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carolina watchman weekly vol xxl salisbury n c january is 1864 numbek 34 .!. !. i'i i neb editor ami i'ltoi'itiki'iill n__,iirt 1 — i — mi — ttmmnri price of llie i'iipir wi ' te unsure ... e paper sll villi iii tlli'l.l i ill i7 s ,: . ", ,. ...',,.. ri ]. pm r isitions two we ■■'-.'..• . : ss . .,, i !..■.-..■! i for i ■- '•' ap ■• i '" i . : : ' ii the hit i ' ',. 1 ■:.■■::( ■.... - ta nr with i ; iff . , • f i resent strug .-'-.' ■. ■■' ■lies ai • ponce ■■! - ■. i . .. , ■,•:,, • nt ., ..■. ' e i tli is , , t . . ' ■■'• ■• . ill " hon tee so fui our ai .. : i nl i . 1 is if • • ■it copies ' ■' iii ol ,- 1 i ' .. thai iii '■, .'. ' i ■• ' on reflect re sal i that re v e wroi n t and it the obs i the com nted by ttirreoce if the si '..-■. pea nly hy the of our nal nn aul loritios m b for that purpose hy a state i ■."... us ■. , • ■' ■- in d m i gl 1 1 ■■■-. i r ■• . . , • , , i \. ■■t an ■., • it would be _-: icelul and traitoi to atti ii o w o u id ■.' • : tght to . ii and , ■-, ; , . i , rntnt thai i ft • ; ■' tun . nig not i ni \ on ■••" us any iiian it we uro " i.i to euve tlie tnutl f our ■( ' iti :- . lit i'r.'siii.'tit davis and hit < • i nix tis i n their ! i - is that ol ovei y er i mi .. | vve t 1 1 to i,..iiiin i night wo . . !,.■. irage the i frown i men to dl v'de ii -. and give a cordial btipport '" oui authorities and the measures 1 . ur country from 1 ! verrun by a brutal and mer uemy i ii yv dow con ts schemes to gratify personal ambition r bpite or malice und with those schemes btirs up strife and quarrels among southern peo pie ia it dangerous man und nn un mv p pencil tlie i resident and the < vmfeder ate semite nre the proper sou iced tn originate pence measures nnd al though the i'i im iteri l.ifore made it t bring tin enemy to tenn . un i nil li..n.;li tlmse advances have been n-jei let und r>|itn tied by t lie linci in ( i..s'.-nitiiri,i wo hope ho will inaku unothcr effort .;. up i inting iinirthionoi und pro claiming the fuel to the woi id ii . ', ri is a oer at i i l.!'.\..\l>'\a under vax kee rule a con capoiident nl the i raiuosville 1 ... ■i '■"■' n stal .-, write : i huve lute f c n versed wi'lt t his i'll ' ', . i,.,i ii'i.'n 1 ii tl i nnd huve tiathui ed from him ■i . . • . . . mm j.i s • ■esi tn man )• refu i ity tlie town tvould scarce y ho re rtner cil .-.. : -. m ■' ' fences have been fuel t '.'■..■■;• boarding of the u iccti . i li .-.'- has i the b.inie fate while . ■• ■tmre and bro .'•'"'-'* . .'. . • ; . •.,'. titu .■in 1 the e vi . . i'i i e put i i imi i , muj r a ii > lie's rot near thu pru tut ti - • | , , v • e i hy tire i he i laptist l linn 1 1 1 n a i ■, 1 1 u i ' ■' rian ( urch into uu acad , where su mai ins . tudabli ■. i plans to in ; iraiso nl i'i eed nn niul •• massa i ', iti.iti sam mis of s . . tnothei ? .■i.i ■■i time ol i the com . in and . perty llob us n of theprovo8t marshal iiiul 1 1 er a ther of the aiithoi ol the i'aiiii -'■- " i ' itnpem general ov«rsi cotil ral m.s-t ol the ; n ■,", rty abandoned by tin " sece . real and per . . has bei ti dispose i of at ruc tion judge livingston's and mr dawson's residences were sold for •?*•'. f.i ..... . ;.',' 1 tilt s !■teach rs mr l ulee's bi 200 nnd was ;■irchnsi d by th col of the 1 1 ii maine m rs me s ., bought for 101 by u ne gro woinau named rachel belong ing to mrs crichtoti atst mary's i ir i tight for 60 by i mrs call n baker from jack sonv , ,.-. i i nan's s'a pur . al 2 - occupied by com n ■1 • , i .,,■i.n k block . ning fci ■" ti aud w ile iu's -. s us put i . . iy liobiuson of jac ut for the sum of | . •.'. heels ti ids and other tnatei i.i.s of the elorida iad i i:i|.,iiis were bid in t.i .-■and s : i . : » i • him t ■new i oi k i hey «-. ire n i val at t tt city by the vai ' ■' ■'- > i uineiit aud sold at i above prices indicate i fer mi do not regard the tennre of tl.i ir ill-gotten property ae altogeth er valid uud permanent an uttoinpl has b en made tn cul tivate c itton upon the island which i in u signal failure the negro follows aro . ted into a lent lis d strong and are pi ineipally etii loyetl on fort clinch which now inoiiui xteen iiti a batti is . commanded by been erected in front i n luunegan's dwelling 1 lie « bite tro ps ure encamped on t ,■bluff b tween ( ol i cell's and duncan liryant's swann's and coachman's stores are ocenpied by ilu commissaries col delr'sdwell ing is used as n hospital for the white nn i the pinoueer hotel as n hospil ui for tho negrotroopa much sick ness bas prevailed — many have died and at tunes there huvo not been more than ninety men lit for duty 1 ho harbor has again b son sup plied with buoys 1 i . in-1 moony i'ri.