Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-10
ACROSS THE BORDER.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN THE
NORTH STATE CAPITAL.
To Vote ON Building a New Rail.
rond-A Handsome Residence Burn
ed - Cotton Receipts - Interesting
Records Turn Up-Perxonal Notes.

RALEIGH. N. c.. September e.-(Spe
cial.)-The bill in the last Legislature t,
annul the lease of the North Carolins
railway prevented any railway west Of
Durham's building any connection with
In fifteen miles OF the South Caro-
lima line
The people OF Burke county are now
TO vote on the issue Of bonds to build q
railway from Shelby TO Morganton. In
an airline Shelby is about nine miles
bill passed the building OF this road
would have been impossible. or else the
southern terminus would have had to
| be In the woods six miles north of
Shelby.
The handsome residence of ex-Judge
south of Raleigh. was burned at
O'Clock this morning. He had moved
into the city only few days ago, and
the house, which cost over $500, was
in charge of a caretaker.
Cotton receipts locally are very libe-
raj. Yesterday over 200 bales came in
by wagon.
At Scotland Neck, Monday evening,
Rev. James Battle Averett delivered an
address on the life and character of the
late Bishop Atkinson. and his influence
on the Episcopal Diocese Of North
Carolina.
This morning an alarm OF fire was
sent in from the Central Hospital for
the Insane, near here, calling for the
Raleigh Fire Department. The latter
responded promptly, but it was found
that the fire amounted to nothing
One hundred of the penitentiary con-
victs will be sent from there Monday to
the Caledonia farm to pick cotton. and
the Others save about thirty. to the
Halifax and Northampton farms. There
are 127 at work on the Carthage rail-
way. All of these. save the strongest,
will be sent to the Wadesboro' farm,
and the strength Of the force on the
Carthage railway will be kept at 100
by new convicts as rapidly as sound
ones arrive.
Mayor l.. c. Caldwell, OF Statesville
is here to ask Governor Russell to pGr-
don W. F. Miller, who killed man In
Iredell six years ago. and got a ten
years sentence FEBRUARY Uth last Gov
ernor Russell refused to pardon him.
Negroes I'm the western counties are
making objections. holding meetings. and
adopting resolutions because they say
Only white jurors are drawn.
There Is a new development in the
Lynchite. or Sanctifed Band, free-love
A preacher from New Jersey
has made his appearance in the Pasquo-
tank Methodist Circuit, and is preach |
ing the Lynch doctrine.
Stone for use in matchmaking the |
streets here liz 10 be taken out Of the |
quarry east OF the city, and In front |
u the National Cemetery. from which /
he stone used In building the Capitol /
was taken. The aldermen this evening |
made arrangements for issuing the s5O.- |
90 of street-improvement bonds which
he people voted last Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Haywood, daughter OF
he late Hon. William II. H. Haywood,
If this city, died here yesterday af-
ernoon.
The Secretary OF State is collecting
md arranging all the old State docu-
nents. He yesterday found the minutes
4 the boa.d which selected the site
or Raleigh and the Capitol.
Dispositions are now being taken I'm the
ase Of Samuel =. Langdon. of Phila-
elphia, against Miss Kate Waite, sec
etary Of the Cumnock Coal Company.