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.R The ~ %,Ae Army.

I'VE continue to hear of the coercve measures
adopted in the hospitals and camps to influence the
votes Of the soldiers of this State. We copy the
following from the Progress of Wednesday last:
II Extract from letter dated
v LYNcHBURG July %, 1864.
81 am at Lynchburg to day at the election and
have never seen as much meanness and corruption
before The soldiers voted for Holden, and seeing
this, those who managed the polls said the Holden
voters were all deserters and threw out their votes.
If nothing had been said and if the votes had been
fairly counted, Holden would have beaten Vance
ten to one. The men that voted were all from the
same camp, and they counted the Vance votes and
threw out the Holden votes. This was done by
Hospital rats who had never seen q battle field
When the Yankees were raiding around Lynchburg
these rats went into their hoes and as soon as the
Yankees left they crept out. l told them Of their
rascality, and they ordered me to hush, but told
a man with stripes if he would make himself my
equal would tan him on the spot More than
seventy five men join me in this letter. If Vance
is elected it will be by such dshonorable means as
have stated"
This letter comes from good soldier and man
of character, and is no doubt faithful record Of
facts. Let the friends of these men remember this
tomorrow and vote against those who would inau-
gurate such Infamous proceedings. \
Extract of a letter from a soldi8r dated Head
quarters Co. l, 22nd Regiment, N. y. troops, July
29, 1864:
II worked had for Holden but the officers en-
maasss were against him. Holden got % votes in
this company and Vance 8. The vote in this Regi-
ment is Vance ia, Holden e. though under
stand the statement is out that Holden got but eight
votes IN the regiment"
A soldier writes US from Fort Caswel that the
vote in his company was Vance IL, Holden II, and
that the men who manifested wish to vote for Hol-
den were told that their battery would be taken
away from them, and that they would be sent to
Virginia This he says
"Caused some of the tmid to flag and fall back,
though some of us stood the fray and did the best
We could, though we had hard time of il"
We might make similar extracts from number
Of letters already received. soldier has e. hard
time" in service, and be has hard time" when
he attempts to vote for the man of his choice.
We do not think, however, after all the force and
fraud that have been employed, that Gov. Vances
majority in the army will exceed 5000. We be-
licve this majority, or even larger one was turn
ed by the people at home yesterday, unless they
were prevented from voting as they desired by the
Interference Of the military. We shall soon know.
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EHOR SALE.-A LIGHT SlX.PASSENGER
Stage Coach with deck seat, newly tired and painted
and in excellent order. Apply to
r. L PATTERSON,
Patterson, Caldwell County, N. c.
August l. 1884 43-w&swat.
- Fayetteville Observer copy in Weekly and Semi
Weekly weeks.
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BUREAU OF CoNscRIprloN, },
Rsehm0"d, June 9Th, 1864. I
CIRCULAR, J
No "a. {

