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the fancaster jCehger. $2 PER ANNUM SW&*Stt'3ta??Er IN ADVANCE. 1 /imilg tall Political JJtinipapt:?Bnurtti li t|it Mi, Siitatti, lihratutt, tfbotatiiro, Igriroltun, Sattnul SnptmiNitiiti, /ortign aiii DianiKc mil tbr jffiorfetlj. TOLUME III. LANCASTER C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MARCH 25,1863. NUMBER 7. : ???? THE LANCASTER. LEDGER Publish *4 arirf Wadaoalay Morning T W. M. CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. T1BX8: la advance, |2.00 41 the oxpirotion of Six Months, - . 2.60 At tho ond of the Tear, 9.00 He paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at our option. A DTKXTISKMEVT8. Will be inserted at one dollar and a quarter per square (or the first, and seventy-fiTe cents for each avbsequent insertion. A square to consist of the space of tt tines, Brevier type. No advertisement considered less than a square. Tha numberal insertions must be written on each sdTtwtinrsncinf. nrfbry wiii be inserted till ordered out. and-obarged accordingly. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly AdrerSiscmcnts, will bo charged Osx Hollss and a quarter per square for each assertion. TLe /A I Inarinar da^indiAna will Kn matin Sit 1?? iv..vw,ui ?? -vmww.u (wtr of standing advctfiaaoMats: M MOUTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TEAR Obo Squars, 86.00 10.00 #12.00 Tiro M 10.00 16.00 30.00 Three M 13.00 18 00 23.00 Half Column, 30.00 36.00 S3.00 One " S0.00 46.00 60.00 Announcing Candidates for Office, Five Dollars. ay Communications recommending candidatesdor office and all others of limited ?t individual interest, charged at advertising -a tea. Citations $2,60 cash ; if charged $3,00. Insolvent Debtors notices must be paid in adwanqp. Attachments and other legal notices si sat be paid for by the Attorney in the case, sr other person handing in the advertisement. fW~ Announcements of Marriage* or Deaths; Nsfeces of Religious Meetings published GRATIS and solicited. j Obituary Notices exceeding the announcement, will be charged for the overplus at reguar advertising rates. par Tributes of Respect, rated as ad* veftiamaot*. Jinaneial and Commereial?Isview of Tbo Riehtaond Markets and Prices 80 to 85. This enormous price of gold is esused?not by its value in Confederste notes?but heceuse hundreds of Jews nod foreigners Ihst ere running off to the North, frightened by the inte decision of Judge llnnnorre, sre exchanging their rolls of Confederate notes for it, at any taerifiet. Of eourse, Confederste money <*14 be Utterly worthless to them in the North?to Attempt to pass it would imprison them?end hence they bnd rether convert it in paid?even et one thousand per cent discount*?then carry it off in their breeches pockets. The publie must not be deceived in the metier, end we edvise every men who bss tf Confederate note to bold on to it, end not ellev hie oonffdence to he shaken jo the Jeset by tht'e temporary, (for it cap only P* tempovary,} panic in the market Tpe Tqwaccq ty arxbt.?The tobacco marked ifl active a ad excited, with a Xtrong upward tendency. An unusual geiqHtjo* ban been given to the market ^ . Through the Booth?What it Costs to Lira. Prices io Richmond continue to run up iika the thermometer on a summer's day. There teems to be no limit to their advance, and the question it becoming to aeeume a most important and serious character. Feeling bow much the people are interested in this subject, we undertook, at the expense of much labor, to get up a scale of prices of the markets through ithe South, thinking that it would tend to Abe eolation of the