Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-18
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WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. -, 1861

WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. -, 1861.
One hundred and fifty.six prisoners passed
through last night, en- route for the Notifications
near Charleston, where work has been engaged for
them during these times of and deSolatlon.
The report was yesterday that two hundred Yankee
prisoners were to pass through here last night but
the truthlessness of this can vouch for and prove
that there were not more than twenty-five Yankees
in the gang Nearly all were Irishmcn, with the
exception of few Dutch and it would not
prise your correspondent to hear that the lot has
recently been imported-judging mostly by their
mIserably broken language. Mosquitoes will Ger
tainy greet them. There are some choppers around
Charleston.
most melancholy accident happened at Fort
Caswell yesterday morning. The following is taken
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MELANCHOLY Academia SOLDIER SHor-We
learn that the remains of young man named Lee
a soldier in Capt. Cox's company of Independent
Blues from Sampson county, now company H in
the tenth regiment of North Carolina volunteers,
stationed at Fort Caswel reached here to-day to be
sent home for interment
1t would seem that Mr.. Lee got shot and instantly
killed by gun in the hads of another member of
the company named Westbrook, under circumstan-
ces somewhat as follows: -Westbrook had just been
on guard, but was relieved and had his gun still
loaded but had removed the cap Lee coming up,
Wes,brook playfully halted him and raising his gun
pulled the trigger not Of course expecting it to go
off without the cap, but it did, and the ball entered
Lees chest, killing him almost instantly.
Some of the decorating powder must have ad-
hered to the tube which the cap had been, and
here we may add that we have been requested to
direct attention to the constant risk of swapping
loaded weapons even after removing the cap We
never saw any harm done, but we have seen pistol
go off in this way, and we are told that accidents
are likely to occur at any time.
The circumstances are given as we got them; we
suppose they are substantially correct Westbrook
was Immediately placed under arrest.
GEOLOGICAL REPORT OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES OF
NORTH CARoLINA, BY EBENEzER EMMoNs.-This VOL
ume, which is got up in good STYLE was published
at the expense of the State of North Carolina some
time SINCE has but recently been placed in our
hands, At period when the South is engaged in
powerful struggle, every effort to bring to the
notice of the public her great internal resources,
will add strength to her cause, and make her sons
feel more confident of ultimate success, no matter
how bitter Or protracted the fight The resources
of our sister State in COAL iron, gold &c. are herein
described at length and the coal and iron deposits
of Deep River (Which are about as near to us as the
Cumberland Mines are to Baltimore) are particular
ly noticed.
A perusal Of this work will give many a more
correct idea than is sometimes entertained of the
great of North Carolina and that it only
wants the energy Of man. properly directed to place
| the Old North State in the first rank among her
sister States, in wealth and every element of power
| The interest of the work is much enhanced by a
! number of illustrations Charleston Mercury.