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Fields, Twelfth Virginia Infantry, has furnished for tho Petersburg Ex- ' press the following valuable and expedition^ re.- j cipe for preparing leather dressed with the hair j on. .He vouches for thd stability and duration ; of the leather thus prepared, and refers to high authority for the truth of his averment, as well as to soldiers who have worn shoq? >madc from ? - -a :i f... .1? i IT. we. tncreiore, piamsu n ivr tuu uvucut vi | formers and individauls who may have hides lo I \ . tan, and recommend that, they test it. ' The j ^ hides arc not only qnickly tanned, l?ut the j leather when prepared bears a most favorable j comparison with the best produced by the Jong j and tedious prbccss in vogue in England and ! in this country. Many of the soldiers iri one, if not in more of the brigades of this anuy have used shoes made from this leather for months i past, and pronounce them'snperior, as regards ! ; comfort and quality, to the English and Amor-! ican arrtiy shoe: ' j * MODE OF-PREP.\tUX6 .LEATHER DRESSED WITH! . * HAIR OX. * ? 1st. If hides arc old, hard and dry, soak them j in pure water about two or three days. *. 2d. When well soaked, or when ficsh hides, flesh them thoroughly, r 3J. Prepare a pickle made of 3 lbs alum, and 5. lbs common salt to a pint of water, enough .to dissolve fiie salts for each hide: this O. is an average proportion. ' * For a very large single old hide, 3 1-2 lbs ! t . alum and 8 lbs salt, may be necessary; where- | as for a small calf hide, 3-4 lb alum'and 2 lbs j salt may be enough. But for a pack of 25 i . hides unassorted, of all sizes, and conditions,! the average is as abofe. %m 4th. Soak the fleshed hides in this pi&klc ! -from 3 to 10 days, more or less, according to condition of hides. 5th. Soak them again 2 or 3 days in pure ' water to take out the &iit. 6th. When abont half dry Break them with " the proper carrier's breaking knives7tb. Smoke them, flesh side down, say 8 or 10 days over hard wood, (hickory or oak) mother, continuing to break and roll and grind thetn in sncccssion.-. 8tb. Boil the neatsfcet for 'oil; save' the oil, and lubricate tire hides with the jelly and greasy water breaking, them ail the time. ? " 9th. Dress aod finish oft The small hides, thin and fresh, cat be finish % cd in from six to eight days. Medium size hides in good condition, from twelve to fifteen days. The largest and worst conditioned hides can bfe finished in from eighteen to twenty days. It is recommended to take from eighteen to twenty days for all. If you want the hair off, soak in lime water first until the hair slough,; but then you toast* be careful to thoroughly work the lime out, or it will eat the fibre of the . leather., " ' ' x , The leather is best witbl the hair on. It makes the best awl most comfortable shoe? soles and alb Put the hair of the uppers inside; and of the solesr-put upper sofe hair out, and outer sole hair in, thus fill the soles' with the best .of water proqfing and making the soles the more elastic and lasting." With theJiair on it is especially best forsadf ble. covers, stirrup leathers, shabracks, traces, fiorse collars, caps, gloves, septinel coats, halters, trunlccovers, and every use known. ^ Among other South Carolina officers cor> fined on Morris' Island are the following : Capt J. M. Mulvanv, 27th; Major Zeiglcr, flolcombe , Legion; Captain Thos. Piuckney, Major Hnmraell, Lieutenant Epps, 4th Cavalir; Lieutenant Bi well* 2d. Infantry; Lient T. W. EasterJir.g, Captain Mvnclinm, oth In ftp try; -Captain IfV. L Campbell, lJth. *j * % ' > \ " - . . MiM DAILY SHSB : " " WEDNESDAY nORHINfG OCT. 1ft. A telegram from Port Royal Say a tiis?t Gen. Foster has ordered a draft of all tbo "colored citizens in his department. ^ . Female