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1r «.
■ ' ifi*%
« , II' Won
liu I';.
it ii •• iVt'd said
Vt'r,!!.;: loin
)n boiw ew ’iie
J*‘ivtn ui.
U' *,'011] .It
• I yA'—Wo
,C h:;)it ht NttW
•*, reii'rrud lo in
jiurv 'I'he al
riaiK'« There
>rleRn(, wrhiob
}’> ’>•>* wjis not
iidr-d.>»—ou«J rti-
'tiij s wounded
The gentlemiui
P ayune of tVo
Dttft of a battle
ictaiU ot it were
i)th.
3*tp on Mouday
utaii and £.itdr
jrht 'd tor sotue
witli Jrwoj's, tu
elf within a lew
achcd tu our pi^
Rtiibn-Va jiourcd
lley ut tiincketry
dtate lli^’bt. At
in •■!;» Uiats arc
ed or wounded.
■ side.
h -
larch -''.—Four
Col. Whitlord’t
itLin thr^e a«d a
►tooting Fort Aa-
the jaokeen %rt
rgc liat-boat load
er and a pile dri>
-board and bamt
oward-H Finrt An
th about two hoii
t reliei, and druva
he hort, wiiii uu
fnicriih'
le L*ivision ui
jtuicd the Twiuim-
M be devatrltiiiu^
vicinity ol' I)«ca-
abitut 7u in num-
ith and t ul. S&m’i
V'olunteers, cruii-
, Marshal county,
lOi' yankee «val-
with their hornaij,
irty retarued with
priBunera, and are
rifle, trophies ol
urival at Mobile
Yankees at Mad-
I to New Orleana
the lltb iofttant,
count uf a battle
na, in which the
i whipped by G^eu.
were arriving at
tere given This
the ^ttie on the
-Th e (.i>ufederaie
ent miiitia organi-
as at present coo-
Ali men between
B of active duty in
ed inbu the regular
thobe intended by
1, by their present
ble under the (’otj-
al torce than might
’escnt organizations
0 it may be deemed
1 any surrender or
^ize them at any
f.
d iS*n^tnei, 3I»f.
1—'^he amount
00.
le auiMUut funded
and by disbursing
Total amount fund-
xtoua* funded her«
-The Hiohmood
ate the expression
present currency
be universally re-
No detriment c%u
ptiun uf this policy.
ubdcTVanoe by *0-
the diaiTt'dited
tor 'f ut 'liy new
J . wi;. ready tur
i waijt uralorixiity
uformity ol price**
or trii i .Oian who
d.** loi i.he old onr
il, wil. be ^u^e to
enub-'- hhu to 000
withoui l.ist ot tho
for all li:*rs to a-
& new nur-
(ir at a!i ; ai it«j
ha V*; a> cumulated
tisari ]- oi dollars,
eir bu.sines8, t*kc
rsiori into the new
ry body diucount-
rt ol -‘ht; currency,
ciu readily effect
at the rate of 83
o tUi!ct>i are be-
the currency and
n the money mar-
the {'onfederate
y the declining
nec';:^sarie3, Inx-
ke, except Con-
pfovifiions and
me course
v hrn-'H^i Whig.
('■urnn.—We are
Hon bavid M.
in was an atteo*
member of tbe
4. Sfntinel, 111*/.
Wo learn, from
AuK'^'ta factory
mufacture« up-
daily all of which
matter of ooi)jecare, has givtn notice that on tha 6th
>’e wouH auk the Firtt Lord of the Treaanry (Lord Pal-
merston) “whether a ship belonging to the Confederate
would h»T«' fhe aame right to waroh and make
priie of an Engliah Teseel earrjing contraband of war
I to a Federal port, that a Federal war vessel would ex-
I croine in the case of » British nhip carrjring oontra-
, hand of war to a Confederate port; and. If not, whether
j such partlaUt}' in faror of one of two belligerent powers
j is reeonoilablft with the strict
OB.SEK V BR.
FAVKTTKVII^liE.
MONDAY KVEXIWfi, APRIL 4, 1864.
€HAI¥«E: of TER1VI!!$.
FVom and aftfr tHis d^t** toe price of tbt Sera*
I >^i»er»er will be J’O, and of the Weekly Obeertcr $t>
• er «nnum. For rJx nnonths the obdrjff will be S5 for
i’ f Seai-Weekly 53 for »he Weekly.
We hoped to hnvt' h*en afcle to nTCid t>»j8 advance.
Bat Apart from the ••uormously inore'isfd prices of every
tHing we buy, »uo»hf*r Tery large increase in (he ex-
« asc8 of printing B'*kes (be change n>(»?8Rsry
March 17. 1864
neutrality professed by
To* Stats Electiozis.— Bettides !he e!ectioD of Oov i her Majesty’s government ”
c .lor, about the resutt of » hich we ha*«- no appreben- | The serious nature of this question may be seen from
SI ns, anew Legislfcture in to be ohceen at tbe next the following statement of the Inquirer’s correspondent:
.• cciiott in August. We trust that the people wiil ^e j ‘‘On first l«M>kinjr at the question, it would seem that
•ifake to the great importance of having true and pa- | to it, vii: that as Eneland
lOtic men to fill tisc LegislatiTe Uails—that they will
; oose uo man of doubtful loyalty—no man who re
fuses to say what he is for and wnooi be is for, or who
{!^tends to be for ai‘ythiug or anybody that may be
acceptable to the r’^iticular crowd in which he may
h.ippea for the momeat to be. Lei us faavo no political
weathercocks, no frionuerp. n^i Jera.agoguts. Tai* is
fiot the time for tu%t speoK-u of uuimal The tlTQcu
d.mand men—true nv:a, faftnfui men, f»^riesa men—
L en who are for the Independetoe of the Confederacy,
* ^^atever cost, for no cost oan be equal to that of
rubjogatioa or submission Let us have no one who
Aconrages the enemy and disooursgcn our own soldirrs
and people by talking abou* a Con-yeu’ion to et-^blo
North Carolina to t^te her own afitiu~s into h!_r own
aaads, to withdraw !bc key etone from tbe arch, bo
that the whole Confederate structure n;*-v tumble to the
cround. Let us have uo man wh,; pro>>o3C8 forever to
bltot the fair fame of North C>*rclina V,- ' diseri-
iug her sister States of the Confederacy and aUempi-
iiig io patch up a separate peace with ,Le yr.nkces—w
thing which can't possiMy be douo, anti wou’d be infx-
f ressibly base if it oonld be done. Let aa s?nd co one
to the Legislattiro who is for any of theite things, or
wbo is for any one who is for them. Let u« send
uo one who is not decidedly and openly »gain«t them
Loai> PamaasTOB r» a DiFtiotyi.TT.—Tlie Leaden I Tam Tax ox BanKs.—It k a maUer of qaestion I LATE?T MAIL AND TELRaR4PHir NEWS >
wrrespondent of the PhUadelphia Inquirer, under date I whether the Banks will pay the tax on gold a^ silver I — - toa TH* OB^KliVEH , liUBRICATIIiG OIEi.
