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CHARLOTTE ' N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1864.!
W ill. YATFSS, Editor and Pbopkietob.
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AN ACT -
IN RELATION TO THE JIILITIA AND A GUARD
FOR HOME DEFENCE.
Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina, and it 13 hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, That the exemptions
from service in the Militia of the State, shall be for the
same causes, an! to the same extent and no farther,
that are prescribed in the acts of Congress of the Con
federate State3, providing for the enrollment of men
for the public defence and granting exemptions from
the same, commonly called the, conscription and ex
emption acts.
Sea. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled as a guard
for home defence all white male persons not already
enrolled in t he service of the Confederate States, be
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years, resident in
this State, including foreigners not naturalized, who
have been residents ip the State for thirty days before
such enrolment, excepting persons filling the offices
of Governor, Jijdges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts of Law and Equity, the members of the General
Assembly and the officers of the several Departments of
the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel
of the several denominations of the State charged with
the dirties of .churches, .and such other persons as
the Governor, for special reasons, may deem proper
subjects of exemption.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all persons above
the age of fifty, who may volunteer for service in said
guard for home defence, and shall be a&:epted by a
Captain of a company for the same, shall be deemed to
belong thereto, and shall be held to service therein,
either generally or for any special duty or expedition
as the commanding officers of regiments or companies,
according to the nature of the particular service in
question may determine.
Sec. 4- Be it further enacted, That the Governor
eliall cause all pessons enrolled in pursuifnee of the
two preceding sections of this act to be formed into
companies, with liberty to elect the commissioned offi
cers of such companies, and thtu v into b-.-..iion. or
regiments, brigadeand divisions according :o n'
cretion, an .1 lie shall appoint the field officer .-,1 ,
lions, regiments, urigH-o? v i uivis;
. -uo commission.- !' '...' all th
i.
it f'lrtliT n '
Thai inembpr- ,f Me
lied Quakers, -may be
this a -t by paying the
V
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ctii'rr to i n onunfuice
n that behalf, ratili:d
.' '-! that when a
i,. i ."' a . property
v me aci ' m
.. aforesaid, tu i'I'
of money for his . ..-
nict'iijiiou la
pay a ay sym
n Jcr this act.
6. Tliafc the said guards for home defence may
ailed it for service by the Governor in defence of
State against invasion and to suppress invasion,
r by regiments, battalions, or companies, en masse,
a or volunteers from the same, as he, in bis
iua may direct; shall be under his command,
i.h the officers appointed as herein provided:
i serve only within the limits of this State, and in
as of duty to be prescribed by the Governor, not
eding three months at one term. They, or so many
of ikeni as may be at any one time called into service,
maybe organized into infantry, artillery or cavalry as
he "may direct, and the infantryand artillery may be
mounted if he shall so determine, the men furnishing
th&ir own horees and accoutrements and arms, when
approved by the Governor, on such terms as he shall
yirescribe.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the Governormay
furnieh to said troops the arms, accoutrements and
ammuuition of the State when called as aforesaid into
active service, and shall prescribe rules for their return
and to prevent the waste, destruction or loss of the
Sec. 8. Be if further enacted, That all laws and
clauses of laws coming within the meaning and ' pur
view of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. Be it farther enacted. That the commissions
of officers of the Militia, called into service by.this act,
are suspended only during the period of such service.
Sec.-lO. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be
in force from the date of its ratification?
Ratiaed the 7th day of July, 1863.
Amendments to the above Law.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT IX RELATION TO
THE MILITIA AND A GUARD FOR HOME
DEFENCE.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina,, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the satuer That neither the Govern
or of this State, nor the officers acting under an act
ratified on the 7th day of July, 18U3, entitled "An act
in relation to the Militia and a Guard for Home De
fence," shall call out for drill or muster the persons
enrolled under said act, ortener tnan once a month in
company drill, or o ft e tier than twice a year in battalion
drill, which battalion drills shall take the place of the
company drills for the month in which they are ap
pointed, unless when called into actual service to repel
javasioa or suppress insurrection, or to execute the
iaws of the State. - .
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor
shall hve the power to use the Guards of Home De
fence for the purpose of arresting conscripts and de
serters; Provided, they shall not be ordered upon this
duty beyond the limits of the counties in which they
reside or the counties adjacent thereto.
