The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-16
CITY IN BRIEF.

ST. LUKE'S CIRCLE.--The regular
meeting Of St. Luke's Circle will be held
at the residence Of Mrs. Foy, Morgan
street, this afternoon at o'clock.
APPOINTED DELEGATE-Gove
nor Russell has sent Mr.. +. H. Wells, of
Charlotte, his commission as a delegate
to the National Road Parliament which
will meet in Nashville, Tenn, October
10Th, 18th, 18th and 10Th.
SUCCESSOR APPOINTED.-Clerk
Of the Court Young yesterday appointed
Mr.. J. s. Mangum justice of the peace
in New Light township to succeed the
late w. Il. Suit. Mr.. Suit died Tues
day. He was a prominent man in that
township.
INSTITUTIONS OPEN.-The white
institution for the blind and the cOlored
institution for the deaf and dumb and
the blind will open for the work of this
session today. Every train brought in a
number of pupils yesterday. The north
and south-bound s. A. l.. mails had each
an extra coach to accommodate the
children and so did the Southern from
the east. The attendance this year will
be very large.
PEACE INSTITUTE OPENS.-Yes-
terday the young ladies came in on every
train to attend Peace Institute. This
well-known institute began the session
of 1S97-'9S yesterday and the attend
ance was very good indeed for the first
day. DR.. James Dinwiddie. the presi-
dent, says that by the end of the week
he will have from sixty to seyenty-five
boarders. The outlook for the school is
excellent.
OYSTER CLAIMS-Treasurer Worth
received a letter yesterday from Craven
county stating that some of the grants
OF oyster lands which parties hold in
that section were made to persons after
they were dead. He says a deed was
made to one man who has been dead
thirty years. 1t will be remembered that
suit is now pending to compel the State
Auditor and State Treasurer to pay the
claims which certain counties have
against the State for suits which they
brought to recover these lands.
DENIES SIGNING.-In a Charlotte
paper of Sept. 9th there appeared an ac-
count Of the Republican primaries held
in Shelby for expressing the choice of
the Republicans for postmaster. The
two candidates were ]. C. Morrison and
DR.. J. III. McBrayer The friends of the
latter bolted, and, according to the ac
count above mentioned, passed resolu-
lions denouncing w. V. Hall, the clerk
in the labor commissioners office here.
These resolutions as printed were signed
by Lewis Hardin, president and Fuller
Ross, secretary. Hardin now writes Hall
that he didn't sign the resolutions.
Things are in a great muddle over the
postoffice in Shelby.
GEN. ROBERTS RETURNS.-Ge
w. p. Roberts is in the city. He has
just returned from Victoria, where he
has been United States consul. He is
the only Southern man who ever held
this position. His successor is a man
by the uncommon name of Smith, and he
halls from Illinois. Gen. Roberts has
been in the midst Of the Klondyke craze,
and he says the interest Of the people in
these gold finds is not abating. He pre-
diets that there will be much suffering
among the Klondyke Adventures this
winter and he advises those who intend
going to wait until the spring. In his
opinion these finds are as rich as those
in California, and will probably last as
long, that is about ten years. Gen. Rob
erts left Victoria eight days ago and he
has found the trip very warm all along
the route. The people Of Raleigh and
Of North Carolina will welcome Gen.
Roberts back to their midst with open
arms.