The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-05-01
STATE NEWS.

Gov. Carr has authorized an ex-
change of courts between Judges
Graham and Robinson, whereby Judge
Graham holds the May tern of Beau
fort court and Judge Robinson the
May term of Halifax.
Stought baltimore, aged II years,
son of Mr.. T. d. baltimore, clerk of
the Superior Court Of Cleveland coun-
ty, was drowned in the Broad river,
near Shelby, last Saturday afternoon.
He lost his own life in saving the life of
friend and companion
Mr.. A. B. Shaw of Laurinburg lost his
barn, 9 mules, one horse and large
lot of corn, fodder, wagons and farm
implements by fire last Wednesday
night about o'clock. The loss will
amount to something like $4,000. No
insurance. The fire was mystery
and cannot be accounted for.
Several capitalists are now interest
ing themselves in completing the
Aberdeen Railroad to Fayetteville.
This scheme has been agitated for
years but it seems at last to be taking
tangible shape. Fayetteville voted
$4,000 for this purpose sometime
back, but the scheme received no en-
couragement from the section through
which it was to pass:
Saturday afternoon, the humiliating
spectacle of a negro deputy leading a
white man and darkey was witnessed
in Raleigh. The darkey sheriff holds
his position by virtue of the fusion
victory in Granville county. He
brought the two convicts to the peni-
Tertiary. This is the first time in at
least ten years that negro deputy has
brought convicts to the pentitentiary.
Judge Clarke has in the past few
days told some of his friends that he
not seeking the nomination for Gov
ernor. He said that he was not able
to live up to the office, and for that
reason, if for no other, he was not
candidate. He said furthermore, that
if the nomination was thrust upon him
and it was found that he was the most
available candidate he might be in
duced to enter the race.
A prominent Democrat from the
West says that J. Frank Ray can beat
Richmand Pearson for Congress by
? 1000 votes. Ray will have much op-
position in seeking the nomination. 1t
will be remembered that Pearson
swung Mitchell county into his district
at the last session Of the Legislature,
thereby increasing the Republican vote
900. Comparatively speaking, Pear
sons chances are better than before.
The latest in political circles is that
ex-Judge Russell has pledged that
the postmastership of Raleigh to Jim
Young. Talking with one of the lead
ing Republicans in the State, who is
on visit here, he said that he knew
this promise was absolutely made to
Jim by the Judge in order for him to
get the formers support. He say that
it was mistake about his promising
Jim the private secretaryship.
DR.. L. A. Scruggs who went to Bos-
ton and other leading cities in the
interest Of a sanitarium for colored
people, which he wants established at
Southern Pines, reports that he had
A most successful trip. He says that
he has no doubt Of the ultimate sue
cess of the enterprise. DR.. Scruggs
says that twelve Of the leading citizens
IF Boston promised to subscribe. One
of the leading citizens of the Hub as
,ured him that if he would raise one
bird OF the amount in the South, the
.emaining two-thirds could be obtain
ID in the city of Boston.
Henry Kirby, patient in the Insane
Asylum and victim of suicidaiu
anity, made an aln1n