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. - 5 9 f HE STATE JOURNAL: jj0 SPELMIN, Editor and Proprietor. .11 Y EDITION, for.C inontns : .."...$12 011; 3. .u -7 1 " 3 'n THE STATE JOURNALS ;A DTE BTI81 2f 0 r ;r ADVERTISEMENTS, wjU U Inserted atTtwo DOLLiits per square f ten lines (or Iess for each insertion. Marriage notices and Obituaries will bt charged as advertisements. ' - j 1 ' r . , '., --'- JOB, WORK if tvry defcrlpUen will bt cuted at this Of3c with dispatch,, and as neatly cs can b done in, the Southern Confederacy. v 0 ; ri WEEKLY, for C months 7 rrk-i,Y EDlTIONJor 6 months 5 ff subscriptions received on any other terms n the above, nor for a longer or snorter period. voi:nv. RALEIGH: N. C. SATURDAY. JANUARY 9, 1864. Ho. 59. 1 - : i r f . r" .'" - , - , J , I'.. 'V - 4,- --fc - I - . v. .. " ". k; . - - . . I ' v i i K . .-.. --.r "': , : i. : " ' - i : 4 . ' ' V ' - f - - .... - ' . r , , . : I I latest from the North".- ? from N,vv YorU papers of the - 31st we Bwki the "following summary : The' siiuatioh article in tho "Herald" of the " jiat ult., eays : , , .; j v There is &o new? from the army of the Po lniic, or from tmr forces before Charleston. ' Tbe latest: news friuni-! Western Virginia is Jateli yesterday. Gen. Ktlly had received in fylmaiiott tLat (ien. Eaily, with 9,000 1 rebels vJutein .New Market and Mount - Jacksou. M .., RdKRr. has &o 700 trootis: and !(ipnJ 'i 1- Ur"- " V 7 f jmbodtn; 1,500 men. Grctdis&itisfaciiou is t.i p-xist ainonf th rebels. . IDest;rrera dew l: lae that if the President's (Lincoln's) imes ' . f.v.e could be distributed freely amou tje a rebel troop's, thousands would at once enter t.ur lines. (1) They say tho proclamation is j pt frotia the tcien, although the officers have U received it. " " " f deo, Tbomas despatches from Chattanooga, Vetndaj, that a rebel forceunder Gen. 1 rvleeeT had captured one of our traiiii; 'on h S-actlk' (bound for Knoxville) at CharleUtdn, I on the Aih. baiik of the Hiawassee ; but Col. Loir pur.tud the enemy and defeated him, j' cnpi ui in? 120 pi uoners, (but . hot recovering tbe train ); , ; , , . . t -.' In relation to the exchange of prisoners, the I fleraltfs Fortress Moo roe correspondent, gives the following as the sen ti men is of Beast Bu t I' ler on the new state of affairs: " ! 'IMp General .thinks there is but one way hi iiew Ktato of thines. and tkat "is I' by the sterneiretjtajtori at the C threats Iield out in Ie1f'Vtsltist himself ! A s his officers, aud declared Mtvat. if the I hair on the head of one of his officers or soldiers .mi fl in Hired ti-ceut 1U iUt hib c iu aav that- tliat is duneshall.be a day of sorrow aiidmourning ior an uieu iuuuucu iu am; -vr caje(i Con federate States of America. " He -...., .unfed the iiiterru ntion of the exchange VsrSuiulay by the Richmond .Cabinet a fetch. xiLn-w thinks that our Government, hiavine .-, '-exhausted every form of appeal to the; rebel Gomiimeut ior tne, excuange oi pnsoner, t . i" . i.: -1.1 ..J i. thy . caSnoi savp iroin siary.itiuu, iiiere is V , - 1.12 J. , K TT;inl Cf,,fr,n W nnt-. : - rbtuin fell W ii ic uumcu uuiito uut iu auiuui i " i7e that a uiucieut uuuiucc ui icicis uiuce i; )e placed under sucn Keeping, auu, ue t t Wnni such diet as shall, m all respecisurres- . . i . i . e . i . i i -i iiwnd to tne ircaimeiu, as tu iyuopn-u cioiuing jiat our wretched men recpv?tn the' steoch Romtfl f the rebel cipitH. ' The truth ;! the T'tioU now see clearly that should the ex- (lao-e l carried out, as verbally agreed upon h jylr. UUltl anu uren. ouuer, we wuuiq iu less ttianj two weeks haye all "our menxout of Webei.hatds"and still hold a surplus of about . 25.000 rbel soldiers, and 1 ,500 rebel officers. . TbiU is the hitch and rub. ' ..t ' LINCOLN' AMNESTY PROCLAMATIONi The l imes of the 1st ,inst., inj speaking -of this proclamation, says : j The Aintjesiy proclamation will soon be prc . foiitnl to the rebel prisoners now in our pos 'jgesjsioiH We now hold over 40,000 ofvall : grades. Of this number 30 per cent.,-it is estimated, will avail themselves of this oppor tunity ;tp escape from confinement and the thralduni of Jeff Davis. : j - I DUAFT POSTPONED. " ' J - A despatch .from' Washington announces th.-.t the draft has been postponed until the .; 15tlviNarraary. . ' . .. -J t. - Gold was Held, on Ihe 1st instautat 15la 152. . '.' H ' . ' ! -The munqer of emigrants who arived in Kew York duri.ug the last week was 2,020, :. swelling ti e number for the year' 18G3, to L 155,223,; against 76,306 for 1862. Tin' Jhrahl advocates the election of Grant Jotlie tiext Presidency of the United States. -On the morning of the 30th of December, E. U; Clay brook, of the ffth .Virginia' Cavalry, "was pr suited an audience with Lincoln, for 1he ptirpose of marking an important! secret Comm tin i cation. EUROPEAN NEWS. Tho sfonmvVi? n-Prrxin IiHtvq 7'lnrnnrRn dates ' of the 20 th of December, but we find in them little of importance. - I y The Queen continues to be oppressed with the terrible hss she sustained in the death of , the Prince Consort. ! ' y The Volant, steamer captured by Federal cruisers of Matamoras w,as insured in London fu200,000. ' - ' " 1 - uhejlion don papers in speaking of the prize - fight btitween Ileenan and King says : j ; .'King is -three quarters of .an inch taller than IlfeKan, the latter being six feet one and a half inch. Heennn declares that he received j rnore severe treatment at the hands of Sayers than he did from King. His .appearance "altci the; fitit is thus described: -' His face waa- considerably ditfigured, arid tllere was a cut on the right side of the upper - lip. about half an incli-in length, which re quired i a stitch. " There were no bfuise$ "about the body of any consrquence, but there were 'few fcratcl.es "on the chest. The action of 'he heart was very feeble, ai d the pulse jscarce y pt reeptfble. On the evening of the fight Je hd a fainting fit. The iuise wasweak, jery compre.