HISTOBY OF GEN. MORGAN'S ESCAPE
FBOM PRISON.
A THRILLING DESCRIPTION OF HIS
ADVENTURES. c
A special correspondent of the Richmond En
nuirer. writing from Danville. Va., under date of
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January 2d, gives the followiog thrilling
of Gen. Morgan's adventures in making his
ilrom the Ohio Penitentiary :
.John II. Morgan's remarkable escape from the
Ohio State Prison, I have determined to send yuu j
the following, as received from him. How often !
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nnaa lr nppnr rnnr. "rnnn l si Kirai irpr rnan iHTinri :
:and to hear the General
all the incidents con
his. sale arrival within
ittiaie oi iu aiauiau niirinn luaii u hub icwiu vi
.facts, Which; we know, have but recently taken
.place :
In the first place..tbc .prison is one of. the strong
est, either in this country or hurope, os 1 can tes
tify from a personal inspection, ftd few men would
have the couraao to attempt to et ont from such
.a place, even if there were no ether obstacle than
the walls to overcome; but when 'if is remembered
that there were three lines of sentinels to pass, be
sides bull dogs,we can but admire the determina
tion which could resolve,' and the fertility of re
source which could successfully accomplish, such
a vast undertaking.
On the 26th day of July Gen. Morgan, with
others of his officers, was taken to the penitent. a-
ry. Me was urst carried into the "scouring room
-and ordered to divest himself of his clothing, each
arfifl Yieincr nrpfiil1ir pnrrhoil' fic hi loir? It naidn
,Uo was next ordered into a' Inrcrc hogshead of
water and severely scrubbed bv a convict. During
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all this time he was subjected to the vulgar gaze
of a large number of people, who were attracted
.by curiosity to see the "great chief." This being
over he was taken into, the ''shaving room" and
required to take a seat, and then commenced the
'tbarberizing process." While this was going on,
Vol Clnke and Dr Steel came, in and exclaimed iu
great surprise, "My Heaven, General, wruit are
you having yourself so disfigured for V He very
Quldly and pleasantly replied, "Wait a few mo
ments, gentlemen, and you will see;" and Fure
enough they "did. From here he was politely con
ducted to his room, which consisted of a nairow
cell, too and a half feet wide and eight feet lop. i
The grated door was closed, and he now recog- j
nized his awful condition : a miponer in the hands
of barbarians- he who had ever been lenient, bor
dering on weakness ; he who had lime and, again
. released their officers, allowing them to retain their
ihorses and side-arms, and even furnished their
privates with money to defray their way home,
scrubbed, shaved and locked in a felon's cell.
Like a true philosopher, efjual to any emergency, I
he met his lute-' cheerfully, urging his comrades
all the tiaie to prudence and fortitude, remarking f
quietly, "that their time would come: though late,
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it wou d sure v come." And. -thank (iod. he s
out now, and it tnll cotne. JJy his prudence and
amiable deportment, he so won the good feeling of
some of the subaltern attendants that they were
disposed to treat him kindly and do sm:U favors
foj him. -After a. few days of solitary confinement!
he and, his officers were allowed to walk in the pas
eage way, on which their cells opened.
The cells consisted of two long rows of holes in
utile wall, one over the other. They opened into
a passageway, twelve feet wide and ninety feet
long Every morning, at 6 o'clock, they were
turned into the passageway and allowed to commu
.nieate with each other, and at 4 o'clock wero again
locked up. Immediately on the outside of the
wing of the building in which they were confined,
was awall twenty feet high, separating them from
the female department, and on the outside o'fthis
.department was another wall, thirty five feet high,
with a large .over-hang upon which the sentinels
walked their beat. On the- ground, between the
inner and the outer wall, a chain of sentinels was
.distributed, another-on the outer wall durincr the
day, but at night were transferred to the ground
on the outside. Last, and most difficult to e'ude,
was the sentinel who entered fJie prison at all
.times during tbo day, and at stated intervals of
two hours during the night, to see that everything
was going on well. When the determination to
escape at all hazards was fixed upon, the first thing
was to get hold of some implements to work with.
So the General got sick and was obliged to have
his meals brooght to him in his room, and at con
venient opportunities his plate went back minus a
caae-knife. When a sufficient number bad thus
been procured, his brave comrades went to work.
Separate holes had to be made, as they were con
fined in separate cells. Tbcir bedsteads wei-e small
fron stools, fastened to the -wall with hirges. They
could be hooked up or allowed to srnnd on the
fi'. or; and to prevent any suspicion, for several days
before any work was attempted, "they uiade it a
hnbit to let them down and pit at their door and
read. Capt. Hinds superintended the work, whi'e
Gen. Morcran kept wntch 'to divert'the attention of i
the sentinel, whoso duty it wasro come around t to see if there were any soldiers on board, a nil, es
during the day and observe if anything ira gofcg j pying a Federal officer, he boldly walked up und
on. One ,dny this follow carne in while Hoker-! took a seat beside him. He remarked to him that,
smith was down utidcr the floor boring away, and, I ''as the night was damp and chilly, perhaps "he
missing him, said "Where is Hokersmith V The j woufd joiu hiui in a drink." He did so, and the
General replied, ''He is in my room sick, and jm- :
mediately pulled a docnmenFout of his pocket attd
6aid to him : "Here is a memorial T have drawn
;up to .forward to the Government at Washington
what do you think of it V The fellow, who, per
haps, could not read, being liighly flattered at the
iG.encral's condescension took it, and very gravely
looked at it for several moments before he vouch
safed any reply. Then handing it hack, he ex-
iAr!sj4 KssioAlf Ki Vitir il.iic?.ksl nrtt k it In '
.meantime, Hokersmith had been signaled, and
came up, professing to feel "very unwell." This
sentinel was the most difficult and dangerous ob-
tacle in their progress, because there was no toll
ing.at. what time he would enter during" the day,
and-at nigh he came regulareveiy two hours to
each cell, und inserted a light through the bars of
their door to see that they were'quietly sleeping;
and, frequently aftef he had competed his rounds,
he would slip back in the dark with a pair of m-
dia rubber shoes on, to listen at their cells if any
thing was going on. The General says that he
would invariably knjsw of his presence by'a certain
magnetic shudder which it would produce ; but Jpr
.tear that this acute sensibility might sometimes
fail -him, he broke up pmall particles of eotrl every
morning, and sprinkled , it before ; the cell door,
which would always announce bis coming.'