Sac 3. Be it further enacted, That in addition to the
exemptions contained in the act to which this is an
amendment, there shall be exempt County commission
ers appointed under an act entitled "An act for the re
lief of wives and families of soldiers in the army," reg
ular millers, blacksmiths who have established shops,
necessary operatives n factories and foundries, the
Attorney General, Solicitors of the several circuits and
counties, physicians of five years' practice, contractor
with the State or Confederate government, one editor '
to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail
eavr'ers, profo-.ors iu'collges aud teachers in a-- - :
uiies; Provided, that this exemption shall only a p
the drills speit:cd in this b.ll ind not to 5ervi ;
the Guard for Home Defence is cafifd into the i
Skc 4. Be it further enacted, Tuat for fatlurj .a at
tend the. battalion or regimental drill, each fiebi'-fiicer
shall forfeit and py ene hundred 'dollars; each Cap'iio '
niifi other oficers who shall fnil :. muster and uril! ,
:H. 'mutinies at the times HPti -l.-n r; ;
. -1 , p ,- , , . -
tai.urc.Lttv dolU: ;f nn,.r, .
...pop Miuiusia.il.nl . d at any drill, '
ne -.. . . . t P iv rof less th.. . uc,iior mpre thue :
twenty-five du.. : r.-'W that .every absentee shall i
be allowed until the uext muster to make hi exense. j
1 he tines shall be adjudged by regimental and confpa- I
iy courts-martial, and judgments are to be entered up
tind the fines collected ia the same inode and in accord, j
.cce with the provisions of the Militia Law of North J
ession of the
t'geon Gen-
eral by Ami wa!: she advice . :. i t ..;i.i.t ut tne uov
ernor, may appoint aifrgical t . . ot exceeding
three, composed of two physicians treh, who shall de
clare by their certificates those persons who shall be
exempt from service under the act to which this is an
amendment, on account of mental or physical disabili
ty, and they shall receive tle pay of their rank and
traveling expenses, to be determined by the Adjutant
General. .
Skc 6. Be it further enacted, That the Guard for
home defence, should they be called into service by
the Governor, shall receive the.same pay, sations and
allowances as soldiera in the Confederate States'- ser
rfcf, be subject to the rales and articles of
war of the Confederate States. .
Skc 7. Be it furtlrer enacted, That when the pressure
of public danger shall not prevent the observance of
such a rule, the said Guard for home defence shall not
be called into service en matte, but by drafts of a num
ber of men from each convenient company, so as to
make up the aggregate force required.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That thi3 act shall be
in force and take effect from and after its ratification.
Read three tinjes and ratified in General Assembly,
this the 14th "day of December, A. D., 1863.
ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE
Of ITIcssciifj'crs
OF THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
At Charlotte Office, Daily.
ARRIVES,
From Char. & S C. Railroad 7 30
A. M. and 9 P.M
" and 9 25 "
(i
N. C. Railroad - 6 20
A.. T. & 0. Railroad 9 00
Wil., C. & R. Railroad 3 15 P. M.
DEPARTS.
For
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N. C. Railroad 6 20
Char. & S C. Railroad 10 00
Wil., C. & R. Railroad 7 30
A., Tt& O. Railroad 4 00
A.M.
K
P. M.
and
and
00 P.M
30 "
It is desired that all Parcels,' Packages or Freight to
be forwarded by either of the above Trains, be sent to
this Office One Hour previous to its departure.
T. D. GILLESPIE, Agent.
Charlotte, Sept. 7, 1863; tf
EXPRESS NOTICE.
Office Southern Express Company,
Charlotte, Sept. 24, 18G3.
ordar to avoid misunderstanding ar.d to make
In
our charges conform to the liability assumed, this
Company hereby giv;e3 notice that from and after .Octo
ber 1st, 1863, shippers will be required to place their
valuation upon each package before it will be received.
Such valu'tio- -Ml be inserted in the Company's
Tereip- '?' " t he liability of the Company for
j't of God and the public enemy
m T. D&GILLErfPlE,
Se, .. Agent.
JOHN VOC: ". : cf ieal Tai
lor, respectful . .-is the citi
zens of Charlo d p'lrroiiinl
in; country, "thai uir'i- 'jrepared
to i,r nufacture pentlemen's elo-tliinc-
in the liitesl style and at
?!;r - 0'j't:.'p.
!i ue gi
i t o t h o s i
, it tTpo.sit
i to Bro
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His best exertions
' render satisfacV
t' ronize him.
r ' .-Flotel, next
' iti's store.
TAYLOR &
by the ton or
ASBURY a
otherwi-
superior to any Engri
and Apothecaries
arjicle. .Address
May 5, I860 "
ippliew . ... ally pure
TAlU'i-. vv .-?BURY.
tjiiarlotte, N 'C.
