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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

| The Ambulance Committee take great pleasure in
.making the following additional acknowledgements
Mrs Bell and Mrs John witherspoon vegetables
eggs, dried frnt old linen &c; Mrs Sloan Mrs and
swalnuts, &C.. Mrs Pharr Vegetables; Miss Alice
Alexander half-barrel kront: Mrs SaEe Wilson pro-
visions; Mrs DR. White butter, eggs, ham, pickles
Mrs Margaret Grer 2 baskets provisions and ham
N Alexander basket provisions, 1t Abdon Aexan-
der bag provisions; Ladies of Davidson College
trunk, bags and basket provisions, wines cakes,
&c &c; Mcdonald Son of Concord, % dozen eggs;
Mrs DR. Asbury bags vegetables; II Hutchinson l
box provisions, milk and butter; Mrs Stafford, bag
provisions, milk and butter; sMrsJ Teater, basket
eggs; DR. Isaac Wilson, butter and eggs; Miss Mole
Query, chickens eggs and butter; Jas Query, bags
vegetables; ID Cowan ! bag vegetables; Mrs > w Reid,
eggs, vegetables &c; Mrs Simril, provisions and
eggs; Mrs r W Mcdowell, bag dried fruit; Mrs III
Peoples milk, pepper, &c; Savel, vegetables; Mrs
Chalmers, milk &c; Mrs Pratt dried fruit and eggs;
Mrs Edwin Alexander provisions, milk and butter Mrs
RI Mcdowell and Brevard, jug wine, jug vim
egar lard, eggs, dried fruit and provisions; Mrs
Ivey large quantity provisions butter eggs, old linen
&C.; Mrs Jasper Stowe, 100 lbs tallow; Mrs DIR T Q
Neel, butter and milk.
From Sharon NeighGorhood.-T N Alexander, VIM
Ross, r and G Johnston, j Stewart Miss S
Reid, DIR J W Ross, Capt. Walker, Wolfe, Mrs
Walker Mrs D Alexander, s Sturgeon, Mrs VI Sam
mon Mrs Sample, large supply of provisions, butter
eggs dried fruit, milk, &C.
Lower Steel Greek NeighborhoOd.-Mrs Harris, NJ
Edwards, F Harris, Mrs Richardson, Fl Harris
Query, Whitesides, Mrs Donald, for q large
supply of provisions butter, eggs, dried fruit, grits
vegetables, milk, &c.
From the Ladies' Of Mount Nourne, IrsdsH County
Mrs Creswell, Mrs Shepherd, Mrs TemPleton, Mrs
Mcpherson, Mrs Freeman, Mrs Moore, Mrs Williams,
Mrs Stinson, Mrs Honston Mrs Cowan, Mrs Rnfus Reid
and Miss Morrow two horse wagon load of provisions
consisting Of hams, turkeys chickens eggs. butter,
bread cakes pies, dried fruit, beans pickles. &c and
a lot Of old linen; Also from Mrs DR. George Houston
and Mrs VIM Knox, EACH large basket of provisions
of all kinds.
From Castor county-Msses Jennie and Emma john
ston and inc Johnston ham, cakes, pies bread dried
fruit soap, &C.; Moore ! box provisions, hams,
flour, meal molasses, dried fruit, peas. vegetables
J. L. BROWN, Chm'n.
1t is suggested that the donations could be used to
better advantage if each neighborhood of the county
would send their contributions particular day of
the week therefore it is proposed that the people of
Sugar Greek neighborhood send in Monday, Paw
Creek on Tuesday, Sharon on Wednesday, Providence
on Thursday, Steel Greek Friday, Ropewel and
Philadelphia Saturday.
1t would be better to send all contributions direct
to j. i. Brown, Chairman of the Committee, at T. Il.
Tates Store.
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Subsistence Department,
Nm A.xol ln.L lSGE
April 10, 1868.

