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OBS K li V K m.. FAV^El''rKviQ;K: *0.11)11 itVKSIJIS, JliSK 2;, KW,. Uei ORTti.—1 he yauke.' raiders haviiiL' cm tlio •ires o„ both the line, Virginia, tb,„ 1,„„. "--ijo". i.a„. r". Imble news from Ihh*'? -PL , . - nriny or from the Vuilov 1 ht mails also have faiiod for several days, tl.o \i'. Fxpresl^rd thT"" reter6hnr- In fh. h ' liepubli.an of the 2l.t la the absence of both dispatches aud papers uJ l'hL"r of w’hi.h • ^e'^ret exp,>ditioa und«r Geu. Early wa^shellmg WashingtouCity. That Geu Monrnn had re«heJ Abingdon, Va„ f,,„oi) pri»o„m. That I"'*'' i "''nt operations in Kcnluekv’ und gotten b« rnalf, r., M 7'“ .‘“f, •'^PPOt.atto., And nnaily, that Mahoiie s IJnirade of 1 , C.ptu,.d 16W yankee,. p,eees o, artUe';;- several stands of colors. This last rpn..rt > ’ ^uch a .hape as to znsp.re confideuc/ a ^Tutr The others are mere report». B, the Southern telegraph we leam that Johnston mamtains h.. gronnd, repelling all attac ks with hear,- loss to the jankee,. n„ > Sherman's dispateh o. the 18th hat Johnston was retretUng aeross the Chattahoochee, and he pursuing, is entirely false our accounts being as late as the 24th. Ji-s.ru s TO TH8 SOLDISRS.—A vcuerable cuizen bM made a suggesuon to us of a measure wh.ch we thmk worthy of earnest cousider»tion. It is, that t ongress should give to each soldier a Confederate bond for ^;>0U or ^1000, not transferable, but with interest payable semuanuuully, principal payable at the end of 20 vears. I hen-are many consMerationa which favor this • dea. U the first place, the soldiers have not been adevjuateiy paid, as all adaiii, aud this not for lack ol Will but only because ot the want of meau^. 350U or $1000 would in some moasure atone for thi.s; and posterity .an and ought to pay it. lu ihe next place, the game of the demagogues who will be prepared 10 preach repudiat.ou-thut mlamons idea-would be effectually blocked. Not a mau of them would ever dare to Uroach su. h au idea if there were a mil lion or half a million of such bond., ,a the hands of Hs many soldiers or their widows aud orphan child- Jren. 8till again, it would do much towards put- tiog an end to de.-^ertioiis. Ouly those would receive such a bond as coulmued m the service faithful to the end, or had been disabled in .he service, or the representatives of such as had st-crificed their lives m service. To all these it would not only be au annual pension, but would be more—a badge’of honor, the hjgh«.st that a grateful i oumry could bestow upon the achievers o‘'its liberties-it^ ?aviors. under (iud, from a worse thau Kgyptian bondage. Deserters would be marked by bem- refused a participation m this benefit. It is proposed that the bouds should not be trans ferable, for the purpose of saving the recipients from the clutches of the speculator.-^. We do not think that any ou‘ will object to such an addition to the national debt. Tae country uwes that, and much more, to tn.* brav., -oldier.s.* And it« independence a.’ j,e-l, th- Confederacy will spring fofwa.’‘d in su 'h ,i areor ut prosperity a3 uill enable it to meet all it' obli-jations, larg ■ thou^^u t uev may be. ” / pa.s«: d at the follo'.v;Dj; sec- A Stbimok.m Tax.—The I’uv , Ute session of Congress contains tlu' t'.on; That ,ectiun tour, pura-nii.hs ouv an.i twn or ’^e i I approved F,;Oru«ry iT, l9-i4. t-nuUed •An fict Ui levy additiouttl taxes fur thi,* comm'ju det'-uce and pupp..rt of the Goverument," be M'uended ai to lew .111 additional ta.\ of thirty per cent. up.,u the ani..unt of all profit.9 made by (SeUing the arru le-^ mentioneii in the !^id paragraphs, between the 17th dav of yebruar\, aad the nrdt day ot July next, 'v'hich aJditiou'ai Uix snail be collected under said act." For the act of ITth February 1804, see tth page of the Semi-Weekly Observer. The effect of this tJth Section is to require, in all, a tax of from forty-five to fifty-five p>r cent, upon incomes from this source. This last thirty per cent, is understood to have been intended to reach the cases of such dealers as, on the pass age of the currency tict m February, raised the price of their goods one-third, to meet the of a t hird ou the currency, and then refused to receive the cur rency except with the third off. This was equiva lent to an increase of two-thirds on the price of their goods. No one but themselves will regret that Congress has thus retorted upon them for their extortion. But it is a hard measure upon those who aeithor advanced their prices nor refused the cur rency at its face. Aud there are such persons, though perhaps not many of them. They will doubt less pay the Tax more cheerfully than those who have already coiVected it in advance out of their cus tomers. E.vgland and the LTsiitki) States.—The com plaint made in the Urifiah House of Commons by Lord John Russell, that the Federal government paid no attention to the re.monstrances of Lord Ly ons against the enlistment of men in Ireland, may prove to be of much importance. The wonder is that England has so long submitted to be insulted by Buch an opon violation of h^r laws. The Capturk of I’i.v.voijth.—The importf»nce of the recovery of Plymouth by our gallant little army under Gen. Hoke, highly as we have estimated it, assumes immensely enlarged proportions if we may believe the sti*’vementa of the ’S^'ashington corre.s pondent of the Chicago Times, who says that if Ply mouth had been successfully defended, Burnside T»onld have landed there, and, joined by Peck, Wes- seis and Baldy Smith, would have marched upon Richmond from that point, (irant would have moved upon it from the Potomac, and thus, “between the two great armies, Richmond might have fallen.'’ FcMEKALOFOAPT.^tBKRTs.—Yesterday the mor tal remains of this gallant soldier and popular gen tleman were deposited in the grave her?, with mili tary honors and in the presence of a large concourse of citizens. The body of Captain McKachern arrived here on Saturday and was taken to his home in Robeson oounty for interment. Cro?s and Politics.—A letter from a subscri ber in Richmond county say.s:— "We are harvesting our early wheat, two weeks later than usual. 1 do not think an average crop will be made for the land sown, on account of the scab, produced by the heavy rains or wind in May, when the wheat was in bloom. I'he oat crops never looked better. But little cotton planted, e.v«ept by the Holdenitcs. “The Holden doctrine is at a low ebb, and some of the Uoldenites are beginning to cry “war,” “we mast whip the yanks,” “Independence,” &c., caused 1 have no doubt by the status of affairs in Virginia In our county Holden will get a small vot‘, con •idering the influence endeavored to be «!xerte,d. In our neighborhood there arc but two lioldeuites, and lOM «ur)^ M our da; bii^hlQu.'’ Nmroes c.vder Yankee Infldkncek.—It la well «aid by the St. Louis (Missouri) Republican, a yan- uoLCTb ^ «“-‘cipation with^K , admiuiatration had started out iththe iivowed purpose of securing the extinction tl «‘Ore to secure ‘ D • This IS said in reference to a thousand acus showing the awful mortality which has result- f Vicksburg and other places from .he Idle habits of those who have been seduced from the.r old masters, and from the inhuman treat- , raent they have received from their new yankee I ma..ters. The immediate cause of the Republican’s Louisiana, Ir.th. to the Springfield (Mass.) Republican. In that letter it is stated that enough negroes had been enlisted there to make 25 Reg’ts, of 500 men, each, who were placed under command of Gen. An drews “But unfortunately, (says the letter,) it was wpro 1 qualifications of the negroes were not equal to the hardships of drill and fktigS and surely fatal diseases, brought on by the vicious vet being as jet young and immature in bodv, and marked bv hereditary tainls. It ig surprisiW to one unac quainted with the subject to contemplate the terrible and hp how many have lung 1- or are broken down bj rheiK maJc aflrections, overwork and ill-usage. Thousands died, were dischargftd for disability, or de.serted. twn hdwindled down from five hundred to two hundred or three huudred.” It IS scarcely possible that even the abolitionists themselves can be deceived by this prctence of the n»»groe« dying m consequence of any “seeds of dis ease.” or “vicious habits of plantation life,” for if that were so. those seeds, and those habits, would have been developed upon the plantations, not less than in the camps; and yet it is well known that such was not the fact. On the contrary the negroes thrived and increased in a wonderful degree upon those same plantations. These lung aud heart dis eases and rheumatic allections are manifestly pro duced by the overwori: on fortifications and ill usage of the yankee taskmasters of the negroes. They thrived and increased under the kind care of the old masters and mistresses and the reasonable labor required of them; they die of all sorts of diseases under the neglect and ill usage aud hard work of thejankees. This yankee treatment mu"t be hor ribly cruel, for in six months “thousands died, were discharged for disability, or deserted,” reducing the number one-half. Now who ever heard of a Louis iana plantation that lo»t one-half its slaves m si.x uionth.s, or in six years, or we might almost say in sixty years, by death, or disability, or running away? The inference is irresistible; They die. and become disabled, and dwcrC. simply bicAUS.- of yankee ne glect aud cruelty. How many have died, may I.e a.ivertaiued from the following extract from the letter. “I'o fill up the black regiments m this department alone would require twenty thousand ucw recruua.’. So twenty thousand have died since - the aijtumu of la63.’ Finding that the negroes won t do for soldiers, what does this yankee writer propose to do to fill their places.' I »> enlist white yaakees instead? Not he. Listen; -The relative mortality of while and black troops •seems to indicate that it would be better to let the present blacli organization die out. aud supply their places, it tiie necessity contmued, from the army of ibreigners now seeking our shores." U will not lake long for thij blacks to "die out," at the rate ot one-balf in su months. But we suL pect that the foreigners will not be so ready to throw themselves into Gram’s '-slaughtermen.” That ope ration will probal>ly be confined to thon^ who oa'. i>.‘ enlisted without fheir knowledge, aft.-r being made drunk The writer wmd> up with the money view of the subject, lie reserves his most important argument for the last—he concludes that it does not j>av tu employ negro troops. Hear him; “Besides this reason there is anothr entering into consideration of the subject, namely, the greater cost of maiutainiug colored troops. They are un deniably idle, lazy, unproductive and wasteful. The Loss by wear and tear, such as the expense of keep mg up their uuitorms aud equipments, of camp and garrison equipage, aud all Kmds ot military stores and property, promises to exceed very greatly the corrcapoudiug expeauiiure for white troops, and it IS scarcely a matter tor doubt that their services are lar less valuable, both in quahty and quautity, to the Government.” 