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' - C-jncccltd Weapons. 8. A. Came, arrested for carrying a concealed re rolrer, as dis- There" was no report of yesterday's proceed ins. But little was on the docket.' C. Brown. white man, was committed' to the city jail as a common drunkard, and Mary E. Howard, Adelint IliQ-arters and Richard Merrick, all ne-ro thieves, were sent to the city jaiL The women were caught stealing figs from some ciU iien, one being up the tree shaking and the oth- . w T, fmiif a a if foil tn th trmnnd er piciiiDg up "- - o V"? r " - .i A severe incarcernwu th;m to be a nine wiser wucu ui oicanug. The docket for Sunday was of more conse quence, and many an ebomy face went; away to safe quarters saddened. - ' Jevtdry Thief. Spencer Fi ank, a soldier, was geiit to the ceiinty jail until otherwise, ordered for stealing jewelry.- Of course he was not guifty, so he plead about the matter. More Soldiers. Six soldiers were sent to their conimmls for being away without passes. All brought in excuses for being absent, and plau sible enough too, if they were only true. , - -Only a Supposed Thief. Calvin Morrill, a gen uine darkey boy, who showed his teeth, so good . humored w is ha, was found lying in the street with a bucket of crockery beside him, and said he ha I baea living with an officer at, one of the regiments, but was not a ' soldurr. The matter looking suspicious' he was sent back under guard. Suspicious Character. George Walker had bought something from somebody, and given it to some one, and some one else had claimed it. Upon being asked the question about fare at the -city prison, said he was not pleased with the board "day dldif t feed at all up dar," and to have looked at' his face, would have indicated as much. A woman was in the matter, also, . and George being a pitiful looking v fellow, he wis discharged with the advice never to entan gle again in hoops. He said he never would," less de lord.' i Gtatlnj a Disturbance. Louisa Brrggs, a young, and to all appearances a rough lady of color,; was told she had been guilty of a disturs bance in some decent part of the city. . She de- med tue cnarge to xne last, but a aitierent im pression seemed , to have possession of the cap taia's mind, and he ordered her t o jail until an other day. Her opinion of the sentence would not have been of the. best, let it be guaranteed, if -he had been permitted to give it, as she swel led like a storm toad when she was marched off. D. u:th. Frank Forsyth, a good looking ser--gearft, was wanjecl not be found drunk in the city eg in, an order was given for his horse and he released. He went off with a smilo ana like fa shot out cf shovel.' V ; " , Nothing m)re, the Court adjourned until to morrow. ' " Changes To-dat. The police force were swora in oa Saturday and organized, and will enter upon their duties 'to-day, at the same time of the mayor and commissioners. The return except in reserved cases, ot the City to civil ad ministration should bring an extra tap from the old town bell a the market house, as a proper estimation of the city on the beginning of the good work, or else the board should meet and have a grand levee; to continue during the entire day. Something extra should be done. - Now "people must stand out of the way, and mast keep their noses clean , when out of .the way, too. Mr. Anderson, as will be seen, under the marriage head to-day, is already apprised . . I of his authority in one of the two branches of justice which' he represents, so there is no know ing where he will stop when he gets into the double harness of justice and commissioner, and advice in time will not hurt. . . Mayor Dawson, too, will be " guying " people the first thing they knew, and it would not be a surprise to hear that somebody wfts in the guard hou3ef or if the tlumpcarts were at work on the street 8, in fact if everything was done some fine iaorning, except the taxes being paid. T He is a pretty clever old gentleman, but as the Arkan sas father would say to his son oa parting " Tou ; had better keep your eyes -skinned," when he is about. , J; Thb Dog Days. As the dog days are at kad, an(j tue gaa i3 g0jng to -irprfc it is hoped , 1Q good e lrnest, it