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Year: 1861

When Col. Singletary made q descent on
Beacon Island some time back and recovered
two Columbiads and other valuable public
property, he met with thanks and praise from
all quarters. On his recent expedition he
went precisely to the same place and no furth-
er and was far better prepared to defend him
self in case of attack. But he did not take
Hatteras and after it was reported and seemed
to be confirmed by the return Of the Napoleon
without him, that the Yankees had taken the
Albemarle and probably himself and crew, an
order for his arrest is made out and charges
preterIed-Without waiting to learn the real
cause Of his detention. Now we submit thai
If on tie 5th day Of N0rember, te0o days GJtar
the erpedttjoo lad left this place, and Ohero the
Napoleon aoas actually on her rag back, there
acas no sut7cisn treas0n IN tie opinion Of Gen.
HilIfor tie arrest Qf Gel. s, there could not
be any Oh the 7th, two days afterwards, when
the order was issued; and if the order had
been Withheld until the return Of Col. s., and
the actual result Of his expedition had been
made known we have no idea that he would
have been molested. As to the actual result
Of the expedition, we believe that if properly
managed it can be turned to greater advantage
than if Hatteras had been taken, for we learn
shat besides the rescue Of the French crew
there were other valuable fruits Of the enter
prise, which need not he stated here.


P. S. Perhaps 1t may tie as we'll to state now
our reason for say ing that ION the 9Th inst
there was not in the opinion Of Gen. Hill any
sufficient reason for the arrest Of Col. Single
tary," which is that on that day be addressed
to Col. SingIctary note, of which the follow
ing is copy


HEADQUAErERs, Nov. 5th, 1851.


Coz, SINGLETAEY The Militia of Lenoir
and Craven, as you see, are directed to report
to you for duty. You make such disposi-
ton of them as you think proper. I wish,
D,TI ~
and another to Swansboro. The subsequent
instructions to these companies will give you,


With great respect, D. H. HILL,


BRIG Gen. COmmandC~
Year: 1861

CHEERING LETTERS FROM THE ARMY.


4 minister in one of the South Cal cina Regi-
ments writes the following The tracts
sent through you have been distributed and
read. with profit. In this statement not
left to conjecture, but have the testimony Of the
readers themselves, that these gospel messages
have been blessed to their souls good. In this
work OF supplying with religious reading, as
often possible, in brief tracts you and benevo-
lent friends at home may be assured of the hap
piast results to soldiers under Gods bles-
sing"


A pious Colonel Of ore Of the North Carolina
Regiments, thus acknowledges the receipt of a
lot of hooks and tracts: The books presented
through you by the ladies of Wentworth have
been received. 1t was the destination of Camp
Life. With nothing to occupy the attention be-
tween the hours of drill, the young were
particularly exposed to temptation. [ can bless
the givers. who, prompted by the split Of God,
while others thought only OF the bodily comfort
of the soldiers, have thus provided for their eter-
nal welfare, by setting before them in a lot of
choice reading the way of death and life. l
thauk them for myself and the company, but the
highest reward viii be the spirit of heaven bear
ing witness with their spirit. that they have done
good work. May God bless the gift to the
good of the givers and receivers Accept my
thanks sir. for the part you had in 1t as well as
assurances of my high regard
Year: 1861

WE surrender largely four space this MOI C.
ing, to the Charleston Courie1's account of the
bombardment and capture of the Confederate
batteries about Port Royal South Carolina,
which will be found Interesting.


The truth Of the old adage, eve live to
learn," has been strikingly verified since this
war commenced. The lesson that cur
government has, or will learn is that sand bat
teres will not do to withstand the attack of a
we'll appointed naval expedition. They may
DO to meet and repulse land attacks, but We
must learn, and the sooner the better, that
war ships must be met by war ships. Our
government could not do wiser thing than
to purchase or 10 first class men-of-war i'm
nediately, even at cost OF 25 or so Millions if
such a thing can be done,
Year: 1861




We rejected a communication yesterday
which made favorable mention of the conduct
of Capt. Sirmond in the rescue of the crew of
the "Prony," but ouI refusal to publish was not
because part of the letter was laudatory Of
our gallant townsman, Capt. Sirmond, but for
the reason that we were unwilling that other
parts of it should appear.


