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.' i n ' > > V V-' : ' * .v j. / . ' ' ~ ANNOUNCEMENTS. Mff Editor: Tou will please announce tlio fol f lowing gentleman as candidates for re-election to tlie House of lie{vesentatives, "from Kershaw District, at tlio ensuing election in October, and oblige tbeir friends: ' . Major J. M. DeSAUSSURE. > - CapL D. D. l'ERRY, . . ' '' Mr. Editor: As the time is approaching when the people of Kershaw Distriot, Will li^ve to select, those who will represent them, in thb ensuing Legislature we respectfully recommend the following gentlemen as a qjmdidates. . . For Senator. Maj. A. H. BOYKTN For Representatives. ITaj. J. M. DeSAUSSDRE, Capt W. Z. 1EITNKR. By inserting the above, you will oblige April IS. . MANY VOTERS. 4 , : ' For Representative. , We are authorized to announce Col. A. D. COODWYN, as i>-candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing election. ' April 22 ? tf For Representative. ? Wear? authorized to.nnnouuce Col."VV.R. TAYLOR as a candidate for the Legislature at the ensuing election. , June 10 ' ' tf Mr. Editor: You will please amiounuce ?apt. "WILLIAM CLYBURX, as a candidate for re-cdection as clerk of the Cpurt of Common Pleas, for Korshaw District, and oblige MANY FRIENDS. April 15. . . r-rii? ? ?camt ' War Tases of 1864. ASSESSOR^OFFICE,^ I Camdex, Sept.- 15ti>, 186-4. ) i ?"?*?? ?csMseentje rvPTirM 17nr POLLEOTION I | 'XIr< iiooLuouuu wi ...? . JL District hereby giv? notice that they are now prepared to receive the RETURNS for the TAXES of 1854. In order to aid tax-payers in preparing their returns, tho following schedule and classification of taxable "articles is published : CLASS I?.1/1 Propertyt Engaged in Agriculture. The kinds of property which shall .be considered as employed in agriculture arc : All lands'actually cultivated or connected with or contributing to such cultivation, such as wood or pasture lands;. all slaves, little, big. old auii.vourjg. above twelve yea: s of age, as are properly known and designated as plantation or farm negroes, as contradistinguished from mechanics or house servants or others not connected with a farm or plantation ; all Iio>ses, mules and oxen used as work animals on a farm or plantation, as contra-distinguished from family horses or horses of pleasure, and from horses, mules or stock cattle upon such estate but not actually used in tilling the soil; all ploughs, carts, wagons aud implements of husbandry generally used and necessary to the proper cultivutiou of the v;ivjr*. r? . CLASS II?All Property of every Jcind, Real, Peitoml and Mixeil, not employed in Agriculture. This property will eml>race lands not emploj-ccl in agriculture; all real estate in cities, towns and villages, and" all other real ostato throughout the coilntry that does not contribute to the tax in kind; all slaves not employed in agriculture, embracing all house servants, botii in the city and country, e pontons, handicraftsmen of all kiuds. draymen, daj' laborers, body servants, coachmen. ic? and all others not agricultural Ji eluding slaves on farms under twelve years of age; corses, mules and jennies not engaged .itt agriculture; attle ot the bovin$ species, sheep, goats and swine. Cotton, wool, tobacco, corn, wheat, rye. oals. buckwheat and all-kinds of grain; potatoes and all.kinds ? of pens, ami all products of the farm, garden or or chard. > Flour, meal, sugar, tuolasses, bacon, lard