Jyv,ery thing was , nc,w ready to begin the work.
bo, j about
the .latter part of October, they com-1
mehced to bore. "All were busy one
tnafcim;
ingly for several days : and after boring through
nine inches of cement, and nine , thicknee of
brick placed edgewise, they began to wonder when
they kbould reach the'- oft earth
brick, felii throuch. What could
Suddenly a j
this mean ? -.
What infernal - chamber had- they reacned ?'. It
.was immediately entered, and, to their great as
jVnusbment and joy, -it proved to be an air-chamber
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rope-ladder by tearing and. twisting up strips of i d 1 hvthe t of my going into town when i live . sue
bed-tick, another in .making bowie knives, and an- I here: and besides, what business is it of yours?" , the
.other twisting up towels. They labored perscverv -Thev. went immeuiately to the river. They a
extending the whole length of the. row of cells.
Here wai in unexpected interposition in their fa-
vor. uitnerto tney naa Deen oDugea to conceal
their rubbish in their bed-tieks, each ilay burning, v
a nronor Lion ate ouantitv of etrawi-now they had
room enough for ill thej could dig, ,Thejr at once
commenced to tunnel at right angles with this air j
"""new, u.ey reacueu u . inj u
P some distance, and light began to shine, j
ow urioas "as nt ,5Sht ! announced tb I
fulfilment nf thir lhnrs and if Providence Would
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attempt tneir liberty. Jijacn moment mat mier -
vened was filled with dreadful anxiety and sus- !
pense, and each time the guard entered increased
. , 1 1 t l"t
their apprehensions. , The General says he had
; PWJ' Ior raln Pul me morning or
ot the Z7th
j dawned, noght and oeautuui. i ne evenin
g came,
and clouds began to gather. How"tbey prayed
for them to increase. If rain should only begin
ih&ir chances of detection would be greatly lesscn-
j.ed.. While these thoughts were passing through
I their minds the keeper entered with a letter for
Gen. Morgan. He opened it, and what was his
surprise, and I may say ivmider, to find it to be
from a poor Irish woman-ot his acquaintance, iu
Kentucky, commencing, . '31y dear Ginral, I feel
certain you are going to try to git out of prison,
but for your sake don't you try it, my dear Ginral.
You wiU only be taken prisdYier aginj and made to
, suuer u,ore u,a Jou uo now. '
i weut to sPcak of h,s kindness to he poor when
Il ,i mL. u
he lived at .Lexington, and concluded by again
exhorting lain to trust in God, and wait his time.
What could this mean ? No human being on the
outride had been informed of his intention to es
cape, and yet, just as all- things were ready for
him to make the attempt, here comes a letter from
Winchester, Kentucky, advising him not to
"try it." This letter had passed through-Jhe ex
amining office of General Mason, and then through
the hands of the lower officials. What if it should
excite their suspicion and cause them to exercise
an increased vigilance. Their situation, however,
was desperate. Their fate -could nut be 'much
worse, and they resolved to go. Nothing now re
aineto be,donebut for the General and Colonel
Dick Morgan to change cells. The hour approach
ed for them to be locked up. They changed coats
and each stood at the other's cell door with his
back exposed, and -pretended to be engaged in
making nji their beds. As the turnkey entered,
they " turned in" and pulled their doors shut
Six, eight, ten o'clock came. Jlow each pulse
hrobbed as they quietly awaited the approach of
twelve! It cr.me; the sentinel passed his round
all well. After, waiting a few moments to see if
?s. i . . ? ii
mienuea to sup oacic, ine nignai was given an
Ti
q''J "eu uu"u ."" a" amuci, m i
stuffing their flannel shirts and placing them in
bed jMPthey were accustomed to lie. As they
moved quietly along through the dark recess to
the terminus where tbev were to emerge from the
earth. the Genera; prepared to light a match. As
the lurid elare tell unon their countenances, a
scene was presented which can never be forgotten.
There were: crouched seven brave men, who had
resolved to be free. They were armed .with bowie
knives made out of case knives. Life, iu theii
conditiou, was scarcely to be desired, and the mo
ment for the. desperate chance had arrived. Sup
pose, -as they emerged from the ground, that the
dog should give the alarm they-could but die.
