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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-08
"REMINISCENCES or lss7-AN AMERICAN
EXILE.

Not long since an elderly man, benz al.
most double with age and work, and IA par.
ments tattered and torn, while passing
through Rome. New York, stopped u ana
Of tht stores and asked for food or r.oaey.
he volunteered The remark that he ass
ashamed 10 beg, but stated as An explara.
ton and n exteuaafiDn. the following as
Tue eAuse % tie necessity. HIS home was
c.rasngd, and u. Glanced to be IN Canada
At iiir itme uI iie tebellion IN that country
IL 1897. lie 49, charged with being en-.
gasea IN that ue lsSak, va tried and CON
iictsd iar beiug ii completely with The
I" Patriots : an sentenced q Van Disman's
lane Tor life, lig sl5s IL vas not gaiIty.
bet lhat the feeling vas - strong aeains,
tn Yankees Al ,ht ,imt Of ms trial. Il re-
qairsi! ont ). shl evidence ,o convict.
tie was tiieg snmg tptaty-ane or twen.
" two years II axe liz uss taken 10 that
penal colont ano there subjected 10 tie
,esetes drud gers ai4 Tie most inhuman
treatment; Rs. with cher caryicts. was
compelled 70 jssv liz pow and cart like
oxee, and 10 .a5pg earl5 AID late. and treat.
Ell nnl much beiicF. il ans. than Tie dumb
beasts. Thus Wtfe tWenty-eigh; wears Of
.ile passed, nctrr hearing from friends or
hume. nnr allowed it communicate there.
Nth. lis, with others, were finally par
d0aed, 4ad allowed u reach home as best
be might,
rs lell lis ssatify hale and hearty
souib. eleci agd iull II lite and ,igor; Sc
re,srns 10 Il alirf nearly ttir.y years ab-
sencc decupid oId nan. bent over with
sge and work. and With shattered health
~ i broArn cnnstitatipn. TIE narration
ae sa,e n as lie there and 1e details d.
III, Treatment fully suppressed his hearers
VT, The Truth u his statements, mi that
ne - 10 impnstcr. ilv was IN his way
i,ame ut Knowing tIis, liz would find
beas van knew hm when tpy.
tiic4 1. I'D Herald
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-08
Ak Nu0Ear n TnF wnlrE aousE.

AZ INCIDENT At TIP WHITE HoLsE
0n lhgtsipy Lar. ~ unusual and quite
rDaahlic ipeIdeat occurred 81 the White
ilahse sinopg iae quail III par,lon..eekefs
there. ihe ,apFlhnfs were waiting around
y soar rondrni y. p" described
les ,laFs as0. AMI among athers were
two prrsuns. clnsriy veilri Young lal,
apa gentleman ame0h4t lrenlrd. d rebs6
soldier once, qafc likely with hears
betr'l aud earelll dres,. rhey lad Eot
paid my attention To- nrach other during The
hoar q two they bal been 50 near, ana
auuld not haye dRne - TOR all coming
iiae had IL not been Tor the u.her. IL
came WITH document. anI - sharp tone
called oDt the name subscribed on lis en.
selnpc. Il was prominent one once n
Geefgia, and was iamiIiar to mos, III the
cass uppn which 4, tones fell. Fhe uen.
tleMah. Milh in AR Of pleasure, stepped
i'fNafd - take Il. when the lady. with n.
little scrcam. pressed iurwar,l and claSpcd
him tightly III her arms. lie Al first seem.
cd surprised 81 such an unwonted proceed
ing, but when sla several times excitedly
asked, I" Don't III know Jesse - Don't!
Won know jesse? Il /" You can't have for.
gotten me 10 such short time and re.
moved her veil to show a.fresh, piquant,
pretty iare. Recognition was instant, and
with the ono word " sister," he was quite
- dcmonstraiive as she had been before.
Why. Jessie, what are YOU doing
lere !" he asked. " am here ior father /
le is very, very sick" She said, with III.
