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In ' OFFICE ON TUE V WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET $20 fc for SIX tMONTXia CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND- THE GLORY OF THE ONE ' IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER IN ADVANCE., CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH "28, 1865. . TniRTKEXTn tombm on b e n 'cm! Wa :3a TATIBS, Editor and Proprietor. wmi mm IIikmt, (QPublished every Tmssday,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, SUITOR AND PUOPIilETOH. -OlflES, FOR SIX UOXi-USC ' $20 IN ADVANCE. o jy-Transit nt advertisements must be paid for in advance. j?a" Advertisements not marked ontbo manuscript for a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT. Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, President. AIox II Stephens of Georgia, Vice President. J. P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, Secretary of State. J. C Breckinridge, of Ky., Secietifry of War. (I. A. Trenholm, of South Carolina, Secretary of tho Treasury. S. It. Mallory, of Florida, Secretary of the Navy. fjoo. Davis of Xorth Carolina, Chief of the Depart ment of Justice or Attorney General. J. II. Koagan, of Tejyis, Postmaster General. Tho President serves six years. MEMBERS OP THE SECOND CONGRESS- SENATE. ALABAMA. NORTH CAROLINA. K V Wulker Win A Graham Kobt Jemison W T Dortch ARKANSAS. SOUTH CAROLINA. 11 W Johnson . li W Barnwell A II Garlaud J L Orr KLOUIDA. TENNESSEE. J M liakt r L C Hay lies A E Maxwell G M Henry GEORGIA, TEXAS. H V Johnson W S Oldham 15 II Hill L T Wigfall KENTUCKY. VIRGINIA. II C lJurnett II M T Hunter W E Sinuns A T Cuperton LOUISIANA, MISSISSIITI. Edw'd Sparrow J W C Watson T J Semm.es A G Brown: Missouri. W P Johnson, (Vacancy) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thomas S- Bocock, Speaker. A LA 15AM A. 6 Wm P Chilton Daniel Clopton James L Pugh J S Dickinson. Thomas J Foster Wm II Smith 7 W II Cobb 8 Marcus II Cruikshank 9 Francis S Lyon ARKANSAS. I-Ylix I "Batson 3 Augustus II Garland llufas K Garland 4 Thomas Ii Ilanly. Rogers St. George Stte&, Julian Hartridge Wm E Smith kMar II Blanford WlUlord Anderson J T Shewihako VLoninA. 2 Robert B Hilton. GEORGIA, fi J II Echols 7 James M Smith . 8 George N Lester 9 II P Bell 10 Warren Aiken. KENTUCKY Willis B Machcn George W Triplett Henry E Read George W Ewing James S Chri.-man Theodore L Burnett shall 7 II W Bruce 8 Humphrey Man 1) Ely M Bruce 10 James W Moore 11 Benjamin F Bradley 12 John M Elliott. LOUISIANA. 1 Charles J Vilhro 4 Lucius J Dupre 2 Charles M Conrad 5 B L Hodge Duncan F Keuner C John Perkins, Jr. 'MISSISSIPPI. 1 Jehu A Orr 5 Otho R Singleton 2 Win D Holder 0 Etbelbert Barksrdale : Israel Welch 7 J T Lampkin 1 Henry C Chambers MISSOURI. 5 George G est rt Wilkes 7 Robert Hatcher. Thos L Snead N L Norton John B Clark A II Cenrow. NOHTII CAROLINA. 1 Wm N II Smith 2 Robert K Br'ulgers 3 J T Leach Thomas C Fuller Jo.-iah Turner 1 G John A Gilmer 7 James M Leach 8 J G Ramsay DBS Gaither . 10 George W Logan SOUTH CAROLINA. Jus M Withcrspn.m Wm Porcher Miles Lewis M Ayer TENNKJSSEE 4 Wm D Simpson 5 James Farrow G William W Hoyco Joseph B Heiskell William G Swan A S Colvr John I Murray . Henry S Foote E A Keel.le 1 John A Wilcox (dee'd) 2 C C Herbert n A M Branch 7 James McCollum 8 Thomas Menees 1) John I) C Atkins 10 John V Wright 11 David MCun in (deed) TEXAS. 4 F B Sexton A R Baylor 0 S II Morgan VIRGINIA. 1 Robt L Moutnguo 2 II Whitfield : Wm C Wickham 4 T S Gholson . r Thomas S Bocock ( John Goojp, Jr. 7 Wm C Rives 8 Daniel C Dejarnetto 9 David Fmisten It) F W M Holladay 1 1 John B Baldwin 12 Walter R Staples 13 Fayette McMulIen 14 Samuel A Miller 15 Robert Johnson 16 Charles W Russell. "7 old members and 40 new members. C. SIX MILES EAST OF LtNCOLNTOX, X" jr.r Furnace is now in full operation, and I am pre pared to exchange Iron of all kind- for Bacoa, Corn Uats, io. Castir.gs of all kinds will be furnished for provisions or money. Molasses Mills, Boilers, &c.,castto older on moderate terms. I have ou hand a lot of Farming Iron, such as PJow Moulds, Tyre, &c , which will be sold for money. J. W. I) ERR. F-nng lliliTorge, March 27, 1S0I 2m PROVISION AND COMMISSION IIOUSE, Oppositi tue Mansion Hocsb, Spbings' Building, CHARLOTTE, N. C. " Will attend puuctually to buying and selling Tobacco, Cotton, ai3, Domestics. Bonds, Iron, Cotton