Wilmington, Charlotte & Uutherford
On and after Monday the 25th of May, 1863, th Pas
senger Train will run on this Road (Western Divi
sion) daily, Sundays excepted, as follows :
GOING WEST:
ARRIVE:
LEAVE:
Charlotte, - 1 30
Tuckaseege, 8 20
Brevard, 9 00
Sharon 9 30
Lincolnton, 10 05
CUrrryville.
GOING EAST:
A. M.
8
8
9
10
10
15
55
25
00
45
A. M.
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ARRIVE:
. LEAVE:
11 30 A. M.
Cherryville,
12
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1
1
2
15
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20
53
45
P. M.
11
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Lincolnton, 12 25
Shaon, 12 55
Brevard, 1 25
Tuckaseege, 2 00
P. M.
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Charlotte.
Fare; six cents per mile. Soldiers goiirg to and re
turning from tghe army, half fare. Passengers are re
quired to make tho proper change, a3 the Ticket Agent
cannot furnish change for every one.
A Freight Train leaves Cherryville for Charlotte- at
7 o'clock, A M, on Mondays, and returns same day.
For Passenger Trains transporting Freights, 50 per
cent to the .tariff rates of freight will be added. -
V. A. McBEE,
Master of Transportation.
Lincolnton, May
BY jr. B. KERR, Proprietor.
J L C VERY. ACCOMMODATION afforded
jlTtl 1 JCi the patrons of 'he Charlotte Hotel.
illLJL At this tio'fi is kept the line ofDaily
Stages from Charlotte u
Asheville.
J. B.ERR.
Oct. l,.lf61.
IVOTICE.
I am prepared to cast machine irons of all kinds,
hollow-ware, alt pans, 4c. Orders Bolicjted-Terms
Cash. -
I will exchange Iron for Baeon, corn, cloth, or pro
visions of any kind.
J . W. DERR,
July 1st, 1863. .V-pd. Spring Hill Forge.
GARRET 1AVIS.
1 This fine Horse an be found at my st.-ilde.in thrs
place, during the present season, on Mondays, Tues
days and Wednesdays, and at the stable of W. T.
titt, in Providence, on Thursdays, Fridays a;.fl 3atur
. Terms, sixty dollars jusiu unee.
1, 18C4
Pd
NOTICE.
Th firm of WILLI WW niTM i. rf u: j.,..
- - - i ua i iai a vv.. i: luia unj
i o laii ,i;Jr.ii-...i i - i . . ,i
persons interested will .-aH and clese their accounts
with either of'.the uudersi-ned.
. L. S. WILLIAMS
" . Xi. -W. SANDERS!
January 12. 18C4 -
.
BLANK DEEDS, Warrant, Ejectments, &c
fox sale at .thw .Office,
Carolina, passed :.' tin Mtu. -General
A -ai-jnfcly,- k61i
Sen f. 't. tor .! -r etiH' ti I : ' '
Announcement.
The friends of Coif. WILLIAM XI. GRIER announce
him as a candidate to represent Mecklenburg county
in the Senate at the 'ensuing August election.
March28, 1864 - ? . te-pd '
For tie Legislature.
Believing thaf the county of Mecklenburg has been
well represented in the person of JOHN L, BROWN,
who has proven to be & prompt, active and faithful
public servant, many of bis constituents desire his re
election, and hereby announce him a candidate: for the
House of Commons at the election in August next. Mr
Brown is a good businessman, and the services of such
men are needed now in oar legislative halls.
Marelt 15, 1864. pd . : VOTERS.
For the Legislature.
The friends of E. C. GRIER announce hrm a'candi
date for Te-eletion to the House of Commons front
Mecklenburg county.
April 11, 1864 . te-pd
' Announcement
.'' Monro i N' C, March 12th, 18C4.
We take the liberty of anrfoancing Col. SAMUEL
H. WALKUP, of the 48th N. C. Regiment, as a candi
date for the Senate, composed of the counties of Union
and Anson. Also THOMAS MARSH, Esq., to repre
sent the county of Union in the Commons in the next
General Assembly of North Carolina.
. SEVERAL CITIZENS -
March 15 .te-pd of Union County.
Announoement.
We, as soldiers, respectfully announce Capt. J. E.
MOORE as a candidate for Sheriff of Union county at
our next regular electionlin August, and as such will
be voted for by Many Soldiers.
Feb. 16, 1864 tf .
Aniiouncement.
We, as soldiers, respectfully announce THOMAS
R. MAGILLas a candidate, for the House of Commons
for Union county, at our next regular election in Aug.
next, and as such will be vtted for by
Many Soldiers in the Army.
