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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-18
Headers Reserve, ~. a.,
RALEIGH, Sept. 18th, 1864.

GENERAL ORDERS. No. IL.
1 Enrolling Officers will forward to the Commsndanl Of
COnscTpts with the least possible delay duplicate Muster
Rolls of the Companies formed out Of detailed men.
III. Presidents and Supcrintendents Of Railroads. EI
press Companies and all Contractors earnestly request
ed report to the Enrolling Officers all detailed
exemptn their employ, whose services not ndsprns
BILE to them, who be substituted by Senior Reserves
Ill Enrolling Officers officers Of the Reserves aud Pro-
vOst Masals made responsible that all officers aud SOL
ders coming within their respective Jurisdictions
pery absent from their commands Officers improperly abb
sent will be reported these Headquarters; all others
absent will be sent to the nearest camp for transmission 10
their Regiments or Companies.
Nv. All officers and soldiers assigned TO light duty in
this State, except such permanently disabled will
present tmslves the last day of each month for
animation and renewal Of certificate TO the nearest Msd
cal Board 1t is made the duty of all commanding officers
of such that they their respective
commands immediately, if they without the necessary
medical certificate renewed from time to time herein
dered.
v. The Commandant Of Conscrpts will forward 10 these
Headquarters, without delay duplicate Muster Rolls Of the
companies Of Supporting Force organized under nsus
tons from the iof COnscripton, together with
port of the present position Of each.
BY command of Lieut.. Gen. HOLMES.
JNO. w. HlNSDALE, A. A. Gonl
October 3, 1864 81.
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changed by them for Confederate bonds! or will
every citizen take the government bonds himself?
have endeavored to prove that our true Interests
consists in following the latter course
Hoping that you may concur 10 these views, aAd
that your deliberations may result in promoting the
welfare OF our suffering country, l remain your
most ob't serv't,
G. A. TRENHOLM, Sec. of Treas.
To the foregoing letter of the Secretary of the
Treasury, we can add nothing TO the call upon the
interest and patriotism Of the people to come to the
support Of the government in a measure OF reform
which we attempting to inaugurate, and the
success of which is SO essential, if not ndspensa.
bic to the life of the Confederacy.
v~1 aea JOHN j. McRAE,
WILEY w. MASON
u. b. WILKINSON,
Montgomery, Sept. 2T, 1864 Committee
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Executive Department., N. c., :
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFIcE,
RALEIGH, October 4th, 1864
GeneN Orders, No. "a.

GenerAl ORDERS No. "a.
A necessity having arisen for calling portion OF
the Guard for Home Defence into the field TO repel
threatened invasion, to avoid interfering far AS posi-
lille with the industrial pursuits of the country, it is
ordered that the commanding officers of the Guard for
Home Defence in the counties of Surry, Yadkn, Row
an, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Lincoln, CASTOR, and
and of all the counties lying east OF said
counties will assemble their respective Regiments or
Batalions without delay, aud proceed TO divide them
into three equal parts, to be known the Ist I'd and
Sd classes-lhese numbers TO be determined by lot or
dra and the classes called out in rotation when less
than the whole are required for field service.
Commanders of Battaons will exclude from the lst
class all persons physically incapable Of performing
field service and they win be careful include in
either class persons strictly members Of the Guard
for Home Defence.
When there less than three companies in Bat
TALON they will be united and divided into three equal
parts, and complement Of officers assigned TO each.
When there three SIX or nine companies in Bat
talon, they will be equalized in numbers by transfers
from company TO the other, aud when the number
OF companies is not dvisble by three then IL be
made by breaking up the odd companies aud assign
ing their members U~-he other companies. The COM
pany companies TO be broken up to be determined
by lot.
As soon rs each commander has complied with the
foregoing instructions, he will arm and equip the Let
class OF his Battalion and order IL proceed without
delay to Godsboro', aud report to Brig Gen Leven-
thorpe, who, as the troops arrive, will organize them
into Regiments
The Guard for Home Defence belon ging to counties
lying west of those above enumerated, are designed
for the defence Of the Mountain District Their organ
ization will not be changed for the present
BY order of Gov. Vance:
&c. GATLIy, AdJt GenI
October 10, 1864. st
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STRAYED.

