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VOL. XX WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY 19, 1870. NO 37. DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, MORALITY AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE, out of prison, but: for jour Mo' doo WM? door QiiroU^ td? wi ooly betaken prisoner arni a, ?nd road te gu flor more than you fa* now." Th letter then want oo to ?peek of bl kindness io the poor when he lived i Lexington, ?od co nola dad by again os honing hi?? to trust in God and wai hts time. - What could thia mean? N human being on the outside had bee informed of bia intention to escape, an {et, just j? all things were ready fu im to make the attempt, hara comes letter from Winchester, Kent ocky, ad? vising bim not to try it. This lette bsd passed through the examining offio of General Mason, and then through th hands of the lower officials. What if i should excite their suspicion, and ctjus them to exercise an increased vigilance Their situation, howevor, was desperate Their fate could not be much worse, anc they resolved to go. Nothing remainec now to be done, but for the General ant Colonel Diok Morgan to ohaoge sells The *hoar approached for them to bf locked up. They ohanged coats, anc each stood at the other's cell door wit! his back exposed, and pretended to b< engaged in making up their beds Af tho turnkey entered they "turned in' and pulled their doors shut. Six, eight ten o'clock came. How each pulse throbbed ns they quietly awaited thc approach of twelve I .It caine-thc sen tinel passed his round-all well. Aftei waiting a few moments, to Ree if he in fonded to slip bask, the signal was giveu, all quietly slipped down into the air chamber, first stuffing their flannel shirts and placing them in bed as they were accustomed to lie. As they moved quiet? ly along through the dark recess to the terminus whore they were to emerge from tho earth, the - general prepared to light a match. As tho lurid glare fell upon, their countenances, a scene was presented which can uever bc for gotton. There wore crouched seven brave tuen who had resolved to be free. They were armed with bowie-knives made out of case knives. Life, in their condition was scarcely to bo desired, and the moment for the desperate chance had arrived. Suppose, as thoy emerged from the ground, that the dog should givo the alarm-they could but die. Hut few moments were spout in this kind of apprehension. The hour had arrived, and yet they came. Fortuna? tely-yes, providentially, the night had suddenly grown dark and rainy ; the dogs had retired to their kennels, and the sentinels had taken refugo under shelter. The .oner wall, by thc aid of the rope ladder, was. sopn sealed, ami now tho outer one had to bo attempted. ? apt. Taylor, (who, by the way, is a nephew of old Zack.) being a very ac (ive man, by the asistancc of his com? rades, reached thc top of tho gate,and was enabled to got tho rope over the watl. When the top was gained they found a rope extending all round, which thc General immediately out, as he suspected that it might load into the Warden's room. This turned out to be correot. They then entered the ceutry box on the wall and changed their clothes, and let themselves down the wall. lu sliding down the General skinned his hand very badly, &nd all wore more or less bruised. Once down, the separated-Taylor and Shelton going one way, Ilokersmith, Bennett and McGee another, and Gene ral M. and Capt. Hines proceeding im? mediately towards tho depot. The (jener, ral bud, by paying fifteen dollars in gold, succeeded in obtaining .a paper which informed him of the schedule time of the different roods. Thc clock struck ono, and he knew by hurrying he could renell the down train for Ci nein nati. He got there just us the train was moving off. He ut one looked on to soo if there wero any soldiers on board, and espying a Federal officer, he boldly wulked up and took a seat beside him. He remarked to him thut, "as the night was damp and chilly, perhaps he would join him io a drink." He did so, and the party soon became very agree? able to each