The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-06-04

20 Wills season. Wheat and
SloveL injured very much by the April
uaougn1. nave been farming 45 wears.
u1 uese! Sd" tne farmers have so much
Plow'ng, and good blowing done at this
~ Sa Ieacnes almost an entire failure.
uo'n peaches and apples are falling from
coe cne Trees. The bulletin shows that over
ooV Dranos OF commercial fertilizers are
sold in this State. arc
feople ask what is the increase in the
COTTON acreage in North Carolina this
yeal as compared with last. Fifty per
cont appears to be about the correct an
swer' AS TO fertilizers sold the amount
Is just double that of last season
The Republicans played or tried to
pay queer game in this district. Thew
olo not want Stroud, populist, to be re-
no4Ihated' ~ u so they nominated Nerens
Y: hngilsh, Quaker of ability. Some
OF them say they put him up as straight
republican and will force him to accent
ana as such, while others say he was
m merely endorsed and as a populist, on
tne nope that the latter party will 90
soildl y for him. But now the populists
say they will nominate Stroud and the
latter says he is a candidate. A promi>
nent gentleman assures me that in the
course OF con yersation last week En-
glish assured him he was a populist, and
that he would not accept the nomination.
he also says English wants the position
OF State superintendent of public instruc
tlon. This office, by the way, seems to
n, Dc quite much sought after this year.
The question is will it be non-partisan.
While there is much talk about more
harmony between democratic factions,
your correspondent can frankly say be
sees no sign oft. There is the greatest
intolerance on the part Of the extreme
gold and extreme silver advocates. Con.
servative democrats are at a premium
in 1896.
Shaw University, colored, in this city
gets $25, 900 as a bequest from Massa-
chusetts man. 1t has in all received
over $500, 900 in gifts.
A conservative man estimates that 5
per cent of the negro vote will actually
be cast against Russell. This seems a
liberal estimate. Political anger does
not last long with the negro The
preachers sway most of them, save in
the lower towns and cities, and have in~
fueuce even in these. It is an influence
white people don't understand and can
not cope with.
The state now has 125 convicts at
work grading the railway between Starr
and Ashboro. By December 18th these
will complete it. Convicts have done
very little railway work in years.
The North Carolina railway ia certain
ly money>making road. It's quarterly
receipts are $67, 900 greater than during
the corresponding quarter last year. The
advance in the price of it's bonds is i'm
mense- New and heavy rail is being
rapidly put down on the Greensboro>Sel-
ma division to get ready for the heavy
traffic between Chattanooga and New
York which begins June IA.
The supreme court during its term
which ended last week disposed of some
$50 cases. 1t decided that the state and
not the county must bear the expense of
the troops at James City (near New
berne) in 1894. The republicans will try
to make capital in this campaign of
this use of troops.
Though Julian S. Carr says that he is
not candidate for the gubenational
nomination, yet it is intinated that if
the party considers him the ost avail
able man he will not decline. The con,
test will be between those who favor
barring straight democrat like Carr and
those who favor putting upa compro>
mise man who will be acceptable to the
populists.
1t appears at present that no fight
against silver will be made in the demo-
cratic state convention. The minority
will very politly accede to the wishes of
the majority.
The proportion, as we'll as the profits
of the life and fire insurance business in
this state are much greater than The
general public suppose. The total
amount at risk, in life companies is $3,-
900, 900 and in fire companies $52, ,00O, 900.