From my Pasture in April last, in Union county, .
Cow and Yearling. The Cow is black and white
spotted nuley-he Yearling Is red They we're raised
Philip Richardson's. reward Of $25 will be given
for their recovery Amy information may be addressed
to me at Stevens Mills, Union county.
J. r. CUTUBERTSON.
September 10, 1864. lmnd
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$50 REWARD.

Strayed from my place, at Oak Grove p. o., Union
county, N. c., the 18th Sept. white and black
mich cow, white belly and TANKS, white about her
face. She has horns and is 7 or years old | will
pay the above reward for her recovery.
Oct g. 1864. 3tpd. J. NJ. CAMPBELL.
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II The suggestions contained in the following
card may be Of advantage to farmers generally

To THE FARMERS OF MECKLENBURG.-As we
have been disappointed in getting buestone, we
must try something else. have tried lime for three
years past and find it equal to bluestone. Swim
your wheat and skim off all the grains that float and
then put out your wheat the hard ground and
sprinkle on the lime and stir with rake until the
wheat is dry, which will be in a few minutes. find
one bushel Of lime sufficient for twenty bushels of
wheat. Try it. and you will have no smut.
have a small lot of lime on hand at my house in
Charlotte. and arrangements made for more, if
needed. Il. W. ALEXANDER.
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Headers Reserve. ~. e.,
RALEIGH, Sept. 9th, 1864.

GENERAL ORDERS No. 10.
Paragraph l. General Orders, No: Headquarters Re.
serve, series, hereby modified TO exclude
from its operation all persons mho members Of the $50
cicty of Friends"
BY command of Lieut.. Gen. Holmes.
JNO. w. HINSDALE, A. A Gen.
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Exchange Notice No. ~.
Richmond, Va,

Richmond, Va, Sept. 20, 1854.
All officers and men Of the Yicksbnrg capture ofJuly
4th 1883 who reported for duty At any parole camp
East Of the Mississippi, prior TO Sept 10TH 1856 arc
hereby declared exchanged. RIO. OVLD'
Oct 10th G. Agent OF Exchange
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sa~Henry Earnhart, of this county, one of the
Reserve Troops belonging to Capt. McAuley S
company, was killed last night by one Of the Camp
Guard, on duty at or near the c. S. Prison. Mr.
Earnhart refused to halt on being challenged by
the guard, and was fired on and Killed SalisLu-
ry Watckntan.
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s75,OOO,OOO
125,0O0,000
100,000,G00
S300,00O,000

