Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-06-04


red. Their officers by special enactmeht of the
Legislature rank as follows: The Captain, Draughon,
Major; the Leutenants, Huske McGilvcry, Vann
and Fritzell, as Captains. 1t is but meager praise
to say, that this company, numbering fifty five on
this occasions delighted all those familiar with mil
itary tactics by the perfect manner in which they
went through the various evolutions of the drill
The German Volunteers, the names Of whose Off
GERS we have unfortunately misplaced, arc also q
splendid body of men, and are remarkably well
drilled. Thcir>nniform is in excellent taste, and,
with their fine brass band they add much to the mil
itary reputation of Wilmington.
The Rifle Cadets havo unquestiona5ly the hand
soonest uniform We ever saw-grey trimmed with
black. 1t is neat to fault; and the training Of the
corps is credit to their military instruction and
honor 10 themselves and their city.
So, too, Of the Pioneer Cadets, who bid fair to
excel their more advanced competitors.
Of the Wilmington Cornet Band we will briefly
say, it is composed of some fourteen gentlemen AMI
musicians. We have rarely had the pleasure OF
listening to finer music, and We cheerfuly recon-.
mend them to the people of our State. North-Car-
ona has now a COrnet Band.
The target exercise were spirited and good on all
hands, We know the Wilmington Light Infantry
did not desire TO snatch from their guests the prize
of the day, and therefore the contest between
the invited guests. And although the Raleigh Com.
pany were van9ushed by their Fayetteville com.
rades, they not subdued but will yet give them
another trial.
capital dnner-thc speeches, toasts songs and gen.
eral mrth oi the occasion; the turnout next morn
ing the delightful trip to Snithvile and Fort Cas-
well the good cheer on board the Spray; the re-
turn at night; the parades and the visits to Mayor
Parsley's, Richd. X. Morris and r. +. Brown,
ES9s, and the welcome and good cheer of these hos
pitable, patriotic gentlemen; the preparation for
and the departure from the depot-al these We cam
not do more than mention They have all more or
less been chroniced by the press, and they are all
,fx, h.or faka
leave Of Wilmington and her hosptable and spirited
people with regret. 1t will be long before they will
cease to have place in warmest affections, and
"When deaths dark stream we ferry Ger,
time that surely shall come
In heaven itself we'll ask 20 more
Than-such another waleome."
Of the individual! attentions Of the citizens gener
ally much could be said but nothing that would re-
aliZe for readers just conception of them The
reporter is deeply indebted to several, but partcu-
larly so to two or three, whom he would mention
but for the fear of being invidious.
Finally we took leave Of our Wilmington friends,
Thursday evening" the 22d inst, after three
days sojouin amongst them. We were accompa.
MED bv Col. Cantwe,* Geo. D. Van Amringe,
WIN. A. Lord, and, last though not least, Jno =.
Mcllhenny, Esqs. We mention these gsntlemen's
names for reason which will soon become appa.
rent They had been unfemittng in their atten-
tions to our corps and had determined to be with
US to the last. 1t urged upon them to 60
forward with to Raleigh. This they could not
do but they persuaded TO accompany US to
Go!dsborough, at which place were to stay over
night-thcy to take the down train at zone O'Clock.
a H. 1t was mischievouSly resolved, however,
amongst some few OF our lads that they should 60
| through to Raleigh and it determined to get
them into Estate of sweet obliviouspess, and keep
! them till they reached Raleigh. Now, | don't
defend this course, viii raifirm that our VIII
mingtOn friends We're aware OF the design. After
! supper the game commenced, and the victims
seemed to be doomed. Our men became scattered
in all directions. But in about an hour the drums
beat to arms, ana we in line. The corps
| doors Immediately ocked-the keys taken out and
mdable array oil champaign and other bottles be-
fore us. There, gentlemen" said our three ric-
Tins, there is your work before you; when you
have done it you can go to bedW Fairly caught,
bewidcrment and surprise were in every face; nc
escape and to work they went. Here We draw the
veil. Van Amringe, Lord and Mcllhenny returned
to Wilmington that night as bthe as larks-nex
morning left for. Raleigh, Of course ~ith0ut
them.
Capt. j. Q. DeCarteret of the Independent Guards
of Raleigh, accompanied the Oak City Guards or
their visit, and vas received with every mark of re
spect. Scaton Gales, Esq, and H. S. Smith, ESQ.
represented the civilians OF Raleigh, and were hos
pitably entertained and treated with marked dis
tinCtion.
*Col. Cantwel taken suddenly i'll while the car
to GodsbJro and had every attention paid him by DR.
L. c. Manly of the Oak City Guards He was conveyed
his .rrva at Godsboro' but sufficiently re
covered to proceed to Raleigh in the morning.
New York, 27.-The steamship Baltic, with Liz
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