Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-16
NORTH STATE.
xYws NOTES OF INTEREST GATHERED
Ar RALxfoH.
rspec,s, telegram TO the Dispatch

RAfkfGu, n. u, octoOcf 10. --Dry anu
warm weather has some Disadvantages.
No rain has fallen since September 10Th.
In the eastern section Il Is injuring truck
srs seriously. In all this section II has put
siop 20 ploughing. The ground Il baked
hard. and many streams are very low. In
Cape Fear river the water Is at such low
stare that the steamers cannot get 10 Fay.
etteyille.
The Raleigh Baptist Association IL called
TO meet ct Selma. Johnston county, Tues
day. The attendance will be very large,
ss many churcbcs are members OF the As.
sociation.
Several OF the negroes concerned In the
lilhng 81 student at Chapel Hill are under
arrest Investigation goes on quietly, and
will be thorough. Hon. John Manning,
professor OF law at the University, Is look
Ing after the prosecution Of the case. II IL
believed that Pat. Brewer. the ringleader
Of the negroes, VIII be captured In day or
two. The rumor Of his capture and lynch
ing was found 10 be untrue.
There are rumors that Dockery. willy
Republican politician, IL planning 10 play
the smoking game IN the sixth district and
beat Rowland for Congress. IL Is said that
at the last moment he will announce himself
as a Republican candidate and get the vote
Of that party.
All arrangements for the reception OF
the visiting northern editors at the Fair
were to-day completed. A large force OF
men Is at work arranging the States dis
play In the Exposition building. They did
rapid work to-day. The exhibit complete
ly fills q space $50 by 80 feet, and contains
several thousand articles. IL Is essentially
the same as was shown at New Orleans.
The nan in charge assured your CORE
spondent ii would all be IN place by next
Friday.
News received here indicates much more
splitting OF the negro vote than was Thought
probable month ago. The negroes are on
some matters greatly divided. More negro
votes will be east for the Democrats than
were east two years ago.
Senator Ransom spoke here this evening
al the Metropolitan Hall to- large audience,
composed OF both parties and colors. His
speeches are always able and do good work.
The Masons have, through Grandchildren
Bustee, chosen Eugene 5. Martin. OF Will
miDeton, 10 deliver the address at the CEN
tsnDial celebration OF that order in this
state, which will occur here about the 18th
Of January next. Mr.. Martin has accepted.
Already the Masons are actively preparing
for the celebration. IL Will attract an i'm.
mense number Of that order here.
News was received here to-day from the
engineer Of the Palmetto road, which cN-
tends from Hamlet, y. c., TO Cheraw, :.
G.. that it would be completed in two
weeks. Cars will then run from Norfolk,
70 Cberaw, or rather 10 Florence without
change. All arrangements are perfected
for this.
THE VISITING NoETIITRNERS.
The citizens OF other places and the man
agfrs Of fairs elsewhere are now anxious
10 avail themselves OF the benefits which
they now feel sure will accrue from the
VISIT Of the northern people here during
fair-week. Every moment Of The visitors
time will be fully occupied. Invitations
come IN for them TO visit other points, and
delegations from other places will be here
10 show them attentions and urge them TO
look about them. The Bureau Of lnfOTmI.
ton has been revived, and Raleigh week
after next will be. rs il was during the TX
position. an immense bOardng-hOuSe, for
the majority Of the private houses will be
open.
THE KNIGHTS TENPLARs' CONCLAvE.
Yesterday at noon the Grand Command
cry OF Knights TemplMs Of North CAROLINA |
adjourned, after two days session at Will !
son. II was the sixth annual conclaye. |
Right Eminent Grand Commander ID. w. |
james Smithgate. J. A. Porter, W. W. Al |
len, &. W. Bount, j. W. Blackwell, Il. |
&. Briggs. II. ii. Munson, r, VI. Nadal, |
L. II. Glover. NJ. Bowls, and W. L. Snaken- |
burg. There are now seven Communicates |
in the state, and application for another lat !
Winston) will be granted. The annual adj |
dress, by ID. W. Balm, was IN admirably |
good taste. Wednesday evening Mount |
Lebanon Commandery entertained the visit
ing Knights in very handsome style.
GIGANTIC REMAINS UNEAETHEn.
North Carolina is always prolific Of sen
satious. Strange stories come OF occur
renee from the mountains TO the sea. There |
has been q good dea | OF excitement this !
week IN Beaufort county over the dis !
sovcIy by men excayating for water
tank near Archibelrs mill Of an immense
skeleton. Ii j. said TO he well preserved,
and TO be positively gigantic.
TIE INDEPENDENT MANIA.
No sooner Is enc independent knocked
down or sootbed into quiet than another
hobs up serenely, or otherwise, to keep the
ranks OF the disaiIected as full as possible.
The result is that in few counties are ther5
a. lew two tickets Democratic and Re
publcans. Generally the Labor element,
or the Anti-County-G Government party, or
the " Dissatisfied Democratic gang, or
the Prohibition party, or the Peoples
party, take hand and makes the political
campaign quite yariegated affair. In the
last Legislature. and in good many pre-
eediug ones, German Bernard was quite
prominent aS q sterling Democrat. He is
from PITT county. Yesterday he announced
himself as an Independent candidate
for the Senate against Willis II. Williams,
the regular Democratic nominee. Ber-
nard's action is inexphcable. In this state
nowadays man who poses as an indie
pendent Is at once put down ms RepuO-
lican or an ally Of the Republicans. IL Is
pretty good estimate Of their position, too.
Be,uard's case is only one Of fully hun
dfed in the state.
SHIFTING SOUTHWARK.
Papers in the Cape Fear section make a
point of the fact that no frost has yet ap.
peared there, and say that the tobacco,
planted expermentally, in greater part
is turning out well. They claim that the
tobacco growing section must be moved
southwark: that II IL many degrees warmer
and consequently much safer along the
southern border Of the State than northern.
So they will 60 extensively into its culture
next year. Fayetteville week after next
opens a large tobacco warehouse, the first
one south Of Jonesboro. Some tobacco
from that section shown here certainly looks
well.
BROAD AND PROPER POLICY.
Governor Scales TO-DAY spoke 20 your cor
respondent quite freely about the policy OF
his administration In regard TO the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway. lie has taken
that road out OF Stale politics, in which il
has for years been factor, and says il shall
remain out. He sees that that road-State
properly-is daily becoming more yaIu.
able. About thirty miles OF new steel
rail has been laid, and the debt is only
100000. Practically, the road Is not in
debt at all. Governor Scales thinks the
State has given w some very valuable
lines for q small consideration, or mono AT
all, and he says frankly that he intends that
~ long as he controls affairs the Atlantic
and North Carolina road shall not be dis
posed Of. lie looks forward 10 the time
when. With the North Carolina road, II will
form grand liue--an artery through the
State Of lines owned entirely by the State.
The Legislature at It's next session Is sure 10
back up the Governor handsomely for ae-
tons which every North Caroinian must
needs endorse.
MINISTER JARvIs's HOMECOMING.
Minister Jarvis Is expected TO leave Rio
de Ian.tro Rrazfl r.xf .,aal. IN