Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-18
NORTH STATE.
THE CONGRESSIONAL fIGHr-A VERY
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
A Celebrated Gambling Case to Go to the
Supreme Court-Crop Notes
Railroads.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch. |

betbOCTttlc SOuhty Non'entiou neio w
day was largely attended and remarks
bly, harmonious, to the great satisfac-
ton of all. The complexion Of the con-
gressionsl delegation is even more ia
vorable to General Cox than was at first
thought. The county has Is votes in
the District Convention. Cox's friends
claim IS, giving Cooke % aud Bum %.
To-day there was quite surprise in
the case Of Miller the gambler. lie
was expected to so to Jail at noon to-
day for thirty days. His counsel got
leave until P. NJ, and OF that hour
they took an appeal to the Supreme
Court, which was granted, and Miller
gave bond for his appearances. Miller
bad for three days been in the custody
Of the sheriff. The boast made that
be would not 60 to Jail proved literally
true, thanks to his counsel. Thus the
most noted gambling case ever known
in the State gees up to the Supreme.
Court again. The appeal is based OIL
the plea Of excessive punishment. The
case excites the attention Of all the
lawyers in the State.
The great Exposition buildings are
fast going to decay. The patent roof
covering is broken here and there, aud
the stitches OF the floor are showing de-
cay plainly. What is to be done with
the buildings is a problem. They have
been offered the State for al industrial
school. There is some desire for an
other exposition two years hence.
The presence Of two Cinnamon Gre
sted quite a stir among the Durham
Knights Of Labor. The Knights are
protesting against the admission OF
Chinese labor into Durham.
Judge Charles @. Clark, Of Craven
county, the candidate OF dissatisfied
Republicans and of the Democrats for
the State Senate, is attacked by some
Democrats Of the eastern part Of the
State. They claim that he is the au-
thor Of the famous letter against the
county-goTernment system. The mat
ter will como before tho Democratic
Executive Committee on the question
whether the Democrats can support
him.
Railway complications in Cleveland
county have taken a new turn, the
Massachusetts and Southern Construc-
ton Company having entered suit
against Garret, the chairman of the
Board Of County Commissioners, for
S25, 600 damages for refusing to deliver
the Cleveland-county bonds according
to contract. Suit for $4,000 has also
been entered against the Carolina Cen
trail Railroad Company.
The Democrats held their judicial
convention at Charleston, Swain coun-
ty, to-day, and, as predicted in these
dispatches, nominated James II. Merri-
man for Judge Of the Superior Court.
The anniversary celebration Of the
Baptist Orphan Asylum, at Thom,s-
vile. will be held July 2Sth, Rev. j.
l. Carroll, Of Asheville, preaching the
sermon. Rev. DR.. Prichard, of Will
miDgton Rev. DR.. Huffman, of Scot
land Neck, and others will deliver al
dresses.
Rice-planters along lower Cape Fear
river say their crops have been seri-
ously injured by the long.cOntinued
wet weather. The rice-ields are gene
rally "laid by" as the planters say,
by the 4th of July. This season there
has been so much rain IN June that 1t
was impossible to work the crop, and
as u consequence grass is everywhere.
The outlook is said to be far from pro-
missing. Cape Fear river is to-day at
srand.still at Fayetteville, after rise
Of 10 feet.
The North Carolina railroad author
tiles are keeping strict watch on that
line near the bridge over Walnut creek,
mile south of this city. Yesterday
and last night three attempts were made
to wreck freight and passenger trains
by placing railway-ties on the track.
Two engines knocked the ties from The
track. The engineer Of another engine
saw the distinctions IN time 10 step.
Lieutenant-GovernOr Stedman is al
most sure of nomination to Congress
from the Sixth district. Yesterday
Columbus county declared for him.
The people Of Charleston, 5. g., as
well as of Knoxville, Tenn, are making
efforts to capture tho trade Of western
North Carolina. An excursion-train,
chartered by the NerS and Courier,
will arrive at Asheville next Monday
from Charleston.
Considerable pressure is being brought
to bear to secure the nomination Of
Hon. d. q. Fowle, of this city, as Soil
citor. General. His friends will begin
special work in that direction this
week. lie has already received the en-
dorsemont Of the Legislature, and will
receive that of the people.