Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-19
A VIRGINIA HERO.
HAS CAPTAIN TATE ANY DESCEND
ANTS OR RELATIVES LlvINGi
Biennial Elections Of the y. G. state
Gusrd-The Great Proposed scnboard
Air-Line--Riohmond's Opportunity.
Especial telegram to the Dispa,ch.l


David Schenck. Of Greensboro. president
Of the Guilford Battle-Ground Company,
writes me the following letter, and it is
hoped that his inquiry may be given
prompt answer:
Captain Tate. Of the Virginia militia
fell in the fight at-the New-Garden Meet
ing-hOuse March 10. 1881. and his grave ~
yet discernable and his name is marked on
@ white-oak tree near by. ] propose 70
move his remains to the Guilford battle
ground, three miles from where he now
lies. and would be gled if you would in
qulre through your valuable paper
whether he has any descendants or
relatives living in Virginia. For a
number OF years after he was
killed his relatives visited his grave
| and kept railing around II. but in time
this grateful tribute ceased. | do not
know Captain Iate's Christian name. He
was one Of the heroes Of Cowpens who
fought under General Morgan January II,
1871. (See Lees Memoirs Of the War
pages 227 and ga I would be glad II the
friends OF relatives Of this gallant kevolu-
tiOnary hero would correspond with me in
regard 10 him. / would be pleased 70 re-
cord bis virtues and conduct as soldier
more fully than II has been done. GuIlford
battle-ground Is now owned by the Gull
1pr1 BhitlC-OIouuItb IbphUF anu II ptah-
tiful park. North Carolina appropriates
800 annually TO protect and improve the
grounds"
YIELD oYFIcEHs.
At the biennial elections for field officers
of the four regiments Of the North Caro-
lima State Guard. held December 4th, the
following were elected, the result beinZ
announced to-day in general orders Sc
cond ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, William C.. Jones,
Wilmington Lieutenant-Colonel,J John +.
Bruton, Wilson; Major, ". l.. Faison,
Clinton. Third Northumberland. Will
liam T. Gray. Winston: LieutenantColO-
mel. Samuel IA. BOYD. Reidsyille Major.
Alexander s. Ianier, Oxford. Fourth Iegi-
ment-Colonel. James +. Anthony, Char
lOtte: Lieutenant-C Colonel, James q. Mar
tin. Asheyile: Major. Ernest +. Young,
Charlotte. sufficient number Of the Of
fcers Of the First regiment not having at
tended the election the commits
stoned officers Of the companies OF
that regiment are ordered ,sd, TO % meet I, at
Rocky Mount January 6. 1891, for the pur-
pose Of electing colonel. a lieutenant
colonel, and a major.
Company F. Fourth regiment Baskerville
Light Infantry having failed TO comply
with the requirements Of law and existing
regulations, IL placed Mt the foot Of the
list of companies. and is debarTed from re-
ceiving the annual appropriation Tor 1890.
There are thirty-one companies, while the
Legislature apprOprlates $3.50 annually 10
each of thirty companies.
Richmond will be on the great Seaboard
airline. The Wilmington and Weldon
railroad will build from Springhope.
Nash county, here. thus completing what
is popularity known az the Albemarlc AM
Raleigh railroad, which extends from VII
lamston 10 this city. The Seaboard Ar
4 A .l,sv frpf q "a
meut with the Wilmington and Weldon
dissolved, will build new road from Ridge
way, i'm Warren county, on the Raleigh
and CASTOR railway. straight to Richmond.
This line will cross the Norfolk and West
ern railway near Petersburg and these two
roads will form n traffic arrangement. The
Seaboard Airline will get its coal and
line into Petersburg; the Norfolk and
Western line into Richmond, The plans
are all mature for this big railway move
ment. The authorities have been ut work
on them some time. IL now remains for
Richmond TO see that the new road gets
good facilities. The Seaboard Airline
will have the shortest of all lines from
Quantico to Atlanta.
AGRASD OPPORTUNITY.
Richmond, on that line, will have WIDE
command of southern trade and can reach
nearly all points in North Carolina. South
Carolina. and Georgia.
An OPEN sYcRET.
Ii is an open secret that the Seaboard
Airline desires and has for some time
wanted facilities at Richmond for freight
and passenger business. Al one time an
effort was made to divide these with the
Coast Line. The latter company wished
to secure privileges at the Union depot
here. These the Seaboard system decnne9
TO grant unless similar ones were granted
Richmond. Right on this point there was
hitch and no progress has been made.
THE DEVOTED VIII.
Mrs. Charles f. Cross. the devoted wife
of the ex-president of the smashed State
National Bank of this city, Is making most
strenuous efforts TO secure her husbands
pardon. 1t is said that she has secured
great number of signatures OF leadlhg
men, and that she will seek 10 secure those
of the members of the Legislature; she
has been living in Gates county with Mr..
Cross. leading citizen, her husband
father. She has many warm TRENDS.
CAPTURED DIsTILLERY.
A PARTY of revenue officers returned here
this afternoon from a raid IN johnston
county. They captured an Illicit dlstlllery
in operation, but did not succeed IN arrest
ing the men in charge.
WORK OF THIEVES.
News was received here this evening OF a
daring work by thieves IN Bladen county.
They forced an entrance into the store OF
c. VI. Williamson and took away quantity
of goods and some money. They also car
ried of fifty gallons of whlskey.