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OBITUARY NOTICES.

Died at Howard Grove Hospital Richmond Va. on the
18th nit, OF conhuen sma pNx, Sergt. JAMES W. EssoN,
company C. eth n. C T. Deceased Fl fcm johnston
County N. G. He volunteered at the beginning of hns
ties and severely wounded at the battle Of Williams
burg. On recovering be reniued his company and fought
galisty through the Maryland campaign and at the bat
tie Of Frede ickStGrE He thence the Hnspi
ta at Richmond to be treated for bronchitis, and there
contracted the fatal disease which terminated his earthly
career. lie dutiful son. aRectionae brother,
gallant solder and a devoted Christian.
"How sleep the brave who sink to rest
By all their country'S wishes blest
When spring, with dewy fingers cold
Returns To deck the hallowed mould
She there shall dress Sweeter snd
Than flncys feet haze trud."
E. b. s.
Died. ut his residence in Chatham County the 18th
ut Uf hemplegy CORNELIUS WoMBLE Sr after illness
of four months He leaves q wife and eight children
their irIeparabe loss He lived the life of the
righteous and died the death of the Ssme and has gone
te spend blissuI eternity with his God and friends
GCOM
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Georria-co,,on planting.


In The Legislature of Georgia on the Sd instant,
bill restricting the planting of cotton to one acre
to the hand was lost in the Senate yeas IA, nays
~, and in the House, yeas 6J, nays 70.
We learn from the Atlanta Intelligsncer that the
discussion in the committee which reported the
above bill was warm and sectional. That paper
says:
The cotton region portion Of the committee re-
lerred 10 the part their section had borne III the
war, IN supplying the now destitute region OF Cher
okee Georgia with bread, and the members ol the
committee from Cherokee retorted, that much as
South western Georgia may claim to have done,
she cannot claim what Cherokee Georgia can, viz:
that, in numerous cases.where the man has gone to
the war, the wife has followed the plough in his
absence with brood of children ut her heels, cry
ing for bread"
The law Of the previous session allows three acres
to the hand and the Lntelligencer says many farm
ers are taking advantage of this law to put in cot
ton to the full amount of it. Three acres will pro-
duce an average Of two bales to the hand. Are the
planters of Georgia really in favor of independence
Gov. Brown, of Georgia, in his late admirable
message to the Legislature of that State, says:
The country and the army mainly depen-
dent upon slave labor for support At the present
prices OF all the necessarics of life it is impossible
for the women and children to support themselves.
In my opinion, it will take every acre of land and
every days productive labor which we can CON-
mand, this year, to make our necessary support;
and he who employs any portion Of his lands and
laoor IN the production of cotton, tobacco, or
other products that will not sustain life, to that eX
tent endangers the success Of our cause"
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The Situation-The News.


