Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-30
NORTH CAROLINA.
THAT GREAT rAaTsouAKE THAT DID
NOT COME.
Sawed Negroes Political Eotes-AFarcs :
The Rice and Tobacco Crops-Hor'
ribly Mangled.
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storm ttcMtN htt't'"'iN' NV NSN"
pet.ture fell rapidly, and by nightisll
fires were u, h,ed. some rain has fallen,
and the VINO has blown all day. The
rain will dan ge the cotton, which has
been era6irg remarkably high for the
psst ten day. Yesterday it was hot as
summer to-day il is as cool as late
fall.
j. 7. Herren recently announced him
self candidate for Congress against
Tom johnson in the Ninth district.
Yestorda, he withdrew. lie never bad
any showing Malone, JohnsOn's Radi-
cal. independent opponent, fights in
sort Of half hearted way. II is moro
than whispered that erratic Charles r.
Jones, who has for years had sort Of
political St. Nitus's dance, will with
draw from the contest in the Sixth con-
gressional district. That is his usual
style, and he will hardly depart from it.
SCARED NEGROES.
To-day there has been an uneasy feel.
ing among hundreds Of negroes, and, to
tell the truth, among not a few white
people, al growing out of Wiggins's
prediction. Last night many negroes
never went to bed, aud tonight many
hundreds will never close their eyes.
Ibis is TO fancifed statement. To-day
Ole Of the water pipes Of the Raleigh
snd CASTOR railroad, near its depot,
broke, and a small stream Of water
spurted up above the ground in the
street. Instantly the news ran like
lightning among excitable negroes that
the ground was splitting open aad
hot water pouring out" Some were
nearly paraly zed by fear. There Basa
great laugh when the source Of the wa
fer was made known. The water was
cold, and came from a couple Of inches
below the ground.
Governor Scales condition shows de-
cided improvement to-day.
Some time ago a survey Of the dis
puted boundary between this State aud
South Carolins was made by the COM
missionoTs. Inc survey Of the dis.
puted line between North Carolina and
Virginia and North Carolina and Ten
nessee has been deferred until Noyem-
Der, when the frost will have removed
The leaves from the trees and make the
surveyors work much easier. Frost
will also render the swsmps between
Virginia and North Carolina innocuous.
A FARCE.
Il was not expected at the time that
lie ICccrt Republican State Convention
nominated T.. O.. Reade, Of Raleigh /;
". p. Bynun, Of Charlotte, and j. W.
Albdtson, Of. Elizabeth City, for the
Supreme Court, that either Of the three
would accept. Bynum to-day pub
fishes his declmalou Of the proilered
honor. Other declarations will fOlloS.
Bynum is a learned man has always
been a Republican, and has been on the
Supreme Court bench. lie came near
being put on the Code Commission.
Reade IS president Of bank here. and
is man Of large wealth. lie is
very old and feeble, and really
out Of politics. lie has been on
the Supreme Court bench, and is
one Of the ablest lawyers in the State.
Albertson was for years United States
attorney for this district, but for the
past four years has lived quietly at
Elizabeth City. The Republicans will
issue tickets AID vote for all three gen.
tlemen just as If they had regularly ac-
cepted the nominations. They take
this course mainly to try to keep their
party together. The Republicans will
not elect a single judge, and possibly
not over one solicitor. The Second
district has for years had a negro So
lCiior, who Is again candidate.
RICE.
Reports from the Cape Fear section
show that the rice crop is the larges.
and finest on record. 1t IS beginning
70 come in at Wilmington. This news
is particularly gratifying.
RUMORED DUEL.
There are whispers in the air OF a
duel between Charlotte man and a
South Caroliuiau. The name Of neither
has been aScertaned. The sentiment
in this State is anii.duelling, bat it must
not be thought that the people will not
fight if provoked.
The construction Of the water-works
at Asheyille progresses with satisfactory
Ispidity. That little city is showing
such enterprise as to make it the envy
Of the State.
Near Charlotte yesterday John COch-
rams residence was burned. His
plucky wife, aided by some neIghbOrs,
removed and saved considerable furni-
tuIe.
This State is represented at the Grand
Chapter Of Royal-Arch Masons at
Washington by State-Treasurer Donald
W. Balm and Past.Grand Higb-Priest
James Southgate, OF Durham.
GONE HOME.
All the Norfolk s.eyedores have gone
tome from Wilmington. 1t costs the
Knights Of Labor of The latter city $l75
to pay their return fare, which they had
sgIeed TO do to induce them to leave
and settle the diilicultieA
W. W. Rslhngs, the largest tobacco
grower west Of the Blue Ridge, who
lives in Madison county, says he has
thus far cured l2j barns, aud that the
quality of the leaf does not please him.
lie says that other people in his section
find the same state of affairs existing.
Heretofore reports from that section
have in the main been very favorable.
STATE BONDS.
There is q good deal of talk Of the
high figures at which North Carolina
bonds are quoted. This State stands
at the head of the list. Perhaps the
States credit was never so good as to-
day. 1t is one of the prOudest mOnu-
ments to Democratic good management
and honesty. State-Auditor Roberts
informed your correspondent to-day
that since September LIST 225 applications
for pensions have come in. These are
made to secure the benefits OF the $780,
COO appropriation to wounded soldiers
and TO soldiers widows. OF these
l21 were apDroyed last wear ooh