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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
ORDERS FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury has issued the following

ORDERS FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENr.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury has issued the following
orders
In order to promote, as far practicable, the early
liquidation by the Treasury of the outstanding taxed
notes the Treasurer, Assistant Treasures and Pay
Deposares in the different States, are hereby authoriz
ed receive the said notes. except 500 noee, at six
tysix and twothirds per centum Deposit issuing for
certificate of loan upon hypothecation of
taxable Donds The said certificates to re payable
demand, alter the expiration of ninety days.
And all agents for the sale of The above bonds ore
hereby authorized receive the taxed notes the
exception Of the in payment Of bonds when
sold, at the rate Of sixty SIX and twothir1s per cent
| um.
Loans the security of the five hundred million six
per taxable bonds under the seventh section
| OF the currency law.
Deposits on call will be received by the Treasurer in
this city, the Assistant lreasurers at charleston
Mobile and the Depositaries Wilmington, Raleigh,
| Columbia, Savannah Augusta and Montgomery; and
certificates will issued Tor The same. bearing nertst
at the rate OF four per cent annum and secured by
toe by pOthecaton of amount VI the ABOVE bonds,
equal TO the OF these loans he oouGs b. It
apart by the treasurer, and the proceeds, when sold
applied exclusively TO the payment OF the said certif
cdles.
The security and convenience afforded to banks and
ohtr corporations, and to the pubic generally, by this
mod OF temporary investments and the effect Of the
measure II generally adopted, in keeping the currency
within moderate bounds 1t is hoped will commend
The favorable consideration OF the community and Sc
cure their prompt operation 10 Carrying il into e-
iect.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

The hour is fast approaching when bloody AID des-
per ate battle will be fought In fact it cannot be de-
layed many days. The odds are against U.s. SO far IS
numbers are concerned bat we must trust to the tried
valor of our men to make up all deficiencies In the
meantime, it ia the duty of every who is absent
with Or without leave that be shall promptly reoin his
command and help to swell ranks. The very crisis
in the fate of Georgia and of the South is at hand and
this the time for every to perform the obligation
be owes his country. Furlough can temporarily be
laid aside, and patriotic promptness in reporting to
their respective commands be substituted by our SOL
diers We are aware that the pleasures of home, and
the society Of relatives and friends possesses great allure
ment, and fascinating 10 the vetersn, but he must
be wiling to forego the happiness of being with his
loved ores awhile, Duty must be obeyed, and when
victory achievt and the enemy sent bowling back
to the Tennessee they repose the laurels won by
their patriotism aud heroism. The battle will be
fought in few days and every additional man will add
tower Of strength to tia army. We trust for the
sake of the cause in which you are engaged that
man will so far ignore the claims OF his country by nb
sentnr hise from the battle field at the pre- sent time
when bis pres nee and that of thousands who alb
sent might turn toe scale Of battle and wrest victory
from the banners of our enemy Sherman s now play
ing his last card If Can heat him back the result
will be undoubted. Beaten e more he Will be com
PEELED to seek safety ia flight and the lowering clouds
which no threaten to overwhem in disaster Will OF
depel!ed By the bright sunehine of glorious triumph
Macon Telegraph.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
Cnn, IN nIiaforiule.

The old ard young, white and blSck, Molungeons l"
and mulatto2s, were drawn cut by the passage down
Gary street. after the arrival of the Petersburg train
of mixed crowd Of miserable half manned and blind,
blue devils marching in lire, with about the same mum
Der of The meanass ard worst Il oing scrubs " in
the way Of negroes we ever saw. The Rlcnmond
Americans of African descent" either smiled or ex'
pressed themselves dersively they hoboled along en-
route for the Libby kitchen, and contended, upon what
information We know not, that they were all Illinois
negroes ,,,
Where they came from it matters little as it is very
evident the figure hey cut, that while negroes
very good eating hCg and hominy they won't do for
soldiers We have not learned what disposition the
Government nends making of such of these as survive
their ugly wounds, in fact of any Of the black
wretches captured at Petersburg.
Until this question is settled, We advise that white
and black prisoner be quartered 10 the same bunk
This will be peculiarly delightful this weather.
Richmond Whig, ION inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
EATING ECONOMICALLY.
from HaIra Journal of Health. ]


