North Carolina Newspapers

; - , FROM TUB "PrBpTSjS tW The O. K.' Boyi' of ; Aowd' htrlfl heard of the death, p( two of )hir niipber, in the hot-1 i-t .i W.etiinMnn mot "' tYita'itaw''fnt nnr. I pose of eipresuing, in a suitable manner, their regret and grief at this aad dispensation of Provi dence, as well at their sympathy and condolence with the familiei of 'the deceased. ; " i ! On motionV-CpiiBll,.''XiIei.wii-:cled.'to. iahe chair, and J, N. Hanoock appointed Secre no tary. A... committee was appointed, on motion, DJ tne cuairmau, cuusuuu vi uii viuuiVi(x W. C. Staton. and E.II. Streater to prepare ba .' Vines! forjhe tneeting, f JJ;-'.v,y,;,, ' Thej "made the fwllowiog, report which Was unanimously adopted: 1 Iv1r :'4 , The fell destroyer has visited us? Ths 'bind of brothers, bound - together bjr a common tie, who, at their country's ce.ll, sprang to arms and bade sdlea to . the dear seenes of home, is called upon to mourn the untimely death of two who bad shared with" ni the ' hardships aad trials of a soldier's life, and loiaed ns in the eager wish to serfs our country, and if needa bey rive up oar lives in 'its dsfence. ;WllUm', Thomas I'arker sad Calvin Cox are no mors. Far away from home tboagh not without the presence of sorrowing Vni sympathising friends, tbej have died honored deaths. Sadly and tearfully do ws mark their vacant places in cor ranki mournfully, though sincerely and heartily,' do? we rtmsmber thelr virtues and lovoke , upon tbeir memory the blessings das them who die at i h naif of honor aod of duty. ' , ' lit it raolvtd, That while ws mourn the deaths of these our brother soldiers, we murmur not: not nam things bly bow to the wti;." ., - - Rtolrti That as a token of our affection and re spect fjr the memory of the deceased; Our company flag be draped in mourning for the space of thirty, "dayarr : -l-r : - . linohtdy That the proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to tht Jf.C. Argne for publication. ... E, R, LILE3, Ckairwwu -- p. N.f Haaeocsr.f ecretary. v " ' TR07Hir ANSON GUARD.' Font jJbb, iBAaSMtTHriBtD, V ; Jaaeerr 20, 18C1 Mi last letter was sent off while a heaW Kail- storto waS; prevailing, and in that letter Ltried to etve jou an idea of theTeitremea id'whlch we ' ' lWtka irmi Ga!twooi. 8. dtan: 20:1862: 'Lear Old. Aran') Diatauue'i civea enchant r ; . . !.. - . . . tnent to eTer.thiogeJout' Wades bore and An ann sines . leftands the loneer'i the time the atironffer'thef charms Indeed, rith the" aid of omi badoolds, weare homesick. :We can't bresi onrBeTea frou' calling that precious1 jigl old . borough- bin. I Subsequent - events , will show whether there is anj place like "home We irj t0 cheer each other upyfeeljhg, the while, the cheerer needs cheering. ; When the bluef ia setting in upon our isolated spirits,! wo keep si leoee about Wadesboro, and especially our unex celled neighbors on ' the hill." -v But rery prob ably that is the time some of these jOilng "Rips" will tske advantage of the silence to ask some question about their natire home and State. The fact is, we ail feel like the Old North State is oar own, our native land. Another fact is, there are a great many places between North Carolina and nowberei I've seen several of them aince cross ing. the line: between Rip and Knb some of then pretty - large. -Kingsville is the patented premlum--the Oapitol-M)f . one of., thej largest Opine this is ibe place the old preacher had in his eye when humbly bemoaning himself : " felt just like nothings guien to never, jumping 6fftat nowhere, and aaying here goea nobody." r JJut as there is no enticement to dwell at this point, af ter ten dollah", fox n niatress on the floor for five hours, and three cups of coffee(7) decoc tion of "rice, peas, and bread crusts parched, frround and simmered in i sultry dog-day's sun That while wt mourn oeaths or , ft j tha k than or. r shldlers.'ws murmur not: botbnm. . w.; c" fc,T,u5 , , wilt of Him- who-doeth'a!r things M Colombia we changed cars the tlurdandJast timc, AU aboard f" s Iiet me aee.