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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

NORTHERN lTEMs-Northern dates to the 18th
inst have been received 1t is reported that the
Yankee expedition under Banks had landed safely
on the Texas shore of the Rio Craude, after expe-
riencng very heavy weather. The Government
works at Fort Brown were destroyed by the Con-
federates when they saw the Yankees had landed.
The town of Brownsville set on fire by the
Confederate cavalry, but the Unionists stopped
them. A bloody fight occurred on the 10th. The
main army was ordered to support the Unionists.
The World, in its financial article says the con-
di,ion of the New York banks, treasury department
and, financial affairs in general are to-day worse
than we could have conceived it possible. 1t ad-
vses the outside public to sell and realize at once
on all railway speculation shares they hold.
In a late speech, Wendell Phillips stated that
Lincoln admitted to him in January that the great
est folly of his life the issuing Of the emanc
patton proclamation.
Cincinnati dispatches say that the rebel priva-
teers are cruising about Sandusky, their supposed
object icing the release of the prisoners on John
ston's Island, and then act as pirates.
Advices from Memphis of the 14th, report that
Burnside's resignation has been accepted, and
Foster is to succeed him. Cen Sherman is repor
ted killed insthe engagement with S. D. Lee. Iuka
was burned by the Confederates on the 10th.
! The steamer Sunny Side destroyed by fire a
few days ago, near Island No 10. Her cargo con-
sisted of 1900 bales of cotton, which, together
with the boat, was total loss. There were thirty
passengers, including eight ladies, who were
drowned on attempting to get ashore
Gold in New York on Monday 1473.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

SORGHUM MoLAssEs.-The Sumter (Ga.) Re-
publicis informed that fifteen negroes, belonging
to Mr. b. F. Adams died recently from eating too
heartily of the Chinese sugar cane syrup. We
don't believe it.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

Dag-- The steamer Advance brought into Will
mington as part of her cargo, $4,000 pairs of
shoes and boots, quantity of leather, and 800
blankets, but no cotton or WOODEN cards.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

u The notorious rogue. John Mincey, who was
recently tried and whipped in this place for stealing
watch and pocket book, and who broke out of JAIL
and was arrested at Wilmington and again whipped
for stealing, and then sent back here for further
punishment, was delivered up last week to military
authority and carried to Virginia. whore he is be
tried for deserton and killing of his officers.
1t appears that he belonged to the LIST S. C. Regi
mont from which he deserted about ten months
ago. He is the greatest rogue and grandest rascal
along i'll this section of the country.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

A man who don't believe the world is growing
better, says the time may come when the "lon and
the lamb shall lie down together" but if it does,
the lamb will be inside of the lion.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

will offer at public sale on the 23d instant, at the
public square, ak Lots with small Houses thereon. Or
they may be treated for pnya,ey un' tnss GAY Ap-
ply to hVDl DA,IpSvS,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

oy virtue or the power given Us In SAID Will
will sell to the highest bidders mt the HOWE Nine
sometimes called the Stockton Mise 10 Union county
North Carolina. on Monday, 1afIs Of Deoey's-
Der next, various
TRACTS OF LAND
situated in said county aud which belonged TO said
W. J. Cureton at the time Of DIS death. viz
THE HOWE GOLD NINE TRACT, containing
about 1000 acres, together with the Machinery attach
ed thereto.
THE BLoUNT TRACTS containing about 2sy acres
On these lands there is a fine Saw Mil.
r. c. DELANY TRACT, containing 80 acres.
J. d. WOLF TRACT.
J. E. CUREToN TRACT, containing 2ss acres.
W.. VAUGHAN TRACT, containing s5 acres.
HOWE or McCoRKLE TRACT, containing l44i
acres
KERR TRACT.
WATSON TRACT, containing 81 acres This tract
is situated partly in said county and partly in LancAs-
ter District s @.
ONE LOT in the town OF Monroe.
THE LANDS purchased of Thomas CuretCn, ST.,
containing about 500 more or less.
And other Lands owned by said W. J. Cureton' In
said county, and which will be particularly de-
scribed on the day ofsale.
We will also sell at the same time and place
l Steam Engine,
80 horse power, two Sets of Blacksmith Tools, Car
penier Tools Iron, Steel Mill Burrs and many other
articles of personal properly.
Terms made known on The day OF sals.
WE WILL ALSO SELL, at the late resi-
trct, s. c., WEDNESDAY the isth of December,
-oNE TRACT OF LAND in Lancaster District, on
the Catawba River containing Go On this tract
there is first rate MILL SITE. -..
~One other Tract in said District called the McD0W-
ELL TRACT, containing 275 acres.
FlNCHER TRACT, containing l20 acies.
McC0RKLE TRACT, containing 81 acres,
And ONE TRACT in York District, Coats
Tavern.
At the time and place will sell quantity Of
LEATHER,
upper and Sole,l
Ready made Shoes,
HORSES, MULES, THREE BUGGIES, WAGONS,
ONE CARRIAGE, ONE FIRE-PRo0F SAFE,
Fairbanks Scales, Guns, Pistols and other articles.
Probably will sell FOUR NEGRO WOMEN,
young ard likely.
~ Any one desiring 10 examine before dog Of sale,
any of the above described Lands, will call upon J.
CURET0N, on the Charlotte Road, IL miles North Of
Lancaster Court House; and any desiring TO
the HOWE Gold Mine will find b. J. Cureton Mr.
Porter at the Gold Mine, who will take pleasure in
showing the same.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
@. r. CURET0N,
b. ]. CURETON
G. W. WILLIAMS,
November ~, 1868 Il Executors.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

