The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-06
NORTH. CAROLINA METHODISTS,
Important Work Of .Conference-Intersst
ing North state News.

RALEIGH. y. c.. December o. Special. r.
The annual Methodist Conference. which
| has been in session AT Greensboro Tor the
past week, adjourned at a late hour last
night. The Conference decided by almost
an unanimous vote. TO petition the next
General Conference for division. Inc
question Of dividing the Conference has for
wears been an important issue in that body,
and there was much opposition to II, but
the body finally became 80 large and un-
wieldly that division was seen to be abso-
| lutely necessary. The next session OF the
Conference will be held at Wilson.
The Conference disposed of three great
questions. which made il the most impor-
tant one ever held. namely, the removal OF
Trinity College. the division OF conference
and reinstating Of J. 4. Bagwell, who was
expelled three years ago for immortality.
THE GEORGIA, CAROLINA AND NORTHERN
RAILWAY.
The work of laying rails on the Georgia,
| Carolina and Northern Railroad being built
by the Seaboari Airline system from Mon
| roe, N. c., 10 Atlanta, Ca, Is being contin-
| ued beyond Chester, 5. G., to which point u
| has already been completed. Forty miles
| OF the road has already been done. ana
trains are running over II. When entirely
completed II will connect Norfolk and At
lanta, and the line will be formidable rival
to the Richmond and Danville.
pEsrrrUrIoN AMoUNG NEGRO EXODUS
TIERS.
The fact became known here to-day that
about forty negroes, who came To the city
week ago for the purpose OF emigrating to the
West. are at the point Of starvation near the
depot, where they have been waiting for an
exodus agent who advertised 10 meet them
on a certain date and take them South. The
agent failed to show up, and the negroes
who came from the surrounding country
have been lodging in few miserable huts
near the depot, and have become reduced 10
the most destitude circumstances. They
have been forced 10 sell their meagre effects
in order to keep of starvation.
MAMMOTH BEssEMER STEEL FURNACE.
Much talk has been created by the an
nolncement OF a mammoth Bessemer iron
furnace to be started at Greensboro. There
IL much iron ore I'm the neighbOrh0Od OF
Greensboro, and IL is Of very fine quality.
In addition to this another gigantic enter
prise has recently been set on foot
to develope the rich coal deposits which
exist in Chatham county along the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad.
The Egypt Coal Company, Of which
'duiutt ~. titu1otfs VI iHitaNCiDuitf -
president, has begun operations with q
large amount OF capital, at Egypt, in Chat |
ham county, and will work the coal de
posits thoroughly. This, il is believed, |
will be very valuable adjunct 10 the
furnaces to be located at Greensboro.
SUFFERING IN HALIFAX COUNTY.
Reports Of the most appalling character |
have reached here Of distress and suffering |
among the people OF Halifax county in con-
sequence ola failure Of the crops. The cot |
ten crop this year was almost total fail |
ure, and II IL learned that many OF the pe0- |
pie of the county are absolutely at the point
az starya alton. Ii IL learned that on the dav /
before yesterday a mass-meeting of the peo- |
pie OF the county was held at the town Of
Weldon, TO take some steps TO secure relief. /
over one thousand people were present and
the following preamble aud resolution was
adoptedl
Whereas the total failure Of crops in Hal |
flax and other counties during the present |
year have brought the people face 10 face,
not only with penury and want, bat with
actual starvation, we do resolve that the |
Governor Of North Carolina be requested 10
call q special session OF the General Assem-
bly, to meet at an early day, TO enable the
commissioners OF the several counties 10 is
sue bonds in order TO raise money 10 be ap-
piled to the relief Of the people, and to take
such other action as the Legislature shall
deem best. The people Of Edgecombe
county have held a similar meeting.