Yarn, Specie, Bank Bills, Stock3, &.c, &c. Permit me to say to my immediate fellow-citizens that I have been raised among jou, my habits and way of doing business are' well known to you, and from a foug experience in business- I hop? to share a liberal patronage. I am prepared to store Tobacco. Sugar, Salt, Cottjti Yarns, &e. Room opposite the Mansion House in Springs' brick building. Business hours from 9 o'clock a. m., to 5 o'clock p. m References. Col. L S "Williams, Capt. John Wilkes, John M Springs, If B Williams, Messrs Young, Wi iston & Orr, James II Carson, President Branch l?ank, J J lilackwood, President Bank of Charlotte, Rev. Geo M Kverhart, Rev. R fl Griffith, Charlotte ; Hon. D M Barringer, Charles Dewey President State Bank N C, Raleigh ; Johu A Everett, Goldsboro; J J Lawson President Bank of Yanqeyville, N C ; Rev. Thojnas Hume, Petersburg, Va. ; L D Childs, Columbia, S C. Jau It, 1805 tf THB LAST EFFORT FOJt A PEACE CONFERENCE. President Davis, in a recent Message to Congress, makes the following statement: "It lias become certain, beyond all doubt or questioD, that we must continue thia struggle to a successful issue, or mast make abject and uncon ditional submission to such terms as it fhall please the conqueror to impose on U8 after our surrender. If a possible doubt could exist after the conference between our commissioners and M r Lincoln, as re- V - CONFEDERATE CONORESS. , Congress adjourned on Saturday the 18th inst The following is 4 sketch of the tiro last da j9 pro ceedings : ' - n--'"' "'Jlareb Yl:- In the Senate a report ws present ed from the Committee to' whom the President's mepsage was referred.. The report was adopted witbbut'a call for the jeas and nays. . " " ' The report says all'the measures "recommended bV the President, to promote the .efficiency of tho itrmj na,ve neen aaopiea except ine entire repeal eently reported to you, it would be dispelled by a.' cf eas exemptions. Some measures recommend 3 lOO REWARD. Ranaway from the residence of A. R. Henderson, on the Catawba River, about the 1st of September, 1864, a negro boy named JIM, the property of J. T. Jones, of Norfolk, Va. Said boy is about 12 or 13 years', of age, brown color, very smart and intelligent, and quick to answer when spoken to. He is supposed to Lave gone off with some cavalry company towards Virginia. A reward of One Hundred Dollars will be paid for his delivery to me in Charlotte, or for his confinement in any Jail in ihe Confederacy, with notice to me of such confinement, or I will pay balf .the above sum for any information that will enable me to recover him. ROBT. F. DAVIDSOX, Agent of J. T. Jones, Esq.; of Norfolk, Ya. Charlotte, N. C, Jan 23, 18C5. Ct-pd "GAURETT DAVIS." This well-known Horse will serve the public during the ensuing season, commencing the first of March. IIo will siand at my stable in Charlotte, and persons bringing their Mares to town can be accommodated at any time. Terms One hundred dollars for the use of the Hone during the season, and $10 to the groom in all casts to be paid in advance. Provisions at market prices will be received in payment. R RABE. Jan. 23, 1865. tf Southern Express Company. CHARLOTTE, N. C, Nov. 21, 1864. On and after this date all Boxes which are securely fastened and strapped, containing stores for the N. C. Troops in the iicld, marked to the care of Surgeon General Warren, Raleigh, will be forwarded without expense to either shipper or consignee, and will have preference over all other freight excepting that of the same class from other States. L..F. BATES, Nov 21, 1S4 tf Ass't Supt. . 8Aff.iT ! SALT!! TTJLLGrJlJ'J:. SALT, In exchange for Bacon, Pork, Corn or Molasses. YOUNG, WRISTON & ORR. Nov 28, 1SC4 tf CARRIAGE WORK, Wagon-work and Wood-work of all kinds, T'c subscriber and Blacksmithing. has removed his Workshops to the stand formerly occupied by Charles Overman, near the Presbyterian Church, w here he is prepared to do all kinds of work, in his line. Repairing will always re ceive prompt attention. jgsgj" He will work at old prices and take provisions in payment at the same rates, or he will charge an equivalent in Confederate money. CHARLES WILSON. Charlotte, Jan. 0, 1865 tf IVoticc. All persons leaving Charlotte by Railroad are re quired to obtain Passports at the Provost Marshal's oflice. P,y order, Lieut. G. W. GRAGSON, Oct 17, 1 S6i