TRUE PATRIOTISM Minner, of Chap
mans battery, who received mortal wound at the
battle near the White Sulphur, left his property,
s15,O0O after the death Of his mother, to the Cou-
federacY
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24
RaiIroad Stock For Sale.

will sell IL Charlotte on Monday the 23d instant
60 Shares Of Stock in the N. @. q. r. Co.
Nov H. 1863 s. A. HARRIS, Auctiopeer.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24


rg- The democratic papers at the North are COM
planning bitterly of the in which the recent
elections were conducted in Maryland in order to
the success of the Lincoln candidates. They
say that not only test oath was administered in vio-
ation of law not only democratic votes refused
with menaces and insult not only were the judges
of election compelled to act at the dctaton of mill
tary supervisors, whose armed soldery sta
toned at the avenue to the polls, but citizens who
were suspected of democratic tendencies were az
rested the discretion of subordinatas and locked
up like herds of sheep in barns and other places,
until the polls closed. This is the way the
Lincoln authorities give liberty to southern men
who submit to them.
1t would have been much better if all true Mary
landers had joined the Confederate army and fought
for their independence, than remain at home and
1--we under despotism controlled by yankee brutes.
And it seems strange to many people that those
Maryanders who declare they want liberty, do not
now come out and join army. We fear that
they like many of the people of the Confederate
ntates) prefer ease and 1.-The flesh pots of Egypt"
10 the tented field and liberty.
FEDERAL LossEs-Gen. Meade's official report
of the battle of Gettysburg states that the Yankee
loss was 1854 killed, 1870 wounded and CAB
mlssng-tota loss 23.I76.
Ofhclal reports of the battle of Chckamauga give
me ankee loss at 955 officers and l4,S9i men.
The loss OF cavalry reported
WE MUST BE FREE.-Gov Brown, of Geor-
ga' was lnaugurated Governor of the State for the
ural address as follows: -'o 'o
Remembering the sacrifices we, as peon]e have
made, the sutferlngs which We have enduEcd tho
noble Southern blood which our enem;o' '"o
split the deadly hate which they feel towara nave
the cruel wrongs which our females have encon vs.
tered, and the desradatious, bondage and cba;ns
winch await us and posterity if we are snh;"
gated let US humbly and feryenly invoke the ,ia
OF Almighty Power, and, laying aside all past DIFF
aerences and personal considerations let US gather
around our conntry's altar, aud while we ardentl1
desire peace upon honorable terms. let rs her'
again renew the solemn pledge to each other thai
come life or death, come veal or woe, we will
never sheath the sword till constitutional liberty
Is established Georgia is free, and these CoDfede
ase osates are recognized by all the world an in
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

SIRUP.-We have received fine specimen of
Chinese Sugar Cane Sirup from Mrs. DR.. Knyoun
of Forsyth county. All the sirup have seen
this year show decided Improvement on that made
last year. We think the time has past when the
farmers of the South will have to buy their molasses
each one can now make his own sweetening.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24
Commissioner.

