Jfor.tA JFVfr Democrat.
FRUIT TUBES.
. Ma Editor .: I was pleased with a remark in
your paper some weeks since that " the man who
plan to a .shade tree is a public benefactor." This is
true, for he puts something beautiful where noth
ing atood before. But it is more true of the man
that plants a fruit tree, which is beautiful and use
ful at the same time. What is more beautiful
than a well ordered orehard in the'Spring, with
its green leaves, fragrant blossoms, and its singing
birds and murmuring bees; and what combines so
fjerfectlj the .useful and beautiful as the' same or
chard in Autumn Joaded with froit and filled with
fragrance? These considerations would eem
enough to induce -every one to go to work and
-plant an orchard of well selected fruit. But
"the great question in this mone-loving age is,
will it pay? The price that poor fruit brings in
this town answers that question.
Why is ithen, when every one admits that an
orchard is beautiful, useful and profitable, -that so
few pay any attention to the subject? If our field
crops were managed as poorly aa our orchards we
why farmers do -not pay more attention to their
Orchards is, the returns are not so quick as from
corn, . wheat .and other rops. If we coaU2. get a
ood crop of wheat the first year I think more at
tention would be paid to the subject. But we
ought to recollect -that we are nut obliged to plant
ai orchard every year that when once establish--eHt
will yield a good return for many years if a
moderate degree of attention is bestowed upon it.
Then, fellow-farmers, let me urge you to pay
nio re attention to this subject. Now is a good
liiiid to plant iruit trees. Don't put it off till next
year. Do it now, , and your orchard will soon re
pay you for any expense you may incur in getting
a good selection of the various kinds of fruit trees.
The price of young trees is higher than usual this
year, but money is pic n tier and the demand for
fruit. is increasing every year. S.
For le Western Democrat.
"Mr. Editor : Since writing my last article,,
published in your paper last week, I am delighted
to see that Congress has authorized the suspen
sion of the habeas corpus. This is right end-1
hope our authorities will not allow those to escape
who have been sowing the seeds of treason and
discord here in the South. Has not the Govern
ment the right and power to protect the loyal
portion of our people, from the evil effects of the
teachings and operations of the disloyal ? Cer
tainly it has, and the suspension of the habeas
corpus will keep certain individuals from embar
Massing the government in its endeavors to defend
our homes and secure independence. This writ
was suspended last year with good effect, it is neces
sary to suspend it. occasionally in all wars, and all
countries have been obliged to do so in times of
public danger. Good and true men, who really
desire the Confederate cause 'to triumph, ought
not to object to the suspension, but it is expected
that the evil disposed will try to raise a great hue
and cry againet it. But mark what I say, those
who condupt themselves as true southrons and
rihpv tht Infra nf tHoir pnnntrif trill ninar minor
any inconvenience from. the suspension. Only the
.disobedient and disturbers of the public peace
need be under apprehension of' arrest and punish
ment. Thousands of men have evaded going into
J he army' by taking advantage of the habeas cor--pus
and the aid of some lawyers and a few Judges,
but it is to be hoped that these evasions ' will be
stopped now, and that our gallant boys in the field
.-will be aided in the fight by many of those who
have managed heretofore to keep out. Will not
that be right, just and equitable? In order to do
this, and save our cause from injury by the con
duct and practices of the disloyal and dissatisfied,
jt is necessary to suspend the habeas corpus, which
Congress has authorized the President to do when
ever he may deem necessary.
A True Conservative
Diplomatic Mission. A correspondent of
.the Atlanta Register says :
Brigadier-General Wm. Preston, whose troops
won such distinction at Chickamauga, is safely on
Jus way to Mexico as Mit.Uter Plenipotentiary to
that jcourt. He sailed early in January from a
Confederate port. He was formerly Minister to
Spain under Buchanan. He is instructed to make
a treaty with Maximillian, based upon the mutual
recognition of the two Governments,, with commer
cial clauses, granting reciprocal privileges of trade
jind commerce. A recognition by Maximilian will
be tantamount to a recognition by France.
Capture of a Yankee Steamer and a Brigadier
General. The following is an -official dispatch
Jrom Western Virginia :
DtJBLiN, Va., Feb. 15. On the 3d inst., Major.
31ourman, with a detachment of forty meo of the
16th Virginia cavalry captured the armed steamer
B C Lera. at Winfreela, Putnam counry, Virginia,
with a valuable cargo and twenty-nine prisoners,
including Brig Gen Sceammon, commanding forces
in Kanawha Valley, a captain, two lieutenants of
his staff- Gen Sceammon and two officers of his
-sfaff are here now, and will be forwarded to Rich
mond to-morrow, unless jou order otherwise, in
charge of Lieut Ventigan, the gallant young c ni
cer who boarded the boat with only twelve men.
Col Ferguson, whom I sent with his regiment, the
ICth Virginia cavalry, to the Lower Kanawha
some weeks since, has made several captures and
.icudered valuable service; -
Samuel Jones, Maj Gen.