.lc elision Of the "r" and a sob. /" But he
wants to die, if he has 70 die, a citizen II |
he Union again.
The young man seemed affected. but in
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-08
NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS RoR THE
SEASON.

5EASON.
In the language Of the sacred volume we
may ,ay to the farmer. +" !he summer i past
snd..t harvest ls ended" How many oI
you have saved your crops. cut your hay
rcaped and gathered into yoar barns your
grain. and done your work SO well that you
are satisfied 10 let old winter throw her
mantle over vegetation. and burrow uphill
spring. IL there no,hing else To be dane
during the delightful fall months Of Octo.
bsr aud November, Yes. your corn is Ia
hask, ,oor poiatne. to dig. your grain Ia
ihresh. your apples to pick and cider "a
mnke. and all oI those duties which the sea
sou compels 10 be done.
but there are nther duties and other
work for the farmer after all that is done,
and which he should not Target. The fall
10 conceded TO be the best season of the
year iur setting out fruit and ornamental
ifses. How much Of that cuuId every lar.
mcr do 10 advantsges The fall il also the
best season 10 clean your meadows of stones.
.iUmPs and logs. Do tins IN tie iall while
YOU have time. and YOU are ready early in
TIC spring. before the sun has baked the
sod. 10 pass ysur rulIer over il, and maxi E
!, perfectly ,montb. Tile tall IT the year
!, also guod time 10 draw oul your ma.
lure. j any i left around ,our barn.
md put II IN heaps III Your laraInw or
Islna-hsd land. ready tu spread III the
spFiag. We; and hiily land can BE- most
conveniently saanHrea ii this season or ihg
,eaf. ihv I'll VI the year IN the states "
Neu York. New Jersey and Pennst lyania
IL particular, i The beet season IL plough
tuur wei Slbhic land. aud even vet ssd
and Can rs better plunghed in lhs fall than
.prihs. Faii pioughiug IL many respects il
preferable ~ spring ploGghiag, ~ tie SUI
iacs seis tic Lenrat IT the ilil uf snuw.
which dissolyes The earth and minerals, and
thus pispars tile substance IL be taken up
by the sl0p.
And abnse 81 things the lall uT the year
= the tine 10 prePaIe yaur honse. cellar,
harms and oafbuildngs Tor winter. SseI
that Seuv roof are tight. thai your we'll.
re entnd, that segr cellars Is banked. ant
that sps have prsprr anil srilicirnt staL.tng
iuf snur cattle. Cattle Nth warm and well
saiiiaitd stables will 81 one ,hitd les
Lay. and cea.r OF N Tie spring il better
order atthsl ian those allowed 10 run cut.
sitb.ins cattle 81 late year. has becomr -
common and j. - well understood, thai
ihrfe 1 tnl little use NJ saying word NJ.
the .al1eci. And yvt lhere arc ,hoas
snds q lh.s day throughout the caun,r,
hn alias her csiis q run out. or pro.
sidr them s'th fosr aud Insufficient sia. |
bigs. stable, stould notunly br provided /
with laud ilnars and fnuis but should have
IND tgai walls. and b. ventilated II the |
iap and sides. 4 gast III cold air and srou
iiua ~ IN upon cattle In stables affects
III, = Il us sane manner ,hsi itdors mar.
y sileh gi,ss them cold ~ gl.nGsr.
M'i.h results N an inflammation, ~ .he |
latss anl death.
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fi.@ ,hr Nss odsaa. Piaya,s.
\ FalTHrUl. NEGRO


Died, ~ tho Ut II Sepirmbce. ls6s. 1,
Laml piaaia'ian. Miss. Civ SHith. sgl,
tnowa l,r many year. tp ,hc rcisii,s, an,I
friend n llc lamily a. thr foster ttmhyr
friend ard mAnngef u CO.. ]. r. IN. Cai.
