Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-17
war and RomShes.

During the late movement against Vicks.
burg, the national transports we're fred
upon by rebel battery at Skipwitb Land
iPg, not many miles from the month Of the
1szoo No sooner was the outrage repor-
ted at headquarters than the Admiral
sent an expedition to remove the battery
and destroy the place. The work of des.
ton vas effectively done not structure
which could shelter q rebel head Eas left
standing in the region for several miles
around. @ -ft Hif sai 81 F-F :.
Among other habitaIions DESTROYED. was
that Of Mrs. Harris, o widow Iady.s vouno
conely, sod possessed of external attrao
tlons 10 the shape Of q hundred and fifty
niggers. which she bad contrited TO
save from the present operation of the
decree BY sending them up the YazOo riy-
ef. Ell. ss.f. .,-....,. ~----.-...--.-.
Bot Mrs. Harris was a rebel-iuteuse
red hot 10 Der advocacy Of southern rights
and denunciation Of northern vrones Al
though che had not taken up arms SfSiDet
the Government. che was none the Ieta
subject to the indiscriminating swoop of
the proclamation > her niegers according
to that document were free, and IL Che
Consederacy failed she could only get pa
for them by establishing her loyalty in a
court OF justice. Her loyalty to the Yankee
nation f-not shei She was spunky. AZ
widow Of thirty can be. She would see OH
Ale and every Yankee in the happy land
OF Canaan, before she would acknoWledee
her allegiance to the Washington Govern
ment Nevertheless, being all she povsess
ed of this worlds goods, she woald like 70
save those DiggeTs- .-.-.. ---- ,.
Nothing easier suggested Captain Ed
ward w. Switzerland. of the United States
steam ram Queen otLhe West who. attract.
cd By her SWAPPING black eyes. engaged in
friendly conversation with the lad v. HfrsP
burning her house down. Nothing easier
in the world. madame
How 20, Capssin p You den't imss,oe
i wall take that odioss cath, do YOU Z / as.
sure You would not do it for every niger
10 the S nth
Bot you need not take the oath madame
at least not that OATH - > +
Il dc not understand you, Captain said
the widow.
Indeed-hOw would you do that, Cap
Eainf' -' - N =. =
Simply enough. | am in the Govern
ment service command one Of the hosts
OF the western NAvy-technicaIly depomi-
mated q ram, madsme-down here in the
river. OF course my loyalty lie uniDpeaca-
able. Nov. il We could only say % the
Government those niggers are mine
The Captain waited q moment to see
whatefect this speech was producing
'WellP said the widow, inpasienily tap
ping with her well shaped foot one Of the
smoking timbers Of hsr late dumicil.
20 short. my dear madame, you can save
the ringers, save your conscientious ecru-
pies, and cave me from a future life Of mis-
cry by beconfog my wife p
The Captain looked about Wildly,a as IL be
expected 9 sudden attack from Guerrillas
The widow tapped the smoulderiog tim
bers more Violently for q few minutes. and
then, turning her bright eyes full upon ths
Captain. said IN DO itY
The last arrival a. Cairo from Vicksburs
brings the Intelligence that Captain Suth.
erlARd, Of the ram Queen Of the West. va,
married . Few days since, on board III,
gunbGat Tyler, to Mrs Harris, Of SkipxicI
Landing: Several G&cers Of the army apC
navy were present TO witness the cereno
ny, which was performed bY Methods
clergyman, and ADMIRAL Porter eiyip,
away the blushipg bride She is repre-
sented as Q woman Of indofnitSbIe pI0ck
an1 for the prescott shares the Wild Ia
OF her husband on the steam ram Queer
Of the West
In relation TO niggers, Old Abe or Can
tain stanton. OF Horace Greeley, or come
body. Dsy possibly raise @ technical oh
lection thst IN order TO save them tb
marriage certificate ought to be dated bac
TO the bret OF Jsousry; but our opiuio
is. IL Won't make any 6eaereuee 10 Oh
end.