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-7 DF" FIO 33 S 2 O per a ii i Li i ra ON THE -CHARACTER . IS AS UIPOHTAVT TO STATES AS IT IS Tft rvnTVintTATja ivn imw WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET v' rtturMCTr ur mis other 'J 2 J c IN ADVANCE. CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1864. W 3. YAHIS, Editor and Proprietok. THIRTEENTH VOLUME NC W B E R 644. THE (QPablished c?ery Tucsday,(o) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, KDITOIt AND PROPBIfcTOB. $20 IN ADVANCE. Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. JE5y- Advertisements not marked on the manuscript f,r a pecific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. - MEMBERS OP THE LEGISLATURE OP NORTH CAROLINA. SENATE. Pasquotank and Perquimans W II "Uagley. Camden and Currituck D McD Liudsey. Gates and Chowan M L Euro. JIyd.iu.nd Tyrrell Edward L Mann. Northampton J I Odom. Hertford James .u wyuuu. llertit Jolin Pool. Martin and Washington J R Stubbs. Halifax Mason L Wiggins. EJ-ecoinbe and Wilson J II Powell. PiU-Dr E J Bl"int Iloaufoi t E J Warren Craven N A Whitford Carteret and Jones Dr M F Arendell Greene and LenoirJ P Speight N Hanover Eli W Hall Duplin W R Ward Onslow Isaac N Saunders ltladin IJrunswick and Columbus John W Ellis Cumberland and Harnett Sampson William Kirby Wayne Iienj Aycock Johnston TJ)Siu-aJ Wake W D Jones Nash A J Taylor Franklin W Harris Warren Dr T J Pitchford Granville 1 W Lnssiter IVrson C S Wiiistead -W U Wright Orange John P.erry Aliiiiwine.e and Riind'dn'i- -Hon Giles Mebaue Chatham E II Straughu Moore and Montgomery Dr J M Crump Richmond and Robeson Giles Leitch Anson and Union Col W C Smith Guilford Uobt P Dick Caswell William Long Rockingham D W Courts Mecklenburg W M Grier Cabarrus and Stanly Dr J E McEachern Rowan and Davie W li March Davidson Henderson Adams Stokes and Forsyth T E Matthews Ashe, S.m-y, &c W II A Spoer (dead) lre-lell, Wilkes. tVc A M IJngle Ilurke. McDowell, cVc S F Patterson Lincoln, Gaston, and Catawba M L McCorkle Rutherford. Polk, cVe Dr W J T Miller JJuncomtie, Henderson, !tc M Patton Macon, JIayw.M.il. cVc S C Dry son HOUSE OF COMMONS. Alamance R Y McAden, C F Faucett Alexander J M Carson Anson A J Dargan, L L Polk Ashe Mr McMillan Ilea ufort Hon R S Donnell, D M Carter JJortie P T Henry, Jas Bond Rladen J W Russ lirunswick D L Russell, Jr Burke J J Erwin Buncombe J M Gudger Cabarrus P H C Smith Chatham J II Deaden. W J Headeu, W P Iladley Caldvell J M Isbell Camden W A Duke Carteret Stephen D Pool Caswell Montford McGehee, S S Harrison Catawba-W P Rein bard t Cumberland and Harnett Hon J G Shepherd, A D McLean, Dr John McCormick Cherokee G W Hays Chowan LC Denbury Cleaveland D Beam, J W Gidnoy Columbus Forney George Craven Win Lane. T II Gaskins Currituck Davie R F Johnston Duplin Zach Smith. R B Houston Davidson C F Lowe, Lewis Hanes Edgecombe David Cobb, L D Farmer Franklin W K Davi-i Forsyth W II Wheeler. W B Stipe Gaston W T Shipp Gates Hichard Bond (iuilford D F Caldwell, A Clapp, A S Holton Granville P P Peace, E Grissom, J S Amis Halifax II Joyner. A II Davis Haywood Samuel L Love Henderson M M Patton Hertford J B Yann Hyde MrGibbs Iredell T A Allison. L Q Sharpe Jackson W A Euloo Johnston W A Smith. W G Banks Jones F G Simmons Lenoir, Allen W Wooten Liucoln, Ambrose Costner 3Iacon, J M Lyle Madison, W II Brown. jtlartin, S W Oulterbridge McDowell, W F Craige Mecklenburg, John L Brown, E C Grier Montgomery, E II Davis Moore, Elam J Harrington Nash. G C Lewis "Sew Hanover. Saml J Person, J R Hawes Northampton. S T Stancill, W J Rogers Orange, S F Phillips, W X Patterson Onslow, A J Muriill Pasquotank, W E Mann Perquimons, J II Riddick Person, John W Cunningham Pitt. B G Albritton. C Perkins Randolph, Joel Asheworth, E T Blair Rowan. F E Shober. W II Crawford Richmond, B F Little Robeson, David Betbune. T J Morisey Rockingham, Mr Strong, A J Boyd Rutherford, J L Carson. A R Bryan Sampson, L A Powell, Patrick Murphy Stanly, R Harris Stokes. W II Flynt Surry. Mr Waugh Tyrrell. Union. C Austin Wake. D G Fowl. G II Alford. C J RoS Wayne, M K Crawford. J M Caho rers "Warren, W T Allstou, T J Judkias Washington. L C Latham . Watauga, Wm Horton Wilkes, A S Calloway, P T IJ'rtQp Yadkin, A C Cowles Yancy, D M Y'oung. COLUMBIA AND RAILROAD. HAMBURG PRESIDENT'S REPORT. To the Stockholders of the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad Company : In the month of August, 18G3, this Company was organized for the purpose of making a direct con nection by rail between the roads terminating at the cities of Columbia and Augusta. Subsequently the Board of Directors was organized, and elected Jas. G- Gibbes, Chief