- oix ooxes, one bale, seven trunks, one valise, two baskets, one wife, three "children, one servant with two children, and appurtenances Jor all belonging. Alss! thejMril of being rich. ItV well enongh thongh, for a man to have, once in a while, his bead and hands fullr were it not that aach an ex ploit on the iron horae" , produces igalkping consumption to the pocket. We reached our destinsuon without delay,' accident or harm, for all ot which ; we acknowledge, with grateful feelings, our increased indebtedness to Mm who says the hairs of our head are all numbered. The Arvus has been mikinsr, protnptlyrnis had been, np to that time, exposed by the fre4 weekly and very welcome visits. It is the .first nnent sad rapid chances of the westher. Ves- reid-the onlv one read all throueh. If those I a . J . l . s m-.-Ai f m ' a . Uoca , the. county cUioirvts v, throueh the '.State, ; : from the m,t ""rnas neverrecetved any ciothtngfronVtbe-ytate, . and all they have received haa come directly from - the coutitv.- If the eUini is for their first uniform and they liave now to pay' for it,, they feel angry for. beiog left :m JoogJBQderjbe Jewtba that it was a patriotio gift for the prompt manner in whieh tkey threw themselves into the breach.; -The uniform they' have i just received,' is paid for ::r:the'mooe.To4t'being'cither in the county ,'or will soon be thereX W want light on the sub ject.' Who will give it T . It is aakeil for throagh ; tho columnsef the Argus., iWV : . v The news by to-night's mail leada u toianti- cipate being called back to North Carolina pretty rL soon that is,.if it ta trua thst Bumside fleet is. at ilatterasr anoV is intended for .operations in vue .Mono, oiais, i i 1 1 , Anson folks let it co down. I hot)d old Squire Abraham will send each one of them an old pa-, per, containing nothing but advertisements of pat ent medicines foreign postage doubled.; . If ever you get another letter from me, it may contain a few sentences on the diseases which the war has developed disease in the bone in time of ijeace.broucht button the "akin in time of war The' generic term of the disease, when. North, is:i'ankr, when South, Yank-. Kind regards to all who pay the printer. xiincttsix The New York Herald predicts the settlement of the " rebellion by the 1st of May, on account of the defeat of ueo. ZollicotTer at Fishing creek. Major Harris, quartermaster of Green's Tex aa regiment, died, on the 8th inst. His death was the result of an accident- -- x g A meeting of the members of the first regiment of N., C. Volunteers is to be held at Charlotte on the first dsy of February, preparatory to the reorganixation of the regiment for twelve months.' ;. , ."; . TT. Q terday and. to-diy have been very warm, parti- c"ularly to ds, sod to-night we nave bad a regu lar old-fashlotied July thunder atonn,' "and, ever and sao,inf the storm Jaa passed off, a soli tary frog, here and there, seems to be trying hjs hand at the old song, snd' whistling up company, r Since. I last wrote, another death haa occurred in tW refrirnen The deeeased, private P. 8. Ui.Khins. was a member of Csntain Miller'a Thomasville Htfles. lie died on baturdaw after noon disease pnsobonia. , The paymaster has recently been around, and had to make two attempts before he paid off. When ha i' first called bis notes were all 150's, and by several of the men clubbing, he left s few of the notca of tbst dcnominsUon in the regi ment, aod those first paid teceived, as per gene ral order from tha War Depsatment, four dollars additional clothing money. Before he could suc ceed in paying the remainder, of the regiment, he had to take the notca to.IUchmondand change them' for thoae of smaller denominations. After he returned, be refused to pay any more of the men the additional four. dollars, auting that he had received orders not to do so, as the authori ties of North Carolina had laid claim to the cloth ing money allowed the volunteers from' that State, and the impression has got abroad in the regi ment, that each one will probably have to refund all the money the povernmenl has allowed -him for cfotbinc This movement. hss'led to con si d- crable speculation and elicited a great deal of io- "dLgnation; and it is charged tbst most, it not all tho counties in the Statc, which made such a show of patriotism last Spring, in fitting out their. Volunteer companics-'-donating to them whatever they received,: it wm thought, in acknowledg- ment of the prompt and gallant manner in which they responded to the call of their section have gone upon the Stale for indemnification for the expenses they incurred, and the State to save her self, has laid claim to what the Confederate Gov- rrnmcnt Kai allowed the) soldiera for clnthinnr.t '1 he TBembcrs of Iho Anson U anrd nataratlT sskr . - - it . . .. 