Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 19, 1862, Image 1

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ISam^1?lkT.}p*?v to">- '.' < - ill fnbtjptart Jamilg Stttyagft:, Jor % gjtrau&rtf % |?tol, Sotial, |g?fltlteal aab Cmmntrrial Interests of ijjt&raife " { ? * ?* ** ?a?wsw?. J ? ?"* ** ' * *' ' - " * I i . 1.1,1 |- I 1^ , >1^1 '. 1 ' I ? I I. i i ' > ! f - y * . ' ? . .1 U ! I n I , 1. I ...I I I I . rnf I .. km' I ' ' .. I ! I it hi* 1 3 ??mLmm?mm VOLUME 8. YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY "EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1862. NUMBER 47' i mil mil i.i. . ... jiii i in -???- __ !fc.e ffwlmH? i?'u ; ISSUED EVEBY WEDNESDAY EVENING. AT , Two Dollars a year, in Advance. THREE COPIES, $5 25, 10 COPlK8,fl5, And an Extra Copy to the person making a Club of Ten?tbe money to be paid in Advance. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be Inserted at One Dollar per square for tbe first, and Fiftt Cents for each subsequent Insertion (less than three months.) A. Square consists of Abe space occupied by 10 lines of this size type ;100 words, or one inch space. No Advertisement considered less than a square. * PP* All Advertisements not having thenumber of Insertions marked on tbe margin, wQl be continued untilforbid and charged accordingly. . V g" Quarterly, 8eml-Annnal?r Yearly contracts wlllbe on liberal terms?tbe contracts, however, must in all cases be confined to tbe Immediate bnsiness of the firm or lndividualcontracting. " ^ , Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, willbe charged ONE DOLLAR per square for each Insertion. For Advertising Betrays Tolled, $2; to be paid by the Magistrate. Citations, 82 25; to be paid in advance by the person applying. Noticesof Application to the Legislature, 85; to paid by tbe person banding In tbe advertisement Insolvent Debtors Notice, $3; payable in advance. Attachment Notices,#8; tobe paid for by the Attorney in the case. Business Cards, of a half-square or less, will be inserted at 85 per year. For each additional line, 81. (y Announcements of Marriages or Deaths ; Notices of Rell clous Meetings publlsbedGRATlS and solicited. Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. Pp* Obituary Notices exceeding the announcement, wiTTbe charged for the Overplus at regular advertising rates /, Personal Communications, when admissible ; communications of limited or individual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, nrot it or trust, will be charged forat from 3 to 10 cen taper line. YORK MARBLE YARD. RICHARD, HARD, respectfully informs the citizens of York and Chester Districts, and the adjoining counties of North Carolina, that he Is fully prepared to supply every article In the MARBLE LINE, of the highest style of finish and at reasonable prices. . ' He keeps constantly on hand, a large supply of FOREIGN and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work may be always seen at the Yard, nearly opposite the "ENQUIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, and a lew doors North i of "StoweV Hotel. &?? All work will i? delivered at any point on the King's J Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge. He is also prepared to furnish to order, IRON RAILING of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, Ac. { January 10 * 3 . -lp Ef COURT OF ORDINARY,: ! YORK JDISTBJCT. - ? Far Division or Sale of real estate of Wm. Crews, deceased. Harvey M. Fcrrell, Applicant, ct. Wm. Robinson and wife, Mary; James Ferrell , Sarah Ferrell,Robert Ferreil, Thos. L. Ferrell, Matthew J. Ferrell, Martha A. Ferrell, Mary A. Ferrell. Elizabeth A. Ferrell, Minerva J. Ferrell, and heirs of Thomas Ferrell, deceased, Defendants. IT appearing to my satisfaction that the heirs of Thos. Ferrell, deceased, who was the uncle of Wm. Crews, defendants in above stated case, but whose names are not known, reside without the limits of this State; it is, therefore, ordered, that they do appear and object to the division or sale of the real estate of William Crews, deceased, on or before the 3th day of January, 1863, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. JOHN A. BROWN, O. Y. D. September 3rd, 1862 40 3m* ROSESHOTEL YORKVIJLLE. 8. C ? THIS large brick building is still open for the reception and accommodation ot MjTD /Bjaa% the travelling public, under the superintendence of the owner himself-, With aswurance to ail who patronise him, that they will find at his house, rooms equal to any In the State, and the table supplied with the best this market will afford, the Proprietor returns thanks for the liberal patron age extended to htm in the past, and hopes by strict attention in ftature, to make this house as heretofore?comfortable to the Traveller and profitable to himself. -- ' - . . ?r MY OMNIBUS r . will be found at the RAIL ROAD DEPOT to convev passengers and their baggage y> this House, FREfi OF CHARGE. Good STABLE3 attached to this Hotel. Carriages, Hor ses, and attentive servants, always in readiness to convey travellers to any part of tne country. W. E. ROSE. January 26 4"^ - ' tf To the Families of Deceased Soldiers. THE State Convention, at its recent session, adopted the following Resolution; * Resolved, unanimously, That this Convention begs, tnost sincerely, to mingle its sympathies with the relatives and friends of those who have fallen In the service of their country, whether in battle, amidst the clangor of anna, from wounds received In battle, from disease, or from accident; and that the Executive authority of this State be requested to collect the names of all such, and have them transcribed Into a suitable Record Book, designating the corps to which they belonged, their rank in the service, and the calise of death, to be preserved amongst the archives of the State, as a token of respect to their memories, and a legacy of Inestimable value to theirfrlendsf" In accordance with the above resolution, I have been appointed by the Executive authority of the State to collect and enroll the names of our brave soldiers who have fallen from the commencement of the present war, that they may be preserved among the arcbiees of the State. As it is important, in order to carry oat this laudable purpose, that the list should be as perfect and complete as possible, I am directed by the Governor?in addition to the information to be obtained from official sources?to request the families of any soldiers who have died frem sickness or other causes, at home or in hospital, to forward to me their names, their rank, the date and cause of their death,, and the regiment or corps to which they were attached. Please address me at Columbia as soon as possible. WILLIAM B.'JOHNSTON, Recording Agent for the State. TO PLANTERS AND FARMERS. SubscriDer desires to iniorm tne J_ public that he is prepared to furnish to any one that wants such a tiling, the BEST COTTON GIN that is made anywhere, and be is still making improvements on his former Gins, and has no fear in challenging any other Gin Factory to produce an equal in performance or speed? With good, dry Cotton, the roll in the gin cannot be broken nor made to spew over?which cannot be said of any other gin. His gin also has advantages and improvements which no other can have, as these have been