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the most decided Hnnncr, nlmoet before the people
were ready for IT, This is partially tue Of skating,
though here 1t may be eaid that The people were In
most cases ready before the parks. It's not easy
to get good ice the n1st thing. Frozen enow is
very Goo4 in its why. End The npatient ones %ould
doubfiees far rather takc slim over it tann Wsit
TIL while ago." but it is not heslrate article Tor
The permanent uscs Of winter.
Tie Uedcu Park, On the foot OF Ontario s.rcet
ncar The Lake wna opened IN grand style on Mon
div evening with music and banprrs. The mana
ccfs lluvc ihc ea.ihncton OF having been the first
10 otter fuothuld for the SlIsteut1g steel. Thcy
lasc tLc best OF ice ind Pazk which needs not to
be bcueFcd.
The Central Park, on 6tate street. nesr Twelfth,
16 also in running order. opening on Monday even
ine with q good Attendance, and many brilliant
The Washington is not yet ready for the pnblic,
LONG to be ablo to present compensation fof the
Lille delay in the superior character OF their Ice
and arrangements.
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WHOLESALE DzT Goops.-onc Of the best &C.
1cctcd stocks Of dry goods In the city IL that OF
11rssrs. Hunt, Barbour & Hale, at Nos. 5. band Z
! ,Lc strect. We have frequently heard the tasts
and Judgment Of their buyer very highly spoken
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BUSINESS ExrENstoH.-Our advertising columns
Of to-dny contain notice Of 4 businc.s change in
the extensive printing, book binding, blank book
manufactory. e1cctrotyping, and printers Furnish
Ing house Of S. P. Rounds, Is State street. He
Inns juEt taken as partner Mr. Edward james, for
many years the active business manager OF the
well known printing house Of Van Benthuysen,
n1m will make still more comprehensive arrange
mcute Tor mcr1fng the confidence Of the business
community. which the honso has 80 long and 50
largely enjoyed.
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atuuSFnltutH,
COL. WOODS MUSEUM
GREAT SUCCFS6!

TUI. WUUDS MU SEUM.
COL. ]. &. MOOD AED B. T. WHITMAN.
PToprfetor1 aud Ms112ers-
GREAT SUCCESsl
wFDNEsnAY and THURSDAY EVENINGS, Dec.
14th and 18th. Will be presented tbs great Moral
Drama OF
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4htfaqp Mrrbnne.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IA, 1854.
THE CITY.

PEpaoSA1.-Goy Stone. OF loWa. arrived IN the
city yesterday, and f. now st1yinE ~ ane Adams
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EOR SALE-300 acres of land
Il tfepced} on Archer Road. nine miles from the
city near the Aux Plalns- F1fstrnte meadow and
farming land, and Will be sold low. GEO II. H1G-
GINSOS, Rc:l Estate Office, No. AetropoAtAn
fnNk
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An nnnua1 dividend Of 100 to 500 per cent ton It's
cost may be ohtnined In use by Its posscssor.
Geo. X Chittendcn koou, General Agents for
Illinois, Wisconsin, Town, Minnesota and Northern
InIinna, 1Ud Lake Etrcct. dec1I-hs3G-tQ ial
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he. bis arm to accompany Miss Rasmussen to her
humble lodgings, and, few months after, she
fouud herself installed in pretty little villa the
Island of AmaSer, from which, at the end Of q
year, she migrated to a large mansion, with nu-
merous servants about her. Here she had tho
satisfaction of learning the divorce of Prince Fred
ericS from his second wife, after n union Of FIVE
years. Princess Caroline returned to Mecklen
burg -Strelitz, and Louise Rasmussen was declared
ldUOrttc titre
: King Christian VII died on the Goth January,
lS4S, and the same day his son ascended the
throne Frederick VII One Of bis first acts
was to elevate Louise Rasmussen TO the rank of
Baroness Danner, which title was advanced soon
after to that of Countess. The matter created
some discomfort at first among the people but was
judged less severely when il was found that the
royal favoIite used whatever influence she possess
ed for the benefit of the nation. Besides, the
King loudly declared more than once that he
would prefer thousand times giving up his throne
than separation from his friend. The Countess
Danner became almost his sole adviser and her
influence grew to such an extent that she was able
to persuade the King to make her his lawful wife.
The mere announcement of the intention created
storm of indignation thonghout the country,
leading to protests all parts and TO strong re.
monstrances from the Minister'S nevertheless,
Frederick Vii was not TO be shaken in his pur.
pose, and on the 27th August, 1880, he gave his
hand, in the church Of Fredericksburg, 70 Lorise
Rasmussen. A short while after The King, with
his consort visited the southern provinces Of Den.
mark, and, being rather coldly received at o,e
place, His Majesty made very frank speech at
banquet given in his honor. He told the guests
that, though King, he had by no means given.
up his privileges as man to marry the woman he
loved best and that, in the place in which he
STOOD he looked upon his present wife the only
true friead he possessed in the world. The speech,
repeated from mouth to mouth, created profound
sensation, and gradually extingushed the i'll feel
ing against the Countess At later period sbe
was again censured for giving herself too much
the airs of real Queen; but rhe reptr ach v.s
deemed venial lin view of what was generally
kDowedged-tlat she was indeed the I,Net.t
friend and consort of hor royal husband. $40
alone succeeded in chasing away the spirit of pro
found detection which settled upon the King in
the later years of his liie under tue burden Of
physical aud mental suferings well political
cares. Frederick VII was thus enabled to become
what his personal enemies da not dispute
the best monarch Denmark has had these hundred
wears.
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LAST .BUTLER'S REIGN IN +. EASTERN
.af, ats NORTH CAROLINA. 81
HAMILTON, N. c., Jan'y 18th, 1864

