Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-01
NORTH STATE FUSION.
INTERESTING FACTS REGAHDiNG
1T FROM INSIDE SOURCES.
The OASIS Of Its Continuance the su-
prcmc Court Jucgeships-ira
I'm Rcvards for Fugitiycs from
.Justice-NiuOr Notes.

RALEIGH, ~. c., July H'-'SpcN'ah'
From inside sources some very valuable
information regarding the plans Oh inc
Populists and Republicans in North caro-
lima is obtained The basis for their COM
bined fusion next year are already prac-
tically arranged. or course. one basis
f. a division OF offices. william a.
Guthrie PopulisD is to be the nominee
for Governor, and Jeter c. Pritchard
0sepubican) is TO be reelected Ohitei
States Senator There Is to be an equal
division Of the State Offices. and the eiec-
tcral ticket.
The Democrats can now see the name
they will have to play. TWO supreme
Court judges are to be elected. waiter
\. MONTGOMERY will be renominated' ana
a Republican (most probably Daniel L.
RUSSELL will be nominated In place q!
Avery DemocraU, now on the Oenc"
John j. Mott has within lew DAYS hdI
an interview with Guthrie, ana Is saiu
TO be fully satisfied with its result. Moit
Is an ardent FUsionist. ana IS eA-S'ate
Chairman OF the Republican party.
Whether he Is 10 get the revenue collector
ship OF the Western District or whether
his son. Marshall Mott, is to BE- the MONT
mo- for Attorney-General is not yet posi-
lively known. There will be, as was the
case last year. separate conventions oi
Populists and Republicans. Most oil the
Republicans Will straddlc the silver ques-
ton. Senator Pritchard Will be for silver.
TRADING IN REWARDS.
Some time since Governor Carr was
asked to offer a reward for Howard
shelton. who had committed murder in
Madison county. The Governor is in
formed that in many cases friends or
murderer ask the offer Of rewards. and
then the criminal surrenders to them
and they give him part Of the reward
for use in defending himself. The Gov
crnor, therefore. declined to offer a re-
ward for Shelton. The Sheriff of Greene
county. Tenn. wrote the Governor that
he could capture Shelton, and the Cover
nor notified him that upon his doing so
and turning Shelton over 10 the Sheriff
OF Madison 500 would be paid TO him
(the Sheriff.. To-day the Governor vas
informed that Shelton had surrendered
himself to a deputy sheriff in Madison
county in the hope OF getting part Of the
! reward. The Governor says the above
described plan Of obtaining rewards il by
no means confined to Western North
Carolina, but prevails over the state, he
is informed.
Last night. at cary, eight miles from
here, q white man who was on an
excursion train returning TO Fayetteville
from this city deliberately shot three
times al negro woman who was stand
ing in the doorway OF her house looking
at the train. one bullet tore away a
finger, ard another wounded her in the
cheek The man who did the shooting
was within two hours time arrested at
@. r.I oil hlr ma i'm
plicated, and also a witness. and these
were all taken 20 Cary, where there was
a trial this morning. Feeling there il
quite high against the man who did this
outrageous deed.
THE NAVAL RESERVES.
The Naval Reserve Division at Whining
ton will on Friday man the monitor
Nantucket at that place. The Amphi-
trite IL 20 go up the river TO Wilmington
escorted by the CofaX. and all the yes
sells will go down TO Southport together
The reserves viii have 10 subsist them
selves and pay transportation expenses,
as the Fusion Legislature refused 10 make
any allowance.
At Charlotte. Newton Buchanan. a hotel
proprietor is under arrest charged with
shooting his brother Frank twice with
a rifle with intent 10 kill
Julian :. Carr. Of Durham. passed here
to-day on his way 20 BERTHE county, where
tomorrow he will address a large gath
erng Of ex-Confederate veterans.
Deputy-Colector Woods reports the
seizure near Cherry Grove, Person coun-
ty. Of a 65-gallon Illicit distlIery.
Colonel earle 4. Woodruff, of the Sc
cond Artillery. arrived here to-day on
visit TO relatives
THE STATE FAIR.
The directors Of the State fair have
practically perfected arrangements for
keeping the buildings and grounds open
at night. 1t is decided that each night
there shall be discussions. by well-in-
formed men. of agricultural topics.
Some persons are in favor of the States
not leasing out the North Carolina rail-
way. but OF it's operating IL in connec-
ton with the Atlantic and North Carolina
railway. in which It likewise owns con-
trolling interest. This would give a line
from Charlotte to Morehead City.
The dwelling of J. II. Hunter, at
Statesvile, was burned a night or two
ago. and yesterday. being greatly defect
ed, Hunter took laudanum. His life was
saved.
\ cyclone at Henrietta utterly wrecked
Perry Haines's store causing $3.50 loss
Though twenty persons were caught in
the wreck, none were seriously hurt.
LICENSE TAX UNCONSTITUTIONAL.