Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-05
A Democratic General Assem-
bly, Convened To-Day.
NOMINEES OF THE CAUCUS
Tho People Rejotco that tho Law
Making AZ Now I'm Safe Hands =
Founder of First Baptist Church
Dead Fruitiess Search For an AS.
sessin Annoying Rumor Set MT
Rest Personal.

Raleigh N. c., Jan. 4.-The General
Assembly is again in session. Unlike
the last, the present body is strongly
Democratic and will legislate to secure
the greatest good. to the greatest num-
Der. 1t may be depended upon to effec-
tually provide against the possibility
of the State ever again returning to
negro rule.
Both the Senate and House held
caucus and nominated officers. who
were to-day elected and indicted into
Office as follows:
SENATE NOMINEES.
For Principal Clerk-C. C. Daniels, of
Wilson.
For Engrossing Clerk-F. A. Clinard,
of watauga-
For Reading Clerk-Hon. Walter
Murphy. OF Salisbury.
For Sergeant-at- Arms-J. b. Smith.
of Cumberland. Mr.. Smith received So
votes.
The assistant doorkecper had not
been chosen at midnight.
The. following assistant clerks to the
principal clerk were selected:
A. j. Maxwell, Of Columbus, first as
sistant.
nj. l.. Shipman, of Henderson county,
and w. a. Campbell, of Jonesboro, as
6lstants.
THE HOUSE.
The House caucus selected Judge
Henry q. Conner, OF Wilson. for
Speaker. There was n lively struggle
for the honor. but he led his competi-
tors, Messrs. Lee S. Overman and
Locke Craige.
Inarn NJ
the fusion legislatures This fear con-
tinued until the very hour Of their adj
1ournmcnt. No one knew what thew
would do. Now the people are pleased
10 see such Legislature as the one
OF 1899 assemble. They look forward
with pleasure to the session.
AGED CITIZEN DEAD.
MIR. Charles j. Nelson, the oldest citi-
zen of Goldsboro. died Monday night.
aged 81. He was the founder of the
First Baptist Church there. For fifty
two years he had voted the Demo-
cratic ticket.
The Railway Commission meets on
the 10th instant AT that time John
Graham. president of the State Farm
ers' Alliance, will go before the com
mission and ask it to reduce the ton
mage Tor minimum carload of COM
mercial fertilizers from fifteen to ten
tons.
SEARCHING FOR AN ASSASSIN.
Despite all the efforts of the Sheriff
and the Coroner, not the slightest clue
mas yet been found as to the man who
assassinated the negro Lucas in this
county last week. The Sheriff SAYS he
never knew more mysterious murder
Persons from Johnston county bring
news that young Winfree, whose throat
was cut by the negro Tom Smith, who
Is in Jail here. is to-day entirely out
Of danger.
RUMOR SET AT REST.
All the rumors that the Southern
railway is at all interested in the pur-
chase or control of the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railway were set at rest
to-day by this declaration. by one of
the highest Southern railway officials:
The road was bought entirely by the
Atlantic Coast Line. The Southern has
nothiog Whatever to do with it,
SoI.'s time ago negro named Shep-
nerd. who was employed in the Office OF
the chief clerk of Revenue Collector
Duncan here. departed. 1t was said he
had been transferred to Washington, d.
u. 1t was an error. He is back in his
OLD place, having reappcared yesterday.
Ihere came very near being fight ut
the negro emancipation celebration,
growing out OF the old quarrel be-
tween the Leak and Young factions.
AS result, no election of n president
800 S-~A'@ SSoi NoS Hciu' OHe %
the negro churches has taken the mat
ter up.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. Brevard Nixon, of Charlotte. was
nominated for chief clerk of the House
by reclamation
The RoaSd of Public Grounds and
buildings has very properly decided not
TO sell the desk used by Vance, when
ne was Governor. but have donated it
to the State Museum.
Governor Russell has appointed Mr..
.: Hal Bobbitt, of this city, delegate
TO the Pure Food and Drug Conorees