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- ~ . (Me Carolina Spartan. * x Tharida^ May if, 1804. % Oar Paper. Irm tftor ill* l*t of Jonunry 1864 Vm Oubaorlptiou to tfce ' Sportou" will t>? five A AoMora. ^TAX ifv KIND! - "When ih* Former or Planter. sluill full to lallwr hie Tun in Kind n* required by low. ko la required lo pay fire litnea I lie animated tftluo of th* portion not delivered. to be c>>1 ^ ?fc. a .? - -- - vo? manner according lothc Act |?roAl manj person* in this Dish let hare failed to return their Tax in Kind, or to report thereen and many wbobaewnot signed their origiaal report to assessors, notice is hereby gi.en, a failure to do ao early, the law will no rigMly enforced against them. * t s T. O. T. VKRSON, J. D. CLEVELAND, J. M. EL FORD, Assessors. fr. . Any pereon knowing of any one in his "neighborhood w4fc have failed to mi.ke a true report of any article of Tax in Kind, either o^ve of the assessors would be glad to hear from . then. As it ia but just that all should pay heir mite. May ft 1 4l |0TWa take pleasure in annouasing that r the Episcopal Church n our town is abont to be completed, and we understand, will bo emseeraifd uu TuesdnyVtii, ftt 10.} o'clock. The lagialatfwe assembly of that Church -mill alee meet in it on the day following, and MUgieuftwer*ice* wHl beccnlinuad during the * ?*. - Ipltcfc I'fllr.'Lon^ otOblo. Wo fabltsU this week extracts from this bold Mi vigorous specs aa delivered in tba Fc 1 rnl Congress. It ia refreshing to sec the truth * an fearlessly proclaimed and to read sentiment* ao oatholio in apirit and redolent ofuxund Judgment and elevated appreciation of the true aoaditioa ef thing*. It is no superficial acain lag of pnaaing events or their future results. With a philosophic eye ho surveys the past nttd present history of thia bloody war, logically tamo up its fearful c^hsequciK-e* mid with a oralheroism unsurpassed, enunciate* his solemn csuvictioas of their truth. No wonder it Uirod ^h* bile of the Mack Republicans. Wo re not astonished that it fdl like a thuuderbslt among them. Not surprised that tiiey srswdsd his hselsaJikn buugry curs. Not amaiod at their wriggiiugs, agitations and tergiviaations. The Tots of censure which they ? passed, was a shift which they alone would retort to under the stinging sensation* which its rrwih and bold delirery produced. Instead of tnaating manly argument by urguniont, they had recourse to a vote expulsion first and thereafter, to ^ vote of censure which evinces la Ma result that the spir.t of trath still holds a tlifkl dominion over t ho Congrc*s ol Abraham Linooln. The most pleasing leaturc iu the speech, aside from the severe thrusts which Kentucky received, is the reception hy ln#of <k. . a.. .n > u>? laav nc party can lavor reconstruct Won, that we urns' acknowledge tho independence of the South or exterminate the whole rvoe. This is the true doctriue. Lot the North Bad West say se?end we are content War democracy is as objectionable as Black Kcyublieaaisin. Both have I ho same ends in ? view, though the mean* propose 1 are different We like Mr. Long as a democrat. 8ug(lr. A friend writing from Clinton to the fJttnrdian en business adds the following interesting suggestion : "1 have found that exposing Sorgho Syrup in very shallow vessel* to the air eauees it to cry.-talite, or form sugar. This bas been done in a small wey only. When 1 bare carried the experiment further, I may retort results hereafter. In the meantime others might be trying the experiment. Success would lie a great achievement >"*? " Black SubfttitulcH. The Yankee* ore not to be out-done in menr. OM and diri.v work, while w<> me m war with (bain. Tl?a New York Herald, of a late date, eaya in many instances, the Yankees are com ? ing into our border States, and pit rebating with a little gold and a few green bucka, negro nten, taking them North, aud |iutttng ihciu into the Yankee army aa substitute*. Rawovat. or thc Thkam rt Nott Division. are requested to state for general information tbat the removal of the Treasury Note Division, of the Confederate* Slates Ttensury *' - Department, to Columbia, South Carolina, will delay for two or three weeks the issues of new natea. About ninety ladies. ntiMolied to this divioion. will leave to-morrow morning?Hichm9itd E - j'iirtr, 'Jfilh April. PaITCR, April 20.?A largo force of the erfe?y, constat ing of infantry, cavalry and artillery, attaeked our pickets on the Kiuggold road this morning, capturing ten and wounding several. * ~ The pickets ret rented ucarly to Tunnell Li: 11, wban they mat reinforcement!, turned upon the 1 AUkcee, ancT altera sharp eiiRigen'.cnt drove fhe enemy back. Loss on either side email. The affair id regarded simply na a roconnoieanoe to dimro-?cr ?ur position. The enemy wati'aleo reported moving out slowly from Cleveland yesterday in the direction of Kcd Clay. Banks has bsen defeated