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The Wreck of the "Sultana."
' A terrible calamity, scarcely paralellcd iu
the history of steamboat navigation, happened
on the morning of April 28 to the steamer Sultana
eight miles above Memphis. The Sultana,
Capt. Mason, was on her way from New Or'
leans to Cairo with 2000 people on hoard, of
whom all but about fifty were paroled prisoners
on thoir way home from the rebel prison at
AndersonviUe. At 2 a. m., the boiler burst
K while on board were asleep except the officers
and employees of the boat. Nearly 1500 lives
were lost. Among the sdldicrs were OG commissioned
officers. Hon. W. 1). Snow, mem-1
ber of Congress from Arkansos, was on board,
ond escaped uninjured.
The scene following the explosion was heartrending
and terrible in the extreme. Hundreds
of people were blown into? the air, and
descending into the water, some dead, some
* pcalded, were borne under the resistless current
of the great river, never to rise again. The
survivors represent the screams as agonizing
bepond precedent. Some clung to frail pieces
of the lyreck, as drowning men cling to straws,
: and sustained themselves for ai few moments,
but finally became exhausted add stink. Only
fbe best swimpmrs, aided by fragments of tho
\vrock, were enablod to reach the woods, and
;'there take refuge until rescued, by boats sent
from the landing here to their assistance.
There were abont fifteen women and children
nhnard. and n* naar as nan ha Jtsnprtainfid. nnlv
two or three have been found. Some of the
^retched people were borne by the current as
? far down as the levee at this city, and,this was
the first intiqidtian the officers of tRrboats in
port received of^thc terrible disaster.
o.y .. ;In twenty mitttea alter the explosion the
Whole boat was in a sheet of fire. A dense
mass gf people, estimated at 500, took refuge
' on the b6w of the boat while the flames were
driven aft by the wind; but the boat soon
turned stern down the stream* reversing the
flame, when the entire mass perished together,
jnany roasted while clinging to the boat.
n Thgre is suspicion on the part of some that
I A torpedo most hare been placed in the coal
And that the explosion ocourcd from this
cause*.'
His Scriptural Quotations.?A few days
since in Brooklyn a gentleman was urging his
pon to repeat a verse in the Bible before he
?ave him a solicited five cent bill. The boy'
esitated and could not bring up hiB biblical
*A?/ii>irA TrrV?nr? n lor) atnnr]inr* Ktt trr Vi A ovnootn/l
?1". ^ VTUWU A I Civ* DM4IIUJ U? fJJ n**v ^vvuvu
% to be an active pardner in a candy and peanut
etock to be purchased with the little V, spoke
- bravely up, "I can sry a verse sir." Well, do
* so," said the accomodating father. "If any
\ , man attempls to haul down the American Hag'
shoot him on the spot," answered the boy.
PH The gentleman.smiled, as he thought of the
fun he would have in relating the st.ory of the
:k?^- Gospel according to Gen. Dix, and came
' promdtly down with the "currency."
^jVGen Upton is said ! > ! : *" arrived in Cinciiinnli
tlie archives of Ttu...j.:ec and $000,000 in
s; wpnte. ?. r
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CAMDEN, FRIDAY, JUNE 0.
?
ilr. Henry Soulee, Capt. S. C. DePass and Mr.
E? J. FaiPP^ill accept our thanks for late Charleston
and New York paperB.
persons in Camden who*are endeavoring to depreciate
the currency would do well to read the card of
the Mayor of Augusta, relative to the local currency
of that city ; and take counsil from the same.
The Charleston Courier tells us that Ex-Governor
Ajken had left New York, und was on his way to that
city. He expresses himself well pleased with the
treatment he received at tho hands of Andrew Joiinson,
who has permitted him to return homo on parole.
It is reported that his visit to Washington and interview
with the President will result beneficially to Charles?
.. A (1>A 04??a
IUII aim tile owiiu.
Tlie Courier says the People's Panic of Charleston
is to be converted into n national banking institution;
and suggests that tlio other banking houses of the city
will resume business on the samo principle.
Telegraphic communication is in succossful working
order through from Charleston via Orangeburg, Sumter
and Columbia to any point north. As yet the lino
is under the control of the military. Camden is the
only isolated spot ol'any importance in the State Is
there no remedy ? *
Prom the New York Herul4 of the 31st wo clip the
following items of news:
Gon, Beauregard nrrivod in New Orleans, accompanied
by liis two sous and others of his staff. He
ft-as welcomed by a large number of his old friends.
