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OBITUARY NOTICES.

Died, at the residence of his son, DR.. W. G. Le-
Nav, in the town of Monticello, Miss the Rev. JoHN
PEACE LENAY, aged seVenty-one years, five months
an ten days.
The deceased was native of Granville County,
in the State of North Carolina, where be lived up
to the year 1S42, when ke emigrated to Marshall
County, Miss He in early life embraced religion
and attached himself to the Christian Church, and
after becoming an Elder in that Church, exercised
for many years the functions of said office at
Church known by the name OF Popes OnaPeL ne
died as he had lived in the full faith of the doc
trines taught in his Church, and has gone to reap
the reward of the faithful. He was generally be-
loved by all who knew him and has passed away,
ripe in years and in the hope of future that shall
know no grief. "
Died, in Fayetteville on Saturday the 18th inst,
in the 10th year of his age, GuRDoN DEnING, Esq,
formerly for mauy years Chairman of the County
Court and Chairman Of the Committee of Finance
Of that County.
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Yellow Fever at Newbern.

We are indebted to an esteemed friend for the
following Hist of citizens of New bern who have died
with yellbw fever as far as can be ascertained to
October 10th, 1854. The friend who furnished the
list is in position to know:
List Of GEtizsns of NeU6erh, North Carolina, aoh0
hGoe ID Nth YelIow Fsper as far as can be as
certaiHbd, TO October 10th, 1864
Mrs M Cherry, Miss Prudy Rice, Jno N Taylor,
Ars Sarah Quirk, Charles Hawkins, George Patrick,
VIM B C6werling, and child, Mrs Bradford Gatln,
James H1tchins Capt Hall, Mrs Tyson, Mss
Ann Wallace, Mrs Wln Hutchins, Mrs Susan Willis,
Matthew siarShall Robert Harvey j Oxly, Mrs
John Gaskill Miss Aggie Hall, Stephen Sermond,
Mrs Roberts, daughter, John Roberts, Mrs John
Praigg, Miss Sallie Cary, Miss Elizabeth Dunn,
Edward HURT, j Roberts, (sail maker,) Mrs E
Hurtt Mrs N HURT, Mrs NJ Wallace, Mrs Bryan
Williams, Henry Hooker, Becton Davis, Jesse
Cowlng James W Bryan, Mrs Jesse Cowling, Mrs
Hall, UY Fisher Mrs NJ Willis and daughter,
Susan, George Miller Mrs Susan Friou, Mrs Martha
Freese, Miss Fannie HURT, John Jones, Mrs A
Farnham, Miss Amelia Cary, Miss Ann Ship, Miss
Styron, Miss j Roberts, Miss Polly Landy, John
Jones, Mrs Giffork, Mrs Morse, Mrs Allen, mother
of George Allen, John Cummings, VIM Hutchings,
Mary Brinkley, Alonzo Green, Mrs George Smith,
Miss Jane ,Haines, Alex Meadows, Sr., Mrs James
Stanly, Miss n Stanly, daughter Rebecca, Mrs B
Wood, Miss Hattie Perrat Jane Lewis and child,
Mrs Mary Phillips, Mr. Lawrence Jenny Hunt, Mrs
George Howard, Mr. Heritage, VIM P Moore, Jr.,
Robert Dunn, Mr. @ Cole, Afford Bryddock, cold,
Davis Kennedy, cold
The above list are all white persons except the
last two names. A good many others have died, but
We have not yet ascertained the Names date, &C.
State Journal
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The Washington Chronicle, the organ of Lincoln,
thus notices Mr.. Davis Macon speech. We pub
lish it to let readers in what light the speech
is regarded by the Lincontes:
Davis passions are strong, and his temper i'll.
regulated, from which causes he has often been
known to lose his self command, and to rave like
rutfan but never until now was he guilty of whin-
ing. He is evidently in state of despair, and lie
lacks the true dignity which always inheres in a
great mind, though fallen. He blabs his misfor-
tunes and his desperations to the world like the
garrulous old woman. He tells the public that two
thirds of his army either prisoners of war or de
serters whom he politely designates "absentees."
appeals to them to come back to their
posts and assures them that with their aid the for
tunes of the Contederacy may be retrieved. He
unwisely insults Joe Johnston and his numerous
friends by unnecessary and untimely justification
Of himself in his removal after the successor Hood
