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BY GEO. MILLS JOY: r thk noBTn cABetiiri. rrasg i wJU be pbued Tery TDESDAT and FRIDAY MT-i-Xs, on Craven .Street. Jxew rno, i. i. TERMS OP THE PAPER. t f jrpryearulayanoe;$tl3forJnotha ! t, per month. . SINGLE COPIES TEN CENTS. BUSINESS CARDS. E. A. TO UNO Ac CO.. DI1UU IX Naval aaa Military Geaaa Sc Baalf ale. TTateaee, Jewelrr. , HasK-al laatrasaeats, , 1 mm Striae af U kla4. AU ICort-ern current bank notes Uken at par, at Xe. IS Pellock Street, nearly opposite we roa. Office, New Berne, N 6. "Bpt.2 64 tf HfOOBB'S POCKET TKBITLE. BOIBD AKD MASONIC PIGEsT. - By HON. CHAS. W. MOORE, Grand Seo y. or Grand Lodge of Mass. Price f 1.00. . : For sale only, at the Ore or tm Noet. Cab suuTisii, by QEO.MILLS JOY. KswBerne, Jaa. ziso. rnaOHAI McCOIKMICK, ARMY AND NAVY TAILOR, HPtlk Slrtet, Oppont tkt Epiepal Ckurth, Nw Bii.fE, N.O. Vaitonns tsade to measure with promptness. a r a Witt Ooobs or all Dxscairnoirs Fvn mil lso 581 W . L. Poalk, 1 C..W. West. ' JROAX,K As WEir, . AWCTIOXEERS, SA Ialk Street, tM . Nxw'Berxe, N. 0 J. I. WATTS, Watchmaker A Jeweller, (Pollock Street, corner cj Railroad.) "Watches', Clocks and Jewelry Repaired la i akillfal maoner. Dee. 2, 1864. 73-tf. 39 CKAVKN STREET, ' E. G. BROIflTi f ear satsslaa Merchaaf, aad Whelesale aaa Retail lirecsr, - J CK AVEN STREET, NEW BERNE, N;C. fsblJ 9it C. r. Looms, (SOCCtSSOB 10 C. B. DlSBLl.) VYHOLESAMi AND RETAIL 1 dealer in ry na, Claiaiaa, Baate aaa Skeet, IltU aaa Cape, cal B !., Atalieaery. Aec. Seat h Front Street, New Berne, North Caro'ina, mar 9 f 15tf. W BIMSTSIt As B ROT II ED, Who. rale ana Uetail Dealers tn ry Gala, Clatalaa, Jewelry, Fttaey Gesai, if aeiery. Baala, Maees, I 11 a 1 a, Caps, Acc. Cerner ef Pollock a id Middle sts.,New Beme.N.C. All the abere na --'ed articles will be sold at a sssall adrance abov- coat. Come one, coaae all. ad examine the itock Stf F. XX. AABTOBIOlTsl, BBALIB in - Gela aaa Silver VTateaea, Clacke aaa Jewelry, Middle Street, next door to tie corier. V jTarticeiar attention paid to repairing of Watcfcea, Clocks and Jewelry. ' . New Berne, Ang. IS, 1864. 9 tf t - JELANDf BIOIjOIT As CO, COMMISSION MEROHANTh, 'Aad Wholesale dealers in Fruits Groceries. Pro vis 'ens. Foreign, &.O. - Pollock Street, 1st dor from East Front Street, Jfew Bern. N.O. '48-tf. S TAQ HOTEL. Vreat Street Beaafert. N. C. f - Tie Table is constantly supplied with the bea , the market affords. ! je anfort. N C, Dee. 24, 1864. 1 tf. B III . mi I I II - I U I ,. , . J E. X.EI13KAIT, A TTORNEY AND CO VNSELLER AT LAW IVesr Bense, IX. C . Office in Brick Building on Railroad Street, neai 1 Pollock atreet, ' New Berne, Dec 24, 1864. - Itf. LELAD&WALLISf9ILAIItOTPB Artiata, . . Respectfully informs the Officers, Soldiers and Civil net rxf t liia nlskOA t hat hsaw haw TGrtmA n i (hair I oom and put in a new ground siass sky-iight.wbich la m-ff-hli tn !) AthAr unit nr miVinrr i n - v uwwa uww buvt aw bwmhw war a. x i style of Card.PctnrJ4, and also make other Styles, t;,. .u-j n - I ' ' P. S. Rive nil a call and are aamnl. at roim I Vn Craren street, 6 doors Sooth of Bank of North Carolina, ap stair;, New Berne, n. c. . dee. 15. , . . tffi. fJ EDWinWKBT, ' SIALin u Beaks, Statleaeryt ' i. Kewapapera, Macamtaes, - aaa vaacy Oaeda. I . JTa. tOPoLLoex Strxct, adioining the Gorernment I and enjoy tnemsel Ves. Bakery, New Berne. N.C. A. In that far-eff regiOl QBARtKS W, nutG, AUCCJST B. MAAO, DEALS B, IN DRUGS AND MEDICINES. si Ud and Dowtettie Cigar; Ckevinf Tt hacco, , Gent' Fumitkinf Goods, Per. Jwwuriee, Pocket Cutler j. Garden Seeds, etc. fefJMS Ff.t it WkalnaU mm Ralall. Street, abore Middle, New Bern. Xew Berne, Jan. 7, 1865. str B LAOOB As SOPEB, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, j 9 Zadla Street, See tea, Maesu, . Inrite the attention of producers of COTTON AND