Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-11

| UITH lhLElNk T. idil Z iLl44iVu 9hiHN titN
the new machiDr, that will at once be
added will more than double this capacity,
and enable them TO turn out 81 least mil
lion and u quarter Yards OF baggln2
At Statcsyilr the court has been en-
gagged in trynr another case OF embezzle--
mont against j. IS. Connolly, late clerk OF
! the SUPERIOR Court This case was for en-
bezZling funds belonging to the Summer
| row estate. 1t WAS considered the strongest
one against him. The verdict was
Guilty" The sentence u for severai
wears N the pcnltentaTy. Connolly Will
take an appeal
There is an unusual amount Of interest
IN the approaching session Of the state
/ Farmers Alliance. 10 Is said that that
powerful organization VIII take a very
earnest stand IN a matter which IS OF the
! greatest moment just now. This Is the
! insane-asylum question. 1t IS SAID that
the alliance viii demand DIR. Grssoms re-
! moval from the position of superintendent
and viii AT once take very decided action
on tlat question.
Despite the extremely trying weather the
general healtbfulness of the state appears
10 be equal TO the average. The cool wea-
ther now prevailing is favorable. There IS
/ good reason 20 expect much sickness later
bv reason Of the dccar of 'he excessive
amount of vegetation and also on account
OF large areas o. stagnant water and over
flowed land.
II is said that the chinch-bugs have been
destroyed by the heavy rams.
REPUBLICAN STIR.
The Republicans are making n great stir
! in regard to the appointments by the new
revenue collector Of this district. IN truth
many OF the Republicans are so dissatls-
fed and ont Of humor with the Admins
tration that they betrav the growing weak
ness of their party III North Carolina.
rrUDENcE.
The impudence, rs we'll as the careless
| ness of q few of the negro route agents
! exceed belief One of these agents on the
| Wilmington and Weldon railway "A day or
SO ago gave notice to an admlrng crowd
! Of negroes that on his next trip he III
! tended 10 throw 4 mailbag in the face of
"a white postmaster at a station on the line
| for no pTOvOcatiOn IN the world, but Just
to see what he would do"
| There was Re rather queer occurrence at
| Pactolus few days since. While some
persons were looking at "a telegraph-wlre
| during IA shower two reports Ike those OF
! shot from gun were hearL There was no
! lightning or thunder, but yet the cleo
| tricity ran along tho wire and burned out
| telegraphic instrument at the Office IN
| Washington.
The favorable weather is already having
n cheering effect upon the farmers. There
will be a material Improvement IN the cot
ton crOO. Some farmers in the east report
excellent corn crops.
| Miss Isabella Icete, young lady OF
| Fayetteville, this State, but who for some
years has lived III Japan, IS now III North
| Carolina on visit.
The new revenue officials boast that they
will make things lively for mOonshiners in
the State. They are evidently bound to
make record. The power Of what used
/ rIfr
again be felt in politics.
GREAT SNAKES.
Abner Grant, of Swain county, found a
den of rattesnakes few days ago. He
made an attack on the snakes and killed
| 30. Another man found "a den and killed
105.
A strong effort is being made to secure
| the appointment of Hon. +. NJ Simmons
as president of the Atlantic and North
| Carolina. The dispute as TO the status OF
this road was never more heated or bitter
! than at present.
Henry Bembury, Benjamin Goode, and
| Richard Winslow, have been tried for
| throwing stones at train and assaultlng
! the passengers and conductor on the
1 GAINESVILLE and Washington railway, and
nave been placed IN jail. They will also be
! tired for carrying concealed weapons.
| The rise in some of the streams in the
the little Yadkin river rose to height Of
thirty-tive feet above its usual level. A
! horse was drowned IN stable which stood
| above what in former years was considered
! higb-water mark.
The exc onfederates of Granville county
! held n contention and reunion at Oxford
! to-day, which was largely attended. Adj
dresses were delivered by number OF
prominent eX-Confederates.
| TIRE CROPS
The weekly weather-crop bulletin issued
tonight by the North Carolina experiment
station and State weather-service for the
week ending to-day says there has been a
marked excess Of rainfall with injurious
/ effect upon the cTOps-cOttOn and tobacco
| especially. The temperature has been
| about the average, and apparently, has AZ
| fected the general crop favOrably. The
weather has probably been a little cool for
the cotton. The average rainfall was 3.4l
! inches.
In the Eastern district the reports of
! correspondents show u large excess OF rain
! fall. average temperature, and an average
amount of sunshine, with injurious effect
! upon ali crops The lOwland crops are in
! jured almost beyond recovery.
| ia the Central district too much rain and
! too little sunshine. with about the ave
rage temperature. have been very injurious
| to the crops. Tobacco and cotton have
suffered probably more than the other
crops.
In the Western district, although the
weather conditions have been about the
| same as in the other districts, the effect
upon the crops generally does not appear
| TO have been as untavorable.
cloud-burst is reported from Hender-
son county.
GRIssoH-AGAIN.
| The Executive Office was a centre Of in |
terest to-day when it became known that !
some of the directors of the North Caro- |
| lima Insane Asylum had resigned, and that |
| this action would have a most important |
bearing on the matter OF the removal of |
the superintendent OF that asylum. Yes |
terday DR.. r. Burke Haywood resigned as |
chairman of the Board of Asylum Drec- |
tors. Last June DR.. Haywood was elected |
physician 10 the Institution for the Deaf, |
Dumb, and Blind. In the opinion Of the |
Governor this vacated DR.. Haywoods d. |
rectOrship. Upon being so Informed by |
the Governor yesterday Dr. Haywood at |
once rendered his resignation, which was
accepted. AT the same time the Governor |
appointed him chairman of the newly-cTe-
ated Board of Public Charities. This |
beard is created by the Governor |
under the authority conferred by the |
Code, which provides for a board of |
public charities to consist of FIVE members,
whose business it shall be 10 investigate
and supervise the whole system of chart
table and penal institutions Of the State,
and recommend such changes and add
tional provisions as they may deem need
full. BY some oversight there have here
tofore been no appointments under these
provisions, and consequently there has
been no board of public charities. Dr.
W. K. Capehsrt. of BERTHE, also rendered
his resignation as an asylum director, and
II was likewise accepted. Oetavius Coke
was this afternoon appointed q I'll the
unexpired term Of Dr. Haywood, and j. ID.
Biggs 10 I'LL that Of DR.. Capehart. The
latter was appointed Commissioner of
Public Charities, as were w. A. Bobbitt, of
Greenyille, and J. Il. SAWYER. of Bun
combe, and l.. j. Hughton, OF Chatham.
The Governor telegraphed DR.. Isaac
Jackson, of Columbus, that he was advised
that the latter could not legally hold the
positions Of director of the insane asylum
and county superintendent OF health at
the same time, but rendered him the posi-
ton ma commissioners OF public charities