-sible, aud rattier above i 100 ! The leftliing was healthy, but over tho apex of the right there1 was dullness, with evident ps of congestion '.: "' !" - Critics say that Heenan's training Was too ' Jopr and too-" severe. " ! . . The money has been hauded over to Kihg. Herman j has not appeared in public since his dtftat. Kincr has entered into a theatrical. ."igicment ; he is lo be paid 50 per week" w niiouy appearance in ngnting cosiuiuc. TltE LONDON T1MKS ON THE WiR. ' ri-i 1 t '..! i ::e liniM fat pwrnhfir lritn. savs: Th war is like no other war, the peo ike nr other- neetile our Northern are fi 'rej-nojidepjt . seems prepared for any imag "'abkvrcRnlr. PTwnt. as he savsJ the sutren- d" of .the Union ; but one-third of the Union rnore than surrender it, another " third Wavired, and has, perhaps, not ceased to ver, thai the remainder stand out! for the H state of thingswith unexampled tenacity,. !s ,re ; that it gives not-a sign of yielding !s a.lsij true ; but when we attempt to look bpyf'nd this, we must agree with our South ern r "S J I i: uarkness " I "The Confederates aie courageous and dc- . "uind, but gloomy; anxious ana careworn , j . all because they cannot look j at paper roo 1 ,ley as it is Imilrerf.At hv their Northern neighs ! 0rs Tl... U. Wotfnf Kasia if the twofnr such finaneiftl-onerations but it has L,Jt answered the same purpose. In the South, le artificial currency js exactly what we shoiild expect it to beand the South suffers .-1-1 lli.i . ... ' . rtvV5ulllKy I utnerw, - it was never in - , Detter p light, Its stores of provisioua and- materiat havej greatly increased, its imports of foreign oodsj are large, its military credit u bih, and its fcpiriL suvs our correspondent, lis unchanged. 1 i'Nevc rtheless. he adds. 4 we are on the brink of a precipice," The precipice is financial f j When a woman gotog to mar ket carries her money i a, a great wieker bas ket, and can bring back in. her pocket-book tne slice oi Lrn;eat respresenting the produce of ? the exchange U is" certainly clear that some-: A thing must be dor.' The Southerners :have i not the robust faith of the Northerns s and l they must find a substitute for that -.Yalftahle i .1 -h "I. '! II ...... credulity,".)' . . 'W- I I i i From the Lynchburg Virginian. -Tlie Ihree Tears Men. ;: .. The trine (lfor which. the .three years men m . pur.,arne8, ?nlstedvexyires '-..in April next, ! 861', and it j (becomes a question of deep inter est as to Sylifcther they shall be rdtained in the service or disfhaLded.OT Course there can' be but nesideljto the q-uestlon. These veterans of a iundredfought fields, will have to be re tained in. service, or our cause is lost. . There is a bill already before Congress for this- purpose, aud t will doubtless soon become a law. .It-is notidi be disguised, however, that if these gallanl men who" have upheld our flag for three? weary years, of bloody war, are id be again consc"rbed and retained in- the service, the most, disttstrous 'jesults will follow unless the principas uf setenty-five thousand substi tutes; are; also brought, into the field; Able rmj officers assure, us that these veteren sol diers! will nefer consent to be again cohscribed while a vtiofe army of able-bodied substituted men who have never ' seen service", and who have- beeti making .money and living at their easea!jeiperjjnittcd to remain iu idleness at hwme. To preserve the morale andefficiency of our. armies, this just demand of our vol un teersNhoiild be heeded by Congress. That it will i'e beetled we have no doubt. SUbstiiuted mefwill be required to go iuto the army, and a other men -will . be reniiired to 20 there vbosV services are not indispensable out of it. The three vears men have-as much contract witb: the Gpierument as the pri.ucipa'U of sub- siYtues hayef, and there is no reason or justice in the proposition that the former shall be con tinued in service while the latter escape ser vice, aitogettijer. . The TjAiiENTATioNs'or the Substitute CoNsciuPT.