Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-06
NORTH CAROLINA.
RAINING IN TORRENTS AT RALEIGH
REPORTS or DAMAGE.
The Cotton Crop-Peculiar Noises at
Pigeon RIver-Many Rattlesnakes-
Other Notes.
tsnecial telegram TO The pIspatch.l

RALEIGH, N. G., August 5.-Dan river at
Milton is raging, being thirty-six feet above
low-water mark. This 10 as high as 1t mas
been since 1850. IL has covered all OF the
lowland along its course. Much OF the
track of the Atlantic and Danvllle railroad
is under water. and a good deal Will be
washed away.
The high water has done great damage IN
DAVE county. Mill-dams belonging TO
John II. Hanes and Jane Hanes are washed
away. A large bridge was completely
carried away. not piece of timber being
left. Rain fell in torrents last night and
again to-day.
After careful investigation the state
ment is made that the cotton crops OF the
Rocky Mount section will be but a little
over half Of the average. II may be said IN
brief that the cotton crop Ill the sandy
land in the State is failure, but that on
the clay land there will with ANYTHING ike
favorable weather be a fair yield. This 's
the opinion Of the best farmers. 1t seems
that the cotton crop will be ono third less
than was expected sixty days ago
Governor FOWle has accepted a1 INVITA-
ton TO deliver an address at the warren
ton Fair October 9th.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has Just closed a trade
for another tract of land containing twen-
ty-two acres near Ashoville and on the
SwannacO river, paying SlOOO per acre
for it,
Governor Fowle returned here this even
ing. He received telegram stating that
his Executive clerk, Bryan Satterthwaite,
was dying.
PECULIAR NOISES.
People living at Pigeon River, Haywood,
were alarmed last Friday evening by pc
culiar noise in the air above the town. as
of guns firing in rapid succession. There
is no explanation Of the noises.
Saturday the doors and windows of the
TarborO' Female Academy were found open.
An inspection Of the building was then
made, and it was found that every room
bad been entered and ransac ked by daring
burglars, who also visited several private
residences and took away considerable pro-
pcrty.
Doc. Stevens. a well-known engineer on
the Western North Carolina railway, was
IN court at Marshall rs awitness. On being
asked questions about the case he took Oc-
casion To tell the Court that he thought 1t
was going too far in questioning. Judge
Clarke at once punished him for contempt
of court and he (Steyens) was sent TO jail
for thirty days.
sNAKEs.
There il an unusually large number of
rattlCsnakes in the mountains. More per
SOILS lutu usual utAt UFfu NlAtfiis y
Young son Of Thomas Nelson was bitten
ia Wantauga county and soon died.
The Department OF Agriculture to-day
received information that wealthy syndl-
cate cOntcmplates establishing works in
this State for the production Of aluminium
on very extensive scale. VI is desired to OBJ
tain water power equal TO 500 horse
power near railway aud with immunity
from Oyerfows. The company propose 10
put in a costly plant principally composed
of powerful dynamos and electric cruel
blcs and propose 10 produce twelve mil
lion pounds of aluminium per anuum.
4 letter from Marion shows That there Is
feeling in that town and section over the
murder or assassination of Colonel Page,
the editor who was shot down there two
DAYS ago. The man who shot hun Is Edwin
Brown, and the letter SAYS that the article
in the Marion paper ledited 10y the dead
mani does not thoroughly reflect the senti-
mcut of the community. IL is sand that
Brown controls the paper. and that tins
accounts for the singular account of the
killing which appeared and which attracted
very naturally q great deal Of attention IN
all parts OF the State. The impression
conveyed has been that the people Of
Marion cared nothing for the shooting Of a
prominent citizen. even though 1t was
done at night and under cover Of the dark
ness. The people there are law-ablding
and high-mindcd Brown IS now in jail
and viii be regularly tried.