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' VOL. ? CAMDEN^". C., FRIDAY, DEC. Q, 1864 3STO: 1 Si
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Anothbk Yankee Mkuciiant Gone.? It is
the on dit among the-friends and aequaintanccs
of Joseph l\ Jones, . formerly of the firm of
Jones & Ilarwood, cabinet inakcrs and furniture
dealers, that he has'Vfcry recently run the
lines and; go^e over to the Yankees. Jor.os
was reputed wealthy, and leaves his family behind
to lock after that portion of his wealth
which lie coltld not carry away with liiin in
hai;d coin or greenback currency.' lie came
ffom Andovcr, Massachusetts, some years ago,
a poor itinerant adventurer, and obtained employment
in a woollen factor}', from whence he
rose, tflj-hc eminence of a merchant, which he
lias jiTRt disgraced. It is to meet the cases of
sncli Ymkccs as Jones, Bowers and others,
who tare daily imitating their bad example,
tbat dve hope to sec 1'ongrcss enact the 1^.
confiscating to the Confederate Slates the pro
pcrty of such as dodge behind the military
lines of the enemy in order to escape their duty
t<? their section, leaving what property, they
can nor convey away To be fought for and defended
by those that stand true to their princb
pics. Jones is, or was the owner of the property
on Main street in the occupancy of the
Southern Express Company and Corinthian
JdaHsalbon. There arcuundreds of thousands
of dollars snugly vested and laid away in real
estate in Richmond, the deed holders of which
are now basking in the security of the North,
waiting for the storm ef war to pass, when
they hope to return, like swallows in their season,
and repossess the places that should know
^hem no more forever.?Examiner.
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To tub Planters of South Carolina and
...Georgia..?The following tunclv anneal is
made by the Const it tit ion alist: The movements
of General Sherman necessitate a change of
policy with regard to the supplies for General
Lee's and General Hardee's departments. The
Army of Virginia is temporarily cut olf from
its source of supply, and it behooves the plan-ters
of Georgia and South Carolina to bring
forward their tithes of corn and forage promptly
urd without tho tedious process of assessment.
Corn is especially needed. Let the
planters of Georgia and Eastern South Carolina
stop all other, work and send forward their
tithe grain immediately. Evil consequences
must ensue if this demand he disregarded, and
the Government thrown back upon its scanty
resources. The noble army of General Lee
will suffer seriously if tliis appeal should not be
responded to with alacrity. Planters of South
Carolina and Georgia ! your patriotism, which
has never yet failed, is still farther * taxed. If
you* fail iu this hour of your country's peri!,
how can you expect the blessing of God or
man 1
?
Tliis brief but beautiful passage occurs in an
article in Frazier's Magazine:
Education docs not commence with the alphabet.
It begins with a mother's loolr? with a
father's nod of approbation or a sign of reprool
?with a sister's gentle pressure of the hand, or
a brother's noble act of forbearance?with
handfulls of flowers in green and daisy meadows?with
birds admired but not touched?
with creeping ants and almost imperceptible
eminent ? with humming bees .and glass beehives?with
pleasant walks in shady lanes?and
with thought directed in sweet and kindly tones,
and words to nature, nets of benevolence, deeds
of virtue, and to the sense of all good to God
himself.
A piti7.cn flown noet woo /li.Mm/l Hill.
??, v. v.ww.i ?? ? VjUOV ?l HO nil Ml/UII y till.# I I 1 lit
rascal 1" A friend once volunteered to ask him
wliy lie was called "the little rascal!"' "To distinguish
me from my neighbors," said he, "who
are all great rascals!"
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CMljM DAILY tMiNAL
nilBAY HlORIVIiVC* DLt. 2.
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A Discovf.uV.?Tho Yiinkc^t, in their avidity for an
excuse for their late outrage on 13razill, have discovered
ainco it occurred that the Florida had captured several
prizes within three miles of the Jhazilinn coast, without
any notice being take.n of it by the Government ? 1
.How happens jt that Lincoln's Government never
made such a complaint?
