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?i?ii %)?kx?six. Sorgho and its Products. As the period for thc maturing of thc sor gko, or Chinese susar cane, is rapidly ap preaching, it may not be uninteresting to the community to have some views on the man ufacture of its several products-sugar,syrup, alcohol, vinegar and a beverage from thc fermented juice analogous to cider. The in formation ,is derived principally from the ro ports of Professor Jackson, of Boston, Mass., and Professor Smith, of Louisville, Ky., in tho agricultural Report of the Patent Office for 1857, and partly from other sources. That the valuable articles above enumerated can be produced from the sorgho thero ?3 not a shadow of doubt, and the quantity and 'ex cellence of the product will depend upon the care and skill with which the operations ard conducted. It is a matter of some controversy at what period of its growth the stalk begins to con tain sugar, and consequently when its manu facture should commence. M. Vilmorin, of Paris, who has given much attention to the subject, cama to the conclusion that it coin cided with the puttiug forth of the spikes, but the proportion of sugar continued to increase until the seeds wero in a milky state ; and according to the report of M. Dc Beauregard, addressed le the Comice dc Tuition, the ripen ing of the Borgho in that latitude bad uo un favorable effect^ and he considers the seeds and the sugar as two products to be conjoint ly attained. On the other hand, Mr. Cray, equally authoritative, says that the Toulruse caffres, to whose country the sorgho is indi genous, are in the habit of breaking off the panicles the moment they appear, in order to augment tho quantity of saccharine matter in the stalks. Tho question may^jfg of some importance in our section, and experiments should be made for its accurate determina tion. . To succeed well in making sugar, or syrop of the first quality, it it essential that no great er quantity of the stalks should be cut at one time than can be property pressed, and the juice boiled down to the granulating point, on the same day. I am aware that a differ ent opinion bas been entertained and acted on, but I am-also aware that the result of this action her been the failure generally to make sugar at all, and the nuking of a very large quantity of inferior .syrup. Those who have not the means of pressing ahd, boiling the juice of the canes the same day they are cut had better confine thdr efforts to the making of syrup, vinegar and alcohol,as their attempts atmaking sugar must result unsuccessfully an I unprofitably. The cause of this is that as soon as the cane is cut, an alteration com mences almost immediately, which gradually creeps irjm the cut extremity into the joints of the stalk, decreasing thc amount of crvs tr.lizable sugar contained in it. liven the broken and bruised cani s of a fig will deteri orate tho juice if passed through the mill with f be perfect canes. The Toulous caries, when i they haye more cane cut than can be pressed expeditiously, bury the surplus in the ground to keep it ftpm the eflecta of the atmosphere. The juice should be pressed from the canon thoroughly ES po-sihlc?/uven if.it should be i necessary ibr this purpose to pass them re peatedly through the rollers, as that portion which is most difficult to be expressed is con- < sidered the richest in saccharine matter. It is necessary to filter the juice as it comes from the mill, iu order to remore the celluio.se ar^d fibrous matters, and the starch, all of : which is present in it when expressed. A bag filter, or one made of a blanket placed in a basket, will .anster. Next, add to each gallon of juice, three ounces uf lime slaked in five or six times its weight bf water. The juice should then be boiled by application of a gradual heat, for twenty or thirty minutes, when the impurities will rapidly rise to thc surface in a thick greenish scam, which can be easily removed by thc skimmer, and then I the liquid should again be filtered, lt will I be of a pale straw color, and ready for evapo ration. It may now be boiled down qt-:te rapidly, the temperature not to exceed 215 ; degrees, to about half of- its original bulk, i after.which the fire must be kept low, the evaporation to be carried on with great eau- 1 tion, and the 3}*rup constantly stirred to pre vent it from burning at the bottom of the kettle or evaporating pan. Portions of the syrup are to be taken out from time to time, : and allowed to cool, to see it it is dense enough . to crystallize. It should be as dense as sugar house molasses or tar. When it has reached this condition it may be withdrawn from the eraporating-vessel, and be placed in tubs or casks to granulute. Crystals of sugar will begin to form in three or four days, but it often happens that weeks intcrvepe before crystallization takes place j but it may always Joe hastened by adding to the thick syrup, when cooled, a few grains of brown sugar, or a little pulverized white sugar. - After it