'I’ruly have the runaway negroes fallen into bad and cruel hands. Their yankee taskmasters have no other regard lor them except such as grows out o^the profit that can be gotten out of them, either in making or saving money, or in taking places in the ranks, to be shot down by Confederate bullets instead of the meaner white yankeea. More Inootsistencies of the Standard.—The Standard has of late pretended that Mr. Holden's purpose in desiring a Convention was “to aid the government m obtaining an honorable peace,” and not to secede from the Confederacy. We showed on the 2d mst., by quotations from the Standard itself, that this IS an afterthought—that his avowed pur pose on the 1st of January last was that the people of North Carolina might, through such a Convention, ‘‘take tlieir own affairs into their own hands.” “rise ill their majesty and assert their sovereignty,” le- claring that North Carolina is “the key-stone of the Confederate arch.” and threatening that “if that stone should fall the arch will tumble.” We have just found another evidence that fhe pur- po.se of Mr. Holden and his associates was not what he now pretends that it was. That “key-stone of the arch ’ article of his appeared on the 1st of .fan’y 1864. We find in the Conservative a Circular letter dated “.'^alem. Jan’y 4. 1864,” and signed by D. H. Herbert, II. Heslen, J. G. Lash. T. A. Wilson, and W. H. Wheeler, to which was appended a printed Memorial, calling upon Gov. Vance to assemble the Legislature for the purpose of calling a Convention. Neither the letter nor the memorial, (nor the 1st of Jany article of the Standard,) has a solitary word about peace as the object of the Convention; but, without a word against Lincoln and the Yankees, both are full of violent complaints of alleged “en croachments of Congress and the K.vecutive on the sovereignty ot the State and the constitutional rights of the citizens,” and the Convention was demanded simply and only as a means whereby “North Caro lina may be prepared to protect herself against the arbitrary and oppressive measures of the Executive and Congress.” On the 19th of February the Stan- ilard had a long article in defence of the getters up and signers of these memorials. We think these facts and dates identify Mr. Holden with that Memo rial. One of the five signers of the Circular is an avowed recoustructiouist, openly opposed to the Confederacy. The others may be so likewise, but we never remember to have heard of any one of them before. ^ he standard liiditorial, Mr. Holden's avowals in conversation, as certified by Messrs. Hampton and Horton, and this Circular aud Memorial, contain the evidences ol the real purpose of Mr. Holden in ori ginating this Conveutiou movement. The evidences of the disapprobation of the i>eople. collected by Mr. Holden, have induced him to change his ground, and to pretend now that he was uesirous to aid the gov ernment lu procuring peace. It is altogether in credible that if such had been the object, Mr. Hol den and his friends would have omitted to make even the most distant allusion to it. it is an afterthought aud a pretence. Robkso.v Cot.Niv Rui.u OK Ho.vok.—A friend lidiug along oue of the roads in Itobeson ('ouiity, found the following written advertisement posted up at a Blacksmith shop, where it has remained uearlv six months. On uiquiry, he learned that Mr. Mc Neill ha.s not ouly faithfully performed the promise made to soldiers families, but has in many other ways coiKribuled to their relief. Truly there is a vast deal of the mdk of human kindness left, in spite of grinding extortion and bloody war:— •^oT^olr: To SULDfLlCS t AJdlLIEd. I wiii ao iilacti.smuli ^v'oik f.r .Sjldieis' Families at n*»i price; aud to Uiose wtio are not able to pay that, uriui^ ou y.our work aud it ^Uall be doue tre*^ ot ctjari;*^- auJ il you Lave aoi mm. your piow.s suall uol slop—1 *iii turnisa 11 wlieiuer 1 ever gn aiw tbiug for it or not. Also wood work doue free of ruar.jv. ,, , . . . , ” tl. McNKILL. U-j«l i?prtug, Jau y 1. 18C-1. Not Agreed.—The Raleigh Conservative urges .Mr. Holden to withdraw, give in his adhesion to Gov. Vance, and do away with the political excite ment. We hope he will do no such thing. That would be to “scotch the snake, not kill it.” We wish to have done now and forever, with the political aspirations of Mr. W. W. Holden. And if he runs now—aud he can’t well help doing so—the object will be accomplished; he will be beaten so far out of sight that he will never again be a candidate for Governor. If he were to withdraw now, he would sometime hence set up a claim to be elected because of that act. Of aU the ridiculous pretences that we have ever .seen in the coarse of our experience, the following from Mr. Holden s smaller organ in Raleigh is the climax: "vVake, .fohunton, Graaville, Chatham, llaruett, Cum berland aud other neighboring countics will all go for Mr. Holden by large majorities. “The leading l>estructives here, all of whom sup port Gov, Vance, have abandoned all ho]>es of his elec tion.” We cannot speak for Wake, Johnston, Ac.; but the idea that Cumberland is going for Holden by a large K»ajority, is decidedly rich. Why we posi tively declare that we do not know by name, either of our own knowledge or ou the authority of any one else, a single man in this county who avows that he will vote for Holden. We occasionally hear of a man whose neighbors suspect him of such an in tention. The Raleigh Confederate says:— “The ridiculous game of brag and misrepresentation that Mr. Holden, his organ and friends have resorted to, aflorda the cleareast evldence*that they consider his chance of election a dtaptraU one, and that his cause can only be temporarily bolstered up by deceiving