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V i- f OFFICE oir THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET SIO peranitum L CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OP THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. IN AB,V ANOJS. CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1864. W tj. YAHtj Editor and Proprietor. TWELFTH VOMJMEHUIItt&B (12. . ,r ; J P f. vU 4 4y vv 4 fi I 1 9 1,1 r7 f . i I (QPublished" every Tuesday ,(5) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. $10 IN ADVANCE. t&& Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. jj Advertisements not marked on the manuscript f r a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FOR HOME DEFENCE. Seo. I. Be it enacted bj the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the exemptions from service in the Militia of the State, shall be for the same causes, and to the same extent and no farther, that are prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con federate States, providing for the enrollment of men for the public defence and granting exemptions from the same, commonly callcj'i the conscription and ex emption acts. Sec2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Governor to i a;;se to be enrolled as a guard for home defence all white male persons not already enrolled in the service cf the Confederate States, be tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in this State, including foreigners not naturalized, who have been residents in the State for thirty'days before such enrolment, excepting persons tilling the offices of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and Equity, the members of the General Assembly and the officers of the several Departments of the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel of the several denominations of the State charged with the duties of churches, and such other persons as the Governor, for special reasous, may deem proper subjects of exemption. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all persons above the age of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said guard for home defence, and shall be accepted by a Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to belong thereto, anil shall be held to service therein, either generally or for any special duty or expedition as the commanding officers of regiments or companies, according to the nature of the particular service in question may determine. Sec. 4- Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall cause all persons enrolled in pursuance ,of the two preceding sectie of this act to be formed into companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned offi cers of such companies, and thence iuto battalions or regiments, brigades and divisions according to his dis cretion, ani he shall appoint the field officers of such battalions,' regiments, brigades and divisions, and s'ali issue commissions in due form to all the officers aforesaid. See. 5. Be it further enacted, That members of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers, may be oxempted from the provision of this act by paying the sum of one hundred dollars according to an ordinance of the Convention of this State in that behalf, ratified the 12th day of May, 1802. Provided that when a Quaker shall have paid or had levied of his property the sum of five hundred dollars under the act of Con gress called the conscription law aforesaid, he shall not be required to pay any sum of money for his ex emption under this act. Sec. 6. That the said guards for home defence may be called out for service by the Governor in defence of the State against invasion and to suppress invasion, either by regiments, battalions, or companies, en masse, or by drafts or volunteers from the same, as he, in his discretion may direct; shall be under his command, through the officers appointed as herein provided: shall serve only within the limits of this Stale, and in terms of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, not exceeding three months at one term. They, or so many of them as may be at any one time called into service, may be organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as he may direct, and the infantry and artillery may be mounted if he shall so determine, the men furnishing their own horses and accoutrements and arms, when approved by the Governor, on such" terms as he shall prescribe. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Governormay furnish to said troops the arms, accoutrements and ammunition of the State when called as aforesaid into active service, and shall prescribe rules for their return and to prevent the waste, destruction or loss of the same. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws and clauses of lau'S coming within the meaning and pur view of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That the commissions of officers of the Militia, called into service by this act, are suspended only during the period of such service. Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from the dale of its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of July, 1863. Amendments to the above Law. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FOR HOME DEFENCE. Skc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That neither the Govern or of this State, nor the officers aciiug under an act ratified on the 7th day of July, 18G3, entitled "An ac t in relation to the Militia a d a Guard for Home De fence," shall call out for drill or muster the persons enrolled under said act, oftener than once a month in company drill, or oftener than twice a year m battalion drill, which battalion drills sh.ill take the place of the company drills for the month in which they are ap pointed, unless hen called into actual service to repel mvasioa or suppress laws of the State. insurrection, or to execute the Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall have the power to use the Guards of Home De fence for the purpose of arresting conscripts and de serters; Provided, they shall not be ordered upon this duty beyond the limits of the counties in which they reside or the counties adjacent thereto. Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the exemptions contained in the act to which this is an amendment, there shall be exempt County commission ers appointed under an act entitled "An act for the re lief of wives and families of soldiers in the army," reg ular millers, blacksmiths who have established shops, necessary operatives in factories and foundries, the Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and counties, physicians of five years" practice, contractors with the State or Confederate government, one editor to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail carriers, professors in colleges and teachersin acade; tuies; Provided, that this exemption shall only apply to the drills specified in this bill and not to service Hrhen the Guard for Home Defence is called into the field. Skc 4. Be it further enacted, That for failure to at tend the battalion or regimental drill, each field officer shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars; each Captain and other officers who shall fail to muster and drill their companies at the times appointed, shall forfeit and pay for each failure fifty dollars, and if a non-commissioned officer or private shall fail to attend at any drill, he shall forfeit and pay not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars; Provided, that everv absentee shall be allowed until the next muster to make his excuse. The fines shall be adjudged bv regimental and compa ny courts-martial, and judgments are to be entered up and the fines collected in the same mode and in accord ance w,th the provisions of the Militia Law of North Carolina, passed at the second extra session of the General Assembly, 1861. Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the Surgeon Gen eral by and with the advice and consent of the Gov ernor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding three, composed of two physicians each, who shall de clare by their certificates those persons who shall be exempt from service under the act to which this is an amendment, on account of mental or physical disabili ty, and they shall receive the pay of their rank and traveling expenses, Jo be determined by the Adjutant General. ' Sec 6. Be it further enacted, That the Guard for home defence, should thev be called into-service by the Governor, shall recei ive the same pay;, rations and,L in the Confederate Stater ser-7 allowances as solftiers vice, and shall be subject to the rules and articles of war of the Confederate States. Sec 7. Be it further enacted, That when the pressure of public danger shall not prevent the observance of such a rule, the said Guard for home defence shall not be called into service en masse, but by drafts of a num ber of men from each convenient company, so as to make op the aggregate force required. Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force and take effect from and after its ratification. Read three times and ratified in General Assembly, this the 14th day of December, A. D., 18G3. DR. J. M. MILLER, Charlotte, N. C, Can be found at his Office next door to Hutchison's Drug Store, opposite the Democrat Office. Jan. 12, 18(J4. Statu of IV- Carolina Tleckleubnr? Co. Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions Jan. Term, 18G3. James Hood vs. Martin Harky. Petition for the partition of the Land of John Harky, deceased. