The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-26
RAILROAD FIGHT
Argument on Injunction Restraining Lease
Of A. & N. c. TO be Heard Dec. a.
PRI1CHhRD ROASTED BY HIS FRIENDS
They Think the senator IL plnyiu.
Very Fad Politics official Re-
turns OF vote for State Officers
Nearly all En-Dccisiou ~ to Drnp-
Eisis' liability hy supreme Court.

Raleigh. y. c.. Nov. 25.-tSpeciaD-
The matten of the hearing of the In
junction 10 restrain the directors OF the
Atlantic ana North Carolina railway
from leasing 1t 10 the "Goldsboro aud
Morehead City Railway company
comes up at Newhern December 4. At
Halifax yesterday MIR Dew. Stevenson
attorney for Craven county. Il large
stakeholder in the road, made n mo-
tion that Craven be party plaintiiT.
This the Judge granted. Then he asked
to be allowed Ito file supplementary
complaint" This motion was denied.
In their answer to the complaint the
directors deny the allegations OF the
plaintiffs and file anidavits 10 show
that they are not interested III the new
corporation above named The fight
was III putting IN this new corporation
as party defendant. 1t was claimed
by the defendants that the plaintin
could not obtain the relief demanded
unless the Goldshoro and Morehead
company was party. The plaintiffs in
sisted that ii was not Il necessary or a
proper party, that 1t had acquired no
property in the railway and that this
was an action to prevent the RAILWAY
company and its officers from making
way with property in which the plain
THIS were Interested. The plaintiffs con-
tend that the proposed lease is ultra
wires and could not be made unless the
<etai'ic anu Nortn Caroilna railway
nau luil power To MAKE II, and the
Goldsboro and Morehead City company
lilc power to take 1t: in other words.
that 1t takes two to make a contract
Five convicts from Edgecombc coun-
tN arrived at the penitentiary to-day.
The new building at the odd Fellows
orphanaEe mt GodSboro is nearly
completed. The pupils at this instt,u-
ton are taught at the Goldsboro public
school.
ROASTED BY HIS FRIENDS.
Some of the Republicans are "ronst-
ing Senator Pritchard for what they
term bad politics in writing to Scna-
tor Butler ana asking the latter whether
ne was for on against his re-1lcctlon
II literally gave Butler club To hit
tritchard with, and rs there is no love
lost between them Butler used il
quickly and struck hard. 1t Is also said
mat the assertions of the Republicans
That they had plenty OF Popul!st mem
bers-elect pledged TO vote for pritch-
ard were premature and impoIitic and
that rs result Popuists who made
such promises are flying the track"
now.
OPPOSES STATE AID.
The biblical Recorder in the course of
long editorial on State aid to higher
education. to-day says il has never had
any doubt that the prevailing sentiment
VI INC present Legislature ana the new
one rs IN favor OF reducing the appro-
priations for higher education with :,
view of ultimately cutting them off
entirely.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The supreme Court decides that where
druggist sold opium to a mans wife
after the husband had warned him not
TO do so. and the opium affected Tho
woman health. the druggist is liable
lor damages. The case is one without
precedent. The court further holds
mat the lawfulness or unlawfulness of
the sale OF laudanum depends upon the
circumstances OF the sale and the USE. to
Which the laudanum is to be applied.
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Official returns of the vote of tho
State officers from all counties. save
Chowan. Fender and Polk. are in hand
NJ republican headquarters, ana show
mat Russell. Republican. for Governor.
received l5l.0pS; Watson. Democrat
li2,60o. Majority for Russell from the
above named counties over Watson is
sol9. The State will tomorrow begin
me canvass of the vote and this will
doubtless occupy two days
NOTES.
The resources of the State. railway
STOCKS and State bonds. are now $3.50
so at market value, while the liabili-
ties (bonded dehU are s6.36O,770.
The pupils of the public schools here
held special Thanksgiving exercises his
afternoon.
1t is the plan that the Farmers ALL
ance shoe factory at Hillsboro shall
begin work January /.