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THE WHOLES!N
IRA.

scarcely any department.
Northwest has displayed more D!9sts
inc pfJ. Goods Tzade OF Chicugo,: Lookinr
! oack only d few years, We 1ecolIect that thjs
BUSINESS was scarcely sufficient to keen morc
than one Or two establishments moder,,e1,,
61sy; Then the merchants from the i,te-;or
u unnois Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana S.r
Ruic4ased their goods either in New w.,
-. Louis, or Cincinnati. Chicago IA a nrr,
1ooos market was not on the map. and thsa
a.nount aa3c Of goods jobbed here did not exceed I
~ u., chan maIaon dollars annually. Now all this
ne market of the West. We have nna!S ,ds is
OF twenty-five wholesale dry goods Eouse1
nearly az OF which are patroni2ed tn he ~,
extent Of their capital aud stock. The mo-
coants 1fom the Interior Of the entire North.
western states, and even from Ohio and 3fisz
s oous.' nna II tor their Interest to purchase the
sale drS goods men have generally dar1no Tia
past TWO years undersold almost every S,her
market In the United States.
~ piot or the Importance of Chicaroaan n
~; ~ anoas @ market to the Northwest, We would
sIate tnat HE TRIBUNE has found it neces.
nnb,;.S n'f y sne greater part Of the year to
States. ' III '"o ""t1ea
It would be interesting to note the amorn+
o. q: saies OF the wholesale dry goods houses in
tnls Glty, In detail; but We have found It i'm.
Inrs R~ssa9e d.m 20 get complete figures. We there
lofe gre as near an estimate as can be arrived
y at. Iae sales OF four Of the heaviest honses
N me clly during the present year. amnTnt
70 S24,55o,ooo and the sales Of tfsa .11ti-e
;.aoe cannot fall short of S35,0OO.S ON
nus includes wholesale dry goods deaIer7
~. aaGy W goods 1oobers, and wholesale deal.
Is I u Y Yankee notions, &c. The foliowinS "a
ne List Of the Drirciraf hnuros, 40
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SEEDS.

J.. lineage haa long been recognized
the most Important seed markets h.
country, and each succeeding year witness
us development In large degree. As wfls
DC seen from the table given below, the re.
ce1pts Of seeds-Grass and Flax-duriro tba
year Just closing, amount to 10, 224, sos rs
against :, ,s85 .2os 1bs for the year 1868, The
trafhe In Flax Seed has already ASSUMED ri-
fantic proportions There are several larse
Linseed Oil factories In successful onerat;;3,,
here-among them may be mentioned - ~
blachtor'ds and Bouman, Wood & Co.'S:
and large Quantities Of oil are mannfac ctnred
1 14sre' both for Western and Eastern markets 81
ine traffic IN oil cake swells tie fpnres con. w.
giderably- Grass Seeds are m3stly shipned r.
EASTER markets. ~@ffeo "
ne following table shows the monthly r.
celpts OF seedsturing the year 1884:
~"' 4t@2 AscA1F7s AsD eaIRAKN1s or sH1Ds POE
IHK ExAR 1851. wv
afHss sesd. F1aEsetd. Grass Seed. Ella. st
, 1864-12-31

