The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-06
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE AMPUITRITE INSTEAD or THE
KaLEfGH TO DRILL RESERFES.
rho GIT to the Cruiser Donated by Few
People and Not by the state NJ Large
The Vessel to Come to Southport

RALEIGH. y. c., June 5.-Special.--
Commencement exercises were held at the
Raleigh Male Academy yesterday and
Hon. Thos. J. Jarvis delivered the al
dress.
Charles l.. Murphy, who was coh'io'-
"a OF robbing the mails. was sentences go ~
.,,..,ra ,,ortbs and one day In the hlhSS
Count, peuifentiary. An appear may y"
- "a the Circuit Court at klchmoh"'
frha maximum sentence would nave OSe"
five years. 49,. month
Ralelgh's health report for me ulo"'''
Of May makes an excellent Tho
IL is very much regretted tn"t 49,.
cruiser Raleigh will not be the tralhl"s
shin for the North Caroiinss Naval h'-
serves this year. The commander OF ln"
Reserves is notified that the Amphl'rl,e
will again this year be sent 10 NoI'h
carolina waters for the Reserves
The Raleigh will be In Southport ABOUT
the 2lth OF July 20 receive me puh'h-uo"'
from citizens OF the state IL does not so
as a testimonial from the state at an,
but from a comparatively small huuiper
Of citizens.
SETTLES OPPONENT.
Professor +. A. Alderman Is men
toned as q candidate 10 deieat Io"-
Gresham Settle in the Fifth district.
Rev. Mr.. LamsOn, who IS hihns 'he
pulpit Of the Good shepherd ehusoh
| during the absence OF Rev. Dr. mt
finger. tonight delivered an address ior
| the benefit Of the church, on his per-
| soual recollections Of the siege of Paris
During the frightful scenes OF the COM
/ mune. he was at the head or the amou-
lance corps. He was made "Chevalier OF
the Legion OF Honor; afterwards he was
decorated with the Gross OF servia
aud with the grade OF officer OF the
Star Of Roumania.'
YOUTHFUL MURDERER.
Among the arrivals at the penitentiary
was a boy who IL only thirteen years old.
and who in a quarrel with a playmate
struck him with rock at the base or the
brain and killed him.
The highest temperature in the month
Of May was % degrees and the lowest
46 The cold rain that has fallen for
two days now is I'm great contrast 10 the
| long hot and dry spell Of April and May.
Railroad Commissioner Beddingfield has
| completed an inspection OF the Caroina
Central road. and has gone TO make
trim over the Ohio River and Charleston
railroad ..,o
WANTED TO SEE THE sCAFFOLD.
Henry Dowden. the murderer. asked &c
be allowed 10 see the scaffold and wanted
o,.en H. SEQ the trap work. He Is safel,
kept in the Jail at Halifax
MIR. L. c. Smith says rhat ne ma
many letters from all parts or the ota.s
that Justify the statement that uhdouo'-
ediv there will be two conventions.
The Governor Guards Is the only mill
tarv company that has so FAR decided &c
go TO Richmond. This company goes
as the escort company and guard OF
honor To the .Scrth Carolina Confederate
| Veterans Association.
THE VICE-PRESIDENT.
Vice President stevenson came 10 Ra
lo,ob this morning and held a reception
a. tho Marlboro House. lie was the
e,,est OF Secretary Of State Cooke. HI
and his party returned to washington
city ON the 4 r. ". train.
While in Raleigh the Vice-Presiden'
lid on Governor Carr at the Execu
tive Mansion. lilo was asked 10 express
bts views on the silver question, and
,onifed that he would prefer not TO ID
anestioned but would surely speak a
the proper time.
,rbe marriage of Professor w. A
uitbere Of the A. and NJ. College, L
Miss Bessie Daniel. daughter or Kew. III
Eugene Daniel. OF this city. VIII tax
place on the llth.
To-day the white ribboners meet III reg
MAR convention. The Attendance VII
be quite large. Al.
cultivated blackberries are peihg shii
ned from here by Whiting Brothers' an
Yesterday peaches were shipped iror
southern Pines TO Philadelphia.