The Charlotte Democrat from Charlotte, North Carolina • Page 3

i i (WESTEEN DEMOOBT, OHAELQTTE, PbesbyteWAN Synod. The next Synod ol Dowd. the State Quartermaster, I gives notice, that he has a lot of Cotton and Wool; i cmocrat. 2V. C.

Tuesday, October 2.1, 1SC1. ScrcRioR Court. The Fall Term of the Supe-i rior C-urt for tbr county, will be held next week Jude HowaHi wjll preside. the fourth Monday in October (this week)" was the time for holding this Court, and we learn that witnesses, jurors and suitors have been summoned to attend berethis weekbet seems that at the last session of the Legislature a change of some kind was made in the law which makes the rt.urt come one week later than heretofore. It is rity that this change bad not been.

in made public it all through'1 earlier, for it has caused disappointment all through the Circuit. Thb Goverxoes' Meetino. A meeting of scv-i inr. eral Governors of Southern States was held at A a-, gusta on Monday the 17th inst. We publish tue.j rfw.ai.ona and ought to receive the sanction of every patriot.

The times require extraordinary exertions on tho part of our authorities, and duty demands the cordial co-operation of the people of the Confederacy. Gen. Johnston. A dispatch dated New Market, Oct. 21st, from Brig.

Gen. R. D. Johnston, who was in the late battles in the Valley informs that he is safe and well. Conscribixg" The uetion of con-cribing negroes for service in our armies is being dikcussi in various parts of the Confederacy.

In ortler to let our readers some of the arguments ad anced favtr of tha scheme, we copy an article from the Richmond Enquirer ou tho subject. W'e do not feel jjvparcd at present to express an opinion for or against it, but we aro prepared to say that uile.i there is a change in the conduct of those who have means to help the Government, but who have refused or neglected to doit, it will be to take negroes or abandjihe struggle for iiidepi-iidence. We say this mature reflection and in view of the manner in wkic the service has been clu-ated out of men and supplies by those who have a irreat deal of property dependent a i on the of the present struggle; and also in view of the fact that thousands of able-bodied men are now in tho employ of the Government (as details) i 1 N. An intelligent observer, who has recently inspected tbef lines near expresses 3 1 great ceo fid en cje in onr ability to bold onr own tnat juarler. lie states 'tost lbs opinion enter-.

tatned ic the army is that tbe tng of battle will oc car simohaneobsly ed boib'stdes ipf the me vicrnity xrixort uuuoor on me one nana a near the Soathlside Bond bp the other end that both will fail. tcAmol jFxamiaer. An OcTBAefcWe lesrn that Judee Reade committed a Gian to prison at Wsjncsville last week for contempt of Court and resisting so officer sent to arrest bimv The tasn is soldier, and tbe night after his fcotn mittal party of trmed men' from the company to which be Ttsitf the Jail and by threats forcod the Jailor to release th prisoner. jWe need hardly say. that our gallant soldiers have our ji warmest sympathies, when in discharge ofiahir; proper duties, but such an act as this mast -roeet the- condeuinatiOQ every gooa citizen ah Hie if J-.

Hon. John Donxeu. died in this' ciy on Saturday uijjrning jihef Since the "fall 1uf Newbern he has been residing here with bistdanxlh. ter, and bis health has becn constantly declirjiog. It is known thlt Judge Donncll was1 for a number of years one 0 our Superior Court Judges, which position he filled with, honor.

Since he retired froru the benchi he has remained at bis quiet home injNejwbern, superintending his large, estate and devoting himsdlfj to fa lie was a pure man and a good citifeb, modest and retiring in bis manner, and respected by ullJialefgkJCoHteroatjin. this county1, on the! by ihe Rev. Win. McUonaldy Capt. John E.

MoOreJ of Co. 48th N.5. Regiment, to Miss Amanda daughter of -Col. iZ Morris In Salisbury, bn the Col. T.

C. Singletary of the 44th N. Ci Regisaentj to Missllattie E. Williams. On tbe I8th instant, Mr ralmer of Cleateland county, N.

Mrs A jL Mints of fork District," S. jC. fn this town, "On the ifrs Eliza II. Ppripgs, cobsort of the lajte Springs, aged 63 years, rj In this the 224 Instaot, Mrs Sarah White! In this tonnty, on the 10th lost, Ifr John Marshall, aged 39 vvf A Fortjth county, oa Sundkyf the lath inst from the of a gun-shot wound in the arm. Mr Win.

Alex. Conrad, aged 35 year. lie wasj respected and beloved by all wno knew htm; Suddenly, near Byhalia, on the: 2d Absa. loni Myers, formerly Sheriff of Adsoo county, aud for many years beuator in the State and Councillor of State of Worth Caroaaai He was em phatically an honest man 'and whilst in MisrisriiiDihe coniriuuiett largely io me oouiuern cause noin in word tl i' auu uixu. no is icji, it juiiic inmiiy iu iuidSisBiPDliiO mourn his joss, and had seven eona in tbe Southern army, one or wn pnt.

George O.fMyers, was recent- ly killed in an lantaJ engagement with 4ho enemy near At- 25th kit, George Sanders, Iu Iredell county, on the ageq. 7Z years. -h IVOTICJE. r-. I i' i i I We positively "forbid "all pejrsons-j-white and black, poor and rich from 'fishing in our Mill Pond.

