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J'A VETTKVII^I.K.
MO.MIAT KYKNINO, MAKCH 14, 1864.
Tur T^\ ON 1{ank) ’V« foi^r thh« ou'- LpgttiUlar*
liKve uoi yfl ^uflioieoily mtleiirne^t !«oiue of the Tision&rjr
»■ J iujarioHP iiofioDit wbiah havif uufortnnaiely pre-
(00 generally mt he H«uib Oiie of t'beae is a
l';i^ Ilf hostility 14 liiiDks
cdii we aocouBt for (he cru«b>ng tax^a laid upon '
thorie iudlitu(ion& th« »cl p^aeii Iasi month by Con- j
^res.M. following as if do«*B so oloHfly upon Vhe heela of I
itie mo(>t liberal ouurue of (be Urd)>h to the Confederate |
verrisput during the WKr Tbe Banka have inveat«d ;
initucusely in ConfeJerace bonds aad treitsurj no'C^. j
>*>jJ 9ua(aineJ the oause in s«’ery mode within th-. ir j
}.. wiT. irhereupon the Con(r''eBS taxes them, acooi Jiui? j
ihe I’udarstiiuiiug of an iiit»lligeat correspondent
ti“!c'W, a'^’out /(>ur timet at much value as thfir entire i
lunual } rojiii Such appears to have be^n the aim of ,
:he act
Hm w,^ :bink oitr oorreapou(Jen( ia niis:&ken in oae |
psri'CuKr Ho cites tiie Hth sea'ioa of !l:e hc( to ahow j
th.-.t Kai>k atock ia to be taxed 5 per ocnl upon iio
vaijo cn (he 17»h of Febrnnry, the date of the passage
t ihe set ()". itie eo’ittarj, we think that tho mtan-
:ri)H of t’.ia*. p^'i'viaion was to fix ' upcn propeny hoMera
ibe ownership i>f proi-erty. find not to fix tho valuation,
bvery man ia lo pt^y taxes oc, what he posa.^oaed on that
!•, Aa 10 the value of shares, the 2d aoction seems to
i~ 0 Lr 'Rfeniled to fix that at T'bat 5t may be at the time
I' I-Si ntnent Th(»( section is as follow?: —
•‘t?!;''. ’J On tbe value of all ahores or intercata held
,\ >4!iy bf»nk. liHDkinj; oompany or aesooialiotj, canal,
i^vijiatioii, iruporiinr, expon.iBg, insurance, m.'-.nu-
fftctiiriug. telegraph, expreea. railroad, anJ dry ile«k
iiipaiiies, aui all otht'r juiut slock cotupauiea of
: »ery kind, whether tnoorporated or not, 5 per cent
Tho valu«> of propci y t'^xed under tbia aection ehall
b(* aaseased upon tLe b' ' is> wf the uibrk»i »alue of auch
p’operty in the neighborhood where aBaeased, in auco
currency as Buay be in gen-^ral use there, :u the pur-
baae and sbIl of such propeity, at the time of
■'nt.'
The time of tessesament Tn this county will, wo husr,
be in May And we tL’uk the aasesament of Bank
4)i»re8 will be fixed according to the value at that time
T’:ere is no doubt that that value will be far less than
'i'Hi per ceet. Even should it b» at par, the aeveral
i»xeR will amount to more than the profits of the Banks.
He ie ilao wrong, we > elieve, aa to a requirement of
>ie doUar in specie for every dolUr of cironlation. We
oave not » oopy of the ohartera at baud, but think there
IS no auch stringent provision.
Wc jgrtisnme that the Bank of C.‘irie Ftar and the Bank
f North Carolina &re not liable to the tax of 5 per cent
on geld and silver coin, for those Banks belong in large
pnrt to tbe Slate, and the Confederate government has
DO light to tax the property of a State.
With these remaiks we submjtr the i> tter of our cor-
reapoudent. as followa;—
High Point, N. C., Marcii 9, 18fi4.
Messrs. E. J. Hsle & Sons: In your issue of the 7th
mil. you have an article beaded ‘ Large Dividend,’’
referring (o the dividend recently declared by the Bank
of Cape Fear, of 15 per cent. In this article, in speak
ing of tbe tax on Bank Stock, you suy that the '‘tax is
per cent, upon tbe value of the sharea at the time of
a^'9eB8ment and in the neighborhood where stseessed;”
-Our readers will observe that the aaser ameat has not
je^beea made,’ and add further, “We understand that the
asaesament of the value of stocks &c . (all that is re
quirea to be made this year,) will not be made in this
ccunty till May ” I come to this conclusion,from read
ing your article, that stocks are to be valued at what
they are worth at the time of assessment, if the assess
ment '6 made in May. From reading the late tax bill,
I have come to a difterent conpiusion By ref«renoe
to the tax bill, sec 6. I Sud the-follcving: “That tbe
taxes on property laid for the year 1864, shall be as-
se&t^ed as on the day of the pai>sate of this act, and
be due and collected oa let day of June next, or as
soon aft*r ae practicable, allowing %n ertenaioD of ^0 I
Jays west of the .Mississippi ” It would seen to me
that shares, &c , are to be valued at what they are worth
'it the ti'oe of the paeaatre of the tHi’, except auob pro*
I erty as stated in the bill f^hall be valued according to
Its value in IfetiO.
WLile on ihe eul'jecl of tax on Bank atocka, or f r
abartDPSS aay the tax on Binka, for the ?tookholdefs
form th& Bank, you will pardon me for going a little
farther into the subject. In your lirticle I find the fol
lowing. after alludii^e to present value of Bank Slock:
■A. man would thus b« richtr, for the present, if h>
would give away his stock, provided he could get /w>y
body to accept it ” Ycu say Bank shares have been
sold at 300 per o‘nt. I Uko it for gran-ed this will be
the valu) in youi n>irhmrhood. as I contend it will
bave to be ajaeseed at value oe 17th Feb’y 1864, or ca
date of p-^age of tax bill. Let as see what the Banlrs are
taxed, at leatst the Stovkboldera. They oan osly charge
6 per c»nt. interest per annum; every dolla»they hold
cost dollar for dollar as in gold, in ordinary times. We
will Bay they make 10 per cent, per annum; seme have
not made it. We find them taxed as foUowa: one-tenth
a« in kipd on ali profits. Say a B«nk has a capital of
$400,000; makes 10 per cent, $40,000 The Bank pays
aa tax in kind $4000, cne dollar on the ^bare. All tbe
Banka rcoently chartered in th!^ State are required by
their chiriera tc keep on hand on'* dollar in ppecie for
every dollar they issue. It is aothiiig more than rea-
8oni»ble to suppoat, having been called upon by Go*'-
ernment to aid it. that a Bank of $400,000 capital would
^ave a circulation o/f400,000, and the bireotors as pra-
Jent mani;;gers would have at leitst $100.UOO is specie
on hand The Secretary ot 4ie Treasury has decided,
«o I see announced in the newspapers tfcat specie in
taxed as in kind, so the bank would have to pay $5000
in specie, worth in the currency received by stockholders
for dividends $100,000 Tbe Stock is valued at $300,
makes tht stock worth $l,!iP0,000. 5 per cent, tax on
this amounts to $60,000. Making (he total tax the
owners wculd have to pay on $400,000 Bank Stock,
$104,000, and receive as income from it $40,000—«e-
ceiving as income $10 pt^r share and paying a tax of
$41 per share On mixed property the tax on
•5Rxj,(XK) would be only $20,000
Messrs Editors, can you give any reason or imagine
why the per^cas who bave sustained both the Slate and
'Confederate Governments tc the utmost of their ability,
and done as much to sustain the Currency as the eamo
Dumber of persons of acy class, profession or occupa'
(ion in tLe Con>deracy, are thus taxed?
