VOLUME 2.
From tii« New Tor* TrlbunA
Geo. Sherman's March.
The army of (Jen. Sherman has reach
ed this poiut after a march across South
Carolina, almost wholly without opposi
tion. It enters the town where it opens
communication with Wilmington by the
Cape Fear River in as good condition in
almost evefy respect as when it left Sa
vannah. and seeuis neither latigued b\
' its long journey, nor to demand either
rest or equipment before it resumes its
resistless advance. Ol what it has alrea
dy accomplished I send you a hurried
sketch.
About the 15th of January all prepar
tions has been made for the opening ol
Sherman's Carolina campaign. The 15th
and 17th Cofps had been conveyed to
Beaufort by transports. The 14th and
20th Corps had been taken up to Sister's
Ferry, with one division of the loth, Gen.
Corse and Ivilpatriek's cavalry, which was
the last togo up. The 17th Corps, un
der Major Gen. Frank Blair, moved ftom
Pocotaligo landing, where he had a slight
skirmish with the enemy. The weather
suddenly broke into rain, and tho whole
country about Sat-annah was deluged,
which retarded for some time the advance
of the army, tho advance column, as it
commenced its line of march, being actu
ally caught in the ride-swamps and sur
rounded by water, where they were for
ced to remain fur several days, being una
ble either to advance or retreat.
Our pontoons on the Savannah had
been swept away, and several men and
teams had been lost. .January 20, the
weather was so much more 112 vorable that
the 21th and 20th Corps took up tlioii
line of march from Sisters ferry. On I
the evening of the 29th, the 17th ( orps j
broke camp near Pocotaligo road. '1 he
only force they met sligh bodies ot the
enemy's cavalry. On the 't li the 1.: li
Corps marched along the i'eaulort road
toward M'Phcrsouville. 'lho loth and
17t!i Corps, commanded by tiens. Logan
and Blair, both under Gen. Oliver O.
Howard, formed tho right wing of tin
army. The let wing was under .Major
Go eral Shc.im, comprising the 14th
and 20th Corps, commanded by liens.
Williams and Davis. On the extreme
left, and partly in advance, was Kilpat
ricks cavalry. On the Ist ol february
the advance of the 15;h Corps reached
Hickory Hill, (Jen. Charles R Wood's
division leading. As the army marched i
through Mel'liersi>nville they set lire to j
the few wooden shanties composing that j
town —the army having a keen sense that
they were traversing the soil of South
Carolina it.-elf, and occasionally giving
vent to their feeling by such acts as
might else where have seemed unwarlike.
So deternied moreover, wore tho soldiers
to leave some real traces of their march
that they even forgot at times the distinc
tion between friend and foe, and at Beau
fort, which for three years has been un
der the Union flag, they pounced upon
fences, and destroyed that of Father
French, and made it necessary for double
guards to be posted at various places in
the town.
For >u e first two or three days of the
march toward Hickory Hill the roads
were obstructed liy fallen lumber at tin
different swamp crossings. A South Car
olina swamp crossing is a place where a
sunken road has been carried through the
• .vamp below thelcvwl of the ground ami
so as to reach solid bottom. On either
side ot itis the morass, and the wate.
overflows the road itself, so that no little
caution is required to keep the path.
Such places att.ird gieat lae.lities for ob
structing the march of all army, do
spite of all obstacles the C >luiun ] i
through, and at no place did the enemy
make anything like a determined stand.
Hickory Hill was the place fixed upon
for tho junction of the two wings of the
army, but the left wing was so much de
layed by the condition of the roads that
it did not reach that place till two days
after the time appointed. The C josa
. watohic swamps might have given at th's
point an easy defense to the enemy, but
no effort was made by the Rebels to avail
themselves of it.