regularly patented, ?such as the exclusion of rats from the brush, &c., by the peculiar construction of the gin, which no other has a right to make. He also makes THRASHERS of diiferent construction to suit the wish of any one; the spike beater combined, the smooth drum with fingers and no spikes and diiferent otbsfpattems. He has also the right of the celebrated Garlington Thrashers which are very much admired by every one that has seen or tried them. Any one wanting a superior Gin or Thrasher can be supplied by sending his order to me at Chester C. H., So. Ca. Work will be carefully shipped to amy place desired. Repairing done at short notice. JOHN SIMPSON. (JXJ- To House-Builders, I will say that I am constantly manufacturing 8ashes, Blinds and Doors of every description, of good material and of the very best workmanship. All work carefully packed and forwarded to order. Januao'5 1 tf EXECUTORS' SALE. TTTILL be sold at the residence of TT the late JAMES FAULKNER, deceased, two miles East of Landsford, on the Catawba River, on the 27th and 28th of NOVEMBER Instant, all the valuable cs tate of the deceased, consisting of 23 LIKELY NEGROES, amongst whom is a good BLACK SMITH, WAGONERS, COOKS, WASHERS, itc., Horses,Mules, Cows, I'ork and Stock Hogs, Sheep, 22 hales of Cotton, Corn, Hay, Fodder, Seed Wheat and Seed Oats, a large and varied lot of farming Utensils, Wagons, Buggy and Harness, Blacksmith Tools, Cotton Gin and Thrasher, HOUSEHOLD A\D KITCIIEX FURNITURE, and a great many other articles too tedious to mention. Also, at the same time and place, the plantation containing about SIX HUNDRED ACRES, well adapted to tin culture of GRAIN and COTTON, and Is well improved with a good DWELLING HOUSE, GIN HOUSE, and ah other necessary hut buildings. Tkrms made known on the day of sale. A. J. KIBBLER. \ W. L. FAULKNER, 5 Erfcu/or'' November 5 45 4t Valuable Town Property AT AUCTION. TT7ILL be sold in front of the C. H. Vl at Yorkville, on the first MONDAY In DECEM BER next, the two story DWELLING HOUSE, on Brooks street, near the Depot. The House contains I upright ROOMS, with 5 (ire places; on the lot is a gooi KITCHEN, SMOKE HOUSE, and all necessary outbuild ings. There is also a vegetable GARDEN and mi excellen YOUNG ORCHARD. The lot measuring five acres, mor or less. Also, THE STORE HOUSE on Main Street, opposite the Depot, formerly occupied b; PAGAN, FAYSSOUX, ic CO., and bounded by lots of B T. Wheeler and M. Mullinax. Terms One-third Cash?balance payable in one am two years, with bond and good security. Purchasers ma; pay cash, if they desire. CALDWELL, BLAKELY & CO. November 5 45^ 4t Commissioner's Sale. IN EQUITY?YORK. Charlotte Bradley, ct al. ) vs. > Bill for Partition. John A. Bradley, ct al. ) IN obedience to an order of the Cour of Equity, I will expose to public sale at York C. H. on the FIRST MONDAY in DECEMBEEnext, a tract c Land belonging to the late HENRY BRADLEY, deceased lying in the upper part ofYork District, containing 346 ACRES. A better and fuller description of said land may be had b reference to a plat of the same, now on tile in my office. Terms.?One fourth of the purchase money "will be re quired in Cash, the balance on a credit of one and tw years, in equal annual instalments, with interest from date Purchaser will be required to give bond and approved pel sonal securitv, and pav the cost of these proceedings 1 Cash. ($6'2o) WALTER B. METTS, c. e. y. d. November 5 4."> 4t TACOB'S CORDIAL.?A SURI f) Remedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, AN FLUX. Sold lor CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. July 11 2d tf Proclamation by the Governor. STATE OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Colombia, November 7,1862. TI7HEKEAS the two Acts of Conf t scriptlon passed by Congress have designated fbr Confederate service all from eighteen up to forty five, and the" President has, tinder these Acts, actually called for all op to forty; and whereas be has agreed to accept, for tern poraiy service on our coast, eight of the Regiments formed from our First Corps of State Reserves, and by thus accepting them has, for the period of ninety days, exempted all in those Regiments who were liable to conscription ; and whereas, this has deranged our whole organization of reserve State forces, and It la therefore necessary that there shall be a further and Immediate organization made for the Internal defence and police of the State: Aow, knoir ye, that I, FRANCIS W. PICKENS, Governor and Commander-in-Chief hi and over the Stale of S. Carolina, do hereby call upon all officers and good citizens to obey and enforce the resolutions of this date hereunto annexed. Gen. Beauregard has made an urgent appeal that the eight Regiments of Reserves recently.ordered out shall be sent forward at as early a day as posslblo, and I do hereby call upon the officers who command those Regiments to bring them forward, as the defence of their State and country requires that they should report for duty at the earliest possible moment to the Confederate Generals in com roand. Our State Is threatened, and our honor requlrer that every man shall do bis duty. All personal feelings v- *?- in thfltirABPnf PmPWriPV. IKUtftl UC jusiOigubu* otiu iwi^vitvM >?? 0 ^ . Let there be no delay. , v . In relauon to ibe police and internal safety of the State. I trust that every man w'Ul be forthwith prepared to guard and protect the helpless and Innocent from any of the' dreadful consequences which our brutal enemies seem determined to inaugurate .on or before the first of January next. With this view, I urge all between the ages of sixteen and sixty-five to cnrolltheraselves according to the resolutions hereunto attached. All persons who may be taken In any attempts to pro duce disturbance amongst our slaves or resistance to their masters, whether under commission or by orders from United States authority or not, shall be, if arrested by any StAtc troops or State police, handed over to the authorities of the State alone, to be dealt with as felons. There never has been any period when cur slaves were generally more peaceable and properly disposed than at present, and ! trust that no undue suspicion or unfounded rumors wHI receive any hasty credence. I do not expect anything serkras from the infamous measures alluded to, but we owe it to. our families and to the country to be active and guarded. . For the next three months let ..< citizen of South Carolina be careless'or unprepared. Let all the District guards and police referred to in the resolutions below be Immediately and thoroughly organized. Let there be a universal feeling of 'safety consequent upon strict organization and thorough preparation. In these perilous times, let there be no dteseutioa or complaint ui any temporary inconvenience or at any orders that may appear, at first, unnecessary. Let the men of age and worth atepforward and set examples that all will feel and respect. The strength of the community consists in strict obedience to orders and to discipline. We have no time to cavil. Let every man sleep by his armor.. There will be no danger unless from carelessness and neglect of duty. Let the whole State, w>ih one voice, rise to the emergency, and wo ore safe from any foreign or domestic foe. ' Given under my hand and the great seal of the State, at Columbia, this the~7th day of November. In the year of our Lord one thousou^fght hundred ana sixty-two. and in the eighty-seventh year of the sovereignty and lnder penderice of the State of South Carolina. .. F. W. PICKENS. 