-t dmiley appol lloss and andrew wight man all former rcsidentsof fonian diua have been very nei ive in jiv ing aid and comfort to tho enemy aud in fm n;sliing information it will hi s ii to rember the uames of these individuals as a dav of re tribution will eventually arrive — an then aiti.'tt and farrow nre dead — phelan in token ciation of hi i unwearied ell'orts to supply the ankees with spiritual consolation has ii decorated with tin order of th '• ali ami chain atul sent off to recruit his health in the salubri ous atmo sphere "! i lilton i load tio e.i i nl in colrmii :','■',< ell me — ffowihe negro treated — 1 ■■■new l ork spi it of tin times has iii following facts relal ■■' i the manner in which the u states > ri iverntnent " colonized the poor negroes stolen from the south : we are in possession of informa tion direct fri nu the wesl indies i hat theme r"ttc-n np b i . ident and tiie optimist of the stu depn for the cxtradi the negro element •■' ' lie i . stal j to ■■isle de vach terly i .. at i that the < '••.• n y : iiited in that ; lace nnd t i lieir coa '- i ' .,.' s v verge iu an age i got ernmcut who y s sent i hen y - ; • ■v ere tary ..; the i quire into thu atfai ■■ol the c mcei n list just re ed and reports that the ( - •.'. ■_ starved to death and that u the rtunenl • - la steamt r to return them to the uni ted si ttes very soon not oue of them he left alive it appea that ., ':■- upon whom si w nrd con fei red this profitable job have be u ti ■ttiny the colonists with the most .. barity at i tl al :;.._- is in i >• common with the local its these nr del pli anthi'opists than to administer public flairgella t ms and long continement in the stocks w bile this bas been going ou ami in face of the tact that the administration of the colony have offered to sell it with the poor dev . - i ft alive upon it p its " stock for the sum of 15,1 hey have b ii constantly bedevilling the sec retary for the sum of s0 as gea i,.r transporting and main tig them it was tin se demands which first induced the secretary to bend out an agent to inspect and bis report is that mr usher will not pay a cent the agent moreover reports that all the original statt n nts conn any were false that the l^i and which was represented us an earthly paradises bearing two crops . larren sai . bai :, ca i inly of growing ss ,.,. woods and prickly pear the negt es sinking under the r in sfoi tin -. are lying rapidly while those which survive are begging to come hack to the i . • i'i titer the armies of tho country tims ends seward's afri can i topia and wi fear that unless a little wholesome directum be im parted t its finish it mav wind up in a wholesome honor theie is the _ reater 1 1 ason to fear this us managers of the concern have re cently sent letters to washington threatening unless relieved to sell the whole thing out gentlemen who have boon sound ing tho committee i n finance say very knowingly that v are to be taxed to our heart content and and there is talk of making th payable in funds at - tecie valuation but the end is not y l ; for the com mittee have to decide on a bill re port it to tho i ions , whore it will be fully discussed and then sent to the senate for further discussion lhe new laws on the subject of the finances need n t be looked for under a month from this time — meanwhile mr momtninttor's press es are running day und night — apropos of this topic i am told that -.. much was sni.i about the noise | made iiy the stamping machines on governor street that mr momrnin er caused tin-in to bo muffled lest the people should be driven cmzy ',•, - heir el ornu click cluck the serious question with il thoughtful men is this : ( f what avail will be tin s'.'i-fst measures de vised l>y i i.ingrei - 1 ir tho cure of tlie em roitcy il in head of the treasury is incapable of applying them or as i - charged is uiiilor con tiol of a ei ique i cnpitali ' ' i oso wn have a t ight to speak imnlidentlj nl the matter jay that facts have - une to light whic i i'om