90Y. VAIfOB'8 INAUaU&AL
The oathfl of offio« were administerod to the
Govoraor on Thursday Isst, and he spoke as fol
lows 1a the preneaoe of both Housed of the As
sembly:—
Fillow Citizens: Two years ago T was in-
augu‘atQd Chief Magistrate of our honored State
in the midst of war and all its attending confu'*
sion. I was called from the army, untried, and
untramujelled by pledges or promises, to this re
sponsible and embarrassing position. The gen
erous eonfidenoe of my countrymen took For grant-
ed my abilities and my patriotism. For my
elected term I have gone in and out before
them, in the zedlous and faithful performinoQ of
my imposed duties, during such oireumstanees of
trial as none of my predecessors have been call
ed on to endure The most unanimous verdict
fever rendered in favor of a public servant by the
people of North Carolina, has testified alike to
their approbation and their forbearanoe, and
flaocd mo here to renew my stewar Jship. Surely
have beea fortunate and my ocHatrymen have
been generous.
Again,. I make no new promises, lay down no
new principles. The thing that has been is the
thing that shall be, God helping me. As 1 have
labored so will I labor, for the renown and the
substantial good of the people who have trusted
me The principles involved by my public acts
in the psst, shall continue to guide me in the fu
ture. Elected without regard to party, I shall
endeavor to know no man after the manner of
partyism, except in so far as it may become neces
sary to disdnguish between those who would
forward and those who would thwart my princi
ples and aims. My frien'^s shall be the Irionds
of my country; my foPs shall be my country’s
enemies. Bat as the difficulties of my position
are still greater than when I first assumed its du
ties, as the darknera which obscures the Statesman's
path is even blacker than before, I can but sin
cerely hope that your charity may increase ao
cordingly. No living man could hope to avoid
censure in times like these, «ith issues of life and
death resting upon his handa from which he may
not, dare not shrink. 1 trust, however, in the
reflecting generosity of those who placed me un
der those heavy burdens. So long as they will
bolieve that I am patriotic, that I am sincerely
and with singleness of heart devoted to the land
of my birth and of my unchangeable love, so long
shall my pafcji be smoothed and my labors lighten
ed by that spirit which hopeth all things, endu-
reth all things.
Should I live to meet, at the close of this tcm
pestuousand troubled period ol office upon whioh I
am now entering, the same meed of sp''robatien
as that with whinh the passing one nas been
honored, then indeed, shall I b^e satisfied that
God has been with me and aided m^ to bo useful to
my country in the darkest hour of her history.
Events are with Him. Let us, let all men, exert
our utmost strength for the honor and indepen
dence of our country.
There is one groat danger against whioh I earn
estly pray our people lo be warned. Disunion,
distraction, division of sentiment and aim, leading
to civil feuds, domestic violence and political death.
If crushed by overwhelming numbers on the field
of battle, we are guiltless of tne unavoidable
result. But we oan surely avoid, if we will, in
ternal violence and self destruction There is no
greater enemy of his oountry and of his race than
him who would foment our passions to this end.
Let all of our movements, whether of peace or
war, be in solid column; our people at homo as our
brothers at the front, standing in line of hatUe,
facing one way and together! Tnen victory is
not only doubly assured but thrice glorious, and
defeat will bo robbed of half its calamities.
Congretsional.—Richmond, Deo 21 —The
Senate to-day passed the bill increasing the
number of aeti^ midshipmen in the navy. The
House passed tl^ Senate bill extending the term
far the exchange of old issue Treasury notes until
first of Jaly.
Richmond, Deo 22 —Toe Senate to day pass
ed the biJl increasing the yearly allowanee to the
President In the House the Senate amendment
to the House bill to punish conspiracy against
the Confederacy was concurred in.
Richmond, Deo. 23.—The Senate is not in
session to day. The House perfected the currency
bill in committee of the whole, and the bill was
reported co the House.
Richmond, Dec. 26.—In the House, on Sat
urday, Mr. J. M. Leach off red a resolution de-
olariag that the writ of habeas e'>rput ought not
to be suspended except in extreme cases when
the public safety imperatively demands it; that
our people are united in this great struggle for
liberty and there is no exigeacy justifying its
suspension. The resolution was rejected. Yeas
31, nays 41. The Currency bill was passed, and
the House adjout'ned to Wednesday.
Lincoln’s New Draft.—Lincoln’s pruclamation
calling for 300,000 more men assigns the follow
ing as the cause:—
Whereas, by the credits allowed in aocordance
with the act of Congress, in the call for 500,000
fiien, mide July 18th, 1864, the number of men
to be obtained under that eail was ruduoed to
280,000; and whereas, the operationa of the ene
my in certain States have rendered it impractica*
ble to procure from them thfdr full quotas of
troops undei* the said oall; and whereas, fr'>m the
foregoing causcs, bat 240,000 men have been put
into the army, navy >nd marine service under the
said call of July 18, 1864, leaving a deficiency in
that call of 260,000;
Therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of
the United S’:ates of America, in order to supply
the aforesaid deficiency, and to provide for casu-
altier in the military and naval service of the
United States, do issue this my oall for 300,000
volunteers, to serve for one, two or three years.
Enghun^ and the War.—Late English papers
contain the following note from Earl Russell to
Messrs. Slriell, Mason and Mann, Confederate
Commissioners:—
Fobwgn Offiob, Nov. 25, 1864.
Gentlemen: I have had the honor to raceive
the copy which you have sent me of the manifesto
issued by the Congress of the so-oalled Confed
erate States of America.
Her Majesty’s Government 4*oply laments the
protraeted nature of the struggle between the
Northern and Southern States of the formerly
United Republic of North America
Great Britain has since 1783 remained, with
the exception of a short period, connected by
itiendly relations with both the Northern and
Southern States.
