Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-21
FIRE AT RALEIGH.
TIE PIONEER MILLS AND PHOSPHATE
FACTORY DESTROYED.
inadequate Water supply-Governor
scales's Health-Educational-Mi Military
Notes.-The Democratic Canvass.
Especial telegram to the Dispstch.l

| RALEIGH, n. c., October 90, 1886.
| AT 1880 O'clock this morning flie broke
out In the extensive shuttle-bIock factory
here, and in two hours that building, with
all is machinery, as well as the phosphate
| feftllizci-works adjoining. were all mass
| OF rllius. The works were OF wood, the
shuitle-block-, bobbin-. and spo0-factory,
| 6OXl2O feet, and the fsrtiIizer-factory.
| about 50Xj0 feet. four stories high, and
| covered with corrugated iron. The fire i
thought TO have originated from hot
| bearing Of the shuttle-blOck factory. which
bad stopped running about r. NJ. yeste--
| day, but as IL broke out near the gate il
may have been fired by an ncendiary.
| The lire department did very poor
| work and OF course the water supply was
| insufficient, only one small cistern being
available. The loss on these bulldogs l.
| perhaps $4,000. They were filed with
The very best machinery, and covered, witt
the lumber and logs, nearly an entire block.
The shuitle-hlOck consumed great qnantl-
ties Of d0gwOOd add persimmon timber.
and employed forty men. The machinery
for the manufacture OF spooIs was put in
only few months since. The ferti-
lizer factory was first operated list
season. and used the phosphatc-rOck from
Castle Haynes, near Hanover county. They
bad just been enlarged by the Introduction
OF new machinery, especially a large
cruShcT for reducing the crude phosphate
rock. About forty carloads OF phosphate
rock had lust been delivered, aud the
mills were preparing TO begin work next
week. They were the only, mills in the
State developing these phOsphates, and
would baye employed about thirty men.
The owners OF these wills are Mr.. Colin VI.
Hawkins and Mr.. j. NJ. Wilson. The
loss falls rather heavily upon them, and
occurs at an unfortunate season OF the wear.
1t is probable that the property will be
rebuilt.
SUBSTITUTE.
II has always been the custom for the
Governor 10 each year formally open G
state Fair The authorities oi the Fair to.
day informed me that owing TO his III
health Governor Scales would not be able
TO perform that duty next TucSdly. He
has chosen Colonel w. +. Green, Of Louis
burg, 10 open the Fair in his stead.
The Township School Committee to-day
awarded the contract for another urge
craded.school bdiding in this city for
whites, making in all five graded schools.
General orders just issued from the Adj
juiant. Generals Office announce the dis
bandmont OF Companies Il and {, Second
regiment. and |, Fourth regiment, and a.
sign the High Point Guards to the Third
regiment as Company +, and the Cover.
nor's Guard, Of Raleigh, 20 the First regl-
mcnt as Company G.
To-day Professor William Earl Hidden,
owner Of the famous Gem mines, in Alex
ander county, purchased from DR.. stills. OF
Nash county. the largest known specimen
Of meteoric stone Of that peculiar kind. 1t
weighs twelve pounds. Many persons saw
it fall.
MORE FIRES.
4 fire yesterday morning at CheTyyllr,
CASTOR county, burned the store Of injury
Brothers. The loss on stock was 5000:
Insurance, $1,000.
The barns and stables Of Rev. john T..
PTc,,ly, in Cab9rius county, were burned
Early yesterday morning, the loss beng
$1,000. 4 barn.burner in Mcckenburg
county has been arrested. He is a negro.
ANOTHER INDEPENDENT.
DR.. A. II. Jones Yesterday announced
himself an independent candidate for Con.
ercss in the Third district against McClm-
NY. the Democratic nominee. Jones i
native Of Wayne county.
The CapC.Fcar Baptist Association met
to-day NJ Abbottsburg. Bladen county, with
a very large attendance. a. has been the
case in the other associations OF that Church
80 far this gear.
II is reported here by railway officials
that the survey OF the railway from Win
,ton 10 WikosbOro' will be pushed very
rapidly. II is really an extension OF the
Northwestern North Carolina railroad in
that direction. The road VIII be built.
NOTES.
Yesterday your correspondent had the
pleasure Of hearing Hon. ID. G.. Fowle and
Major John W. Graham speak ut Durham.
Politics j. in rather tangie in that county,
but the excellent speeches made by these
gentlemen viii do much toward reducing
the disaflection felt in some quarters to-
wards the Democratic party. Your corre-
spondcnt was informed that Senator Vance
would speak at Durham yesterday, but il
was an error. He cannot be there before
the Goth instant.
The youngest member Of the next House
II Representatives in the State Legislature
will be Mr.. James Robson, Of Gancey
county. lie will not be tWenty-Onc years
Of age until December 1T.
The Executive Committee Of the State
Teachers Assembly have AL declared in
favor OF holding the next Assembly at Mays
Head. The choice ], capitalOne.
\ large force Of conyicls has been put 10
work in Washington county on what is
known as the old State road TO Plymouth.
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