Uut few moments were spent iu this kind of ap
prehension. The hour had arrived and out they
came. Fortunately, yes, providentially, the night
had suddenly grown dark and rainy; the dogs had J
retired to their kennel, aua the sentinels hud ta
ken refuge wider shelter. The inner wall, by the
aid of the rope ladder, was soon scaled, and now
the outer one had to be attempted. Captain lay-
lor, (who, by the way, is a nephew of old Zack,)
being a very active man, by the assistance of his
comrades, reached the top of the gate, and was eu
abled to get the rope over the wall. When the
top was gained fhy-found - arope extending all
around, whichtbe General immediately cut, as he
suspected that it might lead into the warden's
room. This turned oit to be correct. " They then
entered the con try box on the wall aud changed
their ck-thes, and let themselves down the. wall.
In sliding down the General skinned his- haiid ve
ry badly, and all were mora or less bruised. Once
down, they separated- Taylor and Shelton going
one way, Ilokersmith, Bennett and JlcGee, uuoth
er,and Gen. M. and Captain Hinea -proceeding
immediately towards the depot. The General had,
by paying fifteen dollars in gold, succeeded in ob-
taiuing a paper which informed him of the sched
ule time of the different roads. The clock struck
oue, and he knew by hurrying he- could reach the
down train for Cincinnati. ' He got there just as
the train was moving off. He at once looked out
party soon became very agreeable to each other.
The cars in crossing the Scioto have to pass with
in a short distance ot the 1 enitejitiary. As they
passed, the officer remarked: "'1 here's the hotel ut
which Morgan and hi officers arc speeding their
leisure." "Yes," replied the -General, "aud I sin
cerely hope he will make .up his mind to board
there during the balance of tlfe war, for be is a
izreat nuisance." When the train reached Zenia
n... 1i.tinni1 rttr cninP siffliii4t mnm thnn it I
J hour. Imagine his anxiety as soldier after soldier
j.would pass through the train, for fear that when
the sentinel had passed his round at two o'clock,
: their absence might be discovered. The train
j was due iu Cincinnati at six o'clock. - This was
the hour at which they were tumid out ef their
. cells, and of course their escape would be then
j discovered. In a few moment alter it would be
j known all over the -country-.-, The traiu, having
been detained at Zienia, wa running yery rapidly
to make up the time- It was already past six o
I clock The General said to Captain liines: "It is
; after six: if we go to the d pot we are' -dead men.
i N.w"or never!" They, went to the rear and put
! on breaks. "Jump, Liines!"- Off he went, and
! fell heels over head in the mud. Another severe
turn "of the break, and the General jumped, lie
! was more successful, aud lighted on his feet. There
we.rc some soldier near, wuu reuianeu: n nai ia
i i: U 1 J. .irt. r"
the b 1 do you men mean by juuiping off the i
a ! cars here?" The General replied: "What iu the ;
found- skiff but' no "jars Soon a little boy came ;
over-aud appeared io be waiting.- 4i hat are
vou waitin; Tor?" said the General. am wait-
ine for my load." '-What is the price of a load?'' ;
"Two dollars."- Well, as we are 'tired and bun- '
' chamber, to get through the foundation: and day young ladies. of,, refinement Deggea me nonor to wa8 tilled m an engagement on
' fior Arr ta Klrml- a -vf nMnilo' vnr rPiiAiroH anrl ' nlr hie mpitls H rmatltfd 1U IVeOtUCkv SOQ16 I M nuVulrii auL-a1
."t'"i'BotiH tbework beforeTtbettflseemed ' interminable. : days, feeling perfectly sate, and senomg into Ijou- f enen,v at Talbott's Station and
Alter fhirty-tbree days of unremittiug labor isville for many little tbings he wanted. ent to ; gnt drove them back 4 miles,
-r n hand eel tin r tnrou-'n a eranite wan oi six leei in ljirustown. aiiu jouna aj?caeri ikiujcu. au juoi reintorcfeU ana a rove our troons
gry, we will give you the two dollars, and you cun under lankee authority, surely, no one can hesi
put ns over." So, over he took them. "Where tate about the banner under which'be will fight. -does
Miss liva?" "Just a short distanoe ltcrslurg ILrpress.
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from fcere?'. "Will jou show me her house?"
"Yesi fiir." The house was reached; a fine break
fast was. soon obtained, money and horse furnish-
ed- A good woman's prayer bestowed, and off he
went. .From there forward to Kentucky, every-
body vied wit Veach other, as to who should show
him the most attention, even to the negroes; and
,m,ea u.,, .uu..u8 . r..-
and about, for three or four days, and then struck
out for 1),i,e Retimes disguising himself as a
flivver rime tit cattle contractor" and bavitig . lurC
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about tniriy oiners, wuu uau rctogiuscw mm, ouu
joined him in spite ot his remonstrances, ne sue
1 ?. .. .I.".- - IV ..1 1, a f 'nv.nir
cecded in
making
a rait, and lie ana uapiam
liines crossed
over. His escorr, wiin ueroic sen-
sacrifice, refused to cros until he was sately over.