Since the commencement of the civil war, whioh
broke out in 1861, her Majesty’s Government
have continued to entertain sentiments of frieud-
Bhip equally for the North an«i for the South
Of thi causes of the rupture, her Majesty’s
Government have never presumed to judge.
They deplored the commencement of this sai>-
guinary struggle, and anxiously look forward to
the period of its termination.
In the meantime they are convinced that they
^est consult the interests of peace and respect the
rights of all parties by observing a strict and im
partial neutrality. Such neatrslity her Majesty
has faithfully maintained, and will continue to
maintain. •
I request you, gentlemen, to aooept, eto.,
BuiMTiT..
THE LAT£ FiaHTIMa IN TfiSNBSSEE.
Confederate accounts of late operations in Ten
nessee are oot yet received. Elsewhere will bo
found the telegraphic synopsis of the yankee offi
cial versions. Annexed is a correspondent’s let
ter to the Cincinnati Commeraiai, describing the
second day’s fight before Nashville, Dee 16th,
• whic’' resulted according to the vc''.kee accr»unts
in Huod’s disastrous retreat. After describing
the disposition of the Federal forces tha yanke'^
accoant says:
“At about half past eight o’clock our batteries
opened from a hundred pieces rtmultaneouoly
aiooirtho entire lines. The rebel artillery replied
feebly. Schofield marched down the Granny
White Pike, carefully conoealiug his strength,
and pl&eed his corps directly upon the enemy’s
left fldnk. Steadman, at the same time, worked
his force forward, the enemy in the meantin:.o
strengthening his advanced line
Kiiiiball's first division moved forward to the
'’bargp, firing volley after volley more than once,
but still steadily pressed on until within half
plitol shat, when the enemy’s fire became so
dead'y that our men, in order to return it more
cfi:'eotaaily, came to a halt, longer, perha^is, than
any troops over remained in such a position.
Tney stood and fireJ fast and furiously at the rn-
emy, but they could not remain and live. A few
gave way scd fled in disorder.
“The whole line staggered, and lad the rebels
done nothing more than kept up their deadly fire,
we should have been driven back, but they made
a movement to shift their artillery, whioh our
men received as an indication that they were
about to abandon their line, and, raising a loud
shout, the division, with fixed bayonets, ru;>h^d
impetuously forward, and, swarming over the
works, captured such rebels as had not flsd. Tley
had time to get away two gum, but the rest fell
into our hands
“As soon as the preliminary success was
achieved, Gen. Thomas, who was seen during the
flay in the very front of 1 ne of battle, ordered a
charge along the entire line.
“McMillan’s brigade rushed right upon three
rebel batteries, and carried at the point of the bay
onet tue salient point of the rebel works. In a few
moments the enemy’s works were evers where
taken.
“Wood and Steadman, on our left, were now
prepared to aBsaul” the rebel right, which was still
unbroken. Under cover of a tremendous fire
from our guns Cohnel Post’s bi-igade moved for
ward, and Straight’s brigade of Samuel Beattv’s
division formed on liis rirht, and imuiediit.ely on
Post’s left. Thomp8oy*’s colored brigade was
drawn ^ p, and I'lorgau’s colored brigade was next
on the left.
‘ The enemy reserved hi^ fire until Pobt’a bri
gade commenoed to c imb the hill, when a p»T-
f> ot hurrio*na of shor and shell and caui.ster tore
through his ranks, la the face of thi.? fi-e our
men stcadiiy sdvinced The colored troops vied
with the whiter in the persistent energy with
swhioh they laraed their way up the hill.
“Thompson’s men, in endeavoriog to pass
arouad to the left, me: a terrible flatnk fire whioh
oonfused thtir ranks. The troops on tae right,
terrifi^il by the terrible fir^, paused an iostant,
and at this juooture Oolon3l Post w»s mortally
wounded In a moment all ordtr wit hit, (ftid
our men, tckofs conducf had 'm.m^rtah'z'-d them,
rushed back cnnftigtii and breeding to the line
whence they rtx^ted.
“W^ood soon reformed his broken battle line,
an- issued orders for the renewal "Df the assault,
whil« Post’s Veterans again assailed the hill Hi-
rectly, and Thompson’s Afri ans moved on the
rebel right Eliiott’s and Kimball’s divisisns
were hurled like a thunderbolt againat the rebel
left
“The reb«l fire bUzad forth anew, but our sol
diers carried the entire works, with their guns,
and drove the rebels from the hill This was
the last stand the rebels made, and their whole armv
was now fleeing, end had not night intervened
the araay would have been destroyed.
“Ttie appearance of the battle field was hor
rible in the extreme R^in wa*! falling rapidly
and the ground was thickly covcred with dead
and dying, the camp equipage torn and i^rodden
in the mud, was mingled with scattered artihery
wheels and fragments of exploded caissuas.
“The results of the battic are five thousand
prisoners, thirty cannon sod seven thousand small
arms.”
^ dispatch to the New York Times, from
Nashville on the 20th, says: —
“Thomas is pursuing the enomy to Daok river.
We have ueariy all of Hood’s arti lery, and his
army is really f3ir^^liy domoralisjd. Ah the
rivers are high, and '»11 the orjdi'ea in Hood’s
front destroyed Our poatoon* aro up. \Ve
captured 3000 of the enemy’s wounded at Frank
lin, Tjni. Since Tiu'sday, we hire captured
and brought in just 6000 priaono’-s. making 9000,
counting the wounded taken at Fi'auklin We
have captured four m^j or generals, incKiding Gens.
Jackson and Johnson, as well as Brigadier Gens.
Snith and Rucker. Hood had 65 pieces of artil
lery. We have captured 54 pieces The enemy’s
killod and wou.id-’d is a little less than our own.