On the 2d of February the 15th Corps,
with which 1 was riding at the time,
inarched for Duck Creek, corduroying the
roads all day long. The rain again be
gan to fall, and occasioned no litle delay
in repairing the roads. Meantime the
17th Corps was forcing its way across the
Salkehachie at River's Bridge. The ad
vauce iu this enterprise was taken by
Gen. Mower s Divisiou, aud they carried
the position with a loss of less than a
hundred in killed and wounded. All
the wounded were senf hack to Beaufort.
The work of forcing the position was done
in the most gallant manner. The 15th
Corps crossed at Beauforts bridge, march
ing in a north easterly direction to Ham
burg on the Augusta and Charleston
Railroad ; the 17th Corps striking the
Railroad at Midway, about eight miles
nearer Bradchville. The place is the
residence of the novelist, Gillmore Siumis,
whose house and library were carefully
guarded by our troops.
About this time the foragers began to
spread over the country. These enter
prising characters were known by the
names of "Bummers," ''.Siuokc-house
Hangers," and "Do-boys." A bummer
is and individual who by.favor of a wag
on master becomes possessed of a broken
down mule, or elso starts, if ueed be, on
fout, in either ease, of course, armed with
his musket. He makes his way into the
enemy's country, finds horses in number
by help of the negroes, hitches a team to
a wagon, loads on it all the stores and sup
plies he can find in the nearest house,
mounts his negroes on the rest of the hor
ses, and returns with his spoils, lie nev
objects to gold watches or silver plates
"it hecan finds them iu a swamp a mile
from any house. These men were strag
glers not in rear but in front of the army
and they went before it like a cloud, be
ing otien twenty to thirty miles in ad
vauee of the head of the column. They
would fight anything. Three "bummers"
together would at any time attack a coiu
| any of H"bel*nvulry, and in a favorable
circumstance would disperse them and
capture their booty. \\ itli the exception
of Columbia alone, every town iu South
Carolina through which tho army passed
was first entered by tho bummers, At
Chesterfield they were two days and hall
ahead of the army, the whole Corps hav
ing congregated at this point, 'i hey rig
ged up twfl logs, for cannons, sent a flag
to the town, which was occupied by a de
tachment ol'Uutler's Division of cavalry
demanded its surrender, frightened off
the Rebel cavalry-, and entered the town
in grand procession ofbroken down mules
ragged "bummers," u'M the "Quaker
guns." The coat tails of the Rebels dis
appeared at one end ol the town as the
"Do Roys" entered at tho other.
When the army was marching toward
Med way, as above described, a smoke
bouse ranger was seen rushing toward the
front, with an old hit of carpet on his
mule for blanket, and a couple of ropes
with nooses lor stirrups, in which his
feet rested. This.hero came rushing up
to lien. Howard, and shouted out: lien,
the bummers have tnkcn tho railroad and
are iu line of battle, fighting to hold it,
and (/'you'll only hurry up I think they'll
hold it." The General did hurry up,and
found the railroad as the smoke ranger
had said, in possession of about seven
bummers, who were busily engaged skir
mishing at long range with a detachment
of Wheeler's cavalry.
At Coiigaree Creek, Justin front of
Columbia, tho enemy was met in some
force oil the" 15th of February, Wade
Hampton's cavalry there making its first
appearance. Tho army was then entire
ly in hand, all tho corps being united,and
Hampton discovering the condition of
affairs and the number of tho he
must expect to meet, disappeared, burn
ing the bri ges after him on all tho roads.
This made it neces-ary to bring the pon
toon trains to the front. A bridge was
thrown across the Saluda River, just be
low tho dam on the Saluda cotton facto
ry. and about live miles above the city of
Columbia. The Salu la and Broad rivers
join just above Columbia, forming a pe
ninsular, to which tho 15th Corps cross
ed ou the evening of the 10th of Febru
ary. I luring the night and the following
morning most of tho Seventeenth Corps
crossed. Tho men were at once sent
over a swing ferry across the road Riv
er, arriving on the main land on the same
side as Columbia. The Fifteenth Corp
staried ou the same morning to march
into tho city, Col. Stone's brigade having
the advance, and entered the city üboiit
the middle of the day. Meantime, the
43th lowa, under Lieut.-Col. Kennedy
(.Gen. Giles A. Smith's division of the
Seventeenth Corps), crossed the river on
pontoons directly opposite the city. Gen.
