Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 25, 1865, Image 1

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r?DLISHPD EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING . . .J ~??*A BT rt- C - - DoRTSOE, KEESE & CO, . S t? 8;5 C R ;PT I O':'?io' lue ' ADVEUTISEIi for rino ycaiT'TEM. D?L1.AK3 in nd/ancc. For Six Monita 'FIVE DOL?r???'s. *-^^YEETISEkEXJS will be inserted at FIVE DOLLA2?5 per Square (10 minion linos or less) far-each insertion.. Advertisement* wimont Instructions as to tho narnbex.'of tlaos to be insetted, will be published until forbid, and charged accordingly. ? i^jtmoaacin? Candidates for any Office of honor or prof?.-TWE?TV DOLL.Y??, to bc paid tafore the an ii.iimocinei.t is pufttshad- . -, Obituary notices, Tributes of R.cspsctr.or.any commu ni?ti.'?i personal in lu. nature, wUl berated as adrt-r l!-e:'r.'n!s imd charged accordingly. ? . Correspondence of tho Montgomery-Mail. A Hurricane at Auburn, A In. ' On the night cf - tlie 27 th Dccsnibc-r, a ter ri C^amfdejiiructi va hurricane passed tliroutih tiie quiet and pleasant town cf Auburn: Tn the afternoon, about sunset, a dark and EX f?nsiye- cloud ky in the west. The red lightnings played across its bosom, followed . by dcep.and-lcud thundering- . As..the night cunio on.the cloud seemed to grow larger aud darker, accompanied by a st.r-.1nR and steady wind ; still, there -.vs? nothing-in its apppar ance which had 'uot been often witnessed be fore. Hut about half after eight o'clock, thc wind increase-! in violent?, roaring louder and louder, when suddenly there was heard a noise ihr the midst.of the winari resembling tri?t mad?-by a long train of cars sweeping by under a tremendous head bf steam. lie impression, upon tlioj*mit?ds of many was tir?t'fae train Irid come into town, and some thought that it had run off thc track. But tfift esr like uois?-was soon hushed, -and it * became apparen t to.all that a-hurricane had \ sw.e-pt:through-cur midst. I was struck wich the resemblance to the noise a'luded to, yet knew what it. was. I stood- within, nearly two. hundred yards of its pa'h sud realized ita compact?ess and force It sec?is "almost to possess solidity and to rub against thc e.irth.- There wa.s r. luminous clearance attending it. A very intelligent *, gentleman ia-cannvctiun pith others who saw il iu i ts'approach, say thal they observed eorrnsca-lons of ligh.t- and lu!! j-cf lire. Al together, there was something so unusual mid terrific about it, that I remarked to one standing near, that i; mischief is done, and you, will hear from that hurricane/' Soon g?rerai ii ?.Ils copimehced ringi nj:, .and the ta!?.v;?:i told. I im mediately went in that d.reeiinn. and wiviieissd^norfi than a veiiii catioif :ol my fears. . The stieets; wh^re it passed, were blocked up with ?ho wrecks ot' htfbsea. Thc sceue w.t8"frighffui beyond 'description. Men, wo mea and children, suddenly rendeird'honso IcS^-, it'll -:>. tr;:!.^ I ifling and Hying timbers rShfu o irk.0 and* fahi. Thc lightning*' angry flt?sh rove?red to tue eye a'complete: - ami whirr ruin t!;an thc imagination hue conceived. Que's .sympathies were taxed ni most beyond Endurance to see tender wbtnan and 'children standing wet, ibiveri?ig she bloe?d?;:g amid ?ho utter.waste, without ?hel tor or clothing, s?v? what was 'on them Tr'r-GUg'i the sturm ami darkness I wa-dercc by tor?:h light, with ?tBfcrs, fr?nT.ohofhcjap o! desolation to another, until neu- midnight \. ;:c:i I returned horne. ,\-\? moruing I. tonk a thorough survey o thc hurricane's path) and found that the li?rh' of day but magnified its horrors. It entere?. Auburn -.'rom nj westerly direction, alon.; tht Tssk'iey . road. ' A rtiBc^btyond" towp ? ?wt^tguJ?^?.Jjjjfin.d ? .ul a; iU\ t mm/1 e"oj 1 'b tr ev cry house, sweep! ng away icu ces to life ground .".nd wounding, it is feared mortally, thre< negroes: 'On the edge of town it unrool'ei the new r.nd handsome ivs iden ce of Capt Sills: b?c-w .-f.vf.y r,u:-ho;i?c-, Iii Wagant eur liage, and-Iii'y or sixty cotton bries, ma king t*ie surr u. ding ?ri..:s lock f.s if covcrc? with snow. . . .In tito town 'proper, itjajd '.vaste ?n'cecs eively the residences o? Mrs. William? (wi :ow Maj. Burnett. Mr! Grayson, posirnas'er, Mrs Edward-*, Mrs.; li. P. Johnson and Edwart Mab'm^, it- s;,i. s the Baptist Cht.re!', serera - woS?sl?ops aaa sn immeh'so:amouiit of placi feuei'i'z. ' ' - ' . Sortie o! t'^rc. diiTcllings h-ivs? been dail >yitii n^tking but their floor.;, uni iota wf:h . .tit a ltoJ53'?va:i?ii-g-?..? -.a :i;c;a. lt is sei* a ;:'gro child was blown thedist&acc of foui ur uva in.U*. Out Qi perhaps overksi.vtj persons whose |?Duies were destroyed, some ire were instantly killed. Two or three ol tuesr; were children. Amor.g them was, how .cver. i.he pious ?tad^?elpved -Lieui. Barnett, son of Maj. Barnett. He was otic of the . mos', patriotic find guileless of tnc-n. He wai at the siege bl Vicksburg, ar-d hits faced tue enemy on many bloody iic-ld.s. lie was at home in coni-cqutncc of a wound rjeoived before Atlanta, when the hurricane took bim to heaven, iori verily' believe Ont Elijah did not go directer there in bis chariot bl fir.-.. ;:i-ti iii th^t nob'c soldier. Ile leavi-s a young wTddw and children! TJi^ far-.ily of " M -j. Barnett suffered very seriously by thc ft-.iiug limbers Manv oT them v---y badly woundedi? I' is difficult to jfnage rho amount pf ir.nia,-.cdo?.ei?