The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-28
/, RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 10, l


of Freedmen for North Carolina, has issued the
following order:
a. RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 10, 1865.
All officers and agents of this Bureau, and
teachers of freedmen, will publish as widely as
possible the following instructions
|. 10 view Of the fact that government aid
now given to the destitute may soon be with
drawn, freedmen now living in camps, colonies
| and towns, are directed to fad employment at
once, by which they may support themselves.
IL Officers and agents of the Bureau will
| issue no more rations to any refugees or freed
men who refuse situations Ehere they might
earn their support While the innocent and
we'll disposed will be protected, vagrant idlers
who try to live without any honest calling, will
be promptly arrested and punished.
Ill Raupers will, as soon as practicable, be
turned over to the '.Wardens of the Poor for
support, aud officers and agents will cooperate
with such wardens in providing for the infrm
and helpless. Until ample provision is made by
the civil authorities, such persons will not be
forcibly removed from the plantations where
they were living at the close Of the war
". Orphans and children of parents who
have no honest calling, or visible means of sup
port, and other minors, with the consent Of their
parents, may be apprcnticed to some good trade
the State applying to white children Every
effort will be made to provide in this way good
homes for all minors, now dependent upon the
Government, that they may not become vagrants
and paupers.
DREADFUL ACCIDEHT-AWe are informed
of most painful and fatal occurrence on one
Of the hacks from Aston About one and
half miles this side of Hope Station, the hack
or ambulance was prccipitated into a gulley
about fifteen feet deep. The result was that
four passengers were killed outright and three
severely wounded,
Among the passengers killed was the Rev.
DIR. James Cohen, SO long known as professor in
the Theological Seminary in this city; Mrs Van
Winkle, OF Chareston; an English lady, (nale
not known,) resident in the family of MIR Pc
ronneaux, of Chaleston; and coorcd servant
or nurse. There is great blame to be attached
| some where. Under our present information,
we forbear comment until to morrow Colun,-
Jia Phoenic.
Havana dates of the 28th October state that
the hurricane of the 22d and 23d ragged with
great force all over the island. In Havana har-
bor.many vessels drifted from the wharves and
sunk The streets Of the city were filled with
water to the depth Of a foot. Houses ana walls
were blown down. Two-thirds of the roof Of
the Tacon theatre was blown off, The stars and
strips had been raised ON the late Confederate
ram Stonewall.
BGF A correspondent of the Houston Tele-
graph, writing about General Kirby Smith,
says: All stories about Gen Smith having en-
gagged in cotton speculations are bolderdash [
know him well, and know what I am talking
| about. He had chance to have made $780,
900, and yet he borrowed $3.50 to get out of
the country with.
FIRE-We regret to learn that fire occur
red on Tuesday last, about nine miles South of
Yorkvile, on the plantation of DR.. j. Rufus
Bratton, destroying his gin house and between
ninety and one hundred bales of cotton The
fire is said to have originated from friction,
| while running the gin YorkUiHe Enquirer,
NoU. 9th.
tlaximilian's ambassador to Italy was official
ly received by King Victor Emanuel on the 22d
ultimo The latter wished all happiness ''to the
Emperor, to his family, and to Mexico"
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A dashipg young batehelor lately appeared
in Central Park with two handsome ponies,
whose tails were done up TO look like lady s
waterfall, and cooped up in SMALL fish nets.
! The resemblance was capital, and the team
crested great sensation.
The following beautiful inscription is TO be
seen over soldiers grave in the Alexandra
Military Cemetery: