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- - She toeoUna ?partan. r b tXwbuj&o. V v ? ?. f* v NiW > . -v- v.'VS.-w Tiarndaju, May tf, 1804. * Oar Paper. frotn omwI iH?r Ik* lal of January 18 Vm .twbaorlptiou to Ifco Spartan" will be G a * Mi?n ^TAX'lN IilNDr - Whan Ih* Former or Plinler. altall fail lallftr hi* Text* in Kind a* required by in ho i* inquired lo pay flv* lime* ll>e eMiinat miooef the portion pot delivered. to be e jjwt*4 in the manner according to the Act j?r A* many poroon* in thin District here fail I# retard their Tan in Kind. '? >? .? - f"'' 0m ud ButDjr who Uro oW signed their orI| Ml rtfort to uteiMra, notice in hereby gi * mm fbilare tidow early, the low will bo ri Hit/ ntwcfd against thorn. * T. O. T. VKRKON, .. J. 1?. CLEVELAND, J. M. ELFORI), Assessors. V. #. Aoy person knowing of eoy one in 1 "* neighbor h ood w4l hove falled'to nu.ke a tr report of any artiolo of Tax in Kind, either n of the assessor* would be glad to hear fri tkon. As it is but just that all should p their mite. May ft 1 4i . fgrWo tsh pleasure in annooaeiag lh r the Episcopal Church im our town is abont ho eomploted, and wl understand, will oaooernicd on Tueadi(y><lt, at-10$ o'cloc The logialahwo assembly of that Chur Witt also moot la it on the day following, at Mkigiouftaorticca ?Hi bo continued during t patch I'Ar.'Lon^, of'Oblo. WopablisUlbia week i. . -r -. .. wu. mii? uc Mi vigorous specs >, as delivered in tlis Fc ?|1 Congress. It is refreshing to see the tru * as fearlessly proclaimed and to read sent imen ae eathalio in spirit and redolent ofuxnit fudgmsnt and elevated appreciation of the t r * oeoditioa ef things. It is no superficial scan lag of passing events or their future result With a philosophic eye he surreys the past m present history of this bloody war, logical anas ap its ftarful cWtqucucex ntid with oralheroism unsurpassed,'enunciate* his sv MB cauriotiossof therr truth. No wonder Btirtedfhs hile of the Black Republicans. V ore not astonished that it fi*ll like a ihuude bolt among them. Nat surprised that Uu ravded his haelsftltko huugry curs. N amaxed at their wriggiiugs, agitations and te giviaationa. The rots of censure which tin * passed, was a shift, which tiiey alone would n sort to under the stingiag sensations which i rrath and bold detirery produced. Instead moating manly argument by argument, tht bad recourse to a vote expulsion first at tharoaflor, to a vote of ceusurc which evitici la ks result that the spir t of trath still bolt M?fA{ dominion over tkio Congress ot Abruha Lincoln. The mod pleasing tenure iu tl speech, wide from the severe thrusts whit Kentucky received, is the reception by the truth that no parly can favor rccouBtrin has, that we tuua' acknowledge tbo indrpc.i dcuoe of the Houth or extermiiiate the who rvoe. This ia the true doctrine. I.et the Nori 4td West eay ae?and we are couteut Wt democracy ia aa objectionable as Hlack Hi puhlieaaiatn. Both have the satue ends i - view, though the meaus propose 1 are dttTei fni. We like Mr. Loug ae a democrat. Pugnr. A friend writing from Clinton to the dun dian en busioees adds the following intercs log auggestion s "I have found that exposir Sorgho Syrup in very shallow vessels to tl nir causes it to crystalite, or form sugar. Th has been done in a small w?y only. When have carried the experiment further, ! may r port results hereafter. In the meantime otl era might be trying the experiment. Bncce would be a great achievement just now." Black Subtil It iif en. The Yankees nrenot to be out-done in men neee and dirty work, while we are at war wii them. The New York Herald, of a late (1st Mji in many instances. lite Txnkor.i are con * ing into our border States, and purchasing wii * little gold and a few green l>ack?, negro ntei Inking them North, ?uJ putting ihctu iuio il Tankee army as substitutes. Rexnvsi. or thi Tnrasi kt Notp Dtvisto: are requested lo state foV general it to talion thai (he removal of the Treasury \o Division, ol tlis Confederate* State* Tieasur * - Department, to Columbia, South Carolint, tvi delay for two or three weeks the issues of ne attei About ninety ladies, ntnuliod to th division. will leave to-morrow morning?Rici m*nd E < juirtr, %6ih April. ??