December 22, 1863 tepd
To the Voters of Union County,
Fellow Citizens: I am a candidate for your suf
frage3 at the next ensuing election for Sheriff in .the
County of Union. My connection with the army, how
ever, ha3 for some months removed me from that fami
liar intercourse with you .that would generally be de
sirable. But, trusting that I may have a due allow
ance for' this seeming inconvenience, with a view to
repeated expressions of a desire that I should become
a candidate,. I have-.consented to do so though under
vastly different circumstances .from those which sur
rounded us four years ago. Many of you . have realized
the hardships of war and the dangers of battle ; bnt
without recalling the past, let us look hopefully, to the
future, and permit me, in grateful acknowledgements
of the favors I received at your hands then, with many
oth.eis prev ious -to that time, to ask yonr cordial sup
port i!uv , If elected, I will use wha industry and
ability i - set to fulfill the obligations of jie office
in such a r '"rer a?, I hope, may ever be satisfactory
to you. ,:. contrary, if 1 am not elected I shall
consider thai j .-.. have don? me no. wrong and that I
have no right to criticise ause. your suffrages are
against me. But, 1 :
conferred," by beini . .. .'
. ..'niible of the distinction
' r. the position for which I J
am a candid-nte.-antl -votes
as I shall ever
myself worthy of t!v
same. And, in com . ,
remember yotir frk,.
ticket for the same.
. as proud to receive your
' ncsfand faithful to prove
; j isiblo trus"t imposed by the
, !. allow me to hope you will
:.d on the day of election a
W. H. COLLINS,
Co. A, 4th N. C. Cavalry,
March 'J8, 1864 pd
Gordon's Brigade.
Announcement.
Yadki.wille, April 18, 18G4.
1 am authorised to announce Col. W. H. A. SDEER,
of the 28th N. C. Troops, a candidate at the election in
August next, to represent the people of the counties of
.Ytuiivin. Surry, Alleghany: Ashe and Watauga in the
of the next Legislature .of North Carolina.
Respectfully, R. V. Armfield.
25th. 5t
Apr
The Peoples' Ticket.
FOR THE SENATE,
COL. WILLIAM M. GRIER.
FOR THE COMMONS,
R. D. WHITLEY,
J. SOLOMON REID.
May 16, 1864 tepd
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For Sheriff.
We are authorized to announce R. M. WHITE as a
candidate for re-election to the office. of Sheriff of
Mecklenburg county.
May 9, 16.4 pd"
NOTICE,
Office of Western P,Lank Road Company, "I
. Lincolnton, N. C, April 11 , 1864.
To the Stockholders of the Western Plank Road
Company: The Confederate Tax on the individual
shares in this company will be paid by the President.
.C. C. HENDERSON, Prest.
April 18, 1864 4t West. P. R. Company
One Hundred Bushels DRIED APPLES, for which the
highest market price in the new issue will be paid,
yfend by Express .to Raleigh at my expense, with bill,
to be paid on delivery of frnit.
- W. WHITAKER, Jr.,
Anril 11. 1864- 5t ' Raleierh. N. C.
STRAYED
From m v Pasture near Wilson Wallace's, about the
1st of Nov, last, a red COW which 1 bought at auc- j
tion, formerly owned by Wm.Tussy Alexander. AUo, j
at the same time and place, a spotted HEIFER, of the i
brindle order. She was sold at auction by Mr Morri- !
son of Pioneer Mills. I will pay a liberal reward for
their delivery to me or for information so that 1 can
get them. . W. ACOOK.
Feb 18, 18G4 tf -
REIIOBOTH FURNACE.
LINCOLN COUNTY, N. C, .
THREE MILES EAST OF IRON P. O.
The
proprietors announce to the public that this
i' urtiace
is in lull blast, aua will make easiings oi an
kinds lo order,
sale.
March I, 1S.C4
Also,'Pig Iron is made and offered forj
SHIPP & REINHARDT.
3m-pd.
fTIie Bouor to the Soldier' Or-
pEian Fund
Ate respectfully requested to met-t in the Institution
1 for tbe Dea ,aad Dumb, ia Raleigh. S. C , on Friday,
I 21 tli of Mar, at 11 o'clock. A. M. Those who cannot 1
j be prent "should" send proxies A fall attendance is ;
desired, tor jmpoi tant business.
j The xomuitue of theXJrand. Lodge of Masons Smr
St. John's College are respectfully iwited to be pre3 j
. 6 . An . r r-o ,ppnn i
. JfJ 0, 16. td jjnanciaj aecretary
-? CHARLOTTE, N. C. .