NATAJL, STOBES, id toBeil eossicamenU of tha same. LTRWrit. . ADVANCES will be made, and speedy saler. Boetoa dee 31, 1864 st-tfa Tyj-ILITABJT GOODS : ' The best assortment this department at the lowest prices. ca always be found at TOMIJNSON'S. Craren etret. dee 19 ltf below tbe Poet Offiee, New Bet re Q.niib: STAJVBIES:: CANDIES!!! Fresh erery day, at the Factory ef ' r-- SD-IMERFIELD oi CO-. Stf Pollock St.. next door to the O. "r-BJSSH YABHOCTH 23I.OATERS, At GARBETTSON At VANDEBBEIX'S. KewBfrM,Feb.21, ISSX, J3tf wm THE MOX OF:LUlES,TM IfflOX OF UBSjlHE CMffi VOL 2. o , TO MY OLD BOOT. Mine ancient pedal friend, a last faaewell f Bo many days we're footed it together t The lane of life, in fair and stormy weather. Mine eyes wellnigh their lid-dikes OTersweLL I well remember when thou didst encase : My nether limbs with pressure warm and tight) l1ced the a-dencr of thine embrace. .-. n n n w m juw rvi n tr-n t m uu inn n i.i i i niirnr. .- -f lonmarried wifeJ Thy grasp, if not as strong, was still as true, And Dleasanter : and as we grew in lire. Thou wert as gentle as a pliant shoe ; And while on thee I trampled erery day, . . ' ' To shield me thou didst wear thy rery sole away. Though I despise the slander-monger's art, '! ' ' And scorn the wretch who blackens the fair fame Of one whose richest fortune is his name, (The wretch whtse steel goes deeper than the v heart.) 1 i Yet it has been my daily wont, I own, j i To black thy face until its skin has shone " , With ebon glow, aa lostrotia' as the hue That forms the charm of Guinea's natire breed. Tint 'tmut nnk thai T hfttftd thfte md&0d- - : -' I prizedth , soVthat when thy sole broke through And let in water. 'twas my special heed . , A man of awls thy gaping wound should sew ;i And twitching pangs athwart my pocket shoot To part with thee at last, O worn and faithful boot! rsrpo, iftfeerrwer. PBIVATU MIL.ES O BEILL liAST. SHXEST, TZBBT FORTEB A LIQUOES. . LTBIO 07 "KIIID Let us driijc in golden Sherry, As we oft have drank before, Let us drink to General Terry, 'Long of head and body very, Te our own, dear Alfred Terry, -Of the old Tenth army corps ! Mixing drinks is dangerous very, j ' Bringing headaches we deplore i ' Bat to Porter, feeling merrjr, ). . j. We drink deep tn gclderi sherry. Be it long 'ere. Charon's wherry, ' That grim Admiral ferries o'er I Fill to Porter and to Terry, They are names that we adore. From Connecticut to Kerry, Some in grog and some in sherry, : To the Admiral and to Terry" j Deep libations let us pour I Mr. Lincoln, who Is very' Deeply skilled in classid Ijre, la deroted to his Terry" ! His "Terentius Afer," rery ; But we better like Alf Terry, Of the old Tenth army corps ! 1 T TT TO '. G if TO iPf tff w rv u rA m n t m w jf u J-w w-wv wfci. ' 11 ' Our regiment was stationed at Mpr- p-an's Ford. 1 Our colonel has been shot by an Indian guerilla, and our lieutenant-colonel had gone home sick, so the command. .devolved upon ourv major, whose name was Farwe'll. He ! was a middle-aged, dashing fellow, given to social enjoyment ; on good terms with himself; and, ns a general thing, keep ing on pretty good terms with those nUUUk Ullll. . .lag nas uaiu i tmj ucc ouu easy; a fine soldier, and a strict discip linarian. He was a kind-hearted, gen-, erous man, though troubled with a tem per that led him into erior at times Major Farwellhad been in command but a few weeks when'he concluded to send for his wife toconie and stop with him through the summer. He had cbrrffortable and commodious quarters, and there was little "danger . that the T IT. tr U rvt qI'a- - r kar nl 4 o LT T inu,dUS "wu,u 11 r n"Vu , ; was awayon a foraging expedition when Mr. Farwell arrived; but .1 return- ed on tho .following day, and was in season to attend the. party which the maior crave on the occasion. ne and line ofiicers, not kept away on du . 