-t-Aiid it came to pass that the man of means said unto his hired servant, go into the army, aud take, with thee shekels of gold and shekels of silver that I give thee . for thou standesfc in my shoe. r And the r4n of little faith, vsUo hired the substitute, ohened a shop and soll cakes aud calico, and waxed rich on his gains of fifteen bwndrediperjicent. liut it came to pass that the wise meA of the natiou arose, and debated among themselves whether the principal and the substitute should not kep company to gether. ; -. ; v.. ,,. :- i f- , , And the wise men passed a bill making the the substitute" nought, and. sending therr frierids, the Jjprincipals, to greet them in the ranRs. with a musKetat a right shoulder stiittr. Then the princi)als waxed exceeding wVoth, and straightway set about preparing to emi grate tonotilier yea, abetter country, beyond the Potomac. , ! And the IVraeJites conspired together to spoil the Egyptians, changing their treasury issues into gold, and their State promises into green backs: and. forthwith took their departure, shaking off the dust of their feet against us. And of all( their deeds, are they not record ed. in the books of the -conscript . omcers,- who searih lr them in vain ? ; . Geit"; Grant. The Montrose fScot,) Stan dardaysf , Perhaps i is not generally, known; that this gallant soldijer is a native ol Kirriemuir, but nevertheless! such is the case. General Grant's father was Sonce grieve on Kihordie, then farmer of Ballhall. and latterly a-rnanufacir- er in Kirriemujr. The general himself, how ever; had sojne of the young Norval in him, and disdafnf d . the occupation of feeding ibis farmer's flocks and sighed to follow to the he'd some ; warlite lord. Heaven not seeming to , hastily grant his longing desires, he enlisted in the Life 'Guard : but not finding them to suit his ambitious views, he "levanted," and now assumes the cocked hat in the Federal arniv.-,:'--!: .:- 4'nm.nitnimv for All. -Thft Southern T.itpu a Jiv f!nirpivmv pntprfl UTion it3 filth VOl- md tKo first Inf .Tannarv nextJ and the Proprietor uu.v r- . J ' .1 . , ... that bi has'eikninleted afrans-ements for the publi- K9i;mi nf h I'nanpr throno-h the vear 1864. -The Ladies Department will continue under the control and management of that gifted and accomplished authoress Mis C. W. JJakbek. The first number for January, will contain the com;mencement of an original story trom her pen entitled the Heiress nf lifvspland tor The Fortunes of Ada St. Clvde." But few extra copies will be printed and those who desire trie nrst.cnapier oi.rnis aamirauie sluijt wmiM -' dm 'wfoli to subscribe at once. A series of articles will ppear in this volume from .the pen of thatinimitaoie writer CjANny jriiociNSj anu 11 u want to enjoy many a hearty laugh subscribe for ipe paper reu un(;iuuuniuo. The paper jbasa list of able Contributors and is richly WQrthjj tne suDscripiwn money., , Terms of siibscription $r,00 per annum. ; li Sfi HO sir trinnth?. id hfl flddress- AlMCUCIS!VUUl.luiu6 .vmv., , to I. N. DArIS, Sr., ewnan, Coweta Co. Ga., . . ' - 1 .1! ... i. 1. 17 M n 4 m v. A vn.n CO guoscription unoney eeiit nipnasai "'j lxj.vik.-v. ; dec l-diJtJ! - . Vi-iiit? KftrTitF!RV T?IKTJ1 AND FIRESIDE X ' The proprietors having made arrangement .'n .mnUi cnnnlv nf'TTpr. take pleasure in an ;r. ii Ktk nnmprmis natrons of this popular- Iiumikiuc irv m. 1 ... .iyi. FAMILY JOURNAL that its publication will be resumed on ne zkd of jakuabt, iou. ...,. : The first umber will contain the commence- . v'nA L 7) a RAY'S WIFE!" An original nd beautiful romance written by ne of the South. Owing to the unsettled state of our country suD- scriptions will be received ior six monias vmy . : rr mnnthl ' J... .......S8 00 i -IJU. luuuixu. - iSix naners six months. uu Single copSes 40 cents. '-. , xr . n.l.po ,nnnliH st nr hundred. ! liew f-."" f mr.- r - . .. " The Proprietors will spare no effort to maintain the high reputation oi mis suuuaru mmuj Frwv. J All letters saouiu ue uui cmcu . - . u STOCKTON '& CO., decl9-d4t . Augusta, ua.. - . r .. -w.iv ..'ii' v-ikUTil ilMlT.TVA.". A 11IV1- JLj dend olf Jive pr cent, on, tbe Capital Stock of tnis uanK a&s oeen aeraareu iun "- t --- frt- tho laef mnniiiji. navable to the Stockholders in current notes on the 1st Mondav -in December next at the principal uanas, aimv and Agencies. ' ,, M! C. DEWEY, Cashien Raleigh; Nov. 6-td Who Brought on Disunion 7 The New York 'IriOune advises the South j ' in view of tbe recent elections and its desperate coodi-- turn," to ask for reunion as speedily as possi ble.4 -This brings out- from t'.e World some remarks on disunion, iu the course - of which it says ; . ; --. -: .". '' It ha often struck us with surprise that men who proclaimed! Van irrepressible conflict should complain of the 'gage of battle which they threw down being taken up;. I hat man whomsisted.that "the Union could not exist parfcslave and part free,? should quarrel with -people v wno. said : " VVe -agree with you, we don't wanttk make your States slave, and w are deteroHned you shall nor make our States tree v c never, at school, when a boy, put a cuin on his shoulders, and dared any boy to KnocK-11 on, looRed upon the one who knoca- 1.1. - . eu.u.on as lire ugly, a uarreisome customer. The Tribune talks oli a lasting neace with the South. We had peace once we had more. we had genial intercourse, common pride and common mterests. That intercourse, tbat pride, i.uu mitaup, hjj J.IWUnCZLTlQ S Class of thinkerl have for the last twenty vears done ineir uest to destroy, and now not simply at- .1 : 1 ... 1 j. i uiun in e. reason out the motive "of any man wno questions their - wisdom. Not until the North hurls infamv shall 1 . ,1 o , ! O puace wuji me south. 1 ViEN.; JiRAGO S ItEPORTS. The Uirhmnnrf correspondent of the Mobile ibmtr ro December 18, says Gen.