Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-27
OLD NORTH STATE.
NEWS NOTES CAUGHT AT THE
CAPITAL CITY.
4 Years Insurance Figures-Move-
mcnt for PopuIist Convention
The Federal Court-Ihe S'"'e
Cuard-PersonnI and General.

RALEIGH. y. c., May 26.-(speciaL)-
The figures are in hand showing the IN
surance business done in this State IN
1885. Thirty-nine life insurance compa-
MES wrote $lS,o2s5oO OF risks; the
premiums received were N,S2sS22, ana
the losses paid. I5l5,o22.
II was learned to-day that James NJ
Mewborne Is heading a movement 10
have Populist State convention, TO be
held here before the national convention
of that party. TO regularly elect dele
gates to the latter. 1t is believed that
this is a large movement, and that Harry
skinner. Cy. Thompson, and w. H.
Worth are interested in IT, In one sense
II looks like a revolt against Senator
Butler and the Populist State Commit
tee. which decided month ago against
State convention for this purpose. state
Treasurer Worth says it looks as II lne
movement may succeed. The leNoil
against the committee IS certainly being
pushed. and there are people who intimate
that "A break in the POpulist ranks
is quite on the cards. The Republicans
are at the back Of this. II Is openly
asserted that they viii endorse ~.
Thompson for Congress.
A camp OF Sons of Veterans was or
eanized here this evening, under the au-
spices of Junius Daniel Camp, COhIede-
rate Veterans.
The indefinite postponement Of the
Southern States Exposition. az Chicago
Is regarded as an absolute abandonment
OF that scheme II Is asserted that chi
cago was divided on the subject. and
that. I'm fact. the exposition business Is
now oyerdone.
THE FEDERAL COURT.
The Federal Court has drawn quite a
LOT Of moonshiners here, but nothing
like the great number seen year ago.
There are a good many negro moonshln-
ers. 4. j. Hale. formerly postmaster
at Cedar Greek. Cumberland county IS
I'm iail. 10 be tried on the charge OF fraud.
Two United States deputy marshals, in
dicted for assault IN Bladen county on
moonshiners they arrested, have moved
their cases from the State to the Federal
Court.
Tb. season for the sale Of fertilizers
has ended. and 70 Is found that the busi-
ness is twice as great as IL was last
year I'D TO this date. II is safe 10 say
that this seasons acreage in cotton Is
80 per cent greater than that Of last
season. Some Of the fertilizer dealers are
trying to make 1t appear that the i'm
mense increase i'm fertilizer sales is for
use on tobacco. but this is clearly wrong.
President William Simpson, OF the Ma
tional Pharmaceutical Association, VIII
open a summer school Of pharmacy here,
with a two months course, embracing the
theory of pharmacy and chemistry and
the materia medica Of the pharmacopoela.
1t is said that the farmers Of Johnston
county are nearer out Of debt than at any
time since the war. and that instead Of
borrowing any money this year on mort
gage they have loaned out large sums
on inside investments I'm stocks and bonds.
The crops there now are simply magnii-
cent
Commander George l.. Morton, Of the
North Carolina Naval Reserve is here.
and had "A conference with the military
authorities to-day
THE STATE GUARD.
1t IS suggested that the regiments Of
the State Guard, which go into camp this
wear. probably I'm July. make practice
marches. 1t is urged that such instruction
is of a very practical kind and Is greatly
needed.
Rev. Or. r. II. Pritchard's fine library
goes to Wake Forest College.
Wake Forest College commencement Is
IN progress, a week earlier than usual.
There are many questions asked here
now as TO whether there viii be Demo-
cratic-Populist fusion this year. and also
whether such a thing may happen as the
putting up Of a Populist for Governor, with
Democratic endorsement. No man can
say what will be done. Populists and
Democrats are equally at sea.
Among to-day's arrivals here are James
a. Thompson. Of kinston; +. X. Proctor
and J. ID. Proctor, OF Lumberton; w. J..
Murchson and G. III. Russell, of Jones'
bOrO.