-. th?loss uf bornes. With ;.il that h--ns?e cmbracesj inciu-iing, us i: does,- bo Ulirg. and furcituro - of till kind'--, provisions^ and -a thousand unmchtion&bl? comforts'. .The hurricane seems to have struck the M. tz*\Y. S. Jlaili-oa-1 below Cole's Station,-and with some deyfStf?r, to huvo kept thc road . on to CkGra'i gc, O... at which place and at Opolika, it is'said to have been more or Ic3-; destructive. its singular 'coafiocment lo -the railr-. u. < sejins to indicate its electrical character. Some speak of the Eulph'nr smell il*e atmos phere possessed immediately aftefits pdsssge. I hive failed to describe tho wonderfully gub-1 lime and ?wfuVphenomencn, which hrs lt ft, v. i it? and want in its path ; but if it shall elicit generous..-.nd bescvolen'l sid in behalf of those whom it has nir.de needy and poor, then I sip.H have conferred a favor both upon the giver and rpceiver. BURSED TO DEATH.-Friday evening abont five o'clock. ?-.s:lu.! negro^ny Sam. emj.loved in the store 6i Mc. Wm. rvelchair^io. 2ill Bro td strte?, wen i into thc back ?*f5ca to clo% ap tho wind .-{>s, ho4?Ucov-rtd the b'??r of Mr. Hurry ila i'^.s. bfjtni . cii\ ;-. lng opon the bearii- ofthe Sii plac?. with in's bwtd and face tn JgjB i.<:rntr.g Coals, and life nctirly-ex tinct. Ti=c:-b.-y raised tbc body upj and-says Jill'. IiogUspnly breathed .twice: nnd' died. It B.cea?s, ? far .-.scan" be ascertained, that the deee'?.?r-d'went into tho bnek ?ffi?o late lathe r 'i.T non io wami i-imsol^ an3 being ?abject to cp:lc-;.i:c fits, it is thought he mu.it. have been t;.kcn u-itli oiii', and fell forward ]-?? ;.'. fiiju The chair nnon whiob ho was sittrng-War. fom.d upon his back, hiving falk^ over with him. ?ie was t'errilily burned nr>',n th j right sid?? of th* face, the ii ?ri: t rye be ing rjatw?lVd>?fnt out, und }?.]:?. neck, i.-r fho region t/f l?i'e ju^ulur vein, also bnoly charred. Th; il -sh lippu Lis ihrem-;- i waa a pcrfee-t i rna ? ; rw ^h.-r-Chroi-ir-lo, ? ;| -j- Ir is es.rranf.lv st?^e Viiia?^sit?rag . in cid- i? r f i!.o rnpt'-iro t.f P-'r! F;-\<.r, :< tm* our ?iin, mchiding Gen. Hago .1 and his bri-:.-. ' . Ger. V*i?iin.-? sr.d s?f.ft'," an^ C-!> L:tm*?. ??.d hit I Rai;...'a..-n,"h:.dbe;n?it.-I. pmoalYi? Coi. Laarb end Gt mr. Ilagcod -and Whiting-arc ell re ported to-have been woundcijp^bo last named in j six pla???.. . . (Latestfroarthe North. RiCHMOKD, Jan. 20. Northern papers" of thc lStli are chiefly fil?oii with cffioin.1 reports bf thc capture-of Fort Fisher. A sumtnury iu the Baltimore American, says thc.licet and army transports . sailed to gether from -Beaufort, ?and arrived at the scene of operations on Fiidaj-. Thc troops were promptly landed -without opposition. Friday Ind Saturday was occupied in ifce bombardment of the fort, the navy fire being unprecedentedly heavy. On Sat?r3?y-an assault was made. Tu this the nary assisted, .Porter having landed tea thousand seamen and marines, with orders to board the fort on the sea face. The troops were commanded by Gen. Terry,, and.consisted- -.of tho same" division which participated^ Butler's fiasco, strength ened by an additional brigade. The assault was commenced at half past three in the afternoon, and full possession of the works was obtained at ten, after, a des perate and saoffuinary fight. Tbe'I/edcral loss, was heavy eppec'mlly in officers; Gen. Curtis was wounded. The garrison: foll back to the extremo end of the point where they we re. captured. The American says, wc captured over two thousard prisoners, including Whiting and Lamb, [both wounded) and seventy gunts. The lat ist-disptdcies.siYC the highest figures. Af rei thc fort waa' occupied; the magazine was .exploded, killing two hundred Yaukece and wotiuding a great manyt The Yankee loss during the fight was about OOO killed and wounded. Bebel loss about 500. - . Gen. Meaghcr arrived at. Nashville on Saturday from Chattanooga with severci thon B-ind men on their way to Sherman via New York. -Gold 215. THE ADVERTISER. J^KFS T. BACON, EDITOR. V/EDNSSliAY, JA?J.-25, 18G5. Suspension of thc Advertiser. ' Thc Tih.S. C. Militia bas boon ordered to the front. Wo-Editor, Printers and Devil-belong to that band cf invincible?, ned will be ?ff to morrow to tho Jtegimontal rendezvous at Psm Cat S?ition, liclo.w Aiken.- The AtUertitrr Trill therefore bc invaded from and after this dato until our return from thc stern realities of the icnUd fie!-.', which may happcu next week, next month, or not till thia "cruel waria over." But until weall get bael; again, kitd friend* and pa ir^)*, ?ar?'w?ti ! ?t-?' Our Editor .left last Mundi-y week for Co lumbia to attend tho grand Bazaar. Pinco hi. -.k-p-U'iure we have not beard fruin bim. l)nii;t want Cotton now. The eJrajiiuvilio Manufacturing Company do cut wish'to buy any "more CotU>u at present. Seo "iidver'ti-eatcnt on another column. .' t>ue Futurc--One Destiny." Gen. TUO.MJS a^euks thc words of true wisdom and patriotism in the annexed extracts. Heed his Hcniim.nts aud resolve to act as freemen und lo lc freemen. Ile says : " Murmuring must be hushed, e-oa plaints must censo, unaaim?y taust reign, and oue universal determination never lo give up, mutt animate onr entirj populati-.'U. The goal of cur hopes and exertions is too glistering, too glorious, not to be won, and our fato, if wc ?ail, to-j wuulul for con templation.'" -As We cannot'afford to fail, so wa muVt u?t f.iil to-Buoceed. -Hp, then, Southrons! .|*bTtCtnr?!f * ) un: ni?an/i'".iTiew, r.r>d i uko- a fresb lo.