Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-06
NORTH CAROLINA.
A TRAGEDY JUST ACROSS THE SOUTH
CAROLINA LINE.
washouts on the Railroads-The Tobacco
The Lumber Intsrssts-Political-
Personal Notes.
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RALEIGH, N. O., July 5.-News
comes that to-day, In South Carolina,
two miles from the North Csrolina line,
a man named Quick was killed by
Wheeler and Allison Jacobs. Aquar-
rel arose concerning woman. After
the killing the Jacebses surrendered
themselves and are now IN prison at
Gibson's Store, N. @. They claim that
the killing was in self-defence.
Reports come in daily Of damage
done throughout the State by heavy
rains of last week. Two bad wash
outs are reported on the turnpike road
between wilmington and wrightsville
sound. Large gullies thirty feet deep
were washed across the road. The
fast freight due here this morning at 8
o'clock did not arrive until tonight,
the delay being caused by two wash
outs on the Seaboard and Roanoke road
between Portsmouth and Weldon.
During the heavy rains a water-spout
struck on Cape Banks, at Whale
creek, Carterette county, injuriDg
Mrs. Clarkey Lewis and her child
and doing great damage to her house.
Misfortune never comes single-handed.
Excessive rains were discouraging
enough, but now comes the news Of
sprouting wheat, cotton-bugs, and to-
basco-bugs in Madison county. Farm
ers have planted their tobacco crop as
often as four times, but the bugs fir
the fourth time are victorious. 1t will
be tried once more, aud if the bugs
still win the process Of starving will
be resorted to--that is, farmers will
not plant.
1t sometimes pays we'll to own forests
in, North Carolina. Walnut-trees are
sold at large prices, and there are whole
forests Of them in Western North Caro-
lima. North Carolina poplar is winning
its way in New England as a suitable
material for wood-pulp, out Of which
water-buckets are manufactured. Now
comes Captain Lenoir with a large
orchard of cherry-trees, in Mitchell
county, on Grandfather mountain, the
lumber Of which he has sold for sc per
1000 feet. There are 1000 trees,
containing over 1,000,0 900 feet of lum-
Der. Some Of the trees are over five
feet in diameter and sixty feet to the
first limb. Not unfrequently poor
man in our hills wakes up to find him.
self rich.
Workmen announce the completion
Of the new Warm Springs Hotel, in
Madison county. This is most acceptl-
bic information, as the place was re.
sort for large numbers Of our people
before it was burned.
Last year the Glorious Fourth "
was observed in most Of our towns.
This year, however, there was nothing
of the kind. At the capitol bunting
was displayed from most Of the busi-
ness-houses, but that was all, except a
stray barbecue or big dinner. There
was no public demonstration. This
lack of patriotic display is doubtless
due to the general drag of business
and lack of money in the State.
This is a lively political year in North
Carolina. Nine members Of Congress,
three Supreme Court judges, six Supe.
rior Court judges, twelve solicitors, and
one hundred and seventy members OF
the Legislature are to be elected.
A railroad from Margaretteville to
Murfreesboro' is talked of as certain
ty. The people in that section are anx-
ious for a road to connect with the
Atlantic Coast Line by which they
would havo direct communication with
Richmond and Petersburg. Correspond
ence is now going on with capitalists in
those cities.
In the western part Of the State last
week neighborhood was terrified by
what seemed to be Q rain Of flesh and
blood. Some people who were in the
field saw it falling, but could see no
eagle or buzzard which they thought
had dropped it. Some pieces were as
thick as single and one or two inches
wide. Over a space Of thirty or forty
feet the cane-blades were bloody and
smelt like fish.