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Martin Harky, the defendant in this case, resides be yond the limits of this State, it is ordered by theCourt that adverlisement be made in the Western Democrat for six weeks, commanding said defendant to appear at the next Term of this Court to be held for said county, at tiie Court House in Charlotte, on the 2nd Monday in April next, and plead, answer or demur to this petition, or judgment pro confesso will be entered against him. Witness, Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of our said Court, at office in Charlotte, the 2d Monday in January, 1864. 8-6t WM. 'MAXWELL, Clerk- -ISOTICE. The firm of WILLIAMS, GATES & CO., is this day (Jan. 1st, 1864) dissolved by mutual consent. All persons interested will call and close ' their accounts with either of the undersigned. L. S. WILLIAMS, L. W. SANDERS. January 12, 18G4 SALT FOR SALE. We have on consignment 2,000 bnshel3 SALT in store and to arrive, from the celebrated "Clansmen Works," Charleston. Equal in quality to any import ed. Parties wishing a supply will do well to call oil the undersigned before purchasing elsewhere. STENUOUSE & MACAULAY. July 6th, 1863 CARRIAGE WAGON WORK, And Blacksmithing. The subscriber informs the public that he will con tinue to carry on the business of Repairing Carriages. Buggies, Wagons, &c, at the shop formerly occupied by John Harty, on College street, in the rear of the Mansion House. He is also prepared to do any Blacksmith work that may be required, such as Shoeing Horses, repairing, &c. CHARLES WILSON. January 12, 1864 : tf COTTON CARDS AAD SHOES. Cotton Cards for sale, but an early call will only se cure a pair as we only have ten pair. We have on hand and can make to order calf-skin Shoes and Gaiters of very fine English leather. Lots ladies' calf-skin Bootees. " Lot of thick Brogan, large sizes. J. F. BUTT, Mint Street, June 23, 1863 tf Charlotte, N. Q. ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE or Messe ngers OF THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY At Charlotte Office, Daily. Ak RIVES. From Char.' & S C. Railroad 5 00 A. M. " N. C. Railroad 6 25 " " A., T. & O. Railroad 10 00 " " Wil., C. & R. Railroad 3 15 P. M. DEPARTS. and and P."M For. N C. Railroad " 6 20 Char. & S C. Railroad 7 00 Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30 " A., T. & O. Railroad 3 00 A. M. and " and P. M. 5ft P.M 00 " Jt is desired that all Parcels, Packages or Freight to be forwarded by either of the above Trains, be sent to this Office One Hour previous to its departure. T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent. Charlotte, Sept. 7, 1863. 'Cf EXPRESS NOTICE. Offick Southern Express Company, : Charlotte, Sept. 24, 1863. In order to avoid misunderstanding and to make our charges couform to the liability assumed, this Company hereby gives notice that from and after Octo ber 1st, 1863, shippers will be required to place their valuation upon each package before it will be received. Such valuation will be inserted in the Company's receipt, and establish the liability of the Company for the amount. The act of GJ and 'he public enemy only excepted. T. D. GILLESPIE, Sept. 28, 1863 Agent. Tailoring. JOHN VOGEL. Practical Tai lor,respectfulh informs the citi-s:-us of Charlotte and surround ing country, that he is prepared to manufacture gentlemen's clo thing in the latest style and at short notice. His best exertions will be given to render satisfac tion to those who patronize him." ' Shon oonosite Kcrr'sRnf oi t,w ' inn in Rmwn fc Stitt'o c. Jan. 1, 1863. tf .BLANK DEEDS, Warrants, for sale at this Office. Ejectments, &c, and Taxes Due on Lands. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UNION COUNTY. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Jan. Term, 1864. C. Austin, Sheriff, returned to this term the follow ing Tracts of Land for an order of sate for arrearages of Taxes for the years 1856, '57, '58, 59, '60 and ''6 viz : One Tract belonging to James J Orr, lying on Puck Creek, containing V75 acres, for 1856 tax due $1 40., One tract belonging to Joel Home, on Gnurd Vine Creek, containing 50 acres, for 1857 tar due $1 65. One tract belonging to Jonathan Ross, on RicbardT son Creek, containing 98 acres, for 1858 tax due Slt'KsC - ' . , . A . . " ,, . One tract belonging to BT Davis, on Brown Creek, containing 357 acres, for 1859" tax due $4 50 One tract belonging: to W T Gulledge, on Brown Creek, containing 80 acres, for 1859 tax due $4 50. One tract belonging to James PluBket, on Lane's Creek, containing 200 acres, for 1859 tax due $180. One tract belonging to Thos Smith, on Lane's Creek, containing 200 acres, for 1859, '60 &'C2 tax due $5 14. One tract belonging to F R Barino, on Negrohead Creek, containing 153 acres, for f860'62 tax dne $5 45. One tract belonging to Wm Head, on Grassy creek, containing 102 aqres, for 1860 and '62 tax due $8 06. One tract belonging to J J Coln, on Grassy creek, containing 250 acres, for 1862 tax dne $8 95. One tract belonging to James P Hinson, on Grassy creek, containing 71 acres, for 1862 tax dne $3 62. One tract belonging to the heirs of Wm Hinson on