KING'S WEEKLY
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VOL I- NO. 17-
GREEN VILLEj jY C MAY 18!r
25 C7S A 72
JOTTINGS
Lucky Baldwin a millionaire
tough, on trial for seduction,
says his character was such that
the woman should not have kept
company with him and she
ought to have known better
than to believe him. This is
not his first case, and fear of
the pen makes him care less for
his little reputation.
The First National Bank of
Willimantic Connecticut, had
a capital of $lt)0,(M)0, and a sur
plus of $26,000, but its cashier,
me Risley, managed to wipe
that out and in addition about
si i )0,000 more in deposits and
by forgery. The wooden nut
meg State" still leads.
A $34,000 bond, stolen thirty
years ago has been returned to
the Sinking Fund Commission
ers of Virginia, having been
found among the effects of the
late Gen. B. F. Butler. This is
not intended to raise the hopes
oi tnose who iusi sjiwjia.
The South Carolina officials
are disposed to treat Judge
Goffs orders with contempt, and
the dispensary constable- con
tinue to discharge their duty.
There is considerable bullhead
nss on both sides.
New Orleans wants one or
both of the National political
combinations next year. A ci
ty that has missed the yellow
fever several years, and has lost
the lottery needs a new stirring
up.
Battle of South Mountain.
Thermopylae cf the Civil War-
ft ex. I). II. Hill Accomplished
a Magnificent Feat of Aums
in Holding McClellnnd's 60,
000 Men at Hay for an Entike
Day With Only 5.000 Confkd-
EKATES.
l'AUT I.
The battle ol Boouesboro, or South
Mountaiu was fought on Sunday,
the 14th of September, 18CJ, be
tween Geu. D. II. Hill, commander
of the Confederates, and Gen. Geo.
B. McClelland, the Federals.
On the morning of the Uth, the
Confederate army was divided as
follows : Gen Lee and Gen Lor.;,
street with parts of his command
were at Hageretown ; Gen Jack
son, with all of his and part of
Longstreet's command, was at Har
per's Ferry on the Southside of the
Potomrc; Gen. Hill, in bis official
report, says that he had that morn
ing lor duty 5,000 men. Gen. Mc
Clelland in his report, says that he
commenced the battle ac S o'clock
that inormug with 30,000 and by VI
o'clock had (J0,000 men on the tkld.
The following is a hat of Hill's
division, copied fiont the official re
port :
Gen. D Hill, commanding di
vision.
KIl'LEY's hrioade.
Gen. R. S. Ripley, commanding
Regiments: Fourth Georgia, Col.
Geo Doles; Forty -fourth Georgia,
Capt. Key; First North Carolina,
Lieut. Col H A Brown; Third North
Caiolina, Col William L I)eRo?sett
e.
KHODEs' BRIGADE
Gen R E
Regiments :
Rhodes, commanding.
Third Alabama, Col.
Eight saloons closed in To
peka, Kansas, when the Legis
lature adjourned. That Legis
lature might have adjourned on
huding the supply would run
short.
ine asuington rosf, not
Democratic, thinks it incumbent
ou itself to "nominate" a South
rn man for President in 1SCH5,
for the Democrats. Thanks,
'Mir Democrats can look after
that themselves.
It looks as if Evans was elect
ed Governor of Tennessee, and
he ought to have the place. All
elections and callings are not
sure.
the right and one on the left, wit:i
the pational pike in the centre.
Hill lineol battle was formed itn
Garland on the extreme right guaru
lug one road; Geo B AuUeisa
next, guarding the second; Col
quitt in the centre and Rhode on
the left.
The bat lie commenced at
o'clock in tht moming and ladled
until dark. Hill's division whs the
rear guard of the army and had all
of the ordinance and supply Jraim
with it. On the evening of the
13th and the morning ot the 14th,
McClelland and his army: GO,Xmi
strong, was in two miles ot all th
trains, four ruads in his frout and
hundreds of paths. The side of the
mountain that he was on consisted
of cleared tieids Longstreet wa
limiles west; Jackson '4b miles
south, ami nothing was between
him and all of Lee's supplies ami
ordnance traius nothing to keeii
I HiM KO TO ltAOK:.
him lrom
Street and
getting between lxug
Jackson and crushing
TJieivare twenty-tive women
running local papers in Kansas.
And the cradle industry lags
C A Battle: Fifth Alabama, Col J
IS Gordon; Twelfth Alabama, Col.
B B Gale.
i.KLAN!)e HKIwAIE.
Gen Samuel Garland, Jr.. com
manding Regiments : Fifth North
Carolina,' Col I) K McRae: Twelfth
North Carolina, Capt S Snow;
Thirteenth North Carolina. Lieut.
Thomas Ruftin ; Twentieth North
Carolina, Col Alfred I verso n: Twen
ty third North Carolina : Col 1) A
Christie.
ANDERSON'S H KKi.VDE.
Gen Geo B Anderson, command
ing. Regiments: Second North
Carolina, Col C C Tew; Fourth
North Carolina, Col Bryan Grimes:
Fourteenth Noith Carolina, Col R
T Benneit : Thirteenth North Car
olina, Col F M Parker.
OOLyUITT's BRIGADE.
