The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-13

First Regfment.to go TO Chfcka.nauga,
the second not Vet Mustered in
.Quaniuss Of Food supplies. Anxious.
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Vet Made-Th State Guard.
Messenger Bureau.

Raleigh. ". G., May 2.
The belief IS here that the FRS, reg
iment Will be sent 10 Chickamauga IN
ten days The clothing is expected to
be here by the end of this week. Il
VIII be five Or six days before the
Second regiment IS mustered in. But
for the slowness in obtaining the ad-
di.ional tents needed both
could have been mustered in by this
evening or certainly by tomorrow.
IN quantity OF food supplies at
camp is now very large and il may DE
that additional regiments, under future
calls, may be CHARTERED there and pre-
pared for service. Then too Quantities
Ct the supplies may be taken by the
First regiment sent to the front.
fhe bad weather ended last night
and today was simply perfect, with
glorious sunshine and just the proper
temperature. The First regiment was
at work all day, making up for a lost
lay. Inc recruits who are not uni
formed are extremely anxious 10 see
the clothing issue made.
The need Of shoes continues to be
pressing. There are some regular SOL
dieqs in the First regiment and these
and the guardsmen are working like
beavers breaking in the '~'recruitys"
The supreme court expects to COM
1lete the hearing of appeals in end of
the docket cases this week. 1t will be
two or three weeks before h term
ends.
Railway Commissioner Pearson ar
rived last night and this morning left
for Washington to attend the annual
national conference Of commissioners.
Commissioners Caldwell and Abbott
are at Washington and Clerk Brown
accompanied Pearson there.
The state superintendent of public
instruction went to Goldsboro today.
TO inspect the negro state normal
school there.
1891 has never appeared. 1t is quite
openly said that it will never be made,
and that there was never any real in
TENTH to make it. The miserable
management Of the penitentiary last
year !as something too bad to think
Of, much less max public.
Reports of damage by tn wind
storm of last Thursday continue to
come in. So far no deaths are report
ed, but the damage to buildings, MAIN
ly or farms, was quite large.
eWbern avenue and HalifaX streets,
quite near the capitol, are being park
ed in the centre, for flowers and shrubs
No order has been issued by the ad-
jutant general yet as to the state guard
companies at points where til COM
panies have been mustered into the
United States service. Take Raleigh
for instance. The local company is in
the First regiment and has all its arms
and equipments in use. 1t is under
stood that the latter are to be turned
into the arsenal and that a new COM
pany will be raised, to he armed, until
the old company returns from the war.
Inquiry was made of several captains
of guard companies in the First regi-
ment of volunteers as to what they had
done With those guardsmen who had
declined to volunteer. They said they
had simply given them discharges and
were done with them. 1t is expected
that there will be a general order on
the subject of the temporary compan-
les in a few days. 1t is in the highest
degree proper that the companies
which volunteered should on their re-
turn occupy places of honor in the
state guard.
The local camp of Onfederat veter-
ans here will make it's first appearance
in uniform tomorrow, at the memorial
day exercises. AL the stores will be
closed during the exercises. Colonel
Burgwyn's address On life and mill
tary service of General T. l.. Clingman
will be a valuable addition to war his
tory.
1t is hoped hat Rev. B. f. Dixon
will be appointed chaplain of the
Second regiment.
Mr.. John III. Pearson, who arrived
today from Burke county, says Sheriff
/ Webb, of that county is missing, search
was begun for him yesterday and it
is feared he has committed suicide.
His mind is effected, owing to finan-
cial embarrassment.