Provost Marshal. NOTICE. We posiiively forbid all persons white and black, poor and rich from fishing in our Mill Pond. Any one caught violating this notice will certainly be pro secuted. We can no longer bear the depredations that h:ive been committeil on our premises. Oct 24, ISG4. PARKS & WALLIS. recent occurrence, of which it is proper that jou .should be informed. . , Congress will remember that, in the conference above referred to, our commissioners were ioiorm&d that the Government ef the. United States would not enter into any agreement or treaty whatever with the Confederate States, nor with any Single State; and that the only possible mode oEobtairfing peace was by laying down our arms, dU6andirig our forces, and yielding unconditional obedience to the laws tf the United States, including those passed for the confiscation of our proerty and the constitutional amendment for th? abolition of slavery. It will further be remepbered, that Mr Lincoln declared that the only' terms on which hostilities could cease were tnosc stated in his message of December last, in which we were in formed that, in the event of our penitent submis sion, he would temper justice with mercy, and that, the question whether we would be governed as.de- j penaent territories, or permitted to have a repre- spntation in fhfir ririncrrf-sa. was nnp. on whinh ho , -- n - - could promise nothing, but which would be decided , by their Congress after our submission had- been accepted. It has not, however, been hitherto stated to you that, in the course of the conference at Fortress Monroe, a suggestion was made by one of our com missioners that the objections entertained by Mr LrDCoJn to treating with the Government of the Confederacy, or with any. separate State, might he avoided by substituting for the usual mode of ne gotiating through commissioners or other" diplo matic agents the method sometimes employed of a military convention to be entered into by the com manding generals of the armies of the two bellig erents. This, he admitted, was a power possessed by him, though it was not thought commensurate with ail the questions involved. As he did not accept the suggestion when made, he was after wards requested to reconsider his conclusion upon the subject of a suspension of hostilities, which he agreed to do, but said that he had maturely con sidered of the plan, and had determined that it could not be done. Subsequently, however, an interview with Gen. Longstreet was asked for by Gen. Ord, command ing the enemy's Army of the James, during which General Longstreet was informed by him that there was a possibility of arriving at a satisfactory ad justment of the present unhappy difficulties by means of a military convention, and that if Gen. Lee desired an interview ou the subject it would not be declined, provided General Leo had author ity to act. This communication was supposed to be the consequence of the suggestion above re ferred to, and General Lee, according to instruc tions, wrote to 'Geceral Grant, on the second of this month, proposing to meet hirw for conference on the -subject, and stating that he was vested with the requisite authority. General-Grant's reply stated that he had no authority to accede to the proposed conference; that his powers extended only to making a convention on subjects purely of a military character, and that General Ord could only have meant that an interview would not be rlfuscd on any subject on which he. (Gen.. Grant) had the right to act. It thus appears, that neither with the Confed erate authorities, nor the authorities of any State, nor through the commanding generals, will the Government of .the United States treat or make any terms or agreement whatever for the cessation of hostiHties. There remains then for us no choice but to continue this contest to a final issue; for the people of the Confederacy can be but little known to him who supposes it possible they would ever consent to purchase, at the cost of degradation and slavery, permission to live in a country garri soned by their own negroes and governed by offi cers sent by the conqueror to rule over them." ed by bim, such as the creation of the office of GeBeral-in-Chief, were originally passed, by Con gress with a view to the. restoration of public con fidence and the energetic administration of milita ry affairs. The classes now exempted, east of tlu Missisesippi river, embrace about 9,000 men, while. 