Oar entire loss will not reach 3,500 None of
our general offic ra were injured. This is the
handsomest victjr^ of the war.
“Forrest gave Murfreesboro’ another trial, and
was repulsed. Rousseau and MUruy drove him
from the town.
“Our forces ar« advancing. The army to day
is undoubtedly attacking the rear of toe rebels,
as heavy firing has bcoa heard in the direction of
their retreat early this morning. The total num
ber of prisoners ruptured in the two days’ fight
is estimated at 6.500 - Hood’s loss in men can*
not be less than 15,000 since he advanced from
Colombia towards Nashville. General Thomas is
determined to again give battle, and has ordered
the ponto >n trains forward, to cross the streams
bfttffoen this city and Columbia.’^
Cavada Hacking Under—The Washington
State Department received on the 20th a dis
patch from the Governor General of Canada that
one of the discharged St. Albans raiders had been
re-arrested, and was on hu way to be delivered to
the U. S. authorities, and that the whole of them
would be picked up and handed over. Assu
rances were also given that the Canadian Govern
ment would hereafter resort to the strungest
measures to prevent rebel raids.
Melancholif Accident.—A. little daughter of
Mr. Thomas Led well, living in this vicinity, was
burnt to death on Saturday evening last. Her
clothes took fire some distance from the house at
a fire built in the barn lot. Before assistance
oould reach her the clothing was burnt entirely
from her body, and she died in fiv« hoars after
wards. She was aged six years, and was an only
child.— Dharlotte Dem*crat.
Ink.—A friend says that he has secured very
good writing ink by making a strong deeootion of
the bark of the oMnquepin, and adding thereto a
certain proportion of copperas. It is cheap, and
he says is as good an ink as any he has used.
Wilmington Journal.
Postage.—Congress has passed a bill which au
thorizes the transmission of all mailable matter,
without pre-payment of postage, the postage to be
pud on delivery.
By learning to obey you will kjaow how to oom-
mand.
^ge
BATTLE OP FRANKLIli
From an officer who left Hood'a
1st December, the Selma Rebel g
tdligible aaaounts of the recent sev
fight at Franklin, Tennessee. It
the enemy, after being driven ou
evacuated Murfreesboro’; and un
forocs, t(ok up position on the hi]
of Franklin. Gen. Hood pursn
in their retreat, and when they
battle on a series of hills below
flanked them oht of their%position
fell back to their fortifications on tl
town, where they formed a strong
Immediate dispositions were made to
works, whioh ^was done in fron^
Cheatham’s corps, with spirit an
various commanders leading thei
bands playing and men huzEaing.
Stewart’s corps t?as on the right,
aidad by some of Lee's corps, fori
and left The remainder of Lee's
d stached to create a diversion. _
defended our right and left flanki
opened a very severe and destru
our assaulting line, and it waa in
heavy loss of general officers ’
irresistible bravery of our men
before them The lines were
sevrral of our Generals, ^m
Cleburne, being shot on th
attaek was made at five P
bU losses, the army enter
the highest spirits, with ba
waving. It was then discov'
had a eeeoad line, where they
they were qniokly assailed
severe and close fight ensued, w
batants were separated by a di
works.
It soon became a hand to ban
was* continued inte the night, u
gave way aad retired to the third
was again resumed on this line, a
2 o’cl>''ck in the morning, when an
er informed our commander that
evaenatrd this line and retire
Our army thesi occupied this lin
next ^ay pushed on towards
enemy, it was understood, was commanced by
Gen. Schofield, and he and Gen. Wagner were re
ported among the killed.
The )o53 of th« nemy could not b« ascertained,
as they had retr o?ed most of tloir dead. Our
loHs was heavy. The dis>.rfssing mortality among
our Generiilfl is eonfi.~med. A large amount of
BioroH were captured, especially at Columbia.
Recruits are joininaj Hood's arisj in numbere
more than sufficient to supply ail the losses, and
the army is in high spires. General Pillow ar
rived at his plantation in time to' capture large
stores.
The Clarion has private intelli^f^nco from
Hood’s army whioh represents that the fighting
at HarpctH Creek, near Franklio,o& the 30th, was
desperate in tSe exi-reme, and our losses great in
proportion. A na&gnlfiaent victory was woa, but
at great sacrifice. Our forces charged three lines of
breastworks, and drove the ensmy from every po
sition they occupiod, and at one place they had
to eut a hedg»*, before they could get to the ene
my’s works, being at the sail3 time ^posed to
the fire of the batteries whioh were located be-
biad it The loss in Stewart’s*oorps was lartre.
Repart says it was ueany deoimatai Gen Lo-
ring’s divitiioa lost 700 men; and the 15th Mis
sissippi lost 7!> out of 220 men taken into the
fl:?ht. The loss in line and oojapany officers was
lam,entably great, and altogether our oasualties
number from six to eight thousand. The enemy’s
loss in killed and wounded was very h«avjr—
four thou«>and—while we captured over six thou
sand pris'tners.
Detertert comimf in.—For the last week, ending
on Sunday, the 18:h inst, 180 odd yankee do-
serters enter'd our lines, the most of them in
fluenced by Gaoeral Order No. 65, whioh ensures
a safe conduct through the Cjutederacy to the
bordec, and a return of the deserters to their
aa^ve States. A bat(jh of several hundred re
turning pilgrims, seeking their native and adopt
ed land left Richmond last week, and ere now are
across the border.—Hirh Examiner.
on the
ill and in-
td bloody
that
lolumbia
a)l their
ffs south
olosely
line of
klin, he
'hey then
■ge of the
of battle.
kuU their
by
igor, the
[umns, the
(.Cheatham,
Ihe centre
f had been
t’s cavalry
The enemy
fire upon
charge the
Itrred* The
everything
by troops,
|he heroic
This
iterri
^s in
flags
'emy
There
men, and a
^in the com-
and breast-
'fight, which
the enemy
The fight
apt up until
»ped prison-
enemy had
:o Nashville.