'Any one eaugbt violating tuis settee will certainly be pro secuted. We can no longer bear the depredations that have been committed on TV r-'I Mail niia I i Oct 24, 1864. VMS 1 PARKS WALLIS. Admiiiislrnlor i I I' Sale. I will sell on Monday the 1 i I 7tb 9t Aevember.

at my residence, tbe following property bf q. O. Earnhardt, deceased, viz: Two Males, Cattlej Corn Wheat, Oats, Fodder, Wagons, Fatmiog Utensils, Household.i ana r.itcQcn urniture, a quantity ot rrlank, ana Uis interest in a toupn Uia ana tbrasuer. Also, a negro ttoman and other articles too tedious, to mention. Also, on the same dnvi I Willi rctit the Plantation know-has the.Saw Mill Tract.i loose baving jciaims against the estate must present' them, duly authenticated, within tbe time prescribed by law, and ttioS indebted must make immediate set tlement.

J. EARNHARDT, Oct 24, J864. 2tpd Administrator. JVOTICE. 4 Twill sell at Morrow's Turnout, on Satnrday the5tb Njovembcr next, a fine tirbad Mare "and Colt, ah 4 head of Hogs-the property of J.

J. White, dee'd. I hereby give Boliec to all creditors of the Estates of While and Harnett, dee'd, to present their claims, duly authenticated, wit Inn tbe timr limited by law for that purpose, "otherwise; this notice will be pleaded in bar of their lecovtry. 'Debtors to the es tates will please make payment immediately. i j.

JiORUOW. Adm'f of White, and Ex'r of Barnett, dec Q6t 24, 1864. i- 9 if- Jmporlan Notice. Havinzbeen assigned to duty in the connties of Lin Gaston, Rutherford and Polk, I de sire to hire for llie use of th Coafvderaie Qovcrnmeint two liundred white and black. hAo white per son heed apply ekecpt.

such aa are exempt from militla- service. rr-, i 1 will also receive proposals for the delivery of lam- ber, at points hereafter to be designated,) in the abolve namea ior me purpose oi erccimg uovrra-meni stubles. i fh I'tj It is desirable that parties should respond to this rail. once or the negroes will nave lo be impressed. will 'visit these, counties as early as possible.

headquarters will be at! Lincolnton" for tbe pre sent A. W. BURTON, Ag'tj Qaartcrmaster's Department. Oil 24, 1864. 2t li: 1 There is now 1 ready to be issued from this Depart C0TT0X AND WOOL CARDS.

This lot'of Cards- ment to tbe dinereot counties in the State, a lot of ill sent to the Agents, with Back ready for tacking Cards on, and be Sold; at 522,50 per pay to the tit- luorv mnn one pir iu 11 A i i. jtv- rui. are not intended for families of soldiers. The Depart meat is baying1 a large. lot backed 'ready for use, which will be seqt oiit aud jsold to the familiee or soldiers' as fast as they can made, at a ranch less price Agents are requested make arrangement and call for them.

1 f- U. A. DOWD, A. O. 314 October 24, 1864.

,1 41. Hcad'q -ittetferrc. W. C. iULtiuu.

Oct. 17tb. 1861. All Chiefs of bepartmeatt or Bareaux and SuperijB-lendents of Oovelrnment Works in North Carolina, who, cOrapIiaaee with OeneraVOrder So. 77, A.

and I. p. current series, forward jto: this office" certified lists men in their employ-whoi are epertJf or whose ser-vicet are indispensably aeceisary, will, upon forwarding ihe list, notify the parties so certified to, that sach certificates hart been made-i Enrolling Officers will respect these notifications, aad will not molest nien Br order of Lieut. GeaJ Holmesr 1 4 JNO. 11INSDALK, A.

A. GeaX October -St, -1 v- IVotice to vKailroad A cent 1 1 1 1 1 had shipped from August Georgia.1 to roe, doriog ihbnth of February TEX BARRELS OF BV- anrA nrivpo i nvtti rvi nnrr AO oft loUr the 24th of May, and presume wen went forward. I will pay TWO HCXDBED DOLLARS to person who will furnish at written certitj catejorus locality. October J5, 16. ROBERT niLL, Richnood, ysJ a of of 4tb Latest ff.1T.

THE LATE BATTLE IN THE VALLEY. Viciory and Reverie jvi one day. :1. From the Eichmond EnWnirer'of Sarnrday, i A remarkable battle has beea fought ia the Shanaadeah On Wednesday morninev at an earlr boor, onr army attacked the Eighth and Nineteenth array corps of tne on edaftJreek. about three Bites otu.trom Straabnrg, carried then- positions by storm, inflicted heavy loss id killed and wonaded, captured thirteen hundred pn-sonessj.

eighteen pieces of artillery, alt their camp eqnpage, wagons, and drove the remnants of the two demoralized commands to Middleton, abont two mile beyond. Here the Sixth corps of tbe enemy was entrenched, and Early determined to complete if possible, his victorious work now thatthe tide of battle aetmed tnraed in bJa tavor. Such glorious -results as the complete and unequivocal de feat of the main body of the enemy, and the capture literally of almost everything they had might weH have betsu after the season of defeat in which our arms had well nigh begun to droop." But there is work in a victory, and in this! it was crowded heavily upon the energies of our men to the fiist triumph of the day quite decisive. When our troops came before the breastworks of the enemy, near Middleton, they went forward with all the eagerness and enthusiasm with which uis possible for victory to inspire wen; but they had done enough for the day; enough, physically and morally, but neithe they nor their officers knew it, and however much they may have been inspired hy tbe5r triumph, they unfortunately, the inspira tloh that wonld wai them to go no farther. They charged the jeueuiy 's works, but were repulsed.

