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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
III % UEVy
Private Co. II, lst N. G. c.
For the Journal.

To he Stockholders ". & w r. r, Co:
GENTLEMEN-As your Annual Meeting is apptoxinatng
beg to call attention to subject OF UeTy grave I'M
Porance to class of closely with and
dependent upon you-your employees. Since the war
commenced only small increase Of WAGES and salaries
has been mads During that time, cost of living has
very greatly Increased; much go that dollars
will not buy much Bacon Meal, and plain clothes as
one dollar would hsve purchased in 1860. The proba.
oy 10 that all articles of necessity will greatly advance
IN price during the next twelve nonhs your
were only able to support their families and lay By small
amount tor rainy day. previous the war, what will
ncreasedf see from the Journal that dividends this
year have been very large The ability they will
be at least a. large the coming year. Many your employ
ees are sacrificing health and some of them daily rking
their lives Most of them have dependent families. Their
cialms are stfong-thelr 1CdntS urgent have no doubt
Board OF Directors have, and Will have every dspos
ton to make liberal increase of pay, they may have
some doubts as to your approval Will you such
acton at your next meeting will all doubts
such Is the prayer of one who knows and feels
IN EMPLOYEE.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

TIE the Northwestern States and Penns Iva
need not surprise mach st least It does not for
anticipated it long ago the 18th, when referred
this dream OF friendship assistance sympathy from the
West of our vanished illusions. Indeod,
did attach much importance this many Of
friends and all the little Importance it emit
tied to vanished with the fall of Viobsburg Even VAL
LAEDGHAM virtually gaze up the ship in anticipation of
the fall OF that place. it the enemy control of the
Mississippi at least the hope CT obtaining such
control 1t took from the anti Linconite politicians the
last card which they could look forward playing with
any prospect Cf With Vicksbug in han Or
the duration of the might have been cacuated 81 Oh
approach TO certainty Without it, ia dficlls 20
make any approach whatever, siace hold no CT rd it'll
which to trade for Western favor and thus pay OF II
Northwest against the nor b and Northeast Ne know
the value that was attached to this card by
Mr.. YALLANDIGHAM, Mr. OLD, and others. Pc! It'll.
tieians dialke miporitiss and that the p,,li
of the Democratic party the has thwn the D "
ty into apparently hopeless minority the North it i'll
have few friends in that Section probably disintegra ny
and appearing under form or name The o!Iy
thing that puzzles the with which LINCOLN nd
SEWARD out their edics, seeming meet with ne er
check hipdrance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

Coroner e. B. PERR1s held inquest, Tuesday, over
the body of EAruAs CoorER1 youth about II years of
age, who killed by the accidental discharge of gun In
his hands the evening Of Monday ss whilst hunting
on Eagle Island opposite both barrels of the gut
time the contents lodging in Lis head
and instantly killing him. The verdict OF the Jury that
he came to his death from "accdental dsChags Of his
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

IT would that the Yahkee gins ct Charleston,
though of power aid range, .tsd every hing
tina: although by OF experiment they tiruw shot
and shell into Charleston IRON Norris sn1 for al prac-
teal purposes the city il within IT, ra1ge It
able the they bsen going gun
would have TO be sacrificed upon Morris Island for every
square yard of brick work displaced id the cy-a losing
business the Of Parrot guns This has already
trieDd and with about fho results nave indicated.
But the force of these guns within anything less
fabulous range must be admitted to be tremendous
General Jere. Gimer has really been able to
put the stump Of Fort Sumter in position
Withstand the fearful impact of thepe projsc
tiles thrown Cummings Point, then indeed he may
we'll be demonstrated the Todeben of this
We shall hear of lively doings The siege has al
ready lasted hundred and ten Gays and bids fair
drawn ont to ian llliad of woes,
The following extract from the speech recently deliver
ed Bairgowrie, By EARL FussRLL will indicate the po
son which the Foreign Secretary of Great Britain has
suIaed in regard to the ron-clads:
STEAM RAM QUESTION.
There other questions with regard ships that
lately been prepared in this country because these ships
time past, but they themselves without any
further armament formed for act of offence and They
ara steam rams hich might be the purpose Of
war without touching the shores of the Confederate
ports. Well gentlemen to permit ships of this kind know
Confederate port into port bellgerent
would you expose our good faith to great suspi.
the Americans had sent line of battle ships to break
blockade at Bres whatever they might have ed
in support of that should have considered violation
of neutrality. Such the spirit in which prepared
to act Everything that the law Of nations requires every
thing that iaw that the Foreign Enlistment Act re-
qures an prepared to do, and even should be prov
ed to be for the of neutrality
that the sanction Of parliament should be asked to further
measures. In short to her Maestys Government
prepared to do everything that the duty Of neutrality
requires everything that just to friendly nation taking
principle that we shead do to others should
wish be done ourselves. But this will not dove
will not adopt that think 70 be wrong
We will not yield jot of Brah right in consequ euce of
the menaces of any foreign Power.
We pl sased to see In Office this morning Dr. R.
v LEMo1NE venerable and experienced Physician, an
exile from New Orleans who passes through going south
On rope for warm climate.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
xecutiOn of DIR. HVriyh&