>nd early the
hville. The
Yinkee D serte^s.—We are reliably informed
that th?re are 1,000 deserters from Sherman’s
army in Mao )u, which have been picked up at
various times.—^^kronicle fr S^niinei.
House to ileiit at faction,
By if. McViLLiX, Aactiou«er.
WILL ^0 Hei x-i. tti fr at ofta/a'-^ro, for Ii tooti’Jig
01 T 1 9 U;- 3S>'.a I) .MaW. lae MOUSE *n the
o>- u8ro»' .iib .*'1! ’daaafirl Ta>j fl'ua^
e aVi.!Q8 4 i'ooms w ta Ur;« kitj'^Jia attached Qaod
aev' Posietsioa tae 1st Jan’y 1885
Doo’r 19 , 94 iSt
Ooiilederale Tax Motice.
[WILL attend wita the i^asaaors at tbe offioe of A. M
Oampb' li, fr^rri Wedp. sl^y January 4th to Saturday
lanntry 21^t 1866. to revive tbi Oonfedarate Taxes
■iue .Ttaaar? 1st 1S65 to-wit:
Specific Tix, (^or Lioeoqe;)
TifeX on Siles for the Qairi^r enMag
T*x on Iuvm«», Pr^jfiis aai Salaries;
Adctitioaal Tax ou P ou smvie by buy!
at any n'ma J* 1st 1833 ani
Ad Tkx oa P^wfi a eso^siiag t'
seat .annx the year 1864 by any
j iin» 3»ook o.iadpittv.
I frooi.'l o« 1 ibi) AUentba of dealers
•ztract from ioBtructiona reecived by me!
“Tw>‘aty dass are %'lowed tvi{ist«redp«teas to make
quarterly returns af;er the nxoiratioa of iBaarter, ani
payment oa the tax is reqmrtd to b) mad^witaia that
tmt R. W. ™bDIB,
Oelieetor N 0.
Dee 10. 18«4 Ji
l^r 31«t 1S64;
and s»Mioi;
I’y Isi 188S;
ly-fiva per
ratloa er
U following
THB nn>iersigaed have'removed froo^^^Kld ataad
on Water Strest, to Mo. 7, MA&n^pSIRBET,
where they ez?eet to eostiaue the
General Cooiaiiiiai^a ai Orooery Agiaess.
Prompt attention will be given to all or^^aad eon-
sicnmeats enti-ostid to onv eare-
* l: 0. unbbihB k CO
w. r f\0t ?o
TOBACCO.
AFIKK 8T03K of TOBAOGO, iaolndia^Pi>ae ehew-
ing of extr% q iality.
In a few dayH, I expect to reevive a snp^B of Banff,
Combs, Powder and Saot, »ni various o’-^Voseful ar-
tioles. IS A AO HOLLlNOiirO&TlI.
Daa’r 9. 92.)8i
rVon-'Jraxable Bonds.
60Q nuuita Loaa.—Sale Goaiiaied.
NUMEiOUS applioatiens having bsea skaAe at the
established prioe ef $186 aad iatereat,nnf«r oirenm-
ataaoes that eatiUe thm to ftivorable eoam^ratien, it
has beea det^niBed to eontinne the sale aaM ftuther
aotics. AUa. W. UBSL,
Af't for sale of OeafedecM Benda
fkyettevilla. 0«i. 22
Tbe Baterprise Cottoa netory
is BOW pr^ared to exchange (br oom or haow the
Finest llniBbers ef Spun
snitaUe for firing and Saaaser Oioth. TUa loread k
ef a snpsHrr }nali^. aol iqci>a8>*J In uy Oev-
A¥01V B. HAUh
F»nrar4iigA CMwissltM MertliaBt«
ULL give qmek daapateh te gooda e« artf ai to Ida
PartiMdar aitaatiea givaa t« dSjratan IMt ktM
te mim. OoMifiMiiia af HaiNl mmn^ te mtk m
C0MaHJi¥lCAT10f¥«.
#0K THB OBSSftVKB,.
Metsrs E J Hale & Bone: The OrJaasce ^evpAny,
light duty soldiers, and detaehmeot of Ce 9, perform-
ing guard duty at the PayetteviUo Araent? ani Armo
ry, beg leave to tender their sicoflra thanks to the fol
lowing p>rsoBS for eoatribntions sont to Msj M P Bay
lor for their Chrintoifta dinner, vis:
Mrs B P H*ll of Wilminytan, f50; Mrs John McDan
iel of Fayetteville, 8 ehiekens; MJss Mary Pfarae, 1
ehieken aad basket of potatoes; lire Wm B Wright, 1
pair ehiekens; Mr J ^ Powers, ha f bushei potatoes;
Mr Jos A Worth, half gallon brandy
Dee’r 28
rOB THB OpSBBVBft.
Died of oonfumption, near Maxwell’* Bridge, ^um^er•
laadoouBty, Isa^o Strickland, »bon‘ 27 j earaofage The
deoeaed volunteered Jnae 1861, nnoa which time he
has strved in th« w«ny of No. Va , alK^ys ready to per
form hlb duty. has for several yeikm been a mem
ber cf the M'thodist Ohureh end we have reason to
believe thst he is mingling his praise with the bleat
above. A Fbmho.
jrOB THB OBSBBYBB.
In memory of G. W. Sugg who, at hie country’s call
responded and left » aomfortable home to share the
toils of a camp life in Virginia, fiavicg been raisei in
a tend^'r and delie«t» iaanner, he so^-n fell a prey to
disease and died at Qsrdcnsville, S«pt 11, 1863:
His mom of life dawned serene.