and all other groceries, merchandize, spirituous liquors, wine, ewer, etc. . Yalnc of household and kitchen furniture, agricultural tools and implements, o wiled but not employed in agriculture, and all toolp of mechanics.or others, musical instruments and all articles of domestic use, carriages, wagons, drays, carts and every Species of vehicles on wheels not employed in agriculture; books. . maps, picture?, painpngs, statuary and other works of *rt. The assets of Jill banks or other joint stock companies, whether incorporated or not, are taxed just us individuals are taxed?banks paying a tax on their capital and reserved funds, and returning their gold and ' silver coin as others are requiied to do. Gold and silver ware and plate, jewels, jewelry and , watches; gold and silver coin, gold dust, gold or silver bullion; value of moneys held abroad, bills of exchange on foreign countries, promissory notes, rights, credits aud securities, including Confederate bonds; all solvent credits, bank bills and all other paper issued as currency?except non-interest bearing Confederate Treasury notes?and not employed in a registered business. " . Oti ail profits made by buying and selling articles? purchased since the 1st January. 1863?between the 17th FSbruary and 1st July,; 1864, a tax of 30 per cent -> There is also a t^x of 1 per cent on all property due _ J1 J- 1 O OA A ..t A ' i nnu pavauie m 100*, ui'uoi mo .aoi mj raise money 10 increase the par of soldiers Tax-payers are urged, as there hah been necessarily so much delay, to be prompt in making their returns as above^nuroerated. Office hours from 9 o'clock a.' m., to 2 O'clock p. m. JOHN CANTKY, K. M. KENNEDY, Assessors lTth Collection District, S.C. Sept 17 ; tf RAGS! RAGS!! The highest prices paid fop. white linen or cotton rags delivered large or sural pities at this e 1 f - X . U School Kotice* rrHE EXERCISES OF MR. L. MOCANpLESS' JL SCHOOL will commence ou tlie first day of October next. Terms $300 payable in advance in current funds, or in provi-ions of any sort, solids or liq. uids. '-v Persons wishing to send will please make tbeir application by the 20th inst. Sept. 10 tf L. McCANDLESS. Gotton Yarn. C>A BUNDLES SUPERIOR QUAUTY> 0\J COTTON CARLS?2 dozen TV' hitte in ore's; dozen English. 'CIGARS! CIGARS 11-10,000 Cigara of Florida Tobacco?a good article, ?ALSO? Superior chewing and smoking Tol-noeo, Salt, spool Thread, Needles, Ac. . IV. C. GERALD AGO. Sept, G . / tu. f. 4t * ' Sorghum Syrup Barrels for < SalerfiJIE UNDERSIGNED HAS ON HAND AND .1. for sole a large number of a fine article of Syrup Barrels, which'can be had by making application ut . the Court House, at Camden. Seytember 1 tf D. P. HOCOTT. Wanted to Purchase For the use of the confederat States?Scrap Iron, wrought or cast, Tor which I pay a fair price in cash, or, if preferred, will exchange rolled plantation Iron for the same. Planters orothers having any cfthq above to dispose of will -reform me of the fact, as I wish to collect it together as speedily as possible. /? J. S. MERONKY. , September 1 " tf.f/ INSTATE ADJ'T AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S "OFFICE, \ \ Columbia, iicpteujlfcr 22, 1864. ) GENERA A ORDERS NO. 2 2. f ' PERSON'S LIABLE BY THE/ LAWS OF TniS State toWtuul military servicfe beyond the limits ot their Districts, and who have nti been enrolled and and induced irncompanies organized iti pursuance of General OrderstNos. 