A Federal Surgeon, who arrived at City Point Sat
urday on the flag OF truce boat brought the announce
nlent CT the execution of DR.. David Mnton Wright
by order of Abraham Lncoln, at Norfolk, on Friday
last. Ii will be recolected that DR.. Wright killed
Federal Lieutenant OF negro company who had order
ed three Of his negroes to arrest him for expressing his
Indignation at the company being marched through the
streets of Norfolk. The Petersburg Express sayr:
The Federal Surgeon says he witnessed the execution
and that the Doctor died with heroic rnneYa TIE exc.
cuton pupc, tbs scafod having been erected near
the Far Grounds, on the suburbs of the city.
But few days previous his there was
sion to re move him from the Jail to The Custom House
to death held He through the streets in
irons bat this gnomnious treatment did not suodue his
spirit, did lower him in eteem of his fellow
citizens He moved with "a tread and noble bearing
ard every man that lie met lifted his token of re-
Or. Wright about IS yeaYs ege, six feet in
height wei pFoporoned and OF anding pres
the OF the tie SO close
~ linked them to husband and father life. de)
tyr to the noble cause o. southern independence
Staying his nsutr be dill only what the noble Jackson
at Aexardria and what many others have done other
portions OF the South oVerrun by the cruel and nsolent
pressor He native CT Eastern North Carolina but
had resided in Norfolk for twelve yeagpe1haps longer.
whe knew him long and intimately epeak Of him as high
toned honorable gentleman courteous in his bearing hon
est N oil his dealings benevolent to the highest gree
and universally respected and beloved.
COL RUrF1N-The death of Col. Thomas Ruain, OF
the First North Carolina Cavalry, is again repeated
in Northern journals 1t will be recoeced that Col
Rufia was wounded in the recent fight at Brstoe
Station, and fell into the hands OF the enemy cor
respondent of the New York Commercial advertiser,
writing from Washington, Tuesday last, October 20,
says
Col Ruffa, who wounded at the Brstoe fight and
died and buried at Alexandra Sunday, Con.
gress North Carolina at the time the broke
He never violent partisan and opposed secession
but like many other good followed the blind ambition
that led him to gnobie end, because chs State went
OUT
We trust that this information, like the first, may
prove incorrect 1t will be recolected, however that
the Northern dates which last contradcted the rumor
of his death, to the 18th The above is several
days later Besides, the positive assertion that the
body was buried at Alexandria Sunday would scarcely
have been made we imagine, without good authority
Let no man deude himself with the hope that be may
by investments at high prices real estate or
otherwise, the caamites which wil'inevitaby attend
failure of the South, financially in the field Every
citizen is necessarily an endorser and supporter OF
the Confederate Credit and currency and cannot if he
unuh evada or fran
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

