University of South Carolina Libraries
\ [Continued from 1st page.] The Hartford (Ct.) Times contains the following, under the head of "Births" : "In Tolland, Dec. 15th, a son toEi Ashley. He weighed 11? lbs., and is to be named Jefferson Davis." The radical republicans are strongly opposed to the confirmation of Henry Hammond, of Killingly as United States marshal of Connecticut. They say he is an intriguing politician with an inordinate hankering for office, and they are sick of him. The Hartford Hress is especially down on him lor | his connexion with senator Dixon. His friends, j however, are numerous, and they defend him as an honest, capable man. The swamps and lakes in the vicinity of the lumbering regions of Maine are well frozen. A Mrs. Church of Newtonville was dragged over the ice and pavements, through several streets, at Boston, Tuesday evening, by a runaway horse, and strange to say, received no fatal injuries, though badly bruised. J. Albert bprague, a young law student went into the lower story of the unfinished city hall in tins city, Tuesday evening, and fall through an aperture in the floor, receiving fatal wounds. Bishop Clark got a $500 marriage fee at Providence, K. L, on Christmas. The Portlanders go out to Saccarrappa to get their ' Sunday tods, and one hotel there took $000 at the bar a lew Sundays since. The trial of the Winslow will case was commenced at Bridgeport, Ct, last Tuesday. The value of the estate is variously estimated at from $700,000 to $1800,000. The soundness of the testator's mind is the point at issue. 72 Maine ships have been sold in England within a year. The house of John McLean in Manchester, Conn., was robbed on Wednesday of money and plate and clothing of the value of $800, and was set on fire. The flames were soon extinguished. The rascal proved to be a nephew of Mr. McLean. He has been caught Two young ladies of Brooksville, Me., were drowned in 'Walker's Pond, in that town, one night last week, while skating. They were daughters of John Walker, Esq., and Capt Noah 'libbets. Three little boys were recently drowned while skating on a pond in Damariscotta, Maine. Their names were Edwin Jones, Joseph Hustin, and A. B. Little. The Kennebec below Augusta where the immense ice houses are situated otoo Won nver last week in a shocking shape to the disgust of the ice dealers?the river having been piled with ice, spoiling the "freeze." p.liBhft Kilborn, o; Winsted, Ct, 75 years of age, and toothless these twenty years, is now cutting a new set of teeth- A deed has been prepared at Dedham, Mass., conveying the Midland Kailroad to its new owners, which required government stamps to the amount of $1000 Captain Jordan, a Boston Ship-master, dropped dead at a lecture by Wendell Phillips last week Carpenter's woolen factory, grist mill, <fcc., at Pownall? one of the largest establishments in the State of Vermont?were destroyed by fire on Friday mor ? * I'aftftft ArtA _ J r . *Ann ning. Jjoss aooui ezw.uw; insure a ior 5iw,uuu The 5th Vermont regiment arrived in Burling 3n Friday, and Were enthusiastically received by an immense crowd The veteran regiments at Augusta, Me., are nearly full. All persons enlisting thereafter must go into old regiments in the field Middletown, Conn., has promptly raised * her share of funds for the proposed two mile railroad to New Britain, and the latter place is about to do likewise A drunken woman named Margaret Smith, after a fight with her husband, Hugh Smith, was found burned to death in Hartford on Thursday morning A one-legged man at Boston has learned to skate, and astonishes the natives with his evolutions on one skate and a crutch. OBSERVER. The Approaching Evacuation of Richmond. ?Our readers will remember that, from the beginning of the rebellion, we have always main7*5 At- - A. A. - - ~ A. T?a..A HP Al_ _ A tainea mat 10 capture Xiasi xeuueasee wa* me true way to produce the evacuation of Richmond, and, indeed, of all Virginia, by the rebels. We have urged, therefore, that the great concentration of our forces should take place upon the centre of the long continental line of battle; that no real offensive movements should be attempted in Eastern Virginia; that the "On to Richmond" cry vras all wrong; and that we ought to have kept in Virginia only enough men to defend the capital and the line of the Potomac. The course of the war has confirmed this judgment; and we are scarcely in possession of Chat- i tanooga or Knoxville, before a report from Rich- ; mond goes out that the chief arsenal and depot of 1 the rebels is transferred from that place to Colum- j bia, in South Carolina. Important removals of : machinery and the heavier supplies have been < made, and the capital of Virginia is no longer the i great cenlr.il arsenal of the rebels. We think 1 there can be little donbt of the truth of this rumor. 