-Bragg's Reports of luc-uauics 01 uicKamauga, Liookout Moun tain and Missionary Bidge. have been raeei vr1 A .gehtlenaan who was much prejudiced against uiui, icua me me perusal 01 these reports Which are written wiiH his own h9n?t oy his Adjutant, has given him a much more favoratde opinion of him bath inan intellpntn- al and military point of view. They are era- inenuy clear and concise, aud as literary com positions are lar superior to the reDOrts nt oiner JreneraicJ. The barren results of the victory at Chickamauga he attributes the Gen. D. ti. Hill, and-lire saying of the army from annihilation 1 after the battle of Missionary ivuige, nc says is due to Kates' small but brave I. r i 1 1 . 1 . T-l 1 . .. . . .(,... . origanc, wmcn covered: the retreat in a most masterly style. The reports are beinff copied, preparatory to publication, so soon as Congress Ciiiisior tnem, and perhaps betore. wm. 11. Graham, well known in Iiterarv circu s as the original proprietor and publisher OI vjranam S - MaghZHie. died in Nw Ynrk city on the 23d lost., at a liquor store from s the effects of intemperance, want and exposure. rtavitig Deen uulortuna e in business hasiV:rht reluge in intoxicating jdrinks and became an naouue ot low croserics. and slent . in th vilest bouses. lie sank rapidly iu the scxiial scale aud soon became! a confirmed snt ' Hr was tataiii suddenly ill 011 the day of his .death, and "at his pwn rcquest, was taken to one of hisreguiar haiints where he died. ThE Toper's Autumn Soliloquy': " Leaves have their time to fall, ) . And so likewise have I, 1 The reason, too, t the same, " Both colnes of getting dry But here's the difference 'tvvixt leaves and me I falls more harder and more frequently. " , Christmas. j . ' OLD STYLE. : i ' - Christmas cakes and English beer, Christoias comeb but once a year. 3 1 NEW STYLE. Bald-faced whiskey, sour beer ; Christmas, will it Come next vear ? For Sale ior Rent. -j ; -j . : Notice-Will be sold on Mondaj, the 8th day of February next, at the residence, of the late Brian Green, deceased, all the perisha ble property " belonging to the estate of said de cedent, consisting of Horses, Males, Oxen, Sheep, Cows, Stock Hogs, Corn, Fodder, Shucks and Hay, Carriage nd Harness, Wagon. Cart. 'Ploughs, Plantation Tools of every description, Jldftse apt! Kitchen Furniture. Also, about 3000 !pounds of new Bacon and salt Pork. k Terms Six moaths credit, purchasers giving bond with approved security. C. B, HARRISON, jan 7-d6t - j . Administrator. Sale of Property and Jfeffro Ilire.IIaT ' rented out for this year my Hotel at Kittrell'a Depot, t, will sell te the highest bidder, on Thurs day, the 14th inst., my stock of Cattle, Horses, some Corn, Fodder and many articles of.Honsehold Farniture,' Wagons, Carriages, Carts and Gear, with other articles too numerous to mention. .1 shajl hire at the same time, some Negroes. Come . and see what is for sale. ! - ' jan7-d3t. WM. F. COLLINS. Miscellaneous. IPOr Sale-32 Shares Cane Fear Bank Stock. I' 31 Shares Bank of North Carolina. 1. North Carolina. State jBontl old 6 per cent. 4 Cape Fear and Deep Liver Bonds, endorsed by the State. j t - . jan8-d3t 1 j H. JONES. . Noticc.-Xorth Carolina VolnhteerKaTj! A Meeting of the above Company wilbbe held at Raleigh, January 14tti, 18C4. A'll the Stock holders and friends of this noble enterpiize is expect ed to attend. And all persons wishing to render efficient aid to our suffering array and bleeding countrj should, attend at'Ralelgh on the 14th. or i send in their names, Postdffice and amounts, to me, either at Raleigh n the l4th, or Oxford before. I have been acting as'Agent for this Company for seven weeks. I have hid most gloriousuccess, , and I am sure that there can be no.excusj? for any one having $500 that tbejf can spare, since capital jentto us would not be held more sacrtd thaU the Jives of our countrymen, and the institutions and '(virtues of our beloved South. Come up at once and strike a blow upgn the high seal that will aend terror to the very vitals of .their commerce, thus causing them to be at peace with us. Business of vital importance will be transacted, and. therefore, all interest shouli be present. WILLIAMSON HARRIS, jan7-d6t :". " .Agent. D anaway from thft subscriber, my boy X Y AN CEY, in June last. ' He is about fifteen years old, four feet six inches high, darkish color. His upper lip is very short and shows his teeth strikingly. He may be lurking around Raleigb. A reward of fifty dollars will be paid if delivered fo ine. " JN. J. WHITAKER. ; jan 5-d3Uw4t , ' , S t. Mary's School, Raleigh, N. C.-' The ooenincr of this School is deterred to the 3d February, on which cay tbext" Term will com mence and continue twenty, weeks." ALDER? SUED $S, jan7dlt ' Recter. OB WORK Of every description - Executed with : ' , Neatness and Dispatch At the Office of the STATE JOURNAL. . . Miscellaneous. TIT Iners Wantcd.-TTanted lairactllalcly number f good Miners, -who understand working tJepper Mines. Tae very 1 highest wages wm ter paid, and steady einpUyinent giren. Report at once to tbe undersigned at Lockeville. . . ;janS-d6t ; ! ;J. M. HECK 4 CO. DR.D. F. Arrlngton UcspcctroUy offers , his profesuional services to the citizens of Ualeigh and surrounding country in the practice, of Operative Ceqtitrj and treatment of the .Vari ous diseases of ti&e mouth pertaining tooths Dental Strncture. . -.: J"' , " : - Patrons given as reference. Offlct Eichanr Hotel, Room No. 54. t : ; idecZratr. - . . t : AKEN UP AXD COMMITTED TO THE Jail of Lenoir county, on the 19th of July, last, a negro boy aged about 11 or 12 years, who says his name is Calvin, and that be belongs to Samuel WoodUey, of Wilmington, N. C, who for merly resided in Washington'XJo., N. Said boy fs very black and quick spoken, and says he for merly Belonged to oamuel bpruiu, of Washington .coupty. The owner. is requested to come forward, I prove property, pay charges and take him away or he will be dealt witn as the law directs. K - WH. FIELDS, Sh'ff Lenoir Co. j Kinston, N. C, Nov, 26, l863.