Smith wrote the following note to Gen.
Blair:
UD4R3, FocßTft DIVISION, SIY«\TIKM I! A C-,)
COLUMBIA, S. C., Fell. 17. J v<-> /
M:VJ if.-Oon. F. P. BLAIR, CommanUiug l"tli A. O,
The colors of the 18th towa were sus
pended over the Capitol at 11 o'clock a.
m National salute is now being fired
l>y Capt. Clayton, Ist Minnesota Battery,
to commemorate this event.
Very respectfully,
Yourobedient servant,
Gir.ES A. SMITU, Brevet Maj. Gen.
As there has been some dispute about
the hoisting ot these colors, I give this
note in order to put on record- the official
declaration of the fact that the honor be
longs to the loth lowa.
Ou our eutrance into the city the wo
men rushed frautically into the streets
with bottles of whisky, aud basins of
whisky, and whisky iu every sort of ves
, sel. The soldiers naturally were not
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our (fvrty as we understand it"-*- ttwoofeg
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21), 1865.
averse to a little whisky. When it was
pressed up< n them in this manner, and
the columns marching through the streets
were beset on every side, it need be uo
matter of wonder if some excitement fol
lowed. South Carolina whisky moreover
is a shade worse even than ComuiLsary
whisky. The Mayor of the city was
anxious to have the whisky destroyed,
but the Governor of South Carolina said,
" No, let the damned Yankees drink it
and get drunk." To some extent they
undoubtedly did.
It was discovered on advancing thro
the city that Wade Hampton had had
large quantities of cotton piled in the
street. The bales had been cut open,
the cotton pulled out loosely, and remain
ed all ready lor the torch. In several
places it was actually on fire. A high
wind was blowing at the time, which
had scattered the cotton through the
trees, and on the house-tops and piazzas,
and verandahs, the effect being in many
places as if a snow storm had fallen on
the city. The fire had been set to this
cotton, tho citizens said, by Wheeler's
men, who was the last to leave tho town.
The wind abating, tho efforts which our
men made to extinguish tin* fire wero
apparently .successful. Toward evening
a strong south-westerly gale came up,
which fanned the smouldering embers,
and the half extinguished cotton into a
blaze, and wafted the newly burning tufts
of the cotton on tho roofs and into tho
open windows and doors of the houses
through a large, part of the city. At
the same time a man who had a store fill
ed ith provisions which belonged to the
Rebel Government, and to which our sol
dier-i were helping themselves, himself
set his store on fire. From the burning
co.ton which had blown from tho bales,
tho city was soon on fire in as many as
twenty places, the soldiers endeavoring
everywhere to arrest tho flames, the citi
zens either sullenly looking on or rush
ing wildly about, and iu either case mak
ing no effort to stop the fire. Our cscap
ed prisoners wero to be seen rushing to
the houses of those who had befriendel
them, and calling on the soldiers for help,
and they worked long and earnestly to
save the property of those who had been
kind to their comrades. Before morning
however, nearly the whole city was in
ashes. Nearlp 3,000 houses had beqii
destroyed. The Old Capitol was burnt,
the new one somewhat damaged. The
Bank Note and Treasury Buildings,
where the Rebel notes were engraved and
printed, wero entirely burnt. The Nis
eis, of Mercy Home was burnt, and all
the hotels. Only one chuich was des
troyed.
Many of the so! licrs wero now intoxi
cated, barrels of liquor wero distributed,
many women were drunk, and the city
appeared a perfect pandemonium.