H. The sale to the government or to the families
OF soldiers at prices fixed by the Commissioners of
tne State under the impressment act of the market
aole surplus remaining after furnishing the govern.
ment with the stipulated quantity Of provisions
and which he may raise from ear to wear. while
his exemption continues is made by the act of
Congress, approved February 18th, 1864. one of
the conditions of exemption allowed to an oyerseer
or agr.culturlst A claim is asserted by some of
those exempted as agriculturists to exchange such
part Of the aforesaid surplus as they may please for
supplies of provisions, clothing and the like to bo
consumed in family use, and to sell the government
or tue families of soldiers only what may remain of
such surplus after making said exchanges. This
claim is in violation of law and of their contract
with the government and cannot be allowed
Upon satisfactory evidence being furnished that
persons exempted as uverseers or agrcultursts.
have or are thus disposing of their surplus produc.
tions by exchange as aforesaid. Enrolling officers
will arrest all such persons forward them to their
nearest camps Of instruction to be retained there
until final action shall be taken and announced in
their cases, and forward through the proper chan.
nels of communication to this Bureau report of
all the facts and circumstances of each case.
Every agriculturist or overseer upon receiving
his certificate ofexemption should be informed that
the action indicated above will be taken in the
event ofhs not disposing of his marketable surplus
in accordance with the requirements of law.
By command Of Brig Gen. Jno. s. Preston,
superintendent
G. B. BUFFIELD,
A. A. General
August 3, 1854
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NJ oNASrs ARMY.-Senator Wilson, of Mass,
s.;s ' man OF the Senate Committee on Military af.
A' IN the course of recent debate in the Senate,
s,,o. "e statistical information relative to the
,,,n as'n OF the Union armies, &C., of very great
sinos s , From this official exhibit it appears that
And maa me 18th of October last six hundred thous.
or 70 ael; not including black men, have enlisted
unS,sS salsted in the Yankee armies, and that one
Zen ss ana twenty-five millions o. dollars have
within ,ba in bountes since that period that
have I ha he past year seven hundred thousand men
rsut sen put in the field, and that since General
reinforce commenced his march towards Richmond.
Ind men n to the number OF forty eight thous.
ONE two .h .htcluslVe Of the one hundred days men
pin-Ptano.aIs more-have been forwarded to
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SODA CAKE-One quart Of -four, one tea cup of
buttermk with teaspoonfu Of vinegar in it, half
teaspoonfu of soda, spoonful of salt made into
dough just IS thin can be rolled out with ease,
and baked in quick oven. Put in lard according to
means and taste. Two or three table spoonfus of
vinegar will answer in place of buttermilk, though
not so good.
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HEADQUARTERS, RESERVE, N. c., I
Raleigh, August 1st 1864. !
EXTRACT.

GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 4.
L Captains of Senior Reserve, in the several
counties Of the State of North Carolina, where Com
panes have been organized, will assemble them at
their respective Court Houses every Saturday at
IL o'clock, for drill and instruction.
By Command of 1t. Gen. HOLMES.
JNO. w. HINSDALE,
A. A. General
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MFRS. MILLER CONTINUES TO ACCOM-.
NA modate Boarders by the day, week, or month.
August !, 1854, Att.
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ansl a1aans Spansh are thinking of cutting maritime
be use s'o4Id OF the rock of Gbra. So as suDercede
ths Oi the Straits, and the French .r ts
RcultIisssc tIisc)eet There are no great eneineerinss
atea .s to be encountered, and the eost Is e.ai
twenty millions Of 5o,I..s '"' WV - es'''
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.lnne L. IN

V3lRINgIY COLLEGE...THE NEXT SES.
T. siun will oumnience the 7th Of September next
rom - To- tlO, per mpnth IN adoancs Board pay
able monthly in advance about s. per month, paid
in provisions at peace prese-1hnen asa a1Do2i
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Woe unto you, when oil men shall speak well
OF you for 30 did their fathers to the talse pro.
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SsHERIFFs, NOTICE.-TAKEN UP An

GHERIFFS' NOTICE. UP AND
- committed to s'l BY Juliss Ramsey negro Boy .1ors
and be longs John Hope of Ceavesnd eouaty He bad
on when put in Jail brown suit Of jeans cloth He 10
weighs abou 5O pounds The owner will ssr him.
py charges and take him away, otherwise he viii b dealt
with a. the law directs. WIN. A. WALTON,
Sheriff Of Rowan Co.
June l3. 1894 1A-wSm.
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CONSCRIpT OFFICE

mi, ndSsgN, July Both 1854.
Inc special attention Of all persons exemptea ar
detailed under the provisions Of the law for the nro
tecton OF farming interests is called to the follow.
ing extract from Circular No. a. from Bureau Of
oonscrlpton, published for their information:
BY order Of the Commandant
E. j. HARDIN, Adiutant
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August 3, 1854
Confederate Taxes.

The Confederate Tax Assessors for the county of
Wake, will attend at the following times and places
for the purpose of assessing the Taxes for the year
1864: At
Raleigh Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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R. R. Il. f. JONES. % Assessors.
August 8 1864.