1. Resolved, That the public safety imperiously demands that all male while residents of the State of South Carolina capable of hearing arms, should be immediately placed into military organization and armed. 2. That all male .whites between the ages of 16 and 65 years, resident within the limits of each beat, (except those declared "exempt from all militia service," and those already in State or Confederate service,) shall constitute the Beat company of such beat; and It shall be the duty of the commanding officer of such beat to order out his company once every fortuightjjor parade and drill, with the view to service in the District as a police force; and to military service in the Brigade as "alarm men." And the commanding r.f pwh hmtfihnll cause to be summoned to such . parade every person in Ms beat so liable, except sueb as may be certified by the Surgeon of the reginjent to be phya ieally unable to be present at such parade, such commamjlug officer having the discretion to excuse from drill any person attending on the ground, whom lie mny judge to be physically unable to pndergo the fatigue of the day. 3. That the commanding officer of-each heat shall keep a roil ofall persons so liable to service in bis company, which roll shall be called at each parade, and all defaulters noted: and it shall further be his duty to report immediately after each parade to the conujiandlng officer of the regiment, the names of such defaulters, that they sray be held to answer therefor, before a court martial. And the commanding officer of eafcu beat shall have power to grant leaves of absence from such parades, to such persons as may be called away from the beat on business, and to physicians, millers, ferrymen, overseers, and owners in charge as overseers, where the public Interest requires that they should not he withdrawn from their duties to attend the company parades. 4. That the commanding officer of each beat shall keep an additional and separate roll of all effective men In his company who are between the ages of 40 and 50 years, the same to constitute a reserve force for the defence of the State, and be subject to the call of the Commander-inChief, for service in any part of the State. in making up such roll, there shall he excluded therefrom all persons who are In the military service of the State or in the service of the Confederate States, and all persons who are by State authority declared "exempt fromdraft," as also, all persons who have been detailed for special service by order of the Governor and Council, whilst engaged on such service, or Indefinitely furloughed on acqoont of "public interest."? And it shnll be the duty of the commanding officer of the beat, at each parade to cause the said roll of effective men to be cubed, and to report a copy of said roll monthly to the commanding officer of the regiment: And the commanding officer of the regiment shall make to the Adjutant and Inspector General a monthly report pf the number of effective men in his regiment so enrolled. 5. That for the purpose.of effecting such enrolment, it shall be the duty of every person so liable to report himself for enrolment on the day of parade ; and the commanding officer of the beat shall question, as to age and resldenoe, every person not so reporting, who may be within the limits of his beat, and who may be apparently between the ages of 40 and 50 years, and he is hereby authorized to adminis- | ter oaths of such persons : and in case any person so questioned shall refuse to give the information, (on oath, if re-1 quired,) it shall be the duty of the commanding officer to enrol bis name as an effective man; and such person so refusing shall thereafter be estopped from showing that he was nopsubject to such enrolment. 6. When a call shall at any time be made upon such effective men, by the Commander-in-Chief, for active service, it shall be the duty of all persons so enrolled to report themselves promptly, on the day named, at their respective places of regimental parade: and the commanding officer of the regiment shall there organize them into companies of not less than sixty-four men, rank and file, order the immediate election of company officers^ and promptly report the companies thus organized and officered to the Adjutant and Inspector General. 7 Thar Hpnotanf arms and ammunition be established at each Court rfouse in the State (except in the Districts of Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort and Richland) to which shall be sent forthwith 68 stand of arms with 20 rounds of cartridges to each. The same to be subject to the order of the commanding officer of the regiment in which such dopot is established, or of the commanding officer of the beat company organized at such Court House. And in addition thereto,"one hundred pounds of powder be sent to each depot, under like control, to be used if occasion require, by the beat companies of the district. 8. That for the safe custody and protection of such arms . and ammunition, the commanding officer of the company in charge of the same shall, when by him deemed advisable and proper, keep a detail of twenty men at all hours on guard, at the depot, to be drilled during the. day, to act as guard during the niglit, and to be relieved daily; and if the number of men in such company shall not be sufficient to perform such guard duty, the coimnanding officer thereof shall report-such fact to the commanding officer of the regiment, whose duty it shall be to detail from adjacent beats for service in such company, as many men, as may be suffi, clcntto Increase the company to sixty-four men, rank and . tile. , 9. That the 4th and 10th regiments of the First Corps of Reserves, heretofore organized, be, and they are hereby, disbanded, and &I1 commissions issued to the officersofsucli regiments are hereby vacated. , JO. That nothing contaiued in the foregoing resolutions shall apply to the Fourth Brigade of the South Carolina . Militia, nor shall be construed to apply to the Constitutional . and legal right of the Governor and Commander in-Chief of this State to call into service such portion of the militia j of this State for public defence as in his judgment he may deem expedient. By order of the Governor and Council. B. F. ARTHUR, Secretary Executive Council. November 12 46 2t iyOTICE.-I WILL SELL AT THE X x lute residence of SUSAN CURRENCE, deceased, on WEDNESDAY. 