Some one luay auppos. 1 am an owner of co&sid''ra
•ilo Bank Stock. 1 aiu uot precisely, bu- very near—aud
be tax can affect me but Uttte.—Uke tbe man who
Heard of a >>ank breaking, aaid he would go honx, and
tee if he bad any of that Bank’s bftls, when he returned
was asked '.f be bad ^ny of tbe billB. said no, he had no
mis on that B%ok or ary other. I do wish to ace all
who ar* able to be taxel, taxed with some justice, and
all ^axed alike.
VoMrS, .tc , A SLB8CEIBBR.
Tub Tax on L\sd and Niqrors.—As the practical
operation of tbe lax Law begins to be developed, it will
be found tbat the tax of 6 per cent on laud aad negroes
iB merely nominal, so f':»r at le^cSt as tfaeae are employed
in agricuUure for the value of the tax in kind delivered
therefrom ia to be deduoled from tiic tax, and this tax
in kind is so geueraily regarded as of greater r.raount
than tbe 6 per cem,th.it several farmers have aerioualy
inquired of ua whether tba diffeience will not be paid
back to them Of courae it will not, aa «he proviso cx
preasly directs that “no credit shall be Allowed beyond
per cetn.”
Therf- was probably some reason, though it is unkncwn
to us, why Congress doubled the taxes upon other iuter-
eBt9 and required nothing; more from lands and negroes
One of the good eflTects anticipated from tho law will
not be realized in consequence of this exemption. It
was hoped that such of the agriculturists as are “with
holding the corn”,might be obliged to bring some oi
their surplus to market, fo (m to reaiixe from its sale
money to pay their new taxes. But aa they will bave
no such taxes to pay, they will be under no necessity
’0 sell.
Paooiti'iNus'or thb Coumtt Coukt Thursday
the lOth inst , a majority of (he Justices being present:
Joseph Arey, K. M. C. Williamsoa andAlex. R Smith
were elected the Committee of Finance.
Col John Pemberton waa ro-elected County Trtw-
tee
W. WcL. .MoKav re elected County Solicitor.
David M'Neill, Esq., was re-elected Chairman of (he
. Court.
Wm. 0. Matthews and Isaac Hollingsworth were
I elected Coronsrs.
I W. MoL McKay was re-appoiuted County Cemmis'
Upou uo (iiher auppo- > to receive the Slate Relief Fund, Ac
' Hon J. Q Shepherd and D. G McRae, Esq., were
appointed to represent the cc'unty in the meetings of
the Western Bailroati Co
The following Mt^ialraiea wera appointed io take the
list of Laxabies, vis:
Favo(i«ville District, Rob*. M. Orrell, Eaq
Cros- Creet - J. W. Baker, Jr
Car-. ;r’s Creek “ Poater Mason, Esq.
Sevi«ntv first “ Neill R Blue, Eeij.
Ciuwhiffle A A. MoKeitban. Esq.
Kockfah *- Jno A. McArihwr, E«>q
Gray’s Crt-ek “ Ed Spearman, Esq
Cedar Cre«k “ B Culbreth. Esq.
l/ook’a Creek “ Jas. Evans. Esq
Flea Hill •* Neill McDugald, Es-j
Hilver Kun “ 1) McNeill, Esq.
Blaok Kivor “ Isaac W. Godwin, Esi).
The Taxes are laid at June Teim, and u» at Alarch
as heretofovc
Tbe usual appr ipriation of $150 for coir.ntnaai ion io
the County Holicitor was increased to $5(X); bii^ ’ol.
McKay declined to r^ceivo the iddMianal Bum—an ex-
tutple of unaelfi^thnesM »s ¥’ar(» as it is' refreabint'. es
pecially in view of the fact thst his latg«j practict has
been oiaterially interfered with by the war and ho has
epgaeed in no speculationa to make up for the curtail
n>ent
On Thursday, after (hft above bueines^ had been
(ransaotsd, (here bt^inj; ^7 Magistrates from all parts of
the county and « nuuiber of otu«r pvople present, a
meeting was held which resulted iu tho following oom-
plimctH unauiroously tendered (o our patriotic and elo
qucn' Governor:—
Fayittbvilli, N C , March 11, 18^4
To His Excellency Governor Vanci:
Dear Sir:—Thistweek being the March Term of our
Conrt of Pleas and \}uarter Sessions, and a fnll atten
dance of our Justices ^'f the Peace being bad, the fol
lowing Resolutions were adopted unanimously by the
persons present who formed themselves into a public
county meeting for the purpose of receiving and oou
curcing in them Sixty-five Justices of the Peace were
present The underaigned was appointed chairman of
the mee'ng, and takes pleasure in being the organ to
forward the resolutions.
With high respect, D McNEILL
Resolved, That *he Chairman of this Meeting be di
rected to otfer the hospitalities of the town of Fayette
ville to His Excellency Governor Vance, an 1 ‘o reqi^k
him to address the people of 0'jmV>erlaud county, at
such time as he may appoint.
Rtsolved, That the Chairman forward to Governor
Vance a copy of these resolutions and ask kis acceptance
The Fkbliso in tub A&mt.—A private soldier be
iooging to Co F, (from Harneit county.) in the 15th
Reg’t, Cocke’s Bri^de, called upon us a few days ago
to tell us of the amaxing change which has come over
the arm7 of Northern Virginia within the pasv two or
three months, in part leading to, and in part resulting
from, the re-enlistments of the trcops. The men had
become dispirited, restless, bent upon coming home at
Ihe expiration of their terms of service. Gradually a
better spirit began to prevail, and when Gen. Lee called
upon them they were preparftd to furnish that unparal
leled evidence of self-sacrificing patriotism, the re-en-
listment of companies. Regiments, Brigades and entire
Divisions. Since that time, he says, the uUuost che^r
fui^ftsa, amounting playfulness, prevails in the camps
■Many deserters have returned, and desertions have ceased.
There is also a remarkable degree of health. In his
Regiment, out of 450 men, onlj> & were on the Eick list
Tbe meat rations were small, but they wc.s compen
sated for by plenty of bread, coffee, sugar, and often
#egeiablos, such as p^'tatoes, cabbages, and turnips
It CAunot be otherwise than for a great purpose, that
He in whom sre tbe willa and affectionK of men shoul'
thus have turned the hearts of onr anldiers from de
spondency to bopefulnebs, from di'*ontent kt their hard
lot to the lAost cheerful submisaion lo all the require
ments of that lot Such men will noi. cannot be >ub-
ju^at«d. '
Tbs Extra Tax ok PRoriTs.—The Tax law of I ^e
late Con/^ess dfrected the extra tax on protits to be col
lected “forfbwitb.” and the Tax Golleciors have been
besieged with applications to know when they would
begin work. In reply *o them Mr. Hardie requests us
to state that he has received orders from the Commis-
eioner of Taxes to wait further instructions, of jpiiioh
he will give due notice when received.
