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. V : f fflmWt&mfi G. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, ; 18K1. t-V r , , 1 . s . x ' ' . From the Cfharlestcm Mercury. ; '' 'A. -i'JJ" The Great Fire ' -' This morning dawned drearily upon a nigbt of tcr-, ror and disaster. fVbout 9 oclock last evening, the alarm rang out, calling the citizens to quell the be- ginning of a fire, which, in the subsequent extent and rapidity of its ruinous sweep, will compare with the roost terrible conflagrations which have ever visited .the American continent. The wild work of the flames, and the immense destruction of property which has ftns far taken place, is chiefly attributable to the sud- 7 den and unfortunate change in the weather, which oc curred almost simultaneously with the breaking out of the fire. (The mild and spring-like calmness of the ' atmosphere during the last fortnight was broken by lieavy gusts of wind, which swept the dust and smoke ' and sparks hither and thither in blinding clouds. Great flaming bits of wood were borne in dense show ers for a distance of nearly a mile In a South-west di rection, and the whole city was brightly lit up by the dreadful and widening glare. . , ' t ! : . Before 10 o'clock, the fire had begun raging in sev-. eral different points in the lower part of the city. The building in the stricken neighborhoods were mostly of wood, old, closely built and surrounded by small out-buildings of an exceedingly inflammable character. As tenement after, tenement was first licked by and .then enveloped m the .fast spreading flames, the panic became awfuf. The fierce and roar ing march of the fire was indeed a horrid scene ; 'but far more heart-rending was the sight .of hundreds we ought, perhaps, to say thousand i-'-of poor and be- wilderedfamiiie, driven suddenly from their homes, destitute even of their scanty effects. All the availa ble carts,' drays, handcarts and wheelbarrows, were immediately brought into requisition j but these were altogether inadequate to remove even a tithe of the moveables beyond the reach of the devouring ele- nient. ' To wards midnight the fire had assumed propor tions of appalling magnitude.. The circumference which it embraced was such as ta render the most des perate efforts, of our entire fire brigade of comparative insignificance." -The regiments from the Race Course came down at double quick to the burning Wards, and (Jo-operate most earnestly and . indefatigably in the labors of our undaunted firemen. But still the Xortheastern gale fanned the fire with its desolating . bfeath, and the people .began --almost to despair of checking 7the progress of the disaster. . From the pre cincts of Market, East liy and State Streets, the con flagration had now : reached Meeting and Queen Streets. The terrotf.of the families (in many cases without their usual protectors, owing to the military exigencies of the tinies) was contagious, and much farther up into the city the work of packing .up val uables and getting ready to desert , their homesteads became general. ' ; - . "' To give anything like a full account of. the results, of what will "hereafter be known as the Great Fire of 180 I , in the confusion and general consternation that 'prevails while we write, is manifestly frnpossible. Many portions of the burned 'district jare quite unap proachable; and" it is exceedingly difficult, at this time, to glean any accurate information whatever in regard to the.enbrmou's losses which have occurred. We must content ourselves, therefore, with giving our scanty. notes jotted down it various hours during the night. . . : . '. ; Ten o'clock. The fire begaifitr Russell ' Co:s Sash and Blind Factor'-, at the footjof HaselK Street, and the report though a vague nne is, that; it ap nparpfl in thrpfi nl.ieps fit. thft same time - Crossing to the other side of Hasell Street, it lias buriied Came- ron & Co.'s imniense Machine,Shops and, umler 'the impulse acquired at that point aud the -. stiff breeze from the Kprth-east, Avithout a sufficient supply of water for it is dead low tide- it has become -totally unmanageable, and rages without the hope . of being able to arrest it, except at Certain strategic points up on which extraordinary interests, depend. --nmrnsnxute nan nave been sec on; nre Dy me sptifics. . v The attention of the firemen is directed thither and .. vtpey are straining every nerve to save .Meeting street. The frame buildings on Queen street are smokiiig and will presently blaze forth. ' ' V ; Twf lye 'o'clock. Meeting street, from Market -Queen, is one mass of flame. , Tha Circular. Church aud Institute Hall arc burning.' The