Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-31
A BIG ESTIMATE.
A THIRD-PARry MAN MoRs ENrHUsI-
AsrIc THAN CORRECT.
state Railroad Directors Damaging HAIL
Storms Tobacco curing-Broke
His Fathers Jaw.
lsn.ri,l ,alnrram q tho nI,patch.l


RALEIGH, n. G., July 3O.-A member OF
the Third party who has just been through
Wake county was here to-day and caused some
comment by stating that his party would poll
1000 votes IN Wake county on election day.
IL is thought he Is more enthusiastic than
correct So far, In Wake county only one
Prohibition party meeting has been held,
and IL was attended, by less than nity per-
sons, some OF them being weak. II Is safe TO
saw that the party will not Get 80 votes IN
the county. Raleigh township will not give
100 votes and Wake Forest township. which
Is "dry." will not give five.
The Governor TO day appointed directors
for the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad, as follows: Washington Bryan
and &. T.. Foy, Craven county:
Dempsey Wood and John +. Wooten,
Lenoir: W. III. Cobb. Wayne; VIM
field Chadwick, Carteret; W. c. stro-
mach and z. f. Fsison, Wake. /. y. Wo-
mack, OF Chatham. was appointed states
proxy. The appointments now are Tor one
year FROM date.
w. Moore, OF Beaufort, was appointed
commissioner Of wrecks FOR Carteret county.
Hosea Lindsay, OF Asheyile. has invented
and patented new car.veniilator TOT pas
.enger-coaehes. The invention IS being
tested BY the East Tennessee, Virginia ard
Georgia Railroad Company, and VIII proba'
bly, be adopted by the company.
Adylces from Buncombe report severe
hail storms IN several sections OF the county,
which played havoc with numerous large To-
baceo.fields and utterly ruined the young
plants. 1t is estimated that the loss Will
amount to one third the entire crop OF That
section.
The work Of dredging Boguc sound is
progressing favorably. The cut through
(ioo,e-creek shoals has been nearly ,om-
plsted. The present appropriation OF tlO,-
600 will be exhausted by the middle oil Al-
gust. This next appropriation Of 5000 VIII
be available early IN the fall. and will be sei-
6cIent 10 make the sound naYigable Tor yes"
sci, drawing four feet OF water.
]. r. Burns and son, OF Moore county,
rot into dispute Saturday. The son threw
0 rock, breaking hi. fathers iaw-bone and
m1icilng a serious injury.
The Durham Tobacco Board OF Trade has
elected the following delegates TO the state
Tobacco As,ocIaiion at Morehead on August
2sth: T. ID. Jones, r. X. Smith, T. Ii.
Martin, j. 5. Carr, and J. l.. Lockhart.
Charlotte is another North Carolina city
which iubiIates over the passage OF bill by
Congress appropriatihg $4,000 for pubic
building.
Rev. J. r. Jones. Of Archaic, editor OF the
Prohibition Leadcr, has taken the stump in
the interest OF the Third party.
The citizens Of Charlotte have subscribed
abouc $500 TO a fund for the establishment OF
a permanent hospital for the coored people
in that city.
The Wilmington authorities are CORE
spending with civil engineers with view TO
constructing system OF sewerage for the
city. The plan as under consideration viii
require about seven miles OF mains.
New River Oystermen report that the
prospects for splendid harvesting OF these
large, luscious bIyalyes are very promising;
in fact the largest crop ever known. with an
abundance OF young oysters for future crops.
Last week the walters al the White sui
phur Springs, Haywood county, struck for
less time and higher wages. one hundred
and twenty guests filed 10 10 supper when
twenty-five walters struck and positively re-
fused to watt on the tables. The manage
ment tried to fil the places Of the strikers,
but could not do so at the springs. An agent
was sent 10 Asheville 10 procure n new force.
The Raleigh postmaster has been authorized
to employ an additional letter. carrier. in'
creqsing the force to seven. The free deliv'
cry system will be extended 10 the suburb:
OF the city.
Wake county leads the state this year in
tobacco-curing. At Gamers barn OF thus
years crop has been splendidly cured anc
the weed Is OF extra quality.