Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-25

NEWBERN. n. G., SATU
Lieut. John u. Wooten of the 27th
N, G. State Troops, died at Sharpsburg,
Md, on the 18th ult., of a wound re.
ceived at tliebattle Of Antietam. He
was a son of Council Wooten, Esq,
ofthe adjoining county Of Lenoir::
Rebecca II. Wooten, wife of John
Worton, Of Lenoir, died on the esd
nit, aged 35.
The Chattanooya Rebel calls atten-
ton to the fraudulent and outrageous
manner, in which beef aud pork were
put up fer the army last year, by the
government agents in East Tennessee.
II says nianysofthe deaths in the army
were caused by this unwholesome
food, and promises to keep sharp
lookout for such crilhinal remissness
the present winter. .o.rT
The Confederate Congress adjourned
on the 10th inst. Before adiourning,
a prominent member was heard to ex-
press himself as not feeling right in
attending snch an assemblage of arch
traitors. Conscience had begun its
work. There is hope for that man yet.
Col. James 7. Miller, collector of
the Port of Wilmington, and John I.
Lewis, (he third druggist that has
died) have deceased, having fallen
victims to the yellow fever epidemic.
The editor of the Cleveland (Tenn.)
Banner, has the following advertise
ment in his paper:
Wanted We want to buy a good
coon and 'possum dog, to hunt our
meat with, during the coming year.
1t is foolish for ,nan to think about
buying hog meat, who is printing a
paper, at $2 year. A dog that will
hunt coon, 'possum, and kill a sheep
occasionally, will command a good
price at these headquarters" .'
Emerson Etheridge, during his late
visit to Tennessee, labored very hard
in his efforts to raise brigade Of
troops in his,own district, in which he
was successful. ys !
We learn from the Observer that
there las been no case of fever at Fay
cttevilIe since the three from Whining
ION, heretofore reported. Thc'town is
now unusually healthy.
One of the North Carolina prisoners
who was weun ed at Antietam, want.
ed to have his leg cut off SO that he
would no. have to serve again. 81
was impressed" he added, with tear
in his eye, "to fight the old fag, and
there are hundreds Of more like me in
!he State who have yet to come and
take my place" Many have desired
to take the oath Of allegiance, remark
ing that the rebellion is a failure.
A letter was taken from the person
of dead Georgia soldier after the bat
tie of South Mountain, Which contains
the following passage. 1t was dated
Thomas county, Georgia, Aug. 10th
1862, and signed "Pleasant Hutchin
SON.:
ave have tuff times here at thi'
time. We arc hard run to got en,If
to cat. Beef is high-a common steer
three years old, sells for twenty-five
dollars, and no sault to sault it with
Mean hogs will sell for ten or twelve
dollars per head this fall. and no hops
for sault at all. James, | tell you th'
people arc getting tired of this wal
here. Union men are coming ont ev
cry day. l hope to God that peas vii
be made soon, somehow brother"
The company Of North Carolin'
volunteers which we are recruiting, i
progressing more rapidly than we hat
dared hope at the starting. On Satur
day, we had tire pleasure of adding tin
names of several loyal Carolinians +
our enrolment liat; and the work goe
bravely on. We mean to have a
good a company recruited, as there i
in the Department. We would remin'
all professed Union men, that here j
an excellent opportunity to establish