problem, or at least serfs to show, by comparison, if any real cause existed for the high prices ot Rich mond. We hare not received returns from as many of the cities io the South as we expected, but the summary we give below comprises the markets of some of the most prominent and central points, and will furnish a very fair crite fian by which te estimate the general average of prices in the South. Besides its interest to the general reader, it will furnish to thousands of soldiers in the ield an idea of prices at home and the present cost of living to their fatuities.? It will be useful also as a guide to per eons buying up io the South for the Rich snood market. The contrast of prices is very interesting, and opens a wide field /to those who are inclined "to compare Iguree." To facilitate a mathematical comparison we lead off with our usual re view of TAB RICIIMOND MARKETS. . Financial?Gold and Silver.?The Currency question, though one of the most vital to the success of our cause, /ails to awake the attention of Congress. Our law makers sit with folded arms, aad seem to be insensible to the rapid j depreciation of our paper. * Gold haa ad* vaoced until now it command* tbe fearful premium of 380?making a dollar in worth about five dollar* in Confed erate note*. The following were politely given ua by Meaara. Sutton <k Co , aa tbe ratee at which they were eelling yeaterday?(Gold 880?-Silver 365 : Tenneaaee bank notee >00; Louiaiana bank notea 100; Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama note*. by the immense lots involved in the burn* ing of tbo public warehouse on last Tuesday night, by whieb some seven hundred hogsbeeda were destroyed. With this immense bulk off the the market, the demand baa increased, and tbere is a stronger disposition than ever among persons having means, to invest in this staple.? Toe bidding at the sales of the tobacco exchange yesterday wae spirited and the prices ran?For Lugs from 15 00 to 2700 according to quality ; Common Leaf 25 00 to 30 00; Fine fVom 40 00 to 67 00 per hundred weight. At the sales of hut week a very superior article commanded the enormous figure 140 per hundred weight It was what is known among the tobacconists as the bright wrapper.? PnnviarnvA ivnOonnponre fU" _ ..w . V- ? ? ? ? ..wv^oian. JL IUVJI Superfine 30 00 a barrel ; Good Family brand 31 00 to 33 00 per barrel ; Corn Ileal 5 00 per bushel; Cured Bacon 1 25 to 1 30 per pound ; Salt 20 cent* per pound; Molasses 12 00 per gallon; Brown Sugar 1 00 per pound ; White Crushed Sugar 1 75 per pound ; Coffee 4 00 to 4 50 per pound ; Green Tea 15 00 per pound ; Black Tea 12 00 to 12 50 per pound ; Rice 20 cents per pound; Black Pepper 4 00 per pound ; Cloves 2 00 per pound; Spice 3 50 per pound; Mace 3 50 to 4 00 per pound; Gioger 3 00 per pound; Nutmegs 4 75 to 5 00 per pound. Familt Markktiho.?Beef, pork and sausages each 1 00 per pound ; Mu'ton 1 50 cents per pound ; Rock Fish 1 00 per pound ; small perch 2 50 a bunch; Oysters from 5 00 to 6 00 a gallon; Turkeys 10 00 a 15 00 a piece ; Chickens 3 00 a 5 00 a piece ; Ducks 1 50 a 2 00; Patridges 75 cents a 1 00 a piece; Robins 4 00 a dozen ; Wild Ducks 4 00 a 5 00 a pair; Lard 1 40 a 1 50 per pound; Butter 2 75 to 5 00 per pound ; Eggs 1 40 to 1 50 ? dozen ; Dried Peaches 13 00 per bushel ; Dried Apples 8 00 to 10 00 per bushel ; Green Apples 15 00 a bushel ; Onions 25 00 a bushel ; Irish Potatoes 12 00 a bushel; Sweet Potatoes 16 00 a bushel; Carrots 25 cents a bunch; Salaifa and Parsnips 25 cents a bunch ; Turnip Saled 4 00 a bushel; Cabbage 50 to 75 cents a head ; Black Eyed Peas 3 00 a 4 00 a bushel. THE PRICES