A New Alabama. We have information which
leads us to believe that another swift-heeled steam
er, armed and equipped for her peculiar vocation,
- has made her escape from British clutches, and
is by this time playing havoc among Yankee mer
chantmen. She is said to be under the command
of Capt North, with Capt Hamilton, of this State,
familiarly known as Jack Hamilton, as First Lieu
tenant. A more gallant brace of spirits" is not
afloat than North and Hamilton, and if theyhave
tt raft VnHkv Af itiAm 'aria rl .til 1 l fr rw-t 1..
to ouati uui ucn iur&. itiufuu 11 rill's, aim ins
I kt j i
horse-marine navy howling with new "rage at the
exploits of "another Southern pirate" Columbia
Carolinian.
A Peach Blossom. A friend informs us that
'he found an open peach bossom on one of his trees
on Rockfish on Sunday the 14th, with a number
of others nearly ready to burst. This is very early
for blossoms; but fortunately there has come a cold
spell, which we trust will keep them. back. Fay.
Observer.
- To guard against the destruction ty frosts of
this desirable fruit erop, a very aimple remedy has
been suggested, which is well worth trying. A
tub of water plaeed under fruit tree while in full
bloom will prevent frost from "injuring the blos
soms. Greensboro Patriot'.
'Announcement. -
'We, a soldiers, respectfallj announce TIIOMAS
'R. MAG ILL as .ca3didU for the House of Commons
for Union county, at our next regular election ia Ang.
next, and as such will be voted.for by
iJJTT SOLDIIRS .IN JJfB Amuy.
JPecember 22, 1863 . tepd
THE lUPBESSlIETJr OF MEAT.
The following is the bill passed by X3ongres for
the impressment of meat for the army :
A. Bill to be entitled "An act to authorize ike im
pressment of meat for the use of the army, un
der -certain circumstances"
Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact. That whenever the
President shall declare that the public exigencies
render it necessary.
impressments of meat, for tne
use ot the army, may be made Irom any supplies ;
that may exist in the country, under the express j
condition that just compensation shall be afforded !
to the owner of the meat taken or impressed, and 1
subject to the following restrictions and limita- f
" a 1
tions
Sec. 2 The power to direct such impressment
shall be conferred upon the Secretary of War; but ;
he. shall not reduce the supplies of any person bor j ular interest uutil they had penetrated the Indian
low one half of the quaotity usually allowed for the ' country to some distance.
support of himself, his family and dependants for J On the 10th of October, without .'guide or com
ihe year. He shall exercise the eaid power byor ; pass, without the slightest knowledge of the coun-
ders directed to the officers or agents he may em
ploy, who shall have explicit instructions as to the
mode of its execution, and injunctions that the
same shall not be Abused. -
Sec. 3. That these orders shall direct that a no
tice ha II be given to the owners of the meat need
ed, tiis bailee or other-agent, declaring the quanti-!
ty requited, the price offered, the existence of a
necessity, and whether possession is to be taken, of
the same immediately, aud with whom the risk of
the safe keeping is to be, pending the negotiation,
and in what manner the compensation shall be set-'
tied, in case the offer is not accepted service of
which notice shall be a condition precedent to any
impressment or seizure by the impressing officer.
Sec. 4. That upon the service of. this notice up
on the owner of any meat liablo to impressment,
the owner shall bold the same, subject to the claim
of the Confederate States, and shall be entitled to
just compensation, according to. the provisions of
this act; and if the necessity is declared by the
impressing officer to be urgent, he shall deliver
the possession to the impressing officer upon his
demand, who shall give a receipt therefor, as pro
vided in the sixth section of this act.
Sec. 5. That for the ascertainment of the quan
tity of meat liable to impressment under this act,
and also for just compensation for the same, where
the owner and the impressing officer cannot agree,
the impressing officer shall appoint one loyal and
disinterested citizen of the county, district or par
ish, in which the meat impressed shall be at the
time of impressment and the owner of the meat
so impressed, his agent or other bailee shall appoint
another, who shall, upon oath, ascertain the quan
tity liable to impressment, and the value of the
same at the date of the notice served upon the
parly, which oath may be administered by the im
pressing officer, and which ascertainment of the
quantity and value shall be conclusive evidence
thereof; and if the assessors cannot agree, hey
may associate with them a third person, of like
quaiincation, to make said assessment. Jayior, fcergt xserry, flultz, teorge Jsnep-
Sec 6. That whenever an impressment shall be heftl, and Peyton Long. Each man brought down
made, under this act, it shall be the duty of the j oue of the enemy as he leaped in ; but it was im
im pressing officer to give an official certificate, possible to stay and contend against 300, who
showing the quautity taken,, the company, battal
ion, regiment or other command, for whose use it
is required, the compensation to be paid, the cir
cumstances of necessity that existed, which , certifi
cate shall be evidence of a claim against the Con
federate States, and shall be promptly paid by the
disbursing officer of the command for which the
meat was taken, or by the chief of the bureau
having charge, of disbursements for similar objects
The Habeas Corpus. We have undoubted
information of the passage of a bill by Congress to
suspend temporarily the privilege of the Habeas
Corpus act.
We. have for sometime foreseen that this would
become a necessity and in our private conversa
tions we were free to speak of it, with the hope that
our opinion might have some avail, to stop the
causes which were likely to bring iff&bout.