He then hired a negro to get his horso over, pay
ing: him $20 for it. The river w"hs so high that
the horse came near drowning, and after more
thau one hour's struggling with the stream, was
j pulled out so exhausted as scarcely to be able to
J stand. The General threw a blanket on him and
commenced to walk, him, when suddenly, he says,
he was seized with a Dreseutimeut that he would
be attacked, and remarked to Captain liines, 'Ve
will be attacked iu tweuty minutes," commenced
saddling his horse. He had hardly tied his girth
when "bang, bang," went the, miunie balls. He
bounced his horae, ud the noble animal, appear-
ing to
be inspired' with new
vigor, bounded on
like a deer up the mountain. Ihe last he saw ot
a deer up the mountain.
his poor fellows on tho opposite side, they were
disappearing up the river bank, fired upon by a
whole regiment of Yankees. J3y this time it was
d?.rk, and also raining. He kntTw that a perfect
cordon of pickets wouid surround the foot of the
mountain, and if he remained there until morning
he would be lost. So be determined to run the
gauntlet at once, and' commenced to descend. As
he n cared the foot, leading his horse, he came al
most in personal contact with a jiicket. His first
impulse was to kill hiui, but finding bim asleep,
he determined to let him sleep on. He made hi
w;.y to the house of a Union man that he knew
lived near there, aud went-up and passed . himself
off as Captain Quartermaster of Hunt's regiment,
who was on his way to 'Athens, Teuu.,- to procure
supplies oi sugar aud coffee for the , Uu ion people
of that country. The lady, who appeared to be
asleep, while this interview was takiug place with
her husbaud, at the mention of 6Ugar aiid coffee,
jumped out of her bed in her night clothes, and
said: "Thank. God tor that, .for we aint seen auy
rale coffee Up here for God knows how long!" She
was so delighted at the prospect that she made up
a fire and cooked them a good supper. Supper
being over, the General remarked that he under
stood some rebels had "tried to cross the river tbis
afternoon." "Yes," said the woman, "but our
men killed some uu um, and driv the rest back."
"Now," says the General, "I know that, but didn't
some of them get over. "Yes," was the iply,
but they are on the mountain, aud can't get
down without being killed, as every road is stop
ped up " He then said to her, "it is very impor
tant for me to get to Athens by to-morrow night,
or I miy . lose that sugar aud coffee, and 1 am
afraid to go down any these roads, for fear my own
men will kill me." The fear of losing that sugar
and coffee brought her again to an accommodating
mood, and she replied: "Why Paul cau't you show I
the Captain, through our farm, that road down by !
the field" The General, says, "Of course Paul,
you cao do it, and as tbe night is very cold, I will
ive you 10 (in gold) to help you along." The
gold, and the prospect ot sugar and conee was too
much for any poor mail's' nerves, and he yielded,,
and,getting on a horse, he took them 7 miles to
the big road.
From this time forward he had a'serics" of ad- j
Ventures aud escapes, all very wonderful, until he i
got near another river in Teuuessee, when he re
solved to go up to a house and find the way.
liines went to the house, while tbe . General stood i
in the road. Hearing a body of cavalry come
dashing up behind him, he quietly slipped to one I
side of the road aud it passed by without observing
him. They went yelling after Uiues, and, poor j
fellow, he has not been heard of since. How sad
to think that be should either be captured or kill
ed after so many brave efforts, not only in his own
behalf, but also-in that of the General, for, the
General says that it is owing chiefly to liines' eu
terpristrHuid. skill that they made their escape.
When he arrived at the river referred to above,
he tried to get over, intending to top that night
'with a good Southern mau on the other side. He
could not get over, aud bad to remain at tbe house
of a Union man. The next morning he went to
the house. that'he bad sought previous, and found
the track of the Yankees scarcely cold. They bad
been there all night, expecting he would come
there, aiid had murdered everybody who had at
tempted to reach the house without haulting
them. Iu pursuing t!ii3 brutal course, they had
killed three young men, neighbors of this gentle
man, aud went away leaving their dead bodies on
tbe ground.
After he had crossed Obey's river, and got dowi
into Middle 'Tennessee, he found it almost imposs
ible to avoid recognition. At the time he passed
some poor women, aud oue of them commenced
clapping her bands and said, "OJi, I know who
that is: f knyw who that is!" but catching herself,
she topped short & passed on with her companions 1
ihe General says that his escape was made en
tirely without the assistance from any one on the
outside, aud, so far as he knows, alsowithout their
knowledge of his'intentionj that the announcement
of his arrival at Toronto was one of those fortuit
ous coincidences that cannot be accounted for;
that it assisted hiui materially, no doubt. In fact,
he says that his "vvife's prayers" saved him, and, as
this is the most agreeable way of explaining it, he
is determined to believe it.
.The above account may be relied on as correet;
and, although much has been left out, yet enouth
is printed to stamp it as one of the inot remark
able escapes in histoiy.
From bettkr to wousit We' understand
from a gentleman who recently left Norfolk, that
sundry individuals who fled from Petersburg to
avoid service in the army, and made their way
through our lines to Norfolk, have gained nothing
oy the change. In fact, thy have jumped from
the "frying pan iuto tie.fire," for it is stated .that I
llutler has ordered every man who arrives under j
h circumstances, to be arrested and placed in j
cunipB of instruction at Newport News, prepar.- '
tory to a full entrance into the. Yankee army. It '
would be intiuitely better for these timid patriots -
to remain and fightm the Confederate ranks, un-1
.der anv end all circumstances, but since it seems !
to be pietty well established, that they are to.be
forced into the Yankee service as soon as tbev cet'
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tr kjbws.
Feom iLlbt Tennessee. CoL Crows, of Mor
gan's division, attacked the enemy near Dundridge
recently, and captured a battery, but it was after
wards recaptured. That enemy were driven back
to their entrenchments at Mossy Creek where they
remain strongly entrenched. Alaj. JJall ofua.,
tbe zytn. lien.
superior force nf the
after a stubborn
when they were
back. Our loss
was 120.- The railroad is now in running order
to 'Bristol.
r" Theyaukee papers contain a dispatch from
Gen. Thomas, the yankee commander at Chatta
nooga, stating that Wheeler's cavalry, on the 26th,
captured a Federal wagon train bound to Knox
ville, but that he was pursued and defeated. It
is not stated what WheJler did with tbe wagons
and stuff, but we suppose ho destroyed them.