has solidified it may be swooped out into conical bags, made of course open cloth, or of canvas, which aro to be hung over the receivers ol molasses, and the drainage being tnuoh aided by warmth, it will be useful to keep the tem perature of the room at 80 or 90 deg. F. Af ter some days the sugar may be removed from the bags, and will be found to be a good ar ticle of* brown sugar. Jt may now be refined by dissolving it in hot water, adding to the solution the white of an egg, mixed with cold water, for every 100 lbs. of sugar, after which ! the temperature is to be raised to boiling, ! and the syrup should be allowed to remain at ] that heat for half an hour. Then skim and' i filter, to remove the coagulated albumen, i .and the impurities it has extracted from the i "sugar. I It must not be forgotten that sugarmaking j is an art, and that excellence iu it is only at tained by close observation and long experi- ! ence. What? was necessary for thc extraction j of sugar from the beet root,-from which France annually produces 120,000,000 pounds of j sugar, is doubtless required for the sorgho, ! viz : a thorough study of its nature, wi th.a j process of extracting the sugar speciallvj adapted to it. A very large proportion of our! people will doubtless be. satisfied with the ? production of a good syrup, which they may ? obtain by following the process described as j abuve, until tho juice attains thc required density. By omitting the lime water, an agreeable but slightly acidulous'syrup is form ed of a lighter color, but it is not liable to crystallize owing to the presence of acid matter. A cheap and good vinegar can bc made from the syrup. To S gals of'clear rain wa ter aud 3 quarts of syrup, turn the mixture into ojean, tight cask, sl ake it well two or tbrea times, and add thn*e spoonfuls of good yoast or yeast cakes. Place the cast in a warm place, and in ten or fifteen days add a sheet of common wrapping paper, smeared with molasses, and torn into narrow strips, and you will soon have a good vinegar. Any ?weet fruits or roots; such as I ?gs, beets wa termelon juice, the skimmings of the sugar j boiler, &c., add teethe bulk and quantity, i when exposed to the- oxygeu of thc Vir for ; the acetous fermentation to be effected. The j scientific mode of making vinegar rapidly is to pas3 the liquor repeatedly through barr?is perforated at thc sides.with hole?, ;vnd filled with wood shavings, so tb:it it muy buftlihoi; ou^bly permeatc^jjy oxvgiii of the atmos phere. i? Tho unripe canes car. be used fur rna!;ino; syrup and alcohol, but will not y jeld sugar. The alcohol produced hy calv oiMr?ialilu?JA is nearly destitute of foreign flavor, having an ? agreeable tasto somewhat resembling heyan, being uiucb Ice3 ardent and fiery than A-beverage analagou* to cider is .also i from the fermented juice of the sorgho. It should be recollected that "to mak gar, syrup," "vinegar, alcohol or cider, the of the sorgho must be first defecated or ified by lime-three ounces of lime in fi' six times its weight of water to each .gi of juice-and beat, ?nd then filtered. A proper temperature, and with the additii a little brewer's yeast, or yeast cakes, jnice will undergo the vinous fermenta in from three to five days.-^Cbarlc Courier. Gen. Hood Increases His Army. The Atlanta correspondent of the Colun Enquirer, says that ?.?en. Hood is rapidlj creasing the fighting men of his army : Gen. Hood is putting guns into the.hi of every available man eour.ected with army. All of the cooks have been armed returned to?their respective commands, the negroes connected with tho army 1 been employed in that capacity. Quai masters and Commissaries have been rr to disgorge the many superfluous men in t departments; surgeons also. The resull the army has received a considerable r forcement. In Clayton's division alone uumj?j^c of new men returned from the cc ing detachments reached .100, which at* time is considered a good regiment. Thc crea-e from the cooks alone will reach 4, effective men. But Gen. Hood does not stop hore, has ordered the arming of every artiliei except from No. l.toG,.who are absolut necessary to handle a piece; from (bia son an increase will be obtained amounting near 3,000 men. I must say, however, t this order converting artillery into infan caused considerable fluttering amon'g the 1 tery boys. True, many of them take the th: quite easy, perfectly willing to serve the co try at this critical juncture in any capac that will aid in the "overthrow of-Sheruiau i his " Hessians." From this our readers \ at once perceive that Gen. Hood isdetcrm ed to leavo nothing undone that will subsci the great interest of the couutry. ? am proud to say thousands of Georgi: are responding to the last call of Gov. Bro\ If a general engagement cari be delayed c week longer, and the enemy retain th present position, Sherman and his army v be routed. Sherman does not manifest a.disposition shell Atlanta. For two days he has not thro' a shell into the place. Large quantities of tobacco continne to unearthed and brought forth from its Indi places, in and around Atlanta, which Gc Hood promptly impresses for the use ol' t army. ' There is no doubt bul what the ow ers thought that Atlanta would beevacuatt and then they and their tobacco Would fi into tbe embraces of the Yankees. Ic KN cs IN WILSON'S II.