the peo ple with an impression of his strength. When they so far depart from truth as to claim that “Wake, Johnston, Nranville, Uhatham, Harnett, Cumberland and other neighboring counties, will all go for Mr. Holden by large majorities”—and that those who supj«.»rt Gov. Vance here “have abandoned all hope of his election" —even the Holden men themselves must feel and know that, such assertions are but the reckless brags of desperate gamesters, who have played their last card, and have to resort U> deception and fraud. They themselves know it to be uutrue. On the (umtrury, there is not a county named in the above list tliat we believe will give a ma jority for Mr. Holden; and there is not a Vance man anywhere who does not feel perfectfy confident of his election. And the tirst Thursday in August will show that this ojntidence is not misplaced.’’ Vaccination.—See the advertisement of Dr Anderson. Let all avail themselves ot the opportuni- t)| ta bate their chUdrea wad aenanti vacueated. ! JqmIT. ijC'. r yuung lady in Muisissippi gives very candid and womanly reasons for desiring an end of the war, but only a succes.sful end. Hear what she writes to a kinsman:— I am very tired of tii j w.ir—tired of ».;ci(ig ati men; tired of so bard. 1 wove ;iu y.trd.s ol cloth ia-i year uu(J une woven over I'/o tuis year. *Ve make ail ttie clotu-.s ,ve Uso. Hut dj not itiuid 1 w ati to i?ive up tlie .strujj^l.!; u». uever. My broiuer has laileu upuu tUe Dittle pi.iiu. aud tuou-audrt ol' brave neart.s have ^ivei; lUea ii.c:- ,i 0.1 luj .viiat’ ol Liio;rty; aud 1 am ju-*! . luj; up aad lu iiij; u.iJ-r L’licoia a.' ay o.ir^. 1 am ajt wmui^ to live aiuougn tlie yau.v.V!. aave uot seeu ouo ol m.nu yel, uor do I wisu to n o oae. lliey aave oeeu la I;j ainos ol us .soveial iim Out uoiie ot lacui cams tiere. 1 do hop? that they will i-o.ju bt; willing to let us alou ■, for 1 a.- lirmly oJliev>‘ a.s 1 am iiviug iijAi we Will gaiu our iudepeudeuije aud be a wiu~ py iialiou.■■ ^ 1 ^ I’oiiRAi'aKJAh Mistakes.—Daily morning pa pers, pul to press between mid-night and day-break, wneu tJe proof reader may be presumed to be slight ly inclined to nod, a.s wiser men than they have done, soaaetimes come out with queer misukes. VVe have just opened oue, m which we find the fol lowing: ‘ is there a county in the State in which Mr. Holden can claim a majority? is there a county which w^ill elect lioldenitos, a luu ucKet. lo the Legislature? That oue which 18 Oamaed with most contiduuee is Randolph and yet eveu Randolph is uncertain." * VVe have a slight suspicion that the Kditor wrote claimed instead of damned. Large Minincj Co.vpanv.—A company has been organized in South Carolina to work a rich mine of lead, iron, gold aud silver ores, situated in Cherokee county, N. C. It has been surveyed by au Engineer of the Confederate government, whose report led to the organization of this company, with a capital of 51,000,000. ' FOR TUK OBSERVKE. The CumberlaPd Hospital .-^ssnciatiou acknowledges the receiot of S~5 from Ueubeu Joues; Mrs. »V. li. Wri-ht $50; Mrs. James V'auu $20; Wm. Overby ^ 15. ° Also from Col. Alex. Elliot 8 hams Mrs. G. W. VVil- liam.s 1 bar of tiue castile soap, old apparel aud linen- K. J. Feuuel vinegar, horsiraihsh aud Imeu; Mis? Jaue Ken nedy herbs. Erratum.—For Ladles of Gulf in last acknowledgment, read "Ladies ol Deep River and Bear Oreek,” DIKD, Near Springfield. Richmond county, N. C., of protract ed illue.s8. ou the morning of the 20th inst., Air. J'JHN EAriTKRLINQ, in the 78th year of hie age. In Kockiugham, Richmond county, on the I3th iust Mrs. JANE VV. LEAK, wife of James P. Leak, Kiu. in the 5‘.id year of her age. ’ To a disposition of great gentleness and amiability were united the graces of Christianity, which shorn* with steady lustre in every vici.ssitude of life. Long will her memory be cherished by her sorrowing friend.s. “But they .sorrow not as thosu who have no hope.’’ being fully a.sifured “that their loss is her eternal gaiu.”—Com. In Chatham county, N. 0., ou the 14th in.«t., after a short but painful illness, at bis residence, FK.\NCI3 DOft- ShTT, in the tiSth year of his age> He leaves a wife and five children aud 17 graud children, with miny friends to mourn his loss. In Robeson county, outhe 8th of June Mrs.CHAhl'TY McDO‘VALl), aged 5(5 years and 2 mouths. For upwards of ihirty y^arsMrs. McDonald was a mem ber of the Presbytiirian church, aud bore a long and pain ful illness with Christian patience, fortitude aud resigna- tiou lo the Divine will. She died in the triumph of that pn,‘ciou.s faith in which she hal lived, l"avin>; a hu.«baud. a large family of cuil- dr. n and many friend.- 10 mourn her loss. ijo-n. In Lumbert(m, ui the. ^Oth inst., MARY AUGUSTA., infant daughter of A. W. Fuller, aged I year, 10 months! Thou hast left us, little Angel, Thou art gone to be at rest. Where, with all the joys of Heaven, Thou wilt be forever blest. Com. The friends of CoJ. m j MoDUFfhs, will bd gratified to learu ta«t h« hM oonsent- L•^ a candidate to represent lae ooaatlGS of Harnett and Cumberland, ia the House of Commou of the next i THE YANKEB PAUjURE AT LYNCHBUHG. • ^ ^^chburg Republican of the 21st V n ™ ® way through, from which we cony that Sr—^ particulars of th(‘ late attempt to l;ike Hunter's J)e/eat.