Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-07
NORTH STATE FUSION
WHAT Is SAID by POPuLIsTs AND
DEMOCRATS.
Improved Crop Condition"-A Dig
Bnr Liccnsc-Nnny Justices APP
pointed-The Hnilrond Assess"e"'
Completed-Miiitnr Matters.

| RALEIGH, y. C., July o-iSpco'"h'-
| The interview recently publsneu re-
gartiing the desire OF some Democrats
for fusion with the Populists Is causing
talk Editor Aver, of the Caucosian-
Senator Buffers psper-says there Is no.
| thing in the plan; that the Popuiists
fear the Democrats would not Keep iai'h
with them. Mr.. II. c. Beckwith' eA-
secretary OF the Democratic state COM
mIttee. saws that the movement is u To-
gical sequence % the Joint meeting oil
Democrats and Popuists here, when en-
dorsed the free coinage of silver. some
Democrats are found who think the IDEA
good one. Others oppose II bitterly
and want to have nothing to DO with
Populsts.
The farmers agree in stating that the
Improvement in the corn-yrop In the
past two weeks is remarkable. Ihey
also note an improvement in cotton.
The State-Fair premiums are now oelns
paid: those TO ladies' In full, also The
smaller premiums. The larger premiums
are being scaled 30 per cent Later the
other half will be paid. it is hoped.
a BIG BAR-L1CENSE.
opened by Statesville man. who pays
81 900 annual license. 1t IL the first bar
room in that town in twenty years.
Some of the Republicans threat
EN- to prescribe all of that party who DO
not favor fusion In 1896. This has
aroused some feeling. Nevertheless. one
one Of these anti-fusionists admitted that
there would be fusion. He says the
Democratic party is not losing any
ground now.
". r. Pegram, clothier and furnsher. at
Charlotte has assigned TO H. ii. orr Tor
the benefit of creditors.
Charlotte VIII have ninth cotton-mili,
with 500 spindles, 20 cost $4,000.
Governor Carr consents 10 an exchange
OF courts. by which Judge Robinson Will
hold Robson Superior Court for Judge
Hoke, whose arm was broken last week
in a runaway accident at Lincolnton.
MANY JUSTICES.
Governor Carr Is appointing several
hundred justices of the peace, 10 I'LL va
cancies due 10 errors Of the Legislature.
failure to certify lists Of names. etc.
At Greensboro yesterday John Staley
stabbed a man named Pugh three times
with a large knife. causing serious in
jurles. There was no apparent quarrel.
Inspector-General \. l.. Smith. OF the
State Guard, has. by reason of sickness.
been forced TO cancel all his eastern in
spections.
Rev. DR.. n. Il. Cobb. OF Raleigh. may
accept a call 10 be pastor of a Baptist
church at oxford. Miss.
Good progress is made on the new cot
ton-mill at Franklinton. Two million
bricks are being delivered.
G. q. Dosher. one Of the noted pilots
of blockade-runners at Smithvile (riOw
Southport during the war. died there
yesterday.
The Executive Committee Of State Uni
versity Trustees to-day decided 10 put
IN "a 5000 electric-!ght plant there.
RAILWAY ASSESSMENT.
The railway commission this afternoon
completed the assessment OF railway and
steamship company property. and will
at once notify the various lines OF the
amount OF assessment and tax. and also
that any exceptions To the assessment VIII
be given a hearing July 18th TO 18th.
The General t. now
issuing $3.50 worth Of clothing TO the
State Guard. There are thirty compa-
MES. and applications are on file for the
admission of thirty-two others. The
arms and equipments in the possession
Of the disbanded division OF the Naval
Reserves of Charlotte go TO the new
division IT Kinston. and those from the
disbanded division at New Berne to the
new division at Elizabeth City.