-, i ii.-A Yankee cc respondent, who accompanied Wilson on li last raid, gives tbe following sketches of tl conduct, o^thc negroes seduced hy the raide from th?ir homes : We bad scarcely marched ten miles on tl late expedition wht-u the negroes began 1 rally round our flag, and the number rapid inoro.-i?^.i, till I feel perfectly ?aie in sayir two thousand cor.trabaadst^all ages folio we the expedition. *. It was an amu-ingsL'bt to witness the mai uer in which they came in. and to see til taste they displayed in selecting articles t carry ??long into the promised land : for seemed to be a scttted opinion wilh them tb? when once they reached Yaukeedom th? were iu thc land of promise " sure 'nufl'.'' . wench, dressed in sume cotton stnfi coar? enough for gunny bags, dirty and greasy wit? till as the sacks pork merchant? encase side of bacon iu, would steal tier mistress' fashion able b, nriei', ornate with marvelous ribbop and wonderful plumes and flowers, and wit this upou her head, *.he would trudge aion through the dust, supremely proud of he finery, and thinking herself AS attractive a an African Venn*. Some of the .women .would lake article along with them of no earthly utility. Occa sioually one could be seeu carrying a bugt mirror,another a china wash bowl or pitcher Dr some other article of crockery ware of cqua ly doubtful utili'y. Sume boy whose mastej had skedaddled, would steal his clothes, cvei tu his cane, gloves uhd bat, and mounted or a gay and prancing steed, which he had pur loiued, he would ride about, swelling like J peacock, and looking down upon his walking compauions with tho imperiuus air of a Mag' nus Apolio. How the women and childrei managed to keep up with us I cannot conceive From the 2'2?i of June until the present thf j have followed us, notwithstanding the fae that at times we scarcely rested for an bout in forty-eight ; and in twenty-fopr hour3 wc have marched more than sixty miles. Yel the poor creatures follow, pantingaiidperspir ing, still keeping UVK Too Good to be Lost. It is said that when Gen. Forrest, lasl Spring, was en- route from Marion to this city, he was accosted in thc cars by a loqua cious lady, who took a seat, bj bis sjde, aud addressed him ia something like thc follow ing strain : ''I think," said ste, "that all thc glory that covers our arms, is due singly ajid alone to private soldiers; they do the fighting -not the officers-and for my part 1 will give them all the praise. I have a beautiful home, not far distant ; and, as l am blessed with plenty, I desire that whenever j;m-<z/e soldiers pass by my residence, they 6hould call on roe, so that I may feed and otherwise cheer them on their toilsome way. I don't care whetherttoepaulelted officer entera my house,'' etc, etc. * * "Do you perceive," said Forrest, "that there is a contrast between my whiskers and the hair on my head ?:' " Yes," answered the lady, surveying the General, " I see that your head is inclined to be grey, while your whiskers are very black and glossy. Can you explain why ?iis is so ?" asked the lady. " Certainly madam," said Forrest, fixing his keen eyes upon her inquisitive face, " the explanation is easy. I work with ray head a great'deal, while I use ray jato as little as possible." The lady;took the hint and said no more. -Selma Keporter. -? ? ? CONJUGAL AFFECTION.-lt is related that the King of Armenia, not fulfilling his engage ment, Cyrus entered the country, and having taken him and his family prisouers, ordered them instantly before him. " Armcnius," said ho, "you arc free; for you are uow sen sible of your error. And what will you give me ?f I. restore your wife to you?'' "All that, I am able." " What, if } restore your children V " AJJ that I am -able." " Aiid yon: Tigraneo," said he, turning to the son, " what would you do to save your wife from servitude ?" Tigrones was but latter mar ried, and had a great love for his wife. " Cyrils.'*' he replied, " to save her from servitude I would willing lay down my life." " Let each have his ownngain," said Cyrus; and when he was dopa*:I, one spoke of hija clemency, another of his valor, another of. .bis-beauty and the graces of his person; upon' which Tigranes*asked his wife, "if she thought him handsome f ? tfcdly," said she "I did not j look at .him." " At vhornf then, did you look!" " At bim who offered to lay down his life for me !" --.?-?-.?.