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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30
DETAILS.

we nave examined the law allowing detail TO
producers on their giving bond to sell their sur
plus to Government at government prices; and We
are satisfied that it embraces in the obligation all
produce on hand-not the coming but the existing
produce also.
Yet there are many persons who are violating
this obligation and selling last years corn
at over a, hundred dollars barrel Every officer
in the military service should put an eye on such
men, report them and have them conscripted at
once
A hundred dollars barrel for corn! With such
crop Of wheat, such surplus of old corn remain
ing, with gardens filled with vegetables, and
orchards with fruits, and the largest prospect Of
corn and peas within short period of ripen-
lDg Such practice from any citizen, is war
upon the Confederacy. We recognise how good
citizens are drawn into the current of such prac-
tlce, and it can only be remedied by the restora
ton of general confidence, and the social determn-
alton to uphold thu currency. Communities act
ing 10 Concert alone can remedy the evil.
There good men who have never followed
the crowd to do evil-who have maintained low
prices, and abounded 10 charity Their names are
known and are honored. They are serving the
nation usetully soldiers 10 the field. There
is every incentive to all men who love their coun-
try, to go and do hkewise.-Ruleiyh Confederate
: THE BLACK FLAG,-Two new cases are now
Pc"oi"S III "ulcn tne proposed actlOn or the yam
KEGS will call for retaliation, swift and sure Col
Mcdonald, of Virginia. regular officer in. the
Confederate service, has been captured and put in
irons with view to his execution as bush
whacker And VIM B. McGill, of the 1st Mary
land Confederate cavalry, has been captured and,
instead Of being held as prisoner of war, thrown
into Jail charge Of being engaged with
McCauslands command in burning Chambersburg.
This is an outrageous proceeding McGill obeyed
orders, and is no more liable individually for the
burning of Chambersburg than we are. We have
one consolation, however. If the yankees should
execute him for that act, then every yankee officer
and soldier who has committed similar act in
burning any Of the of towns and thousands of
private houses, will be equally liable to execution,
and our authorities might as we'll begin at once and
hang al! the forty thousand prisoners hold, off
GERS and men, for we doubt if there is single one
of them who has not been engaged, directly or indi
rectly, 10 some incendiary act in the Confederacy
For the present, our government has put in irons
the yankee Col Crook as hostage for Col.
Mcdonald, and yankee private as hostage for
MeGill. This is right And We hope to see
every violation of the laws of Var and the rights Of
our soldiers promptly met by retaliation.-Fay-
etteuule Observer.
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PROvEDENCE ACADEMY.

The exercises of this School will be resumed the
2eth instant. Terms per session Of 20 weeks:
Classics, $50 90, English, $50 90.
Students will be charged from the time of
till the end of the session. but those entering within
month from the beginning will pay from the COM
mencement L. &. kUYKENDAL,
Aug Is, 1864. 3tpd Principal
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30
"GAKRETT DAVIS"

This celebrated Horse will stand during The Fail
season at nv STABLES in Charlotte The reputation of
Garrett Dayisn is well known in this section of the
State those who want 10 raise line stock would do
well to patronize him. S5 to the Groom.
Charlotte, Aug ~, 1854 H. RAbE' r
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stockholders, Meetins

The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the West
Plank Road Company will be held at the House of
Peter Canister, in CASTOR county, Wednesday the
2lst of September next full attendance is desired
c. G.. HENDERSON,,
Aug "a, 1884 ~ Pres't ". P. r. Co.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

HEAVY INFLUX OF YANKEEs.-For the past
two days the trains from Petersburg have been
mostly occupied in bringing to this city the Yam
kee prisoners which were captured near Peters
burg the evening Of the 10Th instant. The
whole number received at the Libby up to last
night footed up over twenty-five hundred, includ-
ing upwards of seventy five officers Richmond
DISPATCH 229
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

FAD Of Prices in Columbia w thin the past
ten days the price Of corn in Columbia, S. c., has
declined from % to II dollars bushel Beef,
bacon, and other articles of prime necessity have
also declined considerably
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

DIR. Pride Jones, of Hillsboro', has been ap.
pointed Confederate States Marshal for the State
of North Carolina, vice Wesley jones, ESQ,
resigned.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

RAID INTO ILLINoIs-FIvE STEAMERS CAP
TURED AND BoNDED-Cairo, August l5.-Abont
i've hundred rebel cavalry, under Colonel johnson,
crossed the Ohio river into Illinois, at Sabine Bar
on Saturday The steamers Kate Robinson, Jenny
Perkins, Nightingale, Famine Brandon and Clara
Hall were all aground at that place, and were can:
tured, with large amount of stock on hoard
The boats were compelled to pay several thousand
dollars each to save them from destruction
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30
Late Orders Concerning Detail
ed Men.
CONSCRIPT OFFICE,

The following Circular from the Bureau of Conscrip
ton published for the information of all concerned
Circular No. 81 from this Office, has been revoked.
BY order of the commandant
E. J. HARDIN, Adjutant.
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Z. F: LEE. General.

