Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
Bishop HOrner's AppOiDtmcnt--Sol-
dicrS Tired of the Servicc-PoliticaI.

RALEIGH, n. c., october 22.-(Special)
Rev. Junius Moore Horner. who was to-
day made Bishop of the Episcopal mis-
sionary jurisdiction of Asheville, Is a
native of oxford, and a son of the we'll
known J. II. Horner, for so many years
the head of the Horner School He was
ordained a priest some six years ago.
The State Board of Pharmacy meets
here next Tuesday. 1t will examine
twelve applicants.
The camp of the Second Regiment,
Camp Shipp-Bagley. ceased to exist to-
day. This morning the tents were packed
in the government stOrehOuse in this
city, together with the 120 rifles held by
the guards. The camp equipagc was also
stored All will be shipped away in
few days.
The plan of having the men vote on
the question of staying in service, pro-
yided 720 would so agree. is abandoned.
The government only gave until october
26th for a decision. Time is too short,
the men could not be reached, so the
officers gave up the idea. The companies
declined to go into any such arrange
ment. A number Of the men in camp
here signed the agreement. All the SOL
diers. save about a dozen, have gone.
Rev. William p. Bynum, rector of the
Episcopal church at Lincolnton, died yes
terday. He was a son of eX-Judge w. L.
Bynum, Of Charlotte.
The Republican whites here are openly
stating that their party must eliminate
the negro, or else it is ruined
Revenue-Collector Duncan, the Repub.
lican "Spellbinder" was at Morganton
Thursday night at the conference be-
tween Senator Pritchard and Governor
Russell The conference was 10 consider
the desperate political situation. Duncan
says Pritchard has replied TO william II.
Chadbourn's open letter on the terrible
state Of affairs at Wilmington. owing
to negro rule. Duncan says he Will get
out this reply next week as campaign
document. He says he Will also publish
a personal letter Chadbourn has written
him.
In two weeks the new buildings at the
institution for the white blind and the
negro deaf-mutes and blind will be oc-
cupied
Private Kennedy, of the Second Regi-
ment. died in the insane asylum here last
night. He was in the Greensboro Com
pany of the regiment.
The failure of Guirkin e. Co.'s Bank
at Elizabeth City is said to have been
due to the large amount OF money lent
by George w. Cobb. the real owner OF
the bank. One Sheriff had $1,000 in the
bank. A letter from Mr.. Brooks, as
signee of the bank, says there viii be
money TO pay off all the Indebtedness.
The two Federal convicts-Eaton and
Enloe-who escaped from the penitentiary
here last Tuesday and who were recap
tured at Burlington yesterday, had
walked all the way there.
News came to-day from Jacksonville
that after all Northumberland Andrew
d. CoWes. of the Second Regiment, was
to get position in the First Regiment.
not as Northumberland, but as captain
There are two vacancies-one in the |
Asheville and one In Raleigh Company.
Special trains are to run from Green's |
boro' and Wilmington and Weldon TO |
Goldsboro' on the 2Sth instant to the |
great Democratic rally, with very low |
rates OF fsNe.
The Democratic Conference Committee |
OF this. the Fourth District. meets here |
next Wednesday, 10 consider the con- |
gressiOnal situation.