uo have still to make the stereotyped announce.
ncpt that the main armies of defence and invasion
,,otinue inactive, though skirmishes are of daily
o,rrence. 1t is evident that this torpid state OF
.,r,;,s cannot exist much longer for winter at
,,cth is past, and the insuperable barrier OF mud,
,rbich has prevented hitherto the enemys advance
;s rapdly sappearing-crumblIng into dust In the
April sunshine.
From Virginia.
Can't Mosby, with fifty men, was attacked by the
amy 75O strong, in the vicinity of Dranesville,
40 Let inst Some thirty of the enemy fell at
80. srst fire. The rest fled, and seventy-one of
.hoir number were captured in the pursuit They
holonred to the first Vermont Cavalry.
The enemv landed small force last week from
-,t,o.ts in the Ware river, who were pillaging the
conrtrv in the vicinity of Gloucester Court House.
From Tennessee.
Heavy skirmishIng is reported at McAnnViile.
The enemy's gunboats on the Tennessee river
have been driven back. They attempted to land
Of Tuscumbia, but were repulsed by our sharp
shooters.
Mai McCann with 100 men, captured Federal
train on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad,
nine miles from Nashville Enemy's loss ~ killed,
a. sounded. Loss on our side one killed. three
wounded
wohave no news from VickShurg or Port Hudson
Th, Proore<s has dispatches announcing the cap
,rra on Sunday last of the Federal gunboat Diana,
r,ountirg five heavy guns. She was taken by a
r,io1 of Si5Iev's command on Attchaialava Bayou
for miles above Brashear City. The prisoners
+oLan numbering 120 in all, belonged chiefly to
rODnerti1ut and 10th New I Ork.
There are no new Indications OF an early attack
either upon Charleston or Savannah.
From Eastern North Carolina.
We have many rumorS, but little reliable intel
r,snce from the East. 1t is currently reported
that Gen Hill had laid siege to the town OF Wash
iDoton and had ordered the removal Cf women and
children prior to the contemplated assault.
From the North.
The New York Herald of the 3lst has been
rocaived 1t admits the abandoning and burning
If tha Mississippi in attempting to pasS-the Port
Hudson batteries The Hartford and AlbatrosS
ont by This. it claims, enables Farragut to cut
tbo Confederates off from all the country west of
Hooker was in Washington on Monday, chatted
with lincoln, and returned Monday night to the
army.
The army of the Potomac is said to be in fine
plight, and ready to move.
Lincoln is in high spirits; says the rebels are
nearly exhausted their provisions arc giving out
and their finances are about to collapse, whilst he
has an abundance of means and subsistence. Three
vessels loaded with Enfield rifles and munitions
war have arrived in New York as priaes.
The Ericsson has arrived at Port Royal with a
nopdescrpt called the devil it being designed to
clear out the channel Of torpedoeS
Gold l47 Exchange l63.
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We wish Gov Vance would issue his proclama-
tion prohibiting the expectation, from this State, of
provisions during the war. Our breadstufs nearly
all go South-Carona, notwithstanding which, our
troops, in her service, are starved If they will
not take our money, if We were Governor. they
should not have our provisions. That's so.- Rades-
bOro ArguS.
The Council of State will meet in this City on the
10th, when the subject Of an embargo on provisions
will no doubt be considered
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CIRCULAR.
Bureau for COnScriptlOl

Bureau for COnScriptlOn,
Richmond, March 80, 1868. !
I'm VIEW OF THE DIFFICULTY OF DETERMIS-
ing here whether exemptions and details asked for
lawful and necessary for contractors with the different De-
partments of the government
NOTICE
hereby given to all concerned that such applications
will hereafter be considered unless made through The officer
with whom contracts made upon his recommends
tOn and certificate. At least if this npractcabe the
contractor state the why, and the the
officer with whom he contracts and the character and
tent Of the contract.
BY order Superini iendent:
A. C. JONES,
Lieut.. Colonel A. A e..
April 7, 1853. 2S-3t.
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Mr.. DAvIDSoN.-D Dr.. Love, of the Henderson
Times writing to his paper from Richmond, says:
"Since hsye, have been in daily intercourse
with representative. Col. Davidson, to whom
am under many obligations for kind attentions.
cAin he is very faithful in his Attendance at the House.
never beIng absent at its sittIngS. | am also in
formed he IS in the habit of reQuenting the boSpi.
tails, in and the ciry, looking up and after the
sick of his District, and laying in complaints to the
Surgeons in charge, where they their attendents,
seem necIectluI."
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FARM WANTED.

n WISH TO PURCHASE A SMALL FARM ~ 4
high state nf cultivation, with good dwelling aud all
other necessary Improvements for the comfortable
mudstiGn Of gentee family of six to eight pei sons be-
sides servants with stock, CROP and farming utensils
also with bedding and all oher necessary household and
kitchen furniture would also gisn+o hire tor the bal
sncc Of the year. the hands to work the farm. Preference
will be given Location, railroad station, on the
North. Carolina RalIrosd west of Raleigh or on the iet'
mend and panvile Railroad South Of Burkesviile or nn
the Rsiroad, beir constructed from DanTie TO 0ieen'
Address with description of property and terms
Clarksville, Meckenburg Co Va
April Z 1862 ZS-S'Pu'
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The y. C. CHRISTIAN ADvoCATE.-The first num-
Der of the 4deocate, after suspension of more than
a year, has appeared 1t is an excellent paper in
all respects lis Editor the Rev. William f. Pel,
possesses peculiar qualifications for his post and we
have no doubt that he will conduct the Adrocdte
as to give satisfaction to his Church. religious
paper in his hands, cannot fail to increase Christian
charity and do good generally.
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Col. AIspaugh, of the Sentinel.

