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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22
From tho RAILROAD Record.
A THRILLING EPISODE,
How General john g. BroNvr, saved Grants
Life.

The following incident has never be
fore boon published, and it's entire truth
fulness can be substnntiatcd to the salts
faction of any one who may desire it:
On the morning of the surrender of the
Confederate troops at Fort Donelson, a
Federal staff officer approached the works
occupied by Baldwin's brigade, Buckner's
division, 6nd cnquired for the headquarters
Of tho brigade commander. He was shown
to the quarters of Col. John G. Brown, 81
Tenn. infantry, who was temporarily Ill
command CT tho brigade. Upon meeting
Col. Brown the Federal officer announced
that he had been sent forward by General
u. S. Grant, commanding United States
forces to learn the location Of tho brigade
headquarters, and that he would return
and infoIm the Federal commander The
officer then rode back TO tho line OF works
and meeting General Grant and his staff,
conducted them to the tent Of Col. Brown
Colonel Brown, allow me to introduce
General Grant, commander Of our forces"
Colonel Brown acknowledged the intro
auction by polite, though sornlal bow.
Colonel Brown, il gives mo pleasure to
take by tho hand an officer who has made
such q gallant defence ;" and removing Ills
hat, tho Federal commander leaned from
his horse and extended his hand, which
Colonel Brown accepted with that grace
and dignity which, with his gallant bcag
ing on tho field. so distinguished him after
ward as Major General.
After few minutes tho party passed or
toward the village Ok Dover tho ConfclCs.
ato headquarters, leaving C>IOncl Brown
before his tent standing. rs lie Turned 10
enter he saw approaching from tho dircc-
ton OF the fort n Confederate Lieutenant
mounted upon G splendid horse, mud riding
nj brcak-neck speed, his hat drawn tightly
down, and full sized 4" navy-eix" pattic-
ularly noticeable in his right hand. M
instant moro and Colonel Brown hat
seized the Ioadmans birdie. with Where
are you going, sir :" ITO shoot that
id Yankee officer and now loose my
bride or 7 will shoot you !" Aud the man
raised his pistol whiIc he foaned with
rage.
'' We have surrendered, sir, and"
Loose my bride -
g ] viii rot, sir-yOu shall not do"
Colonel Brown, tell you for tho third
and last time, loose Tag bride roinl
~ Drop that pistol" and thc man.
thrown Off his guard by IL quick movement
! 0! his horse, found himself covered by tho
! pistol which Colonel Brown had 6uddCAly
| drawn.
G moment of hesitation and the mad
| Lieutonant'G pistol fell to the ground.
tNow di5mouht;" and, with one look
that satisfied him Of the firm purpose IN
the eyes which cleaned behind the loVclcd
pistol in the hands. of Brown, tho man
who would have murdered Grant was safe
~ under guard.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22
EaCIden's War.

Holden's work progresses. He he's al
ready subjugaied one county, placed in
arrest its leading citizens, and guarded all
the approaches to its county scat. His
troops have from thence hastoned to a
neighboring county, and, while the poo
pie were quietly listening to the speeches
of the opposing candidates for Congress,
the building was suddenly surrounded by
armed soldiery, and the Sheriff of tie
County and two of the most prominent
citizens of North Carolina were arrested
and carried off as prisoners. Without re-
sistance--without the least disturbance
Alamance and Caswell counties have been
invaded by the armed minions of North
Carolina's new-fedged tyrant. the liberty
of their citizens has been disregarded,
and the ha6eas corpus spit upon.
JOHN KERR md SAMUEL ?, HILL are
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Co,onol =. NJ, "as9.lcIl,

