Clayton Giles Florence Hill Kid
der (Mrs. George Wilson Kidder.)
The Populists of Caldwell held their
county convention; endorsed the
course of Senator Butler, and endorsed
e. f. Wakefield for State Senator; APP
pointed delegates to the various con-
ventions to be called, and adjourned
without saying anything about fusion,
and the Topic says the appearance in
Dictated straight fight on the part of
the Populists.
Huntsville correspondent of the
Asheville Citizen says that Hon. w. T.
Crawford opened the campaign, with
one of THE largest crowds ever seen in
1ancey, by making one of the best
speeches of his life. Mr. Adams made
a short and taking speech. Yancey is
Mr. Adams native county, and it looks
like he will not only get all the Demo
cratic and Populist votes there, but
many Republican votes as well.
The Beaufort Herald says that Rev.
n. c. Hughes has accepted call to the
rectorship of the Episcopal church in
that town during the summer months.
The mother of Lieut.. Gov Steadman,
who died in Elizabethtown Wednes-
day, was daughter of the late Thos.
w. White, founder of the old Southern
Literary Messenger, and her first home
in North Carolina was at Raleigh, her
husband being Comptroller of the
State. She was buried in Fayetteville.