Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-14
North Carolina Views Notes,
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. n. C.. April IL, 1880.

RlLEIGH, n. c., April 10, 1880.
The Atlantic and North Carolina railway
has inst completed at Morehead City very
handsome station. 10 IL at the deep water
terminus OF that road.
Quite a number OF prisoners under SEN
tence Of death are in various iails. Most OF
them were convicted last year and have APP
pcaled to the Supreme Court.
The appointment OF negroes as route
agents and postmasters will do the Democrats
a world OF good. Some very bad negroes
have been put in office in the past fortnight
aud each appointment has made Democratic
votes.
The penltentiary directors will devote
good deal OF time during the next two
months TO inspections OF all the convict
quarters in the State.
Mention was recently made OF the white
men, Ray and Anderson. who several years
ago, 10 Mitchell county, committed the nor
rible crime known as the mca-nine MUIR
der. There was some dispute as to the own
ershIp OF the mine, aud while the other men
were working in 1t Ray and Anderson went
10 the opening and shot them like rats IN
trap. The killing OF Ray by Aexicans is al
legged TO have occurred last December. IL Is
now stated that Raw killed Anderson soon
after the men made their escape from Ashe-
Raw. the double murderer. was not shot, but
Is vet in Mexico and has made money. HIS
wife is now in Mitchell county, after long
stay in Mexico. IL is said that Ray repaid
her devotion by treating her brutally and
living with another woman. IL all makes
remarkable chapter in the criminal history
OF the State.
Already steps are being taken for the
holding OF fairs in the State. Dr. K. II.
Speight has been elected president OF the
Edgecomb Fair Association.
New steel rail has been ordered for twenty
five miles OF the Carolina Central railway.
A force OF 100 laborers is doing rapid
work on the Lynchburg and Durham rail-
way near the latter place. In month
good deal OF the road in that section will be
ready for the rails.
A survey for the extension OF the Scotland.
Neck and Eyerettsville branch OF the VIII
mineton and Weldon railroad to Washing
ton, Beaufort county, has been made. The
branch IL completed very nearly to Green
vile.
Hope Mills, No. 9, which is one OF the
largest cotton mills in the state begins work
next week. The building is 352x6O feet,
two stories In height, and is filled with the
best machinery.
Work 1, 10 be resumed at the well.known
Rich-Knob copper. mines, in Ashe county,
and also at the Peach- Bottom copper.mines,
on the border Of Ashe aud Allegheny coun-
ties. These beds Of ore trend in The dlrec-
ton OF the copper.belt OF Carroll county,
Va.
The negroes who went 10 California are
dissatisfied, it now appears, aud are asking
for money TO pay their fare back to North
Carolina. lust a. so many Of the exodusters
who went to Kansas are doing. IL L very
doubtful that auy white men here VIII SEND
them cent. Toe movement Is IN the direc-
ton OF encouraging the negroes to leave ana
not to return.
Not enough signatures have yet been Sc
cured, il Is learned to-day, 10 enable tue local
oDuon elections TO be held AZ Raleigh and
Durham.
The people along the line OF the Danville.
Ysnceyvile and Piftsboro' railroad, which
the late Legislature chartered, are very de-
sir0us OF its early construction. The road VIII
be nearly a straight one. There is a strong
probability OF liberal county and township
subscriptions.
The forest fires near this city yesterday
extended over an area OF some eighteen or
twenty miles, and besides iniuring standing
timber DESTROYED quantities Of cord-wood.
The Dire swept from point three miles from
here TO one beyond Apex.
Tue best informed Republicans here be-
leve that Z. l.. Young, OF Henderson, VIII
be appointed collector OF this revenue dis
irici. He is a brother Of the lale lsaac j.
Young, who was collector so many years.
The encampment.ground Of the state
Guard the coming July will bear the name
Camp Laimer." IL was " Camp FENDER"
last year. The permanent encampment'
ground will, as Is the custom. bear no name
II will simply be known as tue permanent
camp.
AZ their next meeting the magistrates Oh
Warren county will discuss the question OF
aoOhshlng he interior court.
A disease supposed TO be ganders has
made its appearance AZ Wilmington. An ex-
pert from WASHINGTON has been telegraphed
for and will investigate the matter.
The farmers Alliance has begun the work
OF MANUFACTURER, tobacco in its large four
story factory at oxford.
Next week trsckayIng on the railway
from Wilmington TO Plymouth will begin.
The bDsl survey Of tue Wilmington, On'.
low and East Carolina railroad began ysster-
day. There Will be no further delays.