22,000 men have been detailed by executive authority. Inconsequence of this abrie of the Tower of detail, Congress at the present session passed an act revoking all details, and limiting the power. To conscribe ministers of religion and require them to Obtain details to preach tire Gospel would shock the religious sentiments of fche- people, and inflict great injury upon the country. The con scription ol editors and the printers necessary to publish newspapers would destroy the indepen dence of the press, and subject it to the control. of the Executive department. Physicians and apoth ecaries are essential to the health of tho people. No complaint has reached Congress of abuse in this class exemption. Corjgress does not concur in the opinion of the Presideut that the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is indispensable to the successful conduct of tho war. The writ has not been suspended since August last, and it is not perceived that the military reverses to the country since that period were caused by the absence of the legislation asked for. The report in the closing paragraph, says if loss of time be a vice oi deliberative assemblies, promp titude is a great virtue in executive action. The committee deprecate the transmission of the mes sage as it is well calculated to excite discord and dissension. March 18. The House met to day at 5 o'clock. Mr Watson, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President ami inform him of the readiness of Congress to adjourn, reported that the comrnittce'Nad discharged the duty assigned to it. The President stated that he had no fur ther communications to make. That in his recent message he had fully explained his views as to the legislation needed by the country, and so far as Congress had not concurred in his opinion he hop ed it would turn out that he was mistaken. " That to the full extent of his power, and the resources placed at his disposal, all might feel assured of his purpose faithfully to protect and defend the coun try. At 2 o'clock p m , the President jy-o tern, ad journed the Senate tine die. The House passed the Senate bill amending the impressment laws. After other business of nospecial interest the House was adjourned sine die. The Secretary of the Treasury acknowledges to have received the following donations, from patri otic citizens, for the use of the Government These contributions have been transferred to the Tt3asurer, and will be made immediately available for the wants of the Government : A Kefugee, eight per cent, bond, S500; A De tailed Man, ten dollars per week, 840; Ilev. D V. Sprigg, 5500,000,000 loan bond, 500; Mrs. Slaughter Bradford, six per cent, non-tax ible cer tificates, SI 000; Hon. W. J. Oldham, C. S Sen ate, four per cent, bond.-, 87,500; Captain C. Ta citus Alln, one surveying instrument complete. Richmond Sentinel. u 1 THE 'ENEMY IN LANCASTER.' u- Correspondence oif the 11 York Title Enquirer.,. TLe flood has 'swept over us and left a wide belt of ruin in its track. Desolation as complete an ever clad the sombre ruins of a" Nirjevah or .Babylon, marks the pathway of the destroyer through many portions of this District, In many places, .the houses are" toll burnt ' for several miles along tL highways', and 'not a vestige of feoee, nor, the setu. blance of a living .belog U left. It is as desolate as if .some" "poisonous blast had sbeot its furious contents, blackening aud charring everything in its nignt. lhe heaviest sufferers by the enemy were in the South-eastern portion of the District, through which a portion of the enemy's idfantry passed. Kilpatrick's" cavalry entered this village on the morning of the 28th February, and left ouythe 4th inst., and I venture to say, that a better organized gang of thieves never existed. Every house' was searched from cellar to garret, and all portable valuables stolen. -What could not be carried awav. X . y - r f was in many instances taken U their destroyed. No4.a horse, mule' or cole A FOUL MTJRDEH. v". From ibe .Wiaitotv, Sentinel.. .v . M , A friend in Stokes county bas famished us with the aurev-d account of tha murder lately perpe trated jn tint county. - As oar informant remarks, the occurrence created great excitement which baa not been confined to the community where it bap pened : ' - . "A murder was committed