the second time, aad utterly routed by Kirhy Smith. His lose is heavy. Gen. Trice lias whipped Srrele at . Little Roek, and driven liim hick tc the Mis iaaippi river. li ie stated that an overwhelming r.mjori j of thf Republican ir.emhei s of both brunches of Congress are opposed to the re-electieu of Liu* eelo. A sharp skirmish took place a few days fines at Watau^u Bridge, Kast Tcum'sseA large farco of Tankers attacked Genetal W. A Jackso*, and were repulsed with tousidvi aldo load. 4 ,1 A hundred more - - * ' J MHtvo I'liium? ritpmrd at Plymouth aro expected daily ut ilia Lib by frriaoo. Xhe cancellation of tlie old aurrtnpjr iy progreasing at the fate ot pel in -uli AH tho hospital* in and near Richmond nave been lately cleaned nut. Four men belonging to^ho "Iron Clad Min etrela," lately p aying in Richmond, wore captured in Gloucester count y, making I tic if way te the enemy'* lines with forged Bi tiali papers. Have any readout of the Spartan tried the Sorgho meal for bread ? It has been tried ml approved. The Yankee* Tongitas han passed it rtsolu tioa directing the committee on the Conduct of th? VVar to inquire into the truth oftheinmora attending the recent aiiack upon Fovl Tillow, and, whether Fort Pillow cou d have been reinforced ; and that they report tho tacts * an MM at possible. Mr. Alexander Rioings. of Foray the county. N C , committed aufeide on tho ldtfi instant be haaging himself. He loavus a wife nnd igbt obildren. Catiee, lenr ol being mpde to enter ibeeervicc. lie was one ol? those rho k?< furaiebed ibbitltun aft ???Mwwwa FuOAl PLYMOUTH, K U TUB CBCRNT riUUT. Plybovtii, N. Cm April 21, 1864. I embrnce this early oppqwwnlfj to send you a t>r?ef account ofthe Mltck ami rupture of tliie place, unci some of the actions ofthe boys of the I Ol<i t'cckudc. ! riTtiiou.ii. n* your render* well know, is situuttil on ilie ewtuli aide of the Jloauuke rirer. 1 - eight uiiics from its mouth, in Washington I county. It linn been in the quit I possession !^f the Vtinkc- s lor some I me. ?u:d is one of the meet strongly lorn tit d places In North Cur oil no. Hut the Hod of lint ties 4m* given the vie. lory u> the right, nnd vr* nr* now in the quiet possession o: it.#with tl?? Confederate bauncr dying tVom the rampart* ol ti-e fort. Twenty-three hundr?d prisoner*, with the | lirigadier tlenernl commanding (Wcnsel.) large ' quantities of qtinrlirtiinster, commissary and I k.vi I >- * ruuvr ami tuuiii tweuf y- five t>r thirty piece* of artillery, fell into our possession. "ur loss is small wucn w consider the terri bio ns-ault our forces bail lo make on the works gf ibe enemy. We have t?t mourn the ' loss of som^hravc men uud oHioery. The town is surroiiuded by immense fortifications with a large qhnre tort immediately ni front, c<>nitnandiug all the roads, aud containing five large gun-:. To the left ot the town, approaching it. is situated arotlier fort, with Iw.. guns commanding the country for a mile * uround. All the trees have been cut down, and 1 I hero reip.iius an op n plain to the ru??e ot lliair gun*. Through this our liovs had to clarge, capturing fort ^fter fort in <fe<utl. nml he.tig exposed to the rnktjtg fire of their guns. { The attack was well planned nnd us well execuj ted. and reflects great credit upon tien iloke, t,wlic has nirendy won for himself a reputation | in the army of Northern Virginia, and the cap{ lure uf Plymouth adds #> eh|'r feather to his I war plume. Tha attack tWinsncsd Sunday | evening, the 1711> iuh.u .*. jud eiidoa W'ednes I day morning I he ill'l h >t f ..o'clock. Titus you j see we had something i,> do General Weasel, j who commiinueii llie 1 olikees,' Muhl'oriily rr, clstcd, figiniiip tVoio fori to furr, and after the ; town was captured, retreated into Fort Wil' 1 aoia, andonlv surrendered amid the booming ot our gutia. The attack oa ilie ti^Wn was made by the Brigade d General iititisom, oy yesterday .i.oruing. the 20, at day liglu, nnd nil joined i in the praise of Its gill intry nnd'Vioeens. a* ' they had to charge, work, and fight hand to 1 hand in ilie street* aw they drove m? eneiny i botorc flieiu into their huge stronghold, Fori j Williams. The Branch Field Artillery from yr>nr city I (now I'egntnt's Battery) conducted itee.f nobly, ! uud sutfered trom the lerr tie fire of ilie forte I in the open fiehl|eight hunUied>yardi distant. | 1 send you a 1 i~t ei the wounded, leu in nittn1 ber, and 1 ma happy to say ii loid no men kill ' ed. Bight of tile norses were Kill d and s iron | wounded. The destruction <d property in the | town is awful to behold. I.'simoni tu-e ld??wn ' up. dead horses and uicu til. up the sure*ts. and , the place is cotnplciuly ri idled by c-muuii shot. . j But before 1 clone this desultory letter, 1 I must do justice to the Nary, which so ably 1 performed the parte assigned oil. ('apt. Cook,' Willi Ilia ironclad A .he. .n".. < f.. n in uirri IiiiilV protect them. All farmers or gardens i km V what invades they can cauui.it, in ] the spring especially. This simply piu I cess, requiring very little additional trou i Idc, will mjvo utuch disappointment and labor of replanting. The paper can remain until its rots away. A. U. The Conf ks.stun ok an Abomtioni'st. ? In "A Trip to Cuba," written by ... 