THROUGH THE SOUTH. LYNCHBURG, VIROINIS. Tolxuxo?Market activo. Smoking ran gea from 45 cents, in barrels, to 1 00 for extra brands in fancy bales?manufac tured 50 to 70 ceots for black plugs ; common pound 55 to 80 ; fair grades 80 to 1 00; choice 1 10 to 1 35 ; extra fine 1 50 to 2 00, according to brand. Lugs, inferior, 0 to 12 ; lug fillers, 14 to 20 ; shipping fair, 20 to 30 ; extra, 30 to 40 ; fine workers, 28 to 40; wrappers 35 to 50. FUmr?21 00 to 22 00 for superfine, 23 00 to 24 00 for extra, 25 00 for family per barrel, Meal, 4 40 to 4 75 per bushel. Grain?Wheat 3 50 to 4 00 lot extremes, Corn scarce, in demand at 4 00 to 4 25 ; Oats for seed 3 50 per bushel of thirty-three pounds, Sheaf Oats 4 50 to 5 00 per hundred ; Clover Seed 23 00 to 24 00; Tiinotby 5 50 to 6 00. Liquort.?Whiskey in request at 22 | 00 to 25 00 ; for choice Apple Brandy in I full supply 18 00 to 20 00 per gallon. Leather?Continues scare, and com mands readily 3 25 to 3 75?for sole 3 50 to 4 00; for harness 4 00 to 4 50 per pound. Applet?Ranging from 28 00 to 38 00 for choice varieties; Sugar 70 cents to 1 00 per pound ; Potatoes 5 50 to 6 50 per bushel ; Putter 1 75 to 2 00 per pound. Financial?Money abundant?Silver 2 25 and Gold 2 50 per premium ; last sales transpired. nALKIOH, NORTH CAROLINA. Flour per barrel 40 00; Corn per bushel 3 50 ; Meal per bushel 3 50 ; 1J aeon per pound 80 a 85 cents, Lard per pound 75 ; Butter per pound 1 00 a 1 25, Pork p6r pound 55 a 60 cents; Beef per poued 25 cents ; Chickens a piece 00 cents a 1 00; Turkeys per pair 5 00; Geese a piece 1 00 a 135 ; Eggs per dozen 50 a 60 oents ; Oats in sheaf per hundred 4 00, helled oate per bushel 2 00 a 2 25; Sugar retail 1 00, who'esale 05 cents, refined per pound I 00 ; Salt per bushel 10 00 a 12 00 ; Oried Apples per bushel 3 00 ; Dried Pescbee 6 00; Sweet Potatoes per bushel 9 60 a J 00 ; Irish Potatoes Lttalal O AA - JAA " * yrfi u?Mii?i awn f uu j uroaod f?M, rery ecarce witb po eaUe, 0 00 a 7 00 ; Coffee, rery per pound 4 00; MoImni per gallon J 00 a 00; Tallow per pound 66 cente. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Beef Cattle on the hoof at 26 to 60 cent* per pound for oett meat, an in quel iiy; Bacon from carte at 66 and JO centa per pound; Butter 1 00 to 1 26 per pound; I I Corn in th? small way at 3 50 per bush- ] 1 ; Corn Meal retail* at 3 50 per bushel; Eggs CO to 05 cents per (Iozsd; Flour 48 00 to 5 00 per barrel for super&ne ; Lard j 1 65 to 70 cents pound ; Molasses 6 00 to ; ^ 8 00 par gallon ; Poultry, live fowls at 1 I 00 to 1 25 each, and dressed at 1 25 to 1 50 ; Dressed Turkeys 40 to 50 cents per pound; Potatoes [Sweet] sell at 3 00 I te 75 nnd Irish at 10 00 per bushel; Pork ' from csrts at 40 to 45 cents par pound ; as 1 in quality; Pea Nut* 6 50 to 6 50 per bush- ? el according to quality; Rico 13 to 15 cents per pound; Salt round made at 4 00 to 6 00 and Alum 10 00 per bushel ; Sugar 70 to ( SO cents per pound by th* hogshead; Shunting, Fay atta villa factory, 70 to 75 cents pur yard by the bal*; Tallow 65 to 70 cents psr pound ; Yarn 6 50 to 7?00 per bunch. aucusta. georgia. ' Candles-Adamantine 2 40a2 50 psr pound; Tallow. No. 1. 