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nerannum
W. TAT Hi
Editor and Proprietor.
CHARLOTTE. N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1864;
TITELFTH VOLUME Ji U JI B E 11 615.
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Published every Tuesday,Q)
BY
WILLI A 31 J. YATES,,
EDITOa AND PROPRIETOR.
O
o?issfflS3 pis Arawasc""
10 IN ADVANCE.
- Transient advertisements must be paid for in
advance.
Jpf Advertisements not mfv-Vcd on t!ie mtlnri script
f r a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and
charerd accordingly.
From my Pasture near Wilson Wallace's, about the
lit of Noy. last, a red COW which 1 bought at auc
tion, formerly ow ned by Wm. Tifssy Alexander. Also,
at the same time and place, a spotted HEIFER, of the
brindle ord-r. She was sold at auction by Mr Morri
son of Pioneer Mills. I will pay a liberal reward for
their delivery to nie or for information so that I can
get them. W. A. COOK.
Feb 18, lSeii tf
State of Nortii Carolina, ) Court of Pleas &
.Mecklenburg County. j Quarter Sessions,
Ja.nvary Term, 1804.
Ordered, by Court, that hereafter the State Docket
will be taken up for tri I on Wednesday of the term,
a nl that notice thereof be published in the Western
LVra .crat, notifying those interested, to appear on that
Jar. WM. MAXWELL, ClerR.
March 15, S6i.
Fo,
to Close C0XligS3EtlCElt,
3.000 yard? choice patterns Alamance Checks,
13,000 pounds Smoking Tobacco, packages from one
to six pounds Present" currency (one huudred
dollar bill) preferred in payment.
Also, rtrmers' Iron and Virginia Salt, to be exchanged
Tor Corn. Terms liberal.
STEX HOUSE & MACAULAY.
March 8,-186-1
DR. J. M. MILLER, .
Charlotte, N. C,
Can be found at his Office next door to Hutchison's
Drug ritoi e, opposite the Democrat Office.
Jan. 11, lbU-t.
rvoncE.-
The firm of WILLIAMS, OATES & CO., is this day
f.Inn. 1st. 1"4) dissolved by mutual consent. " All
persons interested will call and close their accounts
.villi either of tae undersigned.
L. S. WILLIAMS,
L. W. SANDERS.
januarv i
'Id..
A?,T FOR
have on consignment 2,000 bushels
We
store
SALT in
to arrive.
from trie-celebrated "Claus-en
Works," Charleston. Equal in quality to any import
ed. Parties wishing a supply will do vell to call On
the undersigned before purchasing elsewhere.
STENIIOUSE & MACAULAY.
July 0th, 1803
CARRIAGE
and WAGON WORK,
And Elacksmithing.
The subscriber informs the public that he will con
tinue to carry on the business of Repairing Carriages,
Humpies, Wagons, sc., atth&'sbop formei ly occupied
by John Harty, on College street, in the rear of the
Mansion House.-
He is also prepared to do any Blacksmith work that
may be required, such as Shoeing Horses, repairing,
&c.
CHARLES' WILSON.
January 12, 1S34 tf
i ssioes.
Cotton Cards for sale, but an early call will only se
cure a pair as we only hnve ten pair.
We have on hand and can make to order calf-skin
Shoes and Gaiters of
verv fine English leather.
Lots ladies' calf-skin Bootees.
Lot of thick Brogans, large sizes.
J. F. BUTT, Mint Street,
June 23, 1863 tf Charlotte. N. C.
ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE
OF THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
At Charlotte Office, Daily.
ARRIVE H.
From Char. & S C. Railroad 7 30
" X. C. Railroad 6 20
" A., T. & O. Railroad 9 00
M. and 9 P.,M
and 9 25 "
" Wil., C.
& R. Railroad 3 15 P. M
DEPARTS.
r
X C. Railroad 6 20 A
M.
And 2 00 P.M
and 4 30 "
Char. & S C. Railroad 10 00
Wil., C. ic R. Railroad 1 30
u
it
A., T. & O. Railroad 4 00 I
M.
It is desired that all Parcels, Packages or Freight to
be forwarded by either of the above Trains, be sent to
tins Oflice O.VK IIolk previous to its departure.
T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent.
