The news & observer., 1898-06-25
Mr.. MuhIenberg Arrived
from Washington Yes
terday.
IT is PAY DAY TO-DAY
BETWEEN $4,000 AND $4,000 TO
BE DISTRIBUTED.
THE FORCE or .CORPoRALs INCREASED
A Travelling Man Volunteers Two Deseriers
Caught--No Drills UntiI Monday
Camp Notes.

Camp Notes.
The troops were not paid off yesterday
but will get their money to-day. Pay
master ]. c. Muhlenberg and his sec
retary, ID. Nicholson, arrived in the city
yesterday from Washington, and are ut
ted at once to the paymaster with a copy
of the pay and muster rolls, and they
win be verified as early as possible, so
that the men will get their money to-day.
The regiment will be paid about ten
o'clock this morning. The company and
line officers will be paid for one month
from April 9th and the field and staff
officers from the time they reported
for duty. 1t will take between sixteen
and twenty thousand dollars to pay off
the Second regiment.
There are in the regiment to be paid
n colonel, lieutenant colonel, three ma
jors, four adjutants, one chaplain, three
surgeons, twelve captains, twelve first
leutenants, twelve second lieutenants,
sixty sergeants, seventy-two corporals,
twenty-four musicians, one thousand two
hundred men and number of sergeant
majors, quartermaster sergeants, hos
pital stewards md corps, artificers, wag-
oners, etc. The men were all in good
spirits yesterday, but will feel great
deal better to-day when they have the
crisp new bills in their hands.
The provost guard detailed to patrol
the city of Raleigh continue to be very
active. Several deserters from the First
regiment are thought to be in this sec
tion, and the guard have orders TO arrest
any one having on any part of sol
diers' uniform.
Yesterday morning the guard espied
an old fellow, a stranger in the city,
dressed in part of Il soldiers uniform.
They arrested him and carried him out
to Camp Russell, where he was released.
He gave his name ms NJ r. Kelly, of the
Soldiers Home Mt Hampton, Va. He
SAYS he belonged to Company r, 29th
regiment. Pennsylvania Volunteers, dur
ing the late war. He is nothing more
than Il hobo and has been begging in
Raleigh for several days.
One Of the provost guards chased a
Raleigh policeman, who was off on Il FUR
Tough and was without his badge yester
day morning for several blocks. He dis
covered his mistake when he caught up
with him.
There was change in the hospital
service yesterday. Steward Thrash is
no longer connected with the hospital
He is succeeded by DIR. q. s. Green. who
has been detailed to nurse General
Cowles during his confinement. DR..
Green enlisted as a private in Company
b. and his promotion is a deserved one.
Mr.. w. NJ Belton of the hospital corps,
is now detailed to nurse General Cowles.
Lieut.. j. r. Hollingsworth, of Com
pany A, who was the recruiting officer
for the First battalion, returned to camp
yesterday, having completed his work as
far as possible He only sent sixty men
in all from the Eastern section Of the
State. The rest of the recruits to fill
up the regiment under the sec
ond call came from the Wes-
tern section of the State. Col. BnrgwynI
paid a high compliment yesterday to-
the Western boys when he said The
West has responded nobly" Lieut.. Hol-
lingsworth brought a number of barrels
and boxes of good things for the Fay
etteyille boys.
Col Burgwyn has been notified Of the
arrest Of two more deserters at Sails
bury. Their names are Reeves and
Horton and they are at present doing
time on the chain gang, having been
arrested in Salisbury for yagrancy. They
will be brought here and placed in the
guard house to await court-martial.
A private from the regiment spent
Thursday night in the city lookup He
came down town, got full and became
disorderly. He was taken back to Camp
Russell yesterday, where Major Dixon
sentenced him to one month at hard
labor.
Orders have been received to increase
the force Of corporals from six to twelve
men. The captains of some of the COM
paines have already made their appoint
ments.
Seven new recruits were received yes
terday. Among the number was trav-
cling salesman. VIM. r. Keyton, of Dot
ham, Ala. He enlisted insCompany A.
Company G have named street after
the hero Richmond Pearson Hobson-
Hobson Avenue. There is already
Dewey Avenue in camp
Drills have been suspended until next
Monday and it is thought that the boys
arms viii be well by that time. Possibly
there may be a dress parade Sunday
afternoon. If such be the case, due an
nouncement will be given in Sunday
mornings paper.
The following dispatch was received
yesterday afternoon from Atlanta:
Col. W. Fl. $. Burgwyn, Third Regiment
r. G. State Volunteers. Raleigh, n. c.:
Report name of a suitable Lieutenant
for detail Judge Advocate General Court
Martial BY command.
MAJOR GENERAL BROOKE,
HALL A. A. General.
Col. Burgwyn has not yet named n
lieutenant for this position.
yonng man Of this place who volun-
teered and went 10 Raleigh has return
ed home from Camp Russell with a dis
gust that extends all over him. He says