Some of the papers have noticed the appearance
OF yellow fever in Wilmington. This is not So
There is no fever in Wilmington and we trust
there will be this season. There are some
cases at quarantine, 80 miles below the town, but
there is thought be but little danger of its
municating with the town. The fever is from
Nassau and is one of the luxuIies Of the blockade
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FOR SAL
Tax Notice for Union County.

Che Confederate Tax Assessors for Union county will
attend the following Precincts for the purpose of
taking in the of all the Taxable property and
effects taxed under the Act of Feb II, 1864, o-wit:
Ashcrsfrs, Thursday and Friday, Aug 25th 26th
Rogers, Saturday, 9th
J. Gritin's, Monday, Z" 29th
Wilson'S Tuesday Wednesday Il" 3Oth 3lst
Brooms, Thursday & Friday, sept. LIST I'd
Ritchie's Saturday Sd
CrowelPs, Monday & Tuesday 5th & 9th
Monroe Wednesday Il Thursday " 7th 9Th
Trulps Friday, 9th
7. Grifhn's, Monday, 18th
Baucoms Tuesday Wednesday, 18th l4th
Grassy Creek, Thursday Friday, 1" 18th 10th
The Assessors of the Tax Kind will also attend at
the lime for the purpose Of taking in the returns
of Wheat, Oats Rye cured Hay and Wool. Farmers
will please get their returns ready b. that time.
All persons requested to count their Horses Cat
tle Hogs Sheep, Goats, &c get the number of
of Land owned the Eth day of Feb. 1864 aud the
valuation of the in 1850 the number and ages
of their Negroes; and also have the amount of their
Notes added up according The amount exhibited on
their face the Assessors will time to do II
for them. McLAGGHLlN,
Ang is, 1854. 2t Collector for 4oth Dlst.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

CAUGHT~-A deserter, dressed 10 ladies' appa-
rel, was caught the Southern train, just before
leaving for Columbia He said, after being arres-
ted, that he belonged to the 18th Alabama regi-
meut.-Bullefin.
We learn that the information which led to the
rest of this deserter, was communicated by negro.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

CoURrEs1Es TO THE ENEMY.-Nothing has
appeared from the military pen of Beauregard
more grateful 20 the sense of self-reepect in the
hearts of the Confederate people than Special Or
der No Is, ordering that no communication what
ever should be held between eur pickets and those
of the enemy. Some Confederate officers, as well
as soldiers, may read with advantage that order.
which speaks Of 'the moral disgrace incurred by
troops in anything like voluntary or unnecessary
association with the savage foes, who are not only
warning against us, but prosecuting our women
and children and destroying private property
The hands of such foe are unworthy the friendly
or courteous touch Of a Confederate soldier
The soul that prompted those words is in the
cause. Earnestness Of nature is as essential 10 a
soldier orator. We would rather listen to
one electrical outburst Of "orest born Demosthe
nes' than dozen classical oratons as perfect and
as cold as the statues of the great m asters When
the two are united, we have the highest style of
eloquence; and when genius and patriotism are
united 10 military man, We have the model which
all soldiers may do well to study. Such warrior
is Beauregsrd. He is not fighting for glory or the
display Of science. The powerful machinery of
his intellect is moved by the inward fires of fervid
and intense devotion to his country. No one
more clearly comprehends the nature of this con-
test, or the character of the enemy with whom we
have to deal man of true humanity and gen.
tleness, he has none of that false chivslry which
fights wolves and panthers IN kid gloves and recog
Misses midnight burglars aud highway robbers as
honorable foemeB: "Order No l5' is the true
fire of the Southern fint.-Richn,ona Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-08