had failed to do as we'll as Johnston. He flies
intd passion when referring to "the man" [pro-
bably Governor Brown who said he had abandoned
Georgia, and applies to him the epithet "scoun-
drel" He admits that "you have not any men
between eighteen aud forty-fve left " and he calls
upon the men and boys to come to his aid. He
admits that to secure an exchange of prisoners he
is willing to recognize negro soldiers prisoners
of war; and he denounces "Butler, the beast" as
coaIsely as the vilest of his Richmond organs. He
apologies for not sending aid to Georgia by admit
ting that I" in Virginia the disparity in numbers is
Just as great as it is in Georgia"
With these fatal admissions, the affected conf
dence with which DAVIS promises to drive Sherman
out Of Georgia, and to overwhelm him with the
ruin which befell Napoleon's army in its retreat
from Moscow, will deceive no one. He can never
inspire new hope and courage in the heart of the
Southern people, after telling them that two thirds
of his armies are either prisoners Of war or deser
ters that he is as weak in Virginia as in Georgia,
and that they have no more men between the ages
of eighteen and forty five to call into the field.
We predict that this speech will do Davis and
his cause more harm at home and abroad than the
loss of battle 1t will dishearten the people Of the
South, and destroy the confidence of his sympathi
zer6 in Europe; and its republication in Europe will
cause the Confederate loan to take tumble from
which it can never recover"
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SPECK-We have received a commu nicatiOn
complaining of the Physicians Of neighboring
county for having held meeting and resolved to
charge old prices payable in specie, which the writ
er considers improper, in view Of their exemption
from military service. We decline to publish the
communication because it ght lead to controv"r-
sy for which we have no room. But we take occa
sion to say, that think all buying and selling i'r
specie injurious to the cause Of the Confederacy.-
Its tendency 20 dscredit the currency, and Wl.e
ever does that weakens the arH of government
Thus thinking, we have constantly refused either
to receive pay specie for anything, except where
had purchase il to send Of the country for
type, &c--Fay GdserUer.
The Odsercer touches the subject With much deli
cacy. 1t thinks "a buying and selling for specie
injurious to the cause of the Conederacy." Is that
all? Is the man who ignores or rejects the Con
federate currency not more censurabe than the O0-
serUer supPOSeS3 Such a man, according to that
paper, only pursues an injurious course 1t the
O6serUer cGid fasten such an offence upon US, or
upon any oc eur friends, it would ring with the
charge that Re were false to the country and trail
tors of the sReAest dye We think 1t tnore than
probable thai se PhysiciaRs referred to belong to
1.-the 06sereere party.
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New SCHOOL BooK.-Ee have received from
Messrs. Sterling, Campbell and Albright, publish
ers, Greensborungh, N. c., copy from stereotyped
plates of "OEr Oson Primer for the Children"
which seems to be admirably adapted to "aid chill
1dren in their FIRST attempts to acquire knowledge"
This Primer eentains 4S pages, and is very hand
somey illustrated with pictures, designed to amuSe
and interest the child while engaged in spelling out
aud reading the words and lessons. 1t is much
the handsomest book yet published in the South,
so far as we have had an opportunity ofjudging.-
This Firm deserves the thanks of our people, and
especially of educators for the persevering in
dustry and good taste with which it has devoted it
self to the noble work of preparing and publishing
for the benefit of our schools. Messrs. Sterling,
Campbell and Albright have in preparation other
works for the use of schools, which will be given
to the public at an early day.
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0FDhan>S FauI.