-? \ Zij,' An illiterate correspondent, who is givoB I to sporting, wants to kuow when tho Angip Saxon I race, ?o much talked about, i? to come off? 4t ' Ordere from the Treasury Department. The new Secretary of the Treasury hns :c sued the fellowing orders : In order to promote as far as practicable the early liquidation^)' the Treasury of the outstanding taxed notes the Treasurer, Assis tant. Treasurers and Pay Depositaries in tb different Stales, are hereby authorized to re ceivc the said notes except the ?100 notes at sixty-six and two-third per centum on de posit, issuing for same certificate of loan upon hypothecation of non-taxable bonds. The said certificates to be payable on demand, af ter the expiration of ninety days. And all agents for the salo of the above bond? are hereby authorizeds to receive the taxed notes with the exception cf the above named in payment of bonds, wheu sold at the rate of sixty -six and two-third per cen tum. * Loans on the security of the five hundred million six per cent, non taxable Bonds under the seventh section of the currency law. Deposits on call-will be received by the Treasurer in thia city, the Assistant Treasu rers at Charleston aiid Mobile, and- the De posits ries at Wilmington, Haleigh, Columbia Savannah, Augusta and Montgomery ; and certificates will be issued for the same, bear ing intered at the rate offour per cent, per annum, and secured by the hypothecation of an amount of the above bonds, equal to th sum of these loans. Tho bonds to be set apart by tho Treasurer, and the proceed when jiold, applied exclusively to the' pay metU of the said certificates. The security and convenience afforded to banks and other corporations, and to the pub lie generally, by this mode of temporary in vestment; and the effect of the measure, i generali)' adopted, in keeping the currency within.moderate bounds, it is hoped will com mend it to the favorable consideration of the community and secure their prompt co oper ation iu carrying it iuto effect. RECOGNITION WITH A CONTINGENCY_The London Times of duly 16th accounts for the withdrawal of Mr. Liudsay's motion in Par liament for the recognition of the Confede rate Slates by the statement' thal it was agreed on in au interview with the Premier, held by Messrs. Lindsay and our late Com missiemer Mr. Mason in which Lord Palmer ston gave Ci a sort of implied promise to sup port it at a more opportune moment-that is to say, wheu Grant and Sherman have been defeated, and the Confederacy stands in no need of recognition." It is quite a mistake to suppose that the Confederate States have ever stood in need of recognition, and none the less a mistake from tho fuel that most of our own people at one timeshared in it. In deed, thee States were recognized as free and independent Governments eighty years ago by thc very Government ever which Lord Palmerston now presides, and have beeu ever sinco as much independent and sovereign powers os that Government. They are not fighting now to achieve independence, but to maintain it, and in that behalf they have given proof of power superior to any ever furnished hy that haughty realm. When, in the history ofthat renowned kingdom, bas it ever happened that within the term of three years anu.lhree months three millions of men (or that is the number to which Lincoln's last cali swells his levies) have bren sum moned to the field, for ruthless war upon ber -three millions of men on laud, and a navy numbering now, as is claimed, nearly six hundred vessels of war, and .many of these protected by an'invulnerables armor, and provided with guns doubly as formidable as any ever heretofore used in war? When, we repeat, ha* Great I ?ri tain ever given snob prc of of her right to be considered one of the Powers of the earth as the Confederate States have afforded by resisting this .avalanche of j aggr. ... 'on and assault ? Lord Palmerston is behind thc times, and to, we fear, are Messrs. Lindsay, M;.ion and other well meaning per sons. We bavu lo?-g siucc passed out cF the sta?e when we 'oohed across theaters with anxiety for ibis measure of simple justice, and we may we.l afford to smilo at the im portance which the.-e old fogies seem lo at tach to the doing of an act which we bold to be one of very trivial importance.-Rich mond Whig. TUF. SPIRIT OF'PRICK'S ARMY.-A Missouri correspondent furujj|lies the following to the Times ; A lot of rebel le! tc rs of a very recent date repeat lite propositions of Price to enter Missouri, and from one of those I make the following extract, to show the spirit of the troops under that popular Captain : " I suppose you have bad an account of the battles ol'Mansfield, Pleasant Hill and Jen kins' Ferry. I had the pleasure of meeting father Abrahams's children on those fields, and I recollect of hearing in -my young days of a place called hell. Well, we sent many of them there, and I tell you that if they dou't get out of this country pretty soon, 1 think we will fill the place with them. Is there any talk ol peuce in your kingdom ? (Missou ri.) Since thc rc-culistmcnt of our army thc peace questionnas died out. Our men ret enlisted by brigades for ninety-nine years in this, and three years in the next, wirr. We have a better army to-day than we ever had. Our men are martyrs to their cause. Their battle flag is Liberty or death, and ifyoucould bul see us go into one fight, you would think that we meant what our motto says. IMPORTANT DECisiON.