Mills House is thought in imminent dangers, while -the fire' seems stretching its red arins around the CSiarleston Hotel. - There has been a general desertion of both hotels by' tbe'guests, under the impression that they cannot be saved. ' . " ' One O'clock. The track of the con rlagratioiv be gins to be clearly defined. Leaping Chuich street, (on which no block, excepting that next to market. has been burned,) the fire is steadily pursuing its South-westerly course towards the" corner of Archdale and Queen streets. About a half hour ago, a light, drizzling rain began ailing, Which may, perhaps, be" . beneficial in keeping damp the tops of wooden houses exposed to danger from the sparks: The pcople'now understand that the fire has unchecked! sway, and furniture; is beiug removed as far nip 'as Alazvck street. ' : -' ' ;. ' - Two O'clock. At this hour the fire is. still raging '.with violence scarcely abated. A splendid eflbrt was made by . the fire companies to save the house of L. W. pratt", Esq;, on East Bay street, Which was suc successtul, and with it was saved the fine line of build ings on Hassel street, the fate of which depended up on that result. Passing to the South; YVesward, the fire has swept the entire tract to the rear of the Charleston Hotel, and to the end of the Hay ne street ranges. There are no buildings North oft Market street, and East of the Hayne street stores, still standing, except, perhaps . those of Henry Gertds and the Misses Pinckney. Crossing Market street, the fire has ' extended down Bay to Cumberland street, and thence across to f the Mills House taking, in its way, the Circular Church,' Institute Hall, the Charleston Theatre, all the buildingsipon King street, from Clifford street up to within a few doors of Broad street; Crossing King street, the flames are approaching the rear of the Ca thedral the Unitarian and the English Lutheran Churches. Whether it will cross the area covered by these churches, or pass the Mills House down Meeting street, is still uncertain. The, fire department is ma king, incredible exertions. The men are in the last - stages ot exhaustion,, springing to each occasion with renewed vigor, and such exhibitions of courage and endurance have been rarely witnessed. ' Three O'Clock,. -The steeple of theCircular Church has just toppled and fallen, with a heavy crash. Gen. Ripley, who is moving to and fro, superintend- ug tuu ujovemenis oi me troops with characteristic energy, gave orders, several hours ago, to blow up certain buildings in the track of the flames. The ex ecution of this, order, delaj-ed at first, has at lennh been accomplished. Ever and anon; during the past hour, the explosions have rent the-aif. 'In the lower part of the city, theGre has done its work in thorough style Its path is now burned out find nntliin tr' n aw wmaino fr mn.V i t ' o v""'"ij ujaiiv rvuere n nas pass- el, save smouldering pilesf cinders and gaunt and ' smoking walls and chimneys. The Charleston Hotel is safe, and Hayne street, too. The wind has swept the danger off, further to the South. Although the fire rages on three sides of the Mills House, that fine stucture has not caught. The Theatre, Lloyd's Coach ' Factory, opposite the Express Office, the old Executive buildings, and all the houses between that point and Queen street have been burned, The lire seems ma king straight -towards the jail. Companies of the Reserves have been ordered out to repress any possi-' ble disturbance among the prisoners confined in that building. The wind has somewhat abated. .Four O'Clock. A change in the wind has bent the courseof the fire towards Broad street. The Lu theran andUnitarian Churches are nowconsidered sate. J'he Cathedral seems now in exceeding danger The buildings on the Wesl side of Friend street, near the corner of Queen, are burning fiercely. St An drew's Hail is on fire, sfnd the noble spire of St " Fin bar s glitters with a splendor of portentious import - The occy pants of houses on Broad street, beyond Kin are moving their effects. - . . " . Qcarter-past FIVE O'Clck. As the clock of St. Michael s tolls the quarter, the Cathedral steeple has fallen with a tremendous crash. The Cathedral is burning furiously ; likewise, St. Andrew'i Hall In raik fW wKnUv of Broad street -on kfir frota 2lr;;; V - Gadsden's to Mazyck street... The residences of Messrs. ' George M. Coffin, James L. Fettigru and others near . , by, . are consumed. The flames have. now crossed - Broad street, and as the wind .has not lulled, it is im possible to say where they will stop short of the V. river. TliPrR di-iea not abnear to be any imminenrdanger of the fire again making headway either to the right or .: , to the left of the furrow which it has cloven through : our fair city from East Bay to King street. But the head of the conflagration is still fearful to look upon and is pushing forward with giant strides asjjfc go to press. . ' ' '.