But the suspension of the' Habeas Corpus will
not produce any inconveniences to good and loyal
people. The civil law will still have its force and
authority, in all matters touching the rights and
persons of the citizens, except when by treasonable
or "seditious practices they choose to bring them
selves under military law. ,
But this suspension will have one good effect,
that ought to gratify every father, wife, child or
other person who has a son, husband, parent, kin
dred, or friend in the army. It will fill up the
ranks of that arnly- it will send other men, who
have not done abytUing but yawn and stretch, to
help the men who have done all the work who
will save from or share death with many a gallant
hero. It will shield the army from "judicial licks"
that knocked men out of the service, and it will
do no harm to auy but the evil disposed. llah iyh
Confederate.
Capture of a Notorious Buffalo; No
event which has occurred during this war could
have given more satisfaction than will the one
which it is our pleasure to announce this morning.
The renegade and Buffalo, Capt Hoggard, who has
been so long a terror to Eastern Carolina, was cap
tured on Friday night last, aud is now a prisoner
.in the Confederate lines.. Hoggard has ben dep
redating on people of Bertie, Gates, Chowan and
counties contiguous, for some time past, at the
head of one hundred renegades who, like himself,
should have deemed it a dear privilege to fight for
their native State. Having been considerably an
noyed by members of the 62d Georgia regiment,
Col Griffin, Hoggard has been - lying in a:nluh
for Captains Bowers and Davis, of the above com
mand, and had bvJt recently sent them a message,
that he would capture them at an early day, or lose
his life in the aUempt. But sometimes would-be
captors are themselves captured, and such has been
the fate of the unfortunate Hoggard. Hearing
that Hoggard wiuld visit his wife on Friday night
last, Capt fiowers dismounted his command, and
proceeded to the residence of Hoggard, in Bertie
county, nine miles from Windsor. Arriving at
their destination unobserved by the eneuiy, I log.
gard's home was speedily surrounded, and a loud
rap at the door given. "Who's there?" enquired a
feminine voice from an upper window. "Friends!"
was the quick response. 'What will you have?"
enquired Mrs Hoggard. "An interview with the
Captain," responded a voice from belowr " Wait
until I strike a light," 'replied the female from
above, and in-two minutes more the door was
opened, and the renowned Buffalo confronted 25
as daring lookicg rebels as ever drew Yankee
blood. Finding resistance in vain, Hoggard in
stautly surrendered, and is now securely confined
in- DixM Petersburg Express.
SlOO REWARD,'
Ranatfay about the 1st May last, a negro girl naraod
JANE, "belonging Jo the estate of A. A. Coffey, ieo'd.
Said nejiro is 15 or 16 years old, about 5 fef 6 incites
high, "Very dark. She has very large feet, toes tamed
pat much more than common. It is supposed that she
is in the neighborhood of Charlotte, N. C, and is pass
ing herself as free. I will pav one hundred dollars for
the appreheasion and deliver of said negro to me.' or
if lodged in any Jail so that I can get her.
, " ' R- O- POTTS, Admr.
v v"., , a P,cat Vy, Wcaster Dist., S. C.
Feb 2, LS64 3inpd . -
W BSWiRN DEM O C EAT, O HARLOTTE,, C.
QUAHTBEIiI.S OTJEBILLAS. v
- A corra8pondcnt of the Texas Telegrapfi, con
tributes to that piper "Sketches of Quahtrejl'a
Men', and 5 gives the following account t)f the
fight between the Yankee General Blount? escort
and the guerillas under Quantrell :
Towards the middle of September the guerrillas
reunited at Black water, -and were ready in a few
hours to leave the rendezvous for their march
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eoutn. uoiu nignis ana occasional irosi naa
warned them to leave Missouri, and like poor
houseless birds of passage, beaten by the pitiless
storm, they sought a niofe genial clime, where the
grass was green and Federals less numerous.
email parries or ; .reas were occasionally seen ana
bagged ts they approached the border of the Cher-
okee country. But nothing occurred of any partic
try, Dut marcmng in good order lor tne "sign
was getting fresji they suddenly came upon a
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yany ui r cuerais tearing uuwu some, uuusm ue
longing to the exiled Ridge party. A dozen or
more unsuspecting . Pins and negroes, with a few
Feds, came up to the advance guard of the gueril-
las,
but the larger portion, not liking the "lay
out, and scenting the danger, fled towards the
fort,. which Col Quantrell bad not yet discovered.
About sixty of Todd's men, under the leadership
of Lieut Taylor, gave chase to the flying Federals,
while the rest, under "Old Quant " and Todd,
were dispatching the miscreants who remained
A few of the -retreating Feds were overtaken and
shot duwn, the others, more fortunate, "levelled"
themselves to reach, a place of safety; and, all at
once, Taylor pame in full view of a strong fort,
surrounded with breastworks and ditches. This
was a new feature in the case: and it was very
evident that something novel and mysterious was
actuating the Feds' movements, for they were run
ning to and fro, some gazing eagerly at the ad
vancing force of Taylor, without an attempt at
preparation for resistance; while others still seemed
to be expostulating vehemently with the terror
stricken Yankees, wh had so madly rushed in.
