Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-29
SHOT HIS BROTHER.
AN AccIDEsr IN IRsDELL COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Trouble at sanford-uorth State Rail
rosds-soms Interesting Labor and
Other Statistics.
rspecisl telegram = tho Dlspatch.l


woods. aud the hammer OF the gun caught
| In a tree and the entire load Of shot entered
! the boys body.
The trouble at Sanford on Christmas dny,
which has been before referred TO, arose
/ from an assault by two nesroes-lsasc Heck
and Russell McIyor-upon ;. I. Jones.
prominent merchsnt. II grew out OF poll
| lcs. Jones was badly beaten. but shot Heck
| in the arm. A mob OF negroes quickly as
| senbed aud threatened violence TO the white
people aud their property. The Sheriff and
| a large posse went from Carthage and
stopped the disturbance, making fourteen
arrests Of the ringleaders.
, A plan u on foot 10 move Trinity College
10 this city.
some weeks ago James II. Jones (coloredh
OF this city, who was the hody-serFant Of
! cx-President Davis during the war. wrote
him letter expressing his unGying objection
for biz old masrer. To-day Jones received 8
Photograph OF Mr Davis with an autograph
letter saving "The picture is sent with warm
congratahtous OF myself and family. Your
friend. jefferson Davis" JoUcs has been for
cieateeu years an alderman OF this city, and
il a Republican IN politics.
Rev. George W. Finley. formerly OF this
STATE, now OF Romney. W. Va, has been
elected Presbyterian evangelist OF North
| Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILWAYS.
The following Is Inst OF the railways In
the state. their mileage. snd their tax vslua-
lion: Acme Manufacturing Company -
miles. tax valuation $1,000; Aims and Little
Rock II, siI,lf4; Atlantic, Tennessee and
| Ohio IS, -; Atlanta and Charlotte Air
| Line 45. -: 4 Albemarle and PautegO l@,
| 2l00n; Asheyille aud Splrtauburg 49,,
| SS50. .OGj; Albemare and Raleigh 3ii, $780,
| 50T: Atlantic and North CirOlns 993. ssh
I 800. Charleston. Cincnult and Chicago
| 90 3J. 5l47.202: Cape Fear snd Isdkiu-Val-
! ley 23G - SG65.019; Cashie and Chowan
! -. 5000; Cashie aud Roanoke 2j, S3s, Ia;
! Carolina central 264f. sl,012 l2I; Chester
! and Leuoir "a. S2lG. 22S; Charlotte, Colum.
| bil and Augusta II %, --; Danyille,
! NOcksyille and Southwestern s, S3l.5ii;
| Esst Tennessee aud Western North Carolina
| 8. -: Georgia, carolina and Northern
H. sis.56o; Jamesyille and Washington
| ~, s1j.Ga7; Hamilton -, Sj7,3l2; Louis
hurg 10, $500; Marietta and North
! Goaigia l2l, el7.162: Milton and Suther-
I'm I. $500; Midland North Carolina
21lj. s30.923; New Hanover Tran
ait COMPANY IL. sG.2js: Northwestern
North Carolina 2Gt S90,7l2; North Caro-.
lima. 22Gi 1862. 7S4; Norfolk Southern j2i,
sllS.299: oxford and Cllrksyllle 1St.
3,401; Piedmont ~. St31I20; Palmetto
-: pittsboro' 10 (. s3, S2S; Raleigh ana
| Augusta lCG5, 32'3G21; Roanoke :. $40 $40 ;
| suffolk aud CafOllna 30, $3.50; suffolk
Lumber Company y. s322li; University
! iai, -: Warrenton 3. Sll,4i3; Will
| mugt0n. Chadbourn and Conway -,
S33 53j; wilmington Rliiwoy- Bridge Com
paay 2.j. $50 900; Wilmington ard sea.
cost o. sil.f37; Western North Carolina
20 , 8. 81 t93, 12G Wilmington. Columbia
and Angu,l7 IS. S32G&jj; oxford and Hen
dor.on l3 si2,l ,le0; Roanoke and Tar River
| 2s5. slCs 7Sj; ChOHan and Southern = 81,
1854; seaboard and Roanoke is. ---
| DhOwan and salisbury -, ---; Rahegh
and Castor -. --; Wilmington and
! weldon and branches 32i. --. The iasi
four roads are exempt f.om taxation 10y
charter. The total number of mics ot the
/ hfiy-ore r4iiways Is 2,jl0t, and the total laS
valuation S,l06.G3j.