- .... P , Great, indeed, has been the calamity which ha3 fal len upon our noble old city. ;" But let us, with unfail ing hope and courage, bestir ourselves at once to ' -amend the losses we have sustained, and to relieve, each one according to his means, the great sufferings which the fire must entail upon its poor victims. '; Further Particulars. " - ! ; Yesterday was a gloomy day for Charleston. Busi- ness was universally suspended, and, with one im pulse, our community united in giving sympathy and aid to the victims of the great public calamity.; - Our report, in our last issue, of the progress of the fire, closed at quarter past five o'clock on yesterday morning, when the majestic spire of the Cathedral had just tottered and crashed heavily through the burning roof. From that time the disaster may, be .said to r have assumed a new phase. The flames leaped mad ly across Broad street, and, forsaking the business neighborhoods wliich they had already desolated, theyr seemed to devote their whole fury against the elegant private residences which have so long been the pride of . the Southwestern portion of our 'city. As these beau tiful homesteads succumbed, one after another, to. tho resistless march of the destroying element, the scene was awful. . . The fire advanced steadily onward, stopping only when, having reached rthe river, it had nothing more to bum. We give some notes of the disastrous re sults: '':' 1 . The Cathedral of St. Finbar. This splendid structure, built only about 8 years ago, was justly rated one of the finest architectural ornaments of our city. It was constructed of brown stone, in a very massive and costly manner. All the sacrd vessel were saved. The Bishop's residence, attached to the Cathedral, con tained a very rare and valuable library, a portion of which was saved. , The Circular Church The site recently occu its origin coevally with the sett lenient of the city in icm . On the 25th May, 180G, the new. building was open ed for the first time with appropriate religious exer , eises. The new 'building was circular in.form, and 88 feet in diameteh In 1838, the addition of a lofty spire, 182 feet high, added to the appearance of the building, ' ' '.! A few years since, the church was entirely renova ted, at an expense of $20,000, rendering it one of the most beautiful' and . consistently arranged of ; our city places of worship. The numerous tablets were reset, the old fashioned pulpit gave place to the more appro priate rostrum, the pews were re-arranged, and the manner of ligliting,the entire building, from the cen tre or the dome, securing a soft aud equally diffused light. The building is a total loss. The Cumberland Street (Methodist) Church.' ' This was a plain' substantial structure, affording commodious auaitmeuts for their large congregation, with galleries and basement rooms for a very large - slave membership". It was-swept away in the great fire of 1838 and rebuilt soon after. It is again entire ly destroyed. ." . St. Peter's (Episcopal) Church, located on Logan street; between Broad and Tradd streets, was a neat ' been for some time past under the rectorship of the Rev. Mr. Prentiss. It is entirely destroyed. The Friends' MeetingJIouse. This unpretend- ing structure ou King street, South of Queen street, was burned to the ground. ; The St: Andrew's Hall. This well known and historic building, in which the Convention of the Peo . pie of South Carolina held its sittings and agreed up on the Ordinance of Secession, on the 20hof Decern--' ber of last year, is now in ruins. The walls are stand ing, but the interior is entirely consumed. We learn that the splendid full length portrait of Queen Victo ria, by.au eminent artist, which "has always been con sidered one of the attractions of the room, as well as . the portraits of Tuhno, liobertsou, King and others, were removed in time. . . Institute Hall. This magnificent Hall, the largest in the South, is lost to us, and we feel sure that it will bo seriously missed connected, as it was, ' with the popular heart, by the fact that, within its walls, the first uprising of the people of Charleston .in this revolution had utterance ; and, more than all, because the Ordinance of Secession was ratified there. Those who, but a short year ago, were witnesses of . those soul-stirring scenes which ended in secession, will deeply regret the