Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-26
RALEIGH'S BUDGET.
An Echo from the Republican Con-
vention - Good Rains - Feder"i
Court-A Sensation mt Cary-Per-
sonaI and General Notes.

RALEIGH, ". c., May 25.-(Special.)-It
is ascertained that at the Republican
State Convention an attempt was really
made to get a silver resolution put to
a vote. but it was a fiat failure. Sheriff
Smith. OF Richmond county, an ardent
Dockery man, made the attempt. lie
could not get a second to the resolution.
T. r. Purnell, prominent Republican
here, says: THE boys are all being
whipped into line. We will not start
our campaign until after all the national
conventions are out of the way IL Is
evident from this that the Republican
idea is a short campaign.
There is much argument among
Democrats just now regarding their con-
vention-whether one shall elect delegates
and nominate State officers. or whether
there shall be two conventions. IL Is
argued by the "two-convention" support
ers that il is very important TO wait
until after the Democratic and Popuhsl
national conventions are held.
The Supreme Court will probably ad-
iourn Thursday for the term.
The exact cost Of the gift which VIII
be made to the cruiser Raleigh by the
people of this State IS $3.50.
When the State Board of Agricul-
ture meets next month Il will be urged
10 make some arrangements in regard
TO having this State represented at the
Southern States Exposition, at Chicago
But il does not appear that it VIII nave
any funds available: and so what is done
will have to be done by private SUB
scripton. Julian s Carr subscribes $780,
on condition that nineteen others give
| Ike sum. T. X. Bruner is placed In
charge of all the tobacco exhibits, and
he requisitions on the management oil
| the exposition for $500 feet OF space and
/ $1,000 10 cover the expenses. 1t IS sald
| that New Orleans people are fighting
the exposition, as they claim It will take
business from that city to Chicago.
GOOD RAINS FALL.
Rain fell in this section every evening
last week Yesterday and to-day were
! cloudy and cool IL is said that this Is
of much more benefit TO the cottor
.han if the sun had come out bright anC
hot after so much rain. Lands here
abouts are too wet to plough. Cotton Is
becoming quite grassy. Streams arr
high.
Court began here to-day, Judge Seymour
| DifSllllAHs A'AN 'AAN NNfN''Ns
| against moonshiners on the docket.
wear ago there were 30. The deputy
collectors now exercise far greater car
in looking into cases reported by deput!
marshals.
Mr.. Patrick Lnehan, a well-knowl
resident of Raleigh, and owner OF ston
ouarres at Graystone and Wadesboro
died here this morning, of cholera morbus
after only two days Illness He wa
a large contractor. and furnished niue
material along the line of the Seab0ar
Airline, particularly at Norfolk, WI
mington, Raleigh, and Atlanta.
4 SENSATION.
There was a sensation at Cary yesteI
day afternoon. Rufus III. Templeton
the postmaster. IL seems there was som
feeling between him and Robert j. Hal
rison. growing out of local politics. Ten
pleton had been with Harrison early
the afternoon, and they had parted, az
parently. I'm a friendly way. Templeto
went TO his Office and got his pistol.
went back to Harrisons home and foun
Harrison standing at the gate, talkin
10 a young lady. The first thing Harr
son knew, it is said he saw Templeto
pointing the revolver at him. He thre'
up his arm just as Templeton fired, an
the bullet shattered tho bones Of the fore
arm. Templeton was required to Civ
heavy bond for appearance at court.