We &c not deem it necessary to apollo
size e. publishing second lattcr in regard
to tho discussion at Fayetteville between
ono Of the Radical candidates and the Con-
sorvatiFc candidate for Congress Colonel
WADDELL's 'rinnlpi, was so complete ,has
We confess 10 6 weakness Of liking to read
about il. We sincerely hope they will
meet 9Gain during the progress Of the
naY.N0as
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

force them off with my muskot, after my
constitutional and peaceabIe remedies had
failed to abatG the nuisance and remove
the unlawful assembly.
And now, Governor, having given you
all the particulars of them, perhaps,
than you called for in your telegram allow
me to say, IN no spirit u vain boasting
that L teach and inculcate obedience to the
Constitution and laws of my country. I
know your malignity has no limit except
what is placed on it By your cowardice and
your fears. You once wrote the President
that was to be " handled at the proper
time" You charge that am the comman-
der of the ku-klux. If 1 am, it is your
duty to "handle me-" ANY Sheriff, Mar
shall, Coroner or Constable, or their depu-
ties, can arrest me on civil legal process,
| but your Kirk militia cannot.
regard them rs The unlawful agencies
! OF . secret and Jacobinical club, of which
you have been, and are said by some still
TO be, the President. The common talk
OF your Jaoob;nical associates is, that Gov
Graham, Judge Kerr, myself and others,
are TO be arrested. The arrest of Governor
! Graham was first talked Of in Washington
! City, it Is now tie COMMON talk ia North
Carolina, among the white rs VOL as black
members Of your leagues. I know not
what course Gov. Graham and Judge Kerr
may Gc0m il proper to pursue, but for my
sell, allow nc tC say, i will not c0TnprO-
! mice myself i,y accepting the unnecessary
projection OF year unlawful militia.
have rot written what have to in1lamc
the public mind, nor TO increase the loa:h-
ing Of the people for your acts and your
administration, but because it is meet and
proper it should bo said, especially at this
peculiar crisis, when my lie and that Of
ny family ere nightly imperilcd by Sc
cret JAcoioinicaI association.
I rsnY fake occasion hereafter g. give yOu
further ~ particulars" as they may be de-
velopod. IL The monntimo. signing my
self, an am.
Yours in loyalty
and the Constitution
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22
We have surrendered, sir, and
SO TjOOSO ms Bride -
The Battle of the Boyne and Bull Kun.

The Battle of the BOyne and Bull Kun
The right of Orangemen resident in New
York to celebrate the victory Of King Viii
liam and England over King James and
Ireland OF the Boyne is no whit moro clear
and absolute than the right of Southerncrs
resident in New York to celebrate the vic
tory of Beauregard and the South over
Mcdowell and tho North at Bull Run-no
whit more clear and absolute. But the cX.
ercise of the ono is just as injudicious and
just as contrary to good citizenship rs the
exercise of tho other. Would the Evening
Post counsel parade of Carolinians and
Louisianians mp Broadway, with lively pic
lures of the Federal ''blue-bellies" to Cen
treviIle, or q picnic of Virginians IN Elm
Park, with the burning of General Scott
in effigy to the tune of ''Dixie's Land"7-
n. Y. World.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

Clarence Nicholf, small lad from Enc,
while rusticating in Greenfield township
undertook to get up an old fashioned cele'
bration by pouring powder from horn IN
to o stove. Should he recover. he Wlh
hereafter look at things with single eye
Nearly one thousand persons are en-
ployed IN the printing bureau OF tne
Treasury Departments,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

Look AT TIE FACTs Under Governor
Worths administration (Which was con-
!sdered very oxpansive) the State Govern
ment cost little over 100000. Since
that time the Radicals (who had the con-
troll and the power have spent nearly
$500, 900 for tho same work ! and have,
besides, increased the State debt tho enor-
nous amount of $4,000. 900. Think of
those things and then vote for honest men
fer office.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

