Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-15
NORTH STATE NEWS.
AZ xscAprue PRISONER BITTEN AND
KrLLgp By A RArrLEsHAKE'
po,it,cal Canvass Growing wsrm-Votins
for a Railroad Report on oys-
ter-Cuiture, Etc.
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RALEIGH, N. O., September a.
plans are arranged for the establishment
az 4 cotton compress here, to be owned
and operated by stock company.
Thus far Raleigh has given sl,2oo 70
the Charleston sufferers.
The new track ct the State Fair
Grounds, after two months work, IS
completed, and experts pronounce IL
one OF the very finest in the South.
The report Of tobacco stamp sales at
Durham for the first eight months oil
last year and this year makes very
gratifying exhibit. Last year the sales
were s250, 900, and this year sS34,OOo
II ia claimed that this is the best show W
ing made by any place south OF Rich
mond.
.pprsrED RrJT KILLED BY A RAT
TLEsNAKE.
Coroner Bates, Of Craven, has held
an inquest over the body OF Richard
Dougherty near Dover. On September
4th Dougherty was arrested for larceny:
The Justice required him to give bond
for his appearance ct court. de was
placed in charge of constable. Dough-
erty asked permission to step to mans
house to ask him to become his bonds
man. Permission was granted, and no.
thing more was seen Of him until last
Friday, when he was found dead in a
field half mile away. The body was
horribly swollen. The supposition IS
that he ran through the bushes to the
field and was bitten by rsttlesnake,
of which there are many in that Sec
ton, and died before relief could reach
him. Snakes there are numerous in
the extreme.
On Sunday negro lad near New
berne was bitten by rattlesnake.
As medical aid was out Of reach the
boy must have surely died but for the
thoughtfulness OF his companions.
They dug q hole in the ground and
placed both legs in it up to near the
hips, and packed mud securely around.
The poison was entirely extracted, and
the boy is now apparently we'll.
VOTING FOR A RAILROAD.
To-day the qualified voters Of Bruins
wick county voted on the question of
subscription or "no subscription" "
of sl0O, 900 to the capital stock Of the
South Atlantic and Northwestern Rail-
road Company. The people of that
county are anxious for the road, which
will have its eastern terminus at Smith
vile. The result of the election has
not vet been ascertained, but was pro-
badly favorable.
Although the Board Of Agriculture
decided upon the establishment of an
industrial school and accepted Raleigh's
proposition to locsteit here, yet nothing
has been done in the matter, and per-
haps nothing will be done until the
Board meets again. Even then there
may be a delay until the Legislature
meets next January.
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Democratic nominations for the Sem
ate and House are now being rapidly
made by county conventions, and the
campaign is opening actively. 1t looks
as if there is more life in this district
than in any other in the State.
John Nichols, Independent csndi-
date, told your correspondent to-day
that be was in poor health, and would
not speak more than two or three
times, if at all. Nichols is a Knight
| of Labor, and calculates on catching
large share of the votes Of the Knights
Many Knights say they deem it theil
duty so to vote. Major Graham
| Nichols's competitor, is making az
active canvass, assisted by Bum
Cooke, and Cox, whom he defeated fol
the nomination. Graham speaks here
Friday night. Nichols says there are
nearly 1900 Knights-of-Labor votes II
this district; so it is a strong element
and perhaps holds the balance of power
REPORT ON OYSTERS.
A preliminary report, by Lieutenan
Winslow, on oyster waters has beef
received. lie has completed the sur
yey from White Oak Lake to the en-
trance to Core sound, and surveyed ll5,
600 acres. The area now occupied b.
natural and artificial Oyster-beds Is enly
1900 acres, while Carter county alon
affords IS, 900 acres suitable for oyste
beds. Over 100000 observations o
bottom have been taken. One hun
bred and sixty-seven oyster-garden
have in the past few weeks been located