- Onr trms are $10 in the new issue cr $15 in the
old. We have to pay "nw issue- for the printing paper
we buy, and therefore must change the old for new is
sue, 5's included. $5 in the old issue pays for four
months' subscription.
The Democrat teilbbe discontinued to all svbseri
terg ut the expiration of the time for U fiich it is paid.
Thou who want to contimte mutt renew before or at the ez
pirafionrof their time. .
"f"
:feANK,EK BittittDATiojjs. A correspondent of
tt& KaIeiglProgress, writing rrom" Kinston, N. C,
of Vte depredations of the enemy in the eountrj
between Kington and Newbernsays : "
'(At Poirocksville half of the village has felt
their incendiary torch. Everywhere I went was
traces of their worse than barbarism. .
I tied to count the number or destroyed .and
rained mansions and estates between this place and
Newbern, and my heart grew sick and appalled at
the taac, and I ceased. Indeed in the thirty miles
below tar lines, four-fifths of the buildings nave
been turned; duelling houses, corn cribs, cotton
ho'usei and gins, mills, churches, all alike in theie
fates. And yet the same people who aro doing
this, 11 you it ia to protect you and grre you your
right tell you it is done to restore brotherhood
and Headship and love'- (to restore the Union)
Tbs correspondent relates one fact which it
would be well for all to remember; it is this: The
yankets destroy the property of Union men (Lin
coln s'mpathizers) as well as of "rebels" (southern
sympithizers). These miserable tories in the
county who espect to save their property if the
yanktes should ever reach their neighborhoods,
will tod out their mistake. Yankee soldiers when
they lee anything they want do not stop to inquire
whetler it belongs to a friend or foe, neither, will
they spare farms or dwellings in the South where
it is jossible to destroy them.
A Receipe for Wounds, Swellings, &c.
Feeing as I do 90 great an interest and anxiety
fur thj speedy recovery of the unfortunate suffer
ers wlo were wounded in the. late "battles, and for
the binefit of thbse who may -hereafter be woun
ded, 1 desire to make public a recipe, which I
venture to predict, if persisted iu, will supercede
all otter remedies . heretofore employed in reduc
ing svelliflgs, arresting inflammation, and healing
the wounds. In the first place, if there should be
by accident any creeping insects in the wounds,
they can easily be expelled by injecting with a
couuiion syringe a strong-decoction made of elder
which, usually grows around farms iu fence corn
ers, after .which-procure of aweed, which also
grows arouud farm houses and on the . road sides
known'as smart weed, as much' as ean be grasped
in one hand or more, in accordance with the size
of the wound, wash clean, then thoroughly boil
out the strength, after which mashup the smaller
portions of steams and leaves, and add to the same
the tea and as much wheat bran as will form a
poultice, to be applied warm, and repeated two or
three times per day. After the inflammation is
sufficiently subdued, prepare and apply 41 liniment
not more frequently than once a day, composed of
linseed oil; calomel, and fresh butter. Should the
wound .be at any time attended with much pain,
the application of - the tincture of lobelia will be
very soothing.
Stephen W. Rutland.
The Cherokee Incians. -The Asheville
News, in noticing the arrival at that place of a
body of Cherokee Indians under command of Capt
M 1 Love, relates the following incident to show
the fidelity of t'aj Cherpkees to our cause :
"Some time last winter, during one of their
raids into our western counties, the Yankees cap
tured aboutl 5 of Col. Thomas' Indian warriors,
and carried them to Knoxville. Here they were
flattered and feasted, big tSlks held, and magnifi
cent promises made if they would abandon the
Confederacy ancfjoin the Lincoln Government
They weye promised their liberty and five thou
sand dollars in gold if they would bring in the
scalo of their chief, - Col. YVm. H. Thomas ! The
Indians seemed to pause consult and finally
agreed to the proposition. They were released,
retarned.to their native mountains, sought the
camp of their Chief, told him all, and have ever
since been on the war path-i-after Yankee scalps !
f So much fcr the fidelity of the Indian, ' and , so
much for the civilized and christian manner in
which a Yankee General would get rid of a foe he
is too cowardly to attack himself."
The Twins. A correpondeut of the Macon
Telegraph, who recently visited Mount -Airy, N.C,
communicates the following concerning the Sia
mese Twins who live in Surry County:. -
"Your readers have no doubt seen - or heard of
those remarkable persons, the. Siamese Twin bu
few perhaps have been to themhouSes and seen
them in their domestic relations. Though united i
by u. iisramcct as stronjc as life itself, they live a
i mile apart ! spend alternately three days at the j
! one and the other's house, and allowing no circum
I stances to defer their departure from the one to
the other when the regular time" arrives. The one ,
j at whose heuse'you visit them leads the conversa-j
; tion and acts as master of ceremonies, while the t
other speaks only as occasion or politeness may
' require. One has eight and the other nine cbil- j
; dren; but one of whom is in the war, the rest ;
V.nir.,. ,r tiffin l.m j T!.r 'luinB arc. food
neiehbors intelhsent and thoroughly patriotic.