11. Dana, dr., of Boston, an out and out Abolitionists, lie is forced by being brought into contact with the negro, to make this ; confession : "The negro of the Nor'h is an ideal nc! pro; it is the negro refitted by white euli tore, elevated by white blood, instructed I even by white iniquity. Thenegr. among I negroes is a course, grinning, fljt footed, j thick fkull creatures as Ca'ibnn, lazy, as ; the laziest of brutes, chiefly ambitious to ' be of no u>e to anybody in the world, lie has but the tai g'blo instincts of nil creatures?love of life, of ease, of offspring. For all else ho must go to school to the whiu nice, and his discipline must be long and laborious. Nassau and all we saw suggested to us the unwc cmnc question wbelh or compulsory b?* better tliuu none." ? ml l.incoln has appointed (lomtnissioaar* to | sell land in the rebel States, and the ful? j lowing is the result us far as wc have heard j from : Iii South Carolina, 10,'>,574 acres of laud were sold for S'J7,f)UD ; in Virginia 04UU i hitch were soiu i jr m iu.4u7 ; in 1'lorida | 1-14 acres lor ^l'?,UO- ; in TeiincHKc? luii s were soli! tor 35'J,6l)0. The expenses in I t lie Ihslrictol South Carol in? are ilo.SUo ; Florida, $14.4GU ; in Virginia, #<>061 ; in Tennessee, ?7 1JJ. Tub Marietta Paper Mii.i.s, though among the very best in the Confederacy, l and though the ( overiimcnt and iKWHpapurs are clamorous tor paper, are not work uig up to their lull capacity. The cause tit this is the w.Rit of' hands, some of their best paper uMkcra having beon ennscr b od into the scrvico. This ought lint >u to t'C. (iovetnuiont should unhesitatingly detail the ncces.; ry Ion e .> Lecp every mill . in 'he Cotuoderaey ui iv-rk to itp lull caI I % , -"B-? """ bolf. ije cleaned out the in r, sinking :he i gunboat Souihfidd. mounting six guns, ami | disabling two others. which finally e?citpcd, i be-i lea capturing scvcrxl tug boats and hghi era. % I .1111 aorry to state tint t.i ut Col. Cr.mcii i who commanded the artillery, was seriously i injured l>y is horse lulling uno u ditch, uad breaking his 1 g h-law lli?*knee. nfter the town j had been surrendered. This accident is much to he regretted, as lie is a gallant otiicei ami ' has distinguished h.ni*elt lor I lie able and etJ fectitre iiuruu-r in which !i? handled his coin | mind. The loss of his servicesa*ill be scrious| )y felt f t lliie junciura of our ntluira, but i sincere'v hope lie may be - soon rest red to ha dth. j lie led the artillery Charge for more than a ! mile on horselitck, unJonk hud slopped when a vicory had parched upon our banner. Yours weaver, CLAUDE. From the Chariestou Courier, rropugtiflvu by Cutting*. In view of the scarcity of cecds of all j Litlds, let till* SUL'</efct to tnnr i ii'iilar. or. ) e:rj?y mode of propogntiug liish potatoes | and tomatoes ; 1 tut-an by cuttings. When , the potatoes Iihtm cuuie out of the earth i three wr tour inches, on a rainy day or after n shower take op nil the roots ex: cept the one which i* to remain, and set l thcin out us you would to run toes *r cab? i bugu plants, or sweet potatoc drawers ? i 'Ihoy wili grow and bear as early as those that arc left cn the potatoc. If you wish to inccuse your Irish potatoc crop still more, when the bush mmtnences to branch out cut *>r break a number of these branches frm i four to six inches long, ind set them out as if they had roots to ihcm. , They will grow readily, and will bear po t a toes laicr than the others. Cuttings of the tomatoes also grow very readily. In transplanting eahha-es, tomatoes i and other plants liuble to destruction by I the gruh or cut worm, a bit ot paper | wiapj cd around the stem previous to plaulIing, and extending nil inch or oior ? above the KUrfl'Cft (il lki> ?-..il .It ..?! ... *1 vanuHlk llepulHlcnn. ni^l.lj interesting afcd important Intel- || licence hat been received hiVe lrt.ni the) north .side"of the Potomac in relation t*?I j Gen Grunt's mmp?'gn in Virginia. * It ii*\c I reported and believed that hid movement y upon Richmond will be by thtec columns \ -'-anyhow by#t*o. One of thesn colutnty, \ starting from his present linos on the Iwip- j ( pahi unock, he will lvnd hiiuseif. The see- ; t : ond will move under llurneide on tWi | ] south -side of James river, nml will *et>k n? i i 1 cut our communications at Wchlon orJPc? I iersburg; and the third will move up the 11 Peninsula from i'ortrosa Monroe under Beast Butler. Should there he anj error in this statement, it consists in placing Hurusida on the south side of the Jutars, as the