will do no harm to under EtanJ wnat toe 8un j0 aiJ(j -what hfr now pretends to do: Tne first thing the smiling sun - Wl3ke3 us to know is, tLat his commission is t to do us good, and not to injure us ; and that we mist take care not to injure ourselves. In this - i 5?.ate exposure to the sun, without prsper Zeroise safficieat to 'create perspiration, will r.v-vy nuu exposure to tne E3, -T-:ta proper exereisl nnt tn"". ' r t , T IWUUViC lilUCW... iwt. anjr man sleep'in the sun, and he will atwLa p"pirinS nd rer7 m ? n4 jf Jt;H hot cli mate he w:ll probably die. Let the same man die in'the nn f. k.... m .t- t, w-if " " ""6- - be Will nenniM fM fimni t mnh I. - . "5 "-'r- -.-w, .uu vo.HU well. Ttv il.. I.. - -j . - y uu -a- irvuucvu on iaei powenui exercise will carrr off that bile. This ia something the aun wishes us to know, and on a hot iummeVs dur it is aomes -. , , . , ' - vuing irorta Knowing. Sacrilege. It is with regret that posters of almost erery kind are to be seen upon the walls of one of our city chnrches. It is certainly in oaa taste, ana will be abandoned, hereafter if attention be called to it. It looks really bad and speaks badly for morality to haye the church jot God, so defaced. V ; T V, z Another thing that can now engage the atten. tion of our worthy ''city .Fathers,' is the con dition of the old grave yard, just aboye St. James church. r The gates are down, and cows and hogs ' tramp oyer its consecrated soil, with the same impunity of a Potters -field. ' The graves of the dead should always commandjthe respect of the living, but they will hardly be said to have done so in "this instance . Let this be looked after at once, either by the city attthori- ties, or our own christian people. TWJKHOiPKBS 31EBTINO. We have Deen requested to state that a special Aain will be run for the accommodation of the stothol ders o the -Wilmington and Weldon- Railroad who desire to attend the meeting of the stock- holders in this nlaee on T'dav th.Ut f An J. . - .7" "I . 7 6" j.iis iiuiu win lenye uoiusuoro on luon day, on the arrival of the regular train - from Raleigh (about 1 o'clock, p. m) and run through in about five hours. " . . 1 rmnat 't1 K I 111 1 r1 1 1 1 . ?iCKiiffa Them Up. The patrol guard werp i 3 .-In -; V'"'" " m 7 jreSieru7 picking up au soiaiers rouna on the streets without their belts being exposed. Soldiers, visiting the city will do .well to . wear their belt outside and over the blouse, as by so doing they will save the unpleasantness of an arrest. ... Numbers were brought up for thisyio lation. '..I.: Removed. The , office of the city Provost Marshal has been removed frpin the City Hall to the office on Market street occupied by, Maj. Pierce, the District Provost Marshal. It is much more 'convenient than formerly, and as the'business will be comparatively light in this line it will serve the objects no doubt as well." Thanks. Thanks are due Mr. Geo. Z. French, of the firm of Cutter & French, for favors of late northern papers.. ; : Also, to the superintendent of the Adams Express Company at this .place for late files of Augusta (Ga.) papers, the first that have been received from that city. " . v - -." .. Z77. Law Notice. The law card4oI.Empie, Esq., appears in to-day's issue. :1 During many years at .the. bar here Mr. Empie has ranked with the first and nothing further is needed of thpaper than a notice of a resumption of -his business"'. '''He fS1 Welcomed back by many warm personal friends. ' v - ' The Firemen. We have received several communication from members of the white fire organizations of this town in reply to the stric tures we made use of in our last, issue. These communications will appear in The Herald to- morrow. ' : ' y 7- ; . Pjikdonkd. Among a batch of nearly one hundred repenting rebels, who have found favor with the good old man, Uncle Sam, and received his pardoned, is Mr. P. K. Dickinson of this tOWn.;) . . ' V. ;--' -Rain. A heavy rain storm "attended with A liffhtninar. nassed over the city yes- terday afternoon- The lighting was veryapid and fierce, he learned No damage was done as far as could ' Personal, Mr. Win. B. Cutter our enterpri sing and. public spirited townsman returned from New York on Saturday evening, and yes terday proceeded to Raleigh on business of a private "nature. 