The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
ADDITIONS TO STATE GUARD
Companies Being Formed I'm the DIFF.
ferens Towns Notes From Camp
Grines-The Case Against the Ex.
State Prfntens-Honumens Unwilling.
Rebuked for Slurrins at Ex.Confed.
ate Soldi ers.
Messenger Bureau.

EAkc SOho1cESs
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. C. May 5.
There IS a general satisfaction a. the
decision OF the United States circuit
court OF appeals that the Cape Fear
and YadEin Valley railway must be sold
as a whole. It IS the belief here that
the Seaboard Air Line VIII speedily
purchase it.
Richmond Pearson Davis, L. s. A. vii!
be lieutenant colonel Of one OF the two
regiments Of North Carolina volun-
teers. but il can now be said on author
ity la he will be one OF the majors.
DR.. John ]. Mott. as the head OF the
free silver republicans il this state,
today issues a call on them 20 organize
for the coming campaign.
The survey o. the railway from Apex
this county, to some point near LIZ
lington, Harnett county, has begun. II
is said the road will be fifty miles in
length
Last night a company O. the state
guards was organized at Concord in
thirty minutes, with 90 men. This
week one viii be organized at States
vile. The arms now in possession Of
the companies from those towns will
be sent the respective places.
The adjutant general says the pay OF
the volunteers in camp her dates from
April 9th.
Mastering Officer John c. Gresham,
L. S. A, will complete his work next
week. it is understood, and will
then ask TO be given active service.
L. OBJ. Branch, camp c. v, here en-
dorse ". H. S. Burgwyu for colonel Of
the Second regiment of volunteers.
There is satisfaction her at the news
that the practice with the great guns
mounted at Fort Caswell was so good.
Wilmington people who come here say
they regard that place as safe from at
tack.
1t will be remembered that the su-
preme court at this term affirmed the
Judgment in favor State Treasurer
Worth against the ex-public printers,
Stewart Bros, of Winston. The state
claims that they received something
like $50, 900 of money not due. The
Judge of the superior court here APP
points Samuel MOdecai referee to settle
the matter.
At Camp Bryan Grimes today COM
panies from GoldsborO, Reidsville and
Waynesville were mustered into the
United States service, all being in the
First regiment and completing ii. The
~ ldSbOro officers and men were before
the surgeons this morning. This after
noon, on the spacious drill ground the
First regiment, now complete, was
paraded for inspection ana verification.
1t is very dry here, in fact there is
almost a drought, but crops appear to
be f1Orishing.
Three cOnvictS were brought to the
penitentiary today from Cleveland
county.
At Guilford Battle Ground, near
Greensboro, tomorrow the students OF
Oak Ridge institute will unveil a mon
ument to the memory Of Light Horse
Harry" Lees boy bugler. who was
murdered by Tarleton's dragons near
a Ridge during the war of the revo-
luton. The literary societies of the
institute made the gift of the noun
ment. There will be addresses by John
r. Webster, G. D. McIver, Dread Pea
cock and others. The students of sew
era1 colleges and of the Greensboro
public schools will participate.
An ex-~confederate soldier of Winston
Salem today wrote the adjutant gener-
al a confidential letter saying that in
Salem a man named Eugene FOUGHT
had displayed in front of his office a
United States recruiting poster and on
a blackboard near by the words INC
one who ever fought against Uncle
Sam need apply" By direction of Gov
ernor Russell the adjutant general tel
egraphed to FOUGHT, directing him to
remove the placard and the inscrip-
ton. The adjutant general rebuked
FOUGHT in plain terms for his act, say
ing neither the president nor the gov
ernor would permit such an insult.
An effort is being made to have NJ.
L.. McCOrkle, of Catawba county, son
of ex-Judge McCorkle, made adjutant
of the First regiment.
The weather. report shows for April
3.05 inches of rain here, a little under
the average. The near temperature
was so degrees, 3 under the average.