Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-29
RALEIGH HAPPY.
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RiLEiGH, n. G.. October 2s.-To-day
was a great day at the state Fair Tea
thousand people were present. An were
pleased win the exhibit, which Is pro-
Eounced the best ever seen here IN many
respects. The total number Of entries Il
1890, or AGO nose than the last fair. The
Iaees were fairly Interesting. The cattle.
parade was the chef feature. The Cover.
n0r's Guard paFad'd. Al the State DE
partnCnis and the Supreme Court were
closed. All the state officers save one spent
the day al the flir.
The northern editors spent the day al the
fair and received many attentions. Lunch
vas served them at the grounds. There
were several robbsries on the trains from
The faIr.Grouods to.day--the iirst which
have occurred IN years. Rev. DIR. T.. =.
Burkhead was among those robbed. Ouiy
one accident occurred to-day. As Chef.
Marshal II. II. Reynolds, oi Winston, and
an assistant marshal named Macarthur were
riding horseback rapidly around the track
teey colided, and hoFses and riders wer-
thrown down With great violence. Rey
uOlds was painfully bruised, but not sc
riou,ly.
The state Board Of Agriculture met thI.
morning and held brief session, 50 it,
memlers could yisH the fair. The Board
agreed 10 expend rs much money in cXplo-
ration 0l the coal deposits In the Dan VAL
10y ~ tue people there would expeud.
I here have been complaints that the sur
wy there two years ago were too SUPER
fetal, and since then lbe Board has been
ITcsstd 10 do more in that direction
bCLce his action. The Board orders the
payment 81 S2,lO0 for three and half
acres Il land near the city for an indus.Iiil
school.
TOBACCO.
Inquire, were made oi farmers to-day
- 10 The amount 81 tobacco uncut. II ap-
pears that practically all i cut. Ii /, cold
tonight, and frO>t.H lruings are up for to-
morrow.
Tue Northern. settlers Convention had
a sncrt session hi, morning. IL members
appear to be very earnest people. and eer.
tauly praise North Carolina a. highly AZ
any native could. There have beou made
10 tie Convention full and varied reports
on The climate, soil, and all the resources
Of tie state, and the bulk IL territory Is
covered by these reports. With other pro-
ctcGings II The Convention they will be
published aud sent North by thousands by
the Department Of Agriculture IN its bull
lctin for December. IL j. felt TO be very
lUil NittUk lMttt lbI TIE Nktlf. L ut Ulil
session will bc held tomorrow.
Yesterday afternoon, at wilmington,
James McNahonc. Of the British ship Har-
row gate. jumped overheard and was drown
Cd. The tody Of Laney Nixon, the man
VITO fell into Cape Fear river last Friday
night, was 10 day found at Wilmington.
HONORABLY ACQUITTED.
Ex.Po,tmaster leager, 81 Plymouth,
charged with falsely issuing pOst-oflicc
money orders, has been honorlbly acquitted
~ the Federal court at Elizabeth CITY.
The punishment for throwing stones at
trains IN his state is severe. Week before
ia>t TWO negroes were convicted OF this
oil,rce at Narrtnion and sent 10 the penl.
t,uliaIy. and yesterday seven more negroes
were convicted for committing the same
crime near Charlotte. Each gets i've ycars
in the penitcntaTy.
1O-day's reports a. to political matters IN
Ills district ale that Alamance Is the most
doubtful county in the district 80 far rs
Graham Is concerned. The Democrats are
working hard.
There i, third candidate fer Congress in
the laird district. Ills name il SeSelI,
and be is from Moore county.
Governor Scales Is considering an invita-
lion Ia attend the Charlotte fair. IL will
give him sreciaI pleasure TO go, but his
physician warns hia to take TIE utmost
care Of himself,
Among :ne visitors to TIE fair to-day
was nan who j. only tfty.nine year, Old ,
ana .las beeu named cine times.
10 morrow some northern editors WV
wish the peniiontary and spend . coupe OF
hour. They take a special tram Tor Dur
hain, ard spend four hours there. Others
will 20 to Henderson, spending seven hours
ihOe.
STATE BOARD or PHARMACY.
,rhe SINE Beard Of Pharmacy adj oufned
ing. Y. NJ. Meadows, OF New
u.i. No., --en resident rice WI.
h in,S i'V ma. ~. resigned. The
I'm IN "1S a. -.e Is drug
creme 'I,l, Of Wi'mins,. "oard;
g'>ts passed examination before the =.
Dudley u. johnson, Of Concord: Robert >.
Mchane, Of Greensboro; Francs +. Duffy
and Eolcrt u. Nixon. Of Sew berne.
In Greene county rucsdiy three white
boy, we've hunting. Two were brothers.
one II The LATER climbed tree 10 get
squirrel cut Of a nest. A. the squirrel
jumped one of the boys cred, tue load hi..
ting The boy IN The tree in The head, clusing
instant death.
Gtollc Davis (colored) Mondly niyht at.
tempted 20 Lurglarizc the residence Of Mrs.
Slaughter, Of Kingston, and to enter the
room 81 Miss carrie Monroe. He was
fred at, but escaped. Yesterday be was
,ap,urcd, and Is ~ jail.
The sessions Of the state Agricultural
society are particularly Interesting. w.
.. Upcburch, president. prcsides.
Addresses have been delivered by ex.
'ecIetary-of.Slate Il. ". Best, nov Of
y gshinSton General Clingmao, OF A.he-
lie. and Professor Holmes, OF the Uni
'eTsiiy.
The state Agricultural Society 1t TO-
tights meeting unanimously reelected
v il!iam g. Irchmch, Of Rlleigh, presi-
,tn;, and John Nichol, secretary.