1 25 nar Doatid : Coflen? Rio, S 00?3 25 per pound ; Grain?Corn, 2 0U?2 15 par buahal ; Whoat?white 10 00 al2 00 par buahal ; Whaal?rad, 10 OOall 00 par buahel ; Oats, 2 00 par buahal; Rye, ( 7 00a8 00 par buahal ; Barley, 4 00a4 50 par buahal ; Pete 1 75 par bushel ; Corn Meal 2 00a2 50 par buahal; Gioger 50a75 cants par pound; flay 1 00 par cwt ; llidas 70al00 per pound ; Iron?iSwedas AO conia par pound ; English 60 canta per pound Ijird?in barrels 60*66 cants per pound ; leather?Sole 2 2A par pound, upper 2 00 i par pound ; Liquors?Peach and Appla < Braady 90 00 per gallon; whiskey 20 00 per ( gallon ; Lima?conntry 2 00a2 50 par box; ( Molasses?Naw Orlaana 6 00 par gallon ; Florida 4 75 par gallon ; Rice?new ll^a 12 canta par pound ; Naw Orleans Sugar? ' brown 65a65 cents par pound; yellow clari- * dad 70a85 ceuta per pound ; Salt?North ' Carolina 20 cents par pound ; Liverpool 40 c a50 centa per sack ; Turk's Island 40 canta t par pound ; Starch 65a75 centa par pound; Tobaaco?common gradaa 1 00a I 75 per Q pound. a Country Produce?Beef, on foot, par ( pound gross, 18*20 ccnta; Pork oatl 40a43 , cants par pound ; Sbaap none; Chickens AO a75 canta each ; Turkeys 2 00a3 50 eaek ; ' Ducks 1 000 each ; Kgga 60a70 canta per r dozen; Butter 95al 00 par pound; Irinh Po- r latoaa nona ; Sweet Polatoea 2 00a2 50 per buahal ; Onions none ; Apples?dried 400a a 4 50 par pound ; Dried Psacbea 4 60a6 00 f par pound. j MOMTGOMsar, a lab ana. | Flour per barrel 70 00 ; Lard par pound ( 1 00 ; Bacon par pound 1 10 ; Sugar par pound 65 centa ; Molasses par gallon 6 00; Peach Brandy per gallon 25 00 ; Whiskey 1 per gallon 25 00 ; Coffee par pound 2 50 , 1 Rica per pound 14 cents; Tobacco per pound, choice, 1 50 ; Salt par pound 20 cants ; Baaf per pound AO ceuta ; Park par ' pound 76 canta; Sweat Pbtatoaa par bush, al 2 AO.? Richmond Examiner. Tub Situation at Port Hudson.? Port iludaon, which ia destined to be one i of the points of desperate contest in the Weal, ia on the East hank of the Missis* aippi river, about twenty five miles above Baton Rouge. It ia on a very high and precipitous bluff, the ascent of wbich, from the river, hae to be made by a nar row, up bill, difficult passage. Yankee accounts aav that the poeiti n is a very strong and formidable one on the river aide; that in addition to the height and perpendicularity of the bluff, the river sweeps past the place with a rapidity of current that would be aseroua diaadvantage to gun or mortar boats engaged il> action, l'ort Hudson cannot b? turned by a cuUotT, as tbe Yankees attempted to turn Vicksburg. Tbe current of the river there bears strongly towards tbe East bank. Point Coupee, from which the Yankees ate reported to have been dtiren by our troops, is eight or ten tniies above Port Hudson, on the opposite side of the river. Faussee river is an old cut oft of tbe Mississippi, just below Point Coupee, on tbe same side. Port riudsoo has no railroad , communication, except with Clinton, a , town in tbe same parish, some fifteen or ( twenty miles East of it. Stbangb Kksaes or tub Wis.?The ' Memphis Bulletin, referring to a true and ' trite phrare that history repeats itself, ' says this is peculiarly the fact with regard 1 to the history of our war. The scenes, 1 the incidents, the defeats and successes of ' a year ago are being repeated to day,? The battle fields upon which so much valor haa been displayed and so much < blood haa been shed, have again become ( the scenes of conflict. Thus we had two serious battles at Bun Run, two battles , at Corinth, two at Vicksburg, and a third , in contemplation, and lastly, we are on , the eye of a second bloody drama at j ' DitilMlcn in whisk I-' dijcad the first act by so attack on Sum* ^ ter, Then, m now, Heaoregard commanded at Charleston j Paoxciv.?Sawd^y five negroee were a frozen to death in Memphis during one t eight in the laat cold epell. Such ia Yan? t kee philanthropy and the fate of the oe . 