CROPS AND Politics IN Dublin. We are
pleased to learn. from a Magnolia friend.
who was in the city yesterday, that she
| crops in Dnplin comfy arc il general very
good. Corn, in especial, will realize very
handsomely and with few moro favor
| able weeks the same can be asserted of
cotton. Apples, he says, are in the great
est profusion and several brandy distilier-
les are being put up in different portions
| of the county for the working up CT the
cider. The peach crop. We are sorry to
! learn, is a failure.
Last years crop IF corn. in Duplln, re-
allied better than any that hns been made
there since the war, many OF She farmers
having been heretofore compelled 10 order
| from abroad. But the crop OF 1869 was
| not only sufficient for homo consumption,
but left surplus for sale. and the 1870
crop will exceed this very much; ell Of
which is indeed cheering.
In regard to politics Duplin is ell right.
! The county will poll sweeping ConseI
vative 10 ,jority. every one, even the col
ored people, seeming content with the
prospect of it's so doing. Both Judge
Thomas and Ku-Kiux Dixon are to sreGk
at Magnolia to ,dey, but the prospect has
awakened bnt little enthusiasm among
the negroes Like the whites. their time
and attention is devoted much moro TO
their crops than to the great pleasure of
voting some scaI!awag into M Office for
which he is totally unfit,
There is to be, however, on next Tues
day, ut Magnolia, grand mass meeting Of
the Conservatives and preparations are
being made, on large SCALE for the i'm
portant event. We Ehall try and have u
representative present from the Journal
office, 80 as TO give q faithful narration Of
eli that may occur.
The Robson county candidates, both
Conservatives and Republicans spoke at
Shoe Hee! on last Saturday. Tho day
passed off quietly and we'll, Sinclair, it is
said, having succeeded in gaining few
more votes for the Conservatives. Verify, to
the reverend scalawag, DO the Conserva-
tiVes of Robson owe much Robeson
will give 200 majority tor WaddclI and
Snpp. CERTAIN !
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

1t ia only necessary to call attention to
tho manly letter of Hon. JOSIAH TUR,'ER
to Governor HOLDEN to insure its perusaI.
It is inst such letter "a we should have
expected from TUnNER under the circum-
Stances, and just such an answer az Cover
ruI UuLpEE deserved
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-22

The tobacco crop of Kentucky is osti-
mated at forty-fve thousand hogsheads
this year. ----.--.-..
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FAYETTEvIL1E. July IS, 1870.

FAYETTEVILLE. July IS, 1870.
U4ur .tollrnaL
: have only t:s1le fer ho5ty !inc or two.
Dol. EYaddoil met Dookcry here Saturday,
and va, entirely sacocsef,:L WaddeN nc
quilted himself splsndi1ly. anG uscd Oliver
up. Tint is the general impression with
Conservatives and maay Radicals. Dock
ery's effort here was a failure. Waddell
disappointed even his best friends. We
are all delighted with his fortunate sue
cess. Ihi5 was al important point for
each speaker, and Dockery had counted on
almost an ovation of success to himself
He now really fears he may be run very
close, and he even feels that defeat is pos
sibla, il he cannot rally the bulk of New
Hanover.
Waddon got D0ckcry mad, and then,
when Oliver threatened some terrible
thing7 if certain statements were repeated,
Wadden at once repeated thc same and
more and defied bis threat. and said, in
substance, if blows and insults are TO be
adopted-iust now Will do AS we'll AS any
other time. Oliver said the gentleman
misunderstood him, sc. And Oliver con-
tinued sull1y and confused afterwards.
The speaking at Jonesboro' was unim-
portant, and each speaker satisfied his own
partY. a. Manchester there was small
crowd end, consequently, short speeches.
Here, l presume, Naddcli has changed so
or 100 votes 70 sides bel ping us 10 rally, &c.
There were not many negroes here from
the country, but fortunately the very class
of town negroes and whites heard the
speeches who most needed to hear such. ---
Our cause is prospecting well III the cOun-
t.. Two or three big meetings have been
hcid-with one united feeling but still tho
radicals are using al tricks and every eff
fort they are certainly alarmed. With
reasonable fGiT showing. and no serious
misfortune, We are sure OF this county by
good large majority. Troy and Murphy
are working like heroes. There is an Gu
thusasn On tho Troy subject. The gen
oral talk now among wlshy-washy men and
shrewd loafcrG, &c, is that thc chances are
in favor Of Conservatives here
DocIlcry made non-cnnlmittal speeches
st AverGsborG', ana Ellington lie had q
small crowd, ana Loft shiug6 much as he
found thcfn, lie Indirectly boosted up
there of noI voting fox tho 10Th Amend.
mont Bat when ne bonstod here on Sat
U,iny Of voting for the Enforcement bill
to tho ITtl Amendment il turned tWCnty-
1--WE to fifty white Radicals against him.
The negroes dou't sec tho point--all they
know is tbet 1Ir. DocI,erY is generally &C
casod OF no: voting at all on the 10Th
Commandment, and consequently they
have suspicious, lonbta, &C., though tbcJ
10 not know the morris of The ease.
Dockery will NOT DO much, it is thought,
II Sampson. I wish WGddcIi couId go
with },irn TO day to QWcnsYilc.
Wad,loil goes to point near Councils
Bluff. DiadoD county, 10 day, whcro there
is a fax gathering I'll the candidates
speak, and tLero will 30 q big crowd. so
it IS host, perhaps. for Wal1el! 70 be There.
Tho Baden ncu wrote him to DO
this instead Of going to Elizabeth
toBn, boeanac of q small crowd thero, Go.
I hope Waddell may be elected.
Think he can &c to New Hanover with
800 or o7cr majority. M.
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EyZs4E5gs County.

