The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

The Railroad Commission was in ses-
sion yesterday closing up the years bust
ness. which ends December l, prepare
tory 20 completing its report which will
soon be issued.
DEPUTY Sheriff Daniel. of Person
county. yesterday brought one convict
10 the penitentiary. He says the Demo
cratic candidate in Person for county
treasurer. Mr. ]. c. Pass, was elected
over his opponent by only one majority.
Part of the moulding around the walls
Of the reading room in the State Library
has fallen down. scattering the pic
lures all over the floor. Though the
frames Of some of them were slightly
damaged. no injury was done TO the pic
tureS themselves Workmen were yes
ter,lav repairing the damaged walls.
Mr.. r. r. Harding had fall at the
Excelsior Laundry yesterday on Martin
street and broke the small bone of his
right leg. three inches above the ankle.
He was Immediately taken to his home on
Blount street, where surgical aid was
called. He is suffering, but doing as well
as could be expected.
The pavilion at Brookside park was
burned down last night When the fire
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whole structure was in blaze. Being
outside of the corporation, it was impos-
sibIe for the fire companies TO render any
assistance in subduing the flames, and
the pavilion was soon reduced to ashes.
1t is a mystery how the fire originated.
tits believed to have been incendiary,
though what object anyone could have
in burning it is beyond conjecture.
Mayor Russ yesterday sent a negro,
George Adams, TO jail on charge of
larceny Adams has been in the employ
Of the city, and the other night he con-
eluded that a beef steak would be nice
thing for a hardworked negro. But
he had no money with which to buy,
nor any collateral on which to negotiate
a loan for the necessary cash. 80 he
went out to hunt some collateral. The
result of his investigation was that he
appropriated to his use. for this purpose,
a horse collar and pad, the property Of
the city which he found in the stable at
the city lot. This he took to another ne
gro. named George Jones, and snapped
it for the coveted beefsteak and quarter
of dollar to boot.
The case of Barnes VS.. Crawford, for
damages for libel, has at last come to an
end. 1t was decided by the Superior Court
OF this county last year in Crawford
favor. Barnes took an appeal to the SUI
preme Court and the case came up this
week. but was dismissed for failure to
print the record A motion to reinstate
was made by counsel for plaintiff, but
was denied by the court. This finally
disposes of this celebrated case, which
has been In the courts ever since the cam
paign of 1892. 1t will be remembered
that at that time Hon. w. i. Crawford
was a candidate for Congress in the
Ninth district, and Mr.. w. s. Barnes was
secretary Of the State Alliance. The libel
suit grew out of Mr.. Crawford's denial
of having signed certain Alliance de-
mands.
Mr. K. d. Stanford, of Yadkin county,
who was principal clerk of the House In
the last Legislature, was here yesterday.
He is a candidate for the Assistant
Attorneyshfp in the Western district,
and his business here yesterday was IN
the interest Of his candidacy. lie says
he is not this time a candidate for State
Librarian. to which position HE was
elected by the last Legislature, when
they had no power to elect. Mr.. Stan
ford saws he was present Thursday night
at the banquet given at the PhoenlX
Hotel i'm Winston to Messrs. Holton
and Reynolds by the Twin-City Repub-
lican Club. Over two hundred people
were present at the banquet, he says,
and speeches were made by Holton, Rey-
nolds Boyd and other Republicans. The
gold Democrats were also represented
Among the speakers, Messrs. w. A. Blair
and II. X. Fries being on the program.
Mr.. w B. Lybrook was toast-master.