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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
OFFICIAL.
Headers Reserve. ~. c.,
RALEIGH, Oct. 18th, 1864.

KALEIGH, OCT IIth, IoOf. J
General Orders, No. l6.
Ali Chiefs of Departments or Bureaux and Superin-
tendens of Government Works in North Carolina who,
in compliance with General Order No II, A. and l. q.
o. current SERIES forward this Office certified lists
of men in their employ who experts, whose SER
vices ndispensabiy necessary will, upon forward
ing the list notify The parties certified that such
certificates have been made. Enrolling Officers will
respect these notifications, and will modest men
holding them pending revision of their details.
By order of Lieut.. Gen. Holmes
JNO w. HINSDALE, A. A. GenI
October "a 1864. st.
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n GTTCE.

will sell at Morrow's Turnout, Saturday the 9th
of November next, fine Brood Mare and Colt, and 4
head of Hogs--the property of J. j. White, decd.
hereby give notice to all creditors of the Estates of
j. j. White and Vim p Barnett deed to present TN cir
claims, duly authenticated, within the time limited by
law for that purpose, otherwise this notice will be
pleaded in bar Of their recovery. Debtors to the
tates will please make payment Immediately.
J. w. MORROW,
Admir- of J White and Ext of w P Barnett, dec
Oct. "a, 1854. Ut
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CARD NOTICE.
Oct. "a, 1864.

There is now ready to be issued from this Depart
to the different counties in the State, a lot of
COTTON AND WOOL CARDS. This lot of Cards will
be to the Agents with Backs ready for lacking
the Cards and be sold at 22 so per pair the Cit
liens generally in instance is than pair
be sold a family. These Cards not intended for
the families of soldiers The Department is having a
large lot backed ready for which will be sent
and sold TO the families of soldiers fast they
be made, at a much less price Agents requested
make arrangements and call for them.
H. A. DOWD, A. Q. NJ
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GEN. LEES ARMY.-We learn that Gen. Lees
army is being rapidly reinforced by new recruits.
The Richmond Dispatch Of last week says:
The ranks in Gen. Lees army rapidly filing
up and the corps divisions. brigades and regiments,
depleted by many battles, assuming their former
proportions. AT dress parade Sunday last, a
Virginia regiment which had inscribed on its battle
flag the names of our earliest battles. tarned out
llOO muskets. and one of our smallest Divisions
numbered 1000 effective men,"
This is cheering news. indeed.
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MARRIED..

In this county, the goth inst, by the Rev VIM
Mcdonald, Capt. John E. Moore, of Co |, 4sth n &.
Regiment, to Miss Amanda +, daughter of Col. T.
Morris.
In Salisbury, on the 10th inst, Col T. c. Sugletary
of the 44th n @. Regiment to Miss Hattie E. Williams
On the 18th instant, Mr. w Palmer of Cleave Gland
county, n. Co. to Mrs L MINIS of York District S. G.
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Notice TO Railroad Agents!

had shipped from Augusta Georgia to me, during
the month of February last TEN BARRELS OF ST.
GAR; Also TWO BOXES and ONE BARREL OF ST.
CAR none of which have arrived. 1t was At Char
lotte " c. on the oath of May, and presume went
forward. ] will pay TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS TO
apy person who will furnish me with written certif-
cate of It's locality.
ROBERT HILL
Richmond, Va.
October IS, 1864. 2tpd
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AN OUTRAeE.-We learn that Judge Reade
committed man to prison at Wsynesville last
week for contempt of Couit and resisting an officer
sent to arrest him. The man is soldier and the
night after his conmittal party of armed men
from the company to which be belonged, visited
the Jail and by threats forced the Jailor to release
the prisoner. We need hardly say that our gal
liant soldiers have warmest sympathies, when
in discharge of their proper duties, but such an
act as this must meet the condemnation of every
GOOD citizen. -AMcriWe Necs.
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E6S- Hon. JOHN r, DoNNELL died in this city
on Saturday morning the 18th. Since the fall Of
Newbern he has been residing here with bis daugh-
ter, and his health has been constantly declining
1t is known that Judge Donnell was for number
OF years one of our Superior Court Judges, which
position he filled with honor. Since be retired
from the bench he has remained at bis quiet home
in Newbern experimenting his large estate and
devoting himself to farming. He was pure man
and good citizen, modest and retiring 10 his man
ncr, and respected by ali.-Raieigh Conservative
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pg An intelligent observer, who has recently

