Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-14
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
An EN- eufe in RALEIGH.


RALEIGH, Sept. 10.-Some soldiers of Ben.
ning's brigade. apparently led by officers,
mobbed the standard newspaper Office last
night about 10 o'clock, destroying furniture
ind throwing the type into the street. They
also destroyed lot of State printing, &c.
Gov. Vance reached the spot after the work
of destruction WIS nearly over and addressed
the crowd, begging them to desst and rebuked
them for the act; telling them that no such ex.
The soldiers cheered Gov. Vance, and dis
persed at 1 o'clock and left the city. The
building and power. press Of the oaice were
the publication of the Standard in a few days
This morning about seven O'Clock some one
rung the town bell, and a crowd of citizens
gathered and rushed upon the State Journal
office, turning the contents into the streets,
hr1aking up furniture, &c. The Mayor was
sent for, but arrived too late to stop the mob.
Gov. Vance was sent for and made a splendid
now. No further deeds Of violence need be
feared from the citizens il the soldiers are re-
ST further such
is no telling where it will end.
From Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Sept 10.-There was no firing
last night except from our batteries.
The enemy is working hard on Morris Island
The prisoners taken in the assault en- sum
ter were landed in Jail last night.
All quiet this morning.
Affairs in Texas.
MOBILE, Sept 9.-Thirty-two Of Lincoln's
sent to Eagle Pass for their liberation. The
country in that region is desert.
o. sRrssss through T1as like
and General Bragg are both dead, and that
General Lee has been superseded.
General Taylor is in great repute.
small majority.
Military matters are quiet. The people and
troops are prepared to repel invasion.
The Indians on the frontier are troublesome.
An average Of fourteen vessels are constantly
off Galveston blockading the harbor.
Great confidence is felt in General Magru-
der.
The crops in Texas are unprecedently large,
wheat and corn enough are made to supply the
Western Bank OF the Mississippi for two years
to come If not a grain is sown in the interval.
Cotton picking commenced in August, about
10000 bales of the old crops are now in the
State.
Proclamation from Gov. Vance, Of North
Carolina.
From the Richmond Enquirer, 18th instant1
Gov. Vance, Of North Carolina, has issued a
proclamation called forth by the lawless and
reasonable menaces made at some Of the so.
called peace meetings held in the Old North
State. Gov. Vance warns the people Of the
dangerous consequences OF q persistence In
their course; beseeches them TO abstain from
CONSUMPTION act and the law for the collection
of taxes. He reminds them of their duties as
good citizens, and exhorts them TO abandon the
miserable demonstrations they are making of
resistance to laws which must and will be en-.
forced.
The Enquirer has an editorial on the Union
repulse in attempting to storm Sumter, in
which it says:
1.-The midnight attack upon the ruined fort,
in thirty barges with muffled oars-and the
rebel batteries all lying aSleep-the surprise,
the escalade, and then the thunder of one grand
final salute as the sacred stars and stripes
mounted VIGOROUSLY into the midnight sky,
announcing to all the ends of the earth that the
grand American drama was finished: all this
would certainly have been triumph of scenic
effect
But one single circumstance spoiled all-our
batteries were not asleep; and so instead Of the
superb midnight tableaus arranged by the tai
ented manager, the gray of morning dawned
upon the crippled and shattered remnant Of
that barge flotilla crawling bac OK to their ships
filled with mangled and groaning wretches-
the Confederate banner still flying over the
much-longed for walls and worst Of all, that
old article Of ,htatses property the Anderson
some church OF the proud city Of Secession.
The article concludes as follows:
Meanwhile Sumter stands defiant as ever
and with an aureola OF glory more radiant than
ever encircling its immortal ruins. No wonder
the Yankees are SO eager TO get possession of
those shiyered walls; they have more reasons
for this than those connected with mere scenic
effect. In fact they wish to make it pay the ex-
penSeS OF lis own QeSLTuCLO
To batter it down has cost them far more
counting mere ammunition, than ever it cost to
build. Seven thousand five hundred and fifty
one shots have been fired at the fort. 1t has
been struck 1851 times. or these shots 1906
struck the outer walls, and 2, 159 struck inside.
The old walls have swallowed all these enor-
nous and costly missiles. end digested them,
and stands like Teneriffe or Atlas"
The Enquirer says of the Legislature of Vir-
GINA, now in session at Richmond, that their
,,rin purpOse in meeting In nnpuId
the militia into fighting form, to cure the cur
rency. and cut out certain corruptons which
have become chronic.