The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-06

a Recount Places Green I'm the Right
COlumn-Old State Bonds Founder.
Mott FavOrs LegaliZing Duei1ng-Re.
publicans Laugh at Pritchard's Views
on the Negro Question The Whining.
ton Revolution
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., December 3.

ANoiOiSh, Az ~, "
A recount in Green county, made by
order of a judge, shows that the dem
ocrats elected their candidates to all
the offices.
The secretary of state today issued
to Congressman Charles r. Thomas of
the Third district a certificate of cleo
ton. His majority was 1S9. He is the
first to receive a certificate.
Old 6 per cent state bonds to
the amount of $69, 900 which two years
ago were found in the old vault in the
state treasure, and for which no ow-
ner has ever been found, will be re-
ported to the legislature. This the
council of state agrees on. The bonds
are worth Is cents on the dollar.
The citizens of New Bern are to meet
next Tuesday to consider the future
government of that city. This means
hat they will then decide as to the
changes in the law regarding New
Bern's municipal government which
they will ask the legislature to make.
DR.. j. ]. Mott, late chairman of the
national silver party, comes out square
ly for a repeal of the law against
duelling. He declares that the senti-
ment against the duel is cruel and that
were the present law repealed a better
state of society would result.
Governor Russell pardons j. H.
Milan, formerly a ticket agent of the
Seaboard Air Line at Charlotte, who
was a defaulter to the amount of some
81, 900, and who was serving a two
| years sentence.
At the term of the United States dis
trict court next week a rather curious
case will be tried. The defendant is
a young man named Holleman, who
was a clerk in the p~ostofice at Apex,
this county. His offence was opening
letters which his rival wrote to a
young lady, and then replying to these
letters.
The acting adjutant general has not
as yet received any returns Of the
election of field officers Of the new
Second and Third regiments Of the
state guard. There seems to be a dis
position to do more for the guard thar
ever before. 1t is also expected that
the general government will do more
than ever before for the guard.
Much rain has delayed cotton pick
ing. There are not a few fields Of this
crop which appear to have been I'm
touched. There will be much damaged
cotton.
A republican here laughs at the at.
titude OF Senator Pritchard as shown
by his recent open letter. He says tn,
senator never speaks except at home
where be is surrounded by white re.
p%ublicans and that during the cam.
paign he did not speak in eastern
North Carolina why did he not com,
down on the danger line?" said the re
publican. 1T Is easy for him to tall
and issue pronunciamentos at lon,
range"
The United States district attorne,
is as dumb as an oyster regarding tn,
prosecution of the Wilmington peopl
who drove out Bunting. the Unite,
States commissioner. This much ma
be said as to Bunting-that if Judg
Purnell, who appointed him commits
sioner, had known there were charge
against his moral character he neve
would have appointed him or IL h
a at any time prior to his expulsio
known of such charges he would hav
revoked the commission, Judge Pul
nell so informs me. II is learned thu
Bunting as well as Melton, the e,
chief Of police have been in washins
ton ever since their flight from W.
mington.