that jet oral bragtc's eentucky cam p oi for which lut was so much ■;. ■,.. na ma ii _■' 1 entirely by daily orders from i richmond what disposition is to be made of him and . s . :. ■urd — ri ', mum < on - . ' of tlie ( olumbu • ' ' i ■i i'i ' sun an r robbt ry — we learn that week before last i wo men w the house of w 1 >. by ram in un ion county an l robbed him of 1200 :, t ' in ft ierate money and >'" in gold they went to mr byram's lionse after night an.l c ed ty to open tho door : on being admit -. . in v denianuo i i is money and in order to nn it ■i -. ed u trunk -.. pieces nn i r'"'i the am unit inen ive which s ns uli mr by ram 1 ':,.. oers t s who committed this * .... robbery nil i bi im s ol a . sitmlac character recently iue siippo . ther deserters or skulkers who are evading military service if en rolling officers and militia officers were a little more vigilant they miurbt set a large dumber of recruits for the army and rid certain neigh borhoods of a lazy worthless and dangerous tlass ■f men eveiy man • age either in town or country should bo ma le - i - iow the reason why he is not in the army no good citizen oilght t , object tn produciug his exemption papers or giving satisfactory evi dence that he is exempted ii stern democrat straggling cavalry the hendersouville rimes >:.-.>: western carolina is full of strag gling cavaly von can scarcely look in auy direction withoutseeing cav alry strnirtrliue nlcm from almost every com mand in wheelers corps c ere is enough cavalry in western carolina to make a respectable brig iide they have already coininenc ed committing tlepre lations on the ■is l.y s ug ior ies : ' tanneries tto now the western carolina have already a noil p trt in cm . yiug on the freely and freely tl ey ui e still willing to ■of tin ■to support the army but it is too unbeural le to ■s : ib i of their prop by .. band of sl s v ho seldom do any i ting i'hese glers ought to he caught up ev ry one of i i in aud placed in a camp of direction or what would be vastly better they should bo put to duty with the home guards until it is convi i • m to send them . : guard to the r i esviective com mands a great many of them we have reus u to be eve se forged passes orders furloughs c which they use successfully to evade the guards the inter ts ofl the interests of the community tires that this matter shonld re ceive tl >■immediate attention of the proper authorities citizens can be of s;i_-t use in giving information of if uot actually engaging in the arrest of stragglers of which they justly complain tin fact thai dr a y p gai in washington city rout - 0 while i under the confiscation law only '. shows that tlu yankees do n siiler the investment in confiscated property as being a permanent one /'/■, .■:, i t it inn of spurs last oven ing quite an agreeable episode oc curred at the balland house the occasion wus the presentation to i general morgan of a massive and elegant pair of solid si ivor spurs tho gift of the citizens of danville the presentation was made through the mayor t that city in tho rece tion room of the general and was the occasion of some happy remarks both upon the p irt of the recipient and the representative of the don irs the bpura are the handiwork of mr f labarre of this city and re flect on his skill richmond e 1111111 r -> • *• thi true soldier hi hi/a my • . vation has often led ine to !<■mark amongst men that those wh birth mighl reasonably hnve made them fastidious under hardship and toil have generally borne tbeir mis eries without a murmur : wl ilst those whose previous life one would have thought might have better prepare them for the toils of war ! ave been the first to cry out and cmpiain of their hard fate cheering — tlie people of texas are represented to he wide awake and flocking by thousands to the standards of gens magruder and bee i unbounded confidence is re posed in these officers and a corres pondent says •' there will be music within ninety days retaliation — the sentinel o mon day bays : wa learn from a gentleman just arriv .