The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-04

the Plan tor the First aSesi0eas.
Two Hundred Blockade ssills SEIZED
During .he Year-Repubticans inter.
essea About the Wilmington Post.
Messenger Bureau.

Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, ". g, August J.
II is learned that the First regiment
Of the state guard, Of which ten COM
panies are organized. will hav a prac-
tice march In September. II was fear
ed that the plan would have { be
abandoned. but now 1t IS found that b
regiment can De equipped with what It
needs for field service.
r. L. Taylor, merchant. OF Cefro,
Person county, today filed q voluntary
petition in bankruptcy.
There IS not the least excitement here
regarding the yellow fever at Hamp-
ton. The fact is recalled that when the
fever was last at Norfolk many per-
sons "refuged" here. There were no
deaths here. The disease cannot exist
in this high, rolling and admirably
drained section.
Revenue Collector Duncan says that
during the twelve months just ended
something " 200 seizures OF Illicit dis
~tilleries have been made in this distric..
Johnston county s ahead as 10 number
of seizures. Collector Duncan sent no.,
long ago a list Of 200 republicans for ap-
90 oAAo eoaeCASr
to replace democrats. So far h
nue. department has acted on about
twenty Of these recommendations.
The weather and r bulletin for the
state up to last night, issued today,
says: There is a decided and salts
factory change in crop conditions. The
drought was thoroughly broken by CO.
pious rains throughout the entire state.
Showers occurred at some places every
day. Longer intervals Of sunshine oc-
CURED the latter part Of the week The
rainfall averaged 3.25 inches, or . inches
above normal. In Halifax, Montgom-
cry and Green damage resulted 10
lowland crops by overlooking streams;
the precipitation was least over the
western counties from Mcdowell north
ward, though sufficient there for pres
ent needs. The temperature was above
normal. Crops throughout the state
were in most excellent condition to re-
ceive the full benefit of the abundant
moisture, having been kept clean and
in a thorough state of cultivation. Much
Improvement in the condition and ap-
pearance of all crops is reported, al
though in the west the damage by pre-
viouS drought to upland corn n some
minor crops vas too great to permit OF
their full Special reports on
cotton indicate in general that it is do
ing very we'll indeed. Though small,
cotton has a strong stalk, is healthy,
full Of blooms, and is setting bolls nice
ly. In view of dts comparatively small
size, the fears expressed by some cor
respondents hat 1T is forming too much
weed seems to be premature. The heavy
rains, however, have caused much she'd
ding in many counties. Corn has been
greatly benefited; early corn is prac.
tically made; here and there army
worms continue to damage this crop.
The trustees of the state university
greatly regret the resignation of ex-
Chief Justice James E. Shepherd as the
head of the law school; that is, his declina
tion of the professorship of law, which
had been rendered him. Since the death
Of Hon. John Manning this position has
been vacant, but Mr.. Crawford Biggs,
as assistant professor, has carried on
the work, Judge Shepherd and he on-
Quoting h summer law school.
Republicans here express anxiety to
know whether w. H. Chadbourn has
| really resigned as postmaster at Will
mington, and say they think ne ough:
| to make ONE sort of a statement. He
certainly cannot be ousted for merely
! writing a letter on a public question,
| Among the inner circle of republicans
it is known that Governor Russells bit.
terness against Chadbourn is due tc
personal reasons, n ante-dates las,
| years campaign,