The day following, tho arsenal ami pub
lic buildings were destroyed. \\ r e found
4o heavy guus, 5.000 stand of small arms,
12.000 rounds of fixed ammunition, large
quantities of heavy ammunition, and a
great portion of tho machinery that had
been scut here from Cha.lcston for
at tho time of the evacuation of that
place. The machine shops, which were
of vast importance, ordinance stores of
all kinds, one eymplete battery of Blakly
guns with eassiotis and limber chests,
were destroyed and thrown into the river
which as far as one could see seemed
black with powder. This was all des
troyed by Lieut-Col. Baylor, Chief Ord
nance officer, who had a detail from the
iid l'ivisiou of the 15th Corps, General
('lark's brigade, lor this purpose. By
the caielcss I.mulling of the powder a
terrific explosion occurred, killing and
wounding quite a num er of our men.
OULL PRISONERS.
A few days before Sherman's arrival
iu front of Columbia our officers, who
were prisoners at tint place, wore aware
that they were to be removed. They im
mediately commenced tunneling, search
ing 112 r a place in which to hide until our
army could reach them. All the prison
ers were removed. The Rebels stationed
a small force around the outside of the
stockade to watch for any of the prison
ers who should coiue out, and to recap
ture them. A few wero taken in this
manner, and tho suspicions of the guard
were aroused. They came into the pris
on, searched for the tunnels, and discov
ered one place which looked suspicions.
Immediately tlicy set fire to the shanty
over it, and then stood around with their
guns ready to shoot any of our prisoners
who might come out of the hole. A
number were killed iu this way, aud oth
ers were burned to death in the tunnels.
About 130 of our officers escaped aud
joinod the army on its march. Many of
those who wen conveyed towards Char
lotte by the cars, escaped by jumping lioui
the train while in motion, and joined us.
They all speak with the utmost feeling of
the kindness of the negroes, and say that
there arc very many Union people down
thorc.
THE MARCH NORTHWARD.
From Columbia we marched toward
Charlotte, destroying the .railroad as we
went. The 20th Corps entered W inns
borough. on the 21st, about 42 miles from
Columbia, on the Charlotte Road. On
entering the tflwn, some of the largest
buildings were fouud to be on fire. Upon
inquiry, it was discovered that the houses
had been fired by Mrs. Lauderdale who
had a quantity of cotton stored in the
buildings, and which she said "she would
destroy to keep the Yankees from getting
it." In this way a large portion of this
very pretty town was burued. Here we
found many rebels from Charleston who
had moved their household fumiture.&c.,
to a safe place (as they thought) from
Yankee invasion. The town was care
fully taken carc of, and tho guards left
by (Jen. Geary were sent by the Rebels,
when they entered tho town after us, un
banned into'our lines.
We were now getting on revolution
ary ground, striking the Catawba river
at Rock Hill, where Sumter fought his
actions. While at this river a rain storm
came on, which rendered the roads .al
most impassible. The 20th Corps crossed
the river first, and got through with great
difficulty.. Ivilpatriek's cavalry.followed,
after whom came the 11th Corps. \\ bile
this Corps was crossing the bridge gave
way, and tho greater portion of it float
ed off down the stream. T1 e bridge was
finally repaired, tho tugs from tho har
ness being anchored as cables, iyid the
14th Corps crossed. The army of the
Tentiesseo crossed about 20 miles below
meeting little or no opposition.
The next point of interest was the
Hanging Rock, also connected with Rev
olutionaiy memories. \\ hen about one
day's march from Hanging Rock some of
our bummers captured a couple of banks
which were ut transitu in four iron safes.
In the place itself was found all of Gen.
liipley's private history of tho siege of
Charleston. This gives us historical date
from tho highest Rebel official sources. —
All the property found was at once taken
to tho headquarters of General Williams,
commanding the 20th Corps, the money
earorully counted, and turned ever to the
Unite 1 States Government.