in Stokes countyj in tho house of W. IV Kallam, Keq , on the 2d iobf , at about 8 o'clock A. M., which fbr cold Uocdcd ofsa has not been surpassed in our knowledge; and lae mysterious cause which protapted the murderer to commit tuch a crime las alarmed the' neigh borhood. V. - - - The two pcrsoaa coacernod- in the afTYtr," have been in the neighborhood since the' httcr part cf November last, with the exception cf two weeks in January, they were gone as they said to their command. One -represented his fame as bein Capt. Wm. C. Williams, the other as Lieut. John W. Moore, said they wero Keotuckians and be longed to Morgan's cavalry, and that they woro camps and j out on fujloiigh. Duriogthrir fir stay they-jrero was left on ! considered nice gentlemen -and to be what ibey THE KKV-STOiE. A MASONIC MONTHLY" MAGAZINE. On the first of January, 18G5, 1 shall commence-the publication of a Monthly .Magazine under the above title, to be devoted to the interest of the Ancient aud Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. I believe that every good Mason will agree wth me in the opinion that such a publication will be benefi cial iu enlightening our less informed brethren, and in dispensing many a calm, kind word of cheerfulness to the hearts aud homes of thousands of worthy brothers, their widows and orphans. It wil! be my earnest pur pose to bring to bear whatever humble ability I may possess to make it a reliable custodian of sound Ma sonic Law and Tenets, ever adhering closely to the An cient Lanimatks cf the Craft in all their pristine '.less frequented crossings. strvngtu anu symmetrical oc-auiy. Trembling, lest I err, in clothing myself for so re sponsible an oflice, I shall engage upon the Key-Stoke such skilled editorial talent as shall keep the lights well trimmed and brightly burning, with the sincere hops that as our work goes forth each month, from the quarries of our labour it may pas an improved inspec tion aud be acceptable to the head and lo the heart of every good Master at whose home or hands it may be received. TERMS : One copy six months, $13 00 12 copies six months, . 150 CO Single t opics, 2 50 Mason?, Lodges, Chapter?, Councils aud Encamp ments will please send in their subscriptions at once. Address WM. B. SMITH, Proprietor, November 21, 1864." Raleigh,. X. C. From Charleston. The Yankees in Charles ton send out daily foraging parties for the devasta tion of the plantations on the Santee. All able bodied negroes are being dragged from their homes to fill the Yankee ranks. The South Carolina rail road is running to 5 miles north of Suuimerville, 25 miles from Charleston. Dr A. G. Mackey, the famous Masonic author, has been appointed by the Yankees street inspector of Charleston. The edi tors of the Courier calls bim an old and well-tried citizen. Sanitary improveiaents are progressing in East 13ay, liroad and Church streets. The Yankees are fearful of the advent of the sickly season, and are purifying to be prepared for it. On the night of the 10th inst. a fire destroyed the whole block, in which is fituated the warehouse of John Frazer & Co. Foster's command is treating ! their line of march. . Those not fit for cavalry or ' represented themselves to be, but in their lust itay t .;!! f. 4, . r i i. . y . .i . .i lueir manucn causru boine suspicion yia; inry were not altogether right. They. wero shrowd and well pasted in Government affairs, pretended to bo strong Southern men, very inquisitive about the principal men ground, inquiring about tl.rir poli tics, property, money, ks. They had a lisf' of tho names of men of Secession principles aud of Union principles. Tbey went well armed at all times and wero cautious against surprise, not even opcn- ing their chamber door of a morning to let the ser vant in to kindle fire unions they had pittol in hand. Va Sunday previous to the murder, Capr. Wil liams arrested two decerters, Dial nnd one cf hii companions. He shot each ono badly, and tho Captain hateaid since that they made no rvrinfance, and that Dial Faluted him when ho enlctt'd tho bouse, that they knew caoh other well, and that they had often frolicked together at that same Employment of Women in France.' lam induced to say a. word upon the very numerous employments of females in France, which are not open to them at home. The books of nine tenths of the retail stores fn Paris are kept by women. I