"We"Leg to direct attention to the Confederate War
Tax Collector's notice, and would romind the tax payors
that four per cent bonds are not recivablo In taxes
alter this mouth, and as it requires timo to enter up
*uml balance the returns after they liavo been made, it
is absolutely necessary that all persons having returns
to make should do so at once. The tax ofii'co is now
open, and parties neglecting the opportunity must not
Maine the Assessors or t.'olloctor.if'tiiey have to pay in
new piirronnp ti.Ij a.? :? ? *
_ .. ..wj . uiujr will iiuto 10 uo unless they I
make their returns at once.
A private letter from Augusta, dated the 26th,
speaks thus encouragingly : #
Wo think now wo aro safe liort?any how woaro
ready, and nil under arms. BkaqO and a large force of
good troops leave to-night for ?, to join Hakdee
and destroy the enemy. WAtfJflE las had to leave tho
Oconee, nuu. has fallen bacd to Jo*)oint where ho will
find Bragg and IIardee. And JjnEUMAN ininu- n .*
C?P " ,T
I fight if ho comes our way. " ~~ j
Teleqraph Kews.?Wo tlie indulgenoc
of our readers .for a short thne~idrihition to telegraph
news. Tho lin#s are used almost? exclusively by our
MilitfcYy aiWibrftieh at prcsentf what little telegraph
riowiNve get, seldom pusaes*<jver tho lines until
aftor twelve o'clock at night, V
Tho telegrams of this niorntng oil}' reached us at
Iwelvo o'clock on yesterday." "Frort what wo gather
from the Charleston Pap^r/a,. con/Hned by a private
despatch lrum'w gentleman of known intelligence nnd
a participator in, tlio engagement, the Yankees received
a severe drubbing neat G'rahamville. From all
we can learn from privalo sources, wo feel confident
that all things in Georgia are going on right and in due
time'.lie monster iriiKltiiAN will rue the day he attempted
to pass through Georgia, to the sea hoard.
Thk JjKGisr.ATUUK?The "Carolinian" says: The
, .two branches of this body assembled ye-terdny. and a
fairer specimen of the manhood and intolloet of the
Slate we have not seen gathered for many a day ?
Such l.ave stood undaunted on the fiery front of battle;
some have almost bled tbeir lives away upon i:- f
gory Held; sonic arc scarred and torn l>y Federal mi: J
lets, mid some, still limping on iheir enilclios, toll of
the terrible ordeal through which they have passed to
perpetuate aud defend tue proud principles of their
birth-right Others have tilled'honorable positions at
home, and displayed their patriotism in an arena where
personal worth and private example have {undo their
mark. From such a body, and in such a crisis, we an- '
ticipoto nothing but the most judicious legislation?
that which shall manfully encounter the difhculties by
which we nro B'>rro??tdod, and re-assert the tiraohonoiud
rights which belong essentially to South Caro- j
linn. G rave questions nro likely to bo prosented to1
the consideration of the present Legislature, nud tho
country will look wtih no littlo interest for tho action,
that may be tnkon upon them.
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ujiaw j iiish xukh.? ? ne iicritid of Tries-1
day has the following notice of a visit of Gen.
Grant to that city : |
Our great military chieftain, the gallant and
able commander of all our national armies, Lt.
Gen Grant, arrived in this city on Saturday
la<t, and remained here till yesterday afternoon,
. when he took his departure to return to the
supervision of all airs in front of Richmond.?
This is the first visit lie has p.dd to this city in
the last ten years, and so quietly and unostontatiously
was it made, that comparatively few
knew of it. Gen. Grant, before leaving New
York, called on the veteran Gen. Scott. These
the only two lieutenant generals of the Republic,
had a very interesting conference, and, just
1 before the}' separated, Gen. Scott wrote on the
i fly-leaf of a c<?py of his autobiography, "From
the oldest to the ablest general in the world,"
olwi i o?,
nuu |JI USXJIl LUU-lb LW UUIJ? UI'HDL.