OLnrlotte, Sept. 7, 1863. tf
Office Soithern Express Company
Charlotte, Sept. 24, 1863
Jn order to avoid misunderstanding and to make
our charges conform to the liability assumed, this
Company hereby gives notice that from and after Octo
oer 1st, 18(JJ, shippers will be required to place their
valuation upon each package before it will be received.
Such valuation will be inserted in the Companv's
receipt, and establish the liability of the Company for
the amount.
The act of God and the public enemy
only excepted
T. D. GILLESPIE.
&ept 28, 1863
Agent.
TailoriHi
JOHN VOGEL, Practical Tai
lor,respectfuily informs the citi
zens of Charlotte and surround
ing country, that he"rs orepared
to manufacture gentlemen's clo
thing in the latest style and at
short notice. His best exertions
3 j
will be given to render satisfac
tion to those who patroiiize him.
Shop opposite Kerr'sIIotel. next
door to Urown & Stilt's store, j
Jan. 1,1803. tf I
COIVCOED FEMALE COLLEGE.
This Institution, located at Statesville, N. C, is now
open. The Faculty is composed of teachers, who have
a living energy for their work. They expect snccess
because they intend to merit it.- "Large additions have
been recently made to the Apparatus and Library.
The price of board is $85 per month. - Each young
lady will furnish her own lights and towels with a pair
of sheets and pillow-cases.
Letters of inquiry will be promptly answered if ad
dressed to " J. M. M. CALDWELL,
March 21, 18G4 3t-pd President.-
. :
To the Friends of the Soldiers through
out the Confederacy.
QtJAR TERMASTEli GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, 1
Railroad BraEAU, Richmond, Feb. 20, 18G4. J
The 'friends and relatives of soldiers in the Army of
Northern Virginia are hereby notified that an arrange
ment has this day been effected with the Southern Ex-
press Company, to carry all packages of food and wear
ing apparel to Richmond, Ya.
To secure the advantages thus obtained through the
Express Company, the following instructions must be
observed :
Packages must not contain more than one hundred
pounds : be well secured, and plainly marked, and sent
at the expense of the shipper to either of the Soldiers
Relief Associations, which are located as follows :
In Noh Carolina, at Raleigh ; in South Carolina, at
Columbia; in Georgia, at Augusta ; in Alabama, at
Montgomery; or to any other point at which one of
these Associations have an office.
The Agents, of these Associations will there take
charge of them, and ship daily, by Southern Express
Company, to the proper Agents of the respective States
at Richmond, who will see them distributed to the
proper individual owners.
To meet the wishes of thesoldiers, and to give them
a certain and speedy communication with home, the
Southern Express Company has agreed to give this
freight preference over everything else ; and, in order
that no obstacle may occnr to the success of so lauda
ble an enterprise, the several Railroad Companies are
heteby requested to render the Express Company such
facilities as will enable it to make this arrangement a
complete success.
As the Southern ' Express Company assumes all re
sponsibility of the transportation of these packages,
the Relief Associations are requested to withdraw their
Agents who have" heretofore acted as travelling mes
sengers. If the relief Associations will establish agen
cies in the rear of other armies, they may enjoy the
same privileges hereby secured to the Army of Northern
Virginia. F. W. SIMS,
Approved, Lieut. Col. and Quartermaster.
A. R. Lawton, Quartermaster General.
Office Southern Express Company,
Augusta, Ga., Feb 20, 18G4.
The Southern Express Company hereby notify the
friends and relatives of Soldiers in the Army of North
ern Virginia and elsewhere, that they are prepared to
carry out arrangements as announced in the above
card,- and that they will do all in their po&or to fulfil
its requirements. JAMES SIIUTER,
Genl Sunt k Acting Prest So. Exp. Co.
March 15, !?'"4 5t
Static of n. Carolina Cabarrus Coiiniy.
Superior Court of Law, Fall Term, 18.53.'
William A. Smith vs. William Furr.
Original Attachment Levied on one Horse and one
two-horse Wagon.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that
William Furr, the defendant in this case, has abscond
ed and so conceals himself that the ordinary process
of law cannot be served on him, ft is therefore ordered
by the court that publication be made for six weeks
successively in the Western Democrat, notifying the
said Wm Furr to be and appear at the Court House 5u
Concord, on the 1 1th Monday after the 4th Monday in
February, 18'i4, when and where he can plead, replevy
or demur, or judgment pro confesso will be taken
against him
Witness, J O Wallace, Clerk of our Superior Court,
at office in Concord, the lith Monday after the 4th
Monday in August, 1863.
pr adv $15 10-Gt J. O. WALLACE, Clk.
