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The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1860., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
for Delegates to the South Carolina Convention was a quiet one. A very full vote was polled. The result will not be known till to-morrow. It is generally conceded that Judge Magrath will lead the ticket. W. Porcher Miles, it is also conceded, is elected. There is a rumor on the street to-day that the Federal Government is engaging laborers for Fort Moultrie, and drilling them as recruits. Florida. Charleston, Dec. 6. --Senator Yulee, of Florida, has written a letter from Washington to the Legislature of that State, announcing that upon learning at any time of the determination of Florida to dissolve connection with the Northern States, he will promptly and joyously return home to support the banner of the State to which he owes allegiance. Col. Blackburn, Federal Marshal for the Northern District of Florida, is closing up the business of his office, preparatory to resigning. The secession feeling in Florida is quite as universal as in South Carolina.
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1860., [Electronic resource], Florida. (search)
Florida. --Senator Yulee, of Florida, has written a letter from Washington to the Legislature of that State, announcing that upon learning at any time of the determination of Florida to dissolve connection with the Northern States, he will promptly and joyously return home to support the banner of the State to which he owes allegiance. Col. Blackburn, Federal Marshal for the Northern District of Florida, is closing up the business of his office, preparatory to resigning. The secession feeling in Florida is quite as universal as in South Carolina. F. L. Villipigue, has been re-elected Secretary of the State by the Florida Legislature and Charles H. Austin, State Treasurer. Before adjourning, the Legislature passed the bill appropriating $100,000 to arm the State.
The Daily Dispatch: September 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arrest of a former Marylander in Philadelphia. (search)
of which he was a member, and still later was accused of receiving and transmitting information southward. Warrants were issued simultaneously at Washington and Philadelphia. That signed by Provost Marshal Porter stated that the prisoner was charged with an intention to "seize, take, and possess the property of the Government of the United States," and likewise to subvert and overturn the United States Government. Having secured Winder's clerk, Detectives Franklin, Bartholomew, and Blackburn, next proceeded to an armory of the Reserve Grays, in Walnut street, and, quietly exhibiting their warrants, directed him to go with them to his lodgings. He was afterwards taken a side, stripped and searched, giving up his keys, pocket-book, letters, etc. At his rooms was found a quantity of valuable deeds of properties in Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, letters from a brother (Chas. H. Winder) residing in Washington, and from the Brigadier Winder, of a more Southern latitude.
The Daily Dispatch: November 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Prisoners of War. (search)
An important movement. --The Clarksville Chronicle is authorized by Dr. Blackburn, the agent of the Confederate States, to notice the fact that the government has rented a large slaughtering house in that city, and is ready, through its agents, to contract for any number of hogs and beeves during the packing season. The Chronicle states that the only object of the Government in this operation is to provide supplies of pork and beef for our army, and the plan of purchasing the live st. The producer will receive the highest market price — in either currency or treasury notes, as he may select — and the Government will at the same time save the enormous profit usually paid to speculators. Local agents will be appointed by Dr. Blackburn in the counties of this State and the counties of Kentucky adjacent to this, who will be empowered to make contracts, and it is to be hoped that all who have stock to sell will give the Government an opportunity to purchase the supplies.
The Daily Dispatch: January 23, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
d, for thirty or forty years after them, to conduct the affairs of the Union with a patrictism, ability, and suceess worthy of their noble sires. In the different representative assemblies of which Mr. Tyler was successively a member; he was brought into contact with the highest intellects of the age. In the Legislature of Virginia, he was a member of the House of Delegates with Littleton Waller Tazewell, Berjamin Watkins Leigh, Chas. Fenton Mercer, Robert Stanard, Philip Doddridge, Gen. Blackburn, and many others of the most gifted spirits of this ancient Commonwealth. In the House of Representatives of the United States, he was contemporary with Henry Clay, William Lowndes, John endolph, Henry St. George Tucker, John Forsyth, Louis McLace, and a host of other distinguished men who then illustrated the national forum. Being generally the youngest member of the body to which he belonged, and emulous of distinction, he was stimulated to the highest exertion of his powers by the l
The Daily Dispatch: February 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 8 (search)