Engineer, and Henry Moore See'y and Treasurer. The Chief Engineer was directed to organize a corps of engineers as early as practi cable, and make the necessfiry surveys and location,' and report to the Iiom-d ns sixm as possible; while your Treasurer was directed to receive in advance all installments on stock subscriptions which might be tendered hy the subscribers; and the President was authorized to invest the funds of the company in such property and securities ns would besteusure the success of the enterprise. Fleming Gardner was engaged as Chief Locating Engineer, who, with his assistants, soon entered upon the duties of making the necessary surteys. Two routes were presented. One known as the direct, and the other as the Ridge route. After much labor and many reconnolsances and observations with the compass and level, it was ascertained that the Ridge route, passing six miles from Edgefield Court House, although the longer, possessed many countervailing advantages. Much difficulty was experienced in getting a proper loca tion from west of the Pine House to the city of Au gusta, on account of the great elevation of the for mer over the latter place. The ridre maintains its elevation in a great degree until within a few miles of Augusta, thence the descent is very rapid. On a direct line no gradft even of 60 feet to the mile over this portion could be obtained, although it was the policy of the company that themaximum grade should cot exceed fifty feet. In order to overcome the very serious objections to the operations of the Road hereafter arisingfrom steep grades, the "Horse Creek" route, passing through Graniteville, was finally recommended as possessing the greatest ad vantages. The Chief Engineer, therefore, recom mended the line crossing the Congaree river about one mile above Grunby, passing near Lexington C H.. near Leesville, about one-half mile south-east of the Pine House, through Graniteville anil Ham burg, to the Georgia Railroad Depot in the city of Augusta. Aftr p. full discussion of the different lines surveyed, and the policy which should govern the-company, the Board of Directors unanimously adopted the route as recommended and indicated above subject to such local changes as the interest of the company may require, For more definite in formation on this subject, attention is invited to the report of the Chief Etigineer. Early after the organization of the Board of Di rectors, the attention of the Government was called to the proposed work by the President, and the Com pany assured of such reasonable aid by the War Department as could be giveu to its progress with out detriment to the military arm of the service. The coinpanj' acknowledges the obligation for 'Hot exceeding forty details." exemption from impress ment of necessary supplies, and some facilities for transportation of subsistence. This application for detailed contractors was made in January last, when much of the graduation was ready to let, but the un settled legislation of Congress on this subject, and the paramount necessity for seldiers to defend the country, caused the Hon. Sec'y of War to suspend granting the request until about the 1st of June. By this period all the surplus labor of the country had ' been engaged for the year, either in the cultivation of farms or otherwise, and it was impossible to hire hands or get contractors. But for this unavoidable delay, 80U hands might now be at work instead of '200. As the cultivation of the crops, however, ceased in August, and the advance of the enemy drovb back labor and capital into the interior, two forces were started by the company hiring the hands and placing one on each end of the line. This in duced other contractors to commence, who are now freely taking the graduation at fair prices to the company and remunerating to themselves. The construction of the Bridge across Congaree river will be commenced as early as possible, and the entire work pressed with as much vigor as the lim ited resources of the country will permit. A very large proportion of the subscription to the capital stock of the company was paid in last Fall and Winter to the Treasurer, and that which was thought to be of doubtful policy then receiving all installments in advance has proved to be a wise one for the company in the development of subse quent events. A very large sum has been saved from the depreciation of the currency to the stock holders, by the prompt investments of all the sur plus funds in cotton, slaves and Confederate bonds. So well satisfied were your President and Treasurer' of this lino of policy that the receipts of the Trea sury were often auticiputod to the extent of fifty or one hundred