Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-09
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
FIGURES FROM TIE RAILROAD
COMMISSIONER REPORT.
yaIuations-The Longest and the
Shortest Lincs-Iiog-Choiera ana
No-Fence Law-FederaI Court-in-
teresting Case.
teresting Case.

RALEIGH. n. c., December S.-(spe-
cial)-The advance copies Of the report
OF the Railway Commission for the year
ending June SOth last are out. Most all
the figures regarding the roads were
given out by Chairman Wilson. OF the
commission, in october. and were then
published.
The portion which is new Is as to the
valuation, etc. Of the various lines etc
The Atlantic-Coast Line has 6S5 miles OF
main line; SO S-l miles Of sidings' and
valuations per mile range from $500 Tor
The Wilmington. Chadbourn. and Conway
TO $1,000. for the main lines. The track
Is valued at s5.7Oi so: rolling-stock. $751;
2s5; other property. slo,a4.
The Southern has 1901 miles; values
ranging from S2.ooo for the University
and the statesville and Western TO SLIGO
for the North Carolina Division. Total
values Of track, 7,55s.975; Of rolling-stock'
$50. s05: other property, si6oos0.
The seaboard Airline has 6'6 niles;
value S.7ls 40; rolling-stock, sH7eSS;
other property, ss9.oe2.
The thirty miscellaneous roads nave
90 miles: value. a.S76,799; rolling-stock,
s707. 81: other property, $lsoSZh
SHORTEST AND LONGEST.
The shortest road in the state Is given
as the Raleigh and Western, ~ miles,
value 81 900; the longest Is the cape fedl
and Yadkin Valley, 81 miles. Ihere are
thlrtv-two steamboat companies.
only 4 amnl0NHG
kried on the Wilmington and weldon
road and GO injured; whila OF persons
not EMPLOYEES. II were killed and ~ IN
iured ON the North Carolina railway,
~ EMPLOYEES were killed and VI IN
iIred: and OF those not employees ~
were killed and IA injured.
Of the Atlantic Coast-Line tho gross
earnings were 81. i36 209. and net income,
SeCs. SIS: OF the Southern, gross, N'oJJizi'
net Il ss5.2 S1: OF the Seaboard Airline,
gross 8. no. 6ss; net. sG57,5o5 The total
~ an roads was: Gross, S9,Si6l us; net,
s., 257 ga.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture says
IL Is clear from reports OF correspondents
mat the stock or no-fence law Is a
means OF checking hog-cholera, II II does
not entirely stamp II out. II II further
asserted that this is true OF other con-
faQfOuS Diseases bOAu VI SetetAS '.AAN 100.
Mr.. Wernyss (Repubhcan). member OF
the LEGISLATURE from Cumberland. denies
the run1or that he will not support Priteh-
ara for reelection the Senate.
FEDERAL COURT.
The Federal Court began work this
evening. one Of the interesting cases Is
from Durham, in which letters were sys-
tematlcally emptied OF money by mes
senger who took them from the post
office. ost-Ofice-Inspector Gregory be-
ing an important witness. There are
eighty-two new criminal cases and 100
old ones. Punishment OF revenue Offend
ers In this court has for some time been
very light One OF these Is from Raleigh
in which two white men-Ohve and Al
len--took figure from a s. Confederate
bill and put II on a 81 Treasury note ana
then passed the latter.
Tho State pension warrants, o,SH IN
number. for an amount aggregating aH.-
TAO. will be sent by the State Auditor to-
morrow.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson was here to-day
on his way 10 Kinston TO attend the