Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
INTERESTING CASE.
IN rHH SUPREME COURT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
Political Points-The Question Of
Fusion Acknowledgement views-A
Singular Friendship Relcaxed--Per-
sonaI and General.


RALEIGH, N. c.. March 3.--tSpecial.)--
Many lawyers from the Fifth District are
here to make arguments before the Su-
preme Court, appeals from that district
having been called to-day. The most In
teresting case on the docket is that OF X.
II. Cowan. Of Durham. against AL. Fair
brother, who is well known In this State
and Virginia. When Cowan bought the
Durham Globe Fairbrother signed an
agreement not to publish paper any
where In the State in ten years, the pur-
pose being to get him entirely out OF
North Carolina journalism. Mrs. Fair
brother soon afterwards began the publ
cation Of a paper at Hillsboro'. Cowan
now sues. Fairbrother's counsel contend
that the contract signed is void, because
in violation OF the Code and the Consti-
tuition; that an editor cannot bind himself
not to run a newspaper in n State; that
1t is an encroachment upon the liberty OF
the citizen.
Judge Ewart said TO your correspondent
yesterday that after being here two or
three days, talking with various people
and keeping his ears open, he had be-
come convinced that there would be three
electoral tickets In the field in North
Carolina. This would mean that Senator
Butler will carry his point. and that the
Republicans will not bow the knee TO the
Populists. But Judge Ewart may be
wrong. Other Republicans, who are
great friends OF Senator Pritchard, are
declaring that In sixty-four counties OF
the State complete fusion with the Popu-
lists on all tickets, including the electoral,
is agreed upon. and that they have a
tabulated statement showing this.
Sheriff Smith, Of Richmond county.
is here. He Is an ardent supporter Of
oliver II. Doekery for Governor. and says
the latter's prospects are "gilt-edged."
He Is quite Independent, so far as the
Populsts are concerned. Other Republi-
cans are saying they do not want fusion
in Republican counties Dockery men
say they favor fusion on all tickets or
none at all.
A SINGULAR FRIENDSHIP.
North Carolina is a notable State for
freaks. At Durham a COW and a rabbit
have become devoted friends, and the
COW makes a special pet of the little ami
NAL, caressing 1t whenever possible
In the trial of the case of W. 8.
Barnes against w. Il. Crawford, in the
Superior Court here, each juror was
asked whether he was member Of the
Farmers Alliance. The Judge ruled that
this was not a ground for challenge.
Barnes is secretary and treasurer OF the
Alliance, and Crawford Is an ex-congress-
man from the Ninth District. One Juror
when asked the question said he really
could not say whether he was an Alliance
man now or not
The Alliance organ to-day declares that
1t rejoices that the Alliance was the pa
rent OF the Populist party in North Caro-
lima.
Isaac II. Forest, the ex-bank cashier of
Salisbury. who was convicted OF en-
bezzlement and given a two-years' SEN
tence in the penitent.ary. has been re-
leased. He served twenty-five months,
having earned two months for good be-
havior. He had charge all the while Of
one OF the farms on the Roa-
noke. His family Joined him here on his
release. and they have given up Salis-
bury as home. 1t Is said they will
live in the eastern part OF the State.
Salisbury is to have street-cars. They
will run 10 the shops of the Southern
railway, two miles away An electric
lighting system will also be established.
Ex-Governor Thomas NJ. Hall is I'm ex-
trernely poor health at his home. at Haw
river. Last year his health improved,
and he was in good spirits.
The State Treasurer reports that there
are So banks In North Carolina. of
which 26 are national; 40 State, Is private
and savings. The total resources are
s1o. $4,000; paid-in capital stock, s5.3l3,OO
individual deposits, s9.s75.o0o