Flags were flying 'as if on a gala occasion, music
was heard' within the fort, and the officer appeared
in full uniform, as if for dress parade. They were
not long in a state of suspense for it takes us
longer to tell it than it took Lieut Taylor to form
his men and dash like a thupderboit upon the
breastworks. ' The boys rushed on, screaming like
demons and amid the horrid din the amazed Feus
heard the shoutfor "Old Quant." That 'charge
was magnificently ferocious aud superbly desperate.
But for the inauspicious yell for Quautrell, every
man might have entered the fort and, carried it by
storm. But a perfect shower of lead greeted the
storming party, aud only five succeeded in leaping
the rope that was stretched over the breastworks.
The names of those immortal neroes are-Lieut
poured an eufilaudiug fire upon the guerillas from
every angla of the fort.
. Just at this juncture our bo);s. retreated to the
spot inhere the command had been lett; but here
was'something new al9o. Taylor found the whole
command in line of battle, motionless as statues,
with' Quantrell at "their, hea3 on bis war-horse,
looking us grim as the Sphinx of Egypt at a bril
liant cavalcade of horsemen forming beautifully
about three hundred yards in front:. The whisper
ran through the line," "It' is old Blount, and he
thinks we are Federals coming out to give him a
reception " It was true. Thete rod Gen Blount
and staff, glittering in blue cloth and gold lace,
and about 200 of his body guard. Just then the
cavalcade moved, and the band commenced playing
Yankee Doodle. Quantrell moved also ; but the
quick eye of Blount, discovered something wrorrg
and called a halt. But.the guerrillas by this time
were under a full gallop, and down they swept up
on the brilliant cortege like an avalanche and
hurled them to the earth. The struggle was short
and fierce, the shock terrifie, as guerrilla rode over
both horse and his rider, and dashed out the brains
of the latter as he pasAd. Again and again they
turned fired, charged and re-charged, until the
ground was strewn with the dead, ambulances
overturned, and horses fljing ma'dly in every di
rection. Here occurred one of those thrilling in
cidents, one of those marvellous" episodes that
cause whole nations sometimes to pause with
breathless wonder, and whole armies to half and
gaze with amazement and admiration.
Lieut Col Curtis, Adjutant General on .General
Blount's staff, rode a magnificent horse, richly ca
parisoned, and was himself dressed in the richest
uniform of his rank. He was a remarkably hand
si flhe man, fair and rosy, eyes blue as those of the
fairest blonde of his own clime; pale, fair, tall,
slender figure with features as beautiful as those
of a woman. He was well armed with pistol and
sabre, arid used them gallantly. He sees that his
force is defeated, and determines to escape. But
as he. turns his horse's head he encounters the
fierce oye of a young guerilla as handsome, as brave
and well armed as himself, bearing right down up
on him. He ob.-erves the Adjt General endeavor
ing to escape; calls to him to stop and fight. He
does turn to meet the guerrilla now swooping down
upon him like an eagle on its prey. The Yankees
fires a longVrange gun but misses his aiu5 he
draws his six-shooter and rapidly, r.ervously diss-
charges the contents at his adversary, who all, this
time is gaining on him and dashing straight at him.
As an eagle swoops down his prey, gracefqjly
and grandly ferocious, beautiful even in the 2Ctr of
destruction, so does Peyton Long, the young hero,
gallantly bear down ou-the "cute" Yankee ; he re
serves every shot, while Cuitis is wasting his;' he
dashes upoti him both paus for an instant, as if
in mutual admiration--but only for a moment.
Peytou Long watches his antagonist, aud sways
his body to the left lo pgcape the sal)re cut of the
Yankee; the next instant the inevitable sixshooter
of the guerilla is pointed to tire head of the splendid-looking
fellow ; it is the work of an instant ;
Peyton siikes like au eagle, and all is over ! A
shout of triumph arose irom the throng of gueril
las, who had ceased the fight'td watch the encoui
ter between this well-matched couple.
long saw his antagonist fall heavily to the
earth, and his noble heart essayed to pity and as
sist him ; but the stern mandate, the inflexible
canon of the guerilla's creed, "kill and spare not
the Yankees," the order of Gen Blount outlawing
every guerilla, wiitten by those hands before him
and approved . by that fluttering heart, dried up the
fountain of commiseration and brought him buck
to himself and his duty. !
The fight was over, although the Feds continued ;
to fire random shots from their- artillery in the j
Fort The fruits of this victory were in killed,!
three Majors, one Lieut-Colonel, five Captains: t
several Lieutenants," every member of
KSfnnt'
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papers ai personal effects, several ambulance j
ahd a large number of horses were captured. The
loss of .the guerillas was one or two wounded and i
some horse, killed - ' i
some worses Kiueo, . .. j
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' EXECUTION OF DESEBTEBS.
Kxtracfrof letteF from s member of the 2d NV
C. Regiment, to his mother :
Oar leaders have taken a method of stopping
desertion from the ranks, which I highly approve,
and which will, I hfnk, stop it in the future.
That method is the death penalty shot to death
with musketry. There has been several execu
tions lately, and I have witnessed four of them
from our division. The day after I last wrote,
two deserters from the 53d North Carolina Regi
ment were shot in the presence of the division.