also unchanged, placed behind a thicket of young pines, a short distance in the rear of McLean's Ford. Longstreet's brigade held its former ground at Blackburn's Ford, from Jones's left to Bonham's right, at Mitchell's Ford, and was supported by Jackson's brigade, consisting of Colonels James L. Presson's 4th, Harper's 5th, Allen's 2d, the 27th, Lieut. Col. Echoll's, and the 33d, Cumming's Virginia regiments, 2,611 strong, which were posted behind the skirting of pines, to the rear of Blackburn's and Mitchell's Ford, and in rear of this support, was also Barksdale's 13th regiment Mississippi volunteers, which had lately arrived from Lynchburg. Along the edge of a pine thicket, in rear of and equidistant from McLean's and Blackburn's Fords, ready to support either position, I had also placed all of Bee's and Bartow's brigades that had arrived — namely, two companies of the 11th Mississippi, Lieut. Col. Liddell; the 2d Mississippi, Col. Falkner, and the Alabama, with the 7th a
The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], Federal Congress.Senate (search)
to some point immediately opposite the city — Our scouts caught to contrive some plan to discover what is going on. Nothing in the World is more feasible than to scout the Louisiana swamp with dug-outs manned with share shooters. The Whig, of the 20th, has the following paragraphs. Some eight or ten Yankee officers from the federal fleet landed in a boat near Warrenton yesterday afternoon, and started up the road on a prospecting tour, but were soon checked by a squad from Captain Blackburn's Washington and Captain Mason's Bolivar cavalry, who killed four of them. The remainder made good their escape to the boat and started for the vessels. Captain Mason received a painful though not serious wound in the abdomen. The gunboat Mobile come down yesterday "take a place in the picture" when the bombardment commences. If the iron-clad ram could be get ready, she would prove very serviceable. From New Orleans. Through the politeness of an esteemed friend, says
The Daily Dispatch: May 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], The dearth of cotton in England. (search)
A comparison has been made between the number receiving relief now and this time last year, as also between the present time and the period of stagnation four years ago. The comparison with that earlier date taken because as we tided over that we may hope to tide over the present distress. In the union of Ashton-under-Lyne, there are now about 60,000 receiving relief compared with half that number in the bad times four years ago — a little more than a third of last year. In the Union of Blackburn there are more than 10,000 receiving relief compared with less than half that number four years ago, and a little more than a quarter of last year. The Platon Union is somewhat less dependent on cotton, and matters are only about twenty-five per cent, worse than last year.--In Bimley Union more than twice as many are receiving relief as last year, and a good many more than in the bad times four years ago. In Bury Union there are only twice is many papers as there were a year ago. In S
The Daily Dispatch: June 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
, being out off by a shot; John Grass, slightly. Missing: Wm M Brooks, Henry Serrells, and Craton Padgett. Report of casualties of the Fourteenth Tennessee regiment. Killed.--J D Martin, Assistant Surgeon. Company A--Wounded: A Newell, T J Anderson. Missing: Corporal C S Donoho. Company B.--Killed: Privates R J Keesee and W J Martin. Wounded: J A Gholson, W F Broom, J Hamlett, J B Wall, S Trotter, E A Winns, E P Young, J B Mickle. Company C.--Killed: Sergeant C D Blackburn; Privates W C Draughon, J C Gambill, J M Jones. Wounded: Sergeant W E Benson; Privates M Bonac, R Burns, A S Samuel, A J Mondy, and F N Ingram. Company D.--Wounded: Privates W H Andrews, D F. McKinney, J J Page, and J F Locke. Company E.--Wounded: Captain N M Morris; Privates J L Wyatt, J B Stone, W H Weaver, J M Robertson, and J S P Wimberly. Company F.--Killed: Private R Brooks.--Wounded: Sergeant J T Myers; Privates Thos Brake, A N Ross, S E Spurgeon, J W Watson, J H Sha
The Daily Dispatch: June 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
L King, 22d N C; Martin Earles, 24th N C; Sergt John Wyun, 1st N C; John J Lynch, 14th La; Henry Aber, 3d La; John B Dean, 13th Ala; W J Fields, 48th Ga; J Neal, J Roberts, 3d La; J M N Flick, 24th Va; M Riley, 6th La; L F Maynor, 6th Ala; J Smith, D G Clemens, 18th Ga; Junius J Alburty, 21st N C; Balaam Moore, 21st N C; Jos W Walker, 6th N C; J P Mimms, 15th Ga; Seaburn Spradling, 13th Ala; M P Pittman, 13th Ala; Jas H Mickle, 13th Ala; Sgt W J Cambron, 5th Ala Batt; E J Cambron, do; W H Blackburn, 19th Ga; Corp'l Wm A Cox, 6th N C; Wm J Hart, 6th N C; J W Emerson, 16th Miss; George H Smart, 28th N C; John D Hudson, 28th N C; Wm B Sadwick, 17th Va; Capt Jos N Brown, 14th S C; Sgt Wm H Franks, 14th S C; Albert M Boyee, 14th S C; Isaac F Cox, 14th S C; Jos W Childress, 42d Va; Danl J Phillips, 5th N C; J J Gilbert, 18th Ga; Wm H Williams, 34th N C; E M L Williams, 12th S C; Corp'l J H Williams, 14th Tenn; Corp'l Danl Daly, 19th Ga; Thos Dickinson, 14th Ga; R C Harris, 1st Tenn: Wm Bro
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