The tax valuation Of some OF the roads
has Not yet beeu given the state Auditor
The growth Of railways in the STATE NAV be
| imagined when it IS stated that twenty-five
OF these road. have been built IN the past i've
| years.
The LEGISLATURE will ut the coming session
| appoint successors 10 all the magistrates
whose terms expire m 1880.
Lafayette de Yiuney is IN Jail al Ruther
i0rdton charged with an outrageous assault
upon q Miss Arrowood. lie beat aud chokec
her. and this brutality causes public senii
ment 10 he very strong against hlm.
OK Ae 3,IaG peu.iouer, the state Auditor
finds that li!'y have died ia the past year.
THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
Last year thi. bureau issued iis first re-
| port, which attracted great deaf Of atten-
! ton. Your correspondent, th ough the
| courtesy OF the able commissioner, Wesley
N. Jones, Esq, prepared summary OF
synopsis oi the report specially for the DIS
! p1ich, and r. attracted much attention beth
! Ia Virginia and North Carolina. Thanks T.
| Commissioner jones' kindness. the Dis
patch is again able 10 give the points IN the
report for the fiscal year ending November
30. 1873. The report Is far more complete
than the tirst. The hrge increase in the
| number OF repllcs-On which II is based
shows that there il a corresponding increase
| ia popular appreciation Of the work and OBJ
iecis OF the bureau.
REPORTS FROM MECHANICS.
In these every county ia the State is repre-
sented, and the answers very fairly represent
the actual status OF affairs. The average
. : lUlkUrN InAn NHh fNhcsAstvN ~ NtfJ iA WV
| principsl mechanical pursuits IL the State /.
| a. follows: Blacksmith, $l3S; brick
mssous, 2l.95; carpenters Si.i0; ms
chinists. S206; mllwrights. s.. 10; painters,
sl.43; printers, Sl.4f; and Wheelwrighis
sljO Wlile the above rate OF cOmpen'a-
ton Is not % hieh - in some otBer State'
the Commissioner makes special mention OF
the fact that the number owning homes ac'
cumulsting IS ilrger than in states where q
higher rate o. compensation prevails. The
percentage Of .hOse owning homes : %,
percentage accumulatlug from wages, 80;
percentage running 10 debt for living eX.
penses. 20. This Il considered q crrditablC
! showing and speaks well for the Thrift and
economy o. the mechanics ot the state With
the compensation received. Tie average
wages paid 10 cash Is - per cent. and In
merchandise - per cent. Ihe Commission I
does not Ike the later system and again con.
demns II. rle average price for board is
s9.O5 a month. This furnishes pretty &C
curate idea % the cost Oi living. The ave-
rsQe amount OF rent paid Tor dwellings Is
$3.50.
The public schools are kept open on an
! average four months IN year. Thls Is above
the average given by the Superintendent OF
! Public In'truction. but as the returns come
IIfil NDLu Tow Us Altl ttlNtly y tutf Ait NbAktNA
| Rather over twO thirds Of the children are
| reported as attending public schools.
The average bodrs Of labor per day are
| 10 A.. This strikes The Commissioner a
being very high average. He SAYS it ought
10 be lesseued and will be when Just yiew
OF the question il taken bY those wB0 insisl
upon 4 greater number OF hours.
TIE Evn. OF INCOMPETENT w0RGMES.
The replies TO the COMMISSIONER queries
made by workmen make nentiOn TO 4 large
extent Of the large number OF incompetent
wofkmen, who set themselves up as pgod-
eieut, 10 the detfiment Of those who are really
! competent. This is attributable largely tt
the present metb0es Oi appreutlcing those
! who learn mechanical trades. IA which there
| are 10 0blig atoms of lhe employer 70 instruct
and consequently u0stipulatlon on tue part
| OF the apprentice 10 serve Tor instruction
| Employers lake apprentices without expect
ing to give then employment when they ar
rive az that age when they must have sUct
wages as will support family. Their onl'
! expectation ia 20 get cheap work out OF tbC
| apprentice as long ~ possible, snd when th'
time 10 pay something ike iourneyman wages
! alriyes the apprentice IS displaced and some
one else IS taken, OstensiDlY TO learn ths
trade. and thus the process is continued, n0l
only 10 the de;rinent OF proficient wofkmen
but 20 that OF many fair employers rs well