Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-09
FISH FOR THE FAIR.
SPECIMENS OF ALL IN CAROLINA TO
BE SENT TO CHICAGO.
To Attend a Railway Conference In Wash.
iogtcn-As to the Wrighisvilie En-
csmpmept-CropR eports.
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RaLroH. N. c.. April s.--secreta-y T. X.
Bruner, Of the Worlds Fair Board. left to-
day for Avoca and other points on the
sound in Northeastern North Carolina to
collect specimens OF food fishes for exhibit
tion al Chicago. Tncse specimens will
embrace all TO be found in North Carolina
waters, and they will be sent here to be
prepared by the Davidson process.
RAILWAY CONFERENCE.
Tho Railway Commissioners for this
State leave tomorrow for Washington
city, where they will remain all next week
at a conference Of commissioners from the
various States and the Interstate Commis-
sion.
RETURNED FROM wRrGHTsvIIIF.
Governor Holt and his staff returned to-
day from Wilmington, having inspected
tue encampment grounds at Mrightsville.
Ii IL not yet decided whether the appro-
prlation is sufficiently large 10 meet the
expense of the encampment. If 1t is held
IL will certainly be OF Wrightsville. and
the First and Second regiments will encamp
from July Dist to 18th. inclusive. and the
Third aud Fourth regiments from August
4th 70 18th. inclusive. IL is quite probable
that the encampment will be held on the
permanent grounds.
REWARD OFFERED.
Governor Holt to-day offered 5000 re-
ward for the unknown assassin or assas-
sins Of Atlas 5. Taylor. prominent farmer
OF Northampton county, who was muir
dered near Seaboard April LIST.
Governor Holt was rendered a reception
by the people of Wilmington last evening,
aud 1t was very handsome affair.
Only FIVE delegates from North Carolina
a
United Confederate Veterans at New
Orleans. One of these is Colonel T.. ID.
Hall. president Of the North Carolina
Veteran Association.
AVAILABLE PUBLICATION.
The" Climatology of.North Carolina from
1870 20 1892 Is now IN press and has been
prepared by DR.. II. b. Battle. director OF
the State Weather Bureau. IL 10 the first
publication of the KIND for this State, and
$1,000 copies Will be issued.
The first weekly weather-crop bulletin
Of the present season will be issued to-
morrow, based on reports from $50 OBJ
servers. This number, much larger than
that heretofore. will be increased The
monthly'reports OF the Agricultural De-
partmeat will be made up from reports
from 1850 correspondents.
REPUBLICAN BOLT.
The Republicans are in bad state, it
appears. as at both their conventions, held
yesterday, there was a bolt. The Sixth
District people thus havetwo congressional
candidates in the field, while in the Second
District one set has endorsed Cheatham,
the negro. while another has endorsed W.
W. Long, of Weldon. Cheatham declares
that be has no tear Of not being re elected.
Mir. j. II. Myrover, long connected with
the Fayetteville CbSTrT, lett that paper
to-day. He goes TO Charlotte as associ-
ate editor OF the ObSrtT.
Ninety thousand pounds of leaf tobacco
were burned in Mr.. c. A. Young's pack
house near Wilson. and the insurance mon
say the loss is $1,000 with $1,000 insu-
rance.
The Raleigh people are contributing
literally TO the fund tor the State building
at the Worlds Far. and the $1,000 for
which this city is pledged is assured al
ready.