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!h* forferitte ^ORKVIULE^S. C. , .wximsj>kx gvCTuro, wovn is, ises 5CT?*r. JU>?sR.A?**, Pott Master at Chester.U oar astbairlMd agent; and folly empowered to rereire money for the oflee, tad give receipts far tbeume. 09-Ib eases where subscribers do not take the Em?uquu port-oAee, PoatM&tera are requested to notify us WriWl?Ihari Inlrtu liulr pir"T rj moatmenItoa the Por Dffice/rom, as wellas thr one to, which they desiretiic change to be made. . .V HOT I HOTTER!! HOTTEST!It The weather for the past week has been outrageous. We feel compelled - IjT' e^claim "Oh, that this too solid flesh would melt like" buttered beans. Thq thermometer in our office, which tsewn airy one, has almost become a K^lasa " Koinr* KutJIv lrtTICT tt0CKOO 1U0V1VUUVU) W?Mg enough to rise. Don't talk of the shade.' *?w! MELANCHOLY. u'It i? with paiz> we announce that; John B. Jackson, Ordinary for York District, was found drowned in a deep creek near the residence of a relative with whom he had been living for some time, while laboring under very severe illness. In a fit of mental derangement, it is presumed, he committed suicide. He wis, we think, about 33 years of age, and enjoyed as his election to so '" important ah office as that of Ordinary, mil stow, the confidence ot tneaismcr. ^ ?L?CTIOH FOB ORDINARY. ^ it9^y ^Qrence to oar advertising columns, it will be seen that an election fob Ordinary of York District will take place on tta'TStfrbf September next. % OOBQBB8S AND CONSCKIPTS. The Confederate Congress meets at Richmond on the 18th inst. The "ottr correspondent" of the Mercury states the;generaV opinion that it will extend the conscript law to persons between 85 ahd 45 years of age?hence the advertisements for substitutes now reqnire them to be over 45. The writer save: "So far as I have been able to judge, the law has not added much to the strength of the army. Not many come into camp, and of those who do, a large majority are discharged by the "Surgeons on certificates of country Doctors. Cumberland county, Virginia^ " sent down 72, of whom all but three were discharged." 2 . NORTH CAROLINA. , returns from this State ahdft the election of Col. Z. J5. Vance as Governor, by a large-majority. He was, what is termed the "conservative" candidate in opposition to the "original secessionist." "Let whosoever may" says a neutral paper, "be returned as Governor and Legislators, if our common enemy believe that their election is any evidence of sympathy for the old Unig& or indicative of a disposition to cease the struggle for the Southern Independence and Southern Nationality, , the sequel will prove how egregriously they have been deceived. North Car- . olina is as true to the Southern Con- \ federacy as the needle to the pole, and , she will never give up the struggle till i the victory is ours, final and complete." The returns are not received in full, ^ but the Legislature, is doubtless, "con- < ervativel" also. . Lr?? # n - - * 1 w MILITARY. . i The South Battalion met again at | Carrol's old field, on the 2d inst. to organize the 1st corps of Reserves, and ( formed one ccRnpany by the election of j officers. Since that time, it has been ascertained that no provision has been } made for exemptions, consequently tfce J matter will have to be reconsidered, and ] two companies formed. All persons \ between the ages of 85 and 50 will j therefore meet at the samtfplace on Fri- i day, the 15th inSt. for that purpose. In another column will be found pro- j ceedings of a meeting held on the 2d, ] which speak for themselves, and doubt- ] lees reflect the popular feeling through- ] out the District. Their publication, 1 however, does not commit this paper, j farther than as a reflex of public opin- \ ion, it is our duty to give place to them. ( If report, speaks true, the election of j field officers by the command might relieve the "powers that be" of the awkward position they are placed in by the interminable swarm of applicants for the offices involved. It is presumed that a proper selection of officers would be endorsed. and duly commissioned, and thus settle a dissatisfaction which is now too 'apparent, if the "appointing power" is contended for. But "we, printers" are tout of the scrape, and thus, it may be properly said this is none of our business. MOLASSES. "1 A writer in the Charleston Courier, _$fter giving an interesting account of Jis experiment in Sorghum and Im*pbee, thus concludes: "Of all the secondary substitutes for the true cane, "I am inclined to think the water mel?dh the most promising, it can be produced in any quantity by thousands, the juice is easily expressed, and the .quantity per acre would be enormous. 3It is well worthy of full trial. I rejg^mber many years ago, having boiled i4own some of the juice to a syrup, but "frura not having added lime water, it *^$5 rather acid." We hope some of our readers will try their hands at an "?ariy day, and publish the result, that ^l&rs ifiay profit by it, before the melon season passes over. BEV. DB. J. H. THOBNWELL. Considerable gloom was spread ovei our community last week, from a des patch announcing the sudden death o: this distinguished scholar and divine who has near and dear relatives residing here. His was a world-wide reputation to which far abler pen than ours is re quired to do justice. He had riser from comparative obscurity by th< power of his genius, his industry anc zeal, to a position among the greatest and best* and has now left behind him i record unblemished by worldly strife oi controversial bitterness. He was ? faithful soldier of the Cross, and a pun Patriot, lending to his country the benefit of his counsels,- and leaving to pos terity an example worthy ot all imitation. His loss is, really, a public calamity, but such as he had alwayf taught should be borne with Christiar resignation. Dr. T. was born in Marlborough District, in this State, the 9th Decern] ber 1812, and therefore had not attained the age of 50 years. He graduated in the South Carolina College, of which he subsequently, . became President; but which he resigned to take charge o! the Presbyterian College at Columbia, : the presidency of which he held