Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13
ACROSS THE BORDER.
, CrHRENT BELIEF IN REGARD TO
JyDGESUIpS.
The North state supreme Court
Another Botch Made by the LcniS-
stons-pcrsonai and General.

RALEIGH. n. c.. April l2.LSpecial) y
T. IS now the current belief here that
"A : Oh. Robinson. OF Goldsboro'. Will
be- appointed Federal Judge OF this dis
,rict and that then Governor Rus
e,,u appoint Thomas r.. Purncl Judge
5f the superior Court. vice Robinson.
The supreme Court this week takes up
the appeal docket from the Eleventh
district. Saturday night, Judge Adams
al Chambers. granted .mandamus TO
compel the state Auditor TO make the
STATE poll-tax A.SS. The Auditor APP
p,alcd. The case will be brought up in
tro supreme Court tomorrow, and a
motion Will be made TO advance 1t so il
can be quickly settled.
The sales Of fertilizer taX-tags are fully
as large. and perhaps little larger,
taan they were last year, when they
were phenomenally heavy.
Another instance Of the carelessness
~ The LEGISLATURE was discovered to-day
,n the Office Of the Secretary OF State
.- Che shape of an act 10 repeal chapter
.> Acts OF 1882. 10 does not say whether
rssricr ~ is in the public or
mo private laws. In the public laws that
,t.rter is to prohibit the sale OF liquor
&. pinevile by druggists. while In the
,.Iyatc laws that chapter amends the
Charter Of the town Of Hickory.
NAVAL RESERVES.
Tho Governor to-day commissioned the
t,uowing officers Of the Naval Reserve
recitation. W. ID. Pollock, lieutenant
~. H. Miller. lieutenant junior grade;
~ b. Moore. ensign; W. W. Merrill
.ffataut: D.. q. DICK. assistant paymas-
ter. ,-.... s.,,,
The state Treasurer has letters from
r.mhcr OF Sherifs warmly favoring
g.. ,i,n OF having a "sheriffs' institute"
Some want il held at Morehead city,
some at Wrghtsvillo.
revival IS in progress at the Baptst
v.r.ruacle here this week Pastor
s.r,rs is conducting 10. Next week Rev
D, Barron. of Charlotte. will aid him.
There are plenty Of signs of hot mu-
r.c.psl campaign in this city Inc
perublicans and POpulists agree 10
.r+orse an Independent Democrat FOR
Mayor. The liquor question enters into
-ra matter. AS 10 aldermen they VIII
be- divided between Republicans ana
popuiists. Nothing is yet agreed on as
fo the division Of the city offices other
than Mayor
oscar J. Spears. one Of the prominent
eastern Republicans. is here on his way
.o Washington. When asked what the
people in his part of the state are talh-
i,r about. he replied: Not any poll-
lies: nothing but cotton. know a
great crop is going TO be planted.
SAN JOSE SCALE.
The state Entomologist discovers the
dreaded san Jose peach scale at Bit
more and at Tryon. and also discovers
"neach yeilows" at Tryon. The scale Is
worst i'm the east than elsewhere a
fr1lit-tree dealer says he has known lor
three years It was in the State.
Next Saturday an inspecting oincer OF
tho United States army will inspect the
cadet Battalion Of the Agricultural ana
Mechanical College.
Efforts are being made to get special
meeting Of the Farmers State Alliance
Nav 2d. the object being 10 consider the
fYture OF the shoe-factory at Hillsooro &.
spencer Blackburn. Speaker pro TEN
Of the lower house, left to-day for WASH
inrton. He says he is sure he VIII De
Assistant United States Attorney tor the
Western District.