UDOCKET BOOK FOUND AT THE WOOD.
Z pile the Central Railroad sboye Cedar Fork No
papers except passport Of 60 days for ALFRED Will
lIAMS, and small amount OF mouey.
Any person applying at Cedar Fork and deserir
hing the contents fully, can have the same.
DANIEL JACKSON.
August !, 1894. 42-1tw&swpd.
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RALEIGH: FRIDAY, AUG. 5. 1864.
The Latest News.

The Latest News.
Two Yankee gunboats have been disabled on the
Mississippi, and one, the Clara Bell, totally lost
The river is said to be in state of blockade. Eight
transports are lying at the mouth Of White river
unable to assend.
The rebels, 1900 strong, under Gen. Dobbs,
charges Col Brooks command of 300 men, IL miles
from Helena, forcing him back and following ten
miles, Col. Brooks, several prominent officers and
81 privates were killed. Col. Brooks remains had
reached Memphis.
The Baltimore american of 1st and I'd has been
received in Richmond, giving an account of the ex-
plosion of the mine at Petersburg. The entire work
mounting l6 guns were blown into the air. The
9th and 18th corps then charged and the 9th was
hold in reserve The works were carried, But fin
,,lv, thew were driven out of them with loss of
5000.
Rebel cavalry crossed the Potomsc, Is miles
above Wiliatnspors and passed directly across
Maryland and entered Pennsylvania, going through
Mercersburg. About 500 of McCauslsnd's men en-
tered Chambersburg and demanded the payment of
half million dollars, but the people refusing to
comply with the demand, the town was fired and
the whole of it burned Gov. Curtain has called
the Pennsylvania Legislature together to make ar
rsngements for the defence of the State. Wrights
column, ere this, must have reached Winchester,
and if the rebels attempt to retain possession Of the
Shenandoah Valley, desperate battle may be ex
pected.
Lincoln has been at Fortress Monroe and has had
an interview with Grant.
PETERSBURG, Aug. 3.-There has been no fighting
for two days. Gran: still sapping and mining
Much dissatisfaction said to prevail in Yankee army
on the results of Saturday.
From Georgia.
ATLANTA. Aug. S-Affairs are very quiet this
morning. Some picket firing during the night but
nothing important occurred $50 prisoners were
captured near Newman and sent south from East
Point. Yesterday about 1000 in all were captured.
Other later news will be found elsewhere.
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The Yankees moving to the Southside.
RICHMOND, July s1.-The Yankees on the North
side Of James river at Deep Bottom, have recrossed
10 the South side reuniting with the main body Of
Grants army.
The New York herald., 1864-07-26

nuf IvEr AITr,fpT TO prIlN A 7 tpCr TfrgFAgyNT
.pvrsr or rur TscrN.nIArv
' ~,
"'o'hp "s maui y o"' 'ne ~ 'S"e"'sh' no'ao ofi
"ner sefee'i ny man panea JONI JACKSON occupying
rooms 90 tne sfo hor q 'hs premises appears that
JacKsoh mas oeeu dfnkiag 10 excess o. late ana not un
frequently le Tag beaten MS wife most teariaiy He
tas also oeen VERY Jealous o. he ara ne SCENE DE-.
rara, arJ n a,sne ,nos So ~ h. - ~
| con var,enos Al tSe h,ur named abova Tae.sor "a
turnca h.nn ana andc his tre absent wa hoard n
| cav Il, prisret rou9r ocannr,nS rnoo,s ,diosnlne
i, III braak everythny ond al re ~ ia b,nse as,ar
wards Mrs .o1or loo, "a bronah 4 windorr and sav
Jsc,son tan clotbinv from the waT and heard hin,
o.s,, T..,.r "a. -. =. 60,
The New York herald., 1864-07-26
Jhc Kearsarg. aHd Alabama.
.ErrEE FROM LIEurEaAEr CtniNASDga TaoRSTOs,

