Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-12
10 STOP LIE EXODUS.
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Special telegram TO the dispatch.

fspcciai tsisgram 20 the D'sP''Su''
RALYIGH. \. G. January 1.-The move
ment OF poor white people from some sec
tons OF the State, while not at all coinpar
bic with that OF the negroes. IS ySt quile
considerable. Most Of them go TO Texas or
Arkansas. This sort of all exodus u anerl-
ing DuplIn. Sampson. and Pender counties.
10 fortnight the wood-pulp ana plate-
works at Newberne will ne egaln IN opera
ton. Allusion was made yesterday 20 tne
speedy rebuilding of these mills. lney
use great quantities OF wood from the
swaDps. ~,
The special-ts1 bond case known as the
Temple case, which comes before me
United States Supreme Court on ine Zoth
these bonds, which ere by the Constitu-
ton repudiated. to sue the State for their
recognition and for the securing OF interest
upon them.
TIE voEE or EXODUS lGEsTs.
The stopping OF the exodus of the ne
groes has AT last become matter whicn IL
giving the Edgecombe landowners serious
thought. Labor Is demoraliZed, as mas
been stated. and many Of the negroes VINO
desire 10 90 are in q deplorable condition;
At least Thousand families have sold all
their property save clothes and oedaing
for mere song. They are absolutely IDLE.
II il said, in fact. that nine tenths or tue
colored labor in that county Is doing no.
thing. The negroes are wild III the extent
of their desire 10 leave. and the agents
ceaselessly stir them mp. so that they are
unsettled and Discontinued. It is now
said that the labor supply will be snort II
this state Of affairs continues, and that
the crops will also be short. There VIII be
an attempt TO stop the work OF tho labor
agents and people who cause dissensi0 ,t.S
The grading of the railway from VIII
mington to Jacksonville, Onslow county, IL
now completed to point WITHIN Twelve
miles OF the latter town.
IL there is a week more OF bright warm
weather the truckers in the wilmington
section will begin the shipment Of straw
berries.
CANAL INTERPTn IL.
Atlanta capitalists and people OF Pitt
county, this State. are interesting them
selves in the construction of canal tDrty
miles long. from Bethel TO Tar river, near
Pactolus. II will develop 80 600 acres OF the
finest lands in the State, and Will make
available an immense amount of timber OF
the choicest kinds.
Miss BELLE Newton. of Bed Bank. Miss,
advertised for a husband. and this resulted
in correspondence with Charles G. Day, OF
Philadelphia. By agreement they met OF
the hotel at Henderson. this State, ond
were married there this week by a masis-
trate.
The residence Of Rnddick Barnes, in Will
son county, was burned this week with all
its contents.
Tobacco warehousemen are sending seed
into new sections with view to secure
large extension of tobacco-culture.
IL may be TINT there will be another divi-
dend Of perhaps per cent. paid depositors
in the wrecked State National Bank OF this
city.
BRIEFS AID PERSONALS.
In Bnncombe county this week Mrs.
Holland died, aged ninety-seven, and two
DAYS later her husband, aged ninety-seyen,
followed her 10 the grave.
One of the most progressive towns IN the
entire South is Hickory. Catawba county.
It is now making itself known to the
world and is growing rapidly.
The Hessian fly is reported 10 be doing
some damage to wheat in Cabarrus county:
Jerry Eller. white man eighty years OF
age. was found dead in the woods near
Newton. aud II is supposed that death was
due 70 heart-disease.
The comulaints of the loss Of meat by
reason of the unreasonable weather come
now from gil parts of the State. The
losses are really serious.
The Elliott Opera-House at Hickory, the
handsomest theatre in the State. will be
formally opened next Tuesday.
While negro convict named Bedford
Kernor held the guard two other conyicts
made their escape from the woodworking
force in Forsyth county yesterday. Kerner
was severely wounded by the guard. Heis
a desperate negro and was convicted OF an
assault upon Rev. Mr.. White, an aged
preacher.
WINSTON GOING AHEAD.
II is said that buildings costing S90O.0 900
will be built ut Winston this year, and five
miles of electric street-railway will be put
in operation in that enteprising town and
in Salem, which adjoins it..
The new west wing of the penitentiery.
built for use AS shoe-factory. cannot be
occupied until March owing to the failure
to receive pipe for the water and gas sup
ply. A Boston capitalist will be here in a
few days to confer with the firm now CON
tractors for convict labor in the manufac-
ture of shoes regarding a large develop
ment of that business.
Some negro Republicans here arc making
an effort to defeat the confirmation OF
Colonel A. W. Shafer as postmaster OF
Raleigh.
It is now believed that in three months
the Lynchburg and Durham railway will be
in operation to Roxboro'. Person county.