do not remember a coffee Miouse in the city the counter of which is not presided over by a woman. men-notonly those of the evening, but those l ,brutall' and ""ageously in -their raid open during the ;day for the sale of reserved phaces The box openers and audience seekers are women . iuwr w,- w? u , uu.y And not only do women act as sellers iu such ! furnishes further particulars concerning the L n KttA r.. (km t,nt I uation of the defences of Charleston harbor. even in groceries, hardware shops, wood yards, fruit shops, butcheries, etc. In these places the book keeper is a woman fenced in and separated from the rest by a framework of glass. The ticket sellers at tue railway stations are principally wo- i - j , " , , . . - , ; J 1 1 troyed. The enemy shelled the islands furiously, rr , v , j fv, ' thus preventing the total destruction of the defences f Women even guard the stations and some vt the ; F"-" u ? . iv -...o f. oeiore cvacuauou. II UUIlll VI IUG V Fort Moultrie cvac II e says that Fort Sumter had three 10-inch colum biads wbieh were earefully destroyed. The bal ance of the ordnance which was of small calibre was also destroyed. The two large Blakely guns I having a seven mile range were completely de?- ; , T. 1 From ti-5. South and WJuST. it is reported , and more numbers of the newspapers are deposed gheb dfifeated he Yankee force near Little ! of by women than bymen. I never -saw ; yet a j 1 lock turing - 400 prisoners and all their can- newsboy in France. In the porters lodges in. the j .- ; - . . ' j city there are as many portresses as porters, and a h the p4st four weeks j landlord would prefer to take for this service a wo- . have extendd over tbe entir0 Southwest, destroy- i man without a husband than a man without a wife, j . . and inteder; with trjrtns maUa and ' j.a Email nouses, nutreuuiv uue jtrtuu u irtjuutu, ; that one person is a woman. ariiiiery, were Buot. About 10U ot the carcasses of such animals were left In the streets and about the suburb's of this village. Kilpatrick's head quarters were here, which fuct probably spared us from the torch, as that would have interfered with his comfort. It afforded but little protection in other respects, for officers and men seem to regard plunder as their principal object, and highest suc cess. a The jail was the only building burned After the main column had left, a party of about one hundred returned on Sunday with the avowed object of burning the village, but the timely ar rival of a part of W'hcelcr's cavalry put the villians to their heels. Many citizens in the country were abused in their persons Whipping and hanging by the neck to extort confessions of hidden valuables, was the common practice. All who were suspected of having coin concealed wero made to suffer. One gentleman, Mr Adams was shot on his own premises, ana whiie1 struggling in the agonies of death, the demons stood over him, and violently prevented his agonized family from administering to his last wants. A Mr Del k was also murdered. The lifeless body of C. It. Northrop, Esq., a well known member of the Charleston bar, who bad taken refuge here, was found, after tbe-cticn y left, concealed in a ravine, tome distance from this place Singular to Bay, his wife and family are reported to have gone off with his murdereis Mrs. Mary Barnes when asked to receive and en tertain a party of the villians, nobly replied : "You may burn aad destroy what you find here, but I wifl not permit you to enter my house." The torch did its work to completion, and the defence less lady was made to suffer every persoual abuse that the vilest ingenuity could suggest. - - Ml DESTRUCTION AT CIIEBAW, S. C. Chancellor J A. Inglis writes to the South Car olinian as follows iu regard to the operations of ShermaiTs troops at Cheraw : "I have had an opportunity of convening with one of our Surgeons who left Cheraw last Satur day morning, and was, therefore, present during! the whole period Of the entrance, occupation and departure of Sherman's army. I learn from bim that the entire business portion of the town, that is, Front Street, is burned to the ground, except one house, which from his description of the local ity, I suppose to be the only building on the street, which was occupied by a private family. This fact demonstrates that the burning of the stores and warehouses was not accidental, bntthat, on the