Nothing- daunt- ed. they cbarered asrain. hut we're once more turned back. I A third rime they went full tilt against lite foe, and again they were repelled. Th-y began to find ont, too late, that they had been carried too' far; it was evidently impossible for their jaded columns to push through that, fresh and un-excited line.

And when they withdrew it was with that sort ofj despair which makes the heart sink. The enemy made a demonstration in pursuit, and they retreated from the field they had so crloriously won. The enemy caval ry alone pursued over Cedar Creek, their infantry remaining All of the camp equnaire caoturedon the creek jn the morning was retaken by the enemy, and at Strasburg, the captured artillery becoming, by the demoralization of the drivers, mixed op in the street with some ten or jtwrlve pieces of our own, the whole of it was abandoned! The prisoners we had taken, the most useless and unacceptable of our captures. Were alone left to us as tro phies of the morning. By night our.

army was in New Market, worn with fatisrue. and nemle.xed and mortiiied with the results of the day's operations, but growing cheerful by degrees, and sanguine of "better luck" the next time. 'j Ourjlpss in men was not heavy: In this respect, there is somtj consolation knowmgthat the enemy eutfered by far the heavier. In the morning's operations the slaughter of the fnemy is represented as haying been very great. Chajilottksviu-b, Oct 22.

ETut few additional par ticulars have beeu received from I he Valley of Virginia; Our army fell back to New Market and the enemy did not pursue. Muj. Gen. Ranlseur was shot in the bowels and is supposed to be mortally He fell into the bands of the enemy, Iiriga'dter Gen. Bat tle was wounded in the spine and arrived- here this.

morning. Also Brig. Gen. Connor, of S. wounded in thelleg on the 13ih inst.

I FROM PETERSBURG. The iPctersburg Express of Saturday report affairs rathfer auiet around that city, thonsrh it predicts that before many days the great battte wUl take place. It speaks conbdent ly of tie result. Deserters from Giant's army continue to arrive. Within our lines in large numbers.

Maj. Gen. JJir- neyj yimkee, is dead. EXPECTED ATTACK ON WILMINGTON. The IWilmintrton Journal thinks that such information has been received by our authorities as leave no doubt that the enemy will attack ilmington within the next few i mi I a l.

IT tr.L m. i 1 FROM THE SOUTH AND Jackson-vilik, Oct 15. Last night Gen. Beau regard was serenaded and appeared before a large audience of citizens and soldiers.1 He assured them that thus far all was well, and that our army has cap. tured Resaca, Daltou and Ringgold.

The loss has been sligbtj Sherman is at vbauanoogA, moving his army by Rossrilland Lookout Valley. MERIDIAN, Octl 22. Trans-Mississippi Journals an nounce, tnat uen. atanawell atiackea tue enemy at Cabina Creek, in the Choctaw nation, on the 19th inst and after fighting several hours defeated the enemy, capturjtitr 25 wagons, and 120 prisoners. The; Yankee loss lu killed and wounded is set down 200, Ours ii very slight.

NORTHERN NEWS Northern dates to the 21st have been received. A yankee officer says that Hood is beating Sherman at his own game of flanking. It is reported that Sherman's' troops are on ishort rations. i Ttislstated that Confederate guerrillas are overrunning TT, I -J .1. A JVPutilCK y.

orresi is mauLiug a laiu mivugu uv canriu portion of the State. tlter1 citemeiit prevails along tae ivansas border-. Viiasgow, xnissouri, ana id gams'ia. uas uku crpwrcv Thirty armed men froua Canada, said to be rebels, invad Saint Albans, Vermont, on ''the and Seized larfre siiinis of money in the Banks and shot several citizens. Eight of the men were subsequently captured, and it is naid thi: Governor General of Canada has promised to de liver no the others.

i The vankee steamer Roanoke wascantnrcd bv a Confed erate vessel and burnt. It Lssaid that the trew-of the Con federate vessel have been, arrested by tha British authori ties. A nnace Convention has been held at Ohtd. resolutions adopted faVoring ace on the basis of the sovereignty of tho StatesJ and calling for a convention of States to settle the difficulty. I Voorhees Is re-elected to vongreeq trom maiaBa by.jo,- maionty.