; They are, to all appearances, to separate and dif- .
i terent men, with-very lime sociar resemoiance auu
a marked contrast oi enaracier
Kog is much the
moFt positive, self-willed and uncompromising.
Tbp.y are seldom' Loth sick at the same time.
Whv should death result from the separation of
persons so unlike aud so little subject to affliction '
ity each other s infirmities
-
-. pu"nch sa..s tbat the characteristic of a time
. . , , ..,,1 r, M; u1
ncace is modcstv rather than . rudeness, lor ."it al-
j ways keeps its hands beforc'its fcice.'
TEE CUINJBE OF SOBGRtJM. -Brief
dection$ for itt Culture and Manufacture
i . Madison, Morgan Co., Ga., April 1, 1864.
Dear tSir: . Your letter Ordering fen bushels
sorghum seed was duly received. . I send you in a"
uox ine eea, wmcn l Warrant to be genuine and
pure: I have taken great pains to keep them
unmixed from the broom, Doura, or any millet
corn; nr have I allowed the imphee or African
cane to be planted in mixing distance of the gen
uine sorgho. I can therefore say that fh seed
are ' -v . - '
: VVnen the Chinese sugar cine seed was first dis
tributed, in 857,lI planted a few to test and try
their italue. - In 1858,1 1 planted s few acres, and
from this dato onward I increased crop and the
machinery for making syrup, and in 1863 I plant
ed and. cultirated and worked off five hundred
acres of land in the sorgho. My first trial, with
the eyrup. proved that it had great value as an
auxiliary to hog meat, and that every cotton plan
ter would do well to raise it. I was told by those
who had begun to tire of it, that it would exhaust
the soil and ruin the plantations; others said it
had been well called the saw num. for it would
saw all the gum from the richest soih; but nothing
1 1 1 . -aft-.
aauntea, i planted on, and planted it on land so
poor that it would not produce corn; here it grew
better than darn or cotton, and made finer syrup
than upoathe richest land.
To give you tuy experience in the fewest words,
I will say, it grows well upon" any soil' .that will
make edrn. It should be' Worked as we work
corn, and will pay well when well cultivated upon
almost any soil, it should be drilled about 4 to
4 feet apart in the row, and ks thickness in the
drill should be in accordance to the richness of
the land very poor soil about 15. inches, and very
rich f or 8 inches apart. Leaving it this thick in
the drill prevents succoring, and lets the crop all
ripen together. It slfould be planted even earlier
than corn, and then again at intervals, if you desire
an extensive crop. In this latitude, 33, I have
commenced its manufacture about the 15th of
August, and continued on even alter frost.
The proper time for grinding is when the seed
begins to fully ripen' begin early, and a few ket
tles of the syrup will advise you if you are right
in ibe operation. .. .
The fodder should be pulled off a few. days only
in advance of the grinding. The seed cut off as
you cut down the cane, then the cane hauled up
and ground in iron mills. Wooden mills, to m ike
short metre of them, are poor things for :i - rho
planter. The notion thatfit is best to puli tlu fod
der, then cut off the seed and'Kt the cane fctiind
in the field, is all.wrong in'makii g the best pyrup.
If the cane is cut down and a'.. owed to lie a few
days it is a positive injury instead of the water
ii i "il. - it - V ..
evaporating iruui mo cane, . uie juice oegius ier-
mentation, and
less syrup.
requires more
boiling and makes
The best advice I can give a syrup boiler, is to
tell him, go ahead and boil and burn a few kettles
of the syrup and .he will leant readily all about
the best mode of operating.
I have used lime water, ley and soda. All, or
any of these alkalies will do well if the cane juice
is a little acid, but are of no use to the juice if it
is free of acidity, and always darken the syrup.
An important part to perform in boiling is the
skimming process. This requites constant and
persevering attention. It must begin with the first
warmiog of the juice, and be continued on until
the syrup is made. As the juice is obtained at
the mill it should be caught in a barrel or half
hogshead' and strained by covering these vessels
with two thicknesses of India bagging or else
strained at tjie kettle through a basket half filled
with straw. All this straining, will in the end
save labor and ensure a fine syrup.