Those of the people of the Counties of Union Neck
lenburg, Castor, Lincoln, Cleaveand aud Rutherford,
who willing contribute by donation, sale loan
exchange the subsistence of General Lees army
in conformity to the plan suggested by Gov. Vance,
earnestly appealed to to bring forward their sup
plies rapidly possible. The Committees in the
different Captains Districts in the above named Coun-
ties requested to visit all persons in their respee
tire Districts aud urge them render every possible
assistance in their power, assuring them that por
ton of the sacrifice which they called upon make
is unnecessary. L. N. LOWE,
Major and Dist Com. ID District n. G.
April s,iS6I. II
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RAILROAD Academia train of cars ran off the \.
c. Road night before last, about three miles East of
Greensboro. We learn from gentleman who was on
the train that several cars were smashed and several
persons seriously injured among them a lady whom
our informant thought was dying when he left. The
cars precipitated down a considerable embank-
ment. The accident was oecasioned by the breaking
of something but informant did not know what.
There number of loaded shells board bat
fortunately they did not explode. Several soldiers
riding the tops CT the were thrown about 80
feet. breaking and legs and inficng other in
juries.-Raleigh Progress, 9Th.
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FROM VIRGINIA.

The Gainesville (Va.) Tobacco Plant of Friday
says:
AT O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Intelligence
reached Clarksve. direct from Clover Depot, on
the Danville Railroad. that on Monday there was a
general engagement between the armies under Lee
and Grant, in which forces victorious. and
in which the slaughter Of the enemy unprece-
dented. 1t is understood that Cen Lee occupies
the South bank and Grant the North bank of the
Appomattox. The Danville cars are running to
Meherren Depot ten miles South of Burkeville.
We are able to gather very little from Zen. Lees
army but the surest information is to the effect
that his troops are in good condition and that his
losses fall far below those of the enemy. 1t would
appear that the lines have not been withdrawn any
considerable distance if indeed at ALL The rumor
of raid on the Junction received with doubt.
Scouts who came in yesterday evening from the
country above report that they could hear nothing
of Stoneman.-DanriUe Register, 9Th.
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TAKEN UP

And committed to the Jail Of Mecklenburg county on
the 9th March, three Negro Men, calling their
JOHN, SOSKEY and C0EY, who say they belong to DIR.
Beverly Reece of Dinwiddie county, Va. Joha and
Sonkey about feet inches high Goes is about
feet inches hgh-suppoSed TO be about 30 years old
all black and heavy built Coey right leg 10 strained
and stands out.
The owner Of these Negroes must como forward,
prove property, pay rges aud take them away,
they will be dealt with 40 the Law dirseu.
G. WILSON, Tailor.
March ~, 1855. "
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FIREs.-We regret to learn that the residence
Of Mrs. Minerva Patton, on the Hendersonvic
road, Is miles south of this place, destroyed
by fire few days since. Most of the contents
were consumed with the h--se Mrs. Patton s
loss is very heavy. The fir. Was accidental.
On Friday morning last the residence of Mrs.
VIM Murdoch, about one mile from this town,
was burned. A portion of her furniture saved,
but the loss is very considerable. The fire was
cidental-AsheriUe Ners.
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FROM ALABAMA,

MACON. April 7.-Advices from Montgomery OF
the 9th. state that official reports say there is
enemy this side of the Alabama river. The tele-
graph is working to Benton
Jackson's AIRY division whipped and forced to
retreat. the enemy's cavalry column. 5000 strong.
which advancing via Tuscaloosa. The fight
occurred % miles from Selma. The enemy's main
body moving towards Demopolis
Forrest is reported advancing against and fight
ing the enemy around Selma.
Nothing definite from Mobile.
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CONSCRIPT OFFICE.

GREENSBORO, n. O., March %, 1865.
Circular No. ID.
EnrolIiug Officers duty in Norsh Carolina are
hereby notified that the Conscript Office has been re-
moved from Raleigh aud established NJ GreenSboro,
n. G..
All reports and communicatiols will be mailed 10
this point until further orders.
By order Commandant.
3. r. WATERS,
Ii. and Acting AdJt.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the act of Congress Of
February 18th, all companies in the service, num-
bering less than thirtytwo men, to be consoli-
dated, and their non-comE.issioned officers to be
dropped from the army rolls and enlisted as prl-
Yates. The latter, however, are allowed to select
the of service which they desire to join
The Office of ensign has been dropped, aud the
position is to be given to meritorious privates.
The companies to be differed from their own
number by appointment of the President.
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CIRCULAR.
The authority heretofore delegated in General Or
ders from these Headquarters to Surgeons in charge
of Hospitals, grant furloughs Of twenty one en-
days members of the Reserve forces i. hereby re-
voked. Hereafter Reserves will be furloughed from
Hospital in the other soldiers similarly
situated.
By order of Lieut.. Gen. Holmes:
GRAHAM Dawes
April 10, 1865. st Aid de- Camp.
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The RAID ON WELDoN.-We are gratifed to
learn that the raiders on Weldon have been suc-
cessfuly driven back; about fifty prisoners of this
party reached here yesterday. General Baker com
mands at W eldon, and are informed that the
work on the raieiog party was accomplished, main
ly, By Captain james W. Strange's cavalry com
pany.-Raleigh Confederate.
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NEGROES WANTED.