1F.1- 1 . . 1 . 'k. . 44 Does this Interpretation of the movement apL uiliills c nsveniegieciea wsisienere ply to Asoo couotyr" and if so, "For whatTWnt ntt Dr' N. Hutchison and J. H. Wil- Iowa foiunanufactaring Li nseedr anel Cotton Seed Oil. WeJearn that the Mill will be in opera tion in a few days. It ettern Democrat. UATTLE OF j FISniNC, CBEEK-QNFEDERATE ! ' ' DEF2AT CONFIRMEi); ! f; f . I Pitersbuboa., January 24.A special dispatch to tho Petersburg Express, from a friend n KnoiTille, pives the following account of the lata. battle, at. Jibing .Creek, jQtCti tendeu began tbefaUaekat seven a'elok Supday morning.' The enemy's; strength-was supposed to be about fifteen hundred, but as afterwards ascertained, numbered fourteen thousand. "Gen Br.ii:ir-1 ' I'll . j ' i ' jojucuuer was suiea eariy in me acuop.. uen. Crittenden was wounded, when Gen. - Carroll assumed command and re-crossed the Comber land. Our loss, is about three hundred, that of the enemy from four to five hundred. . HEAWiyAftTSRS mi RZQTi &C. lULITIAv 1 ; j .Oaxxask Oanm-Vip t a f ku'A ak w ;u.A; . .fNo, :,;, tiftkH vi7ir t'.iia . I The eommanders ;ef the eompaniea compos! e; the 81st Begt. will eollect all th publtt nnf witbia tieir -respective districts, and report immediately to ma tisx1 Bumbas and kind of each, and their eonditfon. ' ' i r"r," s (h.,L. ?OLKtCol CoamaadlD;?' I t?iatBef,lr. C. Militia, fc,,,, ,P,rfs IMjay in married, r: ( d- it.. M ' ' The Fifteenth Mississippi, White'i and Bat- tie's Regiments, protected oar rear, while oar army was re-crossing he riven ' Rntledge'a and McClong'a batterifcs irerejboth' foist; inarch ed nine miles to attack - the 'enemy, who was repulsed three times, and fell .back to' their for tifioatiooa; They 'then ontJkUinkedns. Wc i re treated to our breastworks aod were surrounded by the enemy, but determined to re-cross the Cumberland river, which' we did nnder a heavy fire. ' This wss" eight o'clock,5 Sunday night7 j We lost all our horses, tents, equippige, and eleven guns. The latter were either spiked or thrown into the river-- . Jiv$ t is not known whether the enemy have crossed the river; Cols. Powell! Battle, Statbane and Cum mings, were, wounded. Surgeons Morton, Pulany and Cliff, were taken prisoners. Our regiments were all engaged.; Majors Fogs and Hilda were wounded, . the. former in the hip. uen. Aoucouers ooay wss not recovered.; uur forces were shout six thousand . strong, and are still t;y- The disaster to the Confederate arms has been greatly exaggerated by firightend fugitives who have come in. ; . ' , , . .. ;' f,;irt,!Vi Saue of Neoeocs. A correspondent of, the Savannah Republican, writes from ThomasriDe, (Jeorgis, J anuary 7th, as follows s It may be of interest to our readers ta know what valuation is placed upon darkies in oar sec tion. " I saw tfie following negroes sold here to- W 1 J V f ' -r - i l . r ... . m . . r Near Tfadesboro. on tha 22d ' inL J W a' tUS 1 E. Morrison,' Dr. JNO. Ai MoRAJB and Miss LAYINIA H. BOaGAt, all of Aasoni' 5rcw-.-y. k .'. "i ? - , ,f ; DIEXJ ?v' .r.';Vt t s n(it - On the 18th inst.at his rrand-motbev's in R!eht BoncTcodnty,.DUNCAy C,' McGUQAX, Jaa in Us V twent j'-fifth year. He was a volunteer in Western Vix-' finish where nd doabt be eanrht the diseasa that ler-J minated his life.- He was an amiable, azannlarr'' yonng man; be stood high In, the eatlmatioH of . those ' who. knew hinu , (1,4 ;-)rif iM"--, Three hundred or more blankets made of moss from the trees of our swsmps, passed through this;.city4.h3reea:7',they are thick and warm, and will -answer probably oetter ' than woolen blankets.