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L Mr;- - i- I! i! ' , V . GRASrS.LOSSES. , la eofyitlg from the National Intelligencer the re port of Grant' losjea from May Ctb. to tie "lastM tuiuH ob Petersburg," which. th Intelligencer pla'oe lit 75,840 men, the Tetersburg Eipress very Justlir re- ; mirks: , . . ' " 'the iboTC may appear appalling to European ejes, . t . M ilso to those On this ti Jo of the Atlantic, bnt it duel not fire the half of Grant's losses in this campaign. All the columns operating in Virginia, are under .'j j . : s i . li . I ; K. r uranl orders, ana mune receiver is a part or on H camnaiirn. In the table abore no mention is made of . i i . I . T . tt . mt iiunier a iosee, in nis advance to i.yncuourg. iney in ' wenta in Chesterfield, too, re Ignored entirely. tht fight at Drury'a Dlufl on the ICtn May,tbcr were. , M. oi (,ow, io say noimog oi ms ncaty iosse prtvi ) j , 6us1yrat Tort Walthall Junction and Swift Ceek. The '.. ' bloody battle of Monocacy in Maryland, between Geu. f N Early and Lew. Wallace, is aNo . omitted. Alo the x fisuts'aronnd the Wahiogton defences. The writer iH V fail to refer to th fight it the. Crater, in Which the. enemy .conceded a loss oT oyer 0,000. 0 mention! luade'of ' tht bloojy fights on the W'eldon UatlnoaJ, which occurred on the iftb apd 20th of August, near the Datia House, where we took over 3,1W prisoners alone, and the euemy itLnitteJ a heavy loss- in kilkd and wounded. The table does not include either the fight of the 251 b August, at fleams' St ition, between Jlanoock and Generals A. I. Hifl iad Hampton It nlso' omits any. raeition of Hampton's great victories orrr Sheridan at Treviliian's depot an J below Kich rnond. The table was prubabljjn&de up f rerious to the late sanguinary conflict near Winchester, but that mut now be taken into the recount, and later still, the fights of last Thursday, Friday and aturritj, near Petersburg, ind below i.ichmond. Tlie locses epecM ted in the ttble inny instances are known to be under estimated, and we may safe!y statej that Grant's bosses in the present campaign, commencing with the first week in .)j,api eudiig October lst,ay five months', bite not been les than 175,000 men. V 4Ih this connection, a raracragh whih arrears In St late number of the llostun L'onrir, under, the caj tion, 'HJranl 8 Waste or Men," is nu inappropriate. That paper thinks there can be no fairer illustration of the Latoo of war when carried on under wiUful guidance, than the- condition of the l?t M?.hrTj . artillvry. It-wa a-oa tw y-M-iH4in-b-4rri-tT-tfi i i.; . defence of" vvashingt'in, doing mot useful and valus. h ble, but not "rte4iTe" xenicc, wien, after the deplet j j, . log battles of the'.Wiernos, it wus otdered to the ' fcont as an infantry organization. It marched out ' : ' t ri i or A: - - - j : i. i fc t . i t , i,itv mm inauu ni.icais, ami was iu iuu i-runrct ir.v ii It (I ft' battles it Spott.'jlTaniH Coorthonre. TTrrtn tmrsiv nirn, hbiui ax It now returns I 4 r r - .1.;- iff lit i.. ; :!!-' t many re-enlisted men and recruits, whoce time is not 'out, and there are only li qmcen leit. . Thus, within ' aixty day. about J.luO men of 1,700 have roelteJ iway in what is called "glory," certainly' braTe'y, with no desertion, no stnff ling, no slow distase, no Chiekahominy swaxp, to Jetract from tjieir .laurels from the' record f as fine regiment physically a? Massachuset's could produce. Vet,, this ii no isolated case, bnt only a fir simple of all, and an irieftiga- ble proof that Grant's waste of men had not been ex aggerated. ' ' ' . "What i ftarful responsibility rests open the iboul- ders of th'n human butcher? How many wridows add ' orphan this day, l6 wed with grief, trace the cause of their widowhood and orphanage Jw-Cel!T to (Iraot t What an ia-rupportLIe Joad iT ui!t has iiccuniul;itel ' upon hti fiitity heart, and .whai .an account nuiif Le rewler at the Oraci Asize, when coufionted j the ' Great Judg, aud called npou for a reekoninjr." noxou to nio.i uoxou is "dui:. , It is proper to ttte, ten at this late darthat t!ie fine steamer n:gut I ! 