-.se of bono and. courage. Away with doubt, a-:.d d??poudency and weariness. The flag or our country is yet destined to wave in the gloriou.? Goad of a victorious sunshine, and thc gallant dead are? yet to behold from tho spirit land the ?nettim;-hie boon of liberty purchased for us with their heart's* blood.. Let us prove ourselves wor thy compatriots ol such gl-.riuus.Lcroor. And f ha " One Future,, one'Destiny, ont Hope," for our motto, let us join ban-Is in .?.ll the hallowed purp? aa : ?" repelling thc vile invaders, and wot Ic ing cut for ?nrselvcV, itt every cost ol', blood and trc.vure, a deliverance fruin the sh :t-ke!s our ene mies w-juld for?e fortis nnd'eur do ccndiints. L*t us cciisc striving IJ amass wealth, and give more heed to the calla of patriotism, und it' tha't c?ll sy llabi o the word " Llow.l," let us remember that <?liberty,''1? its last analyiisj is but the "blood of the brave." &Z?~ Gen. Bx ll. HIM. lias boen ordered to tnko command of the military District of Augusta, and has assumed the duties of his otnee. ??.1- V.'e have been requested to direct nltention to thc advertisement of Mr. J. II. BLEASE in this issue bf thc ?deertittr. Who l?lstines Them? Thc CJtreitiele. ??- Stttiiittfot a late dale, Eeys: .' Several families have moved in tho putt fow j Jays frmn Hamburg, haying bvcomoso thorough ly-disgusted with'th? lute ?ood, that they now er? !: c >nif?>rt on this Bido.of ts? waUr." Soldier*, ??cad and Remember. *A Vieltsbitrj litter soys that a rtbi ?oreo of seventy-five men surr?: tiered to uener.il Dana's j force of ne:;ru infantry, apia after being disarmed, i several-thousand negroos wi re turned loofe upen . them with their bayonets, and cot a life wa* j spared. The lettor -asks how thia cold bloedcd . atrocity *-vi:l look on thc j-agi s of history. A few officers expressed imlijrr.atiou, but Ls- a >rcucral thin,; do1, ate cn tho subject was sppprsfsed. Li s at. Jus. padgett. A correspondent of the Cott?:?:itlio:iQ?itit wri ting from Uo?i''s army, giris an Recount of the ; batik of Franklin; Tc-.?n.. on tho .''.i!:':i November, j and ?iahcs/^?norablo incition of tho gallant j Lieut. l\-.nc::rr, of Hamburg : ".'Onr Edge?eld j Company suffered severely. Arno og tho hilled ; wits Lieutenant Padgett, a gallant.soldior, he fell de-id while reading his company in tba charge on i Ibo ene m v's works. Ho was shot througb tho j ?^?a*?. the ball striking him rn tho right sidonbovo j tba ear -and passed through: He fell dend nt tho I at the worts. I i-awhim buried and.have marked ; th: p?n?e wher'o his rem.iinr-- jrc buried, fO if his I ral .'tives wishes ins bo-ly ^t any future time it ? eau be pbtained." ? _ _- - ? ?.. - Sy:nptit;>y for tlic Homeless. Thc shifting area, cf invasions ha?, at .length, brouffl t the eneo?y, in Itsrgo force, very near j many of tho citizen*, of this .State. They mutt abandon t.'.eir heme;?, lo .'eek a refuge elsewhere. JfTba " Confederate Baptist" .-ny?, We appetvfco i iLo;C wi.o are yet reenre, t<? offer there refugees a hindi y "greeting. Who eau teil how long befoi? they '.r:?y haye to itisk f.-otn others thc succor they J give Iii these. Every part of tho land m?.y yet ! I ^ i.jle'l !-y thc destructive cohorts of the foe. ' j In tl.i: lime ('.Pw! -:e-.'? read d?: ti????on, " Blamed i nra ll;'; i'e-?ifu! ; for they ^bull obtain mercy.": ChristiiinSj !.? ?'e-.*'i:ily. th-jitjil i> : *' reedy tu'com-j iTvr.i.-.,:. " to tl; rr nec'y !-r. ?.bret?. They arc en- ; -join-' by their div In? L ?rd io " b-.-ar uni anotbfcr'?fi f-oVitu,'. iu.'. ii i i :;M :':.--. law .>! CLtlA." i? n.'v ppo*?-I- AJO n.-;t w?hirtg'lo help otai? ano.hir, -and rr :t f^Vpofiing anti peeHn%i they an- :v. tx for ; rn?'fpci??Bncb,.and?!?s ca usu is list. . . --.?->-.?-- - j ?5i" Why is a lovely young lady Uko a hiug* ? Beeauso sho is something to ndore. ' Cheering Intelligence. \ , From our exchanges we gather the subjoin* items of "good news," which we hope will knot the " blue" out bf souio ef-the weak-kneed crt)al en-: jj ii; ?3^ We learn that the President has telegrapl ed to a citizen of Columbia, that he will take ca: of South Carolina, and that his lore for the o Slate is more intenso.than the hate of th?" Ya; kees. The skies do brighten in every directio A hopeful spirit begins to provail ; and wo ai ticipato a glorious reaction from the despondent in which the people have saccumbed. ^SSr* Tho Richmond Examiner asserts that tl Senate in secret -session adopted'resolutions ere tiag tho ofico of commander-in-chief uTlall tl Confederate armies, and recommending ;the ir modiato reinstatement of General Johnst/m by vote of jess, 20; nays, 2. The House, ip eecr ?osti?n concurred in tho above reiolutf&h-ye C2, nays Mi fgr The ExamintS also ?Utes that Hood h been rolievedat his own request. The Army Tennessee, luis believed, will be under Ibo ter porary command of Lient. Gen. Riohard Tajlc . Clothing caa shoes aro being shipped Hood's.- army. Generals Beauregard ard Db Taylor have gone to tho front. The railroad Corinth has been repaired. ^?T* And Inst, but not least, our own galla B u TI. EU, and hut fighting Division ofCaval from Hampton's command, aro en route to tb State, and will be prepared to confront -Shcrmi at tho right timo and in tho right place.i ^Thc Latest News Items.; The Chronicle of Sunday hns thc fellowing nei items: Tho harbor stoamer Randolph g^ot asho on Thurfday night near Fort SnmteVy and w burned by tho Federals on Friday. Tho Chnrlcstou papers of Saturday co tain no liewa of new movement? on the Sar anni A Charleston Railroad. It wes rumored yesterday th.ai.--a eoluo of Gen, Sherman's army was-moving on Augus by way of Blackville, S. C. .????