Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
CROPS In CAROLINA.
MORE RAIN THAN IS NEEDED FOR COT
TON AND TOBACCO.
Life Prisoners in the Pcniteutiary-Ths
Governor To visit the State Farms
Wanted for Embezzicment.

RALEIGH. n. c., August T.-tspcciaD
Rain. which was not needed by any crops
began to fall last evening, and last night
and to-day wac general. A considerable
quantity has fallen. The Department or
Agriculture says some cotton Is shedding.
and some rust Is reported. The plants
are heavily boiled, but there Is too much
wind. and fears are expressed tnat the
lower bolls will not open. There are
few reports OF worms injuring tobacco.
Cures are generally good. Some new to-
bacco has been sold at good prices. the
peanut crop Is excellent. Fodder IL being
pulled. and the crop will be the largest
on record. Last years crop was small
and poor in quality. owing to storms. THIS
year there have been no storms.
THE MILLS.
The Department OF Agriculture Is now
summarizing it's reports OF the cotton and
woollen-miIls in the State. There are l1S
OF these. according TO returns made the
first OF the current month. Castor now
leads. with 90: Alamance follows with ~;
Randolph has Is, and Mecklenburg H.
| The report Will show the number of looms
and splndles. The two largest mills are
at Rocky Mount and Concord. Each mas
% 100 spindles, and the Concord mill LIE
| looms.
The officials at the pententiary inform
me that there are in this state only thir-
| ty-hve life-prisOnerS. These are never az
| lowed to leave the penitentiary enclosure.
| In Georgia there are 325 life-prisoners.
TO INSPECT THE FARMS.
| Governor Carr and Superintendent Lea
| EAR, of the penitentiary. VIII leaVe mere
| tomorrow for visit to the state lai HIS
on the Roanoke. and VIII devote the re.
mander Of the week to an Inspection Vi
| them.
| Governor Carr will not go to Washing
| ton TO attend the Southern BUSINESS
| Mems Convention. 1t was published a day
! or two ago that he would be there and
sneak. He was invited, but declined, as
he had other engagements.
Requistion on the Governor OF South
Carolina was made to-day for John IN
derwood. who is in Jail at Bennettsviile
| and who Is wanted at Charlotte for EN-
bezzlement.
BRICK SOLD.
At the penitentiary this season the
| convlcts have made 100000 brick. Inc
sales have been 10000. Many were car
| ried over from last year. Raleigh ha:
used all the brick sold, the amount OF
building here being greater than in many
years.
President McIver of the State Norma
and Industrial School for Girls. says hi
| has received over 60 applications fol
admission. Only 400 students can be re
| ceived. because of the limited recitation
| rooms. Only $50 can be quartered in th'
dormitories, and $50 will board in private
| families. Applications are on hie IRON
| all the counties save eleven.
Zeb Vance Division of the Uniform
Rank Of Knights of Pythias. OF Whining
ton. is the only one from North Carolina
at the grand conclave at Washington.
SUICIDE
Miss Maggie Tate. OF Cabarrus county
has committed suicide by cutting hel
throat with a razor Disappointment II
love was the cause.
The degree of Master of Arts has bee'
conferred by Harvard upon Professor COZ
ller Cobb, of the University or Norti
Carolina. and he Is to be made asmernpe
OF tho American Geological Society.
Senator and Mrs. Jarvis are at More
head City.
| CAPTAIN @. s. Morrison. formerly in tn
Confederate engineer service, Is deah'
his home at Fayetteville.
one Of the leading Republicans VINO ma
been engineering fusion with the fopO
lists SAYS the outlook is favorable Tor
declaration for fusion by the Repuoiical
State Convention here next THURSDAY III
SAYS Chairman caves has no Dig men
the party with him in his anu-tusio
| neht' and that the fusion here in wax
county will have much affect.