The Elbert County tribune., 1913-04-04


her steam pipe. She was taken In
brought to Cairo.
General Wright. in command of the
National forces in California, issued
a proclamation containing a warning
against the Southern sympathizers in
the state.
A Confederate camp of infantry and
cavalry was dislodged from Snow Hill.
Tenn, by heavy expedition that set
out from Muffreesboro.
April 8, 1868.
Secretary Wells issued an order
naming petty officers, marines and
seamen, who were to receive Medals
OF Honor for conspicuous service at
sea.
The British steamer Tampico was
captured off Sabine Pass, Tex, by the
United States gunboat New London.
Phillip Huber and three others, ar
rested at Reading, Penn, on a charge
of being connected with reasonable
organization known as the knights
of the Golden Circle" were taken to
Philadelphia and placed in prison.
The arrest and the charge created
considerable excitement at Reading
Governor Bonham of South Caro-
lima sent a message to the legislature
calling its attention to the spirit of
speculation that had made such alarm
ing strides in the state as to call for
their interposition. Large sums were
invested in flour, corn, bacon, and
-tH .-tfal -
the monopoly almost of such articles
in certain sections, and were withheld
from market or exported beyond the
limits of the state, to the enhancement
of prices and injury of the consumer
He recommended the passage of an
act to arrest the purchase and mon
opoly of articles of prime necessity,
even when it was not intended to ex-
port them out of the state.
Cap. j. J. Worthington, with two
companies of the First Regiment of
Loyal Arkansas cavalry, returned to
Fayetteville, Ark, from a scout in
Carroll county, in that state. He had
four skirmishes with Confederates,
and succeeded in killing two and TAX
ing seven prisoners. Captains Smith
were killed, and Captain Walker ia.
ken prisoner.
April 4, 1853.
An attempt was made by the Nation.
al force at Washington, N. c.. to
capture the Confederate battery a.
Rodmans Point, commanding the
Pamlico river, opposite Washington.
A force of two hundred infantry, un-
der command of General Potter, EN-.
barked on the. gunboat Ceres. She
got aground under the guns of the bat.
terry. at point where the troops were
unable to land. The Confederates
opened heavy fire, and the party was
glad to withdraw as soon as 1t got
free.
In retaliation for firing into and
disabling the gunboat st. Clair, the
gunboat Lexington, under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Leroy Fitch, visited
the town of Palmyra, Tenn. and after
giving the inhabitants time to leave,
burned it to the ground.
The supreme court of New York
at Rochester. decided that United
States legal tender notes were constf
tutional as to debts contracted be
fore the passage of the law making
such notes legal tender. All of the
judges concurred in the decision.
The National steamer Sylvan Shore,
which left Beaufort for Washington,
N. c., was fired upon by a Confederate
battery few miles below her destina.
ton and compelled to put back to
Beaufort, with a number of men killed
and wounded.
April 5. 1868.
The ship Louisa Hatch was cap.
tured and burned on the high seas
by the Confederate. .privateer Alabama.
Eight thousand National troops left
Newbern, N. c., by the way of the
River Neuse, to reinforce General
Foster. who was at Washington, sur
rounded by the Confederates; but,
meeting superior force of the enemy,
they returned to Newbern
An expedition consisting of in.
fantry and cavalry under General
Steele. of the Union army, met small
body of Confederates at bridge over
Black Bayou, Miss, whom they drove
across the bayou. but whom they
could not prevent burning the bridge,
The Federals rebuilt the bridge and
proceeded to Yazoo City.
The Union gunboats in front OF
Washington, N. c., shelled the Confed.
crate batteries on Hills Point for
two hours, in an effort to relieve the
tension of General Foster, surrounded
by Confederates in Washington, but
were unable to effect anything against
the Confederate works.
The English government detained
Confederate vessels in the port of
Liverpool.
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