There was a snow of four inches thickness on the
morning of the execution. The whole division
formed, by brigades, three sides of a square, and
ra front of thc'open side two. stakes were driver!
in the ground, close together. The culprits were
brought' to the stakes, the proceedings aud sen
tence of the court-martial read to them in u loud
voice. A. preacher then ' approached them', and
knelt down -and rehearsed a prayer, that was
scarcely audible to the. division, who oncoverefi
their heads in adoration of the Most High. The
,'ameu"xame at last', the culprits bad tbier hands
tied behind them, and facing the troops were made
to kneel with their backs to the stake, to which
thev were then fastened. A pause then occurred.
The time when they were to die lacked a few min
utes of expiring. The officer superintending their
execution had his watch in his hand, while the
ticking minute hand quickly sped its round of
time. The troops were silent -as the grave, and
with their pale iaces, the condemned took 8 long
aod jasi look at earthly things, while the sun at
tha moniest peeped from beneath the clouds, and
making its rajs dance and sparkle over the crystal
snow, seOmed to appear for the express purpose of
giving those doomed men a last lingering iook oi
earthly beauty, ere they were ushered into that ocean
of eternity. But-the fatal hour has arrived. The
officer puts up his watch, a platoon of soldiers move
fo the front a fejw paces from the condemned,
handkerchiefs are bound over their eyes, a clear
ringing voice commands "Ready," and the click
of the musket locks gives a sharp metalic ring.
"Aim," and twenty muskets are concentrated to
wards the victims; "Fire" a rattling rp6rt of
fire-arms, a whole volume of smoke, and as it clears
away, the inanimate forms of two men lay in their
last convulsions, while their life-blood rushed forth
from a dozen wounds crimsoning the pure white
snow at their feet. A Surgeon steps up, places
his hand on 'their pulses, turns to the division, lifts
his hat, and that sign denotes that their lives have
departed, and the deserter is summoned before the
Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of Crea
tion in Eternity. The whole division move by the
flank and pass the dead bodies as they proceed to
their quarters, while a detail is left to bury them
in dishonored graves that have been previously
dug in the vicinity.
There are others to blame besides those poor
misguided and erring victims. Sometimes it is a
wife who Has thus murdered her. husband as Eve
deceived Adam; sometimes it is false friends who
have persuaded them from their duty; very seldom
they are prompted to desert through cowardice,
but by far the greater portion are influenced by
that accursed faction in North Carolina, who try
to cause the people to despond, and openly attempt
to pursuade the people that the government is rot
ten, and on the eve of disruption. Many widows
and orphans, afflicted mothers, grief-stricken sis
ters, and brothers, and surrounding friends have
just cause to call on God to send down his wrath,
on those vile and corrupt agitators and defamers,
who have robbed them of husband, son, brother or
friend aye murdered bim, and" brought his fam
ily to disgrace. ! Yesterday there was another exe
cution in the presence of the brigade. He was
from Randolph county, and left a wife and. five
childien. He belonged to the 4th North Carolina
Regiment. I went with my Captain to visit him
on Friday, while he was under guard at Division
Headquarters. He took his sentence hard. On
being questioned why he deserted, he answered
that he did not like the regiment, and said the
reason why he did not come back under the Presi
dent's Proclamation was because of the teachings,
of the Standard, that led him to believe that the
government was corrupt and would soon go down,
and that North Carolina would return to the Un
ion again. He has two brotbeis that are deserters.
He said he had written them to come in and de
liver themselves up, and listen no longer to the
syren songs of these arch traitors of their life,
honor and liberty. Our whole Division has re-enlisted
for the wa.r, or for life. There is no despon
dency here in the ranks. Determination to do to
the bitter end is the will of all.
From the Charlotte Bulletin (by request.)
Ma. Editor: I hand you a copy of the official
report of the execution of James King, of Rich
mond county, N. C, in which his dying expression
is recorded testimony against the editor of the
Standard newspaper of Raleigh, as the ausc of
his untimely and ignominious death. The family
of this deluded soldier, with the families of a hun
dred others, who are now groaning under the
shame and degredation brought upon -them by a
similar late of their fiiends, for deserting their
colors, their cause and their country, in front of
their invading. enemy, can point to the same paper
and its ' editor as responsible for the indelible
shr.me aud disgrace which is attached to them, as
well as for the untimely ushering of their friends
I into eternity.
How can a human being, who acknowledges his
responsibility to a God of judgment, persist in a
course which brings to his ears every week the dying-testimony
of bis victims. If his responsibility
to' his fellow man aud his country will not restrain
bkBfan it be possible that be is indifferent to the
fate of his never dyi.ig soul that he will continue
to stain it with the blood of his fellow men.
Provost Marshal's Office, ")
Rhodes Division, Feb. 9, 184: J
Col. Bryan . Grimes; Gora'dg 4th N. C Reg't.:
I deem it u.y duty to make known to you the
last words of private James King, co. E, of your
regiment, who was executed for desertion on the
30th of January ult. After bandaging his eyes I
told him that he had but two minutes Enore'to live,
aud asked if he had apy message he desired to
send to his relation or friends. He replied, "I
have no message. I only wish that my body may
te sent to my friends, but I wish to say to you,
Lieutenant, though others persuaded me to do
what I did, the reading of Holden's paper has
brought me to thisbut thank Go I shall soon be
at peace." '
As it may be the wish of his friends or relations
to know in what spirit he died, I make this state
ment, and if you think proper you may convey it
to them. Very respectfully your ob't serv't,
J. M. GOFF,
1st Lieut. Co. I, 5th Alabama Reg't.