demolition of the Institute. The office of the Southern Express Company was burned to the ground, and a large quantity of miscel laneous goods was lost. The Express office will, we learn, bere-opeued in Meeting street, opposite the Charleston Hotel; in a few days. The Savings Bank is a sufferer to the extent of its convenient office ; all the papers, books of aecounts, records, &c, were saved. We regret to hear that the Treasurer, Henry S. Griggs, Esq., who resided on the , premises, lost all of his household furniture, and a portion of a very valuable collection of paintings, ' which he had been collecting for some years. : The Apprentices;. Library, is, we learn, a total loss. To no one will this' be more distressingthan to the oc- ' togenarian gentleman, Dr. Jos. Johnson, under whose , care the society has been for so many years. ; In ad dition to this, the doctor is, be believe, himself a suf ferer by the conflagration. j Cameron & Co's " Phoenix Iron Works." This extensive foundry and machine shops is again in ashes being the second time in the last ten years that its en ergetic and popular proprietors have been visited with fire. The entire premises are in ruins, including large quantities of shot, shell and other ordnance stores ready for delivery to the Confederate States; amongst which were valuable and improved machin ery for rifling cannon, making percussion caps, &c. The powerful steam fire engine, which Was promin ently at work during the conflagration at different points was built at this establishment. We sincerely trust that out stalwart friend and his co-workers will soon, phcenix-like, arise from their ashes, and over coming all obstacles, furnish another illustration of their ability to meet the most disheartening reverse with manly fortitude. " ; One of the most gratifying incidents of the. fire" of Wednesday night, was the zeal manifested by our slaves in their efforts as firemen and laborers. The entire colored population, male and female, worked most earnestly, and not unfrequently, masters and their laves could be seen working together in remov ing the household goods and valuables. We noticed one instance . particularly, where a white-haired old body servant was giving way to his feelings sobbin bitterlyat the loss of the 44 family mansion, where we been livin all our lives." 1 I The following is the course, of ! the fire from Came ron's Foundry : - ' On East Bay the fire extended, on the East side from the residence of Mr. J. S. Bird to the corner of' Market street. . On the WcSt side from Mr. George Kinloch'a to the Southwest corner of Market street, inclusive was destroyed. . e On Prichard street the property of Mr. John Tor ; rent, Mr. Tavel, Mr. Artrope; Mr.. Cordray and others was consumed. 1 : j On Market street, from East Bay to Church street, South side, was destroyed, , ' . On Anson street, East and West side, from Claus sen's Mills South, sundry buildings were destroyed to Market street. . Claussen's fine Flour Mills were most fortunately preserved. On State street, on either side, the flames spread r destruction from Market to Cumberland. Cumber- pied by the Circular Church was formerly, in the mem ory of many of pur old citizens, the locus in quo bf a brick church, known as the "White Meeting. It; had r Jand street to Meeting, including, itselongation, Horl- I beck's Alley, to King street; is in ruins; Church. street, from the corner pf Market to Cumberland street v .is also burned. Linguard street, with its sundry lit-. I . tic tenements and many "occupants,' was completely . distroved. . -'".r-; Meeting street, on the East side, from the Ice Hous '"near Market street, ta Mr Kenneday's tailoring estab I lisbme'ntyf opposite the Mils llousei ind from the The- ; atre, Apprentices' library; Palmetto" Savings IusUtu- rf tion, Art Association Charleston Savings " Institution, ; ' and the fine residences of Drfllodrigues, Dr. DeSas . sure, and Dr. North. The Mills House most , fortu nately escaped with little damage. Queen street was laid m ashes from Dighens. sta bles, North side,' East of Meeting street; to the school, ot the Sisters of Mercy near Myzack street, and on the South side from Meitzler's Globe Hotel, to Mr. Ja bez Norton's residence midway between Mazyck and Franklin, i . The fine quildings owned by the Sisters of Mercy were most fortunately preserved by the most strenu ous efforts of the firemen, who blew up several build ings for this purpose. " ; : . Archdale street, from the Unitarian Church, on the East side, and from Thos. Ryan's on the West side to Queen was destroyed. King street, 'from Horlbeck's alley, on either side, Southward, sftve