Grassy creek, containing 421 acres, for the year 1859 tax due $5 78. One tract belonging to Edmond Green, on Lane's creek, containing 49 acres, for the year 1860 and '62 tax due $2 08. One tract belonging to John A Green, on Beaver Dam Ciek, containing 87 acres, for 1862 tax due $2 17. One tract belonging, to the estate of Thos Cureton on Waxaw creek, containing 377 acres, for 1860 tax due $30 80. Notice is hereby given that application will be made at the next term of this Court for an order to sell the above lands for the above arrearages of taxes. r Witness, J E Irby, Clerk of our said Court at office, in Monroe, the 1st Monday in January, A D, 1864. Feb 23 J. E. IRBY, Clerk. TAX NOTICE. We, the Assessors forUnion county, hereby give no tice that for the purpose of taking the Returns of all Pork slaughtered from the 24th day of April, 1863, to the 1st day of March, 1864; and also for assessing the value of all neat cattle, horses, jacks, and jennies, not used in cultivation, together with the amount of beeves sold from the 24th of April, 1863, to the 1st of Nov., 1863; we will attend at Ashcraft's, Monday & Tuesday, March 14th & 15th, Rogers's, Wednesday, 16th. Capt Broom's, Thursday, MrsH Wilson's, Friday and Saturday, G D Broom's Monday and Tuesday, James Richey's Wednesday, Crowell's, Thursday and Friday, Col Trull s, Saturday, Baucom's, Monday and Tuesday, Grassy Creek, Wcdn'sday& Thursday li u it u ( 17th. 18th & 19th. 21st & 22d. 23d. 24th & 25th. 26th. 28th &29th. 30th & 31st. Monroe, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,- April 4th, 5th and 6th. At one of which places the returns must be made, or the penalties of the law will be enforced. R. ROGERS, V. T. CHEARS, Feb 23, 1863 . Assessors. Jg-g?" I will altend with the Assessors for the pur pose of collecting the cattle tax, &c, when all are re quired to come prepared to pay, as further indul gence cannot be given. J. McLAUGHLIN, Feb 23d. . 5t-pd. Collector for 46th District. Statu of HT. Carolina Cabarrus County. Superior Court of Law, F-all Term, 1803. William A. Smith vs. William Furr. Original Attachment Levied on one Horse and one two-horse Wagon. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that William Furr, the defendant in this case, has abscond ed and so conceals himself that the ordinary process of law cannot be served on him, it is therefore ordered by the court that publication be made for six weeks successively in the Western Democrat, notifying the said Wm Furr to be and appear at the Court House in Concord, on the 11th Monday after the 4th Monday in February, 1864, when and where he can plead, replevy or demur, or judgment pro confesso will be taken against him Witness, J O Wallace, Clerk of our Superior Court, at office in Concord, the 11th Monday after the 4th Monday in August, 1863. pr adv$15 10-6t J. O. WALLACE, Clk. State of ft. Carolina Cabarrus County. Superior Court of Law, Pall Term, 1803. William R. Corbet vs. William Furr. Original Attachment Levied on one Horse and one two-horse Wagon. It appearing to the satisfaction of theCourt that William Furr, the defendant in this case, has abscond ed and so conceals himself that the ordinary process of law cannot be served on him, it is therefore ordered by the court that publication be made for six weeks successively in the Western Democrat, notifying the said Wm Furr to be and appear at the Court House in Concord, on the 11th Monday after the 4th Monday in February, 1864, when a id where he can plead, replevy or demur, or judgment pro confesso will be taken against him. Witness, J O Wallace, Clerk of our Superior Court, at office in Concord, the 11th Monday alter the 4th Monday in August, 1863. J. O WALLACE, Clk. , pr adv $15 10-6t State of ft. Carolina Mecklenburg Co Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Jan Term, 1864. II D Stowe, adm'r of Harbert Stowe, dee'd, vs. Wm H Nicholson and wife M. H., aud others. Petition for Settlement of the Eltate of Harbert Stowe, deceased. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that W H Nicholson and wife M. H defendants in this case, reside beyond the limits of this State : It is ordered by the Court that publication be made in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published in the town of Char lotte, notifying said defendant to be and appear at the next term of this Court, to .be held for said county at the Court House in Charlotte, on the 2d Monday in April Eext, and plead, answer or demur to this peti tion, or judgment pro confesso will be taken and the same heard exparte as to-him. Witness, Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of our. said Court at office, in Charlotte, the 2d Monday in January, 1864. Feb 23 WM. MAXWELL, Clerk. Stale of ft. Carolina -Catawba County. In Equity to Spring Term, 1864. Injunction. Electins Connor vs. Wm. Long' aud Columbus Connor. In this case it appearing from the oath of Electius Connor that Columbus Connor is not an inhabitant of this State, publication is therefore made (in accordance . i . e. . t l . . ttt r . ! wnn an aci oi me ijegiiiamre i iu me u esirru uemu- crnl, published at Charlotte, for six weeks, for the said Columbus Connor to appear at the next term of the Superior Conrt of Law and Equity to be held at the court house in Newton, on the 4th Monday After the 4th Mondav in March next, then and there to plead, nnswer or demur, or iudtrment Dro confesso will be taken as to him. Witness, O. -Campbell, Clerk and Master at office, the 4th Monday after the 4th Monday in October, 1863. pr adv $15.J O. CAMPBELL, C. 11. E. THE LATE YANKEE RAID. 