Ex Secretary Malleky and JIowellCodh has been
uucaiuu, uuu pasceu 1111 uu^u viiuuanuugu lur j,>hbuvillo,
under guard.
The Invasion of Mexico.
The inevitable result of the war against rebellions
has for some si*, weeks past been foreseen
in the armies of the Union, and it required
no prescience to discover that by the 4th
day of July next one half of the federal ariuy
could be dispensed with. "What shall we do
when this war is over ?" is a question that has
vopv nnturnllv r>r<?cont?<l fn fnn Tninrto nf I
our Boldiers. 'By four years removal from
business intercourse we have been, in a great
measure, disqualified for immediate engagement
in the ordinary pursuits of commerce or
trade, and we must do something for our livelihood
in the future. We have acquired a taste
and inclination for adventure. Where shall
we find the encouragement fdr and fenjoyraent
of these proclivities ? 'In Mexico, is the
unanimous response;' and, on ?0 Mexico is now
the word. No armed expedition is contem!
placed so far as is now suggested; but 'emigraI
tiotf to Mexico bids fair to assume greater porJ
tions than did the rusb to California some fifteen
years ago.? Washington Republican.
"Hundreds of officers and men, of both Federal
and rebel armies, are said to be going to
Mexico, ostensibly as 'emigrants,' but really, it
is hinted, to fight the battles' of the republic
I against the Bmperior. Authorized agents
j from Mexico are said to be in most of our prin
j cipal oitiesfor the purpose of obtaining theso
i invaluable recruits. General Oricga and son
are at Washington on this business, paying
large specie bounties to offiofcrs who are recommended
to them by a board of examiners.
It begins to look as if the experiment of an
Imperial government in Mexico were destined
to be much less prblongod than tho experiment
of a Southern Confederacy in this country
has been. Maximilian will probably sood
he on his way to Europe, perfectly, disgusted
I with his experiences on this side of the water.
[ ^Hartford Times*
To the Public.
I have learned with surprises not unmixed
with mortification, that there arc a few pattios
in our midst engaged in business, who tefuse
and endeavor to depreciate the certificate of
indebtedness now being issued by tho City
Council of Augcsta as a medium of circulation
for the accommodation of the public. On the
part of some, this course of conduct is doubtless
actuated by a determination to wring unlawful
gain from everything that can be made
to subserve the purposes of speculation; while
others arc acting ignorantly in the belief that
no paper issues are good. To both of these
classes I consider it incumbent upon me to
address a f^w words.
The city of Augusta is to day as amply able
to mett every dollar of her liabilities, as at any
time previous to the wa*. Durincr the war licr
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current expenses were paid as they arose.
Her financial credit in every emergency has
been preservod untarnished; and it is not to
be supposed for a moment bv any one who is
sufficiently intelligent to comprehend the position
of affairs, that now when the contest is
over, and our people are about to enter upon
wbnfrwe believe to be a Dew career of prosperity
and peace, she will fail to comply* with
every obligation she has assumed or umy assume
in the future. Her assets arc of the
most substantial character; having value at all
times and under all circumstances. These
assets are real estate and stocks, of whicl} latter
the principal portion is a Railroad now in
full aud successful operation its entire length.
In addition, the taxes will be so arranged as
to guarantee the discbarge of all liability.
T)io digest of the* city is now undergoing re
vision, aud holders of domands against the
city may rest assured that no loss wiil be sustained
by them.
The municipal government of the city is
allowed by the military authorities, who will
also permit the levying of a tax sufficient to
defray the expenses of the city. The military
authorities do not object to the issue and circulation
of the bills nfw under noticeAll
nersnns who rpcoivo Hppiipps from thn
City Council of Augusta to transact any business
whatever, such as Vendue Masters and
others, will, be required to receive these certificates
of indebtedness for the amount expressed
on the face, or their licenses will be revoked.
It is probable that for some time to come
there will be much inconvenience among
the people for want of a sound circulating
medium. The currency of the United States
cannot immediately get into the band of the
people for all their purposes. .These issues of
the City Council, based as th^ are upon securities
of certain value, must be as good as any
: :i.i_ ] ii j.i
Jbsue uau puaoiu^y uc, NJJU mere 13, tuereiure,
! no1 valid reason why they should not be re
I ceived by our own people, and by all others
who h?tve business dealing with Augusta,
with cheerfulness aud for all they express. It
will not be long before those who are now
Bcekingto depreciate them, will be anxious to
obtain them for the payment of their taxe^.