State of f. CaroliEaa Cabarrus County.
Superior Court of Law, Fall Term, 1863.
William R. Corbet vs. William Furr.
Original Attachment Levied on one Horse and one
two-horse Wagon.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that
William Furr, the defendant in this case, has abscond
ed and so conceals himself that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served on him, it is therefore ordered
by the court that publication be made for six weeks
successively in the Western Democrat, notifying the
said Wm Furr to be and appear at the. Court House in
Concord, on the 11th Monday after the 4th Monday in
February, 1864, when and where he can plead, replevy
or demur, or judgment pro conftrsso will be taken
against him.
Witness, J O Wallace, Clerk of our Superior Court,
at office in Concord, the 11th Monday after the 4th
Monday in August, 1863.
J. O WALLACE, Clk.
pr adv $15 10-6t
SSatt; of I. Carfijsia Iffccklcnuurg Co.
Court of Pleas ami Quarter Sessions, Jan Term, 1864.
II D Stowe, adm'r of Harbert Stowe, de.c'd, vs. Wm H
Nicholson and wife M. II., and others.
Petition for Settlement of the Estate of Ilaibert Stowe,
deceased.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that W
H Xicholsou and wife'M. IL, defendants in this case,
reside beyond the limits of this State : It is ordered by
the Court that publication be made in the Western
Democrat, a newspaper published in the town of Char
lotte, notifying said defendant to be and appear at the
next term of this Court, to be held for said county at
the Court House in Charlotte, on the 2d Monday in
April next, and plead, answer or demur to this peti
tion, or judgment prp confesso will be taken and the
same heard exparte as to him.
Witness, Wm. Maxwell, Clerk of our said Court at
office, in Charlotte, the 2d Monday in January, 1864.
Feb 23 ' WM. MAXWELL, Clerk.
tati of 3.. Carol raa Catawba County.
In Equitij to Spring Term,. 1864.
Injunction.
Electins Connor vs. Win. Long and Columbus Connor, i
In this case it appearing from the oath of Electins
Connor that Columbus Connor is-not an inhabitant of
this State, publication is therefore made (in accordance
with an act of the Legislature) in the Western Demo
crat, published at Charlotte, for six weeks, for the said
Columbus Connor to appear at the next term of the
Superior Conrt of Law and Equity to beheld at the
court house in Newton, on the 4th Monday after the
4th Monday in March next, then and there to plead,
answer or demur, or judgment pro confesso will be
taken us to him.
Witness, O. Campbell, Clerk and Master at. rfficc, the
4th Monday after the 4th Monday in October, 1863.
pr :dv $15. O. CAMPBELL, C. M. E.
GAKKS-IT DAVIS.
This- fine Horse can be found at my slable in
this
place, during the present season, on Mondays,
on Mondays, iue.-
days and Wednesday," and at the stables of W. T.
j Stilt, in Providence, ou Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
days. Terms, sixty dollars insurance.
R. KABE.
March 1,
pd
BLANK DEEDS, Warrants, Ejectments, fcc,
for sale at this Office.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
gg? The Democrat will be discontinued to all subscri
bers at the expiration of the time for which it is paid.
Those who want to- continue must renew before or aithe:x
piration of their time.
Gov. Vance, and the Army. A dispatch
from Orange C. H., dated March 27th, snys that
Gov. Vance addressed the troops of Daniel's bri-
o-nrln in -n iKl arA olnnnnnt &ruflfh nf f t?n hoGTs'
length. Gens. Lee, " Hill, C J Johnson, Rodes,
and many other Generals were present to hear
him. It is stated that the Governor will address
all the N. C. troops before he returns.
Esir It is" stated that the enormous
freight
charges on the Railroads prevents supplies of pro
visions from reaching the various cities and towns
of the Confederacy. A correspondent of the Rich
mond Enquirer speaking on this subject., says :
Permit me to tell the good people of Richmond
one great reason why your marknt is bo bare of
country produce. Here it is-: On ail such ar
ticles as we send in baskets, buckets, boxes &c ,
the freight on the Danville road is from six to
eight times as much as we used to pay the wagons
in old times, before the road was buut, and then
half as much to bring the empty vessels back
again, making the cost of a little box about as
much as we used to pay on a hogshead of tobacco."