-wtf HTEXDENHiU Si JONES, AYX (McC0HnelV$ Old Stand. ) GREENSBORO', V. C. Have on hand, and to arrive, the following de sirable goods, which they offer at prioeg to suit the times, either wholesale or retail. 24 doz. French Cass. Hats, (finest in Confederacy.) 1 bale 6-4 super Heavy Grey English .Cloth. Purpt.and Cherry Opera, and vyb t "Weigh Flannels. 4-4 Bleached bhirtings. V. M . -Ready-made-Cloth and Cass. Coats, small sizes. Black Alpaccas and Merinos. 4-4 British Fancy and Purple Prints. Gents Collars, Bosoms, Cuffsy Kid Glves. Black and Fancy Ties, Cravats and Scarfs. Coats,"iiVests, Pants, and Shirt Buttons. Black Patent Thread. . - Honey, BrownJWlndsor and Variegated Soaps.' Tooth Brushes, Fine Combs, Pins, Pocket Book's, Cotton, 'Lawn and Linen Hd'kfs. . Hog, Skins, Plush, Saddler's Silk and Nails. Tacks, assorted, tromr 3 to 2 01. Snuffers, Butcher Knives, Hand-Saws. 'Allspice, Nutmegs, Cloves. Salt, Soda, Snuff, in bladders.' " - 40 boxes Extract of Logwood,. Safety Fus ! 2 casks Maderia Wine, (very old). 4 bbls Copperas, Ac, Ac English. Sperm Candles.;. English HoOp Skirts, 30 aud 49 springs. Dejc. 12, 1863-alm. ' .'. .: - HILLSB0R0' MILITARY ACADEMY. The Sixth Academic year of this Institution will commence on,Wednesday, February 3rd, 1864. For circulars and information ,aptlv .t , Maj. WM. M. GORDON, Sap't. TT!ii 1 t xt ikT no 1 A LMANACS! ALSTAJfACS ! ! THE SUB- XjL scribers will offer for sale in a few days, the n.. 1 1 . . r . Douiuern Almanac. - . This Almanac has been prepared withgreat cars, printed, on the nest Uontenerate paper, ana is, W are confident, superior to any Almanac published in the Confederacy. , The Astronomical Calculations have been made by Prof. Robert Garlington, Ai M., of Newberry College, S. C, whose well known ability Will be a voucher for its correctness It has calculations adapting it to any lattitude in the Confederacy. ,; All orders must be addressed to the subscribers, post paid, at wewberry, b. U. Price $25 per hundred ; $3 per dozen. HOUSEAL & SIEG, Publishers, nov 30-law4w. Newberry Court House, S. C. A WET XURSE WANTED.--! WANT T8 hire a good Wet Nurse for next year, her ser vices to commence Dec zOth, 1863. WM. B. SMITH, Office Medical Director, nov 25-dtf ', Raleigh, N. C. CAROLINE BELLE SNUFF. J 160 0 TO 2 00 0 B OX ES MORE. At the earnest solicitations of our many patrons, we have been induced to manufacture about 1500 or two thousand boxes more of this celebrated Snuff. I Our other engagements will prevent us from niakiag any more. . JAS. M. TENABLE A CO., . ' Petersburg, Va. JOS. E. VENABLE, Commission Merchant, No. 3, Iron Front Building, is our sole Agent. All orders muse be addressed to him or to, M. T. SWEENEY, our Travelling Agent. '... nov 23-d2m J. M. V. h CO. ftjotlce.-on the First day or eTery i month 1. shall send a special agent to the Army of Northern Virginia. ' All packages, Ac, sent to me at this place-wnl be promptly forward ed free of charge. " EDWARD WARREN, Dec. 22, 1853-d3m Surg-Gen' 1 N. C. . ' '. . ' A1 TTENTI0N B AREHEADS !--I WILL GIYJ5 for 21bs. of nie clean wool, one good wool hat : or will make up the wool for of thehats : or 310 per hat ; no lots taken less than 5 lbs. of. wool. ..Neighbors can put together and make" the amount. R. L. PASUH ALL Hatter. dec 29-dlm -7 miles South of Louisburg N. C. TWINING ROOM t TOTE FOR SALE.-A very superior dining room stove for sale, com plete in all its parts and very , handsome. Apply to MRS. E. A. MAhTliNUALE, novl9-dtf , I Raleigh, N. C. . " : i- - 14 - LAND FOR SALE Will be sold at public auction on the 16th day of January, 1864, hv .decree of Court, at the Court-Hojise door in.Green ville, N. C, a valuable tract of land belongnig to the estate of the late Col. G. B. Smgeltary. 'ihis tract contains .between seven and eight hundred acres and is situated in Pitt Co untybelow Green- ville. and between Tar Jctiver ana 1 ranter a uree. ... ... mm -n Ml SI 1 jan 6-dlOt 4w2t H. SHEPARD, Adm'n. n TathematiCal and Classical Scnool.--- JLli The first session of this school, located at Tally Ho, Granville county,?N. C, will open on, Mnndav the 18th of January, The vrrice ef board is eighty dollars per month. Tuition Bixty dollars Tr session of twenty weeks. 1 For particulars, address the Principal at Tally ' T. J. HORNER, jan6-9t ' Principal. ifflce JfOTth Carolina Railroad Cempa- nr. vance. January. 