RUNAWAY
From the plantation of Mrs..R."A. Hunter, in Sharon
8 . S uniucu r a on, aooui-33
pg5ta lflSl flt uu ueen persujiaeu on oy some man
white person, and may be trying to mak his way
to theSfankees. A reward of $100 will be paid for big
apprehension and delivery to me, or.his confinement in
anyjail. - J. W. HUNTER,
f?b 2, 1S64. lm-pd
j . - i i . . - .
If OBTHEBN ITEMS. :
Th? Ytaxees papers state thit $ IjOOO.000 worth
of property was destroyed 4y the Confederates in
their recent raid On the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. 70 loaded wagobs were captured by the
Confederates and several hundred horses, and two
important railroad bridges were destroyed. '
Col -Straight, who recently escaped from Rich
mond, is reported as arriving within the yankee
lines. - ; .
The yankee House of Representatives have
adopted a resolution declaring in favor of amend
ing the Constitution so as to abolish slavery every
where. . The U. S. Supreme Court has decided the Val
landigham case adversely to the petitioners.
In New York, on the 15th, gold wss 60J pre-
mium, ana advancing, ine y an tee currency win
soon be in" no better condition than the Confed
erate. Thb Creoles of Louisiana. A Massachu
setts chaplain, Rev Mr Hepworth, writes of the
Louisiana Creoles :
Just beyond Carrolton is an immense and mag
nificent ' estate, owned by one of these Creoles.
His annual yield of sugar is fifteen hundred hogs
heads. He might have taken the oath of allegi
ance and thus saved his property; but he would not.
The work of depredation commenced ; but he bore
it without a murmur. First we took his wagons,
harness and mules ; he said nothing, but scowled
mosl awfully. Next we emptied his stables of
horses for the cavalry service; he did not have
even a pony left and was compelled, to trudge
along on foot ; still nothing was said. Next we
took his entire crop, ground it in bis own sugar
house, used his - barrels for the molasses and his
hogsheads for t ho sugar, and marked the head of
each VU. S ; not a murmur. Then came his ne
groes, three hundred 'and more, house servants
and all, took it into their woolly heads to come
within our camp lines. The Creole was most com
pletely stripped; still he stood in the midst of Hie
ruins, cursing Abe Lincoln, and wishing that he
had eight instead of four sons in the rebel army.
c Announcement.
We, as soldier?, respectfully announce Capt. J. E.
MOORE as a candidate for Sheriff of Union caunty at
our next regular election in Augutt, and as such will
be voted for by Maxy Soldieus.
Feb.'lG, 18U4 tf .
DR.-J.- M. MILLER,
Charlotte, N- C,
Can be found at his Office next doer to HutcbUon's
Drug Store, opposite the Democrat Office.
Jan: 12, 18G4. '
State of IV. Carolina 7I'ckIenbnr(c Co.
Court of Fle'at Quarter StttioAt Jan. Term, 1863. .
' James Hood vs. -Martin Harky.
Petition for the partition of the Lands of John Barky,
- deceaed.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that
Martin Harky, the defendant in this case, resides be
yond the limits of this Slate, it is ordered by theCoart
that advertisement be made in-the Western Democrat
for six weeks, commanding said defendant to appear
at the next Term of this Court to be held for said
county, at the Court House in Charlotte, on the' 2nd
Monday in April next, and plead, answer or demur to
this petition, or judgment pro confesso will be entered
againet him.
Witness, Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of our said Court, at
office in Charlotte, the 2d Monday id January, 1864.
8-6t WM. MAXWELL, Clerk.
NOTICED
The firm of WILLIAMS, OATES & CO., is this day
(Jan. 1st, 1864) dissolved by mutual consent. All
persons interested will call aud close their accounts
with either of the undersigned. :
L. S. WILLIAMS,
L. W; SANDERS.
January 12, 18G4
Salt ! Salt! Salt !
We will exchange Virginia Salt for Pork, on as good
terms as Any body.
rOUNG, WRISTON k ORR.
December 1, 1863 tf
Exchange Notice, No. 8.
ADJ'T 4 INSP'R GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Richmond, Va., Feb 4, lbG4.
General Orders, No 14.
The following order is published for the information
of all contrerned :
Confederate States or America, "
War Department, Richmond, Feb 1, 1804.
1. All prisoners heretofore held by the United States
authorities, whether officers, soldiers or civilians, re
ceived at City Point, before the 1st of January, 1864,
are hereby declared exchanged.
2. All olhcers and men of the Vicksbnrg capture,
who reported for auty at Enterprise, Miss., at any time
prior to the 14ih of November. 1863, and whose names
were forwarded lo me by Mai Gen John H Forney, are
declared exchanged.
