Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-31
BIG SUIT FOR TAXES.
WILMINGTON WANTS 5000 900 FROM
The w. g. w. RAILROAD co.
Two Mere Negro Children burned 10
h--statevilis's Heavy Losses by
Firc--Cost Of Railways Per Mile.

rcorrcspondencc Of the Richmond Dkpatch.l
RALrron. N. c., December 30.--The city
Of Wilmington has instituted legal pro-
ceedings against the Wilmington and
Weldon railway to secure back taxes to an
amount SAID to be 100000. 1t is thought
there will be q compromise. This action
of the city is based upon the recent de-
cision of the United States Supreme Court
in regard to this railway.
MOTHERS oARELEsssEss.
Near Taylorsville. Alexander county, q
negro woman named Roberts locked her
three little children in her house and went
away 30 dance. The house caught on
ERE and two children were burned TO death,
only. their bones beng found. One child
was rescued, Year after year nifty or
s;rtv little negroes lose their lives IN this
horrible way, owing to their mothers
carelessness. yet there IS no punishment
for what Is certainly criminal negligence;
Mr.. +. b. Drake, who died at Statesviiie
Wednesday, was for many years the edl-
tor of the American, the leading hepubll-
can paper in the western part or the otate'
He was 4S years OF age.
IossEs AND INSURANCE.
Statesville's second fire. on Wednesday,
early in the month. The value OF the
buried property was approximately $685.
| ION The insurance is $50, 900, as FAR as can
he learned. The old Carolina Hotel, occu-
| pied by eight business firms. was valued at
| 500 with $500 insurance. A nne
| building near by, occupied as a hardware
store, law offices, and an armory, was
valued at 20, 1000, with no insurance. 1t
was IN this building that the fire started.
w. A. Thomas & Co., the hardware hrm'
lost $4,000. with $1,000 insurance. The
Onera- House. valued at - 900. was insured
for 81. 600. Stocks from three stores were
removed, though badly damaged. All the
other firms save Thomas Co., saved por-
tions of their stocks. The burning OF
this block and the one which was con-
sumed a fortnight ago makes an ugly gap
in fine pretty and prosperous town and
Temporarily Injuries business to o consid-
cradle extent.
AVERAGE COST PER MILE.
The Railway Commission annual Report
will give some interesting figures showing
the average cost per mile of all the rail-
ways in the State. Among these figures
are the following: Western North Caro-
lima railway, Sd, 1893 per mlle; Petersburg,
$50. 253: Oxford and Henderson, $4,000;
Statesville and Western, $4,000; North
Carolina Midland. $4,000; Atlantic and
DanVille, T4U.ofU: ONlOIu anu Oi1A ASflliV'
$50, 975; Seaboard and Roanoke, S3l,3 7S {;
Wilmington, Onslow, and East Carolina,
S33. 56S: YadkIn. S30,2i3. Of ell the sixty
two railways. the average cost per mile OF
the Hamilton was the least-S5sS. Others
in this part of the list are the Cashie and
Chowap, 81 5j7; Cashie and Roanoke,
81 600; GAINESVILLE and Washington,
81 900: Atlanta and Charlotte Airline.
81 .2s2. and Carthage, 81, 40.
Malcolm Harrison, of the Forty-seventh
North Carolina Regiment. died at the Con-
federate Soldiers Home here last night.
The directors of the North Carolina
railroad met here in special session this
afternoon at the Governors office. at his
request. The State OWES $3,00O,OOO stock
in this road.
ASSIGNMENT.
The Farmers Alliance store here, main
tanned by the Wake-County Alliance, has
made an assignment. Il. James Powell IS
manager. The liabilities approximate
81, 900. Two or three Richmond firms are
due small amounts. The assets amount to
$4,000. it is SAID. Anumber of Alliance
stores in various counties have suspended
busineSS