HAMILTON, n. e.. Jany 18th, 1864
Il Beast Buffers reign in Eastern, North Carolina
every day approximates nearer what it was in Lou
isiana. Tomorrow is the time for all to take the
oath or go to prison. Hundreds of the must dis
loyal have already taken it, and in many instances
volunteered; hired, no doubt, by the seven hun
dred dollars bounty offered by the Federal Gov
ernment.
The situation of the,people of Eastern Carolina
and Virginia is really heart-rendering. Men of
all ages and classes may be seen going from one to
another shedding tears like whipped children, at
the gloomy prospect ahead of them. Near the
town of Plymouth they have fixed place for the
people to go and take the OATH They have
stretched huge chain the road, where all
have to 60 and swear to support Abe in his nigger
procamations, or 60 to prison. After they take
the oath they allowed to go into town and bar
ter produce for Yankee notions; the young men
and negroes being offered every inducements to
volunteer. The regular troops are re-enlisting for
three years, and going home on forty days fur
lough, in consequence Of which the garrison both
at this place and Washington has been considera-
bly, reduced. = .-....., e..
Butler saws that he must extend his lines forty
miles, in order to feed his troops, Oh account of a
scarcity of provisions among the Yankees and the
continually increasing price-bacon having recent
ly gone up to fifty cents per pound in New York,
within an incredibly short period. The effect Of
the large bounty offered for re-enlistmcnt will
cause everything to go up still higher
Butler claims to have restored justice to the
citizens of North Carolina and Virginia, who have
come under his rule. Here is an instance Of their
boasted justice: About ten days ago Miss Emma
Blunt, young lady of Washington Co., was 4ouud
dead near the picket stand. post mortem exam
naton showed that she had been foully used and
then Knocked in the head with an axe. Suspicion
pointed to one Moore, free negro, living near the
place. He arrested and the premises examn-
ed, and an axe with the eye bloody found
covered with some loose fodder. 1t was subse
quently proven that the negro swas absent the
night before-that he brought home bloody axe,
and hid it under the fodder. The print of an
found in the road exactly corresponding to the
bloody axe. On being examined he prevaricated
exceedingly, and told several different tales. The
one, however, that seemed most probable to But
ers Jtdye % was, that he saw several rebel sol
ders armed with axes; that of them offered
him $40 to tell him where Emma Blunt was for
he was going to kill her. You may naturally ask
what done with the negro? He told
that if he would volunteer he should be molested
further. He volunteered and was invested with the
blue badge Of tyranny and oppression, and gun
placed III his hands With which, in all probability,
to murder another woman. How long will Heav-
en- s thunders sleep? ....-., ..a.E- . 80
ROANOKE &.
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Carolina, passed at the second extra session of the
General Assembly, 1861. .. .-
SEC Be it further enacted That the Surgeon Cen
eral by and with the advice and consent of the Gov
ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding
three composed of two physicians each who shall de-
clare by their certificates those who shall be
exempt from service under the act to which this is
amendment, account of mental or physical disabl
ty, and they shall receive the pay of their rank and
travelling expenses be determined by the Adutant-
General. ... ~ .-.t .s... e r# .-s.ss
Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That the Guard for
home defence, should they .be called into service by
the Governor, shall receive the pay, raons and
allowances as soldiers IN the Confederate States
vice. and shall be subject the rules and articles of
of the Confederate States. Hs... ,-H.
SEC l. Be it further enacted That when the pressure
of public danger shall not prevent the observance Of
such rule the said Guard for home defence shall not
be called into service but by drafts of
ber of men from each convenient company, as to
make up the aggregate force required.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted That this act shall be
in force and take effect from and after its ratification
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly,
this the l4th day of December, A. d., 1863.
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DEFENCE
SEC !. Be it enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority the That neither the Govern
or of this the officers acting under act
ratified the Tth day of July 1868, entitled can act
in relation the Militia and Guard for Home De-
fence shall call for drill muster the persons
enrolled under said act, oftener than once month in
company drill oftener than twice year in battalion
drill which battalion drills shall take the place of the
company drills for the month in which they are ap-
pointed unless when caIle into actual service to repe
invaSi0l suppress inSurrectOn, or to execute the
laws of the State.
SEC . Be it further enacted. That the Governor
shall have the power to use the Guards of Home De-
trnc" for the purpose of arrestng conscrpts and de
serters; Porcd they shall be ordered upon this
duty beyond the limits of the counties which they
reside or the counties adjacent thereto.
SEC j DE II inrther enacted That in addition to the
exemptions tpn.S,'neo II the act to which this is
appointed under act entiried An art for fIa rn
lief of and families of soldiers in ba army,
MAR millers blacksmiths who have established bony
necessary operatives in factories fonndrio, H.
Attorney General Solicitors of the circn;t md
counties physicians of five years practice coutrartors
with the State Confederate government, editor
to each newspaper and the necessary compositors
Carriers professors in colleges and teachers IN acade
mics Propidd that this exemption shall only apply to
the drills specified in this bill and not to service when
the Guard for Home Defence is called into hesfed.
SEC 4 Be further enacted, That for failure to at
tend the battalion or regimeuta drill each field officer
shall forfeit and pay hundred dollars: each Captain
and other officers who shall fail and drill
their companies at the times appointed shall forfeit and
pay for each failure fifty dollars and if -comnls
stoned officer private shall fail attend at any drfl
he shall forfeit and not less than FIVE
twenty dollars ProUided that every absentee shall
be allowed until the next muster to make his
The fines shall be adjudged by regimental and cdmpa-
ny courts martial and judgments to be entered
and the fines collected in the and in accord
ance with the provisions of the Militia Law of North
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N @ TICE