TIE from Europe possesses comparatively little m
pertarce except the seizure Of MI LAIRD iron clad
rams Liverpool ard that had been anticipated for
time past The fact is that old Lord RUSSELL determined
to dean vessels should the law authorities Of
the deny his power to do under any exist
ing If there is law upon which these vessels
be held, he has given notice of his intention to
ply to Parliament for the enactment of such a law
and Of course theory of the British government tha
Parliament do anything, lawyer going far
as to claim for it powers which probably will not
tried TO be applied practice for instance turn
ing a m an into a woman into We do
that their present seizure na 1t is probably
only preliminary, but where the intention evident
questions of law will not lo1g be permitted to interfere
with its being carried cut.
There has been distinguished statesman lost to
England by the death Lord YNDHURsT, at the age Of 81
years. Lord LYNDHUgsT had been Lord Chancellor, and
British born subject, although native Of Boston,
his fathers being COPELY Englishman who short
~ returned Europe certainly before the troubles
nected with the first Revolution Lord LYKDHURST As
Law Lord owed hia position to his professional
differing in this respect from The great Wig families like
the RUssELLs, who know how to ''take Of Down.
about we'll any other class OF people inside outside
to Lord JOHN RUSSELL but seldom held Office not berg
Ike the latter scion of the great Duc8 House Of Bedford
The Duke EAxIaLLIAN of Austria, will probably accep
the Imperial of Mexico, provided they ask him
do and pay him we'll fer doing it. II that
would be rather homer unless can be rails
ed to etsrt the monarchy.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

"ou.u seeh 0s Il Tue great business OF LNGoLS's life
iA 3Aseu nat I0 ohce nedfu IN ILLINOIS,, and is
sue fresh proclamatons for patches OF additional r ~
three hundred thousand me-to suppress the r. ,baI
- ~ ~ W ui0.t was oroerec. NOW he calls
-. $3.50 .. >; .i. l, - soon afer the late draft,
49, ,1 - = ~ u "" laeA: The Garlic of
- sr 80 -"' ' Oh must nave failed % pro-
900. ILL -; 80 ''SH ioF tempors I.y pur-
., =. -, he ""'tei "ood lead one
e., -. 49,, - 0c0S45 i'i fes'tubg to some
~ ~ l" SH000S7 tAA1 TIE draft has
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
Coroner's Inquest.

Coroner 81. r. PERRIN held inquest yesterday (Sun'
av) morning the Restaurant of Mr. MeRRELI on Froh
Street. over body OF free negro boy namea JAMES
WHITE who died very suddenly after fight with anohe
named GEORGE HOLDEN From the evidence brought
before the Jury appears that WHITE was IN the employ
of Mr. MoRRELL and that Saturday evening ABOUT
O'Clock whilst he passing door in the rear OF LUG
Restaurant, leading into side alley, the negro Doy
HOLDEN came up and was ordered off by the ue070u
some words passed between them, when "Hoh'h LUZ
WHITE and scufle took place III inc auey' 1heS
.5 ond wyrrE returned to the door from whence the
6bt oommenced GEORGE running off down the alley to-
wards the river took his pair of steps, and IL
few moments fell forward, and died in about fifteen min
utes small bruised place being observed on the el sde
3 post mortem examination made by Dr. A. x NED
WAY assisted by several other Surgeons when was found
that WHITES spleen enlarged to such extent that
when the blow given by GEORGE the spleen rup-
tured thereby producing death.
In consideration with above fact the verdict of the Jury
was that the deceased his death from blows inlet
ed by GEORGE HOLDEN.
GEORGE made his escape Immediately after giving the
blow still large. GEORGE slave, and belongs
to Mr. THoa. HOLDEN, Of this town. WHITE was free
boy, and said from Kittrels Springs 1t may
be improper say that there 40 old grudge De-
boys, which led to the fight on Saturday
uight-Ddily Journal 26th inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

WITHDKAwAL.-We learn that COL BRYAN xu -,
U - o 11 " " -, H"' "'-aufa"n ON th Q con-
e. n. d .. 49, - -O.i0i Oas trict in favor
NV ANN' 49, ~'' ~--NN~~'i sAS F'sH'As WeU421 ,ent.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