The next town of importance was
Chesterfield which was entered by the
foragers two days in advance of the ar
my. At tho same time the 15th aud
17th Corps entered tho town of Cheran
lien. Mowers division in advance. The.
command of that officer fought their way
in with a skirmish lino, hut had no seri
ous opposition. We captured at this
place 2.! gnus and a largo (juantity of .fix
ed ammunition. Among the guts was a
lllakely gun, " presented to the sovereign
States of South Carolina by her citizers
resident abroad, Dec. 1800." This gun
was used oil Morris Islan 1 during the first
bombardment of Fort Sumter, and with
it the Itebels claim to have shot away the
flagstaff of that Fort. March 4, 1805,
(Jen. Mower captured this gun turned it
quickly on tho retreating Rebels, and
gave tlicui a National shotted salute, for
which they furnished all tho materials.
Owing to the disaster at Columbia the
powder captured hero was haudlod very
carefully, yet an explosion occurred which
seriously wounded one man, and more or
le>s injured the buildings aud tho town.
Many Charlestonians were iu the town
who had escaped from Charleston with
their household furniture, &c. Among
the captures was tho entire stock of wire
of Mr. Uavenel, one of the most celebra
ted iu all the South.
From Cheraw, the route of the army
was across the Pedee River diicctly to
Fayetteville, where we captured the Uni
ted States arsenal and a large quantity of
machinery, ammunition, stores, &c.—
Much of the machinery that was remov
ed from Harper's Ferry was fouud at this
place.
liII.PATRICK'S FIGHT.
On the morning of the 10th of March
Gen. Kilpatrick was encamped<about 15
miles from Fayetteville, and was attacked
by the whole of Wade Hampton's caval
ry. Hampton commanded in person.—
The attack was very sudden and fell en
tirely upon one brigade, whicli was sur
prised, and for the (imo could offer little
resistance. Near the portion of the camp
which it guarded were Kilpatrick's head
quarters, and Kilpatrick himself narrow
ly escaped capture, lie fled from tho
house in which he was slcepiug with his
pantaloons aud slippers on, two officers
following his example. One of his Colo,
uels commanding a brigade and the rest
of his officers were in the house,and hav
ing no time to escape, secreted thejuselves,
The lady who was in the house on being
asked, wheu Hampton rodo up, whether
there were any Yankees concealed inside,
answered that there were a couple of
wounded soldiers. Beneath these wound
ed men she had hidden Kilpatrick's flag,
swurd and coat, aud thus saved his per
sonal effects. Hampton at once put a
guard over the house, and thus rendered
it impossible for the soldiers inside to es
cape.
Kilpatrick was driven back to a swamp
in rear of his lines. There he re-formed
his men, charged tho enemy in turn, got
possession of his again, turned them
at once on his headquarters, and drove
out the Rebels. As they were leaving
one end of the town, Kilpatrick entered
by the other, got his flag and tied it on a
staff, charged again, and completely ruut
ed tho enemy, leaving OS of them dead
on tho field, killing Gen. Aiken and ta
king a number of prisoners.
Kilpatrick's loss in this affair, killed,
wouSded and missing, was less than two
hundred, according to his official report-
The fiuht and tho successful stand made
by Kilpatrick after he had been surprised
are regarded as among tho most gallant
deeds of the campaign.
Two other cavalry fights of moment
took place, the first February Bth, when
tho first Alabama, and sth Kentucky of
Col. Spenser's Brigade, Kilpatrick's com
mand, attacked Gen. Hugam's Alabama
Brigade, composed of the 'id, 9th, 12th
and 51st Alabama, captured tho general
headquarter flag and five other colors,
scattering tho Rebel brigade all over the
country. The other action was in the at
tempt to gain a crossing of the Broad
River, somo distance above Columbia.—
Major Kstes and Captain Hayes, of Kil
patrick s staff, with a small force oharged
through the railroad bridge which the
enemy had set on fire, and succeeded in
saving it.
CAPTAIN AINSWOItTII'S JUNCTION WITH
SHERMAN.