7.i connties in Ohio give an abolition ma- jority In Pennsylvania the abolition majority is tooe 3uuu. i Sim mucn to orag o. SupCemb Coubt. Chief Justice Fearson has called special term of this Court, to be held on the 26th instant, to decide whether one who was under 50 years when the military Bill passed, bat has since arrived at that aire, Is boand to continue in the said service; and, alsoj whether a substitute, who was over 50 when put is bound to serve after the principal goes back jto artny. Raleigh Confederate.

i I Confederate The next session of I Confederate Congress will commence on the bt November next The Grand Lodge or Free and Accepted Masons North Carolina, will meet in; Raleigh on the 5th Deeember next. Tbi next Term of the Confederate District 1 Cottrtifor the J)istnct of 'Fam Goldsporo, on the 31st day of ico will he held at November next Confederate. The next annual session ot the JNortb Carolina Methodist Eoisonal Conference will meet at Davie county, on the 4 th ot LecemDer. J. Hit Situation at promioeot citi of Atlanta, who was detained there nnttl ban laJst.

makes the following statements to the cditorlof the Columbus Times of the eitnation of affairs! at that point: "He says that the Yankee reports of large numbers of trains having arrived that point loaded with supplies are Take; 1 that four through trains have arrived aioce Wheeler started on his expedition. The Yankee army been consolidated into three oorpa commanded respectively by Howard, Thomas and Slocutn. two first have eone in the direction of Chatta nooga! The last is in Atlanta closely guarded by General Iverson's cavalry, which captures or kills every ehes. Yaokee who shows himself outside tbe tren-i In additien to the losa of borsea from star- ration many are dying from glanders a disease and epidemic in its character. V-' i i -l- i- r- Alabamav The Alabama Legislature has re- I year's session and added to them this one: That in tbe military events ot last year no cause despondency is found, and that neither patriotism nor wisdom can tolerate any termination of tbe present war without the maintenance of tbe independence of tbrtWederate States- of J.

ry at be the the be to in of ihe any Gex4 XiEK'ft. AEMT.4-We learn- that Gen. Lee's army being "rapidly j-eicforced by new recruits. iTbe Richmond Dispatch of last weekdays ranks in G'en. Lee's army ar rapidly filling op.

and the corps, dmeins, brigades and regiments, by auy battle, are assuming their former VUI KiJ rL Is flag the names of our earliest battles. turned out uis iiau luaviivw vm mv 11U0 muskets, and of oar smallest' divisions numbered 7.UUU effective men," This I is cheering news, indeed. GT The folio winr is ststed io be the order in. which the Southern States seceded from the United States, i As a matter of history it is well to keep the record straight 1. South Carolina.

December 20th, 18C0 Mississippi. Janaary 9th, 1861. -3. Alabama. January II th 1861.

4.Florida. January 11th. 18G1. 5. Georgia, January 19th, 1861 6.

Louisiana, January 20th. 1861. 7. Texas, February 1st, 8: Virginia. AprU 17lh.

1861. 9. Arkansas. May Cth, 1861. JO.

North Caroliaa, May 2i)th, 1861. -11. Missouri, August, 1861. Although Is orth Carolina was about the last to secede, she has ever since been foremost in sustaining the Cause of the Soafh. The fact is, had it not been forjthe efforts of North Carolina and Virginia, the cause would have been lust long ago.

And Vs long as these two States stand firm, there is a good foundation for hope of final success. Expose "the In the Hon. B. I HUi's letter, alluding to the Various ways in which the army is cheated out of men, he saysj "It has been said also that the newspaperj offices everywhere have abused the privilege allowed them by the law of exempting their employees, and have exempted an unusual and unnecessary -number. I I'do not know this to be so, but if so, it cannot be im proper for Congress at tbe ensuing session to know the names and number exempted for each omce.

If any newepaper office has exempted an unneces sary number of employees, let an exposure be made and let the Editor of such newspaper beconseribed forthwith and sent to the army. If any one has slipped into a printing office (either as editor or em ployee) to evade conscription, let him be driven out and made to take his chances with others who are liable to be called into the field. Every editor in this State, and in the Confederacy, should urge an investigation, and if there are any guilty of the con- anJ expuseu. i lu newspaper eu.wr,;we can 6ay that we employ less force in our omce now than we did before the war commenced, nlthouffh we have a larger circulation now 'than we had then. There is but one man in this office who would be liable to service if he were not here.

The fact, is, printers are so scarce and hard to get that we supposed they were mostly in the army and we have seen the statement made several times that there were more printers tn tbe army, accordtnc: to numbers, than Of nnv rlass Iut it would be well for Congress to adopt the role in exempting editors and printers adopted by Gov. Vance in this State, viz: one editor, three printers and two mailing clerks for each daily paper, one editor and three printers for each semi-Jweekly paper, ind one editor and tjvo printers for each weekly paper." And might be nothing but just. that where tvo editors were employod before the war, to exempt two now. The rule, adopted by Gov. Vance prevents and will keep the newspapers going.

THE HOME GUARD. Correspondence of the Wetterr Camp near Goldsboho, Oct. 20, 1864. Mr Editor: Your correspondent left Charlotte on the evening of the 14th, with a number ot the Guard Tor Home Defence, bound for this place. We found the train over-crowded.

but thanks to some ladies who gave us a comfortable seat, our trip was rendered very 'We arrived in camp Sat urday evening and found all things in readiuess for us mat is, tue oia neia. io camp iu, wuuouc oeing nmlesti by having to take care of any camp uteu- its, such as axesf spades, water-buckets, cooking it fmoila I Afi I i st or. nrall ntktrt4 In fact, everybody is so well 'provid de for here, that each one is rejoiced that he. came Yet every one is anxious for the 3U days to be ful filled, so that those at home can also have their turn in the tented-field. Every day I hear DrJ Q.

re mark 'well, one, more day 'f our time iM gone, The Doctor is one of onir richest cases. I believe that annecdotes are in as much demand here! as they were at Morgan Mills, i The iMecklenburg Company, Lieutenant John Jetton 'commaudinir, has been assigned to tho lsit Regiment. The Regiment has just! started for K.nstou, Col. Cole commaudinff. sTho 2d nieut will be organised to-morrow, under the command of Col.