at the time of his decease. He leaves a family of several children, and a large number of relatives throughout the State, which claims to share their grief in common. EDITORIAL ITEMS. J. Chancellor Chambers, who was sein the late battles be fore Richmond, returned to his home in thfoplajje on Thursday last. He looks very well, considering the nature of his wound?so we trust amid the home associations he may find * speedy restoration to hedlth and' usefulness. A gunpowder mill is being biiilt on the old canal, a few hundred yards above the bridge at Columbia, S. C.? The material for building is abimdant, water power excellent, and the location a most suitable one. John Comins, of Charleston, has obtained patents recently for an improvement in tanning vats, and tanning generally. There are over 400 sick, from all portions of the^ Confederacy, in the Columbia, S. C. Hospital. On last Tuesday, a Tennessean ..died, but no clue could be had to his name, home or company. The1 Southern Eipress Telegraph Line between Raleigh N. C. is completed, and now in good working order.? The line connects with Charleston, through Chester, Winnsboro', Columbia, &c. Thomas J. Bell, Esq. has been admitted at the late Session of the Confederate Court, at Greenville, ta practice in the said courts. The exchange of prisoners of war is rapidly progressing. All such as are ^ ^ A ? .11 V.A %?* ? A/1 f A til All* I at iur uutjr Will ua ICtUiJUCU W ^ivu several regiments. The others will loubtless be furloughed or discharged. , Notwithstanding the war, the high prices of provisions, and hot weather, Crisp's theatrical corps is doing a swimming business in Columbia. He occasionally performs a farce or two for the benefit of the soldiers, to crowded houses. Counterfeit Confederate notes of the lenomination of ten and twenty dollars ire in circulation. Look out for them. The Charleston Courier has had elough of Martial law for the pjpent. [t suggests that the necessity for it no onger exists, and desires to return to ;he old regime. Several of the monied nstitutions, and many families have re;urned. Brig. Gen. M. Jenkins, and his Adlutant, Capt. C. A. Seabrook, left his nome at this place, and proceeded to lis post of duty. He looked as though he was prepared for many more "hair hreadth 'scapes by land and flood," md we know it is no more his determination to do his duty than our wish to see him return with many more "blushing honors thick upon him." It is a question in certain circles whether Bishop Hughes, of New York, and the various cardinals, will not be] summoned to Rome, to take into consideration the treatment of the Pope by ri- w T ? T1T1. _ 1.1 one stonewall jacKson. w newer Lynch law will settle the matter at home, without the intervention of Meagher or O'Brien. Major General Hardee is now the Commander of the Army of the Mississippi, General Bragg being the commander of the department. At the late sale of imported goods in Charleston, "English" (?) tooth brushes sold for $18 50 per dozen, and are generally offered for sale at a slight advance on cost. "The sweet gum" up here affords its usual supply at cost to the girls that are "up to snuff," but we learn there is a blockade on the last article?that is the snuff. What dirty mouths there must "be to pay such prices! Colonel Andrew Jackson, of the 5th S. C. Regiment, who lost an arm, and was otherwise severely wounded in the battle of the Seven Pines, reached here in?the cars, on his way home last Satturday evening. Notwithstanding his situation he still looks the soldier he has proved himself, and gives promise though he may never be able to draw again the sword in defence of his rights, r he can still show the soldier the path to duty, and teach him how to bear its f* * '' * privations. We welcome home our > gallant friend,' and clasp with pleasure ? his' remaining hand. Vive la Andy } Jackson. We learn that a gallant young soldier 1 friend of ours, desirous of a month's re. jf . ' ; lief, had secured a substitute for that I period, but, lo! the party turned out to ' be a woman, and could not pass muster. 1 Tne fair imposter was carefully provi* ded for, and so far, we are sorry to say, 1 our young friend is not. As there are 3 other engagements afloat, the romance " of the affair will lack the denouement. - ' *. -^1 a. J i-U w e regret to announce uie ucmu vx " another of our wjfffiy young citizen* soldiers, Lieut. James Black, of Jenk} ins, Sharp-shooters' Captain Withers' ' Company, in Richmond, Va. Lieut. B. was wounded in this elbow in one of the 1 late battles,, hut not submitting to ami put&tion until too late, he has fallen ' another sacrifice to the love of country. He was an industrious and useful citizen, and leaves an aged mother and younger brother to buffet the cold world without him. * . <. ; * r The N. York Journal of Commerce has a long article on the Confiscation bill, recently passed by the United States Congress. It utterly denies any right of the United States to emancipate a slave under any circumstances. The Bon. D. S. Dickinson, of New York, at a late after-dinner speech thus profanely discourses: "I am for protecting the persons and property of all loyal.citizenB, but not of the rebels. I am in favor of confiscating their prop erty, xeai, pcisvuoi auu uuxvvu <. would confiscate their quadrupeds and their bipeds?their men servants and their maid servants?their oxen^heir horses, their asses, and all that is theirs." i ?? - ? ? ? - For the YorkvlUe Enquirer. The South Battalion, 34th Regiment, S. G. M., met at Carroll's Old Field, on the 2nd instant, to organize companies for State defence.After the companies were organized, Captain Hood was called to the Chair, and J. A. McLean, requested to act as Secretary.?Captain Hood called on John T. Lowry to explain the object of the meeting. Mr. Lowry, in a few remarks, explained the object of the meeting, of which we give a synopsis. He explained the purpose foi* which the Convention was called, the timeof its existence, &c. That a majority of the Conven- : tion had acted in bad faith in creating 1 an Executive Council; that if said Council had been of service to the State, he never had seen it : that we should , meet this aggression