10 an ! '1, issued from this oflfce, "fo r/.onlrfi.l ta *.?nr\?-r fnr nni^Jlmr.nh unH on or before the ^th day of October next, or they will be held iiabla to irrest and to the peualfi^s vr0V?ded (or by the llih section of the .Act of the General Assembly; ratified tljp Gth day of rVoruary, 1863, entitled "An Act for toe better orjfan'zation of the lniblia, and for other purposes." ,( * II. Persons required to report by the preceding paragraph of these onidrs, whert companies have already been organized in the mil tia'regiment to which they belong, will be allowed to select their companies, provided they are net alieady full, and will report to the oflicera commanding such companies, who will enroll theiriiiames. \ III. "Where the cominuies organized in any regiment under General Or<Ws Nos. 10 and 11 all have maximum number, (!00\men,) persons required to re-, port bp these orders, wil\ report to' the commanding ollicor of tho regiment, Who will organ ze them into companies, if their numbers be sufficient, and make a return thereof to this offie^; any if their numbers be insumoicnt lO consucpuf a iymi{.ciuy, 110 .win iciuiu a list of their names to ^iis office, when they will bo /.ssigued to companies oigani'Td in other regiments. IV. The commandijg officers of companies organized in puraaai.ce of Gcner^llOrdcrs Nos. 10 nod 12, and of companies to be orgniuzed in the 7th and 8th JBrigados, under Special Orderp >To. \1, are authorized to enroll for service rm their respective oompanics, the persons required by these orders to report for enrollment who reside within their militia regiments, until , their companies ieftch the maxipnim number. V. It is made tile duty of all tho militia officers of -the State jo repo$ to the propenufficer for enrollment the names or perrons who are liwile to enrollment under these orders.' \ VI. Persons qmrolled under General Orders Nos. 10 and 11, under Sjiec.al Orders bo.y2 and nuder these orders, will tfc allowed to volunteer in comnf mnni/lnd inlantrv : but tliev will, neverthe less, be enrolled as required by said V orders, and held liable to service aslnlantiy until the\r companies havo been accepted at this office as mourned infantry. By order 0f the Governor: ' \ A. C. GAI&INGTOX, * ^Adjutant and Inspector-General 0f S. C. Extract fr^m Act of General Assembly, entitled "An act for the Hatter organization of the mililia^\ and for other purposes." \ . . SKOTiafN II. That all persons liable to peVform actual militaiy Service under the provisions of this Act, who Shall m<ko default when summoned' into suqh service, shall be liable to such punishment short of dSath, as may be lmpo?ed by by a court martial, accordlpg to th? Articles of War of the Confederate States, said,court to to convened by the officer commanding the repent in whioii the defaulter is liable to- perform said'.military service, who ixhereby authorized to order said court, in ^conformity with tho usages of the Conlederae StKxes. , \ Sopt24> * 10 pg" Papers of the State publish till October 5. Vy Notice. All persons are forewarned1 not to trade for a note (riven by me, to John Baker, for five hundred dollars, dated some lime in June, 1064, as the property for which it was given, has proved unsound, I will not pay said note unless compelled by law. JAMES A. THOMPSON. I. Sept. 16 . -3 S r" % # * ' / ' I DI S T It I T DIII ? C T O it? * ''' ' vv c-.'' - ' DISTRICT OFF!CHUtS. . Legislators. A. H. Boy kin?Senator. ' . John M. DeSaussure, D. D. Perry?Representatives. Magistrates. John K-Withei-spoon, Ktm. I). Hogan, W. R. Taylor, Henry Brace, John E. Shaw, Richaid L. -v Whitaker, J. T. Barker. 