Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-27
TURpENTINE DOTS.
THE FIRST WEEKLY WeATHER-cRop
REPORT A FAVORABLE ONE.
Rainfall Deficient; Sunshine Average
Crop Prospects for the Coming
Season Pair.
Especial telegram to the DispA,,s.l


RALneu. n. G.. April 06.-The arst week
IL wcathcr-orop bulletin Of the North
Carolina Experiment Station and the State
weather service for tho current wear il ia
Hucd tonight. II says: The uninter-
Tuntcd nlldncss Of the winter months this
season developed fruit and vegetables 10
en unusual degree and enabled the farm
e. 60 accomplish good work in prepara-
ti0n Tor tho coming season by putting tho
land DO hr'i-ciass condition flr planting
Al tho end Of winter everything looked
green and The buds of fruit-frocs were in
al advanced state. promising an abundant
'rop. During March considerable heavy
iroets damaged fruit especially and wheat
and oats % some extent. Tho favorable
weather during April greatly improved the
wheat ana oats and probably the damage
T. fruit excepting peaches and plums may
not be so great ms was anticipated. On the
whole tho prospects for the coming season
nrc very far. Reports of correspondents
for the week are generally favorable,
though the temperature during tie early
part of the week was below Che average
hpd fros.s occurred, killing tender vegeta-
bics. me!on-vincs. nIpping Young corn, and
inuIne tohacc0-pIants. Most of the cor
respondents remark that the injury il not
rc'r.y 500 great ga wac apprehended. Tho
rainfall has been deficient and the sun
ehino about the average, with favorable
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completed, and the planting Of cotton is
progressing rapidly. some early plentings
being large enough for lociug I'll gene
sllir reported ti1t tobacco-piants are
being barely injured 10y flies. The garden
CTS are doing WELL
ZIG EAu EOAD oEDrR.
The strect-car system ut Hendcrsouyile
Ias been put IN operation. md the county
has begun the construction Of new jail.
lh' Georgia. Carolina. and Northern rail
way las Just placed an order tor ten power
ful engines and a thousand b01-cars.
a f.w nights past in Mon county nc
ono named Jackson IoncycUtt wa called
g. tne door of his houso by people outside
srl was shot in the breast. The gun was
loaded with nails and one Of these missiles
VIZ, taken from the wound. Honeycutt
ha- died. IL is believed that HIS assassin
IS .n.gro WhosOmo time 40 escaped from
)7.i of Monroe.
Cotton has made ia appearance in the
Gold tOrJ' section and is growing well.
LABOR AGr,,r EIIXAsrD.
George W. Prce, the colorcd labor agent
O. Wilmington who was arrested at Bat
tlrhoro' for cutlciug away labOrers who
were under contract. has been released
upon signing ap agreement TO interfere
with laborers in that section no more this
vc4r Ho is president of the North Caro-
hna Emigration Association.
S ball was given 40 hutherfordton last
evening IN celebration of the completion
Of the grading of tho Three C's' railway.
People from al along the line attended
III. affair.
Rev. stephen W. Collins fell dead at his
homo at Bakersyille, Mitchell county, a
few days since.
A BAD SYSTEM.
Some persons are endcayoTing 20 defeat
the denomination Of i. A. Long fOs soiici-
tor of th0 Eighth judicial district because
Doe took an active part IN the prosecution
of tle men charged with lynching III Da-
wilson county last autumn. II is very
strange that such point as hie should Toe
made against an officer OF the law. and
goes far 10 provo TINT the system IN tins
Nato of popular elections of Judges and
solicitors IS p bad one There is q growing
feeling that such Offices should not be cleo
two.
This week Statc-SccrctaIy Bcddingfeld,
Of the Farmcre' Alliance, has sent out
fifteen charters for suD-allianccs.
Miss Martha Gam, OF Stokes county,
viii sue William Falian, rich resident Of
the same county, Tor $4,000 damages for
defamation Of character. 1t IS said she has
strong case.
SAVED PROM BINSRLF.
Baxter Nangum. a young man from
Thompson School at Silcr City. Chatham
county, took laudanum q night or two ago
ii desperate attcmpt at suicide lie was
saved bY physician who was at the school,
but later attempted to take IN ounce of
morphine. Hewas q member OF the Young
Mons Christian Association, and the pre-
yious day had told all his schoolmates
good-bv 1t Is believed that his mind is
somewhat affected.
A Randolph county saw-mill man has an
order for a smp-load Of siSty-feet plank
for Australia.
Yesterday near Rcidsville Robert Moore
(coloredl, aged eishty-hve. was killed 10y y
train while he was wandering on the track.
Another train ran over him ana he was
torn to pieces. he WAS insane, and had
escaped from the house OF his son-in-law.
4 Aask Of whskey, unbroken, was found
on his porsDn.
Editor Marion Butcr. of the Clinton
Cdlc9sian, has purchased an interest III the
Nj olive Nan.