Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, February 03, 1864, Image 1

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. PUSUSIIKD EYEUY WEDNESDAY HOKNIKCi L?RISOS, KEESE & CO. - st'USitillRTlONS to the ADVERTISER for 0:10 yenr FIVE DOLLARS in ttl vanea For Six. .Months "TIIKEK DOLL Mts. V ? ADVERTISEMENTS will bc Inserted at THREE DOLLARS jier Square (t i minion linc? or lea?) for each Iii ertion. Adverti?eitieti?3.wHhu?l In&ructiofyjraetothe iiiuiix-r of Huies to he inverted, viii bc pabl&hcd until forbid, stud charged accordingly. Ana Mincing Candida!-; f r any Onice nf honor or pront, TWENTY DOLLARS, to he paid before tho a.n noanci meat is publlahciC Obituary notices, Trilmtr-s of Respect, or- any commu; 'jgioatiou personal In its nature, Till berated asadver t!-?.-ai -ats ami charg?d ace ?rdingly. From Johnston's Army. [Special to Atlanta Register.] DAI.TOK, Jan. 28. Tho. enemy nr-r-t n fi ig o? truco yesterday tionr lines; witbiu six ?nib.-s of Dalton; with Dr. Brock: ?ridge, and two other surgeons fro.? Chattanooga, and u party 6T ludi?S from y ashville. Too first- Tennessee regiment, Co!. Fit-Ids. has enlisted for the war. Tue officer*- of Staples1 brigade have pass ed ri r?solution that, if not rc-iustated, ?icy wiii'.-erve in tho ranks. Tiie condition ol' the army is constantly improving under Gen. Jubustou's personal supervision. Thc highest spirit ot" content^ inent prevails. Tbc movement of Federal troops towards Huntsville is supposed tu be with the itit?n tio:i of a raid on Alabama^' DAJ.TOX, Jan; 29. Th? enemy yesterday ?ftefnoou advanced with two brigades of cavalry and infantry. a:id drove in our picket, pressing Kelly's bri gado of*cavalry back tj within two ?od u half ?liles of Tunnel Hill' 'At night, tho enemy .".ere driven-back lo Hinggold. Uar loss was two killed and four vo indcd-the enemy's considerable. The movement is supposed to have been only*? recouuoisancfl in. toree. Ail serene thi? morning. Congressional News. I.ICUMO.VH, Jan. 30. . The Hillie to-day j-a*sod n bill ihat the act to put tin end to cuhuituuon'i shall us>t apply to any fanner or planter, eng^g-al on the ?th instanten the producion of. grain, provisions, ur family sup'poe'B. Tho princi pal ft^visi?rw cf tito i'iil have been horcL-tbre reported. Parsed by-yeas -ll, mys 31. Tho House also passed a bill that all olH ccr3, soldiers and seamen, permanently dfo ' ablcd in the lina of duty, shall bp retired. but . their ror.k..pay and eroolurnenis sbdl conda tic until the ondof the war, or arion* " ihoy: continue r?tired. Tho Secretary et War eiajr as?gn them to such duty r.; they uiay b* abb." to perform. AU vacancias caused by retired officersuo ba lilied tho tame us in ca?C3 of death "or resignation. Th" Hon*? has been ia open session nil d:i.v, from which it U supposed it has taken action on thc importan: matters in secret sei 'iion. H the Senate a bill w.ts introduced to keep in service all male free negroes from ls to ?O. a* laborers, teamsters, etc. Referred to the- Military Com'miUec. A memorial from Dr. Gi'-bcs, President ofilia Press Association, in behalf of thopress of thc Confederate States, praying Congress to pass no act to curtail the efficiency of thc press, w.i3 presented by the' President efl tba Soneto, and referred io tho Military i Committee. The Sei??.'-.? paswd a resolution of Ibanks to the North Carolina soldiers who have re- ' enlisted for the war. From East Tennessee! Mear-u?TowN, Jan. 39. Major Gen.-Buckner bas arrived here. Gen. Longstreet!* headquarters have been removed lo ibis place. The enemy attacked Gun! Marlin with a superior force beyond the Fte:.ch Broad on Wednesday, and after a severe light compell ed bim to rc-titc with a loss cf two pieces o? artillery, and 2'.)Q men killed, wounded and missing. iioRiii??Owx, J.1D. 30. (1> n. Marti;, attacked the enemy on the Until and after a stubborn Hght drove birt from the field, they retiring in the direction o? Seviervi?e. Tue enemy's cavalry have undoubinlly bren Mn rb reed. Persons from Knoxville represent (ha small pox raging there. -.-? ?, - ."._ From Charleston. CHARLESTON, Jan. 30. Thc bombardment of Sum', er ceased at dark hil nigh!. One bundled and ?fty.-six ?bella in al! have been thrown, of which 120 struck. lt waa renewed thu morning with a thir- ! ty, a 100 and a 200-poander Parrott^twd *> ten-inrh Columbiad. Th; liag staff was shot down yesterday, but was replaced by thc garrison* nuder a t-apid and accurate lire, the meu repeatedly Waving Hie flag i:i the face of the enemy, and waving their hats it) triumph, alter plantitig ! the Sag. The bombardment bas conti nu e? e&adily '? all day. The fire is mostly directed ou the western -wall. Thc- following are the only casualties since lbs re-opening of tbs fire: Lieut, J. C- Logan, Dead, .-iK'bt; private J. H. tl cliney, 23d Ga., back, si ?gb: : private Hansfjrd, of Ibo 6th Qu., fractured leg, severe, ?gjp. ;JON. A. H. STEPHENS:-We are informed j by a friend that Ibis distinguished gentleman ! is now al his residence in Crawfcrdville, and has recovered from his late severe i lineas 50 1 much so. as to be able to walk about and re- i sume, to ?onin extent, correspondence with ! Li: friends. Long may he live to give wise j and patriotic counsel to h;* countrymen and to ibo Govcrr-mfnt in which bc holds so ele vated :?- position ! Neither the or.e nor other I ot these, car, aitbrd to dispense with his val uable serviert.;_Atlanta intelligencer. Qt!KEN VlCTOKU GoDWCTIlF.R. FOR A ': CoL ORED" BABY.