Clerks.?Wo leurn that Lieut, Col. F. L Cbilds, commandant of the C. S? Arsenal at Fayette villo V C. hna !nniifnirnt*H tmlom fiC Mm-ltliiriiirr female clerks to do the work of inon detailed for that j purpose, i Hood's Work.?It is stated thai Gen. Hood is tearing up the track* of the Georgia, Macon and West Point roads. Seventy oiiles, is stated, of die Georgiw road will be torn up, Ad the Macon rond to Griffin and the "West Point road to Newnan. A Richmond correspondent Rays there is a great dei mand for ?mall larms in the vicinity of the city, some oi which rent as high as $3,000 per annunS No wonder, when a bushel of sweet potatoes sell for $80, and other things in proportion. t More Bkef tor tfoon^ Army.?."We have reliable intelligence, says the JJimssipputn, that a -drove of 3.000 beef cattle from Texas were driven safely across the Mississippi river, nt a point not necessary to mention, several days since, and are now on their way to Hood's artny. * The election, held on yesterday, passed off without any excitement, though there was an unusual'large gathering, and a larger number of rote? polled than usnal?which migtybe attributed to the liict that the Examining Board called a great many from the various other preciuctsof the^listrict To-morrow we will bo ablv to present ty our readers the resnlt in full. Reportkd C/ynviie or Gf.n\ Mamptok and Staff. ?The Ajigus'a Constitutionalist of Sotftrda*says-; "A painful rumor reaches us thdt this distinguished leader and staff have been captiiteil, on the north side of the James, whiff making h charge uphn the enemy's lines-, We trust that there may be some mistake i;j this, re port, but our source oFlnfo'matferi: nlmote bar.ii.heshope." It cannot he otherwise than a hear. 1 Armt of Tennessee ? vis the enemy a.e fully njv prised of nllGfen. Hoon's movements by tlus-iiiuc, it is t < * not miss to state that the Army of Tejiia'jyce is now posted across the Wei-tern & Atlantic rtiilnid at Ac-wcrk station, twelve tniles above Marietta, and thirtythree miles from Atlanta. The evacuation <if Atlanta is therefore now a work of ncciKsay, and what shall come iifter-we shall see. Phfkman. must mete n movement, either ?irward or lack, in tlse course of n very few daye? Our beat tinny officers entertain do fears of its being directed agnljjstr cither Augusta Or Macon. Attempt to Escape.?Cannon firing was h.oard yesterday afternoon, between 5 and C, o'clock, in the direction of the p<*w prison camp actooS tho river. It was supposed to be for practice, or to clean the guns. Bufran ugly rumor prevailed late lastjiiglit, that some of the prisoners had fnadc au attempt to e>cape, and-disregarded the muskets which were dis-1 charged at them, to prernnt their design. It J became ifecessarv to use cannon, pnd after three or four rounds, which killed half a /h-zen, and , wounded more, quiet was restored, and the attempt abandoned. The guard of the prison on auty yesterday was small, consisting of the Arsenal Cadets and a detachment of ('apt. Keating's company. We have not\cen able^o verify tliis report, -It purports to come from' a person who preseat and saw the scene.? Guardian 0f Saturday. V Hotel Pricks in Washington.?Artemns Ward says: UI went to "Washington and> put op at, a leading hotel, wbere seeing the landlord, I accosted bim with 'How d?ey do. squire V 'fifty cents, was bis reply. 'Sir V 'half a dollar. We charge twenty-five cents for ldokin' at the landlord, and fifty for speaking to him. If you want supper, a boy will show you the dining room for tweutv'five. cents.? Your bein' in th8 tenth story it will cost yon a dollar to be shown np there.', 'Bos much <fo yen ax a man for breath in' in this eqninomika] tavern f said I. 'Ten cents a breath" was the reply.'1 ^ . 