Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-11
NORTH STATE.
NO DECISION IN THE sPEcIAL.rAx
BOND CASES.
The Survey of the Boundary Line-cot.
ton and Cotton.Gins Burned
Accidents.
lspec,sl telegram to the Dispatch

RALEIGH, N. u, DeccmOtf w. "uigc
Bend left for Baltimore TIL, morning.
Judges Seymour and Bond VIII fle their
opinions later in the special.taX bond
cases.
The Wake county sheriff and treasurer
gave bonds to-day after five d1v, lnvesti.
gallon, and were sworn In. Dr. Moti, OF
Statewide, and q. Young. OF Henderson,
are on the bonds for large sums.
Governor Scales to-day received an Of
fetal r. poit from W. ID. Pruden Of the pro-
gress oi work on the survey OF the boundary
line between North CIolini and virginia.
Up 10 the 4th instant SIX miles OF the survey
bad been completed west OF The Dismal
swamp canal. and the surveyors viii con.
iinuc westward almost three miles further;
then return and run a line east TO the
ocean. MIR. Pruden thinks the worst par:
Of the work j. over. The labor has been
severe, every foot Of the way having literally
TO be cut by aNe-men.
There has been a great sensation all day
about news concerning Congressman
Reid. A prominent Democrat informed
me that Reds whereabouts are not known.
The actual siate6f atIlifs is difficult to be
ascertained. but it must be dreadful. 1t
is said that Reds liza pilities are something
llkt gtV,NVJ. anu iuNOiNf ibhby HN'Iihs "
widest rumors are aflOat about the mItter.
II was learned o.dsy that the Western
North Carolina railway was expected 10
be freed from the snow block lde tonight.
The conyicis are all right of Jarretts, and
will remain there. Heavy freshets in
streams are expected from the melting
snow.
George v. Folk, Of Lenior, has arrived
I. e. Al ,aaslte..l A pppt
The cottOn-gin and cotton Of W. X.
Whichard, OF PaetOlus, have been burned;
loss, $4,000.
AFATAL CAyE-IN.
While T. y. Reel, white man OF Pitt
county, was digging mari from pit on his
plantation the sides OF the pit c1yed in on
him and TWO negro men. Both negroes
were badly hurt, and Keel was sufocated.
The cotton-gin Of j. I. John. Of R.ch-
mond county. with "a quantity OF cotton.
was burned recently-losS, $500; no in.
slTance.
The trial Of Hayes, Wagner. Hayden, and
Lindsay, four negroes who murdered
Policeman Cutting at Lexington on clec.
tion.day, is in progress.
Branch d Pope, Of Enfield, have as
signed. Their liabilities are not known.
Efforts are being made 10 continue the firm
in business. J.. \. Cuthrcll, OF Weldon,
las also assigned.
In Iredell county the accidental dis
charge Of rifle in the hands Of William
Campbell sent bullctthrough the side OF a
house and killed his younger brother,
Lcmuel. The boy fell in his mother arms
and died in few minntes.
\ fire at IIa,ty burned the store and
dwelling Of :. 4. Mcqueen and the store
owned by J. II. lIasly, with tine stock
owned by DR.. j W. Fry. The loss Is
thought to be $1,000.
THE AsHEyULE CONTEMPT CASE.
An Ashcville inferiOr-court judge. named
Shuf0rd, raised great sensation last sum-
mcr 10y having the three oditor, OF the A-he-
vile citizen arrested on a charge OF con-
tempt Of court. his anger being excited by
toe publication OF a humorous paragraph
n out his court. The case has, after all the
Stir, sumhcTcd quietly. A dug or two ago
Judge Shuf0rd. by consent. Ill, 'har,ed the
rule for contempt, and referred the matter
10 a referee. that costs. which fail upon the
editors. may be awarded.
STATE To LIVE N.
quite frequently there are paragraphs IN
uaucrs in this State noticing the fict TINT
people aged 100 or upward have Just died,
or done something to bring them before the
public. IncredulOus persons laugh al
these statements, and Say that people do
not live 70 the ace Of 100. Your corrc-
.pondcnt Will venture the assertion that
there are now living in this state 100 per.
sons over 4 century old. There Is one IN
this city who i certainly los. Han
nah Potter, a colored woman, oi Craven
county. il certified TO be 100. and similar
certificate and the records show that Ste
uhcn Cl9rl, (co0red). OF the same county, j.
lO2. There is no state where people are
healthier and live longer than this same
North Carolina.
MORTALITY AMONG NEGEO CHILDREN.
From time to time comment, have been
made upon the excessive rate Of mortality
among negro children, due largely to the
absolute lack Of any -aHitary precautions.
The wonder j. not that 80 many die, but
that 40 few perish. The matter /, again
.gled 10 pubic attention byarepOr' on the
mortality At Wilmington, the chief city OF
the state. The deaths during The twelve
months ending October 3l,t were 1872. OF
", ich only l49 were OF wLitcrcrsOnS. OF
The white. l0l were adults ard Is c1jdicu,
Nmlc OF the colorcd 49, wcrc adults ana
l7G children. Durin. the last four mouth,
Of the twelve there were only If deaths u
white children against no les than - Of
utuo children. The ncgroc, are remark
ably prolific, and must needs be - make
any gain in numbers, for II appears, irOsl
,cri6, Of observations made hccc IN tlc
course az several years. That three negro
hildrcn die toon white. til remarkable
LAT more j. not written on this subject.
DEALING Is rUTCEE~.
some oi the best men in the state have
ICcn "nippbd" while dealing in futures,
and it j. said that many persons who dccry
thc business have only taken that coui>c
after severe experience. Hundreds oi
thousands Of dolar.-uay, milion.-In The
aggregate have been lost ~ North CIro-
'iuans IN tins financial quick-Iud, ana % i
pleasant 10 know that thi, particular form
Il money-yenturing has fallen somewhat
int0 di,iiyOr. s. Your correspondent W.,
assured to-day. There Is some trading in
pork aud wheat. Not few person. r..
gard the action oi the state Board VI Agti-
culturcin taking ground against fixtures
- well timed. Other say it j. absurd, and
that 40 state or IT, courts can make any
Laws, or enforce them. that will stop the
business. But bin VIII be- brought before
the Legislature looking ~ th. cirry ins out
III The Board resolution.
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