77' ' S . . ... Jeff, Davis. The Herald of the 19th kaya : The Health of Jefferson Davis is said to have been failinf rapidly of late, thoughhe is supplied with plenty of tresn air, gooa 100a, au- uutu up- portunifc es for exercise as the contracted lim- r. --.. 11 r . n f n I norm it I its of a Fortress Monroe casemate will permit. tf AbllJU f V II ' 1 " Y parent cause, become unusually dejected, and- it is surmised that this depression of spirits Within-a few days he has, witnout any ap- has been caused Dy some one umAug wmmr liicated to him intelligence of the execution of the assassination conspirators. It is said that one of his eyes is almost entirely blind, and that the other gives indications of soon becoming so. 4 The only reading matter al lowed him is the Bible, to the perusal of which he devotes considerable time, and he is not permitted to write nor receive letters.. JFrom South Carolina. - t One of the Charleston correspondents of the N. V. Herald states that the majority of the South Carolina planters, though so recently- the most uncompromising advocates of slavery, have already begun to look on eman, cipation as really a benefit to them, and 'are inclined to the opinion th it compensated la bor will in the end be far more profltableand satisfaccory to the landowners of that state generally. All . the principte South Carolina crops excepting rice are represented as yield ing abundantly this year. Bice cultivation has been much neglected owing t the disor ganization and confusion incident to the change, irom the sUve to the free labof system. JLn Inxaslon of tb Country XcpteUd by NrsK Yobk, Jalr 12. . A"e rumors oi ILe rumors of an invasion of St. Dominsro by the Uajtiens were daily increasing It ' . . .. , was reponea tna rne Tesidcnt of tbeKennh- I i; j.l r it ' ' -. . ' ic, who tour i nis -ministers ana a a escort I of 250 men, had come within t wo miles of the capital, to confer with'the Spaniards and had Tl luait ?ew treaues, out tbe result was unknown. STATE ITEMS. Serious Shipwreck The steam BroDeller Qainebtu? St leftj Morehead rUity about 6 I o clock Thursday ; morning abound for Baltt- more, witn aoout two hundred and eighty discharged soMUrs, belonging to the follow ing commands :, fifteen to, , the Third United States Artillery, nine to the Ninth Maine, seven to the lG9th New, Xork, and three com panies of the 76th : Pennsylvania.. About eight or nine o'clock, when off Car.e Lookout bar, the machinery refused to .work, and the vessel being driven' ashore by i the breakers , waa split to pieces, and became a total wreck. Between thirty and forty of the passeng.rs are reported losfj of whom we were only able to obtain the names of the following, .who, we believe, belonged to' the 1 69th New York, but were being transferred to the Third United States Artillery : John Glass, Michael -Fini-gan, John Good, Leander Mitchell, and L. D. Wright. LieutenantlDcnning, i -of- the 9 th 3Iaine, is also , reported among the unfortu nate. r ,i ,U ::i:: ': .; 5 f 'V ; , The scene is described as being frightfully horrible, and some of the surrivors are repre sented as acting most nobly in their efforts to sS,ve their comrades; . , I . 'ruoa , o a noa, ; nam, pro- 1 oawy Deiore BonrWta.jii-iatea passengers W0ra KriT n on1 miorVif tixri .V?? Bunro1I anAnnrh asa transport for cattle ; but humau 'bemk-r particularly aiscnargea soiaiers, wno nave fought through the battles of their country , anu are returning nome alter a long absence, should be furnished something more secure. JSewbern l imes, July VrZd. .. a Sttaatta A4.n inga notieff of which was given in yesterday's Tftnes. a difficulty occurred on- South Front street, hear Hough & Cos corner,' between the police and ome colored soldiers, - who were kicking up a ro w, in which a policeman shot one. of the soldiers, who, we; are sorry to hear, died before they got him to the hospi tal. This disturbanc2 being quelled, the Pto- I vo3t Marshal sent out a squad of his guard to pics up ana return to camp, aij troops in the city, both white, and black, not ; found on duty. They, were pretty successful" in ! find ing quite a sprinkle of thfm about the Circus and Theatre. When theyhad all they could find, they started to camp with them, and the crowd of prisoners being so much larger than the squad, some of the colored solctits at tempted to escape, when they were fired , up on by the guard and, ; we learn, three of them instantly killed.