Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23
THE RALEIGH'S NAME
THE CRUISER WILL es chHssTeNEo
BY THE oovERNoR's DAUGHTER.
To be Lassehsd Essly IL il-Appsai ~
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Especial teI9xfAm 70 tne OjsposS
RArroH. N. c.. February a. Governor
Holt to-day received the following letter
from Secretary of-the-Nsvy Tracy;
1T is the intention Of the Departments
to launch the United States ship Raleigh.
now building at Norfolk. Va, early Apri
next.
This vessel. Q fine modern cruiser OF
5000 tons, has been constructed entueiy
at the Government hayward. and Is
named the Raleigh in honor OF the cspits'
"The department desires to mark in the
most appropriate and graceful manner
this occasion upon which. for the nrst
time, North Carolina gives name 70 2
vessel of the new navy, and it hopes tnss
| the Raleigh may have the honor OF Denny
christened by one OF tue far dsughters VI
| the State.
1T would be most gratifying to the de-
partment If your own daughter wouio con'
sent to perform this ceremony.
II have. therefore. the honor 70 ask
| that Won will Or ,fer this request on my
behalf, and that you will yourself iend
your presence to the occasion"
| TIE aovERSoR's REPLY.
To this Governor Holt replies: :. -,
| II have the honor to say that 1t will
| afford nv daughter. Mrs. A. w. HAYWOOD,
much pleasure to comply with your re-
quest to perform the ceremony OF chris.
| tening the United States ship Raleigh, ana
thet ! will take great pleasure IN being
present on the occasion.
II assure you of my appreciation OF the
compliment paid my daughter and N.Y.
self"
TIE Governors staff and the battalion
of naval reserve artillery will be pfesent y,
as we'll as MANY prominent people from all
parts of the State.
| AN APPEAL.
The Railway Commission to-day filed its
decision in the cases against the western
Union Telegraph Company, which were
based on complaints made by w. p. Mayo
at Mt. Airy. The company filed de;
murrer. claiming that the commission mao
no jurisdiction. The commissioners de-
cision overrules the demurrer; Inc CON-
While an electrician here was running
at high speed the front rotor tell down
owing to the breaking of pin. Inc cal
was thrown on the end so violently that Il
was badly damaged and the motor. man
Charles Wren, was thrown against th'
switch-box with such violence as to inJur'
him internally and break two OF his RIBS
The committee on collection OF Nortf
Carolina exhibits for the Worlds Fair me
here to-day and received reports on tn
various departments of work. There i
such good progress that the COMMITTEE
pledges superb display. Its member
leave tomorrow for Newbern.
THE SOLE SURVIVOR.
News was received to-day from Morgan
ton that Hon. Burgess s. Gather, for hal
a century very prominent in public life,
diving. He is the sole surviving member
the famous State CONSTITUTIONAL SonVon
ton of 1885, and served in the Confederat
Congress.
DROWNED IN wHIsKZY VAT.
A prominent farmer named II. NJ. Burke
of Chatham county, fell into vat at dis
tillery and was drowned. He was Is year
old and was not a drinking man. His VS.
TO the dlstillery was from curiosity, tn
distillery being a licensed one.