We learn from Dr.. Deems, who has just returned
from visit to the Western part of the State that
he has raised the following sums for the Orphans
Fund:
Wilkes County $40, 200; Iredell gil, 900; Alex
ander slo,6Oe; Ashe $500; Forsyth $2,S0O !;
Yadkin s., 500; Surry 81 800; Stokes $1,000; Ca
tawba 81 600; New Hanover s. 900; State at large
$500; Craven 5000. The largest donor in the
State is Oscar Martin, of Wilkes, 81, 800.
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Mass MEE1NG.-One of the largest audiences
ever gathered in Columbia, met last night, in the
City Hall, and subsequently adjourned to the Court
House square, to consider the letter of Mr.. Boycc
Speeches were made by that gentleman, Messrs
Tradewell, Pope, r. NJ. Johnston, Capt j. U.
Adams Gen. Martin and Col. Cunningham, after
which resolutions condemnatory of the policy Of
Mr. Boyce, and inviting him to resign his seat in
Congress, were adopted. We shall publisha report
# the proceedings in another Columbia
CGrOliniGn.
We shall give synopsis of the proceedings Of
this meeting in our next issue.
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We are happy to state that the good work OF pro-
tecting those of his friends who were defeated for
the Legislature from CONSUMPTION, is continued by
Gov. Vance Mr.. W. VI. Hampton, of Wilkes
better known as Certificate Hampton-has been ap-
pointed Quartermaster of the Home Guard; and
Mr.. Wellborn, who helped Mr.. Hampton to certify,
has been appointed tithngman, no doubt through
the Governors influence. The Governor believes
in lighting it out now, but not BY the aid OF his
particular friends, matter how abie-bodied they
may be. The lighting it out" must be done by
the great mass of the pcople-by the mechanic, the
small farmer, and the widows son. There has
been more thorough prostitution Of our State gov
ernment, and Of the Confederate government to par
ty purposes and to personal ends, within few short
months, than took place during any four years pie
ceding the war under our former system.
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The RAvAGEs OF WAR.-A citizen of Cabarrus
County, N. c., informed US few days since, that
in one Beat or CAPTAINS District in that County
there seventy two soldiers wives twothirds of
whom are widows. And this is a birds eye view
of the country generally. What an eloquent dis
course is this for peace Ear6 indeed must be the
heart that can look unnoved on these widows and
their atherless children and then call for men,
with the certainty that by srch call more widows
and orphans Will be added to this melancholy list
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AN OUTRAGE.-We learn that Judge Reade COM
u.itted man to prison at Waynesyille last week
for contempt of Court and resisting officer sent
to arrest him. The man is soldier, and the night
after his committal party of armed men from the
company which he belonged, visited the jail aud
by threats forced the Jalor to release the prisoner
We need hardly say that ou! gallant soldiers have
our warmest sympathes, when in the discharge of
their proper duties but such act this must meet
the condemnation of every good citizen. The su-
prema OF the civil law the military, and more
especially over mob law, is most wholesome doc
trine AID one which every citizen and soldier is vi
tally interested in maintaining. Respect for, and
obedience to civil law is the foundation stone of ali
rational liberty.-AsheuiLle Meas.
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FROM WILMNeToN.-From gentleman Just from
Wilmington we learn that the blockade ofthat port
is as effective as Yankee ingenuity andan unlimited
force of fgunbOats can make it They have now es-
tablished two lines of picket boats in the ofng to
give the alarm OF the attempted egress of blockade
runners, and as soon as the latter make their an.
pearance, the boats throw up rockets and burn blue
lights. The Yankee arrangements fof bloekading
the port good, and will hold so perhaps month
longer, when they will all be swept away by the
rude blasts of winter This North Carolina coast ia
in winter, the most dangerous in the world; and
when winter sets in the blockaders must stand off
to sea, or they will inevitably be blown ashore and
wrecked-Richmond DISPATCH
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JUSTICES ExEMPT-In the circuit court Of Abe
male county on writ Of hdbeas corpus in the case
of several Justices of the Peace where the Governor
had refused to certify in favor of the parties who
were under As years OF age, Judge Field discharged
the petitioners from the custody Of the military
He remarked that Justice was State officer and
part of the State-that the Confederate govern
ment was merely the agent of the States, and could
not aSsai the State organization. That the actsof
the State Legislature in the premises was not neces-
sary to bring to his Judgment the case that indie
pendent OF il he would have declared in the same
way.-PeterSJurg EepreSs.
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Are we to Appeal to our Slaves to Fight our
Battles?

