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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23
BY TELEGRAPH.
ron THE JOURNAL.
: foNrFDERATE CONGRrsa.

RICHMOND April l7th, 1868.
In the senate to day the House bill passed to dis
place from Quarermasers and Commssarys Depart
ments all clerks liable military duty and to detail for
clerical duties disabled soldiers The House BILL passed
early in the session repeating certain clauses in the
empton sc taken up and amended by substituting the
clauses of the Senate exemption overseer on
Plantations, further amended by Incorporating all the
provisions of the Conference exemption b rejected
yesterday, less II paragraph relative to ETC.
Tn this shaI the bill passed after long debate
The House passed the exemption bEl reported Wed.
pesday from Committee Of Conference and also passed
the bill to allow Hospital Accommodations to tick aId
wounded officers dollar per day The House adopt
ed the following device for seal o. the Confederate
States All equestrian portrait Of Washington, copied
from the monument at Richmond, surrounded with a
yrea composed cbi- of the agricultural productions of
the aouth wit the motto Dec Duce ViaC1nus-God being
our leader will conquer. The House then went into
secret session on the Tax bill.
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From the North.

We under obligations to Captain c. D. MYERS, A. A
Co. Petersburg for copy Of the New York Herald of last
Monday the 18th instant. gives what purports be
map Of the Scene Of action between the Union
and the Rebel Batteries" Oroourse large space ia de-
voted to the movements against Charleston, all of which
ushered in by flaming headings, unto theatre bill
The Herald says that the Keokuk destroyed BY tor
pedo. By the way, speaking of torpedoes the map pre-
tends give the location Of the terpedOes obstruc
ticns, and the Herald gravey that only
obtain this and other information that the recent
attack was made upon the forts. 1t admitted that the
Hahan well as the Keokuk was injured bat not Sc
rousy The Rerdld correspondent SAYS that during the
engagement on the afternoon Of the eth the were
the city of Charleston that their two hundred
pound Parrot guns could With have landed shells in
It. The range OF these must be very great indeed if
they could have done much harm to the city from dis
lance Of four miles and which was about the
nearest point they reached to the foot Broad Street. the
portion of the city to Fort Sumter is true the
keokuk did come little few minutes and she
paid for her tmerty with her Iife
The correspondent also states that rumor was in circu
aon both at Port Royal and Charleston bar that the
Yankee troops rapidly gaining the rear OF the
They have not gained it yet.
letter from Fortress Monroe pretends also to give on
account OF the fight 1t says that the Keokuk advanced To
within four hundred Sumter and that the Weebaw
ken felt for INSTRUCTIONS and found them TO consst of
work chains and cables stretched the harbor
which impossible for the Weehawken to run without
toung her propeller To the net work the rebes ara
supposed to have suspended topedoes and other subms
zine explosives Having completed the examination and
tesseo Inc impossbiity of working MP the harbor until
are devised for the removal of these obstruotona
the returned and reported to Admiral DuPoNr
who ordered discontinaance the conflict The Wee
hawken had the devi' with her. but even with his aid
hs mad to report the inpossbiy of working NO the har
bor etc. - ' ~
Inc Heraa kethe other papers Of its class pu,s hold
face upon the matter and talks about
successful operations, &C., but evidently fee derant
and wishes to prepare s readers for failure st Charleston,
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DIED..

