Named Entity Results, Morehead

Distinguished Arrivals. --Ex-Gov. Morehead and Judge Thos. Ruffin, of North Carolina, and Hons. Geo. W. Summers and Wm. C. Rives, Virginia Commissioners to the Peace Conference, recently in session at Washington, arrived yesterday, and are now stopping at the Exchange Hotel.

A lad named J. T. Pratt was crushed to death in Morehead's factory, at Leaksville, N. C., a few days ago.

ance. We heard, gentlemen whose sons and brothers were in the fight, cursing and denouncing with bitter scorn the white liveried scoundrels who would incur no danger in trying to rescue such a man. No wonder the British Vice Consul at Charleston says he is afraid to write the truth home, for fear his story would not be believed. Fort Macon Captured. A correspondent of the Petersburg Express, writing from Carolina City, N. C., April 14. says: A large number of the citizens of Morehead and Beaufort, and the cadets of the A. M. Institute, of this place, went over and took possession of Fort Macon to day at 3 o'clock P. M. Lincoln will meet with a warm reception if he undertakes to retake it soon. When the secession flag went up, which now floats proudly from the ramparts, a salute was given which reverberated from ocean to sound and from banks to main. The ranks of the "Union hopers" in this section are growing thinner and beautifully less, and submissionists are d

Assault upon Ex-Governor Morehead. --The Danville Appeal learns that Ex-Governor Morehead, of N. C., was dangerously assaulted in his chamber recently, by a negro man, and that the villain who committed the outrage was immediately arrested and summarily dispatched. Assault upon Ex-Governor Morehead. --The Danville Appeal learns that Ex-Governor Morehead, of N. C., was dangerously assaulted in his chamber recently, by a negro man, and that the villain who committed the outrage was immediately arrested and summarily dispatched.

ay 17.--The United States brig Bainbridge is under sailing orders and hauled out into the stream to-day. The United States frigate Mississippi is about ready for sea, and is expected to sail on Tuesday. Commodore Meniere, Flag Officer of the Gulf Squadron, will sail in her. military affairs. Philadelphia, May 17.--The Pennsylvania regiments have been re-numbered in consecutive order. Those now at Baltimore are numbered as follows:--Col. Lewis' the 18th, Col. Lyle's 19th, Col. Morehead's 22d, Col. Patterson's, at Washington, 17th. the New Sloops-of-war. Philadelphia, May 17.--Orders for building one of seven new sloops-of-war have been received at the Philadelphia Navy-Yard. --The ship will be pushed rapidly forward. Col. Anderson at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, May 16.--Col. Anderson arrived in this city this afternoon. He was met at the depot by the Mayor, who tendered him the hospitalities of the city. He was then escorted through the principal stre

The Old Point Comfort boat, arrived this morning, reports that General Butler had thrown out a guard of three hundred men.--The United States Hotel was principally guarded, the splendid well of water belonging to Col. Segar being wanted for the use of the garrison. Nothing is known relative to Sewell's Point. No movement had taken place when the steamer left. A steamer arrived at Fort McHenry, this morning, with a large supply of gun-carriages and other military stores. Col. Morehead's regiment came across the river this morning, marched up Broadway and proceeded to Patterson Park. They made a fine display. It is reported that as the Virnia troops retreated from Alexandria, one of them was killed by a return shot from the Federal forces. There is a prospect of capturing the fugitives. Among the forces sent over into Virginia, were two batteries and two companies of artillery; numerous wagons, with spades, picks, and other entrenching tools, also passed ov

Position of Gov. Morehead. --Ex-Gov. Morehead, of Kentucky, publishes a long address in the Louisville Courier, telling why he cannot acquiesce in the Address of the Border States Convention. The concluding paragraph of the document explains his position sufficiently. He says: "If it should be supposed that the South must be conquered for the want of treasure, such supposition can only arise from a want of knowledge of its true condition. While all wars are necessarily exhaustingMorehead, of Kentucky, publishes a long address in the Louisville Courier, telling why he cannot acquiesce in the Address of the Border States Convention. The concluding paragraph of the document explains his position sufficiently. He says: "If it should be supposed that the South must be conquered for the want of treasure, such supposition can only arise from a want of knowledge of its true condition. While all wars are necessarily exhausting, my firm conviction is that it would be as little, if not less so, on the South than on the North. But however this may be, why ruin both sections rather than acknowledge what seems to be a decree? The objection urged by the address is, that "the Constitution delegates to no one department of the Government, nor to all of them combined, the power to destroy the Government itself, as would be done by the division of the country into separate Confederacies." If this be true, we would have neces

A Central Confederacy. --Ex-Governor Morehead, of North Carolina, has expressed himself in favor of a confederacy of the Central free and slave States, in the event of a dissolution of the present Union. He urges, however, that the whole Union should be preserved it possible, and went for this great Central Union as the last resort.