The dela^ is unfortunate. The collection of the tax
“forthwith” would have created a demand for large
notes and greatly relieved the money market. All those
liable to the tax will now, of course, take care to fund a
scfficieni amount for this aa for other taxes.
The Nkws continues to be cheering, at home and from
■he Horth. A fai’ure of tbe mail deprives us of the
particulars of the rout at the yaakees at Suffolk.
Ororgia —An extra session of the Legislature was
evened on the 10th iast. Qov. Brown’s message takes
liirong ground against the legislation of Congress on the
ourrency, kgainst the suspension of the habeas corpus,
and agaiBsi milikwj bilL
Tuk Pkiiiisylvahia Campaior.—The Army corres-
pondpct^f tho Richmond Dispatch is furnishing that pa-
pe- wita a review of last year's military operations.
.juie time ago we copied his first letters. To-day we
copy iis accjunt of the first day at Gettysburg, with
which, alter a long interruption, the review has been
resumed Our North Carolina troops made no figure in
tbe newspaper accounts last Summer. It will be seen
that now they are made the most prominent actors.
Martlamd.—A friend has sent to us a pamphlet of
62 pages, entitled “Maryland’s Hope: Her Trials and
Interests in counexion with the War. By W. Jefferson
Buchanau.” The object of the author (a relugee from
Marylaud we suppose) is to prove thal tbe Southern
feeling of that State still exists, and has been kept under
b/ the strong arm of nylitary power. This he shows
by the publication of the official orders of tbe bincolu
governmeut, by which the Legislature of the State was
arrested in Sept. 1861, for the reason that a large yia-
jority of tiiem were devoted to thj# Confeilerate cause
Also thi> orders by which tue subsequent elections were
controlled, and a thousand other things done to make it
impossible for any oae, man, woman or child, to ebow
sympathy for tbe South except at Ihe expense of p«r-
sonal liberty.
The publication is timely and valuable—timely, for
loo many of us had begun to /eat that Maryland is a-
gainBt us, not by constraint but of her own will. And
valuable, as it puts upon recotd in a connected and per
manent form the various documents wiiioh attest the
despotism of the Tankee govemcuent in thal anfurtuaate
State.
Letter from Johnson’s Island—We have received
the following letter from Lieut. B. F. Pearce, of this
town, »f4he 54th Reg’t, who was captured last Fall
and has since remained a prisoner at Johnson’s Island:
Jobnsom’s Islahd^ nbar Sandusky, Obio, \
Feb’y 24, 1864. /
Dear Sirs: Thi' king a few lines from this far off re
gion might prove interesting to you, as some few cf the
inhabitants of the good old town of Fayetteville h«ve
from time to time taken up their ;tbode here, not from
choice but necessity, have compelled them to make the
change. Fortunately we are all enjoying good health,
ready for our rations, let them come any hour in tbe day,
but anxious to get back t(> Dixie. The weather has been
bitter cold; the Bay is now covered with ice; but to-day
is quite pleti^nt. The following is a list of our towns
man imprisoned here, and you can assura tbeir friends
that they are in excellent health and spirits: K M
Murchison, Col. 64th;' W. C. McDaniel. Adjt. 54lh;
Henry E. Shepherd, Lt. 43d; A McFadyon, Lt. 68d;
R W Thornton, Lt. 66th; D. M. McDonald, Lt 66th
N. C . and James Woodward, Lt. 2l'st S C North Ca
rolina is largely represented here.
FORREST’S VICTORY IN MISSISSIPPI
The recent viotory of Gen. Forrest in Northern Mis
sissippi, by which the grand plan of the yankees in the
West was so effectually defeated, was one of tbe inast
remarkable achievements of this war. We b&ve con
versed with gentlemen recently from that amotion, whose
accounts all concur in the n-an fads,of that almost
marvellous exploit.
Owing to (he exhiustion of bi>i horaes, ibe want of
arms and munitions, nnd other uauses, Forrest could
array a force of only 2 400 B,en iq oonfront .-imith and
Grierson’s column of 7.IM)(> iif (he beat equipped caval
ry the yankees ^have ever j'Ut in the field KorrtM.’a
men. too, were mostly pow and uuiried. Ha bad re
cently recruited them in West Touneasee. It Beamed
■the extreme of rashntuu and* rt'okleasneaf), ((t Kt(empt
with such a force to arrest the maroh o*" a column of
7,000 splendidly mounted .■in 1 rquipped men. led by
experienced officers, whose march thus far bad been
u"intorrupted, who wer« huovant and confidont, and
were charged with such au in'portsnl mission The
junction of this cav&lry force wiiU Sberirau at Meiidian,
was tke key of the whole sfibeni? of »be jaukee plan
for tbe occupation and subjuyanon of the ScuthTest
If successful, Sherman would have been in a condition
to advance upon Demopolis and Selma, or Mobile; and
the)^! import.int peinta, an well as the rich counties
adjacent, would hnve bern fit the mercy of the »non!y.
They could Djfly have been driven back n,t theeuorraoiif
risk of weakening .lobnHton'M army, no as to open
Northern Oeorj^in ant Homo And Atlan«>i, to irant’B
arm) C.,n P>ilk, with bis ecas t iiifinlrj quick
ly perceived the njciui*nt0us issu-j, which depended
upo.i ibr result of the cavalry movenieul front Men-
and after securing hi-* btnall army oa the east
side of the Tombigbee. and removing all bis supp'ioK
and munitions aad returning Mubik- ibe (roops he
had horrow«>.d from Gen. .M'aury, sent imperative orders
(jj Lee and Forrt-st to uiiite (*iC!r forces, and at every
oo^t to crush and drive baok Smii.b and 'Jricrson’p
cavalry
Lee did not receive (beae orders in time !o reach Far
rest Forrest wai therefore, «e 't ,‘ilou«> wifh his 2,4tH>
men *o perforn^ihis immense undrrtakiag. Confront-
.iuf; the enemy on tbe broad prf iriesnear West Point, on
fbtr T^hbee river, he prepnred tor aciion. 'rin- enemy !
foriin'd in a long «nd icoh; imposing line, outflanking
Foi'iest, and thr?ateuin(r the instant Ucmoliiion of his
amaii force. The chargc was giv n, auv-. Llie yankoes
advanced with groat buldnes aud an air of certain vio
tory. Great was their surprise when, aa they approach
ed Forrest’s line, they observed his men slip from their
horses, and convening themselves into iu:antty, caohi
mau t-^king the mr>et favorable positian, availing them-
’aelvo.^ of every advantage tte ground aUbrded, and
awaiting with the utmost ooolnesatht impttuouscharge
ol tbe Yankee cavalry On came tho splendidly mount,
ed dragoons, under these far famed Vankee chiefs,
Smith and Gfjert.in, with suol: fisrc* aispKys of valor
and determination aa t».ugured badly fjr Forrest’s in
fantry scouts, scattcrrd ‘hroui/;h tbe hushes afid over
th? prairie in rat>>er :^n irregular and unmilitary style.