Moses of this place. The officers and men to form the ot lie Regiments have not come yet, notwithstanding the order was to report with out delay. It is our opinion that every Umcer. both Military and Medical, wno lias not reporrea, should be cashiered. Bat one Surgeon, out of ten ordered, has reported.

1 learn that we are to leave for the seat of war as fast as the Regiments are organised. For tk Western Democrat. CASUALTIES IN THOMAS; LEGION. 1 Waynesboro. Sept.

2ji. 1864. Editor Western Democrat Please publish for the information -of friends the following casualties in Thoma Legion, Lt. Col. J.

li. Love commanding, the battle of Winchester, Sept. 19th Casualties in the Regiment. Co. C-t Wounded: Lt Moore, privates Scott, II Smothers, Moore.

Captured: JJoore. Co. Wounded i Ll Jones and Corpl Alexander (both reil into tha hands of the. enemy A SoutberIanV Soulberland. v.

Co. Wounded Sergts Clark and Owens privates jE Medford, Grahl, A Hyatt, Jacob Caldwell. Captured: Duckett. i i Co- F-fKilled: Lt IvWelch. Captured: Sergts Coopeiand A Beck, CorpI Stilwell, privates Itra.dIeV.

Jones. Weeks; 1 tt'oundedr fl Dills, Jones, Captured: Sergt' Bumgarner, Coff 1 Shaw, privates Dills, iormo, West. I 1 Co. H4-Capturedr Lt George, Sergt George, privates Welcb Cifisp. i I I Wounded: lleadrix.

Captured-f Sergt WA Deraberrv, privates A Walker, Co K-r-Killed: Scriber. Wounded: Lt Rector captured, Lt Galliiher, privates II Wallace and captured, Kington arid captured. Captured: JiR. Bradley, SS Bradley, Griffin. i Casualties in the Battalion, jl Field and SlafT Wounied, Adjt Gaston.

Captured, Lt Col A McKumy. Co. KT Burgis, Sergu Cole, tCooper. Co. Captured: Lt Co.

C-i-Killed, Lt Athley. Wonnded, Stewart. Captured: Capt Singieloo, Lt Youog, privates fnn. Ruiselt. i Kobcrts.

11 iiaaav." Sergt- McCleland, private Co. Il4-Wounded: Taylor, Captured: Lt Led ford, private UibberU. the battle of FUher's Hill, Sept A Dills of regiment, was wounded; and ia the skirmisn at iorLoi Sont 24th. Duncan of Coi K. reeimentr wounded.

LAW ISO, I Surgeon of Thomas Legion. Raleigh Confederate and AihevillcNews please copy I I I I a 17 I I ed 7 and i the 000 said a in, tbe the 7th of of zen dav at only; has The fatal 1. last for the Fresbjteriap Church of-this State meets ia this place on the 26th day cf October insUnL The Iter. Mr. Graves, whose Yisit to the North, since the commencement of the war, caused his ar rest and trial io Richmond," learn -was tried by one of the PrcBbvterioa and found eniltT of.

each chir'ges as disqualified him for longer lilliog hvj-pulpit at Oaki in Orange, lie appealed from that body to the next Synod, and tie prtiome fc will, hays ji hearing at its next meeting. Tb charge" against him, if we mistake Dot, wcra falsehood ot trifling with tho affections of a young lady, and converting lis pulpit into a means of gratifying his feeling of resentment tofcard an eno- my. rten tbcro' Citizen, From Wo learo from our Kioston Correspondent, 4b at Yankee deserter from New-bern say that the enemy's fleet is now rendettotsr ing ia force at'BeaofoTt arbor," preptratorj for aa" attack ppon Wiltniogtoo. islity vessels of various classes hare already arrived, and more or leu tre coming in pert every Our correspondent give this a Yankee news. My opinloa, that thTsr movemenf of the Yankee fleet in Beaufort harbor is not intended for an attack upon Wilmington, but merely to relieve the blockade squad ron now off the mouth of Cane Fear.

we shall soon sec wbat we shall Amongst the old citizens of New bern who have fallen victims to the vellow faver that is now racing in all its fury at Ncwbern, ljeaufort aaut 1 JVIorehead City, our correspondent gives the name. of James AVard, Isaac Kamsey, John F.Jones and. Henry Clay Jones. Tho latter is well known as sr lawyer of Newbero. Ho left that place on its oo- cupation by the enemy, and a year or so sioc re- -turned under disreputable circumstaoces, it Was said; since which: time he has been practicing Yankee law before the Yankee Provost courts Jat- einh Confederate.

I I i -I Camp Stokes. Msj. Jesso H. MoLcan, who is a native of our county, has been' in our town today, and we Jearn that. Camp Yanoe Las been broke up and the men brought here.

