Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-31
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
RALEfcn,s NEwsr MIDGET.
fiscis pistiiisrs DesrroBed The Rice Crop
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cident.
Especial telegram to the Disraich.1
RALEIGH. n. c., October 3d.
Deputy Revenue Collector Taylor cap
tured and destroyed an illicit distillery
in Chatham. Ii was found on Haw
river. There were eleven stands OF
beer and fifteen gallons Of singllngs.
The still was hacked TO pieces and de-
stroyed. No one was captured. 1t Is
not known TO whom the still belonged.
While gang Of workmen were loE-
ering a very heavy piece Of stone into
it, place in the masonry Of the Wilson
railroad bridge over Cape Fear river
portion Of The gearing broke. There
was a general crash Of rock, machinery,
woodwork, &c. The workmen fortu-
paiely saved themselves by leaping pre-
cipiiately IN every direction, but frag-
nItnts Of iron were thrown across the
river TO distance OF one hundred and
fifty yards.
Statements made in papers in the
eastern part Of the State regarding the
pitifuI condition Of Mrs. Knox. who
deserted her husband and fed with one
Denephen, taking Knox's child, has re-
suited in the capture Of the child. The
husband made little effort TO rescue the
erring wife, but determined to seek for
the child and take it home at all hazards.
The rice crop in Beaufort county and
that section is reported TO be dlsas-
trous failure. Other crops are also
short, and the situation is not very IA
vorable among the farmers. There is
an unprecedented yield of corn in the
State, such as has not been since the
war.
A prominent mineralOgist, while on
a prospecting tour through Granville,
Franklin, and Warren counties, has dis
covered very fine mica deposit. from
which be took out blocks ten inches
square.
Some very prominent men have been
in the western part Of the State for
several days. Among them are George
Scott and W. 7. Clyde, Of New York
A. i. Andrews and j. W. Wilson.
They have been making tour Of In
spectioE f the new part Of the Murphy
extension Of the Western North Caro-
lima railroad. There are some impor-
tant schemes on foot for the develop
ment Of the different interests in that
section.
One half Of the receipts for Yesterday
at the Tarboro' Fair were donated to
Colonel W. F. Beasley to aid in building
the Soldiers Home.
A party Of engineers are surveying
route for a railroad from Roxboro' IN
the direction Of Oxford. The objective
point is supposed to be a connection
with the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad.
Night before last fire was discovered
in one Of the rooms in the st. Clair Ho-
tel. Buncombe county. Henry Edney,
" no was occupying the room, received
severe burns while extinguishing the
flames, which had gained considerable
headway before discovery.
Emigration agents are again at work
in Richmond and Arson counties, en-
deayoriDg to induce the negroes to leave
the State. Two years ago agents In
duced hundreds Of negroes to leave that
section.
A stock company will at once begin
the erection at Durham Of hotel 100
by 100 feet and four stories high. The
building Of hotel to cost $780, will
be begun at Tarboro' this month.
Building Improvements in all parts of
the State are notably extensive this
season. Salisbury is to have cotton
factories.
Last week a nugget Of gold weighing
over two pounds was taken from Vein
mountain, in Mcdowell county. Yes
terdsy another nugget Of equal weight
was taken out. This mine is being
fitted with full machinery.
The results of Immigration-Agent
Patrick's good work in the Middle
States Is daily becoming more ap-
parent. Many people from that section
are coming into the State, arriving here
and going in all directions prospecting.
A very singular accident happened in
Sampson county this week. AS
young lady named Annie Clute was
passing through some weeds the cookie
burrs caught upon her clothing. She
passed her hand across her mouth with
a burr in her fingers while she was
laughing. by sudden inhalation she
drew the burr into her mouth and down
her throat. 1t lodged and remained in
the larynx among the vocal chords, pre-
venting speech and causing painful irri-
tation. All other efforts to remove the
burr having failed, physicians perform
ed the delicate operation Of laryngo-
tony. The burr was dislodged with a
probe and swallowed by the patient.