But these valorous horsemen did not advance far before
the ba’ls of 2000 riflemen began to rattle through their
faaks with fearfultfl'ect Scores of men and horses fell
at the first fire, and iheit onward movement was cUecked,
and before they could recover and reform, the volley
wss repeai4:d—agaia and again—until dismay aud ter
ror bfg?.n to prevail iu tLclr ranks, nnd they aoou broke
into oonfuaion and fl;d
Forrest thten mouutod his men ami began his pursuit,
which he kept uj> with gre-c.t vigor for nearly 20 miles,
the eneray leaving behind many of his woundsd and
exhausted men.'aM his dead, his horses, prisoners, fivs
pieces of aniiler/, buroinv his packs and turning loose
his mules. Having diacovercd tbe small force of For
rest, several attenipg were aadb by Smith and Grierspn
to rally their men and resumo the cffeceive Their
efforts were sncccsaful on tbe hillajuat beyond Okalona,
wb?n the last grand charge was made by them. It was
met In the Sb.rae way as their previous attempts, but
even with mere vigor a:;d doterminatlon by Forrest’s
men, who had in a few hours become veterans. Sev
eral crushing volleys from their ndes quickly arrestsd
the impetuous vaior of tbe Yankees, and sent i^em to
the rear in the wildest confusion and dsiDaj By this
time Forrest had exhausted his ammuniti,'n and the
strengiti of his horses. He epuld not follow up the
vnemy.
Fortunately, however, Gen. Gholson arrived with some
fresh State troops, new levies hastily gathered, and
took the place of Forreat’a men—following up the Yaa
kees for a great dibtaknc;, haraaaing them capttiriug
and killing and wounding many, aud picking up )*rma,
wagons, horaea, and a great varifty of other valuable
property thrown away by the en;my in his wild flight.
The enem/ never halted for a moment iu his retreat,
aud when last heard from the remnant of his aplendid
force was hasiening fast to Memphis in far different
plight from that in which they bad ao recently emerged
from their fortiSoationa As soon aa the news of this
disaster reached Sherman, he began his retrograde
movement towards the Mississippi, Lee following him
up and hanging on his fianka aud harassing him con-
tinually When last heard firom ha was dragging -iiis
wearied broken-down column back to Vicksburg, in a
demoralixed state, the maac momfiud, dtsappoinicd and
disgusted chief who ever led ten thousand men up the
bill and then marched them down again.—Rich. Dis
The Force our €"topps will have (o Fi(/ht this Spring,
V;Liie the armies of the Uonfeder*cy nave been
streKgthened by the receiit oonscriptioa and the men
already put in the ranks, the Faderal armies will t>t^
much weaker than tho:.« they fought ;ast year. But a
few weeks aince the yankee paj>er8 publiatied two im
portant facta—one that tbe last draft had not adaed
50,0t'0 men to the ranks of iheir army. Tnu was offi
cial from the Provost Marshal General f be> other wan
a statement made by letter writers, that not 4U,UUU of
the veterans had re-enliated This last important fact
caused alarm in Congress, and in the House of Repre
sentatives, a few days sgt, a resolution was passed ctll
ing on the President to furnish a list showing “the
numtier of re-enliated ve eran volunteers from e^ch
Rtate, and other iiiformation in this conueoticn v On
the 1st instant Liscola rapiied to tiita call, enclosing a
letter from ihc Seerctary of War, who said that, in Lin
opinion, it would be ^'prgudieial to the public service ’ lo
transmit to tbe House at tne present time the inTorma-
tion requested. The fact is that the draftainthe Umted
States bave proved atter failures. Tho new draft,
whic|} commenced in Ibe yankee States yesterday, will
rcsiu^ as all the othev3 have. The $300 coo. mutation
clause is still in force, and the greeu backs will pour
in The disastroua defeat of Gillmore in Florida, tbe
rout of Griersuu and Smith in Missis-ippi, the disgrace
ful failure of Sherman’s advance on Mobile, the repulse
of the ltwt>.“on to Richmond,” aud the gcueral gloom
thrown over the yankee prospects by these oocurreDoes,
will not encourage goiil^ into tbe ranks. The commu
tation might be advanced to $600, and it wonld be
cheerfully paid. With our strengthened armies in the
field, let our pe'>ple *ake courage and do all iu their
power to sustain (hem in ccmfirt T&e ptago is cleared.
The curtain is slowly rising ou the spring camp.aign
Already we aee the shining saudald of Victory, and as
it rises higher it will discloiie to our view the glorious
crown which encircles be* brow —A'jVA Dispatch.
latest’mail and telegraphic news
} From the North.—Ricbmonu. March 12 —^The New
j 1 ork Herald of fhe 5th oouiaiur* drst *«ccounia of the late
j Riehmond raid, whioh it pronounce neither definite nor
j satisfactory. TLe new draft, ordered for tbe lOtb, haa
' been postponed. The return of tL^ SliBrniiin exp«diiton
[ is announced GoK! quoted at 101 i
I LATiR.-^'he Baltimore Gsizotte of the 7ib liasreaohed
I RioBDioud^ The Kilpatrick raid fs pvunniinoed a fail
ure Aotiw preparations are nTahinjj- to r.-pel another
tulaok on Nnwl-gra^ which is deeffled itnuiivont Seri
ous collisions have tak«>n place between ih? lroops*aiid
tho people of Southern Illinois Mobs also of a similar
oharacter in Pennsylvania, Obio and r ther St>ii'''i
Latkr.—RiCHMOMn. March 12.—The tiaif of truce
boat haa arrivod wi*h (!IX> prisoners Yankt'f .!a;rs are
to tbe 10th Gold in New York on (*>•> Vlth adv^net-d to
169^, and ckaed at 165|
Foreign advices are tv> th«- 29(h till. Recogniti-.n ru
mo'fa are as-iin civculatina; in financial i3irol*s. If
saiii tba‘ Pra»-e ^;t alon> in case of a neca(i*'e ■ ?
ply fr^'in Rrprl.ind ^n excilino: debate to 'k pinje i"
thv f'ouse of t'otnmons relative to Ibe Laird ran=8.
m^'^icn calling for the corr‘'spDnd(*nce ir* tbe oa.'e it
rej>t!fed—yean 153, u>»ys 178 The Dsm-8 havn at la-t
regained Duppell The Congroi'i* of Settlement meets
in L'->lidon, but hostiiilies will not ooa^o Thti rt'l**as('
of (be Tuscaloosa han been ordeted l-y tKc i r*tish Gov’t
Auother Confederate Trium^ih.—PKTEBSBt^b ' Marol
II.—Onr readers will receive with pleasure, 1 c- .;£irer
ing intelligence, which th« telrgram'bt'lour .. . jiiJu.'i
It will be seen that G* n Matt W Rausot.., ?aHaa‘
son of Norih Carolina, has routed the enemy ->iffotk.