inlurination to baud leaves it souewhat in doubt whether he wilj operate against our lines o< communication in that diration, or tnaruh up the Peninsula. la i the latter event, the enemy will come at us in two columns, each one starting from a different point aud having a distant base. '. ? I do not feci at liberty to mention ihe ' source from which this information jra< ! obtained, nuf the channel through which it was communicated ; but tor tlie present I you may rest assured tli <t you have the key to ttrant's pflojectod Virginia campaign. From th Kapiduu the news is also important. fjrant is certainly ceoceutrutin.' Iiis forces in front ot ]jce, as Sherman is I L ! . - - - v^uceinrnung nis in irultl ul .1 oh rift mi. | A* towns on tile Mississippi < a id in and Kentucky have ne w- , , ly s'l been th-*ir garrison* for lie , reinforct iflcu of tlie latter ; an ! : v*? rt u * j | in .Maryland, uii thr? cuii>nfttr \ irgm .1 ?i; < , North Carolina, and perhaps hoiiic ev a f a those on the cOfcds of South Carolina, -tiff , Georgia and f lorida, been deprived i>r their force* for the 'reinforcement for the former. ItWced, the enemy urn he sunt to tiave only thr?o arniies now in the ti> d , ?that under Grant, that under Mieiuiaii, | and that under Hanks, hicli there in rca- , son to helii vc has I ecome cstricaldy en- t tangled in the net w oik of rivers, bayous s awainps and cunehreaks hy v t?i-h the v. - t of Kid river is l eticul ?'? d. In adoy- j ling this po icy, the enemy give U]> in una month, in a measure, all they have ; rained ( in three years. ifut their necessities leave , them no choice. Playing Opossum.^ 3- 1 A very reuiarkab.c case of cure of a slit! | ? i? ?1 1 - - ' 1 I j ....i T>un itttmij vurVU.'<| |?Y 1 Hi; SUrgCOIlS i ] 111 one ol (lie hospitals ot this city. 'Ilu- I | knee juint ot :i soldier hud been tor several j , months altogether unbendatiie, awl he li.id | been lor th it reason assign d to post unty. ( ! The Surgeon ol tlie I'o-t, tor some reason, was led to believe that u cure could be a*? I Ice ted, and tie directed one ot his assist-' slice Co put ilie Ulan under the influence ot I Chiorolbnn. t ho opportunity was taken . j \vh ii the subject was lound asleep, and an j ^ instantaneous bending ot the joint was the ; j 'esult. In order that the patient might '-j have no doubt ol the pciTeetiiess oi Ins ^ eure when he shou ^return to consciousness, the leg was drawn up and tied with a handkerchief. I'pon coming to his sen sis, and to a realization ot Ins condition. , I the ha.icut strutted inint'iiliv <> i CO J " *C *' 1 j | en stud stiffen Ins ieg, but it was "no go." | llus lim'j was Found, and up to 'Iuj. prosit lie went He lu.s played bis tricL vt sue- | cc.-stully that wt! arc assured ill ?t foiuc u! his comrades who have been associated w ith him for nionttis, honestly believe thai- 11 was the tjhloroairoi that timbered his leg. ' ' [_ (:luittano>*jii If !*(. ? ?? - ? A Most Kxi'ki.i.kn r Mhasiue.?A?' member ol Coognss fiotu Tennes.-ee has I * now in his pocLet tl.c draft of a bill which I 1 he proposes to introduce at the earliest ' possible moment ol tl.c next session, wlucu, It adopted, will eu' speculation ott at iln Luces, and intiicl deserve 1 punishment up on the sharks who have been preying upon | the wants and nece sities ot the people. The hill provides that every one shall be ? compel ed, under oath, to report the amount . of the sales and (lie per cent, profit he has , made, and that iill profit beyond what is | just and reasonable shall be regarded n i I tax collected lor the < iovernnieiit, and '>w over to the Iiovcrniueut 1 hose who r. is- , | ed their prices upon the passage ol the 1 | , currency lull to cover the depreciation ol ] I the money, and continued the same j rtces j { ?..v ii.iv.iuuu ?..s uvuiMiej, arc |> r? t (.Ocularly provided lor. Such a law is ba I i l> needed, and we believe wou.d tend to a i ? greater extent t?> reduce the present exhor- i ' Infant prices than anything that could be ; ! h. vised ?Mm a Hi Barbarity or Nr:?mo Sot.nuns.?We are pernrtted (says the Southern Ons rv- i er) to make the following extract IW.in a < | letter, wrttten by a lady in Yar. >o t'itv to | | : a friend hi Alabama, relative to the recent I visit of til N ankees to that ei'y : i We dreaded very much to sec them c?hiu* on account of the nog;oca. Most of the i I iiien w *rc hegipes. '1 hey, as soldiers, arc i j the most ferocious and unrelenting ol liu- I I Ilian hrin s. We dreaded their covoivg jl | as ol wild bessts On last we- k they look i I .an old in from near Satartia?Coi liar ! i ris?and he t liiin to death with a fence I , rail. They captured two o! our >coc?s j I I and, after shouting Ho n. knocked (hem in i lie h. . ! 