1, 1864. Dividend AO. 6. The Board of Directors of this Company have declared a Dividend of sit per cent, on their cap ital stock, nav able in Confederate Currency, on and after the "first day of February, next, at this office. -' - - . ,. j '' . : The Transfer Books will be closed from this date until the day of payment. f JOHN H. BRYAN, Jr., jan4-3tawtd - Secretary. Trainable Nejrro Mechanics for; Hire. V lhave three Blacksmiths, a Carpenter and a Brick Mason ior hire for the present yar. ' Apply to - WM. M. BOYLEX, jan 4-d6t " ' : " Raleigh. rTOTEL FOR SALE. I OFFER AT PRI- XL rate tale the Urge new Hotel in the town, of Louisburg, and located just east of the Court-house. . jUly . U. U. MAKttlfJ TT'OR BALE. A FIRST RATE GUITAR can be bought cheap, by applying immediate-. lyat the JOURNAL OFFfCE- nbr4-tf . B' LASK8 : ; i ' ' Executed with neatness and dupatch at this OFKICE. wXr ."v :.iprf '-" Military Notices Executive Department N. C.; , AWDTiKt Gexiau'i Orrtci, Raleigh, Dec. 15th; 18S3. 1. J UEXiaiL ueosks, i i No. 6. j - I THE FOLLOWING ACT OF THE GENERAL assembly of North Carolina is pablishedfor the ' information f all concerned: '' -; ' T AH ACT Td iMEKD AH ACT 15 RKL4TI05 10 THS HIUv TIA ASD A GUARD FOB HOH DEFSIICB. Skc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Aemblv of . tXt Stale of Sorth. Carolina, and it i$ hereby em- acted by the authority of the tvme, That neither the Governor of this Sufe, nor the officers acting under an act ratified on the 7th, day of July, 1863 63, entitled "An act in relation fo the Militia and ; a Guard for Home Defence," shall call out for drill.; or muster the persons enrolled under said act, of tener than once a month in company drill, or of tener thin twice a vear in tfettalion drill, which battalion drills shall take the place of the company drills for the month in which they are appointed, unless when called into actual service to repel in vasion or suppress insurrection, or to execute tbe laws ot tne &tate. ii Sec. 2. lie t further enacjed, That the Governor shall have the power to use the Guards for Home Defence for the purpose of .r6ting conscripts and deserters ; Provided, they shall not be order ed upon this duty beyond the limits of the coun- .ties in which they re'iide or the counties adjacent . tberetd- ' 1 :" : ' ":.. Sec. "3. Be it furtter enacted, That In addition to the exemptions. contained in the act to which this is an amendment! there' shall be exempt coun ty commissioners appointed under an act entitled . An act for the relief of wives Jind families of - sotdiers in the army ,"' regular millers, blacksmi ths who have established shops, necessary operatives ; in factories and foundries, the Attorney General," Solicitors of the several circuits and counties, physicians of five years' practice, contractors with the State or Confederate government, one editor to each newspaper and the necessary compositors, mail carriers, professors in colleges and teachers in academiesj iVor Wealth at this exemption shall on ly apply to the dril ls specified in this bill and not to service when the Guard for Home Defence is call ed into the field. - "P Sec. 4. 2?s it further tnaettd, That for failure to attend at battalion' or regimental drill each field officer shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars. each Captain and other officers who shall fail to muster and drill ' their companies the times Ap pointed, shall forfeit and pav for each failure fifty uonars, ana ii a non-eommissionea onjeer or pri vate snail tail taattend at any drill, he shall.ror? f eit and pay not less than five nor more thfti twen- ty-hve 4oHars-J Provided, that every absentee shall be allowed until the next muster-to make his excuse. Thj fines shall be adjudged by regimental ana company courts martial, ana judgments: are to be entered up and the; fines collected in the same mode and in accordance with the pTOvisions of the juiixtarj jjavT ,ui nunu tiaruiina, passeu ai me second extra sessiohi ofUhe General Assembly, lf:i:.s. T i t rt ' l : i -i n. lfctu. 1 1 1 . ! 4 Ssct 5. Be further enacted, That "the Surgeon General by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, may appoint surgical boards, not exceeding three, composed of two physicians each, who shall declare by their certificates those per son who shall be exempt from ser vice under the act to whicn tnis is an amendment, on account or mental or physical disability, and they shall.; re ceive the pay of their rank and traveling expenses to be determined byithe Adjutant General. bEC. 6. Be tt further enacted, lhat the Guard for home defence, should they be called into ser vice by the Gdvern&r, shall receive the same pay, rations and allowances as soldiers in the Confede rate States' servhrr,and shall be subject to the rules aad articles of (war of the Confederate States. Sec. 7. Be 'it further enacted, That when the pressure of public danger shall not prevent the ob servance of such a rule, the said Guard for home detence snail mot be called into service, en mase, but by drafts of a number of men from each con- renieat company, so as to mace up tne aggre- gaisnorce required. bEC. 8. Be tt. further enacted, That this act shall pe in iorce ana taKe eliect trom and alter its rati fication. I m Read three times and ratified in General' Assem bly, this the 14th day of December, A. D., 1863. ! R. S. DONNELL, S. If. C. , GILES MEBANE,R S. i State ofcNottTa CaHolIna.' I JNO. P. JI. RU,SS, Secretary of State, in ; and for the State of Xprth Carolina do hereby cer tify tnat tne toregmng ia a true copy ot tne .origi nal on nle in this o.rnce. ' i . Given under my hand this 14th December, 1863. i J . 1 . li. nurss, ; !