Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-20
Rapid Military Movements.

The late rapid retreat of Col Steptoe in Oregon has
been repeatedly spoken of by military men, of
the most remarkable record but it is not to be COM
pared, we think, to march made upon the enemy in
the Mexican war, by Major Richard Hanson Weight
man, eteUe of West Point. This youthful and gal
liant officer commanded the Flying Artillery in Col. Don
phans Army, and actually transported his cannon with
broken down mules and himself foot, seventy-six
miles in forty hours-a march almost unparalleled in
modern times. It may be added that the battle which
followed this rapid movement was made as memorable
for the prompt genius and desperate courage displayed
by Capt. Weghtman, the march had been for its in
domitable energy. Colonel Donphan, in his report of
the battle, remarks "Much has been said and Justly
said of the gallantry of the artillery Numbering within
two hundred and fifty yards of the enemy at Pao Ato
but how much more daring was the charge of Capt.
Weightman, when he unlimbered within fifty yards of
the redOubts of the enemy
Here is march and fight by volunteers, which
cannot be surpassed by anything ever accomplished by
regulars What want in our Old FOgy military es-
tablishment, is of the Weghtman stamp who
to battle with Napoeonic rapidity and when
they reach the spot make the fur fly.
Rich. Dispatch.
A DOMESTIC DENoUEMENT.-About two weeks ago
says the Baltimore Sun of yesterday, couple having
the external appearance of gentleman and lady, arrived
in this city from Alexandria, Va, and took lodgings at
one of the second class hotels The female was young
pretty, sOcabe and entertaining the male laxative but
grave and about 40 years of age They depored them
selves and wife, and the register books of the
hotel apparently attested that fact. Their mornings
consumed in drives in the barouch belonging to the
hotel and substituted occasionally for light buggy
and the evenings passed in icecream Saloons the
theatre and other places of public resort This round
of unaloyed pleasure however broken in upon on
Tuesday night last by the appearance of the lawful wife
upon the This lady, who is about 80 years of
age having learned from parties in this city the where
abouts of her unfathf husband and his adopted wife
made herself manifest to the landlord in company with
officer Thomas GOrman of the detective police Minute
y describing the objects of her Search she was assured
they were the guests of the house. but then absent at
OF the lcecream Saloons was their wont of even
ing About II p o'clock they returned the lady going
to her chamber and thegenteman into the sitting room
Then it that the discarded wife was ushered in
to the presence of the new object of her husbands
affections That gentleman notified that strange
lady was in his chamber mpatenty awaiting an inter
view Unpleasant recolections of an absent one ~
forced themselves upon the gentemans mind and he de-
murr>d but gently conducted into the presence of
the two ladies by officer German Nointroduction was
wanted. The scene that ensued that has fire.
queny occurred On such occasions and been published
before. reconciliation was, after an hours disnua-
ton finally effected between the offending and the offend
cd and the two departed from the hotel together leaving
the nteroper desoate to be expelled from the house
midnight by the indignant landlord The parties to the
affair have since returned to Alexandria
| DEATH OF AN OLD INDIAN F1GHrER-Jacob Byerly,
VIII dt vi JS III w eStmOreland county, Pa
was at one time resident of the only cabin between
Fort Pitt and Lgonier. In the Revolution he was ac-
tive, and his scouting expeditions extended through
Western Virginia and Pennsylvania and into Ohio
He went with party to bury tweny-one settlers who
had been killed at Wheeling went to the relief of Fort
Lawrence and Wallaces station was on scout to
Punxutawney, and joined in pursuit of the party who
killed the Wizards was on the expedition against the
Tuscaroras in Ohio, and served under Gen. Broadbead
in the destruction of the towns of the Cornplaner In
dams In this expedition, while following trail, in
company with Jacob Smith and another scout he killed
an Indian chief in hand to hand conflict
HUMPHREY MARsHALL-This leader of the Ken
lucky Know Nothings is not safe in his seat in Con
gress. year ago the district gave him majority O
nearly two thousand votes but in the recent election
there is scarcely hundred votes difference between The
party that elected him and the Democrats This de
crease is attributable solely, we believe to Marsha
course In the last Congress Then he affiliated with
the Black Republicans in all their movements and we
think we see in the late election the evidence that his
constituents are somewhat disguised with their Repre-
sentative 1t has very much the appearance of the hand
writing on the wall.
There often more lies told in the brief sentences
am glad to see you" than in any other in the En-
Igish language.