26th instant, the Dersnnal nronertv of said deceased, consisting of Horses, Cows, Hogs," Sheep, Corn, Fodder, Oats, Wheat, Wagon, Buggy, Household and , Kitchen Furniture, and various other articles. Terras made . known on day of sale. November 11th, 1862. G. F. WALLACE, Executor. November 12 46 2t 5 AT THE SAME TIME AND * jL JL PLACE, we will sell the lands belonging to HUGH ' CURRENCE, deceased, containing 1196 ACRES. The lands will be sold in five different parcels. Terms made e known ouday of sale. November II, 1862. J. D. CURRENCE, 1 r , G. F. WALLACE, | Executors. November 12 46 2t ' ESTATE SALE. J "DY permission of J. A. BROWN, X) Esq., Ordinary for York District, we will sell at the late residence of JOSEPH HETHERrNGTON, deceased, on the 27th Instant, the whole of the personal estate of the - said deceased, consisting of 8 LIKELY NEGROES, one of whom is a good Carpenter; another, a good Shoemaker; Horses, Mules, about 25 head of cattle, about 50 Hogs, 500 Bushels of Com, Fodder, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Farming Utensil, &c., &c. Terras made known on day of Sale. REBECCA HETHERINGTON, Administratrix. t ALEXANDER 8. WALLACE, Administrator. November 12 46 ' 3t f OFFICE A. Q. M., CHARLESTON, S. C., October 1st, 1862. MR. J. C. MILLER is appointed Agent of tills Department, for the purchase ol FODDER and CORN for the Districts of York and Chester. Plauters desiring to sell will comtnunicnte with him. ? through tiie POST OFFICE, at Yorkville, S. Carolina.? Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. Nc ~ WATER must be used, as great loss to the Government was n experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed all such will be rejected. MOTTE A. PRINGLE, Capt. and A. Q. M. October 15 42 tf i, T A COB'S CORDi Al7?A SURE fj Ramedy for DIARRHCEA, DYSENTERY, ANI FLUX. Sold for CASH at THE ENQUIRER OFFICE. - The Acts of Congress. . i Althougn the Acts of Congress passed at ( the last session have been officially publish' t ed, a large class of readers have probably ' not undertaken to read them. For their s information we have deemed it proper to t prepare the following classified' abatraot. 1 A few uuimportant Acts and the ^'Appropriation Acts" are omitted : i J THE ARMY. 1 No. 4?Provides for the organization of 1 army corps, to be commanded by Lienten-^ j ant Generals. * . . * 1 No. S2?Authorizes the President to organize divisions of the Provisional Army ' in army corps, and appoint officers- to the command thereof. No. 5?Authorizes the appointment of i additional offioers of artillery for ordnance i duties. '1 No. 7?Makes it the doty of the Seore- I tary of War to transfer aoj private or notft t commissioned officer who may be in a regiment from a State of this Confederacy other than his own, to a regiment from his own , State, whenever such private or noo-eom- ( missioned officer may apply-for such transfer, and whenever suoh transfer can be made without injury to the public service. This Aot does not apply to any one who has fenlisted as a substitute. . ? No. 20?Authorizes the Secretary of J War to furnish transportation whenever he 1 grauts transfers agreeable to the Act No. 7.' No. 10?Confers rank on officers of the 1 Engineer Ctfrps of the Provisional Army ' equal to that of the Engineer Corps of the 1 Confederate States Army. , 1 No. 17?Is .the new Conscript Act. 1 No. 30?Provides that claims due to de- ' oeased non-commissioned officers and privates for pay,. allowances and bounty,- may 1 be audited and paid, without requiring the ' production of a pay-roll from the commanding officer, where there is other official evidence. The other sections of this Act pro- < vide for the employment of additional , clerks, and otherwise for the prompt settlement of Abe claims of deceased officers and j soldiers. ?. No. 37?'Authorizes the establishment , of camps of instruction in the several States, , and the appointment of officers to command i the same. No. 38?Requires the Secretary of War to fornish uniform clothing to soldiets, in- , stead of commntation therefor. r ., No. 42?Provides that all persons subject to enrollment for military service may be enrolled ichcTCver.fowidluuless in acta- i al service without the limits of the State as ' a member of a military organisation under any State law. The President is authorized to saspend the execution of this Act as regards the residents of any locality where it may be practicable to execute the con- 1 soription laws. . No. 43?Provides for the organization of military courts to attend the army in the field. Each oourt shall oonsist of three i members, to be appointed by the President, and its jurisdiction shall extend to all offences now cognizable by courts martial, etcetera. . , . i No. 49?Establishes places of rendezvous for the examination of enrolled men. No. 52?Secures to all Boldiers who shall have entered the army for three years or the war, the bfltety grauted by the Act of < December 11th, 1861, although he may have been killed in battle, died, or been | honorably discharged before the expiration 1 of the first year's service of his term.' No. 53?is the "Exemption Act." No. 63?Allows to cadets in the service of the Confederate States, the same pay as second lieutenants of the urm of the servioe to whioh they are attached. No. 65?Provides for relieving the army of disqualified, disabled and incompetent officers. The 1st seotion authorizes the General commanding a department to appoint an Examining Board, to inquire ioto and determine the qualification of officers broneht to their attention. The 2nd Rec o tioD provides that whenever the board shall determine that any officer is clearly unfit to perform his legitimate and proper duties, or careless and inattentive in their discharge, they shall report their decision to the General, who is authorized to suspend said officer, and directed to transmit the decision, eto., to the Secretary of War. Under the 3d section, the Seoretary, if he approve the finding of the board and the action of the General, shall lay the same before the Pres ident, who is authorized to retire honorably without pay, or drop from the army, the officer who has been found unfit for his position. The 4th and 5th sections relate to filling vacancies. ' No. 70?Authorizes the grant of medals and badges of distinction as a reward for courage and good conduot in the field of battle. No. 72?Authorizes any number of peisons not less than twenty, who are not liable to military duty, to associate themselves as a military company for local defence, elect their own officers, etc., and shall be considered as belonging to the Provisional Army, serving without pay, and entitled, when captured by the enemy, to all the privileges of prisoners of war. The muster rolls of said companies are to be for warded to the Secretary of War, and the President, or the commander of the military district, may at any time disband such companies, etc. No. 73?Authorizes the President to appoint twenty general officers in the Provisional Army, and to assign them to such appropriate duties as he may deem expedient. THE N^VY. No. 6?Authorizes the issue of 83,500,000 bonds to meet a contract made by the Secretary of the Navy for six iron-clad vessels of war and six steam engines and boilers complete, to be constructed abroad. No 29?Authorizes persons subject to conscription to enlist in the navy and marine corps, and increases the pay of sailors and marines 84 per month. . FINANCIAL. No. 8?Authorizes the issue of such ad1 ditiooal amount of bonds, certificates of ? stock and Treasury notes as may be required to pay the appropriations made by .Cooi gress at its last and present session. Also, J extends the authority to issue re-convertible bonds or certificates in exchange for Treas* iry notes from ,$50,000,000 to $100,000,)00. Also, authorizes the payment of interest annually on all interestbearing Treasury notes, and authorizes the extention of the issue of Treasury notes under the denonflnation of $5 to the amount of >10,000,000. No. 57?Provides that Treasury notes ssued after the 1st December next shall be 'undable only in bonds bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent. Notes issued prior to that date, and those now in oirouation may be funded within six months ifter public notioe in eight per cent, bonds, thereafter in seven per cent, bonds. POSTAL AFFAIRS. v No. 18?Provides for the payment of mms ascertained to be dae for postal service rendered, under contracts made by the United States Government before the Confederate States Government took charge of moh service. JUDICIAL. No. 34?