- Ibid. , ' Dwelling Ho use j B urnt. T h e IhveUing House of Mi. Charles J. Harris, in" Cabarf as co., about 8 miles! from Concord, was" destroy ed by fire on SatUrday.night last, and aljf .its contents consumed, except two" bedsl-?The 1 family barely escaped for when they awoke one side of the house was in flames. . The loss of Mr. Harris is heavy. The fire wa s un doubtedly the work fan incendiary. Char. Dem. ' , - - . . , Sudden Death of a North Carolina "Wo man at Jarrett's Hotel, In Petersburg-. : The Petersburg- Express of the 4th lnst., contains the following : - , , A very sudden death occurred at Jarratt's hotel yesterday morning,! which led to the suspicion that poison had been "taken. On Saturday afternoon fast, a young woman, with a fine boy about seven inonths old, arrived in i. Petersburg on the South ern train, and took! a room at Jarratt's. She regis tered her name as Mrs. F. Rogers. Yesterday morning she requested Captain Piatt, the proprie tor of the hotel, to interest himself in her behalf, and endeavor to get her some workto do. Cap tain Piatt at once acceded to her wishes, and went out to seek some honorable employment, but was unsuccessful in ' his errand. About half an hour after his return to tlie hotel, a servant hurriedly announced to him that a lady up stairs was very ill apparently dying. ' On going to the room in dicated, the lady was found lying on her back dead. She had died so suddenly as to create- , the impression that she had taken some powerful and rapid poison, though ; no exrernal signs of death by such means were apparent. i -In order to ascertain some particulars auuui me SAfTof lftX determined to examine into her trunks. From let ters found therein, addressed familiarly to "Cathe rine L.:Weaver, at home, Nashville, N. C," it is believed that his was her real name, and Nashville, N. C. her place of residence. The writer of the 'iAt.tp.ra i?iaTied himself "W. D.1 Floyd" and dated them 'athome." Jn One or more of them he ear nestly advises her to come to Petersburg, and pro bably influenced thereby, she came to shis city. . ' " v . )-z Stock of Rosin In tlie South, t- Mr. Coppell, Acting British Consul New Orleans, hay sent a report, to the Foreign Of fice, stating the results ; of his investigations as to the quantity of rosin in the south.! 1 He says that within that portion of the Southern States bounded on the west and east by yu dee. 15 min. J 88 deg. west longitude of Green . - ... . , a i . i ' ct s J - wi(J, aQci 0n the south and north by 30 deg. ak min., latitude north, there are about 25,000 tt mill., iaiAlUU.C UVi I.U, UlWV'Wl. , t)arreTSj an(j the great3rt-part of it for gbipment. Thin m tne coun I trv from the 88der.-rest Itude,. for a an- easterly: aistance 01 aoouwxwiiii direction, arid abounded 'on gulf coast of Alabama and F north by a line which would -4n min. north latitude, there :outh Dy-.the 1 - .aana on tue from 40,000 1 :r to 50,000 barrels, but thejJafgest portions 01 it" is in the pits in the earth on the surface; but from which it carr be easily run into bar-'reUfor-shiptaent 11 :-3 , 7,7.--7 ..'sea Disasters, On Sunday last, the hue steamship Ben De ford, bound to Morehead City, fell in with the teamer Prince Albert off Cape Hatteras,from Wasington to New OrleanSr in a helpless con dition, hef r engines" heing broken... The; Ben Deford I towed the Albert ; into thejiarbor at Hatteras Inlets and in casting off : her tow, went upon the bar, and when our informant left the sand had; banked -up the Deford, ;eo that the water was but four feet deep. Fears are entertained that - the Ben Deford may re; main at Hatteras longer than is .agreeable. Prince Albert was llght.Kev:iccnVnmesf C05DITI05 of mc soon. Interesting rTarrntirc by one of t lie staff Officers of the Xlebel - Ex-PrcsIUcat. TOUr Of ObSCrValiOH TlirOUgll tmctly ia keeping wltli t:o il uitrative chirao - ff ?t a fnTinnAHA,l Q44 , ter I n.opajcd for