contrary, the enemy could, and did control tbe extent of the conflagration according" to their pleasure. There was not fcufneient other force there to restrain the flames. No dwelling ib tbe body of the town was burned. Several places, just outside of the corporate limits, or within a mile or two of them, were burned, ' including my own, my brother-in-law, Gen. Prince's, and other, whose owner's names he did not remember. lie did not hear of any acts of personal violence or outrage. But every house, largo and small, of whatever class of tenant, black or white, slave or free, wag pillaged and stripped of all valuables that could be carried away. Tire people arc almost en tirely without frovisioos or clothing. But one horse or mule was left in tbe town and neighbor hood. ' Gen. Blair's corps first entered the town. He made, his headquarters in the residence of one of our wealthiest citizens, and appropriated the best he could find in it. When appealed to by the lady of the house to interfere with tho plundering' of the common soldiers, who, in the basement, were breaking and robbing trunks, &c, he repair ed to the scene, but only to share in the spoil. This if, as I understand, the late member of the Federal Congress. Sherman himself came into Cheraw on the second day. lie was not at Socie ty Hill, ns reported, nor was any portion of hrs in fantry or artillery marched in that direction. A cavalry raiding party of 2,500 went down that way, and on to Florence, whence they were repulsed by 120 of our men, left there in charge of the pris oners who wero too sick to be removed. What On tbe night of the muTder they were house. staying at Esq. Kalinin's, they catno there in tho evening, and had not been there before Bi'ncc they arrested the deserter. At bed time they went to bed asuyiial, both sleeping in the snme bed, In a room to themselves. A while hfre day the family wa awakened by the report of fire arms in tho room in which the Captain and Lieutenant were sleeping; in a little while the Cuplain was out doors still firing, and called to lq ICallura "that they (meaning deserters) had attacked u and phot the Lieutenant in the head and killed bim." Of eourso it was enough to alarm the family, indeed they were so much alarmed that they thought nothing else tban that tho denertera or their fricntls had dono the bloody deed as retaliation, nor was the veil raised from their yes until the neighbors, came in during the day, nnd examining into tho circumstances of the case, the way that ho was shot, the powder marks thowing that be ehot with a pistol and it placed deliberately against tho victims bead while sound asleep, and other circura fctances. not necessary to mention here, all went to provo that the Lieutenant was murdered by bis companion, Capt. Williams. Now what induced tho Cnpfain fo commit tho deed is a mystery; they were not known' to have had aoy bard feelings towards 'each other, though they were somewhat rcservod and talked but littls to each other in company. It might havo been for money, as tho Captain had eaid a few days be fore 'that tbe Lieutenant had eleven or twclvo thousand dollars with him, all of which, together with the Lieutenant's horse and paddle tho Cnp. Uin carried off again, it might ' have been that tho Captain was tpying out the condition of tho country, or laj jug some plana for plundering, which he feared the Lieutenant might to hi over indul gence in the glaf, reveal and thus betray bim. It & well enough for tho people to be alarmed, and to be on tbe sharp lookout. Williams ought to be brought to jantics if pos sible. He is about C feet hih, rather slender built, light hair, red beard, bine eyc, pear on left cbetk." - ' W. HOW SUSRMAN TREATS U.NION MtX.' We have the authority of ono of tho most reitpcctabto gentlemen in tho State, who was ctptnrcd in Rich mond county, for tbo assertion, that Sherman and his bandits make no distinction between .lojil Confederate?, and ihoe who are deserting 'their country, and endeavoring to cajole tbe enemy, by assurances that fry have never done anything for secession. 