Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-01
NORTH CAROLINA.
An UPHILL ROAD FOB THE PROPOSED
HEw PARTY.
Another 0rphanags-Political Excitement
Few Industry--An Outrageous Case.
Oyster Interest-Lumber
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RALEIGH, N. c., July 3l.-Ths
Prohibitionists are having uphill work
in their proposed political or third par
ty movement. They have arranged for
a State Convention next month. Coun-
ty conventions are called in Catawbs,
Rowan, Wake, Mecklenburg, Durham,
and Guilford counties. The move
ment meets with but little favor on the
part of many who voted for prohibition.
In Durham county, particularly, it is as
serted that nobody really in favor Of
such q movement outside Of the dozen
men who pull wires can be found. Some
newspapers decline to publish calls for
such conventions. AS the summer
vanes and the regular campaign season
begins the Prohibitionists say they will
throw new life into their movement.
They are inclined to third.party move
ment, regardless of Democratic aflilia-
tons.
ANOTHER ORPHANAGE.
The Episcopal Church is taking steps
for the establishment Of an orphansge
at Charlotte for children Of this diocese.
This will give three such institutions
for whites in the State, one OF them
being the State institution at oxford.
The colored people have an orphanage
at Oxford.
Preacher Chambers is the man upon
whom the negro Methodist Conference
is making such warfare, and who is to
be tried here next Wednesday by an
extraordinary session Of the Conference.
Chambers is pastor Of the Wilmington
church, and has apparently refused to
carry politics into the pulpit.
He is apparently rather Democratic in
tone of politics, and the result is that
his bishop Turner, Of Atlanta,) gets a.
ter him with all the power Of the
Church. In no Church is there such
prosecution or harshness as in many OF
the negro churches. This was evidenced
very recently in the deliberate dismis-
sal of Walter Pitillo and G. NJ. Ransom,
colored preachers, from their churches
at Oxford simply and solely because
they favored prohibition and the efforts
they made to carry it at Oxford.
wATER-wORKs.
A survey Of the water-works at Dur
ham has begun, and in a few months
contractors expect to have them in ope-
ration. Bids for constructing the
water-works for Raleigh will be offered
August 9th. In both cases the works
will be owned and operated by private
parties. the city paying an annual rental
for five high hydrants.
POLITICAL.
Next week is to be one Of excitement.
There will be but two lively Congress
sional fights in the white districts in
Third and Fourth, with latter decidedly
leading in interest. The Convention
will be held here next Thursday at
Metropolitan Hall. There will be
nearly four hundred delegates. Cox's
friends claim his nomination as certain.
The second man in the race is now
apparently John W. Graham, Of Orange,
who goes into the Convention with Ala
nance, Orange, most Of Durham, and a
part Of Chatham, it is claimed by his
friends. II will be hard fight, and a
dark horse may come in and win. The
third and fourth men in the race now
appear to be Charles NJ. Cooke, OF
Franklin, and B. Ii. Bum, of Nash
vile. Great antsgonism has been de-
veloped between the partisans Of the
last-named gentlemen, and they will
support Cox or Graham in case Of
breach. 1t is claimed that there will
be fifty ballots before choice is made.
Your correspondent does not think there
will be over twelve.
TOBACCO-CULTUR
Cumberland county is doing some
thing in the way of tobscco-culture
this season, making quite good begin
ming; in fact, the crop there looks
well-more promising than in counties
further west. The wet weather, Of
course, did some damage. The bud
worm has caused some destruction.
A TARGET.
Judge Shuford has by the suit in the
case of the Ashevile editor rendered
himself fair target for ridicule, and is
getting what he deserves in that line at
the hands of the press.
Thus far there are two Independent
congressional csndidates-Charles K.
Jones in the Sixth district, and William
III. Malone in the Twelfth. The latter
has just declared himself. His oppo-
nent is Thomas X. Johnston, who will
have his walkover.
Independents are notpopularin North
Carolina.
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Ex.Confederate soldiers have ar
ranged for grand reunion and picnic
at Louisburg August 10Th. Many will
be prssent-among them prominent
speakers. Governor Scales will be
among those invited.
The officers of the Wilmington and
Weldon railroad have inspected the
track of the Clinton and Warsaw rail-
road, the grading of which has been
completed. The Wilmington and We'll
don will iron this road and make il