THE ELECTIoN.-The following are the names
of the members Of Congress elected i'll this State:
1,t District-W. n. II. Smith.
I'd District-R. r. Bridges by II majority.
3D. District-J. L. Leach.
4th District-Thomas G.. Fuller.
9Th District-Josah Turner.
9th District--John A. Gilmer.
9TH Districts. H. Christian.
9Th District-J. G.: Ramsay. Ramsay MAORI
ty in the District is $50.
9th Disadvantages S. Gather.
10Th District-G. w. Logan:
In regard to the election in the 10th District, the
Ashevile News says:
. In the 10th District, there vote scarce
y, two counties making return at all. and sever
al others did not poll more than fifth of their
strength.'
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

DEsERTERs AND TORIEs.-A number of deser-
tiers and tories have recently been annoying the
people in portion of CASTOR county-stealing from
and threatening loyal men and alarming females. We
learn that these outlaws have banded together and
90 about doing pretty much they please. On
Friday last, a detachment of the Home 6 uard of
this place was ordered out for the purpose of ar
resting these deprodators. but failed to come up
with them.
to be kept pretty busy this winter Some people
beginning to find out that instead of getting
peace by the result Of the late elections in this
State. they only getting into further trouble.
But then they were humbugged' So wags the
world.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24
ESTATE SALE.

As Executors Of the VIII of W. Cureton, deceased
and by virtue Of the power given Us In said win, We
will sell to the highest bidders, mt the HOWE Nine
sometimes called the Stockton Mse, 10 Union county
North Carolina, on Monday, 1afh OGDeoeJ'a-
I.ss.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24

80 horse power, two Sets of Blacksmith Tools Cal
penier Tools, Iron Steel Mill Burrs, and many 9th,
articles of personal property. 3
Terms made known on The day OF sals.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08

THE Trick OF AN EXEMPT. I'm New
York, the other day,s"a fashionably at
tired" fellow played upon tho examip :
ing surgeon trick. He made oath
that no was subject to, attacks Of com
plete blindness, lasting from q few min
utes to os many hours, and that he was
most liable to these nttacks after full
meal, though they often took place when
he had eaten nothing for some time
His nam 10 was therefore placed on the
exempt list, At the tca.table that
evening, he astonished his wife by tell
ing her that ho had procured exemP-
ton on the ground of periodical blind
ness. Her astonishment was removed
by his explanation that he was always
b}Snd when no was asleep. The pair
we're in high glee over the matter, but
the servant, who overheard the conver-
sation, took another view Of the trans
action, and her report oft has broush'
the too Uide-awake somuolcnt genius to
grief. -- -.. lisa -,....
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08

single leaves of paper manufactured at
Bruges, from twenty-five different spe.
cieS of plants, including the nettle,
hops, moss, reed, and several kinds Of
trees and herbs.
1.-THE cotton supply is short, we shall
have to go back and take lessons from
the older nations, barbarous and civil
lied, who used many vegetable prod
uctS and knew nothing of rags in pa.
per making. The Chinese have been
making paper from reeds, bamboo, rush.
es and the stalk ofwild and tame grass
es, for more than fourteen centuries
In fact SO many substances are employ
ed in that empire that each province
has variety Of paper peculiar to itself
The soft, velvety rice paper on which
the Chinese paintings of flowers, birds,
insects, and club. footed female beauties
are made, is produced from the stems Of
a hardy legumnious plant which grows
Abuudantly on the marshy plains o.
Bengal and about the lakes Of Calcut.
Ia. The Japanese use the inner bark
of four or FIVE species of trees, and max,
paper of all qualities, from the thinnes
and finest to the heavier sorts whicl
are used for clothing, aud can hardly b.
told from silks or woolen stuffs.
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Noutk's Department.
A Riddle.

A Riddle.
To my wonderful story ye mOrtals glvo ear,
Ye youths aud ye mNidens together draw near.
dwell in the world, to tho earth am bound;
II to fly IshOuld strive, should fall to the ground
Yet tho stars, in their glory, my powers confess,
Aud delight, with their beauty, earths children to
bless.
To You am given at the hour Of your birth;
And In glory and honor dwell on the earth.
In your hearts, vain mortals, pray grant room;
Should my prayer be denied, they themselves will
sumo. --..I a.sF
Through the carnage of war in triumph ride,
And dwell with delight by the brave chiefains side
From the bondman and slave in terror fee,
And triumph to dwell with the brave and the fres
With the children Of sorrow cast in my lot.
For the gay and the happy they need me not.
With crowns and with monarchs delighted stay,
delight in their brilliant and gorgeous array
Yet the cry OF the poor and the weary I'll hear,
And with rest and in mercy to them will appear.
In the Spring 1 will como with the birds and the
flowers, ..- .4..... .----
And will dwell with fond lovers in vine-covered
bowersi
Their whispers I'll bear tho soft, balmy breeze,
And repeat, In sweet strains tho listening trees
Through the bright, luscious Summer delighted I'll
stay,
With the coming Of Autumn I'll hasten away.
With the stern, dreary Winter TN venture to dwell.
For the stormy old monarch doth love n right we'll
Though long for yon Heaven there's no room for me
there;
1t Is just tho tits deaf to my groans-my despair.
Though to Mercy and Truth evermors / nm given,
Ali wo, wo ID mel ne'er shall see HeaVeni
-- TnEo.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08
Headquarters Army ofthc Frontier,
Battle field near Fayetteville,
Deeenl Der s, 1862.
To Major General Curtis:

To Major General Curtis:
This place on yesterday was the scene
of hard-fought aud bloody field, result
ting in complete victory of the Army
of the Frontier.
The rebel forces under Generals
Hiudman, Marmaduke, Parsons and
Frost numbered twenty-four thousand.
1 had been holding the enemy on Bos-
ton Mountain for two days, skiruishing
with their advance, holding them in
check until Gen. Heron could come up
with reinforcements.
On the 7th they drove in my out
posts and got possession of road by
which they commenced flank move
ment on my left during the night, while
trey mads heavy feint in front Their
object was to cut off communication be.
tween myself and General Heron, who
was to be at Fayetteville at daylight.
They attacked Gen. Heron at about
10 O'Clock A. NJ, who, by gallantry and
desperate fighting, held them in check
for three hours, until I came and attack
ed them in the rear The fighting was
desperate on both sides, and continued
until it was terminated by tho dark ness
Of the night.
My command bivouacked on their
arms, ready to renew the conflict at day.
light in the morning, But tho enemy
had availed themselves of the night to
retreat across the Boston Mountain.
The loss on both sides has been hea
w. Ny loss in killed is small in pro
portion to the number Of Wounded
The ensmy's loss, compared with ours,
was at least four to one. My artillery
made terrible destruction in their ranks
They had greatly the advantage in mum. O..
berss and position. Yet Generals Hind.
man and Marmaduke acknowledged to
me in an interview under fog of truce
that they hadbeen welhwhippsd.
Among the ensmy's killed is Col.
Stoin, formerly Brigadior General OF
the Missouri State Guard stl 90
2 The 18th aud goth Iowa, 37th Hin,
ois and 26th Indiana Regiments, Of
Gen. Herron'S division, suffered severe.
ly. r.nar,3 oA iadl a1a7,
Gen. Heron deserves great credit fov
the promptness with which he reinfOrc-
ed me, by forced marches from near
Springfield, and also for his gallantry
upon the aeld. +. ...--.---., fe,
Very respectfully,
.,., j. G, BLUNT, Brig. Gen.
Indulge in humor as much assyou
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08
miscellaneous.
A Short Catechism for Democrats.

A Short Catechism for Democrats.
Question. Who was the first General
to receive negroes within his lines, and
refuse to return them to their rebel own
ers2 ..t
Answer. GOn. Butler, always Demo.
crat.
Question. Who was among the 6rst
men to take ground in favor of con6sca-
ting rebel property, and using the negro
for military purposes
Answer. John Cochrane, Demo.
cratic Congressman from New York now
in the service of his country.
Q. Who was the first military Com
mander, under the war power, to issue
proclamation for the unconditional
freedom of the slaves?
A. Gen. Hunter, in South Carolina,
an old Democrat.
Q. Who first gave orders to shoot
on the spot the first man who should
attempt to tear down the American
dug2 ......
A. Gen. John A. Dix, Democrat.
Q. Who hung the frst offender for
thus tearing down the fagr
A. Gen. BENZ. F. Butler, a Demo
crat. He hung Mumford in New Or
onRs, for tearing down the flag on tho
U. S. Mint.
Q. Whohung the rebels in Arkansas
for trcachery toward his troops 2
A. Gen. G. Fitch, recently a Demo
cratic Senator.
Q. Who were among the most zeal
Gus advocates in the Senate of using the
negroes for military purposes2
A. Senators Rice, of Minnesota, and
Wright, Of Indiana, both Democrats. -.
The former quoted English precedent
for raising colored regiments.
Q. When a mbcrland Senator last
winter at Augusta, in the Senate Cham
ber, exultingly asked, Where is the off .
Ger who will lead regiment of colored
troops, who was the man to respond by
rising
A. Col. Frank S. Nickerson, of the
Maine Fourteenth-a Democrat.
Q. Who are among the foremost
men in the Empire State, to urge use Of
slaves as we would use other property, in
putting down the rebellion-by putting
them to any use that can be made avail
able
A. Daniel s. Dickinson, and Rich.
ard Busted, two of the most prominent
Democrats ofthe State.
Q. Who was the first to raise color
ed regimentH
A. Gen. Hunter, a Southerner by
birth, and Democrat.
Q. Who was the frst who proposed to
lead co!ored regiment to the field, and
share with them the trials and dangers
of battle? .s .- -r.....t -.
A. Gen. Sprague, the richest young
man in New England, and the Demo
cratic Governor of Rhode Island.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08
Ironsides and aunpowder.