- iti tu north carolina that the 02nd georgia regiment captured tivo negroes and i white lieutenant of a negro regi ment yvlio were identified as belonging to the party who hung lieut ritfitli it was determined to take the three tothe spot svliere poor rit)ith yvas murdered and bang them in retaliation the cap tures sveie made in perquimans co x c reconstruction the state of georgia — the legislature of geor gia lias passed a resolution that that state will never consent to re-union ot affiliation on any terms with the ; yankees that is the spirit which shonld animate till anthem men it gives courage to the despondents strengthens tiie weak and nerves ■anew the gallant men in the field we regret to learn that mr jas , stevens who resided a few miles west of this place had his dwelling ; and till his furniture destroyed by fire on new year's day the premis es took fire during the high wind that prevailed on that day i rt j til express a likely negro man the property of a holy residing in the county s:.s run over by the train near the • at thisplaceand instantly kill ne lay ht-r week the ne^rr was standing upon the track ' the traiu was backing and all nig warne i to remove dii ed lie wa6 one a ati to work upon the i ng unwil ling to go :: s thought tbat lie sought death in this manner iredt '•? expn ts from southwestern va k_-s t.t.y 11.1.1 ian !'. — a heavy sno.v fell here on the night oi the 7th the telegraph lines ware down , ast iv .; i yesterday gen wm e loins attack force of the enemy three hnudred stroii a jonesville i the ''■;. . , ing won tiding or captured thooutir party together with three pieces ol artillery and twenty wagons aud teams sale of stocks and bonds richmond jan'y 0 — at an auc tion sale here yesterday confederate eights longdates brought l19 ti 117 sevens pur fifteen million loan coupons i83j cotton loan bouds l66 all bonds aud stocks sold a full prices
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1864-01-18 |
Month | 01 |
Day | 18 |
Year | 1864 |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 34 |
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Creator | J. J. Bruner Editor and Proprietor |
Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | J. J. Bruner |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
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Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The January 18, 1864 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | Public |
Language | eng |
OCLC number | 601553250 |
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1864-01-18 |
Month | 01 |
Day | 18 |
Year | 1864 |
Volume | 21 |
Issue | 34 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archivial image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 2201194 Bytes |
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Creator | J. J. Bruner Editor and Proprietor |
Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | J. J. Bruner |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The January 18, 1864 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | Public |
Language | eng |
FullText | carolina watchman weekly vol xxl salisbury n c january is 1864 numbek 34 .!. !. i'i i neb editor ami i'ltoi'itiki'iill n__,iirt 1 — i — mi — ttmmnri price of llie i'iipir wi ' te unsure ... e paper sll villi iii tlli'l.l i ill i7 s ,: . ", ,. ...',,.. ri ]. pm r isitions two we ■■'-.'..• . : ss . .,, i !..■.-..■! i for i ■- '•' ap ■• i '" i . : : ' ii the hit i ' ',. 1 ■:.■■::( ■.... - ta nr with i ; iff . , • f i resent strug .-'-.' ■. ■■' ■lies ai • ponce ■■! - ■. i . .. , ■,•:,, • nt ., ..■. ' e i tli is , , t . . ' ■■'• ■• . ill " hon tee so fui our ai .. : i nl i . 1 is if • • ■it copies ' ■' iii ol ,- 1 i ' .. thai iii '■, .'. ' i ■• ' on reflect re sal i that re v e wroi n t and it the obs i the com nted by ttirreoce if the si '..-■. pea nly hy the of our nal nn aul loritios m b for that purpose hy a state i ■."... us ■. , • ■' ■- in d m i gl 1 1 ■■■-. i r ■• . . , • , , i \. ■■t an ■., • it would be _-: icelul and traitoi to atti ii o w o u id ■.' • : tght to . ii and , ■-, ; , . i , rntnt thai i ft • ; ■' tun . nig not i ni \ on ■••" us any iiian it we uro " i.i to euve tlie tnutl f our ■( ' iti :- . lit i'r.'siii.'tit davis and hit < • i nix tis i n their ! i - is that ol ovei y er i mi .. | vve t 1 1 to i,..iiiin i night wo . . !,.