8uch lui unties as these u t_, i . : committed. Knapsack* I)tmc.aitm:i? ?knap-uuk* have fMllen intoj?ene al iiimihc ji'i i i?t < <1 ; it in the Cutiledcrstc armies, and in dm- | | aion of thein the eoldierH call them "huid , , oijrans." N\ hi.iiever u company or r? i ? ! | ment is ret n inarching with "ktiapsuck" , ! slun^, ' the taunt >suir to folio* : 1 s*y. ' I vou've ^t?t ymir organs, where vour u.on : kev'H '( i nil ielt tiieiu In liiu I. i x|?-eiiu^ mi | tind bi^er Hiui better uionkt y ? in wi, i eie,' | j Ac. . i A blanket ami oilcloth, twisted info the i shape oi n boa constrictor, and >lun-' . > \ tho shoulders, is ilio ligh' equipment hcavj, rapid marching, now. The Hon. Alexander l.ong. who delivered tlie speech in <'oogrrss which cea'ed such a duller among the Kef ul'ioans, I* ;; representative ruin llie county ,.nd ny <( , 1 ('iuciunntli. lie is about fmty y ars *f. age, florid complex inn. quiet in his inaniiuis and exceedingly temperatein lus hale- * its. ' St. Louis, April It is believed \ that (Jen. Lee would not venture on un of- j fensivt uioveinent. The Tribune's special despatch says the u nth anny corps is now i j 4*\000 rtrong jt Wc have sonic additional parliauhini-el ha capture of Plymouth by lien. Iloke. * t The force engaged oti our tide was Iolc's brigade, cnmimndcd by Cdl. Merer, of the l* 1st (jii^ Kaniciu's brigade, oiuiuuiidcd by Ceu. ltanaini, and Rentier's (\ irglnia) brffadc, couiiuaiide<b by &J. Terry. vii Sunday afternoon, aLout 1 o'clock, ?u> threes, under the oouimand of Goo. II..i... : 1 . < - iurnvca in iroiil of i'lyniOUlh, the ortilicutions being plainly visible through he trees behind which the Confederate? trcre drawn up. The 1st Virginia regiuent, commanded by Major Norton, was hrough lorwnrd an skirmishers, and the inciny's pickets retired behind their forificMtioris. Just an tho firing coiutnenced i white objtct wan seen in the held in front, vhtch was supposed t<f be a flag of truce, >ut whioh proved on inspection to be a arget planted there thy the Yu-)kco* tor trtilhry practice. In the same lield there rere several targets planted, and by prerious practice the enemy hud gotten a perect range of all tho approaches to their vurks. The Yankees opened ou the skirnishers with the large guns in the fort viucu tney were approaching, ip. which rus mounted a loO po itdcr i arroitund H nelr tJoluiublud. No assault wuj? made on Sunday afternoon, though the skirmishers pvi-i# kept out. During the afternoon a gunboat came mt from, behind the town and Marled up lip river., with a pleasure party on bouiu. Jur artillery opened oil her, but, though u i uck,*Vilic p roc coded on up the .river, coded Iter passengers, and that night at? en.pied to drop (Joa n to the town She xa> ag in attacked by the artillery, and by i< me sharpshooters posted on the banks or the purpoae, but without stopping tier. On Moiiuuy our lorccs held the position ifteuuii'd Sunday evening, the enuuiy Rltoling us tiiiiiiUKiy at times By this s-hel? ing the ioilowiitg casualties, o! which we i:?re lu-trd, occurnd in thelst Virgin in egiuuni : i>e a** e Mc.Minn. woutldeiI rn be side, suppos d mortal) ; Frank Jo? | leplt unkic crushed ; 1 Itoo. J. ltobcrtson, ii eiglil piacca, ah slight ; Lieutenant I'uv tie, luce, slight. On Tuesday, it seems. heavy fighting courted, with Varied Uecfss. and on" Wt icsd.iy morning the pl.<ec was carried by ' issault. linkers bi igade cnteriiig and | :liui*giiig Willi the bayonet up the priiict? l a! >treats. Col. Mercer who led thetn, a-a?* Lille.1." Curing '1 uts-ilny our arf'ileiy, nc'.uduig-the Fayette Artillery, ot Itichi.-oini, was planted within 1 oU prdi* oi the unifications and opened are. The lay site Artillery, it is stated, ?u lie red heavily J rout the enemy's fire. 'J he g mi boat which went out ol the l?o- ] moke it is s.i id made short work of the hipping, hi front of the town. i Sunday morning our Cavalry pickets , bund a negro spy coming into our lines ' rearing the dress oi a field Lund, and hav- 1 t;g a red liundkeretiict tied around his ' lead. I nder this dross .was iound the ' ull uuiform of a Yankee aoidter* 'J be icgro was hung on the spot. [M ijor (ieueral ilokc, the hero ot l*lyII lit '1. 1 a North l Hriilini uli.i ^ iriiWiia as a liiru cimnt in tlie First rc^i itU'lit w fi ifh k-lt North Carolina under tt.o :oiuinaiid of the gallant and distinguished ten. 0. II. 111!I. 'litis :egim?nt ^uvr IJeuV" liutlor a blow lie no dmibt will ic ucinbcr ail his days, lor lie has itcv? r since lit himself within nUti allot ot our lilies Ji-ueiul iloke lias (it c?l sueeessiv?-ly.