Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-24
THE COUNTY SYSTEM.
THE 10 BIZ SUBJECT OF DEBATE IN
KoRTE CAROLINA IEGIsLATURE.
Important Movements in Railroad Cir
cles-A Long List Of Casualties
The Vote, &c.
Especial telegram TO the Dispaich.l

meIt. Your correspondent heard a Demo
crat Say Yesterday that the Republicans
counted on, and he thought would receive,
the assistance OF some Democrats from the
west IN their assault upon tins system. il
was intimaied that county govern
mcnt was Yery distasteiul % some
western members and their corstitu-
eDis. who took The view shat thcy
should moi be compelled 10 bear the annOv-
ances q a system which they did not ike
merely Tor the benefit Of some twenty coun-
ties in the east. But this j. q narrow
minded view. and doubtless very few de-
mocrats hold IL. fo- the result Of a return 10
old systems would inevitably result IN
negro rule IN the EASTERN counties, with in
eyitshlo financial injury and a thousand an
ncyances. so. though there may be efforts
10 repeal the present county government
laws, IL IS not prObahle that the Democrats
q the west will fail 10 do n they have -
long ard 30 magnanimOusly done-staud
10y Their people IN the east.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS. &C.
There have been in the past thirty days
no fewer than nine accidental deaths in he
Stately explosions, falls. &c.,-and there
have been many fires; enough, I'm Tact, -
make amends Tor the fewuess OF the latter
all the summer and early fail. The loss hy
the fires has been over S1j0.010; bit IL La,
been notable that the insurance, have, for.
'uuateiv, been more ample than usual. Tn
losses Of farm property have been large
barns. cribs, &c, hcing burned in quite
number Of ca~es--mainly cue 10 careless.
ness, perhaps. for there Is too often ialk Of
ircondiarism when that crime was no
committed The number Of tOhaccc-harn-
als..ssg
pear the average. hut vet . good many have
been destroyed. II il claimed thai inccn-
diarics burned several in the A,heyilIe Sec
non.
THE RATE OF INTEREST.
The rate Of interest j. now fixed a. & 9er
cent, which. IL d claimed. j. excessive. and
there Is demand for ! reduction 10 o per
cent, which j. certainty quite enough.
Money j. always HARD 10 get. save on e gilt
edged " security. real estate being always
preferred Tie national banks are. OF
course. always more or lees hampered IN
such matters. There are many money
lenders. and under the mortgage system T
ha. come about thai q very important plrt
q the business OF many attorneys i, the
securing Of money for one client, while al
the same time making Il profitable invest
.ervc two masters with perfect ease and
facility. Mortgages arr numerous. SO much
50 tia; m attorney TecCutiy informed your
correspondent that there WIS not . great
deal OF "yiTgin " or absolutely uumOrt-
.aecd land n some sections. The Cxcrs-
,iyc list 81 the mortgage system, 90 well ~
2 succession OF bad crop ycar- mp % TIE
present fruitful. one, have been the causes.
Of course, many Of the people who arc
rIamufd now hv the system will "c1me ont
OF Tie wilderness later. aud This wear
there is not only a decrease i1 The uum'cf
Gf mortgages. hJf IN easier feeling. The
decrease 81 the interest rate, II j. felt, would
have good elect. though there are many,
very many, ways % e'adluc any usury law.
AEAUwAY sTvEY.
Il la, for some tire been evident that the
Sraboaru system contemplated an eXten-
sion Of - iine 10 shelby Ola Rutherford.
Ton and across the Blue Ridge. a railway
of cial said recently tia, that line would
Uuild 81, iaI o. EUiheri0rdtOn and there
stop for he present. But Il was evident
months ago that an extension was IN Mr..
John u. EOhinsou's mind, ana nov II j,
said that De vii. iOoE 81 once into The mat
ter II constructing line from Rutherford
Ton 10 A~bevillt. br ha- given Major John
Z. Ninder instruction, 90 have survey
inside 30 - 10 ascertain the approximate
cost OF such l.nc. That ueans business.