He has-located the new camp one and a half miles north west of this place, on tho road leading to old Mar- tinsville. -It is called Camp Stokes in honor of Colonel Mont ford Stokes, who lost hit life at the bead of the First regiment from tbis Bute io one-of the, bloody battles around llichmond. Maj. McLean will take charge of tbis lis lias tha reputation of beiog an able, efficient and cour teons titi-en. We hope JJaj.

McLean will not let tha tory raiders under Kirk capture bis camp at Greensboro. Retuuned 0. OFriCEBS. Among the IS cers from Federal prisons, arrived at Richmond by flag truce on the 14th inst we find the names of the. following officers of North Carolina troops: First Lievtenantt.

II Rings taff, 43d regiment; J) Cuihbertson, 63d; 8 MA Lowe, 28th; SEW rbarrfc 67tli; 8immons, 8th; Williams, 13th. 'i Second Lieutenant. -Thomas Miller, 53d, Armficld, 1st; Furley, 28th; Jeflrejs, bporrow, ooth. i A Dili 1 1 1ST It A OJl'S A Ii E. Havinff oualined! as Administrators on tha eitala af Jane Barry, deceasad, on the 1Mb day of Novea-ber next, at the dwelling of said deceased, 12 miles from Charlotte on the BeAtties Ford road, we will iposa to public vendue on'a credit, tbe personal property of said deceased, consisting of tbe following profrj, to wit: -i i Aline likely IVcffrocs, Wheat, Corn, Fodder.

Flay, three bead of hones, two moles, cattle, sheep, hoga, one road wagon and gear -one buggy aid -barnesa, faroitng tan bark, leather, household kitchen furnltara, nod other articles unnecessary to mention. made known ou day of A. M. BARRY, i i J. F.

IIAItUY, Administrators with the will annexed. All persons Indebted to Ihe estate of said deceased are hereby notified to make pavment, and all parsons having claims against said estate will present them for paymeat within the time prescribed by law or this notice wilf be plead in bar of their recovery. A. m.i dakui J. P.

HAURY, with tba wilt annexed October. 1 7, 1 804... 4t, Ji STRAYED, i). From Oates Williams" lot, in Charlotte on tbe 6th a red rnuley COW, short, tail and, marked with swallow fork in the left ear. She was raised by Jane Crump in Morning Star neighborhood.

A liberal re ward will be paid for her.delivery to me, or for Io for mation as to her whereabouts. I -f A. O. STAXSILL, I Fulwood's Mecklenburg ee. October 17, J8C4 3tpd Adniiiiilrator IVotlcc.

i All persons-Indebted to 'the estate of Hoses Alexan der, dee'd, are notified to niaka payment, and those baring Claims against said estate, must! present them within tbe time prescribed by law, or this nutlet will be pleaded In bar of their i at. uyuaru, Oct 17, 1864 4t ono of the.Adm'ra Notice. All persons Ienvisg Charlotte by Railroad art re quired to obtain Tassports at tht Frovost Marshal's office. By order, Llcnt. O.

W. Oct 17, I8C4 Provost Marshal. For Sale, A first rate Molasses iiogshcad. jttpl at tbe Char- lotte'Sieam Mills. October 17, 1804 111 lie Stone Tor Proriaion.

C. S. Acib Woaxs, Charlotte, N. C. 1 I have placed at the store of W.

M. Matthews, Esl. quantity 01 oiue stone, tuttautt ior rarmert nse, be exchanged for provisions on Government aeceant. C1IAS. It.

W1ASTON, I Oct 17, 1864 N. iL Servlee. executive Department of V. 1 a A i A 1 1 Raleigh, Oct. JI, 1804.

1 General Orders, No. 25. i The 1st paragraph of General Orders NO. 17 Li amen ded so as to read as Commaadiog Otneers of each Brigadt and Regiment Militia, Attorney General, Solicitors of tht several Circuits, Cooaty Commissioners appelated under aa art entitled "an ait for tht relief of wires and families soldiers" tn the (one for each county,) all pbysieinnt over the age of thirty years, wno art aaa for tht last seven years have beta in tht aeloal aad reealar practice of tbeir'profess ioa, (hut the Una phy sician does dot apply to dentists) mail cariera, one td- tor, three printers ana two mailing darks for eaeq daily newspaper, editor aad three priaters to tackv semi-weekly newpaper, one editor and two priaters each weekly newspaper, aad one druggist te- tacb drtf store art exempt from duty ia tbe Goard for Utast De fence, except wbeo tbe county in wbicb they reside is invaded by TrvviJel, la -the- ot tha drugstores aad newsnabtr astablishmenU Ihert Is that number of persona employed In aald store or estab lUbmeat not Habit to duly io tht Guard tot Home Defence By order of Cor. Taec U.

G. 4JATW Aaj October IT, 1864. 8t Exchange XoUce Ifo. Richmond, Va Sept. 20, 884.

I AH afflctrsand meaoftbt Tieksbargcajrtocs tt3f J83, who reportta ior aaiy as any paroiv camp EA of tht itiaiistlppl, prior to Sept 10th, 1864, are hereby declared RO. OotJOUi. jrat oi xtxenaan Card to be issued to the different counties! and. to be sold to the citizens generally at $22 .50 per pair no one family to hare more than one pair. This lot of Cards is not intended for the! benefit nf sol diera families lot is being prepared for soldiers families, which will be sold at a much less price; See advertisement.