-Authorizes the Jndges of District Courts to change the place of holding' jourt in certain cases. TREASURY NOTES. j No. 18?Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to offer a reward not to exceed $5,000 for the apprehension and conviotioo sf any person engaged in forging or uttering counterfeit Treasury notes. No. 58?Provides tbaj,any person in the service of, or adhering twthe enemy, who shall pass or offer to pass or-dispese of spurious ot counterfeit notes, purporting to be treasury notes of this Government, shall, if saptored, be put to death by hanging, and avery commissioned officer of the enemy who shall permit any offence mentioned in this Act by any person under bis authority, shall also be baog. r*l* SICK AN1? WOUNDED SOLDIERS, . No. 20?This is an important Aot, enti tied "an Aot to better provide for the siek and wounded of the army in hospitals," which, if enforced and carried out, would silence many of thfr complaints^ in regard to the treatment of Bick and wounded soldiers in and out of hospitals. The first seotion fixes the commutation value of rations of sick and disabled soldiers in the hospitals at one dollar, which shall constitute the hospital fund, for the purchase of supplies?any excess over 85,000 to be paid into the Confederate States Treasury. The 3d section allows to each hospital snits of clothing (shirts, pantaloons and drawers,) eqoal to the number of beds in the hospital, for the nse of the sick while in the hospital. The 4th section allows two matrons in chief, two assistant matrons, and two other matrons for each ward in every hospital, and prescribes their pay and respective duties: The snrgeoo and assistant surgeon in charge of an hospital is authorized to employ such other nnrses (giving preference to females) as may be necessary to the proper care and attention of the sick. The 7th seotion authorizes the Secretary of War to perfect suitable arrangements with the railroad companies for the reservation of seats id one or more oars, in each train, for sick and wounded soldiers desiring transporta tion^ apd for requiring conductors to pro vide for the nse of the sick and wounded i'd the cars so reserved; a sufficient quantity of pure water. No. 27?Authorizes any quartermaster to admioi8ter the o&th required to enable sick, wouuded or other soldiers to receive their pay. MISCELLANEOUS. No. 12?Fixes the 2d Monday in January, 1863, as the day for the meeting of the next regular session of Congress. No. 22?Extends the time for selling property for taxes in default. No. 24?Appropriates 81,122,480.92 in bonds to construct a railroad from the Blue Mountain, Ala., to Rome, Georgia, for military transportation. No. 29?Authorizes the President to import, duty free, machinery or other materials necessary for increasing the manufacture of any article required for supplying the deficiency of clothing or shoes for the army?said machinery to be worked on Government account, or leased or sold, at the discretion of the President. ClothiDg furnished to the troops may be of such color or quality as it may be practicable to obtain. ; No. 44?Authorizes the President to detail not exoeeding two thousand shoemakers from the army, to be employed at suitable points in the manufacture of shoes for the army, and to receive thirty-five cents per pair for shoes manufactured by them severally, in addition to regular pay and rations. No 48?Fixes the pay and mileage of the delegates from the several Indian nations. No. 50?Relates to the pay of district collectors in States which have assumed the payment of the War tax. Awards them ?400 each. No. 60?Authorizes the suspension of tho writ of habeas corpus. No. 62?Authorizes the President to fill, by appointment, all offices created, and all vaoanoies which may have ocoarred daring the present session of Congress?said appointments to be submitted to the Senate, at the next session, ete. No. 71?Provides for the restoration to their owners of slaves reoaptured from the enemy, or arrested by any person connected with the army or navy of the Confederate States, etc. Our Finances.?The following communication from the Secretary of the Treasury is published for general iaformation. At this time it is a subject of importance : Treasury Department, C. S. A., Richmond, November 6, 1862. Dear Sir : Your letter of the 3d inst, inquires whether "Deposits made under the Call Loan can be funded on or before next April, in the 8 per nent. bonds." The conclusion of the Department is, that the certificates of deposit, issued under the 6 per cent. Call Lodn, entitle the holders to the same rights which they would have, if they held the notes which had been deposited. It follow that certificates issued in exchange for tie present issues of Treasury Notes can be funded in 8 per cent, bonds at any time oi or before the 22nd of April next, and up to that date this privilege will be the same) whether the certificates are issue^before or after the 1st day of December next. Certificates, which shall be takeo for the deposit of lite New Treasury Notes, to be issued after the 1st day of December next, will be fnudable only in 7 per oent. bonds. Respectfully, C. G. MEMMINGER, * Secretary! of Treasury. The Cost of the War., "P. W. A." the iotelligent correspondent of the Savannah Republican, says: Battle and disease have made sad inroads in the ranks of the Confederate army this year. Go where you will, whether on the battle-field, to the hospital, along the railways, or where the army has rested on its weary marches^ and there you will find the evidences of death. The trenches where numbers have been placed, together, and the little hillocks with the rude head-boards and simple inscriptions whiob mark the resting-places of those who have been buried separately, greet you on every hand, and tell their own melancholy tale. Onr loss in killed and wounded at Fort Dooelson may be roughly estimated at 3,^ 500; at Ro&Doke and on the North Carolina coast, 600; at Elkborn, 3,500; at Shilob, 10,000; at Williamsbnrg, Seven Pines and before Richmond, 20,000; in the Valley of the Shenandoah, 5,000; at Cedar Ron, 1,200; at the second battle of Manassas, 6,000; at Boonston and Cramp ton Gaps, 4,000; at Sharpsburg, 10,000; at Corinth, 4,000; at Perryville, 3,000; and 5,000 for those who have fallen at outposts, in skirmishes, &c. These figures added together make the frightful sum of 75,8001 Of this, number, it would be safe to say that one-third, or 25,000 are now in their graves, having either been killed outright or died frouj their wounds. Quite as many?probably more?have died from siokness. To this should be added 25,000 more for those who have been maimed, and whose health has been ruined for life.'