The Association for the Relief of the Working Men
of Charlotte having opened in the Store opposite the
hand Bale Yarn, Salt, and Alamance Cloth,
which will be exchanged for Produce and Provisions
on liberal terms.
WANTED-Corn, Meal Flour, Wheat Molasses, But
ter, Lard, Tallow Bacon, Dried Fruit, &C.
A. GRAHAM, Commssary.
Nov II, 1868 if
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EXPRESS NOTICE.
OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS CoMpAN

OFFICE SOUTHERN EMPRESS COMPANY,
Charlotte Sept. "a, sG3
In order to avoid misunders erstandng and to make
our charges conform to the liability assumed, this
COMPANY hereby gives notice that from and after Octo
Der lst 1862 shippers will be required to place their
valuation upon each package before it will be received
Such valuation will De inserted in the Company
receipt and establish theliality of the Company for
the amount. The act of God and the public enemy
only excepted. I. D. GILLESPIE,
Sept %, 1868 Agent.
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Printing Materials for Sale.

desire to sell the Printing Materials connected with
the late "Norh Carolina Whig newspaper, published
in this town. The materials consist of a Hand Press
with linking Apparatus, Long Primer and Brewer TT pc,
together with fair assortment of Fancy and Job Type
Further information will be furnished by addressing
the undersigned at Charlotte, N. C.
Oct 27 SO RACHAEL R. HOLTON.
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state of N. CaroIina-Clevcla County.
Petition for Reprobate of Will.