other. Thc cars in crossing the Soioto have to pass within ushortdi* . ance of the Penitentiary. As they passed, the officer remarked : "There's thc hotel at which Morgan and his officers are spending their leisure." "Yes," replied the General, "and I sincerely hope ho will make up his mind to board there during the balance of the war, for he is a great nuisance." When the train rcaahed Zenia it was detained by some accident more than nn hour. Imagino his anxiety, as soldier after soldier would pass through tho train, for fear that when the sentinel passed his round at two o'clock their absence might be discovered. The train was due in Cincinnati at six o'clock. This was thc hour at which they were turned out of their cells, and ot course their escapo would then be discovered. In a fow moments after il would bo known all over the country. Tho train, having been detained at Zenia, was running very rapidly to make up the time, lt was already past six o'olook. The General said to Capt. Hines: "It ts aftor six, if we go to the depot wo are dead men. Nowornevorl" They wout to the rear and put voo the brakes. "Jump, Hines 1" Off he went, and fell heels over hoad in the mud Another severo turn of the brake, sud the Gen oral jumped He was moro successful, and lighted on bis foet. Thore wcro some soldiers noar, who remarked : "What io the h-ll do you mean by jumping off the oars here ?" The Gen? eral replied : "What in the d-I ?6 the uso of my going into town when I live here; and, besides what business is it ofyoars?" They went immediately to the river. They found a skiff, but no oars. Soon d little boy came ovor, and appeared to be waiting. "What are you waiting for?" ?aid tho General. "I am waiting for my load." "What ia the price of a load ?T' "Two dollars." "Well, as we are tirod and hungry, we will give you the two dollars, sod you oan put os over." ?ii ? . Taree ?????.??? * ?T .^THie?Tiw. OP Miri (or ?jf.aawrtt fron the Ohio Ptaltfrfifary. Thifc ia certainly 006 of the1 most wonderful achievement! recorded in history j ?od .. dauert hps frequently been expressed M to whether Moroni) twily did escape or got onj by corrupting (he officiels, the following account will be read with interest II may be relied OD as strictly nod accurately true, end t? prepared Iroui notes wade by Col. A luton at tho time and published in the Richm?nd Enquirer., Capt. Hines not only was not killed, bet lived to get back to the Coo'ede.racy, and waa en-* trusted afterward by the ?-overaaeot at Richmond with a very dangerous mis lion within the enemy's lines. T> appreciate the difficulties of this e?c'jpo one must have seen the prison. It certainly required a boldness and des* Eeration to uuJortake it, oven if there ad boon no guards to elude; bnt with such vigilance as was exorcised night sud day by the officials, it was an un? dertaking that would have caused almost any other man than Morgan to shrink from attempting The cells of the prison in whioh they were confined, consisted ot holes io a great thick wall, 3} feet wido, ti} feet high, and 6} feet long. They were secured, first, by u grated iron door, and then a sheet iron shutter,' which when closed, excluded both light and air, and no person could survive more than o few days when this outside door was closed Their beds consisted ot iron bunks that were fastened by hinges to the wall, and could oither be hooked up or allowed to stand ou the floor, and to prevent uuy suspicion, for several days before uuy work was attempted they made it a habit to let them down and sit at their doors and road. Capt. Hines superintended the work, while General Morgan kept watch to divert the atten? tion of the sentinel, whose duty it was to come around during t ho day and ob? servo if anything was going on. One day this fellow came io whilo Hokcr euiith was down under the floor boring away, and missing him, said, "Where is Hokeretnith ?" The General replied, "He is in my room, sick/' and imme? diately pulled a duoument out of his pocket and said to him: "Here is a memorial I have drawn dp to forward to the Government at Washington-what do you think of it?" The