1 The failure of Longstreet to capture Knoiville, and the result of Grant's battle of Chattanooga, < decided the question of the possession of East t - Tennessee. Until after those events this question < 0 was still open ; when Longstrect raised the siege and marched hurriedly away towards Virginia the most important blow delivered in the war had taken effect At Washington the importance of the results was so well appreciated that the President his heart filled with gratitude to God for so great a victory, immediately?on the 7th of Dec, ?called upon the people to join him in praise to the Great Disposer of events. He wroti: " Trustworthy information being received that the insurgent force 1 s retreating from East Tennessee, under circumstances rendering it probable that the Union forces cannot hereafter be dislodged from that important position ; and esteeming this to be oj higk national consequence, I recommend that all loyal people do, on receipt of this information, assemble at their places of worship, and render special homage and gratitude to Almighty God for this great advancement of the national cause." The possession of East Tennessee settles the fate of Virginia. No doubt the rebel chiefs will remain at Richmond as long as they dare, but they dare not risk their most essential and indispensable machinery there ; they dare not leave their great depots in a place from which thsy may be compelled to fly at any moment A glance at th? map will show that Richmond is now bound to the South only by a single narrow line of communication, which can be reached at any time by a dashing cavalry troop in North Carolina; a line which is too long to be defended, and which must be abandoned whenever it is threatened. Such a line cannot be maintained against an active general; and the first demonstration made, with a strong and determined force, against Petersburg or Weldon, will carry panic to Richmond and probably interrupt the work of removal. As soon as General Butler has a sufficient force (and we know he is increasing it day by day) we fruit he will do more than harass and threaten the rebels, by organizing effective movements upon the North Carolina railroads, which are within his reach. An expedition through North Carolina like that of Grierson through Mississippi would annoy and embarrass the rebels greatly. At the same time it is important that our army in North Carolina shall be kept well in hand and prepared for a surprise. Lee is not incapable of falling suddenly upon our forces there, and punishing severely the slightest negligence. Indeed, as he expects to be compelled to vacate Virginia soon, he is likely to turn his attention to the weaker posts along the coasts. Tja Nation*ax Bank Currency?Description or the new Five Dollar Notes.?The Continental Bank Nofe Company, of New York, have just completed (tlarge batch of notes for the new national banks provided for in the act of Congress approved on the 25th day of February last About one hundred and fifty-seven banks have already been organized under the act?some of them in places where there were never banks in existence before. This is a peculiarity which iu. ? .ij UUb VI WHO HVTCJWJ KJL W-IC OJ OWCLU, WIIC U1U banking institutions being slow to yield to the innovation. The theory upon which the national bonks are formed consists mainly in the substitution of government faith for State securities. In other words, one-third of their capital consists of United States bonds deposited with the Treasurer at Washington. The notes are supplied by the government itself, being prepared by contract by the most skilful bank note associations in the eountry. The Continental Bank Note Company was awarded the contract for the five dollar notes, which is the lowest denomination of the new currency. The batch prepared are for the First National Bank of Washington, D. C. As the introduction of these new bilk may be said to open a new era in the history of our national currency, a short description 01 tne national Dana notes will not be inappropriate in this connection. It may be stated at the start, by the way, that the piate3, designs and appearance of all these notes will be the same for all the States, with the single and necessary exception of the local names and numbers. The face of the notes may be briefly described as follows:? At the left hand corner of the face is a vignette representing Columbus sighting land. He is standing on ship-board, and in the act of pointing out the shore of Guana Hani, while a figure, kneeling, is seen pointing in the same direction, and looking into the face of the great discoverer. In the immediate foreground is another figure with a cross in clasped hands, and the face turned heavenwards, in thanksgiving to the Almighty. The background is occupied by a pried and other fiomroa n-hilo nn fVin cail fVii? xrnrH " fii-o" is engraved in highly ornamental letters. This design, it will be noticed, is historical, and this is in compliance with the wish of President Lincoln, teho