'Tbe Richmond Enquirer, in regard to the late attempt of the Yankee cavalry under ColDahlgren to capture Richmond, burn the city, and murder ita inhabitants, says The body of Dahlgr&n has been In ought to Richmond for the purpose of identifying it as that of the officer tipoa whom was found the papers or dering the murder of the civil officers of the Gov ernment uid the burning aud sacking ot the city of Richmond. What is to be done with the ofh cers and men of 'this Dahlgfen command ?; Are' they prisoners of.war ? If they are to be regarded as prisoners of war, then the deliberate murder of civil officers, the burning of cities, the dishonor and murder of women, are all acts of legitimate war. Is the Confederate Government prepared to assume such a position ? Are our people willing to be placed in such a position ? Can we deliber ately countenance the arson, rape, pillage and mur der set forth and ordered by the$e commands of Dahlgren as the legitimate acts of warfare ? What would have been the condition of Rich mond this day, one week ago, had Dahlgren suc ceeded ? Imagine ten to twelve thousand brutal soldiers released ironi captivity, inflamed with liquor, and burning with, lust, turned loose with arms in their hands, without officers to restrain their violence and no excited imagination is re quired to picture the smoking ruins, the dishonor ed women, and the murdered men 'of Richmond. Would that have been a legitimate act of war ? No man, not even the Yankee, will contend that lawful war has any such horrors. The.se men are, therefore, not prisoners of war, but are land pirates, whose destruction is the duty of those having them in possession. , By immediately executing them we relieve our enemy of all suspicion of complicity with the bru tal purpose of these wretches If tbe Washington authorities choose to make this act their own by avowing it, choose to bring upon themselves the disgrace of sustaining such an outrage, it should make no difference with the Confederate authori ties. But the Washington Government will not avow it ; they will be thankful to escape all cor respondence about the matter. No government would be quick to array itself as the instigator of arson, murder, rape and pillage. The public opin ion of the world will justify us if we execute them; but it we do not the world will accept our action as proper, since we alone are interested. We therefore expect the authorities to order the immediate execution of the officers and men of Dahlgren's command. HABEAS CORPUS AN EXCEPTION. It is somewhat remarkable that every judge in the Confederacy, State or Confederate, before whom habeas corpus cases have been brought, in volving the question of the constitutionality of the act of the Confederate 'Congress, of January 5th, 1864, putting an end to the exemption of persons by subrtitution in the army, has'sustained the law and affirmed its constitutionality, with the single exception of Judge Pearson, of North Carolina, who has recently. given an adverse decision. It has also been remarked, and it is not a little remark-worthy, that in no single case brought be fore Judge Pearson, to which the Confederate Government has been a party, has he failed to de cide against it. So uniform has been his course, so well-known and deefded are his proclivities, that no matter what the case may be, the public are. always prepared for the same result a decision against the Confederate Government. Men see this, and say this. Whether this prevailing im pression, apparently well-founded, is calculated to add to the confidence reposed in the judiciary, and the reverence entertained for its decisions, is a question that seems to us to admit of but one an swer, and that in the negative. It is a matter of deep regret, but we fear it is a matter of too much certainty, that the supreme ju diciary of North Carolina does not now command that respect nor enjoy that confidence which per tained to it in the days of Gaston, RufSn and oth ers. No one doubts the ability of Chief Justice Pearson. We, at least, wish to say nothing against his honesty, even if others should not be equally careful in that respect, but it would be only hy pocrisy for us to pretend confidence in