We should have made special mention of the
heroic part which Captains Sirmond and Sal
yer and the crew of the 1lbeaaGrle took in
saving the crew Of the "Prony" before now
bot for the fact that Col Singletary made such
fattering mention of the prominent part they
performed in his own account of the expedi-
ton. No one is more anxious than we are that
all due praise should be awarded to these, our
fellow citizens, who acted such noble part in
the rescue; but at the same time we are not
to lose sight of the fact that the whole expe-
dition and every body engaged in it were under
the command of Col. Singletary.
Year: 1861

slaves from foreign nations. Is this, We
ask, the most fitting tsme to establish such


precedent? Is the alleged action Of Mr..


Corwin taken with the knowledge and


consent Of the State Department at Wash
ington2 Mr. Seward will surely not sane
tion any such scheme for conciliating JEFF
Davis and the Texas rebels. Indeed,
it is impossible to believe that Mr. Corwin
has put his hand to so vile document.
It is impossible to believe that he has
sought in the heat Of the great pro-slavery
rebellion, to extend our fugitive slave law
over the whole Mexican Republic; and
notwithstanding the positiveness Of the
.Herald's correspondent, we trust there will
be suspension Of Judgment in the case
until the treaty itself is produced,
Year: 1861

An unexpected return home, says the
Poughkeepsie IN. ~ Eagle, is not always
the hsppiest way for married men, as was
exemplihed last Saturday. "A man who was
lately married, and had enlisted in one of the
volunteer companies from this city, returned
rather Unexpectedly last Saturday, and found
his loving wife sitting on the knee of a new
recruit, on the side of the road, near the
county house, with one of her arms around
his neck, caressing him most lovingly,
amidst group of his fellow soldiers,
Year: 1861

A lady friend of ours who was staying at
the West Point Hotel summer before last


when JEFF Davis and his family were visit
ing the same place, relates that one Of the
Davis children, q boy of only four years,
Bearing the ignominious name of JEFF Davis,
Jr., 90 outraged the deeencies of hotel life by
his profanity ct the table, in the hall, and in
the grounds, that general feeling Of horror
at the little Wretch's beastly conduct was
the universal sentiment expressed by all the
bOarders, except the father and mother OF the
wicked young fury. Meeting the lady, our
Informant, on the entry stairs one day, and
recognizing her as a Northerner, among Other
delicate phrases, the dirty faced little rufiar
called her. "a I'd black nigger," and threat


eusd 70 throw stone at her when be got
chance. Sweet counsel and guidance that
youth must have received at the parents


knee l-BostOR Transcript
Year: 1861

SowISo SEED WHEAr.-We urge upon the attention
of readers Of The TRIBUNE who ever grew wheat, or
ever expect grow it, the importance OF selecting seed
at or before harvest For q small quantity Of seed
there would be no difficulty, and but little labor,
compared to the value it would produce, to go
through the wheat6eld selecting the choicest heads,
iust as some good farmers do ears Of Indian corn
That is the best way. The next best is to select
the very best portions Of the field, and cut them
especially for seed Many years ago, when wheat
growing was more common in the Eastern States than
it is now, farmer became noted in his neighborbood
for his superior variety of wheat which he called bar
rel wheat" and sold at high price TO his neghbors
for seed before they discovered that it was identical
with their own; the only difference was in the manner
of saving the seed by which got its namc And this
was IL: He selected the best sheaves from the field,
and took them to his barn, and placed barrel It's
side upon the thrssbng oor and took each shea
rately and beat and whipped 1t over the barrel, by
which the longest and best heads only were sbeed,
and that saved for seed and the process repeated
after year until he got a new variety"


There was another new variety" that got the ap-
pslIaton of "throwu wheat" The name came from
the practice of the originator of throwing his wheat
the length Of bis thrashng floor and selecting the grains
that went fhest. These of course, the largest,
and heaviest and best for seed, and in time really
seemed TO produce new eariety.


If seed wheat is taken from tho bulk Il should not be
Gown until 1t has been screened and over, until
there ia not grain Of wheat anything else that viii
pass through the sieve. In this way you may make
pretty good selection Of the best portion Of the wheat
and exclude all small sbnveled, diseased grains, and
ali seeds Of chess and weeds except eocklc which de-
fes the arts of machinists.


We have just read an account Of an Illinos wheat.
grower stating that bis crop increased over three bush.
els per acre by "changing seed" The effect, in ou'
opinion was not poduced 80 much bya change OF seed
the variety being the same from the fact that the
seed he obtained had been better selected.


