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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-18

The tax bill eves five per cent on most OF the real
arsona and mixed property stocks, bank bills and SOL
want Credits ard TO weny per cent. on incomes,
profits, etc.
The sitarg bill declares all between II and so years In
service during war; all between Is and AS now In
servce to be retained under existing Organizations and
off ers all IL ard Is and 45 and so to be enrolled
for Defence provost hospital and conscrpt guard
duty to performed by betv ee2 Is and 40 unht tor
the field. The exemptions consist OF al uhht Tor The held
members and officers of Cong State Legislatures and
Confederate State Ccers Preachers regularly
enpo Yed; Editor to each Newspaper published
ami such employees Indispensable; Apothecary
to each drug doing business the 10th OF October
1867 Ply soans thirty years who have been
years practice Presidents and Teachers Of Colleges
and Schools who lave been regularly employed for two
ysss with twenty sIudents; person farm Of fl
field hands and give bond and security to deliver
tie hundred pounds of bacon and bee
to every hand and seH all their surplus schedule
rat officers Of railroads heretofore reported and
the President and Secretary of War grant
exemptions ms heTet Gfore reported.
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From the Petersburg Register
CAMP NEAT K1NsToN, Feb. 4th, l86r.


MRS. HENRY VI. SHAw-4Madam The most pain
full duty has devClved on of communicating to YOU
the death of your brave and noble husband.
As we riding together at the head of The Brig
ads the morning of the first instant about o'clock
be received the wound, and his death was Immediate
and seemingly without pain while the placid smile that
rested his countenarce after DEATH struck the behold
implying satisfaction that he had fallen in the
discharge of his duty.
No exemplary officer, no truer and more patriot
ic has fallen in this bloody contest, and no one
more sincerely amented by all to whom he was well
known.
AS the ranking Colonel OF my Brigade for nearly
eighteen months my associations with him were constant
and intimate and say with perfect truth that he
attentive to all the duties lis position than
any officer that have been in contact with and
the drill and discipline of his Regiment made it the
object Of the highest commentator wherever it was
SEEN.
Ihave, too seen him repeatedly in positions of the
greatest danger and when under the heaviest fire. bis
courage, his GOODNESS and his selpossesson were not
surpassed by those of any soldier in the army l can
bestow higher praise him than to say that his
merit public man and officer. equal to his
worth in the social relations of life.
For such irreparable loss, that you may receive
take away all that is best in life is my sincere p aver
With sentiments of the highest respect,
| am very truly, &C.,
L. l.. CLINGMAN,
Brig. General.
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ANOTHER GREAT Snow STORM IN THE WEsr-The
New York Post of the 25th u says the heaviest snow
of the winter visited Ceaveand and other points
in Ohio Monday, the 18th. In Cleveland the streets
we're barricaded by huge drifts, compelling suspen
SIGN of all out OF door work ard pedestriansm case
wat Set for hearing in the United States Comrt but
neither Judge witness arrived snd no court was
held The trains On all the railroads were showed under,
and the street cars did not even attempt to run.
Cleveland paper says of the appearance of the city on
Tuesday:
"Cevelapd yesterday wore the appearance of q Rus
sian or Siberian city, ana might easily have been taken
as far as weather porents co. for Montreal or Moscow
Drifts formed In the roads and on the sidewalks Very
few braved the wind and storm and appeared upon our
Some places of business were not opened at
ALL and those which were did no business. Even the
police were idle, or busy only in saving women and
children from the wind and drited Snow. It is owing
to their vigilance that have loss of life in our own
city chronicle as in several they rescued chill
dren and women who were overcome by the storm ano
unable to proceed further.
GA complete stop has been put to the running o.
railroad trains. None left the depot yesterday, ant
none arrived there. Indeed, there was no attempt t
any trains on any part of the roads centreing
Cleveland"
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WA. III. PARSLEY.
Lit. Col. 3D. Reg. N. G. Infantry.

DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
tRAECE-A Washington letter writersays that dficul.
ties between the United States and France are.brew
ing. A dispatch to the New York World of jan 2l
reads thus
1t is rumorei 10 high Official circles here that we are
upon the OF with France, owing to the sing.
ular diplomacy Of Mr. Seward touching the Question
growing out OF the building Of Confederate BANS in
France. 1t will be remembered that Mr. Seward Az.
sumed very bold tone towards the English Govern
ment after he discovered that the British Cabinet had
determined to detan Lands and keep the peace
with this country His ghsounding dispatches were
all written after the change Of policy in the English
Cabinet was definitely understood Emboldened by biz.
hoodess victories on paper it is understood here that
be assumed similar tone towards the French Govern
ment, touching the Florida and the escaped steamer
Rappahannock and also with regard to the rams which
were know to be building in France for the rebel Gov
eminent His position was SO incautiousY beigerent
that be has received a reply from Drouyn de Lhuys
which has put the Administration in crur predica-
meat. The United States must either abandon its pre-
tentions or go to war TO maintain them This, it is
stated is the only Interpretation (which Can be put Oh
the reply Of the French minister Hence the panic in
the gold market the call for five hundred tbous and ~ IN
and the orders which have been sent to various naval
stations to tit out the iron clads iusanter.
Another teleg dispatch. In regard to the same
subject says:
1t is now alleged that the trouble between France
and the United States relates way to the special
embassy which Mr.. VIM. M. Evarts had been sent on
that country After his services in the ram dispute
in Engan it is known that he Instructed to de-
mand OF France the surrendar of the belgereH rights
it accorded to the Southern rebels Whether the de-
mand for whatever of action, was based in too
peremptory tone, or whatever may be the trouble it
certain that there is serious difficulty with the
French Cabinet SO much so to alarm all save Mr.
Seward himself
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CAMP OF TIE 18TH Rect, N. G. T.,

!
At meeting of the 18th Regt N. O. T., held this day,
the following preamble end resolutions were unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS 1t has been brought to our attention that
brothers in arms actuated by the sce OF the existing
struggle for independence, firm determination of true
patriotism in its Vndication and honest desire to
ss young nation in its establishment have voluntarily
rendered their services with the solemn pledge their
lives, by enlistment for the period Of the and
whereas, animated by like spirit of devotion to
ed ause, are determined that regiment shall
in rendering effective country
in eypcng true desire to Uphold leaders cur
struage be it
ReSoIoed by tie officers and soldiers of the 18th Real
nlent N o. IT, That we do cheerully tender to Gov
eminent services for the period of the war; pedgno
our lives and sacred honor all that possess
we will never lay down until the last enemy
our soil shall be destroyed or driven from it.
ReSOIUed That the spirit of submission which, we re-
greet to sy seems to have seized the hearts OF many bad
men IN North Carolina, WILL if persisted prove runous
TO dangerous to liberty and dsgraceful
the fair name Of our State therefore, express
tire prooann Of the OF these traitors and
earnestly appeal to them to desst from their runous
pOllcy, ano sustain our Government and leaders.
RSO!ced, That in President Davis and Governor Vance
recognize the able statesmen, vtoous rulers
patriots and pledge ourselves to sustain them
these trying times.
ReSo0ed That copy of these resolutions be warded
to Brgadier General; so the Fayetteville OGSer
and Wilmington Journal with a request that they
published.
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MARKET, FEBRUARY II, 1864.

