The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-01
THE HOUNDS NO GOOD
The HEAVY Rains Prevent Their Following
the Trail Of the Train WrsGksrS.
a CONDUCTORS GOODNESS COMMENDED

4 :
Rretecied the Trains of Both Roads
Against tho Results OF tho Wreck
The Average Length of the
school Tern Is Sixiy-three Days -
"A Judge Criticised.
I Raleigh, N. c.. Dec. 31.-(SpeciaD-
The attempt to trail the train wreckers
with bloodhounds failed. w. B. Hartsoe.
5 of Burlington, n. c., came here with
two fine hounds and these took up the
trail at the point where the freight
train on the Seahoard Air Line was
wrecked night before last. The trail
was seventeen hours old. but the dogs
( followed two miles until they reached
heavy woods. Much rain had fallen
and in the woods this had washed out
sSthe trail.
Hartsoe said to-day that but for this
rain we would have had some fun. AS
it is I am out $1,000, for that amount
would have been paid for the capture
of the train wreckers. ! believe they
were two white men. One wore a No.
S round toed shoe and the other No.
"a or 8 sharp toed shoe. My two dogs
are excellent ones paid Sl25 for them
In Indiana
A cool. CONDUCTOR
Many compliments are paid Con-
ductor Yearly for his presence of mini
In sending out his train crew east and
west along the tracks OF the Senboard
Air Line and the Southern to warn
trains of the wreck AS has been said,
the tracks are in a few feet of each
other and some of the derailed cars
were piled on the Southern tracks. En-
gineer Robertson. two OF whose ribs
were broken, walked into the city.
j Ex-Governor Jarvis is here and spent
SQme time the executive mansion to-
day.
Justice Walter Clark. of the Supreme
Court Is now the oldest in point of SER
vice on the bench. He has served IL
years.
It is learned that Oliver H. Dockery
will be here next week. He Is an as
Ipirant for the Senate.
4 The railway commission has received
an inquiry regarding the prospects of
railway to Southport. In some way an
opinion gained currency that the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad in
tended building road to that point,
or rather extending its line from VIII
mington.
1t appears that the Tribune, the Re
publican daily here, will hardly APP
pear before January LIST This is be-
cause of delay In receiving the presses.
BARELY THREE MONTHS SCHOOL
The length on an average in the State
: for white children Is only 63 days In the
year. Populists say the greatest efforts
will be made to add at least another
month to the term.
Among the holiday marriages that of
4 Paul Nichols, Cumberland county
farmer, aged 81, and q girl Of 20. easily
takes precedence
y There Is renewed talk of the extern
{ sion of the Aberdeen and Rock1ish rail-
way to Fayetteville.
TIMBERLAKE OR CARR.
There Is good deal of comment upon
Judge Undertakes attack on Governor
Carr for the latter's action In pardon
Ing the three officers who were con-
yicted Of using undue force in arrestiny
a negro charged with larceny. 1t is
asserted here on high authority that the
entire White population of Edenton APP
proves Governor Carr's action and that
all scriticise the conduct of Judge Tim
berlake. This comes from one of the
most Intelligent and influential citizens
of Edenton. The latter further asserts
z that before the trial Judge Timberlaks
had the negro closeted in his room at
night
Two convicts were brought to the pen
itentiary to-day from Carteret county.
Belvidere, the home of Governor elect
Russell, was also the home Of Governor
Benjamin Smith.
s. F. Henszey and Miss Kate Waite.
VI me SuHlnock coal mine, VINO were
sued by s. P. Langdon Of Phladel-
phia, have applied to Judge Seymour.
Of the Federal Court here, for an order
requiring Langdon to file bond before
they are compelled to file their answers
$ to his. charges. Their replies are pre-
{ pared. and will be fled as soon as Judge
SSeymopT rules.
The Democratic State Central Com
Intttee held meeting here this month
B the only one held since the election.
WERE AMERICAN ENGINES.
IL was stated in the papers recently
that the first engines used on the Raj
. igh and CASTOR railway were English
built. This was an error. Albert John
son, of this city. the Oldest living rail-
way engineer, says they were American
built He ran the first one into Raj
eigh.
RICHMOND COUNTY LYNCHING.
iynching or murder occurred on
christmas night near Gibson's station
fichmond county. The man killed was
~ I'm Green, colored, a newcomer in the
sneighborhood. who was employed in a
cotton seed oil mill at Gibson. Nothing
was known OF him except that ne was
Sof bad reputation and had served in
the penltentiary. Late Christmas night
number of white men on horsebac
surrounded Green's house and made him
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