.urn-. Ire bal tgrR liz BODY ssr,,n, "
tbr late Gen. Fstiiband Lee Claiborne N
Nafchsy. apd tvok pats 10 the battle IL ,hr
1isly GmanI. where he was scserel,
sounded. tie wts n Fof, Minis and al,
escaped that dreadful massacre Nv lsayino
viih Dispatch Tor Gen. {. from he ills
lated Commander Major Bcs.ly. two hoars
heiaIe the Indians surprised the Fort For
Glays good ennduci during the Indian
War, Grn. Z. gave him lis ifeedom, but Ne
refused 10 accept IL.
During the Mrrrcl excitement ia 1856,
when The central counties of Mississippi
we're under martaillaw from an apprehend.
~ insurrection Of the negroes, and many
lcrsons. white and eolored, were summa.
'ily executed. Clay hal charge Of 100 nc.
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LIABILITY q CONFEDERATE AGENTS 20
PRIVATE PROPERTY IMPRESSED.

In Impurtant case was tried before the
United States District Court. II Memphis,
tennessee, lasi week. Ii Was that Of Park
agaiist Hamilton. and its history was Al
illows. ln tie year lse2, while the reb.
y tutces It'll held possession 81 Memphis
tie defendant. rhomas a Hamilton, was
appointed b. The rebel goNrrnmtutan agent
g seize certain sugars and cotton. the pro.
perty ol merchants whom II was believed
were purchasing and holding such commod.
lies upon speculation. in view Of the pro.
hable surrender o( alcnphis "a the Federal
tnrces, and against the laws Of the rebel
{ Congfess. and the declared policy of that
government. whose officers were instruct.
Ell to prevent the undue accumulation oil
articles Of prime commercial value at points
is seriously threatened NJ Memphis then.
vas. In Obeiiencc to instructions then
given him, Hamilton seized numbnr Of
hcgshcads Of sugar. the property Of Dr.. A.
P4rS--yalued at SIS, ,0oO--and turned |,
Ofsy II the rebel receiver or quariermastsr,
q With other sugars st the same tine seiz.
~ sent South by railroad. No vouchers
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AeouIrAL Oh EMERsoS ErHfrDoE.-
erson Ethridge has been acquitted Of The
charges preferred against him before the
Military Commission az Columbus, Ky.,
and is now at bis home in Dresden, Ten.
nesser.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-08

THE ALABAMA CAsE.-Lord Russell. n
his despatch to Minister Adams, SAYS that
her msiesty's Government must decline TO
make reparation and compensation for car :
lures made BY the Alabama, or refer the
questions TO any foreign State. The Go.
sernmeDt. however. Is ready to consen, 10
Tie appointment Of a commission, 10 which
shall be referred all claimings arising dur.
ing the late civil war which the two now
ers shall agree to refer to the commission
ers.
Nj. Adams, in reply, considers there i
no dispute a. 10 Ihe fact that the recorni
ti,-i Of the South Us belligerent was an
act such a. was never done by one nation
ewaris another in a state ct amity. IT,
charges the British Government with ha..
lng acted without knowledge and upon
mere presumption in assuming that e,i
dencc VI the blockade was in conseuueng,
mt the cause Of the British policy.
lie intimatcs that il the doctrines and
practices Of the British Government arc sl
lowed 70 become a rule, the United States
will no1 be the greatest lousers thereby.
Mr. Adams does not appear to think The
proposal Of Russell, TO refer the question
u dispute to commission, will be accept
"a ty the United States.
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were gwen, bat memorandum was made
At the time of the value and 4 umber of har.
reis and hsgsheads, and in some cases. We
believe, copies Of such were furnished the
owners. DR.. Park now brings suit against
Mr. Hsmiltonto recover the value Of the
property SO seized. nsb
on the 2Sth utimo the jury came into
court and announced that they we're unable
to.agree upon verdict, and The case eoas
10 the next term of the court,
Another case OF Importance came nm be-
lore the court on the 28th uliimo. II was
that ofaThomas r. Chester against +. II
tus, X. Q. Brinkley. and others, members
o. the vigilance committee. of 1861. Mr..