3 , Lapt. fcoiiley, fmm JJcriBu da, in trying to citer New inlet bar, aboSt K week ago, grounded on the Nort! breaker aboivt mile from shore, and was in&tantly boarded by a liiuocbrom the gunboit Mont'.cello, who proceeded to fir! the ship's boats with ber officers and crew. Tbe teniinels oh Fort Fisher hearing the distant report of musketry, gare the alarm, and the Commander of the Fort sus pecting that the steamer aground ba-i been att icked, immediately lighted her up by mean of rocktt d"rd IxAjjgandJciLof-iier.. At .the pt-rocktO-the enemy took fright an 1 ekedud died, iaring tnore tii n half tho oflijeis and ere w to take care of uu-Disiivi-jt. Tife reached the Fort in fafetj; The Vankccs did THE APPROACniSa MONITARV CRISIS IS ' . . , , THE $ORTII. - : ' The Herald tries out to those wio are. prudent t stand from u- der, as the fiuancial crii sn long pre dieted is Close at liaodT The storm first burt at Chi cago is tow begining to lower over New York.' Th Herald says.' , " " ' ..Gold fell to 163 yesterday, but ifrwarJ recorer. ed, aud the crosing quotation was H'O. l.tforts were made so stare off the panic; but It will probably be fruitless. ' It Will be seen by our commercial report that business is almost paralysed ' Several fiaiiU hare already suspended.' 'i'roduce b is dvolined heuv, ily and several produce merchants bail oom dowi withit. ' - - ". .. ' ' pn&ciulaneous stacks on the ,6tu tr Oct., "so a U show hetctrib!c full," tho Herald uererthekes wift'ns its renders 'against the immmeuce of tue crisis. U says T nre oa the .ere of a crisis worse han that of 1857 and ns dread ul ai that of. 1827.V T.hoe whfc liuffer will ruceire liftle ympatfcy; for the, whole coun try will bo, benefited by their loses, just a they hare grown rich 'puo the suffetiugs of tuo couutrr. From tbe price of theatre ticket to the rent of dwelling house, everthing must come duVrn. - Tbe Itonn ii ca the ee of bursting in Wall street and rill .'"soon" rapj tike a tempest over the 'length and Lreadth of Us hni. . 7 ' ' - . . .' , LST RUCTION OF A R UO C K A D E U E E P U L S OF AN ATTACK ON THE STEAMEK COMiOU. It is generalj known that thelarge, three-funnllel stcanur Condor, from Halifax, H. iJ , iu'eutering New Inlet Ear a week ag, was decutjred by tho wreck if th(T -Night Hawkj and ran aground. It appears thuj it ws in fttKiuptiog to come nshore from her in $ boat that Mrs. UoMvtireeuhow wasdmwued Thex on dor has been Klowly unloading under the go as ct Full Fisher, and a guird, as u.vual, has been kept'vfc her a night. -On last Fl jday night th? Vankes made un at tempt to boaril the Coud.ir, to deitrey her, bnt were galhkiitiy repu;ed by L'vnt. Sowlej., of Co. A, Sob .VVC. Trowp-, and a dttacL'meut of men. As roott as theNattempt was m:ide LituU.towlos communicated the fit to- Fort Fi.'hor, a hen her heavy t;unsUr forth t iicht and left of tbeCoudor The eccod hhell had acconipanie : the bout party in, and sc'nip;ew:y tuined h.r that the was ton as n ore on the Sou ta breaker of the bar and abandoned. The em'tny et fire to brr in sereial places aiid Lefore ni'-ru'i g hit', was totally der.troyel,her uagnzine tarin ' rxplob u and torn her to pieces." Smce tbe occurrence oa r.'ri- M1JITI! W0IJ1 MllS Ml 84. UAILSltORO X C. 802 LTIlUUSDAY:::::j;::::::OCTOBEn 