The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-23
FOR HIS FRIENDS.
None Other Need Apply to His Exce!lency,
6oYeIneT Russell Of North Carolina.
DIRECTORS 0FR. c. RAILWAY APPOINTED
He Lea but One Paper Know IT
None Of tho Directors Appointed
Live on the Lime OF tho Railway
and Several OF Them Arc Rit
ter opponents OF leasing.

Raleigh. y. c., March 2o--(Spec!aD-
The appointments OF new directors for
the North Carolina railway were made
by the Governor Saturday afternoon,
Du; We're given out to only one news
paper, though public news. 1t Is the
second time such Il thing has occurred
Within the past two weeks The impro-
p!iety Of such action on the part of the
Governor Will at once impress tho gen
egal public. II IS an indefensiblc, nor
indeed. is mn attempt made 10 defend
H. The newspaper men here use due
diligence In seeking the news. hut Of
course they can 10 nothing moro than
their duty. The Governors treatment
OF the majority Of his own party and
VI the attorney general IS an index Of
his methods Of doing business, or rather
Of not doing it.
Work is ordered 10 be begun at once
on the Baptist State Female University
here; not TO be again stopped until
completed
The Superior Court began a term here
to-day There are three murder eases
on the docket, but ony two will now
be tried.
The Supreme Court will meet this
weak 10 hear arguments In appeals
from the Eighth district
Mrs. Lizzie Darby, OF Wilmington, Is
TO be executive clerk TO GOvcrnor Rus
sell.
c'.hfNhEltS I3E2tllN DIIAND. =. ~.
Persons who come here from the var
los counties Of the state say that the
farmers are greatly lbehindhand with
work, The weather is now favorable
and blowing can begin.
Iha general Impression appears to be
mat = very large cotton crop will be
planted In the State this season IN
dications point to this.
me large annex to the agricultural
In, tS., -,
ed. Two or the rooms, each GOx40 With
ceiling 20 feet high, will be used for
special collections Of the museum; one
Of animals, the other OF ores. The walls
are IN rough finish and the wainscoting
ana ceilings Of selected pine, vanished.
Judge Ewart, OF the Western Crimi-
nal Circuit Court has gone TO New
oerne to hold a term of the eastern cir
cuff The docket is heavy. Two murder
cases nre on IT, @
WORKING FOR RUSSELL
Mention Is made Of The fact that w.
II. Chadbourn hied him to Washington
on speclal business, Republicans here
SAY MS object was TO secure the Judge
ship Of the United States District Court
for Governor Russell.
The quartermaster general ha; been
10 Washington 10 see the Secretary OF
war In regard to obtaining q battery
OF four breech-londing howltzers. I,
appears that steps have been taken ia
organize n battery here IT also an.
pears that the guns cannot be obtained
save by special act or Congress.
me spring eXami ma tons at the Me-
chanical and Agric ulturnl College have
ended ana today the cadets were given
holiday
u Is quite broadly limited that Char
Iotte IS to have a colored postma ster
such Is the news the negroes them.
selves give out.
Inc notification OF the State Treasu-
ter 70 the heads Of the various State
institutions That he can pay none or the
extra appro priations until all the regu-
lar ones end the interest on the debt
are PAID, will call halt on O. number
" plans for development.
me Publications are that IN May there
VIII DC, an unusually large number Cd
local option elections in this State
nearly all in towns
THE NEW DIRECTORY.
The new directors OF the North Caro-.
lima railway are: r. M. Norment. o,
Robson county, who Is to be president,
" S. I4usk, William Gilchrlst, Charles
a. Cook. ]. S. Armstrong, a. w. Ora.
nam, II. y. Buffers and John Graham
1t Is of Interest to note the fact tina,
not one Of these live on the line Of thf
North Carolina railway. and that I4usk
Cook and Graham, are three OF the bit.
terest opponents OF its lease TO The
Southern.