- Secretary of Stale. II. The company drills required by the lst seo tioii of the foreroine Act will take place on the second Saturdav in the months of January. Feb ruary r March,) 'May, June, July, August, Septem ber, ryovember and December, and the liattauon drills bni the second Saturday in. tho months of April and October. . ' 111. Thetzdi section or the foregoing act is con strued to mean that the parties enumerated are exempt from drills, apprehending deserters, and other ordinary duly of the Guard for home defence-, but are not exempt ffom'duty when the Guard for honfe" defence is called into service to repel invasion!, suppress insurrection or to execute the laws of the State. " By order off Governor Vance : -" J . R. C. GATLIN, dec 19-d6tw2w Adjutant GeneraU All daily papers in tbe State copy due week and other papers two weets. VTOTICE i '": : ' .:. . ' JM JIBQR'S NA VAL DEFENCES N. C. i I Wilmington, Dec. 16, 1863. f ..The following Circular from the Bureau of Con- aoHntinn is niiblished bv order ofthe Officer Com- .manding the Naval Defences ofNorth Carolina. for the information Of conscripts and persons liable to conscription : ''":' ': lonrederate States of America, ; Bbreac of CexscaiPTioif, Richmond, March 24, 1863. i Circular Order, Theattentibn of officers having charge of con scripts, is directed to section i of the act ofiyan-' f:ress, approved October d, 1862, which is as fot ows.r ' 1 ''-' i '. '.-'".-. ' ' I Sec 2. That if any person who has been oris about to be enrolled for service in the army, shall, at any Ubia before being ass gned to any company, Seclare to the! enrolling or commanding officer that he prefers: being enrolled for service in the navy or the marine corps, it shall be the duty of the sard officer to enroll such-person for the service which he may prefek and to transmit to the Secretary of the Navy a list of the personso enrolled. " The Superintendent directs that this provlsoiri of the law be observed, and Jhat reports.be made ac cordingly. ff:' I" '-.." . Whenever any'oTTicef of the Navy, designated by the NavytDepartment, shalT present himself for the purpose, any officer in charge of conscripts will cause them to be , muster et in. presence of such officer of the navy! in order that they may be offer- id the alternative bf entering the naval service. Bu order of Brig. Gen. G. J. IUiss, Superin tendent, j A. C. JOE. dec ldCw k i : I Lieut-CoL, A. A. G. T?ajetteTlc Arsenal and Armory, JD vember 12, 1863. $100 BOUNTY Wa No- 'anted, 100 Mounted! Riflemen. Authority having been granted by the War Department to raise a Com pany of Mounted Riflemen for service in this, vi cinity, notice ia herebyglren; that recruiU to tbe number of 100 uon-contcripU, will be re ceived for this service Each recruit will .bo ro- ouired to famish la serviceable horse, far which he will be allowed 40 cents per diem, and hit pay $12 ter month, i Written iermiaion will bo required from parents or fruardians, where the applicant if under the consfupt age. , Each recruit must bring withhim a blanket or bed-spread, and come prepared to remain. Apply to Maj. MATTHEW P. TAYLOR, at iht ArscnaL F. L. CHILDS, Lieut-CoL C. S. A.. Commanding PocL dec 16dtf. i ' - , - . JOB WORK ; Of all description neatly executed at this offlct ...... . ....... ...w" -Military Notices.- - Heads uartcrs Examining Board, 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts, Tarboro,'. N. C, . Dec. 4th, 1863. The. Undersigned,' Chairman ef ' the Examining Borrd for the -1st and 2nd Con ; gressional Districts of North Carolina, hereby appoint the following times and pUces for the ex. auiination of Conscripts of the following counties .: 10th N. C. Militia-WiUiamston, Uartin county, , Tnesdar, December 16th. , 8th K. i): Militia Wlndior, Bertii county, Fridav. December 18th. ; s , 9th N. .C, Militia Windsor, Bertie eouaty, Saturday. December 19th. ' ''". 6th N. C. MUitia Murfreesporo, Hartford Co., Monday, December 21st. 1 6th N . C Militia J ackson. Northampton Ce Wednday, December 23rd.7 - -v . 50th NjC. Militia Tarboro', Edgeeombe Co., Saturday, December 26th. ""-- 31st N. C. -Militia Tarboro ' Edgecombe Co., Monday. December 28tb. .? , 17th N. C. Militia Greenville, Pitt eeunty, Wednesday,, December 30th. t 29th N. C. Militia Snow Hill, Greene eounty, Saturday, January 2nd. 20th N. C. . Militia Kinston, Lenoir; eouaty, Monday,' January 4th. - 33rd N. C. Militia WUeon, WiUon, county, Wednesday, January Sth. 34th N. C. Militia-HaUfax. Halifax t'oiuty. Thursday, January 7th. ; 3)th w. v. Aiiiitia Ualirax, iiaiirax county, Friday, January 8th. J " . W. r. FIN LET, Ass t Surg. i P. A. C. S., Chairm'n Exam'ng Board, 1st and 2nd Congressional DistrieU. YNRiefEnrollliig Office, 1st and 2nd Con. "W gressionat Districts, TarbOro', N. C. Dee. 4thi 1863. t'nrolling Officers (or the commanding em cersof Militia Regiments in those counties in! which there are no Enrolling Officers) wilt enroll all white males between tho ages of 18 and 45 years, wi h their respective commands (whether previously etempt or not; and order tnem to ap pear. of the' above times and placet for examination. J . C l'lr,KUK, Uaptaia aad , . j rhi.rKnrnlliiMrlim.'r a ; lit and 2nd Congressional District. deeB-d20t. " ' " . ; ProTost Marshal's Office, Ralelsh, Dee 14th 1863. All persons residing ia the