The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-24

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Northern enterprises, preparatory
coming South and lat week teie
graphic communication was FeGn.i:l'
opensd bet Seen Danville. Va, and ms
home ut Leakviue, y. &. we tFus' n
i snaro enough 10 see the coming
n~r,.n.-ity OF North Car7liot. aai n"I
> mere papcr-Railroad SHARP.
The newly organized y .dhn Kali
road /" i in reality the extension 81
the ..Cheraw. W~adesboro, and SANS
burv K. X. and was chartered 10
lS73-'3. Mr.. Best's objects IN taking
The Presidency cf it can be well under
stood Being comparatively at the
mercy OF the Richmond Il Dauvliie X
! r.. for an outlet IN an easteFly cree
tiou. he woali like TO form connection
between Salisbury and Wadesboro,- so
that ii necessary" the North Carolina
system should comprise a through
| Line from AsheviIle to Wilmington.
instead Of from Buacombe TO Beaufort
a. AT present generally mentioned.
Moreover with such a connection. ne
could dictate TO the SpaItanbut@ and
AshcyilIe folks, by threatening 10 carry
freight to Charleston via Nadesboro
aud Cheraw. These things m>y be a
year or TWO in the future. but II mus
be remembered the Texas Pacitic vii
be finished in a few month. wherenron
A lary- BODY Of traffic Will come Eas,
ward over Southern Rails.
Col john ID. Cameron writes his pa
per from Raleigh II regret To learn
that the rains which were floods OF Is
hours duration all West OF the Yadkin,
made a complete wreck Of q large portion
Of the Western railroad. The bridge
across Muddy creek, at Bridgewater,
4 miles beyond Morgsnton, 5 gone;
there is a washout just beyond Bridge
water: one or two small t~restles on the
mountain section are gone, good many
slides on the same section, and the a
ing in of the Western approach 10 the
Swannanoa tunnel have for the present
stopped travel. 1t is 4 heavy draft
upon the time Of the company to repair
such extensive damage, but | do moi
doubt that in a short time all Will
be better and safer than ever
The Charlotte Observer learns:
"On Tuesday, Engineer Edwards, On
the Western North Carolina Railroad,
ran into j gang Of convicts WHO were
at work in the recent slide at the Swan
nanoa tunnel. killing one Of the guard
ard one convict and wounding several
Others
The Ashevilie Citizen reports: THE
bridge across tile SwaDnanoa two miles
south Of AsEesille-will he finished
this week = and next week ths work Of
having the track { Smiths bridge on
the French Broad will he commenced,
and only a few days Will be required t.
complete it
The Golds5oro Nesseager remarks:
'.Our friends in the White Hall section
and through the county of Onslow, are
discussing. the project OF a railroad
from GoldeDoro to some point on New
river, in Onslov county.
Gen. I%mboden, for the parties BE-
represents, has submitted d proposition
to the Legislature for the purchase Of
the States interest in the Cape Feor &
Tadkin Valley r. Il. The State own
800 shares OF stock in the road. the
per value Of which j. 500 per share,
which cost the State bat $40 Gen.
Imboden propose to take this stock at
cost and TO put up the money for
its purchase on or before July lst. The
purchase is to be accompanied by 3
guarantee that the road shall be com
pleted within two years of date Of trans
fer.
Gen. Iaboden's letter was sent to
Gov. Jarvis and the Governor convey
ed it TO the Senate and House under
cover of a communication from himself,
which although cautiously worded,
we vet cOnstrue to favor the sale. Ges.
~imboden's proposal viii be found in
full in the Legislature proceeding. puD-
lished in issue.
The Wilmington Rcctctc remarks:
''There are some lively times ahead in
the Legislature is regard to the sale of
the Western North Carolina Railroad.
All is by any means serene. The Senate
proposes to investigate and it is due to
the Democratic party that the most
complete and thorough investigation
shall be had. If there is anything to
be made known, let it be revealed if
there is a secret history, let it be pub
We make no charges here,
neither do w insinuate aught against
We are as much in the dark
as anybody. We only know, that as
Mr.. Glenn said no the floor of the Sen
The first locomotive of the Elizabeth
City, Il. r., has arrived (by water at
that city, and the Falcon remarks y
number Of experienced tracklayers for
the road arrived out from the North
Tuesday night. The work will now be
pushed vigorously, and NJ. King as
,ures US that, with good weather, the
LIST OF April will find the road colhplete
from Norfolk to Elizabeth City.
Asheyille Citizen The heavy rain of
afternoon and night caused the
mill dam Of Mr.. Joseph Reed, immedi-
ately south ofSwannanOa depot, to give
way, the flood of water undermining
the trestle across the stream a short dis
east OF the depot. but left the
standing. As the $50 train was
going out Saturday morning, with the
backing in front Mr. Aidrich.
engineer. the trestle gave way, precipi-
.atIng the tender and engine down in
he stream a distance Of eight feet. but
fortunately the engine stood up end
n end remaining on the track.
'lr. Aldrick and the fireman escaped
lnhurt, and the train being stopped on
he track, no damage wa. done TO any
me on board.
JoURNALIsTIC.-Mr. r. +. Blakey,
of the Lcnoir Topic. is about
~ c+ar on Ez1Dr DI- -. lp.--