The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-23
ALL THE STATE MEMS
Happenings In North Carolina Yesterday
Given In the Most Readable Form.
THE GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE FROST


TIE Injury to Trucn ma Fruit Is
Very Grcnl. M, week. VIII bn Sc
cr~snry 10 su!IS Determine It
The Governors Hrosh"r !. She
warden OF tho penitenlinry.
Raleigh y. c.. April 22.-tspecial)-
The board of directors Of the SOU hern
Chris. ian Publishing house met here TO-
day. The publishing house Viii proba-
bly, be located in this c,:y.
The weather bureau has already be-
gun rs preparations r.! the CtGerva
ton OF the total eclipse Of the sum May
2S.l90o The line Of totlli.y will extend
form New Orleans to Nnrro,k. passing
through Wadssb0ro and Raleigh ana
the dur tion OF totally will be Il minute
and half The government will asccr-
tain the beat points for observation ana
al these will eSta bl!sh temporary obser
yations
THE F'ROSTS DAMAGE.
The weather to-day was quite warm.
The weather Observer here says there
VIII now he quite 4 w3rm wave.
Yesterdays f:ost snd freeze have
done great damage, all about. y week
viii tie required 70 determine lis ex-
tent. Cotton was killed in some sec
tons.
The Field ana Shore association was
granted charter by the State to-day.
It l. composed Of +. S. Giles, j mes
Hamilton ana Charles x. Giles. The
association desires ,c lease Or purchase
over 100000 acre.: OF land and water
in the eastern part of the State for
sporting purposes,
charter was also granted the Will
son Educational association. composed
OF +. A. Woodland ana others
REVENUE OFFICERS MEAT"
The Illicit whiskey dealers are nov
shipping whiskey III boxes marked
meat" Revenue ofiire.s have cap.us ed
some.
The Southern railway has decided to
make Fe.ersbu,g one OF its terminal
points.
The minority Popuists seem to be ve.y
uncertain just where they Gtand Sem
ntor McCagkcy is che Of the lucky
ones. He left to-day for one OF the
Site fatms. Of which he Is elected as
sistant supervisor With the undcrs and
ing tina. after September lgt he WILL be
In charge Of (.
Secretary Of STATE Thompson Is cleo
ted supernte ndcnt Of the Sundzy school
Of Central NJ. r. church here.
4 farmer named Abraham Hester
who sued Thomas Robertson, a youn
farmer, for deduction OF his daughter
who was under 2l gets $1,000 damages
and the costs ana lawyers fees a-t
$1,000 more. Besides th'G Robert san /:
TO be tried in The criminal court on The
charge Of trying TO bride men to swea!
the poor girls character was bad
THE NEW WARDEN.
Thomas Russell. A brother Of the GOV.
erncr, IS the new warden CT the pen.
itentlary, and w. II. Moore IS deputy
warden, II is Significant tina. they were
not elected by the board but wee ap-
pointed by superintendent Smith and
confirmed by the heard.
An ac; Of the late Legislature gave
the Marion and Ashcviilc turnpike tbs
use Of fifty conv!cts, bu; the penIten,il.
~ autho.itics are trying TO AVOID fur.
nish!ng them.
Goldsboro subscribed $4,000 to secure
the extension or the railway from Snow
Hill 10 that point
John Il. Itenrey is appointed a dele
gate TO the Southern Insurance conven-
ton a. Southern Pines Some OF the
Baltimore paper: are sco!ng this con
venion, saying that II is SECTIONAL and
that two kinds Of letters are written by
those who are promoting IT,
EN-Popuiisl State Chairman aver re-
ma ked to-day that just now there were
no politics in North Carolina
49, Nh ol-i 'CRHlI BULLETIN.
The April bulletin Of the Agricul.ur
Department will be out in q d3y OF
two: ! contains an interesting synopsis
OF the work cf NE department during tha
20 years NS17'SD Il was in Damoc a ic
hands. Among is special lines Of Of
fort were the fish ha;chcyics Cine goad
enecis OF which are yet falt), survey.
OF deposits Of pyrite,:, fer making sui.
PhuT!c acid; exploration OF the PHOSPHATE
nj oh 81
coal; explorations al Vienna, Atlanta
and Boston, New Orleans and Chicago;
surVeys Of he oyster beds; aid in The
development OF the sand hill region the
creation OF the first state museum II,
the country; the Issue OF valuable hand
Docks Improvement Of mills: better
crop me.hod9, etc. II Is fine record.
DIR. MANNING PARALYZED,
Or: John Manning, professor Of law at
me University OF North Carolina. snf-
iered stroke Of facial paralysis. He
is improving. lie is in his G5th year.