Court Of Peas and G00rler Sesstons.
Martin al, The Heirs at law and next of kin
of J Harry deceased.
Petition for Reprobate of Will
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that
the defendants in this case, Anna Bridges and her
children, John Bridges, Asbury Blalock and wife
Sarah Washington L Bridges, Edmund H Bridges,
Hamilton Bridges Lafayette Benton Elizabeth Ben
ton Sarah Harry and Marcus L Harry, heirs at law
of J Harry, non-residens OF this State: 1t is
therefore ordered that publication be made in the
Western Democrat, newspaper published in the town
of Charlotte, Meeklenbuig county, for six consecutive
weeks. notifying defendants to be and appear at the
next Court Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions be held
for the county of Cleaveland the Conrt House in
Shetoy the 9th Monday after the 4th Monday in
No'tmoerf s63, then and there to make themSelre
parties 10 'his ssne if they think proper SO totdo
& witness 5 Williams, Clerk of said Court at office,
the 9th Monday after the Monday August, 1853.
/ adv $40 98-6t S. WILLIAMS Clerk.
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NOTICE.

Having taken out Letters of Administration on the
of Cyrus l.. Black, deceased hereby notify all
persons indebted to said deceased make immed ate
payment and those having claims against him to pre-
sent them within the time prescribed by law or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. #
Dee 8, 1868 lm JOHN Fl MORRISON, Admr
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TANN Err Y.

We have Tannery in full operation about six miles
from Charlotte the G. Il S. g. Railroad line. 1t is
irst-class Tannery, and prepared to purchase
market prices, Hides of all descriptions, and supply
the trade at current prices
A. II. GRIFFITH, e.
July I3 1869 IF G. Z. BELL.
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NOTICE.

wish to hire twenty good able bodied Negro men
such hands to hire will please call Robt Davidson
in Charlotte
also wish 10 hire two good carpenters. l will pay
in Iron and castings, if preferred.
J. W. DERR,
Jan. 49, 1864 Spring Hill Forge, N c..
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BaF~ The Northern Congress does not seem dis
posed to accept Of any terms Of peace short of the
complete subjugation of the southern people. In
the yankee House Of Representatives, the 18th,
another effort was made by the anti Lincoln party
to pass resolution declaring that the war was not
waged for conquest, and requesting Lincoln to is
sue proclamation that when any State in insur-
rection shall submit to the Ieaeral government,
hosilities against her shall cease and such State
be protected against all interference with local
laws institutions. This resolution was laid on
the table by vote of 79 to So. Strong war reso-
lutions were then adopted by vote of l II to 16.
Thus it will be seen that our enemies not
willing to accept of abject Submission on our
part-they require us to relnquish our pPperty
as we'll as rights as freemcn. This spirit, as
manifested by the yankee authorities, ought to
convince the people of the Confederate States that
their only hope of saving themselves from subjuga-
tion and ruin lies in etfectual and united resist
ance. We must and will achieve our indepen-
dence. Divisions and contention among us here
at home will prolong the war-harmony and con-
cord of action will shorten it and give us an hon
orable peace.
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COTTON CARDS AND SHOES

Cotton Cards for sale, but early call will only
"a pair a only have pair.
We have hand and make to order calf skin
Shoes and Caters of very fine English leather.
Lots ladies calf-skn Bootees.
. Lot of thick Brogans, large sizes.
.s.-. J. F. BUTT Mut Street.
June %, 1868 If Charlotte, N. G.
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Gbt W.egttrn gtmutrat.
.s .a.. rs CHARLOTTE 8 N. G.. r. t-f#