1he trade in Hats, Caps and Furs, Ia now
Fery important branch of the mercantile
Trade Of Chicago. There are nine 1src,
wholesale houses, which makes this lcoding
bnslness, md from careful estimates mads
ne should judge the amount of salcs eor tbs
re ysaF 1S04, BY wholesale, to be at least Is
taie,a ho o. ase, 1esldes large number Of re-
not include the operations Of these. Ths foi'
houses In the trade: "no'ea'le
y eh9er; p e w Williams Fitch, E. P. L. Broom.
keith, Faxoa & Co, Bassctt n = nsH., q %.
A. Herzog & Co., fnsnF = Hn1.i iinloaa'
Sawyer d Co., :" "o1tis'
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coth November, tho market futtuated be-
tween &1.03@1.66, when prices. advanced
4c, On t6e 3sth The market ruled
buoyant, and prices advanced 10c-closins
Al 80. This advance Is attributed to tbs
reduction Of stock in New York, Cincinnati.
and Chicago. On the 29th further advance
Of SC WAS attained, but The day following wit
messed 4 reaction, and The market fell back to
$1.T@1T3. On the 5th December the mar,
ket had advanced to 31.S3, but the day fol-
lowing Mf. Washburne reiterated his 1'tax
on hand " 1pd the market fell bsck to 10.
Mr. Washbutne's bill was thrown out, and
the market subsequently advanced to $1.80.
On the 18th the price advanced to $18l 1-9,
and On the 14th to 81 81. Owing to improYed
advices from New York on the 18th, the mar.
ket advanced to f1.87. On the 18th
the price reached $50, and on the
10Th the market ruled very buoyant
and excited, prices having advanced 100
at $500. On the a1st the amend
ment was passed by Congress imposing tax
January 1st, II consequence of this the
market ruled sct1ve and buovant, at au ad-
vance Of 3@4c-closing at sos. Owing to
the great stringency Of money on the 23d,
the market declined &c, and for the same
reason there vast q further decline of 3@4c the
day following. On the 27th M advance Of S
t4to was sustained, and sales were made at
$2.1oGG2,12. The 28th witnessed a decline Of
2@5c, with sales at s2.09 On the o9th another
depreciation Of 1c Was effected-sales betng
nude at $2.o6@2.081. To-day fDec. 3) tt
market advanced &c, with sales at 6, ,08Mo1
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AxcTFTs OF sAIr At cH1oAoo p.~-

1he great falling off in the receip pts Of For.
e'gn Salt this season, as compared with the
ten past years, IS owing. entirely to the hiob
duties payable in gold) and the high price of
sterling exchange. For these reasons II,
pofters had no margin Of profit, and conse-
qnent1y preferred rather not to imnort thsr
sutter pecuniary loss.
: The following table shows tie weakly n-,co
o. salt-Domestic and Foreign-during the
year 1851: 'NAe
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Louis this year. t3o" 81
80 70 show the comparative growth Of th,a
tfaae.ln. the West, we give below a tah1s ;
and anSdTcag cg:;nn.t shs RECEIPTS at Chicago St. Louis
4n'ae a ehaStnpaI hn.a 1or series Of years No re-
for the yeas just closing. ~ '"o 'nSs
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''s..'''.'eoo17t Il5T41 1E,3M
The following table exhibits the compara-
tire receipts and shipments Of Hogs and Cat
tic at Chicago for the past ten years:
fncH1r1s AND eu1Phkxrs orHoas AHD Bxxr CATTLE
Il EIQCAQQ EQH TxX IEkEs.
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~no1e6nle Hoot and Shoe Tnn
II Is only few years since cyl
OF boots and shoes jobbed
manufactured In Nassacx
ness WIS then confined
whose business did
retail establishma
the past few ytn
hns been made
wholesale esta
haTe done bu
about 8l4 .0G
great boot and
our iobbers sup
portance in HIN
Minnesota, Miss
Nebraska.
But this is not
worthy Of note.
wholesale houses
goods, and employ pl
IN this branch Of the
hestNualtties Of goods :
and the cheaper articles
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=, 1t is estimated BY those well posted TINT
tnefe are between thirty-f1Ye and frtV ,ho,, 5nue
sang NJ barrels now in store in this cfty. NDoa-
me following table shows the srnonn+ or
" since 1856; 10y "aaoai-
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The following table shows the receipts
Lumber, shingles- -Lath. &c, for the veal
1864, and also compare with the previon1
year, 1868:
RECEIPTS OF LUAHKR, cr"G0LEa. LAru. &C.. ron r,,,
YEARS - y ~ r. -
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s0' 1e1773 1A@A1r3 > ASU EuFXKNI6 OT EKHNs w1p
TIL ExAR 1861. -"A
Grass Seed. F1ax Seed. Grass sead. Fr.~ e,t
:. Receipts, Ehirn..Et11 rH1 u