-r-From the Rich mond Enquirer, we learn that Judge Lyons, in the case of Tinsley Pate, who came be fore bim uuder a writ of habeas corpus claim ing exemption from militia duty because of | being a'conscript, has decjded that detailed men are not liable lo do duty in thu militia op reserve corps on the following grounds : 0 That he was a detailed conscript in the Confederate army, between the ages of 18 and -lo-that he was a regularly enrolled couscript under the act of Congress, and had been detailed from the army in the field until the 1st of November next, as lessee and owner of the cemcut works in Rockbridge county-that as such, being liable to do duty in the Confederate urrhy, the Secretary of j War baying the power to revoke bis .detail at any moment,, he could not be liable to do duty as a militiaman. The Judge therefore decided thai the said N. Tinsley Pate waa illegally held as* a hier?ber ot Capt. Wm. A. Jenkius* company, 10th regiment Virginia Militia. The Judge also decided that the said Pate was not liable to do duly in the Reserve Forces, under command of Gen. Kemper, as the law organizing the reserves provides that it shall be composed of persons beiwe'cn the age9 of li! to IS and 45 to 50, and that thc aforesaid Rafe being between neither of, thc above mentioned ages, could not, therefore,, bc properly held to duty ?B a reserve.* -'-? -O-1 ?-; Tin* ENEMY 'MININO AT ATLANTA.--The Macon telegraph says that private letters state that the enemy are now busy mining the salient at the head of ??arietlastreet, and wc may very s>ion expect a repetition of the Petersburg explosion. Could not our ofhV eets borrow a. useful hint from Gracie's brigade ? . ANOTHER RA?P IN MISSISSIPPI.-From pre parations being made in Mississippi, it leoks BS if the Federate were about to start on an other gr^n'l iaid through that State. The pap?? shy tba; i ir guerillas are fully prepar ed to meet them, ?nd will give them a warm eceptioH wheu their 'make they appearance, Northern Extracts. . THE TUCE POSITION* OF AFFAIRS. who takes the pains to converse * people eau mistake the threatening ? affairs. New York'city is, this day, withot iDg it, resting on a thin crust, with a volcano beneath it. It is areli for prudent men, who ha to loose, To look things iu tb? face, day this war is continued accumula millions of public debt. In other destroys milliWis worth of common pi andlrapoveridhca, more and more, t pie. The day will come, when all tb?3 wi a point beyond which life itself is no tolerable. The course of true wisdot foresee the danger, and to provide ag -by no folly of attempted coercioi the moment of agony comes-hut .venting tho discontent, and alleviat misery before band. The question w be peace, or palpable ruin. In thc North-west, tho t*\^ns of tb are pregnant with movements which the overthrow of New England in r d tyranny, and the just punishnv ruin of those puritanical scoundre originated this war, and who are resp for the torrents of blood which have shed and the financial ruin now o verb the Western people. "The day. may far distant when a Southern and a W army may be shaking hands on Bunk? and repaying their losses and sacrifie of the rich spoils accumulated by tin jobbers and contractors-the codfish cracy of Boston.-..Veto Turk Freeman'; na!. COMPLIMENT TO CONFEDERATE AI Any mnu who fancies that we aro -gc . et Richmond without further and tuon perate fighting is mistaken. The met fight are Americans. They are fre citizens, and ikt proudest of the proud, rebel army of Virginia is composed i elite of the Southern people, lt recko its ranks men'of education and positio of the pride cf family, and accustom exalt courage into a God-like virtue, are not to bc cowed, .though when thora vanquished they will have the manbe own it. But, until they are vanquished will fight with an energy and a despei that must command the admiration of heroic spirit, even while deploring theil and despising their cause. The body of army is made up of veterans, y/'j are to exposure,.enured to discipline and ar shaken by the thunders o? .battle, troops can be beaten only by a Micc'essi desperate struggles. Nor are they lik< become demoralized. They will yie! inevitable necessity pnly when thfcyreco it as inevitable-J. JF. Forney in I iivjUm Chronicle. REV-EKCE is SWEET.-.. Seymore," ni telbgent correspondent of the Daily Nei somewhat apologizing because thc*rebelt troyed bridges ?and private property in march thioiigh Maryland. ? ,We con fes? see nothing to apoligize for'in this act, though they had raked every be/use tt ground,'and destroyed every vestige of pi rty in their track thal they could not leniently carry away. il Revenge is swi according to the old adage, and const que if theyjiad bumed and destroyed, Jes ?aught but the blackness of desolation ruir. wherr ' er the feet of tbe invader prc our soil, it would only be the mildest ret lion for the unnumbered outrages and cri which have been committed against deft less, unprotected women and children in South by our armies during tho last tl years of terror and blood shed_Bergen J.) Democrat. : . NGUTU ERN CLERRTMEX.