No lowering elt'uds obsenred the sky,
Eia fate following was unforeseen—
That ere noontide be must die*
But manhood he lived to mature
•Through a sonre of y«&rs or mere;
Hie short life w%a nntamished and pcre,
Bnt alas, it exists on earth no more.
11 responsf! to h*s eonntry’a e»ll
He left hie tender wife and little b»be,
Kind parents, sifters, brothers and ell.
To give iiis otuntry a soldier’s aid.
And there, on old Vt^^nU’s laud,
In the hoepilal Oordona'riile,
Bsing too feeble and deMoate to withatand
The toils of war, he'eessed to live
At heme he was a har^rless youth,
A Freemason by r rofession—
TLfi trftffs of FinooTi».y, honesty and «ruth
A re rarely surpassed in other’s possession.
Upon his grave let flowers blooc:,
L?t evergreens sh»de his fr*me,
Too woodbice twi^e about hia tomH
Till Qabri^i's tramp biv*s it ris9 agOi'O.
p«id] Unolb.
Bank of FayetfeTille, 1
Dxcembbb 21, 1864. )
Dlreolors of thU B*ck uaTH decukred a semi ai
1. nual Dividend of Fifteen per o«qi —payable in Con-
f ii*r>ite oarrenoy. &n (he of IS'iS.
«i] W. a. BiiO.^DPOOT, Cashier.
FOR HIRE.
I will 'nt ii tTo fir»i wevk of Janna'y aererai
LIKELY NE0BOE’*: one WoT»n, one Girl and two
Men. Any ouc wiL-Ling to hire ’»lll s'ppT to
MARY EVAN3.
D?c2^1854 It
I'hicora Colleg^iate Instlfute.
Tilfi fir«t sesiiion cf tbia lantitauoo (iooated at Lum
beHon« N C , ca W. 0. ft B R R ,) will open with
« fall and ezperiiMdC't corps of Tetohera, the seeoad
Wrdneaday in Jan y and c^ose the fifth Tuesd*y in Mfy
18,i6.
Thia Institntion has a thorough graduating conrte
for yonng Udtcs and also a ooarse fvr prepartnjr boye
for College, with esca department eoiirely separate,
azpasaas as follows:
Tuition ia Pnitiarj, S&O 00
■* Common Eagliah, 65 00
“ Higher “ 75 00
Langna/^s, each. 20 CO
^'nsio f-a Piano, 70 00
U^e cf PiaziO, 6 00
Incidental fee, 2 50
S ndnnts boirdiag with th» ^repideut «-ill be cad»r
hid -onatant eurerfision and be ohargod $3 per month
of 4 fTMks to be paid in proviaioaa at. he fcllowing
pri> (>«: Flcnr S6 60 per bbl.; ''orn $1 per bash ; Bacon
4U i Lard. eaob. 15 ete. per lb , aad other edibUa in the
•ame proportion. This wJl require for a seMion of
^o«rd 40 of Cera, 26 i>s Bacon or Lard, or
6# bbla. ofFirar.
c!»ch one wiU be required to fnrn’sh hfs or her own
i-ooui; 1 a-'d 1 kaifa aid fork. Board to be
invariably in advance, and tuition noe half at tbe
oe^ic:i.ug, »o-i the i-.‘nkj>(ader in the mtdi c of ^h» ses
elon
N? xtrvvag^nee ia'.'re^a ia **i«a’.ed. A nc&t home-
spnn 5-a't ’S very :aiiat>le fo* s- n 1 or church.
For farther y>aiticulard address
Pe*. P H. 8C0VELL, Pres’t,
Lu>abe*ton, N. C.
D>oV?7.
Offleo Inspfctor 3i Jk 4tta Diits. X. C., (
Gjla»:>oto', h. C., D;:o’r 20, 18b4. )
IN obsdifnee ti Pt.r I, 0. O , (8) A A I 0 *., oni-
rent H«ries, County Baroiling Officars of the 4tb Con-
ne-sional Dinrist wiU oan*.) t) oe a-sembled at the
filloFiDg tim#s And pUees, all p;r*on3 haliioi; cert’fi-
,-Atee :f ;xemptioB for physical disability, and ail per-
8»DB &3s:^ned to light >*0 y. AU pernoDi of tbe »bo*e
named ol jeses who s>taU be ui^bla to be present at the
tim^ of iiWpeeUcn, wi J f-jrward 10 the Earolling Offi
cer a 0'.'ifiotte frooi his attending phys'cian, setting
forth tfi fuU tieir dia^iae. tae proba^ta oontiouanoe of
it, a&a k:.rir preer*t actual o^aiition, As T*>e certifi
cate must Oo e/ora tj bj ore a mtgiatrate
Wh teviiie, Columbaa county, January 4th, 18(^.
Rco.ia;^ham, B chmond oonnty, Ja'.nary 6ih, '86K.
Luiubrrton, Robeson oounty, January 9.a, 18^6.
Kliikbathtovn, Bladuu couat/, Jaauary llth, 18?5.
Fayi'ttc‘vUle, Cumbsrland eaunty, January 18;h and
14ta 1865
SjmTrerviUe, Harnett eonnty, Jaauary 16th, 18^6.
Wtltnioi^tnii, New Haaovcr oiant.y, January 20th and
31st, 18f*6 * J. A. BARNETT,
93-4t Inar>ootor 81 and 4.h D atrlitn.
m. O. HARMETT COfT.TTY,!