We suppose something prevents provisions from
coming to market, but it is not always the railroad
freight, (though that is unnecessarily high,) but
an indisposition on the part of producers to sell.
It seems that some of them would suCer their
grain to rot and the people to starve before they
would sell. There are enough provisions in the
Confederacy to supply all if those who h'old a sur
plus would sell it.
. - . wm
CROrs IN Texas - The Houston Telegraph of
February 10th, says: i
"The weather is extremely favorable to farming
operations. We are glad to learn that planters are
preparing to make the best "corn crops in their
power. We believe that plowing is being done all i
over the country, and in some of our low country j
Janus, corn planting has already begun. It
irost
doe
not eifect early planted corn any more than
did
last ear, that planted now. will escape. The
best crops we saw in tins region last eur
were
planted in the last week in January."
m
JBS? If we at home perform our duty as faith
fully as the soldiers on the tented field and en the
battle ground, it will not bo long before peace and
comfort, ease and happiness, shall revisit our
homes, and the bright sun of prosperity again,
shine over our land in its effulgence, lighting up
with happy smiles the countenance of her inde
pendent sons and beauteous daughters.
Fires. We understand a fire occurred at
Cherokee Ford on the 18th tilt. The Furnace,
Rolling Mill and Iron House were consumed; and
it is reported that the Nail Factory was also de
stroyed. Loss very heavy.
We learn that the dwelling house and kitchen
of Henry Moes of York District, S. C, was con
sumed by fire on Monday night last All his
wheat and corn was burnt, and nearly all his fur
niture. Shelby Eoijle.
Promotion. Lieut. Col. Wm. A. Stowe of
Gaston county, has been promoted to Colonel of
the 16th Regiment, N. C. T. Ilulictin.
We learn that Mr McRae, of Wilmington,
has been appointed Chief of the Tithing Depart
ment of North Carolina in place of Maj. Dadham,
whose appointment was not couSinied by the iSo
nate. Raleigh Progress.
Boy versus Calf. A friend writes us that
he has heard of an agitator in this State, who has
a son born whom he has named Abraham Lincoln,
and a calf named Jeff. Davis. Every body to their
taste, say we; but if the two offspring follow their
namesakes, the calf will be the uoie useful and
respectable of the two. 'Raleigh Confide ate.
Obeying Orders to the Letter. When
the Yankees returned from Bottom's Bridge, sumo
weks ago, after their futile effort to release the
prisoners in this city, the infamous Col. pears
alighted at the residence of a well known family in
New Kent and demanded to see the 3oung ladies. -When
they appeared, he asked, in a bullying
tone, if any of the negro soldiers had be en there?
The ladies replied in the affirmative. "What did
they do?" inquired Spears. "They stole every
thing they could lay their hands on," was the an
swer. "Was that all?" "No," said the ladies,
"they used in our presence such language as we
never beard before, and hope never to hear again."
"Very well," said Spears, in a tone of supreme
satisfaction, "they did their tuty, and obeyed their
orders to the very letter."
Think of this, citizens of Virginia! It is no
fiction, but a well authenticated fact. "They
obeyed their orders to the very letter." -Atan-other
house, inhabited by a widow lady, these ne
groes acted so outrageously that the lady, beside
herself with indignation, seized a stick and struck'
one of them with it. The black rascal immediate
ly floored her with' a blow over the head with the
butt of his musket, and left her for dead, lying in
a pool of her own blood. This also is afact. The
unspeakable "misery of these" outrages is that there
seems to be no remedy for them, or no disposition
to afford it. '-Richmond Whig.
LINCOLN COUNTY, N. C,
TIJIIEE MILES EAST OF IRON P. O. - ' "'
"She
urtuic
proprietors announce to the public tLal this
FuFna.ce is in 'full blast, and will raitk- casting?? of
ed ibr !
DT.; I
kinds to order. Also, Pig Lion is made and offered
sale. . . KHil'P & KEJUAUDT,
March 1, 18G4 ' Zm-yd.
. OUR WESTERN COUNTIES.
From the Asheville News, March 24.
Col Palmer returned a few days sfnee from a
somewhat extended trip through thewestern coun
ties. He cleared the western border of the raiders
who were recently -committing outrages-upon our
oeienceiess people ; aDd made such arrangements,
in the disposition of tfoops, &c , as will, we have
.wuovu iu iuj;e, pc?xuii nie rums to wnicii mat
portion of the country has been subject.
