The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-04-11
UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.-Extract of letter from
Concord Caharrns dated Anril 3:

! I'VE had quite an unfortunate affair yesterday
One of Wheeler's men was here on Friday, staid q
| mile from town that night and took the Cold Hill
road next morning Six miles from town he left his
horse and took one from a boy that was blowing in
field. The owner. a soldiers widow, sent to town
for help. Lieut.. Wells, the Enrolling Officer and
two other men, started after him on Saturday. They
came up with him about O'Clock that night in
Davidson county and called him up. He got up
with his pistol in his hand. Lieut.. Wells ordered
him three times to surrender The fellow would
not and both prepared to shoot. Just at that time
Mr. Goodman, who with Lieut.. Wells shot. but
without effect. Wells and the thief both shot at
Wells fell saying 1.-The rascal has killed me,
and died in about ten minutes. The thief run, and
Goodman shot at him twice. He fell in about ffty
yards and died that night. Next morning they ex-
amined him and found 81 800 in Confederate money
and $50 in green backs, his pistol and his furough
The furOugh stated that his name was Albert
Steneum, belonging to Harrison's Texas brigade of
cavalry; that he had been prisoner in Indiana,
and had made his escape, and had received 60
days furlough But if he had just returned. how did
he get much money, a horse, pistol. &C., if he
came honestly by them
We understand Lieut. Wells was a citizen of
Lincoln county.
1MPREsslNG OFFIcERs.-Maj Jas Edmondson,
Inspector of Field Transportation, headquarters at
Greensboro N. c., publishes the following list of
officers the only authorized to impress ami
mails in North Carolina:
Captains j B Goodloe. James L Nichols. w l.
Rodgers, W A Eliason, ] Thomas, VIM Fellers,
j W Mcclure, Miller.
1t is very proper thus to inform the public of the
names of officers authorized to IMPRESS so that the
people may knew whom to obey but we protest
against impressing the horses and mules of farmers
until every carriage horse pleasure horse in the
different towns is first taken. No one, we care
not who he is, has the moral right to keep pleasure
,bop+ no Al
require the of every horse and mule now in the
country.
If the broken-dow army horses were distributed
among the people, instead of keeping them penned
or in stables and fed at Government expense, it
would indicate economy and little common
sense in the management of affairs.
YANKEE TREATMENT OF MINISTER'S OF THE
GOsPEL.-The Church Intelligencer'' publishes an
extract from letter from Bishop Atkinson at
Wadesboro, N. c., which says:
1.-The enemy while here, robbed me of my watch
two horses, some clothes. coffee. and little corn
and wheat which had at mill, and burnt my wife's
piano and some other furniture at a depot on the
w. & G. Railroad But compared with most peo-
pie their line of march. suffered but little for
which, and all His mercies, God be thanked
The Pastor of the Episcopal Church at Wades-
boro also robbed.
The Rev. Lawrence P. O'Connel a Catholic
clergyman of Columbia, S. c., publishes statement
of the conduct of the yankees while in Columbia
towards the Catholic Priests and ST. Mary College.
He they robbed the Priests four in number, of
everything except the clothes their persons;
destroyed their libraries; used the sacred vessels in
drinking whiskey, with blasphemous expressions
and after thoroughly rebbng the College, they ap-
piled the torch to it and thus rendered houseless
hundreds of females. Mr. O'Connell says ave look
ed upon him (Shcrman) as christian, and we found
him possessing the heart of savage
" The iron on the Kings Mountain Railroad
drumming from Chester to Yorkville) is being re-
moved and used for repairing the Charlotte q S. C.