promptly, and, if i necessary, by force; that the Executive Council knew that the people were opposed to this change in our form of, Government, but yet they obstinately j refused to give to you (the people) an i opportunity to ratify or reject this fun- J damental change in the form of Gov- j ernment. He said that he had but one j political sin for which to answer, viz : j that he had aided to elect the present 1 fJ/wonmr whn had taken an oath to 1 preserve, protect and defend the Consti tution; and he (the Governor) the custodian of the Constitution was silent, ' and allowed the Constitution and laws of the State to be Cast aside, and the will of these men set up in its stead. t Mr. Lowry having closed his re- , marks, R. G. Otts, Esq., .offered the e following preamble and resolutions, ( which were unanimously agreed to. | Whereas, the Convention of 1860 2 was called for the purpose of taking the ( State out of the Union, and not for the purpose of general legislation. That ours a representative form of Government, in which the people have the J right of choosing their form of Govern- < ment; that we will not recognize the ' acts of this so-called Executive Coun- J oil, unless this fundamental change in j I our system of Government, is referred ] to the people, and we are compelled to 1 view with distrust and alarm the manifest tendency of heretofore leading men < in South Carolina, to countenance and ] encourage an Oligarchy so antagonistic 1 to free Government and Constitutional 1 Liberty. Be it, therefore, Resolved, That we request our Dele- , gates in the Convention, to unite with a sufficient number of Delegates from j other portions of the State to assemble . ~ j tne convention aim aujuum owe. Resolved, That whilst we deplore any cause of discord in this the trying hour ^ of our beloved State, yet our duty to j ourselves as freemen, demands us to resist this unwarranted usurpation, and j preserve, unsullied, the sacred right of j self-government. Resolved, That we invite companies of Reserves from other portions of the State, to unite with us in organizing Battalions or Regiments, and to elect field officers of the same, in accordance , with the laws of the State. Vide A. A. 1861. 'J- A. McLEAN, Secretary.' Carolinian please copy. The Government has instituted ] and intelligence office in connection with the War Department at Richmond, for the purpose of giving information as to sick soldiers, but the Augusta Chronicle is informed that it is an un- ] mitigr ted humbug, and can give no in- 1 formation, because it really has none. iS-The Governors?of Pennsylvania, ] Ohio and Connecticut refuse to send more i men into the field. < L f" Important from Several Points. i Mobile, August 10.?Ai special dis- { patch to the Tribune, dated Grenada, < August 9, says the Memphis. Bulletin ] of the 8th says the Confederates _ bay&. inaugurated guerrilla "warfare in Arkansas on an. extensive scale, and mentions several brilliant exploits. Sunday they ] attacked two Yankee regiments, diaper- < sing them completely,r capturing sixty j wagons of provisions and. over three \ hundred stolen negroes; 27 of. the lat- i ter escaped. Same day they bagged 1 another party near Jacksonport, killing ] 17, capturing 20 wagons of provisions. Ninety more were attacked near Helena i and nearly annihilated,.; only two es- . caped. 1 The Memphis' correspondent of. the i Chicago Times says Curtis refpsec. to i obey Grant's orders togo to Yicksburg, unless ordered from Washington. Cur- i tis says a four weeks' campaign before 1 Yicksburg would reduce his amy one- . lialf ?a it. Tlftviq' flftsL Bpfnrfi summer was over he would not have a i man left. I ( The Governor of New York announ- j ced his determination to draft. Serious rebellion is reported among 1 the Mormons, which .it is feared will i result in wpr with the Federal Govern- i ment. < A special dispatch,to the Advertiser ] and Register, dated Knoxville, August 1 8, says no official report of the partic- 1 ulars of the battle of Tazewell has yet I been received. It is certain, however, < that the enemy occupied a strong posi- ( tion on a high ridge,* which was carried by assault. The enemy's force - enga- ] ged comprised several brigades, amoun- i ting to 6,000 men. Our loss turns out not as heavy as reported. Other move- < ments are shortly expected. - 1 j East Tennessee and Western Virginia. Ltnchbueq, August 9.?Nothing \ telegraphic from Knoxville and no jpa- \ per,9 from that place later than the 6 th. j Heavy skirmishing was reported at \ Tazewell on Monday dud Tuesday, and \ passengers by the western train last , night confirm the report of the fight arid victory at Tazewell, but say nothing of 1 the reported capture of the Federal < army, and do not credit the report of a \ skirmish on Wednesday at Pack's Fer- j ry between Lorjng ana the enemy. It j is reported that a number of Federals ( were killed and wounded, without any loss on otir side. The fieht Was alto- 4 gether with artillery. The enemy ] evacuated their positioh after burning ( their boats and destroying their stores. \ Loring crossed the river and is in pur- f suit. A fight was anticipated on Thurs- ( day or Friday. . ( A special to the Republican, from the x Narrows on New river, of the 8th, con- , tradicts the reported escape of Doctor < Rucker. He is still in custody, and so heavily ironed as to render escape im- c possible. * r ..... mmtt" ' Gen. Stuart on Another Successful c Scout a Richm ond, August 7.?110 prisoners j from Pope's army, taken by Stuart's Cavalry near Gordonsville, arrived here ^ to-night, by a special train. No officers c are among them. L Later.?Gen. Stuart left Hanover g 0. H. on Monday, with Lee's Cavalry, g and proceeded within eight miles of Q Fredericksburg when he learned that ? two brigades of the enemy had gone in the direction of Hanover Junction. He ^ went in pursuit and overtook the rear guard at Massaponix, when & sharp j( 3kirmish took place, in which he cap- q tured sixty prisoners. The enemy having been reinforced, and having a j Jtrong position on rising ground, Stuart ^ fell back; the enemy, did not pursue.? g fri the meantime, a detachment sent for ^ the purpose captured a train of twelve ^ wagons and fifty soldiers, on the Fredjricksburg Road. Stuart returned to Hanover C. H. last night. - s ' " a Stonewall Victorious over Pope. thirty officers for.retaliation. j Richmond, August 10.?Gordonsrille, 1C>.?A battle on the Southwes- t( ;ern Mountain was fought yesterday, which was a complete victory over the Q4.