20, 1801. IV tulnrrlpUon'S.OO a year, la aavanresjp j. Mx iiintha93.00, -AwiRTisiso $2 00 pr square of teti Hues for firtt insertion and SI 60 forcach subieouent insertion. lEor-iarUu'uuIwuaJiiaw, $2. ... Obuaibfs met fire. lines one uonar per bquaro. ; -. . LOOK OUT FOR THE CU0SS: M.tn.K. We ser.xl this week's paper to a large number of our subscribers with a cro? (X) mark on the margin, with the cumber of the paper at whieh the term for wblcb they paid expire i. If they wieu to renejr their sub gcriptieos they will be prompt in notifying us. rrtx. The draft in tire II jTne Guard took place bore co Saturday lit, nnl thohedrafted ire ordered to leave to-day, (the 20th) fir Goldsbo'ro'. Cart L. L. Jloggiu in command of the sqund 84. In.cn oRicial published Yi of casualties in 31s Uegt., ia the assault n Fort Harrison on the COth ult.; we pfrcfWe that Capf. J. F. Fort is report ed as missing, " ' . Ia Co. we find D.-F. Earnwell reporteJas woun ded, (in bead) in addition to the 11 t c f enEualUes we gave u'tt woek; and that E McOuigo. was wounded instead of E M. McGu;'aK. .. , Btapr-nTT i:y Llht Un, We 'nrai'ej IbaflheN li a T tTtn'TTre g liii uTe TToTtfg a 11 u ngriTaTT tTX' t i li', uuJ .was en no b!za of tbe eceniv off tbe Lur t Lisrbt, and the! fleet is hull 6owd during the, day. H Jjumci, CSaJf The Steam Tanyard ndertised in this paper to be sold cn the loth int.; went eff nt pet lie outcry on the day named at Jj'J.PCJ. The former owners were "Messrs. Murr, Kobinso-. , McAllister & McCan less.. Tbe present firm ccnits of Messrs. Murr, Mc Allister, Catles," Hrgrare, Hamilton aud greater Zfkm Anothi r Yankee, one of mx who escaped from Florence hbt.ut ti n days ugo, was picked op uear this tjwn on Salurdiv aftnnocn Ust, and ecnt to C'beraw next Htortiitg, to be returned frem whence he came; litei iu su I!iir-ois Jleiment. He appeared -.tcry anxiixis tj take an oab to be permitted to remain iu the South. . . ' - ,' - S a . W not leave, bawerer, until they had set the steamer on fire fore and aft, and as tb win was strung ti tUmes spread rapidiy. The garrison of Fort Fisher bad never seen a ship -destroyed nnder tceir guns, and were determined, as it appears, to resuie . this one, aid we are informed in spite of fire furo andsafr,nbc galki a t .soldi eri :boar.'J:il t jj tteainer, a miaJti psr and with mil their available bnokets, commencd to fight the flames.. " It was-not Very long before the fire was got under, and with the assistance of boats an 1 crews from other steanfers, before nooti the next d-iy the.fi. e wts entirely subdued. ' - T-. V The steamer wafc in tbe breakers, and only half the work of sowing her done. The soldiers went to work, unloaded Tier, and with tbe ti J of negroes at the pumps, enabled tbe engineers to get up Kteam and bringtbe iFteamersafdy 4o Wilmington by bfcr own power, Cpt. Smiley was captured, but his place was filled by Clpt. May, first officer of the,Falcoo, who remained here to getthe Kight Hawk off." We have given tbe abore faats relative to the Night Hawk, because we tnina me nowe conquer f,i car tmof, t i ..rijamtL. desere icme credit for jtneir heroic eJTyrts in eaving a Viloible Bteim-.--.!'! Journal. ' ' HORRIBLE VILLAINY, Tie New Yk Herald of the Sth has Been received TELLOW FEVER IN CiU'iLESTON. The yellow ferer is said to be prevailing in Cbarle to an alarming extent. The Anusta Chronicle and Sentinel rajs: - '. The yellow fever bas prevailed for a long time 'ia li'rIcMion..The nurcWr Jt cases has-been-sUadilv onJhe increase. hbs,at tength become a bat may! be termed an epklernic. New cates aie daily niakicsrl tbtirappenr inte, aiid deaths from its rdVctsareof dily occurfncc. "The eity papeii bare sii l as yet notbin ' in regard to the matterexcept what tbey bave copiedj from journal published" elsw acre. In tbort but lit- I tie mention has been ma le of the fuel.. The business tore? of Ctarleift-n are filled with block- la ffMi !. 