1 , Arterans' remarks would apply remarkably ? well to Xm latitnfle. 1 < C s ' . . V,V; : * % ' - .\ LATEST BY TELEGRAPH REP0KT8 OJr THE PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered according: to the Act of Congress in the year x 1863, by J, <5. Thiusum, in the Clerk's office of the x District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Geor'fia. FROli MOBILE. special-despatches trom Senator* the 9th. The Memphia Argus of the 8th contains Missohri news of the 5th. Price had .advanced with 3. columns, including Marttiaduke's force of 5200 and Shelby's of 1500, and took a more northern route, principally on the railroad, which was badly damaged?especially the South branch and main Pac'fic road, with a* train of 2C0 wagons. A. J. Smith was at' Franklin. All quiet in the cltv, though telegraphic communication was interrupted. Ewing reported to < have arrived at Etowa. lltlm6rs prevail of GucrillHs moving with great lapidity. , ' ' # FROM THE WEST. LaOrangb, Oct ll.?The flank moveiricnt of Gen. Hood upon Atlanta has so far been nnntnloltr an noftflofnl TIia PuiIhao/1 A.am*. a%? vvvroi u i uv iwiiJiuou llVii* Shanty to Kingston has been utterly destroyed ?even the cuts filled np, an<j all trlie garrisons along that distance captured. On Ifltf. Wednesday French's division of Stewarts, corps mafic an attack iipo'n Altoona, which failed?the. whole corps subsequently went to hut assistance, when the town was captured by rtssfinit, and tour thousand prisoners taken, logcther with an immense quantity of materials of war. Our atoiy was on the Kingston and Rome llnilroad * ' V . at last accounts. Gen. Deanregard is with Gen. . * i' Ixoiid. S.'octirn's 24lWi army corps now hoM Atlanta.. The rest of Sherman's army lists gone | up the road * There is no Cavalry at Atlanta. Gen. Iverao'u .enptnred West PdVnt the other >iav. tak'iliOf 50 ivfiraus in troorl 'rntiili! ium nnH o - tne wreck's of a great" many more. Ivereon's forces-:irc Avitliiii ojicjnile of the city, arid will cither kill of capture every , Yankee tliat ventures outside tlic main works. Sherman is be., y.ond the Chatuihoocbio cut off from his main army. Thomas is in command. The evacuation .of; Atlanta is looked for every -day. The enemy have no stock with which to haul artillery or commissary, and no railroad The Augusta Dispatch- says,- Hood's movements had been anticipated and checkmated. .Nashville dates of the 4th say- Forrest was | destroying the Alabama and Tennessee railroad and had advanced to Duck linn and tS-pring IIill, and went towards Florence. Guerilla bands arc hotuerons?capturing commissary and fotfiging trains, disabling wagons, carrying off mules and capitired two upward bound freight trains'between Nadrville and LouisrilleCommunication is open to chattanooga. A larg? force is at work on the Alabama and Tonnessce railroad. Cars would be running to Pulaski within a week. Report* frotaChattanooga says, a portion of Forrest* forces cap-; tured Dalton. The N. Y. Herald, of .Senteraber 26. con tains but little war news of importance. The fir?t tl itig that meets the eye'in the first column, is a terrible Yankee he in glaring capitals thus: "Peace propositions tendered by Gov. Brown, of Georgia!" under which it says : "Gov. Brown, of Georgia, has offered to Gen. Sherman propositions for peace, notwithstanding the assertion of Eastern correspondent to the contrary." In addition to this the Herald, ;n its situation article, says: " We were apprised, several weeks ago, that emmirsaries from Gov. Brown had reached Washington with propositions for an adjustment, bat as to the precise nature of the propositions they had to present, or the authority they posseted to negotiate, we are sot inform-1 ed. . ' I / V ' * V' . 