Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
NORTH CAROLINA.
JUDGE FowLE AND THE PLACE OF
soLICIT0R-GENERAL.
The Supreme Benoh-The Old Judges to
be Re-elected-Agricultural Inter-
est-Fatal Fall.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l

RALEIGH, n. c., July 20.-Thc
friends Of Judge Fowle here felt greatly
cbeered when they read the letter in
to-dsy's Dispatch from your well-in-
formed Washington correspondent. 1t
will crafty every one to have Fowle's
ability recognized by appointment as
Solicitor General. The Democrats
in North Carolina are unit on that
question.
Judge Clark, though the strictest
Judge on the bench. is yet remarkably
popular. He will Thursday be renomi-
mated by acclamation.
To-day some persons here attempted
to stir up feeling against him, but the
attempt was a miserable failure. IL is
now conceded that the old Supreme
Court will be renominated on the first
ballot. There will be an earnest effort
made TO secure the increase Of the
court to five members. Tho last vol
ume Of the Supreme-Court Reports,
almost ready for issue, contains about
1000 pages, being the largest on 70.
cord. This shows how the work OF the
court accumulates, and is strong
point IN the argument for the increase
Of the court. OF this matter much
more will be heard by-and-by. The
last volume Of the Reports is said by
lawyers of ability to be in no wise in
ferior TO the earlier work of the same
bench, and to exhibit no signs Of Sc
nifty on the part Of those old but
well-preserved justices.
Preparations for the State Fruit Fair
at Fay etteville August 4th and 9Th are
actively in progress. The committees in
charge Of the affair are excellently Sc
lected. The people Of Fayetteville,
always hospitable, will make the Fair
particularly pleasant in sOciable way.
Secretary Wilson said to-day that the
entire list Of fruits and grapes of all
kinds is much larger so far than was
expected. 1t is evident that though
the year is not favorable in general to
fruit, yet in some sections it has ripened
we'll. Hence the largest and best of
fruit fairs is predicted, because Of the
more widespread interest and enlarged
character of the display.
w. d. Pruden, prominent citizen
Of Chowan county, has been appointed
by Governor Scales to represent North
Carolina as commissioner for the re-
survey of the boundary between Viz
ginia and the counties Of Gates, Cam
den. and Currituck, \. c. The line in
dispute is some seventy miles long, and
for a great distance runs through
swsmps, particularly the Dismal
Swamp. On account Of the malariOus
character of that region, and by reason
Of the fact that frost will reduce the
volume Of vegetation, and thus make
the labor Of surveyors lighter, it is not
expected that work will begin until cold
weather comes.
Among the distinguished speakers
who will address the people next
Thursday at the installation Of the OK
perimental farm buildings, at the fair
grounds, three miles west of this city,
is Randolph Harrison, Commissioner of
Agriculture Of Virginia. He follows
Governor Scales on the list Of speakers,
and while here will be the guest Of
MOntfo-d Mech e, Commissioner Of
Agriculture of North Carolina.
The Board of Agriculture meets to-
morrow and looks forward with great
pleasure to this visit of Mr.. Harrison,
the Commissioner of South Carolina
(gho is expectedl, and a large number of
visitors from points near this city on all
the railways. The Board Of Agricul-
ture will be asked to act definitely, once
for all, on the industrial school. They
have backed and filled on the subject
SO much that the promoters Of the
scheme will give them this last chance.
If they DO not avail themselves OF IL
the matter will be brought to the at.
tentiOn of the Legislature, with the view
to securing a regular appropriation for
the industrial school.
The annual meeting OF the State Bar
Association was held here this evening.
The attendance was fairly large, but
mainly local in character. Hon. E. G.
Resde, ex-justice of the Supreme Court,
presided, and I. NJ. Argo, Of Raleigh,
was secretary. 1t is the third annual
meeting Of this Association.
Colonel W. 4. Blackwell, Of Durham,
who has been North for medical treat.
ment some weeks, is now at Saratoga,
in better health than in years past.