both of which were held by our troops, are
represented to haye.been remarkably rich in
plunder, and after Grant was forced back,
our troops were not slow to take advantage
of its offerings. Thousand of pairs of sAaes
and boots, splendid Oh cloths, coats, pants,
knapsacks, hayersacks, etc, were brought
from the field. But tae two latter were al.
ways of much greater interest to the. soldier
than the others. Ththem are found the ra-
-tions and clothes and all the little notionsn
of the Yankee. Sugar and coffee are-always
acceptable to a hungry man, while stationery,
purses Of money, good underclothing and the
like are not to be despised in these times.
Hundreds of daguerreotypes were also taken
from the dead bodies of Yankees and preserv.
ed by the captors. Watches and rings and
breast pins innumeraJle were gathered among
the spois Of the fields. I'm one instance it is
related that five watches were taken from
.Cne dead Yankee, who, no doubt, before his
death, had plunderea them irom the dead
bodies of hin comrades. Money, in many
instances, was found in considerable sums,
but most always in greenbacks and seldom
in specie. The fields, owing to the rapidity
of movements in both armies, were not half
plundered, sad the greater portion of thespoils
stiilremains. y
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From. Yankee Land.

Northern dates of the 29th have been re
ceived
The papers contain little except comments
on the late Yankee reverses and prognostica-
stiops of the probable success Of Grants new
movements.
TIE Florida destroyed the ship Avon, OF
Boston, on the Goth Of March.
On Friday night last, as appears from the
New Orleans papers of Saturday, ten Steam
boats were burnt in New Orleans.
The New York Times of the Tst inst., be
rates Butler for the future ofhis campaign on
the Sonthside, admits signal defeat ut Drew
rvs Bluff, and attributes the failure to But
ler's Encouragement.
. The Radical Republican Convention at
Cleveland nominated Fremont for resident.
John Cochrane, >of New York, fer Vice.
President.
Lincolu's name was OILY mentioned III de-
ris!on.
Buffers medical director puts his loss il,
the great fight of Monday at FIVE thousand,
exclusive OF Heckman's brigade, which is re-
ported as nearly all.missing.
Edward Pollard has been sent 10 Fort La
fayette.
Belle Boyd has been released.
The gunboats are reported to have succeed.
ed in escaping down the Red River.
Conventions have been held in Louisville.
Delegates to chicago Convention were instruc.
ted to vote for Mcclellan. Those TO the Bal
timore Convention for Lincoln.
TIE Cincinnati Commercials correspon-
dent at Resaca ON the l4th says: The heav-
lest fighting of the campaign occurred to-day.
though inderisive in results.
,Judai;h's division was badly cut up, Miles
brigade losing nearly half IFS men.
Hooker's corps lost heavily.
The total losses on the 9th are estimated
at from 1000 to 5000 wounded. TIE killed
amount to 500.
TIE rebel loss is as great, if not greater.
Nearly four thousand prisoners and dsser!ers
were captured.
The Times's editor says =" Tt must be con-
fessed that the close of the third week is, upon
the whole, neither ilatterirg nor promising
to tie National arms. Strike out Sherman's
success, and the record would tell heavily
against tie North in Virginia. Our armies
are substantially to-day where they were on
the FIRST week of the campaign Grant, since
capital. Butler is safe in bis entertainments,
protected by gunhoats on bis tanks. In six
battles, in which the entire Federal forces
have been engaged, Butler and Siegel have
both been defeated; and Grant, after trench
dons efforts and costly sacrifices, has only re-
tained his postion. His loss is unparalleled
in the record of war. Within three weeks
near 5000 have been killed, 10000 wounded,
and 6,OO0 captured. Despite three Years of
tremendous slaughter. the rebel armies seem
greater than ever" o
q'hc New York Daily News says 10000
will be moderate estimate of tie losses IN
Virginia.
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State Of South Carolina.
ADJ,r & INSP. GENERALS OFFICE.
co,,,-, W.. oath 1861
CoLrHBIA, May 2Uth, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 6.