1 1 ' - I W ""V1"""' " J J c . mnt rnlerl InA hfllir. I a a a wi -m m avi t ann inv Qnn ir.nrri. i f r Major wn. vniinr trrnn hfir iuis. iUdlui was Yuuiisci tuau jic liViRrmnn a hanrlsnmp. nnrtlv woman. i - i if J bearing herself with peculiar grace ana dignity, without any effort at show or affectation. She assumed no needless reserve,- but. Seated. her guests with kindness and, consideration, seeming only anxious all should feel at home .. I region the laws of to- tal abstinence were not strictly adhered j " 4lw " w V,,uuuu i,0;F,rTu - oaiy emptiea many bottles oi wine, uuir sundry bottles of old Bourbon were i were. in- Tdwards e.m- ! eluded' in the. bill of fare. midnight the ladies withdrew ; but the ffiAAra warn nnt milt roailr tr rtirfl The major waf in the hjghestof spirits, and soDg and itoly, witH iowin, gob- lets, eave us occupation. .By ana by 1 icis, g r . r , a SkS t copT mated that I hacT better not make too Uei .L-:..- "jgaa, ir,Hucu, m.,Uvuk,p.5 to weifih my Words, "if VOU must have trji:. i a i i ..kf to his feet, "if.vou breathe the. lady's . . . I name again a natters" i. I'll kirk vnn from mv , " J v I I had started ud from mv eat when T;a.,t wiirf,r x-vift , .itt; U n1l-fl m hr.lr "Zounds." he uttered... an a hurried I whisper, "aon t say anotner wora. 1 ne .! r .' - 4 onJ lm a'ai n VkSw lalMta a J rf - t 1 rll I old majors mad, and he's a bit jealous, - 'too, Carr't you see it !" ru your u-ausuLue lauy naur r.,. morn;Ilp.weaDOnS. nistols In the mnrnmg 1 you ought not have brought her out distanc gacesour seconds to and was forced to aT7Z. : i. " . ' tnRB for chnine of nosition to fire at the a sling. Walker,. l intsin IVi .lt " hin i orl rl c I Tl or I r . I HEW BERNE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1865. A m a it flooViorl nrtVSn LrZZllK;fZ ?d7r,h TrrS ;'n I tivetome.. She had. danced with me fopr or fiFetimesvand had promenaded with' me upon the piazza. t v : But I cdtild. ftot i Dear : atupn language as aiaior Harwell bad aaaresseo to me. ana in spite ol my inena s remonstrance, I retorted upon him. My blood was neated with whiskey, ana carea no rnore for the cdmcpanding officer that time than 1 WOUia nave Carea lOr bur drummer-boy. Trr replied, with an path which I need not repeal here, vnn would havA a fine time kickinr you would fcave VL had better tf raeoutr Perhaps you had better try !t ".hf. mi hvTl,. rnllar. T thnno-hf. ;r. . l;L mo,nt rk ctrib-o intf T the time that he ment to strike but I was subsequently convinced that he did not.' 'But I struck him-struck him upon his cheek with the flat of my 1,,,1 ' ... .., . . ! , ? w; , , h j w nitol , With a hissing oam ne arew a pIStOI from his pocket, but before he could use it the adiutant, cauffht his arm, and three or four of my friends hurried me ffom the room, and led me to my own Quarters i On the following morning I awoke with anything but a pleasant feeling, and when v I remembered what had the Drevions m?ht felt wretched enough. CI ; cursed the wine-cuD and the whiskev-boUle Irom the bottom of mv heart, and inwardly resqlved that I would touch tha stuff no more. Still I was forced to take a at iff hnt.tnddv to steaHv.mv nfirvps and after I had dressed myself I sat down to a cup if coffee, was thus, , j: t an m irofi w ii 11 1 1 1 j -t 1 11111x111 ill 1 1 if 1 w ker, entered my Quarters. I bade him good morning, and asked.