the buildings on each corner, were destroyed on the " East side to the Quaker Meeting House, on the west side to Mr. .Meldier'a bakery near Broad street. ' j . , ' - Broad.street was destroyed commencing with; St. Andrews Hall on the North side, to the residence of Dr. Wragg, inclusive, corner of j Franklin street. In this range are included the fine residences of Bishop Lynch, George M. Coffin, Mr. J, B". Heyward, Post- . master' Huger, Miss Bowman, Johjl Laurens, Dr. Mazyek, Capt. Rutledge and John Bonnell. On the South side the fire raged from Mr. C. F. Levy's "oppo site the Cathedral, to Mr. Seabrook's extensive, est end, destroying, all, save the house standing ;Jbn the corner of New street, and Mr. Huguenin's brick resi dence belcAv Savage. J f Mazyck street from Queen to Broad, East and West is lajd; low. 1 J ; ' . Short street, running from Eazyck street to! Frank lin, was laid in rushes, including the handsome resi dence of Mr. Mfddleton, Mr. McKay, Mr. Graveley and Mr. Williams. i : Logan street was entirely destroyed, except one dwelling oh the East side near Tradd. , New street and Savage street are left without a land -mark, save the brick chimiioys of the handsome' . dwellings which recently adorned that section. The residence on Tradd street, from Logan to Sav age, on either side, with Greenhill, Limehouse : and Council streets, are, with one or two exceptions, all in ruins. - - Correspondence of the; Wilmington Journal. Proceedings of the North! Carolina Annual. Conference of the M. E. Church, South. fifth day Conference opened by religious exercises conducted by llev. C. F. Phillips. Miijutes of Conference of Saturday afternoon session were read, and after some corrections, were approved. The committee appointed to prepare a memorial to the Confederate Congress, in reference to Chaplains for the army, preseuted thcir report, which was adopt ed. - j' . Rev. James A. Duncan, of the Virginia Conference, and Editor of the It. C. Advocate, was introducted to the Conference, and made a few remarks, present ing the claims of his paper. . The -Conference Trustees made their report, that they had now in hand $11, 684. 19. On motion of Kev. D. B. Nicholson, that the Con ference relect a member of its own body to deliver an .address al the Missionary 'Anniversary. . A committee of three were I adopted tonake the . Jeiojjjofjlie man, and reported llev. N. IA Keid. confer with the Stockholders in reference to Book De- pository. The committee consisted of W. E. Pell, D. B. Nicholson, N. H. D. Wi son. On motion of Dr. Deem, . Resolved, That our delegates to the General Con ference be instructed to use their best efforts to hav some measure adopted by which a Convention of tn Church shall be called for the purpose of making such changes in the Discipline as will be necessary for the prosperity and consistency of he Church. Laid on the table for the present.. On motion of Dr. Closs, Resolved, That the preachers be requested to take- up a collection, ciurmjr the months ot February or March, to defray the expense of dele; rates to General Conference . On motion of W. E. Pell, liesolced. That the Tresurer of the Conference Trustees be authorized to receive a donation of $1,000, donations of Mrs. Wiley of Wake county. On-motion of Rev. I; T. Wyche, Resolved, That when the publication of the N. C. Advocate is resumed, Rev. W.jE. Pell be continued Editor, and that the committee be allowed, if they think proper, to change, the place of its publication. The committee of Finance made their report. There have been . collected during the year from all districts, $1800, at a ratio of 46 per cent. Rev. -Williamson Harris, M. H. Hight; S. W. Martin, J. H. Robbins, J. W Floyd, B. F. Long,' M. J. Hunt and W. B. RichardsonJ be left without appointment, at their own request. Rev. A. Norman and J. W: Floyd are placed on the Supernumerary list. ' Conference adjourned to meet this afternoon at S o'clock. !- Afternoon! Session, 3 o'clock. Conference opened with Divine services, conducted by Rev. G. W. Deems. Minutes of this morning read, and after some unimportant corrections, were . "approved. j On motion of Rev. Dr. Deems. Resolved, That $14 40 be gived to the remaining child of Rev. Nicholson, deceased. This is a remnant of the Conference fund in the hands of the Finance , Committee. . . , The usual complimentary resolutions Vere adopt ed. ; . ''' ...j. : . On motion, Rev. Dr. Closs was requested to preach a sermon on the Pastorate at the opening of our next Conference. The resolutions of Dr. Deems were taken up, and after some discussion, some change in phraseology, were adopted. . ! ; . Whereas, The