Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-25
MILITARY.
Bra GUARD ITEMS FROM NORTH CAR
oLIEA.
New Company-A Batch Of Colonels Com
Observation-Disclosures.
fenced to he Hanged.

date OF the noXt State Fair at Raleigh.
Application for the organization of a
mihtary company at Greensboro was re-
ccived 10y Governor Scales to-day. The
officers ere h. Percy Gray, captain s.
H.. Alderman, first lieutenant Eluson
L.. Giimer. second lieutenant. The conf
'pauy vas accepted. and will be assigned
10 toe Third regiment as Company h.
An order which will lc issued Monday
vii state That no companies other than
those which have made application at
this date will be received.
The Governor to-day appointed maRis-
tratos for the counties OF CabarTus and
Montgomery.
To-day tGe Governor and Commander
in-Chicf made the following appoint
ments on the general sia1 OF the North
Carolina State Guard, all with the rank
O. colonel Engineer.ip-Chicf, William
CASTOR Lewis, OF GoldsborO Commits
sarv-Gcnerai. John J.. CantweIl, Of Viii
iaiugtou Inspector Of Eiile-Practice.
John r.. Broadfoot, Of Fayetteville. A
commission was issued 10 J. c. l.. Gud-
ger as captain OF the Rchland Rifles, Of
NavncsNic.
l.cs. DR.. William r. Richardson, edi-
t.r q the Central Presbyterian, Is here
ta, guest of Hon. Edwin q. Readc, and
wi preach at tine First Presbyterian
81 Sch tomorrow morning.
lIs afternoon notice was issued TO the
SUB Board of Agriculture to meet here
st the 18TH, aud 70 the Board of Trus-
g ,of the State Agricultural and Ne
q. deal College 10 meet here April the
4 In joint meeting On a later date
th. will take final action in regard TO
q Foilcgc Bids for the construction
ot b main building OF the college Will
lened thsJ day and contracts award
,t lho building is TO be an imposing
f'ure-l7o feet IN length by SO deep,
flrce stories high, with basement.
1 l.. Polk. State secretary Of the
tuers' Alliauce, to-day issued the six
tlreath charter to sub-allianccs.
lanes Bycrs, convicted in Wilkes SUI
tar Court OF the murder OF Hepry Ed
~, hiss been sentenced 10 be hanged
II 18th.
kev. G.. W. sanierlin, Of Wayne
-tnty, viii be a candidate for the Demo
&c nomination for State Auditor.
is an able and popular gentleman
{ an excellent farmer.
Three or four wears ago there were
~ complaints about labor, both az to
& iuelic.eucy and scarcity. As YOU
3 informed yesterday. these have IN
Ct part sb4tei This fact the De
ftmeut Of Agriculture regards as par
tiaGv favorable
Washington VIII have the most beau
a. Confederate cemetery in the State.
has also Confederate Park, eX-
tiug along the river. At the highest
tut stands q granite shaft, thirty feet
b.. which commands a view of the
Iutiiul lamlico river for a distance Of
hive miles. This monument IS to be
tmaily unveiled May 10th, which IS
Memorial Day ID this state.
Nv. James Weston, Of Christ church,
city, viii next month begin the
Uaration Of lis book on p. >. Aey,
remarkable man who lived in Rowan
/ Iredcl counties, and who, It Is
" believed by most persons, was no
h parsonage than Napoleon's great
taal." Mr. Weston informs me that
+ kssor LYMAN Draper, Of Wisconsin.
I. ,w rather inclined 10 doubt this. but
Ito his mind the known facts con-
ccivelv prove It. lis book viii be
~ hble publication. The matter is IN
1 shape th.t he can prepare It IN
t.tv daYs after commencing work.
In some Way 81 senseles5 rumOr started
fat theDurEam and Northern railway
nai been bought out by tire Richmond
ana DNills Company. and that work
O.. IL would cease. Major John {.
Elrf.. president OF the Durham and
Nuth.n road, Informs MS that there Is
n.ta article of truth in 1t. Work on
tie IA IS being very actively pushed
lya age force Of labOrcrs.
lib funds necessary for the compile
..a ,fthe monument OF the late Captain
olph a Shotwell are being made
rn She contract for the monument
vl call Tor It's completion by August.
i, wi stand on commanding spot IN
Gouiederate cemetery here, very near
Sic monument 10 Colonel j. Mcleod
LINER.
call is extended to the counties Of
Gwen, Psmhco. Beaufort, hyde, Car
t.et. Jones, Onslow, and Lenoir, to
IN together and form permenent so
c-ty for the holding OF an annual fair
6 Newberne. 1t Is al important move
lenL
North Carolinians are much interested
the proposed Virginia State Exposi-
.1u aud will attend 1t IN large numbers.
he North Carolina Exposition IN 1881
A. one Of the most successful, tnan-
oa'ivas well as otherwise, ever held. It's
re1 dat. W. >. Primrose, and ITS secre-
ar-. lr. II. T.. Fries were we're usetl
al the details OF the undertaking.
lL-v cn give the promoters OF tho Nlr-
g-4 EXPOSITION a great deal OF very
b, 1are information on the subject 1t
mot certain now that in few years
th gIrolina will have another expcsl-
SOB.
rer,rt from GoldsborO' says the
@ 3 veaher has really done much dam
20 frht in that region. and has killed
-,-e icu,hs Of the peaches.
10 Iaidson College Rev. ". w.
Moore. J. d., Of tie Union Theological
Seminar, will preach the baccalaureate
rmon. Ind Rev. John L. Giradesu, OF
re Co!uAbia Seminary. the annual ser
roa bei Q the Young Mems Christian
t.1.iaun at the coming commence
r..1t.
I,tera in Rev. Mr.. Pearson's revival
meetings at Wilmington IS on the IN
crease. ihree thousand persons hear
Lu each night on an average.
The scsoOner Frances, X. W. HICKS
a. Wilmington, owner, is high and dry
OIL. tae zach at Wnghtsville sound and
s-l b. atotal loss. She is loaded with
lubtr.
Ocraqke inlet is 70 be deepened 80 as
:, adm. Of the passage OF larger vessels
O. Wellington and points on famlico
b,-lI. II is an important WORK.
ne burlington S~itehnnen'
fBytelegfaph 70 tho Dlspaichl
CrcAco, March 24.-Freight trsihc
on ne Burlington, which yesterday was
rouug practically the same as before
He engineers strike, is to-day at stand
81 AFFAIRS is