-.him if we would not take some breakfast with me. ' - v ' ' i?Npt now," said he, shaking his head. "T have called lipbri ' busiriesss. Ah, Captain, this is a bad affair. Do you remember that you struck last night V t ne major Yes I lemembered it very well remembered it too well. i : i. - ... . "He expeits you will make an apo loffy," pursued the adjutant. And if I do not Yy "Then you must fighl him.' ,.tr . T t i I0U were preseni, owjcer, a"nf5 me enure .sceuc . aa V 0- . . , "Then I wish you would tell me the A wae r-T f f L iruwi, lur x " T T- U Dial II was oil a uit ui a vvuiii jaofc iiixuv. v vj t m nf.c - xirst; did I, in my toast to Mrs. rar- ' ? well, give him the least occasion for ill- feelini?" . , M-I could see none, captain ; -I . r.mprni,,r lh Ju i ' pn j rf -k hut VOU ing "Exactly and in that we were even. And now did he not, in the presence of the: whole company, threaten to kick me from his quarters 1" j "Yes." f "And did he not lay his hand upon me before I struck him ?" "I cannot be positive ; but I think he did." "lnen," saia x, annning me iasi oi my coffee, "I shall make no apology." J d j remember, captkin," lug- "that Ihemajor is a luf ; tuQ uJau Jl 'e . , , Ti, .toffKie swuruiic uas uu dumwiui, . IQc Stall I x . i II I . . l carea notning ai an auoui mat. l knew the temper of our officers, and I KnGW a knew I should be held m light esteem -r ... . . . I 4 Ial1 allowed the mgjor to back me down, Unce more iowKer asKea n 1 would t t'.u u:. .f vinV,af itall. TNT I . . . . u - l &t-LTVi . ; "Then, he added, 1 have ; instruc- tions to deliver this note. , , He handed mean unsealed missive, n most emcn: whifih I found to be a challenee: and - I w . 1 J I VI I Ker WdS cmlJU"'clcu lu lua dHuetes- sar arrangements. . i . ; My warmest friend in the regiment was a first Lieutenant, named Walker. T," j wntfnr h;m as'0 Aoa:r:n h: ' 7 w"-e to f?1 Mcond At first he tried 1 " T -w--v, ,. J j J3 i ' l I J "Issuutt V m" 1 ' ? S "6 IOUnQ tUat J. WOUia UOt retreat, hei - eF - n - ; "V " . r: " had any instruments to give him. ..OnJtwoitemOlr be ?ut offtm t0-mT r Wnt out with the adjutant and when he returned he informed me , . , nrrano-ements were all made. ,"a We j -r 3 '-. ' I i art 1 .T AJ 1 a. Aiier oinner a sai aown aione to ar- r T i. -1 1 ran ire niv ttiiaixa. a iuwj tscvcxai et- ters. which I sealed and enclosed in a Ulno - lfl envelone. to be sent off b V m v rlftrlr in tha case I should fall. V My property I gave into - Walker's charge, A a - mf a m m m I " I A. . A " I -- mni - J . .. X . A. ith instructions how torrisnose of it. When matters Mnus arrange .. f ! .. n -i '(innir nn Tno SLiuu. ." ' w -.. 1 , tl I 4- ., WC1C iU 1AICC I w Kiuta uu nue i r . was welttowarda evening, ana-tal-'lieit Win I intr a litrrif font In in V. J .Ti nmllr.J ou -Fwa3iorcea to call T ..ctmpwwtott's alls, a wild, romantic spot, where the water of the river tumbled ovejr a huge bed of broken rocks; and towards this spot libenrmv steDs. Just above fails was a bridge of logs,- from, which could I be obtained one of the' grandest no scenes , that ever blessed the eye of at artistJ !AsI reached the sumniit of eminfinfiA n.ar th fnlla T nw al wnmnn w ai woman and a child standing upon the! bridge: but I loss sight of them for a time as I descended into the shrubbery. fi I was . - -V l u hKaf. I T " T . 7, Ll V JUSt em?r?m from the thioke, when a sharp, piercing cry of agonV broke uponmyear.! I sprang to thef bridge, at I ii, f?- . 5? P11-6 1 &0e was wringing her hands and 8hrekin Hke a cf XJ creatu , x wag ma MOnni - j- ? 11 S?P'ft?d.?g . - r si -" 1 l?" uuofeu waters i saw we cniiu, Us 6PreftaiDg garments buoying it up ; , I cbnld hear thf tinvvoinfeillimr f?QCU,d ear lfte i ny voice calling, ,r ."TT- ( . mere was not a moment tp lose. Ah?, cf. was going nearer &xd nearer I vu!A"3"cait;r uua ueiirqr u ita aeathl , It was a fearful risk f me ; lor the chances were that I should be a?en over into the hissing, boilmg surge below i the rocks, But what was the risk to me'then? If I died irj e.r, I should not' stand - in the the riv- way of Major Farwell's bullet. I had better a ! thousand times give up my life thus than throw it it way in the ddef. The woman saw m. nn'rl nnnftaleVl f tn rrm for help ; but my coat was dffl before she di covered me, and in a moment I .1 . . . i ... 