1 . Commissioners of Roads. J. M. DaSaussure Chairman, B. T." McCoy, W. E; Hughes, Daniel D. Kirkland, James- L. McDowall, Lewis J. Patterson, J. English Doby, Fred. Bowcn. John L. Mickle, Gillam Sowell, Richmond R. Terrell, Emanuel Parker. The sixth section of the " Act to establish certain Roads, Bridges hnd Ferries/'passed December lr, is as follows: > " That each Commissioner of Roads now in office, or hereafter appointed, shall serve until a successor is appointed, and .has accepted. - This section to be in force dnnng tne war. Commissioners of Free Schools. Wiley Kclley, Wm. Dixon, James Team, C. .C. Haile, Jesse Truesdel, Daniel Bethune,- A. L. " McDowell. * (commissioners of Public Buildings. John Workman: R. M. Kennedy, R. B. Johnson, F. L. Zemp, L. W. R. Blair, James B. Cureton, Wm. D. McDowell Chairman, C. P. B., Colin. Maerea Treasurer. Commissioners to Approve Public Securities. John M. DeSaussure, James Dunlap, Wm. E. Johnson, sr., A. M. Kennedy, Thos. E. Shannon. Commissioners of the Poor. E. Barnes, A. A. McDowell, John 0. Higgins, R. M. Kennedy, J. S. Di'Pasa. JY. E. Uughaon, Sec. and Treau. President and Directors of Camden Bridge Co. President?John M. DeSaussure. Tvifixwnro?Trtl,n M#mij K. Perkins. James Team. Colin Macrae, Sec. & Treas. Soldier's Board of fielicf. John M. DeSaussure, ?. Barnes, James Dunlap, J. Ross Dye,. C. Moscly, James Team, Jesse Truesdel, John B. Mickle, Charles Haley, John Gaskins, Daniel Gardner. Coroner. * 1 John S. Meroney. \ Managers of Elections.' Camden?John S. Meroney, C. A- McDonald, Win McKain.' Curelon's Mill?Frederick Bowen', James Team, EmanrfeJ Parker. Flat' Rock?Jesse Truosdel, James Fletcher, George R. Miller. Buffalo?Wm. Mungo, Gillam Sowell.^Wm. Cato. Lizenby's?John McGougan, Daniel McCaskill, Donald McDonald. Schrock's Mill?B. T. McCoy, Alexander McLepd, Henry Radclifie. Goodwin's Store?Benjamin Cook, John B. Mickle, James II. Vaughn. . x Liberty Hill?A. D. Jones, jr., R. C. Patterson, R. vB. Cunningham. > Officers of Court. Joseph D." Dunlap, Commissioner in Equity; TV. Clyburn, Clerk; A. L. McDonald, Ordinary; Duncan Shcorn, Sheriff. Tax Collector. Villiam McKain. Confederate Enrolling Officer. TV. Z. Leitner. Confederate War Tax-Collector. A. HI. Kenncuy. Auction ?John Cantoy, R>?M. Kennedy. Collector of Tax in Kind. James Jones. Chief Commissary Agent. . J. II. Devereaux. W9>. % Confederate Quartermaster's Agent. James Sowers. State Quartermaster's Agent. . A. Markley Lee. Receiving and Delivering Agent. J. M. Gayle. Officers of the-Town of Camden! Intendant. James Dunl&p. War dent. < N. D. Baxfcj, D. D Hocott, L. M. Bosrtell, R. M. Kennedy. Recorder. . f R. Mi Kennedy. Marthal and Market Clerk. Win. Johnson. Professional. Physicians note Practicing. L. H. Dens,. D. L. DeSaussure, T. Hecnstjeraa, W. R. Sikes. Benjamin H. Mathesnn, J. McCna. J. I. Trnntham, W. L. Pickett. B. S. Lucnp. T. - F McDow, L. M. DeSausatfre, Thomas W. Salioond, F. L. Zomp. . -' ' - o ; a ; . -rfSi! . y ^ . ' .. f >. ' L . ' ' ' " +. f / ^ '* * V, * * "" ?' ' rssesesassems9 \ Laxytrs,'V?