At his residence in Johnston county N. c., the I'LL
inst R. H. ATR INSON, aged about 25 years.
Hs leaves widow and two children and large cr.s
of relatives and friends, 10 lament his death.
In Springfield Missouri, in the month Of January la
HENRY B. ELLIOTT
he removed from. this State to Missouri in the Fan
1850, and settled in the town Of Springfield in that s
he two children after going there and now has lex
widow with three daughters and three sons OF
joined the Confederate Army early in this anCA
has family of his TO for, and the third q
youth 60 that his loss II possible, is heavily ie
his bereaved family left they without proe
in comparatively strange land, and among enemies VIZ
tender mercies too many unprotected families have ''
be worse than death. ,r
Mr. Elliott, while in North Carolina, was frequelu?
member of the Legislature of the State, and hIeu i
places Of trust in his native country,-and his many
warm friends VIII deplore his death. Hard
Since this began, although surrounded on ever s8
by enemies he has been true to the Sou a. and mas he
10 army who has net been to see his family sII s
battle of springfield May God grant protection 10 n
ficted and unprotected family while in the power o.
enemy.
Fayetteville Observer please copy.
Al Clinton on the 10th inst, RICHARD NJ son OF N"p
N. ", Mary schenck, aged II months
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Gentlemen The Revenue bill, now, ! bsI,.,.
the Senate proposes TO tax manufacturer pey5
per mauufacturers) 2S per cent. On the pref pa
It's are limited by the exemption bill to 30 per e pc
will leave them clear profit Of about 81 per h
10 eqhal to or per cent in o. binary tim NJ Whil
SAY ui the paper manufacturers of This ate Mari Can
iina hat they have abored for absolutely no caro-
the war commenced and have not with a sihgsy Still
HoD) made The profit allowed them b. the Old e&eep
act OF 40 pr Mt the cost of production In % ol
df not wish to make it, and have laboTed to keen h
Of paper down so as to realize only dera'e prcG PIE
exception alluded to, III Of a mill which copGnSs IT, Tho
TORS 10 wri ing paper And his mill charges o pel
resm for superior letter paper AID $lI Tor n0 T9 p
which sell at double there prices soon as thsp
the hands of those who speculate 10 paper Ii t
facturers have been extoroners ia their charge - man
be truly said of paper makers. The Goverp1rr, aal"
monopoZad the railroad transportation that rog IA
furnished and we in North Carolina have b o. Tuu
resort almost eXclus vely to cotton and - CFr
only of the present high price of PRINTING To-
Paper makers at least, do not deseTre pei
have merted exemption from this oDercu, ,a sl3
may not complain, but there will rot be much ro IHy
in the Confederacy if they are put under the hs mac
these laws which discriminate against Lem i, VI ul
which cannot be mistaken, nor misnnde stood ia'h.
may be deemed 'premonitory symptom ateas. ~ 5 law
government host lty, and while they may he W tlt-
enough to continue their operations for the nphi,
is rather too much to presume that the, will
their heads and bare their backs to chastsaTony Dow
they think hey do not deserve. 'H' Wa,
A PAPER NJ ,v.-N,
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a or,T1xxAN who left Goldsboro' yesterday informs

