The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-01-26

bss- correspondent writing to the Raleigh
Journal says:
|. "The yankees made terrible raid through
Hyde county, N. c., not long since, destroying
an immense quantity of property consisting Of pro-
Judge Donnell on the Lake, and burned 1900
barrels of Corn, besides destroying other property
of great value"
HS% Gov. Vance has appointed the Hon. Edwin
G. Reade to the Confederate Senate, to fll the
uuexpired term of the Hon. Geo, Davis, who has
been appointed Attorney General.
Mr. Reade elected Superior Court Judge
at the late session of the Legislature. Can he
hold both Offices at the same time? Besides, MIR
Board
pg~ Congress has passed law allowing Chap
lains to draw soldiers rations and forage for
horse. Also, a law comforting Adjutants of
Captain.
The military committee was instructed to in
quire what further legislation is necessary to pre-
vent Quartermasters aud Commissaries from detail
ing able bodied men to collect the tax in- kind an1
perform other light services.
Beg Quite number Of those who have subst-
tutes in the army have been captured by our pick
cts in endeayoring to get off to the yankees. One
of them was recently shot by picket on refusing
to halt.
A man must, indeed, be a very great coward
who desires to run into the yankee lines to keep
from doing duty for his own country. But there
are men here in the South, who have been specu-
lating and making money off the necessities of the
people, who now preparing to leave US and
evade the late law of Congress conscripting those
who have substitutes. If they had left two years
ago it would have been benefit to the country;
but they ought now to be made to help defend
people whom they have doue much to Cypress
by speculation. Those who have substitutes in
the army trying to raise great outcry against
the Government because they are net longer ex-
empted and allowed to prey upon the people, and,
worst of all, many of them are deserting to the
yankee side.
A Hint for those scho make Soldiers Clothing.
"A soldier, writing to the Statesville Express,
aludes to the bad manner in which soldiers cloth
ing is made, and says:
"Our pants, jackets and under clothing invaria-
bly, rip, after few weeks service, into the origi-
nal pieces. Then comes little swearing aud
sweating, and weeks darning and stitching, be-
fore fit to appear in public, unless We have
lost all sense Of decency, and come out with
flag o truce" flying in the l would be
glad if some of the women who do sewing for the
soldiers would pay visit,-I have not doubt
but they would return with many good resolutions,
as well with pretty good knowledge of anato-
my, and the conviction that our clothing is won
derfuy' if not fearfally made"
I-Znccndiarisn,.-W learn from letter
from Mr. L. " Campbell, of Iredell Co., that the
dwelling, kitchen and smoke house Of Mr. Jacob
Fraley, in the North western end of Iredell, was
entirely consumed by fire on last Sunday morning
j ust before day. There were about $50 bushels of
corn in the house, besides some other articles of
less value, as Mr. L. had sometime, since removed
with nearly all his property to this County for
from some lawless citizens and deser-
ters, because of his zeal in behalf of our cause
We learn that threats had frequently been made to
burn Mr. Fraeys property, and at last carried into
execution. Every good citizen owes it to himself
to aid in ferretug out the perpetrators of this
wick ed deed.-SulisJury Watchman.
FOREIGN ITEMs-Hostities have commenced
between the Republic of Ecuador and the United
States of Columbia.
The rebellion in St. Domingo is still progress
ing. The insurgents have captured 500 Spaniards
England had notified Denmark that in case her
integrityswas threatened by the Germanc Confed-
Grafton she would find her ally on whose assis-
tance she Mi ght depend.
The coast of England been visited with
terrible gale of wind 4. Holyh head Sc bodies
f1oated in, and dozen more might be seen drift
ing with the tide towards shore-mostly the bodies
of officers and crews of vessels. Chinneys, roofs,
houses, barns, and trees were swept away, with
loss of life.
FR1GHTFUL RAvAGEs OF THE SMALL Pox.-
A letter from Panama says: "The small pox,
which bas sensibly abated in this city, but only