1 groee trader Yankee proteetioa. I 4 Lincoln as Dictator?Comment* of the Northern Frees. The leading editorial of the ITeralo, mder the title of "President Lincoln, hie Powers, his Responsibilities and his Dan* jers," says : "President Lincoln has been invested with the extraordinary poaers of a ternrtnrarv viv???*vi?ui|/, ff IIU II IO CAISfclllg land forca> of seven hundred thousand men?with a navy, fresh and salt water, equal to a land force of half a million of men?with almost unlimited power over the finances and currency of the country, and also tb* power to surpend at will the writ of habeas corpus, in all cases affect ing the Government, be has men, the ways and means and resources to put an end to the rebellion within six months, and (his is what the loyal States demand and have a right to expect. There must be no more trifling, no more joking, no more temporizing with blundering subordinate. The war must now be pushed earnestly forward to decisive victories, and, if the present Cabinet is unequal to the task, it must be reorganized to meet the necessities of the crisis." * * * "The verdict ef the people against him [Lincoln] will be so overwhelming with the repetition this year of anything like the military blunders, disasters and disappointments of last year lhat Congress will be compelled to respond .0 the public judgment of the country. The Iiouse of Representatives, from the pressure of public opinion, will be ccntrained to institute articles of impeach nent against him, and the Senate, though ontroiled by a majority of his own parv, will not be able to refuse a trial or re* ist a judgment of inability or. the part f the President to discbarge the powers >nd duties of his office. In the event of ucb a judgment, the duties of the office will devolve upon the Vice President, ind Mr. liamlin has the reputation of a nan of great eiperience and extraordioay administratis e ability* * * "We ire in the midst of a mighty revolution, ind know not what a day may bring ortli, but we do know from the premon* lory symptom* of the Northern elections est fall-, that the only safety of Mr. Lin:oln and his Administration depends up >n a vigorous, consistent, earnest,.barmo lious and successful prosecution of the war.n Items from tub Southwest.?We gather the followiug interesting items of affairs in the Soutbwesl from a .letter from Jackson, Mississippi, in the Mobile Register; I have just returned from the immortal City of the Hills, where I found our iin patient troops in fine spirits, not ardent; and the Blues, across the way. in a very undignified seriousness, because of the pranks of the mad Mississippi. Occasion ally they vest their spleen by tossing, what proves to be, a few harmless shells, evidently promising more in future. Tort Hudson ia now doomed imptegnoble, end the much talked advance of Commissary Hank* see ma to have subsided, aa be evidently baa aomewhoro for the time, in Southern mud. The veteran, General Charlea Clark, baa been exchanged, and came up to Fort Gibaon a day or two aioce. I learn, however, that he ia not able to take the field, and feara are entertained that he ia ao diaabled that the country will in future be deprived of the aervicea of one of ila firmest patrota and ablest officers. You have doubvleea ere this recorded that the enemy have been (shall I aay f) allowed to remove tho obstructions in Yazoo Pass and are now in Cold water, with improved prospects of reaching the valuable property in Yazoo, and devasta ting that Country., This ia perhaps an>tber military necessity?explaining itself. General Price, with staff, I learn,leaves n a few days for the Trans Mississippi Department, to report to General K. KirO *? ? - >) aumn. ue went uown a few ?lay* tgo to *ay good-bye to bit