The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-28
CITY IN BRIEF.

Deputy Sheriff Macarthur, of Sannp-
son county, yesterday brought two con-
victs to the penitentary.
Chairman Aver, of the Populist conn
mittee, was busy yesterday sending out
tickets to the county chal1Tnen all
over the State.
burglars entered the store of Mr.
ID. q. Conn, in the northern part or
the city, a few nights ago and stole
several articles of small value.
The Raleigh Stationery Company, of
which Mr.. w G.. Separll is manager,
has removed to No. 49, Fayetteville
street. next to McKimmon's drug store.
Hillsboro street will soon be one of
the best in the city. The work of ma
cadamizing is going forward rapidly,
and within the next sixty days it viii
he completed from the Capitol TO the
corporate limits.
The regular Southern passenger
train from the West,due here at l1:4o
D. M, was delayed II hours ON the
Western North Carolina railroad yes
terday by the serious wreck of
freight train and did not arrive here
until 10:45 last night. Railroad Of
ficials refused to give particulars of
the smash-up.
Unknown persons stole a bale of
cotton from the gin of Mr.. Haywood
Knight. some ten miles northwest OF
Raleigh ON Monday night. 1t is sup
posed that it was brought to Raleigh
and sold. The tracks of the wagon in
which it was hauled away indicated
that it was brought in this direction.
Superintendent Howell has called
upon the county treasurer for money
to enable him to run the graded
schools. but the treasury is empty and
tax-pay ers are requested 10 come for
ward and settle with the sheriff at
once. The law allows the sheriff TO
charge cost against every person who
has not paid his taxes by November l..
Rev. j. b. Boone, superintendent of
the Townsville Baptist Orphanage,
was here yesterday on his way to the
West Chowan Baptist Association,
near Ahoskie, in BERTHE county. He
reported the orphanage as in fine con-
dition. but in need of money to pro-
perly care for the children through
the winter He was accompanied to the
Association by Rev. O. L. Struggled,
financial agent of the Baptist Female
University, now being built in the city.
During the absence of the Attorney
General. who is in the campaign, Perrin
Busbee, Esq, represented him, and ar
gued the State cases in the Supreme
court. He argued two cases yesterday
morning with clearness and ability. Mr..
Busbee won every case that he argued
from the Third district. He stands
among the ablest of the younger mem
bers Of the bar, and the News and OBJ
-, I,
Qhas. Price was billed to speak in
the academy of Music Monday night,
but Ee failed to put in his appearance,
thogss'a a crowd of neIgTcGs stood about
the entrance for long while to see
what would turn up. No one, however,
was able to explain Prices failure to
fill his appointment, until yesterday
Secre ary Hyams received a letter stat
ing that Price had been taken seriously
ill while in Statesville, and therefore
could not speak here Monday night
or at Durham last night He hopes to
be able TO he at Greensboro tonight.
News was received here yesterday
that four of the seven county convicts
who escaped from Durham Sunday
night were seen Monday night in
Morrisville, some IL miles from here.
Later they robbed a negro's house
near the town of all the clothing and
prov isions it contained. All four of
them were negroes, and an unsuccess-
full attempt was made to capture them.
One of them, in conversation with a
negro whom he met ON the road, said
that if he could get a suit of citizens
clothes he would come to Raleigh. The
police here have been notified of these
facts and are on the lookout for the
fug:fives.