1 C iL'. - ... .
4uc pcvpie vi me western counties nave suner-
j ed heavily at the hands of the common enemyj and
.I bey have not hitherto, owinsr to circini!stri.R
j "h;?h W not be. controlled, received that pro-
tcction which we have reason to know the authori
ties were always most anxious to extend. The
outrages and robberies thev h
not impaired their devotion to our cause, nor in-
creased their love for the beastly invader. They
are hopeful, abd ever ready to co-operate with the
authorities in the defence of the country
Our red allies, the Cherokee Indians, are spoken
of as rendering good service. They are true as
steel to toe Confederacy; and notwithstanding
Federal agents have been among them, making
alluring promises, they stand firm, and are ever
ready to take the war path at the command of
" Will Stecee" as they call Col. Thomas.
The late raid into Clay and Cherokee was un
dertaken by the Yankees partly for the purpose of
preventing the enrollment of conscripts in those
counties. In this they. succeeded, but vamosed
immediately upon hearing of the approach of our
treops.
Laurel aoain Broke Loose! Every few
weeks some outrage is committed which renders
it necessary to send a" force into Laurel, 'to punish
the bands of deserters and tories who, making that
their rendezvous, sally out to attack small parties,
of our soldiers, kill-a citizen, plunder a house, or
commit some other diabolical outrage. The butch
ery at Indi?:n Creek, heretofore referred to, induced
the authorities to send a force into that country
some days ago Two skirmishes took place last
week. One on Wednesday, in which some Home
Guards under Col Bird, of Yancy county, fought
Col Kirk and his band, killing one and wounding
two cr three. Our loss two men slightly wounded.
On Saturday morning lust Maj McDowell of the
62d N C Regiment, with detachments from his
own and the 64th regiment, encountered Kirk.
A sharp engngement followed, in which xMaj Mc
Doweii kiiltd five cr six of the enemy, and wound
ed about the same number. We had one man
killed on the field, Henry Gilbert of Henderson
county, a member of Capt Morris' company: and
several - wounded, one of whom hrw since died.
Mai .McDowell, fc'mself was- severe!? wounded in
the arm, and is now here.
On Sunday morning last, Col Palmer, rnr vigi
lant Department commander, With a portion of the
18th 31issi.ssipj'i, went down to the seat of opera
tions: If Kirk will "coTne to time" the Mississip
pi boys wilt give a good ace Hint of themselves.
We fear, however, that Kirk will be where the
Irishman's flea was when he put his finger on him
not tkere. -
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WAR ITEMS.
37" An official dispatch was received in Rich
mond last week stating that the yankees had met
a severe reverse near New Iberia, La., and that
two yankee regiments were captured. Also, that
Col. iloldman, 31st Miss.,- attacked the enemy at
Choctaw Bay killing over 25 yankees and captur
ing 500 head of cattle.
Lonostreet Movjng Advices from East
Tennessee represent that Longstreet has again ad
vanced towards Knoxville. At last accouuts our
forces were at M'orrisrown. The yankee forces
were on the other side of the river, having been
forced back by our forces. Everything betokens
active movements on the part of Longstreet.
Bt'RNSTDE IN NORTH CAROLINA. The Rich
mond Enquirer understands that official informa
tion has been received, at the War department,
concerning the landing of a large force of the ene
my in Washington, North Carolina. The force-is
said to be under the command of Con. Burnside.
Whether an immediate forward movement was
contemplated or not, the recent heavy fall of snow
in that vicinity, together wi;h the heavy condition
io which it will leave the roads, and the attendant
flooding of the swauips, wiil put a stop to any ad
vance into the interior for some days to come.
The "expedition' is, no doubt, composed Jargely
of the new levies that have been recently encamp
ed about Norfolk. It. is not presumed that they
have been withdrawn from Meade's orruy.
Gen. Morgan. The Richmond correspon
dent of the Montgomery Advcrtuor, says ,t he ru
mor that Gen. John H. Morgau had offered his
resignation, though current, does not prove true.
He only determined to do so in the event of not
beir g allowed to retain an independent command,
as before the Ohio expedition. It was contcmpla.
ted to order, him to East Tennessee to report for
duty to Gen. Longstreet. He reposes great confi
dence in that able officer, but is opposed to being
trammeled by orders from any superior officer.
Northern Items. Several New Hampshiie
regiments were ordered home to take part in the
State election. GilmoreJ the Abolition candidate
for Governor, has been elected by 5,000 majority.