? Thus our losses in ten months of the present year may be estimated at 75,000 men, who have.either perished or been disabled. If the whole truth were known, they would probably-reach 100,000 by the end of the year, for the deaths from, disease, in the hospitals, in camp and at home, generally ezoeed those in battle. For every year the war continues we mnst expect our casualties to be quite as heavy as they have been the present. ^ These heavy losses, fall entirely upon young and able-bodied?upon those ft whose shonlders the country rests its hopes of present independence and wise statesmanship in the future. The effect of such a drain aa this upon the population cf the country, though painfiil and deplorable, I-MDH AAIiitciI Tha trttk uauuut JfOb UO 1U.IJ AUV niwiidraw*] of ooe hundred thousand. laborers from the industrial pursuits of life, and of <5he hundred thousand husbands and marriageble men from the walks of society, and with them the loss of a vast amount of physical and mental energy, is a calamity from whioh- it will require generations fo$ the country to recover. The loH of one hundred or two hundred thousand marriageble men, as the case may be, carries with it, of oourse, virtual loss of an equal number of marriageable women. This fact, taken in consideration with the policy of restraining foreign immigration in the future, especially from the United States, canoot fail to attract the attention of every reflecting mind. It would seem as if the time spoken of by Isaiah was about to be realized by the women of the South : 1 "And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying : We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel, only let us be called by thy, name, take away our reproaoh." , They will have the priceless consolation bf knowing, however, that they have done more than any other raoe of women ever did since the foundation of the world towards the establishment of their country's independence. Neither the wisdom of oui leaders, nor the valor of our soldiers, could ever have wrought out our liberties but for their unoeasing prayers and labors. II their husbands and brothers deserve immortal honors for their deeds on the field, so also do tbiey merit eternal happiness in that bright world beyond the sun. The Draft in Maryland. The Richmond Examiner, of the 25th, has the subjoined statement in relation tc the draft in Maryland. Id that State it is said the drafted are continually escaping from the counties, and that a large body o! cavalry are patrolling the oountry to gathei them up. It is moreover said that none ol the drafted from Maryland will be enrolled into companies by themselves, but will be I +Kw\nr?li tha rotyimonfa nf nt.hftT OUaibOlCU VUiVUgu ?UV ivgiMfWHw V. States, of whose loyalty there is do question, to prevent desertion and 'inefficiency,' which is snpposed to mean refusing to fire upon the enemy in a battle, or turning theii fire upon those with whom they hold a forced and Latefal alliance. The Examiner says: By the arrival of a gentleman yesterday, we have narrated to us much that is interesting concerning the enforcement of the draft in the lower seoession counties oi Maryland. As an instance of the feeling of resistance to the draft, even among the women, relates the shooting of John Hawkins, a Yankee enrolling officer, of Charles county, by Mrs. John Posey, whose husband was included among the drafted, but who was notified in time to escape. Hawkins, who was a resident of the county, and a worthless fellow, rode up to the house and entered without explaining the object of his visit. Finding Mr. Posey was not at home, he left, saying to Mrs. Posey, as he mounted his horse, that he had "come to enroll her husband in the Lincoln army." "You come to enroll my husband, did you," said - * - J -a _ i u A. toe intrepid woman, ana sieppiug uauo. one lifted a double-barreled shot gun from behind the door, and fired one charge at him, the shot taking effect in his side and leg. Stung by the pain, Hawkins threw himself forward on his horse, exposing his seat of honor, whioh being construed into an additional -insult, she let fiy the other barrel, peppering him, and causing his horse to run away, carrying him from the scene. ueatn or a uaiia?sKetcn. It went io the morning?a bright and radiant morning?many went yesterday, more to?dajr, and there are dews to be ah# for the departure of to-morrow. And can it be wonderful tbatojeasantsummermornings should beguile taesfeinto going 7 Is it's marvel that they'do not wait for the burden and the noon, but follow the lark, and hear her song over the ruin of the rainbow ? That those words so bflfotiful, they should make so true, "and joy oometh io the morning/' - - ?.' Going in the morning 1 A glorious morning?when the sky is all beauty, and the world is all tffas; ere the dews have gone to Heaven, or the stare have gone to God; when the birds are singing, and the cool winds are blowing, and 'the flowers are out that will be shut at noon, and theclouds that are never rent in rain, and shadows inlaid with orimson lie away to the West. We have-sometimes seen a little coffin, like a oasket of jewels, all alone by itself in a hnge beatpe, melancholy with plumes.and gloomy as a frown-?and we have thought that not so should we accompany those a little way who go in the morning. We have wondered wbj tbej did not take a little coffin into the carriage with them, and lay it gently upon their laps, the sleeper there lolled to slumber without a bosom or a oradle. We have wondered what there was for tears in such a goiog?io the early moroiog from home to home -?like fair white doves with downy wings emerging from nether night and "Battering for entrance at the windows of Heaven. Never has thpre been a band wanting to take the wanderer in and shut out darkness and storm. Upon these little faces it never seemed to us that death could place bis great seal; there is no. thought of cbarael house io those youog listeners to that invitation whose acceptance we are bound not to forbid ; there should be mourning songs and not sighs; no tears nor clouds, but bright dews and bright dawuiugs together. Fold up the white robes; lay aside the forgotten toy; smooth the little unpressed pillow, and gently smile as you tbiok of the garment, of the'harp of gold, and of the fair brow with the diaaeta of light; smile as you thiok do years can make that memory old. An eternal, guiltless child, waiting about the threshold of Paradise for coming friends from home. Here Abe glad lips would quiver with aogaish; the bright carls would grow grizly and grey ;'the young heart weary and old; but there, ch&ogeless as the stars, and young as the last Dew morning. The poet tells of a green bough rent by the tempest from a tree, and swept rudely along the breast of an angry river, and a mother bird with cries of grief flattenog beside it, for her nest and nestlings were there. Ah! better to be wafted away from tknti f k? ^ *k rxtr okAtlM rlflff. Q. oai tu. ouau ituuo fauau iuoj ouyuiu vn<?