The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-08
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
TnE sEABOARD AIR LINE BUILD
IhGNEV TRACK.
A Heavy Loss in iladen and Duplin Coun
ties on Account of the Failure Oh '"'
Huckleberry Crop-Rare Letters

RALEIGH, N. C., August I--speciai'-
The Atlantic Coast Line Will Duiiu "'"s
miles OF railway in Robson county, an"
the penitentiary authorities nave an
contract to do the grading. II WIN P1'
ono hundred convicts on this work as
soon as they finish the three mics ~. IT,,
Wilmington to connect the Atlan.lc 80 80
Line with its new line, the Wliiiin7 -,
and New Berne. Forty conVlctS 81 ~
seven springs TO do some special work.
Fine rains have fallen over woe a ,.'
Of the State. In the extreme east they
came just I'm time to save the crops ~ a.,
fears of drought are now reheVeu' ino
weather Is cooler than at any time siice
June.
Senator Tillman appears TO be IN ue-
mand in certain sections OF North O'io-
lima. He speaks at Mocksyilie on tno
18th instant. The Republican organ ue-
nounces him in bitter terms.
THE HUCKLEBERRY CROIi
Mr.. Johnson, member Of the lower
House of the Legislature from sampson
county, is here and says the huckleoerry
crop in that county, Baden and Dupilh'
is almost total failure. This means
heavy loss TO the people, as II IS sara
those counties produce more huckieDer-
ries than any others in the country
Auditor Cole finds that Clerk D. H.
Milan. Of the Seaboard Air Line AT
Charlotte, has embezzled N,zVO OF the
company's funds and committed forgery
in an effort to hide his crime. lie mas
fed and iii said has gone to the klon-
dyke cOIntry. His bond covers MS snort
age.
Senator Buffers paper says IN referring
to the meeting Of the Populist state Exc
cutive Committee here next week that
Il will DO Of great importance. Inc SEN
ator arrived here this afternoon.
STATE MINING
The State to-day began regularly the
mining Of phosphate at its mines at Cas-
Ito Hay no
clerk Pagan continues the work of
compiling the returns for the state Board
OF Equalization. Much good Is already
done b. the prominence given the fact
that tho inequalities In valuation are so
great and improper.
Tho taxes on livery stables are semi
annual, and the remarkable fact IS shown
in the returns that while Buncombe pays
Sll7, Mecklcnburg pays only Sl3. The tax
is paid on each horse in use. Wake pays
SO. New Hanover $50. Some counties pay
nothing.
Then as TO marriage licenses: A tax Of
81 is due the State on each. Buncombe
does not report a cent while New Han
over turns in $-u and Wake no less than
Si0,.
The Agricultural Department was ask
ed by ST. Louis people 10 get offers TO sell
10000 acres Of timber land in North Car
DINA. That much land is offered. Let
ters are pouring in.
PLEAD GUILTY.
Deputy Sheriff Rivers went to Indiana
polls after man named Durham. who
swindled Royal & Borden here out OF
800 on a forged check. He was charged
with a similar swindle there and pleaded
guilty rather than return TO North Caro-
lima, and 80 10 the penitentiary.
Governor Russell receives some rich.
rare and racy letters. one is from a man
in a piedmont county. saying he has a
large family and needs money and asking
for permit TO still" whlskey. Another
is from a man who says he had a whiskey
distiIlery in a boat in Mattanneskeet Lake
but that 1t was so near a saw mill that he
was driven away. lie wants 10 know If
he can move his still into the canal
Another man, a darkey, tells OF a church
fuss and says Brother Johnson tells it
that he has a permit from you 10 rule
this church and he wants 10 know if that
is So"
a German. evidently new to the United
States, wrote Me life is in danger Wen
will you be down with der millishy?"