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Important Notice to Cotton
Owners^
? 'Office op U. S. Purchasing Agent,.
. * ' Chiffettbn;S. May 22, 1865.^
Tl^.htteotion,of all cotton owners is called
*. 1 to the following extracts from the "Amended
Regulations for tire purchase ofproducts of the
insurrectionary States on Government account,
* - issaed from the Treasury. Department, of date
May 9,1865, and approve^ by the President,
*' iof tWsame date::
*1. Agqnt!i6hallJbe appointed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, with the approval ojf
fr-? : thePresident, to purchase for the United
States,vnoder epccial instructions from tho
**. ! Seoretkry of the "TreWti fy, 'products of States
> t'; declared to be ininsurrection, at such places
'is bay1 from time to'time be designated by the
Secretary of the .Treasury as markets or places
of purchase..
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. . , *HI. Tbe "operations of purchasing agents
shall be qpnfined to the single :artfcle of cot* f
ton*; and they sbaJTgivc public notice at the '
. J>l&ce to.which they shall be assigned, that '
thej willrpurchase in--accerdsnfce'Vith these
j, j^gulationg, all cotton not captured orabandon"
"e'd, Which may. be brought Xo tbwn.
4IV. To meet the requirements of ttfe 8th
Section o t the* Act of July 2d, 1864," the agents
shall reoeiveill cdtton so,'brought, Wnd forthwith
return to-the seller three-fourths thereof,
\ wbidh portion shall be"an avCragegrade of the
> ViQle,Recording to the certificate-'of'"a sworn
> fJipcrt or sampler. ' . ' 4
'V. -All"cotton purchased" and_ resold by purchasing
Wgents.sbftl lr be exempt from -all 'tfecs
and all'internal taxes; : 'And the agent selling
shall mark the same''fee,' and furnish to the
'purchaser s biH- of sale clearly and /accurately
' ^eeftiibingthc Character and quantity sold,
nnd edtiiatnihg a certificate that it is exempt
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lrum U4AUO unu icon uo avuto.
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' "IX. All agents are prohibited from -pnrdhtuJi^j
any prod.nct of an insurrectionary ;
Stale, which shall have been captured by the
' inilitary or naval forces of the * United States,
%r"wliich shall have been abandoned by the
lawfulowher'tHerebf.
\ 'X. These regulatidns," which tire intended
'to revoke and annual all'others on the snbject
* herfetofdreTihade, will take effect and < be in '
* force on and after May. 10,1805.
^' 1lie undersigned lias been-appointed Pur*
- chasing Ajjbnt at. Charleston, and hereby gives
notice that'he [ia prepared to purchase, in; ac- .]
-.4 .1 trirdonce'-frftlrthc"'regulations of which' the '
j^ovo pafa^raphrfh're extract.*,?11 cotton riot
capita red nr'anradoricd, ..ffi.-.h n ay be brdfiglit
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to him. The war is tirthally Closed,- and to
the end that the people nfcv, t& as f?fl extent
as possible, commence to reap the benefits (
a state of peace, it in desirable that* the old and
Regular channels of trade be re-established,
new ones opened,,and the ocCqtJptiorts 6f the'
people both in oity and conntry resutnetl.-r
It is expected that the purchase br the Treasury
Department, in goes] faith, of thi cotton id
the country now in thb bands of its owners, returning
therefor a ffcir add honest equivalent,
will largely tend to bring nbont a state of things
io much to beh desired by all. Restrictionsj
upon trade are now virtually abolished, 'and
citizens may, with* few unimportant exceptions
lioW purchase and take away whatever their
necessities require: and I feel satisfied''that the
disposition-to do all that, may "be done to bring
about once more a normal and heal$hy condition
of the trade will not now be wanting.
The fullest protection will be given npon its
arrival at Charleston, jind ench other protection
and eafc conduct 4* the agent may be able
to obtain for cotton in transit, will bo freely
afforded. *
Any further information *hat may be required
in regard to the purchase or sale of tot-*
ton will be cheerfully giyen at this office.
J. Jtf. flIATT,
United States Purchasing Agent. .
Approved : John 1\ IIatch, Brig. GenetaJ
Commanding N. D. D. S.
Oraxgkmjrg, S. C. May 25.?Daily rail-;
road communication with Charleston ai\d the
re-opening of the telegjraph office changes the
appearance of this arllsge completely. 'Be*
sides the troops, many* visitors, including' old,
andnew friendsj frequent the streats. Fire
has disfigured the. town, but Us grorcs tod
lawns are uninjured. Stores are being qpened
and trade revives. t
.The coro fields in thin vicinity are in fino.
condition; but not all of them are early. Other
crops promise well. ' Much planting Ins*
b?en done, and the negroes remain willingly
with their old mnters, where they are well
used. ?' ? ....
: LaSt Sabbath," tbe negroes in this section,
congregated about the camp.pf the 55th M*ssachusetts
C; T./a mile and half from town,
and listened to a discourse from a preacher of
their* own color. Ho'repeated the -sentiments
of Rev. Hdiry ^W.'Beechcr/advising industry,
respectful bejhavidr "trad 'rtniwed fife. The .
