Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-23
AleXandri8 News.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND ATTIC
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VIRGINIA MIDLAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
FROM THE CAROLINAS.
coas, aelega'1on from areenV1e south Caro-
s eSass1 9no Of ru ssn a. Gen.
B. Payne, W. l. Mauldin and - cray, 7.
rived in this city last MI at fo 49, Mcbee ar
no,.~ricg consultation with ION. Jpo, s. Bar.
bour. president OF the '. ST. railway, In regard
to the extenslon Oh tn-aG road to Greenville and
and Atlanta, Ga. Greenville S. c.. is city
with apeIIt 1000 Inhabitants located on the line
OF tie Charlotte and Atlanta air line. and the
terminus of the Columbus and Greenville rail-
road. Il is the third place In size and the
second in commercial importance In South Car
olina. 1t IL located In the center OF the mau-
featuring interest In the state and directly on
the line OF the connection now In contempla-
ton from the interior TO the west via the French
Broad valley This THRIVING iv town has doubled
this undated increase will In short time take
| the second position In population In the state.
o. as s. ely has ag0ed IL
| The item OF cotton receipts alone has Increased
| from coo to 35 900 bales in the short space OF
10 years The delegation after holding Con- on
this morning for baltimore where they Will
call meeting Of the merchants Of that city and
the directors OF the railroad.
A delegation, composed of Mr.. Sias McBee
of Lincointon. North Carolina tchairman,1 W.
| A. Elliason, w. II. II. Gregory. David Wallace
and N. r. Tunstall, Of Statesvllle, N. c., and
| i. $1,000 gafTOW, eOltOI Oh tUo SpaEGauDurg
Hen aid, also had conference Yesterday with
President Barbour relative to taking Ia States
Vile in the route OF the proposed extension of
the Virginia Midland railroad. He gave them
| positive assurance that the route OF the pro-
posed extension had not been definitely de-
cided upon further than Walnut Cove, which
is nifty miles from Danville and about twelve
miles north OF Winston. The delegation. who
represent the people OF Statesville and I'm
| pOrtant points south, are anxious that the
route OF the extension shall be the same as that
already published as far as Mocksvtlle. but In.
! stead of continuing thence by the route as
| given out at the recent meeting OF the Virginia
Midland directors In Baltimore as probable
| namely from Mocksville TO Mooresville, to
connection would be made with Augusta; that
the following route be adopted: From Mocks-
vile to States vile thence to Lin ointon, connect
| ing with the Carolina Central ana the LouOif
| NarIow-Gauge roads, thence to Shelby
by completed road. and from there
to Spartanburg. to Greenwood.
They viii have hearing before the Baltimore
| OF the leading merchants OF Baltimore TO day
II A PLEASANT SOCIAL AFFAIR.
brilliant hop was given last night by
number of young gentlemen or the city to thet
lady friends. The occasion was made special.
interesting by the presence OF some twenty o
| the officers OF the United States men-0f wa
| now lying OF Alexandra. to wit: the Kearsage
the Vandalia, the Alliance. the Yanttc ana tn
Portsmouth. The music was furnished p!
| passed off In the most agreeable manner. NAM
! | ar the most charming ladies OF Alexandrl
| graced the scene with their presence and VIVA
| with their elegant toiletteS and the bright uni
, i forms of the officers the cOnn TduR preaonto
by the pall room was brilliant indeed