The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-13
CITY IN BRIEF.

Bishop Cheshire officiated at Christ
church Sunday morning.
1t is announced that there will be q
Republican and Populist barbecue at
RAYS store in this county ON October
Goth.
The regular meeting of the Eadles
Auxiliary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held
this afternoon at 80 O'Clock III the
rooms of the association.
The Rescue Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters will meet this afternoon at 4; 80
o'clock at the residence of Mrs. I. Ii.
Briggs on Mcdowell street.
Adiutant General Cameron yesterr-
f1ay received letter from c. 5 Merrill,
of the Cuban Relief Corps, New York,
asking him TO send, at his earliest
convenience, roster of the State
troors and his latest report OF their
efficiency.
Clek Brown, of the Railroad Conn
mission, is now busy preparing and
reading the proof of the report OF
the Board of Commissioners, which
is now in the hands of the printers
and will be issued about the first OF
the new year.
Invftatioms have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Alma IL. Nynne,
daughter of Mr.. w. w. Wynne, of this
CITY. to Mr.. N. Edward Edgerton, of
Selma. N. c., at home Thursday, Oct,
Is. at 10: 30 o'clock, a. m.
Rockingham county seems this year
to be leading all the others in helnous
crimes. A gentleman from that coun-
fv here Yesterday said that there were
on the docket and the Jail was over
crowded with criminals.
Mai. Graham returned from Durham
Yesterday and announced that court
had been adjourned on account OF the
sudden illness of Judge McIyer. The
friends of this estimable man through
out the State will regret to hear of
his sickness, and hope for his speedy
recovery.
Rt. Rev. John Williams, ID. d., Bishop
of Connecticut and of the Episcopal
church in the United States, has called
a nesting of the House of Bishops at
the Diocesan House, New York, ON
October goth. The special business of
the session will be the election of
Bishops for the missionary jurisdiction
of Asheville, n c., and Duluth, Mimi.
The names of Rev. DIR. Murdoch, Rev.
Mr.. Horner, of Oxford, and Rev. Nc
Neely Du Boise, of AshevilIe, are men
toned in connection with the first
named jurisdiction.
Sheriff Adams, of Surry county, yes
terday brought four new conyicts to
the penitentiary, three white and one
colorta1. One of them was young boy,
not yet out of his teens. His face and
bearing indicated that he had enjoyed
advantages far above those of the or
binary criminal. Marvin Ring is his
name and he belongs to ONE of the
best families of the county. But he
is a desperate fellow and yesterday
began serving out a sentence of five
years for attempting to poison his own
father, DIR. Ring, of Ellin, while en-
ployed in his drug store. The other
two white men were sent up for fifteen
months for appropriating goods which
did not belong to them-one for steal
ing a mule and one for breaking into
a store. The fourth convict-a big
burly negro-was sentenced for TWEEN
ty-five years for killing a young white
boy. This man came near being
Iynched and only his confession and
agreeInnt to the extreme penalty pre-
scribad for murder in the second de-
gree saved his neck. It appeared on
trial that when the boy was killed
the convict was shooting at another
negro with murderous intent.