There Is not one farmer in hundred that does not
know and acknowledge the advantage Of ss'eeuns
seed corn by gathering the most perfect ears 10 the nela
If he win practice selecting wheat seed 10 WIZ proc
ably be~ome as fully convinced Of iis advantages We
believe that the wheat crop Of tho whole uned States
can bs increased ~ much upon every srm, ~ the i
Year: 1861

SUPPOSED MURDER.-The man who was
found on the morning Of July 6, lying dead
in a pond on the corner of Sxty.tbird street and
Broadway, has been identified as Christian Ebbe, q
German, formerly employed nurse in Bellevue Hos
pital. The body had, when found been in the water
but few hours. There were four stabs in the left
breast, one of which had penetrated the heart and
caused DEATH but the steel had not cut either Of his
shirts bis vest bis coat all of which partially
butoned From this fact il would appear that be had
committed suicide, but be may have been assaulted,
thrown down, his clothes torn open, and then stabbed
and thrown into the pond No knife other pointed
weapon could be found in or near the place, and no
marks were on the margin Of the pond indicating g
struggle. Coroner Gamble has commenced an inques.
upon the body and has examined three witneeses-
Policeman Haas who found the body, and Dr. 0'Han-
lon and Beach, The policeman stated that at o'clock
the morning of the 9th inst. he was told by girl
that there in the pond, and several persons
were looking at him. He proceeded to the place. oun
the man dead and conveyed the body to the Station
House. Saw some blood upon his shirts, both Of which
were buttoned up closo, except one button on each
which was looee. The body was lying about three
feet from the brink Of the pond, which from two
to four feet deep. There were cuts through his
clothes The physicians testified that they had exam.
ined the body and found four sabs in the e breast
all running the same course downward and inward
One of these wounds had entered the heart just at the
apex and caused DEATH In order to enable the Cor
oner TO obtain further testimony, be adjourned the
to Saturday next.
Year: 1861

THE REBUILDING OF THE THIRD AVENUE RAIL
ROAD DEPor.-The building first erected by the Third
Avenue Railroad Company will probably he detached
ireproof feed room. plans for the main builiirg
have not yet been completed but they soon will be,
when the work of rebuilding will commence. A care
ful esgation has led the conclusion that the late
fire was the work Of an incendary.
Year: 1861

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO p. I. BARsux.-0n the ID
inst. while in the act Of arresing horse that had
become suddenly frightened at the blowing Of loco
motive whistle, Mr.. Barnum was thrown violently
upon his right shoulder, crushing the cap bone. His
injury though severe it is thought will not prove fatal
but il must be several weeks before he can recover
his nervous system is considerably affected by the
severe injury. He is sensible.
Year: 1861

Don get discouraged Who ever gain
ed anything by drawing down the corners
of his mouth when cloud came over the
sun, or letting his heart drop like lead
weight into his shoes when misfortune comes
upon him? Why, man, if the world knocks
you down and jostles past you in its great
race don't sit whining under peoples feet,
but get up, rub your elbows, and commence
again. There are some people whom: even
to look at, is worse than dose of calOmel
tea. What if you do happen to be little
puzzled on the dollar and cent question:
Others beside you have stood in exactly the
same spot, ana struggled braveIy out Of it,
and you are neither halt, lame or blind, that
you cannot do otherwise. The weather
may be dark or rainy-very weil-Iaugh
between the drops and think cheerily of the
blue sky and sunshine that will surely come
/ tomorrow. Business may be dull, make
the best of what you have, and look for
ward to something more hopeful. If you
catch Il fall, don't lament over your bruises,
hut be thankful that no bones are broken.
: If you can't afford roast beef and plum pud-
| ding, eat your Goldfish joyfully, and bless
! your God for the indigestion and dyspepsia
/ you have escaped. The Iuckiest fellow that
/ ever lived might have woes enough if he sci
himself seriously to work looking them up


They are like invisible specks of dust you
dout see them till you put On your specta
cles. But then is it worth while to put or
your spectacles to discover what is a great
deal better let alone? -.--