fellow, who, perhaps, could not read, being highly flattered at thc General's condescension, took it and very gravely looked at it for several moments before he vouchsafed any reply. Then, hauding it back, he expressed himself highly pleased with it. Io thc meaoriino Hokersmith had been signalled, ai>d came np, professing to feel very unwell. T tis sentinel was the most difficult,and dangerous obstaolc in their progress, because there was no telling at what time he would enter during the day, and at night he oame regularly every two hours to each cell and inserted a light through the bars of their door to sec that they were quietly sleeping, and frequently after he had completed his rounds, he would slip back in the dark with a pair of India rubber shoes on, to listen at their cells if any? thing was going on. The General says that ho would almost invariably know of his presence by a certain magnetio shudder which it would produco ; but for fear that this aouto sensibility might sometimes fail him, he broke op small particles of coal every morning and sprinkled it before the cell door, which would always announco his coming. Everything was now ready to bei*iti tho work. So about tho latter part of October they commenced to boro. All were busy-one making a rope ladder by tearing and twisting up strips of bed* tick, another making bowio knives, and another twisting up towels. They labored perseveringly for several days, tod after boring through nine inches of cement, aud nine thicknesses of briok placed edgewise, they began to wonder wheo they should reach the soft earth. Suddenly a briok fell through. What could this mean? What infernal cham? ber had they veaohed ? It was imme? diately entered, and to their great astonishment and joy, it proved to be an air chamber extending tho wholo length of the row of celia Hero was an unex ptctcd interposition in their favor. Hitherto they had been obliged to coDceal their rubbish io their bedtioks, each day burning a proportionate quan? tity of straw ; now they had room enough for ull they could dig. They at once commenced to tunnel at right angles with this air chamber, to get through the foundation j and day after day they bored, day ofter day the blocks of granite were removed, and still the work before them seemed interminable. After twenty three day? ot unremit-J ting labor, and getting through a gran? ite wall ot six feet in thickness, they reached the soil. They tunneled up for some distance, and light began to shine. How glorious was that light I It announ? ced the fulfillment of theil labors, and if Providence would only continue its ta v?r, they would soon bo free. This was the morning of the 26th day of Novem? ber, 1863. The next night, at 12 o'? clock, was determined on ss the hour at which they would attempt their liberty. K*oh moment that intervened was filled with dreadful anxiety and suspense, and each time the guard entered increased weir apprehension!. The General says be had prayed for rain, but the morning ff the 27th dawned bright and boauti tol- Tba evening oame, sod clouds Ngia ttTgather. How they prayed for mm to increase 1 If rain should only Jegm, their ohanoe of deteotion would fe greatly lesseoed. While these Noughts woro passing through their ??od?, tho keeper entered with a letter tor Genoral Morgan. He oponed it, and 'nat was his surprise, and I may say *onder, to find it from a poor Irish woman of his acquaintance in Ken WJkf, commeooing, ??My dear Ginrii, im co"?*n you sro going to try to git So, over lie took them. I'Wboie doe? ' Mis?