Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-17
NORTH CAROLINA.
rxx SALE or A RAILROAD.

RALEIGH. n. c., December Sso
To-day the line Of railway from WASH.
mston 20 GAINESVILLE was purchased oy
ps,ties Of Philadelphia, who rePresea'
sbe Pennsylvan railroad. Inc '.he Is
thirty.tw miles long, IN besn'or' sua
psmi;co counties. II Is now . very
Moor road. There is . parpose IN US
purchase. II extends from the ramnco
river At Washington TO the hoanoko
river at GAINESVILLE. extending IN very
nearly q straight line north ana
south through . country absolute
~ lsvel. From Suffolk, Va, to
no;nt in Gates county named Buck
land the road has recently been
extended. The distance between
GAINESVILLE and Bucklsnd Is only
,h,,tx -four miles. In few months
this gap in the line will he bridged, and
epe line of the road will extend from
Suffolk TO Washington. about one hum
d,ed miles in an almost perfect airline
There is every probsbility'that this line
will be extended southwark through
Craven, JONES'. 0nslow, and rem
der counties 10 WILMINGTON. There Is
evidently money and energy back OF the
vhole scheme. There were judgments
against the GAINESVILLE and Washington
road in the United States Circuit Court
here. These were all settled to-day,
cash being paid in all the transactions;
The road from Suffolk to auckland
has been secured also, and right of way
from auckland TO GAINESVILLE. There
Is only the river TO be crossed--the
Roanoke at GAINESVILLE.
The temperance movement is receiv-
ing considerable attention. Speakers
are visiting the various counties. An
audience was addressed here this eve
ming, at Shaw University, by Professor
HOPKINS, of the National Prohibition
Lecture Bureau. and Rev. c. ii. Mead,
of the National Temperance Union. 1t
IL evident that n great deal will be
heard of this subject during the coming
wear. A determined effort will be
made to put the movement fully upon
its feet in North Carolina.
Raleigh has for three nights missed
the radiance Of its electric lights. The
cylinder head ofthe immense engine at the
North Carolina Car Company's extern
siye works was blown out and other
wise damaged, thanks TO the careless
ness Of the engineer. The engine runs
the dynamo. There will be no light until
all repairs are made.
The report Of the fire wardens of
this city show that the total loss by fire
this year has not exceeded $1,000. 1t
is q remarkable showing, which no
place in the South can equal.
Formerly emancipation-day was gen.
orally observed in this State by such col
ored people as comprehended its mean
ing, but Of late years the celebration
has been poor and only at few places
Here arrangements have been made to
observe the day, and many Of the most
prominent colored men have been
chosen as representatives of their race
on that occasion. The negro is poor as
a celebrator in wintry weather.
News from Dare county gives tidings
of a storm Of almost unprecedented
violence. w. F. Meekins's house was
blown down. The house of W. Z.
Pugh was damaged. Captain Kitchens
house was burst open and parts of it
carried hundreds Of yards. The roof
of Isaac Dayis's house was blown off.
Trees and fences were blown down on
the north end Of Roanoke Island. The
schooner Ocean Bird, Captain Daniels
was capsized, but the crew saved
They were taken OIL by the East-Lak'
mail.boat.
Miss NJ. A. Jones, living near Higt
Point, while playing with a revolver
Monday, shot and killed herself.
A telephone line will be put in ope
ration in fortnight between Kitty
Hawk and Hatterss. The wire ha
been landed for this purpose.
j. w. Thompson has been appolntet
treasurer OF the Albemarle and Raleig
railroad.
News was received at Goldsboro' yes
terdsy of the death, in a railway acc
dent, Of Nathan Stanley, long prom
nent businessman there. Stanley
wife and children were on the tran
which arrived little while after th
receipt Of the message. She was on he
vay to Kinston to spend Christine
18th her relatives. The conductor tol
her of her husbands death. The shoe
almost killed her.
Mr.. George Elliott, well-know
citizen Of Mecklenburg, died yesterda
morning from the effects of exposure
cold, He left home Sunday, and
Monday evening he was found lying
a field in an UNCONSCIOUS condltio
having lain there since the previous da,
A dreadful family tragedy occurs
in Madison county. James Gunter al
son, who had been drinking togethe
became involved in an angry dispu,
The son went into the house. i
father followed with an axe, usr
deadly threats. The son ordered h
not to enter. The father persisted, a
as Be entered the door was shot do'
by rifle in the hands Of the son, cal
ing death in q few moments. i
SLAYER was arrested at once and lode
in jail at Marshall.
Another tragedy occurred in the sa
county. Mrs. Goslin, wife OF WI
Goslin, left her husband and went
the house Of . man named Nort'
The two men met subsequently anC
violent alteration took place bctw
them. Resort TO deadly weapons
had. Mrs. Goslin interposed, and
she did so received ball which kil
her. IL is not known who fired
fatal shot. Goslin escaped; Norto
under arrest.
There viii DO no State school mo
given TO the counties this year.
State school fund consists Of 800,
Of 4 per cent. State bonds, the only
come Of which 10 interest. In II
from the sale Of swamp lands, III
cents to each child was distributed,
1881 the sale Of swamp lands an
COL 500 worth Of United States b'
gave distribution Of Twenty-Five
per child of school age-that Is