- 'Iacludes F1.1 Seed-F1sp.es taken cror, Roar, ~
Trade Report. '~~N' "ot@ ooas9 u
ssUntl Dec. q,
The following table shows the receipts md
shipments Of seeds for series of years:
REcE1pTs AND SHIPMENTS OF SEEDS ror .,,,v
, 1864-12-31

Inc 1oIlo"1ng table shows the weekly prlcea
OF Live Hogs, Dressed Hogs and Beef Cattle
during The year l6Gi:
W1xALT f1Io1s or 1!yK Roas pgxsaao unaA Arn
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1r Sheep market has been ycrr 6,;,,- ~.
a. throughout the year and fhe ~ ~ r.
Pa 1or well fed stock has exceed.a ~ ue
previous year. One very import.nt Ae ~ VI
IN lts relation to the future Of our North rfa.
,enea ZEN states for the supply Of Wool, Is he
this npDets mapEet 81 o. sa1esp which have gone
ps o. the Northwest, We on1y ~ raaEat gsafsns thaS
y .a arc no statistics from which Re conid III
~ Gae numbers that have been TINS % IN.
H. ~ D1f'ng y nG the month Of Auenst m.
Us %. o. W,Oo0 head were sent Testwold ~
hraa,d nuas market, consisting chiefly Of The
,tiaee meeas 19E supplying tie choicest de-
the E,t,ens mo- o. Wool It win be under.estimat-
Sue res3n1aq jumpers or stock Sheep thus forward
dur;nr ,1 tha as s,,oe oeetng Upwards Of 100000
|lc following tables show tho roce,n+s and
1entG 1s, Of Hvc Hogs, dressed Hnes and and
cattle. for the year 1861: = ano
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eeipts and shipments Of Provisions during the
present year =
1ox fHIT hxcnr1e az rEoyIBIoxF puRI4u 1HE

Until Deeemher27-,
Tho following fable shows tho weakly |
prices Of Mess Pork, Prime Mess Pors, Primo |
Lard, and Mesa Beef during the year:
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
THE SITUATION.

Upon the whole the news appears to us TO be
,ood Even as derived from Northern sources, the
balance of advantage is rapidly getting over to our
side, if it not there already and the rapsd rise
of gold at the North, spite OF all the hes, conceal
nents and electioneerlpg efforts OF the Lincoln ad-
ministration now that it finds itself on the eve OF
the Presidential struggle, shows that this is felt at
the North. This Fall campaign promises to close
as sorousy as the Spring opened, leaving us IL
substantial possession, by the Winter, OF every
State that actually and truly joined the Confede-
raey. We must bear in mind that Maryland never
was. even in name Confederate State and that
Kentucky and Missouri, especially the former, are
only SO constructvely. They have never had a
chance freely to declare themselves. Missouri, We
really think is and has been in feeling and de fac
to, so far as her citizens concerned, Con-
fsderate State. Kentucky may be, and we think
is so now, but she, more than any other State,
spaltered ia double sense, Was true neither to
herself nor to her natural af6nities Now, the iron
has entered her soul, and she sees her mistake.
We think it possible that Kentucky may act upon
her knowledge We need Kentucky for our own
strength,-we want Kentucky because OF the many
noble and brave Southern men she contains and to
whom she has given birth, but still more because
of the heroic she does not contain, but who
have left their homes in her bosom to follow the
Confederate banner.
But leaving this discussion, may anticipate
the possession of more territory than We held when
the campaisn commenced. We may at least hope
for it. and with it the possession Of greatly aug
mented moral power. Should we, in the course of
events, be enabled to snatch back Northern Geor-
gia and East Tennessee, after Sherman's boosted
and really able advance-after the Yankees had
expended over one hundred thousand men on that
advance the effect would be unsurpassed since Ma
poleon's retreat from Moscow. Will we?-We
hope So Wilmington Journal.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
A FEW IMPORTANT FACTS IN REGARD TO
The '.SOuthern Hepatic Pills."