--live ?" " Just a short, distance fror? here." "Will you show me her hoase V ?Xe?, ?ttJf The Boase wes roachedj a flue breakfast was soon ob : tamed, money abd a horse furbished, a good woman s prayer bestowed, and off e went. From there forward through ' Kentucky everybody vied with eaoh ; other As to who shhuld show bim the . most nt tent iou, even to th 3 negroes; and young ladies of refinement begged the 'honor to cook his meals. He remained io Kentucky Borne days, feoliog perfect? ly sar?, and sending into Louisville for many little things he wanted. Wont to Bardatown, ?ind found a Federal regi? ment had just arrived there looking for him. Remained here and about for threo or four days, and then struck out for Dixio, sometimes disguising himself as ? government oattle contractor, and buy tug a large lot of oattle j at other times a Quartermaster, until he got to the Tennessee river. Here he found all means of transportation destroyed, and the bank strongly guarded; but with the assistance of about thirty others, who had recognized him and joined him in spite of his remonstrances, he succeeded iu making n raff, ned he and Capt. Hines crossed over His escort, with heroic self-sacrifice, refused to oross until ho was safely over. Ho then hired a negro to get his horse over, paying him $20 for it. The river was so high that the horso came near drowning, and after more than ono hour's struggling with tho Btrodtn was pulled out, so ex? hausted as scarcely to bc able to stund. The General threw a blanket over him and commenced to walk him, when suddenly, he says, he was seized with a presentment that he would be attacked, and remarking to Captain Hines, "We will bo attacked in twenty minutes," commenced saddling his horse. He had hardly tied his girth when "bang, bang," wetrt thc minnie balls. He bounced his horse, and the noblo animal appearing -to ho inspired with new vigor, bounded off Uko a deer up the mountain. The last ho saw of bis poor fellows on the opposite side, they wcro disappearing up tho river bank, fired upon by a whole regiment of Yankees. Hy this time it was dark, and also raining. He know that a perfect cordon of pickets would surround thc foot of tho mountain, and, if he remained there until morning, he would bc lost. So be determined to run thc gauntlet at once, and commenced to descend. As he neared thc foot, leading his horse, be came almost in personal contact with a picket. His first impulse was to kill him, but finding bim a-dtep, be determined to let him sleep ou. Ho made his way to the house of a Union man that he knew lived there, and went up and passed himself off as Captain Quartermaster of Hunt's Regi? ment, who wuson his way to Athens, Tenn., to procure supplies of sugar and ciiffuo for thc Union people of the conn? try. Tho lady, who appeared to be asleep while this interview was taking place with ber husband, at thu mention of sugar and coffbe, jumped out of bed in her night cloth's, and said, "Thank Cod for that, for we aiutseen any rale coffee up here (of God knows bow long !" She was so delighted at* the prospect that she made up a fire and cooked them a good supper. Supper being over, thc General remarked that be understood sonic rebels had "tried to cross the river this afternoon." "Yes," said the woman, "but our men killed some on um, and driv tho rest back." "Now," says thc General, "I know that, but didn't some of them get over?" "Yes," was her re? ply, "but. they aro on the mountain, and can't get down without being killed, as every road is stopped up." He thcu said to ber, "It is very important for mc to get to Athens by to morrow night, or I may lose that sugar and coffee, and I am afraid lo go down any of theso roads, for fear my own men will kill me." Thc fear of losing that sugar and coffee brought her again to an ac? commodating mood, and she replied : "Why, Paul, kan'f you show thc Cap? tain through our farm, that road down by .the field f" The General says, "Of course, if you can do it, nnd as tho night is very cold, I will {?.ive you $10 (in gold) lo help you along." Tho gold, and the prospect of sugar and coffee, was too-much for any poor man's nerves, and he yielded, and getting on a horse, he took then soveu miles to tho big road. From this tinto forward bc bad a sc* ries of adventures and escapes, nil very wonderful, until hn got near another river in Tennessee, when be resolved to go up to a hoi.se and find thc way. Hines went to thc .house, while the General stood in the road. Hearing a body of cavalry como dashing on behind bim, be quietly slipped to ono sido of the road, and it passed without observ? ing bim. They went traveling after Hines, and, poor fellow, be hus