-The New ? Express says the clergymen of New dei and .New York have sent on a petitior to Washington asking? e?empt iou from draft. To comply w:tb their request wc be the height of'injustice. They, were great degree tho authors of the wor, they have been tito loudest ir. fbi.ming its coiitinupuce. They* have fait ly how for blood. Instead of being exempted, t ought all to be drafted and put in thc fr of hattie, and they should lead in every tack upon the enemy's works, lt is m aud cowardly for them to ask an exempt while they ure anxious to see everybody < drafted and slaughtered.- Chu Enquirer, As usual in most cases, it appears that secret of Gen. Grant's mining operations \ discovered too soon by the enemy; and it so appears that lhere was some blunderii and shortcomings here and there in the sault aud after the mine was fired, 1 prominent act boforc us is that a grand s prise and a general assault, in thu preps tious for which much time and labor was i pended, and*in the execution of which ma valuable lives have been lost, have not rcsi cd in the success which was anticipated. Richmond bas parsed conspicuously ii the same category with Charleston-a to* that bas foiled the most colossal attempt t administration could orgaui?e for its captu * * We cannot takeRichmcnd. Itli beeu evident to good fodgea for several wef that General Grant's campaign is a failur but though an adverse fute bud tho de drawn and signed, it lacked the seal of fir authentication, which-was impressed upon in the battle of Saturday. * * * <i indeed the problem is : longer the destruction-of Lee's army and t capture of Richmond, or even tho capture Petersburg, but the defence of loyal Stat agaiufit the Rebel armiee. No doubt Gen. Grant will keep a large for operating on the James River, hut we ci never afford to present to the vtevW the ape tacle of an cuemy marching unhinden through our own territory.-N. Y. Herald. -?-?- ?. UNFOUNDED.-The Richmond Dispatch, Thursday, thc ll tb, says thc rumored dis? ter to General McCausland's command w unfounded. He has returned to Romne having accomplished what he was sent fe He was ordered to ?blain one hundred tho ..and dollars in-gold aa a" ransom for Chan bersburg, (in retaliation forthe property d< stroyed by Hunter in tho Valley during b raid,) or in default of that to burn the tow The gold was not paid, and the town w? fired-t?rc hundred and jifty-four houses b iug destroyed. Hunter's raid will cost tl Yankee nation more towns thaof this on There have been about twenty towns bun in'ttie Confederacy, and it takes nineteen moi to get us eveu with thc Yankees. DEATH OF MI, WARNER AND DAUGHTER. Wc briefly announced the death of Mr. Wu ner and daughter in our issue of yesterda; having been unable to obtain any of the. pa ticulars un'to the time'of going to pres We learn that Mr. W. and his daughter, agc aboutrten years, were occupying lbe san bcd; when they were struck by a solid sbo thrown by the enemy about ll o'clock Wcdnc day night. The little girl was literally ci in two, and died instantly. Mr. W. had bol legs shot off near the body. Ho lived aboi two hours, and was able to give some diroi tions abouf'his family and affairs. Tbe con uiurjity has suffered a great loas'in h?3 di cear"'-Appeal. A gentloman writing from'*Albany, On says i Wo hdvo tho most promising crops : sugar cane, anti corn, that we havo ever had this section of tho Slate. I nm certain tho coi [ orop will yield a third moro than ever known b for?. I STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA. [CIRCULAR.] AD.TT. i ES8F. CENE RA L'S OFFICE, - ? Cou JIMA, August :t, 18C4. ?N answer" to numerous inquiries addressed to this office in in relation to the Militia Laws of this Stntq, the following announcement ?3 inado: I. All male white persons readout in this State, between the ages of sixteon and sixty-years, ca pnble of bearing arms, except te-sons 'who are exempt from "all mititia service," aro liable to militia duty, both ordinary and iu the Cold in times of alarm, insurrection or invasion. II. Persona who have been enrolled fur Con federate scrvico anti detailed to remain at hume in civil employments or pursuits, or who hnve been exempted from Confederate service during the continuance of such exemption pr detail, are liable as other citizens in times of invasion. III. Persons who have been enrolled for Con federate service, whether general or locnl, al though detailed to remain lit home, aro not eligible to any militia office, " mid no one li ible to duty in the Confederate service, unless he be exempted from said service, uniter t he provisions of tho Exemption Act of Congress, shall bereif ter be eligible to any militia office."