^?m?ll ?onnloii(1 PnnA onrl I ;UBUljr. Utvucnau i\/|iuiavu a V|>V -uv. ^ Irove him several miles from his posi;ion. Three hundred prisoners have irxived, including one brigadier gene- ' al, Prince, and twenty nine officers.? Jen. Charles S. Winder is killed. From Missouri. Mobile, August 9.?A special die- _ latch to the Tribune, dated Grenada, * August 9, says the St. Louis Republi\an of the 4th says the rebel guerrillas lave taken complete possession of Mis(ouri, and are daily growing into a vast ^ irmy. Nearly thirty thousand of them lave crossed the Missouri river, under Porter and Joe Thompson, clearing lome guards and militia out as they ? iroceed. They were, raising number- " ess recruits for the Confederate army. t( Six hundred men have turned up at S1 Bird's Point, threatening Cairo, where * ;here is but a small garrison. Gamble inds it impossible, under the circumstances, to get the militia to respond to uis call, and has issued another irapor- 2 ;ant appeal to them to lally, and com- ? plaining of their apathy in the Federal fci jause. 0 ..... , u Destruction of the Bam Arkansas. a Richmond, August 8.?A despatch l! From Gen. Van Dornto Secretary Mai- c lory states that the Confederate ram " Arkansas, Lieut. Stevenson, command- e ing, has been destroyed. She left Vicks- c burg, on Monday, to co-operate in the P attack on Baton Rouge. After passing . Bayou Sara, her machinery became de- 11 ranged, when attempting to adjust it, e several gun-boats attacked" her. After c i gallant resistance, she was abandoned s< md blown up. The officers and crew ^ reached the shore in safety. From the West. Mobile, August 8.?A special des? p patch to the Tribune says that persons a" From Memphis say that twenty trans- o ports were there on Tuesday from be- ^ low, and forty from above. It "is be- "5 lieved the city is to be evacuated and ii most of the troops there sent to other a points leaving a mere garrison behind, g Chattanooga, August 8.?There are t< rumors of a battle between Stevenson's p brigade and 4,000 Federals near Taze- ir (veil, twelve miles from Cumberland si Gap, on Tuesday. Vaughans' 3d Ten- fi y [lessee Regiment gripped Bird's renegade Tennessee Regiment at Big Creek Gap. The Confederate loss was twelve; Bird's loss one hundred. r .'r 1- <i ?r "**? ~* i From the Southwest. Mobile, August 9.?-A special dispatch to the Advertiser and Register, iated Tupelo, August8, says Chicagc papers containing Washington dates of die. 1st instant reported the arrival , oi i Confederate gunboat fleet at Mobile, but it was discredited by the Navy Department. An attack on Pope or McOlellan. w&* momentarily expected from Stonewall Jackson. McClellan issued orders t< p? ready at. a moment's notice. Pope'f iray advanced from Warrenton on the irst. The Federal Government demand* in explanation from France regarding ;he presence of a formidable fleet ir American waters. New York will draft after the 18th, uid Ohio after , the 15th, if their -qiiota 1 i )t; troops are not nuea. jyxame um ailed her quota. ' ,u A war meeting was held at Milwaudeon the 13th. Fifty thousand perjons were in attendance; The railroads n the State passed all free for the occasion. All business Was suspended. Resolutions were passed recommending ;he drafting of a million of men. Numbers are; leaving St. Louis for the Southern army to avoid the Northern Iraft. Arrests were made.there on the charge of disloyalty. At the back, of Cape Girardeau the Confederates Have a Wisconsin reginent surrounded,. The fighting at Bloomfleld, Missouri, continuing three days* additional forces lad been sent from Cairo to the assistrace of the Yankees. Memphis dispatches of July 30 state ;hat Gen. Bragg has a force of eighty ihouBand in. motion, and Memphis is ;hreatened. It is expected that obstructions to navigation will be established ibove Memphis, 'c A gunboat, fleet will latrol to keep the river open. > . Curtis refuses to. go to Yicksburg vithout direct orders from the Presilent. The Confederates have been defeated at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Gen. Armstrong returned to-day, bringing a lumber of armsand a quantity of stores, comprising ten wagon loads. A special dispatch to the Tribune, rom Grenada, August 8, says that Northern dates of the 3d have been received. Gen. Boyle announces his de;ermination to disregard all paroles effected by guerrillas in Kentucky., Gen. Curtis and Com. Davis passed Memphis >n Saturday night for Cairo. A runor prevails that Curtis' whole ariny ?as about to start on an important expelition?some unknown point. r. Over six hundred -stores and private Iwellings in" Memphis have been taken >ossession of bv Yankee authorities. >wners .in some cases being expelled. Chattanooga, Aug. 9--Cavalry kirmjahes are constantly reported.? jast Monday Scott's cavalry1 made a last on four hundred Federals near Sparta, and, pursued them till they ame to a superior force, when-they reired, leaving the Yankees in possesion of Sparta. Federal deserters contantly coming in report the Yankee ,rmy much demoralized. . They won't ight with negroes. derations on the Lower Mississippi. Jackson August 8,-^Th.e fot3wing diipAtch has been received at Jen. Van Dora's headquarters : Amite Rivkb, 10 miles from Baton touge, August 6, P. M.?We occupied he whole of the town and the battleeld fill evening, but no decisive result -as gained. After my last dispatch, here neing no Water between here and be Mississippi river, compelled me to orflfe hiere. I moved at my own time, nd in good order. The Arkansas lay, with her machihey mjured, five miles"above the town all ay yesterday. Her commander sent le word last evening that he would try 3 get up the river, and asks me, if posIble, to send a boat to aid him. From II reports, it appears that she was perlanently unserviceable. We burned nearly all the enemy's amp and a large amount of stores, arid