hinted his desire on the subject in'his letter inviting proposals. The vignette on the left hand side of the face contains an allegorical representation, which is ilso another idea of Mr. Lincoln's. It consists >f a picture of Columbus presenting America, in the form of ail Indian maiden, to the Old World, personified by three figures, representing Europe, Asia and Africa. In the foliage overhead is the figure five, handsomely ornamented. The border of the face is composed of tho word five; scroll work, consisting of grape leaves, and the figure five alternating in panels. The , novel peculiarity of the border is that no two words, figures or scrolls are exactly alike, havinrr been "varied purposely, so that tho counterfeiter may not be able to imitate the note by repeating small portions, asisjfrequently noticed in spurious 1 money. In order to imitate these notes tho counterfeiter will find it necessmjy to engrave the whole with the minutest nice*. Late from New-Orleans.?By the arrival of the steamship Evening Star, from New-Orleans, the X. Y. Times has advices to the 27th. There was nothing of special importance transpiring in the Department of the Gulf. Our forces in Texas were making very encouraging progress, and meeting with very little resistance. Gen. Magruder, commanding the rebel forces, had issued a proclamation, calling out everybody for the defence of the State, avowing that the defence of Western Texas ' would not be given up, as reported;" that San Antonio and Austin must be forfeited, and that the invaders 44 should be driven back to their ships." The Free State Convention in New-Orleans hod concluded its labors and appointed a full delegation to the National Convention at Louisville. The full delegations from the colored societies were admitted. There was no news in. the city. General gayety prevailed through the holidays, and social reunions were numerous and largely attended. On Wednesday last there arrived at Annapolis about 500 paroled Union prisoners, a list of wnose names we publish this morning. Our correspondent says that the present lot are in very good health and condition, having received supplies of clothing through the Sanitary Commission. The rebels are now holding back the sick and feeble, in order to conceal the effects of their treatment. There is no further evidence that the rebels intend any serious demonstration in the vicinity of , Winchester, as has been lately feared. The weather there has been exceedingly cold, with sleighing. . ?A Qoosier, having taken a looking glass home in his trunk, one of his hopeful offspring was carious to see the contents of the mysterious box. The mirror vis on the top, when the youngest opened it, gari one brief look, dropped the lid, and with terror depicted on every feature, exclaimed, "O mother, mother, father has brought home a young cub! I seed him?a young bear!" All V JGKTISiUMKJN TS. A. L. STIMSON, AUCTIONEER FOR THE DEPARTMENT, Address Adams Express Office, Hilton Head. Metallic coffins, for sale by C. W. Dennis & Co., No. 4, Sutler^ Kow DB. W. M. WALSH, Office No. 13, Sutler's Bow. A full supply of Drugs, Chemicals and Patent Medicines. August 29, 1863,-tf ' TU8T RECEIVED AT THE NEW STORE, UNION U Square, next to the Post Office ?large lot of Atatiou-ry Books, Ac., in part as follows : Army Regulations, 1863. Tielk's Hand Book. Webb's Pay Digest. Monroe Comp. Drill. Ordronaux Hints, Schalk's Campaigns, " XIannaL " Art of War. Gillmore'i IJ meg, Ac. Hubert's Field Artillery. Quartermaster's Manual. Halleck's Art and Scienue. Benet's Court Martial. Estvan's War Pictures. Casey's Tactics. 3 vols. Szabads Modern War. Barra du Parcq. Coppe's Battallion Drill. Cullum's Military Bridges. Instructions Field Artillery. Barrett's Naval Gunnery. Company Clerk. Tottens Naval Text Book. Shoulder Straps, a Novel. Roberts Hand Book. Sootts Military Dictionary. Levy's Rules Ac. Ruling Pens. Pocket Albums. Bivouac of the Battle fiteld. Neck Ties, Life on a Georgia P.antaion, Handkerchies, hemmed. Webster Dictionary. Currency Holders. Social condition of thoEn* Mathematical instruments. glish people. Ink, black, red, carmine, Ac. ? -A?I .?.! -^1,1 U ruu9| DVCCi IUU 5^1U ui gica# Blank books, in great variety, 'Wafers, sealing wax, law seals, Ac-, Mucilage, court plaster, lemon acid, &?., Penknives, pooket books, purses, Portfobos. bill books, etc. Pencils, cjayons, etc., of various cqjors Lava, boxwood matchsafes, tobacco boxes, bags, kc.. Novels, song-book 8, band books of various kinds an J ** 'most ofthe lata publications of tbo day. Maps of Cba rleeton harbor and vicinity, and of Savin* nah river ALSO, a fine lot of Military books of late issues? lbs best selection ever brought here. Pipes, briarwood, china, gutta percha, Meerschaum. Together with a new stock of Stationery, kc. Photographs printed expressly for us by Anthony oi Maj. Generals G' ihnore, Strong, JIunter, and MitchelL JOSEPH H. SLABS. #