XXIII Article of the "Articles of Religion" of the Methodist EpiscoparChurch, South, is merely and purely a statement of a.political dogma, almost universally rejected by the commi;nicants of said Church, and which "is not read" in the Holy Script ures." "nor may be proved thereby," and therefore according to the 5th Article "ii not to be required of any man thatit should be believed as an article of faith," and (whereas the General Conference is so bound, .by the 1st restrictive limitation and the An nual Conference by the provisions which follow the restrictive articles, that there is no power in any de partment of the Church by which said XXLTI Article can be removed, revoked or altered, but stands guard ed precisely in the same manner and mode as the 1st, Article "of Faith in the Hold Trinity" and the 5th, Article, "the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation," therefore. Resolved, That the delegates from the North Caro lina Conference .to the next General Conference be directed to endeavor to' secure the passage of an Act calling a Convention in such manner as the General Conference may seem best, to throw out this article and modify any other conflicting elements which may exist in our system, and to conform it to our new pos ition in the Confederate States of America. , . It was moved that the Conference adjourn to meet at the church at J. o'clock. ; j . - y t 7 O'Clock, P. M. Conference met according to previous notice in the Methodist Church, to receive the, following appoint ments.: . i-.'? : ;;v,-;; ; ; j. - . RALEIGH DISTRICT Wm: Barbistgek, P E ' " Station John S Long. - ; . Mission Supplied,! -Col. Mission W E iPelL cfrcuit w m Jordan, r v'f' i HU -Laws of tliCi Confederate ver W II Barnes. R - C .. Maynard. sup.i . 1 ! (by 1 , -r j lar River W H Barnes, RC i Maynard, sup j Louisburcr M C Thomas. fc " : V Heridersorir-L Shell,. - ;.?.t, :r.P: ' vi,w f .Granville-W.S. Chaffin, J W Floyd, sup:; Persoh-P J Carraway, J P; Moore, . HUlsboro Circuit W M Walsh, . u -.rr Station S : D Peeler, Chapel Hill-JIWI Jerkins, : ' Nashville James Reid, . . - TAV-Moore; in Confederate Armyr GREENSBORO' DISTRICT N F Reid, P. E. Greensboro' H T Hudson, Guilford C H Phillips, ; South Guilford R SYebb, ' Davidson D'WDoub, Forstythe S H HelscDeck,' WinsonR A Willis, . ' ' Stokes G E Wyche, Wentworth C M Pepper. v ' Madison D RBruton, Leesbnrg T B Kingsbury, Yancey villeT P Ricaud, ' . Alamance J F Smoot, ."; Franklinsville JFKeerans, ? Trinity College and nigh Point N II D Wilson, . Ashboro' J W Lewis, B Craven, President Trinity College. SALISBURY DISTRICT W H Bobbitt, P. E. Salisbury A W Mangum, ' Rowan J Bj Williams, East Rowan F H Wood,- " ' . , Mocksville W C Gannon, Iredell W M Robey, ' . ' 8 Alexander T L Triplet. ' Jenesville W D Meachanf, Surry To be supplied, ' Wilkes J W Gunn, ' . ' . ' Blue Bulge Mission J W Avent, South Iredell R T N Stevenson. . WASHINGTON DISTRICT Ira T Wyche, P.E. Washington-James E Mann, Roanoke Ll L Hendren,:N A H Goddin, sup. Warren J II Wheeler, Warrenton W II Wheeler, Plymouth B F Guthrie, Williamston4 J W Wheeler, Greenville -J L Fisher. , ' Columbia B B Culbreth, Mattamuskeet J II Hill, Bath W II Moore, r Neuse W FClegg, ; Tarboro' JiP Simpson, J B Bobbitt, sup., Portsmouth, Hatteras, Ocracoke C P Jones Tar River Mission To be supplied, NEWBERNE DISTRICT Wm Closs, P " ; Centenary L S "Burkhead, Andrew Chapel N A Hooker, .- Newberrie Circuit T L Troyr ' " , - : ' Snow nill G W Deems, Wilson J A Cunninggim, .' Con tentnea-f-G W King, , k Smithfield -Carson Parker, G.oldsboro' pR S Moran, Johnson Mission J R.Brooks,; Everettsville J N Andrews, Morehead City A R Raven, Jones J J Hines, Trent E A Wilson, P W Yarrell, Purvis Chapel John Jones, Straits To be supplied, ' Cape Lookout To be supplied, S M Frost, Pres't Wayne Female College. WILMIMGTON DISTRICT C F Peems, P. E Front Street T W Guthrie,- . ' " Fifth Street Josheph Wheeler, ' North East E N Gwin'n, - Topsail J B Baily, Smith villeT J Gattis, . ' Cape Fear Mission W M D Moore Whitcville J C Brent, Elizabeth D C Johnson, Bladen P H Scoville, -'-,t ASmith. - Duplin h A 1 ales,- Magnolia D B Nicholson, ; , . South River Mission D Culbreth, ' AD Betts,Chaplairi 30th Reg. N C Volunteers, - O J Brent, Chaplain 28th Reg. N C Volunteers. FAYETTEVILLE DITRICT Peter Fayetteville J W Tucker, Do pi, P. E. Evans' Chapel J L Nevvby, .: , Fayetteville Circuit J C Thomas, Robeson R P Bibb.. - Rochingham J Tillet", Montgomery Z Rush, Uwharie T C Moses, . Deep River CH Plyler,' Haw River S D Adams, Gaston Farrer, sup., Cape Fear Col. Mission J W Tinnin, ' Pitsboro J B Martin, . Marquis L Wood," Missionary to China. ' HkADQUARTERS X. C. JtflUTIA, i Adjutant General's Office, , Raleigh, Dec. 16, 1861. General Order, ) No. 4. j" - . -- General order io. 1 ia so far modified as to require the Militia of the State to drill once a month instead of once a week. I j1 ..