What kind of focd has tie nest nourishment aid
costs the least is question of great pratlcal lmpor-
tance. The following tables may be studied with cen
siderable interest by every family. They will show the
mode of preparati0n the amount OF natrmant, and the
time required for the digestion of the most common ar
tices of food placed upon the tables. A dollars
worth of meat, al twsnty-fe cents pound, goes as
far as fifty cents worth Of butter, at half dollar a
pound Three pounds Of -four, at eight cents pound,
is said to contain much nutriment nine pounds OF
roast beet which, at twenty-five ceots, is $3 25 that
is twenty cents worth OF -four goes far nina times
that much money spent for roast beef as weighed at
the butchers stall.
A pint Of white bans weighing one pound, and
costing seven cents, contains as much nutrlnent as
three pounds and half Of roast beet costing eighty
seven and hall cents OF ell the articles, that can be
eater the cheapest bread butte, molasses beans
and rice. A und of corn NAL Undian) goes as far
as pouod OF flour that fine family -four at sixteen
dollars barre, and meal at four Cents, the latter
Just oneha lesa expensive. If corn and wheat were
ground aud She whole product bran and ALL were made
breed fifteen per cent OF nutrlnent would be say
3D. with greater htalthuIness. These are stand
ard tables
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

LOOK TO Thu bedroom two persons ore to oc.
cupy BEDROOM during the night, let them step into
pair of scales as they retire, and then sgn lii the
morning and they will find the actual weight to be at
least pound less in the morning frequently there
will be loss of two or pounds, and the average
loss throughout the year will be more than one pound
That u.s. during the night there is less OF pound OF
matter which has gone Of from the lungs aud partly
from the pores of the skin. The escaped material is
carbonic acid ed decayed Dnima matter, poisonous
exhaatious TEs is difusod through the air in part
and in part absorbed by the bed clothes. If single
ounce of cotton or wool he burned in the room, 1t wilt
SO completely saturae the air with smoke tha one Cao
hardly he though there be ouuce Of foreign
matter in the air.
II one ounce of cotton be burned every half hour du
ring the night the air will be kept continually saua-
ted with smoke, unless there be an open door or
widow for it to escape. Now the sixteen ouCcs Of
smoke thus formed s lar less poisonous than the sixteen
ouaces of the calculations from the lungs aud bods Of
the two persons who have lost pound OF weight during
the eight hours Of sleeping for whNe the dry smoke is
maiu? taken into the lungs damp odors from the body
are absorbed both into the uogs and the pores OF the
whole body.
Need more be said to show the importance OF having
bedrooms we'll ventilated, aud thoroughly airing th5
shees cuvereds aud ma trasses III the morning before
lacking them up in the form OF neatly mode bed
Peoples jon rdi Of Health.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
no Dispute About Her.

Another rover of the seas, very swift sailing and
staunch vessel the Tallahassee" has commenced the
work of devastation upon Yankee commerce. About
her status neither the Yankees their foreign sympa
thisers can raise any bubble. She was armed equip
ped, manned and sailed from Confederate port Her
Ccers and men are all Confederates and all previously
in the Confederate service. She is commanded by the
daahing and heroic WooD. We will endeayor to OBJ
tain list of her officers for public information and
indeed for the information some cases. it may be,
their own friends and relatives.
We knew of the fitting out and sailing of this vessel
but in accordance with usual course kept perfect
silence upon the subject Now that she has spoken fol-
herself, no further necessity for copceament exists Of
her force or armament of course will say nothing
Let that be found out by the enemy the best way they
can. They will find her powerful enough to do them
harm.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
THE OBJgCT1 enable PARAGRAPH.-Fhe followinl

THE OBJEcTI2 ENABLE PARAdRAPH.-Fhe following
probably the paragraph which has provoked the SEN
tenca of baoishm2nt Of Dir. CrOp:ey, the Inquirer
philadelphia Cincinnat?) army correspondent 1t
occurs ia letter from the correspondent IN question,
dated Morgohick May 9th
Let me break the thread o. narrative and say a
word Of Meades position. He is as much the command
er of the army of the Potomac as he ever was Grant
plans aud exercises supervisory control ever tn army
but to Meade belongs everything of detail. He is en-
titled to great credit for tie magnificent movements of
the army since lait Brandy, for they have been d
reced by him. II battle be puts troops IN action ano
controls their movements ia word, he commands the
army Gen. GrGnt is here only because be deems the
present campaign the vital one of the war; snd wishes
to decide On the spot al questions that would be referred
to him as general inchiet:
History will record, but newspapers canaot, that on
oae evenfu night during tue present campaign, Grants
presence saved the army and nation too; not that
Gen Meade was the point of committing buuder
unwttiogy, but his devotion to his country made him
10th to risk last army what be deemed chance
Grant assumed the responsb ty, and we are still Or
to Richmond"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