1 vv M v f 1 111a 11m ra m 'in tr- Aiir nriTn. o 1 r my power. The child was hair mow trnm - : Thfl ""Ji f-;4" . 'f bridge to'the falls when I started ; but I swam rapidly, and caught-at ' just at the point where the waters began to gather for tha plunge. It was a girl, lint mora than'thrp.p. nr fnnr years old, wit ht lden , ringietSj j arge blue s . m j . a a - a jm - . eye3, and a laca like a cherub, one clasped her little arms about my neck, and called me "Papa." i '- ' ;j ' I j "O papa, papa good papai don't let Kitty go into the wicked place ydown best and tenderest of nursing. Mrs. Far there !" ". l - j well was liko a mother, or like a loving sis- Witb all. my might I; . held up the I "'I miiiiiK j. -uw chiH, fstruck ibMbe shore : but it f t YtA.n Un Mrn in. was not ta' ba. - - - - : " to the sw ft current, and o -mortal vmt,-j A' wuluua,D niuuiuvu il. I hQ nvAonaAlA I i. j. " . of . the morrowtook from all fears of the i j t 1 L l t i present, and I was more calm and t;ol- T . i.l- tL- u t' i I l an tart thou I ftimhf nfhartniDa hairi h.nn A r r j l j. t j. 8 nA -"f0 r,v :.-ww "jr jwL5uV fcw I saving tha child, for, even in those few short moments, the little darling had v . .; fT 1 j , i ' : ' Nearer and nearer ! swifter and, swifter! the roar of the mad: waters' growing: louder and louder ! until at length the edge was reached. Close to my. bosom I bore the, child, shielding it as well as I could, and in a moment more my eyes1 were closed beneath the "u'"8 """"v.. r. sr then around like a top then away Over a bed ;of smboth rocks ; and when I finally opened my eyes 1 saw the shore rL Jff anA nnlie, fi,et T " u i: w ?. wi:u .K7.?.re l,M tmT,s.n Masfoc?1 cfg ibuuiu swvu ujjuu iuj s6w wnu my i i i i fj.. . i .' H .4 -i f neaa out oi water. i ; j; r I reached the shore just !aS three or four soldiers came down the mule path, , . . - .-i ... i j and they helped me to a: bed of' toos3j and took the child irom my arms ' rii i . i . Tsi--i.Lj- . .i 1 xney toiameyes "UP auu saw the cherub smile, and then my brain whirled as it had whirled m the flood, and I sank into the strong arms f nnrf mV m,n n;fodir7Vflnrl faint, v - J j, ?V ill iiiiij. 1 1 1 v ill r'. il. 1 1 1 1 1 i.n w ill v . uiiu lain u. r F I . 7; 1 my own bed, and Walker and my pr- derly were by my side I started np L,i WW rnni nnwa.nnt Inno- n .TlJI 2 u"! u"Srr" remeiuuemig wnaw W-,7t very hrst inquiry was ior ;tne chiia i very hrst inquiry hafI saved. H, iJtiv oavcu. i .', T J'The nurse took it away,'? replied my j i ifJ.i-j.L- 0t; n,1 well ; ' "Whose child was it V. f " : J3ut neither knew. The woman who had it in charge was a stranger, and . i? . '," i ' ; -i ' -i :! j anxiety on my account naa preven-eu i their asking her many questions. I j It was now eight o'clock, and l baa been in mv nartera an hour, i I arose feelin nuite sore, and mv left arm was so lame that I could not lift it- I took a little warm wine, and eat a light sup- per, and by ten o clock 1 lelt quite! - - . I . K . felt sore and stiff, hang my left arm in when he came, sug- gested that the duel be put off; but I wouia listen to nosucnpropusiuuu. j : A few classes of wine made nie feel i t i i i l :x.. better,' and 1 believed my right hand would be steady enough. wxuia toe steaay enougn. r At half-past six we took our pistols imd started for the scen of Ucti - F a S a -A ' n . 1. I whichwas in a secluded f spot on the . . . .. i ., - ,i -. somewnat lawgueu wneu x xcaui. NO. 14; I J .!: j ' . i-Z- ?m iwmswwskey-flask. In a little while the major and the adjutant made their appearance, aad -.suggested to Walker that I would like, to'have the affair over as .Lquickly as possible. I ;i. . . I did not tell him so. He had opened the pistoi-case. and was tnHr.fr nnt i th an weapons when Mr. Bdwker appeared us; an "Gentiemen,,, he said, "ilaior Far- well wishes to speak before wa dm! anv further."