* A gentleman just from Dalton repot that Gen. Thomas has commenced repairing t tho railroad between Dalton r.ud- Atlanta, ai willudvanco towards tho latter city-as fast circumstances will allow. I* ?3 rumored that the track of the A lanta ? Western Rnilroad, between Dalton ai Marietta, has been destroyed by our,.troops prevent the return of tho Federals that- way 1 rail and to impedo Thomas' march into Nor Goorgia. . " -ii . ? A gentleman who has just arrived fro bolow says that the Federal Secretory of W issued an order to Gen. Sherman to ?rend out the city and out of the lines all the wives of tl Confederate ofiloeri. Gen. Sherman, it is sai dcclaredrthat the order was an inhuman one, ai that bc would not obey it. It is said that tl Central Railroad is ia complete repair, to No. fe and n half-forty-five milos from Savannah, BI that trains run daily. Make a Standpoints Nothing is so needed amongst our troops this Department, at this time (says thj? Ch er! csu Mercury.) us some good, wholesome, hard figh ie g. Tho men are begining to I.-otc hqart, b cause they FCO UO fighting herc." Il koks to the as if tboie is lohe no fighting-that"'it is u.-ele to fight. Such a feeling will ruiu !the spirit i stern resistance on tne part of thuir leaders. V ! want a stand made-we want a raying poic Let it - ?nee ha ka own ? that Charboon ..ia to 1 , defended, with thc spirit of old days, and a ne ? feeling will pervade whoro there ore true.me i Gire us a fixed point-- of light, where thero wi be no yelding, und where wo can fight to advai ! tage and to some purpose, and wo have tho rn? who will do the work. Let our leaders sound tl true i.ote of war and tight, and it will bring tl men up, and infuse new oncrgy throughout tl . line. --<jir-.> -O-*--. A Clood One. A friend of ours, sajs the Jackson Misaisaij pian, who is always on the alert for amusing it s'tinccs, as bein:; a jolly, wholc-soulod fellov gives us thc fallowing exceedingly original anec dote in relation td aa enthusiastic Baptist mini: ter, haring since been promoted lo a captaincy i Governor Clark's militia, holding forth at a revi val not ovt?r fifty miles from this city, who con eluded his deici iption of tho beauties of Heave ju this way:;. "My dear brethren, there will bo hoard n more the thundering rear of cannon, the lom roar of thc mortar, the bursting of the bomb ii thc air, nor the sharp crack of thc ri?e : and wha is better, my bsethrec, there will be no Yankee in that celestial city." g&r Gen. D. If. HILL has been ordered hj Gen. HARDEE to-burn all the Cotton that ?ny bt in Augusta on tho approach of tho enemy. Gen HILL has issued un order to that effect, and says "This order I am bound to execute, even at thi peril of tho city. It is to bo hoped that your pa triot citizen:; will at once rcmovo this temptatior to Yankee invasion, either to distant points or t< thu common/, whero tho torch eon bo appliei when the exigency shall occur." ?fS" A horrible dcod occurred in town yester day, soys thc Jackson (Miss.) News, of ito 10th, Two children, aged sine and eleven, respectively, with a depravity of heart unparalleled in the annals of civilisation, deliberately sawed a drun k--n Minn's l".g ofi" with an old rusty handsaw! The unfortunate wretch was i?se?slbio from li quor a', tho time, and it ia reasonable'tj suppose suffixed little or r.o pain by th* horrid amputa lion. Wo SAW the victim and the a*vcrcd membor last evening*. It is thought bc will recover. P. S.-Thc leg was a wooden one. ?Sf- Major Gcorgo McKnight, ? Asa Hartz," wis recently married to Miss Bolle Taylor, of Richmond, Va. CS?" A correspondent ef thc Nashville Union estimates Thomas' forco at thirty-six thousand infantry and twenty-four thousand cavalry. Gee whillikibs, what Arlie 1 * gJB-A gentleman arrived nt Richmond a few days i'iiieo who loft Generar Price's headquarter* on the S th December, and stales tb at'the General was then well and in excellent spirits. The World soys England and France will not permit the Union to bo restored, and will recognize thc Confedoraoy on the 4th of March. The London Times, alludiug to tho pres ! ent artiwdc of tho United States to Conadn, says : j In thc present state of Northern feeling thera is ; much reason to apprehend si?nie outrage which m.,y render a rupture inevitable. The Americans nci'.hcr uppreciato the strength of England mur ' nnderstau'l tho unanimity w'uh wbkh a war would ' be prosecuted if forced upon a reluctant govern- i meat and nation, and thc first result ot tba*, war rtn.iiM bo (bc iiu miali:, to :.u<I irrevocable iatabli?b- : mi-ntof Southern indejicmlebce. ?%}~ Tbc Chicago T, ihnneioy : Sherman iaitkes no disguise?f bis intention tj take Ch?ilest'ou. ! He ?Til Hoar** on o corps to garrison Savannah. ' and, should he need m^re troops, Grunt will sup- f ply them. ' # -g- j_ For the Advertiser. CAMP SEAR MATHEW'S Ti.vre, . - 1 Barnwell Dist., Jan. 7th, 1805. Ma. EDITOR : Last suraiBer nomo of the oitixens ' of Barnwell, EdgefitJd and Lexington, who were exempt from Confederate, service, responding to the call of Gov. Bonham, organized a .Company of Mounted Infantry for State defence. When Sheratan cut loos? from his bare and threatened Augusta, this Company was ordered to Hamburg. They promptly responded to the call, and as the enemy advanced towards fuvannab, they were well .employed in guarding the ferries aud crow ing places on the river, having gone within twelre miles of Savannah. . Th? Company now numbers about sixty mem bers, end is armed with Morse's Patent Breoeh Loading Carbine-one of the most efleotivo a?d convenient weapons ever used by mounted