thousaud dollars. It is believed that thefunds have been judiciously invested, and that comparatively little loss has occurred to the com pany from fire or otherwise, considering the quan tity of cwtton it has held. In order to Obtain some of the materials and tools necessary for the graduation of the road, arrange ments were made for the exportation and sale of several hundred bales of cotton. These operations of exporting and importing have been attended with reasonable success, and a fair supply of tools and some other materials secured whiob could not be had otherwise. Much eredit is due to your Treasurer for his efficient co operaton in this matter, as well as the collection and investment of the funds; and to his Financial Report jour attention is asked for more detailed information. In these disjointed times it would be hazardous to make any calculation as to the progress of the road. If 800 hands can (by the last of October) be placed on the work and the iron procured, track-laying could be commenced on the western end of the line in June next, and on the eastern end in July, if fair progress is made at the Congaree River Bridge. With two forces, laying from. 6 to 8 miles per month each, the rails might soon be made ready for the lo comotive over the entire line to intersect the South Carolina Railroad at orneur Graniteville, a distance of CO miles, should the Government deem it of such military importance to furnish the iron and make the connection.' In the vicissitudes of war, should it continue a year or two longer, it may become ab solutely necessary for the transportation of troops and munitions. Its construction will make a saving in actual distance between Ricbraond and Augusta of 61 miles, besides avoiding the necessary delays at Kingsville and Hranchville thus making practi cally a saving in time and distance equal to 100 mues. u, in me casualties of war, the South Caro- ; Una Road should be occupied or cut by the enemy i at Branchville. or at any point between Kingsville ' and Aiken, without this Road our Government would ! have to resort to wagon- transportation from Colum- 1 bia to Augusta. With it completed, however, the saving in time and distance in the transportation of all troops and materials of war would be immense to ! the' Government, even if the other continrencv did not occur. The completion of the Piedmont Rail road has saved Richmond from the rapacity of a vgndal foe, and all the argument and motives of po THE licy whicL applied to that at a military necessity when it coisxaenced, apply with equal force to the Columbia and Hamburg Railroad. With this line completed, and oars , running through from Char lotte to Augusta. Jsrge reinforcements might in a few days be transferred from Atlanta to Richmond, or vice versa, while it would require the enemy more than double the time to send to or from the same places, through Ohio and Pennsylvania, the same number of trocif3 to the opposing armies, and thus enable our Government to defend onr country and gain our independence with a reduced force. It is rapidity of motion that gives the power of concen tration. Railroads are the media of quick transit, and were the means used to combine our armies and win supremacy and victory on the plains of Manas sas, aud the well-contested fields of Richmond 'and Shiloh. They annihilate space, build up. cities, people and develop countries, equalize the expenses of living, distribute the productions of art and sci ence among mankind, give cultivation and refine ment to society and strength and power to Govern ments. All direct routes of steam, whether bv land or water, in times of peace or war, are to mankind like great labor-saving machines, -and are the ele ments of public and private wealth, strength and prosperity. These considerations of public policy have not been without their influences in inducing your officers to urge forward this work, so necessary in a state of peace as well as war, and under cir cumstances very unfavorable for the progress of such works. If private capital, while seeking an investment, can thus voluntarily be made subser vient to our country's welfare and independence, it will hereafter be gratifying to every patriotic stock holder to know that his means contributed to so de sirable a result. The War Department has been advised that the work would be tendered to the Government during the war so soon as the graduation was ready for the iron. Should it be unable or unwilling to com plete it, the Stockholders will still have a good prop erty, and can finish it so soon as peace returns or the iron can be procured. With the Piedmont Road finished, this constitutes the last important