SpaoiaL Oxnns,)
Nr 2d /
P AR 1 In obedience to instrnotioas from CoL Bar
nett, iHspeetor 8d and 4ta D ietriota, N. 0 , all per-
fluns withia the oonny of H»raett between the ages of
17 aod 60 years who have been heretofore exempt from
military berviiM by reason of phystoal disability, will
•tifieatble »t Samtaervtde. M O, on the 16th /annary
1865. at 10 o’oloek A. M , ft>r r* examination. Thii
includes those whe have permanent certifisates of dis
ability.
II. All soldiara and eaascripte that are asaigned to
light duty ia the osuaty. suoh a are in £. O. service,
Q. M. se^oe, &o , wdl assemole at the same plaee on
the same day for re-examinatioa.
98-4tl A. H. TOLAR, Capt. & S. O.
> nroTicB.
THB undersigned, at her residenos 9 miUs south of
Fayetteville, will offer for Hire on the 6th day of
January next, for the ensuing yearc
4 valuable Negro Boys,
2 vaioable Negro Women,
2 valuable Negro Girls;
And at the same time and plaoe will be sold a lot of
Hogs, and other personal property, oonsisting of House
hold and Kitchen Fnmitnre, &c.
The plantation with a comfortable Dwelling aad
necessary outhonsas will be rented on the same day
fo' oae year
Mrs. SARAH McNEILL.
Kookfish Distriet, Dse. 24. 96-tt
s
Horse Tliicf.
TOLBN out of my lot, one MARE. Also out ef my
house one Silver Wateh, one flae Cloth Coat, one
Overcoat, on the night of the 26th of Dsoember 1864.
From aU the inforoiation that I oan get the thief is %
free mulatto by the name of Nathan Holdter He lurks
about Fayetteville and in the adjjiidng neighborhood
of G C. Barbee in Harnett ronnty. I will give a re
ward of one hundred dollars for the stolen property and
the eonflnement of the thief in Jail.
JAMBS GUT.
D^o’f 28. 96-2tpd
NOTICB.
Taken vp and committed to the J ail of Cumberland
•onutj, a negro bo/ who ears hia nana ia DANIBL,
and baloBgs to Oso. Wina; thnt ht was bought in Aa
gu9La» Ga., »ad eaniad to the Iron Works near Egypt,
ttaniel is nlaek, thisk Mt» nad ha* a soar over his left
eye. The owasr will oosst forward, prove proper^
■ad takt kin aimy. P. r. ALPBRIIAK, Jailar.
SmTiSS. Mtf
¥tnhe*Newt.—Richmond, Dee. 22.—Yankee
papers of the 20th have oAeial dispatohes frons
Thomas at Nashville stating flat Hood has >>een
vigor'usljr pursued and studiouslj avoided an
attack. In the battla on the 16lh he sajs that
he finds that he captured Gen. Edward Johnsoc’s
whole division and all its brigade coramanderp, in
their works, besides destroying a osva’ry brtKade
On the 17th he had driven Hood bejord Frank
lin [16 miles from Nashville] and eitiaens report
ed his troofis badly demoralized
Gen. Sherman telegraphed froic Fort M«*Alis
ter that he was in communication with the fleet,
iiad completely destroyed all railroad oomoiuni-
o^tion with Savannah, and regarded tho XiWy
alresdy coined.
Lincoln hss ordered a draft for 300,000 men
There was a fight in Norfolk on tbe 15th between
British and yankee sailors. Gold was 222 Mr
Dalton, U. S. Minister to France, died on the 2d,
of apoplexy.
* Richmond, Deo. 23.—Yankee papers of the
2lst have unofficial talegrams from Nd^Aville
which represent the remnant of Huod’s army as
crossing Duck river. They olsim the capture of
four Major Gcrerals, including Bdward Johnson.
Sherman’s whole loss in man, frooi ail oauses,
during the march from Atlanta to Savannah, wv
about 1000. He gathered up on the way 7000
able bodied negroes and brought them to Savan
nah, and drove 1200 head of oattle.
The U. S. steamer Naroissa was blown up by a
torpedo off Mobile a few days'ago.
Sis blockade runn^ were captured off Gal
veston during the week ending on tha 9 th inst.
Riohmond, Dec. 24 —Ttie Baltimore Amerii
oan of tne 22d sayii that 3 more of the St. Albans
rsiders have been re-arrested by Canadian a«-
thofities and are undergoing examination.
Savanoah was oocnpied on the 20th. The
rebels effected avaouation without lass except of
snob things as eould not be transported.
Gen McCootr struok a part of Lyon’s command
at Hopkinsville, Kectuoky, on*the'l6th, and oap-
tored their artillery.
Richmond, Dec. 26.—Tae Baltimore Ameri
can of the 23d has nothing of interest. Nashville
telegrams report Hood still in retreat, pursued by
Thomas.
Richmond, Dao. 27 —New York papers o^
the 24th have telegrams from Franklin, Tenn ,
of the 22d, which »ay that the rebel r^reat to
Duck River beggars all desaription General
Cbeatham told Ids. Aunt, Miss Page, that Hood
was ordered to Nashville against hie own wishes,
but he, Gen C ,blame.^ him for n )t attacking the
city
A Nashville telegram oi the 231 locitos liood’fl
army at Pulaski, and says that rebel deserters
report'only one effective corps io it
Ecacu-ition of Savannah.—Ai/OUSTA, Dc.
23 —Savanoah w»s BuoccBsfallj evaooat^ on
Tu"sday night Gen. Hardee a»?d St?# have
arrived at Hardeeville. It ;’s precumed out gun
boats wore blown up to prevent their falling into
the hands of the enemy.
From Missouri.—A. member of Congress just
arrived from tha Trans-Mississippi Department,
brings the following intelliji'ence from Missouri.
Prioe has organiied the reoraits brotigbt out of
Mi>>soun by him, into five new brigades. Gen.