-The Dublin Freeman of (he 20th ult., has the fellowing paragraph about British royalty : Our readtrs will probably remember thc marriage at St. Joitn's Church, Chatham, a short time since-, ol the young African Prin cess, Miss Boneta Forbes, the prolege of (ho ' Queen, whu was.brought, to this country by ! Captain Forbes, in ber Mpjesty's ship Bonet- ! *a, from the coast as Africa, and educattd by ,' ^.bo Rey. J. Schon, chaplain of Melville il Ka pital, Chatbatn, at the expense of her Mijos- I Ly, who always took the most lively iuter-.-st in her welfare, and oeeasjon&lly bad her at ' ?Tourt. On the occasion of the mnrrisge of ! i the-voungPi iocf.ss to J. Davis. a cuIor. j ed West Inaia merchant, who bas since sot- ' j lied on the Gold Coast, the Quern fiiok Ihe ' 1 :nost lively interest in the cvpnf, nr.d made . Mips fF<-rbc-a several handsome wcibliii" pre- ' senti*, all of wqkJt were fuJiy described at tb? " time Intelligence has bow been received nf t :t fiirtbor "'at ic ot favor c infarecd un Mrs l Davis, who has just given birth io a duKghler' I to ttborn ber Majesty stood godmother by . >roxy. -At the same time tie. Queen has presented to brr godchild *a beautiful gold ;up, with a silver, knife, fork and spoon, of h'.* sal:;.* metal, as a bapli?:nftl pres.cn!. The mp anti Reiver bear the following inscription; *-'* i'u Victoria Davis f.o?i ber godmother, Victoria; Q-ieen of Great Britain anil Ire and, 1863." TH E ADVERTIS EJb JAMES ff. BACON, E|lT0E. W BD N ESQ A V -^fcXK-jA 18 ti 1. * ..?.*' Sc? thc call of Capt. STU?BT JI?IIKISOX. lio io a veteran ?.!- lonny bloody battle.--, and' we Uno? bim td bc unsurpassed as a driii officer. lu Tact, take bim a* you will, he is "all right on thc goose.*1 Proclamation. '?Ve publish iu -.bis issue thc Governor's Procla mation calling out for Slate service, nil males be tween Sixteen and Six ty'. A ejeno wi ed genie n t. Hon. THOS. G. BACON requests us to acknowl edge for liim tiic receipt of Ono Thousand Dol for tho reorganization of UoncAx's cijui matid, from WILLIAM Gin: OG, Esq., Son. This is pr\?.ipt, patriotic, and ' ihould, be a'pattern io oil:: ta. l?ljcrnl CuHtributions. ??**?. Mr. AV. F. DuRttOK be.-;s we will mention the fact that he has received from li. S. I) is?AU Esq; of Hamburg, Five Hundred Dellars : and from JOHN L. NICHOLSON- Esq., (fur the fourth time) fifty, Dollars for thc use and behoof of Soldiers' Families. --_ ? '? .? .Dick Chcntbain? Xc^c; tho. advertisement coi.eeruing this thor ugh bred S ?ailinn. ?. Boxes for thc l?th Kcf?'t. Capt. 1 ion NI:, of tho abi e: regiment, desires us to announce te tilo public that he will receive boxes and baggage for thc soldiers of said regi ment i?t thc following times and place?. Augusta un Monday the 8th lust., until 12 Td.-and at Ai ken, in IhcTFfleinoon cf the saine day. Make no box larger than fourteen mches wide andiour feet lung. Fut strong loop; lu tho ends of thc boxes. New jS-rii-Tol. Wc announce wbh much pleasure that Mr. St;.v7;:it D.' SPAX.V, a young gentleman of much cultivation mid intellectual taste, son of thc late gifted IPENRV R. SJMX.V, ?ill open a school for buys at this -pluce on i.ionday thc Sth inst. This young gentleman deserves, tho warmest encour agement of our community. Thc Concert and Faarce. Tho receipts at tho door on Monday night Wcro Vive Hundred and Fifty-ii vc Dollars, ?The Ladies acknowledge their thinks ?o Mrs. JA>?:K.LII'.<.COUB for $-U towards lighting tho boase ; and io Messrs. Denises and McCuLLOVtifl for their liberality and kindness in furuishin^ free of cost, thc pro grammes. After dcJuctiug thc cost of thc vile tallow candles-?md a donation to the aged and very obliging doorkeeper, there will remain some $515 or $j2d to be presented to the patriotic and never-flagging Ladies of the Edgefield Villrfgu Aid Association. -? ~t>- ? The Report of tho Military Committee. Very vehement objecti .ns arc being made both in and out of Congress to tho Dill reported by tbs military Coxnill.'oe, because it proposes to place in tim liandtj of iho President the power of making exemptions from the Army. Our opinion is tlr.it tho President is the proper person to ex. eiei.o this power. We believe that President DATIS is an honest mun uud a pu-o patriot, and wIH never abuse the ppwcj placid iu his hands, [f there bo any mun in thc Confederacy who has ?doked everything upon thu issue cf this.wa* it is President DAVIS ; when therefore he betrays the iateroi of the country be betrays his cr.-n in'ereft, for he is lighting this v.ar ivit'u a rope round his neck. In thc next place wo think that the President aud Sscretary <~t War ure quito as competent to judge of thc persans who should be exempt ap Congress. In times of great peril it was the eui' tom among thc Remans to appoint a Dictator, und' it is nn acknowledged principle that the strongest Government it that which concentrates all its power in a single hand. Wo aronui afraid to tj trust power in thc jinnda of President DAVIS, if thc pori! of the. country required it, wc should Bot be at all afraid to muko him Dictator. Rut our chief reason for wishing this paver placed in thc hau ls of the President, is this; il ! v-jli pb 'e all tho mechanical labor at the disposal of ^love?nMre!;t( nj;J tho importance of this mat ter cannot ho well 'exaggerated, If all the Tail ors, Shoemakers, Blacksmiths, Gunsmith?, Hatters, Wagon-mnker?, Ac, <re.,. ?ic mustered into ser vice, thc Government h?.y only to detail so many as arc necessary*for thc wants of thc service, and . it hus tho Govcrnnn-nt work done afn reasonable price. And tbu? one great arm of extortion would bo-amputated. An j ri* tance thaddus come under our n'-tico will Illustrate ?'ur roeaiuing. A Rcgi. inent of our acquaintance l as iva Tailors detailed to work at their trade, their prices being und. r the control of their Colonel. A soldier in this Regiment pays $2? for the making of a full suit j of clothes, while Tailers out of tho sorvico arc ?barging, we are told, ylifl for the same work, j This working "vf tbioj-?, when applied lo nil tfc? mechanical trade.', will be a raving of; ma ny mil liuiiF to thc Government. A man of any rcilec th.