link to be made in the great Metopolitan liue of railway, be ginning aPthe Potomac, passing through Richmond, Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta, Meridian and Jack son, to Vicksburg. and there connecting with the Southern Pacific Road, destined to reach far into the interior of the State of Texas. A fgreat central line of railway, thus extending its Briserian arms to the very confines of the Confederacy, running through almost the centre of territory, wealth and population of seven States, and passing through the capitals of five of them, will always possess advan tages of transportation over cv-rj" other route. After three years of flagrant war, Conducted on a scale and magnitude unexampled for the strength and resources of the contending powers, this line re mains almost intact by our enemies, exceptj'where the Potomac and Mississippi rivers open the gates to reach it. Its location gives it great advantages of security, of pleasant, healthful climate and. water, and exemption from the extremes of heat and cold, to which other routes may b6 exposed. Any portion of it, therefore, properly constructed and managed, promises a profitable investment to capital. A Charter has been granted by the State ef Geor gia to cross the Savannah River, and pass through the city of Augusta, to the Georgia Railroad Depot. A new Charter has also been granted by the State of South Carolina. The provisions of the two are sub stantially the same, and both propose to change the style of the Corporation to the Columbia and Augus ta Railroad Company. It is respectfully recom mended that these Charters be referred to a Com mittee to examine and report upon to the Board of Directors, who will be authorized to aecept or reject the same. Respectfully submitted. WM. JOHNSTON, President. figy The following is a list of casualties in Com pany I? (from Union and Mecklenburg counties) 43d N. C. Regiment, at the battles of Winchester and Fisher's Hill, 19th and 22d of Sept : . Killed: J R Rumfelt. Wounded: J M Alexan der, Asa Helms, Wm 31 Aycock, M Stegall, J Starnes, J L Thornburg, and Sergt J L Griffith (since died). Missing: J Little and J A Wilson. Capt. Wm. E. Stitt, formerly an officer in this company, but commanding the. first division of sharpshooters, was severely wounded in the abdo men on the 19tl of Sept. He ia fast recovering i'rom the wound. The Presidential election at the North takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. m m How to make Tumblers. Take a claret bot tle, or any kind of a glass bottle bottles of tbin white glass with flat bottoms are the best; hold the bottle firmly by both ends; let another person, hav ing a cup of water ready, pass a stout cotton cord twice around the bottle, and create a friction by pulling the ends of the cord to and fro rapidly for a minute or so; then let him jerk the cord off, dash the water on quickly, and, presto! you hold in one hand as serviceable a tumbler or goblet as you need wish, and in the other a neat but not gaudy glass candlestick! The bottle should be held with a strap, piece of leather, or other substance with a hard straighf edge, firmly around it at the intend ed point of severance, in order to keep the cord in one place during the friction, and to secure straight and smooth edges to the glassware. Old bottles can be put to good use in this way. The entire debt of the United States, on the 30th of September, according to the New York Times, was $1,955,973,717:46 principal, and $81,778, 643:12 interest. No Compliments in Prayer. We have heard some prayers which were intended to affect the hearer, rather than to reach heaven. The fol lowing characteristic anecdote of John Randolph is a keen rebuke of the practice: In one of his spells of repentance end sickness, he was visited by a minister, who, at his request, prayed for aud with him. The minister began in this wis?: - "Lord, our friend is sick. Thou knowest how generous he was to the poor, and what eminent services he has rendered to his country, and bow he is among the honored and great men of the earth " ' 'Sttp, stop," said the impatient Randolph, "no more of such stuff, else the Lord will damn us both." M. Crooly, the well known auctioneer at Wil mington, a few days ago forwarded to the Mayor of Augusta, Ga , one thousand dollars for the relief of i the soldiers in the hospitals of that place, j j TROUBLES BREWING AT the NORTH. I It ii a Remarkable coincidence, that every officer or soldier who, for the . last three weeks, visited : Columbia 'en route to his homo from the prisons ; of the North, brings "tidings of great joy." From ! TvK -'Tt Jl TV . -rv l r nuuuauii i&iiinu, iruuj r ors