The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-13
CITY IN BRIEF.

IHE w. y. i. 0---l ne NoHidH
Christian Temperance Union will meet
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
A BIG PIC-NIC.-There was big
Sunday School picnic at Forestville yes
terday. Quite a number of Raleigh peo-
pie attended it.
GUILFORD TRUSTEES.-The trus-
tees of Guilford college meet to-day.
State Treasurer Worth has gone up to
attend the meeting. He will be absent
from the city several days.
RAPE IN GREENE.-The news
comes from Geene county that rape
has recently been committed there and
that the man is now on trial before Judge
Allen for his crime No particulars are
given.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT.-The news
comes from the men who are out work
ing in the interest of the A. and NJ. Col
lege that they are meeting with much
encoura cement and that very large at
tendance may be expected next session.
DIED.-Mr. Henry T. Clawson, for
many years resident of this city, late
a resident of Newark, New Jersey, died
at Newark, n. j.. August 18th, 1897. at
8 o'clock p. III. His funeral will take
place from Newark on Sunday, August
Is, 1897.
JOHN G. DAVIS CURED.-Dr. Kir-
by says he expects to soon discharge
John G. Davis, the Wilmington embez-
zler, as completely cured. Davis says
he is anxious to get back to Whining
ton and pay up what he owes. He will
then seek new fields.
FOR FALSE ARREST.-George
Davis. who has been under arrest for a
rape committed in Chowan county, but
was yesterday released on failure to
identify him the right man, has served
notice on the Mayor that he will sue
the city for false arrest.
TWO EXCURSIONS excur
sions to Wilmington were run over the
Southern road yesterday-both for white
people. One from Concord, with five
cars, came by about 10 o'clock, and one
from Statesville with six cars at 3 o'clock.
They will return tonight.
COTTON OPENING.-Cotton is be-
ginning to open in this county. Some
bolls of new cotton, wide open, were dis
played on the street yesterday. The crop
will be the largest ever known in Wake
county, though there have been some
years when the acreage was larger.
STATE ALLIANCE.-The news
comes from Hillsboro that the State AL
lance gives a first mortgage on its build
ing and other property, save the shoe fac
tory, to cover the $4,000 of business
fund which was used in equipping tie
shoe factory. The mortgage is to Will
liam A. Graham, trustee of the business
fund.
LONELY MAI. GRANT.-The Popu-
list leaders all folded their tents yester-
day morning and disappeared. Just be-
fore they went though, they were treat
ed to theg lad sight of Mr. Hiram Grant,
of Goldsboro, who bloomed upon the
scene. The Major looked rather lonely
though, for the Populists didn't flock
with him worth a cent. Neither do the
Russell Republicans.
JAMES B. MACKIES COMPANY.
Has some of the best artists in the
profession, among whom are Miss Louise
Sanford, and the three Dunbar Sisters,
who have been the rage of Europe for
last two years. Little Jack Horner is
a musical comedy, full of specialties.
Mr. Mackie has a strong company, and
Manager Meares was fortunate in secur-
ing such a fine attraction for the open
ing OF the season.
TWAS A NEW BULL.-The excur
sion from Statesville,as it passed Method
yesterday demolished an oX-cart that
was passing over the track. The engine
struck the rear of the vehicle, tearing it
to pieces. But the old negro man. George
Davis, who was in the cart, and his OK
escaped unhurt at wouldn't never
have happened" said George as he view
ed the wreck, ''if he hadn't been a new
bull
OFF FOR THE SPRINGS.-Forty
convicts have been sent down to Seven
Springs, in Lenoir county, to grade and
improve the Rural Retreat property, re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Hiram J. Ham
He expects to spend large sum of mon
ey on the place, build a fine hotel there
and make it a fashionable summer re-
sort and sanitarium. One spring ON it is
said to possess most wonderful medicinal
properties
COULDN'T TELL A LIE.-Col. Mid
dleton Il. Leach, who is just back from
Europe, was asked yesterday how he
came out when his ship arrived at New
York and the government taX-gatherers
came aboard to compel the patrons of
ParlSlan mOdlSleS anu TlccduilIy tdIlors
to pay again for their garments at the
rate of 60 per cent. ooh, it just cost me
&c. he said, land / wouldn't have had
that to pay if I'd had any sense. but
you know I couldn't lie, and so | haC
to fork it up. They got the drop on me
before / saw 'em." Mr.. Leach enjoyed
his trip abroad too much to pay partic
ular attention to the legislation that Con
gress was enacting, and so he tried tc
bring home all the loud checked clothes