The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-27
RAISED THE VALUATION
Railroad Commission Increases Rates on
the More Important Roads.
GOVERNMENT SUED FOR A LARGE SUM.
Fatal Shooting ut EorcstyIlic-Coun.
try People Annoy .r
Southern Pinc>-t urham'. Mayor
Chaiicn.cd-Tn on Cigarettes
MrK. COcKe Probably Murdered.

Raleigh. N. c., July 26.-(Speclal..-The
Railway Commission to-day announces
the following railway valuations per
mile: Petersburg railway. Sl3.0O0-in-
crease. $4,000; Wilmington and Weldon.
81, 500-incrense, 81, 500; Norfolk and Ca
rolina. S12, 000-increase, 81. OCQ: Ta,boro,
4l2,Ooo-increase, $4,000; Wilson and
Florence, sl2, 000-.ncrcase. $ 1000; Allan
tic and North Carolina, Si2. 001-Iacrease.
$2'oOo; Piedmont, $13. G00-incrcase, 5000.
North Carolina, frcm Greensboro to
Charlotte. SID, 00o--increase. $1,000; Sea-
board and Roanoke. $l3. 000-incrcase.
$4,000; Raleigh and CASTOR. $1l. 5O0-!n-
crease, 1900; Raleigh and Augusta line,
Sl1 ,0O0-incsease, 81, 00o; NCrfo'k and
Southern, Sl3.060-inc. ease. $1,000; rolling
stock on the Southern is incrcieed S7IO.-
900; valuation of Atlantic AID Danvillc
is decreased $500 per mile. Day tole-
graph rates for Western Union. Ii cents
Tor ten wotda, and ! cent 70: each adHi-
tional word; other lines 90 GEMS for ten
words. The Wchter:. Union Will appeal.
Exceptions to these valuations are to be
heard July 3lst.
Commercial travellers report that more
merchants in this state are paying cash
for their purchases :han ever before.
This is perhaps II Eclv due to tho ..cpcal
OF the law %farb.dding preferences In as
SHIPMENTS. The merchants who surply
abe country and email town dealers do
not like n preference !aw.
The suit CT rr. w. r. Wood, d..
SpTuill. and M. Peer r.. Smith against
the government fCr nc use Of ;hcir pa
tent clcctric-li2h @ 10y is 70: $780, 900.
Thu people arOUHl Southern Pines
known as the natives" are making
things 81 unpleasant; fer tic rcsi1cn $ OF
that town. nearly all Sew F.nglInde:s.
in regard 10 The stock law. that s IN: OF
the townnncop!c wish TO sell II AID
leave. A North Caroiinian Just from
Southern Pines says This IL The STATE Of
affairs, and that the country people. an
cry because the town has a stock law.
have threatened TO burn butlAi:g,s. He.
further says that Eanc of he natives
have conc forward and assured the
townsTeopic thai: hey dep cca:vd the
occurrences. The town has Il perfect
right. of course. to have Il sock law.
1t IL expected ;ha: tic tahlccn Eclas
here this season viii b. larger than il
several yea s. Last setson ahau; one
and Il quar.ur NIL To-: pcurds of tire leaf
were sold III the Two Warehouses;. The
leaf trade here haa &c; been encouraged
by capital.
Clay county Il tie only one IN the
E:a.e which II H. "c.u"9 of taX&bles
docs NJ: report u Sc Gle.
The shipment Il p@.awl:c grapes from
the vineyards hc;a ic&an to-day, twelve
days late: han leri Sc:s,n. Good prices
are expcc;cd @. M DcIawarcs were on
the Northern mail $50 In. ms The ? d
Anothcr homjc!d, occurred nca; For.
estyilc last ninh, Tnm Dunn. co,nrnl
shot VIII Kelly. also cnloreI. The had
words EclIy W.. .,n nw,rrcsec~ H..
stopped 10 plci, np q @;pi.e. when DUNN
fired the bullet. atrl'.!a$ IEnl!y in the
abdomen. Dunn n.1. ihe general OPP
g.. to-, $50 49,. , -. aa-. 49,, e, .,-,, . g.-,E