-fA. A. (iib Feb. lS6:t.) IV. Detailed men who have been organized se such into Cumpouics for local military service by Confederate authority, will not bo held liable for militia: V. Militia officers in' carrying into execution General Orders No. 8, series Ibo I, fruin this office, will be governed by the foreguiug instructions, and hold in readiuess for actual service their re spective commund, in obedienco to said orders. Ry command : (Signed) A. C. GARLLNGTON, A'tjt. and Inspector General S. C. Official : G. A. FOLLI.V, A. A. Gent. i'EnSoNS EXEMPT FIIOM ALL MILITIA DUTY. Tho Lieutenant Governor; tho Judges of the Courts of Law and. Equity ; the-Ordinaries; Clerks of the Courts ? f Common Pions and General Ses sions; Sheriffs ; Musters, Commissioners and Registors ia Equity; the-Secretary of State; Surveyor General; Comptroller General, and Treasurers of the Stute. 83?" Pupers of State publish three times. Aug. 10 it- . 33 State of South Carolina. ADJUTANT A INSP. GEN'LS OFFICE, CoLCMBiA, July VJ, 1664. GENERAL OEDERS NO, 8. ?THE MILITIA ?f thc Slain, including ?Lil ? perons whn ate Mable to actual service in linie* of invasion, will hold theur-olvea in readi ness for active servieo on the shortest untie*. If. The Commanding Officers of Regiments who have failed to make returns in pursuance 0/ General Orders No. 7, will proceed to rlo'so im mediately, and complete tho organization of their respective commands ns therein directed. III. Volunteer Companies of Mounted Men or of Infantry, organized in pursuance of Ord. rs heretofore Issued from this Oflice, will bo accepted and armed. IV. Tho Commanding Officers of Regiments, (tho ranking officer of the line where there nrono field officers,) are charged with the promp't exten sion of this order to thoir respectivo commands without further notice, Rv order of the Governor : A. C. GARLING TON, Adjt. and In.'p'or Gen. S. C. Aug..?. St 32 jSa?- Papers of tho Flato publish throe time Headquarters, Conscript Department) COUTH BIA, Julv 30, lSt'-J. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8. ?TI1E Secretary of War having decided that . tho Conscription authorities have no jurisdic tion over tho classes of Reserves, except in the granting of Exemption* under tho Act of Con gress, entitled " An Act ta organize forces to .serve during the War," it is ordered, pursuant to instructions of tho Superintendent of C?nscrfp tion, that all Detail* heretofore granted to per sons of the Reservo clnsscs-by thu ollicurs of con scription bc und they ure hereby revoked. De tails of persons of these dusses will hereafter be made only by the order of Brigadier General James Chesnut, commanding Reserve ' Forces in this State II. Enrolling Officers will prococd "at onco to furnish to Brigadier General Chesnut a roll of all persons of the classes of Reserves whose details are hereby revoked, giving their age?, the dale and period of details, and the purposes for which auch details were granted. III. Pursuant to orders f.f the War Depart ment, Enrolling Officers are nmde subject to and will obey all crdcrs of Brigadier Goneral Chcsuut. C. D. MELTON, Mitjor, C?lm'd? dnscripts. - ga?- All papers ia thc State copy three times. Aug. 10 t?.mr. Zl 33 Headquarters, Reserve Forces, S. C., COLUMBIA, July 3ft, 13C1. GENERAL ORDER NO. 4, IALL details of person? of the Reserve clashes ? heretofore granted by the Oouscript authori ties now revoked by General Order No. 8, Con script Department, S. C., uro hereby revived and continucd'ujun such term, and for ?ame period as originally granted. / ll Enrolling Officers will forward to these Headquarters thc Rolls na indicated by Major Melton, Commandant ol' Con.-uri?its, S. C. III. Applications for dotaiU will in future be made through Chu local Enrolling Officers, who will investigate the olaims-being governed by the Rules und Regulations prescribed by tho ?u rcau of Conscription. The papers will then bo forwarded to tho Commandant of 'Conscripta for his examination and reference to there Head quarters, where final action will bo takcu upon them. By command Brig. Gen. CHESNCT. ED. II. BARNWELL, 1 A. A. Gen. j ]&. All papen ia the Stale copy throo times. Aug- 10_ fi*_3j Notice! 1WILL bo at Edgefield C. H. on Friday* and Saturday in each woek. until further notico, to re?oive and receipt for tho Tithe Tax in Wheat for 1801 oud thc Bond Bacon. Furmeri and Planters will please take due notice, and govern themselves accordingly. My Office will not be open until thc 12th inst. : T. A. JONES, Purchasing Agent. Aug 2_tf_?i In the Market. ' WILL BARTER, or pay the CASH, (new . issue,) for FLOUR, BACON or CORN. ' SAM. E. BOWERS,*Agent. Hamburg, Aug.l tf 32 Wanted, FROM- One Hundred to One Thousand Bu shels .CORN, delivered ,in Hamburg, for walch ?'liberal prico will bo pail. * S. E. BOWERS, Agi. Hamburg, July 20 tf 30 Envelopes ! Envelopes ! P OR sale at the Atfeerti*er Office 0 good supply of ENVELOPES. For Sale,. ONE BLOQDED MARE AND COLT ant TWO FINE SOWS AND PIGS'. Term reanonable. JAS, M. HARRISON. Aug 3 tf 32 Candidates for the Legislature. <.