xeiaware, ijaiayeiie. Warren, Camp Chase, and Point Lookout, the in variable voice that comes to us breathes of an early peace. Each one appears to agree with the other, that Lincoln will undoubtedly be elected the next President; and yet strange as the anomaly may be, conscientiously otters his conviction that there must ex necetsitate be a speedy cessation of hostil ities. Ask the reason why and they tell you, be cause the Democratic party will never submit to a continuation of the war; " because already a silent revolution is at work, that is ready to burst when ever the jet unadjourned Chicago Convention chooses to, re-assemble, and dictate to the people who have adopted its platform what they have to do in their own behalf; because Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and perhaps others of the Western States, are prepared to force themselves out of a Union that baa been so hateful; and, finally, because the majority of the people of the North are ripe for resistance to the tyranny that has deluged the country with blood. There may be something in the declaration of one of these officers, and a very intelligent gentle man, that within sixty days after the re-election of Lincoln, he will be unable to proseeute the war, by reason of difficulties at home; but we prefer tc watch and wait. We have so often been deluded by these syren songs as to doubt every thing bat realities; and grateful as the hope above expressed may be to7 the hearts of our people, we urge them not to relax their efforts, or base a thought of fu ture joy on any anticipation of help from the North. Experience has often demonstrated that we must depend alone upon ourselves, and not un til we do this with a will that shows the stubborn sincerity' of ottr hearts, can we hope to succeed in our cause. Columbia Carolinian. aST" A London correspondent of the Richmond Whig says: "A letter from a sensible Southern gentleman, now in New York, 83ys that he cannot see any well grounded hopes for peace. That if McClellan or any other such candidate is selected by the Chica go Convention, the real honest peace party will not give him a cordial support. That the election of such a man will be more dangerous than the elec tion of Lincoln, for the offer would be made to the South of reconstruction upon the most favorable bnsi?, and when refused (as we most certainly should refuse,) it would be war to the knife. Re sides all this, Lincoln was evidently preparing to use bis power in the most' unscruplous manner to accomplish his re-election, and be did not believe that any organized resistance would be made against him. That is what I fear also. Liucoln is placing New England Regiments in Indiaqa aud Illinois with which he doubtless proposes at the proper moment to arrest the principal leaders op posed to him, upon false charges, and thus crush any successful organization in those States. What has befallen . Missouri and Kentucky, is doubtless in store for those two States. So far over a 1,000 of the best citizens of Ken tucky have been arrested and imprisoned by Bur bridge. Many of them have been sent to Florida to the forts. -Private letters say that some of the counties are neatly depopulated, whole families going off without even a change of clothing to fiud a refuge from Buch .despotism. Ladies innumera ble have been banished. One letter says: "Cin cinnati and the border towns are filled with re fugees from the military despotism in Kentucky. In Louisville hundreds of the residences of citizens have been seized and occupied as military prisons. Notwithstanding this condition of 'affairs, the Louisville papers are as silent as though these events had never occurred." Internal Improvements. The announce ment a short time ago, that the iron had been se cured by the President of the Chatham Coalfield Rail Road, to lay the entire track, we observe, oc casions very general satisfaction. All who have well considered the vast resources -of our Coal Fields region, looking to thefuturo interests of the country, do notjuisjudge the importance of this Road. The Confederacy has an important take in its completion, and we are glad to learn that the authorities at Richmond are not unmindful of this interest. , a: ; ; Simultaneously with the movement of construct ing this Road at an early day, a large company has been recently formed with a capital of 1,000,000, composed of some of the most enterprising men in the State, who will bring their energies at once to the developemeat of the rich coal and iron ore, found in that; region. Au important factory too, in which the Confederacy is interested, . w learn will be removed to that point. Rakiyh Corner' vative. ' . Wool- The