The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-28

Naval Reserves will Not be want.
ed-Ffve COlored VOLUNTEER
to Move TO Fort Macon Next Thurs
day aud Five Hundred on Saturday.
Especial TO The Messenger.)

ASINNlaB ~ Al
Raleigh. y. c.. June 26.-Adiutant
General Cowles said this evening he
has received no reply from Admiral
Erben TO his inquiry whether the
North Carolina naval reserves would
be mustered into the United States
service. The adjutant general now
says he does not think the reserves
are wanted at all.
A liquor seller was arrested at Camp
Russell today and after a hearing be-
fore a United States commissioner was
sent to Jail.
The adjutant general today began TO
walk on clutches.
IT is learned here that it is certain
that David Bagley, youngest brother
Of Ensign Worth Bagley, will be ap-
pointed by the president 10 a laval
cadetship at large.
The First regiment has up TO date
received $50 recruits, and the Second
about 1926.
Colonel Burgwyn is deeply gratified
at h good conduct of the Second reg
iment since it was paid off. Only one
case of drunkenness is reported. Many
people had an idea there would be
wild disorder. The colonel's order call
ing for good order was admirably well
obeyed.
By invitation of Chaplain Osborne,
the Rev. Father Prendergrast, a Ro-
man Catholic priest here, preached a
sermon this morning to the Second
regiment in the grand stand at the
fair grounds. About 200 officers and
men heard him. He was gracefully
introduced by Chaplain Osborne. His
text was: Virtue exalteth a people,
but sin maketh a nation ~desolate." He
preached an excellent and appropriate
rmo There are about sixty Roman
Catholics in the regiment.
W: j. Patterson, of Chapel Hill, and
m T.. Munds, of Wilmington. are
here on their way to Jacksonville,
where they will be apothecaries in the
field hospital of the Seventh army
corps. They were examined and mus
tered in n given transportation by
Colonel Burgwyn. Mr.. Patterson is a
graduate of the department of phar-
macy at the state university.
DR.. Abel, of Asheville, is appoint
ed one of the hospital stewards of the
Second regiment, vice DR.. Thrash, who
will be dishonorably discharged.
Surgeon Brooks, of the Second regi-
ment, is under orders to go to Fort
a Wednesday to examine the of
fcers and enlisted men of the negro
regiment. Lieutenant Harlowe, the
mastering officer, goes to Fort Macon
lolIlOllo"-
THE NEGRO REGIMENT.
Owing to a heavy rain there was no
dress parade of the Second regiment
his afternoon.
II. O. Young, of Wadesboro, Mr..
Mungus, of Cantaon, and r. H. Pad
olson, of Verona, go to the Philippines
as telegraph operators. T. C. Walker,
of Asheboro, and George Nottingham.
of Raleigh, go to Jacksonville as mem
bers of the hospital corps of the Sew
enth army cOprs.
The adjutant genera is dvised that
Lieutenant Commander c. T. Hutchins
united States navy, is in charge Of the
naval reserve district. The adiutant
general will correspond with him re-
garding the possibility of active duty
for the naval reserves.
The adJutant general will issue or
ders to $50 of the negro regiment to
move to Fort Macon Thursday from
Asheville, Rutherfordton, Statesville.
Maxton, Charlotte, Winston, Graham
and Durham. Orders for the 500 re-
naming will move on Saturday. This
is done in order to give the mastering
officer time, as he is not sure he will
nave quarters for the entire 1850 at
Once.