SOLChbihJ My <V'u, ASof.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO.sG
n IN the present situation Of affairs, it is deem.
le ed proper to direct the attention Of the pco-
pic Of the State to the tst section Of nm Act of
the General Assembly entitled An Act to pro-
vide for Volunteer Cumparics'of Mounted 1nfnn-
try, aud tor other purposes" herewith published,
and to call upon MI male citizens capable Of bear
ing arms, and who am not liublc to Confedsrate
military service, to organize themsolves into COM
panivs in pursuance Of its provisions.
II. Companies organized in accordance witt,
saia Act, upon presenting their rolls 10 be filed
in this Office will be accepted for the service
therein provided for, aud will be nrn,ed and fur
nished with necessary ammunition. ~
III. The troops called into service under this
Act wi!lbe subject to the orders of the Governor
aad COMMANDMENTS. Chief, and whilst in actual
service, will DO subject 10 tho Articles OF War
and Army Regulations of the Csnfederats Slater;
and shall receive the same pay and allowances n
Confederate troops Of the Same class are entitled
to:
". Tie commanding officers Of Companies and
the corporate authorities to whom arms hsvs
heretofore been delivered, or who now have the
same in custody, are charged with keeping them
in good order, and any necessary expenditures
made for that purpose will be paid by the State
upon the accounts being duly certified and ap-
proved ST this office.
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EXTRACT.

Section L. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives, Ho# met and sitting in
tiener,l Assembly, and by the authority of the
same, That the Governor be and is hereby su-
thorized to accept AZ many Volunteer Companies
of Mounted Infantry us may be offered, to con-
sist of not less thap sixty-four, nor more than
one hundred men, exclusive of Commissioned
Officers, who shall be organized by him into Bat
talions or Regiments by the election of Field
Officers IL the number Of said Companies be suf-
fcient for that purpose, aud said Companies shall
be called out at the discretion Of the discretion of
rho Governor, 20 suppress insurections. or to re-
pei actual or threatened raids Of the enemy with
in this State, and shall be discharged from actp.
ii seryine whenever in his judgment the actual
necessity for such services has ceased.
As1- Papers Of the State chpy three times.
Mpy 81 st 22
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.Confad aderate Taxes.

u an now RECEIVING ,,o Additional Income Tax
for 1863. All who bought and sold anything
during the year 1863 arc liable for this Tax.
I am also receiving the Taxes on Gross Sales
for the quarter cuding slst March 1854.
Several have not paid their Registry Tax for
1864 or their Animal or Salary Tax for 1868.
Those who.buy and sell negroes, or who bought
and sold in 1853, arc liable os Register Tax Pay
ers and aro required to register at once for 1868
I propose to be at Grnnileyille on Thursday
10th June, and at Hamburg on Friday II June,
on Tuesday slst June at Liberty Hill
1 am instructed to issue execution in all cnscs
of default, but hope to be saved that unpleasant
duty. Il. L: hI1nl,
12t, Dist. Collector, 7th Rests.
June3 2t. "a
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-08
Tax in Kind.

DEPOT No. =, SEC. No. =, 4th c. D. S. c.,
EDoErlELD C. II, Mny 7thSSlS6i.
IpAvING been appointed Agent for receiving
EE the Tax in Kind at this place, producers
will take notice that / nm now ready TO receive
the Tithe-Tax of Sweet Potatoes, Irish Potatoes,
Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Buckwheat Peas,
Ground Peas, Cured Hay. Cured Fodder, Cotton,
Rice, Sugar. Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon, and
that they ,nust deliver it on before the 10th Of
June next, or else be liable TO forfeit five times
the estimated value thereof in default Of payment
in Kind. No produce will be received over II
miles from this place.
"a S-F. GO0DE, Agent
pspnt No See. No --,,4th c. d., 6. O.
May i At ~
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Quarters,
POST OR. NJ. 9TH s. D: S. c..
- 80, s,oo.

POST OR. NJ. 9TH s. D:s. c..
CokrsDrar, May Goth, 1864.
EtATING established temporary Depots atths
IL following points, viz At EdgeGeld G. H.,
S. +. G00DE, Agent; Boles' Mill, ISAAC
BOLES. Agent; CoiShan's Edisto Mills, W. L.
COLEMAN. Agent; Mt. Willing, DR.. IT,. M.
MARLBOROUGH, Agent.-prodncers will take
motto. tha they are required TO deliver their Tax
in Kind within thirty days from the date hereof.
No .i,hc will bo received At these Dep.ts pro-
Auce.l within Twelve miles Of any Depotona Rail
Ro.d or naygsble stream.
Capt. 4 P. Q. N, A,h c. u. s. C.
May q y 22
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:CIRCULAR.
OFFICE OF AGENT OF STATE OF 5. c, !