The sorgho syrup differs from the West India
syrup or molasres in this : it has more jelly or
mucilaginous' matter, and this may be a reason
why it does not" crystalize and make the sugar.
This mucilage may be dissolved by the use of salt
in moderate quantities, or by alcohol, the latter
article being now so expensive as to prohibit its
use.. . 1 have not been successful in making sugar
from the Chinese sugar cane ; nor do I believe it
can be done advantageously in the ordinary way
of making eyrup, ; f
An iron mill worked with two mules-'and two
boilers attached, is competent to make 50 barrels
of syrup in the grinding season, if the boilers be
each of one hundred gallons capacity. It would
seem to be needless to write so much about sorgho
making, since it has been expeiidjented with by
so many persons in the last five ears.
If the syrup is tcell boiled, it will lu;ep without
fermenting, in barrels, for many years;' this I have
well tested. If tanks be made of pine plank, 5
feet in diameter .and 0 feet high, with a head
ing aLthe large end, put in without crozing, and
then .caulked with cotton and set in the ground
3 1 feet deep, and covered, it will keep the syrup
as well as if put in. barrels, and is the most prac
tical and least expensive way to save the syrup for
plantation uses.
It is. often asked, why does the sorgho syrup
turn the teeth black t I answer: because it was
never boiled etioagh and had" fermented, and wr.s
then eaten, and the acid blackened the teeth
West India molaeses will do the same after it has
fermented.
The seed is good to feed aw.y to hogs, horses i
id mules, oxen and cattle--not, however, equal j
corn-and will yield on any soil more than the
an
tv turn auu nui j iv vu j swe iuvk
same soil will mak in corn. The fodder is not re- j
S-A. lw An. I M ill t
lished by animals equal, to corn fodder; but this ;
sorgho fJdder, wben well boiled in water, b not '
inferior to hops in disfillating purposes, apd for i
h.tM -d hnuLwi vM The .or o fodder litiuor. 1
i ,,t. ,1. !
mixed with meal or flour, tuuk
ii'ost equal to the best bops
t rt th',m .hi k '
f!
tried and remembered.
The demand for the iron mill must be so great and
l"u ,T TiuZHr
that we niut- make one jrjon mill do the work of;
two mills.- This can be readily done at little ex- J
r.!nse. Tffc lever u taken off from the roller, and
s . .
loouldwrite you about the beer and vinegar "IF""5 ueu,."!u u J",
which c be made from the sorgho juice ami the Wl.ich line the lower poruoj of the
syrup, but we have so many hyperbolical writers, Uiem body and soul to the keepers, PJ7'
even Imoo our farmer,, that'were I to continue -g from fifty cents to ten dollars secd ng to t6
on, it would give me a notoriety which I do not lW - wpearanoe crina .
Scek or dcSire-nv. I shun it.- j !h ih? h6eJ r"'U ff UU
- .. . V .1. .i r.fam nnrl mffrAr tk fi.rdDie-uUftuOuUr. DITI HQ OiUCr
Siuce writing the atove l will aua a nuie more. ; - :
a circular block or puller put ion that is exactly
the 'diameter ' of the wller, tna'A'grovf Is cttt 9
this pulley, for it rope bana.-then ilxteea feet from
the mill an Upright rfbift ia put up, and on this
shaft ia a set of wooden segments, making a wlieel
double the diameter of the roller, and this wheel
baa a grore on it periphery. This upright .fbiA
has a. long lever put through It, and four mu!e
pull it around, and the rope band girts the double
velocity. The simplieity of thai construction will
be obvious .to ft mechanical brain. ' '' V V "
. One word in reference to the .cultivation. On
th second working of the sorgho ft should bo
thinned out to single stand, and suckers should .
never be allowed, to grow. This system will givfl
you 'fair and as. perfect ft stalk as the soil will
grow. - I will fully mature Its Juice; and Ti yott '
what 30a designed to make,- a . perfect chines?
sugar cane stalk;
The setting of the kettles Is a matter of moment
at this time. Thev can be put in brick sad the
wall around .the kettles run up 12 to 14 inches
high,- laid in lime mortar and plastered on the .
inside. This surrounding 'wall is equivalent to,
and is really a box toll old more juice than is held
by the kettle, and the kettle boils all. The 100
gallon kettle, with its brick box, will boil 250 to
300 gallons of juiee. You perceive; one mil) at
double-quick, and two boilers with double the
amount .'of juice packed on them, will greatly fa
cilitate the syrup manufacture. ,
; j , ,fnw Walker.
AN ARMY WEDDIIfO.