-ryTIxxAN who left Goldsboro,, yesterday informs
re that the day before the enemy had made an advance
in the direction of Knston having driven in our pick
ats and reached point within fifteen miles of that place.
This dash-for il seems to have been merely dash
was nrobablv made with the view Of drawing off Gen.
H1LL from Washington.
F,om Washington, n. c.. and Suffolk, Va, there is
the usual amount OF rumors, but nothing definite
Both places are said to be invested the one BY General
HILL, the other by General LoSesrREEr HILL has
batteries on the Pamico river keeping back the gun
hoat and TRANSPORTS of the enemy LoNGsrREEr is do
inc tho same thing on the Nansemond Evidently they
are acting in concert in pursuance of regular plan
of campaign.
We doubt whether FOSTER is in Washington
neither do we think that SrANLr is there. No fight
ing of any Importance has taken place for over ten
days the last being the fight at Blounts Creek between
portions of three of our regiments and the advance oil
the enemy The latter skedaddIed,' telling trees
and otherwise obstructing the road in their rear TIE
main body by whonscever commanded, is supposed 10
have fallen back to Newbern having failed in its object
which was TO relieve the Yankee forces IN asnngon
by raising the seige Of that place
There in great deal Of reticence down that way ana
il is almost impossible to get at anything definite We
will probably receive cur first accounts through an
kee sources as we we're time compelled to do IN
reference to the movements of nearly oil our important
armies.
Well, to sum up:-HILL and LoNesTREET arc still
in stotu quo investing Washington and Suffolk the
Yankees are concentrating force at Newhern either
to attempt to relieve Washington by an attack on
HuL's investing force, by an advance upon Colds
bcro' and the Railroad. The Yankees, recently very
H0lly ohch1 10 no
inforced from Fortress Monroe. Heavy fighting or the
abandonment of the seiges at both points must soon
come. The earlier this fighting does come the better
for u.s. The sooner atteck is made the greater will
be its chances of success No great battle has yet
taken place. No assault has yet been made Neither
Washington nor Suffolk has get been taken.
Daily Journal. l7lh.
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A BEE BATTLE-An account in the Cursle Pat
riot, OF 7h June 1927, says cat the village of Cargo
in Cumberland, struggle took place between two
swarms OF bees. day Or two earlier, one of these
communities bad swarmcd in the usual way and been
safely hved On the day of battle swarm of bees from
some negbboriDg hive seen to be flying 6ver the
garden IN which the first mentioned hive was situated
They Instantly darted dawn upon the hive and CON-
petey covered it. In little time they began to enter
the hve and poured into it in such numbers that it soon
became completely filed. Then commenced terrible
struggle A loud hummng noise was heard, and pres
emily both armies of combatans rushed FORTH the beeg
ers aud the beseged did not fight within the beeaguer
ed city, but in the open r. The battle ragged with
such fury that the ground beneath covered with the
wounded aud slain the wounded crawkd about pain
fully, unable to rise and join their aIow-warriors-
Not until one party was vaUqushed and driven away,
did the sanguinary battle end The vicors then resum
ed possession OF the hive The local narrative does not
furnish the means for deciding the question but it
seems most propabe that there some rights OF property
in the case, and that the inerlopers were elected
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The enemy having failed to strike successfully at
Richmond which they call the heart of the rebellion,
or to sever it's main artery the Mississippi or to crush
out that much hated centre of "sedtion Charleston,
will next aim blow at what they regard as the back
bone of the Conederacy, TO wit East Tennessee
BURNsIpEs and portion.of rankin corps from the
Army of the Potomac will advance through Kentucky
upon NOrth East Tennessee while RosECBANz reinforced
by, or acting in concert with GRANT, will attempt to
reach Chattanooga the South East, thus cutting IL
Oonfederacy in two, aiming to do SO. ANDREW
JOHNSON and old BRoTNLow have never ceased to i'm
perfume the LINCOLN government to send force into
East Tennessee and they already goat over the head
ngs and haEgngs insults and ourages which they hope
they and their brother tories may be enabled TO nct
upon the loyal men of East Tennessee.
That military authorities are fully alive to the
requirements of the situation and posted in regard to
the designs of the enemy there can be doubt, and
little that the advantage OF that situation is with
the Confederates, who will diligently improve it, En-
ergy and action will be the rule. The trans Mississippi
States will be aroused All the elements OF strength in
the Conderacy will be brought into action to repossess
its inva led territory drive back the iusoent maurau
ders and carry the war into Africa The present ull
Will not last much longer other and even more impor
tant fields will divide the interest which recently
centrated on Charleston Missouri and Kentucky uay
ring with the shouts of armies resound with the
of artillery. The old Potomac may again mirror the
batteaag of the Conederacy, and General LEE revisit
MS desecrated but still beloved home the heights of
Arlington.
All these things may be- One thing certainly whl
be. The campaigns OF this Summer will open sooner,
be more active, and, in all human probability, more
bloody and decisive than even those OF 1861 or 1862
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE TO TIE United STArSs.-''
Robert Oud Agent of Exchange of Prisoners for the
federacy, has written the following in reply to Hq
to whether certain cItzs Of North Carolina were n
by the cath Of allegiance to the United States, taken
them
RICHMOND April LIST, 1855.
Az citizens heretofore arrested by Federal authority
released upon parole, whether that parole TO return
Federal lines, to procure the release of any other pei
or for any other purpose with any sort Of obl
tion have been declared by tbs express agreement Oh
Federal Agent of Exchange, released from said parole
any obligation named therein.
Pc OULp,
Agent Of EXchaDg,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