Joe. Kelly and Gen. John B. Clark, Jr., hava
each a division. General Jeff. Thompson com
mands Kelly’s old brigade. Colonel Jao. T. Cof
fee has reoruit«>d a regiment of 1,800 strong.
On the 13th of November Gen. Price was issuing'
rations to thirty-three thousand men. Hb expe
dition into Mbsouri was as completely successful
as bis orders permitted it to be. He haa now the
largest corps in the armies of tha Confederate
States, and every man is a Missourian.
Richmond Enquirer, 24ifh.
Our Indinn Troops —Gen. Stand Watie, com
manding our Indian troops in the Trans-Missis
sippi Department, has fully olothed and armed
all bis men, ani ia ia the vioinity oi F>rt Soiith,
attacking and dditroying yankee wagon trains.
Richmond Dispafch.
Prisoners.—We learn that an order ’’as' bean
raeeiv.d from Riohmond fur the removal of all
prisoners fr>m this post —Salisbury Watchman.
L^i
AXTOTION SALE.
BT ^ CROIfl^Ty Auctioneer*
PORT WARDENS' SALS.
CARGO 8iV£D El 8TEAMSBIP «fiLLA.”
the Port Wurdens, ijt und on «o3onat of whom U may
ooncsm, all th* cwgr> Sfived ffont the wreck of
STEAMSHIP ELLA—Viz:
1^30 pieces darv, fw^y aad monraiag P.'iats,
86 ** bl*»oaed Shirtiags,
61 doBsn Halt' Hos? —assort^,
20 pieces bl*ok Alpaea,
20 “ Al|».wa—assarted colors,
12 ** Alpboa Lustre,
15 “ Maroen Stripes,
20 drxen LiKen Cambric Haio4ker»b!efB,
,^110 pieoos Paper C'adbric ^assorted calors,
6 black Bread Oiotk,
16 “ Grey Cloth,
6 “ Tweeds,
48 rolls Ribbon.
19 blaok Lace Maiatillas,
200 doien Goat^’ Spool Gatton,
60 grops Agate Battons,
180 packs Puu,
89 doisn Dressing Combs,
8 ** Merino Drawers,
150 lbs. Flax I'kro&d, W.
20 Letter Oopying Bocks.
T4 dossn Fr Wax;d Calf Skies,
f6 « Goat Sk'ms,
20 ** ChamoiaMins,
20 sides extra Sole Leather.
80 hexes Ademaatlae Gandlea,
27 ** Brown Soap,
83 ** l^wn Winder Soap,
7 chests Tea,
f bags Coffee,
10 bsgs Pepper,
7 oases Whit* Wine Vnegar, 1 deaen eaA,
1 ease Cheese.
2000 lbs. Cotton Card Wire.
AND
bnmed’ately thereafter, the foUewlng sound toeds n-
oeived by reeent arrivals:
3 oassa Blaek Flax Thread, 1600 lb#.,
6 “ OUrk’s Spool Cotton, 2000 dosen.
1 " Agcte*Buttons, 86 gt gross,
2 WhHe Bane Button*, 90 gt cresa.
7 « Military Butto^^ * ^ '
2500 pairs haavy Bregana,
5 oases Head Stalls, Girths and BusUas.
to bidas TwiM.
3 eaaes (^ottoniOards.
Deo 24. 96»ts
WA]¥TfiD,
BT a*rOUNG LADT of rxpsrienos, a situatlen as
Go*smees in a small family, where she eaa hsva
aeoess to a Fiaao. Terms raason'ble. Address iss*
mediately,
J. D. B., Bo* 141, Fayetteville W. O.
Deer »7. ©7-l4tpd
we
ADIHIJVISTRA^TOR’S SALE,
OH Wedneadaj, 4th Jaanary next, at, the late ra^
dmoe ef Triattan BeAsa, daa’d, eoaaisdag ef the
Crop. Fandng iaylasisets, Hoasakald
Kt'ehsB Fniaitoro aad
1W>28»18SA.
othar artidas.
J. T BRHX4,Ate*r.
144
THI WAE IN ROaTH CABOLTWA
Tkefyht begun at
TON, Deo. 24 — There is official informsticn *bat
20 of the yai^ee fleet are (*ff Mssoabjro’, and 4;i
off Fort Fiihar. There has be«n no dtMnoo tra-
tion to Isnd.
[second dispatch ]
Wilmington, D?o 2i—70 vt«,el., aro re
ported off FiiiiiJ.^r. No i^umonstra^ion to land.
A ywhaa gunboat ran asround IsRt night near
Fort Fifher [in pursuit of a blockade rnnrer
hear] and wua blown up by tne enemy.
[third dispatch ]
Wilmington, Deo. 24.—The enemy’s fleef
drew up iu lino of battle and opened on Fort
Fisher at 1^ o’clock—the Itoneides leading and
51 others. It is reported, but not officislly, thet
several monitors er other ircnalads are
them. The flight is still going on at
Oar people sre qni't
[fourth dispatch ]
Wilmington, Dee 24.—Th« followip.g o&.
eial dispatoh is fn'm Fort Fi;her, 6 P. M
Bembaramcnt rough. No attempts to pass the
bar. No death casualties. The flricg from the
fort ban boon slow and deliberate, and tbs men in
good spirits. The fleet has drawn off.
[A private diflpateh to us mentions that 23 oi
our men were wounded. None from this countj ]
WiLMiNOroN, Deo. 25 —The bombardmentot
Fort Fisher ra-opened at 7 a. m and continued
fariously nearly all diry. Abont t o’clook the
enemy landed abeut 2i milui frcm Fisher and
oontinued to land troops under a heavy lire, op
posed by oar forocs. About S brigades srs oa
l*nd.