4
! 4 corresp1nfent Of the Boston Jo,s7lal says
me oiIowUA extracts from letter Just received bv
w".o w lrom Lientaant seufnancer itornion, OF th'
hea'sarge. viii e read with interest both by o
the heoism aud nSeutve Skin OF ,hs young officer and
ior the neF prturars sbou' the dgha other inor
NATION u contss The fight occurred H viii be remem-
hered IN ennt1y, June TO- tic ettar was datei on
Thursday, june %, though aot COW etad tn two
days later nay 10. be improner 10 add that iisu
tenant Commando rrornton New Nam, ,nve NAV by
bft b, 6elug the only son of Hon 1ancs y Thornton
formerly Charge d'Al9res Lima Peru Nh ~, h. LED
just as he had ompoIheG 70 gelr ant hers nis body
now sleeps. He IL the 0niy do.ccndsGt e4 Judge
Matthew Thornton, ons II The thre. sigserx or
tho Declacarstioo OF Independence for New H.un,
shire. Coalnar6er Thurus0a was flag no s.naut
and executive oa,or Of Admiral Foeragut board
Hartford ahon she asceed ns Misssslppi III stnr14ed
the oFis beow New Orleans anj then ths casy ,tssf
II was there thai hs inventive gepus suggested tina uss
o tina ships chain cables Tor the protection of sd
o. the ship, ior which, ss wei aEor bis ece . and
bravery IN these aGi0us he received he highest
,uehoNloa o. 80 Admiral 1s had narrow e7clno with
ls she. exploding On deck ard ,eirng his clothes rom
his body Afterwards, being IN command ~ PurbJ-t,
no pursued od tara. then called the 0vieto under
very guns Of fort "orean, in Mobile Bay and succeedaa
IN lodgog shot IN her and ahobt aarfhalirr her
81 be believed, when ne was s!xnaed ~ superia-
oiser 10 tue distance retire he oid with deep
regret and only obedencc orders. Hence his far
from afoctioaate roms msnrsranee OF its pirate craft
ksAReARCs, CHEREoIRG, June 23 1894
We have bad lreae victory. and the
whole Q, Europa is ringing with II. CongrsinR,ory let
'ers are pouring in upou us from all quarters ard bou
quets u hoNera with o,rys Of boxes or.ra and
thoasands OF atteut baide in the midst OF It all
have been ncosaan.y aud ruriau.y oocurc IN got
ting the snip faiy established good order
and condition You Ill leaya ali about the fight the
destruction Q. the Alabama n the paptrs hcoye am
awarded al the credit old wish or the part 10
the battle bit military rride have ceased
20 a gfe1i measure % be motive with | have
deAvottd 70 do my dutJ 20 country and tho service
both ~ battle end In the long, sboros anil careful pre-
paraton for it, have succeeded, aud saiislei.
progress VITA professional interest, and lelt
perfectly satisfied with the result. That is all.
la.tles the Mississippi and the Gulf Then fsst All
W" excitement and all tue enthusiasm Of the the
The New York herald., 1864-07-26
MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The Operations or Bherman In oesrUia-
The --latest Dispatches from hisutsn-
aMt General Grants Array I'm Front OF
Pstsrsburg, va.-Tho Peace Negotia.
siens at Niagara Falls-Ths Latest
News from Mexico, Cuba, st. DoninGo,
Gke., 30.
The cuuard mail steamship Aus,ralssian Captain Cook,
viii leave this port Wednesday for Liverpool.
The mails FOR Europe will close in this eny at tco 10.
morrow morning
The Sxw YoRk RseArp-E6iiion for Europe-vill be
ready At half past eight O'Clock in ihe morning and win
The Iatss. Accounts from the Army Of General
Sherman In Georgia. OF the Occupation Of porton OF the
city Of Atlanta and OF the fierce Battle al that place
Friday last The latest dispatches f,om the Forces
Lieutenant General Gran, before Petersburg Va. wah
,ss latest News from the Union Forces in oil parts OF
country Report OF the Dongs Of the Peace Dscga,
Niagara Falls The latest News from the States In Rebel
lion The stsst Intelligence from Mexico, Cuba 81 10
mpgo and reporss OF oil important events OF the pas
week.
Single coples, ia wrappers, ready for milling, dv
cents
The New York herald., 1864-07-26

NOTOh0T1 IMVWcwVbs
THE HATCHwlY CASUALTY IN ANN eTRBET--IHl
AGENT OF THE BUILDING cESsuREp.

