Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
OLD NORTH STATE.
xEws MOTIFS GATHERED AT RALEIGH
FROM VARIOUS QUARTERS.
sale Of Papor-xill-Ths Negro Exodus
CT for New York-Brieta
rspcclei telegram 10 IN. Dlspatch.l

RALEIGH. y. G.. Aprn q. Smith & Allen
operators and owners 81 extensive paper
mills At SusQuehsnna. and the York Paper
Mills, PENNSYLVANIA. were here to-day to at
tend the sale OF the hskem paper-mills, and
bought the property for Si5.5o0. The new
owners will enlsrge aud thoroughly equip
these mills for extensive operations. with a
capacity for supplying all grades OF book,
news, aud manills paper. They VIII begin
work ss soon IS the machinery can arrive sns
be planted.
The Colorcd Emigration Convention adj
fourned tins morning az $50 o'clock without
e0eHinr sny spectAl action. II the voice Of
she CONVENTION NAV be taken as an irdica-
zion Of tue determination OF The eolored peo-
ole Of the stale. they are Determined 10 smi-
crate almost in body. especially from the
rourti,s ~ Hettiord, Craven. Wake. Hall
fax. Our ban, Vance, Wilson, New Hanover.
prunswicA, Granville, Cumberland, John
sion. franklin, Fender. Fasquotank, Le-
nor. AIamsuce. Guiford. Person, Orange,
H,rnc,f and Union. Certainly no effort
Will re made 10 prevent tho exodus.
epg FOR NEw YORK.
Governor Fowle and daughter. nv"
Yleien. with the .isG and The Governors
GusrJ. forty strong. left to-day for the New
York centennial Nv way Of The Richmond
and Dspyille railroad.
Mr. Eugene Harrell. secretary on the
North CArohna Teachers Association, VIII
attend The New York centennial, hnu WIZ
see the steamer Georgia, on winch the Nof'n
Carolina teachers will make their European
excursion next summer, aud complete all ar
Judgements for the trap.
7re managers OF the North Carolina
wa.on-iaciory. now in course OF construc-
zion here, have been notified that machinery
81 begin 90 srriye by Nay ljih.
Truck TRAIN.
The isst truck train will he put on the At
Iintic aud North Carolina railway next Mon
dag the 2Jlh. The train viii have the right
Of way over al others, and will make the
time from New beTne. y. G., 10 New York In
tnriy-i~0 hours. The truckers OF the Est
section have already been making large ship
u.nfs. particularly Of asparagus, number
sf shippers having forwarded 1900 punches
each.
1BE CHNTESNIAL.
TIE centennial Of wsshington's lnAugura-
ton wil be observed IN several sections in
t.s state on next Tuesday.
ooio-cd brakeman named Hill was
kH'Cl a. Fsison Yesterday by shifting ems
giue
a Iot ~ Steel rails for the Cape Fesr snd
Ylfln-Vdley railroad have arrived from
Philadelphia. The rails will be used in con-
sIrHctln.a new line OF road from Fbyeite'
Do io " ilmington.
lnucl Paul Faisou, president OF the
Board 81 DirccloIs OF the Peuitcutiary, has
returned from sn extensive trip through the
STATE swamp lands In Jones and Lenoir
counties. He was accompanied by Charles
G.. tiark. member Of the board. and State
Engineer W. g. Lewis. The lands were
.srtfuiy examined for the purpose OF Sc
letting a suitable location for farm TO be
worked BY c0uvicts. IL was found tbat
184Hv persons have become squatters on
some o. ihe most desirable tracts. These
Sands sre held Dy the stale Board OF Educs-
500 and embrace million acres. OF which
t.e major part is swamp. but some ~ very
fertile. IL ts probable that tract 10 Jones
county VIII he chosen for the farm.
Thc couylcts eau then be employed TO
ADVANTAGE.
Last night there was quite a storm Of wind
sud rain here, hut no damage WAS done.
During the heaviest part OF the storm thieves
forced their way into the warehouse and de-
DOT ~ the Raleigh and Augusta railway at
cary. iu this county, aud stole a lot OF pro-
unrfN.