Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25

North CAROLINA NEWS.
Extensive Operations of Michigan Lum-
bermei-Seizure of the Especial
Fertilizer" Original Packages.
SPECIAL telegram 20 tho Dispatch.

RALEIGH n. c., May 2i.-Ihe weekly
weather cIbp bulletin Of the North Caro-
lima experiment station and the weather
service fcr the week ending tonight
gays: Tie temperature and amount OF,
sunshine lave been about tho average,
except thu the nights. early in the
week wcie comparatively cool, some
what rct5tding the growth OK young
corn and cotton. The rainfall has been
above the iyerage in the western part OF
the western portion Of the State ana along
the southeastern coast. but elsewhere 10 IS
rather DIV with an unfavorable elect on
the crops. chiefly in the eastern portion OF
the State Bud-worms are reported as do
ing considerable damage to thoyOung corn
in numoer Of counties. In general, how
ever, the effect of the weather has been
good and the condition of the staple crops
CONTINUES 10 be satisfactory. in the north
east thewcather has not been very favor
able for setting ont tobaccO-plants IN Gull
ford, Caswell and Vance counties, but
quite favorable in some others. Oats seem
to hay, improved u little, As also wheat,
but both viii be short
INVITATIONS ACCEPTED.
Goyrnor Fowle to-day accepted an inyi-
tatiOnto deliver the address at Princeton
COLLEGE June 10th at the laying OF the cor
ner-st)ne Of a new building. He also ac-
ceptel an invitation 90 reply TO toast at
the banquet at Richmond, Va, next Thurs
day e5ening.
A lar-room in which liquors are sold in
original packages. under the recent deci-
sion If the United States Supreme Court,
has leen established at Carthage, Moore
county, which Is a Prohibition town. This
is causing much STIR there.
RECLAnnNG swAMPs.
Michigan lumbermen are at work in the
big swamp covering 5000 acres in Robeson
county. which capitalists from that State
purchased from the State Board OF Educa-
ZION some time ago. They have Just COM
oleted a canal fourteen miles long, elght
leet deep. and forty feet in width, and next
week will begin work on another canal OF
the same length. They are building luIn-
ber-mills which ore next to the largest IN
| he State. The canals are to be used for
rafFic. and Il 900 acres Of swamp are TO DO
reclaimed and put into cultivation.
A telegram received to-day announces
the death ut st. Louis last night. of typhoid
| fever. of Rev. DR.. James h. Mann. one OF
! the clerical delegates from North Carolina
| 10 the Methodist General Conference.
JARVIS THE MAN.
There is a very strong probability that
| q Governor Thomas J. Jarvis will be the
! Iext chairman Of the Democratic state
| Executive Committee TO succeed Spler
| whitaker. The committee meets here on
| he 10th Of June TO elect. Mr.. Jarvis Is
| me of the very ablest Democrats IN the
| state and is a master Of every detou or
campaign work.
Vbe fertilizer called the Especial Ferti-
| iznr for Tobacco - made by the Old Do
ninion Guano Company Of Norfolk, has
| beer seized by order Of the Commissioner
| ST Agriculture for violation of the laws OF
! this State. This fertilizer has been sold by
| this company in sacks used FOR cotton-ter-
! tilizer.
The Governor has pardoned S. j. Pear
,on, of Burke county, who was serving Z!
| two-vears' sentence for stealing rae
On horse. He has also pardoned ". L.
Fisher, of Polk county VINO was nhder
| twelve months sentence In lau Tor as,
;ault with pistol upon man naheu
Robinson.
| AN ALLEGED BONANZA.
The owners OF the Mann-Arrington gold
mine in Nash county have struck bonan-
liza. At the 165-foot level they have en-
lcountered an ore body from foot TO three
feet wide which averages IN value by
careful testing 800 per ton, and has only
10 per cent. of sulphurets. The VEN has
been proved for 400 feet and has been de-
fined 200 yards.
The 100 pupils Of the State institution
for the deaf and dumb and the blind yes
terdav went TO Franklinton in cars fur
nished free of all charge by the Raleigh
and Castor railway. The closing exercises
of this institution will be held June 18th.
Colonel l.. l.. Polk. president OF the Ma,
tional Farmers and Laborers' Union, Will
spend the summer at Luray, va.