not boen beard of sinco. How sad to think that ho should either bo captured or killed after so many brave efforts, not only in his own he h alf, but also in that of the Genera , for the General says that it is owing chiefly to Hines' enterprise and skill that they -nude their escape. When he arrived at the river referred to above, he triod tn get over, intending to stop that night with a good Southern man on the other side. He oould not get over, and bad to remain at tho house of a Union man. The next morning ho went to tho house that ho hod sought tho night previous, and found the traok of tho Yankees scarcely cold. They had been there all night, expeoting he would come tliero, and had mlrdcrod everybody who had attempted to reach the house without halting thom. In pursuing this brutal course, they had killed three young men, neighbors of fins gcntlroan, nod went away leaving their dead bodies on tho ground. Alter ho had orossod Oboy'e river, and got down into middle Tcnne-soe, he found it almost impossible to avoid ? re* cognition. .At one time bc pissed tomo poor women, ?od OB? them com menced clapping %er hands ?od said, "Oh, I koow ?rho that ls; I know Who that is !" bat, catching herself, ?he .topped ?hort nod patted on , with ber companions. Tho General saja that bia escape was made entirely without tho assistance from any one on the outside, and, so far at he knows, also without their know? ledge of his intention; that the announce* ment of his arrival at Toronto was - one of those fortuitous coincidences that eaunot be accounted for; that it assisted him materially, no doubt. Io fact, he says that his "wife's prayers" saved him ; and, as this was the most agreea? ble way of explaining it, he was de? termined to beliove it. ., The above aooouot may be relied on as correct ; and, although' much has' been left out, yet enough is printed to stamp jt as one of the most.remarkable escapes in history. 27,206 Pounds Soea^ Cotton on six Acres* Thc mode of Culture-Letter from Col JJ. G. Jjoetceii. .Since tho Fair, we have received seve? ral hundred letters, making inquiry as to Col. Lock et t's mode of cultivating eotton, by which ho produced the un paralleled result of 18 bales to six aeres. Not being able to unswer so many enquiries by letter, we called upon Col. Lookett for a letter for publication, sod now have the pleasure of presenting his system to the cotton plan tors of the. South, and that our numerous enquirers may see it, we respectfully request tho entire Press of the Qotton state to pub? lish it : ALBANY, GA., Deo., 20, 1309. COL. C. W. STYLES Dear Sir:-I had prepared and planted six acres of land io cotton this year, the result of which (twenty seven thousand two hunnred and six pounds of seed cotton,) was intended for the Georgia State Fair. The premium having boen awarded Jordan & Lockett for the greatest yield on two aores, I am rcoeiviug many letters asking information as to the mode of preparation and cultivation of this land 1 hope, therefore, you will havo the kindness to publish tho following state? ment for the benefit of all wishing to know : Thc land w.ts first broken with the Watt & Knight-A. B. plow, the large mould board attached, brcuking the laud about six inches deep. This was done tho-latter part of January. The lund remained ?ti this condition until ready to bc planted, which was done on tho 24th of April. The rows were laid off five feet apart, with au ordinary scooter plow, following in each iurruw with a double wing shovel sixteen inohes long and eleven inches wide, drawn by two mules. In this furrow was distributed about one hundred and fifty bushels of well rotted horse lot manure, and three hundred pounds of'Mohn Merry mau & Co's animoniatcd dissolved bones," per acre. This was theu covered with the Watt & Knight A. B? plow,small mould board attached, following in each furrow with a sub soi I plow, breaking in all about fifteen ?oohes deep. As soon as the preparation was completed, tho seed was plauted, putting one bushel per acre, with the Dow Law planter. As soon as the cotton was large enough, it was plowed with tho sweep, cuttiog