Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-29
THE RAILROADS.
THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA
AND THE DANvILLE sYsTEN.
Important Developments Expected-The
Tobacco Crop -Nominations-rhs
Escape Of Cardwell.
Especial telegram to the pspatch.l

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That lease has about fifteen years yet
10 run. The matter has been pressed
upon Governor Scales, who has lately
had conferences with A. b. Andrews
and Washington Bryan, and yesterday
had q long conference with George
S. Scott, prominent director
Of the Richmond and Danville
system. Last evening Colonel Scott,
A. b. Andrews, and T. NJ. Holt wen.
over the Atlantic and North Carolina
road to Morehead. They returned this
evening. 1t is understood, though
remarkable degree Of reticence is OBJ
served, that the plan is to secure a
lease Of the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima road, ard thus secure the unbrokeh
line from Paint Rock, Tenn, to More
head. The freight business is increas.
irg largely. There arc watering. places
Of prominence at each end Of the line,
and possibly considerable use could be
made of the new line thus acquired.
COUNTERFEIT COIN.
A negro named Richard Williams has
been arrested at Durham with counter
felt silver coin in his possession. lie
had been circulating it.
A sensation was caused at Whining
ton at 3 O'Clock this morning by the at
tempt of an unknown negro to commit
burglary, and perhaps worse crime, at
the residence Of John Barlow. Mrs.
Barlow was awaked by the pressure OF
q mans hand on her throat. She strug-
gled and screamed. Her children re-
spcnded with screams. The police en-
tered the house the man fled and WAS
pursued, but escaped.
A State assembly Of Knights Of La
Dor will be organized here August
1lih. The State has already appointed
delegates to attend.
TEMPERANCE.
This morning the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union Of North Carolina
met at Charlotte. The address Of vel.
come was delivered by Mrs. l.. n.
Blair. Praise meeting was conducted
by Mrs. Chaplin. Reports of the de-
partments were submitted by Mesdame3
Selden, English, Bumpass, Aston.
Round, and Cortland. This evening
there were devotional exercises BY
Mesdames Round and Chaplin.
WITHDRAWN.
IHI,Lo~s L. Isl
drawn as candidate for the congress
sional nomination in this district. lie
never stood any chance Of securing the
nomination.
PERSONAL.
Rev. DR.. Talmage has left Asheville
for a trip through Canada and Wiscon-
sin. His family remain at Asheville,
and be will shortly return there.
MISPLACED SYMPATHY.
There is too much misplaced SYM
patby in regard to criminals, and it is
causing remark. One of the most pro-
minent men of the State remarked to-
day that when a man commits crime
there is q wild desire to lynch him that
often subsidies into q desire to convict
him and hang him. lie is convicted,
perhaps 4; q reaction Of sentiment at
once sets in, and petitions follow ask
ing for respite, Communication, pardon,
Dythipg to save a precious neck from
the galows and deserved punishment.
The number of people who sign these
petitions is astonishing. In one OF the
western districts a man was convicted
Of horrible crime. The evidence was
direct. He had been pursued by his
own county men into another State and
captured without warrant or reQuisl-
tion ard brought back. The people were
for time hot for bis blood. Yet after
conviction that miserable weathercock
public sympathy whirled right around,
and the Governor was asked to respite
him. The Governor did so. lie was
asked to commute the sentence, but de-
clin,d to interfere further, the solicitor
of the district stating that Communication
was not improper, though there was no
evidence of nature to show that the
prisoner did not commit the crime.
TOBACCO.
Information about the tobacco crop
is now asked for eagerly. Information
from this county, from Durham, Chat
BAN, Nash, Granville. Person, Orange,
Johnston, Franklin, Warren, and Ala
nance is to the effect that from the pre-
sent indications there cannot be more
than half crop Of inferior tobacco
raised. There will be but little fine
tobacco raised this year unless there is
a great change, and farmers do not ex-
pect that to take place.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Work on the shortcut railway is
now being vigorously prosecuted from
Smithfeld toward Fayetteville and
from the latter place into Ilarnett
county. The track will be laid from
Fayetteville as far as Wade, Harnett
county, in fortnight.
The Cspe-Fear and Yadkin-Valley
railroad suffered loss on Major Dunn's
becoming superintendent of the Chesa-
peske and Ohio railway, but it has Sc
cured an excellent man in his place in
the person of j. w. Fry, who has been
for some years division superintendent
Of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and is
highly recommended.
SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES.
The matter of the sale Of lands for
taxes and their purchase by counties
again attracts attention. The county
which purchases these lands becomes
liable for the tax to the State and has
to pay it. This sort Of expense in
some counties is becoming quite an
item. The county sells the land for
taxes due, and then bids it in. Very
little of such land is ever sold to other
parties. There appears to be an aver
sion on the part Of the people to pur-
chase land so sold, either at the sale or
from the county later on, though
a perfect title can be given. This arises
in great part from the idea that failure
to pay taxes is misfortune, not fault.
In Wake county nearly 800 deeds for
lands so sold for taxes have been regis
tered in the past few days, having been
sent to the register by the sheriff. II
ia IN be hoped that the able gentlemen