The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-13
G|lRO|l'W'THOF THEI.O.
Iatd Secretary Says the Order Has Five
@ lhtEsaad Members III the State.
/ FREE SILVER REPUBLICAN SENATOR
FeSpniists nrs said TO he Quietly ii,
Work Hong This Line Governor
(, A;Mrr Expscted TO Recommend The
Ss;Estabsishmens of state Rctornn.
Sorry Raicigh's Rapid Growth.

Raleigh, n. c., Dec 12.-(Special)-
During the year the Odd Fellows in this
State have made considerable gains.
Strand Secretary Is. H. W0odall, whose
office Is now here. says the ordeg has
( $500 members and there are lis lodges.
seven new lodges have been organized
and one reorganized.
WORKING ON HIS MESSAGE
Governor Carr is hard at work on his
I message ITO the Legislature. The reports
Sof the various departments are nov be-
Z ing received by him. 1t is expected
that the Governor VIII recommend 4
sreformatory FOR youthful criminals. 1t
was the purpose of Senator Butler to
! have a reformatory bill passed by the
q Fast Legislature. but the matter failed,
lowing to the pressure of other things,
AND the excitement of the closing days
of the session.
BUTLER TAUGHT EN-.
There is no doubt that the Republi-
& can managers picked up several ideas
the 1894 campaign. They learn the
s names of doubtful voters. of all negroe:
3 registered and OF all Republicans.
& These they will use In 1898.
WAKE COUNTY-s DEBT.
It is learned from Joshua B. Hill. the
\ new chairman Of the commissioners of
this county, that Wakes floating debt Is
Twill publish statement. Mo:t of the
debt seems to be due banks. There Is no
& bonded debt. The matter seems 10 be
hard to avoid, as expenses exceed in
8 come. The work-house and county
& home costs over $4,000 n year net.
4 The State Board Of Public Charities
meets here mex. Friday, DIR. Duffy pre-
y siding. Secretary Deush will submit t.
full report, which viii show that much
& has been accomplished during the year.
5.5s A SILVER SENATOR.
The Populists are said to be quietly
working on the line OF free silver
Republican" for Senator Where /,
one? Republican State Chairman Hol-
Ston assured your correspondent with the
ssitmost positiveness that there were mo
free silver Republicans in North Caro-
lima. Therefore the question IL asked
are not the willy Populists working OF
trying to work "a bluff?"
sE It is quite on the cards now that the
& Southern railway may develop an inter-
q est In the completion of railway from
+ Aberdeen to Fayetteville.
RALEIGH'S GROWTH.
Raleigh has grown much in 1896. 1t
(, ts said by experts that in no year have
8 30 many residences been built, and the
Z greater number are handsome ones.
i There were In the spring predictions of
"a bad year, but the results show some
IS tnlnE quite tine reverse. BUSINESS mas
sAbeen good; much better.
RUSSELL WON'T SPEAK.
IT Is stated that Governor-elect Rus
sell VIII not deliver any inaugural ad-
dress, but will simply send message
tp the Legislature. 1t is not customary
for a Governor to fail no deliver an
inaugural address; certainly to hhe Leg
aslature. Some of the Populists say they
would not be averse to a display at the
Ssineuguration.
Populist State Chairman Aver de-
clares that he laughs at the Idea OF
Mark Hanna manipulating the North
Carolina Legislature. This moved Re-
publican to say, layer wouldn't make a
monthful for Hanna
SS EXPECTS RELIEF.
.ss It Is intimated that the Supreme
Court will next week file an opinion in
B Che appeal of Enrolling Clerk Brown, of
4 oxford, who was convicted in the Supe-
sfdor Court here last winter of fraud in
seonnection with the assignment act"
BROWNS friends have always maintain
ed Htoutly that the Supreme Court
would assnredly reverse the count below.