Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-19
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
she Roanoke Soathern-rhe shsd'Csten-'
The Farmers Acknowledgement
Notes.


Ratxrou. N. c., February is.,-Rev.
Thomas Dixon, who il winning such . re-
mutation in New York a. preacher, ~ 20
deliver the annual literary address a, tne
commencement at Wake-forest Cohege
this year. An.
There win be called session OF AIDE
marie Presbvtcry here next Ihursnay 20
consider matters relative 70 the Sv09 nr
Presbyterian church of this city. hes. III.
J. NJ. Atkinson, its pastor, has received a
call 10 church IN Warren county,. ur;,
Near Walnut Cove last Friday MT. VIII
liam Lane was squirrel-shooting WITH q
riie. Meeting friend, they talked. ana
Mr.. Lane carclessly blew into the muzLis
of the rife. Tho weapon, wnich was cocAeu
md must have been touched III some way,
was discbarred. and the ballet passed d.
rectly through Lanes head. causing instant
death.
ROANOKE sourHrhS.
Quantities of iron are being delivered at
Ihc hridce of the Roanoke and southern
railway over Dan river near Madison. IL
will be some two months or more before
that road is finished 20 Madison unless Tue
weather remains perfect.
m Is learned TODAY that there are now
only three labor agents in the state ana
that they will probably take away lew
negroes the last until next autumn, IL is
believed. Next autumn they VIII take
sway a great many more negroes ana TINS
will be done without objection.
The people OF the town OF henn "s on
have held a mass-meeting TO take steps %
secure a $4,000 Government building NJ
that town. Congressman Cheatham mas
introduced the bill.
sHAD-cATcH.
The catch of shad in the eastern waters
Ia row large and heavy shipments North
and 10 the interior of this State are maze
daily. :. o.s
meeting adopted a resolution requesting
called meeting of the full board OF
20 he n, Id at Greensboro April "a 10 re-
conside, the decision to locate the Uni
xers;tv at Raleigh. II is not thought
rrobahle that such meeting will DO held,
bo,yeyey A the action Of the trustees IN
iocatine III college here is final and work
on that bsa has already begun.
WARMERS ALLIANCE.
rarrners, Al lance stores are being opened
In many town. particularly IN the eastern
rounties The business methods OK the
Alliance are yer v thorough and Will result
In great saving to the farmers. harnsst
efforts are made to encourage buying for
Gosh and also to secure a promptness IN
nneet;no obligations. Some alliances Dor
VOW money at per cent. and make pur-
cS"ses fnding that far cheaper than the
Milan in vogue among most OF the eastern
farmers OF buying supplies on time. OF
course at heavy advance. 81
There is no appeal TO the nupreihe N4 I'!!t
IN the case of John l.. Davis, the white
,aon Who ia to be hanged at Pittsboro'
March 2sth for the murder OF John a.
Norton. II is learned that DAVIS Is a native
az PENNSYLVANIA, but he has been IN North
Carolina some years.
] w Hinsdale. who is the attorney for
the fertilizer companies, says that the con-
stitutionality of the State tax on feTuhzers
will certainly be tested, and that the case
will be presented and conducted so that
6nal decision can be arrived at by next DC
tober.
News was received here to-day of the
business failure of Jacob Salomonsky, OF
Elizabeth City, who assigns TO Joseph Saio.
monsky. OF Norfolk. Guirkin x Co. of
Elizabeth City. are the preferred creditors
for about 1000. -.
j q +. Harris. secretary of the Republi-
can State Executive Committee and clerk
in the revenue department of this district.
has gone TO Washington to attempt 10 de-
feat the confirmation of A. W. Shafer as
postmaster of Raleigh.
Clerk Upchurch, of Wake Superior
Court, expects to receive tomorrow the
napers in the Cross and White case from
The Supreme Court. He will then issue
the necessary papers ordering the Sherlh
20 take Gross and White and put them to
serving out their sentences on the public
yoads.
To-day q telegram was received here an,
nouncing the fatal illness of the wife OF
Rev. DIR. Huffman, of Scotland Neck. The
telegram also announced the prostratlon
of DR.. Huffman on account OF her condi-
ton.
Captain +. II. Page. ex-member OF the
House of Representatives. from Jones coun-
ty, is seriously i'll at his home.
THE NEw DEPOT.
This morning q building. committee APP
pointed by railroad companies, whose mem
bers are Thomas Nj. Holt, John G. Winder,
and w. II. Green, met here and as result
work will begin tomorrow on the new
union depot for Raleigh. The committee
went to the depot site and surveyed 1t. La
borers Tomorrow begin tearing down the
buildings which are on the site. The depot
is to cost SIT, 900. and will be Jointly owned
by the Richmond and Danville, Seaboard,
and Atlantic Coast Line.
Hon. Il. X. Jernigan, ex-Cousul TO hlogo,
Japan, is here, and will establish news
paper at Raleigh.
The Commissioner of Agriculture said
to-day that the news of the condition OF
the crops showed great variation In some
sections. Small grain is in an admirable
condition, while in others all the Juices OF
the plants are being extracted by ice ana