Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-04-14

are the deadiest mics of their original owners
occasional musket, gun is conveyed across by SOM
one claiming merely to be a brief bunting trip fo
pleasure The repairing and refttDg of these fire arms
Is done at little smitby near the Hrous house. These
weapons are thus distributed among trusty men, ant
they go on in squads the Eas-few at time, go al
not to attract attention. By various routes and
they cross over into the States generally choosing
spot on tire Eastern frontier, where lees vgilan
watch is kept than in this section Once in our boua
d1ry lines they quietly rerd zVous at different stations
IN Southern Illinois and Indiana, where associations
are no" and have been forming to co operate with
them.
The design of these movements is in the ensuing
spring 10 op n /" fire in the rear" by raising the
standard of armed disafecton in those Sections and
thus dittracng the attention and dividing the strength
of cur armies in the front In fact advices from that
section already report the commencement Of guerilla
bostilities by outlaws and d peradoes % Monday
last squad of Federal soldiers were fred hpon while
quietly passing along the streets Of Paris Edgar coun-
ty, Illinois, By party of rufaLs concealed In an old
stable. The soldiers charged upon the building. and
lost one of their number. lis murderer however was
shot In thirteen different places and the whole gang ar
rested. They found to number fifty, and evident
ly expected serious disturbance. This is undoubted-
~ but the cOmmenC: ment of series Of similar affairs
10 that section, which the Government will be called
upon to crush with an iron heel.
The authorities have recently been placed in posses
sion Of az the facts below and measures have
been taken to Zip the evil ia the bud. For example:
squad OF five men, under an individual named Osride
one OF the leaders in Tbs scheme left Windsor on Mon
day last for the East for the purposes stated
This fact becoming known to Il United States detec
tyes in Canada, information dispatched which re-
suited In the summary arrest of the gang on Tuesday,
Immediately their arrival on the american side at
Niagara Falls. One man subsequently made bis es-
cape but the es still confined there awaiting an
lnvesugahon into their business and destination. We
do not state these facts alarm but solely TO inform
the public OF ening perils and place them ontheir
guard against impending dangers.
!" Up to the present time we have something over
$4,000 coo:ed troops in tie field citing the betrayers
OF our and-Northsrm PIPER.
In what field ar these gallant thousands d" fight
Ing the berayers Of land ?" At Chattanooga and
Chickamauga, at Knoxville, at Vcksburg, on the
battle plains OF Virginia. at Gettysburg is this "feld
to be found? Gen. Wilde lately went down into North
Carolina where the people are most loyal and at the
head G. body OF negro troops burned plundered and
ravaged, without fear aught than the curses
OF the feeble women whose homes they desolated. Is
this the field referred to- or was it located at Mill
KIN BEND, where the opporune arrival OF Iowa
gment only saved the negro garrison from dying from
exhaustion, Induced by the frantic race they were
making for life and the will to get away from rebel
bayOnets?
Is the field at Fort jackson, where the dDskv re-
crus Illustrated their found liberty by the massa-
ere OF their coers Or it Port Hudson, where, at
BEST we have contradictory evidence to the gallan.
try OF the negroes?
that field is where those gallant so 900 are fight
ing the betrayels of our land. Chicago Times.
The old trick of catching birds by putting salt on
their tails, probably sug gested the following
The Legislature Of Virginia passed law furnishing
salt at low price to all ctz 1t is now determined
and promulgated by the Conscrpt Fathers that persons
claiming exemption as Maryauders and as subjects oil
European powers shall declare oath whether they
have purchased at any time, this SALT for that is az
evidence OF ciz 3nshlp.
The BRITISH AND THE FEDERALs-Lord CORVALLIS
dng tie revolutionary war; issued orders denouncin
III the most emphatic and Indignant terms the burning
Of houses and destruction Of private property by some
OF his Struggling soldiers and consIgning them to the
severest puulshments So energetic his determine
ton to repess these Ouages that he halted his army
on q march q whole day IN order to lLttct upon the
offenders the death they deserved Tareton whose
became notorious in the Revolution Tor savage erociy
not less active visiting with extreme reribution
such crimes against humanity The soldiers halted
in long lines, and the inhabitants who complained
of outrages invited pass aIoISg the lines and
identity the Williams against whom they comp planned
hen this done the offenders taken out, and
instead OF being screened from justice, their escape
connved at were instantly hung to the nearest tree.
Contrast this conduct OF the british In the RevOu-
ton with that of the milds of the Yankee Generals
this war No comment is necessary to show the to.
tai barbarity and depravlty of the Abolition hordes
with whom dealing. Let US hope that their day
is coming, ana lnaC lnree years
such war they have carried against this country
is not far acknowledgement Chonloe j. Sentinel
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC GENERALs.-Some emf
nent commanders have not been scholars. But the
three greatest generals the world has produced
Alexander, Cesar, Napoleon--were all men OF letters
The first anotator Homer, the second classical
author the third philosopher, if he had not been
emperor. Do you think;'' said Napoleon
l. If I had not been generain Chief, anC
L-1o IT,
would have accepted place and dependence? No.
would have thrown myself into the study OF exact
sciences my path would have been that of Calico anC
Newton; and, since have always succeeded in my
great enterprises, should have mighty distinguished
myself also in my scientific labors | should have Jeff
the memory OF beautiful discoveries
"Why does gold glitter upon the most prominent
part OF your cathedral asked some fellow of one Of
the canIons of st. PauIs. "Why,' replied the divine
with much simplicity, because it's the highest object
OF the church."
The SIEGE OF CHARLEsToN.-Siuce the siege O
Charleston commenced, the Federals have thrown 80
600 shells into and 1T Fort Sumter 5000 at the city
and some 10000 at Wagner and Gregg making ovel
100, 600 Shells mostly IL and Is inch, 300 200 ano
LOO pound Parrotts-a humber that has parallel il
any siege n history Averaging the weight OF the shells
$50 pounds each, although they will 81
pounds, the aggregate would be 100000 pounds O
iron hurled against this devoted nest of rebellion and it
offences. -Pe!ers6urg EIpress.
EARNINGS OF BLOCKADE RUNNERs-The Horo,.
hes been very fortunate ship, and while others ane
faster have been caught On their first and seconc
trip has succeeded in eluding the Northern cruiser
for upwards OF year and a half Her owners car
well afford to lose her now Her earnings have beer
enormous, as may be gathered from the following go
cimen, relating only to her voyage outward from tht
South. The Herald has made eighteen runs, and bat
brought out on average 800 bales of cotton each rnn