55th Regiment Q. V.^attendecUtko Presbyterian-Cbnr'eji
here. *
The citizens are gladly takiDg the oath 'of I
allegiance,.and} although the !hobsfes -arc dU i
ftjll, there is-generally a welcome-f6r the-strtn- j
ger at-every door. Property it respected* and j
there is a disposition among the - soldiers to fa- i
vor the people in. every way .possible. The j
orphan children pre special favorites in - the t
camps.?Cor. Charleston Courier.
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The Superintendents of the SoiTth-weslem,
Macon and "Western and Central pailroad
Companies, give notice that from and after the
25th ult,' the rates of fare over-their respective
roads will be five cents per - mile in specie , or
national currency, end doable those rates - if I
pai4.in bills of Central and Georgia Railroad ,
Banks, Bank of Savannah* Marine Bank and
the Bank of Middle Georgia.
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Jctf. Dins' PtUKbfeR. ?A gentleman recently
arrived from Havana,' says the Charleston
Courier, states that it:is 'authentically - reported
that Jeff. Davis has to his credit iii Hn-'
rana the sum of $150,000, and has deposit-d
in thO'Bahk of Prarice $350,000 in gold: ,
Where did all this money come from ?
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CAMBEHC, IWONDAT, JUJfE 5.
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The TJnlon Prayermecting will be hera, until further
notf eg, every IMdtQr evening at fire o'clock,^
the^BaptUt Church. V
. .The government pficiaJa of the; late Confederacy
are being 'incarcerated in the rarioiw ^rieona North.
It it thought Geo. Ess-will be arretted, andeuffer like,
'mprisonmeiit. ' ; p.* ; , ?
throogh' tho caarteafr of hlr. J. N.G*WvW?tr, we.
hnkvebeen favored with' oopy of the Winnsboro'i.
Nitws of Saturday last, containing many items' 01 In.'5
tei*osu UnJlrtunatelr it waa received at too late an
1?o ur to beof aerrfee for tWa. iaflue.
A _-_r\jn_Ti^rxn-njv-?- '
Tl'smmftA flAtTAT & fltll MwrnntM
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place in'this district, on Thursday. evening last, between
Mr.- Jame^. Kirkhjid, Dtocan MoIUi.-and
Powell Kie<laRd, resulting in the death of tbs former.
He receitred three b*lh in hte .body,-feedJingo
reel but a fiw hows. We hare,been unable to
learn the particulars. ?.*. * '
t Gess. Fobeest asd Kirbt Smith Killed.?We
j leamffotn a late number of tho New York Herald
that Gen. Forrest hid beon killed in North Alabama,
j by one ot itis farther staff officer: Also, that Gen.
! Kirby Smith had mot the same fate.in a difficulty,
with n cotton Speculator. Wc hope this may prore
only one of ihe '"reliable gentleman's" canards, ft
would-be a gVcatpily that two stich-liable patriot*?
the successful hiiroes of so many hard, fought battles,
dtiring the past four year?should boAent intci eternity
by the hahd" of the' assassin, without even a day of
rest, to realize the s?i rjjjuls of past itbora..- >Wa had
hoped thai th'ey might. live for ? future <brilli?nt ca- .
reer of usefulness.,- i ?.
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The New York Httfld exprtssi* the . opmieti ultAU-.
belbre^the end of the coming aumDier, cetton can bo. purcbastd
anywhene-for-.twenty cents. (Makinglibetp
-al allowance for nUUhabbafl beep worked < tjp.; in do
iupbuc iacu>ne$?irwai' naa ooen wasted, and all that
has.been bnrned'both armies, thora'are, ^wrhnpa, d?$
losS than two millions and half of bales remaining; of
jthe last four yt^rs'rrop in the Sotuuern States, "Will
ba brought into market to meet the wants of the
Southernpeople. *
"Where is a V. 8. mail ao?kW?Xho Columbia
Phoenix sSjs: That's the quwtieaf. And" avery im-.;
portant One it is,, too. If thero is a person clotWd ,
with'authWityto set the mail Machinery agoiog in \\
this section, we wjah he would-make his appearance '
and "come down to his work." If theteis no'auch in- ,
dmdOTMt88tgwdft6'dut7 for "here and heteabouts,"'
We sincerely boffe tbe; department -at Washington-will
tukiemercy ofcrus poorrai'seralfle- sinners, arid ,iairoe- j
diately have our mail matters once more righted. So '
siijs ino AuguBia vnromcie; dm, nsic apprres 'equally 1
well,to this section,'we idopt'the'recommendation.? I
And so-suy we.
The Last qf THECoNX>?DEr.ATE Navt.;?The Ofnmtr
states that somctliiug'deflnito -concerning the fate ?f (
tbe rebel ram . Stonewall has -been received. '-Her'
commander, acting upon prudence, has seen fit to 1
turn the vessel over to the Spanish, authorities at H& 1
tana, to be held by them in trust for the United '
States Government. The Captain did not have funds j
sufficient to pay off the crew. According to the opinion
of experienced naval officers, this ram is like all j
others built by and for th$ Confederates?>a failure in
point of fighting .qualities. Against a wooden vn<wnl '
she wpuld ha.ve had some chance ; but whon it came
to fighlfcig an iron-clad, it was considered prudent to
decline tile contest. "With the exception of the She- '
aandoah, the surrender df the Stonewall disposes of ^
the entire fleet of rebel privateers. The Slisnandoah
is siij.ii'kis?,d*to Tju in the vicinity of the Kast Indies.
