The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST.
NORTHERN NEWS

Northern dates to the 2ls have been received. yam
kee officer says that Hood beating Sherman at his
game of fanking 1t is reported that Sher1nans troops
short ratons.
1t is stated that Confederate guerrilas overunning
Kentucky Forrest is making raid through the western
portion of the State. p
Glasgow Missouri and its garrison has been captured
by the Confdeates under Gen Shelby The greatest
element prevails along the Kansas border
Thirty armed men from Canada said to be rebels invad
ed Saint Albans Vermont the 10Th inst, and seized
large sums of money in the Banks and shot several citizens
Eight of the subsequently captured and it is
said the Governor General of Canada has promised to de-
liver up the others.
The yankee steamer Roanoke captured by Coned-
crate vessel and burnt 1t is said that the of the Con-
federate vessel have been arrested by the British auhor
ties.
peace Convention has been held at Cincinnati Ohio
and resolutions adopted tavong the basis of the
sovereignty of the States, and calling for convention OF
the States to settle the difficulty.
Voorhees, Is reelected to Congress from Indiana by 49,
600 majority 73 counties in Ohio give abolition ma
iorty 700 In Pennsy the abolition majority is
said to be 1900. Not much to brag Of
SUPREME CoURr.-Chief Justice Pearson has called
special of this Court, to be held on the 10th
instant to decide whether one who under years
that age bound continue in the said service and
ALSO whether a substitute, who was over so when put
in is bound to after the principal goes back to
the army.-Raleigh Confederate.
CONFEDERATE CoNGREss.-The next session Of
the Confederate Congress will commence the
7th of November next.
The Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons
of North Carolina, will meet in Raleigh on the 5th
of December next.
The next Term of the Confederate District
Court for the District of Pamlico will be held at
Goldsboro', on the 31st day Of November next
Confederate.
The next annual session of the North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Conference will meet at
Mocksvllo, Dayie county, on the It'll OF December
The Situation at A,iamtu.-A prominent citi-
zen of Atlanta who was detained there until Sun
day last, makes the following statements to the
editor of the Columbus Times, of the situation OF
affairs at that point "lIe says that the Yankee
reports Of large numbers of trains having arrived
at that Loint loaded with supplies are false; that
only four through trairs have arrived since w heel
er started on his expedition. The Yankee army
has been consolidated into three corps-command-
ed respectively by Howard, Thomas and Socum
The two first have gone 10 the direction OF Chatta-
uooga The last is in Atlanta, closely guarded by
General VERSIONS cavalry which captures or kills
every Yankee who shows himself outside the tren-
ches. Ia addition to the loss of horses from star
walton, many are dying from glanders-a disease
fatal and epidemic in its character"
ALABAMA-The Alabama Legislature has re-
affirmed its patriotic resolutions adopted during
last years session and added to them this one:
That in the military events of last year no cause
for dependency is found and that neither patriot
ism nor wisdom can tolerate any termination of the
present war without the maintenance of the indie
nendencs of the Confederate States