-t! must see in fen iu:>tu.ht timi placing the tntlre mechanical labor of the country iu thc ham's of lue government, lo be p.-.id for 1.1 a reasonable and jun prion, is a mutter of ibu first i.?..uin?t, This consideration alo-c should decide us in favor of tho bill. Genpri}! I.rc on thc vt'ur. A gentleman who has just arrived in Columbia (says thc Suuih CmoHuuin,) from Richmond, brings thc cheering intelligence tba: General Lee, in conversation with a bevy of friends, recently/ made liio remark that, with 20,000 additional men in his army, and 10,000 addiliooal troop? in the army of General Johnston, we c.-.uld whip all thc Yankee tribes that may be brought against us. Ho further observed, that if the contest waa pro longed until September next, and we should meet with tin gravo disasters, ^vhich tioncral Lee did not anticipate,) tho greatest crisis of the war would be suuoosafully passed. If these opinions of the great captain of the ag? bc faithfully reported, they ure worthy to be writ ten in gold. Wc rrould hold them up before thc eyes of every man, woniun and child in thc Con federacy, a nd point to them as to a day-star. 00,000 men more,- uni our struggle over I Thc very thought makes the heart leap for joy. And now, men, to tho work of strengthening the arm j-. Gath er ug thc absentee.', o Sects as well as privates; cult?vale your fields and prepare for heavy crops ; j iring down the prices of the extortioner ; cease j ror the nonce tuc giddy race for wcilth ; sUud j .v the Government in its effort to reduce t,he [urrency ; let us onco more have sponUnlcty of ictinn-strong, determined, ferventecti?n-and, ho nt-.vt ^priiii will, in -all probability, sro th? j ip-innlDK of oar glorious end. Already tho busy note of pr?paration ii sound ng. King >t serosa thc land. Rally in heart ind rally in person. Oar armies, though now imall, aro in splendid health and spirits-foll of ifs and hope. Tho enemy arc massing all their rignntic powys for ii final- throw of the dice, j UUIiuus uro pouring out in bountioi?, and hirelings, : nch as they ait, will confront with their superior . mathers our bravo boys on tho field. Rut Provi- j lenco has boen with us in thc past, and Heaven | ivill not de crt our cause if wo but Ueserve its j tdes.dngs, while wc struggle for tho right. The f North chufss under its already immense burden ; i thc approaching national clccliou thoro is destin- j cd both to weaken und revolutionize, and chaos pr ?mises to cunio iiga.n. Le^iis-hopc, then, for-' success. United weean never bc .ovorirho'.mcd. Our strength is unabated, our resources undimin ished, our all involved in'the contest. Let, ?ur people prove true to themselves and their past, mun the ramparts for a finai struggle, and wo shall make good the prediction of Gen. Xce-that bo fora thc dawn of another year the Hag of vic tory will wave over a freo and independent Con fedoricy. For tho Advertiser! From Johnston's Army. WAUCUU'S DIVISION, NEAR DA?.TON,-GA. January 21st, Entertaining a hope that you might endeavor to reined? an evil which I, in common wi;h mauy of my Comrades in arms from all parts of our Confederacy, think exists, and is daily increasing, I huve thought it not a niifs to* call your attention to whet my observations, as well as my own per sonal feelings and connections, axe upon our con ditions hera in this army. In the commencement of oar; difficulties our pooplo nt home were outhujiasti|o, energetic and patriotic,' which was commendable in a people contending for Tjtbci?y. Our soldiers felt that wldUfs were honored and respected, and conse quently were stimulated to the faithful discharge of their every duly. Tho Ladles greeted their every slop to and from Om Army;'; ample arrange ments were made for thc support of all saldier?" families almost to an extent beyond contingencies. Tho picture I would gludly'uelinoate much fur ther, but the reverse is what now concern? mc and my comrades! IVs nro'in constant receipt of let ters frcm our fuaiilio3 quoting thc exhorhitant aye. cxtnrr?tbr.atc prices that they'have boori nnd ure puyiug, u'nd what thoy expect to pay, for tho nv-ess..rios to sustain life, to say nothing of com fort pr luxuries. What are we hero for? Why have we sacrificed tho comforts of home, family, '.' and thc pursuits of happiness"'? We felt lt to be our duty to do so, and wo Still think it a duty, and iu the discbarge of our duty herc we have a right to expect thc people arthoma to discharge thut duty whiclF'O.ristianity and their Country requires of them. Let us seo if they do. Some of us live ia Town, City, Village and Country. J well recollect when you wealthy planters, wood haulers, cora