Atlanta, Jan. 2. Accounts from Dalton are
all very nearly to thejsame purpose. Gen John
ston has quietly assumed command of the forees,
and with his usual unostentatious style of proce
dure is doubtless engaged iu all which can be
done. He is regarded by every one in and out of
service with affectionate - confidence as a patriotic
man of great abilities. . -
We have conversed with a gentleman just fromj
Bristol. He informs us tbat tbe condition ot the
campaigns in East Tennessee is prosperous and
hopeful. It is considered tbat Burnside will not
be able to hold his position ' at Knoxyille. Our
forces have completely cut off his communication
with Cumberland Gap, and his troops are on short
rations. At Chattanooga the enemy is also re
ported on allowance, by parties recently out from
that vicinity. On the lower Tennessee, bodies of
cavalry seem to be, organizing for tbe coming
spring campaign. Our scouts iu the region of the
Tennessee line are said to be well regulated.
Fig?ht on Cosbt Creek. On Thursday, the
2fth, Gen Vance had-a brush with some 300 to
nes, on the bead of Cosby Creek, Cocke county,
Tenu., some 45 or 50 miles from tbis place. Tbe
enemy were strongly posted, but after a few rounds
our men charged them and they fled,, leaving
hree dead, three wounded, all their camp equip
age, a number of horses, and a few guns behind,
lien. Vance captured six or eight of the gang.
Gen. Vance's force consisted of a few regulars,
and the Henderson Home. Guards under Capt.
Banning, and the Haywood Home Guards under
Mai. Kay. All acted nobly, and when 'the order
to charge was given the Home Guards dashed off
with a yell that made the mountains ring. Gen.
Vance says veteran troops never acted more gal
lantly Asheville News. v
Fkom Virginia. On the 1st inst., Mosby
captured in Fauqueir county 40 yankees - with
their horses, arms and equipments. In the fight
Je lost two killed and three wounded.
Several'skirmishes are reported, generally with
favorable results to our side. The main armies
on each side are quiet -in winter quarters.
Abinodon, Va., Jan. 7. General W. E. Jones
captured on Sunday last, near Jonesville, Gill
County, Va., a few over four hundred of the Yan
kee force that has been investing that county. .He
captured three pieces of artillery, all their wagons;
horses and'mules. His loss was five killed and
twelve wounded.
From Charleston One hundred and eiuJitv-
first upy of the Siege. The enemy fired sixteen
shells at the city between 10 o clock Monday night
and half-past 5 Tuesday morning, averaging one
shell about every half hour, Tbe number of shells
fired at tbe city from the commencement in August
last, is about four hundred and fifty.
The Yankees were still at work Tuesday, repair
ing damages caused by the late storm. Charles
ton Courier , 6th. ' .
The Confederate cruiser Alabama, burnt
three yankee vessels on the 16th, off tbe coast of
Java.
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Pay Day. The high prices at which negroes
have hired and houses ieuted during the past few
days, indicate as we think, that people have not
sufficiently considered what may be, aud most pro
bably will be, the value of money when pay day
comes round twelve months hence. It is a matter
of comparatively small consequence what price a
man pays for a thing he needs, provided he pays
cash down and leaves no debt to be provided for a
year hence. But an obligation for a thousand dol
lars, made now to be paid a -year heuce, may have
to be mot iu a currency worth. five times as much
as that existing at present. Thus, though the deb
tor will still have only the thousand dollars to pay,
that sum may be harder to: obtain then, owing to
the scarcity of mooey, than five thousand dollars
are now. Beware of incurring debts now. Bath
er pay as you go, and pay up every thing that you
owe. And then the operation's ot auy currency
law or tax law that Congress may enact will have
but little power to hurm.FatetteviUe Observer.
Considering present high prices, .it would be a good
plfta for people $o refuse to hire and work more them
selves. . . . . . .
Discontinued.' We have been requested to
give notice that tbe Sunday trains over the West
ern N. C. Railroad have been discontinued.
iStatesvilte Express.
Tour Boiids are Ready.
Endorse your names across the backs of your Certifi
cute, call at my office, in the Court House, iti Char
lotte, and receipt me for your Confederatet States
Bonds, Sevens and Eights.
A. C. WILLI A SI SON, C. S. D.
Dec 29, 1863 3t
Dividend No. 20.
Rank of Charlotte, JT. C, Y
December 23, 1863. J
The Board of Directors of rhis Bank having declared
a Fenii-nnnual Dividend of Two Dollars and Fifty cents
($2 50) per Share, and also an extra dividend of Five
Dollars ($5) per Share, the same will be paid to Stock
holders or order, in Confederate States Treasury Notes,
on and after Wednesday the 6th day of January, 1864.
Stockholders are requested to draw their dividends
promptly. JXO. J. BLACKWOOD, "
Dec 29, 1863 4t President.
nineteenth Dividend.
. Charlotte & S. C. Railroad Cou axv,
Treasuri't' Office, Columbia, Dec. 12, 18C3.
- The Directors having declared a semi-annual divi-
deud of Twelve Dollars per Share in Confederate Slates
Treasury notes, the same will be paid on and after the
20th ius't. Stockholders in Fairfield. Chester and York
Districts and North Carolina, mill be paid at Winns-
boro, Clu ster and Charlotte, as heretofore.