THE OUTRAGE UPON Bishop ELDER.-We alluded, q
few d Us since, he outrage committed upon this
worthy prelde Of tie Cotho lie Church, by the Yankee
General andipg at Natchtz in ordering BIN away
from his chur.1 iu,O confinement Tor refusing to pray
for rcon. Below, we give extract from a p7i-
vate letter, detailing the affecting parting of the
Bishop from hs faithful flock
Jackson Nississ5Ppian.
"Blshop Elder sss banishfd from the lines yesterday
or rather sent to V.dsa to be confined uot his case
is submitted to the War department. His cf-nce is
refusing to read tie prayer for the President Of the
Uui,ed States. His conduct Las the admiration
of the e1tire community.
must sly, | feel proud Of this course.
"Some thirty you0g ladies met him at the river to
bid him goodbye and kuet before him in the Gust to
receive his blessing and aditu. 1t was most affecting
scene hear there was not dry eye among the
spectators He is in ine spirit says Others have sui
tered, why should not he.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

The result OF the II ORA Oar JluA II will doubt
less recall the recollection of Gov. Vance the follow
Ing able, and W. believe that no will more appr5
cf'P it:
A iox once travelling at night through the woods,
acciderty struck agDinsr sappog ard very much
arted by singular ana unusual noise with all
his speed R ynard took flight for the open ground
soon toe noise ceased and he seahy crept back unt
be rea,h ed the sapping end vtnturog again to
shake it. the same terrible noise startled him. ard again
for the open ground rem the fox. Waiting until day
light dawned, he determined to find out what it was
that so alarmed him. AS soon the day broke be re
turned to TIE tree and found bell suspecdsd
one CT its branches" So you are the lofg tougued,
empty beaded son of BIB that frightened me Out Of
my wits and sent me running about the Stste like
cut-tail cur"
The moral can easily be applied.
RiChnaond Enquirer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
The Approaching Battle

The movements of the enemy in front of Atlanta in
dictate that nal and csive engagement for the pos
session of that city will shortly take place. The heavy
columns of troops being massed left will soon
compel US either to attack Or to eVacuae Atlanta, and
neither prudence nor policy could impel General Hood
TO yield the CITY without desperate Struggle UDder
such circumstances should feel surprise if at any
hour army assumed the aggressive and the strugge
-raught with the desnies OF Georgia, and flied with
the greatest Importance to The Conederacy--should
commence for the possession of city whose Importance
tC US cannot be over estimated. That Gen. Hood Will
fight have the strongest assurances IN the dc gged
resolution with which he has held the eneny in check
for The past three week. and IN series of partial
gagements repued every effort of the enemy to force
out of Atlanta either by direct assault by ne
prudent method OF linking.
TIE partial engagements have been but the prelude
to a bloody carnival which must soon be held in the
vicinity OF Atlanta. PeIcsving that his attacks
portions of our line have all proven unsuccessful and
that the raids which be inauguraed have similar
ate to those of his colleague N Virginia, SHERMAN ap
pears to have changed his tactics by pc slseny
ssIg bis forces left, invites the ia K ~nich
necessity must soon compel to make. There Is 10
doubt that doing he has aced with considerable
prudence and materially decreases the dangers OF ms
position By forcing Us to assume the defensive, WIN
an army inferior his in numoers ne WILL nave cameo
decided advantage. His columns are steadiiy push
ed forward in the direction OF East Point, and unless
we force them back the OF the all roads lead
ing to Macon and West Point will fall into Ills nands
and necesstate the abandonment CT Atlanta for the pre-
serva,cn of our army THIS must be prevented every
hazard and we are certain that the Effort will be made
ill the question arises whether the Strength OF our ar
nv will warrant an attack on the enemy intrenched
he will be in powerful works and possessing aEast SD
perierity in numbers.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