these hkctchc. ' ' the Conquered States The State of. Virginia. HOW THE COUNTRY LOOKS. WluLt tbo People Say and Tbink, cuad fluat tbe Prospect Is. V ; lCorrepondene of the ST. Y- ITerald, July 111 A recent tur through larrre mrtions of every. Southern sUte ; west, of the Mississippi . o - - has given me ample opportunity to survey the whole field as it looked soon j after the smoke and din ani dust of batUd had cleired awav. It was, indeed, a sad and soberinsr sisht eve rything witnessed during that journey the aspect of th a regions of conflict and the condi tion of the people who survive amid its ruins. THE VA.Ll.KY, AT THB SO OF TOB WAK. T, Shortly before tfie close of the war I was uo in the county of Frederick,- Virginia, and the all-pervading misery of the once blxming but now blighted valleys of the valley state shock ed roe most -thoroughly. ' From Winchester to Richmond, whichever route you took, there was nothing to note but the devastating marks of war. ' Lines of rifle ' nits and entrench ments carefully or hurriedly flung up by either arnivy and id ghastly mounds of inhumed slain the fair face of as rich and rareJy di- scarred versifieda tract of country as graces the earth's surface.. Despite of the beaming beauties c nature through spd and seon,' struu- -adorn ; these once productive and attractive regiouS Uwashavoo and horrori which b about ill thit Virginia - hospitality Neglected nd fencelessfields, u'oflLXIgp8 has been left to ficr." dismantled homesteads; trampled flower gar? "ithSAMJierJand took a seat in the shade decs charred ruins and all the tokens of ter- and a glass of deig"uViuaJr90) wa?r rom a ritorial desolation were painfully .visible on gourd, presented byono of tho negroCS." every side. At distant intervals along the Then opening my wallet -a combination he ro ad -terrified. inhabitants, white and black fween a large hunting pouch and a haversack peered timidly out from behind temporary requesting the -lady to honor me by helping shelterrsafe'y remaved frcm the ordinary pain herself. ;: v - . - ' 6t marching J friend Or foe. The roads them "No," said she! haughlily,Hinlil I know to selves were but gored arid guttered remnants what si Jo you belong. . J juJgo from your of creditable highways. " You often found themwith unsightly extensions" or multiplica tions of jagged paths, -making many roads, all running together or zigzag, as may be needed by the ruthless claims of moving masses of warriors, with their terrible and cumbrous ar- tdlery appurtenances. : . ' rapiditt; of war's ravages. Though it shocked it did not surprise mo to discover such universal and dismal havoc Hardly a mile of the ' country between the James and the bhenandoah and the Kappa- nannocK . ana ine xorii rivers, was exemp 1 T A. 1 "7" 1 W :. I from the trail of carnage. " Many a little farm have I seen in bloom and promise and peace this. week, which in yet another week could only be r(5pognized by some bold points in the landscape beyond the reach of description. , 1 remember visiting Cox's farm," on the James, a -few miles below Richmond-visiting it one fine day last fall. It was then just the spot to go to and. forget that the demon of strife was breathing his pestilential breath all arouhd. The fences were as good as of yore; the man one of peace and plenty. Presto! a chanze comes over the scene. .The little casts in the desert maae oy war was, on a sqaaen absorbed and become a part ot the black, barren waste. 1 fThat was the fortune of all north oa tha James; out inere uuianot astonish, as the contending armies made that for years a bat tle ground. - In the more southern portions of the State, however, happier arid more hal cyon things were looked upon as not only likely, but certain. To what . extent this ex pectation came to bj the observat.ons of my tour will disclose; " . ji . i y DEVASTATION EVERYWHERE. Beginning my journey near Lynchburg, in Campbell county, Virginia, after! the surren der of Lee's army,' I tracked the selfsame rav ages of. war at every step, and traced g!oom and dismay in every face. The rugged but luxuriant district I started through, lay mid way between the James and the Roanoke riv-ersH-one'of the most f'south central' localities in the state. The scenes around j were but a repetition of what I had noticed in the valley not long before. ; - il v. There was near irie a hillock it would be a considerable hill anywhere else but the vicinago of the Blue Mountains dwarfed its di meusions. . 