Gen. A H Conouitt, commanding
Thirteenth Alabama, Col B D Fry ;
Sixth Georgia, Lieut. Col J M Few
ron : Twenty-third Georgia, Col W
V Barclay :" Twenty-seventh Geor
gia, Col L B Smith: Twenty eighth
Georgia, Maj T Graybill; also Eler
enth North Carolina, Sixth Georgia
and Fifth Alabama regiment.
There were four roads crossing
the mountain at this gap two on
them ni detail, for, having till of
Lee's ammunition captured he
would have them at his merry
nothing but the old division of 1)
Hid.
He never crossed the mountain
until S o'clock in the morning of
the 15th, when Hill had left the gap.
having done all that was oidered to
do that was to keep McClelland
from crossing that day. Aud he
did it with .hm men. I H Hill
held McClelland army from Mc
Clelliind's own report jo,HM strong
all day, killed and wounded .'J" ot
them, ami. left the field when or
dered to do o without, losing a mm
ot wagon.
In series 1, volume U, Otiicial
Reports Gen. Lee saw that on the
morning of the 14th, Gen. Hill as
directed to guard the Booneboro
Gap, and Ingstreet to inarch lrom
llagerstown to his support. Long
trcet'in his rejxirt says: ''While
part of tht army had gone towards
Harper's Ferry, I had moved up to
agerstown. Rope had been re
lieved and McClella"d wju in com
mand, biid with !M,0 refreshed
troops was marching out to avenge
sWond Manaias. As we moved
out of Frederick, he came ou and
occupied that place. There he
came across a lost xpy of the order
assigning osition to the several
commands. The lost order has
been the subject of much severe
comment by historians who have
written of the war. It wa address
ed to D. II Hili and they chaiged
that it loss was due to him. As
Gen. Hill has urovtn that he never
received the oruer it must have been
lost by some one else. Ordinarily
npon getting josession ot such an
order, the adversary would take it
Us a decoy, but it seems that Mc
Clelland jjave it his confidence and
made his diiosition accordingly.
He planned his attack uon Hill
under the impre.viou tliat 1 was
there with twelve brigades, nine of
which were at Hagerstown and three
at Harrar'f Ferrv. Had he eier-
risun) due dillicence in seekiuC in
formation from his own resources,
his spies, desorters; signal corps, or
bis cavalry, he would have known
better the situation.
To Be Continual. .
Deputy-bherin" Gilliam, M Ber:e
in attempting to arret a ne-ro
suappd his pistol tt the negro icy
erjl tiuus, aud the said pistol f.iiling
to go off the negro tumid and r'r-d
upon Gilliam with a hot gun, but
misaed, and then made his escape.
Rev. ,1 W Sues, a primitive Bap
tii preacher lu Wile .county, is
publieally and practically advoouliug
ocs ial expialily v:iU the mgri..
W F Jones, cnMer of the RoxU
n bauk that was rbbed Ut eel,
is in jail on uspiciuu and ms .:
counts have bet?n found tit2.
It is Said the legislature appoint
ed a t magistrate in BUdeu cuuuO
a negn wiio died in the ptrniUi.
tiary two years ago.
Thousands of Confederate Vele
rans are existed to attend th- ui.
veiliug of th5 Confederate Monu
ment at Raleigh ou the VlUth.
Ramlio countv fasts of a girl,
Katie Tuuuell Dine )ear old. Mho
weighs one hundred ami forty four
KHinds.
K C Brooks of the Wilton Mirrr,
has been aplnjinted a watchman in
the lu-asury at Washington City.
Charlotte had a 7v.Xo fire la:
week and nearly a Mock tu the bu
tiieivS part of tlie city was burned.
Gov. Carr, will accept, on behalf
oT tlie State, tlie ( 'oii!eUerale .Monu
ment on the I'iKlj.
Treasurer Worth declines to pv
Judge Jones his fcaiar), taymg iriMt
K art claims it.
Citueus of Ba I Union- have n-tu
lioernor Can ?.V loi the nc
monument fund.
Charlotte. defaulting calnei
Holland, has 5urrendeivl hiuiaeil to
t he authorities.
Two young men at Raleigh fio
tintMl 10 each for fishing on Nm
dav.
Nw Hanover recently teiit nu;
convicts to tlie penitentiar-.
The Udells will build two moi
large coitoii mills at Concord.
Negroes are leading around Ajex
for Mu4aCUUM:tti.
The Roxboro bank will come out
a'.l right.
Iredell county ha a mad dog
scare.
. !
Uu Shoal Creek, Cherokee county,
Thursday afternoon Revenue Officer
Seth Sta'cup met i'ole Taylor, a
distiller, in the roswL They agreed
to se tle an old fen 1 by a fair tight.
Discarding their weaoor, Jstafcuj
whipped Taylor, who then got his
pistol and fired at SUlcup. The
fire was returned by the latter, hu
bullet breaking latlor's arm. A
friend ol Taylor's named Suit, got a
shot gun from his wagon and shot
Stalcup lrom ambush. Stalcup was
mortally wounded but before he died
died l.e hot Taylor thre time, aod
the Utter is thouht to be dying.
Suit fled and has not been captur
ed. Ex.
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