Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-14
1T WILL CLOSE.
TIE JOINT euBERsAToRrAL CANVASS
IN NORTH oARoLISA.N
They Cannot Come to Terms-A Grand
Rally-Ths colleges-A Negro
Girl Shot.
Especial telegram to the p,sp..ch.,

Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
RAIEroH, n. c., September 13.--It is
now understood that the joint canvass
between Fowle and Dockery will close
at the expiration Of the present appoint
ments, and that no new appointments
will be arranged. To-day there was
conference between X. II. Battle, repre-
sentiDg Fowle, and T. II. Purnell. rep
resenting Dockery, to see what could
be done in the way of extending the
Joint canvass after the 22d instant, when,
under the present arrangement, it
closes Purnell proposed that appoint
ments should be made for the Piedmont
section. Battle declined, saying that
Fowle had already spoken there. Bat
tie then proposed to make q list
OF appointments for the eastern
counties, which proposition Purnell
declined, saying that Dockery had al
ready thoroughly csnvassed the East and
must 60 West, particularly beyond the
Blue Ridge. Purnell then suggested
that they speak at two points in Meek
lenburg and one in Lincoln. Battle de-
clined, and said that Judge Fowle, whom
he had consulted, desired to make APP
pointments for Mt. Airy and Walnut
Cove, which had TO be given up on ac-
count of the floods Purnell declined to
do this until he had conferred with
Dockery. Purnell said to-day that after
few more speeches Fowle and Dockery
will separate, the former TO go to the
,,,t.,1o nzalraru
west The debate at Mooresyille, Iredell
county, on the pod, will IN all probability
end the joint canvass.
Your correspondent to-day had an in
terview with John y. Eaves, chairman
of the Republican State Executive Com
mittee. He declined to make any state
ment as 10 the election in the State,
saying he had not a word to say but he
spoke freely about national politics, and
said that in the opinion of himself and
other leading Republicans in North
Carolina Harrison's election was GER
tainty.
This evening Frederick n. Strudwick,
b. II. Bum, Hon. Charles NJ. Cooke,
and n. b. Broughton went to Pittsboro',
where there will be a grand Democratic
rally and banner-rsising tomorrow.
The Fair of the Catawaba Agricul-
tural Association at Newton is reported
to be very successful, particularly In the
matter of shows OF farm-products and
live stock.
Lieutenant Governor Charles NJ. Sted-
man went TO Cleveland Springs to-day.
The Republican organ here published
this evening letter from W. A. AL
bright, who was nominated by the Re
publcans as candidate for elector in the
Fourth district, declining to run.
The first Confederate soldier killed in
the late struggle was Private Henry
Wyatt, OF Company A, First North
Carolina infantry. That company was
the Edgecombe Guards, and Wyatt's
name is always called at "roll-call. "
The trustees Of the State Library particu-
larry desire TO obtain photograph or
portrait OF Wyatt. 1t is ascertained
that his family came from Richmond,
Va. and hence this notice is given with
the hope that some of his relatives in
your city have some likeness Of the man.
If a photograph can be secured a paint
ing or crayon can be prepared to be dis
played in the library.
The white and colored institutions for
the deaf and dumb and the blind, bothin
Raleigh. opened to-day. All the pupils
have arrived.
w. f. Marion, grocer. Of Statesville,
has assigned. His Liabilities are 81, 400
assets, 81 100.
There is talk 81 pushing through n
branch Of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima railroad from Core-Creek station TO
Trenton and thence to Onslow, so as to
meet the line from Wilmington into that
county. 1t is probable that some Of the
wealthy lumber companies may build
the road and then open it for passenger
traffic.
Mr.. W. G. Upchurch, president Of the
State Agricultural Society, tells me that
the caterpilars are devouring l2O-acre
field of his near here. He is endeavor-
ing to poison them. Some caterpillars
are reported on other farms in this I'M
mediate vicinity.
Another cotton-factory is to be built at
Durham.
The water in the streams has tbs week
been higher than in five years past.
The tide Monday at Elizabeth City
was the highest on record. Many of the
wharves were submerged.
The Acme Company is now turning
out the pine-fbre cotton-bagging. A
test has been made at Wilmington which
shows that the pine-fibre will not burn.
There are no hopes of the recovery of
Alexander Mcdonald, the Republican
register of deeds of Bladen county, who
was shot by Editor r. $. White, of the
Bladcn Beacon. 1t is now proved that
Mcdonald and his two sons set upon
White, the old man making the attack
bv striking White in the face with
brick.
The crops in Moore county are said TO
be the worst in ten years. The corn
and cotton amount to almost nothing.
In Cumberland county day before
Yesterday white man named James
Underwood went to the house of an
aged negro woman, and finding her abb
sent asked her eighteen-y ear-old daugh-
ter where she was. The girl said she
was at a neighbours house. Underwood |
told the girl to go after her mother and !
to say he wished to see her. The girl |
returned with message that her mother
would not come. Underwood at once |
drew revolver and shot the girl in the |
side. The wound is a dangerous one.
Underwood at once fled, and has SO far
avoided capture.
There are now 202 students at Wake
Forest College. There are 100 at the |
University.
The tobacco-planters are very blue.
The weather was cloudy to-day, and |
there are some signs of rain.