history of the growth of wool is very curious. Fifty years ago not a pound of fine wool was raised .in the United States, in Great Britain, or any other country except Spain. In the latter the flocks were owned exclusively by the nobility of the crown. In 17G4 a small flock was sent to the Elector of Saxony, as a present from the King of Spain, whence the entire product of Saxony wool, now of such immense value.. Be fore the breaking out of the last war between this country and Great Britain, Colonel Humrhreys succeeded in getting a few merino sheep brought out of Spain, then tbeir exportation was prohibit ed under penalty of being sent to the galleys tor life. In 1809, daring the second invasion or Spain by the French, some of the valuable crown flocks were sold to raise money. Onr Consul at Lisbon, Mr Jarvis, purchased fourteen hundred head, and sent them to this country. Previously, however, Mr Livingston obtained a few sheep of the Span ish breed, as a present, ia 1792. A portion.of the j pure unmixed merino blood of these flocks, is to j be found in VernionWat this time. Such was the J origin of the immense' flock of fine wooled sheep in toe uniiea osaies buu uicu uiujiu. j. iu , Fire tide. , A correspondent of the Salisbury Watchman, writing from Early's army, says "we have been provided with clothing in abundance, paid off, and shoes furnished. VICTORIES IH , ARKANSAS. The district of Arkansas is so remote that we do not appreciate the continued successes which is at. leading the Confederate arms there. We have re ceived a general order of Major-General Magruder, dated on the 16th ult., announcing the capture and destruction of five forts by General Shelby, and the destruction of the railroad between Little Rock and Duval's BJaff. The report of Gen. Shelby gives an excellent description of his series of victo ries. It says: . "My forlorn hope of an advance, uncr the brave and intrepid Williams, immediately charged the retreating enemy, and a wave of steel overlapped and swallowed up the flying blue coats. The fort was surrounded, the artillery opened at point-' blank range, struck, and over the white bursts of the powder cloud that drifted and floated away be fore the battle breeze, a white flag waved out as a token of surrender. The results of this capture were one hundred and fifty prisoners, two hun dred small arms, besides large quantities of sup plies. . Station No. 2 was next attacked, captured and destroyed, and one hundred more prisoners added to the first. Station No. 3 shared the same fate, while fifty more prisoners swelled the number. Stations Nos. 4 and C were stubborn and de fiant, and held on for. a while under a pitiless and splendid artillery fire. Veteran Illinois and Indi ana infantry were in these redoubts, and they bad a hatred of surrendering, although I had never asked them to do so. Time passed. Five hours taa Deen spent in theso operations, and I could not wait.. Col. Shanks, commanding my old bri gade, was ordered to dismount his command. Col. Jackson also dismounted a portion of bis brigade, and these, formiog as infantry, with Col. Shanks, dashed forward, under their intrepid leader at the pas de charge while a strong body of cavalry were neld well in hand for any emergency. The garri son grew uneasy, but over the sea of dark green prairie, oyer the white puffs of the bursting bombs, and the rippling shots of the skirmishers, a long blue lino of Federal cavalry and infantry came looming up, and as they grew nearer and nearer, out from the doomed forts the garrison rushed with frantic speed for help and hope. Too lato. As the dismounted men gained the ditches and the palisades, the reserved cavalry, whose-stecds had all the long forenoon been champing impatient bits, dashed away after them in a long,, fierce gallop. Sharp and brief the chase. When within five hundred yards of their friends, the Federals were overtaken, surrounded, ridden over, and Colonel Mitchell and four hundred and fifty of his officers and men surrendered unconditionally. They were immediately counter marched and double-quicked to the rear, the bullets of their friend all the whjle ringing a discordant metre. The immediate and tangible fruits of my expe dition are 577 prisoners, including one field officer and eleven line officers, over 2,550 Federals killed and wounded, ten miles of railroad track complete ly destroyed, the tics torn up and burnt; the iron heated and bent, telegraph destroyed, bridges and trestle work ruined, eight thousaud bales of hay consumed by fire, twenty hay machines chopped to pieces, five forts razed to the ground, five hun dred small arms distributed Co my unarmed men, many