1 ofoli ii Ta-urn nil i. Ait ' ai j n a ;.. Uv lnr tAthHt r fr t.i mil-' wir-lu.... Th ,.lseTcre ott?ck of HU " ' ttJW. ' are d , ily crowed with SaJienl children g .gt,a,84: Wfc jlATe rereJ a copy of Frank I. Wilson', fro. Jrreight trains ure loaded witii cio Is r vnnous I .. . . ,, , v.-, , . , , descriptions, coa.e of 'which nre.t.ncs which will vur of Gfeat Le,Uc,-V ,l .t 8ra11 rr ".-f rv tle disease to tbe places fur wbicii. they rc -puges. V'e cabnot conceal that we are disappointed 'tind. . , . .ia iue. b'k. We bid looked fr something that would OtTnAK 7T W.LLi.-Y7sT7,y iftrVnoon,! peetr . ,.!uab contribuigto tbe history of ahout 4 o'clock, sars the "Emiuj-er 'Tf the 1 1th. the uHh Cro!ma from Uie ga:laot part brn br her iroopa " " KiT Cor. Vance left Raleigh, on the Hlh inst , to aitenJ, at Angosta, Ga., i meeting of the Governors of tbe States east of the Mississippi for consuitaticn upon the general intercity of tbe fcitatet and the Con federacy. ' . - , ifcySigma,! correspondent of tte Ilaltipli Con- fedtruu, who reportei some time fince, Gen. 'lai- bolen,' commanding cvalry In the Valley of VTr;!t.Ta: as dud, 'is now happy to sttte be i etitl livirg.nd ttrong hopes artt entertained of bis recovery from bis nio prisoners engaged at work -on the foi tificasions i t the first battle of tbe war; but instead we find it a arMiad Dinvil, made an attack u on til gaird.. and I di.i.ihtJ-bifa!utiii" nVwt.noi .rtiU iM,,f,i after a deMierate btrcgjle, -'sQcceedetl in ovVrVaw'er. . i . ,;' ' n ,. '. bnad canopy of betters." l'" li-trca it this ingtbem..llforcV Lippsrd-A Rmtr Urit iMo be blpcdlhe splritf r v20 fausktts-One hundred of tbe ecouodreU then Pt' &f ken up with an attempt to pick still burns bright in the gentle breast, and ipade tbeil erly direction rit of patriotism. that the wfjfUwiog in Bastr44Fth-hi-VifgH papers, becatnepis Mn-vV7'rpraj hes.lmry aal-4te4y-0Bea of arthrattiU thinks, tbey have not giton half the praise they rhould to North Carulifla troops fjr the part borne by tbcm t f In tbeseftle, eilit of tbe ngroeg were billed. Theee crgro prisoner?, with their wbir6 breth- rinwexeankl week, on th;ir way. South, but for want of transpor tation were tcmpoiirily iletained iq Danville. ' The authoritfes thereupon determined to plnee the negroes at;wcrii on tLo fortifiitions, and while o engage''!, they availed themselves of the oppoitnnity ofleied to-TBiJkTf-thrtrKcffpC-TbrrmeiiSi aiie-rTTjriEoT gossan d--ik i t i vrbfrl -on t-rrr-rya Hd -s tarf ml in pursdit of the fugitives, sad Jiopes are eateilainej of the dtpture of tie entire party r . 'CoifEKItiTK tH!i's; Th'yTttr? J. la Liirt state that the 'San Fninviscd and tbe Miahgae:, two ships said to b buiit f r the' Confederate,-Hr still in the doek'of St. Nasalre where they are' ,bei.ng.nnnel in a mysterioa jnannor. A notice is poMetf 'forbidding any t'tranper to go on board". It is sail tbitt chains at e, to . be safpecdedaloug tl.oir i.idestfo(n a pbting such -as was used by th captain of the Kearsarge.durhig hi notion with the Al ibima. It is. believed (jt 4ltc 6uild'f of these ships has .rece ived i.eimr-i n to make a trial trip on condition bat only pn of tliein SyeJliie jvfk nt a t;ir', ; ' ; tbe war. tXi. We fegret to learn that the Soldiers' Wayside Home at Cheraw is lunguisbiug for the if ant of the ar- tich's necessary to keep ihe institoiion op and i to make shall i itueful to our soldiers vbo may pa s throiigh Cbe- raw. J be Indies uf. Cheraw and iiniiiediRte neighbor hood'are oing all they cau to keep the Home up, but tbe lui.dm i f its support ibou'.d not be atlwel to fall hitoether on tbeu.