Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16

ASheu ana the Secretary of the State
has sent out copies to the judges and
solicitors and clerks of the Superior
Courts.
This volume is in size one OF the
largest of the North Carolina Reports,
containing 1.iSS pages. 1t has in the
beginning much data that IS valuable
to the average lawyer. such as list of
the officers and justices Of the Supreme
Court. u list of solicitors and Superior
Court judges, a calendar Of both State
and Federal Courts and list of the
attorneys licensed in February, 1900
The cases reported are those decided
between February and June a. 1900.
There are nearly 5000 cases reported
In this volume, of which thirty-six are
cases In which the State appeared as
plaintiff. Among the more notable of
these are: State against Tom Jones,
State against Kinsauls and State
against Newcombe. The first two cases
are prominent murder cases and the
latter was connected with the Green's
boro Dispensary.
Another case that attracted much at
tention was the case of the State
against the Southern railway, in which
the latter was fined 81 900 for giving
free passes.
Inc printing Company against Ra-
leigh is also reported in this volume
Or the cases reported, forty-nve were
settled by per curiam order, and no
opinion was written. Among these is
the case of Buffalo against Buffalo
from Raleigh
There is table of cases cited and
the volume is cross indexcd by title
In the back OF the book is an analyti-
cal index. Mr.. Ralph Il. Buxton, of
FdyclteE1lle, is reDOrtpr
There has been much complaint
among lawyers OF the incompleteness
OF the indcxng of the reports but it
Is said that this volume is indexed
much more completely and thoroughly
than usual.
THE METHODIST ORPHANAGE.
The Methodist Orphanage will be
completed In four weeks. This was an
nounced yesterday by Mr.. Pearson, the
architect. and Mr.. Zachary, the con-
tractor, to the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Or
phanage inspected the building and
grounds on last Thursday. The work
has gone steadily on and now is near
completion, and in n short while will
be open for occupancy. AS soon as this
building Is completed the plans will be
made for the second one.
The Executive Committee consists of
Rev. j. w. Jenkins, ]. S. Wynne, r. r.
accompanied on their inspection by Dr.
j. G. Gibbs and DR.. r. N. Ivcy and
Rev. NJ. NJ. Mcfarland.
COTTON RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT.
Cotton has gone below 10 cents again,
and as Il result the farmers are very
wisely keeping their cotton off the mar
ket. The receipts from wagons in RAJ
leigh Saturday were only sixty bales
and the best grade of cotton brought
only 9M cents.
That is not enough under present
conditions. and the farmers know it.
hence they arc waiting for that which
they know Is sure to happen soon-an
advance in the price of the staple.
I've never before seen just such n
situation" said a cotton buyer Satur-
day. THE farmer is master OF the
situation. and lie knows it; so when
cotton drops below 10 cents he shuts
up like a clam: and he stays shut till
1t goes back to 10 cents and above. If
you get his cotton this year you've got
to pay for it and that's all there In
about it."
FLEMING-CHEATH
The following invitation has been re-
ceived in this city:
MIR. and Mrs. William Il. Fleming
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter Ava
Long, to Mr.. Robert Howard Cheat
ham, on Tuesday morning. October 23d,
at IL o'clock. at Methodist Episcopal
Church. Ridgeway, N. c."
PEN1TENTIARY IMPROVEMENTS
The management of the penitentiary
has purchased a strip of the Boylan
property, Immediately in front of the
prison, which lies between the railway
tracks and the Morgan street road
This property is TO be greatly i'm
proved and beautified. The embank-
ment is TO be graded and the new site
Will be made the principal approach for
carriages and pedestrians to the prison
grounds.
The unsightly stockade immediately
in front of the prison grounds is to be
removed and n high iron Tense, orna-
mental and attractive. will be built in
Its place. The fence will extend from
each extremity of the administration
building to the prison boundary. The
changes will add both to the conven-
ience and attractivencss of the prison
and the grounds. IT will protect the
penitcntiary from the construction Of
tenement houses in front OF the insti-
tuition. and will also give new ana
convenient approach to the grounds.
adding both to the convenience OF the
public and the prison authorities.
BRUTAL EXECUTIONS.
The prison authorities do not regard
WIN laNor the movement Tor the exc
cution of all condemned prisoners in
the State at the Central prison. III adj
dition 10 the expense with which the
prison would be burdened. the prison
officers do not contemplate with favor
the gruesome task of putting to death
all the condemned criminals in the
State.
well-known lawyer said Saturday
that the bungling and brutal execution
OF Archie kinsauls in Sampson county
made imperative change in the mode
of executions in the State. Speaking