Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-01-29
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THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 80, 1868.



Gen. Seth Barton.
Among the officers who distinguished themselves al
vieksSurg during the late battles, General Seth
Burton native we believe, OF Fredericksburg. Gen
Bartou's brigade was the advance of sevensOns di5
soa and reached the City Of Hills ia time to partic-
pate in its defeoes. Competent authority assures Us
that Gen. Barton bore himself with great gaGantry
throughout the engagement though no mention has
been made of the fact in any Of the accounts Of the
battle which have reached Thus the sons Of Viz
gina are found everywhere adding new AureS to the
brow already pro6sely adorned Of the proud old No
tier. Gen Stevenson the commander Of the division,
of which General Bartons brigade is part, is also
Virgiuian. and an officer Of the FIRST order of merit
u,d Stevenson not been sent TO Vicksburg it is the
op!aion of many that Rosecrans would inevitably have
been driven out OF Tennessee. But he needed at
Viessburg, and being there we may be sure he viii
reader good account of himself when the next graz
assault ia made BY the Yankees.
THs BRlDaE AccIDENr-CoRoSER's ISyEsTIGArIoY.-
After dilgeu search in the waters OF the Basin with
view to the discovery of the victims Of the accident
at the Canal Bridge, in this city, only two bodies Of
Yarhee soldiers have been found. They proved to be
the remains Of George Ephart and Daniel Lempia, f
the SO,h Indiana regiment Another body was found,
an unknown Confederate soldier but appearances ind
Gated that he was drowned weeks ago Though
BY call Of the roll of Yankee prisoners at City Point,
Tuesdiy evening, it was believed that five missing;
the officers at the Libby prison have informed the Cor
oaer that this is an error-that in fact only
accounted for and they have been found in the water
An inquest was held yesterday by Acting Coroner Sank
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jury rendered verdict that George Ephart and Daniel
LsupA came to their death their passage over the
Canal Bridge the foot Of Sth street, by the falling
or breaking Of the bridge BY which they were pRcpi'
tated into the water and drowned; and that the IN.
known stranger came TO his death by falling into Il
Canal Basin.
Undoubtedly many Of the exchanged prisoners will
circulate most exaggerated Of this affair their
arrival at the North and in fact they had got be-
youd the limits of this city before it was remarked
amongst them that 'hey had been irving drown Us
all" It NAV, therefore, be necessary state tia, the
bridge which e. beneath their weight is a Northern IL
yeuuou, ami was built by Northern contractors. On
che Ilth Of August 1858, upon the recommendation of
their Chief Engineer, the James River and ksuawha
Couplny accepted the proposal OF Moseey Co., of
Cincinnati, Ohio, for the construction Of a farm bridge
a. Columbia and a loot bridge the Canal Sth
street. in the city OF Richmond the plan Of their
tubular wrought iron bridges This foot bridge was
built in Cincinnati and brought here by Gen. Moseley-
The plans submitted by the contractors were accom-.
panied by copous extracts from Northern newspapers,
Boosting Of the great durability Of this style Of bridge
and is capabilty 20 sustain immense weights. II has
proved however like thousands of other Yankee no.
tons, cheap and snowy, but irail and unsubstanta.
tbs SToRM-For some ten DAYS past We have had a
"sp, Of weather" that very profound iudvidu
al the Oldest iulabtant, eau scarcely call to mind
among the "reminiscences Of his evenul life. Not that
the weather has been worse than before but its
persistent refusal to clear up and give glance Of
glorious sunshine, even a faint glmmer Of the new
moon 10y which alone our streets lghtei by
night is PerPeEng and aggravatug in the ezneme.-
Tue protraeted rains have swollen riveys aud render
ed the roads almost impossible ami yesterday morn
ing this wondering city awoke dud the falling
rapidly, and the streets gross admiEture Of mud and
slush We have nevertheless Que consolation. The
gales have sent Yankee ships Davy Jones locker
and interrupted the land operations Of the enemy
70 anuihate the hope expressed By New York jour
na that this hitherto mslncboly mouth Of January
u end With the record Of ,beir greatest victories
OF he war So the elements side thus far
sad since aud successful exerlons have been
made to render boys comfortable possible IN
camp, may hauk God aud take courlge, let the wild
winds blow as they will