Va , and at last accounlK. bad the worse that \’andai
Vankees tlying b-fore bis pui-siiing columns
HeAn^u«BTKHs SurrOLic, Va , March y. ^
via Weldon, Mr.rch lo J
To M*j. Gen Pickett P**(.*rsbnrg, V* :—The enemy
occupied Suffolk iu fore* on Hunda^ We attacked them
tc da^r and after a short struggle, drove them in a rout
out of tow>-!, ktl'ing a nuober, capti>ring one pi«ce of
artillery and a large quantify of Comtuipsary and tinar
term«s»T's stores. The enenty are living to Porlsmoutb.
burniug bridges, and leaving everyttiing behind them.
We pvirsued them bey>-ud Beruard’a Mills
M. W Ran.vom, Gen’l t'om’dg.
Krrnarcl> Mill is four miles beyond Suffolk, and ^au
loD;..' been a camping ground for the yankoes in tfcat
SCO ion Jt was strongly fcrlifled.—Ktpress
From-Western North CuraJina—A‘HBvillk, March
7-—We regret to l»arn that 15 Confederate soldiers and
Home Guirds. stationed at Indian Creek, in Washing
ton county, Tenn , just over the State line, under the
command of Lt Duck, of Ma'iison county, wes^ attacked
a few days aince by about 85 tories, under the lead of
the notorious Kirk, of Greene county, Tenn , and six of
eur men killed Fouro. the enemy, and among them
Kirk himself, were killed . (.>ur killed all belonged to
tbe Heme Guards of Madison county.—News
A letter tn the Raleigh Progress says that the lories
killed I of our men and captu'ed 4 whom they shot.
“After they killed the prisoners they stripped them
One man (Woodard) struggled an hotir or two and they
placed a gun against bis head in the presence oJ his fa
ther, aa old mau, tnd blowed his brains out They then
proceeded to Blankenship’s house and murdered him
and kis son, who were not soldiers They then took his
horses and put them iu his wagon, or rather bitche-i
them to it, and ^ded his wagon out of his house and
dravc his cows -TO from his children ”
From (he Coast—The Wilmington Journal has a let
ter from Fort Holmes giving au account of the sinking
of the ytuikee blockader, Peterhoff. On the 5ib inst,
says tbe writer, “information was broug^.t to the com
manding officer, Col. Jno. J. Hedrick, tuat a steamer
was lyisg in rather close on tbe eastern side of the Isl
and. He immediately ordered Capt Badham, of the 3d
N C-* Battalion, Lt. Artillery, with otlr 20 pounder
Parrott, and Lieut. Hellen, with his Whitworth, the
whole under Lt' Col. Tait, to that part of the Island
nearest to where the steamer was lying, and if within
raage to drive her off or sink her. The latter was done
It was about 11 A M , when Lieut Hellen let drive a
Whitworth bolt, weighing 12 pounds, which ricocheted
nt'ar the ship and struck her below the water line a lit
tle forward of midships. Before t.iey could get off, Capt.
badham fired nine well directed snots, two taking effect,
and Lt Hellen, with stove pipe- Whitworth, tossed five
(thunder) bolts^ three of which took effect. Bj this
time the yanks were out of range, but lacked considera
ble of having ease of mind^ They made every effort,
no doubt, to keep tho ship afloat, as they were seen to
lower the boats as though they were going .to plug a
hole, ^ something of the kind. There seema to be no
doatn bat that tbe first shot from the Whitworth did the
work, as they raised a flag to the foremast immediately,
a«d Buoh seems to be the opinion of officers and men
w^ were on the detachments. Too much praise can
nK be given these officers and men. This is the first
case T?nere a yankee blockading steamer has been sunk
during tho day, aud in fair woatiier, on our coast, and
^y Confederate guni. The crew no doubt got off in
boats to some of the other ships.”
The Florida EzpedUion Abandoned.—Cbarlbstov,
March II —Tbe yankee forces engaged in th« expedi
tion TO Florida have returned. Tents on Folty and
Morns isknda have steudily increased. No further
shelling of the city.
Tbe noxi meeting of the Voung Ladies’ Knitting So
O'ety will bea! Mr A W Steel’s residence, Thursday.
c’oliHjk P ,M
A R B1 K V,
yi^OD LD respectfully announoe to th*» public his don-
; ’ ' staDt anti utmost willingness to give Instruction to
j as many as may feel inclined to attend at bis Aoademy,
In Wil;uiin?ton. at Orange Street Baptia. Chutfb, on I Jf'roimuScwlirfkV'^T?'
.h. mh iuHl mt, by Rev. A Paul Repiton, Her^’t ! "Li pr
FRANKLIN V DAVIS, to Mias FANNIE^RILEY. I S o
McDaniLV "r“ Ha®''’"' li-tedriudTuH/g^Tpres?^^^^
rv, Va to Misa S[^H ATKInS L Z ZtJZ ' scarcity of schools, and urgent demand fpr the
® oAKAu ATA.1NSON, of bayotteville most impassioned earnestness amon» hia soul
111 ID>
In this town, un Saturday morning last, WAl. W.
H ATCHKLL, in the 56th year of Jiis age
“Blest hour of sorrow! if it bows the heart
In sweet Bubmisi'ion to the chastening rod.”
In this vicinity, un Thnrsday 10th inst , JOHBPH
THOMAS, iufant son of William T. aud Sarah M Owen,
aged 2 years luid 16 days.
This lovely bud. so young and fair,
Ca*led bence by early d^om.
Just oj~m9 to show how sweet a flower
In Paradise wouli bloom
t)ti (be 6th tr.st , in M n*g »mery '^viuty, VfAttY DK-
BEuRV, wife cf tiie late Tohn Deberry. ii» h^r 75th
y. ar She wft'j a roeiiioer of the MrthodieL church
from^ rha 12th year of her age until her death She was
one cf tho brightest Christians.—Com.
■y (I. J __ ^ _ „
ir^AVE’/i’EVlLLH; MARKET.—March 14.
tiEVlEW OF THE MARKET,
iia.on d 2b. Pork 2 25 to 2 60 Lard 3 tM)
V-K'.f 1 i.'O to 1 2f> eta. per lb , retail,
iie^-swux 2 5u to 3 OU. Butivr 4 UU to 5 OU
Cottua 1 76 Coifee 12 60 to 15 00
Co^n Vua—$2u lo $50 00 per bauch.
Driea.Fruit 1 00 to 1 26 per lb
Eggs 2 00 per dozen
Exiraot Logwood $6 to $8 per lb.
Flour $200 to $22».
Flaxse^ 8 00 to 10 00 per bn.
Fodder II 00. Hay 10.00 Shuoka lU 00
Urua—3om 22 60 Wheat 22 60 to $26. Kye 20
Oats lu. Peas 20.
Hides--Green 2 &u to 50, dry 4 50 to 6 tK)
Iron—Swedes 4 00 to 6 UU.
Leather—Dpper 15 00 per lb., Sele $15 00
Liqaors—Com Whiskey 60 00. Apple and Peach
Brandy 60 00
Molasses 17 60 to 20 00
Soda $3 60 to $5
Nails 4 00 to 4 50,per lb.