-^w?? Patrctt, April iO.?A large force oftheerti my, consisting of infantry, cavalry and art i Her; attacked our pickets on the ltiupgold roud lit morning, capturing ten and wounding revet a ** " tbe picket* retreated ucnrly to Turn.ell LI:I when they met reinforcements, turned upon ill Yankees, and altera sharp engagement droi the enemy back. Loss on either ride smal The affair if regarded simply its it roconno eaaoe to -dhrcwTcr our posit I on. Tl.e en cm wae^also reported moving out slowly froi flntland Teeterdav in th? ~r ? w r ^..MVVtvu 71 *?l CUy. ' ??. B&rtks lis# bsen defeated the second t ime end utterly routed by Kirby Smith. His lot is heavy. Gen. Price Ims whipped Steel# i Little Roche nod driven him hack tc the Mil eiMippi river. U is slated that an overwhelming majority ? th? Republican members of both branches < Congress ere opposed to the re election of Liu eelo. A sharp skirmish took place a few day fine# at WstsU'iu Bridge, Last Tennessee. t large force of Tankers attacked Genet al W. / laeKsos, and were repulsed with tonstderah] loa?. 4 1 A hundred more Yankee officers rapture at Plymouth aro expected daily ut tlio Ltbb Frisoa. The cancellation of the ?! ! mtrrencv i; r.rc greasing at the fate of $SO,OO0,lM)O per All the hospitals in and near Kiclimond iiav been lately cleaned out. Four men belonging lo^he "Iron Clad Mir strata," lately p.nyuijt in Richmond. no re cnj tured in Gloucester county, making their wa (a the enemy * lines with forged Br tiali paper* Have any readeaa of the Spr.rtan tried th Sergho meal for bread ? It haa been trie ami approred. The Yankee* Ccngies* haa.passed a roeolii tioa directing the committee on the Conditrt c th# War to inquire ipio tha truth of the r> mora atfeuding Ilia recent attack upon Foi Tillow, find, whether Fort Pillow cou d hav bean reinforced ; and (hat they report the fact " as eooa a* possible. Mr. Alexander Risings. of Forsythe county N C , committed aitfeide on tho lfifi inttau by hanging himself, lie leave* a wife an eight children. Caose,- tear ol being made i enter ibeeerviec. lie wee one of those rh kef fumi-hed fbbr'ltutev FuUAt PLYMOUTH, K CX . TUB BBCBMT riUMT. I Plvhovtii, N. Ut April 21, 1864. r I embrace this early opp^?H?i?lrjr to solid yon attrfef aecount ofthe attack and capture of litis ? place, and uomeofthc actions ?f the boys of the I Old Cccktide. , . I rlyiuou.lt. n? your readers well know, ia situated on I lie south side of the Jloauoke river, 1,9 > eight miles from its mouth, in Washington I county. It hns been In the quiet possesion = |>f Ihe Vanko- s lor some t inc. nod is one of tbo most strongly fortified places In North Carolina. Mul the God of lint i let given the vie* torv U> the right, stvd we nr* now in lite quiet w? i ^...o? ?. * ~ - , r.,??ivi< w. in? tuii!?4?r?i( bauncr living from (lie rampart* of |i>e furl. !' | * Twenty-three httndr* d prisoners, with the | Brigadier General commaading (Wcssel.) large quantities of quartermaster, commissary and e<* sutler's stares- ami about tWeuty-five t>r thirty e? of ertilloiy, fell into our possession. fi_ Our loss is small wuen w consider the terri hie.assault our forces ha J to make on the works ' of the enemy. We hare to mourn the ? loss of sotnfhravc men and ottioers. The town is surrouuded by immense fortiftcalioiis with a largo sqiiarelort immediately iu front, commanding all the roads, and containing fire large gun-:. Tc the left ot the town, approaching It. is situated another fort, with twj guns commanding the country for a mile jj., around. All the trees lifcve been out down, end ! there remains an o|> n plain to the ruwge of | tlawir tfun*. Through this cur bovs had to charge, capturing fort jifter fort in detail, nnd on being exposed to the rolling fire aftheir guns, ay The attack wii well planned nnd as well executed, aud relteols great credit upon (Jen lloke, garlic lint* nlrcndy won for himself a reputation in the army ol Northern Virginia, auii the cap. tare o'Plymouth adds ar-^|*r feather to his * war plume. The araok' i-"*> inetioed Bumlny to evening, the l?th iuti<u -aud endue Wedne* be day morning the 2tuh it Jgo'clock. Titusyou fc. seo we had something to do General Wesse!, who commanded the Yankees.* aluhboruly re1 : slated, fighting from fort to forr, and alter the ad. I ? 1 -1 * * ? ivku war v ifi" url'il, rrtreuiei into Kurt Wilhe 1 ftoia. andoiily surrendered atuidiho booming ot our guns. Tlie attack o? the tdVn was made by (he Brigade 1 General iun.x.m, oy yesterday .. .i.oruing. the "JO. at day ligln, nml all joined ir* the praise of In g-tilintry nnd'VttcceHS. aw I tlicy had lo charge. work, nutl tight huml to th baud in the streets as they drove tne oitetoy before jhetti iuto their Urge stronghold, Fori . Williams. The Branch F:e1d Artillery from your city no (now i'egrnm's Battery) conducted itse f nobly, n_ ui.d suffered Irom tlie terr tie tire of the torts u in tlie open tiel<l|. igiii hundred-yard' distant. 1 send you a list ot the sounded, teii in iinm1 ber, ?n<l 1 am happy lo say it l,nd tin men kill1/ ! cd. Kight of the norsc-t were kill d and s-ven .i | noiiiiilo.1 Tli? itiinbiiiii..,. ?i - -- - _ . ? ?"? >1- 1 is awful to behold. Cnimoiia we W?wn ! up. dead h-irnes end men till up 1h?