Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-04
TO BE DEDICATED.
THE NAV SUPREME COURT BUILDING
AT RALEIGH.
Interesting Programme-Political Notes
Disembowslled in a Fight-Railroad
Matters-A Fire.
lshecIal telcrrsm % tho pI.patch.l

ing tO-day 10 arrange Tor the puOllc ueul-
cation OF the new Supreme Court build
ing Governor Scales presided The pro-
gramme decided upon is as follows: Elk
ercises to begin at 10 o'clock Monday
morning formal opening OF the court
by Marshall Bradley; prayer by Rev.
Dr. Joseph NJ. Atkinson assignment of
the building by Governor Scales recep-
ton of the building by Chief-Justice
W. n. H. Smith presentation OF por-
traits of chief justices and associate
justices remarks by members OF the
bar.
DIR. Kemp P. Battle, president of the
State University, was requested to de-
liver an address mt an early day upon the
history of the Supreme Court
Congressman John Nichols arrived
from Washington to-day. He says that
great pressure is being brought to bear
upon the House committee TO force re-
port on the Blair education bill. He does
not appear to have much hope OF re-
port
4 Protection organ in this State APP
pears to-day with a bi ter editorial at
tack upon Logan Harris, chairman OF
the Republican state Executive Com
mittee. The Protection paper is pub
lishea by A. Y. DOckery, who IS n klns-
nan of D. II. Dockery, who is to be the
Republican candidate for Governor The
article creates much comment.
A petition has been sent to Governor
Scales asking that a large reward be
offered for Solomon Eason, negro who
beat bis child to death in Chowan county
recently, aud who avoids all pursuit.
The congregation OF the First BAPTIST
church OF this city last evening accepted
the resignation OF its pastor, Rev. j. L..
White.
Plans have been adopted for the new
Presbyterian church at Steele creek,
Meckienburg county, to take the place
of the church recently burned, which
was the largest in the State. The new
church will he OF brick.
Van Henderson, a baggage
on the Carolina Central railway, was
knocked from the top of car near Lin
cOlnt)n and very severely wounded on
the head. he struck the bridge and was
dashed TO the ground.
In Trap-Hill township, Wilkes coun-
tv, day before yesterday William Hutch
ings disembowelled Major Brown with
XII G. The injuries are considered fatal.
Hutchings was attacked by several men.
Drunkenness was the cause OF the entire
affair.
Active operations began yesterday on
the Wilmington, Onsiow and East Caro-
lima railway. A large force began
grading in Grant township, Fender
county, and a survey of the line on to
Newberne BEGAN. There viii be no de-
lay in the work. A surveying force will
next week begin operations on the eX-
tension of the Cape Fear and Yadkin-
Valley railway, and 1t is stated that by
the lst OF next January it will be com
pleted to Wilmington from Fayetteville.
Night before last Hon. Daniel J..
Russelrs large barns in Pender county
were burned, with thousand bushels OF
corn and four hundred bushels OF pea
nuts. The loss IS $1,000, with no insu-
rance
1t is said that some interesting law
suits VIII come up, growing out OF mat
ters connected with that powerful new
organization the Farmers Alliance. a
lawyer remarked to-day that suballi-
ances are in not few cases making CON
tracts for fertilizers snd supplies. They
10 this as organizations, and he saws
that in case some OF the poorer members
are unable to meet their Indebtedness
the well-to-do ones will be liable for pay
mcnt. II is pretty evident that there is
not great deal OF good feeling between
the lawyers and this order which, like
the knights OF Labor, bars the legal
profession absolutely.
The farmers, il appears, wish to have
"trust." some OF them say 1t IS needed
and must be had. One farmer asserts
that so far az he can learnaIl want it and
will Ue ready to 60 into it the coming
autumn. Or all the trusts it will be
easily the chief, provided it can be sue
cessiuly engineered.
March 10Th has been fixed by Con
gresham McCmmmy as the date for a
competitive examination in the Third
district for a West Point cadetship.
As an instance Of the popularity OF
the new and commendabie movement
for savings banks in this state, it may be
stated the officers or the one nj Raleigh
report to-day that it has 300 depoSitors
and tina, their deposits aggregate $780,
Oo0. 40 less than 300 are cCiOied.
ID is learned that in a lew months
Lieutenant francis Winsiow, United
States navy, viii complete his excellent
survey of the oyster waters Of North
Carolina. Ills work is thorough and Of
invaluable service to the eastern section
OF the State.
The people OF Stanley county are re-
ported 10 Ice 30 much in favor OF the
proposed RAILWAY from Charlotte to Wei
don That they are ready to vote II Al
$4,000 subscription. The people OF
Franklin county VIII have apub.ic meet
ing on tbe question next Saturday.
The Republicans appear to he well
satisfied with on. Oliver Il. Dockery.
OF Richmond county, ~ their candidate
for Governor. Nell-iuforned lemo-
Gratis say ne viii hc harder 20 beat than
any independent or mongrel, rs he Is n
5haighout The campaign IS to be a
stunDOrn one. a mem Der on me OeiuO-
cratic state Executive Committee, and
one Of its ablest men, SAYS the Eepub-
licans viii enter the contest more hope
fully than in twelve years past They
will use the election figures of 1886 to
secure from the North a liberal cOntIi-
button for campaign fund. The Demo
Gratis have much encouragement In view
of the fact that 1t IS a generalization
year and they can bring in a fuller vote
there are no party quarrels or factions,
and that there is disposition obserya-
bic in all quarters 10 nominate the
strongest man for Governor, putting
aside all personal preferences. Then.
too. the Democrats are awake 20 the full
gravity of the situation. They know
that the Republicans will make the most
desperate effort to get in power again.
The prohibition papers continue their
thiri-party talk. They exclaim against
the Repu 1licans; they cIy out against
the Democrat, aud shy that both these
parties have filled to stand bythem. The
ovtrn,na ossf is already TINS early bring