- Soldiers from tjjjscouuty liave ofu-n tell jU b?hefi tj -.and will again, and we would . ' . . x ... .... . urge upon our ciuins to extend tbe association i h jpjug baud Ly coutiilutiog any provision they can spare flour, cwu meal, meat., chickens, butter, ggr vegetiibles aud fruits.: Mr A -i, Y1tJbfe.,Jat AIbrven; will hn very happy to- receive and forward any articles contributed that tiny be entrusted t bis care, and nTrrifrithBrHrTgngrirrTOtTtgny , U . In which be directs bim to-bnrn 1 every bouse in the U f . Valley; to kill evcry horss.Vw, sheen, or otfcr nui- mat; to destroy every mill; to set'fire to eTery barnp J " l a l -. - r. . A..t . . . t - - wae r uny-fiacaf-w cui aown every ornarne ital L .-'' trccUnd carry off every negro, lit sa vs that if tbis. j war continues-twelve months longer, he desires to , f concert tbe whole Valley mtX a howling wilderness. 1 There Jiolbing in modern history so atrocVus as thi f order. It is the vttvrVmn wltb tmr, brains ana freat vanity, who baa. been beaten and 'fcafll'ki until Is senses have fled completely. It ia the outpouring -'of "beaten and wounded spirit He cannot whip s. Be,4nt bcntarre the women nncf children. We turn bim oyer toNjen. Lee" Thsordr-was issued whije Fberijan' was, r he thought, carying ercrytbJrrg btforcMu' It bad not time to be poblisbeJ before be- was tfying down the ' Valley with bis freebooters, aud Early In pursuit. Js. ' there a tain belobging to tke- Valley who can stay away from bis colors Under isuch circumstance ?Iff Judge Saunders, at the late term of Wake Su perior .Court, refrtsed ..to grant jiidgmciits whtn the pliiintiff expressed its unwillingness-to' receive Con-fedtfi-ate currency.' In Jhe cse of F, J, Il.vwof.d. - proceeding allowed by a recent statute tola 1indlwrd gainst a tenant refusing to'racate, his Honor after a verdict in .favor of the plaintiff, ordered a now trial through pftss.tigers, thai Rossrtr had recaptured all the gun-lost on Sunloy ecept three".. The enemy were reported to be at Fisher's Hilt,. the point to which Early retired fter his repulse at Winchester, and where -be Nras . flanked and fore d Ao obaudon twelve guns. Our Ions' in Uie nfTiiir of Suridoy, we learnlhroug!i (be sums chunnel, will riot exceed three hnored.' 'We obtained Information- to our ad th need pfitjn, but do not deem It pjoper to publish it. -.-MS--'' " : ' UiclWniyUtKinit. .. KWf learn Afrnm th Charlotlp" nnl'.i !. there is, b tnost be dead to ill the 'impotserthit wn- nerir C. Utkv. a fflrloieed tfildier. Was flint hnl in. obli mwo. Neve- was renseaoee tuorejoily callt J stant'.bilred at ChnrnrTl n ib.T.th ir i: w a v.- i.v i ... ....... ' ' linsbTpMntifasTfae specii'for.tbe recovery, on tbe groumt tbatthe jury 1 . ,,. Bsesied the datnagei'io Confederate currency. ommandii.g Officers currency. Mr. Crow, carrier of the mail from Cedar Hill "to Che raw, will take charge of and carry -to Cheraw any "ar ticles in small parcel that may be eqtrusted to him by the -citizens in thoapper end f4be county ExiilrnONS FROM HOME GUARD DUTY.