* % round the world in storm. The Supply of Nitre. At our latest reports the supply of nitre from the operations of the bureau established by Government was 56,000 pounds & month, with good prospects for steady increase. In several places nitre beds have! been established with reference to permanent operations. At the Augusta works thirty-five beds have been commenced, trader the faithful and efficient superintendence of Mr. John . Lucas, of this city, who, for assiduity, fidelity and patient perseverance, is a model superintendent. The Ashley'Works have just been started, under oharge of J. P. Clements. The Charleston Works will soon be in operation, under Dr. John A. Johnson, a brother of the lamented Lieut. Col. 6. J. Johnson. / ' The Cooper River Works will be imme| diately established, under Dr. Ravenel, and will reoeive, by consent of the Mayor, all the offal from the city, whioh will furnish a valuable supply of nitve, while it will induce a more thorough system of , ecaveogeriog. . The nitre beds in Columbia, S. C., established under orders of the Executive Council, are efficientlyjmanaged by Dr. W. ' Hutson Ford, who is rendering good ser.vice. These works remain under the State control. The others we have mentioned, and all , others in the State, arc under Confederate ( authority, and are directed by Prof Frani cis S. Holmes. ; A pamphlet, giving full practical direcf tioDS for making nitre, will be furnished on application t> Prof. Holmes or Dr. John f A. Johnson, Charleston. Our farmers and planter, generally, should foster and aid i the permanent establishment of nitre beds. The powder mills at Augusta, Ga., under charge of Lieut. Col. Rains, are making three tons a day, and tbey may be extended i to five tons?equal or superior to any mills on the continent. The return of lead from Sonth Carolina has exceeded any other department. Many liberal donations have been made. Charleston Courier. Revivals in Camps.?The Winston ' Sentinel, in a notice of the Twenty-first North Carolina Regiment, says : Quite an interesting religious revival was then in progress in the 7th brigade, (of which the 21st N. C. Regiment constitutes a part.) Religious meetings were held nightly, and were largely attended by the troops of the brigade; the ministers officiating being chaplains of different regiments. Gen. Jackson was a frequent attendant at these meetings, and on the day previous (Sunday,) he appeared to be more than usually interested and pleased with the services. On thii occasion, our correspondent describes him as seated on a stool (the only one whs was thus favored with such a comfort,) surrounded by a large circle of men seated on the ground, a small vacant spaoe immediately around Stonewall, and his elevated position, alone distinguished him froa the rest of the soldiers. He was a very attentive listener to the sermon, keeping bis eyes fixed on the minister, apparently riveted on him, until the services ended. ' Our correspondent tays it was a subject of remark that every commissioned officer' in the brigade bad on several occasions been present at preaching. At night, the meetings resembled some-, wbat oar camp meetings, having fire stands in nse on the oater lines, while the congregation are engaged at worship within. Gen. Van Dorn-Rare Magnanimity. The following dktraot from an order recently issued by Major General Van Born, is taken from the Grenada (Miss J Appeal: Hzad'qes Army Wsst Tznnessir, \ Holly Spamos^Oot, 17,1882, y ^ Special Order No. 54. , . III. The appointments of Generals Cabell, Phifer and Armstrong to the com. mand of brigades, not having been confirmed, these officers aire neoessarily relieved.? The general commanding thanks these gentlemen for their skillfal services .and con8picaons gallantry on the battle-field of Corinth, and expresses his sorrow at being compelled to reliefs them of their commands at this time, when the smoke of battle has barely unveiled that bloody'bat to them glorious field. Not theirs, nor the ttoops who so nobly fbaght the battle of Corinth, tbe fault of failure?that misfortune is his. By order of Gen. Van Dorn. M M. KIMMEL, A. A. G. It will be seen, says the Richmond Whig, by the foregoing order, that General Van Dorn takes npon-himself all the responsibility for the "failure" in his late battle at Corinth., He says it arose from no fault either of his officers or his troops, but was his own misfortune. This is trne magnanimity, and as rare as it is genaine sad manly. Suoh an avowal evinces a nobility of soul that is as creditable to the head and heart as the winning of a battle. It is the first iostanoe of the kind since the war commenced, .where the commanding officer has made public acknowledgement of bis failure and confessed that the fault-lay at his own <Joor. Shocking Murder. We learn that a man by the name of Cornwell, from Chester District, S. C., was murdered ip Dallas oo Friday night last, in a most brutal 'manner, by being, knocked in the bead with an axe by some unknown person, or persons, whilst.-sleeping at his oamp fire, on the outskirts of that town.? His skull was mashed in for.a space of three by two inches, and his bedandolotbea.po^ered with blood, presenting a ghastly spectacle when foond. He was at once removed to 'Squire Hoffman's Hotel, where he received every necessary attention from the oitisens, and skilful surgical aid from Dr. William Sloan, of Dallas, who removedthe pieces of broken bone, and dressed the horrible woundbut the assassin's midnight blow had done its work too well for human power to save its viotim, and after lingering, speechless until 9 o'clock Sunday morning he died. v This unfortunate man arrived in Dallas about 7 o'clock Friday evening, on his way home from Lineolnton, and after remaining a short time, rode oat to where his negro man had encamped for the- night. About 2 o'clock the next morning the negro, who was sleeping in the wagon, gave the alarm, and reported that he heard his master struggling and jumped out to Bee what was the matter, and as he did so saw two meu'run dowo the road,,and he thought a third ran into the woods No further clue to the perpetrators ef the fiendish deed had been obtained up to the time onr informant left. An inquest was held on the body Sunday, but we have not learned their verdict, nor whether any additional facts in relation to the case were elicited.?Shelby (N. C.~) Eagle, \2th inst. Confederate Investments. We invite attention from Trustees, Guardians, Executors and all concerned in controlling fiduciary funds, to the following Act of great importance at this time. All papers of the State will do good service it reprinting it : an act to authorize trustees to invest punds in bonds op the conpederate states. