Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-02
NORTH CAROLINA.
Srws PROM ALI PARTS OF TIE
STATE.
Rival Negro Csndidatss--cotton Receipts
Tobacco and Other Crops-aailroad MAT
ters-Politics aud Personals
lsnocIal telecram o tho pisps.eh.I

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RALFrou. N. c., September 1.-There
il no abatement OF the fight between
Cheatham and MebGne, the rival negro
Republican candidates for Congress IN
the Second district. Attempts made by
the Republican State Executive Com
mittee TO induce one or the other to re-
tire have proved complete failures.
Reports from Newberne are TO the elect
that the recent cool nights have some
what damaged the prospect OF the cot
ton crop.
Paul Wigs, the young man whose
case of yellow-feyer or alleged yellow
fever near Goldsboro' caused such a sen
sation, arrived here to-day. He is en-
tirely well and will work ss an operator
in the Western Union telegraph-office
in this city.
wmMuNoToy COTTON RECEIPTS.
Wilmington makes very fine show
ing in the matter of cotton receipts Tor
the season which ended yesterday. The
receipts we're 168, $50 bales, 3i,273 more
than for the season previous. This Is
the greatest number of bales ever re-
ceived there in one season. There Is an
outlook for even heavier business
during the season just beginning.
News was received here to-day OF the
death in New York of Edward Mallett,
formerly OF this State. and well known
as a successful inventor. lie was the son
of the late General Edward Mallett, OF
Fayetteville.
CROP REPORT.
The weekly weather crop bulletin OF
the North Carolina weather service for
the week ending to-day is as follows: In
the eastern district there was slight
deficienty Of rainfall. The crops appa-
rently were not uniavorably affected.
in the central district there was
marked deficiency of rainfall, with very
injurious effect upon the crops.
There was an average amount OF rain
fall in the western district, with very IA
vorable effect upon oil crops. The tenn
perature in the eastern and central DIS
trcts was below the average, and in the
western district there was an average
temperature. There was an average
amount of sunshine in all the districts.
The cool weather was rather unlayorable
to the crops.
There are now no less than 200 Demo-
cratic clubs in this State, the secretary OF
the organization reports.
The next term of Wake-Forest College
begins Monday. The belief is that the
attendance will be larger than ever be-
fore.
The Piedmont Sporting Club, OF Dur-
ham, opened the fox-hunting season this
morning with good chase.
GRADE REDUCED.
The grade OF the Cape Fear and Yad-
kin-Valley railroad between Greensboro
and MI. Airy is being reduced from 100
to 10 feet per mile. Everything is be-
ing done to arrange for speed and heavy
travel. The convict force on the extern
sion Of this road below Fayetteville has
now reached point ten miles from that
place towards Wilmington.
The charge is made that Mr.. Walker,
the Third party's candidate for Cover
nor, is very "thick" with Republicans
in the West.
SHORT TOBACCO CROP.
A report from Caswell county says the
tobacco crop will be short, and that
very small proportion will be cured
bright. The rains have made the crop
green and late, and it will be hard to
cure with good color.
Mile Poteat, the negro woman in jail
at YanceyYille under death-sentence for
arson, has made full confession of her
crime. She will now, in all probability,
be hanged October 18th, the date set for
her execution.
Mr.. Julian S. Carr, of Durham, ac-
cepts the presidency Of the State Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs. The or
ganization is to be permanent.
A COMMENDABLR MOVE.
The Booksellers Board of Trade,
which has just met at Wilmington, took
steps to drive out all pernicious literature
from the State. No meretricious books
will be kept, and none of the illustrated
papers which pander to low tastes.
Duncan Mcneil is in Jail III Moore
county for committing an outrage upon
Bella Worthy, of that county.
n. ID. Johnson, of Carthage, has COM
mitted suicide, having taken an ounce of
laudanum and gone to his room. He |
failed to kill himself by this means and !
finally shot himself with q revolver Just |
above the heart. No cause for the sui
eide is known.