The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-02
WILL BE BUILT AGAIN
Seems Certain That Ralelgh's Lightning
and Street Railway viii 30 Replaced.
GOOD TINES IN EDGEConBE COUNTY
The People Arc Getting Out of Debt,
Practising Economy and Prosper.
ing Observation-Disclosures Arrive
I'm Raleigh TO Hustle for rritich.
ard-Wnnts Printing Contracts.

Raleigh, NJ c., Jan. 1.-(Speclall-
me grentest interest was manifested
Mere to-day as to the rebuilding of the
street car power house and e0uipment.
The stock is held by many people, most
u 1hem wealthy. The line had not
Paid, but about held it's own, and It's
lgneing department was beginning to
earn money. 1t appears quite reasona-
t s 70 predict, even without official ac-
tion Dy the stockholders, that the equip
ment will be replaced Directors ex-
press regret at the light amount Ct in
suTancs carried (only one quarter the
value or the property destroyed) It
VII De at least month, 1t would seem,
oeiore cars are again running
state Bank Examiners Crowder and
Joyce nave just finished their eyamina-
tlon OF the banks and the State Treas
urer says their reports show the banks
TO be In fine condition.
me coiored people celebrated Emanci-
patton DAY IN the usual style here to-
DAY. The weather was fine and the
turnout large.
The public buildings were all closed
out the heads of departments and clerks
were an work, as they always are on
all holidays save Christmas day.
GOOD TIMES IN EDGECoMBE.
DR.: Kemp P. Battle. ex-president of
tne state University, was here to-day
returning from visit to his old home In
Edgecombe county. He says the people
there are in fair spirits; they are less
. IN debt than at any time in years and
are more economical. The cotton mills
are making some money. There IS talk
OF new bank at Rocky Mount
Train NO. p, which was in the wreck
on the Seaboard Air Line, near here
wednesday. Is "hoodoo." IL seems. On
II Giison, Watson. Collett, Dan Hicks,
kittrell, Robertson and overly were
hurt or killed. 1t Is considered by rail-
way men an ''unlucky ira In
Populist State Chairman Aver insists
tnat by his count there are not less than
sixty Populists In the Legislature. He
Is extremely reticent regarding the
self with saying he knows nothing.
PRITCHARD HENCHMEN.
Marshall Mott Judge Ewart. Carl
Duncan and Slaud Bernard, all promi-
nent Republicans, are here. 1t Is the
senatorial matter which brings them.
All ore working for Pritchard. Mott
says as much. He also says he is an
States Attorney for the Western Dis
trict and that he will get that place.
All admit that Pritchard has n task
before him, but all declare he will be
reelected. II. L, Grant. the Republic
can committeeman who openely charged
Senator Butler with making false state
ments, says some Republicans thought
he went too far, but that he really
could not be longer silent.
In quiet way it appears that worl,
Is peing done in the interest OF Judge
walter Clark as a candidate for the
Senate. Nor are the friends OF William
A. Guthrie idle.
The Gazette, the negro organ, gets
the Wake county public printing.
WANTS PRINTING CoNTRAC CTS.
The owners of the Tribune. the Re-
publican daily. say they will be In the
field as aspirants for the public print
Ing.
The official organ of the negro Repub-
licans has much to say regarding the
nsht for the Senate; that Pritchard is
latter desires his reelection. to such ar
extent that 1t would look with dlsfavol
upon efforts in the future to get negroes
TO support Populist candidates IL Prltch.
ara Is defeated, that the Populists know
the negro voters are among their mos
potent and Jealous allies in planning
and carrying out cooperation