The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-24


Wrfuov. n. c.. Jan. 23.- special. Judge
Conner has decided that the branch lines ~ the
Wilmington and Weldon railroad are liable 10
taxation. but that no part Of the main me is.
The charter OF the road Grants exemption
from taxation 10 the main line. buI uouot
having arisen IN the minds oi the ralir ead
c0mmi- sioners as - whether this exemption
auphed 10 the branch roads, these
branches were assessed for taxation by
the commission and the suit arose
on the application by the railroad
company an order restraining the snerld
OF this county from collecting the tax. Inc
case will OF course be appealed 70 the Su-
preme Court and will be heard by that
tribunal during the second week IN February.
Ii has already been heard once IN the 0u-
preme Court. uut the question lnNOlyed IN
the present suit was not settled IN the
former suit it was held that the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad and all OF Its property
was perpetuallY exempt from all taxation
whatever
The vestibue and the other north bound
passenger trains were delayed several hours
this morning by a wreck below Wilmington.
There was freight train wreck. and the
wrecMng tram which was sent to It's assist
ance cOlllded with another -Four lives We're
lost in the two accidents
IL 10 reported here that the SeabOard Air
] inc will be opened 10 Atlanta tor passenger
traffic By March Isl and that as soon as this
is done a fast through mail and passenger
train will be put on the line between Allan tn
and New York. IL is also SAID that this
through train will run over the Atlantic
Coast Line tracks between this point and
Richmond From this 1t would seem
that the road from hddgeway on the
Raleigh and Castor rOai 70 Richmond
Will finally be built by the Seaboard AR Line.
which now owns the property, thus making
IL independent of the Coast Line The road
Nnti z. Hnn
been graded AMI the piers built where II will
cross the Roanoke river near Rldgeway IL
could be complet ID in Jess than year If 70
should be desirable. and would shorten the
distance to Richmond forty miles
Mr. Newett Grant. of Northampton, died at
his home in that county this morning aged
about forty-fye years. lie leaves wife and
SIX children. lie Is the eighth victim of the
grin in the Grant family. The disease rs wide
spread and unusually fatal IA that county.
News reached here this morning that DR..
Perkins gave Mr.. j.. -. Murphy "a severe
Gaming on the streets Of Greenyille few
days AGO. The cause of the attack i not
known here. Bad blood has existed be-
tween them for some time. Dr. Perkins has
been placed under bond TO keep the peace.
The new Jail of northampton county, made
necessary by the burning Of the old one, has
been completed and Is now ready for the re-
ceptiOn of prisoners. 10 has all the modern
improvements for such buildings North
smpton prisoners have heretofore been
placed in the jail OF this county lor safe
keeping.
Heavy rains and high water in the streams
greatly retard work on the railroad now be-
ing constructed TO Washington hy the Coast
Line. All the grading has been done and IRON
will be laid as soon as tIestles can be placed
over the streams and swamps.
The rear portion Of freight train which
had broken loose ran int the forward part
this morning on the bridge and did some dam
aye to one or two cars. No one was hurt.