The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-07
Two 70 sases5Agalnsat the. Southern Railway
10 Be Trlad Next Week.
FACTS ABOUT OXFORD ORPHAN ASYLUM
Bursar's Accounts Mixed-RniIroad
commissions s once 6sunracd-
Wakes Cnnnty! Railroad Ronds-
spcaRcr 1aiieman Nnrricd-Mor.
gan Expects 10 Ise Hanged.

Raleigh. N. c.. Jan. 6-(SDeciaO- -
Special interest Is felt In the Superior
Court session alere next week. The
docket wac prepared to-day There are
Two indictments against the Southern
railway for Issuing free passes. These
VIII be the first trials in North Caro-
lima on that, charge. The title Of the
Indictment Is, State against Southern
railway" The witnesses are Governor
Russell, United States District Attorney
{. 3. Ayoock, IL l.. Grant of the Re-
publican State COMMITTEES. and Henry
w. Miller. private secretary of Vice
PRESIDENT Andrews, of the Southern
railway. 5N-
The Executive Committee of the OK
i iolu Grphan Asylum met at Durham
last night. 1t found, that tho rccolnt 9
last year were S21, 900 and that all were
expended Two hundred and eleven
children We're, cared for and arrange
ments are made to receive sixteen more.
steps were taken to build four cottages
LOT sirls, each to accommodate thirty
rour cottages Tor boys are completed
and occupied Arrangements wrr" ,Is /,
made to put an editor in charge Of the
orPhanage paper. The Grand Lodge of
AasonS meets at the Orphan ASYLUM
next Tuesday, In annual communica-
tson
80 lar the promoters OF the proposed
Z Slate'leNtiie school have had over iifty
ietters from cotton mill owners ali OF
whom express theirSinterest In the plan
me FINANCE Committee of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College here
has adjourned. 1t found the accoun, Is
OF e. G. Butler, the new bursar. in a
tengle. ]. w. Harden, the chairman.
says Butler has made an error nv mix
ing the accounts OF the half dozen or
more DEPARTMENTS; that there is no
shortage, but that there is ONLY So
d!HereEce in the total Of rcccipts and
disbursements. Hardin says he viii
quickly find the error in the Balances.
Turing December the mean tempera-
cure mere was ~ degrees. exactly the
aNsraSe-the highest, 56S, the lowest 81
Rainfall, 256, which is almost the aver
age Last years deficiency in rainfall
was II inches.
r. w. Minor Is appointed by judge
Pucnel United States Commissioner at
Washington.
son of DR.. ]. ]. Mott, who has been
an under officer mt the penitentiary
but who was lately dropped, Is now on
E duty q s guard at the Railway Com
mission office. Senator Sharpe of Ire
dell, the new assistant clerk, was asked
why guards We're put on day und night
He replied: "I suppose because Major
Wilson was here Monday and because
Ohio Wilson came Into the onica." lie
/.
not been here He is not coming. He
has too much sense. or all the ridi-
cnlous things Governor Russell has
done this placing sofHguards at the Rail
way Commission office takes the lead.
AT the executive office this morning,
". When me question w was asked; Where
is Governor Russ II" Private Secretary
Alexander replied "At WashinGto ton
CITY" He said: HE left here yestcr-
day with Superintendent MewbOurne
from the Johnston Street station The
private secretary said he id not say
yesterday that the Governor had gone
to the penitentiary farms, but that he
not leaving from the Union station was
Singular
The Railway Commission Is called to
meet Tomorrow. No one knows what
may come up. Senat tor Buffers paper
says to-day that the work of the new
Railway Commissioners so far is pre-
paratory TO reduction of passenger
and freight rates. He makes n cut n
Commissioner Abbott (anti-Russel Re.
publicaM by saying two of the ComE,s-
sioners cannot be bought.
The Capital Club here re-elects DR..
James Mckee president. Julian Tim
berlake Is the new secretary. There are
100 members.
Rev. ]. o. Guthrie, who was first sent
TO Fayetteville to be pastor of the
Methodist church, but later was sent Ia
3 WarrentOn, has left for the latter place
Architects in this State can compete
for the $4,000 in prizes for the best
designs for the buildings OF the Univcr-
sity Of California. The Secretary al
State has the specifications.
Judge Timberlake has as expected
granted an order restraining the collsc.
ton of interest or principal of the
Wilkes county bonds, issued in aid OF
the Northwestern North Carolina rail.
road, until Judge Starbuck hears that
matter. There must be a good deal 81
stir in Wilkes. II is said. by an anti
Southern railway paper that that sys-