men? weighing only eight pounds, and can bo loaded and discharged five or eight timos in a minute. The Officers of the CompaDy aro as follows : WM. F. PERCIVAL, of Aikori, Captain. W. M. BOSTICK, Barnwell District,.lat Lieut. C. F. BEJ?SOX, Itarnwoll District, 2d Lient. J.'QciosInn, Richland Piglet, 3d Lieut. As Sherman now threaten^to over run our Stnte, it is to be boped and expected that South .Carolinians will not let him advance without at least making aa ellort to stop him. Such Com pasics a? Caph* Percival and Froderiek'a should be filled instantly, and others' formed. General Carlington desires thoso who can mouut. them selves to join mounted Companies in .preference to tho Infantry, ac they can be made far moro efficient in watching the movement of tho Yan kees and retarding their progress. If any should dpairo to join one of thu Com panies already formed, they should mske carly ap plication, as these Companies arc not allowed (not carAot arm) more than 100 men each. - ' A MEUBBB OP THE AlKEX MOUSTBD IKPAXTBY. For the Advertiser. "A Woird to the Wise.?' Some people perhaps are pot aware that re peating ?canda], as told by parties of knoten di? repute and very doubtful veracity, ronders them no letts guilty of wilfnll and malignant designs than the originator of the contemptible slang and false accusations. A certain well-known familj of Edj?field have inherited as a gift, and cultiva ted as an accomplishment, the art of villifvins and traducing the character of anyone who maj bo using honest end eavors to make an honorable eupport and maintain a good name. Many highlj respectable citizens well know the tource fron whenco euiinate certain gross inuendoes and pre posterous stories, and give no ercdenoo to them Whilst others, of equal good standing in lh< community, listen lo the absurd misrepresent* tions, know them to be fata, and yetunthoughtod ly repeat what they well know in erroneous, i would rc.'psetfully.say to durne of the latter class -?eirare.' J. H. BLEASB. Ex-Gov. To?te was arrested at Oecoqunn Prir.co William County, Va., on the 12th. Tb charge upon which he wes arrested has not boei made public. It u understood to have been with out in'sirwcliou? from tho authorities in Richmom Mr. Feoto ba.? not occupied bis sent iu tho lions of Representatives in nearly three weeks. Il went toward? tho Pot3tnac for tho purpose of sond in g bis landy across, that they might reach th ci borne in Nashville.. g?3~ A lam Europeon correspondent rays Rus sell has intimated to Mason that there was n longer any just causo for not recognizing th Confederate Government. AxoTiiER HEAVY ROBBER Y.-rrNigkt beton ?r.st the store of Messrs. Spencer A. Teague on Broad street, was entered by some bur glarious persons, and robbed of about 815001 worth of dry goods, laney articles, &c. Th. pjoperty cheilly belonged to C O Brake, whi was occupying a portion ol' tho premises. This robbery waa of a very daring char acter, and illustrates not only the expertness bot boldness of thc thieves in our midst They deliberately bored holes with an augui through the front door of a house upon th' most public thoroughfare of the city, and thc-i by lifting the latch obtained entrance.-Con stitutionalist, 22d. . ---?? nt mt tu ' i RAID ox TITE FLO?I?A SALT WORKS.-Th' Quincy Dispatch, of the 7tb, says the Yun kees binded a few days before /rom their ves sels, smashed up the salt works in the viciui ty of Uc-klockonee river, took the kettles, kill ed eight mules, carried off negroes and cou siderable property, captured Thos. Munroe son of Win. Munroe, Esq., of Quincy, and i member of Capt. McElvey's Cavalry corapa ny, and another picket-name not learned and then retreated to their vessels. lt is rumored'that Gen. Sherman has com municatcd to the President lhat the Georgii State authorities have applied to come bael j into the Union, and that Secretary Stanton'i visit to Savannah has M nae connection witl the subject. It is also believed that Secreta ry Stanton's visit to Sherman will result ii tho. inauguration of a new policy in Sherman': command in reference to.troatmont of negroci who may como into h is lines hereafter. Sucl negroes will be armed and allowed to do cf fective service in the Union ranks. Grierson burned the Masonic ledges a Verona and Okolona. "We hear that tho Ma sons hara offered half a million of dollars fot Grierson'a head. Grierson robbed and burn ed the lodge at Morning Sun, in West Ton uessee, but Washbume made him leplacei or pay for it. Grierson is himself a Mason as is Washbume. Thc former however adopt! the action of thp New England l?dgeej whiel repudiate their Southern brethren while those of the West still recognize the validity of th? !ra.ternal obligations imposed by membership u The sewing women in Philadelphia and New York, are in grenf dist ress, ns theil scenty earnings aro insufficient to support them. Por soldiers' pants, they get oulv from seven to eight conti in papor money; and, for shirts, one dollar per dozen, inclu ding button holes, and aR complete. Foi tents, with sixteen button holes, they gt?t fif teen cents per tent. Theso^women have held large meetings, both in New York and Phil adelphia, but a deaf ear has beou turned to their remonstrances." Bethany Academy. THE ExercisoB of this Institution will be re ,urned Monday, 30lh January 18?5. Tenne per Quarter of Ten lKeeJts.