The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

THE SLAIN SOLDIER. Although the daily
papers have given wide publicity to the de-
tails of Gen. Grimes assassination, there
are many readers of the FARMER AND Me-
CHANIC to whom they will be new. The
Southerner has the following: A brother Of
a negro, whom General Grimes had been the
means of conviction for burning his mill
and who had been sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary, had appeared in
the neighborhood of the murder several
days before with a double barrel shot gun
and knapsack inquiring about the locality.
was suspected but nothing could be mad
Of it.
Again some say Gen. Grimes and Mr.. Joe
Laughinghouse, were witnesses duplicating
a rather prominent citizen Of Pitt in the
crimes Of arson and we'll poisoning alleged
against him and this may account for the
bloody deed. Mr.. La~ughinghouse had pass
ed the same road a short time before with
a lady in his buggy and the lady was sit
ting on the side where the assassin stood
One barrel loaded with buck shot, that sent
General Grimes to his last account may
have been intended for him.
The citizens are filed with Indignation
are determined to ferret out the bloody
criminal if possible. The swamps have
been secured by armed men without avail.
If the iend could be found, it would fare
i'll with him. We are Informed by Captain
StyrOn, to whom we are indie bted for these
facts. that some years ago DR.. joan Melon
aid was fired upon five times from the same
cover.
Gen Grimes rs wounded severely in the
foot during one of his battles. but never
left the field.
He quietly returned to the cultivation of
his fine farm when the war was over and
,A.I T. A l~--~ L.
rode in the war is yet living and it is said
his grateful master in his will directed $500
to be expended in the burial and for a shaft
to mark the grave of the noble animal.
Seven horses were shot under him in battle.
During one engagement squads were de-
tailed to extriCate him from under two
horses that had been shot successfully and
fallen on him. At the close Of the war he
would nave commanded Ewell's corpse,
that officer having been killed.
The Observer correspondent says: The
funeral ceremonies of Major-General Bryan
Grimes were held from his residence on
Monday, the Sth of August, 1880, at II
o'clock. The attendance was very large,
and composed almost equally OF white and
colored persons. The impressive burial
the Revs. N. Collin Hughes, Israel and
Nath. Harding. The following pail bearers,
w. B. Rodman, DR.. D. L. Taylor, Geo. II.
Brown, Jr., DIR. John Mcdonald, Seth
Bridgeman JAS. l.. Fowle, Q. w. Telfail
and Maj. Thomas Sparrow, followed by the
family and the immense concourse, bore the
remains to the family turying ground, about
three hundred yards from the residence
Immediately behind the hearse was led his
old war horse, Warren, twenty-six years old
bearing his military saddle and trappings
and army over-coat. 1t was a sad picture t.
this old horse thus performing his last ser
vice, when, having borne him on every bat
tie field on which he was engaged, from thu
beginning to the end of the war, and hac
accompanied in so man dangers, and helped
him to escape SO many mlsfortunes, at las
} to follow his gallant master to his final rest
ting place, made ready thus untlmely by To-
cowardlv aim Of the concealed assassin.