The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-28

horses, and cut the railroads and destroyed a large
amount of government property.
VOLUNTEER CoMrANY.-News being received here
Saturday that Danve, Va, threatened by Yankee
raiders It company composed of about 100 started
that evening assist in driving off the raiders. The
company consisted of about 60 from the Navy
Yard and 25 80 from the other Government Depart
ments at this point, together with few citizens
We gratied to state that the probability is that
the services of this company will not be needed, the
raiders have been defeated and driven from the Rich
mond and Danve Railroad
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HORRIBLE CATAsTRoPHE.-We were informed ycster-
day evening by gentleman just from the place. that at
IL o'clock Wednesday night the residence of Mrs.
Kornegay, an aged lady who lived ten miles below
kenansville consumed by fire and that the old lady
herself persisted in the flames. 1t is almost certain
also that her daughter and granddaughter met the
terrible death But worse STILL it is the general
belief that the old ladys negro first violated the
persons of the young ladies and afterwards set fire to
the building Great excitement existed in the Eegli-
borhood.-G ozds5oro Journal.
FUND YOUR SIS NoTEs-Those who have not already
provided to pay taxes, would do we'll to fund
their Elves before the lst July. The notes themselves
will not be received for taxes.
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TRUE-The editor of the Richmond Wig, in
an article ON the "Atrocities of the Enemy, says:
"Wil this effort to save themselves by destroy
ing us succeed? God, nature, all history and hu-
man experience answcr-No! The recollection Of
ruined homes desolated fields, the bleaching bones
of our martyred heroes, Generals Lee, Beauregard,
Johnston and the Confederate armies, answcr-No!
While the -mercenary wretches clamor from out
side the gates of this capital without the power
courage to break through the living wall before
them there is a swift Nemesis coming to tread
them out of existence. More potent than steel and
h. ~ Of EnI'c
ing and vengeance The cries of our starving
children, the screams of our ravished women, the
smoke from our burning homesteads, are going up
to Heaven in our behalf. Conscience makes
ardIy our inhuman foe. Why does he not come
and take this hated city? Why does he pause and
give the lie to his late proclaimed victories and
loud vaporings by his actions? Because his course
is nearly rum because Gen. Lee is in front OF him,
God is over him, the devil is under him, and the
prayers of hungryand fatherless children and pale
widows are in his rear. asking Jehovah for ven
geance and deligerance."
YANKEE FoREBoDINGs-Some of the Yankee
papers, of different shades of "oyalty," seem to be
apprehensive Of the failure Of their armies, AID
thereupon they in distress.
at seems to rs easier" says the New York
World, "to state for fearing that the coun-
try is on the verge Of terrible catastrophe, than
draweth nigh If Gen Grants campaign should
result in disaster who docs not that the coun-
try would be ct overtaken by financial tor
nado, prostrating everything in its path p
The Springfield Republican, Government pa
per, makes, if possible more gloomy record 1t
says: Things begin to look squally a Govern
ment dollar is worth but $50 ccats; speculation is
running up the prices of the necesssries of life
even faster than the Government paper runs down;
the wealth of the country is passing from the many
to the few, and the laboring classes are becoming
dispimted and sullen. The nation is spoken OF as
passing through terrible struggles"
The New York Times, organ of Mr. Seward, and
advocate of the reelection of Dir, ltocoln, storms
at Congress, and asks if the state of the country is
caused by their ''imbeciiity or t-eachery.'
TRsIToRs.-It is said that the parties detected
in Augusta in communicating with the enemy are
females. They should be imprisoned forthwith
and kept in confinement till the close of the war.
Tbev are proiyabIv high in social position, but we