The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-09
WILL COVER NOTHING
PenltentIar1 Directors Will Investigate The
Charges Against Or. Kirby Smith.
MARSH MOTT SAYS he WILL WHIP GRANT
1His Relatives Well Provided for at
tho Public Crib-Hailcv Comments
on RusseII's Scarcity of Friends
Revenue Noscrs Receive Judicini
Attention.

Raleigh. n. c.. Oct. S.-(SpeciaD-
Chairman Dockcry. or the penitentiary
board, says the investigation of the
charges against DR.. Kirby Smith, to be
made In ten days. will cover up nothing.
Smith is I'm New York and 1t is not
thought he Will ever return.
Marshall Mott says f. l.. Grants
statement that he is on Governor Rus
sells side In the great Republican quarrel
and contest now beginning Is false; that
he does not endorse Russell, and that
the latter has given him nothing but n
$40 appointment; that the man who deals
with Clark and Avery can't deal with
him. Mott adds that he will whip Grant
Ills statements raise a laugh here, rs
Tar as the $40 Office is concerned for his
brother-in-law Cowles Is adjutant-
general. at $500: his brother Tom. stew
ard, of the penitentiary, at $3.50; his
cousin Jim first assistant physician at
The insane asylum here at $1,000; his
uncle Henry director and manager of
the Western Hospital for the Insane
Besides these some Of his friends are
guards Mt the penitcntiary. Such nre
the facts as given by Governor Russells
1riends. Then, too. Mott is colonel on
Governor Russel's staT.
II Is stated to-day that there was no
actual meeting here of those members
OF the Republican State Committed
or them were here at the same time.
The directors of the State Library de-
eide TO allow the teachers OF the Raleigh
public schools to take out books Just as
State officers do.
=. L. bailey, chairman of the directors
or the blind institution. shares heartily
In the attacks on the Governor. Bailey
Is n "Pritchard Republican" and said
Today Governor Russell has not
friends enough to bury him, outside Of
conricts he has pardoned and lawyers he
is feeding" It Is hlnted that the next
spat" will be between the Governor
and Senator Prftchard
Judge Purnell is after the revenue
officers who pry into distillers' business
and hang around their slstillerles. He
is also after revenue officers who make
returns OF captured stills when such
mad no existence, and thus get the $40
fee for infornrers. Republicans are
OF course doing all they can to throw
out Democratic officials.
president Mckinley will be specially
invited to visit the State Fair No Presi-
dent has visited Raleigh since 1866. when
Andrew Johnson came TO attend the un-
yelling of the monument to his father
Jacob johnson.
From all parts of the State comes
news or an Increase in the attendance
Mt the colleges and schools. There are
very rev exceptions to this general good
showing.
Governor Russell calls II. l.. Grant q
Hessian" and denounces him in Tic,
measured terms.
big gold finds arc reported In the now
dry or almost dry beds Of streams in
Stanly county.
Last year the Southern railway ham
oIeu 4.oo',32f passengers, without loss
of life or serious Injury
John 7. Duncan. or Columbia, S. C..
asks Governor Russell to aid him In
hndlng the neXt-to-kin to Joseph Cooley,
VINO died In Columbia. September 9th.
de was a North Carolinian.