!! I " : f ; I V 1 i 4 "I am rfiadv to listen-" T nU..'.;: no Ur ljf V Uf -'xiil-.: , j -f"'"' vu- v 7" . 1 , - wue.; ,v Presently the major camo towards me. . i :.; . ..j i(Pont,u u i ,:.v - Uapta n, he said, with a percepti- 1 o e rerauioqsness m 18 , tone, "1 have challenged you, and the arrangements are u will stand j onj wn Mafl.nim nd Ju may fire at me,' , J , V" lucau rw wm c""anSe snoisr satu x. , , . - "No," he returned, shaking his head, "I cannot fir t vm ' t 1 cannot re at you. , i "wak x ctiuu in amazement., "Do you not know ? he asked, seem- iujj cijuau aiijazeu. W Jk r I assured him that I did not. "You saved a human;life lastnight" "Yes ; I saved a cherub." "Do you know whose cherub it was?" I , told him . I had not the least idea. With a quick movement he advanced and caught my hand. "Captain Wiliet," ho' exclaimed, with etrong emotion, hat child was mino! You may have your shot, but I would rather die.a thousand; deaths than lift my hand ?gai,Pt tha Presfr of Pu. me. : . ; - - . 4 ! r 1 : . I, tried to make some reply, but I could nriT. RTfn IT ArtnPPPnl Itr I ho1 hoan ftrvwm(V i t : v. .. . I , - , . weaKer ana weaicer, ana my neaa was whirling, and the sound of rushing, waters rung in my ears. hissing llAbt the oreal at the falls was too much for him !"! I heard WalKer say, as he caught me in his arms. "Captain Captain forgive mo ! Par- tton me t I was all to blame !" So I heard thej j major speak., j, I released his hand and tried to smile. 1 . -'-.. i : - .- ' - i I was sick for a lonff time: hut I had the ! ter, to me, and the major was not jealous. And when I grew stronger the bright-eyed cheraD was my companion. An, as she wouna "er "DV arras aunu my necK, ana I -a - pressed her warm lips to my bearded cheek,! iBhA'Roiil that. nh Invpjl rriA vtnr mtiob nnrl that I must be her "other papa." '- e.s - - ; News Iront Uixio. At the urgent rcqaest of a large number of entire outside of bur issue tH the'ptiblication our readers and ifriends, we Rivo almcst our: of Mr. Dick's great spefech in iho Jsorth Caro liria Legislature. I It will bear reading. i If any one were to read the above, without being told from what journal it was taken. (provided snch persons liad read Mr. Dick's speech) he would at once suppose it was an" etract from the ChroMcU am I Sentinel, of L Dbee journaL But it is eTen worse than that. The extraet is from a copy of the "Niw L Vernt . Times f published by the Yankee, GeorgeMiUs Joy-one .of the thieving set who fugees from New Berne. The "large number of our (his) readers and friends," at whose -nt request,' the "cn- tire outside" of the T.s given to the "pubhcation-of Mr. DjcVs great speech" xdius Joy. it is among mem ine xannee i t? j-Jii J?i; iinvaaera oi ms.ieuow ciuzeus wen, women chUdren-that TMr. Dick's speech is con- BlUcrcU V7UJAT. :H 18 Uuaiucicu y iz.au UJ them, because it is against Ait country and for them. ' j - ' ' A considerable portion of.Mrt. Dick's speech was in opposition to the employment of ne- crocs bv our Government as soldiers : be- cause Mr. Dick thinks they will not fight. A large portion of the readers and friends of the Yankee Joy are nigger soldiers. ; Tkey, and Joy with them, think Mr. Dick's speech "great" because the less weemploy the negro . .. .... . . . the more they will oe aoie to employ tnem. . T " wligi avuiais iki. xiVO. . vu tus 7 t tiio speech is having among white and nigger Yan- keej in Wew Berne. . i hat speech has made him immortal, whether hiseountry is lost or saved -with the Yankees, if we lose all; with the present and future generations in our land, if God bles blesses our cause with viotory. . II e vuuv iu uuis uvui m xwiioitu federate of the 11th, edited by Duncan K. r.Tl '.ol,;i ,---.,q a . .fo.lo- f naval stores from the State of North Carolina, when she sent him abroad to sell them. Kail, on, "Dunking." all ; things have an end, . ! - . . . . i ' i r ana bo wui yonr; Diuster ana Digg--uciu. When Sherman visits Raleigh, you will be one of the most abject suppliants for favor, ana we should not be surprised if you swore that vou was an "original Union man." Duncan feels bad, . as though he had been feeding on green persimmons. 