Tho day after Gen. Sherman's arrival
at Fayetteville, Clipt. Ainsworth reached
that place from Wilmington on the tug
Davidson, with dispatches from General
Scliofield' Captain Ainsworth left Wil
mington to come up the Capo Fear River
120 miles, spite of the reports current that
the river was filli*l with torpedoes and
blocked up by trees, and by the Rebel
Chickatnauga sunk across it, and that nu
merous Rebel batteries wero established
at different points on the river. He mado
his trip up with entire safety, without los
ing a man.although continually fired into
by tho Rebels along the shore. General
"herman complimented him most highly
for his gallantry, and forthwith brevcttcd
him " Commodore." His services in es
tablishing communication wero of great
importance. On his return, his little ves
sel was well protected by cotton bales,
given to tho Commodore with the person
al regardsof Gen.Sh rman. Ainsworth,
upon his arrival at Wilmington, turned
over the cotton to tho quartermaster and
keeps the regardsof the General.
The arsenal and other Government
buildings at Fayetteville will be destroy
ed. Tho same day that Ainsworth ar
rived at Fayetteville, Master W. 11. Gren
ell and Ensign 11. B. (Jolly, of the Uni
ted States steamer Nyack, arrived with
dispatches from Gen. Schofield, having
made the entire trip by land through the
awamps iu their naval uniform.
The following is the latest army song
which Sherman's veterans arc chanting on
their victorious march :
Our camp flies shone bright on tlie mountain*
1 hat .MI the river below,
M'liiiu wo KI.MHI by our *lllll in the morning
Ait-l e I\ witch*l f.»r the f.e—
-\VIIHII IT inter came "lit Ir.MI the •ittikuess
iti.u innm over HI <iluUiu and ti-o.
Ami - li \v.i up in I i»u r«;tdy,
Hut onerui.tu will match foi thede.i."
Then cheer upon choer 112 ir bold Sherman
went lip ft ouch valley a> *l (tieu,
And the bugle* re-echoed the niu«ic
i hat came 112 om the hps of the men.
F<»r we knew tint the *t irt in our b mner
Moi • In ifcht in their nplendoi would I.e.
And that liic.isiurf* fi«»m .> on bland w -ui-1 greet as I
w Leu S>liei rn-tu marched lIOWU to the sea.
Then forward. boy*, forward to battle,
We marched »u <>ur wrat i«oiue way.
And we stormed the wild In lid of Kc^ica,
—lr d bleaj thue whe fell on that day—
Then Kenenaw fi owned in it» gloiy
*iowned down on the of the free,
lint the ba.-t and the Went bore our xtaudanls,
Aud Shutmau imuched onto theoea.
Still onward we preyed, till cmr hannori
Swept out From Atlanta* grim wall*
Ami the blood of the patriot dampeued-
Xhe sv.il where the traitor tlay IMIIh ;
Cut we paused not to weep for the fallen,
W ho slept by each river and tree;
Yet we twined thfltu a wreath of the laurel
Aud Sberurtu marched down to the sea.
O, proud wa« our army that morning
That st<»od where the pine darkly lowers,
W hen Sherman said: *• Boys, you arc weary,
lJut to-day fair Savannah is outs."
Thou *Hii|j we a song for our chieftain
That echoed o'er river and sea,
And the stars in our banner* whone brighter
Wheu Sherman maiched down to the fe*.
—lt U statod that the Union prison
ers confined at Florence were suit to
Sailsburry, on the approach of Sherman.
011 the way many escaped, and reai bed
our lines at Newbern, under tho guidance
of negroes ami loyal whites. Arrange
ments have been made to exchenge
ten thousaud prisoners, and they are uow
be ing forwarded.
—Tho Peak Family of Bell Ilingerg
will shortly visit Pittsburgh-
Confederate Cavalry Dessrting.