—The enemy hav^ com- an.l gone. With 20,000 ineu he marched up the hill and then marched down again. Finding it impossible 0 T°,' ^'■eckinridge from the mountain pas- sts of the Blue Ridge, near Wavnesboro, Huuter determined upon the bold and hazardous movement his whole column rapidly up the vallev to Kucnanan. thence across the mountain to Liberty ^.d thence down the Virginia and Tennessee rail- tm « if He cut himsdf loose from bis Qt huppiipa^ and communication with his cov- ernnieut, and determined to provision his army ex- Pi , same time that iluntvr was making this bold movement, Sheridan with a large force of cavalry was dispatched from Grant « headquarters contemplated attack npon T ® approach by Char- I ‘■'■om th^ north side, while Hunter was to strike from the south side. k,7 ^ . arrangement was completely spoiled v'ni? 7^ attacked Sheridan near Gordons- iT J J* , defeated and routed him complet’ly, fh«^’ advanced to the attack without the as^tance ot Sheridan. No.*ooaer, however, did he feel our lines ou Sat- hv ‘^‘sc'^vered that they were delended by somethmg more than militia and hospital rats, ^ skirmishing aud combat, he con cluded that It waa the better part of valor to beat aa as soon as nightfall threw a partial covering over his movements. The retreat was discovered by our forces about 10 o’clock at night, when immediate preparations were made tor an active pursuit, which commenced by 1‘J o’clock. VV e varv miich fear that the greater part of Hunter’s commaud will succeed in making their esmpc. In any event, however, the f-.iilure of the e.xpedi- tion is complete. Ijy occupying this city. Grant hoped to place himself in position to effectually cut off Lee's communications with Richmond and thus connpel him to retreat into North Carolina. But instead of accomplishing this, both Hunter and Sheridan have sustained disgraceful and disastrous defeats.^ Lee’a communications remain intact. HK t IQHT S.ATURDAY \ AN'DAI.IS.M OF TUK KxEMT. — 1 he tight on Saturday was much heavier than our information led us to suppose, and its results great- Ijr more disastrous to the enemy than we staled ves- terday. It is now a>ceriained that their dead alone lett oa the field numbered about 120, aud their wounded who fell into our hands, too badly hurt to be moved are reported at 150. Geu. Averill stated to a gentleman of entire reliability that their loss wa.« 800 killed, wounded aud missing. Our entire loss on Saturday is semi-officiallv re ported at 9 killed and 17 wounded. 'I’he .scene of desolation and ruin in the neighbor hood of this city near where the enemy made their line ot battle is positively appalling. The people were stripped ot everything; fences were torn down, crops trampled up, and every species of vandalism that savages could think ol was practiced. Hog.*?, sheep, cattle and poultry were stolen and carried off and when not needed for food were wantonly slaugh- tered and lett to rot on the ground. Along the en ure Lae of the enemy s tuarch as tar as we can learn, the •■’aine scenes ol plunder and robbery w*re enacted. THK ffKSflT OF XJL'.VTKK. lluuier reached Liberty on his retreat Sunday about 2 o clock, our torcei but a short distance be- hiurt. llis rear guard was overtakca about 2 miles VV esl ot Liberty, on the road to Buchanan, and a sharp skirmish ensued in which we are reported to have captured about 100 prisoners. La»t night it was reported, seemingly ou good iiuthority, thiit the culuinn uf the CQcmy retreating on the Fancy Farm road, made a stand near Fancy Farm, seven miles from Liberty, wh^re our forces attacked them early yesLerday moruiug, and at 11 o’clock, wiieu our lut'ormant left the neighborhood of the field, all the accouats wore highly favorable, aud it was stated tiiat we had takeu several hundred prisoners and were driving the enemy with the pros pect of making importaat captures, Vir>jinia Ripuorsfrom ^'oWs6uro.’—Goi.dsboro’ learn that the enemy has possession 01 toe 1 etersburg and Weidon railroad beyond Stony Creek, and is fnrtifymg his position. Heavy tiring was progressing near Petersburtr on luesday and V\ ednesday. resulting each dav in the. triumph of our arms. Theyankees have possession of Hurksville, Prince Ldward county V’lrgmia. on the Richmond and D.iuville railroad, at its junction with the Southside railroad, some fifty miles from Petersburg. Fuitsrnpf.—W^} are gratified to be able to stale' that m ail probability the train> will run throa-h to Petersburg from VV\*ldou to-day-the yaukees^hav- lag lelt the road auil pi’oae Id ihe direction of Din- wid he C‘>urthouse. The force of the enemy at Burkville 13 8,000 cav alry and infantry. In the battle near Petersbu g on Wednesday Gen Mahone captured I600 prisoners. 2 pieces of anil’ lery aud a number of siands of colors._^7tt/e yyur. The force of the enemy which had cut the Peters- fat Reams’ Depot was driven ofl on 1 hursday. it is reported and believed that the whole party, numbering si.vteen or eighteen hun dred. with a battery of artillery, was captured which would be a “good lick.”— Wil. Joarual, tbth. The FosUion tn (Jeorjia—Tuesday, the si.vth day of the battle of Kennesaw, discovered the ene my massed iu strong force on our left. The move ment had been made during the night, but was promptly met by the counter-disposition of our armv borne hours before daylight, the enemy made a ful nous night assault on Hardee s lines, but were re pulsed, and retreated, leaving many of their dead aud wounded on the field. During the day they attacked our left at several points, charging our lines, and being repulsed, in turn beiug charged and driven from the temporary advantage they had gain ed. The I0.SS on both sides was heavy, considerin'r the number ot forces engaged. A large number of our wounded were brought down on the trams since midnight, also quite a number of yankee prisoners, some of whom were badly wounded. Cp to nooo on Wednesday we could not learu of any movements of the armies, though the knowipr ones on our streets and the wise men who leav.' the army at convenient times, avow that a general battle will lake place—LitelUjenccr, 23d Out- l)aj/ Later from *hr Xurfh.