Chester sues the vigilance committee or
such OF Its members as are now. living. 10
recover the value of steamboat seized by
that body and afterwards turned over to
sne rebel government and DESTROYED; and
na'ing been resident of st. Louis during
me war, being all the while recognized as
4 !eyal man. Ifhe establishes tie fact Of
seizure and destruction, according TO the
s.srge of Judge Twigg infthe case of Park
liamilton, he will, il is thought. recover
ths lutl value Of bis craft from the parties
sued
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-11-08

IASlsE SAoAcITY.-h shert time aso
@hlle gentleman Of our acquaintance was
guaBiRg 10 the lever part Of the city. n
company with friend having j small spsn.
Isl with him, the dog, while endeayoripo
10 jump over well, miscaIculated the dis
tance and fell in. The surface or the va
ter was about seven feet below the ton II
The well. The dog swan around until near.
" exhausted, and our friend thought that
ne was about to lose a valuable animal
when the other gentleman asticed that hr
was making frequent but vain ATTEMPTS Il
catch = iwig that hung a short distanc,
down the we'll. This suggested to him III.
idea OF making the animals sagacity the
means Of saving his life. The handker.
chiefs and neckties Of both parties were in
stantiy called into requisition and tied 10.
gether. A small knot was made at one end
which vas let down to the dog. when 4,
Immediately seized il in his mouth and
holding on with grim tenacity, was drawn
out Of tie water and landed safely on ter
"a hrma. His pleasure was extreme, and
he testified il a. only deg can. He wac.
yet hls tai until il was impossible to count
the vibrations, 50 rapid were thew, and
shouk himself until the water flew OF IN
every direction. And 50 was dogs liEe
saved ~ hls sagacity. Philadelphia Prea
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-01
WILMINGTON.

Gen Schofeld occupied Wilmington
on the 22d, the Rebels having become
convinced of the error they committed
in keeping it SO long, and betaling them
selves to fresh woods and pastures new
There was more or less skirmiShing a.
our troops advanced, but no serious re
sistance since the evacuation Of Fort An
derson. AS the monitor has been made
to figure somewhat largelyas the efficient
cause of the retreat from Ancrson, it is
worth while to notice that the evacuation
was a fact caused by the movement Of
Gen Cox, which turned the fort and
threatened to cut of its communications
with Wilmington.
The few troops left in the town have
gone to join the gathering forces Of Beau.
regard in front Of Gen. Sherman But
it would be mistake TO suppose any con
siderable number is thus released. Since
the capture of Fort Fisher by Gen. Terry
the surrender of Wilmington has been q
foreseen necessity to the Rebels, and it
will be found that Gen. SchoGeld garnors
only the empty husks Of what was once a
fruitful town. The military stores aud
the cotton have been removed or burned
and the shipping destroyed, We do not
believe the Rebels held on 10 tho town a
day longer than was necessary to enable
them to complete their arrangements tor
giving it up.
But that does not impair the military
significance Of thesurreuder. Savannah,
Charleston, Wilmington have fallen in
quick succession, and the policy Of aban-
douing the coast line which has long been
debated among the Rebels as 4 question
of expediency is now accepted as a necos-
sity. Theirs is not commonly an inedci.
sive purpose nor do they shrink from 90
ing to the end OF a business upon which
they oIce enter; hence We infer that
Richmond is soon to follow the example
of Wilmington. and that Lee, whether OF
not he fights Sherman IN the heart OF
North Carolina, has made I'D his mind tc
defend in future nothing but the interior
portion Of that territory which the Rebel
ion claims as its own. 1t is already inti.
mated that Petersburg is to be given up
at once. The policy Of concentration did
not inVole the surrender Of the coast line
but the policy of offghting to the bitter end
aud Of maintaining an army in the field
after the capital aud the poIilioa. hopes oi
lie Coufedesaoy a1c gone, does.
