Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-05

The ExcHANGS Al JoHNsoN's ISLAND -'cAsa Hartz -
Confederate officer ct Johnson's Island, in humor-
letter to friend, sandwiches in the fooT ing touch
Of genuine pathos
We vary our monotony with an occasional exchange.
Nav [ tell you what | mean by that Well, it is a
simple ceremony. COZ help US! The exchanged" is
placed small wagon drawn by Eorse, his friends
form IN line in the rear aid the procession moves
passing through the gate it winds its way slowly round
the prison walls, little grove rorth Of the Enclosure
the "e1changed is taken out Of tie wagon and lower
ed into the earth-a prayer-an exhol taton-a spade
"a headboard-a mound of fresh scd-and the friends
return to prison again, and that's all of it, Our friend
is "exchau ged." grave attests the fact to mortal
ey's, and one OF Gods angels has recorded the eek,
Chi ge" in the book above. Time and the elements
viii soon smooth down the little hiilock which marks
lonely bed, but invisible friends will hover around
it till the dawn of that great day, when ali the armies
shall be marshailed into line agan-when the wars OF
time shall cease ard the great eternity OF peace shall
commence.
Our sPsing eco,d.
There not State CT the Confederacy with the excsp
ton of Missouri where have force in which with
in about two months past the Confederate have not
achieved some success or the Yankees met with failure
Thus have
ynTexas Benavijes' affair ct Larerdo.
IN Louisiana Banks defeat at Mansfield.
In Arkansas, tire capture OF JacksoDpor possibly,
By this time the sconfture of Steele:
In kentucky, the capture of Paducah
In Mississippi, the defeat of Griers1n
In Alabf ma, the Yankee failure at Fort Powell.
In Florida. the victory of Ocean Pond.
Ia Georgia, the :epulse of crows Valley.
In South Carolina the contested failure of the siege Of
Charleston.
In N North CAROLINE the capture of Plymouth.
There others besides bat have confined ourselves
single affair in each State Surely the skies all
Columbia IS. O. Sentinel.
DEPARTURE OF THE LADY CLERKS FROM R1cHMosD
The Enquirer, of Wednesday, says:
The Petersburg depot, at five o'clock Tuesday NOR
ming, the OF very interesting and somewhat
affecting affair the departure of The lady clerks of the
Note Signing Division of the Department for Colum
ba, S. g. Three Of the aeatest and NEST commodious
coaches bad been prepared for their reception there be
ing about ninety OF them in ALL and consequently thirty
to coach. Several gentlemen connected with the De
parment were especially assigned to the duty OF accom-
panyiDg and attending TO their wants the route
All OF the ladies had furnished themselves with cooked
provisions sufficient last ttse dufing the trip and
had otherwise provided for their personal comfort,
which, added to the attentions of the escort and officers
of the train, will doubtless render their passage agree
able throughout Several hundreds of the triends OF
the fair travellers at the depot to bid them adeu
and the we'll calculate to start tears to the
eye but, amidst all the pain Of parting from The pres
end association of kind friends, relatives mother
fathers and sisters there was no display OF that exag
Grated anguish common on such OCCASIONS. Reyrts
were st7d Gown, and though here and there tear stole
down some pald cheek, it W lost 10 the light of smile
which struggled cut beneath IT, At'last the whistle
blew and the train arttd aud hundreds Of
hut1ered 10 the air. waiting thousands of bissngs and
kisses to the departing voyagers to the Sunny South
~ From the Raleigh Confede ate.
The two Pledges.
North Carolina " will make good her ACT of the
Goth OF May, 1861, with her last dollar 1ud her last
man, if such sacrifice should be required at her
hapds.-Raleigh Mandards May p, 1861. :,
Governor, You aud. l may differ in politics
but l hope my right arm may rot eff, il
l ever raise so, much as my little finger
against you"-Mr Holden at the Governors Man.
SION the night Of the mob.
TaE PLEDGES REDEEMEc
Il announce mys II candidate for the Office Ct Gov
ernor of North Ca:oIira, as a conser tive oil
the sttatest sect. W. W. Holden"
Raleigh Standard Mar oh 3rd 1864,