The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-06
RESUME OLD METHODS
asrlcuIturlsts Buying Heavily Of Fertilizers
and Supplies to Plant a Cotton Crop.
NO ARGUMENT WILL PREVAIL WITH THEM
General Roberts leaves for His Post
OF Duty-A Republican Leader
Commits Political Iaari IknrI-an.
sane Asylum officers REFLECTED
Textile Industries of tho State.

Raleigh. N. c.. March 5.-(Special.)-
Gen. w. p. Roberts. who has been
here two or three days. left to-day for
Gates county. He and Mrs. roberts
leave on the 9Th or 10th for Victoria,
British Columbia, via Washington.
r.. r. Purnell, n leading Republican
here. says H. L. Grant had to take the
back track in regard to the call of the
State Comlnitte eanG that he has effectu-
ally killed himself at the upper end OF the
line; that Is for Sergeant-at-Arms of
the United States Senate. His man, d.
l.. Russell, is getting u black y i'll
the race for the nomination for Cover
nor as Nash county Republicans in
convention yesterday declared for Oliver
II. Dockery.
Among to-day's arrivals here is r. Il.
lodges. of Washington. n. G.
The directors OF the insane asylum
here reelected Mrs. NJ. f. Whitaker. OF
Scotland Neck, matron, and MIR. w. r.
Crawford, Jr.. of Raleigh, steward.
Chatham county is hereafter to send It's
insane here, while Robertson county is
To send It's insane to the Western asy-
lum, at MorRanton.
Some OF the large dealers here say
that they are surprised to see farmers
buying so heavily of fertilizers and
supplies now, and hat II looks like a
partial return to old methods, which
1t was hoped would never again be fol-
i'NSh. uil VI the ItIIiltIS are crazy
to put i'll Il heavy cotton crop. No
amount OF argument or reasoning will
turn them from it. The State Depart
ment of Agriculture tried this and fall
ed.
The negroes are about to dominate the
Republican party this year. Negro
leaders say frankly they know the
strength of their race and that the lat
ter has not heretofore had justice at
the hands OF the party.
The 1000 spindle cotton mill at Hender-
son is nearly completed. There Is n
movement for a $50, 900 cotton min at
Concord. to be the fifth there. In the
| odde Mills at Concord there are 800
operators. y knitting nil is 10 be built
three miles from this city. on n water
power.
The papers In the case of Cowan VS..
F~airbrother. in the Supreme Court, are
very voluminous. This is the case al
ludcd 10 day before yesterday. Fair
brother sold the Durham Globe to pco-
pie who wanted 10 get him out OF tina
town and out of the State. and signed
a contract not TO publish II paper or
magazine IN North Carolina for ten
years. His wife signed q contract not
to publish either in Durham for the
same space of time. Now they contend
that these contracts are illegal. because
they violate The bill Of rights" of the
citizen, and also violate the constitution.
Ii is a curious case. i'll all It's aspects.
Washington lluke. the Durham mil
liorairc, Of the great cigarette firm. is
n devoted Methodist. He now offers
to put up 50 for each 81 the Mcthodists
Of III. State will raise for the endow-
ment of Trinity College at Durham. lie
has 'al!eady given the college $3.50. 900.
4 large element in the Republican
I ATTY is quietly organizing Il boom for
James +. Byrd for Governor.
| Gov. Carr and the AliutaQ t-(ieu.ra
received no news from Edenton last
night or this morning.
CO. Paul Faisnn's BODY is expected
to arrive here Monday or Tuesday. He
had S2% 1000 Insurance..
Work begins here next month on the
$4,000 clubhouse Of the Capitol Club
and on the $50. 900 First Presbyterian
CnurC h. .