The City of Augusta has always maintained
inviolate her character for financial probity,
and she will continue to maintain that reputation
so faras these obligations are concerned.
She has never repudiated her liabilities, and
she is not now in a situation to render it .necessary
for her to do so. *
I therefore trust there will be no further aU
tempt to depreciate the bills of the City Council,
aud should tin-re be such attempt made
by unprincipled speculators in the- life-blood
of a community, that it will be frowned down
by all classes.
Robert II. Mav,
Mayor of City of Augusta.
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President Lincoln's Aifr< j
By this proclamation, of the 8th of !Dcceni?:, 3
bcr, 1863,! President Lincoln grunted a full
pardon?ifith certain exceptions which vr&mlifc:
presently state?to all who had been ig,.,r^be^,rA
lion, with a full restorationof all rightsofprop-; '3
erty except in slaves and In cases wh'i^ th<T 3
rights of third parties had intervened,and upon -?j
condition of taking and subscribing and keeping
inviolate an oath to support and defend the d
Constitution and the Union under it, and to
abide faithfully by all the lftws of Congress, ?j
and by the proclamatibi'is of the,President in r.
regard to-slaves, so far as they art* not repealed & ^
or declared void by tlie Supreme Court. '%/ ^
The persons excepted from this amnesty Sm
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ncic mii ?iiu mi; ur iinve uecn civil or fllplO"? ;
inatic officers-and agents of t-lic rebel Government?all
who have left judicial .stations under
the United.States to'aid the rebellion? all *bo
are or have been military or naval officers above
the rank of colonel in the 'uriny or' lieutenant. j
in the navy?all who left seats in the United 1
States Ch^grcss, or resigned commissions in its. J
army or navy, and afterward aidcd;ihe rebellion
?and all who have treated colored or white j
soldiers or sailors of the United.States otherwise
than as prisoners of war. V . ^
Or. the the 2G?h of March, 1S64. President "j
Lincoln 1-y proclamation defined that the am-. '
n'esty was limited to those who were not pris-. v "
oners of war, but who, being Irec from amy arV \
rest, voluntarily took the oath,.
On the Gth of December, 18fi4, in his last
annual message to Congress, the president said '
that when he issued the amnesty he stated that '
tltn AVi?r>nf<ir1 nlncciie afill Ko
UKV rrw*S' ?'W ITIIIII1I t*pu* t ^
ciiil clemency. "During th? year," he contm*' '
ued, "many availed themselves of the general .
provision, and many more wo^^.mdjetilikbthe? ""
signs of bad faith in some" prccHHtKilft^u
Special pardons had also bee rf, granted to<pe*WT To
sons of the excepted classes'." "Tins door'Tias,
been for a full year opi-n to all." Butdi'e adds,
"the time may come, probably will cpm^-wjien
public duty shall demand that it be closed, an<^ <
that, in lieu, more rigorous measures that*
heretofore shall be adopted." . .
mpaenrok tcoro n/ifr Dmi.!.
I^uvu I'V4V ?V(< 1 IMP
dent Lincoln, nor have they been ,fdopiody t
The amnesty reipains in foil force unfjjeit V
modified by President Johnson. It ,,<y&ol?des,
the class of conspirators known as..leadens. It *
includes the rank and file, the reaj j^ople of the
rebel section.?Harpers Weekly ^
"He'll'Never Set the Temsi on Fire."?
Many years ago, tyefore machinery was intro-i
duced into flonr-mijls for the purpose of sifting
the four, it was the custom of the miller to
send it borne unsifted. The process of sifting
was done thus, but principally in Yorkshire:
The "Temse" or sieve, which was provided
with a riro which projected froirf the bottom of
it, was worked over the mouth of the barrel
. t L! A iL it t J
idco which ipe nour orir.eau was sirtea. Ar^
active feH,ow,flfcho worked haad, not unfirequently
set the rim of the "temse" on fire by
force of friction against the rim of the floor
barrel; so that, in fact? this department of
domestic employment became a standard by
which to test a man's will or capacity io'work
hard; and thus of a lazy fellow, or one deficient
in strength, i^wa9 said, <:He will ncver.set the
temsc on fire." The long misuse of tbo word
tcmse for sieve, as well as the superseding of
liaml labor by machinery in this particular species
of work, may possibly have tended to the
substitution of sound f or sense in such phrases
as 4 lle wijjhnever see tbo the Thames ou fire/
the Mcrcey on fire, or auy other river.
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