Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-29

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c.ived. She hsd on board a supply TOT a
month. She IL deficient in canvas but IS
iolerably seaworthy.
ABGD SHOWING.
Tho Commissioner OF Labor IL doing
great dea, Of work on bis report for this
wear. and as it develops It becomes particu-
larry interesting. The chapter devoted 10
fafn labor. &c, viii certIinly attract atten-
ton. There are three reports from each
county. each covering a township These
will show the area Of farming lands, their
value aud The value of their products, the
total expenses. &c. The value OF The pro-
ducts in excess 81 the cost Of production l.
shown, and also the excess OF cost over the
value Of products. A great deal has been
said. sometimes rather vaguely, about the
Of farming in this state, A.
farming (. generally conducted here. rms
report. msde up carefully from these three
hundred statements, shows the truth OF the
assertion, for the great majority OF the
rcpor's show that the balance Is
against the farmer. The showing made
Will surely set men TO thinking. II IS
q bad showing; that this Is the Tact OF the
matter. 10 proves one thing, that the one
crop system is a fatal one. and TINS VIII be
sburp warning TO the men who year aIler
wear have pinned their faiih on cotton ana
cotton alone. Asthe Commissioner OF Labor
very pertinepflv remarked 10 your CORE
spondcni, wherever you fluid the people
cngaycd I'm raising stock and grass there
Won viii ind GOOD reports, with the money
balance on tie farmers side, not against
him. In such csscs there certainly IL an
excess iu the yalue Of products over the cost
Of production.
fhe renort shows that, as q rule, this sea-
son The crops in the eastern and middle Sec
lions we're not good, but that in the west
they were good.
The average value Of farming land appears
TO boz about 80 per acre. That Is wat THESE
800 intelligent farmers say.
There is statement as to the number OF
pcrsous VA the family OF each person making
fhcso reports These statements show PLAIN
Is toat marriage Is not failure IN good OLD
Worth Carolina. The average number ln
family is SIX. This Is above The average in
This cnuntry. Families Of ten, twelve. and
even fifteen are by 20 means rare. But me
high average viii attract attention and eA-
plains the great uatura. increase OF popula-
ton mere.
ILLICIT DIsTlLLEBIEs.
Inouirv Of a United states official rs TO the
number ~ Illicit dislillers, their incre Sc or
decrease, ELECTED response that they are
holding their own. There certainly must be
many If them. Since the abolition OF TIE
reward. % inf0rmers not a great deal oi In
fore.t has been shown in the life Aud habits
of the moonshiner. and In the majority 81
cases. no doubt, he Is law unto himself IN
MEASURE.
There appears 70 beno doubt here that the
Chcwan aud southern railroad viii soon INK
this city aud Norfolk in new bonds. The
falling through ~ the plan for the purchase
NJ the Coast Line hy the Richmond and
D4nyile means that each line Richmond
and Dan,iIle. Coast Line, aud SeabOard-
will ..paddlc rs own canoe There will be
q sharp breaking OF connections, as VIII Doe
seen, and The fight viii go on. The coast
Line Is planning some ncT feeders IN tuls
state. Every time one road builds any line
the other railways grOvl, then DO some build-
Inc. too. For a good many years this sort
Of work has gone on. Rival newspapers
would not be more jealous tlan these Dig
railways.
Ouav's private counsel in this state doc'
not appear % be stirring the waters much I'D
the matter o. the electioniTauds, and Quay =
Sm.OOO. which was offered, OF 10 ue offered,
te it NAlNN AFA AiiN Ni1NRfNi Us $1,000
slow in pmning out.
Revival services began at the Baptist
Tabernacle here This evening.
FOOTBALL.
The University and Trinity College foot
bail teams came here to-day, aud tomorrow
afternoon viii play a match game at BASE
BAH Park. Many students viii he here 10
cheer on their respective champions. ana
great interest is shown in the game, which
Will be played under Rugby rules.
The Richmond aud Dauyille railroad has
agreed to build the railway from High Point
10 AshehOro' II Randolph county suOscrioes
$4,000 in bonds thereto.
The iron is laid on all the Durham and
Northern railroad save fifteen miles.
FREE FIGHT.
There was A free fight Monday night nj a
festival m a negro church no Green Hul,
PAmico county. Knives and razors were
freely used, ard many persons were hurt.
A. result, there are many new prisoners
in PamlicO jan.
The Grand Master Of Masons, Charles II.
ROnnsou, makes special appeal Tor aid to-
morrow for the 245 orphans at the oxford
OrphAu Asy um. The special attention oil
charitable people every where is called 10 this
worthy and needy institution
MANY persons, more iR fact than are sup
posed 10 be leaving, are taking their depart
ure from tuis state. Southern California,
Texas, and Arkansas appear TO be the OBJ
itctlyc points OF most OF them.
Some weeks ago Charles +. Cross. the de-
fauluDc president ~ the State National
Bank OF tins city, swore ont warrant be-
fore the United States Commissioner here
a. fffauf and ~
). Primrose, eX-directOT OF that bank.
charging them win various offences against
the United states banking laws, and part Gu
lsrly with decciyIng the bank examiners.
The parties were bound over ia 4 nominal
bond, aud to-day the matter came ny
in the United states Circuit Court
here. United States District Attorney
Busbee stated 70 the Court that Dc
had examined into the matter OF
the charges against Stamps aud Primrose
and had submitted all the facts and papers 10
the receiver Of the bank, Clement Dowd,
and Bank.Examlner Tate, aud that under al
The circumstances he did not think he could
present case o. criminal intent or one upon
which a verdict Of conviction would be
probable. Upon the advice Of the Receiver
aud the Examiner, aud with the approval Of
the authorities in Washington and upon ms
own responsibility, he bad concluded not 10
send an indictment 70 the grand jury.
HILIsBoRo's FIRE.
The Ere at Hillsboro' early yesterday
morning originated in the Office OF tue Re-
corder (newspaperl, and that building was
destroyed with all us contents, including the
post-otIice. II. l.. Parrish, son Of CALVIN L.
Parrish, who was asleep in the building,
barely escaped with his hie by Jumping from
a seeond-story window. The cause Of the
fire is not known. II. L. Parrish, John Ber-
~, o. Hooker, u. NJ. Law, and h. A. Ross
mOnd lost buildings.
The shuttle block and bObbin factory OF
w. c. Petty X Co.. at Archaic. which was
burned Saturday night, was the largest in the
State. The loss is about 200; insurance
not over $1,000.
The Governor has decided 10 admit into
the State Guard 4 company az Concord. This
will give 4 total OF thirty-one companies.
large tbree-siOry frame residence OF Mr..
Cannon, In Brunswick county, was burned
sunday. The less was $4,000, with $1,000
INSURANCE.
Mr. Coulter, State secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, Is very active
maEing collections for the general fund OF
the association.
The tide in AlbemarIe sound Monday was