NEWBERN, N. C. March G.—Yester
day, Co. B, of the oth North Carolina
Confederate cavalry, which was raised in
the western part of the State, eamc into
our lines in a body, with their two Lieu
tenants, their horses and equipments,
numbering over sixty men, and delivered
themselves up to our commanding officer
at Camp Palmer. After partaking of a
bountiful feast at Camp Palmer, they,
with the old flag at the head of their col
umn, entered the city, the hospitality of
which they .are now enjoying. When
"they wero informed that they would re
ceive pay for their horses aud arms, and
be 112 urnished employment, or allowed togo
North, they remarked that if it was gen
erally known iu tho South that such a re
ception awaited tho Confederate soldiers
in our lines, that the entire army of the
Confederacy would follow their example.
The arrival of the remainder of the res
inient into our lines is daily looked fur.—-
1 hey say that Kinstos is being evacua
ted and that tho South Carolina troops
are the first to give tip, and acknowledge
that the South is whipped.
TIIE H.INEST MAN.—Most men tire
not so dead to moral principles but what
(hey feel a spontaneous glow of admira
tion for the man who does right because
it is right, no matter if ho does make less
money by it. Some few men say he was
a fool or a lunatic not to make the most of
his advantage right or wrong; but the
heart of many is loyal to rectitude. Wo
look and admire, and praise. We cannot
help it. HO who in a selfish, covetous
ago, when all men are fighting and scramb
ling for money, stands up strong in his
integrity, and modestly does the thing—
not that is legnl, not that is expectod, not
that is customary, that is as others do, or
as many preach, but does the thing which
is right—such a man is worthy of all im
itation. If the heavenly minded arc few
in tho world, are no; the righteous few
likewise? A moral character that is gen
uine is seen as rarely as Diogenes' man,
when hunted for with a lantern at noon
day.
A STUONM SKlN. —Everybody nbout
Parker's remembers poor Tom Joslyn, as
clever a fellow as ever lived; but like a
great many other clever fellows, he was
too much addicted to the n Obe joyful !"
In fact, ho had done so much at "lie busi
ness, a red nose, somewhat swollen, was
tho consequence. At length all at once,
Tom seemed to see the error of his ways,
and attempted, as his friends hoped a bunn
fide reformation.
While ho was still firm, and his reso
lution as yet had remained unbroken, he
happened one day to return to Parker's
and an old acquaintance insisted on his
taking a smile with him.
" No, I thank you," Tom replied, with
that suavity of manner which was so nat
ural to him. "I do not drink any more,
I have reformed."
" Not drink !" ejaculated his fiiend, at
the same time gazing at the rubiound nose
with astonishment.
'• No," replied Tom, " I have quit it
entirely."
" Then why don't you take in your'
sign," his acquaintance asked, pointing
at the same time to Tom's red nose.
This was too much. Tom immediately
smiled with his friend, and continued to
smile afterward, feeling no doubt, that
when a man has a sign hung out, it is
sheer nonsense, to attempt to gainsay it.
—A certain ' general of the United
States Army supposing his favorite horse
dead, urdurcd an Irishman togo and skin
him.
"What! is silver tail dead?" asked
Pat.
" What's that to you ?" replied the offi
cer. "Uo what I bid you, and ask no
questions."
Pat went about his business, and in an
hour or two returned.
" Well Pat, where have you been all
this time ?" asked the general.
" Skinning the horse, yer honor."
" Does it take nearly two hours to per
form such an operation ?"
" No, yer honor, but then you see it
tuck about half an hour to cotch the au
imal."
" Catch him ! fire and furies, was he
alive ?"
" Yes, yer honor—and you know I could
not sk n, him alive."
" Skin him alive ! did you kill him !"
"To bo sure I did ! You know I must
obey orders without asking any ques
tions." •
—A gentleman who has just returned
from a trip thro' the oil regions of Ohio,
informs us that the prospects of the grow
ing wheat crop is exceedingly flattering.
Never, in his opinion, was it more prom
ising.
NUMBEK ltf
News from North Carolina.
. NEW YORK, March 18.
8» >L-vn FROM FORTRESS MOXKOK, Much 18.
