Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-26
Mennen's Borated Tall
cum Powder, I2C. can.
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Political ana Municipal NeNvs--Agri-
cultural Notes OF Interest.


cultural Notes of Interest.
RALEIGH, y. c.. August 2J.-Cspecial)
Governor Russell this afternoon received
telegram from solicitor Ferguson, Of
the Twelfth District, dated WaynesvlIe,
saying that a mob was preparing to
lynch Burt Smith, in jail there, charged
with criminal assault. and asking that
the local military bo placed at the Sher-
IFS orders. The Governor ordered Cap
tain Struggled Of Company II, First
Regiment, TO report 10 the Sheriff and to
protect the prisoner from mob violence
To-day the committee appointed to
draft a constitution and bylaws for the
North Carolina Democratic Press Asso-
ciauon met here, with Henry a. London
as chairman. The committee decided that
the object Of the association shall be TO
disseminate true Democratic principles
and secure that party's supremacy, and
mat any editor or publisher of a Demo-
cratic paper in North Carolina support
ting the adopted principles, platform. and
nominees may become members. The as
ISOLATION is called TO meet here the third
Tuesday IN October during the State Fair.
George Green, OF New Berne, now
Deputy Clerk Of the United States Dis
trict Court at that place, and who is
talked OF as Judge PurneN's choice for
the principal olerkship at Raleigh, is here.
ii Is not settled yet whether j. Il. For
tune. the present Clerk, IS TO be dis
placed. Senator Pritchard is sure to an
fagonize any such movement.
The Corporation Commission is advised
that the Piedmont Savings Bank, at Win
week. +. J. Brown is president and J..
W. Iegram cashier.
Revenue Collector Duncan says there
are now POO licensed whiskey distilleries
in this district. but declines TO make an
estimate of the number OF Illicit distille-
Ties An estimate is made, however, that
there are at least three times as many of
The latter as Of licensed distilleries.
AGRICULTURAL
The Commissioner OF Agriculture, who
has been 10 Washington 10 secure a lower
gate Of postage on the August Bulletin OF
the Agricultural Department, has so far
failed.
Secretary-of-Ag agriculture Wilson will be
invited 10 attend the state Fair here in
October. and there are good grounds foI
expecting that he VIII come.
North Carolina viii make Il very com
and manufactured tobacco at the Paris
Exposition. particularly Of leaf
The August Bulletin Of the Agricultural
Department contains a list, carefully pre-
pared OF co manufactures in this State
outside Of cotton and woollen-mills.
IL is found that the San Jose scale in
fecuon OF the peach orchards near South
ern Pines was introduced by trees bought
in 1852 IN New Jersey. and that about 20o. -
600 trees were infected. OF these about
half, or perhaps more, have been cut
down and burned. The inspection OF
nurseries is now in progress.
MUNICIPAL ITEMS.
Raleigh has received the cash ($l06 $50
Tor Us 100000 OF per cent. street-im-
pfovement bonds. sold thirty days ago TO
Cleveland 90 firm.
AT signs over the sidewalks here have
been removed. There was little or no
ltoob'e IN enforcing the ordinance.
new contract with the Raleigh Water
Company VIII be made by this city. II
~ quite probable that In a year or two
tne city VIII purchase tho water-wOrks.
The Greensboro people are interested in
The plan Of the Soab0ard AIRLINE "a build
branch line there from Pittsboro'. Chat
ham county
A report OF splenetlc-fevor I'm a herd q;
sa'te IN Richmond county reached the
Hsf'cuitural Department to-day. The
"slsrinarian Is at Murphy