The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-09-13
FROM PETERSBURG.

The artillery duel Thursday occurred be-
tween the batteries the centre of the line just
| in the rear Of the Old Blauford Church. 1t las
ted about three hours, and is represented as hav-
ing been one of the most interesting exhibitions of
artillery practice which has occurred during the
| campaign. The enemy gave in finally our fire
| being too hot for them. The casualties on our
side were few if any none were reported.
On yesterday morning, about ii o'clock, a brig
ade of the enemys cavalry, by forced march
around the left of their line, entered the Boydton
Plank Road, some distance from pckets, and
came down suddenly upon an encampment of one
of Gen. Bearings cavalry regiments. They
met by our men, and CALAMITY resisted until sup
port arrived, when the enemy wheeled and hei
precipitately. By this demonstration they accom-
plished nothing, beyond the information that our
right was too we'll guarded to admit Of any serious
flank movement against it-Richmend Enquirer,
September 81.
PETERSBURG, Sept. Last night about II
o'clock the enemy opened the most furious cannon
aiding the city to which it has been exposed.
It lasted about two hours our batteries replying
most efectually. No loss Of life or limb, and but
little damage to property.
1t is reported that the enemy massing hea-
Willy, infantry, cavalry and artillery, on our ex-
treme right, the Weldon railroad, for the pur-
pose of breaking lines and occupying the
Southside railroad or making another grand raid
GEN. MORGAN KILLED-Bristol, Sept s.
Bri E. Gen. John III. Morgan was killed at Green
vile yesterday. His body will arrive here this
evening.
Richmond, Sept 5.-A special dispatch to the
Wing says our cavalry under Morgan sur
prised at Greenyie, Morgan killed, and all his
staff captured except Maj Bassett.
A TERRIBLE RAIL ROAD CoLL1s1oN--Barnes-
vile, Sept "A terrible collision has just taken
place, - miles above here, between train Of
wounded soldiers and the up train ahead Of time
Everything is in excitement. Nothing definite
can be learned, but probably not less than 10 or
20 are killed and many horribly mutilated.
ATTEMPT TO Blow UP FORT SUMTER
Charleston, Sept. 2.-Tbe enemy, last night, at
tempted for the second time to blow I'D Sumter
with torpedo, but failed. 1t exploded about 800
yards from the fort.
SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE-In the absence of
qulnlne an effective substitute would perhaps be
acceptable to some Of our readers. Red pepper tea
and table salt answers every purpose for chills
Say tablespoonful Of salt to pint of tea, COM
mencing some hours before chill time, and drink
ing coplously of the beverage, fails to keep
off the chills. This is from an intelligent physi-
cian, who uses 1t very successfully 10 his practice
SUBSTITUTE FOR CoPPERAs.-The Macon Mes
senger says, it has received from good authority
the following recipe, which answers every purpose
IN dying, where copperas is used in setting colors
or tor dying copperas color: Half pint vinegar hale
pint cyrup or molasses, three gallons of water
Put the above into an iron pot with nails or other
rusty iron, and let it stand twenty days 1t is of
no to buy copperas for dying at the present
price, while this will answer every purpose
AN AMUSING INCIDENT-An amusing Incl
dent is related to u.s. of the battle of 18th August.
tor which unable to vouch When the
enemy S main line of works near Ream's Station
was captured and the frightened Yankees were
flying for safety, some of our infantry attempted to
turn one OF the captured guns upon them. Thew
loaded, sighted aud fired it, cutting off the top of
tall tree in the distance. They ventured to try
the experiment again, and this time made better
shot, striking the body Of a tree some twenty or
thirty feet above toe heads of the Yankees
prisoner standing by and watching their practice,
said: 'Oh! boys, you don't understand the use of
that gun-let me load and sight it," He did so,
and the she'll exploded in the midst of the Yam
KEGS. We have no doubt that many prisoner
would be glad to turn a gun upon his Yankee
friends if the truth was known.
MURDER OF TIE INNocENTs.-We learn that
the sexton in Atlanta reports thirty children killed
by the enemy's shells in that city
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e9~ Gen. Hood has ordered any mau detected
exchanging tobacco, papers, anything else, with
the enemy's pickets to be Immediately executed
LIRERAL.-C. E Parish, at Hillsboro', publish
es notice that one hundred dollars viii be paid
by him in behalf Of liberal man of that place, to
every deserter who will voluntarily return to his
ulty IN the army, provided his only crime is de-
sertiou