The proposed road viii til new couutry.
cross The Blue Ridge al very practicable
cap. and viii not. iu genera, present many
great difficulties il engineering. II is
pretty safe 10 say thu, early that Ruther-
fordt1u make "a capital base Of operations
for such road. which VIII practically
cause ~ extension OF the Carolina Central
from Wilmington 20 Asbeyilc. That
would give the largest single line Ia the
state.
TIP CANVASS OF THE VOTE.
An event % the week viii be the meet
irc % he state Board OF tauyasscrs In the
hal Of The House OF Commons 90 canvass
the vote. This occurs GAY after tomorrow;
and though 10 j. 1hauks-ying-day, the
Board VIII transact its business just the
same. The work j, lahorious. No CON
tc~;s, ,o 81. are known. The duties u Use
BoaTd arc routine, OF course. They are
fhe roturus from the counties. The matter
of dispute, a. 20 the right % seats If there
arise any such. j. one peculiarly within the
province of the Legislature. Their is some
lalk as-to the probable action IN this re-
speci m the case OF Graves county, where
large precinct was drown out IL l.
claimed that the throwing out Wa proper,
since violence wa, Used towards persons
no desired 90 vote iJr candidates O.hef
than Republicans. The affair led 90 com
teItiCns before The Craven-couuty Board oi
CauYasiers.
TIIE STATE WHITTIER SERVICE.
To-day your correspondent had au inter-
view with Ir. &. ". I-tucy, director 1.
tht state Weather Service. IL response -
inquiries The Doctor said: TIE service j. =
volunteer organization of the Board Of A.
riculture, the railway, N the state, fre
towns. and mary pubh"spiriird citizens.
The Signal Office 81 Washington supplies
u. with an officer for the central station
here. and with all the blank forms. Stallion
cry. Do. one part ul the bushes, D. o. COR
iect weather information. Thi. il done al
Observing stations. We have such ,'a-
u.us associated with u az Whining
ton. ~u.lVlle ~hpeheei, Fort Macon.
Ncwberne, KITTY EaWs. Washington
1rboro. Wilson. weldon. hin,tou,
GoldshOro'. Raleigh, Fayetteville, Jones
soro', OXlorG, Henderson. Wake To-
rc-i. Durham, Greensboro, salem,
Eoidsviie. Charlotte. Davidson College
Clapt Hi, Statewide. L.uc0lniou. Iicko-
ry. MTgaLion, Marion. and hevllc.
The observers AZ an these stations save
Wilmington, suiihviUc, Kitty Hawk, ana
Charlotte. are volunteers. The instrument
and equipment, ~ all the other points, each
costing abcut S30, were purchased by the
towns. or by the Board Of Trade. or by
private subscription. We are organizing
more OF these stations ali The time. Guo uy
J January z 81 will haycfif'y. The information
sent here 90 the central Office (Which i. al
TIC state experiment farm is compiled, and
monthly report with charts Will joe pub
GsheC here. - far We are distributing
daily weather reports, and occasionally
coid-waNe warning. The work bean
October 18Th. and since that timc the pre-
fictiuns have been 80 accurate ~ 10 win f1r
~ very fair reputation - prophets. We
distribute The information 10 and through
the fuiraae lines. An the railways IN the
state receive and forward the daily reports
q, 1.3o A. b. % al their agents. Tag OF
.!sua-stahons have been established " "a e
'iaces named above. The demand iof The
establishment q stations j. very great, and
ue can scarcely Keep ~ with IT, At the
stations toe si-ua-flacs are displayed on
ioffy POLES. tOid-Wgyc warnings are sent
aer the central station - six other sta-
tiau-. and from the latter distributed % all
The others. II addition 10 the signal-sta-
fou- enumerated ia the list above. every
trieeraph-eiice receives regular bulletins.
witch are posted up. The success OF the
-er1ce 10 far l. very satisfactory, and spe-