Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-18
THEOLD NORTHSTATE
A REQUIsITION RECEIVED FROM
THE VIRGINIA EXECUTIVE.
Reports to the Agricultural Depart
ment-The state Farmers Alliance
and StOres-COttOn Futures-A SIM
guInr Accident.
guIar Accident.

RALEIGH. n. c., October T.-tSpeciaiJ
Governor Carr to-day received requisi-
DION from Governor OFerrall. OF Vir-
ginia. for Lonny j. Poe. white man.
who is in Jail at winston. and VINO IL
wanted for assaulting Annie Mace
white girl under IL years OF age III
Washington county, Va. Inc reduisi''o"
will be promptly honored.
The Governor orders a special term OF
Forsyth County Superior Cosrt TO dlS-
pose of the vast amount of civil business
which for years has accumulated on the
dockets. Judge Brown will preside, and
the term will begin December 18th, ana
will continue until the business is DIS
posed Of
Major John C. Winder. for so many
years one of the chief officials OF the
Seaboard Airline. was last night danger
ously sick at his home here OF kidney
trouble His son, AIr. John "A. Winuer'
was with him all night. This morning
Major Winder was reported to be easier.
The Agricultural Department has re-
ceived the returns for its October bulletin
from correspondents The questions ask
ed were regarding cattle ana hogs. Cor
respondents, as rule, report an III
crease in the number, and an improve
ment in the breeds, and also say there
will be considerable increase In the
amount OF pork cured. The no-iehcs
laws are assigned as the chief cause oil
the Increase and Improvement OF STOCK
The correspondents report damage by the
frosts. which ths season occurred much
earlier than usual.
The State Farmers Alliance has never
established any stores, nor has 1t en-
couraged the ones which the sub-alliances
have started, and which have I'm so many
cases proved failures. The business agency
of the alliance did its greatest work ABOUT
nve years ago, aggregating $4,000 Now
lis annual business Is about half tha'
amount 1t has sold 1900 tons Of fer
tizers In one year
Work is now actively in progress or
St. PauTs African Methodist Episcopal
church here, which is said 10 be the
largest colored church in the State Rev.
r. II. W. Leak. a well-known Republi-
can politician. is the pastor.
COTTON FUTURES.
The trading in cotton futures is said
TO be unusually heavy this season, ana
IL is claimed that most of those VINO
engage In the business here are on the
right side.
In the extreme western part of the
State corn is plentiful at 80 cents a
bushel. and pork equally plentiful at 0
cents a pound.
4 newly UNMARRIED man in Cleveland
county nearly lost his life Sunday night.
in a singular way. He fell headtoremost
into a nearly empty -four barrel, and
l. .A1
found the next morning. nearly dead,
but is now all right. He was intoxi-
Gated when he fell into the barrel
Yesterday afternoon the auditorium
at Charlotte and several houses near
II were burned The auditorium was OF
pine. covered with corrugated iron, ana
cost 5000 II seated $500 people, and
WAS insured for 5000 The loss on other
buildings was $500 The water pres
sure was weak and unsatisfactory.
The crematory purchased for the city
Of Charlotte costs $500.
Senator Butter has accepted an In
vitation to deliver the annual address at
the Cumberland fair, AT Fayetteville.
The Buffalo thread-mills at Concord be-
gan work yesterday. with 300 spindles.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
The woman, Emma Clark, who caused
the shooting Of Brown by Charles hltca
at Knoxville. was ordered to leave this
state by Judge Meares. while at Char
iotte. She was indicted for hiring a
negro boy to set fire TO her house there.
1t is alleged by some persons that II
will be impossible TO get true bill
against the graveyard insurance plot
ters at Beaufort. y. G.
II. o. Coolies. Of Reidsville was tried
ar Croensboro' Yesterday for forgery,
and confessed He Is under 1000 bail