The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-09
Judge PurnelI Holds an Act Ofthe LegiSIass
ture UNCONSTITUTIONAL
GREENSBORO COMPANIES CHARTERED
Aldcrmon Ccnsurcd for Charging
Rent Torn Public School Building
Corner Stone Of u Cotton Factory
Laid Supreme Court Mndo
DIundcr.

Raleigh, NJ c., Feb S.-iSpccial) -
Judge Purnell, in his decision regarding
the sale OF the Cape Fear AMI Yadkln
Valley Railway, holds that the act Of
the legislature Of 1871. tcrbidiing the
division of a railway into sections in
making q sale IS unconstitutional. The
act In question requires that all reads
be sold as an entirely and was passed
1" apply to this suit. Judge Purnell n
his opinion says the ac. vio!atas the oh
.;ga tion Of n contract.
Ex-Congressman Thomas Settle IS
fcre. He Is now cut of politics, but 1t is
quite well known ne will lie il again
when the next campaign opens.
The State charters the Greensboro
Novelty Company ~ make furniture,
pedsprings. wire cCops. etc: capital,
$40 900. stockholders, c. +. McAdoo and
others
Also the Gui;:ord Roller FIGURING Mil
Company; cnpital, $4,000: stockholders,
j. A. Hodgin and others.
T.. c. Potter has gone II Tampa, Fla,
rs delegate from this state 10 the
South and West Congress
Next week there will i:c 4 large cXcur-
sion here Of Northern visitors who are
spending the sWinte" At Pnahurst and
Southern PONIES, and vino will visit this
city to see the pubic buildings. etc.
The Supreme Court this morning be-
gan the regular call Of the docket for the
spring term. There arc no cases Of
general importance 50 FIR filed.
Judge Purnel has written The opinion
for the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals in the case of the Sloss IRON and
Steel Company VS.. the South Carolina
and Georgia Railway, involving $4,000
The action was to recover that sum for
refusal to take coal under 4 contract
made by Receiver Chamberlain OF the
road. The decision is In favor Of The
defendants and affrms the iulSmcrs of
the UNIFIED States Circuit Court 81 Sorth
Carolina
There Is hearty condemnation of the
Raleigh board Of aldermen for chars 'ng
rental for one Of the schoo! buildings
IT IS said 1t was caucus nj .asure, and
that there Is need for money, as ckpcndi
lures have exceeded appropriations in
some of the departments
The state has paid a son of DR.. Mott,
who Is, by the way, penitentrl!y stew
ard, S25 for guarding the railway COM
mission against ASSISTANTS who exist
only In Governor Russell's vivid mag
ination.
All the fruit nurseries in this State
are now pronounced free of the San JOS
SCALE and have been given certificates
1t is the general belief that next Friday
will see the end of the fircical proca i'd
inEs about the lease Of the North Caro-
lima railway to the Southern Governor
Russell has tried pitifully to make the
matter of political Use to Senator But-
Ter and himself, but the current opinion
is that his failure is complete
Al concord to-day the corner stone If
the Coleman cotton mill was laid This
Is the only mill In the world owned and
operated by negroes The white Deo-
pie of Concord joined In the celebration
OF the day. The exercises were held IN
the courthouse and there were white and
negro speakers. Among the latter were
Congressman White and Booker II
Washington, of Alabama The mill is
about two-thirda completed, and is a
very fine structure
Is. w. Weston. who graduated las.
May at the State University, was killed
yesterday by falling into an old mine
near Morganton. He was a chemis, by
profession.
The adjourned term OF the Federal
Court began here this morning. Judge
Pnrnen on the Bench c. Z. Aycoc,x ms
district attorney.
IL i9 asserted positively that the SUI
preme Court made a great mistake YES
terday in failing to give Percy McNul-
len OF PerguimanS, an attorneys Ii
cense after he had answered every
question. lie led the law class at the
University. Twenty-Five OF the aupl-
cants for license signed a statement
that Mcmillan answered all questions
asked him. Judges Furches and Doug
lass acknowledge the court made a mis-
take. Tomorrow the court will con-
slider this odd case.