The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
FROM OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT.

and bronchitis, and there is much concern
at his condition. His attack was at the
outset bilious fever. DR.. John B. Carr,
son of the Governor, is also sick with
fever, at the executive mansion.
Gov. Carr has appointed as railway
policemen A. 8. Crutchfeid and W. S.
Cobb, of the Southern railway.
There is a great increase in interest in
the work of the agricultural department
and no less than Is, 900 additional names
OF reading farmers are On the list. These
| will get the monthly Bulletins in future.
There will be at the State fair tourna.
ment, the first one in many years. The
programme of the races is arranged.
There is to be very fine display of stock.
1t appears that there will be very few
fairs in the State this year. 1t is thought
the efforts to secure the cent mile rate
to the State fair will succeed.
Raleigh's total losses by fire so tar in
1895 are only $3.50. 1t is remarka able
showing and shows what quick depart
ment can DO.
The executive committee of the State
Farmers Alliance was in session here
Saturday and today. Tomorrow the an
nual meeting Of the order begins, at
Carey, and lasts three days, winding up
with grand picnic, at which there will
also be ''silver rally" with Congress.
man Sibley, of Pennsy lvania, as the chief
speaker.
Secretary Barnes, of the State Alliance,
says the order is growing, and has made
marked progress in the past twelve-
month. It has county Alliances in about
60 counties.
Prof. Massey, of the A. & M. college
goes to Darlington, S. c., tomorrow to
deliver an address before the county
agricultural society. Later he will give
State Agricultural Commissioner Patter.
son valuable aid in holding farmers
institutes.
During the twelvemonth ending June
Both last no less than 24O illicit distileries
were captured in this district, something
which reflects great deal of credit upon
Collector Simmons.
Governor Carr orders a special term of
Cleveland Superior court, to begin Aug.
26th, Judge Brown to preside
There are now 1914 convlcts in the
penitentiary on the four farms, and on
private work near Weldon and at Rocky
Mount. By the end of the year it is
quite probable the number will run up to
1900. just now few convicts are
received. Only one has come in during
the past week. This solitary one was
from Buncombe.
The balance of the direct tax fund
which five years ago was turned over to
the State by the government, is now
placed into the school fund, and will be
distributed pro rata. Il is $27,054. The
fund at first was $4O5, 900. About II 900
warrants have been issued.
The Governor appoints as delegates to
the waif saving associations annual
meeting at Denver, Colorado, r. w. Boyd,
S. W Reid, A. G.. Hankins, Mrs. Lila
Ripley and Mrs. Fanny Hayes. He
appoints as delegates to represent this
State next month at the dedication of the
national military parks at Chattanooga
and Chickamauga, W. L. DeRosset J. G..
Hall, D. F. Baird and Isaac E. Bailey,
| who were in the battle, and John P.
Cilley, son of that gallant Federal officer
and elegant gentleman, Col. Clinton A.
Cilley, the latter finding it impossible to
90, though he was a member of the
commission which last year located and
marked the positions of the North Caro-.
lima troops in those battles.
There are some people who are claim>
ing that the populist plan is to put W. A.
Guthrie up for governor. Others are
declaring that the Republicans will
demand the nomination of governor and
propose to put up D. L. Russell.
In a few days the packing of the
exhibits in the State museum which are
to be placed on view at Atlanta by the
government will begin.
| At Southern Pines the State chemist is
making careful tests of the best fertilizers
| for fruit trees.
| The matter came to a test in this
county and was settled that magistrates
have no power to deal in any way with
county affairs or appointments.
A Republican, some of whose utter
ances must be inspired, is doing some
talking here. He says the Republicans
are demanding as prerequisite to fusion
with the populists that they shall have
one United States Senator, one Supreme
court Justice, the Governor, the Secre-
tary of State and Attorney General and
five of the eleven electoral votes, with
pledges from the six populist electors
that if there is q contest between a
Democrat and a Republican they will
cast their vote for the latter. There is
no objection on the part of the Republi>
cans to Treasurer Worth. in fact they are
for him. 1t is alleged that Senator
Pritchard favors Daniel L. Russell for
Governor. The name of Thomas R.
Purnell is quite prominently mentioned
for Secretary of State. This Republican
who talks so much said that he did not
believe in allowing "small body of long.
haired and wild>eyed populists, only
10000 strong, to dictate to the Republi
cans, and that the populists ought to be
glad to get what the Republicans gave
them" Those who heard this assured
the Republican who was talking that
"the Republican pole was not quite long
enough to reach the persimmons" and
that populist splice was necessary to
insure that sort of success.
A. F. Hileman, who was one of the
populist leaders in the last House, is out
in letter, which is published in colored
Republican fusion organ here, in which
he declares for complete fusion and wants
to sweep the State next year, so as te
utterly "knock out" the Democrats. Mr.
Hileman does not appear to overlook the
fact that the Democrats had the temerity