I "All, Mr. Simpkinp, we have not. chaira
! enough for our company," said n, gnv wile to
i her hugal liushaml. "lMcutv of chairs, but too
j much company," said Mr. 6.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
REPORTS Of THE PltESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to th? Act of Congress in the yea
1803, by J. .-5". Thrash nit, in the clerk's office ofth*
District Conrt of tho Confederate Statea for th(
Northern District of f7eor gin. ""
FROM VIRGINIA. ~~
*
Ricumrnd, November 30.?Official dispatch
es say, I'ickctt reports that three rhonitors aiu
a large battery engaged battery Ilowlett yes
t6rday. One monitor was struck several times
' by our guns. All have withdrawn. No cas
I .
; unities on our side.
I IiICHMONft, December 1.?A steam drodorinr
- S3" " t
machine in Butler's cahal was sunk by the ex
plosion of a shell from the rebel batteries. Tin
canal is so near completion that the loss wil
not be serious. All negro troops in Grant'*
army arc to bo united in one corps, to be com
mauded by General Weitsal.
FROMJTIU2 WEST.
Richmond, November 30.?A special des
patch to the Whig from Wartracc Creek, tin
20th, via Jonesboro the 30thj says Sherman or
dcred every house in East Tennessee to be burnt
and Uic country doKolntoil
A uu vj 11vy11 v/i
held an indignation meeting at Ivnoxville, ol
which they notified Sherman, but he'refused tc
rescind the order. This information was received
from Uuion citizens of Knoxville. There
is great excitement among the people. Current
rumors says Cumberland Gap is evacuated
and the Federal troops gone to Knoxville.
NORTHERN NE
' KictiMnND, rrovembcr no.?New Vortv pa-:
pets of the 2Stli and Baltimore Americano!
the same date has been received- A \\ ashington
telegram of the 27th states that eleven
O
.officers of the Florida had been sent to the
Wachusett^ lying in Hampton'. v?mds, and thal
it is understood that commodore Cummingf
has been ordered to return to Bahaia with his
quasi prisoners, officers and crew.
A telegram dated the 28th says this state
nenl is without foundation, and another o
i lie 'same date rontains an i.fticinl
that the Florida li?s been run into by an arm)
strainer and sunk in nine fathoms water.
Butler's despatch steamer Greyhound waj
destroyed by lire in James river on Sunday.?
Butler and stall' were on board, but escaped.?
Apprehensions exist at Washington that th<
War Department buildings will be fired b)
rebels. Precautions have been taken to pre
vent it. Seward has declined to receive tin
peace address sent Irbm England. It will bi
presented to Congress. Lieutenant Governo
Jacobs, of Kentucky, recently banished frou
that State, is in Gallopolis, rebel autlioritie
having refused to receive him. as an exiie.A
Nashville telegram of the 2'Ztft says v W<
have fallen back behind Duck river. Part o
Forrest's forces have also crossed the river 01
our right tlank, and are aiming to strike tin
road in our rear, llood'r main army is sup
posed to be moving on our rear towards Shel
byvillo and Wartrace. Gold in New York 01
Monday, 227 1-2.
Richmond, December J.?New York, paper
has been received, The captured ortieers an<
men ot'the Florida have arrived at Fort War
ren.
Tho organization o?a new corps, to be stile<
the 1st army corps, has "been, ordered by tin
Wnr Dcpartmont. Major General Hancock
lately in command of the second army corps o
the Army of the Potomac will be put in com
mand.
.i nomas na? lanon back with his army t
Franklin. This retcpgradc rnovcmont is-suf
posed to be made on purpose to receive reir
? forcc'mqnts before engaging in a general battle
- with Hood. Nothing fuither regarding Hood'a
movements. Gen. Couch has been ordered to
report to "Pliomns.
? Richmond, December 1.? Admiral Buchan?
ah; captured in Mobile tray; has arrived at Fortress
Monroe. ? ,
Twenty seven rebels were recently captured
* while crossing the Mississippi, amongst them
1 Capt. Montgomery, from whom was taken two
million dollars.