:! They prepared from the best quality OF Aedi-
cines by the discoverer, an aged Minister Of Inc
Gospel, and safe
2. They have been known for years and tested eJ
thousands.
B. Five hundred persons are known to have bees
cured by them.
4. They not recommended by the proprietor iof
everything but only for diseases which arise from dis
ordered livers
8. Directions and certificates accompany each box
and these certificates from well known and nos'
respectable individuals.
8. Correspondents recommend them good for Li'-
er Disease, Chills and Fevers, Pneumonia J"undice'
Dyspepsia, Bilious Fevers, Bilious RheSnah'"'
Worms, Plurisy, Bronchitis, &c. 49,,
Z. Several gentleman state that The use OF 49,
pills has been to them annual saving OF from S'y
to $500; they the beat plantation medicine ever VI
fered to the public.
8. Some physicians Of The highest standing PreseIoo
them their patients, and hundreds Of boxes nA''
been sold to regular practitioners. ,,
g. During the last quarter 1850 boxes have been sou
to two Druggists one in South Carolina, and one IN
North Carolina and some time ago over 300 ooi'
were ordered By Druggists in town In Virginia
Price IS box. For $50 n dozen boxes will be SEM
10 any address. $3.50 per gross. very liberal dn
count to Druggists and country dealers. Cash (ne"
GEORGE W. DEEMS.
GoIdsboro, n. c.
For sale in Charlotte BY Dr. Scarr and by VI. nuen
ison; in Lincolnton by S. P. SherriIl 10 Snei1y
in Concord by T. Reid and oy Dr"gs''"
September 90, 1904.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
Hogs, Mules, Corn, &c.
Executive Department, N. c.,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
RALEIGH, October 4th, 1864.

ADJUrANT Generals OFFICE,
RALEIGH, October 4th, 1854. J
General Orders, No. "a.
A necessity having arisen for calling potion Of
the Guard for Home Defence into the field repel
threatened INVASION avoid interfering far poss
ible with the Industrial pursuits Of the country it is
ordered that the commanding officers Of the Guard Or
Home Defence in the counties or Surry, Gadkn, Row
an Cabarrus, Meckenburg Lincoln, CASTOR, and
Cleaveand and of all the counties lying east Of said
counties, will assemble their respective Regiments or
Battalions without delay, and proceed 10 divide them
into three equal parts be known the st ID aud
Sd clas.es-these numbers TO be determined by lot or
draft and the classes called in rotatiou when less
than the whole required for field service.
Commanders Of Battalons will exclude from the lot
class all persons physically Incapable OF performing
field service and they will be careful not 10 include IN
either class persons not strictly members Of the Guard
for Home Defence.
TALON they will be united and divided into three equal
parts, and complement of officers assigned To each
When there three, six, nine companies In BAT
TALON they will be cqualiZed in numbers by transfers
from ono company TO the other and when the number
of companies divisible by three then IL must be
made by breaking up the odd companies and assign
ing their members to the other companies. The COM
pany companies TO be broken up TO be determined
by lot
As soon as each commander has complied with the
foregoing Instructions he will arm and equip tie t
class OF his Battalion and order it proceed without
delay to Goldsboro, and report to Brig Gen LeVen-
thorpe, who the troops arrive will organize them
into Regiments.
The Guard for Home Defence belonging 20 counties
lying of those above enumerated, are designed
for the defence of the Mountain District Their organ
ization will not be changed for the present.
BY order OF Gov. VANCE:
r. c. GATLIN, Adj Gsn1
October TO- 1864. st
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

sa- The North Carolina and Virginia Chris
tian Conference met pursuant to adjournment, at
Antioch church, Chatham county, North Carolina,
and was called to order by Elder John K Holt, on
Wednesday before the first Sabbath in October.
A committee on the character and standing of
Ministers, reported Elder VIM. n. Bragg, of
Raleigh, N. g., in bad standing, for having had af
6liaton with political faction called "lIeroes Of
America" which has ever been regarded as trca.
sonable in its character. Whereupou, after fair
aud impartial trial, he expelled from the Con-
ference and ordered to surrender his credentials
Confederate
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