Partie. who have not had settlements for Stock Divi-
deud of May, 1803, should do so at once
C, BOU KNIGHT
Secretary and Treasurer..
December 29, 1863 lm
Announcement
We, as soldiers, respectfilly announce THOMAS
R. M AGTLLaa a candidate far the IIabko nnmmnn.
for Umou county, at our next regular election in Aug.
next, ana as sucn wij oe voted for by
- Mahv SOLDIIB3 is tbb Abht.
December 22, 1863 tepd
" For tht Wetter Democrat.
MECKLENBURG- COTJHTY
SOCIETY.;
JJIiJkE
- We give below a list of this Officers and ilanagers
nt tliA abore named society, aud also aoiue words of
trtm bv the Executive Committer to the MaaH
agera, We feel a good degree of confidence that
the people of this county will aosUin their former
character for liberality in. giving to the worthob
ject of the society :
Oi-FicERBDr. E. Nye liutcnison, rresiueni;
Rev. J. C. Chalmers. Jst Vice-President ; Kev. C.
H. Pritehard, 2d Vice President ; M. D. Johnston,
CarrfftDondinff Secretary; J. M. nutcniaon, rtecoru-
ing Secretary and I reasurer.
K j -
BOACD of managers.
Im the Methodist Episcopal Churches.
. .. . ... tt t:.-i j wm t
Uliarlotte station nev. v.
Yftte and S. 1. Riddle.
s' Sandy Ridge Rev. L. Scarboro, J. H. Morrison.
Fairview Thomas Squires; Daniel Went. "
New Hope Franklin Stillwell,' Joab Campbell.
' Mill Grove Eli Stewart, Dawson Byram. ':
Hickory Grove Wm Carter," G E Teter. .
Bthesda J A Wallace," Fletcher Moore.
Mount ZionWm Gillespie,' Allison Black.
Trinity James Martini Wm K&.
Dows Robert McGee. Alfred HooTer.
Big Spring N B Taylor, Wilson Montgomery
Ilarrisoa's Church ltev ,1 ringer, a a uavis, collections f its former reputation. On reaching
V N Davidson. the depot at Columbia'we took a coach 'and four,
Hebron Sampson Wolfe. Wm Thrower. ahd for the moderate sum of two dollar in (nfed
In the Methodist Protestant Churches. te currency,- we were whirled away as fast as
. -n , ... .T . ox- "t horses (no wonder) could carry os to the ahelter-
i'leasant nm Jiev w v iayior, o iy.
! M Lee.
Antioch Wm Warwick, Henry Query.
. Tabernacle J R Wiucheater, Wm Simpson.
Mount Moriah 13 Brantley, C Braswell.
Brown's Hill Michael G arm an, James Alkn
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
St. Mark's Evaug. Lutheran Church Rev G D
Beruheim, Jacob Duls, John Kuck.
In the Baptist Church.
Charlotte Rev R H Giiffi'th. W Boyd, S P Smith..
In the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Charlotte--Rev Q M Everhardt, John Wilkes,
Col W A Williams.
In the Associate Reformed Churches.
'.. Steel Creek Rev J C Chalmers, Alex Grier, S
W Reid.
Back Creek Rev Iaac G McLaughlin, Robt B
Coehran, Milton Hunter.
Prosperity Rev R Ran son, James Bigham, Ab
ner Hunter, Esq.
Gilead Ezekiel Alexander, R B Hunter.
Sardis Rev Jobu Hunter. Lorcuzu Huuter, S C
Boyce.
In the Pnsbyteriah Churches. ,
Steel Creek ReV J C Alexander, Thos B Price,
A G Neel.
Pleasant Hill A R Erwin. D H Hart.
Sugar Creek Rev R II Lafferty, Ira Parks, An
drew McNeely.
Philadelphia Rev Wm M McDonald. Wm Max
well, Wm Beaver.
Providence Rev R Z Johnston, E C Kuykea
dall. Win Rea.
Sharon C T Alexander, T Neely Alexander.
- Mallard Creek Rev W S Pharr, Wm Hutchi
son, J A Query.
Ramah Rev T E Davis. T H Hamilton, Wm B
Parks.
Davidson College Rev J L Kirkpatrick, Rev E
F Rockwell. T W Sparrow.
Bethel Rev T E Davis. D A Caldweir. William
Patterson.
Hopewell Rev S C Pharr, DD..AB Davidson,
T M-Kerns.
Paw Creek Rev R Burwt-U. Thoa T Johnston.
Wm Cathey.
Charlotte Rev A Sinclair, Francis Scarr, Dr.
Wm J Hayes.
The next meeting of the- Society will be held at
Providence Church on the 1st Suturday in May,
1864. and will be-opened with au addn-ss by Rev J
L Kirkpatrick, X). D., of Davidson College.
Address of the Executive Committeto the Managers.