^vrry ;iado, l oin Lieutenant to Major Central it may now be said that he has the sntisieti"ii ?.t having struck the lirst and last.' .ml lon>? to be remembered blows the om*ny has received in this war.?Kl>*. bl'AUHI AN. J Quick Hoi'k. Buckland, in I.is Curiosities of Natural History I says: When in l'aris I paid n visit to the horse daUjiliterin^ place at Mor.tiauo >n ; there i taw troiu til urn lo twenty horses, tied up a u row, all to be ki 1 lt d that day. 1 was uAii that tiouiitinns iltfei say double that nun bor. The liorsc belli;; killed and the kin bcinj; taker, off, the carcass's cut up with hatchets and thrown in a huizo tun. i;; enough to contain thcliodies ot several torsos j when it is lull, the top in tixed on m l steam turned into it. Alter a time lie lid is taken oft, end it :s Ibund that lie steam has ijuite separated ml tle?h roui the bones, which are bc.iulilullv i\hit*?. The bones art then picked out ind placed in stacks; the fl sli is thrown ait by shovels, and spread out widely on ho Hours, to which the air has tree access i l( soon b?o .men ijuite hard and dry, and s then sent < 11 in sacks to the eh- ui si | (Tlx*, operating on it, >oo? c nverts it into ru-.-iate of potash. and this igain into j I'ru.vtian )>luo. The buncs uir ?nnin?J up j it u mill tor iiiaiiurc ? t*o tlt.il in a coinpai itiv ly .-hort space o! tiiuft, tin* tiur-c n?v j ng worn out Itim energies in the terviuc oi nan, m coitvcrU-ri, one-halt into Prussian due, the other into loaves ol bre ad, through die me iium ol lht? wheat which ul?sorl? in- puwd-red skeleton. Thus the French uuii iiraeticallv ourrien out th<* tl< < Iroiu Washington, wua louftd to be in an almost perfect staio of preservation, being but litl e faded. whilst a gold ring hearing the initials, "J. W which rested near the wreath, was as bright as though just Iroui the jeweller. An obituary in lite Uoiumbna (Ohie) Crisis "tales that a lady on her death bed. ! recently was approached, and told that she could not go to Heaven unless she was I willing to aeeept the nogro as her equel. > / Fr?in *** Ohanoi^C II., April 27.?Two dsana , t*m froui the'Kew York 2d dorps eotered our tines toulay. Tluy say (JraiH md' Mt-adc reviewed tlr?C Corps ou Friday last, and Hint or<ls>* to uw# this week with Ore days ru.ions had boen issued M -the Yankee army. Adkquict in front. , OitANOK U. il.. April 27.?.Musby surprised u picket post of forty meu in Hun . ' tar's Woixl, Fiiriax county," on Sunday 1 * * iusr, captunng eighteen uten. The rest escaped. During the day the enemy pur- ; sued Mosby, re-capturing tour horses and taking prisoner Lieut. Hunter, coiumand ' ing company A, and wounding Lieut. Net* ' on ot' the aarue eompeny. A fl*fct he | twoen Mosby and the Xpnk*** occurred ut Lcwlttburi; on Monday week, in which > the Yankees lost three killed and revA wounded. Our loss was one man wounded. All the ^faukucs have left the valley. Most of them arc etiuing to reinforce Meade. Averill has g<?ne to 8oulhweat V irginia on a raid. Moude was receiving^inlorccmentfl. over the Alexandria IUil road*. Uich.monii, April 27.?No sign jot l[ a flat; of truce boat with the returned pri?- i 0mm exported lust wick Members of 1 t'uu^r??- are arm in/ slowly, and it in beli vud thjit not iimr.' th.m hall a quorum will tic h?#e on Monday The President's i message will be quite short. The citj is < very, quiet to''ay, no uews or rnmorac 1 We Iher clear and warm with indications ul a storm. The Lath Exiv.nmoN into Fi.okiDA.?The cuuiiuitirr appointed by the Yankee Con/rc*- i?? u.-jii u uto the facto ot the lulc il|K.illl nil int i Florida ha*e made their report. Mont ot the facts set forth in the report have already been ?ubstiintially made known. 1 he comuiitteo laiidf t" make it appear that the object of the ex|*cdition wax lo "cutoff a r.ch source of the enemy's supplies," "give an outlet jnr cotton,' a*1'1 "u7" *> 11 favorable field for tltc cti moment of negro troops." But the real object of tli? expedition ii beat told by the following letter from Old Abe, , winch wad brought to light by the inves'.tgat ion: . ? Executive Mansion, 1 Washington, ?aiiuarv Id, lb<54. J ' Major Grutnil G ill more : I un.leistand an effort in being in de by flnii.e am thy gentlemen to recoiwtru* a legal State Government in Florida. Fiot ida ta in your department, and it i? not unlikely ihat you may be there in jiersoii. 1 i have given .Wr. llay a coin ruin ion ot Major ami mjiiI Into io you with some blatik book? ami uti.er bunk*, to aid in the recount ruci ion lie wi>l explain as to the maimer ot using the blank.-, mid also my general views on the subject, it is desira bie lor u-t to co-operate, but it irrcconctia ble differences ot opinion shall arise, you I ? L - ...v .na-MVl. I W|M| in<r llllllg llONti lil I ho I uiost speedy ?a) us possible. so that lieu , done it ui.iy be within the range ol the Isle i'rovlaiuation on the subject. The tie tail labor will, of Course, have to lie done by oth. rs. but 1 shall be greatly obliged it )uu will give it such general supervision as you can consistent with your more strictly military duties. [.Signed] A. LINCOLN. As might be expected, the committee gives us the cause of the disaster oi the ex peditinii the same did convenient excuse? ti.al the rebels greatly outnumbered them, and hud greatly the advantage of position,'' ite I'KBSi.VHtANCE U.NDKR. Dl 1'klCUt.TIK8>? illustrating what cm I c accomplished towards u.aaing'thc Country self supporting, even in the midst ol a desolating War, Cioveruor \ .nice, ol North Carolina, (who, by the uy, u UcrsUods that the mission <>t a uovci'iior lias us much to do with (he utu luiial Weltare ol his jicopie, as with the writing lit poiiticomeUphy>ical messages,) in a iecoiil speech, narrated an instance that came ilu ter his immediate observation, where a poor widow, with three children, inc eldest inoupuble'ot taking carc of the >oUngest, cultivated, la.