1 l# V ConfkdxratIk Irow^-TIic Columbus Sun says : Since the war commenced, them has j, been throughout the country a great scarcity of i iron suitable foi1 plantation purposes. A- inamf; factor? has been established at Hartrille, Alabama, for the purpose of making l>r the qnan- . ' tity this much needed article. The iron is . made into bars of different lengths and sizes to I suit the needs of planters, as plows, shovels or any articles that may be wanted by hammering:' Competent and reliable judgcts who have thoroughly tested it, pronounce this metal far su- ; peftor to any wrought iron, and in ha'rdfccsa, toughness ami elasticity almost, it not fully, eipinl'to lh.e,l?e-st of Swedes iron, which always eotnnmndwl a higher price in market than any other kind.'' This iron, too. can lie very readily aru!rquickly made into steel. In all respects it is said to bo, for plantation purposes, very superior, ami to answer-Admirably every need. The company is now making .about 0,000 "pounds of iron per week, and soon will W ablo to treble this amount.' Specimens can be seen" at the Nail Works in Guard. * Iron will be cr/ liururoil Air.nKiVNinns "Well, wliat w ill nidjjinktnn) rlo next ?" said" a fartw-r in the Tar Stat?. "I rockcrftlio'll lm*e another battle, and I hope onr boys wilL ?nii> the.-victim,'" answered bjs daughter Small AnnMatilda Jane. / War Tax Cffiee-^-N. CAMDEX. S. -Ootolier f>tCl8C4. 1*7 A WJHJOUSRM KN. PLANT JjpA N D OTil? t KltS m*vmg cotton or apj/otnor property in tlieir ])0?Hes#iuitb^np:i!ipnon-residents ottlio District are he*, by n qtrkitf 10 report tlio jshme to tisrin iirder tliut the taxeiitfiiySit uc-eountcd lor,'either . by tlio owners or tjxfr ngonts'.^v^ >^01IK i)AXTRT,X.Wr0rL It. M.KP.NSBUY, ~~^ annnissary Notic.e>^ ARTIKS XVB-'^UFrKDpfAT IP'TOET will sell tlirir syrup "tLtW;ttoveruinant I' wil]*pav $8 per gallon, nmifnrfiisli tTfevb,irrel.?.*r J- H: ' f vit. ip,-' a i.api. & -a. . , Depot Soldier's 33oar dRelief ' . Camdex. S. C,..Wt 12,18G1. A ,LL PECftoSS >^NOT PA 11) TH EIR /V two (2) per cent y?*^Tti corn, wheat stud rice, will please deliver ib-ifl niiccT^wiUjout further notice. . liv order ot-Mnj J.so M. I)kSaKSSlTTR-Auuiinnnn. Ock^U "2w . J. M. GAYER AgeflT^ OX LAST EVENING. A SMALL IlLAOK POCKET B(>uK, cont ?i??ir?tr between otic hundred and seven ty-fivc nml two hundred dollars ;al-o containing two small Keys, l.t.w&s lost between the boors of l and 5 p. m., between the store of Airs. McLcisli nml liie residence of Mr. J*. Hiivcr. ..A libera! rewnrd will lie paid to any ope finding the same, and leneing it nt the Journal office. Oct. 11 * tf ' Piano Tuning and Eepair- ' ing. , JOSKPH FRKT, FROM CHA^fiSTON, IN* forms the ladies and gentlemen o?-Camden tjiat ho is hero, prepared to Tune and Repair Pianos and Or* ? gaus. >, . \ Orders left at the DeKalb Hotel wiH.be promptly attended to. I - October 10 ', <x tf -,v . - -if ' c Council Notice THE TOWN AUTHORISES HAVING CON 1 TRACTKD with partytdo cut all grass and wcads in the Cemetery, (out aide private Ipte) do hereby ' forbid any one elae cutting gtfcss within the enclusure. By order of Council *B. M. KENNEDY, - l? Clerk of Council. Oct. I tf. r? Road* " * TH&C0MMLSSI0NKR8 OP eOADS FOR KERSHAW District wjll'meet in Carcden, on the* fourth Monday in Uetob*r,Jht 11'o'clock. COLIN M6HAE, ClerV Oct 7 , - ' ** 'ltw.td. "IfiLPF.RSONS indebted to the estate' 1\ of Richard Hyatt, will please make_ payment, and those having claims against said estate will pre~ (. sent them properly attested to, ' ' ' e. barnes, . Oct 8 3tw " Adflliuifitrator. Notice- . thither strayed or stolen last mon X3J.dat?A whitaand blafk spoited J1IL0H CO^T and a gfny'coUered H1JIPEK two year* old. Any information leading to the recovery of the same will be liberally rewarded. JOWf H. JUNGBLUTH, Ort i M? . DeKalb Beeee.. * ' . t . t " * / i ; . - . ' ; . \ ? % \ ?# . . ,