Proocsedings OF IA NJ citing of Co. J, ~ n. G. In
family IN. Id In Trenches n az Petersburg, "A


Fer the Journal.
Proceeding. OF "a M citing Co. J, az n. G. In.
family, held n th= Trenches n Pete rsbusg, Va
Aug. 7tn, 1864.
On motion meeting organized by calling Sergt.
D. at to the liT aud appointing Sergt. l..
we. Secreta:y. The ,Hhail appointed erps. D. s.
Rl=se ". Meado1es, G ". Mason. committee TO rass
esouioua pressVe of the teengs of tbe meeting
reported TO 10 sicg, which unanimously adp'e1
WHEeEAs We have been officially informed that be-
loved Captain Rev w. Latk'ns called from th
vay bY sease whia hospital at Richmond. Va,
on sunday night, July 3st and deeming it alike Gu,
oursey aud the nemory of good to
ubc expression of feelings upon the reception OF
this Intelligence; therefore,
RESOLVED LIST That wite loss only SOL
ders Can for abe and efficient commander who
IN every way enGeared hmee to by the exhibition of
those high which constitute gentleman chris
tiae and soldier have the cheering consolation
That having his earth God called hi
to the enoymens of those sories and that happiness
heaven which he eloqusny and earnestly
ed TO us viii he was among
| Resolued I'd That eLdeevor to bear with patience
and resignation this sad bereavement, Knowing it
from allwise dcd who never tcts his CHILDREN
| but their own good.
Res0lued 3d. That i'll he death Of Capt W. 3. Larkins
company the army and the country at large heve oa
one of their brightest ornaments best officers, man
in sphere in which he moved, discharged his duty
| faithfully and holy.
Resolved 4th That tender the family of our de-
commander deepest and most hear
thy ctiop, and bid them weep not for be is
not dead only before enjoy that cces a home
VIII rehy the blessing of God, may all meet again.
esoued 9Th That copy of these resolutions be sent to
the family copy the Wilmington Journal for pub
cation with request that other papers the State
and they be spread upon oar company BOOKS
=: ! f S S;sss; Committee.
G. D. MATT5cKs, Chairman
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l.. F,RHoTE, Eec'y
FROM gE4E FRONT.

Gen. Wheeler massed bis cavalry corps Gov
ngton on the Augusta Railroad, aad On Monday morn
ing the grand cavaicade OF g'y cavaliers started for
adventure and Sharman's rear 1t was 1umoted in
town yesterday that he had captur ed Marietta and
burned the Federal stores there aud taken immen
number of prisoners. Be it as it may, it certain that
the long expected effort to cut Sherman's communica-
lions is now about be realized The Federal caval-
ry have nearly recently betn destroyed and General
Wheeler is now out just at the right time.
Night before last the enemy made heavy assault
upon our works the left bonbt intended Tor
prise. The assault received by sheet of flame
and hailstorm of bullets and canister, which laid
thousand Yankees low death in front of our works
and thrice as many more were sent mping to the
and cut of the the service with wounds. To say that
The assauling column defeated, hardly conveys the
idea-it was demolished.
We are assured by gentlemen direct from headquar-
ters that there is not the slightest intention entertained
there of a retrograde the evacuation OF Atlanta
On the other hand it is expected that Sherman will bt
forced to retreat.
| Macon Confederate 18th inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
Andy j ohnsons

OF Andy johnson the Constitutional Union CTS oa
he following
Andy Johnson, of Tennessee, is known to be one Of
the most consummate demsgogues living. In addition
to thousand other little tricks resored to by him to
make himself popular with the Masses tod that
be keeps standing in front of the elegant mansion IN
which be lives, small, story shany in which he
once worked as ourneyman tailor this he points out
t. his visitors telling them the story of his early str1g
eles in Ife He forgets however, to tell them other
thing connected with bis humble origin-how he has
an old mother more than seveLty years of age, who be
suffers to traverse the streets of Philadelphia with
basket on her arm, selling tripe for living. Ye who
have hearts, only think OF this man who i rolling in
wealth. and asprs to the position of Vice President
this great country, suffers his old mother to trud5e
about the streets OF large city, hawking trpe, that
she may buy bread to keep her poor old soul and body
together.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