-t viair. a iuOi-I. _ - - /?? ? r?? rented ground with ihe assistance of:: little steer Hoi much larger limn a call. ' A Ira i J la leave Iter little oii.s at home in 1 lief e ibiii, s >e wou'tl take them dotty to < the lieid, build lor them a s.uuil pen, cov! er it Willi leaves to protect litem Itotu the I sun, uiid wlteii site had plowed a distance | iron; Iter tm.e brood, would move the pen to a more convent, tit spot, that she might w.ttch over litem atid nurs her babe at the | end ot a. weary row. ISlte raised three hundred and sixtv seven t.iwli??l J - w?- VI VUI U) i had plenty to support herself and children, ami mji'I In ti< r uciiililMirs. ' 1 lie Imom til thai w Milan (continued his Kxccileticyj rs worthy the proudest laurels that ever rewarded the rirtue of the pallet or testitied in tue endurance of the hero." V> a \ : rno. nf liliV VaNCK.? A ! v iir on i' !? t i *.he !< viii^moii meenciijter r'tutr* I lie ioduwi incident of Governor Vance's recent address to the North Caro' litis troops of Lee's army t , | t*en. li' c arrived al'cr tfic speaking he? iruti. and he Goternor paused till he <h?uld I he couduc ed to a seat on the plattorm. There had oeen no cheering previously, hut as lltH old llr:0 stepped Up where the | crowd coital set> ami M oniiti him u *tu?t? laneou* ami ?inm urtti lortll to acknoo.ciue tne griliuuon-n u g-ive 10 bm hiiu there Vance re)<uhifd with a smile and the remark?"Pardon me, fellow s ?ldiers, lor not joining in your chccr. My heart was in it, I assure you, but I expect to ;?ll uiy breath before l'iu done talkHenry Clay's Ukmaiks.?We learn , from the Islington (Ky) Olmerrer that , the remains of flenry (May, after an interj ment of twelve years, were removed last week, upon the death of his wife, and placed side by side with hers, beneath the beautiful monument erected to his memory ttie la-xm^ton Cemntary. Conn rctod with this event wo may bo ptnuiltcli to allude to a single met. The wreath of tmmortcltr* placed upon his coffin by his friend, the gifted poetess, Mrs. Ann P. Stephens, prior to the removal ef the body > '"v " ' "'I til* urge, wlifl, when lie suielt the 1>, t, simian, pronounced the following lienm ? uin?' h'Di I ; iiiu< * i in- I .() ' bliMiil of hd Englishman ; i'.t In- alive or be he dead, 1 II gr.nd Ins bones to make nay bread. Uatiikti (if a Uini ItEsnLUTinN.?In he Federal Senate, on the 7th instant, Mr. Sai i.niii itv offered the following: Itv:ffot.VM?, That the chaplaiu ad ihu "Jennie be re-pectlully requested, hereafter, to pray and supplicate Alni'nrhty <?od in mr ehalt. and not lecture Hiin.'ii farming II in w it to do, or slate to llim under I retenee ol prayer. his (the said chaplain's) tpinii 'ii rel'eri lice to His duty m* the Ainu ;hty . and that the Mid t-liapluin bflvturp,. vested, us aloi'i siid. not, tiui'i r the j.vaycr, to leeturethe Senate in rclat'.n to tlie questions before ti.e ^ <iy. inr rrmmion was (MijCClCII t" V s one nf fh?" Hla? k K?; ublicnn members, who th< uirht the prayers of the reverends nt>ont iirht :n tone and color, Ami it was 'laid on he table. Xt \v York, April 27?The steamer greyhound has Keen sent up the .)nines diver and ordered down the French vestela which went to City,Point about two forks ajjo. It is expected they w+H reurn without the inbnoco. (Jen I'tMiT ha* allied for a command n the held lie will prohahlv be assigned j o Jitirnsida'* corps j Oa > ?<*! mhiIm .lilL WJtta WAIn., MR. CHABLE8 ^emu6tla MIS* BMILli BI8MOP, all ~ OBITU4KY7~ Ditd diUI, IMT Bl<fe|Nli Tl, March MU, 1804. SUm lT JJead are. third Ma A ?r Brtjiau ud Qwkertat Hadin, aged 4? 11 years 8 taonih 24 days. The dearth aad lact one, of the brothers vbleh hare All MB Immediately ofie# geird M?e JHfgia^ Ma vu^caher of o?rapaaj (K.)lct Reguaeat CegBvi. lie bad protected hlmacn twiea* . for Held aorttee, but belag r^eoted by ihe Medical Board, ewUg to the feeble a me pChie health, he afterwards .atlatched kimgelf lo/hla Rag)aeer Compaay, la utbt ia Ma eMBtrj'e sa'.ee as much as ha aoald. Hejai holered of Me liters aad cossradoa la aiMmtuM Osamlao.l fair laa o b ?