io^ParlTam * ."ft statement of a move 1 in kind, according to the constmotion placed upon the | The^w h“’ * T ^ * «*eting of Company E*«tb NC T, Sg’t | THB urdersijtn jd is o-^w prepared to fnmiah to tb*
1 « ” may have an important effect law by the SecreUry cf the Treasury. We cannot ^np- Dispatches from S\ro i ” PrirBiea N McCallun. £d A C Oliver A_P“Wio a very superior ^rtic»* of LUBRICATING
upon .. . onfed.r.*. p thrafSrnltnhe^Jlh wS*7oS --- ' resolu' irnu cXfirvSbiT** of the j 9 ^ e»pecit^iff for and WacUn Fattorim
upon tr. «’onfcderate cause It seems that a Mr Long, | pose that they will so pay if, bat rather that, if Ton-
B mem rr of the House of Commons hitherto so little 1 feress should not explain or modify the law, they will
that his opinions upon the American war wer| [ test the correotnen of the Secretary’a eonatmotion by
There is another thing we would be^ the friends of
Confederacy to guard againsi, tbat i«, against hav-
ug loo many candidate!, whereby tricky men iu»y
^erchanoe creep into the Legislature No matter how
*irocg the true men of a oou.'.ty may be, we would
rarnestly urge them to run no more cand dates than they
:»re eniitled to have membeiB. Give uo oochsioq for dissen-
lUjn among themselves, no cLaoce for a bad man to be
Buiuggled in. In this time of trial, men o^n taauifcst
their patriotism as weli by e>unding asid*- as by obey
ing iheir country’s call when uttered Lot it be the
iwaet of some good and competent men that they do
:hui» stand aside rather than create disa^noiou Where
tills is not done, and the persuasions of friendx oannot
rednoe the candidates to the requisite nnmbvr, public
jjoetinga, or conventions ol the people, should be held,*
10 give a fair direction to the people’s Totee, so that they
may not be scaUered among too many But we hlpe
ihw will not be necessary. We look for a more pairi-
wio spirit among those who wish to be candidates
— — - b
Th* PaosPBOT.—The Richmotid Sentinel «*ys:—
‘Our soldiers are ea»huHiasiic, our generals c nfi-
ieui, and our people lull of «ope. Ou the opening of
no campaign since the comme&cemeni of the war ha»e
we *0 nearly approached in equality the n-imlers of
'-he enemy. Well equipped and in splendid c^uditi«n,
air Teterans (heroes of a hanired Tictories) stand as
» wall of living rock, againsi wbion tbe purchased
tiordea of Lincoln will hurl theniseirea, only to meet
swift and certain destruotiod "
Most of these things are weli kiiown to ali, especially
Lite feeling and condition of the soldiers and tbe hope
falness of the people. But there is one statement of
tbe Sentinel which we rejoice to see, beckuae of the
semi-official character of that paper, and iu supposed
access to Information not grnerally obtainable We
allude to the aesertion of an approacn to equutity in the
numbers of troops on each side. This is a mcst import
ant and encouraging fact—for wc supporo the SentiLel
h&d reasonable authority for ii.
Am Admiitid ViCToar.—Toe y-,akees admit the cap
ture of 400 well armed and equipped Teni^eesee caval
ry, with pockets ftill with over a year’a pay of green-
U*cks. It is probable that ttiie is a new version of the
rcctnt report of the capture of four thoueand; and the
truth may be somewhere between 400 and 4000, for the
yaL^ees are not apt to admit the full extent of thtir
Icsscs. But even 400 men, horses and arms is a capture
of LO small importance. Nearly a whole company of
cavalry has aiac been captured iu Western Virginia.
.\ud tbe report of a vict^iry in Louisiana bjG«u. Taylor
Eeemj to be.credible. Tae skies are bright.
iuii DauIiORBii Pavsrs—Tae Riohmond Kxaminer
I|ite8 fixrther evideucc cf the iQcenJiary aQdmnrdeious
J2:entions ot tbe yaukoe ootnmaaier ot me iaiost raid
against Eichmoad. It copies from l>aalgren’s private
mimorandom book, fcut.d ou hiti body by Lieut Puiiard,
and deposited iu tno War Department by Gen FuzougU
Lee. It IS apparently tbe original aketoh from which
the p.*per heretofore published was transcribed, agree
u:g witii it in nearly all particulars. One difference is,
tbai tiie paper said, “Jeff Davis ond Cabinet to be kill
ed, ” wniut the memoranaum book says, "Jea aad
• 'abinet must be aiiiea ou tae spot. ’ As to ine iutend^
«d bu» uicig of ttio city, that is four times »t^t^ii, in dif-
fereut parts of tue lueaioranda, as foiiowr: * Deatroy
e»er>thing in the way." ••Ttien deatray tbi- oitj; go-
uig up the principal atrecis aaJ destroying everyihifg
ttjfore them” * W'aea we have set fireu tae prisonere
ou U«lle Isle, %nd B«ju ibcm over, xte will cross and
dwih thr ’Ugh the city. Vou inusl enoourame tno i-’-
ers to dettroy tho city; make oai? vast fl -mi of it.”
**Xte priMners ouco ioo!;ed auu the bridges orotjsed, the
city iiiUdt be destroyed, buruiug ttic j'ublic buiiilings &c ’
Gei F. Lee certth-.'s tb&t no imerliceubiin:* have been
Oxkd* iu the book. It confirms wra: way not doub ful
before, the vile purpose of the ya'Jkee.-. The monster
lact the fate he inteod.d for othrrs—feiiisd oirtbe .-={01.
Till Tituk Tax.—We have received a coinaiui'ication
fr u a geutleman in Chatham i’q'liring by wfa! au
thority 6OO per cent penalty i: r«’quired for tho non
delivery of the tax n kind, instead of 60 per cent , as
(^e farmers were promised by the Ass-'ssovs and Col
lectors last Nov. and December This, b? Hsyn, wan the
law, and under it arid the assur&.oct''^ of tbe Ab'^et^riorH,
many farmers have sold parts of tbe;r rt?s“^rvcd crops
(not on speculation) but to tU>-ir uet'dy ti'-ifribors ar the
as^eesei price and the reqiireii 6U ju-v c »: Ho s^ys
U is impossible fcfr many of turm uow -.0 pty the tax
in kind, for they have soli and uied their pro iuoe, and
it will be extremely hard to r>quire them to pay the
!>'jO per cent, penalty.
We coacur with our oorrexpondent th*t this would bo
an oppressive requirement, if it avpiied to the 1#.bi y*‘ar's
orofs. But it ooours in a law parbeu al th:* late sesKion
of Congrese amendatory of the titx lav of 18T>B, and re
fers, we suppose, ouly to the tithe of the crcps of 1801
Therefore no one will have tn pa/ the 500 per cent
penalty UDlees he shall prefer to do so when his crops
ecme to be delivered.
standing a salt. The law provides an follows:—
*‘8ao 8. Upon tbe amonnt of all itold and silver ooin,
^Id dust, gold or silver bullion, whether held by the
*5 other corporations or individnals. 6 per cent;
and opon all moneys held abroad, or opon the anoant
exchange, drawn therefor on foreign oonn-
K*’ * ^ cent; such tax upon money abroad
to be assessed and colli>oted according to the value there
of a* fhe t>1ao^ where the tax is paid.
