Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-05
NORTH CAROLINA.
IMPORTANT CASES IN THE United
STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Tourges's Scheme Revived-A Fire at More.
head City Reward for Murderer
Railroads,
Especial Telegram to the Dispatch. !


RALEIGH, N. c., December 4.--In the
United States Circuit Court here next week
very important eases comc up for hearlng
before judges Bond and Seymour. They
involve the validity OF special tax bonds,
and very able counsel will appear. samuel
+. Phillips, Of Washington, Is Of counsel
These suits are brought really by Morton,
Bis a. Co., Of New York city. For
years there has been an attempt
10 secure an opinion OF the court which
would be favorable TO holders OF these
bonds, which the State has In It's Constii IL
ton rcpudiated as fraudulent. "A. w.
Tourgee was the leader In the movement to
obtain favorable opinion In the Federal
court. and years ago told your correspond
ont that the people be represented never
proposed to yield until they secured such
an opinion. The cases which come mp next
week are tests, and the arguments are
likely 10 lie lengthy and able.
j. Metzger & SOU, dealers In dry goods
and clothing, at Goldsboro'. made an as.
Segment Yesterday to J. b. Lowenberg. Of
Norfolk, Va.
The depot and warehouse OF the Atlantic
and North Carolina railroad. at Morebead
City, were burned Yesterday evening. The
Gre was caused by defective flue. The
warehouse was over the water, and
the steam-yacht Rowland lay alongside,
hut got Off without injury. The long
wharf between the warehouse and the
town OF Morebead City was saved by great
offort. In tie warehouse freight valued at
$500 was burned; ako, three ears loaded
With fsl-scrap and one empty bOX-car.
other cars were saved. The warehouse
was OF wood, on screw.piles, and was
built before the war. 1t witbstood all the
fury OF the famous storm OF August, 1881.
The loss is about $500.
REWARD OFFERED.
Governor Scales to-day offered q reward
Of 800 for the capture Of Robert Jones.
negro who in December last. in Johnston
county, Killed Andrew Lee, also cOlOred.
The murderer was very brutal, a. after
Jones had killed Lee he cut him open with
an axe.
The first snow.storm OF The season began
here at 0 O'Clock this morning. Snow 'oll
rapidly, aud by O'Clock this afternoon
there was three inches on Level. The
fall then abated, and up TO this hour not
over halt an inch more has fallen. The
snow is very dry, aud the temperature is
low. The storm was utterly unexpected
by the weather.servIce people, and fair,
warmer weather was announced for to-day.
Rev. DR.. IIarris, OF Atlanta, Ga. has be-
gun a revival among the students OF Wake
Forest College, and great interest is mani
tested.
The water.works contractor arrived here
TODAY, and the work Of construction be.
gins next week. The company was or
eanized to-day with capital OF one hum
bred thousand dollars. The officers arc:
W. G. Upchurch, president; j. II. Vale.
vice president: j. :. Price, secretary;
Walter W. Smith. treasurer.
THE CAROLINA GENITAL RAILROAD EXTEN.
SION.
The Seaboard Line. which owns this
road, has certainly done rapid work on
the extension westward from Shelby. and
the progres, OF the track is now 80 good
thst It's completion to Rutheriordton by the
end of the month l. certain. 4 very small
part Of the grading is incomplete. From
Rutberfordton the progress OF the road
northwestward 10 Asheyile appears to be
practically certain. The survey is now in
progress, and IL is ntimated that estimates
Of cost, which have been asked for, will he
such as to induce the Seaboard road to be-
gin the work OF extension to Ashevile IN
the early sprlng. The SeabOard, like the
Wilmington and Weldon and Richmond
and Danyile, is developing much energy
i'll extending its lines in North Carolina.
EARTHoUAKELETs.
1t appears that slight shocks OF earth.
quake were felt Wednesday and yesterday
at many points along the southern border
Of the State. Only observsnt people notice
them, aud they create no alarm. M.jor
jonathan Evans. OF Fayetteville. who il
here, told me that it had been discovered
that the great shock OF August 3lst had
cracked every brick building in Fayette-
vile. The shocks in that section must have
been more severe than here.
TIE OWNS MURDER CASE
has been the event Of the week IN the SUI
perior Court OF Beaufort county. Over
two months ago Owens was shot and killed
in his own yard by negroes, who, it was
alleged, had been hired by Owens's wife to
put him out OF the way. A negro revealed
the horrible plot and crime, and Mrs.
Owens, q very debascd woman. and her
two negro aCcomplices have been IN Jail
ever since few days after it. commission,
having very narrowly missed a lynching.
The evidence ia OF the most revolving char |
acter. and shows the woman TO have been
u nv VI lths 4" hNAlA'O
with much interest.
THE NORTH CAEOLINA RAILROAD. |
The talk about the extension OF the lease |
has subsIdod the past few days, but Il is |
quite likely to be renewed in the course |
Df the next few weeks. There j. much |
expectation Of u report to the directors by |
he committee which took the proposition !
'or consideration. During this month !
such action may he taken A. to put the en- |
ire matter before the Legislature when it |
meets. The people will be given an op- !
Dortunity TO see Just what inducements the |
Richmond and Danville will give in return |
or the extension.
PITTSBoRO's JCBTLRE.
IN the occasion Of the completion Of IT. |
'ailway line, viii occur the 10Th instant,
md will be in ilttiUg style. That day has
inaly been fixed upon because it is the |
birthday Of the quaint and dc.
ightful old burg. just century since.
hat day, the Legislature chartered the town
II Pttsboro', in Chatham county. Both