3. All officers and men of the Vicksburg capture,
belonging to the 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, who
reported for duty at Marietta, Ga., and whose names
were forwarded, to me by Col A.Jackson, are declared
exchanged. RO..OULD,
. Agent of Exchange. '
(Figncd) S. COOPER,
Adj t and Inspector General.
Feb 9, 1864 6t . .
Lost.
A Book was taken from my house called "Ten Nights
in a Bar Room." I have beard who has it in tfieir
possession. If the person does not bring it or send it
to me shortly, I shaTT be compelled to pitrsue the same
course Mr Kahnweiller did. A word to the wise is
sufficient. R. -R. HOLTOX,
January 25, 18C4
Conscript Office, )
. Raleigh, N. C, February 11, 1864. j
The following "Notice" from the Bureau of Conscrip
tion, is published for the guidance of nil concerned.
Compliance with its directions will save applicants for
exemption or detail much unnecessary delay in the in
vestigation of their'claims.
By order of the commandant,
E. J. nARDIN, Adj t.
NOTICE.
CoKFKDKRATE STATES OF AmERIOA. Wa Dep'T, 1
Bureau of Conscription, Richmond, Jan. 29, 1864. j
Paragraph X of General Orders No. 82, Adj't and
Inspector General's Office, of 1862, requires that " ap
plications for exemption must in all cases bemade to
the Enrolling Officer"
If the local Enrolling Officer has not the power to
act, or is in doubt, he will after investigation under
Circular No. 2, current series, refer such applications,
through the proper official channels, to this Bureau.
All such applications addressed to this Bureau will
necessarily and invariably be retnrnvd for local investi
gation, and the applicants will thus hare uselessly lost
time and prolonged suspense.
Appeals from adverse decisions of the local officers
and of the commandant of Conscripts for the State'
will be forwarded by them for hearing when any plau
sible grouad of appeal is set forth.
Commandant of .Conscripts will eive this no tic a ex.
j tensive circulation in the local press of their respsc-
i . . . -
wc oitticn. orucr ui voi. rreston, fiupt., !
u. o. uurrlELD, A. A. G.
Feb 16, ;864 lm
Gentlemen, Look Here.
I have a Repairing shop at Mr Allen Crnse's old
stand on College street, nearly fronting the Steam
Mill. Wood-work and Blacksmithing will be. done on
Baggies, Carriages and Wagons at short notice. . Any
on wishing good work done will please give rue a call.
Jan 25, 1864 ' lm WILLIAM FOSTER.
-
SCHEDULE OF PRICES
. v FQR -NOKTU CAROLINA.
We, "the undersigned Commissioners of Appraise
ment for the State of North Carolina, do hereby de
clare' the following to be the uniform prices for pro
perty' Impressed for the ose of the government oatbe
next two months, subject'to alteration should tircura
stances, meanwhile, occur to make it advisable t
Annies, dried, good, peeled, per bushel 28 lbs $5 00
it
unpeeiea, . zs ios a du
with handles, each 12 50
Axes,
t
Bacon
it
it
Beans, .
Brandy, "
it
Beef,
it
44
Brown stuff,
Candles,
(i
Chains,
Clotk,
it
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it
it
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ii
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without beadles, each
idea per pound,
bams, "
shoulders, per pound
jowlee, "
white or cornfield,
per bushel 60 pounds,
apple, per gallon,
neacb. "
ia oo
2 25
2 25
2 00
1 00
10 CO
20 00
26 00
60
fresh nett, per pouild
salted,
r ecrned, " .
per bvshel 28 lbs, . , ,
tallow, per pound, ;
. adamantine, per pound,
trace, per pair,
woolen, for soldiers clothes
f yard wide, 10 oi to yard,
- and pre rate as to greater
or less weight or width,
per yard,
IUo, per pound,
unihelled, per busb 70 lbs
helled, sacks not Included,
per bushel Of 50 lbs,
tacks not included" per bn
bel of 50 pounds,
cotton, yards wide, 3 yds
to Dound. per vard.
90
00
2K
2ft
OO
6
4
ft
00
to
00
Coffee,
Corn,
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II
.11
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00
too
to
CO oo
20 00
6ft 0O
as oo
ftO 00
23 00
4 00
Corn Meal
Drills,"
Flour -
extra family, per barrel of
196 pounds, .
extra family, per sack of
98 pounds, .
superfine, per bbl 198 lbs
superfine, per sack 98 lbs
fiue, per bbl of 196 lbs
fine, per sack of 98 lbs
baled, per 100 ibs -'
nnbaled, per 100 lbs,
wool, each
baled, per 100 lbs
unbaled, per 100 lbs
dry, per pound
Brreen. per pouud
ii
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Fodder,
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Hats.