1. We understand that one of the mail agents on the Worth Carolina rauroaa nas sent us word that f'he'd jbe dr-d if he will receive the CnnfefUratt natters anv more, to ba mailed at the cars." Raleigh Confederate, Wth inst. . , -' - - , .- i 1 ' ' f r L, bis hands with that delecUble sheet. xnat ruan snowea cus gooa Bense -a reiu-iu He showed better tasted than Dunking,'' tfcus Editor. 'I : ! -::-! - - - Rescued. At few days since, about j eight or nine miles from this place, a sleser- . - i . j: nUn ter ana prisoner, n route ioi uiwiWiu , a -4 J - . 3 i A jmmm . VArn J- eM AMMAjl a band ot brother deserters, who emerged .. . - .- . 1 Wim t - , -.-Xt-o ADVERTISING KATES ': ,"" " ' , ' T" ' 1 " " -I Square, one insertion, ....... .........'.r..91,M 1- " . erery succeeding insertion, ..........CO One inch makes a square, and all ad-ertisemects will be continued until forbid, nntes otherwise or dered.and o harped accordingly To secnra Inser tion t her 'should be handed in by MONDAY and THURSDAY evening. All bills are to be settled on the 1st of erery month. - A lib ml disoonnt made to those who adrertiae largely. The Tmia, has a , larger circulation in the District of North Carolina than any, if not. all. other tinners combined, and reacflinir erery part of the District, is the best meth od of advertising that could be desired. , orr coach, demanded the prisoner, who ' w3 permitted by the guard to make good his Lape. RcsisUnce, in tKat Jcate, itis ad- lilted, would hare been in vain, as the passengers in the stag wero outnumbered by the rescuers, two or Ihreo to ono. Sa- . The Neqro Soldiee Schme. The Confede- rate Senate, in secret session on Tuesday, by an toYcrwhelrningmajonty, Toted down Mr. Brown V resolution instructing the Military Commit fA tn ronnrt Kill imltlnm twA Kiin.fr.uf thousand necrra koldicrs in ihn arrnr. Thiti puts this vexed question at rest, at least (bra f I? . . " . . ' . . lle. ,e.i Dnpatch, Wh . . aa Iim llKCn TU C.4. 1 A 1 I A . . on a proposition 'to so modiry the rcso ution to it reGolution of inquiry, and not I -pwaniye insiru.cuon. a ue amenatnent wa.i rejaciea. f- a vote was men, alter aooato. taken onJ tho resolutionf ftnd it was rejected -yeas a? a a j m - nay 13. Those Who. voted in the aflWtiro ere Messrs. Brown, Henry and est Those who vcted in the negative were Messrs Baker, Caperton, Graham; Hayncs, Hunter, John.ton, of Mo., Maxwell, OldLnv Orr, .Semmcs, of Walker, Watson and ,n igr.il. . norRT rTftrsK nrnvEn.Th C Court IIocsr BcR!fED.--The Court House in Ashbevillo-was consumed by liro on Satur--day, the 28th ult. The-Cro is supposed to bavo been accidental. It originated Jin tho cupola, where there was! a town clock, on which repairs Were being ruado that morning. Some other buildings, wo loarn, were also con sumed. The Court House was probably tho finest and largest one in the State. Haiti g Progress, Cth. j . . ' The' Non-Taxabls Bonds. The Speaker laid before the Hquko of Representatives, last week, a communication from tho Secretary of the Treasury, in response to a resolution, sta ting that he had disposed of $14,617,500 of tho six per cent, non-taxahlo loan, and had realized $14,C59,23 05 premium thcrcor. Destructive ' Fire. On ", Saturday last, about 0 o'clock, the Court House in this town was discovered to to on TtlF'JSt lnLZ7l in and entire root wero cnvelopeu in names. and entire roof wero cnrelope'd The wind was blowing a perfect hurricane, I : J ii i : ana to alt human appearance, it was im possblo