* straw ts. and 11 i the place is completely ri idled by cauuoti He - hhoi. * * r_ Hut before 1 close this desultory letter, 1 must do justice to the Nawy, which no ably ' perfMMil tbDpirttnaHi(tetl tgIt. Cap). Conk,* ol with his ironclad AIhetoily, , out fongiit liim r? solf. ife c leu nod out the rn -c, sinking the ;V gunboat Soutliflidd, mounting . nix guns, mm disabling two others. yiliieli finally e?caped, e besi lea capturing several tug boats mid light18 era. m of 1 am sorry to stale ?S it l.i ut Col. Crunch \y who commanded the artillery, was seriously . i injured by in horse tailing into u ditch, nad breaking his 1 g h*law the knee, after the town ea had been phi in.dri ed. 'l'bis accident is much Is to )>c regretted, as lie is a gallant ollicei and I has distinguished hunself tor Ilia able and et| fective nutuuer in which he handled his coin ie i ni.and. The loss of bis servivcsosill be seriousb ; ly felt ft this juncture of our ntlairs, but 1 of | sincerely hope he may be- soon rest red t? j? hadth. I lie led the artillery charge for more than a l_ 1 mile on hnrselmck, undonly luul stopped when lo a iC'ory had perched upon our banner, h Yours as^ser, CLAUDE. kr ^ From the Charleston Courier. Propositi! ?? b) Cuttlmrn. n In view of the scarcity of feeds of all r~ kinds, let me surest to your readers an easy mode of propogttiug Irish potatoes and tomatoes ; 1 mean by cutting*. When the potatoes Iiiith come out of the earth three wr tour inches, on a rainy day or after a shower take up all the roots except the ono which is to remain, and set l,e them out as you would tomatoes sr cub? 18 ' bage plants, or sweet potatoe drawers ? * 'lhey will grow and bear as early a* those e* that aro left cn the potafoe. It you wish b- to inc-ease your lri*di p.itatoe crop still * more, w hen the bush lonttnencet to branch out cut or break a uumkr of these branches from four to six inches long, ind set them out as it they had roots to them. ri* , They will grow readily, ami will bear no tutocs later tluu the other#. Cuttings of the tomatoes also grow vory readily. I_ In transplanting cabbages, tomatoes 'h and other plant* liable to destruction hy u. "the grub or out worm, a bit of pn|*?r ?e tv 1 itpj cd around She stem previous to planting, and extending an inch or nior?above the r.urfiiCe ol the soil, will effectually ' * protect, them. All fanners or gardnn* fr km W what ravages they can cuuiu it, in. y the spring especially. This simply pio II cess, repairing very little additional trou w ble, will #avo much disappointment and ? labor of replanting. The paper can remain until its rots away. A. U. s The coxfkhsion of an Abolitionist. f, ?In "A Trip to Cuba," written by ... II. '? Dana, ?Jr., of B"stort, an out and out Abo' litionists, lie is forced by being brought into contact with the negro, to make this rc coil tCSSIOII : ) "The nepro of the North i? ari ideal nopro; it is the negro refitted by while eul? ^ i lure, elevated by white blood* instructed ,j even by white iniquity. 'J'hu negiv among negroes is a course, grinning, flat-footed, thick skull creatures as Ca'ibnn, lasy, as ' ; the laziest of brutes, chief ly ambitious to lt ' bs of no use to anybody in the world. He i. has but (he tai p'hle instincts of nil creatures?love of life, ol cane, of offspring. >f For ull else ho must go to school to the " whit* race, and hi* discipline must be long '* and laborious. Nassau and all we saw suggested to us the unwc oouie question whelli ^ cr compulsory h? better than none." i 9 "o Lincoln 11ait appointed Commissioner* to | neit land in the rebel States, and the ful? 1 lowing is the result us lar us we huve heard y from : >- In South Carolina, 10,'?,574 acres of laud ' wore sold tor $'J7,G1J0 ; in Virginia ti-lUU 0 acres were sold tor $110,407 ; in Florida !_ U4 acre* tor ; in Tennessee Ian r were sold lor ?5'J,?>U0. The expenses in y the District ot South Carolina are ?15,8Uo ; ' Florida, S14.4GU; hi Virginia, #GUG1 ; in * Tennessee, 8712-. The Marietta Paper Mii.i.h, though 1 j among the very heat in the Confederacy, ' I and though the (Jovernniciit and tuwspai per? are clamorous tor paper, are not work e ing up to their lull capacity. The cause * of this is tho w.tht of hands, some of their S best paper tiMkcrs having Leon cooscr b ' oil into the service. This ought not >u to 'j i<c. Oovetmuent should unhesitatingly do0 tail the neces.-; ry t<?r< o ?? keep every mill o in 'he Confederacy ui w.ik. to its lull capacity. ? 1 , . AfVMrr*?p?K??n ?f tie mm} . vannuli IKepubtlcun. I1ightj interesting a%d important imailigenva he* beer, received heVe troni the north side*of the Potomac in relation t?