French vessels have been overhauling Federal
vessels off the Pacific coast of Mexico, and taking
boxes of arms from them.
The Ohio Democratic Convention adopted reso
lutions opposing the prosecution of the war for the
subjugation of the South.
The Pennsylvania. Convention declared in favor
of McClellan for President.
Gold sold in
1G8K
New York in the 25th ult., ot
Six hundred patrs of shoes and brogans are dai- ;
1v made in the Uovernment worKsnops at-icn.-;
mond. Two hundred workmen.arc employed.
I The planters of TalJuJ eg County, Alabama, are f
selling cor u to.soldieia' f:.un.c-s at fifty ceuts. per i
bushel. " .... , . n -
"" . r ' . t:u ,n- 1, ,.c
.. i - t. .... i i iirtj'i ii a i i i i ; l tiiM.iiT. iica iijvruiuu t i
machine for pulling teeth, which is said to render
such exquisite delight that thoso who try it wish
all their grinders extracted.
AN HOUB WITH THE MONEY
"" - MAKERS.
The Richmond Enquirer gives the following as
to how Confederate Treasury notes are prepared
in Richmond : t
Mr Foard, the polite business man of the cstab
lishment, will take our arm and explain the mcxlus
nperanai oi money-maiung in itA non-speculating
aspect. Here is an engraver, with a flat, soft piece
of steel about the size of the palm of your hand
before him,: on the surface of which, polished like
a mirror, he is drawing with a. pointed inrtrumcriV
j a ture foJ a bay k nptc-tho central picture,
vaneu a T-v!2neiie. ins aenominatinn. termr: a
"counter," for one corner, or a portrait for one end,
as the case may be; for you must know the entire
design for a bill is never engraved on one niece.
' because, by distributing the work out, it can be
j completed more rapidly; the various separate de
signs can De comoincu variously to produce diaer
ent notes, and each artist brings a skill to bear on
his peculiar forte the cutting of heads, or figures,
or letters which can never be combined by the
counterfeiter who cannot secure all the talent ne
cessary to the production of a first-claas note
Supposa the engraver his finished his labor a
portrait, for instance. The steel plate is hardened
in a furnace, then put under a press; a small, soft,
steel roller, about two inches long and as many
thick, placed on the engraving, and rolled over it
under an immeuso pressure, so great that the de
sign on the flat plate is transferred, pressed into
the roller, sharp and distinct. This roller is har
dened, and the design on its surface is capable ..f
being transferred in turn to many hundred plates,
thus obviating the expense of re-engraving the de
sign as the plates wear out. Each design necessa
ry to make up a note is thus tiansferred to a sepa
rate roller. A broad sheet of polished steel is
put under the press. A roller with a vignette on
it is rolled over is surface under great pressure,
and deposits the dcfign on the plate; another roller
having the "counter," is, perhaps, next roll :d over
the plate, leaving its impression in the proper place,
and so on, until the note is made up. There is
still room on the sheet of steel for more notes, and
they are accordingly put on by the same process.
Now we have a sheet of steel with haif a dozen
notes engraved on it, sharp, clear, distinct, and
exactly alike ; at least, nearer than any one en
graver could possibly make them by a simpler pro
cess. That plate would be worth something to a
private individual. 3ir loaid teli3us jtiiuotJ
lor sale, so we won t attempt to negotiate for jt,
toi.t. g w'tn h-irn to the press room and. see the pro
cess of making blucbacks by the wholesale. Here
is a large room full of presses simple affairs, they
are an iron rolltr, t'.vo feet long, six inches thick",
resting in a frame on an iron table and revolved
by hand-power applied to the spokes .on one end.
A w.oikman takes the steel plate, rests it on a box
in. which there is a fire to keep it warm, runs an
inked roller over it several times very rapidly,
then wipes it off apparently clean, sprinkles pul
verized whiting ou its turfacc and places it on a
sliding table on the press. His assistant, ij young
girl, carefully adjusts a sheet of paper on the plat
The sheet is comparatively worthless. You would
not pick it up in the street. A turn of the roller;
now it is an article everybody wants. You would
be glad enough if the young girl would make you
a present of that sheet, as a 'specimen."