-Ten Dol lars and one Bnshel Corn and half Bushel Whoat, or their equivalents fe other produce. GE'. -TrALPHIN. Jan 21_2t 4 For l?ale, ALIKELY NEGRO WOMAN,-Cook, Wash er ?nd Geld hand-with throe children, aged 2, Il ?iud 12 years. "Apply at ibis Office. ? Jan 24_- if , & . Notice.. THE Grnnitovitfc Manufacturing Company will not purchase COTTON idler this dato, until fur'tb .-r notice: WM. GREGG, Pres't. Qratitevill*. S. C., Jan lt!, li. 5 Notice. J.'.M ?id M ?ARR?SDi? :? appointed my Agent io oollccl and receipt .?J; .?I .tcbis duo mo. . Tli OS. G. BACON. Jun 25 ? at ? A GALLANT AFFAIR-.-The Lynchburg li Republican", says that-a tew days since Captuiv Richards, of Mosby'* command, with sixty nine men, attacked ncsr Berry's Ferry a force of one hundred and twenty Yankees, and in a close fight, without the loes ot a man on his part, killed, wounded tod cap-' tared eighty-seven o? the enemy. The killed and wounded were between forty and fifty. The'escape of Captain R's men is as remar kable as the execution Upon the enemy, arid' shows the advantage of combined coolness and dash. An elephant andbull fight took piace late ly at Sarngrossa, Spain. The elephant was Walking^quietly about the, arena when the first bull was released, and rushed at it with1 all his might. The elephant received hislin tagonisf wita great coolness, and threw him down with the utmost ease: Thc bull arose again and made two attacks, which the ele phant resented by killing him with a.thrust of his tusks. The conqueror did not seem in the least excited. A second bull was soon released, and i > a few minut?s suffered the same fate as thc first. A DtsPESAxa ACT.-The Vicksburg Her ald, of the 2d inst, notes the following act of desperation as having occurred in that city : One of the most desperately obstinate acta we ever knew or heard of occurred at the jail yesterday. Among the prisoners confin ed there is a man who gave his name as Al bert P. Melton. He was captured last Sep tember 1>y some of the gunboat officers in Louisiana, and claimed then to be a cit zen, though he-was believed to be one of Morgan's men. His claim to citizenship was, however, recognized, and ho has been treated as a cit izen prisoner, but has been a desperate mau to dea? with, and gave the officers of the pris on a great deal of trouble. Yesterday morn ing, in company with other prisoners, this man Melton was ordered out : to labor. He refused to go, said his.name was not Melton, and that he was a soldier, and. therefore not liable to be made to serve. The officer of the guard finding the mac . obstinately determined not to obey him, sen! for the guard,.in order to force obedience tc his-orders. Melton then walked off to when ' some tools were lying, and taking up a hatch ' et, deliberately chopped o?' his left arm. The first blow with tho hatchet failing to sevei [' the limb, he deliberately struck again, ?nc - this time accomplished his purpose. The ara ; was severed just above the wrist. Exhibi ting the bleeding, shattered limb lo the ofii . cur, the desperado said: "Do you think non i that I will work for yourd-d government ?' . He was taken to the hospital to have hit wound dressed, and throughout bore h'i Buffering with the fortitude of a stoic or thi * indifference of a savage. HYMENEAL. [ M i Rm cn, in Ii-st burg, S. C., on th* I'S th inst. , hy R. L. Gentry, Esq., JAMES CARTER CHAP MAN, of Greenville, to M?s SARAH FONTS of Barnwell Diatriot, S. C. OBITU?EY. i -. DIED of Typhoid Dysentery at the Brigadi I Hospital, McCloud House, James Inland, on th? 29th day of June 1SG4, Private GEORGE P 8 GRIFFITH, Co. K, 2d Best Artilkry.S. C. V. e The deceased was tho eldost von of the lat? . Josm'B Gui yt-ITU, Esq., of Edgefiehl District and was IS years of age at tuc-time of his 'death r Ho w ii s mustered iutu Confederate service ii Capt. CULBUEATH'S Company at'Seeessionville . Jame*' Island, on tho first day of October, ISC3 During his brief probation us a soldier, hi gained tho confidence and warm estoom of all hil * ofilcors and comrade?. He was singularly un tainted by ail those vices which are sb inciden to camp life, and which have seduced and ruin?e 3 so many of our noblest youth, and he wa? sedu , . lou.i in tho cultivation of thoss qualities whicl I mellow the heart and ennoble tho mind. In hi personal attachments, lie furnished a striking il J luatratiuu of tho scriptural text-"litre ie < B friend that tti?ktth elmer limn ? brother." Hi 3 was endowed with an expansive and vigorous in tell cet, and be pnisessed a remarkable recoll?e . lion of passing occurrences and events. GEORGI was preeminently a good boy. His inannors wen ' manly, modest, frank, and gnnoroua and hil " character was without sully or stain. As a sol '< (Uer, ho wus unsurprised, and he served hi e country 1 " To the lust gasp, with truth and loyalty." May tho dewy turf press lightly on his hallowec clay, und may his memory bloom lite u perennia ilowrot and lc ..reserved iry-green, for ajc, ir C th? hearts of all that loved him. ,. V7. R. A. KILLED instantly, whilst in line of battle, or . tho 18th August 1864, below Richmond, Va., by j cannon ball, from the enemy's guns, Corpora THOMAS J. STROM, Co. D, 14th Regt. ff. C V., in the 23d year of his age. * S Seldom hos it been eur lot to record tho doatt 1 of one so highly esteemed for his noble traits ol - character. Tho' young in ye-irs, he gave prom iso of making a. valued'and useful citizen. Bul alna ! he has been out down iu th? very primo o: his youth, a willing sacrifico in the causo >1 Southern Independence. ' When -South Carolina secooded and stood alone, * calling lier sous to her aid, be was among thc C first to rally to her res??e. He laid aside bis ?i school book*, buckled