Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-02
THE FIRST GUN.
nro DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT AT DUR
Ham, NORTH CAROLINA.
Hecsivsng Colonel Holt-A Ticket to Win
A Delivery BY
Sheriff
Especial Telegram to the Dispatoh.l

Gnriou. June 1.-THE first gun In the
campaign was fired to-day at Durham.
when Colonel T. NJ. Holt, Democratic nomi-
nee for Lieutenant. Governor, arrived there
this afternoon he was met by thousand
people. vhere was music by the band and a
salute was cred in his honor and In honor OF
the Democracy. Holts nomination gives
great pleasure. lie is felt TO be strong man
on the ticket.
II was arranged to-day TO pay dividend
OF 20 per cent. 10 the depositors OF the
smashed State National Bank OF this city.
This the drst dividend. and its payment Is
awaited with great interest IL will proba'
Div begin 10 be paid next wednesday.
General Orders No. were issued to-day
from the Adjutant-6eneral's Office. They
relate to the encampment OF the state
Guard al Wrightsylllc. which they announce
will begin July 17.h and end July 2Gth. All
white organizations OF the state Guard are
ordered in camp. The troops will have TO
furnish their own rations. All other eX-
penscs will be met. The camp IL TO be one
OF instruction, and strict discipline Will be
enforced. The command will be reviewed
by the Governor, who will be IN camp.
Great numbers OF persons to-day calledon
Hon. ID. &. FoWlc, Democratic nominee Tor
Governor, and rendered their congratula-
tons.
The contract Tor grading thirty-mile sec
tion OF the Cape Fear and Ysdkin-Nalley
railway has been awarded. a large force
goes 10 work on this section next Monday.
Another jai-deWery has occurred, this
time at Greenyille, Pitt county, IN day
light -Four prisoners leit unguarded
cut through the brick wall and got safely
away. One other prisoner. an insane man,
a'so got out, but went to look for the sheriff
and ioldvbim Of the affair.
This affern0en small cloud hung over
this ciy. SuddenIy, there was binding
fash Of lightning followed by crash Of
thunder which shook scores OF houses. III
was found thai the lightning had struck the
vater.tower and knocked of IFS pinnacle.
Many neople were thrown into a state OF
great alarm.
II Is believed that G. VI. McLoud, Of Ashc-
vile. viii be made chairman Of the delegation
% -. Louis.
Arrangements were made to-day In this
district for an active campaign. The plan
was mapped out by b. Ii. Bum, candidate
for Congress, and y B. BrOughton, chair
man Of the District Executive Committee.
4 heavy h,il-siorm is reported as having
done much damage in Greene county.
Deputy sheriff Joseph Hardin, II i learned,
shot and seriously wounded negro cilml'
La who had attempted tokll him.
A young man named Britt was lodged In
jaii 1t Carthage last night for shooting
younc woman in Moore county.
The revenue collections IN this district for
MAY were $4,000.
MAGISTRATES FOR GullfOrd and Warren
couotics were appointed to-day.
The ticket put up by the Democratic state
Convention is ticket 10 win. or that there
Is no doubt.
The delegates 10 the ST. Louis National
Convention met this morning to arranoe Tor
their trip there. The following i full and
correct list: At large, T. W. Strange, Rich
ard Battle, Julian ;. Carr, and Paul Il.
Means: First district. ". ). ChadWick and
John VI. Bond; second district, W. C..
Bowen and A. G. ZollicoGer; Third district,
;. r. Taylor and II. l.. FaiSon; Fourth dis
irict. i. j. Parrish and Frank ;. Sprulll;
Fifth district, }. a. Long and Charles y.
Vance; sixth district, u. A. Coyinglon and
r. J.. Little; seventh district. &. +. ShcD-
herd and Il. Z. Dick; Eighth district. G. W.
L. Harpcr and Il. W. Sandiier; Ninth dis.
trict, {. VI. McLOud and =. J. sinclair.
The next term OF the supreme Court be-
gins September DIST. Yesterday the court
adjourned for the term.
The choice Of Mr.. Sper Whitaker, OF this
city. as the chairman Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee Is an excellent
one. lie is a capital campaign manager aud
worker.
Work on Asheville's oleciric-railway has
begun. sud Will be pushed rapidly.
II is 20 be regretted that Captain ). Il.
Alexander did not accept the nomination Tor
Iieutenant-Go so heartily and so
gracefully rendered him bY the convention.
The convention took hours TO nominate
L. etnr. xr~n.a lDrNfr
and warm contest for Auditor. The plat
form was read by J. p. Caldwell, chairman
OF the Committee on Platform, and was
adopted without debate. The convention
adjourned sine die In pouring rain after Il
thirtv-siX hours session. The delegates
were completely worn out.
II was the greatest convention ever held
iu.NOrth Carolina, and will be talked oil for
years.
The campaign is TO be hot one. II will
be fight along the "colOr line" That Is
very clear. The Republicans have boosted
that the colOr.lne could not be drawn.
The endorsement by the convention OF
Governor Scales and his administration was
very handsomely done.
TSs morning Governor Scales presented
the houers TO the students OF the Raleigh
Male Academy and addressed them.
Yesterday Charles Faucette, son OF Rev.
r. n. Faucctte. OF Milton, was, perhaps,
fatally injured by fall from = tree.
The attendance al the University COM
mencement next week promises 20 be very
large.
1t appears that the recent convention
favored A. e.. Thurman for Nice-President.
A motion was made 10 endorse A. L. Ste
phensom IA native OF lredel county and 1t was
cheered, butthere was much more cheering
when Thurman was named. However, no
enc was,endersed.
"Govornor Fowle Is receiving great
numbers u congratulations upon his nomI-
nation, and has callers ey the hundred.
The commencement exercises OF Green's
boro' Female College ended yesterday.
There are no less than thirty.fiye graduates
the largest number on record there.