produ cer:", Ac, wero glad io get $1 per load for wood, 75 els. for com, 12J c!s. for bacon, 15 eta. for lard, $o per bb!, for flour, $1 per bushel for potatoes, 121 cts. per pound .for butter, eggs 121 cts. per dozen, Ac, Ac. Our wives write us those same patriotic people, our m-ighbors, whoa they will part mik their tHppJtxcM, <jcncrounly accept thc prices of $f>0 for wood, $100 per barrel for flour, ?3 for corn and mea', $10 for .potatoes, $1.50 for butter, $.'1.50 for bacon and lard, nnd other articles in proportion, with an almost daily advance. .Well, whore arc we to get thc money from to pay for tbe/e- articles ? A large portiou of tho army have been in service a long (dine, and many hare mado nothing but the wages nf a soldier," which will not pay one-third of any of our unavoidable expenses, much less scuding any part thereof to our families. Thc inevitable oonseuuence is, that our wives and <.' .?dren arc suffering, and aie dooaied U; suffer sti'l more. Picture to yourstlf, sir, thc poor soldier, when he re?oives these unwelcome tiding? in a letter fr.'tu his dear wife aud children. As he peruses his letter, bc ?igh?, drops his head, and takes a lo-?g and an almost unconscious walk. And a?k yourself whether that mun is calculated to dis charge his duty. Poor men arc as susceptible, and Af often possets thexu finer insticcts of character which adorn our nature, as those who arc more eultivaied end possessed of moro of this world's pelf. What aro thc natural conclusions forced u-.oti us? That wc havo euemies at home thal arc far-far-woree than tho Yankees. If they arc not, "God deliver mc from my friends." We believe that a large, large majority of our pnopio at home, outside of our pcssonal friends and family relation?, hoing confined respectively to their difjeroul limita, iiuvo po inUrest in oar welfare, only in sofar that wo may bo able to keep the enemy frjim overrunning them and destroying their properly and otherwise inconveniencing thom. Not that they aro particularly anxious that Kr may soon conquer a peace, for they aro dojng well enough-and aro therefore willing to "let well cuo'ugli'iitouo,*' . Our people have dogenerated, and nave lost sight of tho object that stimulated our rulers to throw off the accursed yoko that Yankee rulo would fasten upon us. Their wholo thought and solo desire is to make money out of whomsoever thoy can. May God help us. But we cannot look for help frou: IJim, when he casts afilictions aud chas lucuico' upon us, and we ibu? vouscn their,. The consequences aro fearfully lamentable. Many of our young mon have their servants with theta, and bc it said to tho shume of their parents ?iud guardians, that they .?-cum to importune those sons about tho special eire of thc servants, and to mani-' fest moro coaocrn for th out, than iur thiiir sous-: anil candidly believe lb al if the secret depths of their hc-rls could bc fathomed, that thc death of thc negro would 'OB m ire melancholy than thu! of-*Lcir sons. You may not agree with mo, but these aro ray hor.GSt and candid convictions-always adding tho rule of exceptions. The soldier, In a word, is discouraged and disheartened. He has to fuc-s enemies on every baud. Heiicc^ the full-brick, straggling, dosorting, and .-ll those kindred evils. There is a fearful day ahead, of aceouantability ; tbt-se ill-gotten fortunes may huve to bo squan dered' retribution may overtake some of the people who arc enriching themselves through thc distress of thc poor of our country, who have sacrificed their all in thc cause wo aro engaged in. Wo once thought to bc a soldier wus to be honored but now wo feel degraded, because of the treat miint of the people at home, who should bc our friends. R.. J. ULLVU. For tho Advertiser. Tribute ol' Respect. At a Regular Communication of Friend-Hip Lodgu No. 25, hold Jan. 2'.h\, A. L. 58M, .. Com mittee consisting of Brothers G. M. OCZTS, T N. Dcr.ST and J. II. Bc RX Err were appointed to draft a suitable Preamble und Resolutions. The?follow Ing were adopted. Therefore, to perpetuate hi? memory, be it unanimously Jirtolcrd, That in tho death of Brother W. F. MAY this Lodge has lost a worthy member, and : thc Confederacy a gnllnnt and noble bun. lierojued, Thit our most heartfelt sympathies I bc tendered to tho bereaved family of tho dee'd. i Rewind, That a blank page in our Minute I Doak be ilcdiontol to his memory, and that theso proceedings t? inscribed thereon, and the Lud -o ivear thc usual badge ?f mourning for 80 days. Remited, Th\f a copy of these Resolutions bo =cr.t to t!n- family of thc deceased and that tbov je published i;. lite KJgcfiuid Adr.erti*cr. KORT. QUAREES, W. M. /%/??,. G. M. OUSTS, Bce'ry. Thc Southern Field and Fireside. Wc copy Inc following opinions of tho pro?s to show in what light that excellent litorary weekly. Thc Sondern Field a?d Fireside, is esteemed by Our cotomporarics. Let all who have uot yet subscribed, at once do so. Tho Charleston Courier, noticing this excellent journal, say* : " We commend to ail farmer* and planters a report or essay on hog rearing mid bacoii making, contributed' to tho Field and Firctide, by C. V. Felder, a pra';ti-?al overseer of Fairfield District; South Carolina, to be followed, wc aro told, by other practical reports on farm coouotay and jaauagetnent. Tho agricultural depart mont alone of tuc F mid and Fireiidc will moro tuan repay to any intelli gent funner or planter who desires to improve, ? and not to ni.