| (Jen Orunt'e minpu-gn in Virginia. * it is reported mid believed that his movement upon Richmond will be by three columns - -anyhow by,two. One of these coluunjp, starting from his present linos on the I'ap\ puhi nnock, he witlJind himself. The seoi oad will move under liurmndc on . south -side of James river, nml will seek to 1 cut our communications ut Wcldou orJPc^ ktersburg; and the third will move up the | Peninsula from Fort'os* Beast Butler. Should there \? any error in this statement, it ceiiMats in placing Huruside on the south side of the Jatnes, as the inluruiation to hand leaves it sotsewhat in doubt whether he wity operate against our lines ot comniunication in that dir^ftion, or march up the Peninsula. In the latter event, the enemy will coma at us in two 'columns, each one starting from a different point and having a distinct , base. '. i I do not feel at liberty to mention the source lrotc which this information va-< ! obtained, nv the channel through which it ! was communicated ; but tor the present you may rest assured th -t you have the key to (Grant's projected Virginia ^itijpaigii. I r^'u th Kupidun the news is also important. Brant is certainly eeu cent rutin.' Iiis forces in front of Lee, as Sherman is c^pcentrnting his in front ot Jnhtifton, Ah thlKe?f,*~.^|?d towns on tile Mississippi I m m <? una i\cniuck y have nr ?rI ly u'l been wMp?of th-dr garrisons for ii e rtiinforcr-tflont of the latter ; so have rot | in .Maryland, on tbo co?*rtftSr Virgnr.i ?i;<< North Carolina, and perhaps ho mo ev-u . f those on the cdfc^ts of South Caroliitu, Georgia and Honda, been deprived ?>r theft l.ircee for tl.c reinforcement for rlie former. Indeed, tlie etien.y iron he ?ni>r to have only thr?o armies now in the h< d ?that under Grant, that under >heruiaii, and that under Bank*, tiich there is reason to believe hns I eeotnc cxtricably entangled in the network of rivers, bayou* awamps and ennebreaks hy vhj.-h the V t l?y of Hi d river is retieul t'ed. In minuting this po icy, the enemy give up in on* month, in a measure, all they have trained in three years. But their necessities leave them no choice. < ?? * v Playing Oponura. ^ _ A very remarkable case of cure of a stit) joint aus recently effected fry the surgeons iti one of the hospitals of this city. 'I lie knee joint ol n soldier had been tor several l months altogether uiibeudutile, ami lie bud | be*n lor ih it reason assigned to post uuiy. I Ti,? K.>- - - " *' ? ?i >nc i u-i, iur some reason, wan led to believe that u euro could be affected, and he directed one of bis u^-ist-' auce to put ilic tuaii under the influence oi Chloroform, 'i he opportunity was taken wlc ii the subject was iound asleep, ami an iiibtuntuncoUa bending ot the joint was the osnil. in order thai the patient might hare r.o doubt ot the pcrfectuess oi Ills cure when he shou^returu to consciousness, the leg was drawn up and tied with a'Handkerchief. I'pon coming to his sou si's, an J to a realization ot his condition, the pu.icnt strutted uiaufully to straighten ana stiffen his log, l-ut it w?s "no go." His limb was sound, ami up to 'he jtroni lie went He has played his trick 8Uece."Stully (hat we are assured (hit some ot his comrades v. ho have been associated witii him for months, honestly believe that ii was the Chloroiur-n ihtt lui.n.1 i..~ - \_C'liattanoiqa /?> (*!, A Must F.xokii.kn r Mkahl*ue.--A member ot Congri as 1'ioiu 'i enuiMecu lu? now in his pocket tl.e druft of a hilt which lie proposes to introduce at the euilutt possible moment ot the next session, uliicu, It adopted, will cut speculation on at ill. knevfl, and indict deserve 1 punishment up on the sharks who have been preying upon the wants and necc sities ot the people. The bill provides that every one shall t<e eompel ed, under oath, to report the amount of the sales and the per cent, profit he has made, and that all profit beyond what is just mid reasonable shall be regarded :*? n tax Collected lor rhe tiovernnient, and I'aitl over to the Government 1 hose who r. i>ed their prices upon the passage of the currency bill to cover the depreciation ot f|*?% Mt.,nAU .? ,?! ? ' 41 , lini.iiiiueii me same j rices I after the 0:10.third was deducted, arc p rLtivulariy provided fur. Jjucli a law is Lw I ' 1} needed, and wc believe wou.d tend to a i greater extent t.) reduce the pre.sfehi exhorhifaut prices than anything that omij be n ;Vised ?Mm it H i t. _____ n T ? Barbarity ov Nk?si??? Sot.turns.?We are pcrni'ttcd (says the Southern Obs rvcr) to make the lollowino extract troin a letter, written by a lady in Yazoo City to a friend in Alabama, relative to the recent visit of" th \ anltees to that cry : vv- .1 ! 1 - - ?. v- uif-;i'?r'i vit^ inucii to .toe tlioin c<itiii* ] Oil UCCOlHlt of the DcgiOOS. Moat uf tile men w tro ncgipes. They, am soldiers, are the most ferocious ami unrelenting ol liu- ! i man briu.'l. N\ o dreaded their coiuitp j j as ol wild heist* On last wc-k they loot1 Ian old iA.ui from near Catania?Col liar ris?and L'O -t liiin to death with a fence , rail, Tlvey captured two o. oui mCojhs and, a her shooting tln-iu knocked them in the In. . Such lur? art ties as these , . . committed. Knapsacks ilsraithr.n ? Knaf taeks \ have laden into jtrne al douse an I ill-** ed ; it in the Cuiilcderato a utiles, and in denj sion of thein the soldiers call them "hind | j organs." N\ believer a company or r?