Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-29
W-The following paragraph. which we

0-The following paragraph, which we
Clip from the Fayetteville Observer, will be
read with deep regret by all who had the plea
sure OF being acquainted with the young gen.
tleman whose death it records, or with his
worthy father. We had the pleasure of know.
ing Lieut. Beatty, and we do not know that
the death of any single individual connected
with the North Carolina Regiment has given
us more pain than that of Mr.. Beatty. The
community will deeply sympathize with hi.
father, John D. Beatty, Esq, who has thus
been bereft of son in the very bloom of
youth. One thing is consoatory in this Sc
we're dispensation of Providence, Lieut. Beatty
die in the service of his country
Death Of Lieut.. John B. Beanv-We re-
grct to learn, from letter received in this
place from Capt Kirkpatrick Of the Cumber-
land and Baden Company ofN c. Volunteers,
dated at AriSta's Mills. near Salti!o, Sept.
18th, that Lieut. John B. Beatty, son of John
d. Beatty, Esq, of Baden county, died al that
place on the 18th Sept. Capt kirkpatrick
mentions that he hal been sick ever since his
| arrival in Mexico, but no persuasions of his
friends could induce him to qui, the service &
return home Capt K had his remains prop,
erly enclosed in tin and wooden coffin, and
entrusted to the care of Capt Bialock, of the
Yancey Company, 10 bring 10 his native place
Capt. Bialock was on his return home, hav-
ing resigned his command.
Capt. Kirkpatrick's Company were all well
except 1t. Durham, who was sick, but not
dangerously, and Duncan Johnson, who had
been quite sick, but was going about again
Fayetteville Observer Of last Wednesday
YELLOW FEVER IN New ORIrASs.-We
see it stated that the Board of Health of the
city OF New Orleans, has announced that Vel.
low Fever, as an epidemic. has ceased to exist
in the city. The n. O. Delta, in referring to
| this announcement, holds the following Ian
guage -" With all due difference for the opin.
ion OF the Board OF Health, we must say that
we consider their announcement of the tota
disappearance OF the epidemic rather prema
ture. BY reference to our columns, it will be
seen that there have been Is intcrments OIL
yellow fever in the city cemeteries for the as
hours ending al o'clock last evening, and r
the Charity Hospital during the same period
there have been l3 deaths from that disease
The BLESSINGS OF FREE TRADE.-For sew.
eral years past, the Locotocos have continue.
to set before US the example of England il
adopting Free Trale, as they call it. Now
we should like to know if any part OF the pres
ent pr0sperityof England is occasioned by thi:
Free Trade SYSTEM And if so, whether the
same blessed system, bestowed upon us par
TALLY by the Tariff of 1876, may be expecte,
in due time TO produce like results in the Uni
ted States?
Fayetteville Observer Of Wednesday
To adopt the very facetious, yet mystic
strain of the above paragraph, we would sug
gest 10 the Observer the fact that England il
Z" blessed" with large monetary institution
called &C National Bank" l. e. the Bank o
England, which, perhaps, may account 70
the "present prosperity" Of that country. w
do not know, but only throw out the sugges
ton to the Observer.