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The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], Tarboro. (search)
Tarboro. --The Southerner publishes the statistics of the town of Tarboro,' Edgecombe county. The population of the town and immediate vicinity is given at about 1,000. It has a steam grist and saw-mill, and representatives of all the usual handicrafts; a waterproof cloth manufactory; an oil-cloth manufactory; a Confederate cap manufactory; a cotton-seed oil mill; and, strange to relate, it has one of those rare institutions, a whiskey mill!
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Glance at the news. (search)
A Glance at the news. Choice yellow Virginia butter is advertised for sale in New Orleans. One hundred and ten thousand dollars of the McDonogh school fund has been invested by the commissioners in the defence of New Orleans. A railroad charter has been granted by the North Carolina State Convention, authorizing the construction of a road from Washington, N. C., to Parboro', in Edgecombe county. Since the supply of coal has been cut off from the Ohio river, the cities of the Mississippi valley are turning attention to the vast coal deposits in Perry, Sparda, Secastian and other counties in Arkansas, easily accessible by river craft. The Milledgeville Recorder thinks that the address of the Georgia delegation in the Provisional Congress is "overdrawn, and leaves upon the mind a sad impression as to the possible future of the South from Yankee rapacity." The call of Gov. Pattus, of Mississippi, for ten thousand more volunteers, meets with a hearty response
The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Horrible accident. (search)
Horrible accident. --On Thursday night last, in Edgecombe county, N C, Mrs. Penning Carr, and three children, aged respectively nine, six, and three years old, were burned up, with the house and all its contents. No one was living with the family at the time, no one can tell how the accident happened, but it is supposed she caught afire and the house caught from her, she being subject to fits. Her husband is a private in the 43d regiment of North Carolina troops.
The Daily Dispatch: May 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], Tragic mistake. (search)
Tragic mistake. --A few days ago, as the 17th North Carolina troops was passing Rocky Mount, a soldier of that regiment, Hogans, of Edgecombe co., was traveling home on foot, musket in hand, by moonlight. As he journeyed he was startled by the sight of a dark object, like a bear, drinking at a branch which crossed the road. Cocking his gun, at a distance of about seventy yards, he carefully watched the movements of the animal, which, after stooping over the water for a few moments, partly rose and started forward. The soldier fired with deadly aim. The animal fell and struggled convulsively on the ground. Afraid to approach lest its powers of doing mischief should not be exhausted, the soldier to the house of a Mr Brooke, and begged him to arm himself with an axe, and aid in securing the booty — With cautious steps, and weapons ready for instant use, they approached the supposed bear, when, instead of that beast, there appeared to their horrified eyes the body of a soldier,
The Daily Dispatch: July 29, 1864., [Electronic resource], The North Carolina election. (search)
e at home will vote on the 4th of August. At General Hospital No. 24 the vote stood: for Vance,112 for Holden,6 in the Rowan (N. C.) Artillery, Lieut. W. W. Myers commanding, the vote cast was: For Vance,157 For Holden,0 In the same company the members from different counties gave the following votes: Rowan county--Senate: W. E. March, 80; N, Boyden, 1, House of Commons --F. E. Shober, 95; M. L. Holmes, 57; W. H. Crawford, 41. For Sheriff — W. A. Walton, 99. Edgecombe county--Senate: J. H. Powell, 21. House of Commons--David Cobb, 21; John Dancey, 20; L. B. Farmer, 2. The whole vote of the North Carolinians in the hospitals of Richmond was furnished us by a courteous friend last night, and from it we learn that Gov. Vance received 867 votes and Holden 25. By reference to the telegraphic column it will be seen that Holden's vote in the vicinity of Petersburg is quite as discouraging to the "peace" party as that given above.
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