\
KrEF CATTLE-Are active request for bntcherng pur
poses, AID none Of consequence coming to market
q uots on the hoof at 81 Is to 81 0per Id.
BRKsWAx-$2 rs to So per Id.
BAc6N-Is and wanted. Sells from cars at 50 80
per Id.
CoRN-sels at $l5 to SIG per bushel
Com MEAL-The supply is not sufficient to meet the ae
mand consumers We quote in the small way at 30
&C CoPpEsAs-Retails at So to s. per ID.
CorroN-Sass for the week at prices ranging rom$l 80
to 81 So psr h., as in quality.
FLoURThe supply continues light and prices rule high
We quote small sales Cor the week at $3.50 to $3.50 bb
for sCperfne.
HAY-$l8 to $40 per 100 lbs.
H1DEsGreen 81 rs to 81, and dry 81 to 81 70 per 10;
LEAAHKR-sole sl2 to $3.50 and upper SlI'oo 10 *i0
per Id.
MoLAssEs-Retais at SIS per gallon.
PouLTRY-Lve fowls So to $45O turkeys SIS TO $50
each; dressed s. so to So per ID.
PEA NUTs-Sell from Carts at $l4 TO $l6 per bushel
PoRK-Fresa is in demand, and scarcely any coming 10
market We quote from carts at 81 so per Id,
PoTAToEs-Sweet $l3 to $ls and Irish $50 TO $50 per
RIoE-Clean ia in demand and very little ,rket. We
auo,e By the chsk IS to 20 Cents per ID
SALr-The market rules quiet for Sound MADE ara ooIS
small have taken place during tie wees al RIO " CIV
per bushel, as in quaiHj. 1919. :; 1.
tUGAR-Is in deIna nd, and the market 10 o4re.-
We quote by the b ARIEL at IS so to IS per 10:
factory 50 30 to IS - per yard
|. SPIRITS TURPEETIEE-N omna at 81 10 - per gadon
TALLow-$3 to 50 % per 10.
YARH-By the bals $32 so to SS5 per bunch
WooD-Ses the boat load at $40 to 81! tor plne SO
TO $40 for ash, and So 10 $40 per cord for oak.
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FIRsT DECISION IN GEORGIA UNDER TIE AN
TI-sCBSYITUTN LAW,

Judge 0. A Locbrane of the Superior Court, Macon
Circuit, delivered original and highly important opn
ion under the act repeating the substitute law in the
case of Dennis Daley and Philip Fitzgerald Major
q. J. Harris, yesterday morning, (Feb. IL J
He held it not only the right, but the duty of
nation to protect ITSELF and that any contract Or right
flowing out of the operation of law which came in cons
ct with the preservation OF the State was uncon'
stiutiona act-not obligatory on the law making pow
and within the constitutional power of the Govern
ment to repeal.
That if the act allowing substitutes was to be re.
gaded contract discharging principals from being
called into service !: then contract that the prn-
cpal should fight in the defence of the country
when it was endangered and such contract unau,
thorized by every principle of constitutional law If
our first Congress had agreed to exempt all from
taxation during the who paid into the treasury
$500 such exemption could have been set aside by any
subseq Legislature when the public safety and
self preservation of the Government demands it.
He held that the interest of every citizen the
same as that OF the Government of which he armed
part, and the Military service rendered by the substi
tute just much rendered to the principal,
citizen of the Government itse-hs life, his honor, his
property and bis liberty were defended by the act and
the consideration insured TO him member of the
cety which composed the Government.
Contract and vested rights mast all bend to the ex-
igences of the Government, of which the legislature
was the Judge and any act of the legislature
ing the public interest," may be repealed when the safety
of the people hecomea the supreme law,
Thevested rights of fathers may be aDnued over
their minor chdred to make them soldiers when the
public interests demanded it, and the awmakirg power
had sa declared.
All rights, all property all persons who are citizens
of q government may be used by the government in
time of war; and It the duty of Courts to sustain
the Government in the appropriation of the means
exercised righully by the legislature to protect the
whole people from subJugaton and culn
Macon Telegraph, 12h.
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For the lNnTnal
OF LuS j
Our So5ie D.md-Good Wov.s=n-Cump h

