Newbern weekly progress., 1861-03-26
miscellaneous.

etteville were sold at auction in that town, few
days ago. at SOL so. Par value $50
WHAT WILL. BE THE REsULT.-lt 1s stated |
upon reliable authority, that so soon as Lincoln |
refuses to receive the Commissioners from the |
South the gove rnment of the Confederation VIII |
proceed te remove every Festige oi Aeoeial "u
thority from their borders.
The regular array of the Southern Contederacy |
will consist Of eleven regiments containing 1i'"oV
men commsnded by four br!gadler generals am
the navy will have four captains ana "oo marines
Gov Moore of Alabama. it is stated will short
" tender to President Davis of the Confederate
States 1000 nl armed aud equipped
Ngw YORK Rents SAID to have fallen one
half in New York. for large stores
a drnnker man by the name of Rogers. OF Sf
Louis was burned to death in that city IN PIE
of shaving~ which became ignited by sparks from
his pipe, on the 2ist
Tn. walnut trees in Gre at Britain have become
very scarce having been hough up by the Gov
eminent during the Crimean war, to be made IN
to muS<et stocks.
The Empire Spring, at Saratoga, has been sold
for 800 600.
IuuEpIArE Observation-Disclosures in Wythe,
Ro,etourt Appomattox Bedford, Craig and She
n.nnoah cnunties have adopted resolutions call
ing for the immediate secession OF uGlnla lhe
students at Roanoke College have passed similar
resolutions.
DEctIxED.-Gov Pickens, of South Carolina
has eclined the services of the Culpepper Z. ii
| IVA Artillery, because he ' cannot receive any
company whole lie tenders MS heei Iie''
! thanks for the Offer
| Gen Scott publishes card in the National In
| tpIlrencer. begging not to be annoyed with ap
Dlcations for offices over which he has no control
by letters of which he does not read i've IN ttlrty
Secretary Chase has issued orders TO obtain
name age length of service, occupation and la-
tivity of each officer in his department. Secre,
tary Smith has done the same thing
| Mr. Rhett of South Carolina. has lost two
! children by scarlet fever, since the meeting OF
the Southern Congress, of which he Is mem
Der
Wm. IT. Rnssell the wellknown correspon-
dent of the London Times, will 1t is sad. come
| to this country to describe men and things at
the present jnncFure.
BAD PRoSpE,:rs FOR WINE DRINKERs-Ihe
wine raised in PORTUGAL the last season has fallen
off in ouan,ity fny 30 per cent. and the loss of
| money in consequence is said to be enormous
A TRUE SAYtNG.-It has often been remarked
that "the talent To get Office Is not the talent
to fill it
TIE STEAMER PENSACOLA w orkmen at the
Washington navy yard are ergagei IN p"',t'E
in the machinery ofthe steamer Perisar"la when
will not be ready Tor sea, Hc"e''i' 4
three months.
There is a report that Secretary Seward has
declined to receceive the Southern Contederacy
Commissioners from motives of high put nc con
| sideraiion - W hat are they :!
The Mis- Lily Tyler who loosened "the I'm
; na,ient folds of the Southern banner AT hohIgo
t mery the other day, is daughter OF ex Presoeh'
Tyler, and not grand daughter as has been re
= ported
CIV HousToN Cen Ben. McCulloch, wh'
has arrived at New Orleans, reports that VoV
! Houston had left the State Capital TO avoid f"r
Ii +ter communication with the Convention. -
= He would probably be deposed for his con'u
macy. .
4 Mr.. CRITTENDEN-The Common Council o
n New York have invited Mr.. Crittenden to vIsi
e that city the guest OF the corporation ~
p stated that Mr. Crttenden will go home to hen
d tucky before he accepts the ih'l'@'iol ~ ''''
h Boston.
II ANorHER FIRE IN LYNCHBURG "A Ere l
e Lynchburg. Va Friday night, destroyed ~
Il saddery shop of Dawson & w llllams on MAJ
II street. and the stove shop OF Thomas T. D"rnll
d joining.
SpoIIS AT GAETA-The spoils made at Gaef
I'd nv the Sadinians were valuable, being cannn
le aud muskets-nearly 800 Of the former and 61'Op
'e of the latter Gen. Giadn is 70 be made Dnk
;! of Gaeta, which Will preserve The memory oi !"
IL splendid success in his family
lie THE M1sso11RI STATE CONVERSATIONAL til
ae ~ Missouri Convention Wednesday, Judge Gamo
rp offered resolutions to appoint deit ga'es 10 ~
"A | Virginia Convention. in accordance win il INV
~ tation from that State, which. by request, was r.
- ferr~ TO the Committee on Fedora! helauohs'
rs Was ordered to be printed.
,r THE CONFEDERATE LoAN-An the none
n in the world, says the Charleston Courlef' Is n
N in Wall street. will be seen IN a rev Gays
to- Official information will soon be received tha II
m. | confederate loan of ) 100000 has been take
at at a premium five yer cent. probably.
DEATH OF DAUGHTER OF CHARLES GA
,g ROLL. OF CARRoLLToN The Baltimore CORE
lily DO, dent of the New York Times writes;
to Last week Mrs. Harper. daughter of Cha
Ter rar,,u of Carrolton died here She was pr
'.n sent as a child when Washington resigned
Is commission at Annapolis. Her picture may
'"- seen as one of the two auburfh haired girls
'es Col Trumhurs painting in the Rotunda OF t
III National Capitol
IA ~ EXEMPTION OF PRINTING PRESSES "A b
III nassed the Wisconsin Assembly some days SIN
me tramntirg printing presses and material to t
",t '" value of 81 900 from sale one execution
.ai The letter going the rounds parp"rting to
Md written by Judge Lyons of Abbevile. 5
f a complaining of forced loans &c. in South Ca
lima proves to be humbng. there being
rb Judge Ly ons, or any oshsr man OF that nau
the in the place.