The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-06-29
The Us. Malls and thc Raleigh
49, and CASTOR Railroad.

- and CASTOR Railroad.
Bys com naaiesiian from Mr.. T.. Oh. Branch.
President af The R,lrigh aud sisrion Road. pub
Ehed in she Register Of the 25ih inss. il appears
i,I here has hern disagreement between the
Directors Of the Rad anil ths Ps.i 0fE,e De-
p-rim.nt. w;,ieh has resulted in "a order from
tl,s Department /. the Post Master Ia Rai~igh,
I, advertise or proposals Ear carrying The msiis
"a s,agss from wils,n,o R,lrigh. and from Gas
ton % Ralsigh.
The Disagreement was in consequence Of sa
ooler from The r.,., OfFre Department Is roa
nigh train fam Gasion to Raleigh. without max.
iag what the Calnpsn, eon.ide-ed an adequate
eompen~atpan.
Ar Branch makes oct strong case in behalf
Of the Roai lie shows that. 10 secure the way
travel, from which the company derives large
portion Of lis revenue. il u Necessary that train
should pass over the r,ad both ways in the day
time. aud thai the expense Of running an exps
tain at night would NOT he compensated by the
allowance which the Department. Is willing To
mike. He therefore expresses the iriihera,e de-
termination of the Bosrd 10 slhere 20 their re.o-
h,ion 70 discon,nue the night train. and 10 run
IN the day lime in connection with the Express
train; unless the Department will ssrse to make
them the same compensation which !, allows to
other companies South foe the same service. Mr..
Branch, in announcing this determination Of the
Board, disclaiins Coz the President and Company.
any purpose nf ertorling terms from the D.paH-
meat hut represents the measure as one requir-
ed by the interests Of the med.
Notwithstanding tke Inconvenience to which
The public is subjected by she determination 81
Vie Directors Of the Raleigh and t;aS,ao Road,
we think. from the showing Of the President, that
they are in the right wr .canno, see why
Road in North carolins should he requires. TO
do service for less than Roads in other STATES.
The people Of this State have as mSris claim ~
on the Department, for expenditures for rail "a
cilities rs those Of the other States and we In
North Carons have reason to complain il ne
are thrown upon Stages nr mail facilities when
we have goad Rail Road ibecsuseihc latter
asks reasonable compensation DOR the service.
We hope the Department will reconsider lie de-
termination, and that we shall moi he cut or from
the benefis Of speedy transmission Of the maize,
even Il the expenditure Of few thousand dbl
latsi ia a.
appear to he reasonable, and as such should he
accedcd TO-
The present arrangement fos thu arrival and
departure Of the trains upon the Raleigh and
Castor Road. is pleasani oae for passengers.
They are to run altogether IN the day tae, in
steal Of the night, as hcreofore--leaving Raleigh
daily at 8 A. NJ, reaching CASTOR al p. NJ.
and Weldon al . p. VI. All 10 time TO connect
with the day trains 10 Petersburg, Norfolk. os
Wilmington; at either Of wtrh places passen-
gers will arrive to supper, and connect with the
cars and boats. Returning, the cars leave Wei
don at 80 p. NJ. after the arrival Of the trains
from Petersburg. Norfolk, and Wilmington, and
arrive ., Raleigh at SPIN.
Melancholy Accident. A melan.
choly accident occurred at Marris,ille. in Wake
county, on Friday last, by which Mr.. Samuel G,
Tinnin. son Of Mr.. q. q. Tinnin, ofihis county
lost his life. He and two other young men were
out on squirrel hunt. Stopping To resa they
placed their gus against a tree. While resting
Mr.. Tinnin saw squirrel; rising il haste and
seizing his own gun to shoe, Il. he stumbled snd
knocked down the gun Of one os his companions
which was discharged by the ns and ito con
tents entered his side, killing him almost instant
".
Mr.. Tinnn was about % years 81 age. was
young man of merit, and was engaged 10 the
mercantile business. He was an only son; ant
large circle of friends sill deeply synpathiz,
with the parents in their sad bereavement.
Fearful Casualty.-On Thursday TN
10th instant, while several wagons were passinl
along the road from GAINESVILLE, some fcurteel
miles north of Hillsborough, the horses wee star
tied by clap Of thunder. and commenced run
ming. The confusion Of the moment prevents
clear account Of The occurrence; hu, i, appea,
that Mr.. David u. Allison, Of Person, was DR.
Wing one Of the wagons aud fell from his .add
ae;Aeeti tw, Of he horses. and thry perhaps III