The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-10

senators MIfitT anu huullISoli Npll-
mittee on Justices of the Peace.
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| have never known feeling of sym
pathy greater than that which has gont
out to Representative c. w. Davis, o.
HYDE, who went home yesterday with
the body of his dead young wife. She
had been here but two weeks and had
won the hearts of all who met her, anG
her death shocked the community. To
add to the sadness of her death, she
leaves lovely child FIVE months old.
The House took action expressing its
sympathy and appointed Representa-
tives Nicholson, of Beaufort, and Car
roll, of -Alamance, to accompany Mr.
Davis on his sad journey. Kind friend
in and out of the Legislature gave
tender sympathy and kindly assistance
40 The sorrowIng husband and hR
:notherlcss boy.
The Dispatch favors the election of
+. Il. Arendell of Raleigh, as SUI
perintendent of the penitentiary He
is fully competent in every respect, and
we are sure it would be hard to find
4 more deserving man than Mr.. Afen-
dell. He laid The groundwork in the
late campaign, as correspondent of the
News and Observer, by writing of the
awful condition of the negro-ridden
ounties of Eastern Carolina and othe
sections of the State While nearly
every Democrat III the Stare did his
full duty, the press did more and bette
work in the campaign for White Su
prcmacy than everybody else. and
should be recognized by the Legislature
Lexington Dispatch.
Senator Lindsay, of Rockingham
county, introduced bill yesterday to
pay $50 to Company G, Third rcgi-
ment State Guard. THE company was
called out when war was declared with
Spain. said Senator Lindsay, ''anu
kept in camp for ten days. Then il
was notified that its services would no
be- needed. Many of the men gave III
lucrative positions and some of them
were thrown out OF employment per-
nanently. No other company in the
State was treated SO badly thinb
this amount of money should be vote(
hem for expenses"
Writing in the Asheyille Citizen, Ira
tier" gets of good one on the legis
lators: Some one asks if the shee,
has no friends in the North Carolina
Legislature. | am surprised that an.
one should, ask the question. Sheep is
the fighting word of the average legisla
tor in North Carolina, and when any
body gees off to himselm and tries t.
study out some law that will put fine
on man who attempts to prevent a
dog from eating all the sheep ne wants.
Friends of the sheep? Excuse me; you
woke M in the wrong State.
The Legislature made no mistake ir
selecting Samuel l.. Rogers, of Macol
county .as one of the new directors o
the penitentiary and w. r. Lee. of HAY
wood as one of the Board of Interna
improvements. These gentlemen are a.
good citizens as we have IN here in tn.
mountains. and can be relied on to do the
right thing at the right time in the RICH
way.-Asheville Citizen.
Ex-senator George f. PARROT, of lie
noir county, is in the city. Mr.. Parrott's
riends are urging him for the position of
Commissioner of Agriculture. They
claim for him that he is a practical and
successful farmer and business man and
4 Democrat of the straitest sect who
has done valiant service for his party.
He will be here for several days.
The Educational Committee, or rather
d portion of the committee. headed by
Chairman Smith, of the Senate, and
Chairman Craig. of the House. left
yesterday for Chapel Hill and Green's
boro to inspect the University, Stats
Normal and Colored A. and Nj. College
MIR. Il. E. Hilliard, editor of the
Scotland Neck Democrat, writes that
application will not he made for the
establishment of dispensary ut Scot
land Neck Il was at one time con
templated.
Mr.. J. II. Young, Of lderson, is
candidate for Insurance ommssion-
err. and would make one of the best
n the State.-Oxford Public Ledger
Ont of fifty Senators, twenty-five are
Masons.
Substitution