The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., October Is.

AsaANiehs ~ ~ otlobtI To-
As yet no military instructor has
been secured for the cadet battalion at
the Agricultural and Mechanical coll
lege here. 1t is thought hat Lieuten-
ant Barnes, of the navy who was the in
structor several years ago, may re-
turn.
The republican, Congressman Lou
denschlager, of New Jersey, sent to
this state to reconcile differences in the
party, is said to be at work in the
Eighth congressional district. He
will find plenty of work to do.
1t is significant that the republicans
and populists are not taking UP the
bets which the democrats are so freely
offering to make. The republicans
continue their plan of keeping the pop
ulists in the front as speakers.
1t is intimated hat the men of the
Second regiment now in camp here,
will be sent home in something like
a fortnight. The number of men in
camp has increased during the past
few days. There are no further ad-
vices as to the muster-out. The gov
ernor will use all his influence to pre-
vent the regiment being here again.
The coming week will be marked by
the installation of many of the exhibits
for the state fair. Nearly all available
space is already taken.
Judge Purnell leaves tomorrow for
Elizabeth City, to hold a term of fed
eral court. He was today devoting
himself to the interesting case of the
Union bank. of Richmond, against the
commissioners of the town of Oxford.
This is the case in which commission
ers seek to repudiate $4,000 in bonds
issued by the town in aid of the Oxford
and Coast Line railway. The case has
been before the state superior and SUI
preme courts and has been argued in
the federal court.
Cool weather has set in, to the great
satisfaction of business men, as the
warm weather was u~nseasonably pro-
longed.
1t is now settled that the Raleigh and
Cape Fear River railroad will u to
Faquay's Springs. The latter will be-
come quite a resort. The distance is
nineteen miles from Raleigh.
Captain Clark, of the battleship Ore
gon, is now at Lincolnton, IN a visit
to Rev. Mr.. Johnson, the father of
Lieutenant Johnson of the navy.
A new clerk at $1,000 salary, was al
lowed today to the revenue collectors
office here.
The advisory committee Of this, the
Fourth congressional district, met to-
day here to see what was to be done
about a congressional nomination or
whether J. M. Atwater, the i%ndepen-
dent pOpulist nominee, should be vot-
ed for. Atwater is making strong an
Infusion speeches and has declared for
white supremacy" His position is as
serted to be very favorable to the dem
Ocrats.
1t is said to be beyond question that
the democrats will control one branch
OF the legislature, the house.
A rate of fare of about IL cents per
mile is made to the state fair on We'd
nesday and Thursday, October 26th and
9th.
The democratic state committee is
urgently in need of funds. This ap-
peal is made by Chairman Simmons.
A day or so ago our correspondent
went out to the old or city cemetery
her to copy the inscription on the mon
ument over the grave of Colonel Will
liam Polk, of Mecklenburg county, N.
C.,-''the friend of Washington" Not
far from the Polk monument a fiat
marble slab was observed, with the fol-
lowing inscription: "In memory of
Joseph H. Gushing, president of Hamp-
den-Sydney college in the state of Vir-
ginia, who was born at Rochester, n.
Y, March II, 1892, elected president of
college September 26, 1921, and died in
this city April %, 1885. Growing an
honorable life by a happy death
through faith in Christ. This stone is
erected by the trustees Of the college
to record their grateful sense of his
virtues, talents and services to the in
ctitnfiop ,