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der 10 circumstances be exempt for a lon-
ger perion than the time for which he was
drafted.
Neither substitutes for drafted men or
enrolled men nor drafted men themselves
are allowed any choice of regiments, but
must go wherever they are assigned.
1t should be stated that it is rarely shat
a boy under eighteen is accepted into the
service by prudent Surgeon, by far the
larger number of such being too dimlnp-
tive and immature. 1t frequently hap.
pens that man over forty-fve makes an
available substitute, bat his accebtabi'ity
depends upon variety of circumstances
and can not absolutely be determined nm
til the man is offered. 1t is useless in
any case to offer a man as substitute who
is over fifty.
Substitutes are not allowed furoughs
after enlisting. This remark applies to
volunteer recruits as well. Men deter
mining to enlist either as substitutes or
recruits should make all their arrange
ments before presenting themselves for
enlistment and not importune officers to
do that which their instructions forbids
Colorad men may be offered as substitutes
for white men.
Persons who paid Communication in 1868
are by law exempt for three years from
the day they were drafted those who
paid communication since Feb. "a, 1864,
are liable to the draft about to be made
Members of religious denominations
who shall by oath or affirmation declare
that they are conscienciously opposed to
bearing arms, and who are prohibited from
doing so by the rules and articles of faith
Of their particular church, are entitled
when drafted to be considered non-com.
bataDts. They may pay three hundred
dollars or be assigned to duty in hospitals
or to the care of freedmen, as they elect
Such drafted men must show that their
deporment has been uniformly consistant
with such declaration.
Attorneys or agents who assist drafted
men in preparing papers to be used in
support Of claims to exemption, are by law
restricted from charging more than FIVE
dollars in a single case.
The draft under the call of December
18th last is for one year, although volun-
teers and substitutes for enrolled men are
received for one, two or three years,
The quotas as announced are net, all
credits due localities having been compu,
ted and allowed before their assignment.
1t is useless 10 apply to the Board Of En-
rollment for an aparement Of quotas on
account Of men enlisted one, two or three
years ago, ina5much as all credits have al.
ready been established, ,and whether prop,
erly or improperly, they can not now be
revised.
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to sell the Loan, will be glad to answer
all questions, and to furnish the Seven
Thirties in small or large sums Gas the
notes are issued in denominations of $50
500, $500, $1,000 and $4,000 and tc
render it easy for all 10 subscribe-thus
fulfilling the instructions of Mr.. Fessen.
den, who earnestly desires that the people
of the whole land, Gas we'll as the capi
talists,) shall have every opportunity
afforded them OF obtaining a portion oi
his most desirable Investment.
Let none delay, 6ut Subscribe at once
through the Nearest Responsible Bank
or Bankers.
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A NEW EXPEDITION TO TIE NORTH
PoLE.-While cur countryman Captain
C. T. Hall is attempting, by novel and
extraordinary adventurous way, to obtain
further accounts of the fate of Sir John
Franklin and his men Captain Sherrard
Osborne, of the British navy, proposes a
new and final expedition TO the North
Pole.
Captain OsbOrne's object, which enjoys
the favor of all the leading Artic yoyagers
and the opposition of the London Times
was laid before the Royal Geograp phicaI
Society on the 23d of January and il
is probable that the society will recon.
mend the government to furnish the yes
selss, and grant leave of absence to the
officers and men required for the purpose
There will be no difficulty in getting vol
unteers.
Coptain Kane's man Morton has prob
aoly stood nearer to the Pole than any
white man before or since. He reached
point named by him Cape Constitution
That point was located by him,in latitude
S0056, FIVE hundred and fourtyfour miles
from the Pole. Sixty miles northwart
he saw land, which he called Cape Par
ry this would be four hunpred and eighty
four miles from the Pole; and Captain
Osborne proposes to take this as his point
of departure.