1'lia gentleman eaya that wbenerer one of these uaionitu found lata ur benclf in the presence of the Yankees, they asserted that I hoy had never been for the war bad never counseled accession had "never said or dono anything to encourage the war." And the Yankees answered by tdliug iheui, "ibis is all stuff; if you have n jt stood by your country here, it id time you should stand by the country you now profew: fork otcr your pocket-book;" aud tbesc.poor cringing span iels had to yield up what tbey had k basely and oowardly tried lo preserve. The bett mode fur tru. patriots is, to defy the bandits. If we fall before them at last, let ua fall like men who tare been blessed by Providence with Komctbing of patriotic pride and courage. Together, unani mously, wc wnt out of th? XTnion together, unanimously we made our lot with tho Confedera cy; let us stand or fall together, and show tho Omnibua conductors t 1 "m 'v:i t i,i. Mi;,Khr ;f.n;D, JL UXt I'lUtUv Xiv IOIV t UW0 - IMA VI W At V V- 1 submit their way bills at the transfer ot&ecs to wo- . . K . s . . . - 000 , . U omtn fat ' ... . . men lor inspection ana ratincanon. n omen m . . - , nrfrnn:( i linfW m!MiIr. or)ft. , donkeys for rides at Montmorecey, and j, in thc Trans-Mississippi department. Tbe I ; them too. V omen undertake the moving of fur- -. ruI!s of that departaieat coutaio over 100,- i mture, agree with you as to the price, and you Q)0 namc g0 000 of which are effcCtive and in ; ' find them quite as responsible as meu. There are , 6eivic(j Jouruals anrjouncing the fact astc why ; other capacities in whicu women are employed in ; tfc e QQt oged iQ gome porpose whore they are I ; I ranee, which I. trust and believe would never bo , Deedcd - ! accepted by women at home ; a brigade of street j rr, r ti , : ; mv:i kv ' TAYLOR k ASBURY are now prepared to furnish weepers contains an - equal number, of malea and chan;.cd r.risonera brought it with them. ' Sanita- j by the tou or otherwise, a fine article of Copperas, females. 5XecAes o trance. . measures have kept its ravages limited. .1 superior to any English offered in market. Druggists j 1 J - . ci-n nnn RLrt fiO1 and Apothecaries supplied with a chemically p-:re We are gratified to l.;arn that telegraphic com- Over $10,000 in money and over o0,000 .; article. Address TAYLOR & ASBURY, i municatioa has been re-established with Colombia .arortn oi provisions ave ueen uomnuuieu iu au- May :. 1SC3 - , Charlotte, N. C. and Augusta. t w this party accomplished on tbeir route, so long as v ti vuuuuuicicu uw a tot.. iuucr wo uiu u Bieaiu. t i t . . The Hampton LxoioN.-This 'supcrb com- cd by terror and undaunted by n.i.lortuua. mand has given to the Confederacy seven genera!.' Y Tf-ere M' loWCcr' C-nofU f.uhakm tho . Hampton, its originator and colonel, is now a Lieu- "en PprecaU bUh devotion and tenant General. Stephen D. Lee, formerly a cap- Io c.raS Ile,wU ll,n,k . tb tain of its artillery, b ah a Lieut. General. BuU f i.fc,!?e7. b" "l'lA i"dA,,?t.h? . ler, a captain, is now a Major General. The la- i J?" "t"it house upon the sand.' mcnted I'ettigrew, first a private in the Washing- j J"Jeilerittc: ' ton Infantry, fell at the bead of his North Candi- ATTEMPTED YJcwZ TO TUB VankbC Ll.XE. na Brigade. Gary a captain of mfaatry, ts Brig- Some little stir has been occasioned in our busi-" dicr of cavalry iu command arodnd Bichmood. f ncse circie8 for a fow davs paet by the diiappear Connor, once a captain, is also a Brigadier, minus j aoco of , weW koomu citizen, whose roslUon aa a leg; and Loean, who started as a lieutenant, baa iv.i.:.. .j iLr.mmi.nt I.n;r i,. r rm promineoca in thii ooiumaiity. Ac COPPERAS. sit .e t i a iouowea tae uonorabie career oi nis comraaea ana : t,;. .... . . .... . . 4 inin fcoroc received bis stars ana wreath, w bere is another t conjpari;t.d by hu wife, who is of Northern birtb, similar record of any regiment in the service ? uA i, r. ;n ,ve direction of Savannah. Imt fur. South Carolinian TTicffi for tht hfnefit of tha Columbia sufferers. t In the fight near KInstoo, N. C, on tbe 6th inst., the yankee General Palmer was mortally wounded. The yankee loss in killed, wouuded and prisouers, was 3-500. of any regiment in the service ? he ltft io tbe dircctioo of Savannah, bnt was for. tanaier captured and returned to the city. When arrested, be was driving hk Jehu fur the coveted realm of Lincoln, carrying with him eleven heavy trunks, the contents of which has not yet trans pired. Augusta Constitutional lit.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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March 28, 1865, edition 1
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