-'o cotton, corn, Ac., precisely as his grandfather did, the cost cf subscription. If the farmer bal a good wife-and all good farmers should haye-and a daughter, tho house hold department will bo equally acceptable and useful indoors, and ?if the kitchen ?md pantry. Then thu long winter evenings, or on wet days, or at tho other intervals of leisure for tuc maeter of the house, any gooit^adcr in lite family can read "? Gcr?t?l Gray's Wife," und other portions of thc liurnry department, serial, or occasional, miscellaneous. It is, and should bc, considered a duty lo ?u^nurt this household organ of the South, whtch hus xlone so well under great discourage ment*. Any intelligent readers who become subscribers will M'on fiad tho duty ple:.santly*S?er^cd iu the privilege which they will appreciate, thc moro as they Uso it. - And tho Souther), lieuordcr (good auth-rity) speaks itt thc following, complimentary language; ."This excellent weekly has been revived, after a suspension of two rjonth3. Messrs. Stockton it Co., tho successors of Mr. Gardner in thc publica tion, have issued th? first number, Vol. Ii, of tho New Series; dated 2d iust., which opon* with the novelette, " Gerald Gray's Wife," by tho author of "Uuty Moments of un Idle Woin*u/ "Lily," " Sylvia's World," ?c., who is understood tobe Mrs. King, uf Charleston, thc accomplished daugh ter of tho late Jas.. L. Pcijgru.' From its commencement in May, 1S59, to the present time tho " Field aud Firtiidc" has main tained a'hlga rank in literary circle;;, and bao been n popular favorite in the South. Vt o. havo repton to believe that iu tho new hands now con trolling it, tho paper wilt continuo to deserve pat ronage. Tho price of subscription is $8 for six mouths. For tho Advertisor. Tho Edgeijeld Village Aid Association has a box in readlauss to sond to LOHGSTKKETS Corp*, containing niuo bcd comforts, twenty pairs of drawers, twenty shirts and eleven paira of shoes.' The amount paid for tho shoes i'41t). We also acknowledge $10 from Mrs. JAMES UEA*, and 2 pairs of socks -from Miss MISSIE AttSKV. Mas. ANN GRIFFIN, PRES. Mus. WM. GOODMAN, Sce'ry & Treas'r. ? ?????? ??f A- ingenious Frenchman has diicoverod a most economical way of lighting cities, and pro poses to apply it to Paris. Balloons, from the carE of which are to emanate an electric light, are to be fixed at certain stations, and hover over the eily, at the proportion of ono bulloon to 80,000 persons. ? Tho Army of Tenuoeseo is ro-onlisting for tho wa?with a. rush. Sthr?l's biigade has just gono in, making tho fourth Tennessee brigade that has re-onlistid in a body. J3f Tho 'argest locomotive iu thc United States, if not in,the world, has just boon built for tho Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company. It hus twelve driving wheols and weighs more than 100.0U0 pounds. -?? -?-^ .? Awful Disaster in Chili--Two Thous and Women Burned to Death. An awful disaster occurred in Santiago, the capital of Chili, on the 8th of December. Too Immaculata Conoaptiqa yas lftin? cele brated ii? ibe Ohtivcb of Ute Jesuits. ' It*was about 7 o'clock iu thc evening and the cres cent of light (gas) that, formed the pedestal for the Virgin Mary bred the wood upon which it rested, and the Hames sprung wildly uver thu building. There wero ten thousand persons in the Church. The suddtuuess of ihi: fire was awful! The dense mass ol' wo men, frightened oui of their senses, numbers fainting, and ail entangled by their long swell ing dresses, rushed as those who knew that death was at their heels, to the one door, which soon became ehoked 'np. Fire was everywhere. Streaming alcng tho woodon ceiling it. ?lung the uimphene lamps hung in rows there, among the smuggling women. In a moment thc gorgeous church waa a sea of (kmc. Michael Angelo's fearful pic ture of hell was thero, but exceeded. Help was all but impossible. A Hercules might have strained Ins strsngth in Yuin to pull one fron? the serried rnass bf frenzied wretohes who piled one above unother as they climbed over to reach the air, wildly fastening the grip of death upon any one escaping, in order that they might be dragged out with them. Wo men seized iu the embrace of the flame? wore seen to undergo a transformation as though by an optical delusion-first dazzling bright then horribly lean and shrunk up, then black statues rigidly fixed in a Writhing at titude. The llroj, imprisoned by the im mense thickness of the wallst, had devoured everything combustible by 10 o'clock, and then, defying tito sickening stench, people, came, to look for their lost ones. The ?ilimci;, after the piercing screams of thc buming were ??u-shc.d ip death, was horrible. It ?AUS thc silence |f the grave/unbroken but by the bitter wail or fainting cry. Occr two thous and souls had leaped through that ordeal of fire to the judgment scat of God. More than 500 persons of the highest caste peri.shi.-il. t|;o greater. n?rt young gi?s1 botweon llt'toen and twenty years ot ago. ?ne mother perished with her (ive daughters. Two thirds of the victims wero servnnts. Several houses h?.ve been noticed by the police as empty, bs cause all their inmai.es have perished. The-latest information is that 1700 bodies have boco recognized, Three thousand at loa-;t were itt-ihe bqliding, and it is not yet known how matty have escaped. WHEELKU'S CAVALRY.