ut them np badly. General Williams, nd other prominent officers were killed.. (Signed) J. C. Breckinridge. Am^te River, La., Aug. 6, P. M. About 1 o'clock this morning the 'ederal gunboats attacked the Confedrate ram Arkansas.,. Messengers in v . i A 1 i .1 11 /* )rm me tnat sne iougpx taem wen ior Dme time, inflicting great damage.? ihe was then blown np by her crew.? "he messenger thinks they all escaped. (Signed,) J. C. Breckinridge. Rumor says thai Gen. Clark" is a prisner in the enemy's hands. Parties fom the field report that our land vic)ry was complete. The ground was treWn with the Yankee dead and -ounded. jggy* It may be questioned whether he country, or any large class of citiens, is benefited by the importation of oods at the prices that have been ohlined at auction, according to reports f sales that have appeared in our colmns. It may he worth consideration, Iso, whether tn the present attitude of he Confederacy and of foreign nations hiefly interested in the blockade, it oes not become the duty of our Govrnment to exercise a more vigilant irtor\iir?+mn nwnv? oil anvm*. Ulitl yi auu niDjL?V/Vuivii vt vi nii Vinvirises against the blockade. The cairn which leaves Confederate ports is 1 many, if not all cases, sold at a lowr rate on account of a restriction or ondition imposed, that it shall not be old to New York. Is there any resriction or condition imposed or enforced fiat the money result of the cotton will ot be applied to New York ? Is not the Nassau agent, who is largej concerned in Confederate arrivals nd clearances, also the agent for most f the trade between Nassau and New rork ? Have not many packages of ,rankee manufactures been introduced i Confederate ports ? The whole latter deserves attention and investiation, and it appears strange that af?r attempting to regulate trade and rices in some many respects of less nportance, an unlimited and irresponblc license has been allowed in this eld.?Charleston Courier. ~-i- . V . ^ 1 . Extortion-in Corroisr Goods.?Thei : Columbus Enquirer ,of the 4th instanfc i contains an excellent article upon the , extortion of manufacturers- of cotton goods.,^ Quoting from the Montgomery. Adverther, it says, the manufacturers bought cotton at-from 4 to 6 cents, aid , are now selling osnaburgs at three or ? four times the prices when cotton cost i 10 or 15 cents. It blames, the EnquiI rer myai the Gevernmentfor permitting , extortion in provisions, manufactured - goods, etc., to go on unchecked so long and suggests: "Let the Government ? instruct its agents throughout the ConI fecheracy that whenever more than' a > fair and reasonable profit is demanded \ for the necessaries of life, the article ) shall be valued and bought for public use." Upon this the.Enquirer remarks 5 it is ''reliably informed that a Govern. manf orronf with aiitnnritv to take DOS ) 8r-7'"r ? j ? ----- i i session of manufac turing establishments in case of intolerable extortion, effected , about four .weeks since, a contract with i a cotton factory of this State for a very i large amount of 4-4; sheeting at 20 cents per yard,'! which description of goods, it says, "is now sold to the people di-r f rectfronyihe factories and - by the. hale i at 4^?uad44? cents." , Another "Dangerous" Woman.? The special correspondent of the Phila! delphia JPrm at Fort McHenry gives . the' following information about Miss ^Susan Archer Tally, another of the I female spies: "Among the recent prisoners of this ? fort has been, until the 28th of June . last,, a lady, Miss Susan Archer Tally, of Norfolk, who attempted, last year to ! take a coffin full of percussion *caps | through our lines to Richmond, alleging . that the dead body of her brother was in it. Suspicion being; excited, the ; coffin was opened and. the lady incarcerated. It was afterwards found that i she had acted as spy. between the pick , ets of the two armies. She was closely [ confined in her room during the day, [ with the- exception of a walk in the balcony'before her window, and a stroll arouna the ramparts, for an hour daily, I with the officer of the day. She was , about thirty years of age, and a very gUUU aiUOibCUl ' cLl llOb* k/uv uvuu , memory a very good crayon portrait of Gren. Morris, commanding the fort,and presented it to him. Liberty-jfhaving ' teen given her, she has returned to her ; home near Norfolk." . A Big Job Undertaken.?The Hartford YCt.) Time? has the following $bout tne "big job" the North has uni dertaken: The fatal practice of .underrating the enemy seems at last to have been' discarded. We bear no more of the desperate poverty, starvation,, rags, latent Unionism, or even the "skedaddling" of the Confederate soldiers ; the note is changed, and those presses that were," only a few months ago, persistently busy*in. convincing their readers that the squelching of the rebels, and the war generally, was now. a mere.. holiday amusement, have now taken another view. They now think it is a serious business. The Courant, of this city, j says, "We did undertake a serious job when we undertook to bring the South back into the Union. Better realize \t at once, and realize it now, if we have' not realized it heretofore." - ? ** **?r? ; A Frank Admission.-?The New York Tirhes closes a long and despond-; ing review of the summer campaign With the following truthful and frank admission: . The' decissive teSt of generalship is success. The army that wins the most victories is the army that has the best general at its head. And judged by this standard, the rebels thus far have the . advantage of the Union forces.