Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-12
NORTH STATE NEWS.
DIRECT RAIL FOR RALEIGH. FROM
HAMLET TO cHERAw.
Several Startling sensations-The slaugh-
. ter Of Coryicts-E Earthquake and Sui
eide Illicit Whisky, Etc.
Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.


RALEIGH, September ll.--For some
weeks past mention was made of the
fact that Raleigh would probably soon
ne on a through line of rail by the
lay ing Of the track on the road from
Hamlet to Cberaw. s. c. That road
is known as the Palmetto road. Many
persons never believed that it would be
built, but these will be converted when
they learn that iron is rapidly arriving
at Hamlet for this road, and that the
iIack.lsJin ing will begin at once--by
next Wednesday, 1t is stated. This
road is owned by Moncure Robinson.
Il is understood that he has secured the
use Of the tracks Of the Raleigh and
CASTOR and the Raleigh and Augusta
railways from Weldon to Hamlet. IL
unques,ioDsbly means through line.
Like much railway work in this State,
IL is kept as mysterious as possible.
Each road appears to be fearful Of what
others may do TO circumyent it.
POLITICS AND SCANDAL.
The Wake County Democratic Con-
ven,ion met here to-day, and was
largely attended and very harmonious.
II nominated full county ticket and
also the following legislative ticket !:
For Senate, K. II. Jones for House of
Commons, E. r. Stamps, S. +. Nor
decai, A. j. Blanchard, and b. +.
Strickland.
News has been received here from
Chatham county that near Rialto body
Of men, the number not definitely re-
ported, visited the house Of Alexander
Cox, n negro, and whipped him severely
il is said, and told him to leave within
twenty-four hours or he would be
lypched. lie went promptly and es-
capped with his life. 1t is claimed that
this was done to yindicate the character
of a lady. The effect. however, has been
to give publicity to a report which
might have been kept within very
small circle, and which could not within
itself have caused damage if let alone.
GENERAL NOTES.
The Raleigh Convocation Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church has been
in session at LouiSburg for some days
aud closed to-day.
The gold.mining fever continues TO
rsge in Henderson and other western
counties. 1t is said by good authorities
that this State is as rich as California in
gold, if proper means are used to ex-
tract it.
A general movement is in progress
for holding county fairs all over the
State. BY next year probably one
fourth Of the counties will hold them.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF con-
VICTS.
As was mentioned at the time, eight
conyicts were killed by runaway con-
-truction train on the Ashevlle and
Spartsnburg railroad a fortnight ago.
I be report from there received to-day
by the penitentiary authorities says six
of the conyicts wounded have since
died, and the injuries Of thirteen others
are serious, and will, in some cases,
prove fatal.
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Iron for the Charleston, Cincinnati
and Chicago railway has arrived at
Blacks station, near Shelby, in Cleve-
land county, and will be laid at once
One of the locomotives has also ar
rived. This road is a rival of the Caro-
lima Central, and is building west from
Shelby. Rails are being laid, and a
hundred tons a day are arriving. 1t
was so long in making its appearance
that some people lost faith in the pro-
misses Of the managers Of the road.
EARTHQUAKE.
1t is now said to be certain that the
earthquake caused the recent fall of the
roof of the great tunnel through the
Blue Ridge at Swannanoa, on the West
ern North Carolina railroad.
A SENSATION.
Mrs. Sallie Foster, of Monroe county.
has created a great sensation by blow
ing out her brains with revolver. She
leaves a husband and five children.
The revenue people in their search of
the cave in Cleveland county found
1000 gallons Of whiskey. Ono of the
men of this desperate gang, negro,
has escaped into South Carolina,
though several times fired at.
You we're informed Of the sweeping
away of the valuable ilOuring-mills Of
Jones & Ellis, near this city, by the
flood of water from a broken dam, and
that the most singular thing was that
a two-thousand.pound safe was swept
away by tho raging water. Much
money was in it. But the safe cannot
be found, despite the constant search of
three days. 1t is really mysterious.