The CANVASS in Durin is fully under
v-av Ihc Conservative candidates have
addressed tlcir fcl.ow.citizens at several
7-4d57r r!ao2s in the county, and the poo-
ME a1o REPRESENTED to bo fully aroused to
the importance Of the pending issues.
Colonel A1hE,;, candidate for the Senate,
and ETr. SrAzroaD. Gyrthe House, are MAX
-1r very fao speeches, which arc being
listened too by large crowds. Eho bIacke
are paying much more attention than Tor
w~-Iy to the epcacAc@ Ct Conservative
candidates.
We arc sorry g learn that Mr. Soll&rS
cout.cue5 10 GLOW himself to be used by
III. Radicals as az independent oano1t>Hfc
rrE she -.-r.. 3.la onis hcpo car % 10
5.--lo an- E..,14 41a c"A party "Aio"
car opponents -soa.o- Nc SlncoToiy 5rNaf'
Il Ea oor,iE-ca u a.a course, @hab tAc PEG
.-e II Lua.l raI J4a.o" N-ls fl'NAo n-1a
T. ! tGa v'sis Z. a- ..12.I unqualified a:2HT'-
Y-os-f.
the H. Aa ta1a@la7 41 t148noi-1 c1i
t-- -.L, ana = -"achaF@ on tho .--}5H
.0~-c cr"T..@..s'..- *"oF speeches 11Gy be
-1+.
$500. -.
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Private letters from Bla1en coun ty rep
resent political affairs in healthy state
Tic Conservative can lidates are making q
thorough canvass. and the people arc fully
aroused.
Brig. Gen. Dockery mot with luke
warm RECEPTION IN Dlaaon. and will not
poll his party vote,
The nomination Of Colonel WADDrLr is
received With grept favor, and every anti
Radical will rally 20 his support. We hook
for good report from old Baden on the
4th Of August.
Az OLD rAPER.-Thc following is copy
Of Cd old revolutionary document, the
same being discharge from the service
granted by Henry Young, Colonel of New
| Hanover county, to Samuel Bunting
This latter was the grand father of ex-
Sheriff S amuel L. Bunting, Of this city
and, if we are not mistaken. the Col.
Young here spoken of bore the Same reIa-
ton to Armand D. Young, Esq, also OF
this city.
| STATE OF NORTH OAROLISA,l
New HANOVER COUNTY. {
| It being certified TO me By James Gukie, ESQ.
| one VI Tue justices OF the PeACe 1Sr the county
aforesaid, That Samuel Bunting, with Nine other
Men, has Unlisted Nicholas Subert as Regular
Soldier and, during the continuation OF the war
agreeable to an Act OF Assembly of this State en-
titled. IAN Act for raising Regular Forces for
the Defence Of this and the Neighbourinp
States ;" which said Recruit I acknowledge to
have received, and that he hath been enlisted
agreeable to the Intention of the above Act; And
| By the Power and Auth ority given to me- as
Colonel ofth6 County aforesaid Do hereby dis
charge the said Samuel Bunting from all Military
Dutios or Draughts whatsoever, for and during
| the Term of the above Inlsiment except on an
Invasion of this State, or in Case Of Universal
| Instruction.
Given under my Hand this twenty seventh day
of June, 1779. -..- .-
HENRY YQVEa, Colonel.
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
WILMINGTON. N. c.