- Cmpoiiece Jrctertburg Lxprcu. RcxJvtd by the Senate and Jloute of Dele qattt lyf Maryland, That the President of the United States be requested to present to the Pres iden t of the Confederate States a proposal for an srmistice foV- - dsjrs, "for the' purpose of effect ing an amicable adjustment of our national dif ficult ies,-upon the basis of an entire restoration of the Union.' -'"' " ' -. V-;-;- v Two of the members of Wise's Legion nsmed Campbell and George were shot at the depot in Petersburg to-dy for insubordination. One was' shot by a Captain and the other by ascntinel. -n r'.-j:-;.:.i: ' ' Char. Bulletin. . . ... . . . T. ..-.01 ... I3!tl J -J J -vwind sharp fromi northeast." "-!" ;D." ? Lane??t ia said, lold Gen. ; McClellan that If the people of Missouri, Arkansas and the Indian country resisted, he would slay all the sesession Lsts and give the lands to the Loyalists. Lincoln was, present and heard the conversation. ; TpkUty GUN.-This excellent and beauti ful gun, manufactured in the'eity of Petersburg, and which .was brought to this city sometime since by direction 'of the War .Department, for the purpose of undergoing a trial, under the su pervision Gen. Huger was returned to the, for mer city yesterday v-. We are informed that the trial to . which it was subjected while here was eminently satisfactory, and it is spoken of by those versed in such matters as tne most complete pieoe of the kind in existence. 'tl. 1 '-2-. V. tt lm day atadminutretb7rsale, terms twelve months small notes with approved security and interest from date if not puuctually paid, vis : ; An old woman (the mother of thirteen children, and a child about four jean old, brought ' . $1,011 A girl about thirteen years old, : 1,105 A boy about eight years old, - 824 A boy about six years old, . , 801 A boy about four years old, ; -712 rjrr " W,453 From this, one would think thst old Abe is not feared in this region in my opinion there is a higher estimate placed on negroes now than ten years ago.-.' .-. ; ., ., 't:- . . . .-' ",' r . . .'" W Commodore Lynch and Capt. Hunter, of the Navy, and the officers in command of the land forces on Kosnoke Island, are doing all in their power to give the xnkeesjtwann reception shook! they, make their appearance, though there was no apprehension of an, attack from the Yankee fleet. Gen. Mann states that the chan nels are heing filled up at Roanoke Island with sunken vessels, so as to' impede the progress of the Yankee fleet, and that piling was going on whenever the weather would 1 admit, which; st this season of the. year, is very boisterous. - Com-, modore Lynch 's fleet now consists of eight vessels. From the above information we conclude that the Yankee fleet is destined for some' other point then our coast that is, provided they have not been all lost in the recent gales, which we ferven tly pray may he, the case.atRpy,25M, At his residence in Robeson eoontT. oa tha lSth Inst., DUNCAN McGCGAN, ten. Ua was a member, of the Baptist Church thirty odd years. Ha was an . affectionate husband, a' kind father and 'an indalieat" " maaierv ue was Jusa aii u reiauona or ulo. J- Near Matnolia, "Wiloox eo.j Ala. on Sept. ICth. 1861, Mrs. MART-ANN. CRAIG, consort af HehtT -Harnet J. Cralaad danghter of , Daniel McRaa af. Richmond co. N. C. ''-' :Ut j " ; "J- C 'V In Robeson' eoaaty,' ion the 1st in!.: JOHN ,1S. CLAR&, j.-a :fj v,t -Xl-in In Robeson eonnty, on the 18th inst., ia the 62 year ' of his age, JOHN McARTHUR, a worthy eitixen and nsefol member and deacon in tha Presbyterian charch. V Jn Wake ' eonntypon the 17th mst., JAMES II. BOYLAN, aged about 86 yesrsj r sjfi,.cl At Manassas, on the 29th December, uiln. rTt' ICOWA.X, a -member f CaptRafus Bairinger's company of Cavalry. The deeeased vu aged 21 years aad one month. tUa was a native of the Scotch Irish' . ' settlement in Rowan. ( ; , . ' !Atf Gallanting : TetinesseV on the 20th Dea! 1881. ROWLAND JIARRIS, ia the 68th year OfMSaja. ! JjLl He. was born in North Carolina, and, jempvt- toj, Tennessee many years since. Near mdeboro on the' 13th iMt,lir;AKredU?.'' akn a a a nxjsjv, agea at years ' ( Jt. "J1 i t; Oa Sunday night last, JOHN, son of J. C. ZUiS&s&ji agea aoont o years. rHides Wanted ! TUTE PATINQ JHE HIGHEST PRICE 102- V V DRY HIDES, green in trpportioa. delivered at Cedar' Hill, Ansoa eoanty. -. . , t TALLOW WANTED, a large qoaatitylidaUverad ai' Cedar fiUl Tatary..'