The last experiments at Shoeburyness
have only confirmed the autioipationS
of sagseious thinkers who have all
along maintained that invulnerable iron
ships are an impossibility, and that the
days Of wooden ships are not yet over.
Mr.. Whitworth has invented a hard
headed iron shell which fred from IL
FOUNDER, completely riddles the iron
sides Of an ordinary gunboat. With a
70.pounder she'll, double target rep
resenting a section Of a double sided
gunboat, was as effectually shattered;
and it was demonstrated that even the
Warrior could be sunk by one shot from
the great 300-pOunder Mersey gun
These are instructive facts, suggestive
of many conclusions, of which one is,
that to spend millions of money on iron
ships before experiments are exhausted,
is unwise; another, that the folly and
wickedness of war are likely to become
more and more costly. ...
A new kind of gunpowder has been
tried at Frankfort. Its color is yellow
ish. brown, and in general appearance it
resembles saw.dust. The inventor is Mr..
Shultz, captain of artillery in the Prus-
sian service, and he!is showing by ex-
pertinent that this new powder is cheap.
er, lighter, moro powerful than the or
dinary sort; moreover, that even after
thirty rounds, the gun remains as clean
as at the commencement. The nation
al shooting matches afforded a good op
portunity for trial of this new com
pound, Of which tbs Ingredients are not
yet made public, and further expert
: meuts are making at Spandau by order
of the Prussian government. 1t appears
too, that the Austrian authorities have
been making experiments with gun cot.
ton, by cannonading one of their forts
at Verona. The success at 600 and / :.
900 metres is said to have been incon-
testablei and the impulsivc force of the
cotton as compared with powder is as
nine to four TChambers's Edinburg
journal, ..... ..... .. ..
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08

JOSEPH BOWMAN, Of Pimpertown, is
celebrated for the enormous size Of his
"trotters." He is said to be the person
who keeps a tannery in operation for the
purpose Of furnishing leather enough
to keep him in boots and shoes. But
this is said to be falsehood by those
who know him best. On one occa
sion, wanting his boots mended, he
stopped at the deor of Bill Hills shoe
shop, and thus accOsted the cobbler, who
was busy at work within:
"Say, Bill, can you half.sclc my boots
to -dayH"
Bill, who suffered little, came to the
door, and after taking long aud appar,
emily anxious survey of the weather an.
swered:
"Yes, if it d,d do Mt rain"
"Why, Bill, what difference would
that maker" said Mr.. Bowman.
"Why," said Bill, "my ss.sh- sh shop
ain't very large, and l th.thought 1
could bring my b-b.bench ont d.doors. I"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-01-08

A "SwEEPING" ARoUMENT.-We
have often heard strong appeals made
to anti newspaper men to prevail on
them to subscribe for some paper, but
the most Sweeping" argument comes
of the following circumstance. A rich
farmer in one of our rural districts, was
the man Of tho argument. During the
past summer, he produced among other
"shooks and shcaves" large crop of
broom corn. When harvested and
ready for market, purchaser came
along and offered him certain sum
which he declared was the market price
All confidence in men, and no respect
for newspapers, the rustic lord at once
accepted the proposition aud the money
was duly received. A day or SO after
neighbor and a subscriber for the
journal, met him and said, "We'll get
high figures for our broom corn this
fall" "Em |! ha l have just sold mine
for - and think that is little low. "
A little calculation showed that in the
transaction Mr.. Paperless had lost just
5000, enough to pay for daily paper
for twenty-five years.--[Col. Jour.