-A correspondent i of thc Cincinnati Cofpmapoi&l, yjtiug nota, j ?hattanooga, 'hus alludes to Gen. "Wheeler's cavalry : Tho during dash of Wheeler's cavalry to within three miles of town, on Monday night, and the capture of three pickets aud eight stragglers, ha? agitated our military leaders, and still greater precautions have boen taken to prevent a repetition of these raids. A strong iufantry picket guards all the ap proaches to the south-side of the river, at a distance of about a mile from, the town, or at the base of Mission Ridge, while a cavalry picket is on tho outer posts, and will attend lo Mr. Wheeler should he again approach so near our headquarters. Wilder's cavalry aro upon the alert, and should they como upou Wheeler's mon you may expect to hear a good account of them. -. - GATH Kit iso THEM IX-Within two weeks past ti large number of fleeing Israelites, ab sconding conscripts, and runaway principals of cuhstitute men, have been overhauled be low Richmond, and" on the Blackwater, in the act of exercising their locomotion in thc direction of the Yankee lino-. Their mmes, if revealed, would be recognized as tho for mer proprietors of uumcroua grogijerici, jnnk atul second-hand furniture shops "now closed or conducted by other firms, ?n Main, Broad timi olh.-r popular thoroughfares. The par ties thus detained are registered at Castle Thunder-Examiner, REMARKABLE PHENOMENA.-The Richmond Examiner says that the shock of the big gun fired ni Congress the other (hy, enrolling thc principals of substitutes, han had a most wonderful effect upon some people. Th?, concussion was so great as to snap in some instances Lite optical nerve and burst the druin of the ear. A gentleman whose strength of optics was before e'pual to that of an ea gle, now sports green spectacles, and cannot, for the iifcof him. recognize a neighbor across thc street. Another has lost, almost entire ly, his sjiise of hearing, and cannot be made to comprehend the commonest interrogatory. The examining board arc at a lo33 to account for this extraordinary phenomenon, but at tribute it to an indisposition to enroll and re spond tu thc command to " fall in." .- - Tut: CUKKEXCY vs 1"78 AND 1864.-In the third year of the Revolutionary "War, 1778, General Washington, writing about the cur rency, said : A rat in. the shape of a horse is not to be bought at the time for less than .?200, nor a saddle tinder 30 or 40; boots, 20;. and -hoes and ( titer articles in like proportion. How is it. possible, therefore, for officers to stand this without on increase of'pay ? And how is it 'possible to advance their pay, when flour is belling at different places, from five to fif teen pounds per hundred^ hay from 10 to 30 pounds per ton, and beef and other essentials in its proportion V .. Counting a pound at ??3.3, wc must perceive how nearly prices then correspond with those prevailing now. Correspondence. > COLUMBIA, S. C., January 14, 18C4. General Morgan : Sm: I present you, on behalf of the young ladies ol the Columba Female College, the enclosed check for four hundred and fifty-four dollars.($454), to be expended, as you deem' best, among tho brave men composing your command. It is a simple offering, but it tes tifies thc universal admiration and esteom due to such men ; and allow me", sir, in tho name of all Southern women, to express to you, in these words, the undying love and pride wb,ch each one of us bears, in her in most heartr for tho name of" Morgan." I am, Geuoral, with the highest sentiments of gratitude and honor, CLARA V. DAR GAN. To General Jogx H. MORGAN, Richmond, Va. RICHMOND, VA. January 17,1864* Miss Clara V. Dargan, S. C: t RESPECTED MISS : Your very kind commu nication, enclosing a check for ($454) four hundred and fifty-four dollars, contributed by the young ladies of the " Columbia Female Institute'' as a donation to my command, is just received. Permit me to thank you and thc young ladies you represent, for your kind intention, but I must respectfully decline to take advantage of it, as the Departments have rendered any further private contribu tions unnecessary by a cheerful willingness to do all things possible to placo my command, at once, in the field. I again thank you for this evidence of your interest in the holy cause in which weare en gaged, and I desire to express to you, per sonally, my grateful appreciation of the vory kind and flattering terms in which your wishes are expressed. I remain, with great respect, Your obedient servant, JOHN H. MORGAN, Brigadier General C. S. A. ? ? ? li cit ii of Vardry McBcc, ESQ. This venerabfe and well known citizen of Greenville, aud the oldest inhabitant of the place, expired on Saturday morning last at bis residence in this town. By a life of tem perance, and carefulness, he bad prolonged Iiis years until he had attained his ?9th year. By habits of industry and economy ho had amassed a large property, which ho used much to the advantage of the community by^ghich he was ssrrounded. lie was a liberal man not by indifferently scattering his charities on any cause that appealed to his benevolence, but by a prudent aud just discrimination, contributing liberally of Iiis means lo those public objecta he deemed important and .btu eliciul to the country, and giving to private purposes in those cassa only' where he had roacon for belleviug bis charities would not be squandered. Being the possessor, through bis owu energy and busiuess acumen, of a large landed estate, he vam thus enabled tc> make valuable donations of sites for various public purpose*; and they now stand as mon umcnts to the memory of a public ?uirited citizen. Yesterday laornthg his remains were inter red in the Episcopal church-yard. They were followed to tho grave by a respectable con course of citizens, who thus united in paying their last, sad tribute of respect to his niein nry.