Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Gossip About the Populists-Abun-
Jant Uains and Splendid Crops.

RALEIGH, n. c., August 20.-(Special)
The reports so far received from the
Democratic primaries in this county In
dicate that Bailey +. Williamson Will
be the nominee for Treasurer; William
NJ Russ NOW Mayor Of Raleigh. for
Clerk Of the Superior Court, and eX-
Sheriff NJ. w. Page. for Sheriff. The
Democrats are working like beavers TO
carry the county and Gust the Fusonists.
The state grants a charter TO the Lip
pards q Shealey Cotton Manufacturing
Company. of Concord. Capital, $4,000
Among the stockholders are W. p.
Shealey. J. c. Lppard, and d. b. Col
trane. The company will build cotton
mill.
Major James w. Wilson, ex-chairman
of the Railway Commission, who has
been quite sick with malarial fever, Is
now convalescent.
HEAVY RAINS.
The rains in this section of the State
/ yesterday and last night were very heavy.
Two washouts were the result on
the Seaboard Air-Line-One near Osgood
and one near Moncure. AS a result the
vestibuled trains could not get through.
and to-day many of the passengers stop
ped here, the Seaboard Airline being
their host.
q j
ern railway say they will push il through
quickly. They We're here yesterday.
The grading on that portion Of the
Raleigh and Cape Fear railway which is
to be put in operation this year-siXteen
miles-will be completed September 18th.
Eighty convlcts are now at work.
J. ID. Elliott, Of Hickory, is awarded
the contract for building the new dor
mitory for the negro DeafMute and
Blind Institution here at $l15OO.
THE POPULIST CONVENTION.
The Populst convention Of this county
met here to-day. Ohio Wilson called it
TO order. The Populists, no matter what
the ohice-holding element Of them may
say. are badly disorganized and divided
The office-holders are at work ceaselessly
10 hold them in line with the Republi-
cans.
In spite Of the daily rains, the crops on
the various farms operated by the peni-
Tertiary are fine, and so heavy that the
Superintendent expresses fears that he
cannot harvest them all. The wheat
Weld is found to be 1000 bushels; oats,
1900. Next month every available con-
Wet will be put on the farms. Practi-
cally all the State convicts now in the
penitentiary will be thus used in gather
ing the crops. The 127 Federal prisoners
VIII remain III the DO 'hNs
cannot be used outside of ii.
superintendent Mewborne says there
were this year 1890 acres i'm crops. as
follows: Cotton, 800; corn. 400: peanuts,
800: &5 in lowland rice; 300 in peas; 2,lOJ
i'm oats and wheat; 80 acres in sorghum.
SHERIFF JENKINS'S PROSPECTS.
Populist politics took another turn in
this district to-day, whereby ii is claimed
that Sheriff jenkins, of Chatham. is very
likely 10 get the congressional nominal
ton. The reason is Republican infiu-
ence. 1t is said Jenkins had his Chat
ham delegation well In hand in his fight
against Senator Butler in the last Popu-
list State convention. That fight was
also against any proposition TO fuse with
the Democrats. The Republicans pro-
NOTED that fight. saying their only chance
was TO cause as large division among
the Populists as possible. and weaken
the fusion idea and Butler as much as
they could.
THE PENITENTIARY REPORT.
The penitentiary report for 1897. so long
delayed, was given 10 the press late last
night IL would puzzle lawyer TO
understand It. Ii is claimed that 1t
shows net balance OF 2,4W. The GOV
ernor was given the report yesterday
An Illicit distillery was seized yesterday
I'm Franklin county, near Louisburs.
Seven men are needed for the band OF
the First North Carolina Regiment OF
Volunteers, which is in Fitz Lees Corps,
and which will soon go TO Cuba. This |
gives an opportunity for musicians who |
desire TO see the Pearl OF the Antilles.
II seems that congressman Thomas
Settle has not, In spite OF his rebuns,
abandoned his fight for the Republican !,
congressional nomination In the Sixth !
District IL IS said he has only six dele
gates. while thirteen are needed TO nomi-
nate, and that his friends are trying 10
arrange TO bring eight negroe Delegates
two each from Dunbar, Granville |aS-
SELL and Guilford.