The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-30
NORTH STATE NOTES
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Directors Change the Management.
HOME MADE FURNITURE IN THE MUSEUM
Hallway commissioners Not Likely to
GefAny Pny DIR. lIurns Aco,t,r,,.
Rumors OF Newspapers ventures.
Attendance at Davidson College
larger Than Ever.

Fr,t
Ihe directors OF the Atlantic and North
carolina railway are called to |ect III
Morehead city Tomorrow l., !. Moore
the new State proxy, writes Gov. Rus
sell that by u unanimous vote the stock.
holders have rescinded the action at
Goidsboro In placing the road under con-
troll or the chairman OF the Finance
Committee.
Two carloads. OF auartcr-zawed furnI-
ture arrived at the State Museum to-day
1rom Mebnne. 1t is made by the White
hlckei company entirely of North Caro-
INA timber and is greatly admired
rms iim has the contract to equip the
Museum.
1t Is learned that two of The State Of
ncial5 are "Sanctified"
Inc auditor and the Railway Commits
siohens asked the opinion Of the Attor-
ney-General, who IS by the law. the le-
gal adviser of the State officers, as to
whether or not the pay vouchers of the
commissioners should be audited and
paid by the State Treasurer The Inter
refuses to join In the application 10 the
Attorncy-General ana to-day az the rail
way commission Office he had orders
from other persons" not TO
pay warrants to the commits
sioners. He declined to say who
the other persons" are, but Il 10
The State Superintendent of public
instruction says that he is told that in
a certain county in the State where one
negro child is unable to read and write
TWO or three white children are unable
10 90 so. He was asked the name of The
county. but declined to give 1t. He SAYS
IL was this Information which led him
~ write letter on February 9th last,
favoring compulsory education.
The New York I ,,,,1
paliy, which III 1876 bought from rench
Cox, of Pennsylvania, 25O,OOO acres Of
mountain land in Western North
Carolina, has sold all of II
save about 10000 acres, reserv
Ing In all cases mineral rights,
This is learned at the Office of the Sec
Rotary OF State
Revenue officers made raid in Nash
county yesterday and captured a 55-
gallon Illicit distillery The moonshin
erS escaped
The second days hearing or Gov. Rus
selIs case against the cx-dircctors of
the North Carolina railway, alleging
fraud. began this morning at 9SO. The
special master. Kerr Craigc, made II
very plnip to the counsel for the Gov
ernor that only direct testimony was
wanted.
In the Superior Court to-day the iurv
II.
Burns. keeper OF the capitol. for assault
and battery upon Charles Carswell. col
ored having failed TO agree, the solicit
tor agreed to verdict of not guilty
Bets axe made that Burns Will he dis
missed In less than three months by the
Board Of Public buildings ana Grounds
which for some unknown reason, select
ed him. He Is n Populst, but has made
himself enemies on ali sides.
1t is said that tour OF the State Is
now being made by Raleigh man for
the purpose OF securing stock for Il
morning Democratic paper here II is
also said that the present morning Dem
ocratic paper proposes to issue an af-
ternoon edition. There is a good pros
pect Of Republican weekly in this city
about January list next. Republicans
are saying that they want to make an
aggressive campaign next year.
BY the laundering OF Il vessel off Hat
teras. the Cape Fear and Yadkin Val
ley railway loses 1000 tons of steel
rails.
L. c. Caldwell Gov. Russclrs ap-
polntee as chairman OF the Railway
Commission, denies that he was Senator
Buffers choice, and says that that John
Graham, of ltidgeway, was the man
Butler favored. But Butler is deeply
Eratified at Caldwclls appointment
and says so in his newspaper.
Senator Butler says cdtorially that If
w. A. Guthrie had been elected governor
the people would also have had n gov
ernor whom no corporation or monop-
oily could influence or control
There were 16S students present al tile
opening of Davidson college. the largest
number ever present at its opening
Prof. Finson having died. John J.. Doug
las succeeds him as professor of math-
ematics.
P!att ID. Cowan, of Wilmington. and
Henry Clay Brown, secretary of the