veteran*, who t appear*, cannot be apared from Viek* wg Important from North Carolina. Halbioh, March 16.?Tbe KaSeigb Dtate Journal'* Kin*ton correspondent ?ay*: Gen. D. II. Hill came upon tbe eoe. ny'e outpoau at Deep Gully, oq tbe Trent road, eight roitee tbia aide of Newborn, feeterday morning. Tbe enemy'* lore* x>n*i*t*d of four companion of infantry, ma one ugni oeliery. IDey MCtmt jenic stricken end fled across the stream, Jestroying the bridge. General Uill had t quickly (tied and poshed on after the tmtmy. The General's horse was twice itruck with kfinie balls A Yankee and t HnfTslo who were captured, had reach id Ktnalon. They report the enemy at ffewbern at twelve thousand strong.? General QUI was moving on New hern. I Bombardment of Port Hndsoa. T i I'ort Hudson, March 15.?The bom* J bardment commenced at 2 p. m , yesler, day, and continued up to 5 pm. The ^ enemy fired slowly. Our batteries did C not reply. At 12 last night, a fnost des- l< perate engagement took place. Theene- ^ my endeavored to pas* our batteries un. ^ der cover oi tbe darkness. The firing was most terrific, and lasted two hours. Ooe gunboat succeeded in passing in a damaged condition. Tbe sloop of-war Mississippi was set on fire and burnt to the water's edge, in front of our batteries. One large vessel was completely riddled, and a third badly crippled, and with the rest driven back. At 2 o'clock, the ene* ray withdrew. Our victory is complete and glorjous. As far as known, no casualties on our part. The boat that pass* ed is doubtless so disabled as to render J tier achievement* fruitless. Thirty six * men and one midshipman of the destroy* c ed frigate Mississippi were brought in by 1 our cavalry this tnorning, several of whom 1 were severely wounded. * Richmond, March It.?Official des patches confirm the victory at I'ort Hudson. The Mississippi was burnt The ' Richmond, Faregut's Aug ship, went back j 'down the river disabled. Two of the fleet, the Monongahela and the Hartford, got by our batteries In a crippled condi tion. The land forces advanced on our I works, but failed to make an attack. The Mississippi was ooe of the befet steamers p in the Yankee navv. She was huilt in t. Philadelphia in 1841, and .arried twelve b heavy guns. In September last, she was i commanded by Melanchton Smith, of New York. No further attack has been made at Fort Pemberlon by the gunboats, but the land battery has fired some shot at the < fort. Van Down's Victory in tankusei. ?We have received some further par'Je u!ars of the brilliant victory of General Van Dora near Franklin, Teonn on the 5th. The fight continued foer hours, and resulted in our driving the enemy from a strong position, killing 100, wounding 400, and capturing five regiments?two fiom Indiana, one from Ohio, ooe from Wiscooain, and one froiu Michigan. Two thousand and five hundred of the enemy escaped, with one battery and three regimenta of cavalry, the remainder yf bis force, to Franklin. One hundred and twenty five wounded and thirty killed will cover our loss. Col. Earl, of the Third Arkansas, was killed while gallant ly leading his men into action, and Capt. Watson, of Geo. Armstrong's staff, while leading a charge. Lieut. Sullivan, of Gen. Van Dorn's staff, had two* horses shot under him, while leading a charge to King's 1st Missouri battery. The sue cess is due iu a great measure to Gen Forrast, who, by coming up in the eoe my'a rear, completed their surreuder. Cabbaok Si'kolth.?Very few people take half the pains they ought to with cabbages. When they are cut, no matter i . i ...... ? uuw??ue slumps are lell to bring sprouts, ' no matter