Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-22
THEIR ANNUAL CAMP.
TROOPS IN CAROLINA ON THEIR WAY
TO WRlGHTSvlLLE.
Methodist Local Preachers' Conference
Address OF DIR. Abernethv-Third-
Party Fusion Probable.
LspccIal telegram to The pIspsteh.l


RALErGH, N. g.. July 2i.-Troops from
Warrenton and Louisburg arrived here
this morning on their way TO the fifth an-
nual encampment of the State Guard at
WriGhtsvlle. which began this evening.
The Governors Guard. Company G. First
Regiment, left here at 1;S0 this afternoon
in company with the two companies
named, taking fifty officers and men. The
encampment, which began to-day, is OF
the First and Second regiments. The for
mer has eight companies and the latter
seven. cavalry troop went into camp at
the same time.
INCREASED ATTENDANCE.
At the Methodist LocaLPredcher's Con-
ference this morning there was an increase
IN the attendance. Rev. DIR. X. l.. Aber-
nethy, president of the conference, de-
lvered his annual address. Arrangements
were made for special open-air services at
BrooksiGe Park next SUNDAY, The reports
show that 4l2 ministers are members OF
the conference. About sixty are here.
President Abernethy IN his address de-
plored the fact that year by year the
chasm between the local preachers and
the other class of preachers grows wider
and wider. and declared that the only
thing which now holds the two together
is love OF the Methodist Church. He de-
clared further that an ecclesl astical court
would be necessary To settle and define
the status of the local preachers. From
the tone of his address 1t appears that the
antagonism towards this class OF preachers
must be great.
SECOND ENCAMPMENT.
The naval reserve battalion will 90 into
camp at Wughtsville August 4th with the
Third and Fourth regiments. Another
DIVISION OF the naval reserve has been or
ganized at Wilmington with eighty-eight
members.
Arrangements have been made for the
beginning OF work on the seventh cotton
mill at Charlotte. IL will manufacture
ticking, ana the $4,000 is subscribed.
TELEGRAPH CASE.
An interesting case was heard before the
Railway Commission to-day involving the
question Of the control OF a telegraph line
from Elizabeth City 10 Norfolk by the
western Mon Telegraph Company. Ar
gunent was postponed until August 9th.
To-day the sheriff sold the stock of gene
raj merchandise IN the store of Moses Fort,
at Wake Forest. Augustus Wright, of
Petersburg, one of the creditors, purchased
the entire stock.
POLITICAL SENSATION.
The political sensation to-day is the an
nouncement by tho Republican organ,
which has favored placing in the field a
State tlcket. that 1t has changed its views.
It expressed itself as favoring the holding
of State convention and of the nomlna-
tion Of electors and congressman, but SAYS
that there should be fusion on the State
ticket with the Third party. It concludes ::
II IS certain there will be two State
tickets IN the field. That there will be
three is not probable. There is no doubt
that the Third party will have the votes
east for its State ticket counted. The
question Of fusion will be decided by the
Republican State Executive Committee at
its specially called meeting here next
Thursday IL marks a new era in Republi-
can politics in North Carolina