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


Xxi Buager- will speak in Raleigh next
Monday night.
farmer named Thompson was
badly injured by a runaway near feace
Institute Thursday evening. His mules
took fright, threw him out of the Wa
yon. and did not stop running until
they reached Oberlin.
0tno Wilson'S ssHayseeder" made its
appeapance Yesterday. It denounces
everything in general and the Demo
xer,at~ i'm particular If Otho had
little brains to mix with his brass he
would. no doubt. get out a very breezy
paper.
Chairman Ashley, of the gold stand
ard Democratic party, has written
BETTER 10 Chairman Aver, of the Popu-
list party, asking for joint discus
sion Between the electors of the two
parties. Mr.. Aver replied that he had
no objection 50 far as he was concern
ed. bat that the matter was for his
speakers 10 decide. He viii communi-
cate WITH them.
Judge Spier Whitaker VIII speak AZ
HIlfSbors to-day. He announces that
sae IS going 70 deal out the straight
populiSt doctrine. and those who
knoa the Judge are expecting some
hlgAss spiced If not sensational
Phslii44is.S on the present political stu
as;aa- Judge Whitaker also has ap-
poifta1eg5ts in Caswell, Rockingham,
<Sto.zas. Surry. Guilford. Forsyth, Alex
sandler. CASTOR. Cleveland. Rutherford,
Swan Jackson and Haywood He con-
cIsls2cs his canvass At Waynesville, DC
tober 31sr-
NJ. Claude Wilson. who once edited
the " :ison Advance and then suddenly
disa flDeared. has turned up. He pass
ed through Raleigh the other day on
his way from New York to Green
Vile. where he went to visit his
mother He says he was crazy when
me LEFT Wilson. leaving a forged letter
supporting to have been signed by the
Gideonftes, saying that they had
thrown him into Toisnot swamp. He
says he remained in retreat for some
Sinae. but is now the Morristown, N. j.,
CORRESPONDENT of the New York World.
He returned TO .ew York Thursday.
Rev. w. v. Savage was in the city
yesterday returning from the meeting
of the Tar River Baptist Association
at Poplar Springs, Franklin county.
More than 5000 people We're present.
The Introductory sermon was preached
by Rev. j. A. McKaughan. Mr.. N. j..
Shaw, of Warrenton, was moderator.
So, 0G0 was raised for associational
missions and large amounts for the
other boards. DIR. Hufham was present
Tor the first time since returning from
&he Western part of the State, and re-
@ceiyed the warmest of welcomes Dack
TO the association.
depnurp1Sman Stroud tTIussc.
day night here and returned to john
tston county yesterday to resume his
joins seanyass with Mr.. Pou. They
finished their canvass in Johnston yes
4 terday and are in Nash to-day, speak
ing az Earpsboro. Col g. Bent Afford,
Tom. Deyereaux and Pat Massey are
also along and between the five, three
for gold and tow for silver, they
manage to make their campaign pref
2y lively. Uncle Strowd complains
that Devereaux is always attacking !
him but never saying a word about
Pou.
Maj. Fl. L. Grant said yesterday
morn ing that he had no fears of any
serious fusion between THE Democrats
and Populists. ats Like trying to mix
sater and wine" But just the same
the talk about an agreement between
the Democrats and Populists is
causing the Republican leaders
TO begin to have business
an Raleigh. Several of them came
an yesterday. C. A. Reynolds, of Win
4ston. Marshall J.. Mott, of Wilkes, and
Judge Robinson, of Goldsboro, are
among the number. 4ney are afraid
the Populists may not be able ito take
e-are Of themselves.