Before leaving we must get acquainted with the
proprietors of this money-making establishment
Messrs. Archer & Halpin, artists of the very first
class, of forty years' experience in the business,
in the finest establishment in Europe. Mr Arclrcr
came to this city when McClellan was at its gates,
and proposed to supply that portion of Mr Mar's
anatomy without which he would bo reported un
fit for duty. It was impossible for him to get the
steel for. the purpose. Gen Lee, equal as he al
ways is to the requirements of the occasion, came
down and seized'upon a lot of unclaimed baggage
marked U. S., among which whs a saw mill, the
very thing desired. Now, what a saw mill has to
do with the printing of notes may appear a very
singular link m the chain of any imagitiablecausa-
tion connecting the two; but when j:r Archer
tells us that the 6aw mill had a saw of fine steel,
of the requisite thickness and proper toughness,
arid that this saw was converted into plates for en
graving designs for Confederate Treasury notes
upon, you will sec how an instrument for cutting
timber to make a good dry road right into our
capital, for the victors to march dry shod on, was
made to serve other and remote pu-rposes not at all
contemplated by the original manufacturers. It
is questionable whether there ever was a "whip,"
"rip," "cross-cut," "circular," or any other kind of
saw instrumental in making so much money as has
thi3 particular oue, kindly contributed by the Yan
kees. The entire establishment i9 a home pro
duction. Presses were built here, intricate ma
chinery devised - for especial processes, the very
workmen
taught
their art, and an establishment
built up which generally requires many years to
perfect under the most favorable auspices. It is
hoped the Secretary of the Treasury will employ
the process, of printing on steel for his new issue
and make use of real bank note pap?r- -produce
something beautiful, tangible and worth keeping.
We understand some denominations of the new is
sue will fulfill this demand to a gratifying extent,
at least far superior to the "old style." A design
for the ten dollar notes soon to make their appear
ance, is described thus: -
tfce-Viguette in the centre, heavy artillery,
the horses in sweeping gallop; scene in tho dis
tance, artillery fighting at the foot of a .mountain
range ; lint worK in rcu. in inc rigut - nana cor-
t f ' O - ! - I
ner is the head of Senator Hunter. A "counter"
above the head encloses the hgure IO. A gTeat 1
deal, of the old work is recognized. Tho wording .
is the game as on the old notes. ' fundable and
receivable in payment of taxes" omitted.':
Tn fiotirldnmwl v rrtljxl I. Inn fi n1-, 5 nil
. Ifl Iotter3 t(iQ wor- Ten V - - -
To cure Scratches la tjniacti.
-tt
a-. vtry
80lJ trine of equal quauiiavs of and
per23. Wash the Kjgs'ufthe bUso well with uap;
and Water; then wash the legs Well with the. brine
WM-irrnncr r.d nlMit for fhrcp or' four d.nv- : Tvr-i
" - - - ' - j , w.t.
the horse in adry plaey pr ouUf wad au'd water,
and in a few days bo will be well and fit for use.
Tbb remedy has never been known to fail.
IMPOBTAIIT TO RAIUIOAD TBAVEIr
. - ' LEBS. .'-' :
The late order of the Quartermaster General re
ducing the trains on the several railroads, between
Richmond and Augusta, Ga , limits the facilities
for the conveyance of the travelling public very
much. The engines taken from the passenger
trains will bo employed in the transportation of
government freight, with wbfbh the Depot fclonpj
the several roads are filled i3 "overflowing. Tb
redaction of the trcins has been made known by
advertising, And travellers can make arrangements
accordingly tut there is Another rcftihtion, bv
order of Q. M. General, which is not so well
known as ip ought to be. Tho large camber of
citizoTts tl A crowd the trains on the several roads
hate been I'.e subject of much remark. It cannot
be legitimate business thnj keeps such numbers in
constant n.cliou, particularly ladi'rt, and it is ap
parent thrt the flubh of Confederate money is, bj
some person, expended in mere travelling from
place to place, cither for pleasure, or what is
worse, ?p cuMing on tho necessities of tbeir fel
low citizens by buying cheap in one place to sell
dear at aucthcr. Of course this, in itself, is no
subject f:i government interference, but it must
be recollected that these truvellcja for pleasure or
private business seriomdy interfere with the tiana
portatioii cf tho soldiers, proceeding to enjoy their
hard earned and very limited furloughs, and also
detains them in, returning to their duty. The cit
izens fill the cars and the poor soldiers are com