FRIDAY, JULY 81. 1870
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-04-20

tinusd she, tsthst yea WS ssshAs4 5ifa
= kuife under the short ribs." Thank
God r. addsd the king, s'it IVES but .
dream" On the morning Of the fatal day
his msjetty was, aswe.havN before ob.
served, unusually low. More than once he
said 70 those about him {: "Somcthing
or other hangs very heavy on my heart p
Before he entered bis carriage he took
leave Of the queen no fswer than three
times, and bad mol passed through many
streets ere Rayallao gave him that fatal
thrust which deprived France Of one oi
tho most generous aud humane sover-
eigus enc ever had.-Dabkin Un,oersit,
Aa0dxtac.
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-04-20
Charleston, Apya 9th, 1870.
THE SHADOWS OF THE FUTUnr


THE SHADOWS OF THE FUTURE
A most singular chain of circumstan
ces preceded the assassination of Henry
*, of France. 10 the morning of the
day on which he was murdered by
Ravaillac, Friday, May IA, $50, he was
exceedingly pcnsive. In the hope OF
composing his spirits he threw himself
on his bed, but was unable to rest
Thrice he rose, and thrice he fell on his
knees in prayer. Soon after, repairing
to the presence chamber, his attendants
ssdeavored to divert the melan choly that
preyed so deeply on his mind. Being
naturally amiable and cheerful, he tried
to- ialt 10 with the we'll meant plcasan.
&.ryof his mobiles, and attempted to
smile, but concluded thus: eve have
laughed enough for Friday there will
be weeping on Sunday"
His queen Marie de Mclieis had been
crowped but the day before. La Brosse,
. physician, is, by some, reported to
have said to the Duke dc Vendomc on
that evening, "if the king survives a
danger which threatens him at present,
he will live theso thirty years." The
duke entrcatcd the king to grant this
physician an audience, and repeated
what the old gentleman had boon say
sng. His majesty with unusual aspcrity
and hastiness, replied "IJe is an old
fool for telling you such things, and you
are young one if you believe him.
The dukes rejoiuder wns given respect
full and sensible: "Sir, one may not
believe such things, but one may fear
them" Bayle, however, has erdeav-
ored to shake the credit Of this whole
story.
The same day as the king and queen
were. walking through an apartment of
the palace, the king stopped to speak
with, somebody present. The queen
adopting at the same time, he said to
her; az by aspiri. Of involuntary propb-
scy: "Go on, go OH, madam the re-
gent" A few nights before the
catastrophe the queen dreamed that Ill
the jewels 10 her crown were changed
3sto pearls, and that sho was told pearls
we're Sigpi6cativeloc:tears. Anoths or night
ssho started aud criod out 10 her sleep,
:Snd waksd the King, who, asking her
what Was the matter, she answered "I
have had q frightial dream; but
Shnow that dfsaD,s, are n,eie illusions" I"
3sd Was sJwsys Of. tho same opinion"
sNtd HensyJ. "bowsvesj. tell mo what
5Saf dtsstasHo :. al Dreamed" con.
= - "a - s .
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Ro,,'ftiI..f.,a,l,.
!. fyes ~ swasehnenl
1T HlnsE DRAvM.