ERRATAIn card to the people of the Alb CoEgrssson-
al District of North Carolina Issued by o. P MEABEs, IN
der of st August, the following sentences occur
We traitors the old revolution who prolonged the
by encouraging the British, and we lave them in the
present vouon They sometimes called Reconstruc-
tonss and sometimes called Secessionists 1t ought SO
road sESubmissionists"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

LINCOLN in his proclamation calling the Governors
of the different States make their respective aIotas
of three hundred thousand men, preambes and proclams
good DEAL but the really important matter contained
in his preamb follows, which to sayI want
many to take the places of those about retire. and
any rate want men,
Whereas The term of service Of part Of the volunteer
forces of the United States will expire durng the coming
year. and
Whereas In addition to the raised by the present
draft it is deemed expeden to call out three hundred
thousand volunteers for three years the
not, however exceeding three Years.
This is aoy Mr.. Lincoln wants these Ho ia goes
to say-towit: By the 5h day OF January, 1884, by
which time if they don't volunteer hG make them, by
Immediately commencing draft. That is cool.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

Most people remember the PEASANT Ii title poem publish
ed some years since about he Upper and Und Dogs il
fight the author chvslrously ng himself i'll favor
Of the "Under Dog"
There ia pleasant little fight going amorg the
big dogs of the Yankee military and civil services, not
ending the naval big dog coming to the top and an
dog going the bottom with amazing rapidty and
little violence. The diff 7rence between this and most
other fghts-dcg dogis that we don't care he snap
of nger the of copper for the upper or under
indeed tohiCh is upper und r.. We only loos
We wouIencoursge the combatants, il we co1G, tc
fight lany AID rociousy aid perform their parts
dog fully what cenld do.
At present ULYSSES GRANT is the dog whose back has
just come to top the Western military arena, that
General RosEcRANz having just disappeared That MEADE
Virginia will be compelled become the uader dog
is perfectly apparent, though who will take his place
whose back will be upper, don't know and we
don't much GRANT showed great OF Vicks
burg-he ia maa Of ildnmtable perseverance, ia nc
doubt brave and in every way dangerous antagonist
How lorg he Will keep his back up is question which
time alone determine.
Decidedly the big dos of the political North of the
Potomac ia CHARLES CMKER Senator from
He it is who in truth governs tho extreme Republican
ty His vews the views to which the LINCOLN cabinet
itself forced to bow That many other dogs would like
to take his place and ready st the frat favourable
opportunity him with hi. feet in the air beyond
question: STILL for the present. at least he is master Of the
situation and grows dedast and, fgd ayey speaking
curls his tail.
Upper under alike to u5the that bites the hard
eat is the dog for cur money. GRANT bis RosBCRAFZ
% much the better, and vice
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

That Is ko-Wh SO many meetings held, and 81 rcary
resolutions passed, II SO many counties, Offering to sc
produce at government prices isn't little qusaa III at
the constant and unEayng tendency prices e go D.
The Richmond Dispatch puts questi n and za lv
think it would puzzle -. any other man TO ansHer
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

The FIGHT Al BBIsTow HTAToN.-We are permitted 0
make the following extract private letter from D 49,
hclpan in the 8hHt BIistow Station in Northern gin
a, wherein two brigades (kIRKLAEDs and Cook 81
opposed to two full army corps of the enemy. The writer
says Tho fight at Bristow Station by excce ed snv
thing OF The hind have eyer been Only W.
Cook and kIBKLANos against entire Yankee crnO
No troops ever fought better than ours, b. we we're com
pletey CverPOTeFed, and the whole Of M, oo III
ing on Ne will not state the force rr,s cows - 3,
was enough BILL completely eceived in rec, I'd To
their number. In less than fifteen rutes from five hmm
dred to SIX hundred of Cooks brgad we1e shot down. Gen
COCK among The \ Umber Tho ommand then dev olved
upon COL HALL VINO mad to ORD er the brigade bacl
of the slaughter pen. seesa that bs.tevb had boep
placed in the rear OF COOKS brigade of which Col HALL
knew nothing and after the brigade fell back the enemy
ard took it, bat although some may atten ut to
pat the blame on th brigade impossible wi hout
the grossest and most shameful Injustice. All on meu
fought beautifully, what could they do against sDcI
odds fear General Cook will lose his leg if not b;s life
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