THE HATCKwlY CASUALTY IN ANN eTRBET--IHE
AGENT OF The BUILDING cESsuRED.
Coroner Naumanu yesterday held an inquest on she
body OF James A. Greene the whose death the
result Of injuries received BY falling through the hatch
way OF premises No. ~ Ann street, Sunday mcrnng
az published In yesterdays Herald The evidence
showed that the matches had all been left opep
nsnt, contrary to orders and Furthermore that the
hstcbcs In an unsafe condition II die appear
who owns the building, but Mr.. Ayres is acting a.
aeent for the In their verdict the july fnd 'kr
Ayres be censurabe for allowing the haVways Of the
building tobe In aidangcrous condition" Deceased was
forty four years Of age, aud native OF Ire land.
FATAL RESULT or sEYLAREIsG.
On Friday night Michael Kicrnau, sovdier absent from
bis regiment on urough aud his frieao John r. Ecses
got into friendly scue at No. 221 ycst Thirty eighth
street and while skyiarkng kiernans attempted TO
Eckles the his back. In doing go Kernan
fell forward. and, striking his head Heavily tho floor
ruptured blood vessel Paralysis vened and death
ensued on Sunday. Coroner Ranusy yesterday held an
Inquest the body, aud verdic, OF "peah paray.
sis caused by the injuries received rendered by tho
Jury.
POUND DEO' O'wNEp.
An inquest held yesterS ay by Coroner Collin the
body OF an unknown man, ab thirty years Of age,
who was found floating In tie dock foot Of Dover street
Fast river Deceased wWy about eve feet six inches in
height, aud had dark b. own hau and whskers around
the cnin Ho had en- dark purple pan,aooos, gray vest
blue checked muslin Sair gray woolen urdershir and
heavy boots nece se he'd heon 70 tue wator but lev
/ days.
The New York herald., 1864-07-26
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Opening OF the New Gdquartcrs on
tho Battery.


Fhe recruiting quarters Of the County Bounty
Committee formally opened the Battery yester
day morning AZ eleven O'Clock. The inaugural ceremo-
nee appropriately conducted by Supervisor Blunt,
under whose direction the bulldogs erected. The
buildings ample and well acayted to the purpose
for which they designed being hundred by ly
ieet, one story hiah and thoroughly ventilated
Al eleven O'Clock salute OF one hundred guns was
fired aud the stars and Stripes displayed from the front
or tbe building. The band played tho star Spanged
Banner which responded 10 by the audience which
had nssemb ed notwithstanding the Incemency OF the
weather 10 witness the opening. he saiors the
ses lying of the Battery mounted the rigging aud
ponded in stentorian cheers 10 the crowd shore.
The proximity OF the new quarters TO Castle Gar
den il s thought viii result in tue cNiss-
ment Of large numbers OF emicrants who
treat directly with the authorities III charge
and thereby avoid the swndliug operations Of
the bounty brokers' Several OF these foreigners made
application YESTERDAY morning but had 10 be sent 20 tho
Park TO be mustered il, mastering officer was on
hand 70 perform that duty.
Mr George Kuster viii have chief charge, under Nr.
Blunt OF Office and rs pected that the busi
OF recruiting will be much brisker than II has been
in The old quarters 10 tie Park.
The New York herald., 1864-07-26
Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON Julv "a 1864
Ex1ESr oF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.