Onions 1& 00 per bushel
Potatoes—Irish $15 to $20 per bosh; sweet $S to $10.
Rice 1 00 to 1 10. Sug§r 8 00 to 10 00
Soap—Family Bar $1 per lb.: Toilet 2 00
Spirits Turpentine 8 00 per gallon.
Fayetteville 4-4 Sheetiags, Factory prices to the State
1 25. Retail toothers 1 40. Outsiders’prioee $4 50
Salt 80 00 87 50 to per bushel.
Tallow 2 50. ' Woel $6.
(’c^rreel^ by B L PsMnBBToa
WILMINGTON MARKET, March «, l)4t;4.
Beef Cattle, hoof 2 to 2 50; Beeswax '6 hJ; Bacon
6 Ou to 7 OO; Butter 6 00 to 6 50; Coro 18 tM); Corn
.Meal 20 00; Copperas 3 00 to 4 00; Cotton 1 80 to
2 tKi; Flour 260 00 to 276 00 superfine; Kodder 18 QO
to 20 00; Hay 17 00 to 18 OO; Hides, green 1 75 to
2 25, dry 4 00 to 4 50; Leather, sole 13 00 to 13 50,
upper 18 50 to 14 00; Lard 5 50 to 6 60; N»Us 2 00 lb
per keg; Poultry, live fowb 3 ^ to 6 00, dressed 3 00
to 4 00 per lb; Pea Nuts 20 00 to 22 00; Fresh
Pork 8 00 to d 50; Potatoes, sweet, 12 00 to 15 00,
Irish 30 00; Rioe per lb 1 00 io 1 25; Salt, sound
25 00 to 30 00; Sugar, 8 50 to 11 00; Fay. Sheetings
4 75 to 5 00 per yard; Spirits Turpentine 4 50 to
5 00; Tallcw 3 50 to 4 00; Y^arn per bale, $50 per bunch.
Wood by boat load 20 00 to 25 00 for pine, ash 25 00
to 28 00, Oak 30 00 to 35 00—per cord.—Journal.
From Oen. hees Army —Orabqr C. H., March 13 —
All quiet in front. Tne roads are drying up very fast
and will soon be in a passable condition NiOe prison
era captuted l>y Mo»i>y at Greeawion arrived to-day.
I VC Lteulenanti^ and 17 men captured neartJharlestowu
arrived here this evening.
Execution of a Yankee Spi/ —Dbmopolis, March 11
—McGiobon, a Federal spy, was exe--uted ttus morning
Richmond Stock Market.—Richmond, Mirch 11.—At
Kuctioii, to-day, Oontedeiate eight per cent bnU'is. due
lu 8S1, brought 116 aa>i iutt>resi; >onda the fifteen
tailli'U loan, re^ia:ersu, 122; cottou iuau b.^D'is 190
closiU«: at 187 8took3 geuerally ase lower GjId 23;
Steriiug Excuangfa 20^.
From Mexico.—Accottnts are to me 17th Jauuary
There naa bt'en a fight between Cortiuaa an i Ruez.. in
which the forces of the latter were defeated and scat
tered At Matamoros all then became quiet fue French
were at Sau Lotus Potoai, marching on Victoria.
Sebus roR TBB SotDiBBs’ Garubhs.—We hare re-
oeived further packages of seeds from Mrs. Evans, Alex
Spence of Cumberland, and Mrs. Daniel MoNatt of
BoImmb ooantj.
Escaped Pkisoni^rs in Canaka.—A Nurih t.'aroliuiau
(doubtless Col. W'inatou of Kuckinghaxo county,) gives
an s-coiiiit it} the (JresiaabQro’ Patriot of the csca^e al
oompaniooo u uuuot/u dr aoxsu's,
Canada, Betiuuaa, &c. In cloning he sr.ys: —
•*lt is estimated tbat over three hundred escapcd (‘on
federate prisoners are now in Cauada waiting an oppor
tunity to ^t home. To the Confederates, one who
knows would speak, fhecr up. Our enemies are be
coming disorganized. 80,000 yankee deserters are now
in Canada. As to old regiments re-eulistinj^ it is all a
htimbug. Their ifeasury is failing; when this takes
place coldiers who fight under Ihou.qa.'^d dollar boimtits
will not figUi. Cheer up God with tho weapon of
right will conquer a glorious peace.”
Incident of the War in Florida —Tae following inci
dent. Illustrating the feeling of tbe negroes ia Florid
towards their brethren>)f the invading army, is taken
from a private letter just received from the vicinity of
the late battle in tbat State
At Occ>rvn Pond the Yaukees place-i the negro troops
forty yards in advance, and determined to shoot them
if they ran. It was death to retreat, and as the
sequel proved, lut little better thau death to ad
vance, for our men killed 800. After the* battle, a
gentleman, accompanied by his servant, went over the
field, looking at tb e dead and wounded negroes Hav
ing proceeded some distance the servant’s attention
was attracted by an excellent' pair of boots on thi feet
of a negro soldier, lying near where they stood, and,
after getting his mister’s consent, seized one of the
boots to pull it off. He bad havdly done so, whon thd
wounded negro commenced kickicg furiously, and cried
out, “Let my boots alone; I am not dead!” Tbe aervanj
sl«rtled, stepped back aud asked, “What did you say?’
•“I say let my boots alone; I ain’t deadf’ Tbe servant
picked up a lightvood knot, and coti’ing back taid,
“Y'ou ain’t (lead!” “No, 1 ain’t,” replied the soldier.
“Well den. if you ain’t dead. I’ll deaden you,” and im
mediately despatched him with the ligHtwood knot, and
bore off the coveted boots.”—Rich. Whig.
A correspondent of the Atlanta InteHlgencar says
that Lt. Geli. Holmes and Staff are soon to report to
'Riohmondt Mid tliAt Gen. Prioe saoceeds to the oom-
OMd.
Land lor S$alc at Aucfioii.
r A A ACRES of LAND, situated in Harnett couifly,
OVf V eu the RaLhroad 22 miles from Fayetteville, ad
joining AUen J. Cameron, Esq., who will take pleasure
in showing tbe property. It will be sold at the Markat
Hou«e on Monday next tho 21st inst
JOHN H. COOK, Auct’r.
March 1^ 14-2t
iSalt at Auction.
BUSHELS SALT.
Carriage.
1 Haruess Horse,
Will be sold at Auction to-morrow the 15th inst.
JOHN H. COOK, Anot’r.
March 14. It
100 f
The Council of State.—The Governor’s CouncU con
vened in tais oi^ on yesterday. Hon A X. Davidson
appointed one 91 tbe Council, to fil^tLe vacancy occa-
sioued by tho dAth of Jas. A. P.ittou, Esq. of Bujo.uibe.
The Council d'clined calling tiie Legislature togetber in
extra eession, as the t&nlineial necesaiiy waa not a u-«id
ered suliiCieuily urgent tojustity it—Raleiyh Confed.