Are we 10 Appeal to our Slaves to Fight our
Battles3
Had any1 one have predicted in 1860 that the
war which}w then being urged on by fanatics
both NortAend, South would finally be fought out
by slaves and that IN less than four years we should
be appealing to our own slaves to fight our battles
and offering them as an inducement their liberty,
he would have been set down as a madman. But
alas all these things seem to promise an early
ful6lment. The slaves of the South have no par
ticular interest in this war; its whole tendency has
been to oppress and ihjure them, and haG they not
been forced not a corporaps guard of them would
have taken up arms on either side Their condi-
ton before the war; as slaves, was infinitely better
thanit will ever be again, and the fanatics and
demagogues who brought on and have continued
the war will be held responsible to the civilized
world for ali the snfferings they have endured or
may endure in its progress. The North has dis
graced itself by armihg slaves and forcing them
to the forefront Of the conflict and any attempt
our part to use them will only bring US down to
their level and BESIDES We should find the slaves,
with muskets in their hands, an element of weak
ness instead of strength, for their timidity and
cowardice will induce them to seek protection from
the strongest side, and hence they would not only
not be reliable in battle but they would go to
the enemy by regiments and brigases whenever
they found an opportunity.
year or more ago when this thing was first spo-
ken of we thought nothing of it. because we did not
SuPpOSe Ioat any oo0 Poi HOu vi OuI PeOPle
would ever become so thoroughly demented as to
propose seriously to fight battles, and WIN our
independence with slaves; but now that leading pa
perS are discussing the prOprety of the step and the
government is being urged to its adoption, it becomes
a matter for serious consideration and we do not
hesitate in the outset, to enter solemn protest
against it. In the commencement we proclaimed
to the world that were fighting for the right to
manage our own domestic affairs in our own waB
which included the right to own and hold slaves !;
but now if the advice of those who want to raise an
army of negroes be followed, to do ourselves
what we went to war to keep the North from doing
free our slaves and organize them to fight for our
independence Was ever such a monstrOus, such
degrading proposition heard of before Progress
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Wilmington Market, october Is, 1854.

BEEF CATTLE.-The market is very scantily sup
piled with beef cattle. Price on the hoof as to
quality, range frem g to 81 80, net
BAcoN-Scarcely any has come in for several
days The prices from wagon range from S. 90 to
Sc per lb. as to quality. -
BEEswAx.-None of consequence arriving. Quo
tations nominal from 81 to $5 per lb.
BUTTER Market bare. Selling from first hands
at s. to $40, and retais at $12 to SIS per ID.
CoTToN.-Sales have been very small and quota
tions nominal at 81 so for uncompressed and 81 70
per ID. for compressed.
CoRN-SuPply very small. Quotations nominal
at s20
Corn MEAL-$2o to $25 per bushel and scarce
CoPPERAs.-$4 to 81 SO at retail.
EGGs-$5 to S. 30 from carts.
FLoUR-$276 to $500 per barrel, as in quality.
FoRAGE-Fodder, $1s to $40; Shucks, $s to $40; /;
Hay, $1S per 100 lbs.
HiDrs-No change. Green 81, dry s. to 81 80
per pound.
LEATuER-Sole s2S; Upper $2S per lb.
LARD-Scarce. Quotations S. to Sc per ID. by
the barrel.
NAns-$2 as to So per lb.
PRAs-Cow, 500 per bushel.
PoTAToEs-Irish, $50 to s35; Sweet, $l2 to $l5
per bushel.
PoULrEr-Chickens s. to 81. Grown fowls IS
to So each.
RICE-65 to 70 cents per h., scarce.
SALr-Sound made $273 to $50 in bbs. Sacks
$50 to $35 per bushel, as to quality or dryness.
SUGAE-BrOwn 81 10 $S; white crushed so to
$12 as in quality.
SYEuP-Sorghum, but little doing, and sales are
dull at $l5 to ZIG per gallon, by the bbl.
SHEETNG-Fayetteyille So 25 to So 90 per yard
by the bale
SPIRITS TURPENT1EE-$5 to Sc per gallon.
TALLow-$4 to 81 80 per 10.
YARS-$35 per bunch by the bale.
Woods remarkably scarce, and what little
comes in is readily taken at enormous prices Sales
have been made during the week as high as $50
per cord for black jack ash $50 to $55, and pine
$40 to $50 per cord.
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A correspondent of the Charleston Courier writes,
" have lately had occasion to give dogWood full
trial on cbills, and confidently commend it A
strong decoction of the bark and berries is made,
one third the quantity of spirits is added. Dose,
wine glass full three times daily
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MILITARY CHANGE.-General Braxton Bragg, hith.
erto commanding general, with his headquarters at
Richmond, has been relieved, and goes at once to
take command of an important military post in one
of the more Southern States.
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NOTICE!

