Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
BARELY ESCAPED
FROM kHuRNIvGs uILDIEG IN KEYsER,
NORTH CAROLINA
osrdasrsbls Property DsstSoytd-The state
Grango-glsction Of Oacors-
General News No,eA


RuFiuu, y. O.. December ia fire at
49, i,.f ntcht. caused hy defective NUe,
banned tic telegraph Office, depot. and wsfe-
house 81 the Raleigh and Augusta AIRLINE
railroad. together WITH OH their contents, IN
GLIDING the express matter. The total lossi
unknown Al employe who was s',eep IA
Tho telegraph Office barely escaped win MS
He. 49,
An important meeting was held ~ New
bernc iast night. AZ winch the question OF
extsSdine The Atlantic and North Car0ihA
dry was discussed. There II no oPposl-
fNs%Io The extension Az important letief
from the Chamber Of Commerce OF Cntl'
lo'ie 90 the subject was read, ana tue pan
al opclsuous was lcit with committee OF
frera. 'li is desired 20 make this extension
ether % Charlotte or Concord.
orA>oE.
Tho ef,ts Grange. which has been IN ses'
sion a. kiu.ion, adiourued to-day.
Tbe following officers were eitcWa 20 serve
FOR Tie nest two ycsrs; Ma'ler' W. L. lF
usno., ON.lseer, ". 4. Ridley Lecturer =
y. Eou tre; elewfia' - - h2un'',e'
ts.i.t.rf fcsTarl. ll. g., Lassiier; Caspian,
- rs d. Grant; Trea'urer, W. H.
Yooeu. Secretary. n. !. r. Ludwig Gate
Esener J. 81. HasKias; Pemons, MISS
Ainha Ilaslius; IiDla, Miss Nora y. fUt'
Cores. Mis. Annie iendersOni i. N slew
ard. Ml.s g.. A. Gillian.
RESOLUTIONS ware unanimously adopfa
frstru.tiur the Committee on Legisallon'
sDnoinicd 20 look alter the Interests Of The
farmers during the coming session OF Tue
I.oqi.sturc. 10 meWOrlpiize that Do1y ue-
rDepdfnQ fhat IN the appointment 81 commit
fces on AGRICULTURE only farmers be placed on
faI committees those whose ieAolnK IN
terc.f is farming and are actually engaged IN
agriculture aud asking the co0peration OF
tIe Farmers Alliance 10 said demand.
Tbe ea.loufedcrstes have just hsd 70
union. and very pleasant one, III the 'o"h
General W. T.. Roberts, state Auditor. IL
mentioned % connection with the posiuOn OF
Adiu'anl-Gtucral.
loan Al. Newton, white, who was tried
for fnc murder of Joshua Cox, IN Beaufort
county. and wos onyicicd OF being accessory
afer me Fact. has sppcsied 70 me supreme
Cont. lf,. bau has been fixed oil $4,000,
ard ne is unable 20 give H..
siaterla has arrived for telegraph me
on The Ge0rra, Carolina and Northern
railroad, and ,he wUCs VIII Joe put up from
Monroe 90 Chester.
The contract for TIE coustruciion OF the
williamson and Plymouth railroad has been
awarded aud work is in progress Inc con
tractor has secured convict labor, unoeI
State supervision aud control, and fifty con"
yicfs are now 80 WORT. There arc to be 100
inel. ,,.
begin the publication 81 Monroe, January
tst. Of O weekly paper, 70 be known US TOE
Southern arm.
An extensive enlargement o. tho Char
lofie watcr.WOrks h9s inst been completed.
There h1s sls0 been an extension OF Inc Dun
lam gafel.mans 10 The lively suburb OF
last durham. now railway station.
Very handsome new ears have been pul
o. The Durham. oxford and ClsrksV,ile rail-
Yoed. A quicker scUc lule on the North Caro-.
Ina railroad between Greensboro aEd
CoIsbo.o' goo, into elect Tomorrow
CROPS.
Wheat and osis have nearly aU been sown.