Our terms are ten dollars per year in advance
B@ The Democrat rciH be discontinuedto all su6scri
6ers at the expiration Of the time for which as.pod
Those Uho rant to continue must rener before or dtheeI-
piraton of their time.
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HORRIBLE CONFLAGRATION-A most distress
ing loss Of human life occurredaat Santiago, Chill
the 8th Of December news Of which was
brought by late arrival from Europe During
the celebration Of the feast of the Immaculate Con
cepton one of the Churches was filled to overflow.
ing to witness the magnificent illumination of the
building and to participate in the exercises. The
church was lighted with 10000 lamps, and heavi
ly hung with drapery. Suddenly. the gas pipe
ing was iu flames. The large audience found il
impossible to escape in time, and twenty FIVE hun
dred persons perished in less than Is minutes.
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GREEN BACKS PRoscRIBED.-The following
bill, to be entitled can Act prohibit dealing in
the paper currency Of the enemy" has passed both
Houses of Congress: :. su...... ~. ..,
l. The Congress ofhe Con. .iedfrate &atcs Of
america do enact, That NO ihrdkar, banker, or
dealer 10 exchange, or person coHoerned ln trade
as a merchant, or. vender OF merchandise of any
description, or any other person, except cHhin tie
lines Of the enemy, shall buy, SELL take, circulate,
or 10 any manner trade in any paper currency Of
the Uuted States: ProeideG, That the purchase
Of postage stamps shall not be considered viola
tion Of this act, .z.. .l ~ az "a A.-1 - '.
2. That any person violating tl6o provisions of
this act shall be subject to Indictment and prose-
cuton in the Confederate court holden for the dis
trict within which the offence committed, and
shall, upon conviction, forfeit the amount SO
bought sold, circulated, or used, or a equal
thereto; aud shall be moreover subject to fine of
not more than twenty thousand dollars nor less
than five hundred, and be imprisoned not less than
three months, more than three years, at the
discretion of said court; and it shall be the duty OF
the several Confederate courts to give this act
specially in charge to the grand jury. ns.. las 3
8. That this act shall not be construed to apply
to any person acting IN behalf of the government
of the Confederate States, by special authority
from the President, any of the heads of Depart
ments. r.z,a- r.s-..-str.. --rsgs - 5-s. e.sss.
A professional begger boy some ten years of age,
ignorant of the art Of reading, boughta card to
put on his breast, and appeared in the public
streets as a "Poor widow with eight small chill
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WANTED,

A single white man, over conscrpt age, TO assist
Plantation and take charge of or hands. Apply at
this Office.
December s, 1868.
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From the Wilmington yournal.
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.

We call attention to the following commnnica-
ton, and ask our readers to reflect upon what We
may expect should we unfortunately fall into the
hands of Beast Butler, the Yankee commander in
Eastern North Carolina: a..H 9ersis
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WAR ITEMS.
ROANOKE.

FROM EAST TENNEssEE-O Wednesday last
our cavalry was still in the vicinity of Knoxville.
The Confederate troops captured, during the re-
cent retreat of the enemy, 500 head Of cattle, 500
wagons, aud two hal-b loaded with crackers,
tobacco, &c and several hundred barrels -four. On
Friday lisr the enemy captured 20 of our wagons
whilst foraging beyond the French Broad. ,,
~ From MIssIssIpPI-The Confederates captur-
ed Island No. 50 on the Mississippi River, and
all the negroes and managers, killing some Is.
Fort Pillow has been evacuated by the enemy.
1t is also reported that Corinth hss been evacu-
ated, the Notifications blown up, and the enemy
fell back in the direction of Memphis.
The yankees are now beginning to find out that
Mississippi is not conquered yet ST.
sas~ Five. yankees were captured in Fauquier
county, Va last week, together mail which they
had IN charge, aud their horses and equipments.
BaE@ The Confederate steamers Georgia, Rap
pahaunock and Florida reported to be cruis-
ing in the Atlantic ocean, north OF the Equator;
the cruiser Tuscaloosa at last accounts Oft the
Cape Of Good Hope, and the privateer Relief, a
sailing vessel, is also after yankee shipping The
yankee war steamers have made an unsuccessful
search for our ships, and some of them have re-
turned. Probably they little afraid to 6nd
them. ..--. ....s #. s..-.a5... ...s-se,Hs
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ARR YES.
DEP1R rs.

1t is desired that all Parcels Packages Freight to
be forwarded by either of the above Trains be
this Office ONE HoUR previous to its departure.
7. D. GILLESPIE, Agent.
Charlotte Sent. Z, 1863. If
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IT Fl E
WRSS1EFhhhM DRMDgnAF,
GPublished every Tuesday,6
BY
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