■‘II. Upon the amoubt of all solvent credits, and «f
all bank bills and all other papers issued as tmrrtinoy,
excluAive of non-interest hearing Confederate treaenry
notes, and not employed in a rojristered bnwirpop, tbe
income derived from which taxed. 6 per cent”
The Secretary has d>c{ded that because the word
“amount” is used, whilst the word ‘’valo*^” is »isfd in
U) some of lh« other ohjerfs of taxation, that
has f!>rma.lly reCb^nized both seations of the old United j therefore Congress intended to require tMj tax to be
i '•“;»“•- ■>“«>•«
any neutral vessel in search of contraband of war, and, j *“ «*«®- 'vhy not in the other cisef in
if fonn^. *0 make such vessel a prise. Certainly if the 1 *hicS it Is tued? Tbe 2d paragraph of section 8d levies
We have reoeivel sireral ctfdrs, verbally and by let
ter, by sobsoribers who ha) paid m advance at our re
eeut lower rates, to pay toe difference between thofe
aad tbe present prices of the Oaserver. To prevent
other needless offers of tho kind, wo state, that whilst
^we appreciate the liberal feeling which |>rompta. them,
we moat declisa all nieh offir*.
South be legally entitled to any belligerent rights, she
XQURt entitled to a11 thni arc ever Acc^^riled by inter-
national agreemer.f to nations in the attitude of bellig
erents And yet. if Lord Palmerston admits this, the
cccsequences may bo readily foreseen This govern
ment recogn.zes the South as a belligerent, ita^one of
its mouth pipxes already (declares th-it the South has
made for itself a navy, if it now be publicly conceded
that the South hss the same right of aearoh And prize
making tbnt has always been exercised by (he Norh,
and acceded to hj jrreat Britain and tbe world, what is to
prevent the Alabam* and Florida, and tbe other ves
sels coTnposini” thfr Sonthcrn navy, recognized by Mr.
Ql»iatone, from also exercising Ibis right, and preying
upon British commc oe to aa great or a greater extent
than »>«»y have bitharto (lone cn that of the United
8ta*es7
“The Southern leaders and the officers of those ves-
fela knovr well enough tbnt soaroely a steamer, creven
sailing vessel, leaves these shores for tbe Northern
States, that does not carry what ip technically called
contraband of war, and it is scarcely possible that they
would fail prcmp ly to take advantage of tbe right now
publicly conceded to them. This is one horn of the
ddenma on which Lord Palmerston may find bisiMlf
impaled, and the other seems even a more dangerous
one It is clear that he m'ust either acknowledge or
deny that the South is a belligerent. He cannot maVe
a «eroi-belUgerert of the Confederacy, and himself fix
tbe limits to which her belligerent rights extend. If a*
belligerent at all, she is and must be altogether a bel-
ligerent. We have seen t« what this fall recognitloa
fit her belligerent character must inevitabiv lead.
Now, suppose Lord Palmerston denies that the Con
federacy is a belligerent In tbe ftill sense of the word,^
what thea are the vessels that have been built and fit
ted out iir English porte, and which, manned chiefly by
Britif-h seamen fr'-m t1»e royal navy, have been frr tbe
last two years making such sad havoo among the peace
ful Northern merchantmea? How ean the Premier
avoid recognifing their piratical character, and this
once officially done, how can he reftiae to punish these
who have been engaged in fitting out pirates, or delay
the order to the British navy to go in pursuit of these
lawless rovers, and sweep them from the seas
‘•Tb* whcle case presents no features that are not /tall
of difficulty and of peril to the Oovernment. i. e , if
the question be fairly met. If Mr Long persists in
preasiog it. T ord Palmertton may poeaibly manage to
get out of the difionlty by bis oonsnmmate impndenee:
he r>ertalidv can do so in no other way ”
There is still another diffi-nlty in Lord Palmerston’s
path, as It seems to ua If he should deny the belliga-
rent character of the Confederacy (which England for
mally and very properly recognixed at the beginning of
the war,) and thus fasten upon tbe Confedertue navy n
piratical status, the United States will be justified in
re^juirlng Oreat Britain to pay for all the .American
merchantmen aad their cargoes destroyed by these pi
rates, since they were fitted out in English porU aad
manned by English seamen.
The oorrespondent elsewhere snggeets that the Min
ister may manare to secure a withdrawal of the qnea-
tion by Mr. Long. But even if that should be done, it
seems to us that it cannot be withdrawn from the minds
of tbe British people and from the dist^sions of the
press, and (bat it may have no email ioflaence towards
tbe defeat of a Ministry that appears to be tottering,
ao4that too en account of its selfish cottdnct on tbis
American qaestion
flaiAT Tecths —The Richmond Sentinel states some
important philosophical truths in the annexed article
In a rec»nt conversaiUn with a friend from a neighbor
ing county, he remarked upon the manifest development
of character, the increased intelligence, self reliance
and patriotism, discoverable in tbe soldiers Vho return
home on furlough from tbe army Many a young man
of apparently ordinary capaci'y at home, retnms from
bis service of two or three ye&ra in the army, with facul
ties 90 developed as to make bim “a man of mark ”
The following in the Sentinel’s article to which wc al
lude:—
■‘Aoion^ the striking exhibitions of the war is the
i'act that the words of checr and encouragement have
n^t gone from »h» people at home to the soldiers, so
mucb as from the soldiers who sustain the hardships of
the war. to the people There are no frogs in the
army. The furloughed soldiers have more than
they have received given tone and sirengtb on their
visits to thair friends at home. Why is this!
“Th'-re Is that in action which prodnces vigor and
courage There is that in generous deeds which ele
vates and ennobles th* soul. There Is that in self-
sacrifice, which bestows the true riches. Hence wo see
why our soldiers have become the superiors of the rest,
in resolution. In faith, and in magnanimity of soul
“There is that scattereth, and yst increaseth; and
there is that withholdoth more than is meet and it tend-
eth to poverty” A patriotic and benevalent lady asks
us to direct tbe attention of oar readevd 10 this proverb
of the wise man It applies to deeds of charity, and
of euterprisc, hut not to these only The liberal soul
shall wax fat, not merely in material, bm in moral and
mental acqulsifionB The person wfco refuses alm4,
!.Tint'S heaven's blight upon his possessions The far
mer who wiibiiclil? H>?ed, destroys or stints his harvest.
The citizan who denies his contribution to the public
stock and thn*? oripp^es tbe nnblic service, imperils all
bis own interest*! ‘’’he man wbo hides from Ki-
) I*, uvoci {ft-r'cnces. Will bave a shrunken,
s'lirveling soul. ‘-TbiTe is that wiihholdeth more than
is meet, a»d it tecdi^th to poverty,”—poverty of purse
and poverty of Bentfmea', and.poverty of soul.
On tho other hand, the practice of a wise liberality
aad of a s:ene»-ons vinca brings its own sufficient re
ward. See how our- soldiers have grown snd devel
oped is all t^^'. is uin.u*v and magnanimous. Many a
r»'ftn feels w’*h!n him tho eweUing cf a Urge soul, who.
but fr>r the development resulting from a discharge of
*,h! duties vf a genrroas patriotism, would ht.ve lived
and died a moral p’gm* There is no coraparisop now
betw"en thee*', >tnl others who, at (he beginning ef
the war. were their equa’s. bnt who, t>.rongh the eva
ftion of duty or a nigtr ifdly reH^'ocse to It, have been
sbrir-kir.g f»nd lw*rfing ar d withering away in all the
Ir^'ty elements of character, until tb y '■ ave sunk ic
self resp^'Ct es well as iu«'he estimstion >'f others. The
Diaral is, '.iiat ii is a Tiirv losing and ruinous thinfr
DfraoTi to ^ail to those apparent sacridces
ht?h a wise and generous policy dictates; while God
provid^'S sburd nl p.nd nobl» componetvtlons for those
wbo freely d-vo*e their means aad energies to laudable
objects.”
