The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-10
THE TAR HEEL CAPITAL
BHIks County Will Vote on Bonds for
Railroad Construction,
JUDGE WHlTAgER'S FINE HOUSE BURNED
Now Cation on Tho SIorkot - sInny
Gnnviciss Picking Gott0n-Ncyrocs
Pass Rcsolutions--R uieixh Strects
to Etc Macndan,tzed- Faur Chtidveu
in Eight Months.

Raleigh. N. c., Sept. 9.--(Specini)--.
Inc Dill In the last legislature to annul
the tease OF the North Caraiina railway
prevented any hallway west of Durham
70 'huild any connection within l5 miles
OF the South Carolina line
The people of Burke county arc now
10 vote on the issue of bonds TO build
q railway from Shelby to Morganton.
IN an airline Shelby Is about nine miles
from the South Carolina line. Had the
Dill passed the building OF this railroad
would nave been impoz siblc. or else the
southern terminus would have had to be
IN the woods miles moth OF Shelby.
The handsome residence Of eS-Jutlrp
Spier Whitaker. two and a half mile,
south or Raleigh was burned at two
O'CLOCK this morning. He had moved in
Inc city only few days ago, and the
mouse, which cost over $1,000, was In
charge OF a caretakcr.
Cotton receipts locally are very lIbcr-
al. yesterday over 200 bales came In by
wagon. JILL ~
At Scotland Neck Monday evening.
Rev, James Battle Ave:itt delivered an
address on the life and character of the
late Bishop Atkinson, and his influence
on the Episcopal diocese OF North Car
olina.
This morning an alarm of fire was
turned In from the hospital for the In
sane near here, calling for the Raleigh
lire department. The latter responded
promptly, but It was found that the fire
amounted to nothing.
= one hundred OF he penitentiary con-
yicts Will be sent from there on Monday
TO the: Caledonia. farm to pick cotton.
and the others, about 30, to the Halifax
and Northampton farms. There are 127
at work on the Carthage railway All
OF these; save the strongest, will be
semitic the Wadesboro farm and the
strength Of the force on the Carthage
railway will be kept at about 100 by new
conwictsi as rapidly as sound ones ar
rive -.'1..
i Mayor L. c. Caldwell, OF Statesville, is
here. to ask Governor Russell TO pa; don
w F. Miller, who killed man In Ire
dell six; years ago and got n ten year
sentence February goth last, Gov. Carr
!refused.to pardon him.
Negroes in the Western counties are
making objections, holding meet
ings and adopting resolutions, because
they say only white jurors are allowed
There Is a first development In the
Lynchlte or Slnctifed Band frce-love
matter. a preacher from. New Jersey
has made his appearance in the Pasauo-
tank Methoqiit circuit and Is preaching
the Lynch doctrine.
Stone for use in matchmaking tho
streets here are to be taken out Of the
quarry east of the city, and In front OF
the National GENE terry, from which the
stone used In building the Capitol WIS
taken. The aldermen this morning
made arrangements foC issuing the
$4,000 Of street Improvement bonds,
which the people voted last Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Haywood, daughter OF
late Hon. William II. H. Haywood. or
this city. died here yesterday afternoon.
The Secretary Of State rs collecting
and arranging all the old State docu-
ments. He yesterday found the minutes
Of the board which selected the site for
Raleigh and the Capitol.
Roy. W. G.. Clements tells OF a case n,
Garner, this county, in which n woman
has given birth to four children In s
manthn.
Dispositions are now being taken in the
case OF Samuel T.. Langdon. Of Phila-
delphia against Miss Kate Waite. sec
rotary Of the Cumnock Coal company.