to Bave tho town from a general conflagration, coals being carried by tho wind and kindled into a flarno at n distance of five or six hundred yards. - Hut desper ate as was thejeaso citizens, soldiers and negroes nerved themselves for the conflict with tho devouring element and by almost superhuman efforts, blessed by Providence, not a building was burnt except tho Court House. Of. the Court "House itself not a vestige remains but the bare and gloomy looking walls. Hut by far the most sevcro loss to the county was the destruction of tho Iccords and public papers. , of, every do? scription which have been accumulating' since the formation of the county, . One of tho rooms was occupied as a Post Office, where all was destroyed,! mail matter, mail bags,' office furniture, SiZiAshvillc News, 2d inst. 1 , The Court IIouso of Buncombo County, at Asheville, with all tho records and public pa pers of the County, was totally destroyed by tire on Saturday the 28th ult. ; The fire was arrested before it i reached any other building. Sundry military prisoneas confined in tho Court House were removed to a place o safe ty. The. Court House was a fine building and the loss is heavy...: :. ' South C a nor.iN a. Localities. l.'ivcr Hridge is over tho Bis; Salkchatchio in tho Southeastern part of Broxton's Bridge is a foi District Bridge is a few miles lower down on the same stream, near the boundary lino of Barnwell and Beaufort District.-. From Rivers' Bridge to Midway is about 21 miles to Branchyillo about $0 ruilpfi. Midway is the first station next to and West of Branch ville in the direction of Aiken. Decltxed.-Wo learn that tho office of Com missary General of tho Confederate Stales waa' tendered to Col.! Win. Johnston of this place. Mr. Johnston, declined tho position. Char Democrat. I . The Bcbeau or CoxscairTioN. Wo learn that a movement is on foot in,CongreKi to abolish the Bureau of Conscription, and to substitute a new plan for the execution of tho conscription byimcn detailed from the different commands of the army. The plan is said to be approved by Gen. Lee. Iiich. Ex., ioth. . i Deatii op,' a Yeey Old If eguo. A very old negro womani Charlotte, recently died in Davidson county, N. C. She had reached the .venerable ago of 125 years, a longevity that very few attain in thc;o de generate times. She was the property of M. C. Pendleton; and was long a faithful servant in -that family.-USaury Watclir rricn. , ' ; . i . . ," ' . --V' i Brigadier General Martin has removed hi headquarters to Asheville and has general superintendence of Enrolling affairs in tho , Aiouniaiij uibincu - r Tub Necbo Soldib Scdesce. The-Co-fedo-rate States in secret session on Tuesday, by an overwhelming majority toted down Mr. Brown's resolution instructing the Military committee to report a bill putting two hundred N thousand negro soldiers in tho army. This puts this vexed question at rest, at least for a time. Richmond, Dispatch, 9 th. t 'Will you help me put of this mud hole V said a traveling druggist, who had just been compelled to stop his team in a mud-hole, because they couldn't. pull it out. ' No, I cant stop,' said the Yankee, who was heavily loaded and was Ifearful ho would be late for the Cars. 'I would take it as a great favor, besides paying yon said the druggist. 1 What are you loaded with t" asked tho Yankee. ' : , ' j : j ." 'Drugs and medicines,1! said he. 1 guess I'll tiy and get you out, then for I am loaded with tombstones.' ' They wero soon traveling together after that. .- ' '! " '. - , Schools and churches are tho impregna;. ble fortification of a free people, . Ink is the Black Sea on which thought ride at ; anchor.. I t i 1 if' i'. n Ii
New Berne Times (New Bern, N.C.)
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Feb. 24, 1865, edition 1
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