THE Fall Term of the Superior Court for New Hanover
county is held here this week, His Honor Judge
Osborne presiding. There are, believe, several
capital up at this term, the likely to
attract most attention being removed from adjoining
county. Eight persons committed account of recent
hurglaries, will also have their trial.
Daily Journal, 18th inst.
We regret 70 notice tendency to personality and bit er
cards appearing in paper in connection
with the elections for Congress- coon to come eff in
this State. We have harmony among ourselves, and
cannot permit advertising columns to become the
vehicle of pereonal anmosy. At preseat could
pay allowing columns be used, nor justify
doing whose communication or advertlEe-
ments'' do not appear will und ersta1d the reason.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

CoNrENERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
n, c., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1868
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

JU4TICE EAPLoYEKs-It is q notorious fact that
principal railroad and other lines Of travel and transports
ton have during the past months realized the most
profits and declared the dividends
We appeal stockholders in these companies their
annual meetings to be held proper action
taken regard to the pay Of officers. and in fact CT al
parties in their employ and dependent upon their pay
whether that pay be called salary wages. The Compa
MES amply abs make and just and liberal
allowance. Those their employ not able to do with
out it. From the President down the bumbest
working for daily wages let all BIS dealt with fairly for the
present state Of prices lers this abs u ely Ddpensa
be their existence. Surely this aborer is worthy Of his
hire, and he must have much higher hire than
before in the memory cf the Oldest phabitant.
AN odd notion that of public speaker WIZ abusing
man. "Giys me- said he "a bag of straw pounds
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

AN odd notion that of public speaker who abusing
"Gvs ne" said he "a bag of straw ten pounds Of
meal and pigs Lead, and will make better man"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

We pl sased to In Office this morning, DR.. R.
V. LEHo1NE, venerable and experienced Physician,
exile from New Orleans, who passes through going South
On route for warm climate.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-29

WE give below from highly intelligent gentle
man, native of Dupn county, but the letter
show serving with the army of Tennessee in of the re-
gimeps Texas If not quite feh il is about as near
90 as almt any of the communications allow to be
written from Western army and not far behind the
TELEGRAPH
Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-02-28

BUTLER on BRITISH CGvILlzATIoN.-G Butler
in his address to the people of New Orleans, on
taking his departure from that place, opens a
double-shOtted battery on the censors of the En-
glish press, who have denounced him as bar.
barian. Butler says:
The enemies of my country, unrepentant and
implacable, l have treated with merited severity
hold that rebellion is treason, and that treason
persisted in is death, and any punishment short
OF that due to a traitor gives so much clear gain
20 him from the clemency of the Government
Upon this thesis have administered the authori
ty of the United States, because of which am
not unconscious of complaint. do not feel that
have erred in too much harshness, for that
,-arshness has ever been exhibited to disOyal
enemies of my country aud not to loyal friends
To be sure might have RECALLED you with the
amenities of British civilization, and yet been
within the supposed rules of civilized warfare.
\ GU might have been smoked to death in caverns,
as were the Covenanters of Scotland by the com
mand OF a General OF the royal house of En-
gland or roasted like the Inhabitants of Algiers
during the French campaign your wives and
daughters might have been given over to the
ravisher, as were the unfortunate danes of Spain
in the Peninsular war; or you might have been
scalped and tomahawked as our mothers were at
Wyoming by the savage allies of Great Britain
In our own revolution your property might
have been turned over to indiscrimnate loot "
like the palace of the Emperor of China works
of art which adorn your buildings might have
been sent away like the paintings of the Vati
can your sons might have been blown from the
mouths of cannon like the Sepoys of Delhi and
yet all this would have been within the rules of
civilized warfare as practiced by the most
polished and most hypocrtical nations of Europe.
For such acts the records of the doings of some
OF the inhabitants of your city towards the
friends of the Union, before my coming, were u
sufficient provocaton and Justification.