—Mobilk. June ^25, A special dispatch to the Adverti.ser from Se- iiatobia gives Northern news from the (.'hicaffo Times of (he 20th icst. .Missouri is said to be swarming with guerillas. John Morgan occupies Le.\ington, Ky., and gue rillas [occupy] JJardstown. (ien.Sherman on the 18th reports the rebels [John ston’s armyj retreating across tho Chattahoochie, be purpuing. Gen Smith has left Methphis with 1.5,000 troops, on a bunt for Forrest. In tl'.e British House of (’ommons Karl Rnssell ha.s complained of the non-attention of the U. S. Gov’t to Lord Lyons’ representations in regard to the re cruiting in Ireland. _FAYKTTEVtLLE MARKET.—June 27. HEVIKW OF THeTurKET “ Bacon 3 60. Pork 2 60 L»rd ^ 60 fo 4 00. Be'^f 1 00 10 1 50 ct8. pnr pound, retail Baeswii 3 0»). B it>.r 4 00 to 5 0). Cottoo ' 75 Coffee 10 00 to 12 50. CoUon Vnru~20 00 to 30 00 p?>r hupoh ^^opperr.s r..;«l $.3 j Eirgs 2 60 per dcscn Extract Lof;»''od 6 00 to 8 00 por lb Fl'^nv—Last p *les Safer $150. Familv 3il7.3 FiSMoed 8 00 to ’0 00 pe: i>u Poddjr 12 6i) tf>160i> Hay 12 50 Shuoke 12 60 Grain -Corn $20 to $22 50 Wh^at fSO. Rye 25 00 to 30 00. Oats Hi 00 Pe»s 2O 00 Hides—Grena 2 50 (o 3 50, ary 8 00 to 6 00 Iron—Swedes 8 CO to 8 60. * benther—Upper 15 00, Sole 14 GO. Liquorg—Coru Wniskpy 545 oo to $50 00. A,D»le Brvady 60 00. PIcIaoses. country ni«de, 30 00 to 35 00. Sod4 5 00, refai!. Nails 3 50 tf» 4 00 p^r lb. Onions 20 00 per bushel 520 per»>uVn; si'eot 15 to $18. Kc? 5 t.o I 00 Suirar 8 00 to 12 6b. 0 1.J*—Fa-ril , B*r 2 00 pfr lb., Toil*»t f 00. Spnits Turp.?nt;o^i 3 Oo P»y- ^‘5”.'’® S S'iiiiffj, Outbiders’ 2 oO to 3 00 8«U 25 0 > to 30 00 nar bu9h)I Tall ixf 3 00. Wool 5 po. 0 ,rrfct-d by p. l Pembbutoh. CiiiuberHiid ;intt Harnett. Foil THE COMMONS. rriaE ^.-3 laofO j?i JV'.IBS X7 8TR U'?GE respeot- TO ere of Cumb r* *u I an • II .mctt to reprv'f u*; thcni m l^aest Geniral Asaecab;?. ^3 every quilificd, and ^ oommenoed, *rs4 has tom wm* IB montliD at k from hom9, and we with ■» lo nm same. ; li F.I>0B.T8 OF Tin'. = Ci.MiiKRL.4N-i, Covscr, N. a. June ' fi 1864 b.-iM.Ai. >tcD.vNiEL. Esq —Dear Sir; I am reqilested by many citizfms to address this communication to vou, and request that you bocome a candidate to represent the count of Hai nett aud Cumberland in the Sen-ite of the next Legislature. If ever our country needed the ser- vices of good and true men—men who will sus,tain our governnifiit and uphold the powers that be—vow is TU.\T TIMK. We Wiuit no nullitler, no one who is afraid to come out and .‘•how Ins hand and meet the is.sues fairly and honestl_^. Delic^ing that you are sound on all issues, and patriotic to a degree unan'^p.-tswd, we earnestly re- quest yon to become a candidate, and if neces«arv make sacrifices for the good of your country. Please answer in some public manner at your earliest convenience. FARMER. -OiLN .McL. nAllRINGTON announce lih *hat geulleman as a .suitable person to l>e votK? for for Slieri*' o* Harnett county, at thv election to tie ?’e'd on tha £r it Thui’aday ia August iiext, MANY VOTERS. April 8. 24*4tpdJrite ThsTfriends of CoL DAVID BSTHUWE, V» 0. 24i NOT. reBO^otfaby recjremtai Uiui ai> t> f aiti 'le cavviidit'^ for a seat in the Hoane of Ccoimoas in thf! epsc.ing r>eg'sUtuva of N. 0 , fvoaa Robesoncoonty. pp' S7ir,g hi T to pr.Bsess in an eminent degree the quali- S:;t.iii;e p.Fr^.y^iry in a fnithful effioiert Repressntst'vo, we pinst’rr’y hope he will ntlow hta name to b? added o th j iisl {•-ircadv annonnoed as candidates frosn ROBESON CO. Ju'ie 43-6tpd rellow citizens and Soldiers of Bladen, Bruns* wick and Columbas. ti'^e •vonroaolios waea you w ii »e called upon to J choose a Seaator to represeal your Diatriot in the osx' General .\53ea'hly of this Slate. Your generosity the pa.«". eV-’iion, for whioh you have my sincere tban^e, a-^-iirn j 1 to that honorable post of duty. B -heviPt; from cxprcasiona of regard whioh I have had the ^^od fortune to enjoy, that there ia a willingaess on rcur part to roUtTi ma iu t..at position, my name is be fore you for re-ebction Cuoaen to thA high and re- pponsib'e trust ifiihoct. pledgo or promise, I have sought &mid »11 the per:l« w>ioh have and now sur*'onnd ns, to find the trmh »ni be governed by it. This I now pro mise, assuring you fhat uo aot or word af mine oisall ever milit^t.i against 'he prosperity, heppin^n? 5a- ihpendecoe of theiie CoTifaierat3 6;!ite8; bui on lav other t'lui all my ene'-pie* sb%U h-s emp'oyod ia bc 'kii,g thu nrHjjcrity of c’l' onr Nationil iau. pen aad t'ti hippin»-jH ijf ruv people. Y )ur ^.^d I serv’t, J. W. LLLI3 Whi*^vil!e, N. C.. Jana 7. 14' tpd To the Boldiera from Chatham I'ouatf, N and Feilow-l'itizena of said Count)'. iA't a o«aaii*ia luc the offioi of aner a * »r the ncrt term 1 did act erpsct two years a;o to be a oaai> dd'-o ag\in. (But if I m-ide any pledgd or promise on ■ ho stutap tSat 1 woald not be, I Lave n> re3oi!cctioa of it ) But. owii? to strong soUci'atinns from my friends in tVd A'my n l r.t bone I am a MndilMe There bp- inp so m-n gaas 10 tha Army, it id bought best by a f o d m»n;» fjr me to continue in cffi 'e for tbenext tprm. \3 no dciubt I do know more about tae ’ ustcess of ^he offioe than any new man c >ul* k^03r at tnis time, an I the collect iod of t^ie tax being the imp'^rt^^nt boainess thero is to do at this tima, I will endeavor if eleated to k>»cp that Btrais-ht, ail ha^e he'ctjl.ra tritd to do. Wbat 1 have or not doue to aid ..ad asaial soliieve an.l the'T fsmilics is bee' anoira to thjse ihit kaow m; be*it 1 waat every bolUiji from C.nt'(» u ..'Bsider ti'3 tiddre.sed to i.iEa!!el' Aai I hope 10 rcaeiva a 1 borel snpporl f*‘om cur biavo suiaierij in arty, on whom is depcncing every thiiig, by ihe bi .sing cf G.d, we hold netr i%’id dear, aai from my .i. la-* c mnlv Tne presrnt t»x i« 20 on t-ie poii, and $2 40 0'» the $100 yaluat-ioa of l>ad, town ^.lopoiiy, slaves, note", «o. Tae elect’ u iu too Ar-Tiy the last Tharsdif in JiMy Heit- Most resoei'f il’y yoir hunblc s^r^’t 11. U Pii;3bo’’o’, N'. C., Ja.'S 2'. J To tho Voters of Sampsua Cuuaty. SOLICitKU bv m n/ l , 1 i .'