I wish to hire FIFTY NEGROES for Section HanAs
on the W. O. Railroad. | will hire them b. tho
month or for the remainder Of the year. .
Any one having Negroes TO dispose OF win 90 wei
10 call on me Col L. s. Wiiiianf store In charlotte
or address me at this place. H not in town myself s.
Harris will hire for mo. will give liberal wages
and the Negroes shall be well clothed, well fed and
kindly treated. o,n,y,,,
A,,;I, 1855. Agen. W. y. @. 2. y
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In Petersburg, the Both ult, Mr. Joshua B. Skies
of Charlotte, N. c., Miss Elizabeth, daughter of A.
c. Davis.
At Mt. Mourne, Iredell county, n. C, the 29th
uIt., by the Rev. w. B. Watts Mr. e. N. McNeely to
Miss Matte E. Creswell.
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PRINTING PAPER.-A Word to our Subscribers -
In consequence of the scarcity of paper, and the
Probability that the supply will yet become much
more hmred tneif is now, some of our subscribers
have suggested the propriety of reducing the
size of the Dem at in order to paper. With
in the past mon three of the four or FIVE Paper
Mills in this STE have been stopped by the ad-
of the cmy, and j. is uncertain how long
the --naaini"~sl1s chr operate without being dis
>.nrhcd A half loaf is better than bread, and,
the same principles, small newspaper is better
AN no paper at all. By reducing the size of our
sheet certainly continue to keep a supply of
paper for IL or Is months hence, unless the enemy
should burn out; and suggest to our patrons
that it would be better for Us reduce the size and
'conomze material than to go publishing a full
th"et ur'' -s< 1teal --s4h M. might be in
months
ny emitting th.utter we have kept standing on
outside. wen give in q reduced sheet fully
% much readuslatter publish.
;" Go not Ike the idea of reducing the dimensions
OF the Democrat, anu would not do it if it was
mere matter of dollars and cents; but pecunlary
matters have nothing to do with it-the demand for
p"er Is greater than the supply, and therefore we
i hao>ted
''f readers know that have published full
"e' long after most other papers in the Confeder-
u nave been reduced one half. Since the COM
''"eement of the war we have made only enough to
49,. 'date expenses: and with that we have been
u u' and will be until peace is established.
u .nL We 10 reduce the size of our paper, and any
nv: who has already paid, is dissatisfied.
This Office '"n" tue money Oh aPPhoo'io" {"
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HEADQUARTERS.

Charlotte, " C., AprH I, 1865.
All Retired Soldiers who deposited their descriptive
rolls at these Headquarters previous TO LIST January
1865, will call at once and they will be paid by Capt
Spurrier, A. Q. M, at this post.
WIN J. HOKE,
April TO- 1865. Col. comd'g Post.
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When the British evacuated Savannah. they
CARED off 5000 negroes. Nearly seven-eighths
of the negroes of Georgia were carried off during
the Revolutionary War. Many of them were sent
to the West Indies aud sold.
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AnriI 3. 1888.
NOTICE.