WiLMiNOTON, Deo. 26,9 30, P. M.—Our lines
of oommiinioation with Fisher have been re-optn-
ed. Some two or three assaulta have been re
pulsed with loM The flght appears to be still
going on, the enemj probably retreating. No
cause for apprehension.
Miiminoton, Deo. 27 —An official di*pa«ch,
datv^d 2 p. m., to-day, sats that the enemy have
evaouated Battery Anderson and re embarked
Fort Fisher ii uninjured Tha immediate danger
is at an end
[Battery Anderson, wesnppose to be the poict
at wbioh the jankers effected their landing, and
whioh they have evacuated in consequenoe of a
drubbing from our tr ops —Oss.]
[The Wilmini^trn papern of tha 25‘h, rrotiivfd
since the above w&s in type, do not ^ivc* icatij
particulars Tbe Journal pays in reference to the
bomVar{jncnt of Fisher on Saturday:—
“An cye-witncf's who passed tha Inlet in u
steamer ooming up the Cape Fear River ►ajs it
excf^cdfd in its awfnl f' ry anythin? be ever han
witnp^eed cr could conceive ot In lupidity it
resembled th*"* roll of ujuskft'y rather than the
distinct tnd s.'parate reporte of cannon."
Acd Can.linian has the iuilowing c-ffieial
rf>port ceived at hc««]quartare, from CpL Latrb,
comm&nding it Fo»t Fisher:
Fort FisiisR, 6 o’clock, P. M—TfaeencnDj s
fleet, sonsistio^ of over 50 vessels, ineiudtng
monitors, several ar itored vessels, and a large
prop'rti. n ot h avily armed frigates and sloope
of WAr, oomaieneed a furious bambsrdment of
Fort Fitfl'i-r at 20 luimte.^ to 1 o^clock, which
they kert up until 5J P M , wh-n they with
drew'. N.o part of the work was greatly injured
CasoaUies 28 wouuded, 1 mortally, 3 severely. Id
slightly. *
The office re, eohiiers and seamen, all did their
whole duty. As the enemy attempted no passage
oi the bar and etaid out at long range—witj’ the
exception of the iron dads—I fired very slowly
and deliberately. I am unable to* know what
damage was done them, but I am certain tbe in
jury inflicted upon them far exceeds the injury
their bombardment did us. Oar H ’avenly Fatiher
has protected my garrison this d»y, and I feel
that he will austain us in defending our homes
from th.e invaders.
Wm. Laitb, Col. Commanding.
the Roa»»k« f'ountry—Qen. L^von-
thorpe on tbe 21st inst. telegrapheu G^ov. Yaaee
that on the day before (Tuesday) 13 yankee gun.
boats '^attacked us at Poplar Point, [uear Fort
Branch,3 where they attempted to IsnJ. We
fought them three boars and repulsed them with
heavy loss. The flgbt renewed to day.”
Wilmington, Deo 24.—The ya&kee gunbuats
wera repulsed 6 miles from Fort Branch on tbe
Roauoke, on Friday. The fight was expected to
be renewed to-day Col. Whitford was severely
wounded yesterday.
P^ulss of Yankees at 6?f?rrfo»iaru’«.—Rich
mond, Deo 22 —A column of the enemy to day
appeared 8 miles from OordonsviUe, and were
sucoessfully repulsed by our cavalry.
Headqu’s a. N V., Dec. J8.
Hod. j a. Seidon: On the 20tu, Gl-eu. Early
reported one division of the enemy’s cavalry,
under Gen. Custar, ooming up the valley, and two
divisions, under G?*n. Torbcrt,.moving through
Chester Gap, with 4 pieoos of artillery and 30
wagons.
‘ Oa tbe 22d, Rosser atiaoVed Custar’s division
9 miles Irom ilarri^oaburg) and drove it back,
capturing 40 prisoners.
“This mo'-ning, Torbert attacked Lomax near
Gordonsville, and was repulsed and severely pun
ished. He is retreating and LomCx preparing to
follow. R. E. Lm
Rafd on the Mobile and Qreat Iforther^ Rail'
ro^d.—We have already mentioned, says the
Richmond Dispateh, the raid upon Pollard, from
Pensaeola. The following telegram on the sub
ject was reoeived yraterday:
“Chabliston, Deo. 22, 1864.—^To Gen S.
Cooper: Ob the 16th inst, the enemy, 800 strongi/
ooeupied Pollard. After burning ^e
and railroad bsildings, they retired in the direc
tion they oame.
*They were pursued 30 miles, losing a por
tion of their transportation, baggage and sup
plier and leaving many dead negro troops on the
road.
“Onr foroe, commanded by Gen. Liddell, acted
wiUi ipiiik and gallantry.
"G. T. Bbaurxgabd, General.”
From the Val/ey.—Ltnchburg, D-o 21.—
Rosser's oommaud engaged the enemy at Harri
sonburg on yesterday, rc udng and defeating them.
The enemy retreated and were puraoed by Ros
ser’s cavalry.
Gen Breckinridge has fought the enemy sue-
oessfuUy for two days at Marion. They have r*'
treated from hia front.
IVom So%Uh-wetUrn Virgin ia.~H«a .
TXBB, A. N. V., Deo. 22. —fl-m. J. A Seddon:
—Gen. Breekinridge reports that the enemy after
having been roughly handled in 4he engagements
on Saturday Md Sunday, near Marion, many
having been killed and wounded, gained posses
sion of Saltville daring tbe night of the 20th.
The enemy retreated on the 21st and are pursued
by our troops The damage to the works oan
soon be rcpaii^ed. Many bridges and depats on
the Railroad have been destroyed. R E. Lu.
Brazilian A fairs —News to tke 9th 'ultimo
l^otn Rio Janeiro, reedved pw ■teemahip Cuba,
I Bidiwito that the Florida alair will b« amioablv