Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-30
NORTH CAROLINA.
PREPARING FOR THE C0xING MErH0.
DIST CONFERENCE.
Death of a Senator Election Ordered
Court Items-Fires-state Board
of Canvassers.
csrsc,., telegram to the Dispatch,

PRESLEY Barrett has accepteu ~ c'ti 10 the
pastoral charge OF Hillsbor0-street Chris
iian church. this city. He was educated at
Richmond College, and afterwards studied
in the Theological seminary nj Stanford
vile, New York. lie is editor OF the Chris
tan Sun.
Governor Scales to-day received Official
notification OF the death OF NJ. X. Gre cory,
Democratic senator-elect from the First dis
friet. IFS death occurred Friday evening.
The Governor sent notice this afternoon t.
the shrrins OF Currituck, Camden, Pa,qul-
tank. HertiOrd, Gates. Chowan, and Per
qu mans, which compose the district, or.
Il, ling them TO hold elections IN their re-
Spectlye counties January 1ih to oil the va
cancy.
Special ears will be mt on The trains to-
morrow for the accommodation ~ visItOr'
10 The Methodist Conference ut Heldsyile.
The State Board Of Agriculture meets
next "wednesday. II is known n the an
nusI meeting. and the Board Will review
It's work for the past twO years. The re-
port to be msde to the Legislature covering
that period will be outlined.
DR. Dabney. director Of the State Wea.
Their Service. said today that by Wcdues.
day there will be 1G3 stations az which re-
decentralization in North Carolina save
those on the line Of the Spartanburg and
Asheyille railroad.
The United States Circuit Court for the
Eastern district Of North Carolina met this
afternoon Judge Seymour presiding.
Judge Bond arrived from Baltimore this
evening and will be on the bench to.mor.
row. The session will continue fortnight.
he Lnf 4 10 hoNun
Of cases from the Ninth district.
LIBERAL NETHODISTs.
The North Carolina Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South. meets
at ReiGsyillc day after tomorrow. Icster-
day The preachers OF that Church preached
what are known rs their farewell sermons.
The lat Sunday before Conference is al
way an interesting occasion. The reports
10 the Conference will be made By the va
rious ministers. The report from the VIII
mingion district will show 1000 CONVEX
sioIs and accession. to the Church during
The year. This j. the greatest gain on re-
cord In that district. There are some libe.
eral Nethodi,is in the State, who have
given freely Of their mean. Mr.. Joseph
Fuller, OF Johnston county. has just built
church at Earp-boro'. II cost him
and furnished, entirely at his own expense,
1880. He has presented Il 10 the Confer
ence.
NEWBERNE LAND SALES.
A recent decision Of the supreme Court
renders Illegal sales OF land at Newberne
for taxes. The sales were made from 1870
10 1885. The owners failed 70 ply taxes
and their property was sold. and in most
cases bid IN by the city, which then declared
itself the owner. The decision is based on
the fact that the taX-leyies were uncOnsti-
tutional. in that the constitutional equation
was not observed a. between property and
polls, and that the property was not fully
described in tbc taX-Icyy.
NORTH CAROLINA AND KANSAS.
You were informed OF murder 10y Yong
James II. Marlborough, at EmpOris, Kansas,
Of a resident Of that place. II no@ becomes
known that the man murdered was l.. ID.
Collier, son Of Rev. Robert Laird Collier.
Young YarhOrOugh's people here are
greatly concerned about tue affair. Yrr-
borough i native OF LCuisburg. The
family are. like the AstOn., brave and hot
bloodcd. and have been mentioned in con-
nccton with such sad alliirs several times.
DIED FOR 4 WAGER.
At I.aurlnburg a negro man, Thomas
Meekins. laid a wager that he could drink
over quart Of whiskey in half hour. He
succeeded but too well, for in the time he
drank the quart and pint more. His was
short.Iiyed victory, however, for 4 few
hours later he died. II i said that be was
Of uD,ound mind.
DEATH o. Mr.. DUNCAN Cameron.
This gentleman, the eldest son OF MI.
Paul {. Cameron, died at BIZ farm IN Dur.
ham county, Saturday, OF enlargement OF
The spleen. It was also thought that he had
career Of that organ. For several years he
bad been an Invalid. Ills age was thiriy.slX
years. He married, few wears since, MIS-
Mary Short, daughter OF the late Colonel
Henry Il. Short. Ct Lake Wacclmlw.
COLONEL ANDEEws's REINSTATEMENT.
News was received here yesterday iht
Colonel Alexander i. Andrews had again
teen made president OF the Western N0r.h
Carolina railroad. The information gave
-peciul pleasure. IL was al.O a current ru-
nor that Major James ". wilson had been
aeain made chioi-engiuoer Of That Inc.
Both OF these gentlemen are identified
with the very life Of that road.
TIE BoAPD or CANvAssEEs.
The two senators who are members Of
this Board returned TO their homes >a.ur-
day night. The three members who are
here will receive the congressional returns
from Mitchell county, and hil that blank in
tie returns. The Board will. until thu, re-
urn cones, be considered a in daily sc,-
sion. Allthc resi- Of the returns were found
10 be regular, and there wa. no trOu le save
that Of writing thousand. OF figures ald
II akiDg additions.
ANOTHER FIRE.
This month Of November has been the
worst for fire, In years. Friday NIGHT there
was 4 fire NJ The little village OF Forest CRY.
on the Carolina Central railway, which
oe>troycd five buildings, among them the
Office OF the Forest City Rec0rd. a new
paper. That paper lo>tall H. property, the
lire having originated in IT, Office. The
io., /, said to have been about $4,000 on
drugstore. stable, dry-goods store, and the
printns-oiilce.
RMEIGH'S sTREET.RMLwAY LINES.
II j. Said to-day that Gentlemen OF thi,
clty have purchased all the strect-raiITay
stock from the holders, who are uon-resi-
dents. The railway goes into operation this
week.
NORTH CAR0LINA's MILITIA.
The people Of thi, state spend a very
small amount for their State Quad, but
nevertheless expect il TO be in high state
OF efficiency. There is not much military
pride almond the mass OF the people. Tnat,
Of course, is apparent but, nevertheless,
there aIe great many people who know
how much such pride and interest are ne
cessfry, and 30 manifest both. There are
tweniy-four companies Of troops, Of which
only two are colored. The companies are
moi large. and the reports for the wear end
ing November 30Ih will probably show about
/ 500 OF all ranks. The recent publication
Of extracts from the report OF the Adiutant-
General Of the United States army
la. called attention TO the poor
equipment Of the troops in some
OF The States, notably in the South.
Ii nav be stated that such remarks sre not
applicable 10 this state, as the following
facts will show: The companies are well
located, ard each is equipped for Geld ser.
vice, tie only thing lacking being oyercoats.
The rifles in all cases are the lltest-model
Springfield, calibre As; the cartridge
boxes, knapsacks. and every other Of the
articles Of equipment are al specially IA
bricatcd for the Stste out Of the most dura-
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