.e t-.-i aijin >d 0' anuounciag myiJlf cir-iiiaivi fur i*io olSci «t Sderiff of Simpson c luuty, aaiao Ejjal rcip3«;iar.y ask that you 1) y-^ur .“uffrijcs ;n my fi.vor, at tu"c co-*j ng eioctijc in August B^i iR a "oldicr, .sni at prescat uaab’.e o get a fur lough, I have not the oppjrtnuity to visit y iu, aud Wctc it 30 that I c*Uid, ih>} state cf ou; b'.iovci oountry rende'8 it both ae-fi’h and unp^iTiotio to wiHte valu able time in a political o^nvaes, when at t ome, in the field, and in the State, ibe wato'iHorl is •‘aciioa.” I8.UMI HERRlNv*. Sa’-g’t Co- S-upsja .^. til'ery. Jun» 24. l?pd xlfOTICE. Tli IX RI!ID DKPOT, Kobeson countf, N. C., \ JUNi% :il, l8r>4 J The Tithe payers wi’l meet me at Luaiberton ta the let day of July 18^‘4, for 10 d^ya, to have their eNtimatPs credited. Persons muse bring in thsir re ocipts and get a final receipt fo** ftl! taey have piid oa tbeir entimiktcs Persons fatiing to c'OTply, arv tn have their estimates returned unoredited. Ry order Oept McOOW \N, Post Q M 4i-> Uis!., i'J. 0 tStlOthJ] B. STANSBL, M Ag nt, G H. A. Of Ceoeased Ofisers aad Soldiers. WiLSON, N 0 Jau :i'J. tb‘4 ['Illi Ui: u*r>ig3ed L-»!t beeu appoiutida ‘'ommtssioner to inveatigitc, collpot aaa p»y over to ttie pi*^ii«E cntit'ed th.'srcio, aU olaino^ for bounty, »rr-**rkges of pay T.d tllo-?8nops. due tmne r^piesentuiives of Uecjastd Cic’s rs an l poMier-> f. od tha Slate p rii s tiitii od arc: first, tao rMow of the de- oca, ed, if ftu;; if there he no wiaowti*en. seooadl?, the child or children, if tb^re t o such; if there b^ neither wi-i 'vr or ocildrcn then, thirdly, tiie fatter; if there ba nrither w^dow. child, ohildrun or f .ther, iheu, Icurthly, the mother of the deceased, and in default of ail ttiese th(>n fifthly, the executor or administrator of the de ceased The cisimsnt or cUimants must furnish hia. her or their affidavit, and that of one diainterested witness as t-> t'ae reUtionship; and in all oases where the claim ant is not the w*dow, the affidavit must negative the existence of » claimsnt or claimants of a higher order. Tho Jastioe of the Peace, before whom the affidavit ia pubsoribed maet oerf'fy to the credibility of the wit- n''BB, •^J’d the Clerk of tha County Goart must certify, under the soal of the Court, that he is a Justice of the Pe^'-ca. If thn clkimant or cT^imantg bo a chil i or children of the deoeased, and he, abo or they be minors, the claim iTinst be propounded by his, her or their guardisn, and the fcot of his beinar guardian must be certified to, un der seal of the Coutity Court Clerk. When the cla>m ia made by an eveontcr or adminie- i'"atcr. ttie faot of the execato*'8hip or adminiotrator- fihip mnat be certified to, under seal by the Couuty Oour* Clerk. All af ihete paper* thould be rent in d'iplicale. Any pprson directly intsrp ted will be fnrnisbed, up on *ptl'c»tjnn fo mr, with a proper fcr’^ of t'Si'8.'» papers Icopy O4 which, i^or the couv^*ii**noc of p-jrtii’f-', wi’l ba forwarJcd pooa at? may be pract^OH- bl« to e^oH f'ouoty ^ .-an t;'.,rk. This c-mmiesion ia intended to fac'litftte the c-i’irc- lion cf t.hci^e oUim*’, and eave t^e rUimwts ail f,xpe^"e Particfi iaiprcsted m%y ma'Prially aid m in tae in- vjstijrtM^in cf th*>ir claims, i‘ at the time cf forwirding t>re}r papers to me. they T?ill inform me of the date of the dfi'.tti of tk-y dec'^.'ised. where he died, 'tpc li.Liled. wheth' r or not they, or any one for them, have received f*e pernonal rffscts which deceased tad with him a' the time of his death, and whether or not the deceased (if a non-con).missi;nad cffioer or private,) had ever received the State’s bounty. It >*' very deeiraVle that all claiase Bhonld ba forward- ed at aa early a diy as Tas.y be practioablo In all I eaaea, givft Um uaiffiMU«’ Post Office and oouatj iu faU. 1JNa 4L STANLY, QMmiMteMr. POJiiT«€:KII^T. The 'L'elegraph Line is ugaia up to Richmond. 'J'he i’ret:;? tli.^patchea have not come through, be cause of the great number of governmeut dispatcher that have precedence. Bat the Operator at Raleigh informs the Operator here that he bad seen an officer who left Petersburg on Friday, and had also seen a paper of that day, from both of which he learned that there had been heavy lighting on Thursday and Friday, with the advantajje on our side, capture of a large number of yankee prisoners, and comparatively small loss on our side. Also the capture of 1600 to 1700 yaukees at Reem.^'s depot is confirmed. On the Danville road the yankees tore up the track for about 30 miles, at different points; attacked our force, bOO strong, at Stauatoii river Bridge, and were handsomely repulsed, with a loss of 250 killed- Our loss only 8 killed and wounded. They retreat' ed and our forces in pursuit. So/e of Bonds.—Coll.mbia, Jane 28.