- ' ' j--.- Igp order of the Commander-in-Chief. j J. G. MARTIN, : - Adjutant General, dec. 18, 1861. 12 3t. Register and Standard three times. , J Head Quarters N. C. Militia, ! Adjutant General's Office, . J Raliish, De. 7th 1881. Genekal Order, " No. 5 ". . . ' ;;;.'..;-. The following'persons will be exempt from Company drills, except once in three months : All workmen in an? factory engaged in working for the State, or making arms, lead or powder, orin ship-building for the State, or CSnfed erate States, the necessary employees of Telegraph or Ex press Jines, or Daily Press, Ferrymen and keepers of Canal Locks, State officers and other persons whose employment in the service of the State is inconsistent with their attend ance en Militia drill, and persons excused under the Mili tia Law. - This order will not be understood as excising' any per son from Militia duty when called upon to repel an inva sion, or suppress an insurrection, or from Regimental or Brigade drills and musters. - , ' Jiy order of the Commander--in-chief. . j J. Gv MARTIN, .' " - i Adjutant General. . dec. 11, 1861. " . 9 -it. All the papers in the State copy one time, and lend bill to Adjutant General' Office. 100 Negroes Wanted . .. ON THE W'cstcrii Xortlt Carolina Railroad. THE SUBSCRIBER WISHES TO HIRE FOR THE ensuimr year, 100 ABLE-BODIJED NEGROES for the use of the Western North Carolina Railroad, to be em ployed generally as Section, Train and Station hands; but to be used as the interest of the Company may Beem to justify. Persons haTing 8uch to hire will find this a de sirable locality, and will please "apply at this office. JAMES C. TURNER, Chief Enjr. A'Sap't, . W. N. C.R. R. Salisbury, dec. 14, 1861. . , 10 lm. A Good Cook Wanted. A JIRST-RiTE C00K IS WASTED FROM THE .xjLnrst of next year. Apply at this ffice.- : : . de. 4, 1861. 7 tf. Our Own Primary Grammar. j Jt'ST pcbdished bt STERLIITG & CAMPELL, I 'Greensboro' X. C. , 72 pages, 12 mo,, 25 cent per copy. For sale by them and all booksellers. Teachers and School officers desiring copies for examina tion will receive them on remitting 15 cents to the author. ! C. W. SMYTHE, Lexington,"'NC. dec 11, 1861. . , 9 tf. PASTEB0RD WANTED. BY THE CONFEDER ATE ST1TES ARM FACT0RT at Wilmington, N. C. 11. NEWHOFF, General Agent. . St. dec. 7, 18C1. States. (by AUTnoBixr.) ' -t rim irn ron i tt toit m . . . ON NEWSPAPERS AND PERlODIfViT p(Ti : DEALERS THEREIN THROUGH tiVp& SE.v : EXPESS OVER POST ROADS. . -Oi; Section 1. The Congress of the Cotiforio. v America do enact, That persons encawoH newspapers an periodicals may receive bv m i Pal w-tity of euch papers and periodicals as the? nl a"r " the payment at the place of delivery, at the y 0rK : postage aa is required by the existing law ,'k5ler the reeular subscribers to such newRnar b Sec. 2- It shall be lawful for persons nk,LF and selling newspapers and periodicals, toca- 10 tity of such papers and periodicals over tK'Iy aDJT the Confederate States, outside of the mail ing the postage at tne same rate charged to T pv nearest the place of publication or tiurr,.I such prepayntent shall be indicated by the t 1 1 post office or by writing upon the paper bo Rm r'f Sep. 3. Anvneraon violatinor th m.-:..;. ' h1i11 fnrfpit ann nav tho sum nf fift Jn of a . erea Dy acuon 01 aeot in tne name and f(,r , 17.7, :, v urs, u 1. Confederate States. . Approved August 31, 1SC1. . the - No. 287.1 RESOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE TROOPS rr WITH BREAD AND FRESH PttOVLJ: Resolved by the Congress of the Confederat 1 America, That the secretary of v ar bp 9n.) t '. ,Vyt directed to furnish to such of our thopa in th 1 v. v - - r- r -1 - 11 uciit'i nt. in lieu ot the usual ration of flour, "an efuivalj - . baked bread, and to this end is authoi i' U " u.i : : . 1 j i v Vu li '... UlM'l ica 1U 9UIU UUIUUl'l 3 I1U ill, MICH piy.v necessary, or to make contracts for the si bread. Resolved, That a daily ration of freih vigetib; nished to all troops whenever the same can he 1 . " : a reasonable cost and charges toi Governing-. ' Annrnfod Antrust 31. lSfil. " ri " o ' z . (1 f No. 200.1 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESlDFNTa T1NUE T H E A P P O I N T M E X T S MADK Hv , THE MILITARY AND NAVAL Sectio The ngress of thl; ContVd. r .t. America continue That the President 1 ppointments made by him. in tl,.' v" and service, auring. the recesses iifr. during the last or present session, and W "snlm 'i gress at the commencement of its htrxt : Approved September 3, 1861.' , No. 291.1 . ! ' '" AN ACT SUPPLEMENTAL TO AN ACT TO LISTABLISH THE RATES OF POSTUiF (i v PAPERS AND PERIODICALS SENT To iirV THEREIN THROUGH THE MAILS, OR BY F:v DVER POST ROADS. ' Section 1. The Congress of the ' Confederate Su-. America do enact. That thq word "the" whf re .jfr curs in the second section of said act be, and t'.,' hereby, stricken out, and the word '"each" iubs:i. its stead. 