Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-07

| our citizens as have not become Life Mem
bers of the Cape Fear Agricultural Associ
alton 10 give stlisha the opportunity TO join.
The free accessi6h to the. Grounds f the
Life Member ana his family, is a snbstan-
ltial remunerative return for this invest
ment. The Association is greatly in need
of moneyanow,lan and their: mao can be re-
liesed byaour scitizens purchasing Life
Membership. We give below Such of them
/ as. are already Lsks- Memb ersr and hope. in
our next publication before the- Fair, that
we can add greatly 10 this list! 1At least no
4 effort WILLIS spared upon the part Of the
/ Commi ttee. 'sss vsl asa aaa5as1@4 ese ,"4--
The following is q full list of Life Mem
bers :: S. L. Fremont. G. ". Williams, D.
r. Murchison, A. B. Shepperson, II. @.
Brock, Fl. Webb, r. Fl. sCowan, E. E. Bur
russ, Leratiel Bannister. D. s. Cowan. J.
G. Kenyon, D. A. Smith, A. J. DeRosset,
". L. DeRosset, 4. L. DeRos set, Graham
Dawes, d. G.. Worth, Mrs. He Daniel,
B. g. Worth. T. W. Kerchner, James
Dawson. John Dawson, ROBBERS Henning,
George Teel, J. r. Davis, A. Adrian, e.
\ Vollers, Sol Bear, Samuel Bear, Marcus
Bear, j. n. sChadbourn, Geo. Chadbourn,
l.. A. Hart, J. O. Bailey, Edward Kidder,
Geo. w. Kidder, Gilbert p Kidder, w. Fl.
Willard. A. A. Willard, JAS. A. Willard,
Geo. Harriss, W. ". Harriss, 4. J. Howell,
J. w. Atkinson, G. z. French, J. A. Cliff
ford, A. II. Nef, A. d. Brown, B. F. Mitch
ell. ". T. Higgins, J. G. Heyer, s. Il.
Birdsey, A. Il. Robinson, NJ. Cronly, Geo.
J r. French, VIM. French, d. Aaron, Fred.
; Rheinstein, j. A. Engelhard A. L. Price,
r ". II. Bernard, Alex. Sprunt, Jno. ".
: Hinson, S. w. Wick, c. p. Mebane. II. NJ.
r Barry, f. T. Barry, S. NJ. West. Geo. A.
, Peck Fl. 3. Short, J. Ell. Anderson. 4. Il.
VanBokkelen, L. Heinsberger, Geo. Hon-
, net, NJ. J. Dengelhocf, John Cowan, Ii. IL.
Munson, c. Tienken, John d. Love, L. D..
Hall, Donald MacRae, S. S. Satchwell NJ.
1 p. Taylor, ". T. Empie, j. W. Schencll.
i Jr., w. A. Cumming, W. L. Walters, Of
, Baltimore, b. +. Newcomer, of Baltimore,
} J. G.. Burr, A. B. Burr, n. Jacobi, rhos.
c.. Lewis. G. M. Stedman. J. A. Byrne, 4.
@ J. Southerland, G. ID. Myers, A. David, s.
g g. Fishb!atc. 0. G.. Parsley, Jr., E. Mar
+ ray, w. IL. McRary, A. D. Cazaux, jacob
h Brown, FL. Ii. Robinson, Robt. Ransom.
8 Jno j. Hedrick, William MacRae, VIM.
: ~ Wright, Richard Bradley, OF Savan-
It nah, William i. Smith, J. G. Abbott Thos.
, Ii, Wright, Josh. L. james, Thos. Monk,
: VIM. A Faison, OF Sampson.
HE LAST Gun FIRED. Tho follow NJ
extract is from the pen o. g EuscIrora," q
' Correspondent of the Fay etteville Eug}e
now travelling in Virginia The authol
j. has misunderstood rs if he slppo es thai
we have ascribed 70 him aay wilIful inten
ton. or desire, to mtsrePresont our mutua
State wished to be understood styi ng
that he hal been imposed upon in tho
= statement made 10 him by his Virgins
guide As we are aware OF the ren! iden
= tity OF ''ru ,carora." we willingly add ous
testimony to his labor for the vindicatior
OF our Sta:e, on more than one :caslon:
~ Whilst in Virginia I CHANGED ono dag to sea
70 all extract relative to my letter about AppOuat-
l. toX Court House copied mo Virginia paper
Az credit was given did not know 10 WHOM
s. l vas indebted for the structures since IT
o. turned to this State have seen youc paper, an
. learn that the Wilmington Jo91'nGl is the papei
e. that undertakes to convict ma Of several errors
II especially OF one referring TO the last gun hr0t
II st Appomattox. [ expressly stated in nv letter
l. that young Hix (son Of Captain Blk, the note
. keeper at the Court Houae,) and Who '1nl
D. Guide in my explorations around Apron Att0I
n Court House, pointed out to knOI ''Whert
the last eolJier III gray fell" and house ''nea'
~ this SPOT, Occupying elevated position,
III where "Capt. MarmAduke Johnson, OF bic mond
Vs., fired the last ehot at the Yankee line before
, the surrender nlade." ii in this statement
AZ there is error, ii ia not miue ba5 "my guides,
. the young "Couf' derete caya!c?man." relied
& entirely upon HIM for in form alton. l no
. one OF the immortal few who stood around IA
IL great Confederate leader THAI SAD, sad da J
to and know nothing but little, olcerning the sur
gender beyond what saw and heard on the oc
casion of my late visit. am too devoted
10 North Carolinian to wentoEly do ought to de
tract from the well earned laurelS of any nativ
10 son. ard if Capt. Flanner any else, ice'
the last gun, I am clearly III favor Of Awardint
, VIII atever honor there be in il IL him, o
IT, to whomsoever it is due. With OF
III remark, leave the sui ject. Your correspondent
has written more columns newspapers i'll viz
e dicatiou of North Carolina sOldiery and ia O.
. handing oven handed Justice at the hands or 81
articles published in thu N. q. papers, put
Ished several articles in the Virginia papers dur
ing the war, correcting errors into when the
H. had fallen l hold myselt bou1d now by tn
highest considerations of att chment and duty t
10 employ my pen whenever the occasion demand
to it, in behalf of the brave men who Illustrate
the heroism of the State many sanguinar
lr. b4ltle fields and shed such undSing glory upO
Iv the name of North Carolina. ...-..
Governor Worth's Adq.inistratton.
ia Editors Wilmington journal Some tim