The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-02
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, ". c., October 2S.

N1GSSSUBET bUICdu,
Raleigh, ". c., October IS.
An important case was heard before
Justice Montgomery here at chambers
today. a young lady of Henderson,
was arrested for selling pianos for q
Norfolk firm without license. Under
habeas corpus proceedings the case
was brought here. Justice Montgom-
cry discharged her, saying the rrovis-
ion Of the revenue act was ~unconstitu-
tional so far as it applied to persons
outside the state selling by sample or
catalogue, in that it violated the inter-
state NJ law.
The Western Baptist convention re-
fers to the ten associations which COM
pose it the matter Of it's uniting with
the North Carolina Baptist convention.
N. y. Broughton, Of Raleigh, who rep
resented the latter at the Western
convention meeting, says he has no
doubt the union will be effected next
year.
The case of c. H. Norton, of Durham,
against the Southern railway, was
again argued in the supreme court to-
day. He sued for $50, 600 damages and
the lower court gave him $4,000.
1t is conceded even by the fusionists
tina capital for the democrats in this
state is being made daily. Judge Rob
inson by his denial Of the right by
trial by jury is adding to it.
1t is now an assured fact that the
tobacco fair at Winston will be on a
large scale.
The movement for a railway from
Winston southwark, is again being ag-
itated. During the late session Of the
. Legislature much was heard about. it.
1t is now asserted :hat it is the North
Carolina Midland railway and not the
Southern which is building the MCclks-
ville-Mooresville link. The Southern
people are on the inside in the mat
ter and will operate the cad.
Many railway officials attended the
marriage at Greensboro last evening of
Miss Mamie Caldwell to General Man
ager J. w. Fry, of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway.
Ohio Wilson appears to have conf
dence that the supreme court will in
his railway commissiOnship case re-
verse the decision Of Judge Robinson.
The people of Asheville want General
Thomas L. Clingn1an buried there, sur
rounded by the mountains he loved so
well and which he made known to the
world. An even more appropriate
burial-place would be the lofty sum-
NIT of ~Clingman's Dome.
There was a suit for $4,000 damages
ny II bdytly OI OIdTleSlOH, =. ~,
against the Seaboard Air Line, for the
loss of an ice factory here, the claim
being that the fire was due to sparks
from a passing engine. It was prOmis-
ed that the railway would present
some sensational evidence, but the
case was n~On-Suited.
Governor Russell did not order out
the company from MaxtOn, to go to
Rockingham as an escort for the sus-
poets who were thought to have at
tempted the outrage upon Miss Cole.
The call for the troops was made by
Sheriff Smith, of Richmond county.
The governor had warned the company
to be in readiness. He offers $400 re-
ward for the ARREST of the
person who on October 23rd assaulted,
with intent to commit rape, Miss Nora
Cole, the reward to be paid upon con-
viction." 1t is a great pleasure to
know that the attempt at outrage
failed.
Superintendent Ray, Of the institu-
tion for the blind, says there are 279
pupils; so many that he today gives
notice no more can be received. The
new wing of the department for the
colored blind and deaf mutes will be
occupied next week.
Five sheriffs were here yesterday
with convicts. One arrived today with
six.
The secretary of state issues a char
Ter 10 LHe beSSeLucT lily COItoA III
Smith & Pinchback are the two larg-
est stockholders. The capital is $25, 900.
Machinery for spinning and weaving
wool will also be put in.
James H. Young, member of the re-
publican state committee, says it is
quite we'll understood that Claudius
Dockery will be the nex republican
nominee for governor. The republic
cans think Julian S. Carr or John S.
Cunningham will be the democratic
nominee.