Fast Dat —Friday next, the 8th inst., is the day
appointed by tbe President of the Confederate Rtates
at the ff qneit of Congre«fl, u “a Dav nf Humiliation
Pasimg and Prayer, that Almighty God wonld so p
.ids over our public counsels and authorities; that He
would irspire our armies and their leaders with visdom
courage and perseverance; and so manifest Himself in
tbe greatness of His goodness and majesty of His power,
that we may be eafely and sucoessfully led through the
chastening to which we are being subjected, 10 the at
tainment of an honorable peace; so that while we en
joy tbe bleshings of a free and happy Qovcrnraent, we
raay a^crit;^ to Him tb« honor aad tht glory of our ia
depcndencj and prosperity ”
a tax of 6 per cent, upon the amount of all solvent credits,
and of all bank bills, Ac Solvent credits here means
debts due by bonds, notee, Ao It is*absnrd to suppose
that Congress ireqn^red a tax on bonds and notes to be
paid Jn kind, and yet U mast h« so, jj tbe Secretary’s
construction be correct, for the same word is applied t«
both.
flut tbe Currency Law. oassed at the same time with
the Te.x law. and forming a part of tbe same system of
l^inance, provides that the 4 per cent bonds and e.erii-
fioatea in which Tressury notee were to be funded,
he reo««abl» wiiKon* '
Ooverntaent du*s payable in the year 1864, except ex
port and import duties ’ This saems to be conclnsive
against the decision that the tax is payable in kind.
But the law is a nost extraordinary one, construed in
any way. Suppose the proper construoiion to be as de
cided by the Secretary The Bank of North Cardins,
for example, if w«t reooUe^t aright, has som* $600,000 in
specie in its vaults, which its charter requires it to keep
for the security and final redemption of Its Issues A
tax of 5 per cent. In kind would abstract $80,000 of the
amount this year, and nearly as much next year, pro
bably reducing its stock of specie below the aiuoiint
which it is bound by its charter to have. Tbis would
iavohve a forfeiture of its eharter, for It wou*d be im-
peasible to replenish its stock at present. Congress
oonid never have intended sticb a harsh result.
But what was the value of $80,000 in specie tbe
17th of February, when the tax was laid? About $760,-
XH> And so., if the Secretary’s construction be cor
rect, that bank, on a capital invested of $2,600,000,
will pay a (ax of $760,0©0 a year,—nearly a third of
its capital Snch an annual tax wonld soon use up the
t>ank. Bnt suppose the tax is not te be paid In kind,
bnt is 6 per cent upon the va’ne in Confederate cnr-
reacy of the $600,000. the same ruinous result is reach
ed. For $600,000 in irold and silver was worth on the
17th Feb’y, at d for 26. fifteen millions of dollars. 6 per
cent upon whioh wonld be $760,000. Such an imcuut
of tax wonld be equal to afcoot doable as much as the
entire profits of the Bank for the year.
Bot this tax on ita specia the oaly one laid by
tk* upon the Bfnk. If it has any money abroad,
any bills of exchange, any bonds or notes (solyent cred
its,) or bank bills, tbev also are taxed. And after all
that, the stockholders are expreesly taxed 6 per cent
upon thslr shares, not at par, but at the market pri«e,
equal to a tax of 16 p%r cent. Tbesa are astounding re
sults The» indicate either a want of businfss know
ledge. or a deterainaticn to destroy the Banks. Pro
bably the former The intention, we have no docbt.
Banks whioh he’d gold not for pr^'fit. but by direction
of law
We presume tliat at tbe next seitaion 'if Congress an
amendmeat will be made of this and sooe other anoma-
lous provisions of (he tax law
A Pateiotic tBTTnn.—A friend has handed to us the
following letter from a private in one of our Regiments
in Virginia t» Uie friend in Chaibam county, who jiutly
concludes th^t it ought to be published. The manu
script shows tha*. it is from an uneducated man, but the
sentiments would do hcnor to the most intelligent:
“1 will improve thn present moment of ^isnre by
writing you a few lines to let you know something of
things here We have lately be.'^n on a march about
Suffolk; the destruction of property is immense, the
people driven from heme, their buildings buret to (he
ground, tha’’’ p'operty destroyed and t^ken from th«rp
feel more like fighting this war throuarh th^n ever 1
did. I am sorry to hear that the peopl. in the Old
North State are so disheartened and so ready to givo
up—I know they are not all so—when our prospeets are
better than they ever were; and if they were not, is life
so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at tbe price
of chains and slavery? Think of th* South in ohains,
«ur property confiscated, our wives and daughters driv
en from their homes, perhaps dishonored, who can bear
the thought for on* moment? Before this is the case
let every sod of the South be the covering of a brave
man’s grave. I must close, as the drum is beating fall
in. Keep the people right at home and put your foot
on Bill Holden, and we will do the work in the field.”
Thb HAbxas CORPrs —The Presidect has appointed
Ex Gov Bragg Commissioner for North Carolina under
the 2d ac«i>on of the aot tc su^ocnd the wnt of haVeas
corpus. His duty will be “to investigate tha oases of
all persons arrested or detained. In order that they may
Sampsox Countt.—A meeting of citizens at Clinton
on the 28d ult expressed faith and confidence in Pre
sident Davis, nominated Gov. Vance for re-eiection, and
icvited him to address the people of that county.
Amson Cocstt.—.A meeting of tbe citizsns of Annon
invited the Candidates for Oowernor to address them nt
their convenience, saggesting Tuesday t^e 15th inst..
County Court week.
Diatos o» SoLnixaa. —Ill Richmond, Va, 17th
Feb y. Moses M. Keater.
At Raleigh, General Hoapiiai N i 7, on tbe tfih of
March, Richard A Bykw, son of Henr; «~»1 KUxa^l^kd^
P' P'
a Co
Three attnnlr. ” "“i." j“v e’en. « Compauy's feelinpi in regard te the death of our fallow-
ri.oi.-l!., r,b,l, Wd I i
the stores of an immense qnantity ©f goods. Several „ , ^
women were killed—yankee loss 14 killed, 46 wounded I • *> ecknowledge the hand of God
Front ran of tbe city was destroyed, inolndfng the ' from our midst one of the most estimable
hospital, gasworks and some of the finest residences. ^ and humbly bow to His will
The Court House. Post Office and Continental Hotel u»- ti»«* •» i
injured. The rebels retired at night after burning the v i !
depots and the steamer Dacot%h, proceeding in the
direction of Columbus Telegram frL Fort SmJth says ‘i>e dark “valley of the shadow of death,” that
that the army of the frontier is in motion, stipposld T i
destination Nor; hern Texas ’ ^ remam>th for the people of God.”