Bas- An intelligent observer, who has recently
inspected the lines Petersburg, expresses
great confidence in our ability to hold our own in
thai quarter. He states that the opinion enter
tanned ir the army is that the ting of battle will cc-
cur simultaneously on both sides Of the river, in
the vicinity of Fort Gilmor the enc band and
near the South-side Road on the other, and that
both will fail-Richmond Examiner
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" A large meeting was held in Columbia last
week, and resolutions were adopted condemning the
late lettsi written by the Hon. w: ". Boyce. Mr.
Boyce requested TO resign his seat in Congress.
Mr. B"yce made speech and rather tried to beg
off, but it We suppose our South Ca
rolna friends are beginning to think that there is
something rotten in other places besides Denmark.
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FROM NEwBERN.-We learn from our Kiustou
Correspondent. that Yankee deserters from New
bern say that The enemy's feet is now rendezvous
ing in force at Beaufort harbor preparatory for an
attack upon Wilmington. Sixty vessels Of various
classes have already arrived, and more less are
coming in port every day.-Our correspondent
writes-"I give this Yankee news. My opinion
is that this movement OF the Yankee feet in Beau
fort harbor is not intended for an attack upon VIII
mihgton, but merely to relieve the blockade squad
ron now off the mouth of Cape Fear However,
we shall soon see what we shall see"
Amongst the old citizens of Newbern who have
fallen victims to the yellow fever that IL now
raging in all its fury at Ncwbern, Beaufort ahd
Morehead City, our correspondent gives the names
of James Ward, Isaac Ramsey, John Il. Jones aud
Henry Clay Jones.-The latter is well known rs o
lawyer of Newberu. lie left that place on its oc-
cupation by the enemy, and year or so since re-
turned under disreputable circumstances, il was
said; since which time he has been practicing YAM
kee law before the Yankee Provost courts,-Rdt-
eiyh Confederate.
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CARDs.-Major Dowd the State Quartermaster,
gives notice that he has lot of Cotton and Wool
Cards to be issued to the different counties. and
be sold to the citizens generally at S22 so per pair
no one family to have than one pair. This
lot of Cards is not intended for the benefit of SOL
ders' families A lot is being prepared for soldiers
families. which will be sold at much less price
Co. "a,
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NOTICE.

We positively forbid all persons-white and black,
poor and rlch-from fishing in our Mill Pond. Any
one caught violating this notice will certainly be pro-
secuted We longer bear the depredations that
have been committed on premises
Oct "a 1864. PARKS & WALLIS.
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Administrator Notice.

All persons indebted to the estate of Moses Alexan-
der decd, are notified 90 make payment, and those
having claims against snd estate must present them
within the time prescribed by law, this notice will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery.
w. n. HOUSTON,
Oct H. 1864 Il one of the Adm -
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Exchange Notice No. ~.

Richmond, Va Sept. 20, 1894.
All officers and men ofthe Vieksburg capture ofJuly
l,b 1888 who reported for duty at any parole camp
Eas, OF the Mississippi prior to Sept 10th, 1864,
hereby declared exchanged. no. OULD,
Oct 10th. Ct Agent OF Exchange.
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Blue stone for Provisions.

