Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-09-08
TIE STAR OF EMPIRE.
1T SEEMS TO BIZ HEADED TO.
WARDS MURPHY.
The Latest News from North Car
Oliiia. Particularly Andrews and
the Home Of Mira. Gould, Who
Killed Her Husband and is to be
Tried for II.

Killed Her Husband and is to he
Tried for II.
MURPHY, N. c., Sept. 6,-Thc extern
sion of the Western North Carolina
railroad through this county has given
n new impetus to all the industries in the
county. The grade of this road has been
completed to a point within three and a
half miles of Murphy, and force of over
one hundred and thirty convicts will
complete the entire line to Murphy at an
early day. All along the line OF the road.
from Jarrcts. in Swain county, to Muir
ply, new enterprises are springing up in
thc way of marble quarries, tale mines.
sawnills, new stores and residences.
Near Vallcyt0wn the railroad company
have Just completed one OF the finest
freight aud passenger acpots in he aate
and named the station Andrcwsin in honor
of one of the officers Of the Richmond
and Danvillc railroad, who lives ut Ral-
cigh, Col. Andrews owns the land ad-
joining the station and the prospect for
a live business town to be built up at an
early date is good. The distance from
AShcvilc to Andrews is about 100 miles
and a mail and passenger train from
Ashcvillc runs to Andrews daily, which is
he present terminus of the passenger
traffic.
The farmers alliance have a good
showing in this county and will 80 a
long ways in shaping matters at the
polls" this fall The republicans claim to
he in the majority in the county; but the
democrats are hopeful. Both factions
will put out a regular ticket and depend
ON the alliance men for their daily
bread"
Cherokee is n good farming county, much
more so than you would ordinarily sup
pose. The Thrash farm sold for S22 500;
the mineral interest amounted to about
half OF its value. The farmers refer you
To some of their lands that have been in
cultivation for ~ years and now
have fine crops oi corn ON them.
\ new tale mine was discovered near
the railroad track near Mr.. Hyatts and
all the necessary machinery for develop
ing the mine is now fully under way, and
the owners will reap n rich reward for
their pluck II is said other mines of the
same class have been found on the line of
the road.
Ii has been rumorcd more than once
that the yellow fever has broken out in
three ni the gulf ports this year and if
such is the case standing room for all the
refugees that will flock to Ashcville will
nc at n premium, and all of the refugees
that cannot find room in Ashcvillc may
bc accommodated in Murphy.
Murphy right now is in the midst of
first class sensation and the next term OF
I hc superior court will have on its docket
the trial oi an ex-lndian princess Tor the
murder of her husband. Your cores
pondcnt refers to the trial of Mrs. Lillian
Could who il is claimed, murdered her
husband, Mr.. Ludgatc wealthy descend
ant OF a distinguished English family
from the north of England. The New
Herald has its stcnographcr in Murphy
and il is said that the Herald of London
will publish the proceedings of the Muir
ply court. II you are fond of first
class sensation in high life then do not
tail to read all Of the proceedings Of the
Ludgatc-Gould murder case now on the
docket for the next term of court in Octo-
her next. iou kNow VINO.
AS u matter Of fact. we don't know
who. Will our correspondent send us
his namc-not necessarily as guarantee
of good filth, but for publication il he
so desires: And take notice, THE CITi-
ZEN has lots OF room for ncwsy letters
like the abovc.-ED. CITIZEN.