Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-11
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PLEADING LETTERS FROM EoRrH CARO-
LIMA gEGRl "ExoDUsTERs."
Railroad Mattors-Ths Fight At Durham
A Great Forest Fire -2ersoat
and General
ranecrni ,nlser.m % ths pIspatch.l

RALRIeH. n. C., April f0.-Iti Is learned today
positively that the work OF tho construction OF
tho Georgia. Carolina and Northern railway.
which was suspended some time ago, Is 70 Do
resumed at once. and that IL will DO actively
pushed TO completion. IL Ia calculated mat
the WORK can be completed In two years The
road will be beilt by the Soaboard system. lhas
portion now IN operation Is found 20 pay well
great number OF letters are being received
by thoir former employers from negroes VINO
left The Goldsboro' section for Kansas, All tne
letters beg Tor money With which TO purchase
ticketa % ihelr old homss inc letters gre pm
ful Ia their pleading for help. All OF them say
that the writer's only pray Tor one thlnB, ana
tbei u 20 get homo again.
WORK was resumed OF Dorian very early this
nornine on the construction oi the Durham ana
Northern railway through that town. The work
was push rapidly. and BY mon oil that was
desired 70 De completed was finished " j. hot
known what will be Tho next feature In this con.
test when 70 really between the Richmond ana
Dansilie and the seaboard systemE. IL WAS oe-
ciied yesterday that the charge Oi trespass ga
not lie sya,nsi the parties VINO wero building This
road, 80 all were discharged.
FOREST FIREs.
Tho grcstest forest ires Oh record IN tina; sec
ton have swept through Robson county. From
every drcctiOa com05 neSa OF the destruction OF
property ia he past few days. Ia some cases
houses hove boon burned. Tho IRE vas - hefco
"a the prairie IRE out West, aud The burning
particles Of wood were Blown miles Ia tho air
ana started fresh nreR The damage 70 valuable
rino Humber i. jmmeus,. Among the houses
DESTROYED was mat Of ~. c. Mcneil. at Moss
Neck, together With all its buildings
NOTES.
Bowers & AvendeIl. Try goods dealers, ne
siRced a. DuihEm yesterday 10 B. W. Matthews,
Tor the benefit OF creditors. There are 5000 OF
preforrel dohs. The total Of Liabilities ana As
sets are o. stated.
Mr. T. Foster has boon elected president Of tho
Durham Chamber Of Commerce and Industry.
af NVrI upru which
the encampment Of the STATE Guard ~ Wrights-
vile is % begin. will stand, though u Is raiher
TOO carly. II was 70 fixed after due consldcTa-
ton. tho Acknowledgement states.
The Republicans here h-ye organized an as
ISOLATION Known "a the Carolina club. It's com
posed almost entirely Of oiiice--eokers and hae
mem Drrship OF 10.
All tear OF frost is now past. for tho present a.
The removals Of route agents on the various
railways are quite rapid. In nearly eyery case
the Republicans WHO we're displaced are reap
cOintei
Tho fire ~ smihGeld has caused two assign
ments-0no 10y ". t. Woodell ~ John ilooi, the
other by A. =. q :. 4. Morgan 70 /. /. aesser. IN
the former case the nsscts are not Known, VINO
The llatiiiir. are $l5.OO1 In the latter case the
assets are 50 %, Tho liabilities 2,2N. BOih urms
were In business there.
II j, said tha' The Republicans are urging that
MS mapy minor Offices a. possible be gwen mo
neQroes 10 this StAie in order 20 pacity ,he ne
rroes who have been AM are clamor0us Ior
Office 81 some sort.
Lee Justus, n white man who last Christmas
night. at ucndersonVine. Killed James J.. Hol-
lingswOrth. has at last been captured. Applca-
ton has been made 90 Governor FOwie for roqui-
aiton papers, The pursuit Of Jusius mas con
tinucd many weeks.
me grading Of tho southern and Western
RAILWAY from Shelby towards Morgnnton has
progressed 30 rapidly that eighteen miles OF It
have been cnishel
Thirty.Gvo conylcts arc NJ Asheville grading
and terracine the grounds at the new and hand
some depot OF the Western North Carolina rail-
way.
II. Nick. TwOlnrley and several members OF
the Vanderbilt family Will be ~ Asheqille next
woes.
The question Of The removal II Trinity College
cppcars 20 have entirely died out. II Is not pro-
bnblc ihst there viii DO say removal
Inc residence Of Il. l. West OF Lenoir county,
haa teen burned. The loss is 5000 with no in.
suranrD. tlanY reports Of nres. mainly OF
dwellings,, are coming In. Ia Craven county The
house AID all pes0nal property OF Joseph
McK0y wa- burned as were hlso the house, bnrn,
and stsblcs and all Tie STOCK OF Thomas Jones'
O; Jones county.
: line o. railway lotwccn Wilmington and
Jacksonville. Ons,Ow county. has been decide /
upon.
An sailor. who we're upon the di-manuod bulk
81 tn ba.k AlLa.rOSs. Whlch wcnt cdrit near
Fryir gpan Shoals, nave bCcH rescued by a
steamer OF tho Morgan Line and tnEen 20 Port
hoJai, =. {. Boats have gone In search OF the
Albaiross.
BROKE MS NICK.
II has been found that Isaac Knight the negro
/ man who was found dead in the pubic ROAD
/ nesr snow lil broke mis- neck by n fall from
| the wagon. Inc two white mon who have been
/ IN laii charged with his murder have been re-
leased.
Notmuch money comes IN I'm RESPONSE 70 the
appeals for subscriptions for The esiaolishmoni
OF an ex-Confederate soldiers home IN this
State
The reports from the great fisheries on Pom
leo and AbemArle sounds state that the catch
Of fish rs very large aud that nearly double tho
usual quantity Of shad will be shipped North.
Governor Fowie and stsn and the Governor
/ Guard VIII leave hers for New York on the A.
ternoon OF The 9th instant. going ria Green's
/ bOrO' and Da Vile. The Governor Will remain