Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-23
NORTH STATE CROPS.
THE WEATHER BULLETIN MAKES A
VERY GOOD SHOWING.
Bail-storm-Damage TO cottou-stamps and
Primross-A Big Jail Delivery
Railroad Matters.
IsnerIaI teIorrnm b tho nlsnatch.l

RALEIGH, y. c., October %. The weather
crop bulletin fOr the past week issued By the
state weather service saws that The rainfall 10
few districts was below the average with a
very favorable effect upon al crops. There
was about The average temperature. The
sunshine wss shove the average amount.
Seeding small grain and cotton. picking have
been greatly fscihiated. This the last issue
Of the crop bulletin for this season.
Yesterday between Newberne and Kin
ston there was o severe haiLst0rm. which
has probably done considerable damage to
the crop cf cotton. The hail-stOnes were OF
great size.
Tbis afternoon +. Il. Stamps and ". s.
Primrose were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Purncll 81 his office
here, under the warrant sworn ont by
Charles J.. Cross, charging them Withiraudu-
lent entries ana endorsements and other
crimes In connection With the deiuact State
National Bank. There wa, no InyestIgl-
ton. Both stsmps and Cross were bound
over until November IN the merely nominal
sum Of $500.
The United states Court for The Eastern
district 81 North Carolina met az Newberne
to-day. Judge SeymOre presided. The
docket IS light.
An the prisoners have made their escape
from the jail at Troy, Montgomery county,
by cutting through The walls OF the build
ing. There are charges Of gross carele,suess
against the sheriff and hi. dcpltIc. Tor ibis
escape, and they Will probably be indicted.
The Western North Carolina Baptist Con-
vention in session az Gamblers. Buucombe
county, discussed ~ great length tie matter
Oi establishing q newspaper % en- organ OF
the western Bsptists, but finally decided not
to establish n.
IL j. officially learned that by the lst OF
next July the Murphy branch u The Western
North Carolina railroad viii DE completed 20
point seventeen miles this side OF Murphy.
Twenty-Five more cOuyicts have been added
% the force now on that branch.
Governor Scales to-day madea roquieiilon
upon the Governor o. Tennessee for Mack
Blake, m escaped negro convict, who Is un-
der seven ycars' sentence FROM Mecbienburg
county for larceny.
Many persons from an this section will NJ
tend Rev. sam Jones' meetings AZ Durhsm
and marked interest IS felt In them. as iti5 his
Grst visit 10 North Carolina.
At Magnolia tlc culture Of tubCrosos snow
IN progress ON an immense -csic. Many per-
Sons devote their entire time and attention 20
IT, Two thousand barrels ~ buihs, worth
$50 600, are SHIPPED These 20 mainly %
France and Iialv, where the tubcrosos are
grown Tor The manufacture ~ perfume. one
grower at Magnolia this year raises 100000
bulbs.
The falling or Of cotton receipts no all the
markets is remarkable. AZ Wilmington but
q tribe oyer BAR as much hos been marketed
as was handled there up 20 tbs date last sca-
son, the receipts now being oj,oJ2 bales
against co. 123 last season.
Every Democrat of prominence whose
health viii permit is on the stump this week.
s very earnest campaign % i'm progress.
The hardest work 81 being done just move
Tho funeral Of David G. Dudley was tc'i
here Yesterday. He was the oldest composlior
ln the United States. Tia ace was eighty
years. aud zap 30 two weeks ago Do WORKED
steadily no the cease"
Colonel A. b. Audrcws has Just completed
= tour OF inspection o. the Winston nnd
Wukeshoro' railroad, work on which is now
progressing rapidly.
Very earnest efforts are being made 20 build
up Wilmington as n winter resort. ut. John
T. Patrick, Commissioned OF immigration,
has been there looking into The m@ier.
Congreasmm Row inUd's health Vas lm-
proved 30 much that te IL nbie % begin bis
c,nvsss I'm the Sixth district.
There wire heavy ir0sla AT over The state
yesterday and to-day.
Some farmers say they think three tOurtls
Of the cotton has been picked.
a Naucch0ro' Lanicr Laughing house and
Wiliian Brown, bro'hers-iu-law, qusrrelicd
about some land. Laughiughouse struck
Byown. then followed BIN and beat him
until his condition Is critical. Laughing
house was drank.