on his armor, and left th? j peaceful enjoyments of home for tho tented fiold in the first Company that was raised fiy tho d? fonce of Charleston, S. C., and after the fall ol 1 Fort Sumter ho went with his R?giment, (1st 8, 8 C. V.,) to Virginia, and served his time faithfully s until July '131, when his Regiment was disbanded and ho returned home. Bul not to remain long, for his country wus still threatened, and in Au gust ho again* volunteered in tho 14th Regt & C. V., and was in nearly all of th? engagements through which his RegKnout passed up to thc timo of his death. Ho was slightly wounded in an engagement nour Hanover, 23d May, 1864, which caused his absence but a short nb ile, for he was one that wai always at bis post-excopt when physically dis abled-whether in tbe trenches, on the battle field,.on the long and toilsome march, or in th? oold and comfortless bivouac ; never murmuring, always doing tho duties assigned him, and ever ready to seal his devotion to his country's cause by his own blood. By his gentle disposition and friendly inter course ho won for.himself tho love and esteem ol his comrades and the confidence of his command ing Oflicors ; and we ean. truly say that " None knew him but to lovo him None named him but to praise.". He was an obedient- and dutiful son, a kind and affectionate brother, and a true and faithful friend. Ho leaves a fond and loving-mother, one brother and si-tcr, besides numerous relatives and friends to mourn their irreparable loss; but they mourn nut as those who havo.no hope, for although not a member of tho Church, he had given him self to God, and is no.w Whero " tho wicked coaso from troubling and tho woury aro at rest" A soldier writing to thc mother, announcing to her the death of this gallant son, rays: "TOXMIB was a brave and a good soldier. He was the first man that mounted tho enemy's broast-works in a light only a few days provious to his death." Another member of young Smoir's Company, writes to the mother of the deccosod as follows: " No one possesed more persu'n?l bravery than your son TOMMIK ; and has left many friends to lament over his fall. .But I hopo he has left this world of sorrow for ono of happinoss and bliss." He was always willing to talk with you on the .object of religion^aVcferJr**11'18?1 notetF'TJuty he was seen in some seebeJoa spot with his Bible in his hand, perusing its sacred pages ; atfcbiy) doubt he wus preparad to meet hii doom as sud den as lt was. Weep not fond mother, for thy darling sohlior boy. He has only been takon from tho dark and bloody-field of battle to realms of eternal bliss where there is no more war/ but everlasting joy md peace . A sbaplo tomhless mound, hastily heaped up by hil brothor comrades, LiTall that marks the ipot whero this hero lies, with no sistor's hind to pla?t upon his lonely grave tho .flowers of arfeo-. t:0n. y . :v . > May the olods rest lightly upon- his tender bo nom, and may ihe quiet ?tars, as they look down from their ?iiur.t vigils, drop a tear to his early death. . Peace bo to his asaos-honor io his memory. W.P.R. .jr--sse ' j>zyi&*ifogfe**Vfty>y. .Kii.Lrt. oh th? 12th of Juno, 1804, at the bit? tW. ol'. TravilUon Station, Va., JOHN li.- ??d MATI MOSS,. Co. Bretti Regiment S. C. Caval ry, while gallantly-' contending lo/ -civil rjid po- " litioal liberty. ? . Tbus havj fallen two of Carolina's nohl?s? sons--none braver; nor- ?ore patriotic ;-frank, j benevolent and bono-1 in th air rob Mons in life; As soldiers they vron tho love and ps teem .of both officers und privates*. Wero kind and devoted hugh rind and tender fathers. " They ?era co teni - in their livos, and in their death were not diyjde?.. They woro always vfter? duty ^called them, and died at their posts. The circumstances of the fall of these brave brothers aro perhaps withoat a parallel in the annals of history. JOB* IL. was st ru ole by a pan nan hall in the right leg, and was fos>t sinking from- excruciating pain and-loss of blood, when MATT, ?he noble "and heroic brother, rushed, as it were, into the very jaws of doath, to rescue, if possible," or at leu*t to am?lior?t* the condition of his dying brother, whon a ball pierced als body arid be only ex claimed, " 0 God, I ara.-killed," and ' fell dead across his dying brother. There they died to gether,-wero buried side by side.. on the battle, fiel*;-were brought'homo- togetBor,-fn'lr fu neral'ri tes w?ro performed at the same lime;-and they now He sidv - by side, beneath the clods pt tho ?and that gave thom birth. Though they I' silent ia tho gravo t^ew-Aloeds of kindness ana herouiu will over' l?^Ri? the tnoaiories of tho good and bravo. . *?* " JOHW was in -thc fortictb?jarof his ag%..'When quite a youth he united wifc? the Baptist Church of Christ at Gilgal, of which he continued a prompt and orderly member, jfy a well-ordered " life he had be?ome'the center ora large circle af friendi. In bis last lotter to his beloved family, he said that " if it wag his jpt to meet the enemy iu battle, his prayer,was that he might bc able to do his whole duty." The many lptUra'riceived both from officers and privates, prove thai-he per formed his whole?duty nobly. In bia expiring moments bo said he.waB not afraid to ?io,-and bid his companions inarms to carry hi-"dying blessing to his loved family; He leaves a kind and devoted wife; seven childron, and many friends to mourn their irreparable los?. MATT was in the thirty-third year of his agov Although raised hy friends, without father-or mother, he formed a character of thc -highest