GENERAL ORDERS No. II. ~
/. All men, reported for light duty in the State OF
North Carolina and who have nc been assigned, will
report themselves person. Without delay to the Com
mardant of Couscrpts. All officers in the State in
command of light duty men, will repor; their numbers
and employment to the Commandant Of Conscripts.
H. All officers in the State of the Invalid Corps or
who have been ordered for light duty and who are
assigned. will Immediately report in person. or if una
be by letter. to these Headquarters forwarding copy
of their orders of retirement from the Adjuta mt
spector Generals Office.
III. Capt. A. w. Lawrence, of G. S. Ordnance, hay
ing, in obedience to Special Order, No. 2O7, Par Xxx
A. G. o. current series reported for duty at these
Headquarters is announced as Ordnance Officer the
Staff of the Lieut.. Gen. Commanding, and will relieve
Lieut.. Graham Dawes Acting Ordnance Officer, Re-
serve, NC.
By command of Lieut. Gen. Holmes:
JNO. w. NINSDALE, A. A. Gen.
October 10, 1864 st.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
Headquarters Reserve, n. g.,
RALEIGH, Oct IL, 1864

General Orders No. Is.
THE following orders from the Adjutant and Tnspec-
tor Generals Office, are published for the INFORMATION
of all concerned. All detailed from the army,
who fit for field service and certified to, re-
quired. will be Immediately returned to their several
commands:
AdJt and Inspector Generals Office
Richmond Sept Goth, 1864 I
Special Order No. 223 (Extract.)
XIV. All men detailed from the army serving
in Virginia, who not pronounced unfit for field
vice by a Medical Examining Board and who not
certified by various Heads of Departments and Chiefs
of Bureau absolutely necessary for the continuance
of the manufacture of munitions and other indispcns-
BILE supplies for the army will be Immediately returned
duty with their respective commando. By command
of the Secretary of War.
(Signed) JNO. WHITES,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Adjt and Inspector Generals Office
Richmond. Oct. LIST, 1864.
Special Orders No. 233. (Exractl
l. The employees of Tax in kind service hereby
excepted from the operations of Paragraph XIV Spe-
cal Orders No. 22s, Adutant and Inspector Generals
Office, September %, 1864
These employees under the officers this special
duty providing for the army, and must be mo-
Tested by Enrolling officers, by commanders of De-
partmens.
By command of the Secretary of War.
(Signed) JNO. w. RELY,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Lieutenant General HOLMES
JOHN W. HINSDALE,
Assistant Adjutant General:
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

GENERAL LEE AT HIS nEADoUARrERs.-A
correspondent, describing recent visit he made to
the army around Petersburg, writes the Mobile
Register:
We found General Lee quartered in a grassy
yard, his tents shaded by noble trees. General
Lee in his tent, which is by no means a pre-
tentious one, at the time of cur visit, and my cou-
sin and myself stroed by in order to get look at
him. The old fellow was seated in split bottom
chair, engaged in reading one of the morning pa
pers through pair of spectacles-The back of
his head was turned to us, so that we were hardly
paid for our pains Of our sly observation. Not far
from the great Captains tent, the inside of which
looked very clean and coy, was his ambulance,
and under it number of chickens were pecking
about.-One of them, cock, is said to be great
pet with the General, who has had him from the
beginning of the war, and carries him wherever he
goes. suspect the secret of this apparent within
is nothing more than very rational desire for
fresh laid eggs for breakfast for the rooster is not
deprived of his harem.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25
$50 RENARD.

