The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-07
RALEIGH Il
Waiting ON Vice President 81. John =
Govcrmor's Guard EJECT Officers.

Raleigh. N. c.. May 6.-(Speclal.)-The
committee. for meeting the Seaboard
Air Line officials regarding the rebuild
ing of the shops here. and on Il larger
scale. Is holding itself in readiness to go
To Portsmouth whenever MIR. ST. John
says lie is ready to receive them and
their proposals.
The Governors Guards held their
regular meeting last night for the cleo
ton of officers. Capt. Woolcott and all
the old officers except Second Lieutenant
were reelected. Lieut.. Bates rendered
his resignation and Sergeant Crawford
was elected to fiji the vacancy II has
been quite IL long time since the pub
lie have seen the company IN uniform.
but they Will be on hand as usual Memo
rial Day.
Tho Agricultural and Mechanical ca
diets always turn out in full numbers.
and add much to the procession IN Me
mcrial Day. This year Gen. Collett
Ii.Ivcnihiope Isl the subject for the
address. Gen. Leaventlirope was an
linglislman. and commanded gallantly
North Carolina troops.
The old covered bridge, which for so
many years has been an old landmark
near the city. over one of the streams. Is
to be replaced by a handsome iron struc-
turc. which has already arrived and
ready To be put in position.
The funeral of Mrs. X. b. Raney was
held yesterday from Christ Church. The
choir gallery, where for so many years
she IL ,oryanist, was draped in white.
The Mowers were the most profuse M
beautiful ever seen here at any funeral.
Delegates TO the meeting of the Royal
AIcanum poured into the city last night,
and it looks as if the full quota of seven
ty-five expected delegates will be here.
Prof. Collier Cobb, of the State Univer-
sity, will leave Chapel Hill with his
summer. class in geology the day after
commencement, and will this summer
make n study of the coal regions ut
Deep River.
Mr.. r.. II. Battle left yesterday for
Washington city. He goes To represent.
with MI. +. Fl. Busbee, the State Board
Of Agriculture against the Patapsco
II Company. The Boards eXis-
lance hangs on the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, To which the
plaintiff appealed. The Legislature of
1891 Put a twenty-nvGttent tax on each
sack of commercials fertilizer, the pro-
ceeds to De and 10 pay for u good system
of fertilizer Inspections. The Patapsco
Company claims that while the tax is
extensively for inspection. it Is only Al
suIoterfuGe. The Agricultural Depart
ment is sustained by the proceeds from
this tax.
Governor Carr has appointed w. j.
Andrews and G. Latta, of Raleigh. and
L.. NJ. Miller, OF Charlotte. delegates TO
the meeting to be held in Atlanta to-
morrow to adopt final plans regarding
exhibits for the Southern States Expo
s.tion, at Chicago.
The suit to compel the county of Cra-
ven to reimburse the State for the eX-
penses incurred in the James City riot
when the State troops were called out,
was argued in the Supreme Court yes
terday. The amount involved is Sc, 13l.
Mr.. Claude Dockery ays that on yes
terday Granville, Watauga, Ashe and
Harneite counties endorsed for Dockery.
j. c. l.. Harris has issued a call for Il
Republican speaking May Sth, to de
nounce boilers and traitors" He bolted
in 1892 and bolted for the Populist can
didaie WeaVe