They have directed these expenditures to be paid
for 10 treasury notes. aud in certificates of indebt
edness, bearing six per cent interest and free from
tsxation and for the security and ultimate redemp-
ton Of the treasury notes, they have provided noa
taxable six per cent. bonds, which they direct me
to sell for treasury notes.
You have now, before you the whole scheme of
the currency, and of the government finances
That these supplies should cost no more than the
sum provided, depends OF course upon the prices;
and the prices are to be regulated by you.
/ have endeavored to show that the best interest
of every citizen consists 10 the establishment of
moderate prices, but no argument seems to me as
forcibe clear statement of the simple facts of
the case: This have endeavored to make.
If We suppose the purchases to have been made,
and the community to be in possession OF the $780,,
100000 of treasury notes, the next question is,
will they pass them from hand to hand in ex-
change for property at extravagant prices, until
they fall into the hands of foreigners, and arc ex
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OUTBREAK AMONGST NEGRO PRISONERS AT
DANvILLE, EA.-Yesterday afternoon, about four
o'clock, the negro prisoners engaged at work on
the Notifications around Danyile, made an attack
upon the guard, and after desperate struggle,
succeeded in overpowering the small force, and
gaining possession of about 20 muskets One hun
dred of the scoundrels then made their escape fol-
lowing the Dan river in an easterly direction. Du-
ring the scuflle, eight of the negroes were killed
These negro prisoners, with their white brethren,
carried over the Danville road during the last
week, on their way South, but for want of trans
portation were temporarily detained in Danvile.
The authorities thereupon determined to place the
negroes at work on the Notifications, and while so
engaged, they availed themselves of the opportuni-
ty offered to make their escape. The citizens,
armed with shot guns and muskets, turned out
promptly and started in pursuit of the fugitives,
and hopes entertained of the capture of the en-
tire party.-Richnsond Enquirer.
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Five hundred aud fifty negroes, captured BY
Forrest at Athens, Ala have arrived at Mobile
| They all wore the Federal uniform
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Since the war commenced the Federals have lost
ffty-one Generals, of whom thirty-six were killed
in battle, and fifteen have died of disease contrac
ted in the service.
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HORRIBLE EIILAINY.-The New York Herald
of the 9th has letter from Grant to Sheridan, in
which he directs him to burn every house in the
Valley; to kill every horse, COW, hog sheep or
other animal; to destroy every mill; to set fire to
every barn, wheat or hay stack; to cut down every
ornamental tree and carry off every negro. He
says that if this continues twelve months long
er, he desires to convert the whole Valley into a
bowling Wilderness There is nothing in modern
history so atrocroas this order 1t is the act of
man with small brains and great vanity who has
been beaten and bafled until his senses have fed
completely. 1t is the outpouring of beaten and
wounded spirit. He cannot whip Lee, but he can
starve the women and children. We tuln him
to General Lee.
This order was issued while Sheridan was, as he
thought, carrying every thing before him. 1t had
not time to be published before he was flying down
the Valley with his freebooters and Early in pur
suit. Is there man who can stay away from his
colors under such circumstances? If there is. he
must be dead to all the impulses that ennobe man.
Never was vengeance more loudly called for
Richmond Dispatch.
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ANOTHER RAID We learn that Tuesday
morning last raiding party, consisting of tories
and deserters, about sixty in number, took Jones
Iron Works in Burke county, near Linwood Falls.
% miles from Morganton, and captured some thir
ty men, employees of the Works One man, Mr.
Beck, escaped, and brought the news to Morgan
ton. The party is supposed to be portion of
Kinks command. The citizens and Home Guard
of Morganton Immediately Started in pursuit, and
We hope this have overtaken and captured
them Carolina Times.
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drove the rebels in fine stIle, some dist
auce bul were finally brought 10 halt,
the rebel bullets were TOO much for these
men who were to do the fighting and
they began TO (aIter and giyew az; then
came the critical time, then did General
Sheridan ride along the lines and cry
"Ior Gods sake sud for their country's
sake, not to give way, but 10 rally and
charge the enemy" but he soon saw tho
day would be lost unless something was
done, and he ordered up Gen. Crook
with his handful of men, and told him
to Ego in" aud they went, through the
18th Corp, over the open fields through
the woods, il AMI through mill pond
waist deep with mud and water on went
the gallant little army, in the lace Of the
hottest FIRE that ever men did face, in
face of thousands Of rebels who were
showering the leaden hail thick aud fast
in face of fourteen cannon, throwing
grape and canister, never (allering.
never stopping, but right on, over stone
fences and everything else 10 the way,
and the army was saved, but at what
a cost. Many good and noble men isl
10 rise no more Col Duval command
ing the division was severely bu, not
dangerously ~ounied. Capt. Hastings,
Adjulani General of the LIST brilede o.
division, WAS also wounded Col. R B
Hays, our brigade commsnder. is now
commanding the Q division, and Col
Brown of the 1871 West Va Vols. is
commanding the lsl brigade, and Capt.
J, D. Carter is commanding the 18th
regiment,
The thing is somewhat changed. for
our little army of West Virginia, caplu.
red the prisoners. and this morninl while
| was in Winchester, saw the 9Th corp
guarding them. Quite diff rent to what
they intended The tram is ordered 10
move and must close soon. We heard
caanonading all day yesterday, but do
not know the result. Our wounded are
at Winchester for the present, but |
learn they are to be moved TO M.rtins
burg. Yours.
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Two Dollars a Year.