1 ascended it, leaving the party was with to traverse their way to the James around its base. ; ',-'7 r T . 'J SUGOESTIVE .lSCBlPTlb2f." ' ' Almost on the. summit of this hfll was a lordly' oak, whose nobbst branches had felt the shock of war and fallen, lopped, to its side. Some tourists had been there lately; for the bark on the trunk was , freshly cut off and an inscription carefully engraved within, the form of a carved shield. There was a singular op positeness in this inscription. The tree, on river strayed down from the . opening in the Blue Ridge, and, on the other side it stood in vuv 'Ut, uin.wivvu i"B vawc im 1 sion in excellent oruer; tne grounds luxuriant; Stress on tue worn. ; ; ,.. farm fields ; golden, herds of browsing cattle, ,, uIhat remark,' madam.; broods of pigs and poultry the whole nicture pleased to read this," and eight ot a , distant and towering peak of the fared mnch "better at the hands of either armr Sduth Mountains.-, Whether the stencil which when military convenience or 'necessity con Cut fie characters was heldjby loyal or rebet trolled their m-jvemcnts or motives, hands I do not think the texUlecutes. Either. ,.- Ihis ihcident,hd what pertains to It art side may force on it a .construction, U suit it- a fair representation, of the creatni ,1 th self. while'" both could agree astoJU.appriA I 1 orgive me, Freedom ! O, forgive those dream f 1 near tay roiee, I near thy loud lament, , i .t . From yvn bleak rnouQlaiA't oooiet vement , . 4. Bear uiy groaua upon oar tkjcl-tainea gtreftiiis J IIeroe. that fear our peaceful eonntrv -neriKhed. jia ye inai, neeing, epx yon moactaia mows Hednjr, spot yoi With Weeding wounts,-forf?tve me that I cherulted One thought that v bieeei our cruel foea. 1 o scatter rage ana traitorous guilt . . - f. 'V- Where Peace- her jealotiii home had built '. A patriot race, to disinherit- - Of all that made those pteasant phdiM so dear : MAnd with inespUble-niirif To taint the bloodies freedom we'd feav& herBii! Both the BOnoake and the James, at cither, ivde -of -tluV tree, u'e ; iildeed' bTood;stained streams," and in the ruggedrdehles around the jj ian.u.oo uiuiuci ic;-pcvia, XL M. aut UUWIIlLfUU I CTBU UCIUrO VllR .W3- mistaken It is a quotation,' somewhat altered; j old lady Jn kindly j terms, troni l0iertuge b Ude to Liberty; or FranceJ as she contemplated the as nccaiieu it nimseir, .iiereiaa copy oint 9rrender, which he was most unwilling to from, the giant old-oak our the crest of( that cTdit,:;And my 'poor husband lied in vato' Virginiajjill .! 2J-jrzt 1 i n fiTx A : wa3 the, burden bf her lamentations - 1 vj 11.1 '- WW -if . 1 i j(. , forces of Hunter J Breckisriio anT a aanguinary akirmish. , tallxs noriTAur. : Tumm-downihe hill I c?pic Ja Ktila hoaxa nestled in a dvHt!oTCr a purling stream, about two hundred yards be yon I the ralley, at tho foot of the bizht"i rv- kiting. I went to it, i t 1. 1 . , : t fmn?rirrd uir A white lady-jhcr bearing and uaturc and minaers t (rithcr than her dress, which was scant and coarse) d?cUrcd her of the si culraak usually; implied hy the term "lady7 --a venerable looking U ly. then, and-two ne gresses, old and pinched, were its occupant. As I opened U23 miserable wicket admitting to the weed-grown litlbyrrd around ft; Uge, the old lady warned me that they had nothing for 'mc there. - ' ApprehendingUt onco that she took mo for one of the army lraylini orn ayfarcr, who. " " '- - - r . ... . - tality, found Jt least, I replied : "Madam, a want but a littla Information.' and am not un willing to pay even for that" " . "Indeed! and n what. currency?" Tha drift of thM question I understcvoJ; but not sure that I ooght to show my colors until I saw .hers, I answered : "I am not jnuch burdened with either currency, but I have . littla of both thttj pasics in this section." . ;Yoa have, hove you ? And what may your haversack contain f.,--Anything one can buy!" she asked, pointing to uiy plethoric wallet." "Provisions for thrco Jays, miJam, for "Ha, and with o much good, too, I presume. 