Don't get discouraged, little wifel Life
4 is not long enough to spend infaming YOU
eyes and reddening your nose because til,
pudding won't bake, and your husband
says the new shirts you worked over ST


long ''set like meal bag" Make anothe


pudding-begin the shirts anew! Don


feel ''down in the mouth" because dust will


settle and clothes will wear out, and crock


cry will get broken. Being a woman don
! procure you an exemption from trouble an


care you have got to fight the battle c


life as we'll as your husband, and it vii


never do to give up without bold struggle


Take things rs they come, good and bad tC


gether and when you feel inclined to cry
Year: 1861

Before martial law was eStab-
lisned in St. Joseph, Mo-, gang
OF Secession outlaws had their
evil eye upon SS0,OOO in gold, in
the Express office, and were pre-.
pairing to pounce upon it, when
the agent in charge Of the money
adopted a plan to deceive them.
The Omaha Nebraskian says:


"From the cellar an old trunk,
without lock, ard covered with
mold, cobwebs and dust, was
brought forth. From the old
clothes inside, one of the meSsen-
gers quickly selected a suit more
compatible with the appearance
of the trunk than the one he gen
orally wore. The treasure was
then packed snugly inside, and an
old piece OF rope tied carelessly
around it, supplied the place of
the lock and held the lid securely
down. Hurrying down street as
fast as his clumsy boots would let
him, our messenger, disguised as
an anxious clodhopper, secured a
drayman, and telling him that the
times were getting rathef hot in
St. Joseph, he had con luded to
90 to Elwood, and that he had
some baggage at the Express office
he would like to have taken over
The drayman went with him, and
after a little parleying with the
Express agent to let the trunk go
without the payment OF a small
charge alleged to be upon it, and
while the back of the owner was
turned, made fun to the drayman
of his appearance and his trunk,
and finally helped the owner load
it, putting eff the drayman. who
was anxious to help, with 'Never
mind, it's no trouble


Walking down the middle Of
the street, behind the dray, our
disguised messenger soon reached
the river, and in a few minutes
more was safely in Elwood.-
Thus S6O.000 in hard gold passed
the very eyes of the rebels at St.
Joseph. Joined by another mes.
senger, equally rough in appear
aace, a team was hired to take
them to Nebraska City, and from
thence they came to Omaha, with
the same old trunk and its load of
treasure, strapped on behind as if
it did not contain anything but
old clothes.
Year: 1861

The public must not be impa,
tient for the cIashing of the two
great armies now approaching
each other in the center Of the
State. The best information from
Lexington is to the effect that
Gen. Price will make MS stand
at that city with the main body Of
his army, and perhaps choose as
his vantage ground the very en-
trenchments which were so gal.
Iantly and successfully defended
by Col. Mulligan. To reach
him, therefore, and give him de-
cisive battle even within ten days
time, will require extraordinary
exertion on the part of General
Year: 1861

From the Gin. Commercial, Sept 2G.l


Bat why has not Fremont
driven the Rebels out Of Nlissou-
ri, and why did he permit the
fall OF Lexington?


La the first place, a majority Of
the men who take up arms in
Missouri, fight for the Rebels.


In the second place, more reg
iments have been sent into the
State by the Confederate than the
United States authorities. For
some time alter Gen. Fremont
took command. the army lost
strength, though public opinion
was that it was increasing enor-
mously. The dissolution OF the
three months regiments was not
compensated by the appearance
OF raw three years men. Many
regiments that Fremont ought to
have had, were taken to Wash
ington. He was crippled terribly
for want of money. We believe
ourselves to be stating the case
very moderately, when we say
the Government has been penuri-
Gus in It's transactions with him.
He has also been sorely troubled
because good arms could not be
procured in sufficient quantities.
He was not permitted to purchase
hundred thousand stand of arms
in Europe, as he wished to do.
The St. Louis Arsenal was emp
tied early In the war. He needs
twenty five thousand new rifles
now. He can't get sabers for his
cavalry, and is driven to order
two thousand FIVE hundred lances,
made here, another instance, We
suppose, OF his extravaganza.


He was accused some time
since of having a great army
and the Government appe ared TO
be of the opinion that a great
army anywhere, except on the
Year: 1861

of different officers, French, Eng
lish and American. for the last
sixty years, and is, no doubt, just
as true of Long Sol as OF any
OF the rest. The last time we
saw it was in a Missouri paper,
and related of some officer at the
battle of Springfeld.-Journal


FLOYD's WOUNDS.