fib
00
00
00
2S
Ii
.Hay,
Hides,
it
Horses,
it
artil'ry, 1st class, pr bead 700 00
artillery, 2d class, pr bead 500 00
extra, per ueaj
pig, per ton of 2,000 lbs
square or round, per ton
Loop, per ton of 2,000 Ibs
flat or band, per toa of
2,000 pounds '
boiler plete, per ton of
2.000 pounds,
Iron,
it
ti
ii
110 00
600 00
800 00
800 00
400 00
lft
00
lft
50 00
2 2ft
6 00
1 00
7 00
10 00
ft 00
700 00
500 00
400 00
75 00
4 00
serviceable railroad, per
ton of 2,240 lbs,
castings, per pound,1
wool domestic, per yard
camp, iron, per pound
per 1,000 feet,
clean, per pound,
sole, per pound
upper, per pauad,
' harness, per pound,
cane, per gallon,
sorghum, p$r gallon
1st class, per bead,
2d class, per head,
Sd class,
' extra, per bead,
per keg,
sheaf, unbaled, pr 100 lbs
" baled, per 100 lbs
' shell, per bushel
cotton, f yard wide, 7 os.
to yard, per yard,
cotton, J yard wide, 8 ox
to a yard, per yard
cow, per bush ol CO lbs,
Irish, per bush of 60 lbs,
sweet, per bush of 60 lbs,
4 peeled, per bush 38 lbs,
unpeeled, per bush 38 Lbs
fresh, ncrt, per pound
salt, per pound
per ounce,
new, per pound '
oldt
per bushel of 56 lbs,
two bush, osnaburg s, each
cotton, yd wide, 4 yds
to pound, per yard,
cotton,. yd wide, 3 yds
to pound, per yard,
2 yards to lb, per yard,
Coast, per bush offtOlbs,
Liverpool, pr busb 50 lbs
Virginia, per busb 50 lbs
cast, per pound,
army, per pair,
flux, per pound
soldiers', , wool, per pair
fat, per bead,
brown, common, per lb
bard, per pound, '
soft, per pound,
baled, per 100 lb.,
per bushel of 22 lbs'
per busbel of 37 lbs
black, per pound,
green, per pound
cotton, 10 ox to yd, pr yd
clean, per pound
cider, per gallon
manufactured, per gallon
per gallon
ii
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ii
ii
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ii
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ti
ii
it
Jeans, .
Kettles,
Lumber,
Lard,
Leather,
it
ti
Molasses,
it
Mules,
ti
ii
ii
Nails,
Oats,
ii
ii
Osnaburgs,
ii
ii
ii
ii
it
60
00
1 00
1 30
10 00
Peas,
Potatoes,
it
Peaches, dried,
i
Pork,
it
Quinine,.
Rice,
it
Kye,
Sacks,
Shirting,
ii
it
ii
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ii
tt
i
ii
ii
ii
ii
ii
it
8
6
8
6
1
2
00
00
50
00
50
00
26 00
. 25
20
6 00
2 00
1 30
1
1
15
18
76
00
Cotton stripes,
Salt,
ti
i
Steel,
Shoes,
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30 00
20 00
4 00
15 00
10 00
1 60
.25 00
2 00
40
2ft
Shoe thread
Socks,
Sheep,
Sugar,
Soap,
it.
Shucks,
Shorts,
Ship stuff
Tea,
Tent cloth
Tallow
Vinegar
tt
Whiskey
Wheat
ii
ii
Wheat straw
it
Wool,
tt
Wagons,
60
00
75
00
00
30
50
60
25
0l
25
first rate white, per bush of
60 pounds
fair, per busb of 60 lbs,
ordinary, pr bush of 60 lbs
baled, per 100 lbs
unbaled, per 100 lbs
washed, per pound
unwashed, per pound,
10 00
60
00
60
00
00
00
II
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II
It
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II
wood axle, 4 horse, aew,a
each
iron axle, 4 borse, new,
each
wood axle, 2 borse, new,
each
iron axle, 2 borse, new,
each
per bushel of 17 lbs,
cotton, per bunch 5 lbs
360 00
475 00
250 40
it
II
275
00
Wheat bran,
Yarn,
70
10 00
BIRI OF LABOR, TIAXX. WAOOSS AMD BOBSIS.
Baling long long fursge, per hundred pounds 69
Shelling ituJ bagging corn, sacks furnished by
government, per bushel, 25
Hire of two-horse teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by owner, per day, 12 00
Hire of lw borse teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by government, per day 8 00
Hire of four. horse teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by owner, per day 22 50
Hire of four-hore teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by government, per day, 16 00
Hire of sixhorse teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by owner, per day, 25 00
Hire of 4ixhore teams, wagon and driver,
rations furnished by government, per day 18 00
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by owner,
per day . 3 00
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by govern-
ment, per day ' 1 75
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by owner,
per month,- 75 00
Hire of laborer, rations furnished by govern
ment, per month, 45 00
Hire of horses, per day, ' 1 50
For the information of all persons concerned, we
publish the following instructions, with the hope that
tbey will be strictly obeyed:
"No officer, or agent, shall impress tbe.neeesssry
snpplies which any person nay Jiave for the consump
tion of himself, his family, employee!,, slaves, or to
carry on his ordinary mechanical, manufacturing or
agricultural employments."
(Signed) R. Y. BLACKSTOCK,
H. K. BURGWTN,
Corn's Appraisements for State of N. C.
Raleigh, Feb 16, 1884.
" BliACK PEPPER".
Excellent Black Pepper for barter or sale at
MOODT k PBITCIIARD'f!,
February 2, 1884 t Opposite Court Bouse.