Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-14
NORTH CAROLINA.
TIE FRESHEST NEWS FROM ALL P0R-
TI0Ns OF THAT STATE.
Survey Of Oyster waters-New Rail-
ways-Tobacco Crops-Bald
Mountain, &C., &c.
IspecIal ,elegram 70 the pIspatch. ]


by Lieutenant Francis Winslow, United
States rsyy, of the resumption Of his
survey Of our oyster waters. In this
work the United States oast-Survey
schooner Scoresby and the steam launch
Nauplius are engaged. A great deal
OF work will be done in the next few
months, and Lieutenant Winslow will
make report to Governor Scales as
president Of the State Board OF Agricul-
ture.
1t ia remarkable that heretofore orr
oyster waters have never been sur
veyed. This survey will be worth
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
RAILWAY FROM WILMINGTON TO
NEW RIVER.
A railway line will now certainly be
built from Wilmington to New River,
and thus give an outlet to its very re-
markable product Of fish and oysters,
notably the latter.
1t appears pretty certain that n rail-
way will in a couple Of years be ex-
tended from Wilmington ria Newbern.
THE RECENT FLOODS.
Reports from Goldsboro' are that
both the Neuse and Little rivers have
oyerspread their banks from recent
heavy rains up the country. Every
bridge on both rivers is dangerous to
be approached, ard communication is
almost entirely cut off. Water is higher
than it has been in twenty years, and is
rising; great destruction is being
worked to crops, especially to cotton in
the fields lying along both.
Farmers in some of the tobacco
growing counties appear to expect an
early frost, and hence tobacco will be
taken off the ground in q hurry from
now until the whole crop is harvested.
A very remarkable accident occurred
Saturday at Goldsboro'. The pitcher
of a local baseball club, while deliver
ing the ball, broke his right arm in the
centre of the humeruS, so great was
the force with which he delivered a
curve ball.
Arrangements are in progress al
Goldsboro' for the establishment oil
vater-works by a local syndicate oil
capitalists, which also proposes to es-
tablish an refractory.
DIR. T.. NJ. Summerell has been chosen
assistant physician of the Western In
sane Asylum, at Morgantown.
POLITICAL.
It is asserted that an effort is being
made, which has its inspiration at
Raleigh, to unite all the churcn-mem'
bers against Latham, Democratic can
didate for Congress in the First dis
trict, because Of certain "spoTting .
tendencies. The district is Republican
on a full vote, and the situation de-
serves the best attention. State-Audi.
TOT Roberts, who came from that sec
ton Saturday, says Latham will un.
questionably be elected.
McClammy has begun fine canvass
in the Third district. He will be ably
assisted by ex-Congressman A. NJ
Waddell, who takes the stump this
week.
F. NJ. Simmons has begun work in
quiet way in the Second district, anC
his prospects of success brighten daily
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OIL
HIS WIFE.
Wiley Gosnell, white man, has beer
jailed at Marshall, Madison county. Ill
was captured in Haywood county, anC
is charged with the murder of his wife
December 9th last. At that time Gosnel
and Ephraim Shelton got into a quarre
at the house OF the former. Whom pis
tolls were drawn Gosnell's wife rushed
between the men and received q pisto
shot, from which she died. 1t may bt
difficult to determine who fired the fata
shot. Shelton is still at large.
ToBACCO-CURING
News from Madison county is tina
curing of the new crop Of tobacco ha'
begun. 1t is said to be difficult to ge
perfect cures, though some very salts
factory results have been obtained
there. There is far better crop thai
was expected q month ago, and planter
generally are much encouraged.
BALD FOUNTAIN TO THE FRONT
AGAIN.
tits now claimed that an examination
Of Bald mountain made few days pas
revealed immense clefts on the sid
produced by the earthquake. New
caverns have been opened.
There are vague rumors that tn
earthquake has had very marked ei
feet upon certain ranges Of the Blu
Ridge mountains. These matters CT
to be investigated. There are so man
marvellous stories told that it is desira
bic to ascertain the truth.
FIRE-NEw RAILWAY, ETC., ETC
At Tryon City, Polk county, Bellin
ger Smith lost his store and stock b
fire. Loss 10000, with $1,000 insu
rance.
A railway is in course Of construC
ton by private company from Pante
90 to Lees Mills. The people of Ply
mouth desire its extension to thei
town, and held mass meeting for tina
purpose. The road will be built.
kilograms bring news that W. G
Upchurch, president of the State Agri
cultural Society, who is at New York
to-day while stepping from a street
car there, missed his footing and fell
fracturing his collar-bone.
DR.. Dabney, the State Chemist,
making much progress with his syster
of State weather-service. Stations ar
being rapidly established. The expens
is very light. Arrangements are CON
plete for all points between Weldon an
Hamlet, and the extension is rapid.
, Engineers are now considering plan
for changing Swannanan tunnel, pal
of which fell in last Wednesday, to a
immense open cutting. II this Is don
it will have . depth of almost 80
feet. The height is almost 1900 fee
1t will be costly work.
The Cherokee Indians have just ha
q big pow-wow at Quallatown, in JacE