the C. J.'s impartiality, where the Confederate Government is concerned. This may be readily accounted for by remembering the known and bitter prejudices' of that officer, without attributihg any more ob jectionable motives, though this is enough to ren der him capable of much Aarm at this time. It is known that Judges Battle and Manly, com posing the majority of the Supreme Court, differ from the C. J., and that therefore the Supreme Court will sustain the Government and overrule the Chief Justice. The. course of Chief Justice Pearson may, for a time tend to embarrass the ac tion of the enrolling officers, and even to threaten us with a collision between the State and Confed erate authorities, but it will not alter the case, finally. The law will be enforced by the officers, and sustained by the Supreme Court, C. J. R. M. Pearson to the contrary notwithstanding. WTe see that Chancellor Carroll, of South Caro lina, has this week delivered an elaborate opinion, sustaining the constitutionality of the act of the Confederate Congress, putting into the army per sons heretofore exempted from service on account of having furnished substitutes. Wil. Journal. No more Insults to Richmond. Gen Bragg has determined to order fifteen hundred cavalry to be permanently stationed around Richmond. Such a force, picketing the roads, will effectually protect the city from the insults of raids, as well as the country from their injuries. Such a caval ry force in front of a raiding party, will always check them, until the cavalry from General Leo's armj can come up. Such a force has always been wanted here and the fact tiat no cavalry was permanently attached to the Richmond defences, has encouraged tbe enemy in making these raids. Tbe presence of these fifteen huudred cavalry will relieve us from raiding parties. ' If General Hampton, with his "six hundred," could, blown and exhausted by bard travel from Fredericksburg, overtake and capture so many, what damage would fifteen hundred fresh cavalry men have done under such a Jeader Richmond Enquirer. ; SHERMAN DEFEATED AND HIS CAM- . FAIQN BROKEN UP. The great campaign under Gen. Sherman, an nounced in the Yankee papers of several weeks past, to consist of 70,000 men, to move in three columns, successively from Vieksburg, West Ten nessee, and Huntsville, Ala., to sweep through the cotton States of Mississippi and Alabama, break up their railroads, destroy their grain and manu factures, and capture and reduce their capitals has. been brought to grief.; The commanding general of this department, wbi dafieieotia tropar--aeeaia not to have been wanting in tact, energy, skill of judgment. The plans of the astute Sherman tteem to have compre hended and baffled, bis movements broken down, and hif army forced . to retreat. Sherman left Vieksburg with 45,000 men, 10,000 of whom were sent up the Yazoo; the rest marched in one column through Jackson into tbe heaitof Missis sippi. This was composed chiefly of infantry and artillery. This column-was first confronted by the cavalry Commanded by Gen. S. D. Lee, then by the small infantry force at the disposal of the com manding general. After crossing Pearl River, Lee's cavalry was thrown upon its flanks and rear, and with snch success as to prevent all foraging The stores in depots on all the railroads between Pearl River and the Tomb'igbee were sent East, and the whole of the rolling utock of those roads was placed beyond the enemy's reach. This be ing accomplished, the commanding general placed nis inrantry on the Jiiast side ot the Torubigbee, to defend tbe -crossings, and concentrated the whole of his cavalry on the enemy's second column, from West Tennessee, which had now moved. This column, which consisted of cavalry and mounted infantry, 10,000 strong, commanded by Gen. Smith, had been held in observation by Gen. Forrest. It was charged, first, with the destruc tion of the Mobile and Ohio ' Railroad above Me rid ian, and the large accumulation of Government grain in the praties, then with the dnty of forag ing and subsisting the infantry from Vieksburg. To crush it was to crush the expedition. So soon as it moved, Gen. Forrest, ur.der orders, moved after it, and threw his command between it and Gen. Sherman. Gen. Lee was ordered, by forced marches, to join Gen. Forrest, who was fur ther reinforced by a cavalry command under Gen. Ruggles, and the Mississippi State troops under Maj Gen. Gholson. This complication accom plished the object. The Yankee Gen. Smith im mediately fell back and attempted to escape. He was pressed by Gen Forrest, overtaken and attack ed at Okolona, and, after a day's desperate fight ing, was thoroughly routed, one hundred and fifty of his command killed, wounded or taken priso ners, and six pieces of artillery captured. Gen. Sherman, finding his cavalry cut off, fell back toward tbe Mississippi, and, at the last ac counts, was being pursued by tho