*-^ They have deceived us, escaped us, beaten us. What they have, lacked in numbers they Iwe made up in strategy. In vigor of movement; in rapidity of concentration, in the' concealment oftheir plans nntil they were ripe for execution, in striking heavy blows on our weakest points, ana in withdrawing their forces from every blow wev have-aimed at them, the rebels, jndged by results, oliAtrn flinmcnlvoa nnr mtlflfPTS in uu v v* ouvnu i'uvuiuvi r uu wu w the art of war. I, ' ?? "?. r>? ft. ' 1 Back Again.?A valuable negro man, who is a superior bls^ksmith, owned by Wm. Harrison, Esq.,-of Prince George County, Va., returned. to the home of his master Wednesday night, after some-three or four weeks' captivity among the Yankees. He was carried off by a lot of Lincoln's hirelings, and entreated to be let alone at the time, but the captors were deaf to his entreaties. He says the negroes now in McClellan's camp are overworked and poorly fed, and will all. return if they get an opportunity. A little .experience among the Yankees convince the negroes that their new masters are a most hypocritical, deceptive 'set, and that in reality, they do not care a, button for the poor slave, about whom they prate so fondly. Tremendous Meeting in Indianapolis, etc.?Mobile, August 8.?The Chicago Times says that not 300 recruits have been raised in that city.? The Democratic Convention met at Indianapolis oh the 4th, at which 50,000 persons were in attendance. This was the largest meeting ever held in the State. Governor Hendricks presided. Wickliffe, of Kentucky, Richardson, Vorhees, Carlisle, and others, were in attendance. Resolutions were passed I adverting to the prospects 01 tne -war, I opposing subjugation or coercion, denouncing emancipation in every form, and calling for ^ entire change in the administration. Wickliffe said he was for Union if the South and slavery were not interfered with, but if the war was waged to free the slaves, not another drop of blood should be spilled. Penalty for Passing Counterfeit Confederate Notes.?The penalty for passing counterfeit Confederate notes is death. An act of the last session of the Provisional Congress provides this , punishment for this crime during the | existence of the present war between the Confederate and the United States, i and until within one year after the rat- ! I ification of a peace. The same penalty ; applies in the case of altering or passing any altered Treasury note of the Confederate States, I - V -ft - i ..-d*. . V - -cSL. > V ?. % " Good Practice.?We team that, wishing to tjfo some guns Recently pu* in position* near Confederate Point, > Col. 'Lamb Spened fire this morning a - j bout .dawiuon one of the blockaders, t which was cruising along between two S and three miles from shore, and putting a ball through her bow, sent her off.? _ She returned with another large steam- | er, and after engaging our battery for half an hour, they went off in gloriously '1 The large steamer carried nine guns, w We struck her stern. None of.their shot I reached shore; Ours went over them, and several took effects?Wilmington |j Journal. ? . ! . ? ' IRSr* The Chicago Triburle has setten columns and a half of names of absentees from the Illinois Regiment alone. The whole nhmber is estimated ? at ahont three thousand?about cjnal to 1 three full regiments. ' " 1 ' - . 1 II r.t-,* 4 Bunnim? the Blockade. " Mobile, AuguBt8.^r-Agchodnerfrom ? Havana ran the blockade .yesterday v morning. Her cargo is - powder, lead, g caps, salt, cavalry sabres and soap. ? ? 1 ? ^ ? f > >I)reD?in Weldon, N. on the 17th ultimo, of wounds n received in battle sear Richmond, on Friday, the 27th of June, JAMES FRANKLIN NE3B1T, la the 23fd year of ^ ^"Srief notice of the deceased I* due not only'to his patriotism; buJhlso to the moral excellencies which ennoble*! 5i his character: Mr. N.'was born in Fork District, 8- C., h where Ms home continued tn be', up to the period of his u death. lie was reared by a tcsSqrly affectionate father ^ (having sustained the loss of his mother at a very carty ago) and war taught to. regard inviolate truth, and honors. hie deportment as Indispensable to his temporal -happiness ana prosperity ; and whether at school or itf- his ordimay '' neighborhood associations, he ever manifested a manliness of character; and a kindness of hejtrtWh'feh endeared Mm ' wall who knew blm. When the ealiwas made for Volunteers to defend his country, be was among tttg first to" re- spdnd; and aftertbe reduction of Fort.gamier,.whan V(r- i gin la was invaded by theenemy, he promptly and cheer- j hastened thither to meet, and drive hack the proud and ] insolent foe. After the batUfv'of "Manassas Plains," A throagh which be passed safely, be was attacked Witt o measles, followed by camp fever, and for several weeks It was thought that he could not renin bis health ; but a. strong constitution triumphed, and ho became vigorous and JJ active again. Under the protecting Bhleldof Divine Provl- n dence,be passed unscathed through the terrible'HattgMttf Williamsburg and Seven Pines, but was severely Wounded . fn the engagement at Gaines' Mill on Friday evening/ June _ 27th?a Minnie boU. passing through bis shudder nnd jfoWo ? his right side, separating several ribs- from the spine.' He ^ remained in the- hospital In Richmond for two or three weeks, suffering severely but uncomplainingly. When his m friends, yielding to his extreme anxiety to reach home, to be nursed by a sorrowing father and sisters, started with " him for South Carolina ; bnt on reaching Weldon it was found that he could not proceed further, and he was re- ? moved to a hospital in that place, And thence to a private . i house, where he lingered (a agony, receiving all the aliens tion wblcb brother* or sisters could have bestowod, upUi ri the I7th ultimo, when the Angel ofDmafi released him from all his earthly pains, and, as wo confidently hope, removed J him to that home In heaven where sorrow Is unknown? a where the sound of war is never beard?and where its de*- M olatlng evils are^never felt 8 tenderness whilst he remained lit Weldon,- tq a .letter of d sympathizing condolence, to his , bereaved, sisters thus w speaks of Mm i "When carried to the hospital he express- a ed much gratification at seeing the ladies present?spoke a of "home" very affectionately, and said he had fondly hoped to reach It once more, but never should. T then asked blm if he was a member of any church, flls reply h was, TVo,'but I have often wished i was since I uavebeen . in tie army, but I hope that will make no dtftareneopAK b that {shall soon be happy, and freQ from all my sufferings." . He bore his affliction Use a"christian hero, and told us that m he hoped to .meet us all?every ono-rte naayen -t All would have stayed the hapd PC death, If possible. Be was such a premisingyoupg man, so gnueftii Jbr alt