■. irage the i frown i men to dl v'de ii -. and give a cordial btipport '" oui authorities and the measures 1 . ur country from 1 ! verrun by a brutal and mer uemy i ii yv dow con ts schemes to gratify personal ambition r bpite or malice und with those schemes btirs up strife and quarrels among southern peo pie ia it dangerous man und nn un mv p pencil tlie i resident and the < vmfeder ate semite nre the proper sou iced tn originate pence measures nnd al though the i'i im iteri l.ifore made it t bring tin enemy to tenn . un i nil li..n.;li tlmse advances have been n-jei let und r>|itn tied by t lie linci in ( i..s'.-nitiiri,i wo hope ho will inaku unothcr effort .;. up i inting iinirthionoi und pro claiming the fuel to the woi id ii . ', ri is a oer at i i l.!'.\..\l>'\a under vax kee rule a con capoiident nl the i raiuosville 1 ... ■i '■"■' n stal .-, write : i huve lute f c n versed wi'lt t his i'll ' ', . i,.,i ii'i.'n 1 ii tl i nnd huve tiathui ed from him ■i . . • . . . mm j.i s • ■esi tn man )• refu i ity tlie town tvould scarce y ho re rtner cil .-.. : -. m ■' ' fences have been fuel t '.'■..■■;• boarding of the u iccti . i li .-.'- has i the b.inie fate while . ■• ■tmre and bro .'•'"'-'* . .'. . • ; . •.,'. titu .■in 1 the e vi . . i'i i e put i i imi i , muj r a ii > lie's rot near thu pru tut ti - • | , , v • e i hy tire i he i laptist l linn 1 1 1 n a i ■, 1 1 u i ' ■' rian ( urch into uu acad , where su mai ins . tudabli ■. i plans to in ; iraiso nl i'i eed nn niul •• massa i ', iti.iti sam mis of s . . tnothei ? .■i.i ■■i time ol i the com . in and . perty llob us n of theprovo8t marshal iiiul 1 1 er a ther of the aiithoi ol the i'aiiii -'■- " i ' itnpem general ov«rsi cotil ral m.s-t ol the ; n ■,", rty abandoned by tin " sece . real and per . . has bei ti dispose i of at ruc tion judge livingston's and mr dawson's residences were sold for •?*•'. f.i ..... . ;.',' 1 tilt s !■teach rs mr l ulee's bi 200 nnd was ;■irchnsi d by th col of the 1 1 ii maine m rs me s ., bought for 101 by u ne gro woinau named rachel belong ing to mrs crichtoti atst mary's i ir i tight for 60 by i mrs call n baker from jack sonv , ,.-. i i nan's s'a pur . al 2 - occupied by com n ■1 • , i .,,■i.n k block . ning fci ■" ti aud w ile iu's -. s us put i . . iy liobiuson of jac ut for the sum of | . •.'. heels ti ids and other tnatei i.i.s of the elorida iad i i:i|.,iiis were bid in t.i .-■and s : i . : » i • him t ■new i oi k i hey «-. ire n i val at t tt city by the vai ' ■' ■'- > i uineiit aud sold at i above prices indicate i fer mi do not regard the tennre of tl.i ir ill-gotten property ae altogeth er valid uud permanent an uttoinpl has b en made tn cul tivate c itton upon the island which i in u signal failure the negro follows aro . ted into a lent lis d strong and are pi ineipally etii loyetl on fort clinch which now inoiiui xteen iiti a batti is . commanded by been erected in front i n luunegan's dwelling 1 lie « bite tro ps ure encamped on t ,■bluff b tween ( ol i cell's and duncan liryant's swann's and coachman's stores are ocenpied by ilu commissaries col delr'sdwell ing is used as n hospital for the white nn i the pinoueer hotel as n hospil ui for tho negrotroopa much sick ness bas prevailed — many have died and at tunes there huvo not been more than ninety men lit for duty 1 ho harbor has again b son sup plied with buoys 1 i . in-1 moony i'ri.-t dmiley appol lloss and andrew wight man all former rcsidentsof fonian diua have been very nei ive in jiv ing aid and comfort to tho enemy aud in fm n;sliing information it will hi s ii to rember the uames of these individuals as a dav of re tribution will eventually arrive — an then aiti.'tt and farrow nre dead — phelan in token ciation of hi i unwearied ell'orts to supply the ankees with spiritual consolation has ii decorated with tin order of th '• ali ami chain atul sent off to recruit his health in the salubri ous atmo sphere "! i lilton i load tio e.i i nl in colrmii :','■',< ell me — ffowihe negro treated — 1 ■■■new l ork spi it of tin times has iii following facts relal ■■' i the manner in which the u states > ri iverntnent " colonized the poor negroes stolen from the south : we are in possession of informa tion direct fri nu the wesl indies i hat theme r"ttc-n np b i . ident and tiie optimist of the stu depn for the cxtradi the negro element •■' ' lie i . stal j to ■■isle de vach terly i .. at i that the < '••.• n y : iiited in that ; lace nnd t i lieir coa '- i ' .,.' s v verge iu an age i got ernmcut who y s sent i hen y - ; • ■v ere tary ..; the i quire into thu atfai ■■ol the c mcei n list just re ed and reports that the ( - •.'