G. s. AcTD WoRKs, Charlotte, ". G.
/ have placed at the store Of W. NJ Matthews, Esq,
quantity OF Bne Stone suitable for Farmers use,
be exchanged for provisions Government account.
CHAS. H. WINSTON,
Oct II, 1864 q n NJ. Service.
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ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

Having qualified as Administrators the estate OF
Jane Barry, deceased the 18th day Of November
next at the dwelling of said deceased IL miles from
Charlotte the Beauties Ford road, will expose
to public vendue credit, the personal property of
said deceased consisting Of the following property
witt
Nine likely Negroes,
Wheat, Corn, Fodder. Hay three head of horses two
mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, road wagon and gear
ing buggy ard harness, farming utensils, lime,
tan bark, leather household and kitchen furniture,
and other articles unnecessary to mention.
Terms made known day of sale
A. H. BARRY,
J. +. HARRY,
Administrators with the will annexed.
All persons indebted to the estate of said deceased
hereby notified to make mcnt, and all persons
having claims against said estate will present them
for payment within the time prescribed by law this
notice will be plead in bar of their recovery.
A. NJ. BARRY
J. T. HARRY,
Adminisra tors with the will annexed
October IL, 1864. At
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Nine likely Negroes,
ST RAYED,

From Oates Williams lot, in Charlotte, on the 9th
inst, red muley cow, short tail aud marked with
swallow fork in the left She raised by Jane
Crump in Morning Star neigbborhood. A liberal re-
ward will be paid for her delivery to me, or for infor-
nation to her whereabouts.
A. q. STANSILL,
Fulwood's r. o., Mecklcuburg CO.
October Il, 1864 3lpd
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SUPERIOR CoURT.-The Fall Term of the Supe-
rior Court for this county, will be held next week
Judge HOWARD wiz preside.
Heretofore the fourth Monday in October (this
week. the time for holding this Court, and we
learn that witnesses, jurors and suitors have been
summoned to attend here this week. but it seems
that at the last session of the Legislature change
of some kind made in the law which makes the
court come one week later than heretofore. 1t is a
pity that this change had not been made public
earlier for it has caused disappointment all through
the Circuit.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

Eg- The elections for State officers in Pennsyl-
Sania Ohio and Indiana, have resulted in favor of
the lincoln candidates. The trucking, wishy
washy course pursued by Mcclellan and his friends
has caused their defeat.
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EE We copy the following orders, just issued by
Brig Gen Martin, for the information of the public:
Headquarters Western District Of n. c.
Morganton Oct. Is. 1861. {
I. Enrolling officers of Counties West of Rock
ingham, Guiltofd, Montgomery, and Richmond, will
order the detailed men VIII" made liable to
vice in the field by the provisions of General Or
der No. II, a & | Generals Office, to assemble at
the county seats of.th" counties in which they
respectively assigned 70 duty. the 25th inst, and
all tEose East of Buncombe, Madison and Hcndcr
son Will pr"crrd in charge of the squads from their
several counties, to Greensboro. n. c., by the 2Sh
instant where they will report to Col. w. j. Hoke
Inspector General of Reserves.
Those Vest of the Counties last named will report
as soon rs practicable.
III. Officers for the &c uard for Home Defence"
will assist the Enrolling Officers in gathering the de-
tailed men required above, by notifying ca CHI one
IN person to repair to the place of rendezvous the
proper time, in readiness to leave for the army of
Northern Virginia, and will if necessary, ride nces-
santly until the men are collected
Ill. by virtue of Special Orders No. :}6, Head
Quarters Reserves. n c.. and Special Orders No
bI. Ex Dept. \. G.. the undersigned has command
at both Reserves and &c yards for Home Defence
ut the counties to which the Order above applies
and the officers who hereby charged with dutics
will be held to rigid accountability if they fail to
discharge them promptly.
~. Every Enrolling Officer will report bv letter
TO this plac>, the time lis attention shall be first
called to the above order
V. Should any county Enrolling Officer be absent
from his post. the senior officer of the Home Guard
IN the county will act IN his place.
BY command of Brig. Gen. j. G. MARTIN.
Ls We tender our Acknowledgements to Capt.
1ohn aiker for two gallons of very nice molasses.
Also to Mrs Williamson Wallace for similar
favor
The ruling price in this market for molasses is
ROW "a to $40 per gallon.
The following item from the Richmond Dispatch en-
courages the hope that reform being commenced in the
right directions
FILLING UP THE RANKS-A late order, issued from the
once OF he Adptant and lnspsetorGeneral, orders the
chels OF me Bureau OF Ordnance and of the Ne Bureau
aud other employees,
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EXPOSE THE GUILTY.-In the Hon B. H Hills
letter, abiding 10 the various ways in which the
army is cheated out of men, he says:
lit has been said also that the newspaper Offices
everywhere have aoused the privilege allowed them
by the law of exempting their employees, and have
exempted an unusual and unnecessary number. I
do not know this to be but if So it cannot be i'm
proper for Congress at the ensuing session to know
the names and number exempted for each Office
If any newspaper Office has exempted All unneoes-
sary number of employers let an exposure be made
and let the Editor of such newspaper be conscribed
forthwith aud sent to the army. IF any one has
slipped into printing office (ether editor en-
ployee) to eyade CONSUMPTION let him be driven out
and made to take his chances with others who are
liable to be called into the field. Every editor in
this State, and i'll the Confcderacy, should urge an
investigation. and if there any guilty of the
duct complained of, they should be censured and
exposed. AS one of the newspaper editors, we can
say that employ less force in Office now than
we did before the war commenced although we have
a larger circulation now than we had then. There
is but one in this office who would be liable to
service if he not here. The fact is printers
are SO scarce and hard to get that we supposed they
were mostly in the army; and we have seen the
statement made several times that there more
printers In the army, according to numbers, than OF
any other class.
But it would be well for Congress to adopt the
rule in exempting editors and printers adopted by
Gov. Vance i'll this State viz: one editor, three
printers and two mailing clerks for each daily paper,
one editor and three printers for each semi-weekly
paper, and one editor and two printers for each
weekly paper. And it might be nothing but just,
that where two editors employed before the
war, to exempt two now. The rule adopted by Gov.
Vance prevents fraud and will keep the newspapers
going.
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Notice..