ftvors, so refined, so intelligent, so affectionate to bis cousin, man- h Heating such supdrlox^qualltles of heart and bead tbarthe c couplet .:.v :i- * m "None knew him bottri love htm, ' -j la- None named him but to praise," S ;>?' * may InllA/ui/y be applied to him." The uniform testimony of bis offieyr* and fefiew-eoidiera j] proves that during the whole campaign, there was no better ? miaiimr nAK.fi *nftj-A #*f?mninrv vdnfii man In his conuuiyl a than JAMES NESBIT. The writer bf$Js. hlef notice 3 knew him wellanil from conversation with him both at home, and in Viigfuia, l'eels confident that altltooab the ar- 1 my has lost a brave and faithful soldier?society has beef 1 deprived Of a valuithlo and useful member, and his family 'I have been bereaved of a noble and devoted son asd brother, yet what Is "our loss Is his eternal gain"?that lie had consecrated himself to the Savior, and . none celebrates his i praiseand^ww?hip#hlinwaciniury^^^ August isth. mm, ? . Near Richmond, Virginia, on the 29th of 4one, Wlh-" LIAM MeDONALD PALMER, aged 34 yews, 1 month and3days. ->r .. '?L" \ Our young friend -was a Volunteer In Capit. McOorkle'a < company, 12th Regiment, 8. C. y.,.and wounded at the battle of Gaines' Hill, from which be died the neat day.? * He baa left a young wife and a largo number of relatives .? ulgh toned young tnan, olgantJe jMnsenr dud ,?UUt in teg- < rity?bis affectiosjf were not lightly given, - but when ob- So tallied, they wardwonr and pure. He bad just entered : on , the stormy path ol manhood w (A?-fit its. hopes and cares, when the tocsin of war sounded, and "he flew to the ; standard of Mseounoyrlters to fall, fid his brave brother fW! at Manassas but a few months befbre. How sad Is the y parental hearth?how mindful the vacant ream-at the Aim . if ? i a Nor age can pbill, nor rival ateaf," ; . He Is gope: this bright star no longer gleams amid the id cloodaand darkness of the world.'Crashed an the fond m hopes of bis young partner, big doting falser, sister and 2 brother?"the silver cord Is loosed,-vhe golden bowl la ^ broken.?' He was much bejgved by .lbs company for Ills * goodness of heart, as evidenced In almost his last morafents jg wlign fie desired to write a letter of condolence to the vrtlh of a deceased comrade, whom be thought not tot noon to follow. .VWe.Will not weep for. the christian 'aoidier, bin ' sympathize with bis bereaved family, for ha-has trfta rr nrcmory whjeh-wtll the jfV halo, even throngh.the deep sorrow of their desolated hearts?and when the firn Utter pangs of reflection shall have past, must reconcile tothCm a< | his transfer to a higher and holler existence. - . 2 L "Few and short t*ere the prayers we said, '..al pj r-And we spote no:a wosdofimrtow, But we steadfastly eased on the face of the dead,: ? -V And*we bitterly thangbt on tbHnorrow. "tt No useless coffin confined Us bieast, - .{ w-.,; * H Nor In sheet nor in shroud we boand him, ' J - Bvtbe lay like-a,warrior taking hjs rest. <. With bis martial cloak around Mm." ?. -r Yorkville, August 1863. * ' (SO- Carolina Spartan, please cftpy. * In Yorkviile, July 21, of scarlet fever, MINNIE CARO R LINE, 3d daughrerof ? W. add L. & Avery, aged fi years, hi - The Lord has given, the Lord has taken away, blessed th be the rlfcne of the Lord - ' ' > - Q | |, ? in I i ii "l P)R ORDINARY. WTOAB&itfJ- ? THORIZED to announce JOHN Ki BRO WN as a 4 candidate fbr the office of ORDINARY for York District, I at the ensuing election. >' -a 4\ August 13*- 33 tf jj reDR ORDINARY?WE ARE AO- " J? THORIZED to annoonce JEROME C.-MILLER as " a candidate for the office of ORDINARY'ibr York District, at the eiiaulng election. ' ; .. w'T! &4 August 13 .33 - if:, ? military NOIIOB?THE^ r J.TJL HtfiBO Ol Uir lit Lur|?u OMCfta, in vn w . and 34th Regiments, are requested, (o meet at YORK C. r , HOUSE, on Monday, the 18th instant, atlOO'dodk; A. M. Punetunt attendance la required AS business of importance ^ will ire brought before them. .V'? - J+- v* ' _j?" - - ; N,otx;ce,-i will leave _ Yorkvllle for VIRGINIA, on Wedne^Jay, 20th ln*L, and will take charge of any boxes, that persona is this SU- ,\trict may wish to send to their friend* in tlje army. It ta requested thai-alt articles to be sent, be pot up In boxes, with ropes attached to each end to make them more enfcrenicnt to haudle ;apd tlrat not more than ax bushels be put in each fcoxt>Tbe boxes must beleft atthe Depot suthe fa day previous to my leaving here. JAMES"!!. GLENN. - v August 13 v 33 }* .. pAPTAINS OR I COMMANDERS \J of Bent Companies v. itliln the limits of Bquthv Bat. talion, 34tb Regiment, S. C. Itf., will parade tbefrrespect, ive Companies at Carroll's Old Field, or FRIDAY, 15th r ln^tnnt, Ibr the purpose of organizing two Companies from the 1st class of RESERVES, and to elect officers to com ~ maud said Companies. Captains will coine out with full rolls, embracing those between the nges of 35 and 50 years. J. &. McLEAN, Major South Baitalloa. August* 13 33 It State of South Carolina,^ *: ' YORK DISTRICT.. "i orriCE or general sessions axd caxxos pleas. T SAMUEL E. MOORE, Clerk o? j 1? ofsaldCodh, in pursuance of the directions of the ,J Act of the Legislatore U. such cases made and provided, do hereby give public notice that an election for 0RD1 NARY for York District, wil^be held op Monday jhe 15th day of SEPTEMBER next, at the usual plaeeA of Election _ throughout the sold District. Witness' niy hand at York Court Bouse, jhe 10th day of August! 