* - '* * * * ? . imuiiiu ?nn?t of hi* touiirj ii well u I bo Crops. H? wttoc&od himself lo Ibo PMIidrlphil Depth* Chereh, NvTinbtr ibo 1Mb. I860, bo ?? worthy metubor and premised, ueef-1 la t?h?rcfc ud community. Blloo from o child boo over Woo yory steady and oobor, nod In enmpo bo negIacted not bio piouo thlti, bat woo always routed trying ? da justice- to teUd ?i hi* country, lie was nn obedient. subtuiisiye son, awd logiog brothers, nderoimi indifWlifidf badhnnd nod a hint) andindnfgonl father. M bo now slonp* bis Inst sleep to rise again H Ibo Judgment ssflprn, with all ibp^snintg -qf Oo.i, e o>?od in wbito robes far olersiVy,., tip lp.iyen an o&^peoMie wife, n Irnd. r bads, ? laying sbi?r?<wlib yum circle ot relatives wti kin?i fi lends to mourn his Iw*. I"11 ? ? r -r?^"W not h iIivh without hop*; for we beliooo ihot he ii la lloarea now with (la* mhiitpt * Unit. ? ? Far in* the ?U dominion top . ^ M ,S llo like tile other brothers aloofp . nd he in Carolina left, ? Kindred and friend* to t^ourf and weep. Sickning and dying there he lay. Ilia loving wife was faraway; i i He now sleeps in atolnitra graVe There lw the dust with fallen brare But when the last loud I rum pot jeuada, Yowako the nations under ground; He with the sainted sons of G*d_ Will shout frho grace and dying lovwt A FRIEND*. candidates for the legislature Wo art uitboritMl ia u-! wuvumv i>wgur n, VJI| MILLER m > ? ndidale for the U|i*Utl?, ?t ikf next ensuing election. We are authorized to announce 8IMF30X IK)no.'Esq., uieu4Msi?fir the Lt|i(lit'jfv st the next ensuing election. We nre authorised to announce Lieulenasst II li THOMSON, ns a cand date for the Leg iila nip at the next.ensuing election. We are authorised to announce Ihpt JOH!VV. EVINd. as a candidate for the Legislator*, si the next en?uing election *. We are aut horizevi to announce tlohiddl. WALKER as a candidate for the Legisletagp, at the next ensuing,elect ion. 1 We are authorized to announce Col. MM. SHIVER, as a candidate for the Legi?lafure, ?i the n-xt ensuing election. We ?re authorized to announce .1. W. W IlIIKE!:. on n coniliilate for the Ltgltlalnra, at ike next tntiiing election. W c lire uuihoi ixvil to niuiounce Maj. WU, M FOSTER, u a caud.dale for Ibe LegiiUlure, ai ihe Hex' ensuing election. Notice to Sodiers Board of Kelief. The Commissioners of the Soldiers' Beard of Relief will meet at Spartanburg Ceurl (louse, wn the "JJ Mnnd.ty in May next. , 11> srtUr of the Hoard, QUO. W. li. LKOQ, iijc'rj.i Trcav. Young Ulcn Wanted. 8t luvas's liLAXtt, April Tih. 1E<*4 Voiiiig men under ihe age of eighteen (18) will be received in Captain S{ arks' cavalry, company 1), att .cited to the twentieth (20th) llcgiinent, S. W V., a certificaic showing that the consent of the parents has been given ia necessary ; which ctriifical? will also wrvc ae a pa?eport lo thectmpany. Each rccmlier furir*h?s hit own horse and receives twenty-four (ill dollars per month. Thcompany ia armed with Naill Repeaters. The place is very healthy and but littld probability of leaving. Mr Ward, at I'acele. Depot, will give any information respecting he company. 8. IN ofiec. I will give HYATT LlI'SCOMDE notice, that alter the let of Novctnl er, 1 will no longer join fences with hiiu eny longet. Kach man must make his owu fence, and give seven feet Irorn the line. This tho 20th of April, 1801 DAVID Lll'SCoMU. April 28 62 2w To llont. VCOMFOltTABLE Cottage containing four Koouii, situated on t hutch Street, all new and well enolooed. Apply for particu-e lars to J m Ki.vimn March 17 48 4l v Pound IN the Street* of Spartanburg, on Salasday laat. a small anioun: of money, which the wner can have by identifying the same and paying for this advertisement. Call at lhts office. Mar 10 47 W Liinel Inline! Lime!! k 1' the kiln*. Freeli Lima js now on hand /\ of the best quality, for exchange only fay provision*, leat her, iron etc.. from the producers. Exchange only on the old rrieaa a* both sides. W. CURTIS. Eeb 18 44 ?f WatcJi Lost. LOST at Mrs M. B. WALKER'S aa the night of the 20lh its!ant, a medium steed kattlKV WATCH, Chatelaine aad Key stitched, Maker J. R. Losoda. London, Be. 2018. When loat the watch wae wilheafe crystal and not running. Any person leaving il at this ofiicuor giving any infornssiian leading to ils recovery will be liberally rewarded, Feb 15 46 >g S AND U KML&OAD. NO KKR1QIIT8 will be delivered fram tha Depot at Spartanburg until all ckmrgeu are paid. Storage will be eharged fa every instance, wben It rsmstns la tbc depot nets tbaa seven days, (foods skipped to tba eeea of the Express Company, must be eeaeigaed te a Faotor In Columbia. ?. JOHN W. IIARDT, A gen S. Feb 26 46 - -If i ~ - - - - - * For Nale. A few good substantial Carriages and Buggies will he t-jld at vxy - reasenhle price to be paid fat la any kind o* provisions. For further particular* apply to, M A. I1ARYET. ei * * iSEL u. Dental TVotlce. J" WILL be in my office only three daye la the week. MONDAY, WKDNSSDAY a?4 ATUKDAY. . ^ ?. LIB, D. D. I. I jONt A CAPTAIN'S Military Cap ttianned with /Y.gnld lace. By leering H at Ibta vftct tka flnder will be properly rewarded. . Marek? 1 U * **"