Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-18
HON. GEORGE DAVIS.
THE ex-coNreosaArE ATTORNEY
GENERAL. CAN'T BE PRESENT.
Caro,taa's Big pethei" Flag in the state
nouse--Locai Military WIN salute
the Funeral Train
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RALniam, N. c.. May i7.-To-day Cover
nor Carr received the following letter from
Hon. George DAVIS. Of Wilmington. VINO
was Confederate Attorney-General
your note inviting mo to be present IN
Raleigh az tho reception of the remains OF
President Davis aud to make an address
has Just been received. The great admit
ration. csteem. and love which cherished
for our illus.rious dead, tho strong per-
sonal friendship which bound me TO him,
add the profound feeling OF yeDeration
and honor with which his memory ~
ever present with the. would All impose
sn imperative obligation to comply WIN
your reQuest II it were possible 10 me- anu
IL IL with the greatest pain ana regret that
l nm compelled TO say that my hea!,h Is
TOO infrm 20 admit OF such possibility
Begging YOU TO believe in my grateful ap-
PROBATION OF the very tiattering terms IA
which your invitation was conveyed ana
70 accept thanks for the kind offer OF your
hospitality, am yours very truly.
An RoNoEED FLAG.
To-day the fac Of the First North Caro-
Ina Volunteers. the famous Bethel Hegl-
Inent." was presented 10 Governor Carr
for the State by +, NJ. Clayton. The rag
was originally presented 10 the bhn-
com ne hlAeNttN. iLf hlNt tt'u ! A'-
geuized west Of the Blue Ridge Inc
company came 70 Raleigh IN April. ls5l.
WAS made the color company, and IT'S nag
became the regImcntai flag. The na2,s
6rst haptism Of Ere was at BIG Bethel.
where WYATT was killed. and the regiment
sOn its honOss and title. The Governor
placed the flag in the state Library over
.hc oil portrait OF Henry l.. wyatt, the
first North Carolina soldier killed.
MILITARY At THE STATIONS.
Your correspondent is informed that no
troops Will bc hero at tho DAVIS ceremo-
mes on the 3Oth save the local military.
Al tho towns alonc tho route where there
are companies the latte. will be AZ the sta
ti0us and will render the honors as the
funeral tram passes The Governor ana
stan will leave here the afternoon OF the
3oth for Richmond.
INTFRysT ~ THL sTsstOS
Much interest has been felt in the pres
ont session Of the Protestant Episcopal
Convention here. mainly OWING 10 the
fact that u was expected that Bshop Ly-
man would ask for an assistant blSo0p.
Inc Eirnop is very old AMI quite ieeble,
though his health * better now than 1t was
two wears ago.
Dr. j. G. Hidden breaches the annual ser
non nj Wakc-Forcst College and MIR. W.
l.. Dani,l delivers the address.
IAW ESTIMATE.
The penitcntiArv authorities say that
$1,000 IS q far estimate Of tho damage
done the State farms on the Roanoke by
tho washing away of the leyees or dykes:
In one break 500 feet were swept away and
800 feet IA another. Yet the ireshet was
not great one. Old river-men said those
dykes would stand any freshet. but the
rivcr Is very troacherous. The damage IS
t. the corn crops. The dykes represented
SIX months labor of many cOnylcts.
guOr MS WIZ.
~ Wayne county Mr.. W. +. l.. Mus
ira 80 bad a violent attack Of bleeding at
the nose. She went ont Of the house 20
we'll aud on her return q door closed with
noise which awaked her husband. lie
drew his revolver and fired at her as she
entered the room. the bullet striking her
IN the breast and lnticilng d very danger
Gus wound