Johyuton's JJrigaJe Jor Vance. — tlAifijvkn JunC'TIun,
.March 12.—A C.>n/eniion waa held in Johnston's B'ig-
ade. which nominated Vance tor re-eloo'ion. The meet-
mg wa.4 laii{; aud enthusiaalic .\ddreasea were de
livered by (Jol Garrett, Capt. llobiuB>‘>n. Col l).ivia and
(!api Baity. Strong anti-HolJen resolutionn were paas-
i*d Nmth Carolinian, 14/A vttsl.
"^Srandard or its Editor. We anawer
BOTH Tbe Editor, now canUidate, is Hoie iu suapense
than the paper; and will remain so until tbe first Thurs
day of August—on which day he will be cut doum.
Raleigh Confedei ay.
UNMERITED CENSURE VERSUS LATEST DODGE.
FOR T0C OB8EBVBR.
Messrs Editors—Dear Sirs: Permit me through yoar
coluinn& to address a few words to your contomporary
of the Wilmington Journal is reference to an article
of his io the psper of Feb’y 20th, %vith the caption,
••Latest Dodge.” Supposing the p'^ragraph to have
had its foundation in tbe following facts, 1 beg l«ave to
lay them before your un{)rejndioed readers tbat they
may judge whether the Journal’s statement was just:
About the lim'i specified by that paper, a lady from this
county, of the highest respectability, whosn title to tbe
epithet of- l» ly none dare controvert, who know her,
this lady, 1 assert, did sell some turkeys, very fine ones
tooi fat to such an extent as le merit the souiiriqiiet
“kidney covered ” In order to make them more tempt-
indy nice, the goo l likdy, after having them thoroughly
cleaned, bad (hem stuffed, not with com meal dough (as
the Journal mis’akenly asserts,) but with highly season
ed dressing, made ot well-coofeed corn bread and bis
cuit. The turkeys were sold at $2 50 per pound, no
secret being made of their being dressed or stuffed,
that too to R Mr. , who had ample'opportunity to
detect the imposition if any had been attempted, and
wbc ct^fO^Dgly took advantage of her simplicity to palm
off a hundred dollar counterfeit bill on the lady in part
payment The turkeys were sold by.the man next*
morning in market at $4 per pound. So, instead of
the “decently dressed woman” having perpetrated .a
cheat it turns Out to be the ‘ respectable merchant”
Mr
[The oommunicatien above ie sent to us and of ocorse
ioserteti, the Atatement in the Journal hating been
copied into the Observer. We have not thought it pro
per to print the name of the Wilmingtoa porohMer and
have plMtd • i»it« ilead.}
notice to iioldem ol Bonds ol the
Corporation of fr'ayettev^ille.
PERSUNS holding Coupons due tor lutertist on tbe
above Bends, are notified to present them for pay
ment on or before the 26th iost.
^ he Funds for the j^aymect of these Coupons having
been-ootleo'ed and paid in the present Curreucy at its
face, it will be funded in 4 per cent Bonds aud held to
.meet the Coupons in that kind unless withdrawn before
the above date. A. McLEAN,
Chm’n Commissioners of the Sinking Fund.
March 12. 14->25
Fayettertll« Inenal and irm^ry, l
Marou 12, ltSo4. j
I^HE following regulations conoeruing the issue of ra
. ti ns are puDiisucd for the iuformauon of owners of
Negroes hired at t*ii9 Arsenal and Armory.
Negroes who work six days in the week will receive
rntions for seven days.
Negroes wso lose time will receive rations only for
those days on whicn tiiey are present, unless furnished
with a written oertificate from a respectable physician,
t&at they were too sick to work
i4 Imj F L. CHILDS. Lt. Col. Coud’g.
TAX
NOTICE TO FAR -i il ftS .
OvFtvih i • 11 u DIoT N C .1
Fa^etii viUe, Aiaroii iO, 1864^ (
By artier from Controlling Q M., ot the St»u-, F»
mere are required to nt^ul 12 miles instead of 8, to
be paid the exoesa of 8 miles ^5 cents per owt per mile.
Farmers are hereby notifieu that their Baoon must be
sound aud in good condition when delivered, or it will
be r«oeiv6d *s Salt Pork. They are also requested to
pay in theii Tithes in Kind, or five times tue value of
the estimate will be collected
By order of Major Badbau, Controlling Q. M. North
Carolina. J* M. McGOWAN,
14-2t] Capl. itud P. Q. M. i h Dist. N C.
ilcadqaartcrs Chief Enrolling Office, 1
Fo’irth CoQgreiiSional District. N C . March 10, 18ti4. /
Apart ot t^e appointments hitherto mad« by Capt.
Swann, for the assembling of the following Militia
Rei^imeuis. are hereby changed and the C?mmandiug
•illicera of tbe Hume Guard and Militia will notify evrry
white male person between the ages of 18 and 45, to ap
pear at the followtutt places aud times tur exauiitiatiou
Columbus county, 67(b Keg’t, at Whiteville, March
14ih to A^Areh 18th iuu!usive.
Robeson county, 68th Reg’t, at Lumbertou, March
23d to March 2iih inclusive.
Richmond county, 6(Uh R«g’t, al Laurinborg, April
1st and 2d
Richmond county, 6lsl R«g’t, at Rookicgham, April
4th and 5th
Bladen county, 65th Reg’t, at Elizabethtown, April
7th and 8tb. «
Cumberland county, 53d Reg’t, at Fayetteville, April
lllh, 12th .and 13th.
Cumberland county, 54th Reg’t, at Fayetteville, April
14th, 16>h and 16th*
Harnett county, 62d Reg’t, at Lillington, April 18th
and 19th.
This notice will not change the appointments made
for Columbus or Robeson counties.
A. LANDIS, Jr.,
Capt and Chief Bnrollinr Officer,
14-2w] Fourth Congressioaal District, N C.
mpassioned earnestness among teachers, his soul
burns with 'the liveliest zeal to exi«a.i to every child
within his reach the benign infiuenoe ot education. He
would briefly state (be following, as tt»e leading fea
I tures of his plan:—
I. That Ihe chWf ieasou and the chief haV>it to be iu-
culcated is OBxoiiiNOE
2 A habit of obstrvaiion should be formed ia the stu
dent. This will inevitably insure hfs future progress -
in learning The business cf education is half oom-
pltHei. whenever this habit is formed
3 Tbat a thorough know’edgtt of Grecian and Roman
Literature, derived from reading the pages of th® an-
oient 0iassi(3s, .shouH form the ground work, not the
gaudy pinnavlt of the educa'ional fabric.
i. Thak all book studies should firat be presented in
oral and practioal leciures Atl the lessons, both in
foreicn languages and in English, in the Hig^ er Mathe
matics and the Natural Sciences, (no*, even ex^pting
English Grammar and Ortbcgraphy,) are first prononn-
ced and explained by the teacher, and repeated by the
pupil, till the latter uaderstands the import and correct
intonatioi^^ and pronunciation of every word. By this
means knowledge is mncb more rapidly acquired—every
thing being learnt correctly, tticre ia nothing to unlearn,
frnd as the pupil is compelled to exhibit Kis understaud-
ing of the subject. Rote an-l vague verbal description
can have no evil influence over his mind.