tweuty four inches wide, and one half inch deep, and was at oneo chapped to a stand, using the No. 2 Schovcl hoe, leaving one and two, and sometimes three stalks-the width of the hoe-and os near as we could, ten thousand stalks per each aero. The cotton was hoed twice and plowed seven times, using each time tho twonty four inch sweep, and ncvor cutting over one half inch deep. It was cultivated with twenty one furrows, but equally as good work could have been done with fifteen furrows, by using a sweep a few inches wider. I am also asked my opinion relative to the number of stalks that should be left on the acre to make the greatest yield. There is great diversity of opin? ion upon this subject. My experience has been, that much depends upon tho varioty of cotton seed planted. Those planting that variety of cotton which grows large, with long limbs, will never make a large yield by leaving eight or ten thousand stalks on an aero, while the prolific or short limb cotton will do better with this number than less. I have endeavored to answer intelligi? bly and concisely all the questions ask? cd, and hope the statement may hoof benefit to those asking the informa? tion. Below I hand you tho evidonoe of J the yield, furnished the oommittee at the State fair. Most respectfully yours, B. G. LooitKTT Tho land was first flushed with the Watt <t- Knight "A B" plow, the large mould hoard attached, breaking about six inches deep. A few days before planting, the rows were laid off with tho ordinary seontor plow, five feet wide, followed by a double wing shovel plow, sixteen inohes long by oleven in hes wide, drawn by two mules. Io this furrow was put about one hundred and fifty bushels horse lot manure, and three hundred pounds John Merrymao & Co's "am mon a ted disolved bones," per aere. We bedded upon this with the Watt ft Knight "A B" plow, small mould attaohsd, following In eaoh farrow with a sub-soil plow, breaking in all about fifteen inohes deep. ' On tito 24th dav of April lt was planted. The seed planted ll known as the "Hoot Variety." This eotton was plowed seven times'with tho swoop, ...lb. \* A.tBABY, GA., Nov. 15, I860. Wo turebj eurtifV that ve weighed the oottoi picked from the foregoing ?rea of Und, (?ls ?od eighty eight thou MDths acres,) tad wo found the total amount gathered to be twenty seven thousand tiro hundred and iix pounds teed cotton, one-third of which, u'y aine thousand and aixty?eight and two third pounds, we weighed and had gined and S" aoked, showing a result of twenty eight undred and eighty four pounds Rut cotton, an average of fourteen hundred and twenty ?nd* two thirds pounds per acre. JOB? W. ALLEN, C. II. CAMFIELD, Y. G. RUST. ALBANY, QA., Nov. 18, 1869. X hereby certify that I have earefulty surveyed a paroel of land pointed out to me hy Capt. J. W. Allen, aa that from which he has this year gathered 27,206 pounds seed cotton, and that I fiud the ares of said paroel of land to be six and eighty-eight thousanths aores. Taos. A. E. EVANS, Civil Engineer and Surveyor. ?The Macon Telegraph de Messenger says "two thousand stalks.1' This is an orror of eight thousand. The above is hard to believe, but ?tis nevertheless, strictly and accurately true. We know the parties who certified to the weighing. We know the Civil En? gineer who measured the land, and we are unhesitating in our endorsement, not only ot their high character fur ictegri* ty, but their business capacity and ac? curacy. We are thus emphatic in.this endorsement, for wo have heard a great many practical and sincere planters ex? press a positive incredulity, that an aore of land could produce more than two bales of cotton. The Romans were right in their proverb, that no rann had ever discovered what an acre of land oould produce-[ED. PLANTATION.] - A woman recently ontered a store in Connecticut and sat down in front of] an iron safe to warra. She remarked that she "never did like thom kind of stoves-they didn't throw out any heat, those gas-bur oers didn't. Just Received, Fall aud Winter Stock. . AT I . E. SUARES. 