OFFICE OF AGENT OF STATE OF s. c.,
CAMDEN, MAY ~, 1861.
,u71E Commissioners Of Roads and Town Au-
q tnvri,iea Of i.lgeicc District, will forthwith
,nmmon Shareholders within their respective lin
its. 10 deliver one fourth Qf their Road Hands, 1t
the Deros nenrcst their residence, ON Wedne1 1day,
22d day of Juu- next, ut 10 o'clock n. NJ. thefa
20 await transportation t.. Charleston for labor on
the Fvr;tcations, in accordance .ith order i:oiii
This 0hce. of Mary 10th, 1861.
The attention ot Commissioners of RoaIls is
called To the Important outies imposed IN them
by acts OF General Assembly, in relation (" sup
ny of Save Labor for the Coast, :ln1 their active
and cordial 90 operation with the Agent of the
State, is respectfully asked. Without this, all
efforts to operate the present schcme will result
in failure. the Act of .Dcce,nha. last, requires
the A.en. of the State To arrest the labor of de-
fnult.rs and forward it TT expense nf owners, for
a doublr term of service. TO perform this with
intelligence, he must know rho dre dct,aniicr.,
ana this iriJrmalion he can only get from the
Returns of Commissioners of R0uds. These l.e-
turns should con,hin tho following statement.
Mares of Owners Dis l:yn Rdh'ls Toll imt Lb'r
Tho aggregate of all calls. inclusive ef he
present, is one- fourth of the Road Hands for S'r
moaihs. or the ,rLoic number for Que aud d-hmJ
months, hr jorty:dec days. Credit is allowed for
work already performed on the iortihch'iohs.
There is no exemption under the law except
where the owner has but Road Hand.
The agent cj The State hn- no porer q. err~1'f.
IN nbiaia rclisf tor Road LANDS employed by
Railrord Companies. or i'y 'i"vernieent Agents.
urp:ra.i"n should BE- n!al' by tie rmp''.e'" ta
Department. headquarters ior pETAl ri s.rA
hs ads This detail viii b5 Ysrcc.ed by Chnimis-
sicmers Of R"..'ls. Those who emri9y arc rcspon-
sible f,r l,c Labor.
Co Commissioners of Roads in this Division are
rcoues,c, TO furnish Revised Returns before the
IOih of June. stating total amount of labor to
that ,'n;c. Those Commissioners who have hot
performed this duty,. uro notified that delay DO
yond the data above nalacd will subject tL"m 20
legal ruui.Hn.ent.
BY order of II. :: JonSsnS.
GEO. B.sblILLS, Clair. &. b.
A JOKES, Sec'ry.
May 81 3t 70
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--latest From the Georgia Front.

New HOPE, June q.
In the action of the 18th on our left the
enemy's loss was / 500 killed and wounded
Seven or eight cannon balls passed through
the headquarters of Gen. Thomas.
Tie enemy is fortifying kingston and, the
river cne inile below.
: Their troops are much dispirited! They
were t0ld that after reaching Altoona they
would meet with no further opposition in
their march to Atlanta Exaggerated ac-
counts of our loss were circulated among them
by their officers in order to. cheer them up.
The punishment inflicted on them last week
by Stevenson and Cleburne wasyery severe
A portion of the Seventeenth Army Corps
i. now on the way from the Trans-Mississippi
to reinforce Sherman. 1t has reached Van
Buren,, Alabama.
All tranquil here. Weather cool and rainy.
SECOND DISPATCH.
NEW HOPE, June 4. :
All quiet. During the night and morning
heavy rain has been falling.
Fclr regiments of Yankees were mustered
out service at Kingston, Thursday. The
term of service of eighteen thousand will ex-
pire within the next twenty days.
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the saddest hearty will be so much clear gain.
The fighting then on the North Anna line
will not probably exceed heavy skirmishiug
or partial actions, the great shock Of armies
being reserved for the day when they will
face each other before Richmond, the prize of
victory ITSELF When that shock does come,
it would appear that the authorities have but
little fear of any untoward resuh and iu the
rout to ensue the large cavalry force now
organizing will play prominent.part
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Strayed.

GTRAYED. on or abeut the 5th inst., from my
= residence, one mile East of Gilgul Church,
aBAY MARE, with ono or more white feet No
other marks remembered. Aged three years. All
information concerning SAID marc thnnkMly re-
cciycd, and suitable reward viii be paid.
LEWIS REYNOLDS.
Pleasant Lane, Mayi2+ T.e