All persons leaving Charlotte by Railroad are re-
qured to obtain Passports at the Provost Mdrshars
Office. By order, LieHt. &. w. GRAYSOS,
Oct II, 1864 Proyost Marshal
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PRESBYTERIAN SYNoD.-The next Synod OF
the Presbyterian Church of this State meets in
this place the 26:h day Of October instant.
The Rev. Mr.. Graves, whose visit to the North,
since the commencement of the war, caused his ar
rest and trial in Richmond, we learn was tried by
one of the Presbyterios and found guilty Of such
charges as disqualified him for longer filing his
pulpit at Oaks in Orange. He appealed from that
body to the next Synod, and we presume he will
have hearing at its next meeting. The charges
against him, if mistake not, were fslsebood or
prevarcatioD, trHng with the affections of young
lady, aud converting his pulpit into a means Of
gratifying his feeling Of resentment toward an enc
my Greensboro Citizen.
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For sale.

A first rate Moasses HOgshead Apply at the Char
lotte Steam Mills.
October II, 1864
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States. AS matter of history it is well to keep the
record straight:
l. South Carolina. December Doth, 1860.
3 Mississippi. January 9th. 1861.
B. Alabama. January 1Ith. 1861.
A. Florida January 18th. 1861.
5. Georgia. January 10Th, 1861.
8. Louisiana. January Goth. 1861.
Z. Texas, February 1st, 1861.
8. Virginia, April 18th, 1861.
8. Arkansas. May 9th. 1861.
10. North Carolina, May 9th. 1861.
ii. Missouri, August, 1861.
Although North Carolina about the last to
secede, she has ever since been foremost in sustain
ing the cause of the South. The fact is, had it not
been for the efforts of North Carolina and Virginia,
the cause would have been lost long ago And as
long these two States stand firm. there is good
foundation for hope of final success.
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BLUE SToNE.--Mr Bycrly. the agent for this
county, has received from the State about $50 lbs.
of Blue Stone. 1t is sold at $40 per pound. We
learn that soldiers families have the preference,
and that is to have more than two pounds.
The lot received is already nearly exhausted
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