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Piedmont and Arlington LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. THOSE TWO STAUNCH COMPANIES, THE PIEDMONT AND "ARLINGTON" HAVE COMBINED UNDER THE ABOVE NAME, AND PRESENT, IN THE SHORT TIME OF TWO YEARS, A LIST OF OVER Eight Thousand Insurers and a Capital and Assets of over One Million and a Half of lb lars, ATTAINING TO A POSITION ND IMPORTANCE AMONG Life Insurance Companies never before reached in so short a time. Rights of Policy Holders in both the "Piedmont" and "Arlington" will remain unchanged, and the same ns before. New and advantageous features in the new Company, will be allowed the old Insurers co-equal with the new ones liiere are Branch Offices in each Slate, Xohere funds accruing art invented, and not taken beyond State limits, -o Branch Office in this Stnto at Columbia, LE Al'H A UT, JEFFERSON AND HANSOM, Managers. H. H. MOSES, Agent. Office ot J. T. SOLOMONS' Store. REVERENCES: Capt. A. A. Gilbert, Capt. E. W. Moine, Capt. Joo. 8. Richardson Oct 6 WANDO FERTILIZER. Manufactured at the Wando Works? IN CHARLESTON, & C. It is s home made article, sod proven to be the heel FERTILIZER now iu THE -w Masrr>o CAN bs bad at all tiraos Md la aay qeaotlty,bjr spacing to the Subscriber, ia SUMTER. ELISHA CARSON, Agent, For Sunit?r Ootmty . Oct 27- 8mv ase. WI MamrfactnTed by ft ft Pray moon ?um wram?&& MONEY SAVED, IS MONES CHEAP ANO FASHIONABLE SHOi||? ?Qi-m Ki*o**^jj$ (b7?%tum? o KO KU g A Nil CALHO?^T\f?f1 ?nd for warding ttottk to ur by avarjr-tyei ?an ?rsuro our frfoodi and bujera M?#M tte will give perfect satisfaction.'' U ,#w tho Interest of Country and City buyer?' us a oall and examine uttr stock wbtcb 1 been repton ishod. . oot is : HOLMES mm MANUPACTDRKHS, IwrontEns PAW ^ om Varnishes, 5 No.-- 205 ^Ust-^tp VT. B. UULMII. ; Wr REFERENCES. . ' Col. L. M. Hatch; Gen. JobnHon.Hngoodi 0. Dnkos 4 Go, Oot. Charles II. Blwonto Sprott, Esq; Col. J. B-. E. Sloan.;'' ^'Z'-'i Oot 18 ' tOrStS* Wu. IlAnnAt,. Wir. HAw'^i!^ WM. BARRAL & ?(M (n A3} BA fr, NICHOLS aV-?.C^.i^ No. ia. HATN* STABIIT, p;M Charleston, Si>0?'M*J WE RESPKCTPUVI?t^^V^t?^ tentlon of ?he raoncbsnf* 'of. So tn td?'? :he H<)jncent country, to opt well tfl^ted's*! if t?nd.llery, Saddlery IlArdwnre; CoaA"*a???ffi fleas Materials, eoeslstiog in pert 'OP 0?? VTr?^? SADDLES, . VlirPfl.i^^ LUIDLES. VOhtf?im HARNESS, STOKES, , AjL?vtm;m RIMS. ..'V, 8H?K ENAMELED CLOTHS. PATENT LEATHER, ll A RN KrlS hSATgSSSm oct. ia. **r^--:m$m ; Campsen Milir g ?RECEIVED THE Ut Premium at thc, So. Va. Seato" .'Xtitj!l& ?i ^Columbia, UfSfcji?* npi?B undersigned ? ffcr to their ronntry I. and the pullio in geuorat a choice a trtlcie of Flour. We buvo on bond and aro grinding tupply of choice Family: Extra & Super ALSO. Northern and Western Flour at lowest j?otW (?rio?. (. Corn, Oats ?ntl Hay. : S.Ono Busbelt Primo Whit? Corn. LO?O " " Oat?. )C0 Ba " hasirrnanrt Nr?RWi JOHN CAMPSEN- ? <> - Charleston, Dec 8 . . WM G. WHILDEN:^^HB WM BT 15 US A XI) JOUD?ftS ? ft^^?? 137 Meeting-St?^i WATCIIES, JEWELRY Atf^ SILVER WAUEo'..1'^^ .55 KINO STRICKT cor. of lkc^^m CH A II L1C S TON, S. U-$$m& PeptS_ m '-."lfW$ffl FOREST novsmi 100 KING STRKKT, * . Charleston, S, tf^M BY GEO il GE L t???tf#$| BOARDING. ; M rrnnslent Roird, ono or two dsvs. $2 f?) per ilny"-j??M I'ransient I'.mrd, ? or moro days. f l,.r?tVp*>d*y?.^rcaW .tegular Rotud fV.f.O to $8 rrj p<-> ?TAtf^^H Dr, y I! on rd .... H Having recently token tMs liirpp and i^erj^f.^ '/**8fc* louse, a fow doorsbelour Market xis'Ina^d^lff?BS n a delightful and convenient tec.-i'.-../, rt.vtb.O/ ?u?ln<?? community, and thoroughly. io>ii?vHit<rJ .?aHB kn.! refurnished lt tn all depart ideate ', I npi tiry.'V^^jSB )?rcd to socommodato IJonrdcts at tb? fcodcrnVfr ?'?Sfc >r?ces na staled abotre, and promtso 'tijtifi tyStyP^f- 'st?gg 'aetlcn, both a* tr. sleeving nreomnaodstlmv.?<??K>^v^ffl able fare RKMEMRKR tll? Ne\.ll^^?ffiKfi?M , tit ER T. .. ' v,^I?Si?H ??i"?._,,M ' -S? MILL ??OX?> & cn^^mH^ OYSTERS, y^^m, C? PPPLIV.D In ananlltles tn; -.sitU pti?^?V^^ O Orders from all part* o? tlrt l^.V?,.^.?i.4rWt/ "^ Sirvas WX&iKA-nWP/th M w- r M ^rjtv^if li. Dlag?y J, ?ii? : = . .J i nlJ. '