Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-06
THE NEWS.
THURSDAY, MAY Both.

The true men of Maryland have hard road to travel
We see that Bradley T. johnson, Esq, of Frederick
Maryland has Joined the Confederate troops for the
defence OF Harpers Ferry, and has already leo men
under his command and hopes soon to have regi-
ment Captain Johnson's men are destitute of every
comfort, denounced as traitors by the arbitrator
Hicks. and reward of five hundred dollars has been
offered for the apprehension of Captain johnson
Mrs. johnson, daughter of the Hon. R. M. Saun-
ders of this State, has reached Raleigh appeals
for assistance in equppng and providing for her hus
bands command johnson is a noble and brave
man. and 10 doubt be is accompanied by others like
him.
We see that Mr.. g. II. Foster, formerly of the Mur-
feesboro Citizen of this State has been getting into
another scrape in Richmond having been arrested
there on Friday night on suspicion of being a spy
He was released next morning, nobody appearing
against him. Mr.. Foster returned to Murfreesboro
sometime ago. from Washington City, and his return
caused good deal of excitement and was the occas
ion of public meeting. The pros or cons OF his case
we never could quite understand, but we suppose he
thought it advisable to leave the State. He is a
native of Maine but married not long since IN North
Carolina 1t is proper to state that Mr.. Foster is
perhaps arises a siDgularity of manner that looks
suspicious, and may sometimes subject him to unjust
imputations Most of us have noticed the eager
listening attitude and expression ofpersons of defective
hearing and this might readily create suspicion, es
pecially as Mr.. Foster, like good many other par
TALLY deaf people, is unwilling to acknowledge his
infrmity.
The Ohio Legislature after a session of twenty-sevcn
days. adjourned at one o'clock on the morning of the
l4th bowling drunk, especially the members of the
House of Representatives. These people met in ex-
ira session to take measures for wiping out the
South.
VIM L. Saunders Esq having volunteered his services
for the war has been forced to withdraw from his
editorial connection with the Salisbury Banner.
In the extreme north western counties OF Virginia the
vote is against secession some 10 counties IN that
section have given 10000 majority against the ordl
nance This was done under system of terrorism
instituted by the infamous Garlic and kept in force
by traitors from Pennsylvania and Ohio. The West
however, as a section, goes for the ordinance But
the true men on the Northwestern frontier OF Nlr-
ginia must be sustained and Carlileism crushed out
Garlic is not simply asserting his right OF casting his
vote as a Virginan. He does not mean to abide by
the decision of Virginia He does not vote nor act
as Virginian. He is traitor, and as such he no
doubt violated his oath member oil the ConVen-
ton of Virginia and revealed the secret proceedings
of that body to Abraham Lincoln
SATURDAY, JUNE lsT.
A border State Convention met at FRANKFORT, Ken
lucky on the 9th This means simply submission
Commodore Stringham with few vessels is blockadng
l,,1+o Cffa ptiVpIV
We see by the Raleigh papers that Bushrod w. Nick
formerly pretty we'll known IN Wilmington has oeen
getting himself into ugly scrape IN that city, haV-
ing been arrested on the suspicion OF being one OF
Iincoln's spies The grounds of suspicion are that
he arrived in Raleigh on Tuesday, prolesSedly with
dispatches from Governor Letcher to Gov. Ellis 1t
is rumored that Governor Ellis telegraphed Cover
nor Tetcher and ascertaned that the dispatches were
SPURIOUS If these things are so, MIR. Wick IS IN q
dangerous fix He is native of Nash County, form
erIy a mail agent on the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad but has been out of the State for years
apparenty with little fxedness of location or purpose
The Greensboro Patriot of the 3lst says that five hun
dred and fifty volunteers from Wilkes, Surry, Union
and perhaps other Western countless passed through
Greensboro on Thursday for the seat OF war
The Columbus, Ga, Times of the 24th ult, publishes
an extract from letter received by gentleman in
that city from his brother in Virginia. The extract
states that Old Abe is losing thousand men week
by desertion alone. He says that the famous 69tl
Irish Regiment of New York lost l64 men in three
DAYS, and that they nearly all joined the Virginia
forces at the Manassas Junction. These reports must
be taken with good many grains OF allowance.
The FAYETTEVILLE Observer learns that DR.. James A
McRae of that place, has been appointed Surgeon
in the North Carolina service, and assigned to duty
in the 5th Regiment.
steamer believed to be the PawDee approached with
in range of the Pucell battery, four miles from Acqu
Greek, on the Potomac River, and opened fire on it
which was promptly returned, some fourteen shots be
inc fired The Steamer then left. 1t is supposed
that she was struck and with some effect. Nobody
hurt " in the battery
The Raleigh Register learns that DR.. Charles E. John
son of that city, has received the commission OF Sur
geon General in the army of North Carolina, (Stat
troops, we presumed
1t is said that troops from Ohio and other North Yves
tern States have crossed over into Western Virgins
taken possession of the line of the North Western
Railroad which runs from Grafton to Parkersburg
Troops have also crossed near Wheeling Thes
movements indicate an advance upon Harper's Ferr
from the West.
Col Ellsworth was the man who drilled the famous Oh
cago Zouaves, whose performances attracted so muc
attention last year in New York and elsewhere. II
was not more than twenty-tour Or twenty-five.
The Wilmington Light Infantry.
The following letter will explain ITSELF and put finall
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