The re-organization of the Army of tbe Potomac Is i
rapidly progref>siE? ' si^ci-re rocdolesoe, and would say to them that
On tbe 28th g„id Vel! to 64 1-2 In conseqaenoe of the | 8|«n.bers in tbe tomb j
i.«.ie of gold certifica-e^ It raUlcd an»l closed at 66. 1 “ “» ^
1 D 1 i>^8olTta. Tnat a cop7 of tfaeee resomiions for-
* «ko '11 t 3.—Northern date? ar« warded to thr jituily of the deceared. and also to tha
10 tne aisu The oaly xtem of interest or iriiportanc- 1 FsyetteviUe. ()l.H> rver snd N C Presbvterian, with the
'^*’®uW93 with the West rn ?c,ppi;rhead«^ A ! request that rb'y be published
collision occurred on the 28.b at Charl-stOB. Coles |
county, Ilbnois, between rebel eympatbisers and Unif-n- j
istn; 6 of the latter killed, 12 wonuded; two rebel* i
killed Latest dispatches say t.liat the rebels, 300 |
stronr ore enh*i‘nohed at Galliday’s Mills, uniier c'm-
mabd of t»ie Sheriff. 400 men of the 54tb lil’nois re
giment were marching to attack tbom. Attack cn
Alton threatened by rebels
A telegram from Springfield, 80tb, says Col. Oaks.
Provost Marshal General, started for Charleston lest
night, and tolegraphed to-day for 4Istregiment, Gen.
Heintzlem'W has been requested to send 6000 troops
from Indianapolis This Indicates troubles in that
section of serious obaracier.
Gold on tbe StOth was quoted et 164.
Fortijfn Items.—In th6 British Honee «>f Commons 'n
the 18to. motion thut the alleged eomplicity of tbe
S'.ansfirld member vf tao Houae in a plot to aesassinaie
was rejected by 10 mojority Result received with
great cheering. :i be vote is generally re;::arded as de
served The House of Lords will give juds^munt in the
Alexandra Citae rfoon a*'ter Etc.ter T-e Pot'e Ip aori-
ouely ill.
From the Rapidon —Latest inforcnation from Gen.
Lee’s army gives no indication of an immeciato open
ing of tbe campaign. Between the Raptdan and tbe
Happahann-iok ri\ers the e»tiu.at«d Tsnkee force does
net exceed 86,000. Their cavalry videttes extend as
far up as R'^pidan Station, ou the Urange and Alexan-
dria Railro^ These are statioued at iutervals of
abcut a quarter of a mile, and gen«ru.fiy oomeno nearer
tbe river than half a mile in the ra»r of these, and
dircily opposite Ciarke’a mountain, in a north-westerly
direction, may be seen the infa&iry pioketa and tbe
eentiuels walking their brats. The camps are few in
number on this side ot Brandy Stati>m, where they are
thickly crowded toge'her. |
One day last week very heavy and’ oonunnoas oan- I
uotukding, accompanied by sharp musketry ef several j
hoorti duration, was beard in the direction af Culpeper
C. H No definite cause has been assigned, bnt rumor
lells of another diffieulty among tbe Ifankee troops.
On Tuesday morning, about 2 o’clock, three men,
from the Stonewall brigade, entered the great bend of
the Rapidan, between Tobacoostick Ford and Moreton’s
Ford, for the purpose of firing upon the Yankee cavalry .
as they came down tn the morning to water their hor- '
ses. By daylight, bowuver, the party were so thorough
ly chilied that they couM not wait longer, so they fired
away at the Yankee pickets, who were in and around a
house on the opposite Ritle of tho stream, about 160
yards distant. Three fell at the firvt fire; the greatest
consternation prevailed &mong the enemy; they turned
out «n fna$*e, threw out skirmtsbere, aud prepared for
a g«neral attack. Our boys fired again, and retreated
across tbe bottom Und, returning the Yankee fire sa
they went All three returned safely to their regiment
Gov. Vance still continues to address the North Caro
lina troops. His speeches are vivifying and received
with enthusiasm by all who hear him; troops from;
other. States as well as his own.—Jt\tk Enquirtr.
Tk€ tUdRimer Baptdilioti - Official Dupatch.—Vkom\i.m,
March 81.—To Gen S. Couper: New Orleans papers of
tbe 24th iuaiant litate tbat an engagement on Bayou
Rapides, above Alexandria, on the 21st instant, resulted
in the capture of two hundred and ten Confederate
prisoners, fonr pieces of artillery, with oalsaona. ana •
large numtter 01 borees and muiea. The whole force of
tbe enemy app4^e to be concentrated on this invasion.
D. H. Maurt, Major General.
Kfporttd Victory tn Louitiana —Passenger* who
arrived oy the Mississippi train at Seima, on the 23d,
reported that Gea. Polk hal recfl'ved deepatohes from
tho Trsni>-Mis9i8sippi Department, utatiog that Gen.
Taylor had met tbe enemy in the Bed River country
an'l achieved a decided victory, capturing one thousana
prisoners. The Selma Dispatch credits the report,
iiut if Gen. Po>k has official dispatctiea it is singular
that he wiihaolds sucb icterestmg isfortnaiioQ from'
the War Department—Rick'd WKig, 'Id
H. W McAes. Bec’y.
J. M. McKINNON, Chm’n.
Ho is the thi'd
Tfu Ad Vance —We learn that (be Stkamer Ad-Vance
has safely arrived, with another va uable cargo.
RaUigk Confederate, 2d.
Prohatiie early Ksehangn of Prxtonerg —Kicbjiosi>
April 8 —Jui»:e Ou. 1 rciurn.'d from Fonrcrs .VI fliu.
I'bi aig^it Ha ! porf n* ffotiaticno I*vor-»t)le 10 th'
reiura of all Coafoderiti? pru.butrs during tbe ncxi 30
days. No p.ri':uul..rB of ttis iuiervit-w wila Butler maUo
public.
Snnv).—Another heavy duow feU ia Virginia on Sa
turday.
Funding.—At Lyachbarg, Va., 43,760,000 were fund
ed. .\t Cnarlottee'aiie $'i.26S,9dl. At Augusta, Ga ,
$15,700,000 Montgomery, Ala , i'J.500,0iJ0. Mobile
$11,428,600 LaGrange, Ga., $1,141,900. Petersburg
$7,300,tK)0 At this plaso $2,136 200
REVmW OF THB MARKET.
Baoon 6 00 Pork 2 60 Lard 8 00 to 4 00.
Beef 1 60 tc 1 76 ots. per lb , retaiL
B«t«wax 2 6C- to 0 00 Butter 6 00 to 7 00.
Cotton 1 76 so 2 12j Coffee 16 00 to 20 00.
Cotton Tare—$20 t4^$60 00 per bnnch
Dried Fmil 1 75 per lb
Eggs 2 60 per docen.
Extract LegwtMd $6 to >>er lb.
Flour $226 t« $260.
Flaxseed 8 00 to 10 00 per bn.
Fodder 11 00 Hay 10 00 Shucks 10 00.
Grain—Com $80 00 Wheat 80 00 to 40 00. Rye
WV 9^ vwq xrj rvevnv w.
Hides—Green 2 60 to ^ BO, dry 4 60 to 6 00.
Iron—Swedee 8 60 to 4 60.
iA'atiier—Upper 16 00 per lb.. Sole $16 00.
Liquors—C m Whiskey 70 00 Apple and P^aoh
Brhndy 70 OU.
Moiitfses 26 00 to 80 00
Sioda 50 to $6
Nailis 4 00 to 4 60 per ib.
onica-i 20 00 per bushui
rel»lr>ee—Iriuh $16 to $20 per bosli; sweet $8 M $10.
Rioe 1 ‘i6 to 1 60. Sugar 10 00 to 60.
8oap—l^amily Bar '2 60 per Ib^ Toilet 3q^0.
tipirite Turpeati&e 8 00 per gallon.