Dear Brethren : .You have been appointed for
the present year Managers of the Bible Society of
Mecklenburg county to act in your respective com
munities, in the belief tbat you would take an active
part iu promoting its interest aud carrying out the
object of the Society. " It mas believed that you
would "act with at least, as much efficiency as any
others. We hope you will- uot be satisfied with be
ing merely nominal officers, but that you will be
acuve una iairniui irieuas ot the llible caufe. con-
versing with the people on tho subject of "biblf dia-
tribution and interesting their minds in it. It is
expected that you will, iu the course of this winter,
take up collections in your Churches, and that be
sides private conversation at other times you will
have the people addressed ou the day "of collection,
either by one1r more of yourselves or some other
suitable person, showing the importance of the
work aud its claims on them. It in desired that the
money be handed to J M Hutchison, the Treasurer, !. def and others, 1 will cxposo to public sale, and sell to
agaiust the 1st of May, ihat lie may make a report j the highest bidder, at the public square in Charlotte,
at the annual meeting in that mouth. Euquire into ; on the 2d Monday in January, 184, the slave Cbar
destitutions and report to the officers or the Society, i ,ot,e in ,,ie pieadniS mentioned, upon a rrrdit of 13
It is desirable that you will attend na far as practic- i months, with interest from sale, except five per cent.
t,1.. I r .i . c. . . ft, ah in nnrrmli. the narrbaer excculllllf bond Willi
puio mo annual uit-euugs OI Mie society, lO maK6
and hear short reports of your laboss and success
in the work and of any incidents calculated to throw
light upon or create interest in it. The feelings of.
our people are, we believe, as easilv excited in be
half of a good cause as those of almost any other, if
the agents will lay the subject before theui proper
ly ; there is then a work for you to do au impor
tant work, 'flie success of our Society depeuds up
on you : the moral aud dearest interests of our fel
low men depend, under God, much upon your efforts!
Oh', then, be faithful, be energetic ! It is oor duty
to aim at disseminating our Heaveuly . Master's
word to thf ends of the earth. Work, then in this
His vineyard as faithful servants and whatsoever is
right Ho will give you.
M. D. JOHNSTON.
Corresponding Secretary.
- , '
Fbr tht Western Democrat. - - . ' -
NOTES OP TRAVEL.
We It ft Charlotte on tho 9th ult., and after a
rather crowded but otherwise pleasant ride over the.
railroads, we reached the pleasant, busy, bustling
town of SuifnVr, where we found the South Carolina
Conference holding its annual sension. The preach
ers and stranger brought together by the occasion
taxed, the liberality and hospitality of the citizens
to rather an unusual extent, but with open doors
' and hands and hearts they met the occasion, aud I
! am happy to say that their ample resources were
j equal to the emegenoy. ' As this was my first visit,
' I passed about' with my eyes open and took notes
of what I saw aud heard, but with no intent at the
j time of printing them.' Bat as a small tribute to
the kindness of those among whom my lot was cant
for tbe time. 1 have seen proper to pen these few
jottings by tbe way of au occasional traveler.
There are a great many worse places than Sam-
ier anL m ?ur Iulure pertgnuaiiens we suall.nua it
ver7 difficult to pass this beautiful town of sand aud
shade trees without stopping. Tbe attendance of
the preachers was very large, considering the times?
''and the number that are absent as chaplains in the j
i army. The body contains a large amount of .
, nreachinir talent, and was presided over with chria-
j Man uiguitjr auu Hwruu auuitj ujr luai AO IP, WV
quent and learned divine, Bishop Pierce. II L ar
: mo on Sunday on the etate of the country was one
! of the most able and eloquent pulpit efftft
j ever been our pleasure to listen to. The pulpits
j of most of the churches were occapied by members
, of-the Conferenoe, and sermons of searcuing power.
! couched in words that bnrn. were delivered to
! crowded and attentive congregations. The vener
able Lovick Pierce, father of tbe.Uisnop, was pres
ent and addressed tbe Conferenoe with great force
and effect, and was responded to in most eloquent
and appropriate 'term by Dra. Smith ud Sehwn.
It Was an affecting aight to see theae stalou and
faithful ministers of the Most High coming tip from
their various ehargea to give aa account of their
stewardship, and receive their appointment for aa.
other year'i labor. ( We racognlied among tl
preachers the familiar f&ce of many an old acquain
tance, under whose ministry we bad sat in former
days, and we are happy to say that our recent vUit
o&wUd us to add several new ones to tbe lULT We
bid adim to Sumter with, a bart alive with kind
and sympatbti4 emotions, awakened by the Leartv
1 welcome and kh4 treatment of the many friend we
met , And In traversing. the ehequred path of light
ana aiiaae, or. caun anu atorm. ot smiles and tari
i mat mav-vej ue oeiore as, tona mtnorv win nttfn
a. . ! ... .
carry oe bek to the pleasant homes and cheerful
firesides of those who extended to us, ft the few
ihort ilivi i if nnr imlrturn. th frnAm rf .
J , . J: .r
. geueroua ana unstintea liberality. Un our return
we' bad an opportunity of testinrr the courte? and
accommodating dispositions of some ofMhe officer
oT the i Wilmington and .Mauohester Builroad. and
of the South Carolina Railroad company, aud we
are happy to state tbat we found them fully up to
schedule time in evry particular. ' No lady need
be under auy apprehensions in traveling unattended
on either of these roads. Our stay at KiugnvilU
j was longer than we could have wuhed, utile the
accommodations had been better. That place baa
had its dav. and is now living on the ahadowv re-
. . f NlckeM011.- .utelv nianM.,. where a
comfortable room and 'a hot breakfast awaited up.
a'nd in that wo were not pecaliar, for everj body
(almost) always stop at Nickerou', for everybody
I
that ever tried him know bun to be the prince ot
landlords, aud that is saying enough for the reputa
tion of one man, for a man mutt be something more
trmu a man who can keep a hotel these times and
please everybody. Kickerenn can dolt and does do
it. But a ride on the Charlotte road of one hundred
miles still lay between us and home, but we had
tried that road and its officers So often before that
the trip only excited pleasing emotions. The Pres
ident of this road is a man who knows hi duty
aud dares to do it, and his subordinates are influ
enced by his example. Thanks to these accommo
dating officers aua their rolling stock, we can now
sing "home again" with the spirit aud the under
standing varied by the chorus of the t'Old North
Stato forever. On our way home we .had the
pleasure of conversing an 4 blinking batidji with ihe
noted General Morgan. 'R R. H.