Ex1Eyr oF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
The limits Of Montgomery county, Maryland, extend
from the District OF Columbia to Elicotts Nils thence
along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad TO Mount Airy
thence TO conrads ferry the Potomac from there
along the river to Georgetown-embracing area Of
about thousand square miles, with population, &C.
cordng TO the last census OF eighteen thousand three
hundred and twenty-five.
The whole Of this county, with the other portions OF
Maryland bordering on the Potomac, psged hy the
rebels almost impovershug as regards horses cattle
aud mercantile establishments.
sRcmsl oNsrs.
A trip through the plundered neghborhood well re-
pays the visitor, In the evidences Of rebel ius,n
certy mpresses ndeliby the repeated lesson which
border rebcls have been % late 70 learn. Not
withstandine the bitter experiences OF 1867 and 1ssa
Maryland seccssons still bugged the hope Of another
visitation from their Southern brethren and geefulIy
looked forward to another season when The houses OF their
neishbors should be despoaed and themselves triumph
antly welcoming the cbvary, secure 10 person. chaes
and fame. The chivary came in numbers cqua, TO the
most ngnIne expecaicns comforting the hearts Of the
faithful with visions OF re,rbution upon the dsspsed
Union men, aud returned again to Virginia, leaving Bit
terness IN the cup OF friends, and for their songs Of
welcome the doleul refrain Verify, the invader s no
rcspocter OF persons Not hamlet 10 the county 90
capped the notice the thieves no Plea 81 sympathy for
tho rebellion proved safeguard TO property tnionists
and rebels have suffered alike except that the latter In
addition 70 their losses have loft TO them the mortiaea
ton and chagrn Of victms 70 misplaced confidence
TBy DAMAGE rviinisss AM cRo-.
The principal damage dore % buildings and crops was
p the immediate vicinity Of Fort stevens along the turn
pike leading from Washington TO Rockville. where The
rebels their FIRST appearance in front OF the de-
fences, number Of their sharpshoosers occupied the
houses, annoying in the forts very severely.
These burned by troops and as our skrmish-
ers advanced others rcd until about dozen were
destroyed. Several badly damaged by shell, and
ransacked by the troops located about them Fences
were torn away and burned, crops trodden into the
csrth and considerable tract OF and burned over in
volvng In the loes harvested gran timber and one or
two houses and barns which otherwise would nave
caped destruction The section thus devastated en-
braces an area Of about ve square miles, and SUSTAINED
loss OF not less than seventy hvo thousand dollars,
rHH Loss SUSTAINED
Silver SPRING small village two miles beyond loo
about I'VE shcusand dollars. including tpe pissng
The New York herald., 1864-07-26

FTILINO THE QUOTA By ENLISTINU NEGKUEs.
meeting OF the Kings county Board Of Supervisors ,s
to he he'd TO day for the purpose Of taking into
sderaon the proprety OF sending agents the border
States or practicable into Tennessee and Gecr
sa for tho purpose Of recruiting negroes with which to
aid id fllipg the quota Of this county. Between six
and seven thousand required and is coptcnded
by who claim TO know that thousand and per.
haps Thousand thus be secured between
this date and the time the draft ordered take place
So far about three hundred substitutes have been
cepted n the Third Congregational DsFtct alope, which
has kept surgeon Doughcrty, OF the Provost Msrshafs
oce busy he could be during the hours devoted 20
examination. The naval rendezvous has been fairly
for week past and many more could be passed
" there additional surgeon.
The amount money obtained the loan authorized
by the Board OF Superv scrs time since, having
become nearly exhausted the Bounty Committee yeser
day $50 900 With which TO continue paying boun
thorizsd can be negotiated.
The New York herald., 1864-07-26

IL lie unnecessary 10 heorge visited A., be
ties invaded 10 hopes OF securing at least approximation
OF the damage done and plrpGer committed BY
my. have given the result Of INV inquiry and obscr.
walton briefly aud plainly. The invasion the result
OF misrns nageneut the part OF ofcers aud
not originally contemplated by the enemy when he took
his departure from the rebel capital. VI wish avoid
repetition Of this disgaceiul and unnecessary exper
ence, the doorway 10 Maryland the Shenandoah valley
should be entrusted to responsible generashp.