Fayetteville 4-4 Sheetiaifs, Factory prloeato the State
I :i6. Outsiders’ pricee $4 60 to 6 00
8ait 36 00 to 40 00 per r>ugbeL
Tallow 2 60. Wool $«
•: hr B L
WILMINGTON MAKiLBT, March 80, 1864.
Beef Cattle, hoof 8 to 8 60; Beeswax 8 60 to $4 per lb
Bacon 6 00; Butter 6 to 7 00; Corn 20 00; Corn Meal
24 00; Copperas 8 00 to 4 00; ^tton 2 00; Eggs 6 to 6 00;
Flour 270 00 to 8OO OU; superfine; Fodder 18 to 20 00;
Hay 18 to ‘iQ 00; Hides, green 2 to-2 60, dry 4 00
to 4 60; Leather, sole 12 M to 18 26, upper 18 60 to
14; Lard 6 tf Nails 2 to 2 26 per lb per keg; Poultry,
live 12 to 16 00; dressed 6 to 8 00 per Ibj Pea Nuts
20 to 26 0(^ Fresh Pork 6 to 6 00; Potatoes, sweet,
20 to ‘26 00, Irish 26 to 30 00; Rioe per lb 1 to 1 /C,
Salt, sornd 26 to SO 00; Sugar 9 to 10 00; Fay. Sbei’
i»g.» 4 75 te 6 00 per yarf; Spirits Turpentine f* OD;
Tn.'.cw 8 60 to 4 CO; Yarn wr bale, $40 per bmob:
Wcot by boatload ‘2v to 22 00 for pine, ash 25 to 28 00,
Oak 80 00 to 86 00—per cord.—JournaL
We
claim that th>« ou 4oea not gun, and may b« run at
gre»ter ipeed with \»m power than any other Oil ezoept
Sperm.
Mr W H Porter, Superintendent of Pboaniz Cetton
Factory, says of U: “1 have been nsing yonr Labrisai-
Ing Oil for 2 or 8 months, and find it to be superior to
any other Oil now in use for Inbrioating ”
.^tr Jobn Kershaw, Sop’t of Blount’s Creek Faotorj,
says: “I oan cheerfully say your Lubrleating Oil le a
superior article. It does not gum in the least, bat keepe
vbe journals clear and bright ”
Mr A F Beckerdite. Ch?ef Engineer of the C B Aree-
nal and Armory of this place, was requested to try It
and sayp: “I think for liirht machinery—such as Cotton
Faotoiies—and for heavy machinery when the motion
in slow, your Lubricating Oil will comparc next in qual
ify to Sperm ”
Other cotton manufacturers have tried it and pro
nounced f^Torably of it
We will furtilsh this Oil by the barrel at $20 per gal
lon, cash. HENRY E. COLTON.
Age>>t Favetteville Keroslne Co.
April 4. 1864 20 If
Headqaartert Dept. Gape Fear, \
Wilmington, N C., Maroh 22, J864 f
Gkhbsal Okdbrs, \
No 86. /
COMMANDING officers are hereby ordered to report
promptly to those Headquarters all instanoes on the
part of officers in tbeir commands overstaying leave of
absence. The report will be sMwle in ea^ oase upon
the expiration of the leave, and an additional report
upon the return of the officer absent stating the Ungth
of time he has been absent without leave
For the informatien of all officers in thia eommand It
is published that all offioers absent withoist leave and
without nnffioient and satisfactory exeuaa are liable te
be dropped from the rolls and pnt into the ranks.
By oommand of Maj Gen WwTino.
A. VAN1>EB HORST.
20 Iwl Maj ft A. A. Gen.
A«E]«TII WAIVTED
To collect Arms and Ordnanc* JStoree in North
Carolina.
PAY $4 00 per day, and a liberal compensation far
Stores collected, according to a fixed schedule.
Applicants must furnish satisfactory testimoniala of ex
emption from Military service, of oharscter, and qnali
fioat'ona.
None othert need
Address F E 0 CARK,
Gen’l Ag’t Col Ord. Stores, Cnarlottesville, Va.
Charlottesville, Va , March 26. 20-4t
Cotton Planter*.
OrricB OSviRAL Aoiar Pnonuon Loajr, >
Charloite. N C , March 28, 1864. /
IT is hoped that the Planters «iU deliver their titha
Cotton, to wit: one tenth of all raised in 1868, by the
1st day of May. Agenta are appointed ia all tha oonn-
ties, a-itb instructions, who are authorised to receipt for
all li-livered.
I' is the duty of eaoh Planter, whetber he has been
asbeesed or not, to deliver the tenth of all produced te
the Agenta of the Post Qnartermasters.
L. S. WILLIAMS.
Geaefli Produce Loan Agent for A. C.
March 28 10 8t
A CARD.
ALTHOUGH 1 had expressed an intention of acqui
escing in wishes of those of my friends wuu desired
me to become a candidate for a seat in the House of
Commons of the next General Assembly of North Caro
lina. circumstances, since the formation of that purpose,
have induced me to re consider this determination and
deline any honor* nr services performed or won, else
where than on the battle-liald.
BENJ ROBINSON,
Capl C« A, 6th N. C T.
March 81. It
We are autlhorixed to
announce A. G. FO'TEE of Randolph,
_ _ a sandidate to repreeent tbe 7th Con-
gressippal District of North Carolina in the Congress of
tbe Confederate Statee is the place of Hon. S. H. Chris
tir.n, deoetised.
.March 14. 15-te
We are authorized to an
nounce Capt. N. A. RAMSAY, of the Cist
N C Troops, now stationed near Petersburg, as a can
didate to represeut tbe 7th Coneressional District in
the next Ccngress of tba Confederate Siiites.
Election on the 3d Thursday in April.
March 26. 19-tEipd
We are authorized to
arinr-t.nc- ELA  J il ARRl ^GTO-N.
C ' A, 5- ^ ' C -V -iry
r> >u- • !c ■ . ' .X )t' J
r pr
■ ore cf N C
I)in ri'asODS for b 1. e a oio n- -te aii t opijtons
lio aff*irs will be giv* n i« due time
March 25. ’ 18-5tipd
OF JLETTERS
REMAINING in the Post Office at Fayetteville, N. C..
March 31, 1864. When called for please say they
are advertised.
Miss Mary Aoderson, Mrs Mary B Averett, Miss £
A Anderson 3, Mrs RaVen H Brown. Miss Susan Blue.
Q R Barke, Mrs Lncy Butler, Louis Brown, J H Bjrd,
Dasiel Piggs, Owen Bullard, J H Brown, Mrs Mahala
Beard, Miss Amanda Ciark, Mrs Moriah Chilaera, Mrs
8 T Callcutt, Mrs Elisabeth Chance, J M Cortia 2, Miaa
Birtha J Carter, Mrs Catherine Cameron, C CartoU.