I Yankee DErnxDATioss. Sheridan, the commander of the yankee troops in the Virginia Valley, in an official report of his operations, thus boasts of his barbarous and uncivilised conduct: I have destroyed over two thousand barns filled win. wueai ana nay. ana farming over seventy mills filled with flour an wheat; have driven in front of the army over four herd, of stock, and Lave and indued to the trnuns not 1h than thousand hc p. This destruction embraces the Luray -Valley and Little Ford Valley, aa well as wain Valley." i In addition to this, the brute boasts that he burnt 1 tjS a way the j'ankees are trying to ai ff 'MoM? witn Tho w10 are murdering iour and trvinir to Derish out the women and children of our country by burning food, mills and agricultural implements, are the people that W.

Boyce of South Carolina ir.vi: i 1 i THE EAKNESS OF OUR ARMIES EXPLAINED. The Hon. B- II- Hill, one of the Georgia Senators, hfts written a letter to one- of the Enrolling Officers in Georgia, in1 which he states facts; whichfully ex- plain how the service is defrauded out of meo and why our armies are not as strong a they might be. If the conscription laws were impa rlially executed there would be no danger of the country being sub jngated to vankeo rule. We make the following frnm Mr ITill'a "But the plain fact is ascertained to be that not more than one third of the men fit for duty, be tween the ages of eighteen and forty-five, are actual ly present with the armies in the field.

Where are the two thirds?" What excuse have they for being away I. liy wnose permission and for what reason are thev nemiitted to be awav? To theae men to tbe field, and to ascertain and expose and remedy tire various frauds by whiob they nave thus far been allowed to reman away from duty, form the purpose of the order which you are called on to execute. If this order i-hall be taithfully executed, our armies win oe repien.sueu. me enemy win oe aareaiea. our country recovered from their possession, lfj this order hall not bo faithfully executed then the whole machinery of what is called the Conscription iiureau is snowu to oe a taiture.

and those encage ugaged admkrifctering it ought themselves to be. ordered atouce to the field. Gen. Grant writes home that our material for the army isexausted; thutour only reliance now is chil dren aud old uu-n, and for this reason he begs the people ot the to submit to tbe draft and press us little longer and we cannot but fail. His.

statement is not true. We do" have the meu between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to whip this fight. and tbut uppedily. if the' can be brought to duty But twothirds of these men are absent! This start ling fact is enough to make every 'old mau'aiid wo man in the land turn voluutarily eu'rolliug officer. There are many absent from all our armies, who cave furloughs or leaves of absence which are not legal or proper.

Many are granted by subordinate mcers, especially to their relations and favorites. who have no, authority to prant them. Many are grnnted by the proper authority," upon untrue repre or for reasons that have ceased to exist, mil innnv nr f.irrrwl. b. Many have been detailed for some light duty.

wmie fcica or Migiitiy wounded, wno still remain away undvr cover of such details long after health been restored or the wounds have healed In cases details and exemptions end when the reasons for granting'them cease. Never cease your in quiries where is shown a paper granting a detail or exemption, but know whether the reason for granting it was true and continues to Many have applied for exemptions and details, and received furloughs, which are renewed from time to time', until the applications shall be finally determined. Some of these employ lawyers (falsely called.) who if they do not get the fiual order eo di-Mred, can, at least, delay final action the fee often being measured by the length! of the delay. Thus an ungrateful application is made practically operate as discharge from service. borne persons are still carrying old.

commissions where their offices have ceased, but the commissions have not beeu surrendered or cancelled. i.Many are showing contracts hv evey conceivable shape many of them spurio.UsI and upon them claiming exemptions or details. jN a ioutract.wbat-cver with the Govcrnuieiit entitles a jnaner se, to exemption -or detail. The courucor must show order from thu War-Office for his detail or exemption, and that the Secretary 'ofj War himself canuot grant except upon the certificate of the chief the bureau that the personal atteuthm of the contractor is indispensable to the propel execution of contract. Many have certificates from some bureafl or under officer of a bureau, stating that the bearer is appointed to do some duty o.rmake Some indefinite in vestigation.

I saw one, some time since, stating the bearer was appointed to examine for iron copper. deposits in certain eodntu-s where such deposits were never suspected to xist; und tvhere, if exhaustlesa quautitios did exist, the bearer would never find them. AIL such appointments are without authority. i Many are clerks, "agents and employees of Quartermasters, ies and other officers. No officers have the right to appoint any man as his agent, clerk or, employee, io any capacity, who is between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, 'unless a man be disabled from service in the field.

Mark the word not. sick or wounded but disabled. Many are acting as provost marshals and guards, gents and employees of provost marshals, in our interior towns. No such officer is authorized by law, no power, not even the'PresidentJ Secretary of or Commanding General of army, has the to appoint such an officer ontsids the' lines of army, itiid all such, with their 'numerous retinue, illegally away from their commands. The same remarks apply to military commaudants away from army.