Our So5ie Dsmd-Csood ~ oys=rs--C"mp News.
MEssRs EDIroRs As l write seldom and short arti.
ces trust these few lIres may find space tie
of YOUR excel Mt Journal.
st would notice with regret the death Mr.. Henry
r EdmunLsoD Of Wayne County, \. c. This young pro
mpt in action wont to read his Bible which he always
carried in Lis pocket known pro i'll
words and kind, obgDg, agreeable, and pleasant
mate This lad joined Regiment and Company last
Spring and passed through the Brandy fights, and the
lime his noble conduct was by Captain j. c.
BORDEN others, and in the Fall he placed Gen.
Hampton's staff courier Here this noble STRIPPING in
firing performance OF his duty, was taken with pneu
monia, paid his last tribute earth short time SINCE
amid the lamentations OF his company and many friend
might be SAID OF this young CL rtan hero but su
All quiet in camp now. The movements of the enemy
last week turned out to be tent, rather faint. Our
forming their parts well. The fine spirits, aad
the hofses in good condition for the AL of
the md Now who takes of their horses? Our regi
ment entered service ls6l has had but
mouths bBd 6S a that T d d 1T gft o np
care hoF that they may time to recruit after
know you cannot refuse me space to speak Of our
BILE women again, who sending many goodies by
our furloughed Just here wish to ledge nd
return sincere thanks Individually for delicious PIES
good potatoes ard 1Orth received the other day
Laying by write soldiers sleeping caps
paper satche and needle cushion sent to me by lady
in Wayne. livery solder Ii heaY1y loaded WITT
these little necessarea for the noble heroes from their lad
nE ms IS one good tuTItuss d. Tor 1hey co9t
my Aunt. who will paruon me tor quoting he
own sweet words, after ~Titiug all abOu
domestic affairs, the industry ladies', who
gagged Th their own lair hands making homeEpun,
other articles 10 meet the wants Il soldiers
such good Spirits closed her welcome communication viii
following consoling, sweet cheering words:
often think OF you, especial prayer NAV Heaven p-o
you great and just caue you ale en-
gagged; may you be spared to all again be
meath the olive branch The children and all ION me Il
much love TO cousin 49,, your afectionate -
With such feeling this among the noble and 'goo
daughters OF the Old Eorth State we will faar
Then with thanks reiterated for the bexes of goodies
other little things increase comforts ami meet
necessities we are trusting to your examples put
scorn the spirits among you. God bless you, N
good ladies' with long and pleasant life, and nnal HON
the celestial empire to which you inmate and lego
heirs.
LaUS DEO
Co. h, lst N. G. Cavalry.
Camp Milford, Carolina CO., Va, Feb. 18th, 1864.
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How THE ATLANTA WAS CAUGHr-The n.
Evening Post says

How THE ATLANTA WAS CAUGHr-The n. Y.
Evening Post says:
1t will be remembered two monitors were sent to
lie i wait for the Atlanta the strength Of informa
ton received by Admiral Dupont that she about
to make dash for the sea. How that Information
was obtained s related in letter We have seen writ
ten by Admiral Dupont to friend in this city. The
circumstance shows the great importance of constant
Watchulness of all officers in every branch OF the ser
vice But for the vigilance of Col. Halpne and the
energetic action of Admiral Dupont the Atlanta might
have escaped and both officers deserve great credit for
their energy. Admiral Dupont writes
omitted in my letter to the Navy Department to
etae the source of the information which had led me
to believe that the rebal roncad Atlanta was prepar
ing for raid and about moving.
This most important Information was sent OF by
Lieut.. Col Charles q. Halpine to the feet captain
Commander G. r. P. Rogers, after he had closely
Intercepted certain desertefs just in from Savannah
"' acted instantly on Colonel Halpne's letter, re
leving Captain John Rodgers from court martial, O
which be was member, and ordering him TO proceed
with the monitor Weehawken in all haste to Warsaw
Sound. l sent a similar order to Commander Downes
of the Nahant, then lying in North Edisto, who pre-
ceeded also TO Warsaw with the utmo despatch
ut will be remembered that the Weehawksn arriVe'
Just in time to intercept the rebel iron-elad'
The man who courted an investigation, says it ISM
| I.Ig GnakS1 In
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Fn0E aISSI5SIPPI.