The PRISONERS AT ANDERs1NvLLE.-The large
of Federas we have capturing lately has
increased the Lumber Of prisoners at Andersonvie to
over thirty thousand, and the cry is still they come
We learn, says the Macon Telegraph, that not day
passes without from one hundred to thousand ar
rive aud adds to lhe number. What are we going
to do with this large army of unarmed Yankees in
midst3 he amount of food they daily consume is
alone of great Importance, while their presence keeps
several Thousand of our soldiers from the lid. We
really do wish that the government 1nld make
raogement by which get rid of tn Sc men, and
send them back to their own country. Our men would
infinitely prefer to tight them than to feed and guard
them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

At TEE PoILs.-We ask any one who visited the
polls here Thursday, the 4sh day of August 1864
if he quieer freer election. The poll
boders sat taking the votes. Iwo or three citizens
neither officials leaders in any way might generally
have been found near, doing little electoneering
for Sherjf-none for Governor. There were VANCE
tickets both white and cooed and they were voted just
az they happened to TO hand.
We take this fair example, since here ifary where,
something like pressure at The polls might have been
supposed to exist because of the very strong
sentiment prevailing If things here as we have
stated them, what they elsewhere in communities
where it was asserted that the feeling for Mr. HOLDEN
largely predonneed? If the polls were perfectly free
and open in this socslled hotned OF secession how
perfectly certain may feel that they were equally so
Throughout the State? How perfectly futile the at
tempt to convey the impression that the remarkable
suit of the recent election obtained By coercion
unfairness at the ballot box. There was no such
thing.
1t may be that Mr. HOLDEN lost few votes here
and there for want of printed tickets The few; writer
tickets put for him n this section had to be writer
for the HOLDEN voters by anti-H oLDEN men. Somt
perhaps ashamed of this Of the vote they though
of casting, and perhaps would have cast they could
have rolled up and dropped it in secretly We have
heard of only few isolated in this and adjoining
counties 1t was remarked however, that when man
asking somebody to write his ticket for him
the name he wanted on the ticket was sure to be W
W. HOLDEN.
We make these statements for the information oil
tie people and press outside OF North Carolina. Her.
the thing is we'll understood, and we presume it il
pretty well understood elsewhere. The character O
the assertions made and of the warfare carried on by
very few disIoyal presses in nth Carolina has given
them bad emnence, Or rather an unenviabe distinc
ton in abasement. Thank God the State has triumph.
any vindicaed her fair fame and rebuked the disloy
al and mendacious of those who sought to drag
her down to their own level.
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LINCOLN ON YAEKsB CoNaR4asMEN.-Au exchange re.

LINCOLN ON YAEKBB CoRGRHasMEN.-Au exchange ro-
atos the following:
The other day as the President and friend sitting
the steps Of the House OF tbs last
sion closed and the members filed out in body Aba-
ham looked after them with serious smile. "That reminda
me-" said he, ''of little incident when was boy
fiat boat lay up at Alton the MssisGipp for day and
sroled about the town. large atone building,
walls, handsome though, this, and
while Looking at it, the iron gateway opened, and
asked bgstander. That, said he, is the State Prison
God those the thieves going home. Their time up
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4, e,,.,.m p.r,.., u.,r mo .,.h,r s,d..

AnGi Rtteram r. III "a ITO Fther stdc.
We publish today communication in relation to
the surrender of Fort Gaines and to the action of Col
G. D. ANDERSON While We confess that the ree SON
ings of the writer do rs the paiaful-yea, dis
trusul feeling with Which, regard the affair." sail we
deem it proper TO say that the writer is gentleman of
character end professional skilI, who knows Col AN
DERsoN we'll and is satisfied cf bis vaIor and patriot
ism Asyet we have reiher seen nor heard any voice
raised for Col. ANDBRs 1t do no harm to pause
and examine the grounds upon which general condem
cation ia based.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18

MoBLE-A military friend, who has held command
of Forts Gaines and Powell, and CALAMITY defended
tie latter under the bombardment about year ago,
has great confidence that the deences Of the inner bar
Dor cannot be taken by the eoewys feet. He has tie
highest opinion of the skill courage address and ndom
liable energy of Gen. Maury, who has command Of
the post and pronounces him of the best iii es in
the service. He is confident Gen Maury will display
the highest qualities OF the soldier in defence OF the
city Macon Telegraph