. ■_ starved to death and that u the rtunenl • - la steamt r to return them to the uni ted si ttes very soon not oue of them he left alive it appea that ., ':■- upon whom si w nrd con fei red this profitable job have be u ti ■ttiny the colonists with the most .. barity at i tl al :;.._- is in i >• common with the local its these nr del pli anthi'opists than to administer public flairgella t ms and long continement in the stocks w bile this bas been going ou ami in face of the tact that the administration of the colony have offered to sell it with the poor dev . - i ft alive upon it p its " stock for the sum of 15,1 hey have b ii constantly bedevilling the sec retary for the sum of s0 as gea i,.r transporting and main tig them it was tin se demands which first induced the secretary to bend out an agent to inspect and bis report is that mr usher will not pay a cent the agent moreover reports that all the original statt n nts conn any were false that the l^i and which was represented us an earthly paradises bearing two crops . larren sai . bai :, ca i inly of growing ss ,.,. woods and prickly pear the negt es sinking under the r in sfoi tin -. are lying rapidly while those which survive are begging to come hack to the i . • i'i titer the armies of tho country tims ends seward's afri can i topia and wi fear that unless a little wholesome directum be im parted t its finish it mav wind up in a wholesome honor theie is the _ reater 1 1 ason to fear this us managers of the concern have re cently sent letters to washington threatening unless relieved to sell the whole thing out gentlemen who have boon sound ing tho committee i n finance say very knowingly that v are to be taxed to our heart content and and there is talk of making th payable in funds at - tecie valuation but the end is not y l ; for the com mittee have to decide on a bill re port it to tho i ions , whore it will be fully discussed and then sent to the senate for further discussion lhe new laws on the subject of the finances need n t be looked for under a month from this time — meanwhile mr momtninttor's press es are running day und night — apropos of this topic i am told that -.. much was sni.i about the noise | made iiy the stamping machines on governor street that mr momrnin er caused tin-in to bo muffled lest the people should be driven cmzy ',•, - heir el ornu click cluck the serious question with il thoughtful men is this : ( f what avail will be tin s'.'i-fst measures de vised l>y i i.ingrei - 1 ir tho cure of tlie em roitcy il in head of the treasury is incapable of applying them or as i - charged is uiiilor con tiol of a ei ique i cnpitali ' ' i oso wn have a t ight to speak imnlidentlj nl the matter jay that facts have - une to light whic i i'om that jet oral bragtc's eentucky cam p oi for which lut was so much ■;. ■,.. na ma ii _■' 1 entirely by daily orders from i richmond what disposition is to be made of him and . s . :. ■urd — ri ', mum < on - . ' of tlie ( olumbu • ' ' i ■i i'i ' sun an r robbt ry — we learn that week before last i wo men w the house of w 1 >. by ram in un ion county an l robbed him of 1200 :, t ' in ft ierate money and >'" in gold they went to mr byram's lionse after night an.l c ed ty to open tho door : on being admit -. . in v denianuo i i is money and in order to nn it ■i -. ed u trunk -.. pieces nn i r'"'i the am unit inen ive which s ns uli mr by ram 1 ':,.. oers t s who committed this * .... robbery nil i bi im s ol a . sitmlac character recently iue siippo . ther deserters or skulkers who are evading military service if en rolling officers and militia officers were a little more vigilant they miurbt set a large dumber of recruits for the army and rid certain neigh borhoods of a lazy worthless and dangerous tlass ■f men eveiy man • age either in town or country should bo ma le - i - iow the reason why he is not in the army no good citizen oilght t , object tn produciug his exemption papers or giving satisfactory evi dence that he is exempted ii stern democrat straggling cavalry the hendersouville rimes >:.-.