—At the auction sale of the new six per oen^. non taxa ble bonds y?sterday, the prices ranged from 150 to 135, and closed at the last quotation, at whiob the bulk ol the bonds were sold, _ The aggregate of the sales was six hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. Dr Deems obtained subscriptions ia the town ot Asheville for the orphan £ndowm>nt Fuo'? to the amount of 825,000. Weil done for l>UD00mbQ. Raleigh, Congert’ative. PUBLIC SPEAKl^rc*. riMIE Cipdidaies t*r the Qsaoi-ii mbiy in Cumber- 1 land and Harnett oonnties will address the people of Cuoabcrland at the foll:>wiig times and pl»ce^- Carver’s Creek at McNeill’s sale. Pri-!sy Juiy l«f Black River and Silver Run at McNellt’s 'plantilion! Taeedaj July 5th. Other appointments‘may b« male hereafter, at the pletsure of the people June 25. 44 i^ait and Cotton Ifarn, AT AUCTION. TO-MORROW,Tuesday 28thinst., will b« sold at Auc tion: 100 Bundles Cotton Yarn 100 Bushels 8»U. For which five dollar Confederate Notes and four per cent. Bonds will be received in pav ment at par JOHN H. COOK, Anoi'r June 27. Flat Boat tor Sale. r HAVE a FLAT 93 feet in length, 17 feet beau acd JL 3 feet in the hold, just finished at my landing on the i^ape Fear Rtvar She ia well built ^d thoroughly ironed My address is Pleasant Exchange, Blndeu county, N. C. THEO. M. SIKES June 26. 44-2tpd Supplies ot good Vaccine Matter t,aing requirea for o»r Armies and HospitaLs, I will vaccinate the children (wai'«) and colored,) of »U persoaa who desire to h&Ve ihe operation performed, if they will engage thbmsqlve*! to preserve the scabs for me. -Jhiidren may be sent to the Qeneral HoapUal (Dr. FeBaondea’B) or to the Arsenal, at which pUoee I rill be in attsadiaoe b6t#eaa iho hours cf 10 A. M. and 12 M —at tae iloapitalon Tuasdays, Thursdays and Saiar- :a/s, and at th« Arsenal on Mondays, We tncsdavs and Fridays, from June 29th to July 17th inclusive. I am pifovided with pure up.d reliable virus W. W. ANDERSON, Surg. C. 8. A., »iod. Insp’r and Sap’t Vaofn. Jane 2o. UoHpital Supplier Wanted. r3E andersigued, bsiug au authoriiaa ^goat for the purchase of supplies for Hospital No 6, in Fayette- vil.e. would be glad if persons hav.ag article of food, so , to sell, would let him know, at hta residence, Qray’t Or‘ek, Cumberland coanty. C. QUrTENBUaO. Jane 25. 44 4^ Confederate Tax Notice. I WILL attend with tie Assessors at Lddngton oa Tijurdde.^ 30 h day of Jane, ijt i' 0 ^arpos-i of col- l‘'Ctln ? the .tddiiional 10 per Cfiat, 0 . 1 oo0!« Tax f^jera will ake c >iic3 tsat ihisia t-e Jajl day ihit fi»o CO ;ar bills will be re3‘ived witaout 32^ •i-joni.it. 0 -f L liiUES, CoIIcilor 21bi t>i.j(,riot. Jnae 24. omcs TirR^Ao^i^rs, Blcid-ii Co. iV. G., Jam 1354. ) T> Persons Tithes, Bladen to., A'. C. Wli, tU3 u . i... ^ . V71 i £U;8» lab TiX m Kiaa pay ers at tae diff ,',mi iu?3 aai 3p;uioed in u.‘ pasted n:)t’c.i ii eio!i IJ atrisi to a fiusl set- tiQmeai of the Tax in Kiad of 1863. All perrons wnohive receip.s will brin^- tham in, so as a regular final reosipt wul be givtn. T. D. LOVE, _ „ ^ T M .^IKES. 48-*,i 2i] Q M. Agents C 8 A. A Chance to luFest Confederate Money. E underjigaei will sell his 81'ORfi uOT ai Ahens- 1 vilb, Pei son coanty, N. C., containing U aor;s of L’nd, with a lar^e Store House, Qrooery Housa, Office ■»n-> two Log Hausjs all nearly aow, niasly painted, i.t ♦iO yirds of a CaurcU, in a healtjy soj'ion cf country. Tnere is a tract of l%nd adjoining woi sh cm oa bought, % go.'d stand for a stare and lojanon for a DouLor. Any person wishinz to purchase would do we’l to coma aai see, or address ma at Aileasville, Per.soa cjuaty N. C WM. H ROYSTEK, Agent. June 18 44*9tpa NOKTU C iROUW FIlLU.V’faiiR NlVi' mTV (jrENEKAL AuENT's Ui'FtCE. ( Fraukiiaton, N. »5., June 2U, 186i \ i B GENERAL \^eni of the sb >-e Oompacy I wtsn to IX call iho atuutiiia of at! f atorprisia^ an I pu ,0v‘0 mca of thib S.at j to ihis all iaportiixt aalerp^tia Xhi« Oo opuiy h-is mw a Cipn»l of ove>- oae of dol- .ari eubs3.-ibed, *nd naa^ly all p.il ‘n. Grc;*i efforta itd being male to e-itu:« vessels Our bojk-! m*y not ri'maia op-n i ->a.ir but whii-j thiiy are one-j biere is a glorious caance tor a g 'od aad Isi tiag iave.*tment The sgjut -a i^npucied to taVse bonds at their ia p»y. meat cf stoak, of sll deaomiaittious cxsapt 1 ccui ^ondfc; they will oe taken at 33^ per cent. .ii»^?a’t, Mith the promise to plaoe to the crelitof the party p*-l i'»g tb«m in any amount this Company maty seil um for over the 66J per ocnt t.llowed Cotton and Tobaoeo will be tnkenin pay>n' Dtcfcl,ock, at the right prise •''-cording t» quality. .\ny one Wio-i- ing to take stock in tais Company oaa do ao bv aJdresa- ing me m abovo. I will also take pl'^aaare in giving all inrjrrnadon to parties wishing to tike stosk Rev. WILLIAMSO.S U^RRISS, General A^ent. June 26. [w. j.] 44-lOt Waggons ior $^le. ~ WILL be sold to the highest bidder at Shoe Heel De pot, W. O. & R. R. R., on Saturday tbe ‘^d 4ay of Juljnext, at 12 o’clock, three V7AGON8, GSAR, an extra pair of WHEELS, and a larga lot of OLD IRON Terms at sale. C BLACK & CO. June 21 itp,i Ainbrotype Likenesses. I AM now prepired witH suHable ohem:o*l$ to t.xke AMBROTYPE LIKENE3SE8 of sjiaU children at Vanoredell’s Gallery on Hay etree*.. Qi-oosite Marble Yard. Other likenesses taken a« ' T. J. WILSON. J’\ne22. 4^-4tpd The Biitvrprise Codou Factory is now prepared to exchange for corn or bacon the Finest Nambgrs of Spaa Tara, puitabU* for Spring and Summer Cloth. This Thread ia of u sup2rior quality, not surpassed by %oy in the Uon- ledenicy. GBX). BRANDT. Favett^ville. May 4 8?>itf WAimo, tor tbeHcapilarat Fort FUAotT POULTRY, Chiekens, Batter and other delicacies for the sick Soldiers at this HospitaL Persons haviac these articles oan obtain the market prioe on applioa* tion to the onbsoriber at kis old stand or at Mr. J. PoKere’i on H»j SlrMt. B. m
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