pelled to lay oxer for another train, nt a ruinous
expeuse to himself, and, in many instances, at tho
risk or penishraent for overstaying his furloughl '
We understand that instructions have been re
ceived by the superiotendents of the several rail
roads to transport private coldicrs first, officers
next, and then citizens, ?o that any detention for
want of room must fall upon citizens. Travellers
upon railroads had better be prepared to meet tho
contingency' whenever they happen to come in
contact with soldiers going home or returning to
their duty. To those compelled by business to
travel this may occasionally prove an inconven
ience, but if tl j new regulation succeeds io keep
ing at ho'rtie idlers and mere pleasure-seekers who
now crowd the trains, it will not only be a benefit
to the public, but a great saving to the parties
themselves. Petersburg Register.-
Gen. D. II. Hill and tub Battlk or
Ciiickamauoa. While the writer of thfc articlo
was in the vicinity of Chattanooga, jn tho autumn
of 18''3, he communicated two or three letters to
the Charleston Courier, which freely animadvert
ed nponthe military judgment of Gen.' 1). II. Hill
:r?rg th i-Rt?!e of Chickamcriga' .' To informa
tion on which the opinion, not merely of the cor
respondent, but of others, was, based, was derived
from conversation with those who were puppoeed
to be familiar with the principal details connected
with that battle. In our last issue, however, we
pnblishtd an extract from a review of the campaign
of Gen. .Bragg at Chickamaugn, which appeared
in a recent number of the Richmond Enquirer,
written, cs that journal intimates, by ono author
ized and certainly fully competent to do iustico to
the subject. In thst article, it is plainly stated
that tho causes of failore in the campaign around
Chattanooga are due .to Gens. Longstreet, Polk
and llindman. Without questioning ths truth or
falsity of this allegation, we remark briefly thit
the name of Gen. D. II. Hill does not appear in
the article in any light which detracts from Lis
well earned reputation a fact which conclusively
shows that Gen. Bragg had no fault to find with
that officer, and that so far as his judgment or his
acts on that occasion are concerned, he is as much
above imputation as any other officer who did his .
measure of duty on'that eventful day. Were it
not so, Jen. I). II. Hill, long before this time, .
would have had his position defined by a Court of
Inquiry. , ' . , y
Under these circumstances, it is an act of jus
tice not more to Gen. Hill than to ourselves that,
having made free use of his name io a public man
ner, we should, in the Mtnc public manner, with
the light of the revelations before us, confess that -wo
were misled by the information lo which we
had access, and- that that justice was not done to
hirn which subsequent revelation proves to be bis '.
due. .
Wo are prompted to make this frank avowal by
no suggestion of other) nnd by no other motivo
than a desire to compensate for all errors of judg
ment on our part, which may have had the effect
of marring, in any degree, the wholesome influ
ence which jhnnld ever attend the presenco and
authority of a commandingofficer. Columbia
Carolinian, -
Bonus Stolkn m&om tub Treahuuv Depart
ment. We have been requested, by the Register
of tho Treasury, to call the attention of the public '
to the numbers and denominations of the coupon
bonds recently stolen from bis offise in the Treas
ury. Every corporation and every individual
holding tends should exaiuino them carefully, to '
ascertain whether if any one ot these bonds is in
hi possession. They, are worthless as securities,
and will Le refused payment wheoevor presented.
They arc of the following numbers and denomina
tions viz:
No. 4S,il-J5 to 18,061 inclusive, for 01,000
each, 8 per cent,
$30,000
Xo '83,834 to 88,50 incfusive, for $1,000
17,000
11,000
No 31,801 to 34,81 1' incluslTo, for 81,000
each, 7 per cent,
No 32,080 fo 32,711 inclusive, for S500
each, 7 7cr cent,
13,000;
I
No 3,f07 to 3,510 inclusive, for $1,000
escK, o per cent,
4,000
100
No 91i, for 9100, 5 p or cent,
, Any information upon the subject will bo gbvd- -ly
received by the Register of the Treasury.- -At
R iih tho nd Sentinel -. ; " - ..',". i v ih
:.T t -vi 'r-.n.,;
; JCj There ro wen who" are mouthing and :
whining about "Constitutional ' rights," when not1
in!y the Constitution' itself, 'but life, liberty, pror; . .(
erty, liOD$M md" everything eke la IraperilJed b;
Yankoe invasion. It would be beat to gain our ' .
Jni-tinrnf?rTip hpfnrA trt nnfirrrl'flbont tkeortti. t
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