The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-12
NORTH CAROLINA.

BOARD or AoRIcuITrRE--sTATE EXHIBITS
RAILROAD MAr1ERs--QrEsT10N or DIVIDING
THE EPISCOPAL DIoCEsE--fERsONAL,& &C.
tCorcspoudence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., April 10, 1883.
The Board OF Agriculture before It's adj
| tournament reelected all the officers who at
present are at the heads OF the several sub
| DEPARTMENTS. Nlontford Mctiehee, Esq,
was chosen commissioner; y. NJ. Wilson.
Esq, secretary DR.. G. w. Dabney. Jr.,
state chemist. and $. q. Worth supcrin-
| tcndent of fish and fisheries for two years
from April 9Th instant.
| The Board discussed liberal and at the
same time very business-like spirit, and
made its appropriations with discrimina-
| ton. The resolution TO make an exhibit
| illustrative OF the States resources at Bos-
ton at a cost not TO exceed $4,000 will
prove that IL Is not Intended that New
| England's people and BOston's visitors
shall be left in any doubt as TO the char
acter and quality Of its natural undeveloped
wealth. IL the State shall make an exhibit
at Boston, wouldn't II be well for the Rich
mond and Danyille authorities to take at
least the part OF their display which l.
drawn from North Carolina TO the Louis
vile Exposition, so that the benefits OF
double advertisement could lie secured! or
would il not be to the advantage OF the
State to join with the Richmond
and Danvillc corporation in max
ing becoming exhibit at Louisville?
Louisville is in section that does not send
out great deal OF capital or labor, but at
Louisville during the hundred days OF its
exposition crowds from the Westand North
will be collected.
To-day week Wake county Will vote on
the tax OF 100000 for the construction OF
the Albcmarle and Raleigh railroad. l
learn that the people OF the county gene
rally will vote for il, and many in the town
will support it; but generally the city peo-
ple vii, oppose il If the railroad influences
can effect it. The Raleigh and CASTOR
railroad and the North Carolina division
OF the Richmond and Danyillc railroad
naturally think that two is company but
! three is crowd, and that the Albemarle
road might disturb the waters Of the freight
pool at certain seasons. a little compete
ton might help the trade OF Raleigh by
giving il better rates. IL seems very help
less or Indifferent, il is hard to say which.
At any rate. it, cotton receipts. on which
its prosperity was based, have fallen OFF
with regular monOtonv that is dispiriting.
The question Of dividing the diocese OF
the State is an issue among EpiscOpaians
here as il is in Virgins, and / understand
that the delegates 10 the Convention, which
will be held this year in Charlotte, in May
next, will decide the wishes Of the church
in this respect. Bishop Lyman does not
approve il, but will not oppose the wishes
OF his clcrgy.and people If preponderance
Of sentiment favOrs division.
Judge Caruth, Of Boston, and Major
John Calling, OF this city, .haye begun
suits against the Midland North Carolina
railroad, Mr.. Best's unfinished monument
for unpaid attorneys fees. This is the
postscript OF Mr.. BestS financial perform
ances here. In early May the people Of
Person county will vote on the 100000
subscription to the RoXboro' railroad. 1t
has not been determined where the road
will run if the subscription is voted, except
that ii is TO traverse the county. The best
opinion indicates road from Durham TO
South Boston, and thence on to Lynch |
burg. This line viii unite three large |
tobacco markets. Another plan is TO run |
the road east and west, uniting oxford, |
RoXborO', and Danvilc. The Person county |
people want and need railroad, what |
points sOeyer Of the compass ii might join. |
~ - W baphc. HIS SOic VII d IV'u vi
TO the lower .Cape-Fear section
to examine the phosphate rocks recently |
discovered there, and to locate, il possible,
any considerable beds OF them that NAV |
the country. 1t will be grand |
discovery If he is successful, because the |
whole world is being ranSacked for cheap |
and convenient fertilizers to stimulate |
production to answer the demands Of the |
enormous consumption of our growing |
population.