ft&25 5sSss5&ttsy 40 =; >---ss0S--
ej4 inssh ls NJ bsevsr and ~ 'Hm tse
n sttys s;tjs x ns4
1Gsses isi,oks VEN tkossh Fn not vs,y
3xfsz sASAf, y
k Aslssr ling before would vssturs to boy
I. ~ y.
6 O. efsss stopped Il the hattsfs to Try Il
z re wAils d,d psrehsss . hat
& & AZ SAoysa thlsk young s1sxh shosd b
tEs SsR
YsvSs1 asss bAnd bex-twas duly sent home,
NhAny name in' large Isttsfs tie TOP fairly
n sksss.
i ~ 1>sA wss sompiisAs6snd ussufdiiy done,
1SAssA nlsgivisss I had that 1would create
sons fun
sAaa sinest rspsptsd the venture I'd made,
Z s3hssts throw my companions quite Anto the
(. ss.1 * sAsds.
tlsykcd forward to Sunday with something Of
CO E,s &ssdy
s1nssndiSs 70 wear II my fels hat instead,
:tIse ksswing the gauntlet would have TO run,
siaest regretted the deed had done.
a1As Ssys Of the week in due course rolled around
And On Sunday trim poised on my head Il va,
I Aund<
II ssssrs you Il looked very we'll then thought,
~ did the good halter from whom 1t was bought
With ny red oolorcd kids aud welkips can,
~. light,
/, Asa teots With high heols and pants very tight
q started for church NOT caring who sa.ed,
o. ny shining now beaver with looks quit.
s. amazed.
Soen IN front Of the porch lAo;n hero bore.
The smilss at the beaver I gracefully wore,
We'll pleased that tho "ice was thus broken
xhd ],
!, Could sport my new hat with It's crown very
high.
2And no. you raay laugh at my has If yor
~ choose
,pllwear It ~ lightly az pair Of old Shoes,
Not giving thought ef tho beaver so high,
Nor caring 6g for appearance, not L
= ChArleston. g. G.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

sunday SCHOOL CONvENTION.
"A call has gone forth i,om this city
, for State Convention ofSunday School
Teachers to be held in this city, IN May
next.
This Is grand movement, and in the
right direction; there is no politics in it,
no sectarlanism here, nothing but pure,
Godlike benevolence. No institution
IN our highly favored land, has ever
accomplished a tithe ofthe good already
done tor our dear boys and girls, as by
the blessed Sunday School. Compute
4 you can in dollars and cents the val
ue to society Of the voluntary, self
sacrificing labors, year in and year out,
not only on the Sabbath, but through
cut the week in preparation for the
Sabbath, of the half q million teachers
embracing Governors of States, Judges
on the bench, ladies of rank aud refine.
nent, all filled with love to God and hu-
mainly.
No earthly reward nor honor do they
seek here, both are promised them in
heaven. As to the place itself is there
word outside of the home circle that
80 quickly lights up the face of the child
10 the word Sunday School," 1t is the
synonym Of all that is dear and precious
to.the heart Of every child.
ket this call, then, go forth. May
It gather such an army of ministers,
: superintendents, officers aud teachers,
.s has not yet been seen in this "City
by the Sea-
Let the ministers come, and learn
how to "feed the lambs" Let Super
msesdepts come, and learn how much
they have yet to learn. Let teachers
eonae, to learn how best to win the
hearts Of the child for heaven. Let the
dear children, too, come, to charm e!! hy
their sweet voices in songs Of jubilant
praise. Let the rulers and people come,
that they may believe that the good
time is comiug-will come, when the
lion and lamb shall lie down together,
and little chill shall lead them.
A WORKER IN THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL.
Charleston, april 9h, 1870.