The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-24
MM|ssIoNs ISSUED %
Governor Appoints Officers Ia the National
Guard and The Naval Reserves.
A METEOR EXPlODES NEAR SALISBURY
Esonsrs Shaken but No Serious Dam.
age D0ne-~ihc Governor l'aru0nS
JnnIes Chnnbrrs. of IrSdeii Conn.
t5--i;rOvcs Murder Trinl Hegnn at
Knlcfsh-A New RniIrond.

Raleigh, N. c., March 23.--(SpeciaD-
The following military commissions
were Issued to-day: j.. G.. Harris, OF
Raleigh Quartermaster general: How
srd Aston. OF Littleton. advocate gen
e:al; T. NJ. Danforth, third assistant
engineer Wilmington division Naval
Reserves; II. II. Miller, engineer and
H. II. McIlbenny, lieutenant, and jas.
G. Graham. second lieutenant Of the
Same; X. s. Primrose, lieutenant: r. g.
Daniels, lieutenant junior grade. and
W y. I'LL. ensign Of the Newberne
division of the Naval Reserves. The
las. Is Il new division.
TIRED OF MINNESOTA
The state Auditor to-day received Il
letter from a. Minnesota man asking
whether Northerm or Western man
could live here among the Southern
people: that Minnesota had had con-
tinuous winter since last October: that
the snow is three feet deep and that q
FARMER cannot make enough to keep
himself warm and decently clothed
A special venire OF Is was summoned
to-day in the murder trial OF John D.
Groves, set for hearing tomorrow.
Groves killed Henry Wake near, For
estvilIe.
\ METEOR EXPLODEs.
= meteor exploded near Salisbury
yesterday, and the explosion shook the
houses at Salisbury and frightened
many persons The noise was heard
over Il large extent OF country.
The news that ]. B. Millilscn is to be
y. $. marshal Of the Western district
dlsposcs OF one batch OF oncc-saelSers
IT is now Stated that DR.. j. p. Wright.
well known as a close personal friend
OF Governor Russell. is likely TO be
made the mayor or Wilmington.
Professor NJ. &. s. Noble. of Whining
ton. IS talked Of as possible successor
TO Colonel a. q. Holiday. president of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege there.
Ut CHAMBERS PARDONED.
The Governor Dardons James Cham
bers. Of lredell county, who III 1899 was
convicted OF criminal assault ana sent
TO the penitentiary. There were many
appeals for the PARDON and it was
shown that but for the intense prcju-
dice against Chambers his sentence
would have been only two years
Principal John e. Ray. OF the institu-
tons for the white blind and the color
cd deaf mute.s and blind, left to-day to
Inspect institutions Of like character in
the North and West. E
W ~ Roper, young white man
was Killed at Lucanna yesterday by n
train, his foot having caught in a frog.
a PROTECTED RAILROAD.
y railway under new charter from
snow Hill to n point near Raleigh, to
connect with the Seaboard Air Line, OF
10 Durham to connect with the Norfolk
and Western, is in contemplation.
Mrs. w. T.. Lewis, Of Durham, for
meay Of Goldsboro, Is appointed ma
iron OF the penitentiary.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
I'hc new Board OF Agriculture to-
night elected James Ar. Mcwborne Com
missioner and j. l.. Ramsey editor Of the
progressive Farmer organ Of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance, secretary.
The new Board OF Directors Of the At
lantic and Month Carolina railway to-
.1 say e!ected Robert Hancock president
Tonight at Newborn he took charge OF
the road The old board obtained a re-
strainnE order last night, but it seems
the papers We're not served to-day be-
fore the election.