-.; i. v n-MU'ui A.l tm. f . , HAMMOND KENDALL 4 BROTHER. , Jam 23, 1862. - - - -'1' 161-76. . .. 1SS L. TAYtOIt8 SCHOOL WILL' be re-opened tha 8d Monday n January.' The solid branches with the Ornamentals, Masie, French, Embroidery &c., will be taught at tha usual prices. ' 152-tf. . . - . .J T'.-. .'. i-j A. R UN a Wat Shot r- . neeroman.the property of Mr. Thomas FousVfAlamance, was shot near this place on oaturday last. ' He tan away the th of 3Iay 186 Rafter threatening his master's life, and he has been prowling about this neighborhood for some time, and was harbor ed,it appears, by a free negro woman named ..Jane Day7livingfewmiles ( from-this-placer several slaves .were m cenndence with him, and they often met at Jane Day's and gambled togeth er, one of whom betrayed him. On Saturday last several gentlemen, armed went out tq capture him, but ne Tefused txrsurrender, swore he would not he . taken, and threatened to cut his way through if ;;pD,nj5se top of the chimney, intending to make his egress fromi the ' house .that way, and was told to stop, or he would be shot.; One of the company aimed at his leg, but the negro stooped jn?trat the time to make a leap, and the load lodged in hia abdomen.' He fell on the - outside, snd a' large bowie knife Which he had, fell inside f the chim nev- lie died in fifteen or twenty minttes,77s. FiRK IN Chapel HiLL.-r-W.ft learn that on, Friday last," a fife broke out in the upper story of 1' : the store house oi Jur. .itoDeri Lioaer; in Vnapei Hill, which was completely (destroyed, with the dioininjr building, occupied by John w. Uarr, Esq.- Mr.'Carr, we are informed, saved all his goods; but Mr. Loder sav '. only his books ' He had a large stock of soldiers clothing and goods on bsnd,' which were lost.- He was insured, - we understand, rfor 84,000. The fire is supposedi to EARNESTLY REQUESTS ALL PERSONS IN' debted. to him to call and aettle the, sama with, out delay. , ' - ' LilesvUle, January 4; i862.X6265"; - ,1 .-, 1 ''.- ; f ' ' 1 ' j". "' " I. i . Wrjtt: commence Sis sisiioit-on -: the fourth Monday; of January, 62. Another professor has been engaged to take charge ol the Eng lish and mathematical department, who cornea highly . reeommeuded, and has the advantage of three years , experience in teaching. He will also teaeh the mili Ury tactics, bavins; had six months training in General Hill's command.1 There will be soma additional charge for all students old enough 4 engage in the military drill, unless, as we Lope,: the number be such aa to render it unnecessary pr.,.,,,) Prices of tuition as heretofore, except the lowest claaa ' which will be reduced to $8,000 .per session, instead 1 of 10. vis: f 8, 12.60, 15 and 20 dollars per sesaioa, and- 7fi( cts. contingency. -r.TT" rrr: i Gils of atiy ace will be received. . TouDir ladiei. wishing to study tha languages,' or any of the higher ri.uvuva ban, 14 lucj fict, akHBV RVliauOOa aBW ' ' ?uayjii.npniet 'Payments in advance bv cash or rood paeer - Nov. 21st, 18W. , :'- 157-tf Hides! Hides!! . WILL PAY ; 16 CENTS CASH FOR DRY HIDES, in proportion for Green.' delivered, at Captain J. C. Caraway's yard J. C. STAFFORD. i61t73 . - : , . -i, 3 - . ".; I 7Z Hides F Hides FIV; CE N 8 PER POUND WILL BE PAID for all dry HIDES, in rood condition delivered at S. S. ARNOLD'S Store. 15 ;trr WAITED. TALLOW. DELIVERED AT 8. tL ARNOLD S-STORE, fof Vhicintha biggest cash prlceT will be paid, , . k . . . lt0-tfi ; TAN DA UU U Alt TED. in amaU or larr quantities, apply to sy.;? ROBINSON $ MURK. : ' STATE OF HORTn CAItOLI A, ANSON COUNTY Cocar or Eqvitt, George Tackert ;,r;:: rGeoL A. Smith, t B. F. Ingram et al : Threidglll - It appearing to the satisfaction of the Oourt at B. F; Ingram, one. of the defendants ia thia caase is non-fesiientcf ' tba State, it s ordered by the Court ' that publication be made for six weekain the North' Carolina Argna, commanding said defendant to appear at the next term of oursaldcourt tobeheld in Wades- borough on the second Mondaj in September next, then and there to plead, answer or demur te the plains- We learn that it is the intention of the tu- have been accidental. , r'' m i Dm o eompiaim. r.fT-.t ':' SsS