*m. M. Shannon. . W. Z. Leitner. . , W.M.Kennedy. W; LU Tlylor Joseph D. Dunlap. G. Bailey. Dehtist. M. BisielL SuTxey'ort. Colin Macrae, Daniel Bethune, C. C. Haila Scholastic, Mercantile, & Mechanical t Academies and Primary Schoolt.in Camden. L..McCandless' Male Academy; P. Standcnoyar, male academy; Mrs. McCandless' Academy for Young Ladies, Mts. McCreigbt; Mifis Dan-son . Mrs;* Peck;. Miss Maggie DeNoon. ? * Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware $c., &t. . E./VV. Eonney, James Eunlap, George Aides, Mrs, M. T. Campbell, R. M. Kennedy, Mrs. McLeish, Mcndal Smith, Mrs.' Conner, Mrs. Crosby, ? Benjamin, Matheson & Co., A. T. Latta, W. D, McDorall, S. Oppenlieim, M. Baum & Bro., Me* roncy, Boswcll . & Bro., J. M. Gayle, Joseph , ^ Sommers, T. S. Myers, James McEvren, >V. C. Gerald & Co., George Douglas, J. H. Op- s \ penbeim & Bro., Win. Johnson, D. D. Rocott, B, ? Silces. 1 ' Druggists. . Wm. MeKain, F. L. Zemp. Book Seller and Station f. - James A. Young. Watches and Jevilrg James A. Young,-I. B. Alexander, AW Webr- ? ban. * " f Blacksmiths, Wagon and CarriagcMokers.. \ S. Shiver, Robert Man, Nathan B. Arrants, Thoraas . Shiver. R. R., blacksmith. Cabinet Warerooms and Undertakers. C. L. Chatten, Wm. Tarver, J.*F. Sutherland, - * , Builders. J. F Sutherland, C. L. Lliatten, H. C. Roberts ',? ?. , Merchant Tailor. Charles A. McDonald. , > Saddlery and Harnett. F. J. Oakes, Mr. Bulger. Wheelwright and Oinmaktr. R. i. McCreight. Bakers. ; F. Shoemaker, Wn. Dadschi * Tan- Yards. * L. B. Stephenson, F. L, Zemp, John 8. Bradley, l Alex. McLeod, LewiaJ. Patterson, John Brown. ' Hotels. Mansion House, by - E. G. Robinson. DeKalb House, by ? J. H. Jungblutbj Private Boarding. J. W. Rodgers. Milinary and Dress Making. Miss D, fl. JIcEwen. Mrs. IJammersloug f" j Churches. Methodist?J. T. IVightman, pastor. Presbyterian?S. H. Hay, " Episcopal?T. F. Davis, jr., " Baptist?Vf. E. Huehson, *' Grain and Lumber Mills. ? _____ F. L. Zelnp, flou.r and grist; Jas. H. Vaughn, fleur and grist; Jaraes A. Kirkland, grist; J F. Sutherland, lumber and gmt; W. E. Hughes, lumber and grist; Charles Perkins, lumber; Col James , C. Haile^lumber and grist; A. H, Boykin, flour, grist and lumber; L. W. It. Blair,, flonr and grist; Charles Ralcy, flour and gristj J. B. Sow- \ ell, grist; JoknW. Gaskins, flour, griBt and lumber; John A. Young,-grist and lunlber; T. J. ^autben, lumber; Robert Kirkley, grist; estate .1 Win. Shields, grist andlutober; George R. * Miller, flour and grist; L. J. Patterson, flour .aud grist; John S. Miller, flour and grist; estate ' of T.. Lang, grist and lumber; W. M: Kelley, grist, John Chesnut, grist and lumber; James Cheshut, sr., grist and lumber; John McRae, grist and lumber; John Brown, grist; estate ef Burwell 'Boykin, grist and lumber; estate of Lemuel Boy kin, grist and lumber , Mrs. Jjte J Kifox, grist.; Richard Hyatt, flour and grill I i post office,, camden, s. c. i MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. ' ' J RICHMOND, CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, WESTERN . fl AND WAT MAILS. ^ Due?Daily, by v T 20 P M Close?Doily by 6 od- P; 1? LANCASTER, FLAT ROCE, &C. Duo?Monday, Wednesday A Friday by 13 00 M fl . Close?Same days, at 11 00 A. If RED HILL, RU88EL PLACE, &C. A uue?murHoay, dj . m 00 sj CIosob?Same day, at 11 00 A. V TILLER'S PERRT,- JEXFERSON, (fee. Due?Monday, by 12 00 M nWB?Pridav 1ft AA A %r V OFFICE HOURS. fl From 8 00 A. M. to 2 00 P: M.,*and for abort time afteropeoing the mail at night;. . ^1 v T. W. PEOUES, P. M V ' 4 ' t ? \ ' ?! ' I 1