Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-03
THE NORTH STATE.
rnr rupusrsrAL scHooL-A VERY
aEHsRoUs GIFT.
rore.t Yires-Ths Immigration Boom
stsrtsd-A Big Canal Scheme Rail-
road Notes, &C., De.
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RALEIGH. X. c., December 2.-The pine
woods along the Carolina Central and VIII
mincton. Columbia and Augusta railways
are ON fire for miles. High winds have
n,evajled all dsy, and news Of much dam.
age NAV be expected.
Governor Scales to-day received from
Dr. w, T.. Baylor, OF Petersburg, Va, the
sword Of Lieutenant John X. OtIev' aalu-
ian, OF the Tbirty.secoud North CaroiinS
regiment, who was killed at Petersburg.
Governor Seal thanks DIR. Baylor IN tne
mar, OF the State for the gift OF the sword.
To-day the State Board OF Agriculture
and the special committee OF the Board oi
Aldermen Of Raleigh visited large tractor
land mile west OF the city ana near the
State experiment farm. IL wa, thea given
IN The city for n park by ". ;. Fuilen,
wealthy citizen, upon condition that me
industrial School be there located. The
pIsce Is considered preferable to the loca-
lion before purchased for the site. The
siiy will. therefore. sell the latter, and the
school Will be located at the park, the lana
~ which cost Pullcn SIC, 900. The railways
and street.cars pass through the PARK, which
contains 100 acres. II Is generous GIT,
and fine first of the Kind made in the State.
This afternoon the Board OF Agriculture
was In conference with the committee OF al
de,mf n arranging the various details OF the
Industrial School. II Is understood that The
erection OF buildings will begin in 3 Few
weeks.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IL 1890.
II was estimated to-day that about two
hundred and twenty-five miles OF railway
have been built IN this State during rue
eleven months OF the present year winch
have passed. This Is certainly very iine
showing. and will compare with that OF
any State in all the South. And yet 1887
b,ds fair 10 be much more noted year f'r
railway construction than the present one.
II the preparations in progress are an
index.
THE RUSH or INVESTORS.
Mr.. John Il. Patrick, the head Of the
Bureau OF Immigration, says that the re-
rent meeting Of northern settlers here has
bad the hoppicst effect. There was very
large edition Of The B,ilietin, giving the
proceedings, and he says this has been cir.
cula,ed throughout the North The result
i that applications for information about
The State pour in SO rapidly that il Is diff
cult TO keep up with them. a noticeable
fact is that the desire is for higher class OF
propcrty, 10 ~ evident that the State IL
now certainly beginning to obtain :he very
best class Of immIgrants-men with capital
and energy. There are scores in the State
now prospecting. and they will search pa
tlently for Just the thing they want.
ABIG CANAL SCHEME.
Some three or four years ago party OF
capitalists purchased what is known as Big
Swamp, in Robson county. There were
1900 acres belonging to the State Board
of Education. and 1000 belonging TO pri-
yate individuals. These capitalists have
made all their arrangements TO dig canal
through the centre OF their 25,0O)-acre tract.
ON this boats will run, making connection
with the Carolina Central railway. work
is 10 begin at once, Il was officially stated
Yesterday. There are immense quantities
nl the finest timber in the swamp. some
capitalists from the western States are
quite large stockholders in this enterprise.
RAILWAY NEWS.
II i evident that the Cranberry iron-ore
beds are TIE objective point OF many rail-
way.builders, and no less than four
schemes are on foot to strike that bonanza.
4 proposition is made TO extend road
from Bristol. Tenn, to SiatesylIe, \. C.'
20 as TO tap these mines OF rich magnetic
Il
ments in that quarter will do something
with no element Of risk.
LuTuERANs IN CONFERENCE.
This body OF Christians are IN conference
at Hickory. The Lutberans, like the
OuaLers, are strongest In the Piedmont
section, being really almost unknown in
most other sections. The growth OF the
body is slow in this state.
4 QUEERLY-NANED TOWN.
Not few people lsugh at the queer
names borne 10y some North Carolina
towns. and certainly Shoe Heel has excited
as much amusement as any. Ii Il TO "n
on the Carolina Central railway, and Is n
very pleasant little place. The proper
name Is Qubele, good broad Scotch. but all
| attempts by the Legislature TO restore the
| good old Gaelic and s,opthe horrible modern
| name failed. Now another attempt Is TO
| be made. at a mass-meeiing Of the people
| of the town il was decided, mem. CAM 10
! ask the United STATES and the state TO
| change the odiOus Shoe Heel to MoXton.
| II j. TO be hoped that neither the United
| States Post.OGice Department nor the Gen
eral Assembly will turn deal ear TO such
a plea. -
Two CAROLINA CURlOSITIEs.
A. the chosen home Of the SilmcSe twins
| the hlrtbplace OF the twO.headed nlghlln
pale. As we'll az Of freaks unnumbered. 1t l.
| but natural that from time to time lrest
wonders should be discovered. Mr.. Il. +
AlbrItton. OF Greene county. has two chill
dren-one girl. the other boy. Th'
| former, Just fifteen years OF age. weigh
300 pounds, while the boy, thirteen year
of age. weighs barely 81 pounds.
RADICAL CLAIM.
&c. l.. Harris, " no was the " king pin
Of the Republican party in the late cam
paign, made rather odd statement today
IL was that II the vote for the Legislature
were carefully examined, a. II was east, tn
Republicans had actually carried the state
he figured. by from 10000 TO $1,000. Iii
statement goes for what 1t Is worth.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO Conflicts.
II was stated that some time ago, upoi
complaint that there was harsh treatmen
" conyicts on the Cape-Fcar and ladkin
Valley railway. an Official OF that road wa
' fischarccd Cn0n careful examination O
| III tht iacfs III thu case De i-a be-. re
insiaicd. It being shown that his apparcn
harshncss was the only means Of qucllin
what mirht have been a serious enFtC
| This di.poscs Of the matter ~ cruelty &
cOnNici> in thu, state.