Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-09
NORTH CAROLINA.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR A RAILROAD
PROJECT.
A Warm war-The Congressional Fight
Another Trsgedy-seriously Cat
Free Fight-Drowned
ESPECIAL telegram TO The Dlspatch. !

Especial telegram 10 the Dlspach'l
RALEIGH. July S.--The committee
appointed on the part Of tho city oil
Wilmington to confer with the directors
Of the Cape Fear and Yadkin-Valley
railroad as to the feasibility Of extend
ing this road from Fayetteville TO Will
mirgton report that no arrangement can
be effected with the proposed subscrip-
ton (sl00,000). The railroad company
wants subscription to the capital stock
Of sl50,0O0 or 100000. This road,
it is thought, would greatly aid Will
mington, which though having all the
advantages Of location for growth into a
large city, yet needs better connection
with the centre of the State.
Besides agricultural fairs, a fruit fair
and an oyster fair, efforts are now being
made for tobacco fair at StatesSille.
A hot war is being wsged between
the Valley Mutual Insurance Company
Of Stanton, Va, and several OF its
aforetime agents in this section. The
suit lately concluded at Staunton has
not served to throw any oil upon the
troubled waters.
In spite Of the great rains news
comes from western sections that not
SO much damage has been done to crops
as was anticipated. This is cheering
and surprising.
General Cox, the present member of
Congress from this district, arrived in
the city to. day, and it is thought his
presence will be potent factor in
strengthening his cause. Mr.. Bonn is
already on the field, and Mr.. Cooke is
expected to arrive tonight. The time
is now getting short. The Executive
Committee will meet here tomorrow at
2 o'clock. 1t is claimed by the OPP
posers Of Cox that the Republicans will
nominate John Nichols, the present
secretary Of the North Carolina Agri-
cultural Society.
News comes Of another tragedy at
Bennettsville, near the South Carolina
line. Sunday night a white man by the
name eff Nick White was stabbed and
cut to pieces by A. Croatan. White
has since died.
Disastrous floods in Roanoke river
are still doing great damage. The crops
along its course are all inundated, and
the river is still rising. The water now
is in 20 inches Of the high-water mark
Of 1927, which was the highest ever
known.
News came to-day that at Bladen
Springs, Durham county, an alteration
occurred between a white man and
negro, in which the negro received a
cut on the face which is thought to be
serious. The knife entered at the cheek
bone, coming out at the throat.
A singular case is reported from For
syth county. Last Sunday afternoon,
near Winston, fight occurred at the
house of Calvin Fillmore between
George and John Coin and another
man. Fillmore's wife had been i'll for
several days and was in bed at the time
Of the fight. Her son reported to
her that one ofthe men who were fighting
had his throat cut, whereupon the
woman became so thoroughly frighten-
cd she fell back in a swoon and died
before medical aid could be obtained.
Last Wednesday in Columbus county
Canady Mitchell, little girl living
with her grandmother, while playing
near a well fell in and was drowned.
Her grandmother, who was sick in bed
at the time, heard the screams of the
child, but was unable to 60 to her as
sistance,