- ,i. REV. A. W. LINDLER, J. P. MICKLER, ESQ. GEO. D. TILLMAN, ESQ. CAPT. II. W. ADDISON, ' S. B. GRIFFIN, MAJ.'JOHN" E. BACON, un. A. W. YOUNO BLOOD. W. W. ADAMS, Esq. V. A. TOWNSEND, ESQ. DR. IT. h*. COOK, GEN. R. G.. M. DUNOVANT, MAJ. A. J. HAMMOND, Cor,. JOHN I1UIET, CAPT. LEWIS JONES, . * DH. W. D. JENNINGS, a-Ajrsr DIDATSS. For Tax Collector. J. N. BRISCO, W. H. H 0..LOW AY, BEN.T. ROPER, STARLING TURNER. CHARLES CARTER. * BERRY HORNE, Mill Notice. PERSONS intending u bavo Wheat ground at my Mill will|please bavo their iiuines regis tered, middays will be as-igned thom at the time of registering their names. I wiih every one to-state about thc number ot' bushels ho inteuds to send. Have your Wheat well"cleaned and dry-my mill ls not a threshing cr -fanning machine. Turns f.?r soldiers* fsmiiics siid horse turns, not exceeding 3 bushels, have preference. Persons who:-e. nu tues arc registered must bo punctual or they will Io=e their piucos. . , ' R. T. MIMS. July 20- If 3D ? -- - _* Professional Card. IOFFER MY PROFEESSTONAL SERVICES to_ the people of Edenfield District. Office formerly occupied by Moragne and my self. II.' W. ADDISON. . . Attorney at Law. July ?_? tf C 23 Burial Cases! Ikoep constantly on hand a full stoch of W?!nut and Mahogany COFFINS, which, from ?nd after this date, will be sold for CASU, ana nt prices as roasnuublo as tho times will admit of. The uso of tho HEARSE will bo charged for according to thc same ratio. J0??N M. WITT. Edgefiuld, S. C., Oct 19, Uti. tf 42 Estate Notice. ALL persons in any wise indobted to the Estate of E. M. Penn, dee'd, are earnestly request ed to como forward and fettle up H i th nut dnlay. Tb cse haring claims against said F .?tate wj|l roo 1er them in, properly alloted, at an carly daw. . G. L. PEfSft, Adm'or. Ang 4 tf 31 Estate Notice. PERSONS having claims against the Estate or*4 Dr. E. bland, dee'd., are requested to pre sent the sumo forthwith to Mr. .Iambs M. Harri son, who ?a my anthorir.od Agent in sottliog up the business of thu Fatuto. R. E. BLAND, Ad*'*. Nov-I tf - 44 ? Notice 18 hereby given th nt application will be made to tho Legislature of this State at irs next Session fora char'er of-tho Ba'h Mills Company in Edgefiold District. ?Inly 13_3m 29 A Fine Lot of Dry Salt FOR SALK OR BARTER. 1HAYE on hnr.d a lot of suprior SALT which I will Bart or for Corn, Who-if, Fbnir, Ba?on, butter. Eggs, Chickens, Ac, at the market price, or winsell fur Cash at or b?dow the Augusta prices. JOHN COLGAN. Jon? 21 tf_2? Navy Agent's Office, AUGUSTA, xl A . May 24. I8BL MR. SAMUEL E.- BOWERS, Hamburg, is my Authorized Agent in Elgeficld Diitrict, for purchasing sunpli?s for Navv Department. W. F. HOWELL, Navy Ageut. May 31 _? 2t_ 23 Notice. AM prepared to BARTER HOMESPUN ani _ OSNABURfcrS for FLOUR, BACON and WHEAT. .8. E. BOATERS, N.ivy Agent for Edgctlolif "District. ' Hjtmbnrg, 30_tf _23__ Visiting Cards !. FOR sale at thc AerWrfiW OlHc?. Lalios and Gentlemen's VISITING CARDS. July 20_ tf_ Good Sugar, for Bacon ! 1W1LL BARTER good brown FUGAR for BACON-1 pound of Sugar for 2". pounds of Bacon. A. A. GLOVER. July S_ tf 2? Administrator!sTr?otice. ALL persone indebted tc- the Estate of Wm. Toney, dee'd, will pay the same without delay, and those having olaims against said Estate'ara notified t?j render them in properly attested, to Dr. J. B. Courtney, Agent for the Administrator, forthwith, as wo desire to elope up the Estate aa soon as possible. GEO. J. TONEY, Ad'or. Nov. 25 ly* 47 Soldiers' Claims. WE hiive on band a fe"w q'uires ef Blanks for. obtainiug dcocssed Soldier*' Claims against" tbe OovernmonU ADVERTISER OFFICE. July 20 _tf _3ft "State of South Carolina, EDGEFIBLD DIST]RICfv IN. OR ?ii NAR Y. BY W. F. DURI?0E, Esq., Ordinary of Z?g* field DUcrtol. ' Whereas, M. 0. Taggart has apphel to me for Lottt-ra of Administration, orr all an?Tsingular* the gooda and chattels, rights and. credits of T. M. ?rafton late of the District, aforesaid, deceased. . , 4 . r n These aro, thorofore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred1 and creditor? of the saut deceased, to be and appear before me a, out next Ordinary's Court for the said District, U> be holden at Edgefiold COurt House, on the Mt* dhjrof Aug. inst, to show cause, if any. why thu said edmm-? istration shoulil hfit bo granted. . Given under my band and ?ah this ?.h day of Aug in the year of our Lord one^thouiand Jig?ndreS?ano sixty-four, ninthyeer of the Aug. 8 2t ._?1 Tobacco I TbB&ccol ?^-klLTZ'S 4 A's. and 4Aees-old and elegant,' ?3 HOLLAND'S GOLDEN LEAF; JEWEL OF POTOSI: OROKONO.-awtotleaf? And various other line brands ot Chewing To bacco. Also, a good assortment of , - SMOKING TOBACCO. ^Reasonable terms. - , ^ GURm# Hnmburg^July 19 _?_Jni30 Barter ! WILL BARTER YARNS . FQ? FLOUR from one barrel up. ' .. *? SAM. E. BOWERS? Hamburg, July 5_^ tf _88 Notice. APPLICATION will be*%ade at tho .next sit-' ting of thiQip'r?:.?lft?ure or South Carolina tu Increase !}iu*rSW. of Tull af th* Snr..! Bar Feny on thc Bavti'omih River, near the blfy of Augusto, R. WHATLEY, Proprietor, May ST tf 33 I