^i| lueut is reeu marching with '-knapsacks slung," the taunt >suic tolollow : 1 say. i you've got your organs, where > your 114011 , keys i You hit tiiem h< hind. < \p? ei?o^ 10 1 Ond bigger and better monk, y* u? \\i, I eie,' i&?- * ... .* A blanket and oilcloth, twisted into the 1 shape of a hou constrictor, and slung a u tho shoulders is 1I10 ligh' cijuipmcn* heavy, rapid marching, now. The Hon. Alexander Long, who delivered the speech inCongrrss which cea'fd en <>lt n fllillne ?i?k?si?? !??* " *l ..,.v < .. ?? ? * ? umrii^ ni'j in'i it' |r,in?j I* i: reprcaciilHtive roin tlie county i.nd uy << , Cineiimntti. He is nhnut linty y nistf' ajff, florid complexion. (ji . iot in his manners and exceedingly temperate in ins habits. St. Loins, April 2o. ? It ia believed' that (ten. Lee would not venture on an offensive movement. The Tribune's special; despatch says the u nth anny corns in now j 4^,00'i f trong j iuiu fiyttiH. Wo bsvc some additional partiaukrs-wi the cupturo of 1 My mouth by Oca. lioke. The force engaged on oar aide wot Hoke's brigade, cnuiniuiided by 0#l. MerVeer, of the '1 let U?p Hantniu'a brigade, womianndcd by Geo. HaDa.ni, and Rem? Aors (Virginia) br gnde, commandedby Coi. Terry. j \)n Sunday afternoon, -about -1 o'clock, I ou> laroca, under the eonimuiid of Geo. Hoke, arrived lu front of 1'lyuiouth, the fortification* being plainly visible through ' the trees behind which the Contqdcretcewere drawn up. The 1st Virginia regiment, commanded by Major Norton, was through lonard as skirmishers, and the enemy's pickets retired belripd their fortifications. J ust as the firing commenced a white object was seen in the field in front, which was succeed bo a flag of trace, but whioh proved on inspection to be a I tar<n?t nluulnil !* ? eU? \r?~1 * kuviQ 1 4.1IU 1 a'iftCUM IOC artillery practice, lit the same tield thero were Mcverul targets planted, and by previous practice the enemy hud gotten a perfect range of u I i the approaches to their works. The Yankees opened on the skirmishers with the large guns in the tort which they were approaching, io-^hich ,jwas mounted a luO pu iidcr I urrott and H their Col u hi blud. No assault was made on Sunday afternoon, though the skirmishers wci# kept out. During the afternoon a gunboat came out lYoui behind the town and started up thp river,with u pleasure party on bouiu. Our artillery opened oil hef, but, though *i?uck,*ahe proceeded on up the .river, landed lier pushcngera, and that night at? o il.pied to drop Uuwu to the town t>he was ag iii attacked by tho artillery, and by *' me sharpshooters posted on the banks tor the purpose, but without stopping her. On Monday our I or cos held the position .assumed Suitiiajf evening, ibc ctiuuiy shelling us tiiiitiuKly at times. By this shelling tin? following casualties, oi whivh we have beard, occurnd in thelst Virginia rcgiuun' : i>ca*a e Mc.Minn. wounded in tlie aide, su|>|mm d uioria ly ; ' Frank Jo? acpli', ankle crushed ; Tbeo. J. liobi.iUuu, in eight places, idi slight \ Lieutenant I'uyiie, lace, slight. On Tuesday, it scents, heavy fighting occurred, Willi varied -Uecese. and on" Was . nesd.iy morning the place was earned by assault, Ilu1tc(? brigade entering and charging with the bayonet up the princirp:d streets. Col. Mercer who led th. in, was killed.* l'uring Tuifdny our art'dciy, including-the Fayette Artillery, id Kich11n>1111, was planted within loU yards 01 the I unifications and opened ure. The bay eite Artillery, it is stated, sullered heavily Irniu the enemy's fire. '1 he gin boat which went out of the Ho| aitolce ii. is said made short work of the I shipping.in trout of the town, j Sunday morning our Cavalry pickets . found u negro spy coming into our lines { wearing the dress oi a field Laud, and havj ir.g a red handkerchief tied around his licud. I uder this dress .was found the lull uniform of a Yankee so?dier- '1 he negro was hung on the spot. L-M ijor General Hoke, the hero of lMyui ut i, ia North Carolina, who utfut to Virginia as a ljteu cnant in the Kirst rcgi tiK'lit wfiii-li left North Carolina under tt.e j coiuinund of the gallant and distinguished ( en. IV II. Hill, 'litis tegimeut gave Itcuir Butler a blow lie no dodlK will re meiuber ail his days, for lie has never since ut Iiiii.self within gun shot of our lines Geneiul Hoke has lii ed sueci-ssiv?-ly^very giado, i'oin Lieutenant to Major General. J it may now he said that he has the satisj faction of having struck the first and last, slid long to he remembered blows the enemy has received in litis war.?Kua. G UAlt1'tAN.J <|ulck Work. lluckland, in his Curiosities of Natural it.??* iiisiurij auyai . When in l'aris I paid a visit to the horse slaughtering place at Monttauo >11; there 1 saw from tilt ecu to twenty horses, tied up ih u row, all to (?e killed that day. i was t<4d that souutinn? 11#SV say double thai uun.her. 