when, nor bow many. Now, the fact ia, that wben sprouts begin to come, they should all be rubbed off but lb? best, or at tbe best two; but il there be only one left to grow on each stump, it will grow faster and better, and be oc casionally as good as the first bead that was cut, iostead of which, a multitude of small ones are allowed to grow oot any of which bring good hearts, and all are, for the roost part, but a poor apology for greeos. Wben a cabbage is cut, the leases should be cut off the stem. As soon as tbe buds of tbe stump begin to grow, rub off all that are oot wanted, leaving one of tbe strongest and best to grow into a head, which it will do io aa incredibly abort time, equalling, and most frequently excelling tbe first bead itself, In flavor and appearance. This is adapted for more than market gardeos,be> cause dire is some trouble in rubbing or taking off tbe useless shoots ; but it is well worth wbile io tbe ease of early cabbage in a private family for it forms an sscellent second crop. T..? D . ? D . - Tl t a .. L i hi mu u^u.?in? rag org anon id i become an institution in every household. Paper, Cor Government, printing, buai- j bam and private purpoeea, ia not only in great demand, but beara an aiorbitant ? price. Nothing would tend more to ia* creaae iu quantity and cheapen iu price, than the general inatitution of the rag ( bag. Let every acrap of cloth, rope ami thread, refuae cotton, and all vraete mate* rial of which either eottoe, flax or hemp forma the fibre, be diligeotlr raved, aad ao.'d to the paper milla, and paper will |, become abundant and be fumiabed at re- l duced rater. let the aao aao them be b the order ob the dat. Char iti ton 11 Courier. ? o all Soldier*' Relief Associations in Soath Carolina. The Legislature having placed at the ispoaal of the Central Association, at g olumbia, two hundred thousand dollars, ) be expended in providing shoes, blan? ets and clothing to the Carolina soldiers, j be Association calls upon all similar Asociations in the State to aid it in its great rork. Deeply impressed with the importance of these voluntary Associations, ind tbe generous and self-sacriGcing spir t which has distinguished our people, we vould respectfully urge upon all the most rigorous and persevering exertion. Let tone suppose that the appropriation on a pari or toe stale bas rendered indiridual and private effort unneceaaary.? When we think of the magnitude of the itruggle in which we are are engaged, be determined spirit ot our unscrupuloua inemy, the comparatively limited reeour:ea of our Government, we feel that the ippeal it made to every man and woman n the Cenfederacy, aud that our aucceaa :an only be achieved by the joint labor >f all. We invite, then, the co operation >f all Diatrict Aaaociatior.a, and would be >leaa#d to receive any information or aug paiiona in reference to our common la? >ora. ' M. LaBOKDE, Chairman Central Aaaociation. Dcpont's OrriciAt. Ktroar of tui iiVAL Enu AOEMKMT OfW Cll A RLB8TOK. ? idc rtortuern papers publish tlis re ' >ort of Commodore Dupool in relation o tbe attack of our gunboat* upoq the ' ilockading fleet, lie mention* that our roo-c'.ads want out of Charleston, uoper- 1 sited bj the blockadars, and attacked he blockader* ; that tha Mercedita was irst allocked, and a heat)- rifle shell passd through bar condenser and the steam | Irum of her port boiler, and exploded, 1 (lowing a bole four or fir* feet square, j tilling the gunner and scalding a number , >f men. He says Captain Slellwagen < urreadered?"the craw and officers were tarolad, though nothing was said of tha , hip, tbe executir* officer, Lieutenant i Commanding Abbott, hating gona on >oard tha enemy's gunboat aod mad* the ; irrangement." lie atatee that "tha only 1 :asuallies were on the Uercedita aod tbe j \eystone State.