Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-23
1T WAS NEARING THE END.

1T WAS NEARING THE END.
che Great civil war.Extracts From
Newberne Paper OF February 8.
1S66-Secretary StantOn's Address
to the Heroes OF Fort Fisher-H0W
She Refugees Came INA Fox story
From Now Haven Paper.
Through the courtesy of Walter II.
Lord, the efficient secretary of the FIJI
keenth O. Y. Veteran association, We have
received . copy of the Newberne, n. o.,
Times Of February 8. 1866, period OF the
country's history highly eyentful, when
each days news from the great war was
awaited with intense esgerness, coupled In
most cases with deep anxiety. At that
time North Carolina had been for many
months rs-established under Union CON-
troll through the work of brave soldiers in
blue. In this issue of the North Carolina
Times appeared the following:
SECRETARY sTANToN's ADDRESS TO THE HEROES OF
FORT FISHER. -
The following order was issued to the troops Of
Major General Terry's command and the feet Of
Admiral Porter by Secretary Stanton on the 10th
inst: -s.-zf 81 -s.
STEAMER 8. r. SPAuLpINa,
on Fort FISHER, Jan. IS. 1865. :
To Major General Terry and Rear Admiral Por-
The secretary Of War has the honor to acknow-
ana in the name Of the president of the United
States congratulates you and the gallant of1cefE
aed
skill displayed III your respective parts Of the
great achievements in the operations against
combined operations Of the squadron and land
forces of your commands deserve and will re
oeive the thanks Of the nation and will be hello
Of the naval and military PROVE s. Of the Unitee
States. EDWIN N. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The same paper says In its Beaufor
news column: Lieutenant General U. s
Grant honored our harbor with his pres
ence last Sunday. A special train CAM
down from Nswberne with General Palm
or, the military commander Of North Oar
olins, who had an interview with s'Uncon
ditional Surrender" After his interview
with General Palmer, General Grant de
parted.
Editorially, the paper says unds,
the heading of ''Tne Crash in Rsbeldom''
In spite of the desperate efforts resortet
to by leading rebels to keep up q show O
resistance, the signs came thick and fas
from almost every quarter indicating tn
early overthrow of the rebellion. It i
almost an every day circumstance to ne,
prisoners and deserters coming in. Refu
gees and tired and faded bondmeu COM
focking within our lines as though thi
were q second land in Canaan. The bar
barous conscriptive policy of Davis is pro
ducing q rupture in the interior of tn
state which will require the utmost effort
of the leaders to allay.
Another and concluding selection iron
the paper ia the following fox story copie,
from the New Haven JOURNAL AND CouB
IER:
A Fox SToRY.-Two business gentleme,
from New Haven, who occasionally indulg
in sporting experience, visited Southipe
ton on hunt the other day. Birds wer
not very plenty, and with very doubtful
| success the gentlemen started for the depo
| toward night, to take the train home
Meeting an Irishmsn, they incidental
asked him If there were any rabbits, par,
ridges, quails, foxes or any other gam
about there. "Be dad, there is thatl
can put my finger on mist of foxes wher
there is five young 'uns and the old 'ur
They are SO tame you can stroke 'em with ye
hand" This was q chance to capture fu
that must not be lost, and after some dicl
ering, Pat agreed to pilot them to the nel
for three dollars. After trudging throug
the woods about mile, the party came
a clearing where stood q log house. Wi.
horrible Milesian grin he pointed to a
old woman and five young imps lyir
loose about the main aoor, exclaimin
"See the tame craythurs; Mrs. Patrit
Fox, these hunters are after Yezl Got
day, gentlemen" The hunters got back
the depot too late for the train that da
but they arrived home all safe the ne
morning. 1t is unnecessary to mentio
however, that it is not to them that
are indebted for the above facts.-New 3
ven Journal.
The same paper contains an official n
tice from Lieutenant Julius B. Bissen
the old Fifteenth G. V. It was issu
from the provost judges Office headqus
tiers, district of North Carolina, and ga
| notice that no conveyance of real estate
chsttel mortgages within the district wou
be considered valid as against creditc
unless duly registered and recorded at t
provost judges Office. Lieutenant Bliss
was at that time the provost judge of
district of North Carolina. He was
here four or five years ago and attended
reunion of the old Fifteenth G. ", held
10. n. Loomis' hall, this city. He Y
given . royal welcome by his old comrai
in arms. Lieutenant Bfssell Is now Q
has been for some years judge of
court of appeals of Colorado. He went
the war as sergeant-msjor of the old T
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