Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-01
CROPS In CAROLINA.
AVERAGE CONDITIONS A. COM
PARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
The Novel Contest In the Courts for
state Librarian Between the Ia
cumbent and the Ciaimant-An
order withdrawn.

RALEIGH. n. c.. April 30.-(Special)-
The first State crop report of this year
was issued by the Department OF Agr'-
culture to-day. The condition OF wheat
as compared with that In average years
is Sc per cent. oats. rs: rye. 81: RICE ~
The condition Of preparation io'
corn II 81 per cent. cotton. 70; tobacco
o.: decrease In cotton acreage. rs per
cent. increase Of hogs raised. 26 per
cent: efficiency OF labor, % per cent.
CONTEST FOR AN OFFICE.
To-day an important and novel case
came up IN the Superior Court here DC
fore Judge Starbuck. March 10. 1893. j.
C. Ellington was elected State Librarian
by the Library Board TO serve two years
under an act ratified March lst of that
year. January 18th, this year he was
reelected.
March 18th the Fusionists in the Legis-
ia;ure elected John ID. Stanford hpra-
rian. The latter demanded the ONCE
Ellington refused 10 surrender II. Couh-
sci for Ellington argued that his term
began March LIST. and that Staniord Was
elected during Ellington's term.
Counsel for Stanford argued that the
election OF Ellington and giving OF bona
BY the latter March Is. 1885 hxed tha'
Aste as the beginning OF ms term, as
fully as II fixed by law.
Counsel for Ellington then argued that
granting this the Legislature had elected
Stanford TO an office TO which Ellington
had at the time fun title.
Governor Carr and Secretary of-State
Coke are witnesses in this case. EVIL
nil he taken O-mn
ORDER WITHDRAWN.
In the Superior Court here to-day pro-
ceedings were had 10 vacate the order
by Judge Starbuck. appointing a receiver
for the Farmers Bank. OF Roxboro'. These
proceedings showed that the appointment
of a receiver as made yesterday, was
premature and void, because there was
not thirty days notice. The Judge then
withdrew the order appointing the re-
ceiver.
SILVER PLATFORM.
Ex-Judge Speer Whitaker said to me
to-day that he has only one platform now,
this being the free coinage OF silver at
IS TO ratio. He will vote for the party,
whatever IL may be. which makes this
the issue IN the campaign
Ex-State Democratic Chairman Sim
mons In the course Of an interview to-
day said he had for some months be
lieved that there would be no fusion OF
Populists and Republicans, In the next
campaign, but that whichever party puts
up silver candidate for the presidency
Will absorb the Populists.
Ex-Congressman John Nichols Is
strong Mckinley man. He makes the
positive assertion that protection is as
strong In Georgia as 1t is In Massa-
chusetts to-day.
rolipctnr Simmons advised
to-day of the seizure of two Illicit distil-
leries. one in Caswell county and one in
Montgomery county.
NO TRUTH IN IT.
Solicitor Il. W. Pou. who arrived to-day
from Johnston county, says there Is no
truth in the rumors that Isaac Wright
(colored), of this city, had been lynched
there.
There was a large gathering Of Sea-
board Airline engineers here yesterday.
All the divisions of the system were re-
presented. Engineers Fetzer. Jones
Flynn, Gable. and Pemberton. of the
Georgia. Carolina and Northern Division,
were among those present.
a letter from Reidsvlle says 800 eX-
Confederate veterans from Rockingham
county will come here May 10Th in a
special train.
There are now ninety-nine pupils in the
white Institution for the blind here There
are the same number of blind and deaf
mutes in the colored department. This
is the largest number ever in the latter.
Major Gentry of Stokes county, who
was charged with the murder of a negro
named Poindexter, has been acquitted.
The famous murder case of Hoke Sc
crest will be tried at Rutherfordton this
week.
The rumors of oyster dredging In the
North Carolina sounds are untrue.