We stated some weeks since that Col j. w.
Alspaugh, of the Winston Sentinel had refused
Confederate money n contract. We did this
from no wish TO injure the Colonel but because he
had been charging others with refusing Confederate
currency and because Of his bitter and unchartable
course towards the Conservatives. The Colonel
denied the charge, and We told him we would prove
it. We now come forward to do so. The letter of
Mr.. Masten, the Sheriff Of Forsyth, and Mr. Cook,
which We give below, are cOncusive:-
WINSTON, n. g., March 81, 1863
Mr.. HoLDEN.-Being called upon to make state
inert of what heard of the conversation between
Capt. p. \. Wilson and Col j. w. AlspauSh, Edi-
tor of the Winston Sentinel, in regard to wood
contract-the facts are as follows: was passing
through the Court HouSe-Co. AlSpaugh called to
me aud requested me to take notice that he (Al-
spaughl now demanded of p. A. wilson some as
surance that he would pay him specie or its equiv
aent before he would deliver the said Wilson lot of
wood Wilson asked him what was an equivalent
AspGugh replied, spun yarn, at the prices it Was
selling for at the time he engaged the wood Will
son told him that he would pay him in the currency
of the country. AlSpaugh said he would not de.
liver the wood at two dollars per cord, and take
pay in paper money, for paper money was not now
worth more than ouefourth what it was at the time
he contracted with r. L. Patterson to deliver the
wood, in consequence of its depreciation Wilson
tJld him that he CAspaugh) was denouncing others
for refusing to take Confederate money, and now
he (Alspaugh) was refusing to take Confederate
money. Aspsugh said he didn't refuse to take
Confederate money but that he would not deliver
the wood at the price he had engaged to deliver it
to Mr.. Patterson and take pay in Confederate or
any other paper money, and that Wilson must give
han assurance that he would pay him in specie or
its equivalent before he would deliver the wood.
And he (Alspaugh) requested me to take notice of
the demand he now. made of Mr. Wilson.
Yours respectfully,
NJ MASTFN
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A son of the Emerald Isle had been engaged by
man of the name of Haney to haul coal. On delv-
ering II, Mrs. H. wished him to take it across the
pavement and deposit it IN the cellar, which he
would not do. She told him he was mo gentle
man." Faith, num-" said Pat, land if l was
gintleman do you think Id be hauling coal for tie
likes Of Mr. Haney ~
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TIE Powers AT WAsHINoToN.-The New York
hera!ds Washington correspondent writ =:
There has never been time since the commence
inent of the rebellion, when a more cheerful and
confident feeling prevailed in the government in all
Its departments The President is in excellent spirits
in dnu
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The Riot in Richmond.

The Richmond Ecaminer Of Saturday contains
full account of a riot which occurred in Richmond
on Thursday last gotten up oStensibly for provis-
IONS, but resulting i'll the plundering of numerous
stores for dry goods and other articles not necessary
to sustain life. The Enquirer and Dispatch have
not noticed the riot at all, except far to state
that certain persons had been arrested for dsorderly
conduct.
In common with the press of chr City. we rcceiv
ed request from the government at Richmond not
to notice it but We soon heard many of the partic-
uars, as the country generally must have heard,
from persons who were at the time in Richmond
The facts are, briefly, that some six hundred wo-
mcn, men and boys, first assembled in one of the
public squares; that the mob increased to some two
thousand, and that provisions, dry goods, and other
articles were forcibly seized in various parts of the
City. Some of these people were no doubt suffer
ing for food but the majority, composed Of foreign
erS, went in for plunder. They dispersed at last
under a threat from the Mayor to fire upon them.
The Examiner speaks of the mob in very severe
terms, and hopes that similar outbreak will be
put down in such q manner that it will never be
repeated" 1t seems that there was a mob of the
same kind in Petersburg on Wednesday.
These outbreaks are much to be deplored. In ad-
dton to the disregard of law, the endangering of
life, and the disorganization of society, which
silt from them, they encourage the enemy to con-
tinue the war by producing the impression that
portions of our people are starving.
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FayetteyiIIe Market, ApriI 2, Iss3,