cavalry of Gen. Lee, while Gen. Smith was flying before the pur suit of Gen. Forrest. Dtmopolis Cor. Mobile Register. The State of Mississippi is almost wholly clear ed of Yankees. Sherman is once more in his for tifications around Vieksburg and Port Hudson, and there are no Yankees whatever in the North ern part of the State. The enemy, therefore, now hold about the area of one county, and nothing more.. , Never did an expedition, prove sueh an abortion as has that of Sherman. He .traversed a poor pi ney woods belt of land running through tbe South ern portion of the. State, and burned the small cabins and villages of its inhabitants, and tore up in all about fifty miles of railroad. The plea of the Yankees now is that they set out only tor the purpose of forcing back General Polk on the Tom bigbee River the merest stuff and nonsense. It is perfectly plain that they were after Mobile, and that Sherman and Farragut were to co-operate to gether. We expect the latter has not heard of the re treat of his ally, or else he would abandon his ef forts against the forts at the mouth of Mobile bay. Our woiks there and along the shore to the city are stronger thau our works about the harbor of Charleston, and there need not be the slightest apprehension felt about -Lincoln's admiral taking them. It is simply impossible for him to effect anything with his water craft in that locality. Upon tbe whole, the situation in the West is perfectly satisfactory. The Rams. A later arrival from Europe, brings tho intelligence that Lord Derby had at tacked the policy of Earl Russell, iu seizing the iron-clads, and attributed the action of the Govern ment to the Yankee menaces. 1 his foreshadow ing assault from the opposition io England is the most favorable omen since the war. Last July, when Roebuck's motion pended, no move at all favorable to us had been made by Lord Derby. Indeed, his very slight demonstrations were rather tbe other way. Now, the whole course of the op position on the American question is significant, and to us hopeful. rrom the day that, the venerable Pontiff ad dressed bis noble letter of ytupatby to the Prei dent of the Confederate States, a stronger, more wide-spread, and . more valuable sympathy has in clined towards us in Europe. . We retain our con viction expressed last fall, that the Alexandra case will be decided finally in favor of the ship. That the iron-clads of Mr. Laird will be released that we shall be recognized by Mexico and afterwards by Europe, aud that all this will occur by the firt of June, unless w? meet with some great disaster. The way to guaid against tbi, is to place every man in the service, who is not more useful at home. ' The soldiers and the soldier's families are looking anxiously to. the Governor, on whom rests tbe responsibility to enforce this necessity, for the desired action. The prospect of recognition, affords no occasion for relaxing our own efforts. On the contrary, it ures to renewed and more earnest action, for it would be madness to hazard so fui- I portant an advantage, by indifference or neglect, j following: Chip up fat lightwood, and put a hand Put soldiers in the field, and our cause is safe. ful of tbe chips into a pint of tbe common spirits. Raleigh fJonftdtrate. t A teaspoonful in a wine-glass of water, on going , : to bed, will cure a hoarseness, and if taken three If President Davis, hts the po-ver, we beg and times a day, or whenever the cough is troublesome, implore him to take all the cotton factories, tanne-1 it will effect a speedy cure. A lew cLipa.throwa ries and salt works, in tbe South in hand, and that i into a hot shovel, aod the odor breathed, will be immediately. God knows they'll ruin everybody ' found serviceable in lung compUtuU, and is calcu if not checked in their wild and dishonest strides, ( lated to relieve asthma. Ihu is much chespsr and that soon". Milton Chronicle. : thao "Cherry Pectorals," and egually eficaetcms. A TIRESOME QUEST. "II BITS AND WILL TORXVia lit." i There is belonging to the race of nomas ti peds, a sort of troublesome beiogrj who, setting no value on their own time, .care bat very little tie much they trespass upon that of their morn indus trious neighbors. .They are a sort of sUy-for-ever persons, who, having talked over the whole world at one sitting, commenoe again and talk It oral anew from begin ing to end before tbej art ready to Uke their leave. In'a word, they ait nd ait, and sit, long enough, to fully justify the motto wa have just quoted. Besides -their, disposition- to bang on, there is generally about these - persona a wonderful hebetude, a slowneka in Jta&ifcg A hint, unparalleled with the rest of the hamana rase. To give a single instante of this sitting propensity, we will introduce the story of a plain spoken old lady: "I never seed tho beat of that ere Captain Spt nout," said she; "would you believe it, ha called at our Louse last