Wilmington journal., 1863-10-08
From the Augusta Chronicle, % J.

We have several times auded, in these columns, the
Government Clothing Bureau located in this CITY, nnder the
ousreImsster c. s A. it is worthy of note the
.nS Ds mot S1 % our Sy b 81 the
complishing great deal Of good for soldiers The
seyera departments are in the hands Of gentlemen and
cooperate with the tendent. idea of the
vast of work done at and through this bureau
be inferred from the subjened statistics which have been
kindly furnished US by the courteous bookAeeper hr
From the establishment Of the Bureau in October 1862
to date Sept 6th 1862 the total Of woal.n goods
used in making cohiag for the army was 22O 900 yal
$50 00O yards The amount Of othrg made in that tine
i. foows 5000 pants $4,000 jackets, 5000 drawers
The average eo. of the woolen goods used 81 50
yard and CT the cotton goods so cents per yard
the average cost CT suit complete is $40
About 800 women employed at the present time in
constantly employed, and clothing made,
goods could be obi aimed The manufacture clothing
work comprised in the above hss been
within the past FIVE months The wool
goods beinR cut monthly s 27 600 yards and Of
cotton goods rs 900 yards who the average humber OF
garments made mp enh Is between $4,000 and IS coo,
is SIS, coo. ~ ''NN'''
Tie figures given above ale round numbers but are
sufficiently correc to show with what zeal and the
Bureau managed and its affairs conducted by the attep
tive aud Ddefag able superintendent and his corps
=itan and what amount OF good have been done
since it's establishment here.
G. neral L.s's lnst Order Ii the Chi, kamaugn
Victory
General Lee has just issued The following congratu-
latory order to the Army of Northern Virginia.
nouncing the victory at Chickamauga by Gen. Bragg
HEADQuAEIERs ARMY NORTHERN VA.,l
Sept. "a, 1883.
GxsxpAL ORDERS,
The comma ndng General announces to the army, with
proou, gratitude Almighty Cod the victory achieved
at chlcAamsuga BY the army OF Gen Bfsxson Bragg:
Federal forces under Gen. Rosecrans driven with
from their strong POSITIONS and leaving their
and wounded the feld retreated under Of
night Chattanooga, pursued by our cavalry.
to the sfes gye Of b as me-, }asny
tidn of his favor let exten1 to the that has
nohy upheld the honor of our county tie tribute OF our
admiration tor its vslor and sympathy for it's suffering and
Invoking the continued assistance of Heaven upon our
efforts let re,olve to the heroic example It
brethren in the South until the enemy shall be expo
borders. andpeace ami independence be Sc
''''N 'N' R. E. Lee General.
WAsNT MuoH ACQUAINTED WITH HER HUsBAND-
Kansas City gay place and they have queer spec
mems of humanity down there. The following Is from
the Journal, about woman OF doubtful loyalty, who
was recently before Yankee Provost Marshal "She
gave as an evidence OF her loyalty that her husband bad
been killed in the 1G6th Illinois regiment" When
did ycur husband 60 to Illinois About three years
ago. bat was before the war, was it not? Yes
why did you not 60 with bin" 'WtN didn't liae
to 90 Of so lar with man l wasn't much acquante led
with You don't mean to say that your husband was
so much stranger that you did not like to go with
him 2 Yes do. / had only been married to him
about year. and wasn't going to leave my folks and
go of to Illinois with man didn't know much about.
What could he do but discharge her 7"
CONGRESSIONAL ELKcrIoNs-The election Tor Con.
gressmen in this State takes place the first Wednes
day in November, being tue 4,h day of the month
The soldiers in the different Camps vote the 1buFs
day previous which will be the 10Th Of October, and
the sherifs, by law, allowed seven days to make
their returns from tom the different Camps