Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-30
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Democrats A~ctive-Thc ">"nctihc"-
lion" Matfer-ucnrd i'm Raleigh

DeInOcEdle
,ion" Nntfer-Hcnrd i'm Haleigh.
RALEIGH. n. c., August 29.-Special)-
The rains continue, wSh a remarkable
amount Of cloudiness daily. Cotton is sur
fering most on sandy lands, it is said.
The Republicans are trying to ridicule
the attendance at the Democratic speak
,nes bv claiming that it is largely made
nm Of women and children. The fact Is
the Republicans and the otiice-holdlns
PopuIists are greatly concerned anu
harmed at the extent and the character
of the work the Democrats are DONG ana
al the popular uprising against the fusion
party.
,bie wear. II was a remarkable summer
for this reason.
A brickmaker, with some capital, can
find as good an opening here as IN any
place in the country. Jacob ;. Alien wen
known as a builder. so tells me. No brlck
rre TO be had. This was also the case last
summer. No place is developing IN
this part of the country more rapidly
than Raleigh.
u-DGE BOYKIN'S FUNERAL
Though il was announced saturday
night that the body Of eX-Judge EDWARD
IF. Roykin. who died suddenly at Dunn
saturday afternoon. would be bused here
sunday morning. this was not the case.
The remains were taken to Concord the
home of Judge BOykin's VIE, yesterday
afternoon and were buried there to-uay'
Adiutant-G General Cowles writes Major
Davis. United States army. assistant ad-
iutant-genera here. that the Second
North Carolina Regiment will not be mus
tered out now. but will remain in service;
mat some Of the officers will resign, and
that many of the men will be discharged.
A question was asked to-day whether the
reeiment would be recruited 10 MI the
paps thus made, and the reply was that IT
was not thought probable That IL would
be. hut that IL would be allowed 10 slowly
dwindle away.
A telegram from Lexington says Mrs.
Walser. the wife Of the Attorney-General
is very i'll with fever.
THE "SANCTIFICATION" MATTER.
I, appears that the 'sanctidcation"
matter has become an issue with the Bap-
fists. as II has for some time been with
the MSthodists. Most OF the latter dls-
%countenance II. Rev. L. q. Broushton'
widely known as q Baptist preacher, who
sometimes borders closely upon the sensa-
tionai. favored sancuication, or 20 put It
mildly. leaned towards II, IN n speech De-
Sore The Baptist Chatauqua at Shelby
saturday. Editor Bailey. of the Biblical
Recorder. took up the cudgels against his
views, and maze the plain assertion that
the doctrine Is heresy.
There seems 20 be some uncertainty as
a. Dr. r.. y. Norment's remaining IN the
1eld as a Republican independent con-
gresslonal candidate In the Sixth District.
re appears 20 admit that ne will retire
n ne Is given some position. His language
Is rather ambiguous. The Republicans at
Headquarters are working 10 induce nm
20 retire. They profess 10 believe that ne
Will certainly do so.
Captain Cooper, Of the Murphy com
psny Of the Second Regiment, who re-
signed after charges against him had been
made. was here to-day. on his way home.
Captain Bookhart and Lieutenant Cum
nlngham. Of the Ashevllle company OF
the First Regiment. have resigned.
DIR ]. O.. Wilcox. one Of the two Repub-
Hcan nominees for Congress from the
Eighth District. is dangerously sick with
typhoid-feyer.
STATE POLITICS.
The Republicans az headquarters here
now appear 10 be concentrating their ef-
forts upon retaining their hold upon the
legislature. They are making every
Imaginable deal with the Popuiists.
The Wake county Democrats are more