CURE FOR hANGE-A great desideratum for sportsmen
certain simple add cheap for maage and
be easily procured in the country have kept pack
OF dogs for many years. and have tried with various
cess every variety of ontments both of scientific
and simple ap. LEGATION. The most speedy, certain and
simple that fas yet come under the fol-
lowing, W hich have used with entire success
pint commoa soft I've soap,
hint powder of so,hrr vel! mixed together.
pint cool tar,
single application well rubbed into the skin (not
daubed on the hairy will in two weeks time effect the
Tie the dog after the application in the sun for two
hours until day. with his head well up prevent
rolling and then let him until the application gradually
wears of which viii be in about two weeks. Try it.
lHrAr
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left Newbern and advancing Washington by land
This regard very likely to be previous reports nd
eating the concentration of heavy force at Newbern.
is also reported that large portion of Gen. HILLS troops
advancing ia The direction of NeWbern 10 the
Yankees coming from that place.
We regard 1t than probable that large portion
Of Gen. Hills troops haue left the vicinity Washington
and although mortified should not be at all surprised
that the seige had been abandoned and the
terprise far as Washington concerned had turned
TO be failure. We do most sincerely trust that il may
turn out otherwise bat reluctantly forced to this
belief.
We might add that have heard report that General
HILL commenced Smelling the enemy in Washington on
Wednesday.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

A YANKEE BLUE BEARD.-A schockins wife m'
der case has taken place in the village of DaDsy"
New York Wells Covert, man thIrty,fye years
age, administered poison to his this WIFE, eighteen yea
OF age, during her confinement, with view OF iuduc
belief that she died from natural causes 1t has zinc.
transpired that the former wives of this wretch died
der circumstances that leave but little doubt that h
were disposed OF in the manner, and that be co..
temp!ated still another marriage with GIRL who in da
time would probably experience similar fate if b.:
villany had not been discovered.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

The Mobile Advertiser warns whiskey drinkers that
tens of thousands of bushels of corn now roting in the
different commissary departments for want Of proper
care will probably be sold to the disters at distant
day, and manufactured into poison whskey of the
kind We used to get from CINCINNATI
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

/" l4ermes," the Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury says that it is reported that Ed
ward VIM johnson, the brilliant writer, WILL ere long
be connected with the Southern press He is brother
of" General Joe" and has been long in prison in ST.
Louis, and lost all his property.
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A Vast Void.


Referring to tic /" Great War Meetings" which
have been held in Northern cities, tie New York
Herald says
These meetings in fact no longer necessary. The
people have spoken enough. The President has OBJ
tanned almost the powers of dictator and the success
fu prosecution of the war ne longer depends on popu
lar opinion, but upon able 10 the Cabinet and able
Generals in the field. Congress has conferred every
thing upon MIR. Lincoln, except brains 1t is Mr. Lin
coins duty to see that he is surrounded with this i'm
portant article The element of it was not in
the power of Congress to bestow Precious little of it
to be found in either house of the National Legs
lature not enough to devise one financial measure
equal to the emergency. The comforting of plenary
power upon the President is tantamount to adms-
sion the part OF Congress that it had no men com.
petent to grasp the necessary for the times
The best thing could do under the circumstar was
10 give large discretionary power to the President.
But the wise exercise of this power requires intellect
and capacity of no mean order-something far above
the canning or trickery of the shallow politicians 1t
incumbent, therefore, Mr. Lincoln to see that be
is surrounded by men of brains and if be not then
to get rid of them in the most summary fashion, and
summon to his councils men who known to possess
the qualities of statesmen and great administrative
ability clear heads to plan, and strong wills and
ndomitahle courage to execute And stern necessity
demands the same kind of men at the heads of our
armies in the field The President has muscle and
money at will All that he needs for success brains
in the Cabinet and brains in the camp
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

The subscription prices of some of the daily papers
east OF the Mississippi, is thirty dollars per annum-
The subscription price of the weekly papers In Hous
ton asd other cities in Texas is six dollars per year
for triweeky published in Houston, sixteen dollars
is charged for single copies, 20 cents.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