Bacon, 1890; lard ss@sO; beef s751@4O q side but
ter, Esq so; coffee, s. so q ID chickens S550 cot
ton, 2214927; cotton yarn. $50$6 2 bunch eggs 4O@
So; flour, s5"G&54; corn S4;Cn@s4lO: leather sple,
S350-npper S4945O 2 tbi moasses, S.; sugar, 81 25
retail; sheeting, S6975 wool, 90.
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DESIRABLE TOWN PROPERTY FOX
SALE,

uHE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS F0R Fs EaiG lot aas con,
=: NV. 80 vail imprutedr The dwelling Is COM
modon @ we'll built good repair Win al, ~ n necss SS
sarT oubu;ldGgs. For ful! PargeuarSS; sPPF VI "N
areSs GreeusbOreuSh, II. {.
Jan 80, 1868.
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=. B 1t was ordered by tie Board that for The pre-
sc@t the allowed for publishing distribution be in.
creased To so Tor spriug and S+Gfor fall distribution
Il further ordered that the above be published in
Raleigh Standard, TarbOrough SOuherner, Wilpjmgtou
Journal Fayetteville Observer, n. G. Argus Wester:I
Democrat, Greensboro Patriot, Asheve News Hender-
vile Times Salisbury Watchman and Milton Chronicle.
These papers will please copy three times and for
ward cnpy of advertisement the Secretary vino Will
then forward check fOr The s20 allowed.
April 7, 1873. 29-8t.
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COMMON SCHOOLS.

TENHE BOARD OF SUPERIETENDESTS OF CON-
q mon Schools for Wake County. viii meet as the law
directs the Chairnan's Office in the City of Raleigh
the Sd Monday of April Instant fer the rsactiun Of
business STEPHEN STEPHENSON, Chm.
April 7, 1853. I5-~2tPd.
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Mr.. BADGER.-We are grstfed to state that Mr..
Badger has so far recovered as to- be able to walk
OIL our streets If the prayers and good wishes of
friends could avail, he would soon be re-
S:ered to his full vgor.
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MARRIED.,

On the morning Of the lat instant. BY Rev. J. d. Hu
ham, Col. C. B. ALLEN to Mrs. J. HILL all of this City.
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RI Rev. BISHOP ATKEsoN.-Bishop Atkinson
has been in Raleigh during Easter and has preached
several times in the Episcopal Church to large and
attentive congregations. On Saturday and Sunday
evenings the rite of confirmation administered
to some twenty persons. We had the pleasure
Of hearing the Bishop on Saturday evening and
Sunday morning. His style is exceedingly clear
and simple and his discourses are calculated to do
much good. His discourse on Saturday evening;
which devoted to extent to the state of the
country, was remarkably well conceived and ex-
pressed and contained many wholesome truths.
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sHIFFI SNUFF!

WE'VE HAVE SOLD OUT OUR ENTIRE sToCR OF
va Carolina Belle, to Messrs. N. +. RlyES CO., :"
-, all or,isrs for the Snuff should be addressed.
We shall in few days, convert our Mill into Wheat
and Corn MIL aud STOP making Snuff Our patrons
would do We'll send forward their orders quickly aS inc
SIMPLY will room be exhausted cn
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cAROLINA RELLE,

-AyING PURCHASED ThE ENTIRE sTOCk OF
Ia the above popular brand Of SNUFF No A''
ed to NIL orders iOr ""' ' n: F. RIVES L CO,
Druggists.
W. s,,;I7 1sss 29-w&swlmpd
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WELL DoNE.-The Grand Jury of CasweIl Coui,-
many of the planters of that County ''contem
plate making full crop Of tobacco" have appealed
10 them in the most earnest terms not to do so.
We trust the appeal viii be successful, and that
Other GRAND .Juries will act on the subject
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CITY BATTtLION.
LAST CHANCE p. =, F,RNSrRVpTS

HAvING BEEN AUTEQNI1aC TO RAISE A COZ.
IL lany to be atach;d c &aic Eiotts City Batt:ies
(2"n Va? invite IL. attention Of all persOns subject y
Jonscription Hrr~ 6tiEy, ear"',d nd others to this
chance 9firh;ae good e1nparJ special duty in and
around HlaaErond Ts :~ron is permanently station
ed II hai rseSs at Rchnond $50 bounty and good cloth,
'ng given, Qnarters aid rat furnished from day ot
enlist 4ent; also, transp rtatinn
address wy H. ALLISON,
Csr1. and Recruiting OFFICER,
City Battalion, tichmnnd. Va.
April : 1888. 29-w&swl5tc3
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The Democrats of the North are all at once silent
III relation to peace. We have never had much
"OPe from that quarter. The opponents of Lincoln
~'e now nearly all war men. month or two since
-"hy OF the Northern Democrats were in favor Of
Pe'Ce and seemed to favor the independence Of the
SOu'a; but the bitter abuse heaped upon them by
.a' Ohcal paper, the Richmond Enquirer, appears
uaVe converted them into enemies The war
~ 90 on, and the Nortbern Democrats will do all
N'ey can to aid in its prosecution.
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WANTED TO HIRE.