will apply for q renewal Of Confederate four per
cent Certificate, No. l4O dated March 18th, 1884, and
issued in my favor for 500, and signed W M Rein
hardt. AGNES CALDER
April 3, 1865. 6tpd
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THE FAIL OF RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
We give oil the particulars of this calamitoas oc-
currence that we have been able to collect from our
exchanges We fear that our loss has been heavy
though the statements concerning it conflicting
The President and Cabinet at Danve,
Va. and Gen. Lees army is somewhere between
that place and Richmond.
We fear that the occurrences of the last few
weeks will have the effect of uncovering the greater
portion of North Carolina and leaving the people
of our State at the mercy of their enemies. But it
is not worth while to grieve and mourn about what
cannot be helped. Our is righteous one
and if God wills it we shall yet triumph notwith-
standing present adversities and the discoura ging
circumstances which surround us. But if we fail in
our struggle for liberty, let fail like men who have
done nothing but duty.
1t is four years this week since the war COM
menced by the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and
from that day to this brave men IN the field have
fought the enemy with courage and perseverance
unsurpassed in the history of nations. And although
victory after victory has been won, yet the over
whelmng numbers Of the foe (swelled as they have
been by thousands of recruits from Europe), the
advantages possessed by the enemy on water, and
the injustice if not actual hostility of foreign nations
Yards US. have forced troops to fall back step
by step, and abandon city after city. until now the
Capital of the country has fallen.
Let US all do our duty in the present emergency,
and while the private citizen is doing his, let him
demand that Government officials shall do theirs.
for unless there is great change in the manage
ment on the part of many of our officers the war
cannot be continued with much prospect of early
s1ccess.
The Address of President Davis speaks hopefully
and defantly.
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We learn that Gov. Vance on learning the dis
tressed condition of our people below, has ordered
supplies to be sent to relieve their present suffer
inc -Rdleigh Conservative.
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IMPORTANT ARREsr.-A young soldier was
arrested here yesterday suspicion of being fe-
male and she admitted she was. She gave her
name as Margaret Plyde, and says she is from Tn
ion county, in this State, and has been nine
months in the army. We learn she was sent to a
hospital for further examination Raleigh Pro-
gress.
The Raleigh Conservative gives the following
account of this female soldier:
Mrs Margaret TORY, alias Charley Mills, of Co.
D, jeff Davis Legion, Buffers Cavalry Division,
came to this city on Wednesday last as one of the
guard to some of the prisoners sent up She is 90
years of ase has good features, bronzed skin, dark
eyes and short hair. She states that 10 months
ago she married, and one month thereafter she
joined the command of her husband, and has been
duty since that time, has been in all the fights,
sick absent from duty. Her hus
band was killed IN the battle of Bentonsville and
having longer any inducement to remain in the
army, she now made known her sex aud wished to
return to her home in Union county, n. c. Her
maiden name was Pyler. She is native of Ian
caster District, S. g.
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BARN BURNT-On Friday night last the Barn
Of Mr. VIM. F. Phifer, in this town, was destroyed
bv fire. and with Mules and horse belonging to
Mr. Phfer, besides gearing fodder, hay and corn. and
fine Mare belonging to Gen. Beauregard. Mr.
Phera loss is heavy, and the loss of animals at this
time is much to be regretted. 1t is thought to be
the work of an incendiary.
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Major General Lowell has been ordered to the
front to report to Generals Johnston and Beaure-
card
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tbe;. 0h Persons sending US money to renew
tarm subscriptions had better always refer to the
snount 'D' head of the paper, before mailing the
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!3 1t is stated i'll Northern paper that Ex-Gov.
Aiken of South Carolina has liberated several hun
drcd negroes and settled them Oh plantation on
the coast. Mr. Aiken has made large fortune out
of the labor of his slaves and invested il the North
and now hypocrte like, he frees his negroes for the
purpose of saving what they have made for hi IN and
for the privilege of assocatng with abotionsts in
Charleston and at the North. If he thinks it wrong
to OWE negroes let him also give up the proceeds of
their labor. We hope the yankees will aid Elk Gov.
Aiken III his course of repentance and squeeze the
last cent from him and all other traitors.
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OFFICIAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT O. 8. A.
RICHMOND, March "a, 1885
TO TIE BANKS AND PRIVATE CAPITALISTS
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.