ASA HARTZ.
Say have you read the wondrous news
The Geographic wires dinuse,
Which brings to light another ruse
Hstch'd-by the Ysnkeesevil?
IT'S said that ON q sandy beach
(Which stringhsm's feet will some day reach)--
stuck tight Ga any Spanish leech--
Our boys have caught the I" Devil"
Oh! if tits true, what tongue shall tell
The loss which Yankee land befell?
Or who will toll the dreadful knell
That orphans their whole nationI
A father lost A friend, whose claim
Should highest stand i'm Yankee fame,
Has left the home wherein his name
Commanded admiration!
Brave Beauregard! Oh! do your best,
To keep the monster from the West
I'm safety let us revel
And when the present shock i'm DER
And Charleston quiet, nm before,
We hope TO hear the Scoundrels roar:
Our fleet has caught the dsvil %
MOBILE, april Nth, 1858.
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4 correspondent of the Boston Journal writes as
olows from Hilton Head on the 2lst alt:

The flagship OF Admiral Dupont the Wabash in the ac
tia of Hilton Head months at every broad
side frcm guns thew I0e pounds of solid shot
the rebel foteations her guns many OF them are
iac the calibre as of those in the ironcad
feet yet this noble vessel would be poweress against
single The tonnage of the Wabash ta4 while
thai the Monitor s84 The ironclads of the Mont
tor class concentrated powers.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23
MARRIED..

La this town, Thursday evening" 10th inst, by Rev
Moran, Capt. WILLIAM l.. TART, to Mrs. MARY j. NIUE
RIS.
At the residence Of the brides father the evening
the 7th inst, by Rev. N. 3. Cobb, Rev. +. MAkAbLD
to Miss OCTAVIA A, daughter OF Thomas !. FasoH'
Sampson county.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

Press ASSOCIATION THE Mobile Advertiser d.
Register, of the llth iust in speaking of the rog
Press Association, says:
The satisfactory state OF the press dependence
TO the life and energy afused into the system by cur m
Press Association. 1t is but month to-day since u
organization completed and began its labors with
results we have already stated. Among the incidents "a,
seen by the public eye connected with these labors is
fact that the veteran President of the Association Dr.
W Gbbes, of the South Cdrolinidn vert TO Charlestr
and rolling up his sleeves set himself work as a prr
correspondent thus giving example and encouragement
his younger employees.
In connection with this subject, may state that s
J. 8. Thrasher the General Superintendent OF the Assr
ton has just returned from visit to the field of ac
events in Mississippi which he has covered with wo
of coTrespr ndents Here he met the interchangeable Pre-
dent of the Southwestern Telegraph Company, with whom
he concluded arraDgemsnts for the transmission
this line, which places the press of Mississippi Log
siana and Tennessee the favorable footing that
held in regard to telegraph arrangements by tn press
the other States Of the Confederacy, and learn fo
him that he is much pleased with the fair and liberal s
with which Mr.. Van Horne, the President of the ;
Telegraph Co met the propositions concerning the
interests With such results as those befo Us after
month only of labor, may reasonably expect tia.
new Press Association will be permanent success.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

military friend waggishly remarked as breakfast yes
terday morning. speaking Of the high price subsitutes
" IT'S the first time fin my life knew whitenen to
cell for more than RjggeyGr'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-23

The BURDELL MURDER.-A notorious Grimm
named Charles Lewis, was recently executed at lrea
ton, n. j., for the murder OF j3weler named Jam
Rowland. He was, according to his own story, wed
acquainted with DR.. Harvey Burde aud Mrs Gun.
ningbam was in company with DR.. b. on the eyvaa,
of bis murder, and had seen him win "piIe OF money
in Bowery gambling house. In recent cnvor.a.
ton with his counsel, in the hearing of deputy SbrG
he admitted that he knew more of the murder OF d. b.
than he would divulge: No doubt is entertained by
those who lave been in closest communication with BIN
since his imprisonment that he was the murderer If
DR.. Burdell, as well of others before and since.