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The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], The news. (search)
en by either party All this would do comparatively small harm if it stayed in Wall street; but the news goes abroad that gold has gone up to these high figures, and the retail dealer in the necessaries of life, even if he known such a rise to be unreal, makes it the pretext for adding five or ten per cent, to the price of the articles he deals in and thus the people are cheated Their only remedy in to know the truth, and not be imposed upon with such a reason for a rise in prices. On the 20th, however, the Herald gives the matter up, and says: These recent furries in Wall street are quite natural, and must only be regarded as the premonitory symptoms of the grand, final financial break down which will come, sooner or later, as the fortunes of war vary, but which must inevitably and the brief, eventful history of this new era of speculation. The experience of the past fifty years shows us that such flurries happen at intervals of two or three months during periods of great f
The Daily Dispatch: May 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], History of the capture of Plymouth, North Carolina. (search)
ird the 6th, fourth the 36th, fifth the 24th, with two companies on the south of the road. In this position we lay during the night, sheltering ourselves as well as we could from the enemy's two works on the road, which kept up a constant fire until nearly day-break. Just before day a strong line of skirmishers was thrown out before the brigade under command of Capt Durham, Q M, 29th N C T, but acting temporarily on Gen Ransom's staff. The assault. At just 3½ in the morning of the 20th our line began to move forward, slowly at first, dressing on the centre, and halting occasionally for that purpose. From the start the fire from the enemy's batteries was rapid and severe, striking down many a brave fellow; but, closing up the gaps, the long line moved alienly on, the left still resting on the road, till Pegram's battery, dashing forward at a run, unlimbered in front and opened fire on the enemy's works. Then for the first time that morning our boys gave a loud yell of defi