From and after this date I0ct, IS, J
our terms will be 80 year in advance,
and SO so if not paid in advance, We
again urge upon our friends who are in
arrears the necessity OF settling their &C.
counts Many know that they are in
debred to US for one and Two years, and
might send us the money at once, II
our patrons do not pay up more prompt
iy than they have been doing We will
be compelled to suspend the publication
Of our paper. 1t is an unpleasant fact
taa, since the great rise in paper, we can
hardly make both end, meet We will
send bj',sin lie paper during thismonlh
TO those who owe us, showing their in
debtedne,s. and hope al receiving tbom
vii Csponl Immediately. ="
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From the Thirteenth V. V. I.
Wnoursrra, gel Sept. 1864.

WlyouEiTER, 90 Sept. 1864.
FRIEND According to prom
Use | propose to inform you Of what is
going on in this benighted section. You
no doubt, have Heard of the different
fights aa4-tbe glorious victories which
General Sheridan has gained over Early
and his forces, from the daily newspa-
pers But orsome details, which oull
more interest the friends Of the 18Th
West Va Tofn'ry you woull not know
uuess informed Hy some men bcrs of
the r imcnt. |. haviog left Charles
town before 20 there, low yer | got
with our train as it stared out. The
army is at S,rausburg now, and the
rain at Winchester The loss in our
Re linen, was rot vcry heavy 10 the
fight on Monday, but | am panied 10
say that Capt. Green Slack, and Lieut..
Lowell Rayburn, are among The killed,
and Cap, Stewart, wounded in both
ahighs. Among the enlisted men are
jesse L. Jones, co +, wounded in arm;
Modon Fry, co. D, wounded in arm and
- Lawrence, co If. Those who saw
the fight say it was the hardest which
has ever been fought in this Valley, and
it i, gratifying to know that General
Crock and bis little command saved the
fortunes OIL The day, notwithstanding The
members Of the 9th and 10Th corps said
they would do the fighting, and all they
wanted orthis command was to guard
the trains and prisoners. understand
from those who were acquainted with
the disposition Of the forces, that the 9Th
and 10Th Corps made the attack with
Gen, Crooks command in reserve, and
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CHAs. b. wAGGENER, Clerk
Dot l3-n26-It
A PR0CLAM NATION.

WHEREAS, ty the law Of Congress, the
W Tuesday after the first Monday in No.
vember next is the time designated for the
qualified voters of the So, eral States to meet Mt
their proper places voting and elect Electors
ef President and Vice President Of the United
States. Aud whereas by an Act Of the Leris.
lalure Of this State, entitled IAN Act tn regu.
late elections by the people," il is made the
duty of the Governor to give notice by proc Ia
nation Of the tim of holding such election.
and the number of Electors to be chosen,
Now therefore. ArhurI Borpman Cover
nor of ire State of West Virginia do Issue this
my proclamation appointing TUESDAY, TUE srn
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1864. as the day on which
will be held, IN the several counties Of his
State, an election for five ELECTORS of President
and ' ice President of the United States Five
Electors being the number the State of West
Virginia is entitled to according to her repre-
sentation in Congress.
49,, Done at the City of Wheeling on the
u S 9Th day of September, in the year Of
t>7-~' our Lord One Thousand Eight Hun.
bred and Sixty. -four, and Of the State the sec
ond. A. | BcREMAN Gov.
BY the Governor:
J EDGAR BoTERs Secretary of State.
September 2s-n2i-te.
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Hon. L,hn N Phelps, vii address the
people OF Jackson county, at the follow
INK places;
Murrysyilc, Tuesday, Oct. 1G.h, Mt
O'Clock p. NJ
Rryenswool, Wednesday, Oct 2oih
ut O'Clock ? NJ
AZ Cottage Mills" on Thursday Oct.
goth, at O'clock P, N.
lie will also address the citizens oil
Putnam county, at Buffalo, on Saturday,
October 22!, 1854.
Hon. k Y Whalsy, is respectfully
invited to be pges.ntat these appoint
menls.
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THE WEEK