1863. ' ; C - , 'J| SAMUEL E. MOORE, C. 0. C. P, fc G. S. ' S August 13" i - - - 33 v ." ' t 5t . Si STATE OF MMJTH CAROLUIA, ^ YORK DISTRICT. ,fe Tl/" HE RE AS 'or. W. Flach' h&s ap- : IT plied to me for Letter*' of Administration, on all H and singular the goods and chattels, rights, and credits o1 | JACOB FLACH, late op'the District aforesaid,' do- T] ceased. ^ z d ^*. ,ji These arc therefore to cite add admonish alland singular, the kindred ?nd creditors ofthe said deceased, to be ami ap J pear beforome at our next Ordinary 'sConrt for the said Die- T trict, tn be holdtm at York Court House on the 29th day oi f August instant to siiew cause, if any, why the said Ad ministration should not be granted. M Given imdermy hand and Seal, this 11th day of August, hi . the year of our Lord one' thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and in the eighty-seventh jeag of the Inde- X liendence of Souili Carolina. -r _ 8. P. MOORE, O.Y. D.,R* Officio. * August 13 3Q. ^ ^ S r ATi' OF SOUTH CAROLINA, J YORK DISTRICT. WHEREAS Robt. B; McCarter has .1 t Y applied to me for Letters of Administration, on ^ nil and ?ttumlar,tb? good* and chattel*, fi|ttts a ad credit- -H" of DAVID A. C. McCARTER, lateot the District aforesaid, " deceased. ( _ These are, therefore, to oite and admonish'all aad slngn T lar, tiie kindred and creditor* of the said deceased, to be * and appear before me,- at our next 'Ordinary1* Court for th< " A said District, to be boiden at York Court House on. tha.89tl. ?> lay of Auftttrinst., to shew causa. If any, why the taid ?? Administration should not be fronted. .< .... ' Given under my hand and Seal, this 11th day of Augum f in the year of our Lord' one thousand eixht hundred and | sixty-two, and iarhe 87th year of the Independence oi .1 South Carolina.' -SWV . M * h % . ^ e> m JrtL.* J J . . I * -+ ' _ WOOL WANTED raia ARMY HATS. f will pay, the highest market price for L'Meflno, SotftJidown and ocbar qunJltto? of WOOL? bpaewlip Uave..WjWJjfpf .wk, ^, ggjB ollty, quantity and prfce; Tjp?pftrjt clean wished?it -M "ret &ss? teaassu*. * Columbia, !?.< . AugOt-13 .- -33 3m STATE OF JSOUXII ClKOtlXA, YOSS.D!8TBI^2 ? : 4 , These ere therefore to cite and adrooqUW^fll Mil singular, irtrtct, to be hoUen at York Court llotM* nn the S9th day $wtii^ u . Iven-under my hand and Seal, tfcls nth day of^uguat, kMheyearpfour^ord^nne elglit hundred sod pendence of fio^Ca^jh^^_ y ^-Cr OJirio. August 13 . 33 - V. r-J . 2t ^PLANTERS AND FARMERS. oywberc, btofty* KIT oras, anc ua,w im "'u actory to produce on equal to perforj?a/;c?Pr?pee4?TFitb (ood, dry Cotton, the roll Xn the gin canno; belirokcn ot mode to spew ovei? which cannot be said of any other (to.Hiaglu ol*o i .? advantage* and lBtprowite?ti,?UJcb o otooeoui hove, ga these have bear. Mfiftriy patented, -such u the exclusion of ran frpm thebnust) kc,, by the ecoUor cooatmcUon.Of the#*l*hlehi*o other tow ? IghtiOiHtnhp.. Be also make- .THRASHERS of diflaroni onstruction to rait the wish or *ny one j the- spike hcrttc; ombtned, the. smooth drum with fingers antluo spitos nd dliferent other patterns- - He ha* also therein 6f the atehrated Gmrlimgt^ adROS|^0TEIu on lii fumr-1 to rank- Orti iiotite im tiertfoloi?-?oOTafbrtol ? Vfthc Traveller htui ''Good STABLES attachedtoifiia"Betel C*nii$h*3fbt S*t *nA tatetftoramnt^diraejirtaq^ilthjwwtw toot?) p7Moabie]jPi^i)eity<br Bale, fo^wo wpeki'a,id f?n^ t^'REAS^SM and T L. B*rry *"* ?p^ig4'U?'??' far^^r* o^AJmMfctras^ta^is%&ig?fi i?sj ham under uJfstt&nPI'ttday!of An*m. 4|^:(*fcjore*x* bF <*?ruc*^i; >. / C/U f*&T#W'$?ortfowoanf****I* ,.'4 **M*nW : .w ?j 3ET^-Sr ^ :sr' O g? OEB .fll^ BILLS OF EKIIAWGE, *0. iigravingaponSteelorS^ne. ?qrz *84^0K* imw Anrwa >^v-A ; ?/*? L-; .H vs?.v WBt MAWIMJ S^S?feKSte^SS3Sf iMt?? ftwnltea.flMl iMrfnfllUU lilt?> d 1*.ffMrtV J"TTT*rLlW^lfSefcSSrt ?Vc ofSuW> id *treasonableprfee?.' - r.I??f ,> <'.? * ?..? >',.<7 mmtaio KaUroatf, FREE ofduigo.- . ?: '? >;' /?w &W7.T -<r M. ^rtia - - 'fca.. ^ ' Hfr^ ?oopJaVpue w&od*1 Ptnoys gjuuooj* tff'*m ^w? a*|jj i??|Xnroiraijuwr atp ooppA]b?ipye^ uug am t 'gsvn JO ftLOil .<q *anoas* ip?n ojnaa PUB (!?> of pa wnfcu 4)hu? w.^;0QOSQiHOJ-VS0, \7 > rtQ^^f o^ pajqapur snosaad T?|f ? *- - ?-- Ifl win RITSII. OUJ, BWCaHlwyniuv ? uiifi'iu.. . , ?? U30? COWfv.1- *ia ramUbSAtfKS apd P<y the gnestCASH price. I wlsb.lt distinctly understood tfcu a isuot for speculation, and I hop* that those who have ?ro to seH would prefer selling it ttuhc GOVERNMENT a Aiir price rather Utah Sep It pass Into the bands of rpec^OTTON^ES kHfO!?THE SUBJ SCRIBES gives this notice to J0*t!x** that know cmselvfs indebted to him, that he mm pay bis debt*, and athecanot'doit wUboetmbhcy jand rfro, thatthose who _ sssatj^at.s; j luiabdotartotffeftttar^wviaat' ' C 3 - j ; . 4Fmr5tiiP80fr, cbewr.s. c. i February?, 18fcl > >.?*;* ** tf j - j#r?' pfplKB WAltKEH. 4 ^$sSKE3: c? T' . (J^Offiee to the rwof MOORE,RAtVEY * tHV* ore, fonncrfy occupied hy Jtas*. MBLTON V M8L- I ?**?>. v. J DK, ALFRED CftAYEN ^ - : .v . YOKkviJLitiEr S.vC. I P-Otr the Ea? aide ot Main Street, South of the "Paltaetto Hotel."-#) JaafaQyg. -'- - ~ v ^T- tf J WOOI. CARDING. subscriber announces to the L public that his VPOOL'CARDS are now In operation j d In godd working order. > V The wool pust be well washed with SOAP, the TRASH cJted oot and then WELL 'GREASED, 1 pint of Urease JO ixxtndaof wool. . . Price of lardlhff ID tents per "pratnd, or one-tSfUi oTthe pi w * I ' jfc& -' Z. D. SMITH. July 31 , , 31 t lm rORKTItLeNAtE A AD?flf. THE eierctreaoftboVORKVlLLE MALE J ACAJUEJJ Y win he resumed on MOM DAY, K adHM' the 4th of AUGUST. Rate* of tuition as ^ nS before. Coiitingent expeases, sixty cents, ? payoble in advance. ' R. LATHAM, <?Sr 4 . t9 i Principal. fuiyaj . . * . JJAIiBIAGEJSUQP. 'KCA/ THE Subscriber. still contmuM utc m %Ti "gi CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSINESS 1 J W At the old STAND. All kind* of coun- J i profiucetakcn inotchtinjjc for Work. fl ^0,l!Ol?KSUO8.?^?K^rFSW0W N January 23 x ^ ?03; rjj* c: tf' 1 hTOTICE^AT THE NEXT. GENI iURCH, of Betiwtt frob>TW7,l}..C. - - J June 5 * _* :j ^ rOR SHERIFF.?WE RESPECT- '' I ? FUT.LY"announce JAMES MASON a* a candidate J I tfarcbM -7- ! ? ; tf I ^0&:8gERIFF-~THE FRIENDS 1 . onBsy A- M AY. Esq., respectfully announce litni a* || .'andldate for SHERIFF of York District, at tire ensuing fl ctton- i . ? X Vovembfr 8,1860. ~ 45 ly* jj| ?0R SHERIFF.?THE FRIENDS J . ~WIL L. 8IMMOVS respectfully announce hlra as a ? Bj ndfdat for SHERIFF of York District, at the ensuing j Novembers, 1860. "> 43 ~ ly* fl W)R TAX-COLLECTOR.?T H E Jf . Olendsof Mr. PETERSON JACKSON respectfully an- ? utice him u.s Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR of Mmk irk Dlstriot,lt the n?kt dOeibni. Vfl November 22,1860. 47 Iv* ?OR TAX-COLLECTOR?THE M . friends of GEORGE W. COBB, Esq., respectfully anonce bin) as a Candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR for gp^t^eucxtelecuon. a w ' W d