Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-08
OLD NORTH STATE.
Anew PROFESSOR ELECTED AT WAKE
FOREST.
Nominated for congress-Bad Crop Out
iook-Dookery's Bosst-A
Big Row.
Especial telegram to tho pispatch.l

RAIxraH, n. c., August To-day
tie Board of Trustees OF Wake-forest
College met in this city and elected n
professor TO fill the new chair OF French
and German. There were twenty appli-
Giants for the position. b. 4. Sledd was
the choice of the trustees. He is ma
tive of Virginia and is only twenty-four
years OF age. He graduated at the Wash
incton and Lee University with the degree
OF A. NJ, aud later took a course Of
English and modern languages at Johns
Hopkins. Flo is very able man, pro-
gressive and jealous.
Thomas X. Buner, secretary OF the
State Board Of Agriculture. who has for
many weeks been very sick with fever, is
now at Blowing Rock. A letter to-day
saws his improvement is very slow and
that he will not return hore before Sep
tember.
At Washington to-day at the Demo
cratic Convention of tho First district
Harry Skinner was nominated for Con-
gress.
To-day's temperature was the highest
OF the year 1t almost touched 400
here, and was above that point at some
other places in the State. There were
storms west of here this afternoon. To-
night the weather is somewhat cooler.
Copious rains have fallen in the Char
lotte section. Elsewhere the crops are
sgain badly in need of rain.
Tho Commissioner OF Agriculture Is
making ont his August crop report.
The returns are nearly all in. They are
as n rule gloomy "a to all crops save
cotton The reports of wheat, oats. and
rye are now complete and show the re-
suit of threshing. All these crops ore
smaller than vas expected.
News was received to-day of the
severe illness Of Rev. George w. San
dcrlln, the Democratic candidate for
State Auditor. He Is one Of the best
speakers on the State ticket He will
hardly DO ablo to speak again IN fort
night
Oliver Dockery. tho Republican can
didate for Governor, had an audience of
only 100 people at Fayetteville. He
stated that me- would be elected by %, 600
majority, and that had he Iot made the
great mistake of agreeing TO Joint can
Yass with Judge IoWle he would have
10000 majority.
There Is o big row between George
Allen Mebane end II. =. Chcstham, both
colore1 Republicans, who are rival can
didatcs for Congress IN the Second dis
trict Mebane asked Chatham to have
Joint discussion, whereupon CheAthGm
replies in letter that he does not rccog-
ME any other Republican nominee than
himself. Mobanc has written Chcatham
caustic letter and the quarrel "a an
earnest one. As a result f. VI. Sim
mons thc Democratic nominee, will be
elected.
The Changers and members Of the
Farmers Alliance are promptly taking
ground against the cotton-hacgnC trust.
They are PASSING resolutions denouncing
it as "a gasp.ng monopoly and are agree
ing not 10 purchase any baCCing 80 the
present ex0rbtauf advance IN price, but
VIII instead use any other material.
President =. B. Alexander. of tie state
Farmers Alliance, having called p com
mlttce 20 investigate the charges made
10y :. ". Hcarn, editor OF the Nades-
bOro' NtrliJ'Uofr. against l.. l.. Polk,
State Secretary, made report to-day
that none of the charges are sustained.
There will be more fairs held during
the coming autumn than ever before.
There * n gratifying interest IN county
fairs, which Will yield good fruit. Ala
nance is one of tine counties which will
hold far for the first time. The date
IS October lU-l2th.
tits expected that next month there
viii bc another dividend 10 depositors IN
the smashed state National Bank of tins
city. One dividend al 20 per cent. has
already been paid Ii is hardly prOba-
bic, from tine present outlook, that over
A. per cent. vii ever DE paid.
The programme for the laying OF the
cornerstone OF the State Agricultural
and Mechanical College here on the 2ith
has been arranged. In case of bad
weather the exercises can he held IN the
Exposition building, near by.
The cOlOrcd tiIemen OF the State Will
be hero in large numbers tomorrow to
participate in q celebration arranged for
their benefit. There are many colored
fremen in the State. They DO good
work, and are regarded with favor
wherever organized.
The shipments of grapes from Ridge
way Just now are quite heavy. Tho
frost did not damage the crop there, but
the trying drought cut 1t oil about one
third. it Is calculated. The drought vas
OF a character peculiarly trying to grapes,
the growers say.
Very heavy shipments OF ash timber
are being made from Onslow county TO
the North. The development OF Eastern
North Carolina by the many new rail
ways and steamship lines is having the
effect 10 throw open the great stores of
valuable timber 10 the world.
An earnest effort viii be made to Sc
euro an appropriation by the next Legs
laturc for a permanent encampment OF
the State Guard. The recent encamp-
ment made PLAIN the necessity for tins.
Il is calculated thai 5000 Will be a suf-
fcient sum. as the ground viii be pre-
sented to the Statek
There were thirfy-fye deaths in this
city during July. The greater portion
were OF children under five years of age.
The County superintendent of Health
says the healthfulness Of the city is
greater than in several years past. No
contagious diseases Of any character are
reported.
The rice crop in the northeast counties
is reported 10 be an average one. In the
Wilmington section the crop looks well
and is up to the average. Upland rice
is hardly as good AS usnsl.
Very elaborate preparations are in
progress for the reception of the dele
gates to the Farmers Interstate COnvon-
ton, which is to be held here the latter
part OF this month. The attendance
will be fully as large as was expected
and the assemblaee will be notable one
Of southern farmers.
FIFrIfTE CONGRESS.