Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-26
NORTH CAROLINA.
rHY RECENT RAINS AHp THEIR VEL
coxY 70 YARNxRs.
Insuraucs and q New Church-Slsction
Complications = The Work Of the
Next Legislature, Etc.
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p,r,ou. N. c., November 2J.-To-day
the state Board Of Canvassers met In the
House of Commons, there being present
Governor Scales chairman ex o1icio) Score.
,ary.of State Saunders, Accomplishment
Davidson, and Senators Winston and Tur.
ner. After brief session the Boaid de.
cjdrd 10 adjourn until tomorrow morning
and not begin TO canvass votes until TINT
time.
A great deal Of rain fell to-day here aud
in many parts OF the State. Rain was
greatly needed In the southeastern section
az the State. as the wells and smaller streams
. ere dry In majority OF cases. IL has for
weeks been actually difficult to obtain
supply Of water. Rain had. therefore, been
onxjousy looked for for fully three months.
DURHAM INSURANCE AND NEW CHURCH.
The adjustment OF the heavy insurance
losses at Durham is progressing rapidly.
No less than twenty.three adlusters were
at work there to-day. High prices for
brick charged there have caused annoy
ance. but this trouble will be remeded to.
morrow by the arrival OF brick from other
points.
Ground was broken yesterday afternoon
| at wilmington for the new FIRST Methodist
church, to replace the one burned. Rev.
| DR.. Yates, pastor OF the church, wheeled
| the first barrowload OF earth.
An attempt by an incendiary to burn the
| dwelling Of Isaac Teeter, Cabarrus county,
| ON Tuesday night was foiled by Mrs.
| Teeter. who, awakening, found the house on
| fire, and summoned help and put out the
| flames, The inceBdiary work was delib'
| crate and careful.
ELECTION COMPLICATIONS.
! A special from Newberne says that
United States Deputy Marshal Street has
| executed warrants OF arrest against several
members OF tue late canyassing board OF
| Crayer county. The warrants were issued
| by United Stltes Commissioner Purnell, OF
| Raleigh, upon an affidavit OF Peter Fisher,
| and made returnable before the United
| States Commissioner tomorrow at New
| berpe. This grows out OF the throwing out
| OF votes east at James City precinct, OF
| which you were informed. IL was at that
| precinct that negroes desiring to vote for
| Democrats were threatened with death II
| they did so.
THE COLoRED FAIR.
The weather was so bad to-day as to
| make the attendance at the COlored Fair at
| Goldsboro' small. Addresses were de-
| liyored by L. l.. Thornton, OF Howard
| University, and Rev. Charles Gordon, OF
Virginia.
A house-burning that Is claimed to have
! been an incendiary fire destroyed store,
| with all its stock OF goods. belonging to j.
| W. Spaulding d Co., near Rosindale. on
the Carolina Central railway; loss, $500
no insurance.
The cotton-gin OF A. l.. Darden, in
| Greene county, was burned; loss, $1,000
| no insurance.
THE COMPOSITION or THE LEGISLATURE.
There are fewer lawyers in the Legisla.
| ture-elect than ever before known-hardly
more than half q dozen. 1t is composed
mainly OF farmers and businessmen, main.
| ~ the former. There are few professional
| men OF any kind. Some people speak OF
| the Legislature as one which will do a good
| deal OF "teariDg down." A prominent
| gentleman said yesterday that it was sen.
| sible bOdy-quite up to the ayerage-and
| that il was not thought by him that 1t would
make many new paths; it would follow the
| old roads. 1t might make some cut-od'.
| The lease extension question, 30 far as the
| North Carolina road is concerned, Is quite
| likely to be put in some sort Of shape, 50
| that the Legislature can look at it. Ii Is
| said by some that some sort OF report a.
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thirty DAYS. IL the Legislature gets on that
matter there will be some lively debates.
THE RICHEST ORE.
An official examination OF the quality OF
| the iron-ore at the famous Cranberry mines
| has been made, and 1t Is pronounced several
| degrees richer than that at birmingham.
| At least two railways are aiming at Gram
| berry, and when they reach II there will be
! another phenomenal development OF the
| new southern industry still making. That
man is prudent who invests at Cranberry
| now and then sets his energies to work to
| quicken the coming Of new railways.
GOVERNOR SCALES.
A casual item gave pleasant Information
| as to the marked improvement in Governor
Scales's health. Yesterday your CORE
spondent had an interview with him. The
| Governor was quite his old self again. He
| said 81 feel better than in months; quite
| a new man, IN fact. / have gained strength,
and am greatly encouraged at my rapid
| physical Improvement" lie has much hard
| work ahead OF him during the coming
| three months. but will be ready for it all.
PATRICK IN THE EAST.
The eastern part Of the State claims at
tention rs a sanitarium for northern inva-
lids, and the people OF some places are en-
| doavoring To secure the cooperation OF
| John Il. Patrick, the head OF the Emigra-
ton Bureau, who Is great hand at push
ing such schemes. lie has visited New
beIne, Elizabeth CITY, and other places, all
of which offer visitors attractions and adj
yantageS. Mr. Patrick says there will be
twice as many northern visitors to the
State this season as ever before. They Will
be scattered from Asheyille, or rather Hot
Springs. all the way to Eden,ol. Patrick
is making a special effort to present the adj
Naniages Of the eastern resorts named, as
we'll as Others.
NOTES.
Mr.. A. j. Cooke, who has for several
wears been connected with the Marlboro
House here, and was one Of the prOprictors
last season Of the Atlantic Hotel, Morehead
| CITY, has leased the Tucker House, in this
city, and will rename it the Hotel Florence.
| lie has purchased the furniture, &c, from
DR.. q. ". Blackwell, the proprietor, who
now retir,s from the hotel business, and
will refit and rcfurnish the hotel through
| out.
The public buildings are all closed TO-
dav, rs are the schools aud some manu-
| factories.
Collections were taken up to-day in
scores OF churches all over the State fol
the oxford Orphan Asylum.
The Supreme Court was not in session
to-day. Ii has reached the Eighth district
in the call OF cases, and next week will cal
, the Ninth.