5. The meti;(>d of leaching the Latin and Greek is
that pursued in the Italian Universities at.d the Univer
sity of Otbo at Athens. By adopting this course, the
pupil, without much metaphysioal or grainmailoal train- '
ing. is immediately introduced to a practical acqj^alnt-
ance with the languages. The PoUsh youth learn La
tin (bus, in every town of that country, in a period
scarcely ever exceeding two
C That punishment should constitute the erception
(.; tie lule lu school-govemment.
7 That thought oan iu no wise exist without affection
Rates of tuition still remain at the old standard, pay
able in produve, or its -:^quivalent in value.
The institution is situated within a stiort dislanoe of
the line of the W. N. C. Railroad, 12 miles from Salis
bury, ai'd within sight of the Third t^reek Statijn.
March 6. 14*12t
€APK FEAR HA VMiiATlOJ^
‘PAY YOlJti TOLLS!
COLLECT YOUR Dl VIDENDS'!
Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to
the Cape Fear Navigation Company to make pay
ment before the 28th inst, as the present currency will
not be received at par after that time
AU per^pps who bave not uollected their Dividends
are notifi^ to come forward and receive them before
the 28th inst., as.all funds belongic; to tbe Company
will then be funded In 4 p«r cent, bonds, and payments
will be made in the same thereafter of all Divideuds
now due.
By order of tbe Board of Direotors.
W N. TILLINQHAST, Sec y A TreaB’r.
March 9 13-t28M
Bank ol Clarendon, )
• FAYETTEViliLE, N. C., March 8, 1864. )
Notice is hereby given to all persons and Corpora
tions having balances due them on t^ books of
this Bank, that the same must be drawn oy the 26th
instant, and that no deposit will be received after that
day before the 1st of April, all deposits renudniag un*
drawn after the day aoove natned will be funded in 4
per cent bonds “of the Confederate Staies” and paid
to depositors at par. Any check drawn on this Bank
previous to the 26th inst., must be presented for pay
ment by that time.
IS 6t J. W. SANDFORD, Cash’t.
Bank ol Worth Carolina.
All persons having Dividends due and unpaid in this
Bank. Branches and Agencies, are hereby notified
tbat unless tbe same be drawn on or before the 25th day
of March, instant, they will be paid in the 4 per cent.
Bonds of the Confederate IStates, or in the present
currency at ptu*. C. DEWEY, Cashier.
Maron 7. 12 tt
Collect Your Bividends.
S"'TOCKtiOL£RS in the Fayetteville Gas Light Com
pany are notified that all'dividends temainmy un
paid on April 1st 1864, will be paid in notes of the is
sue previous to that date, or 33^ per cent, will be
deducted if paid in new currency.
W. N. TILLINGHAST, Treas’r.
March 7, 1864. 12-2t
At March
Confederate States Depositoryi |
PiTTSBoat>uoH, N. C., 5larch 9, 1864. )
Notice is here^ giveu, that the undersigned. De
positary duly appointed by the Secretary of the
I'reasur?, is prepared to receive all such non-lBterest
bearing Treasury Notes as holders may desire to fund,
and to issue Certificates therefor, which Certificates
will entitle the holders to a liiie amount in Confederate
4 per cent Regiatered Bonds, as qpon ao said Bonds
oan be ur^arei) at the Treasury. This privilege ex
tends to the Int of April proximo, after whicb ail noted
over tbe deaominatiou of five dollars oan be funded on
ly at 6u} Cents to tte dollar, except $100 notes, which,
after tbat date, are no longer receivable for public dues,
and can only be fuxded at an additional reduction of
ten per cent per month.
The Certificates and Bonds are not taxable in 1864,
&nd are receivable in pa ment of taxes ot that year.
13-3tpd] J. H. HAUGH'lON, Depositary.
JIOTICE.
i8U4,' o^ the Coun of Pleas and
*rrer Seaa:ona of Cumberland Ccunty, the last
Will at/d Testament tii the late Cnancey »*. Andrews
was ado^itled to probate and t’ue sujsor'ber qualified
an Executor of tne same.
All persona indebted to the estate of the testator must
mace payment to tne undersigned. Tt>ose baviug claims
against the estate must present, them in due time or
this- notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
GEORGP LAUDER.
March 9, 1864. 13 4tpd
Ij08t or iVlitilaid,
THE following NOTES, one on Wiley t^ninu for forty
dollars, dated Feb y 1862, wi'h a credit of twenty-
ti^e dollars in May 1862; one on W. D Cameron for one
hundred dollars, dated March 1854, with a credit of
forty three dollarsln May I860, all payable cne day
after date, and made payable to
A J CAMERON *
.March y. ' 13-2tpd
^teani IVlill fr'or finale.
(IaHK Subscriber offers ^r salt^ hia tSteam Saw Mill
I sit Fair Blutt. ojj HiT«r, aifAr
>TiTizington and Manchester Rail Road. The mill has
twu boilers thirty teet long, two feet six inches diame
ter, (en ioch uyiinder, tto feet stroke, two gates iHth
wrought iron 'pitmans. Any persons wisbing to pur
chase call aud examine for themselves
U. SMITH
Fair Bluff, March 6, 1864. l3-4tpd'
Hei^ro lor Sale.
A NEGRO BOY 23 years of age. No. 1, for sale.
JOHN H. COOK.
rVOTICE.
Endor Iron Works, Chatham Connty, N. C.
Having sold the Endor Iron Works, we hereby noti
fy all persons having claims against the Endor Iron
Company to present them immediately for settlement.
All claims presented after the 31st inst., will be paid in
4 per oent. bonds.
DONALD MoRAE, Pres’t Endor Iron Go.
March Xji -14-4t
FOR BIRE,
A NEGRO WOMAN and 2 children aged 8 years and
}\ 4 months respectively. The woman is a good washer
and ironer and can do plain oooking aad is a reliable
servant I will hire them for their board and will fur
nish their clothing myself if a good home offers.
E. J. LILLY.
Marohl2. I4*2t
Bank «tock lor ^le.
Apply to a. molbahi
Ho* 186S. W.iif .
March 9.
13-2t
REWARD.
WE will pay ttie above reward for evidence to con
vict the person or pertions that fired our Turpen-
tme Distillery on Saturday night, 5th instant.
C. C. BARBEE ft CO.
Barclayville, March 8 I3-6tpd
Western Railroad—Annual Meeting.
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Com
pany will take place on Monday 21st inst, at II
o’clock, in tl:e Town Hall.
JNO. M. ROSE, Seo’y.*
March 10. 13-tm
MOMEYLOST.
ri-DAY, between the Store (t Rob’t Mitolnll, Siq.
and tbe Depot or on the Train—
A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY
impped in brown paper Any infbrmation left with R.
W Hardie will be duly appreciated, and for the return
of th** Money a HANDSOME REWARD will be p*»id
March 9. 18-2W _
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F«rwar41ng & GoBni8§ieii JlerehAit«
^^ILL pve qutnk.despatcL to ;?oods coto
Pu-tioola? attention given lo all produee sflBt Uh
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