Richard Clarit, Miss A Cameron, Sam Cing. Serg’t O L
Chesnutt, Miss Polly Davia. Miss Mary Davis, Julia
Bvans, Miss Sally Graham. John C Grady, Messrs J W
Gun ft Co, James H Hawkins, Eraatns Herring, Blaa
Henderson, Nathan Hall, Joseph Johnson, Miss Henri
etta Jones, Miss Elisabeth Johnson, Mrs Elixabeth John
son. Mrs J P Johnson, Rebecca Ann Johnson, Vfm f
Kivett. Bob Kelly, J Kilbretb, Miss W J Leppard, Sta-
pben J Lane. Mra Catherine Lashlie, Mrs Susan Mnr^
phy. Miss C Martine, W R Mathis 8, Henry Mar
tin, Alex L M'-rdn. Jack Monroe, Joseph Murphy,
Paul Nioholl. '-Lister Olimphic.” Miss T J Poo’e, Mra
Rebeca Porter. J P.-ice. John P Rioe, Capt N A Pool,
Mrs M«ry MoKinnon. Mies Suah McDougald, M J Mc
Leod, £ A McLaurin. Miss McMillan 2, Diniel
McKinnon. Martin McPherson, Mrs Elizabeth McKoy,
Mrs R J McKcthan 2, J G McKethan, Mrs Elisabeth
MoNell, J A McDermid, Miss Josephine McGhee, J E
Robvitfion, M C Ray 2, Miss Louisa Rollins, Miss Kate
A Ilay, Abe Runnells, J W Scott, 8 J Starlia*, B C
Simmcns,. Mi«-' ^ ie ii Shaw, Albert Smith Mrs Ma*y
E Taylor i* Wine, £lix% Watsnn, Mr N>tncy
A Wrifr ■ A Wiiliata*', D»v! t
.1A.>« O .'>('•
puo-
ompany Q. 44tbi Reg’t. K C T.
son that has died in the arn:y.
Surgeon Jofoph B. StovitIL P A C 8 died at hia
father’s rcaideuce. in tbe county of Granville. N. C.
on the morning of (he 18lh day of Decconber, ^868.
A Plain tpoken ytnhee —The Wasbingtou Chronrde
of the 25th is very much displeased with tbe (on? of
the following paragraphs, which it. copies from the. He-.
zDOoratic. Watcaman, a copperrf ad paper, published by
P. Gray Meek, at Bellefontc. Pennsylvaniit:
“VVe ran scuri-ely tf« into a hoUw in Itie .North where “OnM! >1'
the property itf K.inihern ladles is not seen in po«Hesnlcin of wunH'Cn
woo htive sent forth their brethren auii frl«B«is to pluniler nnd devas^
t»teth Soiitfi. HiMrfci. iiiustcal iasiraiiient*, itnd everythinu porttt-
hle, ure stolen, wherever our Hriiiies tnarcli. und conveyoa Nortli
This crusade up>»o the wonteii ol' the South i« itrycd on by their
sisters m the N'ulth. and we have heard threats from female.') whirh
the most tiniul soldier in the iiriiiy would scum to execute. In
every Uiwn, villaiee, steamboat Hmt nillrond car. all over the land,
will tin found the fitirest of the »ex adviicattni; the destruction of
their sisters of the South VVe can only arcoant for It by luppos-
ing that the devil has sought to destroy the human family throiich
the xniiie medium he U'ted five thousand yean ago. It Is horrible
tad c.tniiot tail tn hrin|! npon Ns the ivr^ih of Henven.”
“To XX. We an»werpil vim la.st week honestly and o(M>nly. If
you think hard of us for tellinc you our honest opinion thit wc be-
ileve the rionihem t^ml'ederacy Is a 'Axed fact.’ then the next time
yon wish infornatlon on that siil,]ei.t in«(aire of somebody that be-
ileves the people of the South art.- cowards, and can he made slaves
by .Abrah.vu Lincoln or any other Abolitionist, *nft not of us."
“VVe have received of T B Peterson it Bro’s, the'well-known
pabllshers^fPhllttdelphta, the Life and 8ervices’of. Ben Umler.
It contains all hts orders since he has beiin an otficer nf the t!niied
States service; also his early life and career as a lawyer, wllh a
portrait, for 25 cenU. If our readers wish to preserve tha rccord of
this thief and perserntor of woniitn, they wonld do well to pur
chase this booK of I’eterson Sl Bro s.”
“It will be remembered ttiai out uf the 130 Massachnsetts spin
sters sent to i^nnUi Carolina to educiite the nieners, s1.\ty-fnur of
them in less than a year have been compelled to abandon the big
■Iggers and open Up nurseries for their ne» little ones.”
The next ntt>oiiig of the Liiiiieli’ 3(!ne^o!Mit Soci’ty
will be held wt the residence of Mr. B P. Buxtrn on
Monday'next at SJ o’clock, p. m. At thia lueetin^ the
Chairmen of Wards aud Committees^ will be arranged
A full attendance is des!r''rl April 2.
A Covardly Auatiination —Tne body of Mr. Wm.
Gray Strickland, residing a few miles north of this
city, was >eateritay morning found brutally murdered,
a short distanca from one of bin plantations The vile
perpetrators are supposed to be two or three deserters,
who are known to be 'u that i^c ^tion. They have been
guilty of masiy depredations in tne ne'ghborhnod. steal
ing hogs, Ac , and Mr Sirick!(»*d among o*h?'’S, aad
suSered thereby, aud be Isad per ?.:»kea bome stepa
to have them arrested. Hanes their v^iceauoe u(ou
him. Mr Strickl*nd was li higdly res/ieotahle, useful
eitizer, of haDd»nae means, with an intoresting family,
aqd bis d^ath Is muot d'tp'.orad —Hal Confed , 'fd
Inlertiling Ciiee Dte%dei latareUiag 0*9? Wi^S
di'Oided In Julg? Lyoo's Court at Rioh>ui.cid on Ttiurs-
dn.v Three OSioerB of the w»-« hrnuvht tn «n
® J:.. tPi^Mfi^corpw praying to ue releasea ttooi the
custody of the enrolling offiijer ftt carap Lee, by tr.nom
they Wi*rE aT>lftwfUil7 1jta'm;d Tae fact that eack of
I be petitionwrs w(“5 a commissioned cflioar of the Vir»
glinla militia wr.n proved; whereupoc, th^-y havinit
ny>t!)ing further to offer, the Judge decided that they
vrare not unlawfully t^eiained, and forthwith remt.nded
4 hem to custody. .Mr Gilai-*r fi'ed a bill of exceptions
a«d win -carry th« mat'Br to tbe Supreme Court
A Good Sif/n.—The Louisville Journal of the lt*th
ctntams the followiag tel'sraT!:
CAiao, March 18. —Sevpra! mer. wnr.j arrested, a few
dfty-i linoe, he'o” H.akinao, Ky., for bj^Ting, among
vt’sors, oriraaiie'J f.hemsolves in»o oompsniep. for tb-
wowed purpcsp of entering the rebel Fervice. A nura-
1 pr of f'lbcl Hymriatliizer:? have r;!^eri‘l/ be^t actively
recruitin«r for r’l'-’l a'^njy
Giieri.la band*: ? 'ri»‘>T» hy oitiz'ins iu the
•■tjwns aad ociumics of Keniucl7 fcr the purpose of iu-
ferrHptinir iit>n or» ih« Ob^o and iVIissi.sJippi rivf-rs
Coftftdtrate Taxti in Virginij —Tn?» snicuut of Con
fodiT.^te taxet* for 1863 reomvel at Richmond from tne
coliector.^ in Virnioia la SIH,869.891 ^1 And a con
siderable amcnnt i« ye*' to oome iu
FOR THE OBHERVKB.