EHAD SHIPPED BY JORDAN WOMhLE,
II of Raleigh, N. G.. to Messrs, DOMAINS JUN
sun of Petersburg Va the 9Th Of June last ten bar
rels of FLOUR. will pay one hundred dollars 10
inc.lfty ROBERT HILL
Richmond, Va.
October 90. 1884, 65-ltpd.
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CARD NOTICE J

vx,HERE Is NOW READY TO BE ISSUED
from this DEPARTMENT to the dIneTept %E This IL
lot Of Cards win be the Agents. with Backs ready
for tackng the Cards on and be sold at e22 SO per PAIR
to the citizens generally in instance than one
nar TO be sold to family These Cards are MOI intended
or the families of soldiers The Department having
large lot backed ready for which will be sent Out ana
solS m The families of soldiers as fast they be
made at a much less price Agents requested to
"'"N' H. A. DOWD, A Q NJ.
o.-L.- oo ,oeA s5-4t.
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MONEY MARKET

There has been considerable business doing in
Confederate Stocks since last weeks report and
quotations are somewhat higher. The buying rates
by the brokers are as follows:
Four per cent Certificates, $50.
7SO Notes $65.
Gold $a4; Silver $2S; Sterling bills $22 to $2S
for one.
Bank Notes-North Carolina $3 to 81, so; Geor-
ga s. 80 to So; South Carolina and Virginia 81, 90
to 1915 for one.
The selling rates by the brokers are as follows
Confederate Bonds $1Gs to 1925, according to
dates.
73O Notes $40.
Gold $26; Silver $24; Sterling bills 1926; Bank
bills-North Carolina $3.50; South Carolina $3 ;
Georgia So to 81 for one.
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TIE PREss-We see it stated that Gov. Allen, of
Louisiana, recognizing the powerful and beneficial
influence of the press, has imported paper enough
the printers from State service -Pete1g Erpress
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The French have occupied Matamoras. They
have also defeated the Mexieans near Durango, cap
turing or destroying all their artillery, and killing,
wounding or capturing six hundred and thirty men.
The French loss was very slight.
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The late Major General John 81. Morgan was an
Alabamian. He was born in Huntsville inS1S25.-
His parents moved to Kentucky when he was six
years old.
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Anguish Of mind has driven thousands to suicide;
anguish of body none. This proves, that the health
of the mind is Of far greater consequence than the
heelth of the body, although both deserving of
much more attention than either of them receive.
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The VoTE IN GRAsT's ARMY.-Deserters, &c who
come from Grants army all testify that it has voted
the Lincoln ticket The work was done thus -
The officers circulated among the men the promise
that all who voted the right ticket should have thirty
days furlough as soon winter set in.-EcGminer
Which trickery rs precisely the same as that used
in the North Carolina election last summer, by the
friends of the "oyal" candidate only that soldiers
were told that if they voted for Holden they should
never have any furlOugh at all No sensible man
will expect any election to go against the bayonets
in either section, hereafter, and men who cheated
our own soldiers, detailed men and even citizens out
of their votes in August should not complain that
the tyrant Lincoln plays the same game in NoVem-
ber-ProgreSS.
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AXES AxEsII AXEs!!l

"E WILL PAY FROM s5 TO 81 FOR
w OLD AXES, or will put steel in ONE axe nor TWO
old
SHAY, WILLIAMSON Co..
North State Iron and Brass WORKS
polo;b N r. Oct 90 1854 S5-lmpd.
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The hog crop in Georgia this year is very heavy.