There are very few soldiers who have been in
the Western army who will not recognize in the
following picture, drawn for the Montconjer?
i'luu, a great miiamy 10 many army weddings
which he has seen. The marriage took fclace at
Bull's Gap, Tenn: -
'An Alabama soldier, whom, to name would be
too personal, but who is uglier than the renowtfed
Suggs in fact, so far diseasl with chronic big
ugly as to have failed procuring a furlough from
Brig. Gen.' Law solely gn that ground wooed and
won a buxom Tennessee maid of doubtful age.
Whilst "Special" was out that day with his" gua
on a porcine scout, for the purpose of reinforcing
his haversack, be was interrupted in bis recon
noissance by a husky voice emitting from a. ten
by-filtce'n pen, inviting - him to halt. BnferiDg
the low door, he found a wedding was on tho tapis,
and en route to a happy termination. A mirthful
Texan uot necessary to name bad a copy of tho
Aiuiy Ki-uluiious iir his hand, and his throat was
di c.naica tuth piece of white bandage, such as
is u..od by our army doctors all ready to tie the
by menial knot go tigh that it could not bo undone'
by the teeth. The brioegroom stood largely over
six honest feet in his socks, was as hairy as Esau, '
and pale, slim, and lank. 11 is jacket and panti
represented each of the contending parties at war.
Ilia shoes were much the worse for wear,' and bis
toes sticking out of the gaping rents reminddd one
of the many little head of pelicans you observe
protruding from the nest which forms a part of
the coa't-of-arms of Louisiana. The exact color of
his suit could not be given. Where the buttons
had been lost off in the wear and tear of war, an
unique substitute, ic the shape of persimmon, ,
seed, was used. The bride had essayed to wash
"Alabam's" clothes, while modesty concealed bis
nudity behind a brush hedge, awaiting there tin
til they were dried. '
Tho bride was enrobed in a clean' but faded
dress. Her necklade was composed of a string of
chinquepins, her brow was environed by a wreath
of faded bonnet flowers, and her wavy red hair
was tucked up behind in the old fashioned way.
She wore a stout pair of Ho. 9 brogans, and her
stockings and gloves were made of rabbit skins'
furside next tothe flesh. . On her fingers we dis
cerned several gutta percha and bone ' rings, pre '
sents at various times from her lover. She wore
no hoops, for nature had given her such a form as
to make crinoline of no use to her.'
All being ready, the Texas Parson" proceeded "
to his duty, with becoming gravity. "Special' -aeted
the part for both bride and groom. Open
iog the book aforementioned, the quondam parson;
commenced,Aclose up!" and the twain closed up. .
"Hand to your partner!" and the couple handed.
"Attention to orders!" and 'we all attentloned.
Then the following was read aloud:. "By prde'r cf
our directive General, Braxton.' Bragg, I hereby
solemnly pronounce you man and wife, for, and
during the war, and you -shall cleave unto each
other until the war is over, and then Pp' to Gov
ernor Watts fur a family right of publio land in
Pike, the former residence of the bridegroom, and
you and each of you will assist to multiply and
replenish the earth." The ceremony wound up
with a regular bear hug betwecen the happy mor
tals, and we resumed our hog-bunt, all the while -'guffawing'
at the stolid indifference manifested by
tho married parties on the picket line at Bull's Gap.
On our falliog back from the Gap wo observed
the happy couple perambulating with the column
through the mud and snow, wearing an air of per-'
feci. indifference to observation or remark from tha
soldiery. Should this soldier, who captured "the
maid of the Gap," obtain a furlough for the pur
pose of locating in Pike? will not onr friends of
the Mail oblige tWem with an introduction to our
gllaut Governor Watts?
MTSTEBltS AMD MjKEBlKS OF NtW Yo&K. A
yofk odeo f tht phillu PrrM MJS .
r - . . f, ,
"Now and then a cornerof the vc.I whieh bides
, m is 1
tht mysteries and miseries of the city u gifted, and
a momentary g..mpBe OT"""'77
beyond. Just now some l.tlle excitement exuU
regurd.ng the wkieh female emigrantj
e dragged to infamy by derfls whose ptofessioH
has thi result for its object.
TbcHO wretches as
Offiees." and uooa
eume to represent "inteiiieenee Umees," ana upon
" s.r m
nretence of obtaining for their victims situations
-- r . . . . .
alternative than rematoing
hells. No steps are betagtakeo by the aalhoritics
to check this devilieh system. Probably the vote
wcneciinw "u ' ,.v-l i. . ,t . !,,
of one of these humaa brrrs is as good as that
01 rr?Fc
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