Try in grest measure, cattle sheer
hog. chickens rain eabbage, onions.
sweet potatoes, DC NE being gathered
up sod presse into the service,
The 49, Regiment, let TIL Kan ,vha
Valley with bon 900 men rank aod
file 1t now numbers Ct for duty about
400 the residue have either been killed.,
died Of disease, wounded, or on ielach'
ed duty. The men present are all in
good health, and ever ready aud willing
10 90 whore duty calls
The prevailing opinion is that we will
shortly move down the Valley again so
as to be nearer our base of supplies =
But, whenever or wherever we may 60
we will try and keep you and our t'rien S
apprised
Finally. otay for US, that we NAV lri
umph still more an more, for in God is
our rust.
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REGISTER.
F. OF WEST VIRGINIA:


As iSsi.@ held in the Clerks Office Of the
81 iteourt Of Punam tolnty,ju the no I'll Of
Ottoh u sd.
Mary McConoh,y ESecutr Of Ira II Nc.
Cdnehey, deed, complainant vs. Charles X
Norris, Joseph W Morris. James X, Morris,
Edna Burlington, formerly Edna 4 Morris,
Peter Love Mary Norris, widow Of John
Morris. decd, Mary McConehey, formerly
Mary s Morris Sarah A, Morris, tlc widow
John D. Morris Mary Morris, Hclen j Nor
MS children heirs Of Joseph Morris deceased
James " Hoge. and John Afford Adm'rS OF
said John Morris, deceased, def9ndents In
Chanccry and Attachment .s,
The object of hi, suit is 10 recover Of the de
fendeut, he sum Of 81 500 with interest on
IS 500 part thereof, from the 18th day Of No
yember 1857 till p.id and like interest % 81 i,
/ 500, residue thereof from the 9Ith OF July
1861, till payment, also the costs of Judgment
atlaw for said la mentioned amount aud coS'
ofexccution aud levy and sale by Sheriff un
der same and costs of this suit Aud II Hp
pparng nv m ,thdavit filed with the papers
In the Office, that the deTrpdmts Sarah Nor.
! MS the widow and John D Morris, Mary R.
Norris. Helen j. Norris and James Morris the
children and heirs at law OF Joseph Morris
deed. are non.residentS Of West Virginia,
II Is. therefore, ordered that the said non res
ident defendants, and each of them do appear
here within one month after due publication Of
this order and do what is necesSar, to protect
their interests in the premises.
Tcste:
GEO. r, MONTAGUE, Clerk
Couce sol [oct l3-n26-4t
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Weeklg 9tgister
local Matters.

To ADVERTISERS The Register has
the largest circulation of any paper pub
lished in this section of West Virginin
and the only one in this Congressional
District that is published regularly
and, therefore, is the best advertising me
dium in this section of the State.
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Commissioner Notice.

george cooper
Jesce Walton Il ale
fNO jess" WALTON. Charles 7. Reale. Lawson
Brooks aud Thomas WaggenGr.
Take notice that |, Elijah &hnbrrling, spe.
cinl COMM, Toner appointed by n decrttal or
der e the Circuit Court uc Mason county,
shall on he 10Th day Of November next, AZ
the off Of John English, in ihr Town Of
P'nl Pleasant, between The hours pi6 a NJ
and bP. NJ of that day, proceed TO take, state
and report m account ,hOwing:-
! lst, VINO we're The Parties Interested in the
sieanlbpa In cOmp's bill mentioned, aud lie
amount Of money or other things advanced hy
them respectively in the building Equippng
aud running said boat
Cad. The amount Of profit or loss. Il any.
from the building EquipPng aud raining
raid boat together wit he amount received
by amy Of said parties thercfrom, aud the
amount of debts pai by either Of the pslie.
Ord The time aud manner Of the loss of said
boat, and in whose charge, and under whose
care She wa, N the time Of her loss
4th Wheeler the said ho9t was insured: il
so, by whom aud in what Office, and for what
amount. aud IN whose possession The mol icips
Of insurance lfc; whether they have been col
lccted or not and II uot, what disposition la,
been made ofihr same
oh Whether he said parties, or either Of
then, have received anything for said b,ot
from the 50 called Confederate Slntrs or nv
other source
oh The tndehtrdress Of the said boat to
IN" @'n parties or either Of lhum for services
III ou,lulhs or RAINING the same, aud any 9TH
VI matter which |, as special Commissioner,
may uVeln proper or either Of the paruCs may