Ihe steamer Itebecca Clyde, with
three hundred and fifty prisoners, cap
tured near Kinston, North Carolina,
during the late battles, arrived hero
tlrs morning from Newborn, North
Carolina.
Tho latest advices from Gen,
Schofield represented him as still ad
vancing towards Kinston and there
were rumors in Newbern when tho
Rebecca Clyde sail, on the 13th, to
the effect that Bragg had evacuated
the town, and that our forces had ta
ken possession of the plage,
'lho prisoners who came up on the
Itebecca Clyde wero a fine looking
set of men, and belonged to Maj Gen
Hoke s division, having been sent
from Lee's army only a week since,
with tho view of operating against
our forces in North Carolina.
All the available pontoon trains at
Newbern had been sent to General
Soholielil,af|(l even if Gen. Bragg had
not evacuated Kinston no doubt was
entertained but that our forces could
easily cross the Neuse river and give
battle to the enemy before ho oould
get away.
Maj. Gen. Couch's forces, from
Wilmington, had reached Gen Scho
field, and his army thus re-enforced
was deemed amply sufficient to defeat
Rrngg's army, which was judged M
be about 25,000 strong.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, March 10.
Tu Major Grneral Dix \
A dispatch from (Jen. Grant's head,
quarters reports that the Dispatch is tho
only paper issued to-day in Richmond.—
It is published on a half sheet only, be
cause ol the fact that all the employees,
printers, reporters, &0., are members of
the military organizations, and wore call
ed out yesterday morning by the Govern
ment to perform special service for a short
timo. Ilut for the kindness of a few
friends who aro exempt from service, and"
who volunteered their aid, the half loaf
presented would of necessity have been
withheld. In a few days at tho farthest
our forces will return to their posts, when
we hope to resume and continue uninter
rupted our full sized sheet.
There is noothor news of moment from
any other quorter.
[Signed] C. A. DANA
IIOUEII A. PUYOR—.Some of the
daily papers are indignant at the re
lease of Roger A Pryor. Tho Com
mercial calls it an insult to every loy
al citizen, and a shame and disgrace,
in yiew of tho horrid suffering to
which our men in rebel prisons art?'
subjected.
THE LAW IN REGARD TO CREDITS.—•
The announcement of tho passage of a
law by Congross conGuing credits for en
listments to the ward in which the person
enlisting may reside, baa fallen like a
thunder-clap on the oars of the unpre
pared; and clogated faces, and counte
nances "sicklied o'or with the pale cast
of thought," aro the marked result.
While we do not recognize the wisdom or
justice of such a law, going into effect at
this late hour, yet, being a law of Con
cress, there is no other alternative hut to
abide by it. Many districts, however,
have bean so depicted by their residents
being credited to other localities, that
the burden will tall heavily upon ttfena,
For a time, perhaps, some of our wards
will give up ail efforts to fill their quotas;
but then will conic a reaction, and wo
doubt not, within a few days of the turn
ing of the wheel, the activity in recruit
ing will ha almost unparallelled. Mar
ried men, who have hitherto been kept
back from volunteering by family tics,
will break tho silken chord tha.t stayii
them, take whatever bounty their ward
is offering, and don the "regimentals."
Young men, in the extremity of their
peril from tho revolutions of the wheel,
disdaining a further parley with an inex
orable fate, will go forth,
" Rearing their iiirthriijliti proudly on
their backs, ' and make "a hazard ot new
fortunes in a service peculiarly honora
ble and in a certain sense lucrative and
healthy.
—
RETURNED SOLDIER KILLED.—This
evening, about six o'clock, John Eslay,
returned soldier of the 13th Connecticut
: volunteers, was killed by John Donnelly,
town pauper, at tho store of Joseph Pin
les, on the oomer of and Martin
streets; there was a dispute about pay
ment for some liquor, when Donnelly
seized a butcher knife and plunged it
through the heurt of Kslay