-" Tbe following persons are exempt from duty in the Pmlih. Smith was tailod in-the mm,-of &7.V ()(). of each Urigade am Real men t of. Militia, 'Attorney General, .Solicitors of the several Circuits. Couhty Commissioners appointed under an net i ntitleil "i.n net lir Mi relief of wives apii-fami... lies of soldiers in the army,'.' (one for each cpunty,) all pbyMchus over the age of thirty years, who are. arid for the last seven years 'iav been io the actual and rf gu ar practice of their profession, (but tbe term pbj'Mcian do-s not apply to. rterists) mail carriers i one editor, and three printers to each semi-weekly newspaper, one-editor and two printers to each weekly newspaper,' ind'bne ilruggist to each Trog store are exempt from duty in the Gourd for Home lK'fuiicc,,et cept Wbentheonnty in which they rcsbU? iSTin vaderj by the eticiny: 7VrjrtnrheTnfe of the drug stores nd newspappr establishments therpis not that ! number of persims employed in (jiid store or establish : ment not liable to-duty in the Guard fof Home 1 ' fence. - ' . : '." -" - , . . BOX, LIFTING. A friend in one of the compauies it Feteribtrrg from this 'county, is will be seen belowi writes to do Lplct other miseries our poor boy, have to , undergo thin those enduted In the bivouqc md trenches: f. We haven feWanJ precious few, friends who some' times endeavor to send us a fuw delicacies from horn,. .' From Salisbury to'etersburg,- box snatcherjs aud box stealers are standing ready to take the lust box. While the cars ire i'u motion, littU wbitw-shirted,parrowoi i' rated gentry, detaibuLl.s. baggago- inasters, ire bosjr drawing nails driven .in by'unebard fisted farmer ud mauags to master tho oontauts of many bqxei be ' fore they reach their destination. A soldier was do taUcilsomtLmB'-kiucttu. go Jiui6-fur.baics.XoriLU Regiment. On reaching Danville be lost bis trauspor tation to the Junction and the conductor threw out every box be bad (sixteen) to the mercy of the. hungry ' crew; aud there- tbey were left, notwiibstajiding tho soldier proved to the conductor that be bad m.d'trana port ttion and cllVred to, pay hiiafor tht boxes. It seemed i eerious esse, but it was no gd, and ts late ' to make a fuss. While tho cars were en rcrutc from Danville to l'ertrsbwrg there was tut water kept or the train. The conductor comiug around, the grey backs began to fuss tor wafer. - The conductor re plifj, "if you soldiers would act like gentlemen; ind not break up everything, you could bate water.' Slowly there arose from his seal I baiglank laa t'on federate,.iui I blade elimfocring in the lintkrrttg: light, emitting a Larsli grating souud, "1 must katv waterur your blood" as the blade took the direttioor of the conductor's heart. TberA" being no alteroatrve water was'ramdtttiy. ordered and brought. Oik - reaching retci-tburg,tue uxua lost tigbtecu boxes and another thirteen. A friend of Oiibe bad three boxes, and uot beiuc able to secure a placefor alorage, retired witb three comiadeso i quiet tpot to as toe re mainder of lire night, runuLg bis arm through tbe hand-holds of a oar pet sack containing something ex ta. Awaking during the mght two boxx'8 and Carpet sack weie gone ' Some ejpeit rogue bad taken etcry tbing, wid it is Kvil tbue light fingered gentry 'can. abstract the sorghum from ck,' leaviriy )'ou only in possession of tbe original dough elements. A niolu er's hand may prepare the riuhrst delicacy for her lb ' sent eon: a father's toil may afford Wnt to lengthen ftiT.rrTit!or.;r rcncui; un s T.f -TiVif oTfsBiajri boxed np ana started with clothing fur loo ragged; yet with the war, w rt h, goveromei.t c facial, raiiroa details, conductors, l-aggagv titasters, ic, ftiw tlie numerous thieves nt f very depot, it it reuderrd il-" most impossible for such things to reach tht ir deti- nation. Caun t s-metbitig be done to alter this tal tTtMns? iv'og, s.ime u ur fit ho!t.p youth win ncl.im, 4,wly thn't yoo pit tbc-e tbing-i in express?' l ts, wise acre, tbat would l e safe pian; but Uo you know what itC'jst to send a box by express from Salis bury u IVtersburg? Only seventy five do lais for A, box twenty-foT incbes'long and twelve