FOR RENT.
On Tuesday the 19th of January next, 18rtt, I will
rent out at the Court Uoue in ttockinyhatii, Richmond
codnty, a Plantation on 4 lie Pedee River, known n the
Urassy Island, on which is situated a fine ihmr and
corn Mill, a valuable shad Fishery, with about a hun
dred and sixty acres of cleared land. orte-half of which
is river bottom, in a high atate or cultivation, and on
which are two comfortable buildings and all tin uetvt
sary out-bouses.
Terms ca.h, or six months credit with bond and se
curity. J. W. KOl'Klt.
Dee 29, 18C3.
Salt! Salt! Salt
We will exchange Virginia Salt for Pork, ea as good
terms as any body.
YOUNG, WKISTON k OUR.
December 1, 1803 if
LAND .SALE IN EQUITY".
In conformity to a decree of the Court of Kijuitj of
Mecklenburg county, made at Fall Term, 1863, in the
iuatter of Hugh M Houston and wife, and others, for
the purpose of making, pirtitio. of tha proceeds of
sale between tbe petitioners, I will expose to public
sale to the highest bidder, exreuting bond with ap
proved security, at Ihe pablic square in Charlotte, ou
'the 'id Monday in January, 1604, on a creuil of twelvs
mouths, with interest from sale, except live per cent,
cash to paj costs, the Tract of Laud iu tire pleadings
mentioned, situated on the waters of Four Mile Creek,
adjniniag the lauds of W P Houston, A A Uou.too, J
M Stuart and others.
. DV 1, 1853 A C WILLIAMSON', C. M. E.
EQUITY SLAVE. .SALE.
In obedience to a decree' of. ihe Court of Kqoltj of
Mecklenburg county, made' at Fall Term, 1803, in the
matter of T B McKee, Administrator of Robert Walker,
I will re-open-the bid lings of sale of the slave Aaron,
in the pleadings mentioned, at public ve.idue, at the
public square in Charlotte, on the 2d Monday of Jan
uary, 1864 starting at the Intt bid of sixteen hundred
anil fiftv dolUji r1.6501. T ie trrms
and fiftv do Ujs f 1.650). me trrwif win oe iweie
mouths credit, except five percent. cah to pay cot,
the purchaser gh ing Lond and good etaiy ft tls
purchase money.
Dec 1, lb'J3
A C WILLIAMSON', C. M. R.
' EQUITY SALE OF A SLAVE.
By virtue of a decree of the Court of Equity of
Mecklenburg counly, made at Fall Teti, IBC3, in the
matter of U W Alexander. Guardian of Anne Alrxan-
' r r----
! """.nS T? wilnSsilV C M. E
Dec 1863 A C 'hlHAMhOjC. M.J
EQUITY fND SAIiU.
The Land of the late HirAm C. Brawlcy, di-cenrfd,
Mill be re-sold at the publis square in Charlotte, on tho
second ilonday ia Januarjr, 1804, on a.tiedit of ix
moDlhs. K,ill be Urted on the last bid off 2,3:17
and sold to tha, highest bidder. There are- 174 acres
in the ruct. It adjoins the lauds of J. 1. Koi. .
Means, and lies near to town iiond and good sexuritjr
required yf the purchaser. Four per cent. tah will
be required to iav costs.
. .Nov 17, le63. ts A. C. WILLIAMSON, C. M. E.
Persons having claim's against Harbort Stowe's es
tate are hereby notified that (he estate is frolrur to be
settled up as early as practicable after January
Court, and they are liercbjr required to present tbeni
for pai-raent or otherwise this notice will be pleaded
in bar'of their recovery. II D KTOWB, A lm'r.
Dec 8, 1863 5t pL
7 WANTED,
I A single white man, over conncnj.t n;re, to tttin on a
! Plantation and Uke charge of 5 or 6 h inds. Apply at
; this Office.
December 8, 18C3.
STRAY
COW. .
Strayed from my place in Philadelphia nelgl.bor
hod, on the 1 4th November, a Cow and a calA. The
cow is red with a white face and a small Ul o" the
calf is also red but no other mark recollected.
A lib.
eral reward will be paid for the deliry or
the
cattle
to me, or confined so that I enn r
Dec 8, 1 863 3 1 pd i
LIXC0LNT0N MM SEMIXAUY,
LI.vcOl.NTON. N. C.
- . c - .MsfTBioit. 1864. ill commence on Mon-
' r.wrr 1st. and continue twenty weeks.
I have
'. .i. ..;-. at the same corps of teachers as
secure l"v - .
bBfAs' RegnlrVuitIon,rom$10 to $30; Piano
. . ctn. Hs of Piano. S3.
Boasd I will take a limited nmuher of pupils to
board with me, aad will charge them simply what it
costs to board them. PopiU. however, aiusi furnish
their own towels, candles and toilet soap. I make
tbis arrangement frem ths impossibility of foretelling
what charge for board would be fair to both parties.
Each boarding pnpil will pay $200 ia advance the
balance, if anyfcat the close of tbe Seesioo.
A liberal patronage is respectfully solicited.
For further information, address
S. LAKDEB, A. M., Principal,
Dec 8, liC3 6tlpd