'l he horse being killed and the ' skin being taken off, the carcass ? cut up i with hatchets and thrown in a huge tun. , log enough to contain the bodies ot several horses | when it in lull, the top is tixed on | an l steam turned into it. Alter a time . the lid is taken of!, tnd it is found that 1 (tie steam has ijuitc separated ail He?h Irotn the bonus, which are bcaulilulL white. The hones ar% then picked out anil placed in stacks; the fl-sh is thrown out by shovels, and spread out widely on the doors, to whieh the air has free acres* i It soon becomes ijutte hard and dry. iiud I is I hull sent ? tt in sacks to the cht ui si who, operating on it, soon C' nverts it into j pru?state of potash, and this ->gain into j I'russian blue. The bones are ground up in a tail! tor manure f so that in a' coin pit r j ativ ly cliurl space ol tiinr, tin- iior>r n?v I ing worn Out Ins energies ill the service of I uiaii, is converted, one-half into Prussian | blue, the other into loaves ot bread, through > the uie liuiu o| the wheat which absorl* in- powd.icd skeleton. Thus the French man practically carries out the thro*' ot ins urge, whs. when he auielt the 1>.*I I.simian, pronounced the following m?ljb j 11o:tiis n./ains) li'in ; > i l mil | I sine I he. blood of hb Englishman ; lie lie alive.or be he dead, I II grind his hence to mske my bread. Hathkr or a Uich If r.solutton.?In the Federal Senute. on the 7th instant, i Mr. Sai i.kbi ky offered the following: IIhiof.VKO, That the chaplain ad the Senate he ro.-pectlully requested, hereafter, m pray and supplicate Almighty <?od in I our ifh.ilf, mid not b-cture 1 i i in. 'it farming II in w .it to do, or state to Hint tinder I roteiiec of prayer, his (the said chaplain's) i ill n rolcn iico to Ilis duty us the Alunjihty . and lH;it the said eh a plain hflpturtiter - veiled, iin ulor* said. not, uuij- r the 1 .f rrflver. to leeturethc Sena'e in relaJ*-ii to the question* before 'he^dy. The resolution was objected t<-ry h one i of the lilut-k Republican members, who tlxuL'ht the prayers of the reverends about rijrht ;n tone and color, and it was laid on the table. New York, April 27.?The steamer Greyhound has been sent up the James lliver and ordered down the French vessels which went to Citj^l'oint about two weeks a^o. It is expected they w*H return without the tobacco. (Jen Foster has sfrlied for command | in the field lie will probably be assigned J to Rurmide's corps. J*" j m*\\m , * frem fli^NC ^ **" ! _ OrakovC II., April 27.?Two 4wne j t? ra from the'Mew York 2d larp* culcrad our Hues to-day. Tkuy say tjrant lid' Meade reviewed thut Corps ou Friday W, and Nut ordqift to ianr? this week with fire days rations had boen issued it -the Yankee army. Adbqulct in front. ' Oua.nok (J. il?, April 27.-^-31odby aurprised a picket post of forty uteu in Han . tor's Wood, Fairfax county; on 8unday last, capiuiing eighteen pien. Tiie rial escaped. During the day the enemy pursued Mosby, re-capturinc four horses and taking prisoner Lieut. liuuter, command ing couipauy A, and wouuding laieut. Nelsou of the same eonipany. A ftcht between Mosby and the X^Qkeca occurred ut LewitbtfTc on Mondhy week, in which the Yankees lost three killed and kvA wounded. Our loss was one man wounded. All the ^faiikec* hare left the sallej, Most of tlieui arc ctming to rminforoe Meade. Averill has gone to 8outbweet Vireinia on a raid. Moude was reeeiriag^mtorccments. orer the Alexandria Hail road'. Kicii,\ioni>, April 27 .?No sign jet tt a flats ol"--truce boat with tfce returned prfa. gtn-rn ci|?ot?'d hist week Members of tlotigre.* are arriving slourly, and it is beli -vedIxhnt not tnoro than halt u quorum wili Lie !?< . on Monday The President's message will be quire short. The city is Tcr> quiet to ''ay, no uews or rumorat >V?VT!*-? clear and warm with indicatiens of a.storm. The Lath Exi>?i>itk?m into Florida .?The commit! re appointed by the Yankee Con^rww iu io<|U-iv .ulothe fact* ot (he la?e *X|>edlt.?iU into Florida hav? made their report. Mflnl of the facte act . forth in the report have already bcrt Ribitu'.tially ti:ade known. 1 Re committee hod# t" make it appear that the object the ex|iedtti<in w;ia to -cut off a r.rh nource of the enemy's ewppiies," "give an nutlet lor eutton," ami n a favorable field for the enlistment of negro troope." liut the ' real object of tli? expedition ia beat told by the following letter ftotn Old Abe, which wae brought to light by the investigation : Executivk Mansion, I Washington. January 13, 18f>l. ) Major G fit fill Gill more : I on.lei.stand an effort in Wing iu d. h, nine smithy gentlemen to reeiHiatiue a legal State Government in Florida. Flor kIm i? in your department, and it i? not un nkely ihat you may be there in person. 