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate ana House of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by thi authority of the same, That Guardians, Trustees, Administrators, Executors, Masters and Commissioners in Equity and all persons holding funds in trust for investment, are hereby authorized to invest the same in bonds of the Confederate States ol America: Provided, That as to Masters and Commissioners there be no order of the Court directing a different investment. In the Senate House, the twenty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtyone, aod in the eighty-sixth year of the sovereignty and independence of the State of South Carolina. . WILLIAM D. PORTER, President of the Senate, ' JAMES SIMONS, Speaker House of Representatives. ''Uncle Sam" Don't Pay Well.? Washington correspondents of the Abolition papers represents a great deal of growling there in regard to the payment of troops. One of them says : "The greater part of the troops now in service hatfe not been paid for the last eight months. The fault has been cunningly attributed to the paymasters; bat they are not to blame. It is entirely owing to the mismanagement of the Treasury Department. Much gold and silver having been collected and sent to Europe to buy arms, our Government finds itself compelled to manufacture money, which it does in incredible quantities, the material used being paper, and the process resembling that of printing newspapers. Yet, so enormously large are the expenditures of the administration that it finds itself unable to manufacture this paper money fast enough, or as fast as it can be used. The Treasury is paying out two millions of dollars every day (the expenses of the war alone amount to that,) and of course they cannot manufacture half that amount per day. The oonsequence has been that, during the last eight months, the Government has fallen startilngly in arrears. What a startling expose I . * . I.ANK.EE tJKUJSJLiTY TO Vi EtiBQEH,?-A correspondent of the New York Tribune writing from Newborn, N. C., under date of Ootober 18th, gives the following picture of tl}| condition, of the negroes in that Department * "The situation of the poor, unhappy blacks io this Department, fed though they are by Union bounty, is such as should excite the sympathy of every Christian man. I am sorry to say that they are treated with great sternness and severity, amounting to positive cruelty, by many our soldiers, who seem to regard them - as-hardly better than beasts. Not a few of - our officers conduct themselves in the most unfeeling manner towards these unfortunate creatares, and are, in fact, ostentations in expressing their hatred and contempt for the "d?-Snigger." It is a sad troth that Ujte Northern pro-slavery prejudice, where it exists, is much more harsh and intolerant than the traditional feeling in favor of the Institution entertained by the natfte Southern- en; an^the moat despicable form of.its expression is when it is vented upon the.* poor African himself. How any gentleman of refined sentiments could act tin petty tyrant and oppressor towards these poor, sensitive people, fond .of praise,and keenly alive to eenaore ?a they nr9,ia more than I can understand! * The Was Debt.?TIt was announced in Boston recently that the debt of * the U. 0. Government was $2,000,000,000. Chase, Lincoln's Secretary, tof the Treasary, at once wrote a letter tfatipg that the debt was only $640,000,000?1001088102 at the rate of $1,250,000 per day. We have no doubt Chase has spoken falsely. Lastwiriter, sometime, aeoording-to oar reoollection, be made pearly a similar statement showing the indebtedness to be nearly what he now says it is. It is certainly between one and two billions. Mr. M^nringer announced the Confederate debt a few months ago to. be, m well as we imw^ recoil ect,over#|37Q,000, OOOi.? This, we presume, does not include the debts of the States/for whiohlhe Confederate Government i* pledged after the war Is over and we have established oufindepfcn dence. Adding the, State debts, the debt incurred daring the war so far in the Confederacy mast be over $500,000,000. We are sure that our debt cannot be half as much as the Northern debt. 1 Gen. Joseph EJohnoton.?The War Correspondent of the Savannah Republican writes: i It is not knowp here what view is taken by the President of the campaign in the West. Various reports have gone oat, bat all that oan be truly said* is," that nothing certain is known about it. r It is said that so aooenal interest is manifestedJust now in regard to the health of Geo. 'Johnston. The wounded lion had been left to saek.hia paw in solitude until quite recentWJb^^ it is now reported that bis eonditiotff' ~ subject of frequent inquiries in bighp' - WjM tare. ^ Whether this straw shows 'Ms way the way the wind sets in Kenti |||| leave it to the reader to determine. pill Gen. Johnston's health is imj I Slowly. His phyeioiaUs say there is |||f hesion of one of the lungs to the broke WM and be is now being sobjeoted to 3; ffjii treatment in order, if possible; to diss gage it. /- B Confederate Candle.?To make 1 ji Kgi melt together a pound of beeswax an! [ BaS quarter of a pound of rosin, or of tnrpf A 4B| tine fresh from the tree. Prepare a wickl ^ Wm or 40 yards long, made up of three thrept lfl , loosely span ootton. Saturate this well WS V the mixture, and draw it through yo$? fingers to press all closely together, and to V keep the size even.. Repeat the prooess no* .JB til the candle attains the size of a large B scraw or qaill) then wrap aronnd a bottle, vi V ' or into a ball with a flat bottom. Six inches . ; of this candle elevated above the rest will I born for or twenty minutes, and , give a very pretty light, and forty yards have sufficed a small family a summer for all the usual purposes of the bed-ohamber. Capt. Raphael Semmes.?The Philadelphia Inquirer, of Thursday last, says: t It will be a matter of surprise to many I of our readers to know that Captain Sem, mes, of the rebel ^steamer "290," or the Alabama, has a daughter receiving her education in this county. She is the youngest daughter of the Captain. About three ^ weeks ago, she received a letter, and a remittance in money, from her father. Two r older daughters, Kate and Eleotria, were , at the same place one year ago, one of them graduating there. The wife of the Captain and the daughter just mentioned, are now , residing in the city of Washington. Previous to the rebellion the family resided in the State of Alabama. S&- A Western paper tells the following 1 exemption story: "Doctor, if the lame foot won't answer, I have another all-sufficient reason?one that yon cannot refuse me exemption for." "What is it?" asked the dootor. "Why, the fact is, doctor, I have not good sense; I am an idiot," solemnly replied the applicant. "Ah I" said the doctor, "what proof ? have of that? What evidenoe can you bring ?" "Proof conclusive," said the aplicant. "Why, sir, I voted for Abe Lincoln ; and if that isn't proof of a man's be log a d?d idiot, I dont't know how idiocy ooold be proven." Small Pox.?We regret to learn that this terrible disease has made its appearance not far from onr town. ' Several oases have appeared at Limestone Springs and in the neighborhood of Snratt's Ferry. It was broaght from the army by a young Mr. Snratt, who has since died, but not tintil he had visited several families in his neighborhood. We warn the citizens of Shelby to take every precaution against its introduction.?Shelby (W. C.) Eagle, Cube foe Diptheria.?A lady correspondent sends the following "simple and effeotual oure for Diptheria." She has tried it in a great many cases, and feels authorized to speak of its efficacy. It can do no harm, and may save many lives: Remedy?After bathing the fotit, wrap op warm in bedr take a teaapoonfui of the tincture of lobelia, and apply a tar poultice to the throat-as warm as can be borne. It will afford relief in a short time. i - ' * ?