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The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Candidates for Congress in North Carolina. (search)
om this city. To what extent the squadron lying off Fortress Mouroc may take part in it, we are not prepared to say at present. It is sufficient to state that our public servants were never more actively engaged than they have been of late, and that Gen. Batler never acted more adroitly than on the occasion of his recent visit "to look after domestic affairs that required his immediate presence. Tragical Occurrence. The correspondent of the National Intelligencer says that Major Arnold C. Lewis, of the 16th Pennsylvania Regiment, was shot and almost instantly killed by one of the members of the regiment, while it was on the way to join Gen. Banks's column on the Upper Potomac, a four days ago. The murderer was immediately arrested. The late Railroad disaster — further particulars. Our western exchanges bring us the details of the frightful accident on the eastern division of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, on Tuesday night last, at a bridge on beaver creek, some
The Daily Dispatch: October 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], $10 reward. (search)
men got engaged in a fight, and one of them, named Lanahan, of company I, a very bad character, was, by order of Major Arnold C. Lewis, tied to the rear of a baggage wagon. After proceeding about a mile it was reported to Major Lewis that Lanahan Major Lewis that Lanahan was at large with a loaded gun in his hand. The Major, accompanied by Assistant Surgeon W. Charles Rogers, rode towards Lanahan, and ordered him to give up the gun. Lanahan refused; and while the Major (Lewis) was in the act of getting off his horsLewis) was in the act of getting off his horse to enforce his order, Lanahan retreated a few steps, took deliberate aim, and shot the Major in the back with a ball and three buck-shot. The latter fell and expired in three minutes without uttering a word. Lanahan was secured, and the body of rshal, and will be tried by a drum- head court probably to-day. The murderer is a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Major Lewis was thirty-two years of age, was married about a year ago, and leaves a widow but no children. He served in the Mexic