1 Approved September 3, 1861. v PR0CLA3IATI077? BY HIS EXCELLENCY HENRY T. CLAlllGi: 4 NOR OF NORTH CAROLINA. fvrfl'TlV linn. ... , i.vLvvii!r, i'r.fiKiI KAMUOH, jNov. TtL, W,; IN Pursuance of the . power vested in me by the 1' tion of the Constitution, and by and vr ith the ai the Council of State, I do hereby prohibit th'.yxp.;r beyond the limits of this State, of all lkenn, Tork Leather, Men's Shoes, Woolen Good, Joan,!: Blankets, &c, Ac, except through the orders of th--officers of the Confederatei.G6vt,rnm?nt o'r'ofth GovernmentSi The Adjutant General will e:r.;., necessary means to can y into full ..effect this ords Agents to purchase for the State .are requited to ha' ten authority:. " " ' HENRY T. CLARK, ' A ': .Governor ix u Nov. 13th, 1861. yr. l-ii STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, ) Warren County. j . y Court of Pleas and QrARTEii Swy i.1 VI VI rife. N 0 vcm ber , Ttre. ' J Wm. Bowden and others, Petition fir vs. N. Williams and Emily his wife tin:.. it appearing to tne uourt mac tue ciciennnnu n yonxl the limits of this State, it is, therefore, ork: publication be made for six weeks ia thij Kalfigi Journal, notifying them of the filing of this petiti'n that unless they appear at the next term'ot- thu- Ccr plead, answer or demur, th said petition will lea confessed, and heard ex parte. WitnesSj John W. White; Clerk of the CountTri - f ' 111 SI A A 111 If t , , atoresaia. at omce in warrenton, tne iourtn iim November, A. D., 1861. Issued the 3rd day of December, 1861. ' ' . JNO. W. WHITlv. C dec. 7, 1861. H-t. NOTICE. . THE subscribers, at November term 4 Court of Pleas - and Quarter Sei-siona for th-' of Nash, having qualified as Administrators upon tb of Joshua Watson, deceased, hereby notify all prni debted to said deceased to make immediate pavip those having claims against said deceased to ur.vt:: dulv authenticated within the time prescribed hr if this notice will be plead in bar of their recovenv ' . H,FVRYG. WiLLIA.M.S) . .. B. D. MANN. . , ,Vf f ;. . ' ' 8. S. COOPER, M v 1 t -r f m. yj j . 0 NOTICE. BY virtue of a decree of tne Court of ty of Wake county, at the Fall Term, hl. I n -(at public outcry) on MONDAY, the 6th ' Janaan and within the hours prescribed by law, the bidder,-the tract of land commonly called tho FOKRESTVILLE TKACT, containing about.326 acres ; and, on the next 'ir, '. the premises, the tract called , . " PEXXY niLL, :V containing'about 1100 acres both belonging Jo & fc of Brian Green,1 deceased. The property will be' sold on a credi t of sixraonU; chasers giving bonds with two approved pecuritiw. 1 Also, on Monday, the 6th, at Forre?tville, will-i for the ensuing year, the HOUSE AND LOT, haw nnnni(v1 Kv Hi Vm .T ' (Iroon and. 0D T Via 7fK Pnn TTI11 W;T1 Ka arAA a ntirnllpr OI 7 U t bUj Cb LALMJ 11111. w II Sjk of a perishable nature, t ' , Y'. . r tt inhDionv lilmini?T; nov. 30, 1861. flrflfiker IJakery, Hit I RR.E A I) nrl f!R A CK RR HAKKR. and n. with the most improved machinery, are now Y'u i :a: rti - J t,,, tif.. VTIU 1 Crackers, and of ihe best quality, euch a ; Soda Crackers, ' -Butter Crackers, Water Crackers, . Sugar Cracker?, etc., elf. We are also prepared to furnish the Army, w with . - . ' ' ' Navy DrcA'l ' . . Pilot Bread, . l, , Wine Biscuit, etc., etc., etc., at the lowest market rates, and promptly by JAS. SIMPU-N 4). Wasted. Empty Tlour Barrels in good co1 which we will pay 25 cents each. ,;n( . nov. 30, 1861. - Z - Thft Ilnivoriitv of odh '-.Carol CHAPEL HILL rpHE next Session will begin on Satufd3J' 1 JL January, 1862. . ..hlrk This Institution situated in a region re.-- iui ana remote iiom tne seat oi war, u "vv ; 1UJ p operation ince February, 1775. At co PreT ,ntb great as they now are.. DAVID U dec i, 1861. At the Confederate States Arm Factory, at N. C., , - EIGHT BRASS FINISHERS. , ' ' AND TWO MOULDER. v?f Applr to Messrs. Froelick k Esttan, or General Agnt, at Wilminrton. ' ir THE RECESSES OF CONGiiESS, OR THf i 1 -t PRESENT SESSION, AND TO SUUMIT tp ' CONGRESS AT ITS NEXT SKSSlOV ' h !
Daily State Journal (Raleigh, N.C.)
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