The number who have surgeons' certificates of ill health iu their pockets and nature's! certificate of health in their persons the truth of the latter certificate being coutinned by the patieuU' daily habits are beyond estimation, When you find I think you ought, ih charity, to assume thut health -has beeu restored since the certificate given, desire in this connection to state two facts, of truth offboth of which I hav no doubt. The is that the cret portion of these absentees are enabled to remain away from duty by the inefficien a 1 a I i or intentional ueir iireiice (to ue no narsu term) I me medical officers and their as sistauia. 1 he second id that while thus content iu cases, they have been iu other cases, as if to satisfy couscieuea, cruelly and unmercifully op pressive. 1 here no excaso for) either fault. lu- uces have been reported to mo of enrolling offi- i- a a advuia bud directing ap- pucants lor to fro to law- of their own naaucg tt "dr RrP'-" we 11 found ea-y treatn o-make rut their applica- iose wkt Complied and well found eay treatment, those who declined broadlv.

thnt treatment not so easy 1 state never was intended that honest -app: licants of this should need lawyers, and they when officers do their dutjr.T ever can need I I anA I in and i fj Co. was 'A- consumiug.the substance of the country without rendering any n.attrial uid in advancing the cause independence. There isouotde of the nrmy too many offices and and- these ofiice-holde rs have too many men detailed to wait on them or to do nothing. There are enough men now in the employ of the Govt rtnu nt to whip off Giant mid Shermau, if. they were properly used.

We speak plainly and caudidly because it is time to do so, and because we do not intend to cry all is well while tho danger is imminent. If our own people do their duty if each man does what ho can to sustain the Government all will be well; the trutul yni'ikev nation can never triumph over us. But if our people devoto their efforts to making money ci tho country, and every one ttrivr to keep his friends and relatives out of) the army, it retjuires no prophet to foretell the result. Blue Stone. Mr Byerly.

the agent for this county, has received from the Stale about 150 lbs. of Blue Stone. It i sojd nt $10 per pound: We learn that oidiera funiilies have the preference, and that no one is to huve more than two, pounds. The lot received is already nearly exhausted. tF A large meeting was "held in Columbia last wwk, and resolutions were adptetl condemning the late iy4'writtt-n by the Hon.

V. W. Uoyce. Sir IJo'yce was rejuei-ted to rign his' seat in Congress. Mr Ilyce made a speech aud rath.Jr tried to beg off, but it was no We suppose our South Carolina friends are beginning to think' that there is soaiething rotten in other places besides Denmark.

Xjt The elections for Slato oflicors in Pennsyl-i and Indiana, have resulted in -favor of' the Lincoln candidates. The truckling, wishy-, course pursued by McCh-llun and his friends has caused their defeat. I iT We copy the following orders, just issued by JJryj. 'Geii. Mr.rtin, for tho information of th'e public: Ilradquarter Western of X.

C- Morganton. Oct. IS. I8G4. Knrolling tiflicers ui CoUIXIS OI UOCK Ingram, uilfofd.

Mnfgoinery, and Richmond, will 1 order the J. taih nu who are made liable to ser vice In the field by the provisions of General Order No. 77. A 1 Office, to assemble at the county seats of-the couuties in which they aro rep to duty, on the 23th and all those East of lluiicombe. Madison aud Ilender-sou UilJ proceed iu charge the s.juajs from tli-'ir several counties, to; Greensboro, by tho23lh instant, where they will report to Col.

J. Hoke, Inspector General of Reserve. Tho West of tho ouuties last named will report as o.m a jTHCticahlc. -ers for the vGtiard for Homo Defence" will assist the Knrolling Officers in gathering the detailed men as required above, by notifying each one jn person to repair to the place of rendezvous at the rroper time, iu readiness to leave for the army of orihtTii Virginia. and.will if necessary, ride inces-pantly until the' men art Collected.

III. liy virtue of Special Orders Xn. Head Quarter Ree-ves. C-. and Special Orders No.

7. Ex. Dep't. the undersigned has command both Reserves and -Guards for IIine Defence' vt the counties to which th Order ab.ve applies, and tho officers who are hereby charged with duties will be held to a rigid accountability if they fail to discharge them promptly. IV.

Kverv Knrolling Officer will report, by letter i to thia the tim l.is attentiou tliull bo first vailed to the above trdr. V. Should anj- county Enrolling Officer be absent trom Ins post, the senior oflicer of the Home Guard iS the county will act In his place. Ry command of Drig. Gen.

J. G. MARTIN. CiWe nder our acknowledgments to Capt. Inlin i I Onn aiker lor two rrv nDolasse.4.

I Also, to Mrs Williamson favor. Wallace for a similar i molasses is Tbe ruling price ia this market for tow to $10 per gallon. I pre sta per The fwlluwinj' itcai from tin- Richmond Bpafcrh en- I eooratrrathc Looo tbt r. fom, I 5nr i right direction: Filling i rrtiE lateordVr. ksucd from the ofbee of the Adjutant nd nr.Ur.

Cbifts of the liurrau fOiduancc and of tbeXitre tturcau! "to turn over, without dlay. of all the forcf plorrd in thfir renpyc boream. including contractors other employers, in has all so to an the of the that and such such and War, right the are the good such the wus 1 "the first cy i or many Cer yers laid 'uund it kind them i.