iWp. Only Seventy-five dul'srsf ouite i suiall sum now-a-dnys, fora littletransportatiOn, as every thingcUe rs so cheap, Of course we can alord to pay sticb little prices ut m!kso mwchjnni! ey r n-I get jpnjf go regularly, Thek ' eoade at bome-lta-ve-such light taxes to pay they of . course can "afford tbis little expenditure. It is i dark , time, Mr. Editor, for our arms. We need every man we can get, yet -there are -Tithe Collectors, -As sessor, Cotton J-clversy 1 1 rse-pressing Agents, , m-n to attend t- the erecil collection of the bacon pro'ied by others ti gt out of the war, Militia OThrer snd Enrolling tUbcers too all withiu the prrper sees to . joiii the ann : yet Ibis long list is rfltrtihtially l(iureitg sn?l tl. (Iwti ri int tit is calling ftir by frni sixtren r.n I eld men front fifty. Thero men sre at burn speculating. Tbere U doubt of it. They d-m't wsnt tbe s ir to end.. Ai.-I ( assure you, it never will cad till rriy iiiio r.ij :.bl f bearirw arms is Lrixight Mt All your Vae and leisure lot-. ing, specu'atin. : uiohry mskitg individuals will Have to come, i r ypu will meet witu us a common dooc. 'stiioti-rn has fntled to bring you; the fate of war will sow l-rir.g you wittio its ample fe'd, ssd you wiif - learu ti exchange your soft'placew fora bed under the 'e day for the defeuders of tbeir country. Fa long A' there is so much villnny in the land it I, Tisftest(r ?ay-thnf Oot "trTomn and we must prevail. It seems to nie we have been given over to tbe evil ofic, an I unless we tir ourselves we wil' soon be bouud in his clutchcs f-frevcr, forever with Yankees singjog paeans over our departure. ; 'x - - - -. .. D2tThrloTT-vqard' prnsed nianly-of -'m"tiitl-tcrr trndtnngiiirwtewjod - numbers, aU Wd, al out jt),tK)umen. The number of effective men among, those wo could be reached by epnscription, says the Kalcigb.Cowrrrarfrr, if the Leg. islature were to allow them to bo taken, would scarce ly reach "i.TKH) or 4,(KX). North Carolina with i Tot ing p'opulntion of I20,W'H before the wat, lias sent to the field 117,634; this is official from the lok, of the Adjutant U eiiei-aL..,--,.-. ; - -. -,fi ,rr;r' ' I would acknowledge the receipt of the follow ing articles for tbe Ladies' Hospital at Cheraw, 8. C: Mr. A. MiPhersori," 1 gal. vinegar, 1 bush, wheat? s 1rrTJTrrtorriinprTitihrfye. ' ' ft. .-.v. - Miss 8, Johnson J bush, wbest. Mr it. .May, six uonars. Mr.' B. McLaurin, 2 bush. polatoes. - ALEX. Y. LEE "The next Annual Meeting of the State Educational Association of North Carolina, will he held in Charlotte, Home -Guard, bow called ,oujbjrlu-i T ,; Vi ' '-. ' ""-' ation o the Confederate SUtes, will meet in tbe sanw Adjutant General s Onice: v Vm K-'.-..i -t-. sanw place on November Oth, and the friends of education jn North Carolina thus have an opportunity of attend ing, during tbe same week, and by. one trip, both the State apd National Societies. ,v , - e-neer was period in -on r history when the - duties, nnd responsibilities of those"enageit In the In struction of the rising generation were moro obvious -ami important; and tliosn wio neglect the opportuni ties .of this day of decision roust expect to be errajgued and comh raned it the' bar of the Future. . '.- C. H. WltKT, .1 ; . Suptl Com Schools, N. C. S. Lasokr;' I Recording Secretary, YT. J 1'ai.mkr, Corresponding Secretary iExacn- tiye Com- mitiee. B,. Great excitement prevailed nt New Orleans -on tbe "6th elt., the C.Cnfrderatee being wituin five?- sx vni'et -f tb place; . 'VT-"
North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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Oct. 20, 1864, edition 1
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