Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
rHr CANVASS IN THE RAIEraH DIS
rRIcT--aRAHAM AND NICHOLS.
Great Rsvivals in Religion-suprems-
cour. Rsport-H Healthy Financial
Condition Of the state-crime
and Sensation.
ran.c,.l ,eIeeram 10 the Dispatch.l

RALEIGH, N. c., September H.
This evening Major John W. Graham,
Democratic candidate for Congress,
smoke here to large audience, largely
composed of Knights Of Labor, who are
very numerous here. His speech was
a good one. He is not an orator, but
is an earnest speaker. He answered
many questions which had been gwen
him for the purpose Of reply. Marked
attention was paid his remarks. Ill
not probable that John Nichols, his OPP
ponent, will meet Graham on the stump
at oil. The labor vote is regarded
rs holding the balance OF pow
err. It has at last been made
known that the order in forming the
State assembly elected Nichols State
master-workman. Why the matter was
kept secret is curious. Some kepuoh-
cans appear to dislike Nichols, because
in his address as o candidate for Con-
eress he ignored that party IS though
be bad never been sRepublican andhsld
Office under it. Neither Democrat nor
Republican was mentioned in his card.
1t appears to be understood that no
Republican Convention will be held to
nominate candidate for Congress, al
though franklin county desires to hav
Philemon r. Hawkins nominated.
REV. THOMAS DIXON, JR.,
who for two weeks has been conducting
a revival in the Second Baptist church
here, preached his closing sermon there
this evening. lie has been successful,
and won many admirers. Nearly one
hundred persons have been converted.
He leaves tomorrow for Goldsboro',
where he takes charge as pastor of the
Baptist church. MIR. Dixon graduated
with highest honors at Wake-Forest
College. and in the last Legislature
represented Cleveland county. He
clearly shows ability as q preacher.
EXCITED NEGROES AND INSANE
PEOPLE.
Excitement over the earthquake IS
becoming nuisance in Arson county.
II it does not subside the cotton crop Is
not going to be half picked out. In
this same section the earthquake has
driven hundreds of terrified negroes out
of the turpentine forests.
There are now accommodations in
in two white insane asylums of
the State for q few more pa
tients, and yet there are in
North Carolina 1000 white insane.
There are hundreds Of white peo-
pie outside of the asylums who
cannot be accommodated without
enlargement of the asylum build
ipgs. There never will be room for
persons from other States. The
asylum authorities are now abused for
not doing what they are unable to do,
to take more patients than they can ac-
commodate.
COURT REPORTS.
The ninety-fourth volume of the
North Carolina jSupreme-Oourt Reports
has appeared. 1t contains l,6O0 pages.
There were 1852 opinions or decisions
filed by the Court, in l63 Of which the
Superior Court justices were reversed;
the other 1873 decisions being upon mo-
tons for writs to dismiss or docket ap-
peals and matters in which no review
of the decision of the lower court was
involved. The cases affirmed were in
number "a; overruled Ga good re-
cord for the Superior Court judges.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
There was a meeting of the Ruther-
ford Railway Construction Company at
Rutherfordton to-day for the purpose
Of increasing the capital stock from
s5OO, 900 to 81, 0O0,0 900, and to CONSOLE
date the different lines into the Charles
ton. Cincinnati and Chicago railroad.
A similar meeting will be held at
| Marion tomorrow.
THE FIRST DISTRICT.
The Republicans of the First district
have agreed to vote for L. j. Barrett,
of Pitt county, independent tariff
Democrat, for Congress. he is almost
unknown rs politician.
A FLoURIsHING FINANCIAL CoNDI-
| TON.
There are calls for q reduction Of the
State taxes, as it is claimed that the
surplus in the Treasury is too large. 1t
is said that there is over $500, 900 in
the Treasury. The State is now in a
better condition financially than within
the past fifty years, perhaps. Some
persons of ability now declare that
Governor Jarvis was right when he de-
clared in his last message that the State
tax Of 10 cents on the 900 value was
sufficient to carry on the State govern
ment in view Of the surplus then in the
Treasury. The truth is that Governor
Jarvis was the boldest and best states
man in this Commonwealth within
quarter of century.
BALD MOUNTAIN, AGAIN.
1t is now reported that there was
an earthquake at Morganton last win
ter, and probably through all that sec
ton, which, some persons claim, origi-
nated at Bald mountain. An exploring
party is now at Bald mountain, and
news of the result of their examination
will be interesting. 1t is boldly as
serted by some people that great changes
are being wrought in the structure Of
that mountain.
John Speace is in jail at Winston on
the serious charge of having three years
ago killed Hardin James during a quar-
rel. lie fed and returned about the
first Of the present month, after long
stay in Virginia.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
Rev. Luther r. Mccormick, lately
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Dallas, is paralyzed at Morganton. His
condition is critical.
Letters from all parts of the
State contain news Of reviyals Of
all kinds in churches. 1t was
estimated to-day that there are from
500 to $50 different ones in progress
from the mountains to the sea. Any
thing like this religious awakening was
never before known, though in the past
few years interest in such matters has
been on the increase.
JUDGE LYNCH.