The state chronicle., 1893-04-25
TROOPS At
JAMES CITY !.
The Military Of the State
Ordered Out by the
Governor.
THE FIRST REGIMENT OF THE
STATE GUARD
Now Camped on the Grounds Near the
James City settlement Ready to Re-
move the Unlawful Tenants.-Other
Troops In Readiness to Move If Neses-
SarV.

First Regiment have been ordered to |
James City to disposses the negro
tenants there that have been de-
cided to be unlawful occupants of
the property and that the
sheriff has not been able to
dislodge. Accordingly the compa-
MES adjacent to Raleigh ar
rived here by the early trains
yesterday morning. They we're
joined here by the Governors
Guard, under command of Capt.
John W. Cross, and proceeded to
James City, which is across Trent
River, opposite to New Berne. The
troops were joined en- route
by the Goldsboro company.
The companies arrived here on
time at $3.50 a. m. and accompanied
by the Governors Guard, moved to
Goldsboro at 1:3O via the Richmond
and Danville Railroad.
Reports of the arrival of the
troops at James City and the posi-
BILE blood-shed in the attempts to
dispossess the James City negroes
are awaited with great interest.
The following is the order issued
by the Governor for the movement
of the troops
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Executive DEPARTMENT,
Raleigh, N. G, April "a, 1898.
Gen. Francis 81. Cameron, Adjutant
General, Raleigh, N. c.:
S1R-You are hereby ordered to
assemble the companies of the First
Regiment and as many other com.
panies as may be necessary, in the
city of New Berne, to assist the
sheriff Of Craven county in exc
cutting the order Of the court, al
other means having failed, in re-
gard to placing the property know1
as James City in the possession o
the lawful owner.
You will place your force at the
disposal of the Sheriff of Cravel
county, and aid him as far as nee
essary in the execution of the writ
using force only when necessary
Very truly yours,
ELIAS CARR,
Governor and Commander in Chief
By Command
S. F. TELFAIR,
Military Secretary.
WITH FLYING COLoRs.
, The troops moved down Fayette
l Vile and Martin streets at l o'cloc
3 in their brilliant uniforms Will
. hundreds of spectators massed Q
each side viewed them as the
marched Extra cars were in wal
/ ing for them to carry them wit
q speed over the Richmond and Dal
: vile and Atlantic and North Car
J; lima Railroads.
u LADIES AT THE DEPOT.
u At least two hundred ladies
l. we'll as a great crowd of citizen
l. we're at the depot to see the soldi
r boys start. Gov. Carr, Comma
q der-in- Chief of the State Guard, W
N there in person, and accompanie
le the military to James City. Adj
or tant General Cameron and t
other officers were there.
The Companies of the Regime
are as follows Tarboro, IS me
Greenville, 40 men; Washingte
in 40 men; Raleigh, SIS men; Lou
ed burg, 59 men; Warrenton, 80 me
at Goldsboro, so men.
OK The train left on schedule W
Mt the troops aboard, and throng
ag ladies and great crowd wavi
OF their handkerchiefs and biddi
IS, the boys adieu.
ais THE SOLDIER BOYS AT GoIDLBORo
'te GoLDsBoRo, April 24-Special
ut Five special cars, attached to
We mail train of the Atlantic and No
Carolina Railroad, with 375 me
DSIS vi u1O Ol0VC ~ OoAG dOOo
left here this evening at 4 o'cl
n for James City. There were
ms Governors Guard, OF Raleigh; "
% rem Guards, of Warrsnton; Fra
'et- lin Rifles, of Louisburg; Ed
'et- combe Guards, of Tarboro; Gre
ted Vile Guards, Goldsboro Rifles
lslc Washington Light Infantry, v
'ro- one Hotchkiss cannon. Cover
ext Car accompanied the soldiers.
A special to the Headlight f
New Berne tonight gives hop
view Cf the situation at James {
nost On the arrival of the train Il
edy several leading colored men f
rnia Goldsboro and Kinston went {
reat to the seat of war and held
edy, ference with the 2,O0G negroes
0 be of whom are now willing to giv'
g by but they insist that the ejectn
,boI1 I,o pooda nv the DrODSr