1 ' have j.'iveil >ir. llay a corn mis nut oi Major und hunt linn lu you with tome blank books ami other blank*, to aid in the to? const ruction ile will explain as to the manner o> using the blank , tuid also tuy general views on the subject. It is desira blc lor ad to co-operate, but if irrccont-Ka ble ditlcienoes ot opinion sliall arise, you arc master. I wi*h <hc thing done in tho most speedy way as possible, so that hen done it nt.iy be within the range oi the late 1'reclamation on the subject. 'J'hc de tail labor will, of course, have to be done by otbt-rs, but 1 shall be greatly obliged it )uu will give il such general KU|>crvi?ion as you c?ti consistent with your ni'MT sirietly military duties. [Signed] A. LINCOLN. As might be expected, the committee gives as tho cause of the disaster oi the expedition the same did convenient excuse? that "the rebels greatly outi.authored them, and had grv-aily the advantage of position," tSiV; I'kkskvkranck Undkr Difucultifj^* Hunt ruling whnt cm I C accomplished towards i:.smug'the Country self supporting, even mi the tunLt oi a desolating War, (Jover nor Vance, of North Carolina, (who, by the uy, u Ucr&lcnds that the umsuu. - iiyicimir lu? us much lo do Willi (ho mulct tal welfare ot lua people. us wish the writing Ut poliMcoiuclaphy*icul messages,j in u tccetit speech, narrated au instance (hut came tin ier lua immediate observation, where u poor widow. will) three children, tuc eldest uieupable'ot taking carc of the youngest, cultivated, la>t year, a patch wl routed ground with the assistance ot' a little ateer not much larger than a cult. At raid to leave her little on.-s at houio in her cibiu, a<>e wou'd take them daily to the tiold, build loriheiu a small pen, cover it with leaves to protect them It otu the sun, and when she had plowed a distance Irou; her little brood, would move the pen to a more eon Venn nt spot, that she might watch over theui and uurs her babe at the end ot a. wrcary row.-'- She raised three hundred and sixty seven bushels of corn, had plenty to support herself and children, and sold to hi r ueighltofB. ' I lie (now ot ttiat woman (continued his Kxcelleueyj rs worthy the proudest laurels that ever rewarded the virtue of the palpal or testified to toe endurance of the hero." \>- AM.coor. ut* t?ov Vakce.?a f'itT on ! el the hiviugston Messenger l -IUiCfi t tie .leloWl ilieidotat of Hownrnrt* Vance's recent address to the North Caro| iitnt troops o! Iite't urmy: ^ t i l?en L?c arrived ul'cr the apeakin# be* irati. and he (jo\ernor paused till he >hnuld I he comlue ed t?> u seat on the platform. ! There had oeen no ch?erio>f previously, hut as the old ht'iO stepped up where the crowd count see and recigmxe hitli. a spoil tuneou* ami Iftail) hon urai forth to acknOA.utue t ne gr itiuc <?i> u ii gave '<> N* hint there. Vance resumed with a anitlc and the remark?'"Pardon ma, fellow a >1diers, lor n?>t joining in your ohecr. My heart was in it, I avmrc you, but I expect to all uiy breath before 1'tu done talking. ? Henry Clay's Ukm air*.?We loam from the Lexington (Ky ) Olmenrer that . the rrniaina of Hjnry (May, after an interment of twelve ycara, were removed last I ?.ul .? - J?-f t-i- " -w?, u|>?u me ucaui ui nil wile, auti placed aide l>y *ids with hew. beneath the beautiful iiionuiiicitt erected to hm memory tiie Yjcxin^luii Cemetery. Conn ?etcd with this event wo iuay bo peruiittAl to atlode to a single met. The wreath of twtmortcUe* placed upon his coffin by his friend, the gifted poetess, Mm. Ann F. Stephens, prior to the removal of the body troiu Wnilniijiton, was fouAd to be in an almost perfect >uin of prenervatioR, being but litt c faded, whilst a gold ring bearing tho initials, "J. W ," which mated near the wreath, was as bright as though jurt troui the jeweller. An obituary in tn? Coiumbus (Ohia) Crisis states that a lady on her death bed. recently was approached, and told that st*? could not go to Heaven unless she waa ( willing to aecept the negro as bar equal. . - : s \ .1 - * ' . ; HA*u?> **? ? mxssfastsrstst 9*IL% bi??>r, ?u ?r^^JL ^y<^TTp?7rwrrrsrr""t!!y*"^^*~"^r^rTS^?!SMi'?*^J|>-- . T'TJSr. obitl^RT. Diedefeeageetly efcm.aeer&iehpfeed. Ve^ Mareb fA?fc,7844,*Uae 9^ Meeda* third eee J ef Beajemaa ud Qujitriil Weed ere, i?ed 27 yeere 8 oionih 24 days. Tfce fourth ?4 lee*.eue, ef the brethem llith here All tR . ImierAwteljr efier g?U>t |ple JHfgie^pf Me v vu junWr ef ompeay (K.flet BecDeeet AB ?a#Ure. He bed preeeeted htmaetf tefeee fer l?U per*tee, but betsf fleeted by tM Medical Board, ewleg te the feehUeeee pCbie keeUh, kejfttreerdfeiUMktd UA?eltJt/Ul Engineer Cdepujr, te wiet it bfte edeatry'e tew m much ee be eeeM. Uaett holered ? "of ble oWoere eeA toeielefbuBW ijli J" lee-i felr fer e breezed feithfal eeUlto ef bie v eouetry ee well k? the Crepe. He dMhAel bimeelf le the Philadelphia Bepflat tAereh, November the 18m. 1840, be ween worthy member eed prom I nod, netful Ie,)fcpr4 oed community. Bllee from cbikl bu ewer been eery steady end eobor, end ie ceape be atf* leeted eel bis piout tffeile, bet wee elweye fouhd trying te do juetiee. A* Sal aed Hie eouniry. lie wee ee obadieat. aabmiseive eee, end letting brothers. e develop eed UEeeUpewfe bedhead eed e kia<| endindafftel father. Be now Itwpi UI liM Bleep to rise inU ft tbo Judfotnl MFn? 