-Patriol & Mountaineer. ' * -?-*? -.? Tho latest authentic information from Texas pince* the Federals, 20,00U stroug, withiu ll fly milos of Houston. This column is confront ed by Magruder with aa equal if not a larger force. It is thought that Banks will not risk a battle with equal forces, especially as a gool por tion of his troops are negroes. EST Qp. Vocey \a to he ceeaicd Duo do Puebla, and hayo an annual stipend of 50,000 francs. DE TAUTED thia life, at thc rosidcuoo of his friend, Dr. A. ?. TEAGUE, at this niece, 0a the 28th inst., the Roy. AISLEN i'ULLER, in tho ?5Gth yea* ol his ago, after being confinod to hi? bod for 8 days. It is due to modest unassuming worth, for com mendation and example, briefly to remark, that bo made tho Bible tho man of his counsel, and his chief study, for a period of over half a century, exhibiting in his lifo to all observofa tba? lt was the very spirit ?f ohr??f?anUy which wrought in hi? bosom, and regulated all hie avlona and which w.-\s his abiding iiourcc of faith anil hope to its clo:!--ho was a model of modesty, charity and humility ; it may bo said of him bc was clothed with humility os with a gurmout. As a Preacher of tho gospel be exhibited and commtnded ta the acceptance of bia hearers fur P. period, o? over -IO yean as tho p?uoln?i,l point of it?'teaohing, that Im ip or tul "lifo' is tho Inheritance of the human raco ns God's greatest gift to man-that God is tho saviour of all mea specially of those who be lieved, lit Tim. 4c lOv, that th? future spiritual condition of all men will be, in contrast not in aualogy of the present physical condition, as far moro ennobling aud exulted than any w-ard.s of contrast can present it, COJV?SO 4j| lo ?iv; Rom. 8c 20 and 21v.. Tho lahd of doath annuls itiolf Death springs to life uria"turns the spirit free. The deceased had been in feeble hoalth for two or thrco years, but suddenly his enfeebled condi tion gave way "to groat ' languor and prostrntion, 'till ha was releasod by doath-he bore up under it with manly courage, christian fortitudo and calm resignation-h? mind stayed on God ia per fect poaee in tho exorcise of that hope whiuh is as an anchor of tho soul both suro and steadfast entering into that within tho voil, Heb. Gc 19 and Wv, How full of consolation tba hope of the christian which tho gospol inspires-that to die is gaiu Peter, Ic 3 and 4v ; that his removal boneo, is un Infinite gain to him who has loftus - re moved heneo from earth to Hoavcn, from grow ing infirmity to eternal youth and vigour j from Ibo clouds and darkness uf mortality, to everlast ing suushine, light and joy j from the uncertainty of temporal things to the fixed stability of perma nent happiness ; from glowing hopo at best, to assured anti cuuipieto fruition ; from the soil and stains of this material fleshy clod, to tho purity of spiritual hoing. Our deceased friend continued to preach occa sionally when called upan up to very near thc close of his lifo. Tho last public sermon he de livered, uhout throe months a^n, ou Immortal ]?fu, was tho reriilt of maturo reflection and inves tigation and was delivered as a funeral discourse ou tho death of Col. P. L. Calhoun, and which ho waa roquestod to publish by those who heard it, k ATresffcf a Telegi?ph Wire Cutter. On Thursday night last, information lisping been conveyed to His Honor the Mayor, that the telegraph wires leadingintothis city were again cut, Lieui. H. h\ Johnson, of the City Police, and others, with Mr. Butler's negro dogs, started in pursuit of the scoundrels who were engaged in thc nefarious work, and, after a diligent search, found one of the porty, a mau named Calvin Lewis, in Bean Creek . swamp, captured bim, and brought him? fr? Augusta, where ho was lodged, in jail, io await an investigation of his case. We un derstand that he pretends to be insane ; but that plea will be thoroughly investigated, and thc suspected party get the full benefit ot that ot his treason. a^"M. Lev,-? is thc same rWRrbo, it will be re- ^ membered, entered thc Georgia Railroad Depot some years ago, concealed in a box, and blew np the money safe ih the depot. Ile also attempt- ? ed to shoot Capt. King, of" thc City Police. He was sent to the Penitentiary, at Milledge ville, for some years, and'but recently came out of that institution, from which, we believe, ho went into the army for a short time.-Au sra-tn Constitutionalist. A Call for Volunteers. HAVING recoiyod authority from Major Alic? J. Green, of Columbia, S. C, whoso Card will app jar iu tho Adveriiier for somo weeks to como, 1 propose to raise A Company for hid Bat* talion. Herc is a chanco for Exempts and Non Conscripts, though they be at home, to mako thcuieelves useful to the country and instrumental * ?a gaining our ultimate independence. I shall return fro QI Tennessee in about thirty day!. In tho incaiidnio all persons wishing to join such a Company-as I shall strive to raise, will find a list* to which they may append their namos, at the Omeo of the Clerk of the Court. Por all particulars see the publication of Major Green. STUART HARRISON. Feb. 3 . tf * . 0 ?