On Friday the 1st .\eril a *'oroner’s J iry of InquoPt
TSTKS held o"er the body of a n-*^o woman which was
found near the lower L )ck on Caps Fe»r River. She
sppeared to be of mi idle age, and from all appearance
b»d bei’n drownol eever«.l vreeks Tha verdict of the
Jury was th^t she coTie to her (le;i..h by drovming
Afril 4. 18>4 Is.^AC Kot,Lisosw >itTH, Coroner.
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Editortf: Please
announoe the came of Lieut. JOHN H
_ MoLEAN. Co G 24th N C. T , as a
ciuJidate to reprasent the county of Robeson in the
House of Commoaa in our next Legislature
MANY CITIZENS.
April 1. 20 3t
We recommend Lt. J. A. P.
CONOLY of the 2d R*g’t N. C- Cavalry, to
• he soldiers and cititens nf Robeson county as a Candi
date for the Office of SHERIFF. Election in Augast
aext. , many VOTERS.
April 1 20 8»pd.
We are authorized to
avnonnce Col S J. COBB as a Candi
date for the O&ce of SHERIFF of Ro-
bason ! ;• uaty tfce alee on in August next
M'*rch HI 20 lUt^pj
Notice is tiereby given tliat a
m«etiag of fhs Cooservatiye •**
ivcUyio Moore oodq!j, od
t'ooper«i ,Wa tted.
rHRER J#PlRl! B ;Rd 01‘ s
whico a it)' r 1 f-i ■ ■ >
jj 7 n, hy VI ‘U'tt ^
M irca 81
Heading IVanled.
gPIRlT Barrel heading vantod by
March 31.
MOORE,
ASHWELL * CO.
19-9tpd
hea at the
* r  QC I I tO
is retiu“stei).
March «l
■•t April next. A full attendance
MANY CITIZENS.
Itpd
OIKB,
In Granville county, on th*^ 27tb o* February. Mre.
VIRGINIA HESTER, daughter of Henry Hobgood, and
I wife of E. P. Hester, aged 20 years.
In Baodolph Coiuiy, new l^nitj Collage, os tka 8Ui
M.. Mn. MA8XQA BKAN80N»
Election of Auftioneers.—The Com-
tnis8ione”S of ttse Town will lijeet this even-
ixk^ Mt.iND.W. April 4, to elect Torep Anotioneers for
thtt yeft." A. M C.AMPBELL, Town Clerk.
IfTiR SALE.
4 FINE M.ARE, five years old. works well in any
n kind of harness. For further information apply to
MALCOH P. CUBB».
Hear Lumber Bridca, BobMon ooiuty, N G.
IbMkSl. 20»2kfA .
'Fhe Second Quarter oF my
i!^ch''ol on Harrington HiPi will commence
the 1of April Branches taught are Mathematics,
tpe L'^uga iges, ani the common Eoglish branches
Terms, $16 per quarter of 10 w»eks
JOHN GRAHAM
F*yettevllle, April 4 Itpd
Liffbt Artlllerj! Light Artillery!
WANTED for my B*ttcry, W or 25 men. The usual
bounty and clothing and rations given Apply to
Co\ Jo', a H. Cook. Fayetteville, or
JA.S D. CUMMING,
Capt. Co. C. StiTr’s Bat, Kfteston, N. C
Ap'il 4 *2J-'’tpd
WAriTED,
p'/iA CORDS GOOD PINE WOOD for the Etite^prlga
OvU Cotton Factory. For further information apply
to Thos. A. Meztdri?ks. Supi. at th£ Factory, or to
GEO. BRANDT, Pres’t.
Fayettevillp, April 2. ' 20-itf
Just Opened!
Another bar of that Sae "GOLD LEAF” CHEW
ING TOBACCO. N A 8TEDMAN A CO ,
No 19, Hay Street.
April 4 It
ON the 2*th of February 1864. at Sandy Grove Church,
or between there and the Soring or S'and, a
BREAST PIN. and if returned to the owner, the finder
will be well rf warded
S. A C. L. CAMPBELL.
Montrose, N C , March 29. 20*2tpd
FOR SSALE,
A CIRCULAR S ^ W MILL suited to run by steam or
water power. The Saw fifty inohes diameter, car
riage and way irons complete. Ail castings, gudgeons,
boxes aad bolta neoawary for an eighteen feet vater
wheaL DAVID MoNElLL.
8team iVlill tor iSale.
The Snbiioriber offers for sale his Steam Saw Mill at
Fair ^luff, situated on Lamber River, near the
Wilmington and Mancbeoter Rail Road The mill has
tiro boilers thirty feet long, two feet six inchee diame
ter, ten inch cylinder, two feet stroke, two gates with
wrought iron pitmans Any persons wishing to pur
chase call and examine for themselves.
B SMITH
Flit Bloir. M>roIi 21), 18«4. 19-4>pl
EA^^FOUNDRY^
SOME months ago we completed all our fixtures for
the toannfac’urc of CAR WHEELS, but owing to
tbe failure of the supply of Iron of proper nature, we
have not lately been tbie to supply any demand for
them; this difficulty however, will ^ overcome in the
course of six woeks, at which time we shall be able to
furnish wheeja of the following sixes—24, 26, 2b anl
80 iooixxs also Chilled Tires The Iron w* shall ns«
for them will be Cold Blast ('harooal Iron, and we war
rant our wheels NOT TO CRACK, and to be equal ta
any made In the Confederacy, «r to those of Whitney M
Sons of Philadelphia, whose reputation is so well known
by all Railroad companies.
We are prepared to execute Loom, Pry Sand, ab4
Green Sand Work, of any shape or sits
D. ANDERSON A CO.
Fayetteville, March 30. 18(>4. 19tf
By IV. A. ISTEDllArv A 3o^^
JTo, 19, Miagf Street^
IJOWDER. PerouBsi:>n Capsi. Lead, Iron, Nails, Soda,
1 'Coffee, Black Pepper, Chewing Tobaoco, Smoking
Tobacco, Snuff, Writing Paper, BnvelopM, Lead Pen
cils, Steel Pens, Music, Brown W'ndscr Soap, Castile
Soap. Tooth Braabes, Fine Combs. Maaon’s Blacking,
March 31. 19 itf
” A]% OVJL«SCEJ»~\¥AJXTKd7
WANTED by a SoUior the Army: A man not sub
ject t/i Conscripticn. or a disabled soldier to take
charge uf 15 to 20 on a Farm 12 miles from town-
Good wages will be paid to a competent and steady
maA Application in nerson or by letter caa be malt
touH CEO. W ▼.ILL1AM8 A CO.
Fayetteville, MaHsh 29 19 2tpd
Administratrix Motice.
HAVIMQ obtained Letters of Admini«tratio& on the
Estate of William Blalock, deo’d, at March Term
1864, of Harnett County t^ourt, the undersiened hereby
notifies all havinir claims against said Estate to present
them within th? time prescribed by lr.w, otherwis»> this
no ice will be plead’d ii bar of their recovery,
FANNIE F BLALOt R Adtn x.
March-^0. Iv4tpd
Contederate Tax iVotice.
I WILL attend with the Assessors, at the office of A.
M. Campbell, from Monday the 4th day of April tc
Saturday the 9tb to receive tbe Taxe« due from Dealers
for the quarter ending Mareh Slat.
I would also call Ute attention of the/«t» persons that
are in arrears for Confederate Taxes, that unless they
are paid during the present week, they will be required
to pay in Bonds or neW isaae.
B. W. HA&DIE.
CeL for Gambetland Co.
Maxok 21. 1«-U9A