Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-08
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
A military Resignation and Appointment
Change Of Court Appointments-
Municipal Elections
Especial telegram to tho pI.pssch.l

| NJ. y. Ellington, Of Reidsyille. as heutenanI-
colonel OF the Third regiment, and appoint
ed S. II. Boyd. Of Reidsyile, 70 I'LL the va
Gamer thus caused.
The Governor las consented 70 an OK
change Of courts whereby Judge Brown
| will hold the fall terms OF the superior
Court in all the counties In the First district
save Beaufort, while Judge Gilmer will hold
the fall terms in the Ninth district save the
July term in Rockingham county.
The new Board Of Aldermen OF Raleigh
were sworn in to-day and duly organized.
Friday evening it will elect a mayor.
Further returns received to-day show that
the Republicans did not carry single muni-
cipal election.
The negroes carried out their plan oi not
voting in the elections Yesterday. Their
conduct IN this matter was the same al Dur
ham az AZ Asheyille and Raleigh. Not more
than one lith voted and II the Democrats bad
had ticket IN the Fourth Ward Of tins city
it would have been elected without any tr0u'
bic. The liquor-tnen are very much con-
I cerned abOu; this matter, a. tbe locai-opti0n
elections come on on the OH Of next month
and they fear that the negroes will keep theiI
word and not vote in that election also. ~
the negroes compose the prucipal strength
OF The snti-prohibition element 10 will readily
he seen that il they do not vote the Prohi-
btionIsts can carry the day easily. The anti
Prohibtionists, therefore, propose TO 60 t.
work nj once and endeaYOT 10 induce the
negroes TO vote
! Tho negroes were interviewed to-day as
| 10 the reason why for the hrst time they did
not vote yesterday and why they decline 20
register or vote in the future. They said
that the new election law Is the cause, yet
they do not know the law at oh and only
Judge Of IT'S provisions by what they have
been told. Their preachers end speaker,
have told the negroes that The new las in
poses an educational qualification, which Is
absolutely false. The negroes say thlt with
few exceptions they do not propose to vote
any more. TncY further say that a.
they expect 10 leave the state they
no longer care for politics. some d
them are angry with the white Republican,
who have formed clubs into when no nero
/ j. admitted, and claim that the white men
/ are trying 10 keep them out Of all Offices.
/ They decline b. support the white Repubh-
cans any longer. This rule Of conduct also
governed them az Durham yesterday, so % is
evident that the movement Is an extensive
one, and that there il some secret under
standing. II is new departure IN North
| Carolina.
To-day a United Slalca Deputy Marshal
was interviewed in regard 20 the moons
| sinners. lie stated thai be had sent 90 the
! Commissioner Of Internal Revenue list OF
| forty Illicit distlileries IN operation IA Wake
county alone. Collector Marlborough and
! United states Attorney Busbee. Of this dis
! trict, are I'm New York with lle Commits
sioner on special business relative 10
| the recent shooting OF Deputy-C olcctor
| Bouldin aud 10 the prevalence OF Illicit
disiilling in this section OF the state.
| The Deputy Marshal, who SAYS be knows
| whereof ne speaks. asserts That in each
! OF the counties OF Wake, Johnston. llarneu,
and Durham there are 90 least iIiiy Illicit
| distile1es and that the mOJn-1urrs have
/ for several wears past been practically unmJ'
| Tested. A. the result of this tboy have in-
| creased and become bold. II will cost much
money 10 root chem out. They tIreaten the
officers, and the man suc@, who sLot
| DCputy-C Collector BOuldin, Went around a
his nelghborhood sunday aud boasie i
! Of the deed. II possible all that section will
! be raided. and als0 other places I'D the c0un-
ties above named where the mOOnshners are
at work. There is TIE basis for The greatest
revenue raid ever mgdc iu the South, tG0u.h
some fifteen years ago q body % cavalry and
deputies formed and destroyed fifteen distn-
leIies In one dav IN Chatham county.
The Farmers Alliance officials appear 10
feel quite at ease now so far As the question
az cotton tagging is concerned. those here
say they can bud defiance 10 The baggiug
trust now. All The arrangements appear 20
be very complete and satisfactory. The
alliance hss carried out its plan 20 secure re-
lief FROM the trust. In s. financial way the
alliance is very strong and can step right M
rs purchaser OF material 10 IS really now
an immense ioint-stOck company, viii much
paid-in capital,
SO heavy are the truck shipments now from
the Morehead City ana AewDerno sections
that the special trains ioT truck have 10 be
run In sections.
Rev. Dr. John :. Watkins, pastor Of the
First PRESBYTERIAN church, has been in Balii-
more for special treatment Of ms eyes.
The capital stock OF the c0tton-fac,Ory here
il 70 be 100000. II is believed that the
building OF other cotton-iactories will quickly
follow the completion Of the irst one.
The following delegate, leave here to-day
to attend the southern Baptist Convention
at Nashville, Tenn: Reys. c. q. Baiiy, q.
Durham, !. ". Carter, G.. ". Williams, y.
=. Jones. and j. X. Maynard and MIR. John
{. Scarborough.
The Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of North
Carolina will hold IT. seycntY-thTd annual
convention al Henderson on the 18th iu-
staut.
There is unquestionably development Of
interest IN the matte, ~ thc foundation OF a
home for disabled eX-ConfeGcrates. II e-J,-
600 can be raised 10y private subscriptions Dc
is reasonably certain that the Legislature
will make supplementary appropriation.
A large percentage OF the veterans appear 90
favor home.
Gentlemen capable Of Judging say thst
4. L ..r
nj the banquet given by the Southern
Society at New York last Thursday evening.
Not a word of his speech was missed, and
he was literally applaudcd.
The Farmers Alliance H. gaining ground
very rapidly i'm Virginia, and effective work
ia being done there IN spreading rs pfinci-
pies. MANY North Carollnlaus are engaged
10 tits work.
The negroes as 4 rule both fear and hste
the alliance; fear il because II is secret and
hate II because they have been told by their
leaders that il is intended to Cypress the ne-
gIoes.
No one here has yet been able 10 give the
solution 81 the negroes aDsienton from
voting, unless II be. as your correspondent
suggested, that the negro takes this method
of attacking the new election law and at-
temp,s 70 play the part Of one prosecuted.
Yesterday many negroes were overheard to
say they were "dOuc with registering or
vaing." some smiled as they so spoke,
others appeared 10 be angry. Some rilu-
euce Is brought 10 bear upon them aud there
j., ~ all appearance, marked concert VI sc-
ton. OF course the white people DO not
care il the negro never votes, II he prefers
not 10, and will govern themselves accord
ingly. II is a new thing IA North Carolina
TO see negroes abstain from voting, As until
this time they have been eager voters.
settled Until 1890.
Especial telegram TO tho Dspatch-l
CHARLOTTE. n c., May The county
commissioners to-day refused TO call an elec.
ton for June on the question OF local option
for Charlotte. This settles the matter until