~~~g Notice. IHAVE 'oft tn tho Clerks office at Edgotlold a Power uf Attorney for all those poraons that sent Negroes to.tho coast ander my charge to sign'so that I can get their money, thc first one I had was rejected in ?onsequenco of there hoing but ono Witness to it; ihey requiring tart .Wit nesses. Pleas? atiene* to it immediately. JAMES NEAL. February 3 - lt* 6 Strayed PROM tho Subscriber whilst he was moving to Augusta, Ga., lust Fall, THREE HEAD OF CATTLE; one RED no horn COW, marka not recollected, ono BLACK COW a!*o without horns, marked with crop and underbit in each ?ar, and a YEARLING marked like the black Cow, the Yearling has white and black spots. When last heard from they were in the neighborhood of tapirs. Thos. Mathis and James Hammond on Horns Creek. . Any information respecting said Cattle will be thankfully received. Any one finding the above' Cattlo will please inform Mr. W. C. Hall, at EdseGeld, C. H. JOHN E. MARTIN. Fobaagjy 3 3t* 6 Bethany Academy. THE Subscriber will.open his School at thia place for tho present, on the Second Monday (8th) Feb. 1S6L Elementary,' $10 per quarter. Ordinary, *? , 12.50 ' " " Higher and Classies, 15 " " payable in advance. Board can be procured on as reasonable terms ns anywhere. GEO. GALPHIN. LOSGIUBRS, ?. 0, February 3 3t* 6 State of South Carolina, . - EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, Iii ORDINARY. Milton J. Palmer and Eliza his wife,*! Asbfrry Martin, Jame* Martin, }. Newman Mathis and wife Patsy, . | at,d others, Defendants. J BY ar- order'from tun Ordinary, I shall pro ce?d to sell -at Edgefield Court House on tho first Monday in March nest, for Partition, the Real Estate of John Martin deceased, consisting of a TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND lying and being iu tho District and State aforesaid, contain ing Ono hundred and Sixty (ICO) acres, care or 1.JS3, and bounded by lands of Chasl?s M Free man, Estate of Thomas Harra-vd, and others. Tunas.-The ?aid Xuat'wUl bc ?"ld on a credit of twelve months with interest from day of Sale. Purchase-, to giro Band, with ample security and a Mortgage or ibu premises Iq the Ordinary to secare the pu; eba se tr..me/. Co-?ls lo bo paid in cash. Titles, extra. LEWIS JOLIES, s. K. n.. . February 3 5t '" rt Stats of Saath Carolina, KEMPFIELD DISTRICT, IN ORDINARY. 1>Y W. F. DURISOE, Esquire, Ordinary of O Edgeticld District: Whoreas, ?Leevi Lybraud ho* applied , to aa? for Lottcrs of Administration, ca all and singular tho goods and chattels, rights aud cr?dits of WOE loy Youace, bite of the District aforesaid, dee'd. These ave, therefore, tu cite and admonish all and singular, tho kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to bo and appear before mc, at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, tube holden at Edgufuld Court lluusc, ou the 5th day of February next, to show cause, if any, why tho Said administration should not bo granted. ' Given under my baud and seal, this 21?t day Felt, in^year of our L->rd uno thousand ?i?bt hun dred and sixty-four ?nd In tho eighty-eighth year uf tho Independence of South Carolina. W. F. DURISOE, O.?.D. . Jan. 27 . - ' 2te . li State of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. /.V OH D INAH ?. BY W. F. DURISOE, Esq., Ordinary of Edge field District. Whoreas, James D. Hammond hos ipplied to mo for Letters of Administration, on all and ajngula.; the goods and cbatti;!?', rights and crodita "or Charles Hammond, jr., late of tua District, afore, said, deceased. These are, thert?ure, to cite and admonish all and singular, tho kindred and creditors of tho said deceased, to be and appear .before mc, at our next Ordinary's Court for thc said District, to be holden at Edgeficld Court liou9e, on the 12th day of Feb, next., to show oauso, if any, why the said admin istration should not bo granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 29th day of Jan., .in the year of our Lord one thouiand eight hundred and sUty-thsoo, and in tho eighty eighth yoajf of the Independence of S. Carolina. W. F. DURISOE, O.E.D. February 3 2t ? The Stale of South Carolin^ EDGFtFl?LD, DISTRICT. IN ORDINARY, BY W. F. DGRISOE, Esquire, Ordinary of Edgobeld District, \Yhoreas, John M. Vf itt has applied to me for Letters of Adm LT. titration, on all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of Vs.sb.tl Farrow, late of tho District aforesaid, dooM. Those aro, therefore, to cite and admonish nil and singular, the kindred and creditors of tb? ? said dcceaied, to be and appear before me, at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, " to bo boldon at :-binfield 0. H. on the 16th day of Fob. inst, to shew causo, if any, why tho said adminis tration should not bp granted. Given under my hand \ and soo], this ls) day of February in the year of our Lord one ?iou sand eighi; hundred and sLtty-four, and lia ibo eighty-eighth year of the Independence of the Sttte of South Carolina. W. F. DURISOE, O. H."D. Feb 2 2t_6 Dick Cheatham. DICK CH BATH AM will stand the Spring Sea son of ISi?4 at EdgoGeld Court House au 1 at Harmon ? tillman's at Tbirty-f.vo, Dollar*, tho SeasSn commencing from-this date and ending on the 20th June. Ut will remain At Harmon GaU min'i until the 2-'J in6L, after which timo ho will ho at Fd??field Court House on MONDAYS, TU ESSAYS WEDN ESDAYS and TH URS 1) AYS, th-? remainder of the time at Harmon QalUma&a. The money will bo due at t'ae ond of the Scacon. THOS. G. BACON. Feb. 1st 1603 3m ?