MOBILE, Feb 18th. 1854.
MERIDIAN WEE evacuated yesterday. Ali the Govern
menf properly saved
AdVces from Enterprise 10 day report tina. the enemy
has not appeared there.
Captain kdair OF Forests staff, has a here He
left Forrest at Oxford 9th, confronting column of
tnlaptFy, thousand strong, from Memphis via Her
naUd1, and twelve regiments of cavalry via Collier
vile.
Adgjces from Lee report Sherman with tbrtytRo thou
sani all 4rmed, and marching in close Lees
cavalry lowering h4 1anks picking up stragglers
Prison report that he left Big Black with days cock
Cd r.7iC
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DIED.

VIM. e PUGH, OF Sampson county, n. O., and q Nom
Der of the 5st Regiment, died the And OF February,
1854 in the 44h OF his age from the effects of ball
shot through his bowels by the enemy Bacherlor
Creek, about 10 miles OF Newbern. He leaves widow
and small children and many friends and relatives to
mourn his un'imely death.
At Oakland Duplin county the evening Of the 9th
nst of pliOn Mrs MARY F, wife OF Col. o. ID.
Hill Cent? and loving and being loved her young
life cut short by the destroyer she has passed from
midst her virtues tendery recorded loving heart
At the residence of P c. Felts on the 18th inst Mrs.
ANNA J. SAUL Ill, of BIunswlck county, the 65th
year of her age.
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M,Ss,s. Futon ana Price:
According 10 nstructicrs have the Lonor to submit
the following "a historical sketch of the 10Th N. C..
Regiment, lis organic alton to prasslt date
On the Is day of June, ISG!, tie 10th Regiment
North Carolina Volunteers composed of the following
companies:
Ca1esEus Cards &;.1,1 g. g. Gspf n; Slough
Fair uH Volunteers (C), Capt. E. Smith
Columbus Gn9rds, No; 90, Capt }. b, Stanley.
Holmes Rifles (F) Capt o. L. Chestnut.
Brunswick Guards 90, Capt. J. s. Brooks.
Independent Blues CD, Capt. w. W. Cox.
Sampson Greys Q), Capt. J. A. FaisOn
Colum1as Guar3S, No. ,. (K), Capt. w. II. Toon.
The regiment organized by electiDg Alfred LIVER
county Leutssaut Colonel, and Capt. W. H. Toop, OF
II was Station i a Fort Johuson, N c.. until June,
1862, except shor. time Whining and at Camp
Wyatt. In the meantime the lumber OF the regiment was,
by order the Adutan General OF the State change
from the 10th N. &. Vols the 2Oh NJ c. Troops The
regiment numbering lol2 men, was ordered to Virginia
June the l4th 1862; placed Brigader General Gar
Brigade, and par paed i'll the fights around Rich
mond, the following fields Mechanicsve, Coal Har-
Dor and Malvern Hill
In lie Maryland campaign it took part the bat
lies South Mountain and sharpsburg sustaining quite
heavy loss.
ON The 18th Of November, at 8trashurg, Colonel Iyer-
was promoted BrigadeT General, and assumed com
msnd OF the Brigade Samael Garland, killed at South
The regiment participated in the first battle of Freder.
icksburg and 81 en The winter quietly IN camp in Caro-
On the 26lh of Feb, Is53 Capt T. F. Toon, of Com
pany X, promoted to the CoOnelcy vice Iverson pro-
noted Id MAJOR Nelson SICugh promoted Lieu
tenant COlOGe, vice ". Il. TOon, resigned.
The 2Oth assisted to win the glorious victory at Chan
ceIlOTsvle, May I'd and Sd, 1868.
(Su the l0,h May, Captain John Brooks, OF Company
e. was promoted to the rank OF Major.
4he regiment was in the Pennsy lvana campaign Took
active part the battle of Gettysburg, Pa July lst
1863 and though almost sustained itself noby
engaged at Hagerstewn, Md the 9th July, and at
Morton Ford The llth October.
Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Slough resigned Move mber
ID 1868.
The regiment was il the fgh. at Kellys Ford, Novem
18th. I63 The loss sustained by the regiment the
field sufficient 10 show that il has discharged its duty
but in engagement did ii suffer much it die
in that HarbUr. The gallant charge the 20tl
Nor.h Carolina gment that field will be remembers
rs long there a soldier admire Eallantry,
historian to record the deeds OF the worthy
W. J. WELLS,
Company g, Goth n. c. Regiment
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Fe b. 18th, 1864.
n T0N e. PRICp