order. By his firm and manly course he won the love and respect of all who knew him; Hanover united with any Church, but from - his- frequent concern and general deportment we believe that he was b-rn of the spirit. A short time before 'the war he moved to Louisiana, whur he' look up arms in defonoe of our common canis, ar ' .served until worn out by disease. He was hone, hly discharged, and moved back to his nati ,\ laud, and af tor partially recovering h ia health, volunteered again and remained'at hi? post until his death, ll* leaves a tender and devoted wife, ene child, and nra ny friends to-mourn his carly death. They are doncwith the troubles and turmoils of this world. They rest where the roar of. can non, tho clash of arm?, and din of battle cannot disturb their sweet reposed V? believe they hara joined the angelic host, ?nd all " the blood'washod throng with robes of victory ever to sing tho new song of Moses and the Lamb." ' . May their disconsolate companions, orphans, ?and friends be able to Say in the language of righteous Job, "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." J. M. B. "EXECOTOXVKTSAI^ BY permission of "W. F. DnrisoB, Ordinary of EdgcGeld District, I will sell at the late residence of MRS. CHLOE WATSON,'dec'<L, (on thosRidge,) on WEDNESDAY, the 8th day of February next, the personal Estate. of ELIJAH WATSON, dee'd., to wit : About Sixty Likely Negroes, HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, MULES AND CATTLE, 7 FAT ABD STOCK HOGS, BACON AND LARD, CORN, FODDER, PEAS, WAGONS AND CARTS, BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS, FARMING IMPLEMENTS, And many other articles not necessary to mention. Tho above property will ie sold on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of salo, fer good and lawful money of tho Skate. Purchasers will be rcquifed-to give-Notaa-irith Iv:9 [cr taw?" approved sureties. No property delivered until terms of salo are complied with. TILMAK WAT30N, Ex'or. jjSJ-Tbo Plantation will be rented at the same tiir.c nn.l placs. 1 Jan 19 _ _._2t _6_ State Record of the Naines of i?eccased Soldiers. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, January 16, 1865. ?XDLR appointment hy tho Legislatur? to prepare luis Record, I earnestly appeal to the lu millos or friends of pur deceased' soldiers to send mo ?t once their names, ic, while there is an opportunity to scoure accurate information. Hospital registers and reports of casualties from tho army ore deficient in tho information required ; it mutt be obuincd at home. The Record will date dato back to the" begin; ning of tho war, and includo all who han: h. eu killed in battlo or diod of wounds received in battle, or from disease or accident. If you have been so fortunate as not to lose friend or relative, yet remember that it is noble to resouo .from ob livion the ?ame of but ono friendless yonth who had gone from your neighborhood to die in our CUISO. . Ci ve-1. A'iinie I'M full. 2. From what District. .'}. lian!:". 4. Company. 5. Regiment and urn, ?f srrrire. Cu Died, year, montii, day. ?ai?: hf dark, and remarks (as tc?ere he died, age, previ ously wounded, kc.) Cireul.-i.rs and blanks to be filled will be.rcnt to such os dflfiro them. No fee or expense is incur red by any ono for having tho record made. The State is endeavoring to fulfill a sacred obligation in securing now, and recording for posterity, the names of all her sons who have fallen in this war. In 18C2, the Convention unanimously resolved that this should be dono, "as a token of respect tu their memorie?, and a lcgHcy of iuestimnble value to their friends;" and tuc resolution was bent forth, by their order, te bff road to our regi ment, battalions and companies everywhere. Many a bravo soldier may have died in solitudo or rushed upon the fee, with the thought in his heart that his name would be honorably preserved afhomo. , WM. J. RIVERS. k $S&- Each paper ia the Stato copy three times and send bill to me. Jan. 35 . . St .-_? & Dennis'? Purgative Mixture*' A SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL, SALTS, SENNA, CASTOR OIL, RHUBARB, . GAMBOGE, ALOES, 4c. It acts on tho Liver and Bowels, producing a Cholagogue Cathartic effect. ',. D???IS' Compound dogwood Bitters* A SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE, To Stimulate and Strengthen the Sys? tem. PREPARED BT J. DENNIS, M. D., Augusta, Ga. - JJ-*^"Purchasers must furnish bottles. Medi cines exchanged for provisions at old prices. . Augusta, Dec 27 * 2t?_1 *Lost. NOTE on T. A. Jones,, given in 1884, for one thousand and thirty dollars,-upon which ia a payment of three hundred dollars.-; H. W. ADDISON.. . Jan. 25 U 5 State, of Soutii Carolina,? EDGEFIj?LD DISTRICT. IN ORDINARY.- . J>Y,W. F. DUEI&OE, Esq., Ordinary ot Edge .O field District. Whoreasy; J*oBn F. Burris has applied; to me for Letters' of Administration, or? all and singular tho goods', and'cbattela,->?jighte and/crcditJk/of ' .Charles M. Birria;- l?jo of th?'District afore? said doe'd. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindrcdand'are'ditors of theaabl. decoased, to bo and appear before too, at-oiir next Ordinary^ Court for tho said District, to be holden at EdgefioldC H., cn tho 2nd day of Feb. next, to show causa, if any,-why. tho said administration pbcnld not bagrantod. Given under my hand and seal, thi8?8th day of , Jan. ln.thoy?ar-of- our Lord oneHhoi'-^ud eight hundreaand" Blxty-five, ana in the" Stftb; y'?ar of ' the Indopondoncu of South Carolina. W.F^D?RKO?,0,g.D. - Jaa'24, 2t ? ff