Strayed from the residence of Mr. S. NJ Stafford on
Rocky River, in Cabarrus county, lght-red COW,
in fine ORDER with the right horn broken Off The
above reward will be paid for her delivery to
Mr. Stafford. j: NJ. SPRINGS.
Charlotte, Oct 10. 1864
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

General Braxton Bragg, hitherto commanding
general, with his headquarters at Richmond, has
been relieved, and goes at once to take command of
an important military post in one of the more
southern States. The transfer of Gen. Bragg is
only temporary.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

Having taken out Letters Teslamentary from III,
County Court of Union county, according to law on
the estate of William ID. Howard, deceased shall e1.
pose to public sale,
On Thursday the 3D. of Noren,Lrr, 1864
at the late residence of the deceased IA miles west Of
Monroe, N. c., the following articles of property be.
longing to said estate. viz
Lands.
All the right title and interest which The said VIM
D. Howard, decd, had OF the time of hs death in that
tract body of Land known the MILL TRACT
situated in the western part of Union county on the
waters ofTweve Mile Creek, adjoining the lands Of O.
d. Broom, VIM. Jones and others, containing about
lI5 acres and has il of the best GRIST MILLS
flor grinding both Corn and Wheat) in the Southern
States; also, good SAW MILL The interest Of said
deceased in these Mills and Lands is one-third the
whole which now under the Will has to be sold
ALSO, all the right, title and interest Of said W D.
Howard in that body of Lands known MS the MON
DAYS BRANCH LANDS, containing over 100 acres,
and situated in the western part Of Union county, ad
joining the lands of T. W. Redwne, s. b. Howard and
others, and has it good ordinary GRlST MILL and
good SAW MILL. The interest of said deceased in
these Lands and Mills is one-tbird OF the whole.
Negroes.
will also sell the Negro man, SCOTT, aged about
As years and known throughout this section Of country
of the best Millers in the Confederacy.
opportunity is now offered to m-owners for supply
ing themselves with good number Miller. Said
negro has the reputation being honest negroes
generally known to be.
will also sell negro boy aged about years
smart and likely
will also sell negro Woman, aged about IS years
sound so far as known.
Hogs, Mules, Corn, &c.
Also, one Gold Watch, two good Mules, one Mare,
about 20 head of Hogs some Sheep, family Car
riage, road Wagon, one log Wagon one seti Black
smiths Tools about $50 bushels Corn, about IS bush
els Wheat, lot of Fodder, one Rife Cum 10: Of
Farming Tools, Household and Kitchen Furniture, and
various other articles too tedious to mention.
Sale to be opened Mt 10 o'clock, o.. m, when aud
where the terms will be made known.
The Executor will take pleasure in showing this
property to any who may wish TO purchase il, II
they will call on him before the day Of sale.
G. d. BROOM, Executor.
Wolfsville, Union county, n c., Oct 10, 1864 II
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

MILITARY ORDERs.-The following orders ap.
pear in the Richmond papers:
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. IA, 1864
l. Generals commanding Reserves in the seve-
raj States, will, without delay, select and send off,
GERS, one to each Congressional District, empower
ed to summon, and after inspection, forward to the
camps of Instruction, all persons holding certi6.
Gates OF Permanen: disability and such persons as
signed to light duty, as in his Judgment appear
likely tosbe adjudged qualified for service An
such as may, upon examination, be pronounced BY
select Medical Boards so qualified, will be assigned
to duty in the field.
The inspectors of CONSUMPTION may be charged
with this additional duty in the absence of other
suitable officers. By order, s. COoPLR,
Adjt and Iusp'r GeuI
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. 10, 1861
Paragraph I, General Orders, No. n, (curreut
series, is amended by the insertion Of "iu the ser
vice of the Government" between the words .em.
ployed" and :'as artizans," &c. By order,
(Signed) s. COOPER, A. 4 /. Gen1
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25

Salt, sugar, Tobacco,
Snug Boiler-Iron, Cotton Yarn, Cotiod Goods, and
L. s. WILLIAMS
Oct 10, 1864