4.re you not afrep'd to circulate around here where you'll,, find fewer fcd-pcoplo than huo- I gryl" I, I , "I am not alonp, madam, and our party rnot unwilling td sharo wilh.thoae they mi is meet J in want, although wo have no common stock, J eafvone carrying only suQcicnt for himsclC" , "And what sort of things have- tou? Coma I onto tha stoop and take'a class of good water. h iving so many good things ani moaey it is the other." V 1 " .. . . There, I had'her side at once; yet J distrm" . 4 . 1 T l.l - I . - f . . iea ic, a - am asnamea 10 sy, lor 1 tooic tho flash of her bright gray eye as something more sinister than it inoaut. Therefor I thought fit to answer: - I am ot;a profession which . has a shield ia its pursuit for-"neutrality, and would be glad if you regarded me at present as in observer belonging to neither Bid 3." ' "An observer Is another, name for spy. Do "1 . 1 . I should evenuoatho the suspicion.? liie side, however, would make 4 differ- ence with me. ; " ' f'I cannot see madam, how thero rennius another side, sineo the surrender of Leo." "You are mistaken, It may get ' hidden, hjit will never , cease to exist. , At all events, your answer satisfies, me you are notion the right side.;t .Rewire, these hills have men yet, and neither Hunter nor Stoneoian is'ne&r enough to protect strolling observers," with a sets .mo free. - Be I handed her a m. per wuicu ub uuc maue us lriends. Takinz me airf more harmloasand lcs3 ob jectionable persn than Va spy"-for either jeciunaoie pers iuw "a spy"-for either side, sne eonflcotea to pick out a few biscuit side, she eonflcoted to pick out a few biscuits, nresjrvel me it 8 and nicl in r r preserved meitsl and -pickles, in return for which ; she packed m my; wallet sumo corn . bread and butterj My claims were now good for information, 4nd I urged them. , TUE :D0l'BTlNp LADY K.OWS- NuTniXa. But she was net even awareof tho existence of tho inscription; above given, and therefore . could not tell m St who or of whoso fjreo waa he who; carved it. Nor did she know any other name for tlt' place than Oak Top Hill Hunter's forces had been latest in that vicing ty, and some of Early's men a short time pro viously. iThey dfire so often to and fro there -of both sides that it might be one of either. Ilftjt.OWN STORT. "" That was all, w.ith which she could gratify my curiosity, but;forthwith 8he"plied me with personal grievances.. She' wa the daughter, tenderly reared of am eminent Virginian", and the widow of a State Senator and rebel major, who hadr becn.'killcd, in 1801, at Uarper'i Ferry. Her, home was'formerlv in th r.iu. , ie near WinchpterMhoy alley alluded to in tha -1- opening of this sketch. It was no longer a ' I home fTt for anyjone, though it was reputed one ot toe 'daintiest in- that wAnii.. ' before the r.war.y The shanty In which sh nowlived had boen theresidenco of a copfiden. Ual negro, who had charge of a tobacco grow ing tract of landiwliidi became hers by inheri. tanco.- .She nought Bhelter there from th" horrors of the v&llev. and forlorn posttton to no great extent.' Twioo was she driven fom her yallev hom Wht.K . length was conVcrledinto a stable on tho irrouna noor aua a rotidor infk or, , OUO calU BUU n ilSliul V ITUlllV Ot R rwi kin L. they deemed inwnce and disloyalty and she admitted that none of tho val W ;.ft! paturecof the aqdjioA sccial. change effected leruuaaiea. .i.icrt tne but weeping bitterly consequences of. Lee 4 . t HUSORYjp3RCv HICBWATMEt. flaking alL baste to rejoin inv rnmradet-. and weary noujjh tdresum j' my set in tho aidle, which- a negro attendant filled for me, I came to the- f jrkj of' a read. - Which way now 1 1, The. ncrcei' were "coming nn one of .the radsand i it patieitly to wait for such insirucbons a I-! they could ;gWc tOu Asking thVm- lorvinfo;mition thev, looked at each -Other, having tLH fey'cd my . wahVu ;Unfortu., f n'ately ihy-pistojr wefe 1 fn tho holsters "of tho saddle, and I had no weapon bat a rudo look Continued on fwrth, poyc.y j v ; i-. . 1 " 4
The Daily Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 24, 1865, edition 1
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