THE GOVERNORS MEETING.-A meeting of sew
eral Governors of Southern States was held at Al
gusta on Monday the 18th inst. We publish the
resolutions adopted. They are proper and time y,
and ought to receive the sanction of every patriot
The times require extraordinary exertons on the
part of our authorities, and duty demands the cor
dial corporation of the people of the Confcderacy.
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CAMP SToKEs.-Maj. Jesse X. Mclean, who is
native Of our county, has been in our town to
day, and we learn that Camp Vance has been
broke up and the men brought here. He has To-
Gated the new camp one and half miles north
west of this place on the road leading to old Mar
tinsvile. 1t is called Camp Stokes in honor Of
Colonel Moutford Stokes, who lost his life at the
head of the First regiment from this State in one
Of the bloody battles around Richmond Mai.
Mclean will take charge of this Camp. lie has
the reputation of being able, efficient and cour
teous officer Greensboro Cai%cR.
We hope Maj Mclean will not let the tory raiders
under Kirk capture his camp Mt Greensboro.
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a The following is stated to be the order in
which the Southern States seeded from the United
States. AS matter of history it is we'll to keep the
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

RETURNED N. c. OFFIoERs.-Among the off,
GERS from Federal prisons, arrived at Richmond by
flag of truce the 14th inst, we find the names
of the following officers of North Carolina troops:
First Lieuteaants.-H Rngstaff Add regiment;
j d Cuthber;son, $50; s G Lyman, 3lst; NJ A
Lowe, 18th; 4 W Pharr, 57th; l. NJ Simmons,
9Th; F Williams, 18th.
Second Lieutenants.-Thomas C Miller, SD,
f + Armfcld, 1st; E Furley, 18th; G Jofreys,
45tb; S p Sparrow, Goth.
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GEN. JouNsToN.-A dispatch dated New Mar
ket, Va. Oct 2lst, from Brig. en- r. d. Johnston
who was in the late battles in the Valley informs US
that he is safe and well.
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EXPECTED ATTACK ON WILMINGTON.

The Wilmington Journal thinks that such information
has been received by authorities leave doubt that
the enemy will attack Wilmington within the next few
days. The yankee feet assembling both at Fortress
Monroe and Beaufort Harbor The Journal advises
combatants to leave immediately
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who was in the late battles in the Valley informs US
that he is safe and well.
CONscRIB1NG NEGEoEs.-The question of
scribing negroes for service in armies is being
discussed in various parts Of the Confederacy. In
order to let readers some of the arguments
advanced III favor Of the scheme, copy an article
from the Richmond Enquirer Oh the subject. We
do feel prepared at present to express an opin-
ion for or against it, but we are prepared to say
that unless there is change in the conduct of those
rho have re means to help the Government. but
who have refused neglected to do it, it will be
necessary to take negroes or abandon the struggle
for independence. We say this after mature
Election and in view of the manner in wh;ca the SER
vice has been cheated out of men and supplies by
those who have great deal of property dependent
the issue of the present strugg and also in view
of the fact that thousands of able bodied men
now in the employ Of the Government las details)
consuming the substance Of the country without
rendering any material aid in advancing the cause
of Independence
There is Qua side of the army too many Offices and
office holdeEs, and these office holders have too
many detailed to wait them or to do nothing.
There enough in the employ of the
Government to whip off Grant and Sherman, if they
were properly used.
We speak plainly and candidly because it is time
to do go, and because do not intend to cry all
is well = while the danger is imminent. If our own
people do their duty-if each does what he
TO sustain the GOVERNMENTAL will be we'll the
brutal yankee nation can never triumph over
But if our people devote their efforts to making
money off the necessities of the country, and every
strives to keep his friends and relatives out of
the army requires prophet to foretell the result
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ET We copy the following ORDERS just issued by
Brig Gen. Martin, for the information of the public:
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FROM PETERSBURG.

The Petersburg Express of Saturday report affairs rather
quiet around that city, though predicts that before
days great battle will take place 1t speaks confident
ly the result Deserters from Grants army continue
arrive within our lines in large numbers. Maj Gen. Biz
new, Yankee, is dead.