There is no doubt that FLOYD
was wounded at the battle of Car
niiex's Ferry, as stated by our
correspondent, on the authority OF
the rescued prisoners at Cross
Lanes. A highly colored rebel
description of the affair in the
Lynchburg Republican SAYS:


"The battle had ragged but 20
minutes when our gallant General
was very painfully wounded in
the right arm, the ball entering
near the elbow and passing out
near the wrist, without breaking
a bone. We retired him short
distance under the hill, and had
the wound dressed by Surgeon
Gleaves, and in ten minutes he
was again moving along our lines
encouraging his men by his pres
ence and his voice. At later
stage of the fight MIME ball
tore through the lapel OF his coat
and another through the cantle of
his saddle. Indeed, it is the
wonder OF all how he escaped
death. None but his Staff and
Surgeon knew be was wounded
until the close of the fight. He
is now suffering much pain"
Year: 1861




IA THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK on
COMMERCIAL STREET


The Trustees of the City of Nevada do Ordain as
follows:


SECTION l. It shall be the duty Of the property
holders on the northerly side of Commercial street
between Pine and Broad streets, on or before the
10th day Of April A. D. 1861, to construct a side
walk in front OF their property.
SEC. .. Said Sidewalk shall be on the grade Of the
street, of uniform width, not to exceed eight feet
and shall he constructed under the supervision aud
direction of the City Marshal.
SEC. 3. Should any property holder on CONNER
cal street, between the termini specified in the first
section OF this ordinance neglect or refuse to con
struct the Sidewalk in front Of his or her property
required it shall become the duty of the Marshal
to let out contract for having the work DONE and
the property along the line thereof shall be held re-
sponsible for the reasonable expense Of the same.
Passed March 7th, 1861.


JOHN WILLIAMS, President
T. II. RoIFE, Clerk mar9.3w
Year: 1861

Coon ADvIcE.-Men should learn to be
attentive to their health, and keep the body
as much as possible the ft medium Of the
mind. A man may be good performer,
but what can be do with disordered in
strument? The inhabitant may have good
eyes, but how can he see accurately through
soiled windows? Keep, therefore, the glass
clear and the organ in tune. We do not
wish you to be iuicul and fanciful; to live
in the shop Of an apothecary, or to have o
medical attendant always dangling at your
heels; but be soberly and prudently atten-
tive to the body. Rise early; take proper
exercise; beware of sloth; observe and
avoid Whatever disagrees with your system
never overburden nature; be moderate in
your table indulgeuces; let not appetite be
mire and clog the mind.
Year: 1861

Having been an interloper in the hunt,


we did not know who our companions


were until the excitement of the day


was ended, and we were called into the


camping ground by the repeated firing


of guns, and the blasts of the hunts


mans horn. For our own part, we were


delighted that the day had drawn to a


close the sport bad been nothing, and


the stand where we were posted seemed


to be in the entire possession of that


race of immense gallinippers that make


their appearance only in the sunshine of
the day, and bite r,ugh~ your tbirf


coat aud shoes. Our trouble in this


matter was that of others, and one


young man, recently from New England,


seemed to have been particularly af-


aicted ; for, judging from his face, a


doctor would have said he had bad at


tack of the smallpox, so full was it of
blotches and marks. The cold atmos
phere of the approaching fall chilled
these singing pests, and left the night,
the starlight and generous fire to be en-
joyed in peace. We never cared much
about the excitement of the chase and
although we never refused chance 20
get shot, still we never jumped i'm
passibie ravines, broke our neck, and
killed our horse, to head deer, or get
scare from an old he bar The camp
fire is our delight-there, with an i'm
mensc quantity of venison, cold ham,
biscuit, some claret slowed away under
our jacket, and wooden blanket care
fully tucked around the outside of it,
we love to lie upon the lap of the earth,
and with our eyes dreamily viewing the
armament, and with our ears wide open,
listen to the hunters tales, who gene
rally keep truth on a full gallop to be
anywhere in sight of their facts, or
having distanced her entirely at the
outset, cause her to abandon them for
the evening. Bin.


Among the group before US. on the
occasion we speak of, was wiry look
ing parsonage, with complexion of a
young man incousistently dis6gured with
,row feet marks, peculiar to age, while
bis hair seemed peculiarly gray, and
showed that disregard of mixing black
md white, that would have done honor
70 an amalgamation meeting, assembled
,nder the most aniable auspices. To
earn the cause of this phenomenon be-
,ame matter of interest to us, and af-
er considerable beating round the bush,
me of our companions told the following
tory. the hero sitting by to put in the
.tts


You see, said our informant, point
ng to the peculiarly gray hunter, that
was remarkable all his life, up
o certain day, for his coal black hair;
lis head rivallcd bears back in the !