Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-19
RALEIGH's BUDGET.
Departure of Military-PoliticnI MAI.
ters-PersonaI Notes.

RALEIGH, n. c., July lS.-(Special)-
The six companies Of the Second Regi-
ment OF volunteers left here at o'clock
yesterday morning on two special trains,
each OF thirteen cars, on the Southern and
Seaboard Airline. Colonel Burgwyn gave
personal attention to the embarkation.
The band of the regiment played on a mi
between the two trains, both OF which
were near the camp. Two OF the compa-
MES, from Tarboro' and Greensboro were
completely uniformed and equipped. In the
others there were a few ununiformed re-
cruits. The six companies took GIG officers
and men. leaving forty in the hospital.
most OF them with measles. Major Wider
was in command of one train and Major
Cotton on the other. Ten recruits for tho
regiment arrived Saturday night 10 take
the places of all discharged as unsound
men.
1t is learned that the Board of Trustees
Of Trinity College is TO meet this week.
and that 1t has called on Judge Walter
Clark TO go before 1t and prove his charges
against President John c. Kilgo, Of the
college.
The rains which have fallen here daily
for over a week have made cotton very
grassy.
1t is expected that the Second Regiment
will this week abandon its camp at the
FAIRGROUNDS and occupy the camp known
as Camp Grimes, where there is better
drainage, and where the tents can be reg
ularly placed.
The regiment will make n practice
march Wednesday 10 Millbrook, on the
Seaboard Airline, six miles from here,
and will encamp there two days, using
for the first time its shelter tents. Five
of the companies which left yesterday
took wall tents with them. All carried
the shelter tents.
The Democrats are pleased at the out |
look here in Wake county. The Populists |
are becoming disguised at what IS known |
BIS the courthouse ring.
The programme for the opening OF the |
campaign in North Carolina |
Is being prepared by Chairman Simmons. |
August Sd is the date fixed for the OPEN |
ing. Among the speakers so far assigned |
are T. j. Jarvis, Lee S. Overman, Locke |
Cralge, j. II. Currie, II. T. Bennett, c. u. |
AycOck, &c.
John S. Cunningham, OF Person county, /
president OF the State Fair, is here. He !,
says the tobacco crop in his section is in
iured 20 per cent. by the heavy rains |
which fell early in the season. He has
his year two and a half million hills on |
10 acres. AS 70 politics, he says things /
ire getting into good shape.
The State Board of Agriculture meets |
n special session next Wednesday.
Captain C.. b. benson, OF Raleigh, Will,
It the State Fair here in October. deliver
IN address on tho life and services Of ex-
Governor Thomas NJ Holt, who was for
many years president of the fair.
DR.. Paul G.. Hutton. of Goldsboro', who
las been a member of the recruiting party
or the First Regiment, has been at Wash
ngton. and is appointed contract sur
eon, United States army, at 81, 500 year. |
lie is assured he will be given a position
s regular surgeon. He enlisted as pri-
ate. He will be assigned 20 duty at
'ampa.
The acknowledgement says II is now GER
ain that there will be no further call for
olunteers.
Judge Purnell last Saturday afternoon
administered the oath to II. @. EWart a S |
Judge OF the Western United States Dis
riot
The Raleigh and CASTOR railway to-day
cyan to use its new cutoff" at CASTOR,
hitch shortens the line three-quarters of
mile and leaves CASTOR one and one
uarter miles TO the westward The new
1ute does away altogether with the great
Irve at CASTOR.
The Republican County Convention here
sfused 10 have anything 10 do with en-
orsing the present State administration. .