The news & observer., 1897-03-11
CITY IN BRIEF.

I1e new Judge OF the GdSbeFH 0TtlLiluda
circuit, Thos. III. Sutton, left yesterday
for his home in Fayetteville.
The Council of State met in the Gov
ernor's office yesterday afternoon to con-
syider proposals for bids for the public
printing.
Only one marriage license was issued
yesterday. This was taken out by Mr..
Otis Wiggans of this county. Miss Allie
Young is the lady of his choice.
The Secretary of State grants char
ter to the j. ID. Armstrong Live Stock
and Dressed Meat Company, of Nash
county B. H. Bum is one of the incor-
porators.
Three convicts-one white and two col
ored-were yesterday brought to the pen
ftentiary by the sheriff of Davidson coun-
ty. One of the negroes. Tom Finch, got
seven years for house breaking.
Coy Russell yesterday ISSUED COM
mission to Dr. d. Ell. Abbott, of Pamhco
county, as Railroad Commissioner, to
succeed Mr. e. G. Beddlngfeld, of this
county. whose term of office has expired.
The Governors private secretary and
executive clerk were very busy yesterday
making out commissions for the newly
appointed officers and directors of the
various institutions.
DIR. r. NJ. Norment is scheduled to
be president of the North Carolina Rail-
road, it is said, and not the A. & n. G.
Railroad as printed several days ago. 1t
is said that Representative Hancock, of
Newbern. is to be president of the A. q
NJ. G. Railroad
New heating apparatus is being put in
the Agricultural building. Heretofore it
has been heated from the Supreme court
building and the arrangement has never
been satisfactory. Since the erection of
the new annex separate and independ-
ent heating plant has been put in.
Several days ago Curator Brimley re-
ceived two very large and venomous wild
cats from a trapper near Newbern. lie
now has them in cage at the museum.
They are doing well. He is studying
their poses, preparatory to killing and
mounting them for the museum.
A Martin street saloon keeper, w. O.
Scott, has made am assignment, naming
H. H. Roberts as assignee. The liabili-
ties are about 5000; the assets much less.
Creditors to the amount of $155 are pre-
ferred. The $500 personal exemption is
taken.
w. v. Hall, Of Cleveland county, a
young man employed in the Legislature,
becomes chief clerk in the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, succeeding Mr.. w. Z.
Faison. The retiring clerk is an excel
lent printer and has made an efficient
public officer.
DR.. M. NJ. Marshal, rector of Christ
church, returned to the city yesterday
greatly improved in health. Though still
very weak, he is rapidly recovering from
his recent illness. The people of Raleigh
and his many friends throughout the
State will rejoice at the complete recov-
cry of this good man.
The Inauguration travel from Raleigh
this year was much heavier than usual.
Notwithstanding the fact that passes
were about as thick as leaves in the brook
of Valambrosa, and almost anybody
could get them for the asking, yet the
Southern Railway sold 30 tickets to
Washington and return for the inaugural
ceremonies and the Seaboard sold 80.
Mr.. Baker, of Wake Forest, was here
yesterday on his way home from George
town. s. c.. where he recently had two
of the fingers on his right hand cut off
by q saw mill. He said the accident was
caused by carelessness on his part. The
two dismenbered digits are his little
finger and the one next to it.
Mr. /. C. Stewart, State Printer, will
be here all the week getting ready to
move his small branch printing office
plant back to Winston. He had it here
during the Legislature to do the sessions
printing. While he did not get The con-
tract for the printing, Mr.. Stewart
helped to knock the Tribune out, and is
well satisfied at that. He and his
brother have the contract to do all the
printing up to July list, and that in
cludes the bulk of the work for they
will print the journals and the laws
Walter King, a young white boy who
claims West Raleigh as his home, got
drunk yesterday and went down to a
hemanrCfo mthere cauld have them in
disreputable part of the city known as
Fowler's vineyard He tried to enter
negro girls house on Manly street, and
she locked the door. Thereupon he took
stick and broke out the windows. Con-
stable Upchurch went down and arrested
him. but he was too drunk for trial and
SO he was locked up in Jail to wait till
he got sober enough to intelligently an
swer to the charges preferred against
him.