Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-05
The POLK MONUMENT
Cornerstone to Be Laid by the Grand
Lodge Of MaSonS.
IN FAVOR or A LoCAL-opTIoN LAW
ButIcr's Poruiist Organ Endorscs II.
Meeting OF the New supreme Court.
puyucss In the Fertilizer Trade
Fusionists for Magistrates.

called by Grandchildren Moyc 10 ih'N'
in special communication here next
Thursday morning for the purpose oil
LAYING the cornerstone Of the monument
over the grave Of l.. l.. Polk, president
Of the National Alliance. President Polk
was a Mason.
The official organ OF the Populists, OF
which Marion Butler is editor. comes out
very strongly FOR the liquor-law bill now
before the Legislature. which leaves IT to
the people of locality TO say by vote
whether liquor shall be sold there.
To-day committee of ladies from
Ashevnlc appeared before the legislative
committees on charitable institutions ana
asked for special appropriation OF w"
for the Home for Fallen Women AT
Asheville. They stated that they had
privately expended $1,000 for the support
OF this institution.
FIRST MEETING.
The new Supreme Court met TO-DAY
with all the FIVE judges on the pehcn
As IL was the first day OF the term. apph-
can,s for license to practice law were
examined. There are twenty-one Of these
Chief-Justice FairClOth is hale ana
hearty-looking man OF 90; Justice Fufche9
Is Ca and Justice Montgomery Is 90 Jus
ice Walter Clark. the other justice eject
ed is the youngest man on the new C"ui'
as he was on the old one SUCCESSORS 10
Justices Avery and Montgomery VIII DE
elected in November of next year. Wihic
the other Justices hold for eight years,
The fertilizer trade continues remark
obl,, dull and the statement Of the ON
calls Of the Agricultural Department that
inc business would only be half as large
as that Of last spring is borne ont by the
facts. The sales OF tags are very HEh''
The sales will be the lishtest IN twenty
wears. many farmers say. The great re-
ductlon Of the cotton acreage Is the chiei
cause. .>.
MEAT INSPECTION.
There Is an earnest effort TO secure the
massage by the Legislature of Senator
Noodv's meat-inspection bill. The purpose
OF this is TO drive out western fresh
meats. and develop the beef industry Of
Western North Carolina, which has been
badly injured. The bill provides for an IN
snector in each town where there are
as many as two butchers.
Your correspondent can say by au-
;hority that Marion Butler. the Populist
senator. has not yet said he would JON
with the Republicans in organizing the
several times. but does not answer It,
The names OF persons recommended for
magistrates are being prepared and sent
IN to the Legislature OF course only
Republicans and Populists are thus re-
commended
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Positive assurances are given to-day
tha, the Fusionist Caucus Committee,
aided by its Steering Committee. VIII nave
the county government bill ready for sub
mission to the Legislature by the end OF
next week.
Reports from Fayetteville. where Cyrus
Thompson. the Populist. is trying to get
The seat Of Shaw Democrat for Con-
gress from the Third District show that
50 far the investigation Of the case is not
favorable TO Thompson.
WILL RETIRE.
The Democrats who were given certih-
Gates Of election in Robson county as
county officers will all retire october
lst next. FusionistS contested these
offices. and compromise has just been
effected by which the Democrats retire
on the dates named.
There is a bin before the Legislature
requiring that all books used in the public
schools shall be prepared m tnis state.
The fusion organ heartily endorses this
bin.
The suspended bank Of New Hanover
declares a 10 per cent. dividend to deposit
tors This will make ~ per cent. paid.
NEW ATTORNEYS.
The Supreme Court to-day examined
and licensed the following as attorneys: J.
j. Stewart and II. G. Tyson. of Rowan
county; r. l.. Lindsey and I. :. Battle,
Of Wake: \. r. Hallett. of New Han
over: Charles T. Harris. OF Wilson, W.
T. McSorey and Raphael OHara, Of
raven: James y. Pruden. Of Chowan;
b. y. Bryson of Swain; G. J.. Bennett.
Stanley; 4. VI. Johnston. Of Lincoln;
II White, of Jones. Thomas II. Loug.
If Orange: W. II. Pope. Of Chatham; W.
p. Guthrie. of Durham; Thomas II.
Sprinkle, Of Meckenhurg; Charles W.
Bldgood. Of Cumberland; Edward j.
Rest. Of Wayne; Aaron A. owen, Of
Warren: Samuel :. Jackson. OF Chatham:
James S. Lanier. Of Forsyth. and Robert
Z. L. Watkins. of southampton county.
Va.
ELECTION ORDERED.
Governor Carr orders an election Feb
ruary 18th in Warren county to I'll the
vacancy caused by the death OF Or.
Samuel \. Williams, member OF the
House.
General Rufus Barringer who during
the war commanded a well-known bril-
gade of North Carolina cavalry in the
Confederate service, died at Charlotte
yesterday: aged %.
An official OF the Department Of Agri-
culture states that the tobacco crop
planted this year will be IS 10 % per cent.
greater than last year; that there will
be a 25-per-cent. increase in the truck
acreage; considerable increase in the
rice acreage. and a large falling OFF in
the peanut crop.
1t Is reported that General Robinson,
Commissioner OF Agriculture has rendered
his resignation to the Board OF Agricul-
turc.
Mrs. George T. Strickland. Of Raleigh,
was poisoned to-day. having by mistake
taken an ounce Of creosOte. Four ply
sicians. after hours work saved her.
4 brakeman on Carolina-Central
railway train which was running thirty
five miles an hour was to-day thrown
headlong into the side Of "A railway cut
ting. lie IS in the hospital here. with a
fractured skull.
There was a long argument before the
committee this afternoon Of bill to al
low Currituck sound 10 be entered. just
as vacant lands are entered. The hunting
clubs there wish to enter 10000 acres
and TO pay 80 cents an acre, the money
10 so TO the school fund.