She nill.donhtIcs>? be heardfrom defin itely ctrithiD a
few d,<y?, niifl if wo do not err in-jodgi cntj sho >iriD
!: >; \entnre-far toWerds ow coatu hj
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\\ c doubt .not that, Jw iooir ay ike different*
railroads intbe-Stafo are .pl&Btjd in *npnio|5^||
order,. theru.jill-.ie a hriak trade faft#eMl
city and tlie.eitie* and towfliifn
A number of our entcrprifiag
anticipation of this, tradiy. lm*e;
stocks of good* Jo pointa on tin?
and (lie Smith Cafoiina
take cotton in exdbariflirfbriflitr^
Jl'he people in the country are- very '4esilojf?/jj|i?t^
provide tkennelvea, with.dry ^ood?j - clotbjiDfi^^
groceries, etc., bnt hare' not ihe^.cafib;i1ferao?
wliiali Ia tvhcaIi tea a . vl't^k
VIIIII/U jMiiywicw*' M I'M nr.- IV.
which tbey ba*e on baud, they writ'>
difficult? in nakm^ka^aiti^ What tfccMl
pie are mostly ip want of now are
transporting cotton. - Hon**Very
scarce; and there are-Jfew wagons to
obtained,, Even wbra tire railroads are in op- 19
erirtiona the balder* of cotton #81- tnert
some drawbacks ?t first in getting ;t{^ <ottbc^ V;^
to painLr where it may be shipped; on account*
of tbelack of wagon. Mm
the coarse of time tacihties f?11 i^r^roeiiitad^, ,
and then a lively trade.will coma^ioe. '?
The question is repeatedly askod'Liiwr, jreV/3j
the people in the cgfintry to prdaidt them^'selves
with greenbacks? That Uwrean eatil* '{?
do when the Government-agents .appointed
pifrchasb cotton establish fbuir o?fi?a *n difler^-'* y
ent portions of the State. lV-ebebot be
peeled that greenbacks will be abopjUptin<the
interior ufitil crops are ry*ed;_bji?|, there
doubtless, be a sufficient quantity. to inaugurate
a goodtrads within a>bort Uiae. V
'It i* higfbljr important, ioorder th aeeare
circnlatiou. oCjuqikv thtffigjh thp States. efcfhe-^s 1
Sooty, that close attehthnrnegirjriMl. tyo
ration of>the foil. -Uofci feer planter* *9141*/*.:
appr obe o siou tjjjnt they erifrjfe to
cure laborers. We.think,lio diffijtydtjf ft tbnf ;i.
natuge will arise, proVided tyc tiqfeiiiofplaota-- ':
tioos are curly in tasking proper airattgoaients.
witi) the pe^ns.wbom the/ctfwervtyi. employJ
The colored people are depend*} "Ujnn t^ ndo V :
the.wort, and it .is ifjty tyenfrityat y^\pUnr *;J
tens tpust deft). ' . \ .-.t ,/A
. :B this cobntctfi^ itr^^trkie tmm to-'
lay to ,tye 9q)oiqd ;pedjrfe in ; the coentijpwbos .
feontempJafe coming to the citr .|o tire^ ttyaV r< l
tbe.supply of rice.whwh the Qererppaeflt baa. ybeen
dislribulSg] iothe pooria-^esrly, ftbaoit* ,/'
pi}, and:tbeywilt.t^ipp?p^y/^j^,i^ en)ploy- ;
meat out of tbe wty, in-order:torteep
eatioo. jlii jwof UMs,,Uie i.?o*e ^pteMjgeat
of the frecdmeo.should lofleno>)jBe<io^jflain- - ^
ing to ,tbe others among,fcbepi that., they jjill beat
serve their own in&mts by <M(BM0rogftOD\? ' >
the plantations afld reeeiviog?a a
lion for th'eir
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A "Wilmington f&-'C)-ftaper j&tb r-Sonwof
our soldiers driving) tbe swamps bftckoftfhe, c
town, have Struck a jftine from which" hare sir"'
ready been taken several hundred bwrelis of
turper>tiuc and a (jnantity of rosip. ^The sopejiority
of those mines over the' Pepneylvanj* '
oil wells-is that the- product here is ^ond 40*
battels already for market*, the ^only. expense,
necessary in working them being the cost of~labor
m rolling the-barre's oat./ Farther ex- 1
prorations are beingmadc.. * 9 <
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It is estimated that io the old world there - 1
ire 8,258 Masonic lotfges, with 500,000gctire; . :
members. The number *of non-active . and
(fiose who have withdrawn :s nearly 3,OOfyOOP-.
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Naw York ExtbaVaganck.*-Three .,lbon??wl
doJJaifc for a single.shawl! That ?.wb?fc
t Wall street broker paid for oiTe a fow dsj*
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