** On the Keystone State hey were very large?about one fourth 1 >f her crew were killed aod wonnded, and tmong tha former tbe medical officer of i be ship, Surgeon (iolwald. The Commodore state* that the Merc*lita bad arrirad at Hilton Head, but tha thole story though is so lamely told as o leste little or no doubt but that tha ilercedita, went down, and notar got to Hilton Head or anywhare else, except to 'Jatey J one's locker. < Found Dead.?Kdntond Wagea, a daterter from Cnpt, Waliee' Company cf ( \rtillery, and bit brother, Dili Wage*, , i conacript, of ibia District, have eluded ( be vigilance of the proper oQicera for i ereral montba, aad been reported ae . *>ro milting all aorta of depredationa oo heir neigh bora in the aand billa?killing itock, atealiog produce, dec. On Tueaday tight last, while camping in the wooda, bey were both ehot and killed, and up . o tbia time oo information baa been ob ained aa to the peraon or pereona by | vbom the deed waa done.? Southern ' 9unHian The planting ol a cotton crop with the proapecta before ua we abould regard aa t public calamity, aaya the Florida 9entt? tel?a calamity ao fatal ia ita cooaequen* i ;ee that it ought by all meaoa to be ar eated. We may eaeily conquer oureelvee towever difficult the enemy find it. We ao contend with bayooeta, aad even with leatilence, but we cannot contend agaiaat | amine. i At aa etamiuatioa of the College of | iurgeona, a candidate wae aaked by Abiraethv : 'What woo Id you do if a man waa 1 >lowo up with powdarf* 'Wait uolil ha cama down,' ha eoolly ( apliad. ' Trua,' rapliad Abarnathy.'aod auppoaa 1 AO*Id kick you *>r ?uch an impertinent 1 ply, what mooclee abould I put in mo- 1 K?r 'The flaxora and rxtenaora of ray arm { or I would knock you down immediatef.' ? , i He received a dip.oraa. wssssmmBsmmBsss^ssmBBBSssBSB < TEE DAILY BULLXTIH 1 AMU * 3ATAWBA JOURNAL I ruBLiaaxo ar I I. H. BRITTON, J ckaxlotti, x. a. 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W Pick*oa County Alabama, hath by bU Atlorooy or Proctor, filed in thio often ? ootico requiring the Will of bia ftrand Father, Jamaa Bammerrilie, daceaoad, to bo proreo la aalamn or doa form of law. Therefore, 1 do haiaby notify and require yoa and oaab of you?Amanda Summer villa, Amalla Summerville, HaariatU Summerrilla, Mary, wifa of Robt Cunningham, Elite Hood, wifa of Samaal Hood, Jamaa P. Summerville, Oaorga W. Summemlle, kod tba ebildraa of liagh Summerville, da* eaaaad, oamaa not known, alao Uia ebildraa of Martha Cunningham, daceaoad, to wit | Alto Johnatoo, Joeeph P. Cunningham and Robert Jamaa Canaingham?a number of , the partiee raatda in Piokeoa County Ala, baaia?all of Uia dietribateau under the provieiona of the aaid Will, aa wall *? ihn** who would have baeo interacted in the mute of the Mid Teoutor, provided he h?4 lit?d inteataie, to be and appear before I'huraday, the 98th day of May nasi, in the Joart of Ordinary to b? holdeo at Laneaeer Court lloaee, then and there to ahaw :auee, if any, why the aaid Will ahoald or ;hoald not be proved and eetabliehed in dna orm of law, for what caoee the aaaaa ahoald m aat aeide or aatabliahad, and to auoh oth ir and farther allowing and proof aa yon ir lilhaf Ik. ? 'J ?? to wary and pro par ud adraaUfaooa for our roapoatt?# rifffcta ud iolaraata U lha Mlw. Givao indir a?y hand and aeal of ofllca t LutanUr Court Hoaaa Hoath Carolina bia 20th day of Fabroary IMS. P. T. HAMMOND, O.UD. TH trr. vm, ?- *