He asks for two small scew steamers
and one hundred and twenty men, which
should be.ready by the spring Of SI66.-
"They would sail for Bafin's Bay and
reach Cape York iu August. One yes
sci would then be secured in or about Cape
Isabella, leaving only twenty FIVE persons
in charge, the other, with ninety five
men would be pressed up the western
shore in the direction Of Cape parry, tax
ing care not to exceed a distance of 800
miles from her consoFt. During the same
autumn the southern ship would connect
herself by depots with the uorther vessel
and the northern vessel would place out
depols toward the Pole reapy for spring
Corporations. In the two following years
-8l67-8 sledgo and boat opperatious
shonld be directed toward the Pole and
over the unknown Polar area, and IN 1865
the expedition would retire, thus spend
/ ing only two winters and three summers
| 10 the Artic zone"
The chief peduliari.y of Captain Os.
borne's plan is that he viii make bis
sledge journeys in the winter season, and
not 10 summer as Artic yoyagors have
done hitherto. It IS pity that such an
expedition could not have the aid of the
thorough knowledge Of Esquemauz hab.
its and character which was acquired by
Captain Hall during his first voyage tc
and stay in the ArIic region, and which
he is now using so courageously and nobiy
for the prosecution Of his search after Sir
! john Frankhn's men.
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HEADQUARTERS Co. F,2l0th P.F.
Feb. u. 1865.

DEAR PA: I promised you fuller
account of the battle Of Dabuey's Mill,
and will keep the promise. We left our
camps at FIVE O'Clock on Sunday morning
Feb 5th, and moved, towards Hatcher's
Run, singing Rally Round the Flag.
About Y O'Clock we reached the Run
and found the 'Jonnies.'
The line was formed and the old Buck
tails deployed as skirmishers In few
moments the order was given--Cbarge,
Forward, Double quick, March and in
we went, driving the Rebs through the
woods and taking four prisoners. Soon
we came in sight of their works, but the
Run had to be crossed before the works
could be reached The Rebs had felled
treetops into 1t which made it little
difficult crossing, But We crossed, coming
out with clothes slightly increased in
specific gravity, aud droge them from
their position After resting q short
time we moved forward till nightfall. At
i ocloke the order was given to march,
and taking different direction we moved
forward till after daylight.
At noon the firing commenced again
near our front and ne were soou in mo-
tiou, marching 'left in front through q
piece of woods and coming out to large
open field with the Rebs 10 full view who
quickly opened fire on our Regiment
under which our line was extended across
the field. Here the order was given
BY the left flank, double quick, march :
and forward we went with will. Our
cavalry had become somewhat confused
and in retreating to reform their line
broke through onrS, and FOR few, aud
only for few, moments disconcerted US.
Our lire was quickly reformed and we
went forward driving the Rebs through
the woods and into their redoubts. Here
they made a stand for short time but
were compelled to yield, We following
until We reached their second line, when
we got a little too much OF good thing,
and were in turn driven back through
their works and through the woods we
had just advanced through, into the field
where we again reformed and the order
forward given. We gave them a yolley
and yell and again drove them through
the same woods and works, and again
were compelled ourselves 10 retire. In
this way the ground was passed over fve
times during the battle which night put
an end to, our forces occupying the
ground that the Rebels held ID the earlier
part Of the day.
Potter county need not blush for her
representation 10 the 2l0.h. They fought
well--as well as the Veterans 10y their
sides, and | believe have the praise Of SO
doing by our sapcriors. Lieut., VIM.
ColwelI was twice wounded and fought
like true soldier as he is. Each and
every man Of my Company did his duty
well and nobly. For time the FIRE was
the severest that | ever experienced
Fair Oaks not excepted.
Eor, ~ol-- as if ,,.4u. .thneserI1t y7zz~o rrzas
near. l, too, believe it is evco at the
door, but it is not to come through such
means as was recently employed at For
tress Monroe. The Commissioners who
are to make peace ere here, and with
glorious old Sherman, Thomas, Terry
Sheridan and CANDY, are writing ouJ
the treaty now with sabres and bayoucts
4. T. KINNEY.