Tho carly fOwn crops NJ both look wen ana
the seasOus are favorable. Good crops are
certainty NEEDED next year, i0G the farmers
have had kmd blow ne 1888 They are
horcful. however. Greater care than ever
viii lc paid the crops. THIS Will apply par
lIculariy 10 io0scco.
Oniy tfiling amount OF cotton remains
in the feds uugRthcrcd. In some hectlobs
the picking Is c0mplcted.
Week sitter ucNt an architect from the
United states Treasury Department viii visit
g'alesvlle Tor The purpose OF choosing site
for tue public building which Is to be erected
flerc
Tie loss Of tobacco barns bv fire tins season
h, been smaller tkau in good many years.
Better construction and greater care have
caused a Great saving.
The Richmond and Danvilc Company Is
finding that Tie patronage increases datY on
sner lire from durham TO kcysNtlle. The
COMPANY has arranged co That passengers
will brrakfa,t 90 Durham and dine at KEYS
vile coiue north aud take supper at oxford
going south.
Tho working force on the Chowan and
Southern railroad 10 now spread out all the
yy,v from suffolk 10 Tarbor0'. The piles Tor
the bridge over The Chowan river al lun"
nrc in place. These roads, IN the northeast
em pau ~ the state, will omen timber
country unmatched in the South. The Tim
her interest is already very important. ihere
are already twentt saw mills near Newberne,
winch are now cutting 100000 feet OF lum-
Der daily. ln beaufort county fourteen
mills are cutting 1j0,O0a feet daily.
$50 far as now known no election cases
Will come up % The January term oi The
T,Jcral Court here. Tue Republicans have
lists n complaints. but have Not yet been
able 90 carry out their threats 20 pam
{sh Democrats. None Of Quay's promised
money has vet come 10 hand.
Next week the work Of putting the slate
Toof on the ~tute Agricultural and Mechaul-
ca College viii begin.
Ifnoe looks probable that the greater part
OF the troops iu the state VIII be present al
the Inauguration Of Governor Fowe.
VNJUsr ATTACKS.
Governor Sca'es's broad and certainly
rnrressiui policy m regard 70 the manage
mcut of che Atlantic and North carolina
rs.lrosd Is sublecuug bin to attacks, entirely
unjust hui which do not weaken him al al.
Formerly the road wss operated As '9oSI
efafr Governor Scales realized the Tact
thsl the stale of North Carolina Qhat u, the
who'll Ucolie ~ the stated owns more than
hslfof 10. lie therefore made it q state road
q.nat Is the ciSt OF the matter. The people
who desire "A sgain TO be a local road attack
tls Governor, those who hold that oil the
Ststc is entitled 10 q voice aud SHARE 10 the
mluaecmcat OF a road IN which The S'ate u
90 great @ sfockholdor take the Governors
nte. 10 D.. DO nsttery 10 say that Governor
Scales is very accurate and JUST IN LIS cou'
c.uHons. lie Is q very safe man.
me last iegisi,ture reduced the annual
Arorarrstion 90 the penitentsry 10 such 40
extent aS 10 very greatly cripple that inshIu.
ZION. and the present yesr has been nara
ONE lu fact, the Worsl % has yet Weathereu'
Tsrba,o'S big cotton factory is about
complrttd. It's proposed 10 open II Deem
her gl.t aith some ceremonies.
Atoulv TWO three points ~ the S'ate saNe
the regroes celebrated liarrisou's victory
Tbeir Quietness has caused much comment
Ticy must he rather uncertain - TO tnelr
status. That l. The DUTY reason given lot 1neu
failure % shout aud celebrate. they were
never 80 Quiet. They are afraid Of each other.
Those Of pemocratic procliyilies. or who
would vote that ticket, are 10 mortal fear IN
tome sections Of toe great black Republican
uass q,
Many insane people are IN Jail here and
there. for lack Of room IN the ssyldm' al
Colds boro' aud Raleigh. fhe cost OF main
tensnce Of patient IN the colorcd asylum ~
GOldsboro' Is SllS yearly.
J. r. DIVERS coiton-gin aud quantity OF
cotton NJ warsaw has been burned. Recent
lv M. dwelling was burned aud also another
gin.
the North Carolina Asylum for the IN
- =. - 10 i. Anlnr the mAnagenent