>: western carolina is full of strag gling cavaly von can scarcely look in auy direction withoutseeing cav alry strnirtrliue nlcm from almost every com mand in wheelers corps c ere is enough cavalry in western carolina to make a respectable brig iide they have already coininenc ed committing tlepre lations on the ■is l.y s ug ior ies : ' tanneries tto now the western carolina have already a noil p trt in cm . yiug on the freely and freely tl ey ui e still willing to ■of tin ■to support the army but it is too unbeural le to ■s : ib i of their prop by .. band of sl s v ho seldom do any i ting i'hese glers ought to he caught up ev ry one of i i in aud placed in a camp of direction or what would be vastly better they should bo put to duty with the home guards until it is convi i • m to send them . : guard to the r i esviective com mands a great many of them we have reus u to be eve se forged passes orders furloughs c which they use successfully to evade the guards the inter ts ofl the interests of the community tires that this matter shonld re ceive tl >■immediate attention of the proper authorities citizens can be of s;i_-t use in giving information of if uot actually engaging in the arrest of stragglers of which they justly complain tin fact thai dr a y p gai in washington city rout - 0 while i under the confiscation law only '. shows that tlu yankees do n siiler the investment in confiscated property as being a permanent one /'/■, .■:, i t it inn of spurs last oven ing quite an agreeable episode oc curred at the balland house the occasion wus the presentation to i general morgan of a massive and elegant pair of solid si ivor spurs tho gift of the citizens of danville the presentation was made through the mayor t that city in tho rece tion room of the general and was the occasion of some happy remarks both upon the p irt of the recipient and the representative of the don irs the bpura are the handiwork of mr f labarre of this city and re flect on his skill richmond e 1111111 r -> • *• thi true soldier hi hi/a my • . vation has often led ine to !<■mark amongst men that those wh birth mighl reasonably hnve made them fastidious under hardship and toil have generally borne tbeir mis eries without a murmur : wl ilst those whose previous life one would have thought might have better prepare them for the toils of war ! ave been the first to cry out and cmpiain of their hard fate cheering — tlie people of texas are represented to he wide awake and flocking by thousands to the standards of gens magruder and bee i unbounded confidence is re posed in these officers and a corres pondent says •' there will be music within ninety days retaliation — the sentinel o mon day bays : wa learn from a gentleman just arriv .- iti tu north carolina that the 02nd georgia regiment captured tivo negroes and i white lieutenant of a negro regi ment yvlio were identified as belonging to the party who hung lieut ritfitli it was determined to take the three tothe spot svliere poor rit)ith yvas murdered and bang them in retaliation the cap tures sveie made in perquimans co x c reconstruction the state of georgia — the legislature of geor gia lias passed a resolution that that state will never consent to re-union ot affiliation on any terms with the ; yankees that is the spirit which shonld animate till anthem men it gives courage to the despondents strengthens tiie weak and nerves ■anew the gallant men in the field we regret to learn that mr jas , stevens who resided a few miles west of this place had his dwelling ; and till his furniture destroyed by fire on new year's day the premis es took fire during the high wind that prevailed on that day i rt j til express a likely negro man the property of a holy residing in the county s:.s run over by the train near the • at thisplaceand instantly kill ne lay ht-r week the ne^rr was standing upon the track ' the traiu was backing and all nig warne i to remove dii ed lie wa6 one a ati to work upon the i ng unwil ling to go :: s thought tbat lie sought death in this manner iredt '•? expn ts from southwestern va k_-s t.t.y 11.1.1 ian !'. — a heavy sno.v fell here on the night oi the 7th the telegraph lines ware down , ast iv .; i yesterday gen wm e loins attack force of the enemy three hnudred stroii a jonesville i the ''■;. . , ing won tiding or captured thooutir party together with three pieces ol artillery and twenty wagons aud teams sale of stocks and bonds richmond jan'y 0 — at an auc tion sale here yesterday confederate eights longdates brought l19 ti 117 sevens pur fifteen million loan coupons i83j cotton loan bouds l66 all bonds aud stocks sold a full prices |