TO TIE BANKS AND PRIVATE CAPITALISTS \
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
By act of Congress approved March IL, 1855, a
titled IAN TO raise coin for the purpose Of furna
ing necessary supplies to the army, IL Ia provided
l. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall borro
the sum of three millions OF dollars, in coin, II.
| terms therein set forth
| 2. That in Of the failure 10 borrow the ca
above named, q tar Of twenty-five per cent shall n
levied upon the of all gold and silver co.'s 20
dust and bullion, and foreign exchange In the COME
crate States, payable in kind, aud be collected
the LIST of April, proximo, thereafter po
sible.
copy of the act is annexed the more clearly TO q
hibit the intention and application thereof aud 4
limitations aud conditions by which Its provisions a
construed modified. The leading features tho
forth above, by which il will be that the Ord
object is obtain the loan Of 80 600 Q00 and that th
object being accomplished, tho tax levied under th'
second section is not TO be enforced or collected.
The purpose OF this circular 10 10 call the Attentol
of those concerned TO the operation OF the law aud ia
wife prompt and concerted measures 10 the sue
of the loan. Under the authority vested In b.
the act propose to bypohecste 10000 bales Of Gov
eminent cotton as collateral security for the sum re
CURED. At the Government price OF 20 cents pei
pound (gving the privilege OF I2ortston) the secury
will be fifty per Ia Of the loan, la order 4
give every advantage TO the lenders and promote th
speedy return Of their money with fair opportunity
Of profit those who elect take cotton at oneen
men shall receive the came At the rate Of fifteen cent
per pound, with the right OF expectation free from al
restrictions and conditions except the duty OF pei
per pound. The cotton will be delivered in 0eor-
gia Alabama Mississippi ut the option Of the lender
and at some place convenient for The exportatiou
thereof
Institutions and persons liable 10 tho tar tnPss.d
by the act and who shall determine TO subscribe 20 The
proposed loan requested to communicates their de-
csion this Department without delay, stating the
offered, and designating the Depcsiiary at which
it. will be convenient for them to make payment Of the
Prompt action respectfully requested 10 order
that the collection Of the tax may be arrested tbs
required should be successfully raised by loan.
@. A. TRENHOLM,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
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FROM EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

We have no news from below. Gen. Johnston s
army is in fine plight and anticipate the best
results from his movements. Accounts from below
the lines of the enemy represent the condition of
our people as suffering greatly from the atrocities of
the enemy. In Goldsboro a better spirit seems to
have prevailed from all accounts The soldiers
have been controlled we learn, and good order has
generally prevailed. Our people have, however
suffered and are suffering from the heavy exactons
of the enemy-Rateigh Conservative.
Goldsboro is filled now with Yankee wounded;
and notwithstanding the statement of Sherman. the
truth will be more nearly reached" by stating his
losses far in this campaign at thousand rather
than twenty five hundred.
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r If there is man in North Carolina, within
striking distance of the enemy, who thinks he can
by assuming to be neutral in this war, take posi-
ton in politics that he thinks will look to the enemy
like giving them laid and comfort"-in fact who is
in any shape or form tainted with Unionism-and
thinks thereby that he save his negroes other
property, we would advise him to pay visit to
some one holding Tor rather who did hod) like sen.
timents with himself who has been visited by the
enemy, and see and learn from him how he has
been treated by them, and if his sentiments do not
undergo revolution or change he has sold him
self to the devil and is bent his destruction
OF the State who considered to be or less
affected with Unionism, to whom the Yankees paid
visits as they did to their nei ghbors of well known
"secesh' or strong Confederate sentiments and not
outstanding their strong professions of utilization
with them, they Jared no better than their neigh
bors; In fact often got off worse for in many in
stances their professions looked upon as hypo-
critical, and assumed for the time being to their
property, or else they cursed and abused, and
told any treatment was good enough for those who
held sentiments opposed to the section of their birth
or homes, and who would not fight for it. No
Union sentiment is left in the track of Sherman s
army All are united now in one sentiment, where
there was, before Shermans visit strife and discord
- Wodesboro argus.
The Editor of the Argus was prisoner in the
hands of Sherman from Wadesboro to near Fay
etteve, and speaks of what he saw with his own
eyes.
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Latest News.

The news from all directions is rather indefinite.
FROM Lees army we have nothing late that We
consider reliable, more than that it fell back from
Richmond to some point between that city and
Danvilie All reports agree in locating the army
at Amelia c. IL. Whether any general battle has
occurred since the evacuation of Richmond and
petersburg, is not ascertained with certainty. We
DO not think there has been anything like a gen.
erai engagement, but only heavy skirmishing, in
which the advantage was on our side a
Sherman's army is still at GolGsboro, and our
army under Johnston is between that point and
Raleigh, in the neigbborheod of Smishfeld we
believe. No doubt it is Sherman's intention to
advance towards Raleigh, and the indications are
that Johnston intends fighting him when he does
advance.
The last heard Of Stoneman he was passing
through Surry county towards Wytheville, Va