5 Correspondents "from Liverpool and Londoci
- to merchants in New York say ftie Florid**
must be given up, or trouble will ensue. Corr
respondents of the Tribune asserts that gnna
- aro now on the way that will throw shells into
5 Richmond from batteries in front, a distance of
1 seven miles. Gold closed on the 28th at 23Q,
5. Richmond, December 1.?The Baltimww
" American of the 29th has been received. The
papers arc full Of anticipated raid on Baltimore.
The Science 6r Fikino.?To hit a target
5 nine hundred vards me#"" ? J
w . ?. gUUU BDOl
* inde ed. The mark presents an appearance, not"
t to describe it by a,fraction, one half the width
5 and one-third of the hrght of a postage Stamp.
. Divide a postage stamp into six, take one part,
and pnt a spot ofink three times the size of a
* pin's hqnd ilpon it and yon Jiaye a fair rcpre
sentation of a target, regulation size, nine hun,
dred yards. If the- wind ".is blowing from the
side, you must aim 2, 5, 10 or even 1'5 feet to
.the right or left of it. ' The main deviation of
' an Enfield rifle is over six feet?that is, if a rifle
wore screwed into a rest, and accurately pointed
at nine hnndred yards, all the shofc3 would
poinC ait?e(T at;"but th'e inipi-Yfcctiton of the ma.
1 terial of the weapon would render it impossible
1 to predict, nearer than that, where" they wowhi
! hit. Tt is evident, therefore, that to hit at nfmy
, hundred yards requires very accurate and careL
t'ul training. Iri notice ftllme will not give it-?
. Theory alone would l>e equally powerless.
, Viscount Bury, in Fr user's Mayo tine.
Tax in Kindf
CAMDEN, S. C., Nor. 30, 1864.
t T)LANTERS AR14 EARNESTLY REQUESTED '
I. to bring in tlieir Tithes of Corn. Peas, Oat^.ltTe,
Wheat, Fodder and Hoy, A T ONCE*
The Stores ore- inuah needed.
j.jones;
- Dee. 1?6d. Agent t. i. k.
Iron, 'Iron, Iron.
A lot of BAR iron on consignment and
for sale by MATHESON & co.
Dec. 1??d.
uifiii Ttv nrriiir
: vmii n\ wrriit.
5 T WILL BE AT THE FOLLOWING PLACE8 TO
X collect tho War Tnx :
B Liberty IliJl?Monday, 12th instant.
. Flat Rock?Tuesday, 13th.
' Buffalo?At Mr. ItuRsel Sowell's?Wednesday, 14th.
ii Dr. 13. S Lucas's?Tuesday, ,15th.
Schrock's Mill?Friday, lGlh.
e One of the Assessors will attend to give an opportuni.
ity for such persons as hare not made their Returns'to
do so Auy appeals from the assessments made must
bo presented in writing before tho aboro mentioned
ti dales.
A. M. KKNN-EDT;
Dec. lwld.2w. C. 17th 0. Di S. C.s
. I, will attend ihe above named places on the days
' specified,' to rcccjvo. reiitrns.,of T:\f\. in Kind. Produ
cers will go prepared to mako full returns of their crops
iu 1864. ' W.WALLACE, '
. Dec. 1. Assessor Tax in Kind.
1 : .
? Notice.
T WILL HIRE AS TRUSTEE FOR M A RY HOUGH
f X Elcrson, Silrey, Lovenia, Amelia, Harriet and hor
three children, hirer to give bond and two good securities.
fill-mail two Hllils nl' clnllino nno n<iir nf ul.nno
ono blanket or quilt, ono lint or bonnet, as the en so
may require, to bo deliverod to moon the first Monday
in January, 18G6, at the Court House in Camden.
i- J. J. HUOKABEE. Trusteo.
W. II HUCKABEE, Agent.
December 1/?3t,
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