Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-16
FINE STOCK.
A CATTLE AND HORSE SHOW AT
RALEIGH.
Interesting Exhibition-k Trotting Asso-
citation Forned-Death OF q Well
Known Minister-Briefs.
IsneclAl telnernm to ,he pIspa.cA.l

RALEIGH. n. C., May I5.-The Wake
County Cattle Club held its fourth an-
nual show here to-day. There were
III thoroughbred Jersey, Guernsey, Hol-
stem. Devon. and ShorthOTn cattle on
exhibition. The display was the best yet
made. Ip connection with the cattle show
there was an exhibit Of horses (all thor
ouehhreds,, which attracted great deal OF
attention, and was the best ever made IN
the State. There was a parade OF horses
and catiie, and As many visitors were here
10 attend The show the city presented gala
spcct. People from all parfF OF the State
manifested special interest in both displays.
This afternoon meeting was held a1dthe
North Carolius Trotting- Horse Breeders AS
socIation was formed. J. W. Bethel, OF
Rockingham county, was president OF the
meeting. and W. =. Bachelor, OF Raleigh,
wss secretary. The association elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent :. II. Alexander. OF Charlotte; VICE
Presidents, Bailey Z. Williamson, OF Raleigh,
and J. w. Bethel, Of Rockingham county;
Secretary, W. +. Bachelor, Of Raleigh;
Treasurer, Or. James Mckee, Of Raleigh.
Executive COMMITTEE: William Burns. Frank
n. Borden. W. II. Whitehead, Benneh9n
CsmeroS, W. i. Montgomery, and X. B.
Rancy.
The secretary was directed TO open re-
g!s,raiion. book for ali horses bred IN North
Carolina.
4 troliing meeting will be held next fall
time, place, aud programme to be decided
upon by the Executive Committee.
The organization OF the association is an
Important step. and is the first Of the kind
ever taken in this State.
This afternoon a telegram was received
here announcing the death just before
O'Clock. at FrankliutoD, OF the Rev. DR..
Nathan Hunt Daniel Wilson, presiding elder
OF the Raleigh district OF the North Carolina
Methodist Conference. lie was greatly be-
loved here and the news was heard with
great sadness. He was born near Green's
boro' December %, 1922. and Joined the
North Carolina Conference al ajax, Va,
in 1913. He married Mary JouesiGregory,
daughter OF Rev. George IL. Gregory. DR..
Wilson was one Of the ablest and best known
preachers in the state and had filed all the
important positions IN his Church save that
of hishOn. For that Office he received many
votes. His death was due 70 Bright's dis
ease.
Governor Scales to-day houored the requi-
sition Of Governor Lee for sandy Raglsnd,
who i charged with the crime Of seduction
az DAnyille, and who is now in jail at Went
worth
The Grand Chaptcrof ROYAL Arch Masons
convened ~ GOldsborO' tins evening. KeF.
George II. Bell, Of Buncombe county, grand
high priest; Donald W. Balm, grand secre.
tary, and William simpson. grand treasurer.
B0naparte Laughter Is on trial at Marion
for the murder OF :. VI. King. The crime
was committed in Henderson county and the
case il moved 20 Mcdowell county. There
are great many witnesses, and the case eX-
cites much interest.
AtDurham to-day in the course Of aquarrel
between twe negro lads, Alexander OdOm
and John sears. about q woman. pistol was
drawn by the former and Sears was delihc- /
ritely shot in the head and seriously !
wounded.
l.. I. Harmon is still on trial at LeXing- |
ton on charge ~ burning the Hunt tobacco
factory lat saturday.
The Prohibition campaign becomes some |
what lyclier IN several places in the state. /
At Raleigh there Is not ripple Of excite |
mcnt. Al Monroe, on the contrary. there is /
much excitement. 1t Is new question |
there. IL Is observable that the greatest eX- !
cItcmcnt is ALWAYS before the first election. |
After that, whatever the result, there is an |
abatement Of interest.
Delegates LETT here this afternoon 10 attend |
the State Prohibition Convention at Greens /
bOrO', which meets IN BenbOv Hall tO.mor- /
row. There are indications Of large at |
tendance and also Of some clashing OF ideas /
10 regard 10 the formation OF the ''third /
party" though there are positiveassurrance /
thai il will be regularly given existence. /
some OF the Prohibition organs have dis !
putcd IN regard 10 its proprety at this time. |
But the action Of the Virginia Convention /
will be pretty nearly followed, no doubt.
Your correspondent was informed on what |
was considered good authority that Rev. Or. |
{. n. strickland ot Knoxville. Tenn, bad I
declined the call 10 the First Baptist church /
Of this city. hut learns that 10 declinatiOn /
has been received.
The Raleigh Savings Bank has declared |
4 per cent. dividend. Savings banks are !
rapidly multiplying in the state. This was |
the first one, and it is not quite one year old. |
II has about thousand subscribers. white |
and colored. An the savings banks are |
aud popular.
The next meeting Of the trustees OF the /
state University will he a particularly i'm |
portant one. The University appropriation |
IS reduced $500, As that sum derived from !
the land-scrip fund now goes to the state /
Agricultural and Mechanical College. This |
wi l., It Is expected, necessitate a reduction |
in the number OF professors. The president |
Of the Alumni Association, the venerable |
Mr. Paul G.. Cameron, regards II as crisis !
in the affairs OF the University. II is greatly
% he depored that the usefulness OF the
University should be retarded. The matter
viii be brought TO The attention OF the next
Legislature, no doubt.
Last evening at Wilson a negro named
Robert Taylor stabbed, aud perhaps fatally
injured, George +. Ray, foreman OF Barnes's
planing-mills at Wilson. The negro cursed
Ray, the latter struck him, and then Taylor
used the knife, stabbing Ray in the breast.