WANTED TO HIRE.
a GOOD NURSE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
n for whom the highest price will be raid Apply at
this office
March 27, 1868. 25-tf
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A FIRST CLASS REAPER, WITH EXTRA CUT.
"A ter bar, &c. New and in order Aliens patent of
New York Apply to ]. 5 LEATHERS,
HIllsborough. n C.
April Z, 1853 I5--w4tpd.
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April 7, 1858.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-08
The Currency.

In the House of Representative the question Of the
Currency IL the first subject OF practical legislation
broAched, and EIGov FOote, wi the patriotic ASST
duty belonging to him, proposes to make it the e1cu
sive matter Of elaboration until disposed Of To this
end he would dispense with the Intervention of COM
mttse and bring it at once before the House in Com.
mttee of.the Whole. Whether this would expedite
final action is matter about which members may differ,
but there difference of opinion upon the point that
this is the first subject to be disposed Of Every day
increases the difficulty of applying remedy to the present
dsOrdered state of the finances and burdens the Govern
ment with additional Indebtedness, when it is already
labOring under load that cannot be safely increased
By all means lti tLiS overshadoWng question be dis
posed of before others are taken up.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-08

THI CHAsoI Il hAATLAsD.--Iu the report Of the
officers of the Seventh Yankce) Maryland regiment at
Brsoe Station to express the Of the regiment
the resignation Of the late commander, Colonel T. Il.
Webster, elected 10 CoDgresL the committee say:
Dsclaming for ourselves, soldiers, any dsposi-
ton to intervene in questions of domestic potcs yet
citizens and a. harylat ders do not Affect to g-
the radical and rapid change In the social
and 10 the system Of labor in State which has been
.naugurGted since let homes for the held and
Ehien is now being pressed with vgor through ali
the successive stages which mark transition epoch
There is system Of faes Of which We do not protes,
to be ignorant, and Ia which We do not claim to be
wholly uninteested and those are that We left Mary
that those Of US who may have the good fortune 10 re
turn, will find Maryland RG STATE at least inssnti
ment and in ali probability, free in foot and in lss
we'll ~
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-08

The Alabama Legislature has passed joint rsso!u.
ton to cut up the carpets in the State House 10 make
blankets for the soldiers.
yoke Of ordinary work oxen sold in Amherst
county, Virginia. tn. I'd instant, for ocs thousand
Eve hundred aud thiIty.nvs dollars cash.
Among list of retred officers" for physical disabl.
ity, published in the Northern papers, notice the
name OF Frank E. -BromWel who shot and killed the
noble Jackson in Alexandria. The Yankee papen style
him "ElsWorths Avsnger."
The North Carolina Legislature has adopted resolu.
ton authorizing the Governor 10 demand the person OF
Eli SWAnner from the authorities at Richmond, alleged
10 have beep illegally imprisoned at Salisbury near IL
months ago. and then transferred to the prison in Rich
mond.
The most reasonable Information the Abingdon Vir.
gniAn has from Knoxville is that Burnside Ia strongly
fortified in the city short rations and that nol
cmbatants have all left, and LougS;reet Smelling the
place furiously.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-08

ducing or compelling these men to return to Their
as to withdraw additional numbers
from the pursuits of business will still further diminish
the corps Of producers and render more difficult than
ever the question of supplies This is consideration OF
sufficient weight 10 Admonish Congress OF the risk Of
hasty action and of the prOpsy Of regarding the mat
ter in all its aspects before deciding If upon mature
examination it is deemed necessary to deprive this class
of citizens of their exemption do not doubt they will
oheeruy submit but Congress cannot do less in that
event. in defence of its good faith than refund the
money paid st its instance 10 the exemption TO
which il stood pledged.