WILMINGTON, N. C., February 10th, 1894.
hessra FULTON PRICE,
Gentlemen u ha frequently been asked by friends of
nay Regiment, sd N. g. infantry State Troops Why
dc mt your Regiment reeDstfor the WAT q To all those
who have enquired have fully explained the ntor-
nation OF Others feeling interest in who do al
ready know beg you will publish, notice marks
yeur own, the following facts The Sd North Carolins
slso al those Resments unbstiDg from 80 of
the original State Troops organized in May and June
IN der what is known the Ten Regiment Bill and
were in the beginning and to this day Uolunes for
and during the continuance of the acdrhence no
ing to CONSUMPTION has BEEN or ever will be
necessary Very respectfully,
VIM. n. PARSLEY.
1t. Col Sd Req N G. Infsntrr
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NORTHERN NEWS

RICHNCND Va, Feb..lGth 1894.
Northern dates the 18th instant have been received.
The 18th Connection. regiment lost lib killed affair
the Eapidan.
Foug hundred rebel officers, Including Jeff Thompson
and Capt Breckenridge, have been transferred from
Jotrs0n's Island 20 Baltimore.
God on the 10th q1oted alto.
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The Term "CreOIe.'

Colonel Williams, gallant officer from New Or
leans tells the following capital story Of himself during
visit to the North 10 former days:
The Colonel was on visit to the North, and at a
large dinner party in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He
was almost stranger to the company, both ladies and
gentlemen BIZ: his agreeable manders secured him a
home reception and he quite at among his
new acquaintance cat dinner" says the Colonel, d"
was seated oppoete to young and very accomplished
LADY, who remarked, in the of conversation
Surely Sir, you not have resided very long at
the South, your compile xion is so very fair?
Yes replied, Il am creole of Louisiana.
INSTANTLY every one around startled, con-
vcrsation tagged, andall eyes turned upon poor me-
utterly unconscious of having said or done any thing
to attract so much attention l knew not what to
make of it, till the lady remarked again. with long
breath
.sWel Sir, declare-I beg your pardon, Sir-but
l would Certainly have taken you for white mani
My fuce burned like FIRE, for a while was ST
len. in my conclusion but recovering myself, asked
The young lady what she supposed the word creole
meant?
"sWhy, black or yellow, Sir, L don't know which
and it don't make much difference
II then explained to her and the company, greatly
to their relief that creole means native, and has
ference to color that creole horses and creole
cows are as commonly spoken of as creole men ane
that was white TO the manor born
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POWDER, SHOT AND CAPS.

DISTOL CARTRIDGES.
cotton AND WOOL CARDS,
,,,aa
COLE AND UPPER LEATHER, Rope, Taeks Hlrg i
- God Liver Dill Rat Traps, Flies, Horse and 1e Coi
lars Rio Coffee, Fshng Hooks and Lines shoe thr7Ao'
Silk Sashes Sparabies Pins, Backing, Soda; &c aI
~ N WILSON'S
OIL Leather saddlsry and Harness Esta3sh me
Feb, l5.| AsfSSoAA'A'