fine horses. captured, twelve barrels of salt brought off and given to a command suffering for it, besides supplying many needy soldiers with blankets, shoes, boots, -hats and clothiog. All this was done within six miles of Duval's Bluff, and my details were tearing up the track while tho enemy's bullet?, fired at the covering regiments, were throwing the splinters from the ties in their; very faces." I Ml w Point Lookout and Elmira. The former in Maryland, at the mouth of the Potomac, and the latter in the interior of New York, are the principal points at which Confederate prisoners of war are confined. We therefore append a brief description of these two localities from the Cbar lottsville Chronicle, by Edward V. James, of the 7th Louisiana, who escaped from Elmira on the 5th of July, after a sojourn of one day: Point TJbokout embraces thirty acres, just upon the beach, fenced in by a wall fifteen feet high. There is a platform on the outside of the wall four feet from top, which is patrolled by Yankee senti nels there being ten yards within each post. Tho prisoners are housed in tents, sixteen to a tent; and were allowed to walk about in tho enclosure. There were two meals a day, one at 6 a. ra. and the other at 3 p m. At breakfast the prisoners got four crackers, about three inches square, and a tin cup of coffee with two ounces of meat. At dinner they received five crackers, a tin cup of bean soup, and a quarter of a pound of meat. This lasted for nine days. An order then came from the Secretary of War stopping the coffee and re ducing the meat to one quaiter of a pound per day, and the bread two ounces (to twelve ounces ) The men suffered habitually with hunger, and sold tbeir clothiog for bread. Major Waymouth com manded the post, but the active officer was Cap tain Chase. Elmira is a town of considerable importance. The prison is two miles from the place, situated in a beautiful valley. The prisoners here arc in bar racks, a building one story high, with berths in three tiers around the inside. Two men sleep in each berth. Here we got plenty to cat. Two meals a day. Had bread, pork, and bean soup (with pork.) The officers were gentlemen, and treated us well, tbo single day that I remained here.- The guards here consisted of an invalid corps. Agricultural Implements. The farmers will be gratified to learn that the Western North Carolina Railroad Company have determined to add to their extensive shops in this place a depart ment for the manufacture of Agricultural Imple-' ments. Tbe jscheme will be put into operation j j Wilkes county, SC0.200; Iredell -$1J,00Q; immediately, and will doubtless fill a very impor- j Alexander $10,000; Ashe 1 9,300; Forsytha 82, tanfc public want Salisbury Watchman. , QfjO; Yadkin $2,800: Surry $1,900; Stokes 11,500; 1 be printers ot .yw jersey poast tear mere is ; . m -r .... .a I not t a single printer in tpe Mate pruon oi tne Mate, ; ana bat one in toe Legislature. . Tutm n-TtM, tTT, Tit tv. i.J Death op Chief Justice Janet. The latest northern papers announce tbe death of Chief Jus- tice Taney, late o the C. S. Supreme Court THE LATE BATTLE IN TUB VWOI NIA VALLEY. Our information respecting the battle near Ce dar Creek, on Wednesday the 19th of October, as sure us that one of the most brilliant victories of the war had been gained by cur troops, but that In an evil hour, when a portion of out men were plundering the property they had captured, a mall force- of Yankee cavalry appeared on our left flaokj the plunderers took fright, and the words "we aro flanked!" passed rapidly along the line, iha left gave way, and the rest followed, panic-stricken and demoralized, in a moment. The enemy's infantry be for 3 then was in no condition, and were without the disposition,. after their defeat of the morning, to attack, and, when the panic seized upon oar men, were entirely innocent of being so tnnch as accom plices to the fact. The victory of the enemy, if such an affair can be dignified with a name which suggests the clash of arms and the glory of a gal lant conflict, was achieved solely by a small and in significant band of cavalry, mhicL had doubtless . acoidently gotten on our flank, and might have been captured. It was a great scare, which re sulted in a great temporary disaster to tho morah of the army, the loss of twenty-three pieces of ar tillery and a few stragglers. In the wholo day'a operations our losses it mcnkillcd, wounded and missing did not exceed eleven hundred. Tho enemy admit a loss of five thousand. The Story heralded in the Northern papers of Sheridan arri ving on the scene and "snatching victory from do-' feat," is merely humbug. Shendan arrived near the seene