Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-24
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GEN. johnston And JuDY PAxroN.-Ws
heard Of i!tlc incident yesterday that n.y
profit Some Of cur Northern fosa if this pa
per fail into their bands, aud they will take
tho trouble to pa7ruse it.
General Joe Johnston was rccuiTing his
friend st the Lamar Houcs on Sunday. He
WAS surrounded with many gallant officers
who had called to pay their respects. and
conversation WAS at food tide, when the, e
canio smart rap at tho door. An officer,
shining with stars and gold lace, opened the
door; aid there stood . venerable negro
woman with & coars sun bonnet on her
head, ard 8 cotton umbrella under her q, m.
"ls this lii. Jobnston's Io6m;" asked
tho American lady of African descent.
The gliiterini officer nodded assent
Mister Joe Johnston room -
Assent again being conLcscended, tho
a9nrthy q oman taid, | want to see him." In
she marched, sans ceremonle, and fsmiI!srly
tapped the great military chiefaiu on the
shoulder. BE turned and claEptd her ebony
hands III hjs, while sic fer a moment silently
perus.d his features. At length size epokc:
"Hister joe, you is getticg DID,"
Wat followed! We cannot record the
Conversation, hut va do Know that as tho
General sttsrtIonately held his cid nurss 3
hand, aud answered her artltea enquiries,
large teaIs relied down his soldie.ly check,
and among the d8shirg and r: ckiess oficera
who Witnessed tie interview, sslbeit, unused
to the melting mood" there was not = dry
eye. We may say in the words of we'll
known plsintiva Ethiopian ditly-"lhe tears
feel down lixn The RAIN
No ~ -
msndcr Of i" Armies Of the West cry like
baby, was Judy, slave DR. Paxton, who
rad "toted" Joe in her arms when he was
nor General, and nobody knew that no
would be- [KRo1ri7s Reg.
We hsd sr,no pleasant intelligence ycs.er-
day from cur right, ssya tho Shelhyyllle
"B'pnsr" Of the Is h i,st. Forests COM
1srd, whcse departure fror1 Columbia and
passage OF Duck river we hsvo already
noled, encountered tic enemy, comprising
BcieadiaT Isn"ral Jcn. G. Davis division, ct
franklin, which no drove psll p.ell from tho
town a number Of prisoners ware cap
tured. Tie skiymish 7ras Of slight char
.cter, hut Displayed ihs intomitah!= cbsrsc-
tar and energy ~ inc chm;narl az General
Forrest
pllca On blight relaxation fr",n duly.
HaESEsSsGSp:
War t!nias have maic this neig:,boriag city
Of jackson quite prond-hsr people having
recently voted fer hirso railroad. Msssrs
low IN and Edwards prep &C constructing
i: 1T an early day.
The Vicksburg corrcFPcr dent Of TIE Mem
phis Jackson "Appenl'') writing the 18th,
says:
T"o water Cali nov be distinctly sce., en-
croaching upon The Peninsula in the dlrec-
ton Of thasFedersl camps, and, If they are
not now engaged in eyacusting, they will be
dri"en to it very shortly. IL is currently
reported that come patriotic gueril]as have
cut the leveos above Young's point, which
lots the water in nver the ground nov occu
pied by tie enemy. This report has rot YET
a=suioed a CT Hoien:ly definite shape 10 he
worthy Of ecedsrcs; bat tho :Ect is ralpsbis
tbs. the water is inti udins upon terra fl, ma
to an nnc9nfnrtAb.e axtent Tor The Yankees;
aud It is only from The rise in The river that
tie present n3or on,ents csn find sa exp!ana-
ton.
GEORGIA..
CommaDder y. McBlsir, G.. S. n, vas
buried in Savannah Oh the 18th, with sppro-
p1i.te military hono:e.
Col. VIM. Cumming died recently in Au
g1ata, in bis i6sh year. lie was Colonel in
the United States Army during the Wat Of
1924 with Great Britain; and was offered
the position of MAJOR General by President
Polk, but did not accept it.