Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-13
WILL URGE IT.
THAT Is, A hallway COMMISSION FOR
NORTH CAROLINA.
Governor sealss's visvs-Few Men for the
eenatorEhip-PsrdoRed-Forces
Joinsd-0eneral Eote&
fsnscial Telegram to the Dispatch

RALEIGH. y. c., December I2.-Governor
Scales in bis message 10 the Legislature VIII
strongly urge that body to create railway
commission and cl0the II with annie power.
He has reached the conclusion. after mature
delberatiOn. that railway commission Is
necessary in North Carolina.
Two new men are mentioned in coDnec-
ton With the senatorship. These are A. :.
MerTimou and William r. Cox. The con-
test for the seuAtorship grows livelier every
day, aud ~ one Of the leading topics OF talk
here now.
The negroes who have been al work 10
the turpeu'ine industry IN Georgia are re-
turning 10 this state In great numbers. This
business Is almost entirely in the hands on
North Carollnlsns, who take their laborefs
from this State.
The residence % Charles Fromman n
shelby was burned yesterday. Loss, S2,OOOi
insurance, $1,000.
The members Of the Philadelphia syndicate
who propose 70 invest money IN the Lynch
burg and Durham railway we're ut Durham
TODAY on prospecting tour. II Il claimed
that this road will be bullt NJ an early day.
Governor Scales TO-DAY pardOned Alfred
I.edhetter, of Richmond county. who wss
serving ont nine months sentence for lar
cerv. The pardon was granted because The
physicians certified that II Ledbeiter was
not released a. once ne would die.
Rev. T. A. Guthrie. 81 the North Caro-
lina Conference, has been dangerously III ut
Newberne. a telegram tonight says be Is
out Of danger. q,
The people Of Goldsboro' have Joined
forces with those 81 NeWberne In an auemot
to secure railway connection between The
Atlantic aud North Carolina railway and
Cane Fear aud Yadkin-NaleY railway.
Verv earnest work is being done in this
matter al along the line OF the frst-named
road and plans for the extension OF that road
west Of GolJsboro' will he presented TO The
Legislature directly upon it7 meeting.
The directors Of the colored insane asylum
1t Goldsboro' meet tomorrow. There are
now over one hundred patients in this
ASYLUM. which hiss recently been enlarged to
meet tho demands for more accommoda-
tions. There is no doubt that insanity ~
largely ON the increase among the negroes in
North Carolina.
Work on The Durham and Northern rail-
wav IS progressing RAPIDLY. Only nine
miles OF track remain 10 be laid. This road
will connect Durham and Henderson.
The buildings at Fort johnson. at South
port, were sold yesterday by the Govern
nent.
Howard Anderson, 4 negro, who is soon
10 be hanged a. GoldsborO' Tor the murder
of William Porter, IS making attempts TO get
his sentence COMMITTED 10 impri'onment'
but the chsuces OF bis escaping the gallows
appear 10 he very slim.
Favorable weather is having the effect OF
grcailv Increasing The tobacco business.
Breaks NJ oil toe markets are reported to be
laroe snd there i. a spirited demand at high
figures. The business here is better than at
snv time this season.
TIE Farmers Alliance has taken no special
action i'm regard TO the reduction OF the To-
baccO acreage. though something may yet be
done IN that direction before February.