City of Raleigh "holding ; substitute papers will' pre- sent the same at this office as early as possible for U examination, as all irregular papers are to b sent tr tbe Bureau of Conscription at ICichmond, Ta., for approval. s SAMUEL B. WATERS, U dpt. 4 E. O. for City of Raleigh, dee 15-d3w f, Hcadqnnrtcrs. C. S. Military Frison, Salifbnry, N. C, Dec. 7, 1863. TO HOX. CONSCRIPTS. Lieut. Henry P. Allen has beta authorized by the Secretary of War to raise a Company of Non-Conscripts for local service at Prison Guards at Salisbury. - -. It is probable that the present Congress will ex- v tend the ages of conscription, and that it will ' authorize the conscription of all who have furnish- r ed substitutes, 41 ; v Now is a fine opportunity for -all those whoa , liable to be conscripted as abrtve stated, and they . skould.immediauly apply to Lieut. II. P. Allen) or ;;'" Capt. S. GALLOWAY, decl6-d2w; ;. Commanding Post. . Phvslcians' Notice. At a meeting of those Physicians p-rarticing in the City of " Kaleigh, whose names are subset ibed to this pub lication, held at Dr. Wm. G. Hill's office, on the evening of the 23d inst, it was agreed ' to and de termined upon . ' .1st. That they would practice in the country after the 1st of January, 1864, and during the - unsettled state of prices for the necessary articles of supply and support lor themselves and their fam ilies, all of which; they have to purchase, upon these terms, viz: at old prices when paid in the products of the country at- old prices, otherwise their charges will be in proportion to the prices ' demanded for these products. .; 1 ' 2d. In their town practice they will, be govern ed by these circumstances, via : 'when they know - that their patients are dependent on a stated and limited income from rested fuads or salary or wa ges, they will be moderate in their charges, othr- " wise they will ; charge prices corresponding wijh ine iiiucts ume?3 paiu in sucn arucies as are neoa ed by themselves and their families at reduced prices, when Jheirharges will be relatirely ics- sened. . ', ('. ;' . Jastice and an imaoing sens of '.duty to tkem " selves And their families, which they cannot disre gard, impel them to this step, while on the other hand,- equal justice and a proper sense, of duty to the public demand that they should make known their purposes and determination. . FABIUS J. HAYWOOD, WM. G. HILL, CHAS. E. JOHNSON, dee 39-dCt i W. H. McKEE. , To the nolders of North Carolina Eight PER CENT. BONDS. TaEAicar Depart ment, Raleigh Dec, 17th, 1863. By the terms of the Ordinance pf the Convention, under which all the 8 per-cent.' bonds of this State were issued, they are payable at the pleasure of the State : and ' by the 5 th section of tho act of the -Genersl As sembly, ratified 20th December, 1862, the Treas urer is directed toTaise funds as therein prescribed, ' and to pay off! by the 1st day of January, 1865, , the State honds bearing 8 per cent, interest, unless the holder of said bonds wbl exchange them for 6 per cent, bonds payable on the 1st of January, 1893, with coupons for the interest, payable semi annually at the Treasury, in, which case he it authorized and directed to make such exchange." Tbe Treasury being now provided with the funds c.nteiu plated by said Act, 1 hereby notify all holders of said 8 per cent, bonds, to present them at the Treasury forpaynicjnt or exchange for six percent, bonds, i -JONATHAN WORTH, dec I9-d6t ! ; ; ,-t Public Treasurer. The word "by ,M which Is In the act as ratified, . li omitted by accident in the printed act. , .. -. , , .:' I. i . '. i I! . " , , .1 . , , TO nireTwo carefully trained Negro . Women and a small Girt. .Homes with quiet, christian families and kindly treatment, more an : ' object than pecuniary compensation- Let appli cants leave their oames- with the Clerk ofthe Ex change Hotel j ..7; v V dec 29-d3t Steam Engine for Sale 'We offer Tor sale on good terms an EIGHT-HORSE-POWER ENGINE, said to be in good order with all tbe necessary fixtures.'- Early application must bo . made to W. H. Cunningln, Exchange Hotel, or to ' the subscriber. v A W. E. PELL. Raleigh, Dec 29, 1863-2t ; "I V,,.'l' ' , .',''' ' ' ' ;. l - - Notlcew-Hereafter the-. Depositary at Raleigh I will pay the interest ou Registered Bonds or Stock, heretofore paid by Depositary at Wilmington, N. C., but Deposiury at Wilming ton will continue to pay Coupons as well as tho Depositary at Raleigh.- - i C. T. JONES, -I ! ' , Actng Register, " dec29-i6t ; . Richmond,.Va. . Raleigh, N. C, Dee. 28, 1883. , ; . Wayne County Bona s for g nle. -Sealed Proposals for tbe purchase of tbe Bonds of . ' the County of Wayne until the 9th day of Janu." ry next. Said : Bonds to run for Uvo years; one fifth of the principal to be paid annually; and tho ' fhterest payable Semi-annually, and tbe paymesta , to be made in tht common 'currency pf the coun try at the time of paymen . Those bidding for - the same will address the undersigned at Golds- " boro', stating on the envelopes, Bids for Wayne County Bonds. . WM. K. LANE7 -.. . O. THOMPSOV, - ' O'W. COLLIER. ' ' I Dee. 18, 1863 , dec 25-dt5jan ! 1 v , Ctorscts, flrow-18 to 22 Inches, walsi, for $A0- No goods sent out until paid for, from deelOrfm1 RICHARDSON'S. ' is V.' T. ' v ! i- 1 V
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