of the battle, bat neither ho nor the best part of his army were within several miles of the "rebela," when the latter took a notion that they were "flanked," and mizzled. All the capture made by the enemy, were effected by that band ot cavalry we have alluded to, and nobody clac. The' Federal infantry had nothing to do with it. Sher idan and they were well off to themselves, chagrin-' ed with defeat and discomfit a re, when the news came that the "rebels were retreating." . Tho at tempt of Sheridan to make a hero of himself, and to put up this affaif (difgraccful though it was to us,) as the most magnificeut victory of the war, sufficiently show him up as a complete military charlatan. We regret to learn, that among our casualties was the mortal wounding of Gen. Itamscar, who has sinoe died in the enemy's hands. Hirhmnnd Enquirer. Superior Court. At the Fall term of thi Court, which was held for this County hst week, a considerable number of cases were disposed of. ' The most important case brought forward, was tho trial of Dick, slave of Mr J W Hampton, and Ike, lave of Dr A A Lawrence, for the burnini?of a muvu oi n. t ijawrencc, xor me ournin barn on the 10th of July last, tho property Thos. M Hill, and also stealing from the of Mr nc irom I lie same. one gold watch, four coats, two pair pants and a pair shoes. Dick, who was tried first, and npoo whom the articles stolen were found, confessed tho part borne by himself in the transaction. He was ' ably defended by Messrs. Shnrpc and Clements, the Solicitor, Mr 11 F Armfield, conducting tho prosecution. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict guilty of arson. Tbe examination ot witnesses and addresses of counsellors on the part of the Stato and defendant, Ike, consumed two days, Mr Sharpe assisting tbo Solicitor, and Messrs Boyden and Mitchell defend ing tbe culprit. After a long but able argument on tbe part of both parties, about 7 o'clock Friday evening, the jury returned a verdict of "not guil ty" on tbe testimony brought forward. We learn that an appeal has been taken in tbe caso of Dick. Statetville Esprett? J Our Georgia exchanges aro calling upon the people and military authorities to be on the lookout for dangerous, characters that are prowling about thtf country on mischief bent. - And from what we learn, there, is need for our people and military to be on their guard for such characters. Some gentlemen who have recently reached here from Norfolk, say that a party of suspicious indi viduals reached Weldon juxt in- advance of them, who seemed to be entire strangers, and yet had ft number of letters that they professed to have bad committed to them for delivery to persons in tbe interior. It is believed that these aro bogus let ters intended to evade suspicion, and if opened would be found to be empty envelopes. Let strict watch be kept upon such persons, and they be held subject to strict examination.- Raleigh Confederate. Command at Kinston. Col. J. N. Whitfur J has been relieved of the command of the forces at Kinston and has been transferred to another im portant command. Brig. Gen. C. C. Ltventborpa has succeeded Col. Whitford at Kinitoo.. Gold boro' Journal. . - - m A Remedy Fon Co.no estivb Co ill. "Tbo mother of a soldier" has sent the Pet. Express a remedy for congestive chills, which she has never known to fail. She has (she says) for a number of years been managing a large boarding (school, and has had some experience in nursing The remedy is spirits of turpentine give from ten to fifteen drops, in syrup or toddy rub tho spine, chest and extremities well, adding a small quantity of oil of turpentine to prevent blistering. The extremities should be rubbed until reaction takes place. A cloth saturated with the mixture fbjuld be applied to the chests. The Soldifrs' Orphan Fund IUt. Dr. Deems has just returned from a tour of some of the Western counties in ths State, on his great mission, tbe procuring of fundi for the education of the orphans of soldiers. We are glad to Icarn from him that the hearts and purges of tho people were opened to him in that region, as they have been in every other section of the State he has vis ited. He received, in round number, the follow- joe contributions to his enterprise, viz; 1.1MIIU1 Vl.vvv. ..v Catawba Sl.uUO: from a citizea or xew iiauover qqq. ot tb) Kute at large $300: Craven 8500; jjjeg jm.J!cr sums from Alleghany and Wayne. j Mtrlio Efq f Wilke, made a dona, tion of f7500 which is the largest eootributiosj - q.,f, rt 1,7a.x r- 1C 81?" In the Sta' ,carn 7 . Jcdcrai'.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 1, 1864, edition 1
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