Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-04
NORTH CAROLINA.
aALErGHs NEWS AND MATTERS
THROUGHPUT THE STATE.
Heavy Rain-The Third Party-Death OF
Mr.. Gilhsrt-Florida Tramps-Dock-
ery's Dastardiy Attack.
,spocIal telegram to the Dispatch. !

RAIE1oH. N, c., September 3.-The
Heaviest rains in many months Tell last
night and to-day in this section OF tho
State. They appear 20 be general and
will probably cause considerable dam
age.
tanned very serious injuries by fall yes
terday at her home.
There are several refugees from flori-
da here. Two more arrived to-day.
They have health certificates.
AN INSURANCE SUIT.
The Superior Court of this county in
session here took up this morning an in
teresting insurance case growing out OF
the burning OF the Pioneer shuttle-bl1ck-,
bobbin-, and spool-factory in this city
nearly two wears ago. Many insurance
companies were concerned. This SUIT
was against the Phoenix Insurance Com
pany, of London. -
The county commissioners OF this
county to-day ordered Sheriff Rogers to
appear before them in order that his
bond might be looked into with view
10 ascertain whether it needed strength
ening. He is q Republican, and there
has been considerable talk about his
bond.
The four iron bridges built for this
county we're accepted by the county
commissioners to-day, having been com
pIeted. They are across the Neuse river,
and are the first iron bridges ever built
in county roads in this part OF the State.
THE THIRD PARTY.
The Third party is receiving some
very severe attacks and it is disinte-
grating considerably. Rev. DIR. W. M.
Robey, a Methodist preacher, not long
ago published letter urging all the peo-
pie in his church to vote for the move
ment. lie endeavored, in fact. to COM
NIT them TO the new party. 1t 10 now
reported that DR.. Robey will publish q
card repudiating the Third party.
DEATH OF MR.. GILBERT
Mr.. V. B. Gilbert, Who was for years
register of deeds of Pasquotank county.
and postmaster at Elizabeth City, died
here last evening very suddenly of pa
ralysis. He was a native of Pasquotank
and was for long time engaged IN news
paper work. He also represented his
county one term in the Legislature. At
the time of his death he was proofreader
in the printing establishment of Edwards,
Broughton * Co.
TRAMPs FROM FLORIDA.
Wilmington's health officials and po-
lice are now greatly troubled by tramps
who are coming from the South in great
numbers. Many of them are refugees
from yellow-fever. They are quite difle-
rent from the ordinary tramp, as they
are well dressed. All hail from Florida
The authorities are making earnest efforts
to keep them from entering Wilmington,
and extra officers have been put on duty
at the points where the city can be ell
tered.
A great deal Of work is being done in
the reclamation of the 40,0 acres com
prising Big swamp in Robson county.
Two miles of navigable canal have been
made by powerful excavating- machines.
The canal will be nine miles long and
will be used for drainage, for water
way for logs for the awmills, and also
for travel. Immense saw-mills are to be
established by the capitalists who own
this fine timbered land. The dredge Is
removing logs and stumps three and four
feet in diameter.