night just as 1 bad done milking, and wanted to borrow my brass keetle for his wife to make apple sauce in. Oh yes, say" I, she may have it and welcome, Captain Spinout; and I went directly and fotched it out of the back room, and set it down bcude him. Well, presently our tea was ready, and I couldn't do no more than ax hira to take tea with us Oh no, he said be couldn't stay a minute; but, however, he concluded he'd take a drink of cider with my husband; and so he did. Well, after I'd done tea, I took my knitting work and sot down 'till I rather thought it high time that all honest people should be a bed. liut r . .. : o : . l.j r . i- l j -i i. . vapiaiu tpiuuut uau jorgot nis nurry ana insr no was still settin aod talkin with my husband aa fast as ever. I hate above all things to be rude, but I ' couldn't help hintin to tbe Captain that it was growin late, and may be his wife was watin for tbe keetle. But he did not seem to take the .hint at all tbar he sot, and sot, and sot Finding that words wouldn't bare acy effect, I next rolled up my knitting work, sot back tbe cheers, and told the gala it was time to go to bed. But tbe Captain didn't miod it no nore than if it bad been the bite of a flea but tbar he sot, and sot, and sot. Well, next, I pulled off my shoes, roasted my feet as I commonly do just afore goin to bed; but the Captain didn't mind it no more than nothin at all thar be sot, and sot, and sot. I then kivered up the fire, aod tho't ho could not help takin the bint; but, lame! he didn't take no notice on't at all not the least in the world but thar he sot, and sot, and sot. Thinks I, you're pretty slow at takin a hint, Captain Spinout; so I eed sort o' plainly, that I tho't it was bed time speakin' alwaya -to my bus band but jist bo as I tho't tbe Captain could not help takin it to himself--but lal it didn't do no good at all for thar he sot, and sot, and sot, Seoin thar warn't no likelihood of hia goin home, I axed him to stay all night. Oh no he sed he couldn't stop a minute; so secin thar warn't no use in sayin anything, I went to bed. Bat la me ! would you think it, when I got op in tbe mornin', assure as you're alive, there was Captala Spinout settin jist where I left him the night be fore and thar', concluded, the old lady, lifting up her hands in a desparing attitude "and thar he sot, and sot." CURE FOB HYDBOPHOBIA. Sib. : As your columns have lately detailed two fatal cases of this fearful disease, perhaps you will give publicity to a report lately furnished to the medical journals by Dr. U. Lassing, of New York, of the successful use of Electromagnetiam aa a rem edy in one caso, so that others may test its ralae when the opportunity offers. Every ordinary means having, as usual, failed, and the patient making attempts to bite all around, he was secured and bound to a mattress a copper wire bound around both feet. The conductor of the negative pole was attached to this wire, and the conductor of the positive pole, through A spongo saturated with vinegar and salt, was ap plied to the throat, and over the spire and body generally, with the full power of tbe battery. This produced instantaneous cessatioo of tbe spasms, aud while under the influence of electricity the patient willingly drank fluids without any horror of them; but if they were oear him and tbe elec tric current interrupted, all the previous symptoms would recur. The current was applied for half an hour at a time, with intervals of an hour, and after 12 hours from its first application tbe Datient suddenlv col lapsed, and his appearance changed from that of fury to that of a person seasick and about to vomit. Perspiration, with free vomiting and purging, fol lowed, and then sleep. In two hours he woke, only complaining of headache and great weakness. A Week .after a Might spasm returned; the electno current, which he dreaded as much as water, was again applied, sleep followed, and perfect recovery. Similar results were obtained in like manner io a case of traumatic tatanus. M. D. HOT Jinny Locke, n old and most faithful ser vant of the late Moses A Locke, of this town, died a few days ago, aged 108 years. She had a very good recollection of incidents of the old revolution ary war, and for many years Las lived more io. ! past times than tbe present. There is another old negro woman io this coun ty, yet well aod lively, 110 years old. Salitbury , Watchman. A Good Dodge. Ayouogmanio California, whose friends bad ceased to correspond with him, woke up an interest by sending letters to Luines men in his native plaee, Inquiring the price of a tolerably sized farm. Seveo affectionate letters came from tho friends Ly tbe return post, and !wo or three a day have eoroe ever si ace, including one from an old (and cold) sweetheart. Crae roa Counn ok Hoarse lhs. A cor- respondent of the Charleston "Courier" gives the
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