Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-25
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED HERE AND
THERE AT RALEIGH.
Railroad Mattsrs-The Late Shooting AZ
fair In Wilson county-A Startling
Rtcord-Fire.


RALEIGH, n. c., February "a. Track
LAYING on the Carthage railway begins
March LIST. All the cross-ties have been
furnished. The Seaboard system will
Law the iron and will operate the line.
II is we'll understood that this road will
be extended westward from Carthage,
and il is certain to become an important
feeder.
The bad weather has greatly hampered
constructors in their railway work
throughout the State since. January LIST.
Some gangs of laborers have been able TO
work only few days in nearly two
months
The desperate John Bottoms, who
so badly wounded Deputy-Sheriff Noel
Eatman in Wilson county few nights
since, has made his escape after all,
though it is almost certain that be. too,
was wounded. Both OF the deputy S
legs were broken by pistol-bails.
Rev. D. c. Kelley and Mr.. c. b.
Raspberry, while driving in buggies near
Wilmington night before last, collided,
the lattcr's horse having run away. Mr.
Easberry is seriously injured internally.
Since January LIST over twenty persons
have been accidentally burned to death
in this State. Nearly all were negroes,
mainly children. IL IS a CHASTITY record.
Rev. John l.. White has resigned as
pastor Of the First Baptist church OF this
city, his resignation to take effect March
l0:h.
News has been received of an attempt
10 wreck passenger train on the Cape
Fear and Yadkin-Valley railroad Just
south of Fayetteville.
There is vet some meningitis IN Ire
dell and Mecklenburg counties. There
have been some deaths.
The residence OF MIR. Alfred Gather.
in Iredell county, was entirely destroyed
by fire a few nights past.
A sensational olopement has occurred
near Amity Hill, in Rowan county.
George Oliphant, only twenty-iour years
OF age, eloped with Mrs. Rebecca Henry,
wife of S. W. Henry. The woman took
with her her youngest child, aged ten
years.
A very heavy rain-storm prevailed over
the greater part Of the State to-day, and
the smaller streams are rising rapidly.
There no prospects of q cessation OF the
rainfall, which will greatly retard farm
ing operations, already delayed.
The sunken steamer William Z. Craig
hui has been successfully raised at VIII
mingtOn.
An attempt was made some days ago
to wreck n train on the ScOtland-Neck
branch railway, near Tlllery. The
switch leading TO the gravel-pit WAS
opened by force. The train ran into the
pit, wreckiug SIX hat-cars and two box
cars. The passenger-cags did not leave
the rails, but several passengers were Sc
verely shaken up.
1t is learned that several suits for dam
ages in large amounts are to be at once
instituted against the Chester and Lenoir
narrow gauge railroad These grow out
of the accident near Hickory, a few
weeks since, wLerin the train fell through
a trestle.
Very favorable reports of the crops in
the Newbcrnc section are now coming
in. Thecr OF Irish pOtatoesis expected
fifty thousand barrels.
In Halifax county Tuesday il 4 strug-
Gle over a shotgun Charles Minor was
shot and killed 10y negro named Moss.
Minor was from Granville county. Moss
WAS arrested.
The shortcut line Of the Wilmington
and Weldon road is now built eighteen
miles from Pee Dee river towards Fay
ottevillc. Colonel Bridgers. president Of
the road. slys that in less than two years
the road will he IN operation aud that
travel to Florida will pass that way in
stead OF by The old hno r'a Wilmington,
which Is considerably Longer.
A section, ten miles in length, near
Fayetteville has just been let to CON
tract
John Lawrence and Daniel Brinldey,
IT., were tried preliminary at Hickory
day before yesterday for burglary il
entering the residence of David Smith,
in Catswba county. They have been
jailed without the privilege OF bail, and
will be tried for their lives. The evil
dence against them is very strong.
Officers from South Carolina camo after
them for burglaries committed near
Rock Hill. Lawrence has confessed to
these Inter offences.