Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-04
NORTH CAROLINA.
NEWS From ALL PARTsoF TIE STATE
GATHERED YESTERDAY.
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R.rxrGH. N. G., January s.-The Cape
Fear ana Yadkin-Valley railway will be
consu,eted 10 Fayetteville from Whining
ton by the 2sth instant. Its track between
those points has been laid sixty-two miles
from Wilmington and twenty miles from
Fayetteville. A great iron bridge over the
Cape Fear river nj Fayetteville Will 20
completed by the 18th instant, when track
laying will I've commenced at that place
and be pushed on towards Wilmington, IL
will REQUIRE Just two weeks TO complete
that rap and then one of the most impor-
tanf railways in the State will be COM
plsted. 1t will have o connection with the
Norfolk and Western railway and will add
immensely to the importance OF winning
ton as A port. IL will have extensive west
ern connections. II is also an important
line, extending into South Carolina.
MAsoxs IN THE STATE.
There are $50 active Masonic lodges IN
the State with about I,000 active members.
There are about 1900 members in che
State.
During the past year 365 vessels arrived
nj Wilmington: aggregate tonnage. 10000
Water on the bar was deepened eighteen
inches during the year. =,
The first train on the Norfolk and Caro-.
line railway will run from korfolk 10 Lar
boro' next Monday. Transfers Will be
made at Roanoke river.
FAILURES.
J.H.Lee a. Sons. liquor-dealers at VII
son. have assigned to is. .. Barnes.
H. N. shelton. liquor-dealer at the same
place, assigned yesterday TO X. u. Briggs
Liabilities, $4,000.
FIRE at Wilson burned the store OF NJ
Harris & Co. and badly damaged the store
and stock of w. Corbett. Harris d. Co
had $4,000 insurance.
The residence of J. p. Robertson. neal
Fayetteville, has been burned with all it,
contents. Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
During the past year there were oniS
| two business failures i'll Fayetteville, VIII
5000 population. 4,
railway from Salisbury to Norwood, Stanley
county.
Congressman p. G. Ewsrt is suffering
severely from la grippe.
STATE FINANCE.
State-Treasurer Balm says that though
sberiffs are slow in making settlement!
this wear. vet they report that times are
not so hard as is currently stated. Oni,
seven ont of ninety-six sherlhs have as ye
settled.
A delegation OF Wake county citizens
called on the Governor to-day to urge
communication of the sentence of j. e. Par
rish, now in jail here TO be hanged ON th'
| 10th instant.
DEAF. DUMB AND BLIND.
The report Of the Institution for thu
Deaf. Dumb and Blind made TO the Cover
nor to-day shows that there have been IL
| the institution since December /, 1888. two
hundred and fifty-three pupils. OF whom
seyenty-three are colored. The number o
pupils is larger thar. ever before. The build
| incs are much crowded at the white de
partment. The annual appropriation Il
S4. 900. The institution mas been CONDUCTED
within this amount, and there IS a sinai
balance TO its credit.
w. p. Rodwell a. Co.. of Oakville, War
rem county, has assigned. Assets and la
billties are not stated.
George G. Stone, who Is known as The
boss muonshiner in Wake county, was cap
tured at his still last night. i'll Cedar-Forl
township, and was brought here and jailed
BY reason of the warm weather many
farmers have lost the joint meat whici
they were attempting to cure. This falls
very heavily upon them and there are
many complaints.
The Capitol is yet draped in mourning
for Mr.. Davis and the emblems of griel
will remain for the full period OF thirty
davs.
The store Of Thomas Moore. near Snow
Hill, Greene county, was burned Tuesday
night. The loss was quite large. -,
Great numbers of Georglans are in the
East hiring negroes to 90 to their State K
work in the turpentine forests. They tak'
only experienced laborers. There is be
ginning to be quite lively movement il
this industry in the counties along thu
southern border OF North Carolina. This
promises to exceed ANYTHING in that direc.
ton in some years. There yet remains Q
great deal of virgin pine timber.