Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-04
THE NEW SENATORS.
ONE WILL eE A PoPuLIsT AND THE
OTHER A REPUBLICAN.
A Duel Over Shooting. sfatc,,-Extension
Of New Inlet Dam Bsptist State Con.
vcntion-IThe State Rrturna

RALEIGH. N. C.. December s.-tSpe-
says that the reports that the Republic
cans are planning to elect both senators
arc totally unfounded that there are
not three Republicans In the Legislature
who will fail to vote for one Populist
and one Republican.
Saturday morning about II 80 a boiler at
the Misenheimer saw-mills. near Concord.
blew UP. and scalded Mr.. Miles Misen-
helmer almost to death. No hopes are
given for his life. Three years ago n
brother OF the present owner got sawed
into, and was Instantly killed.
FATAL QUARREL.
Wiley Wilson and John Fox. OF Lewiss.
quarrelled on Saturday over n shooting
match. Wilson attempted to shoot Fox,
when the latter drew pistol and shot
Wilson through the breast.
General X. +. Hake has bought the en-
tire Lincoln Lithia Spring property, near
Lncolnton, and Is fitting up the hotel
with all modern improvements, and VIII
make It a summer and winter resort. Mr..
hUtt, VI tht lin fiOeea t'-s~'
will take charge.
New Inlet, near the mouth OF the Cape
Fear river. Is being firmly reclosed. big
break there made 1t necessary for some
thing to be done. An extension of the
regular dam was found to be the only
alternative. Stone for the dam IS carried
from the quarries at Mr.. Airy, and the
United States Engineers Corps OF the
Cape Fear has charge Of the work. one
thousand tons of stone will be used.
To-day the new county officers pre-
scented their bondr and took charge OF
affairs. Some say all the bonds have been
made up, while others say that there -
doubt about the Treasurer-elect (knighO
having been able to raise his $4,000 BOND
AS TO STATE AID.
The Baptist State Convention meets IN
Charlotte on the 9th. The proceedings
will be watched with interest. as they
will show what they will do In regard
to State aid TO the university gentle
man here who Is on the inside says they
will he very conservative. and advise the
taking away of that aid gradually.
DR.. Thomas Hume, of the university, Is
spoken of very prominently In connection
with the presidency OF the proposed Bap-
list female university here.
A REFORMAIOh1.
The Progressive Farmer. prominent
Fusion paper, ard which necessarily mas
much influence with the new Legislature,
comes out to-day in an editorial earnestly
urging the establishment of reformatory
for youthful criminals.
The annual report of the State Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction shows the
following: Receipts, s767. s02.62; disburse-
hal on hand in lSvi
1924. 22SO7: balance this year. sl95, ~;
number of whites, school nge g to ~.
Ss9.7i9; enrolment, 1886; number of col
ored of school age, H2,iS; enrolment
J23. 500; value of whte-school property,
SS17, s4s; colored S01,l49
The Atlantic-Coast Line officials have
decided 10 build a handsome new passen-
ger-depot at Fayetteville. 1t will be OF
pressed brick and brownstone, and
equipped with all modern improvements
Frank Moore, of the Taylorsyille cotton
mills. which were burned last week. has
assigned for the benefit of his creditors.
There are practically no assets.
LED THE TICKET.
The nominees for Chief Justice led
their respective tickets. The vote Tor
Shepherd is 1853, and for Faircloth,
las. i3i, making the latter's majority 2l.Sn.
The total vote cast is 1861. Two years
ago the total vote was 1880. The fall
ing off in the vote was not 50 great as
was thought. Justice Shepherd came in
5000 votes Of getting as many votes as
did Governor Carr. The Republicans and
Popullsts two years ago polied 1854
votes; they thus gained this year 300
Three years ago 2,457 votes were cast
for the Prohibition candidate for Gov
ernor, while this year the Prohbltionists
had no candidate. Walter Clark got
272,070 votes or 400 less than The total
cast.
The prospects now are that Rutherford
ton will soon be on grand trunk line
a line will be built from Marion TO Tur-
key Cove. then run from Johnson City.
Tenn. to Turkey Cove, so the road from
Marion to johnson City will probably be
finished by the end OF 1879.
CONGRESSIONAL.
The following are the returns OF the
congressional vote, the canvass Of which
was completed to-day by the State Board
of Canvassers:
First District. Skinner FNision). 1880:
Branch DemocraD, 1854. Second Dis
trict, Woodward DemocraD, l4.721;
Cheatham Republicam 9.413: Freeman
PopulisD, 5.3l4. Third District. Shaw
DemocraD, 1O,699; spears utepuDncah),
6.966; Thompson CPopulist, 9.705. Fourth
District, Stroud H'usionisU. 1861; Coake
DemocraO. 1885 Fifth District. Settle
Republican). 1884; Graham Oemocrat,
1905; Merritt QopulisU. 2.l0i. Sixth Dis
trict, Lockhart DemocraD. 1896; Martin
FusionisD, 1852. Seventh District. Shu-
ford (FusionisD. 1888; Henderson Demo
craft, 1924. Eighth District, Linney Gu
sionlsO. 1879; Bower Democrap, 154sl.
Ninth District, Pearson GusionisO 1860;
Crawford OemocraO, 1884
From advance sheets Of the report for
1894 of the State Railway Commission. the
following interesting facts are gathered:
Gross earnings from operation. Atlantic
Coast Line system. s2.l567S2 Southern
system (Richmond and Danville). $751;
49, Seaboard Airline system. S2,SiS. 81 {:
miscellaneous roads. sl.S16.522 Operating
expenses, Atlantic-Coast Line, $l,236,s59;
Southern, $2,2SO.lll; Seaboard Airline,
Sill ,529; miscellaneous, Sl,0l00S7. Net
earnings from operation. Atlantic-Coast
Line. $Sl9,772; Southern, s7Sl,625; Seaboard
Airline, $685., 226; miscellaneous, sS3S.9l2.
Total gross earnings. $S.S6i,9ll. Operating
expenses, s6.7SS,6SS Net earnings, S,2IS,-
537. The net earnings Of the Norfolk and
Western were $685., 225; North Carolina.
SOL 537: Western North Carolina, 81, $40.