Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-13
FRUITAND TRUCKING
hEAvy DAMAGE BY THE rRosrs
THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA.
Fears u SAM fprshsr Destrucstos--slr
ksiss Carr Against ths a.. Louis Plat
fcsm-0oinx for Hog and Hominy.


lcousspondencco tho Richmond Dispstch.l
RAixsoH, N. G., April i2.--Thcre is uni.
ver<Al lanen,ation in all this section at
the heavy damage to the fruit crop. Ap-
pses alone have ESCAPED. They we're rather
backward in blooming. So severe was
Sunday nights frost that even the clover
AND young grass were hurt. The fields of
these looked as II q not fash had wi;hered
the vegetation. As yet the truckers in the
Wilmington section think they have
escaped great damage. though there. was
frost and ice also. Along the line OF the
WILMINGTON and Weldon railway from
Wilmington to Goldsboro', the loss is
severe. and will fall quite heavily upon the
truckers and berry-growers. In the Colds
bore and Newbern sections the damage -
great. The work OF plonehing mp the ~,
IN progress. In the Elizabeth City truck.
ING section the reports are that the injury
TO fruit Is slight. Irish potatoes are cut
to the ground. Peas are said not 70 be Sc
riousiy hurt. The atmosphsrc was unusai ~
dry. and this alone prevented an utter de-
fruction of the truck-crops. There was ice
Sunday morning. and there. as here, the
frost came Sunday night. Teiegrams say
that II the cold continues the damage VIII
be very great in the Elizabeth CITY section
10 both fruit and truck. The weather at
Raleigh to-day was cool and clear, though
rain had been predicted. The rise IN tenn
perature was not great during the day.
and the cold weather probable to-nignt
will tend to still further damage vegeta-
ton. All the peas in bloom ia the New
bern section are much hurt.
The Soldiers Home here now has thirty
two inmates. and six are absent on lea'e'
souARE AND MANLY.
Mr.. Elias Carr has done manly and
proper thing in coming out squarely ana
boldly against the st. Louis platform.
There is no Third-party sentiment ABOUT
him. and his manly letter, in which ne
shows the fraud of that platform, VIII en-
dear him TO the North arolina Democrats.
One thing is certain. and that 10 that no
man who fayors the st. Louis platform IS
Q Democrat, or can command the support
of the Democrats in this State. The issue
is clearly defined.
DR.. John G. Whitfield. of WAYNE county.
has been elected superintendent OF the
Odd-Fellows' 0rphanage at Goldsboro,
Rev. Dr. X. l.. Abernethy. president OF
Rutherford College. will be candidate
for the Democratic nomination Tor state
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The farmers. who will have an immense
corn crop this year. are arranging Tor hoS-
raising on scale far more extensive than
at any time since the war.
Secretary Picot, of the State Board OF
Medical Examiners, calls il to meet next
Monday at Wilmington. 70 examine appil-
cants for license. This meeting Is week
earlier than usual.
PoIITIcAL MOTIFS.
At the Republican County Convention
here to-day il was notable that most OF the
delegates were colored. Some of the lead
ing State Republicans attended. One OF
them. Marshall l.. Mott. in speech as
sured his hearers that owing to the division
OF the Democracy the Republicans would
carry Cleveland county. which has for
years been the banner Democratic county.
The Republican convention tor this con-
gressional district meets here tomorrow.
Arrangements are being made for the es-
Enlistment of Bible institute in this
State on the plan of the one ut Northheid,
Mass, and Rev. George @. Needham will
be one of its conductors Evangelist Fife,
who is now with Needham. informs me to-
day that he has purchased property at
Charlotte and decided TO make that his
Headquarters