'bo*****t? -4 0?i. e osed in while robes for oierpiyr,., Up l#.?ve* on oS^jionNio wife, o tend, r Mil. M loving ??ierw.wlib reel cirole of roloti.TOB 'kiiHl Mends to noun his loss, htp- wo mogrt not on those without hope; for o* belinwn ibot be io in 11 one en now with the rolwnfA * ot root. .* . A ? For in-the old doaunios l?f ? , . i M j) Bo like At oibor. brother s aloof ? ,.?fi nd ho io .Caroline loft, j . . - >? Kindred and friends to sfour^ and weep. flickniug and dying there bo lay. His loving wife was f*r swsy; j k, lie now sleeps io aboldiors grove There iirtho dust with fallew bravo But whoa the last load tram pot sounds. To wake the nations under ground; Ho with ibo sainted sons of God Will shoot frdo grace and dying love* < 1 A KM EN IX. iTvNUlDATKrt FoRTIH' l.snia?-i'*?.li.I W? ?r? ulbarlud to nnaouaoc MjJur M. (jj MILLER, w t candidate for tbo Legislnfttoo, oft fthe mii easaing elfteiL*. We oro authorised to announce SIMI^CUi 'BOBO.'Esq., as a candidate for Ibe U|WftlHV at the neat ensuing election. W? are authorised to announce LiwUoiott *11 II THOMSON. os a cand date for ftbe LogialaturSj at the nest ensuing electioa. >W? an authorised In nnr.ounce Capt JOflJI' V. EVINd. as n candidate far the Legislators, at the nest en*ttiag election We are authoriieu to nnnounce 't^ohtddft. *? /?L.iwbK a* a caadjfate for t We L*gtsl?l?0p. I the next ensuiug,elect ion. ^ * We ?rt authorised lo uotOMt Col. WSf. SHIVER. ax a candidate for the Legislature. XI the next ensuing election. We ore authorized to announce Maj J. W. W EIIBKm. u a e-t nil id ate for the Legislature, ai the next ensuing election. We are uuihotix'.-tl to announce Maj. Wfctf M FOSTKll. as a cand.dale for the Legislature, at the Hex* ensuing election. Notice to So.diers Board of Belief. Tlie Commissioners of the Soldiers' Beard of Relief will meet at Spartanburg C'eurt IIoum*, on the 2d Monday in ,\i?) next. * lljr artlsr of the IlnaKl. . GEO. W. H. LEGO, Sic'rjr.& Treae. Young illcn Wnnlrd. 8t ll.van's IilaXd. AnrilTih. ISM Young men under the age of eighteen (IS) will be received in Captain parks' cavalry, company 1), all .cited to the twentieth (20lk) Regiment, S. U, V., a certificate showing that the convent of the parcels lias been given is necessary ; which certificate will alse serve as a pa?sport to the company. Each member furir-h*a his own horse and receives twenty-four ('ill dollars per month. The* company la armed with Na??l Repeaters. The place is very healthy and but IlltW probability of leaving. Mr Ward, nt Pace let Depot, 'will give any informal lea respecting he ceetpaay. 8. IX otico. I will give W.YATT LlPSCOMDE notice, thai after the 1st of November, I wilt ae longer join fences villi liiiu any longer. Each man must tnakc his own fence, and give seven feet from the line. This tho 20th of April, 180i DAVID LIPSCOMB. April 28 &2 Sw To Rout. A COM PORTABLE Cottage containing fear fV. Koouts, situated on lliurch Street, all new and well eaoloeed. Apply for particulars to . J. M. ELFORD. March 17 48 4t v l*^ound IN the Streets of Spartanburg, on Salesday last, a small nmeum of moner. which it. <?wuer can have by identifying the nnt nd paying for this advertisement, Call at lhis oflio*. Mar 10 47 W Liinel I^ime I Lime!! k T the kiln*. Freeh Lima js now on hasd /\ of tire beat quality, for exchange only few provisions, leather, iron eto.. front the prods cra. Exchange only on the old rrieaa em both aidea. W. CURTIS. Eab 18 44 If WatcU Lout. LOST at Mra M. B. WALKER'S aa lha night of the 20th itatant, a medium steed LsolX* WATCH, Chatelaine and Kay aotached. Maker J. R. Loaoda. London, la. 2018. Wban loat the watch wea wilbeat cryatal and not running. Any poraon leavisg it at this ofiioeaor giving any information loading to ita recovery will bt lihorolly rewarded. Tab 16 _ 48 If S. AND 0. KMt BOtD. NO PKRIOIITS will 1? dwllwwrsd fr%? IW i>op?? at Kpsrtaabsrg until all ehergaa are paid. Storage will be eharged la every inetaaee, when It rtatrtii is the depot mesa than seven dsye. Qnoda shipped to the ease of the Express Company, asset be eesaigsed to a Faotor in Cnlamhia. ?. * JltllM W Bi?nr a. Fa? ** 46 ~ Hf For fiilale. A few good substantial CtN ^gOTft. riages and Buggies will bo told aft - reasonblc price lo be paid M la any kind ui provisions. For further particwlaro apply to, M A. IIARYET. April 21 51 ffi Dental Notice. T WILL be in my office only three daja In 1 the week. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. . LEE, t>. P. S. Los^t A CAFTAIN'8 Military Cap trimmed with /\gold lace. By leering it at tbia office the I fader will be properly rewarded. . I Mareh I \ U 11