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YORKVILLE, S. C. * WEDNESDAY SVOTIHg, FZBBUABY 3,1864; NEW TERMS. * From t)iia dale tke 101 lowing will be the terms for the Yoreviu.e Exocirer, viz: One copy ibrfine year, in advance, $5 00 Ohe copy for tlx months, in advance, 3 00 - *", v, advertisixo. 99 per square of ten lines, for the first, and $1 50 for each subsequent Insertion"! longer ones elwrgcd lu proportion. N6 advertisement counted less than a square. Advertlsements must have the number of insertions marked on them or they will be inserted until forbid and charged accordingly. Announcements of candidates ?12 per year, invariably 1 In advance." ~ Obituaries and Tributes of Respect rated as advertise aents, and charged accordingly. January 20.1864. BLAIESVILLE POST OFFICE. We have been notified by our Postmaster, .. jcMr. Alexander, that Blaireville post office, in this District, has been discontinued. a|| < t&F Lieut. J. W. Carroll sends us the following list of casualties in Co. Gk, Pal' mettq Sharp Shooters, in a skirmish DeaT Dandridge, Tenn., on tbe 17th January : Killed?Private W R Erwin. . Wounded?Serg't R C Stevenson, slight, -> ? ? ? ? - T H TVivnn aliaht. in OD awe f rilTHtc o u VMVU) ? thigh. A letter, has been received from F 1 Mollino, wounded, and a prisoner at Nashville, dated Beoember , giving the following list of deaths at the hospital . there,, viz: Oot430~W Wilson and F Foster, of Co F, 5th Reg 8 C V Oct 31?B M Crosby, W J Minter and W J Smith, of Co E, 5th Reg-S C V Bee 18?Lieut Crosby. Gen. Morgan*.?The Central Association has received the following dispatch from Capt. Castlcman : Richmond, Jan. 27, 1861. Dr. M. LaBorde: Gen. Morgan re quests to advise your Association nor, to collect any additional contributions. The ne'oessity of appealing to the generosity of his 1 friends being obviated by the present will- 'j . iogDess of tbe Government to supply him.Tho subscriptions already received.will-be appropriated to tbe use for whieb tbey were 1 made. He is nowilling to appear to take < advantage of the popularity with which bis command has been honored as a means of j taxing tbe liberality of bis friends. Please ' j have this published. ' (Signed) " J. B. CASTLEMAN. ' * ' PROM THE X7TK REGT., S. C. V. . Sullivan's Island, S. C., \ j January, 27, 1863. J j Dear Enquirer:?After a long silence, , bat one which has been nndistuibed by ( anything of unnsnal interest, I again desire < *- 4 -??? M.Jon aitli an uoMrtnt nf IU tlUUUIU JfUUA i^auoio itivii mu hvwvww. v. oar situation. , Our Regiment, after a stay of seven weeks ? ' * # 9 on James' Island, (daring which time it , held the post of honor at Fort Sumferj Secessionvilie and the lidfes in front of Fort Lamar) was transferred to ScJIivan's Island on the night of the 30th day of November, 1863, the bombardment of Sumter and the 1 surrounding Forts being then at its acme, ' - necessitated our removal at night, we reach- < ed our present camp about 2 o'clock, a m., ? , December 1st, 1863. We are situated in < that part of the Island most widely known ? t as the "myrtles," where the shifting sands, < like the snows of far northern climes, en- I croaohcs upon the works of civilization and < calls up the rememfy-ance of ancient Nine- i ^ ?-? ' ?-? ii j yen. uur Deann nas oeen uuusuany guuu here, first rate water, aDd the "dieting sys- < tem" established by our Commissaries has placed the Sargeon in pretty much the < Hime condition with "Othello" as to occu- 1 patioo. The morale of our Regiment was never in a bettor condition?augmenting in numbers every day, they never betray by their looks, the evil treatment they receive from those who have been appointed to provide for them. Day after day passes without i a "meat ration,'' but on the soil of their na tive State, no murmur will escape their lips, i although they aro well satisfied that the Commissaries are every day enjoying a sump-! tuous repast of the finest potatoes, choicest beef and bacpn, and not sparing altogether, ' . that which has been drawn by them for "the i Hospital " but which seldom reaches it, i such as the best Rio coffee, sugar, tea, &c. i "Like "aneel visits." we eret a little beef i T7T' a - - . / now and then. The boys account for its failure to come in this way, "At the slaughterpen, the butohers have a pole raised eight inches from the ground, all beeves able to >cross that pole without falling, arc reserved for the future, but any unable to cross with-| out falling, are immediately killed and sent over, those that oross safely are driven over the pole each succeeding day until unable to cross, when they are forwarded forthwith, to us." , As to the defences of this Island, I can say eothing, only come and see for yourselves;1 but if too much trouble, take my word for j * ?... j it?:?? . it, tnat otner Poultries ana iuanuuo a?c here to make it doubly glorious in coming years. We have a situation as romantic as a poet or novelist could desire?the mighty ooean with a hostile fleet upon its bosom in froDt of us?the enormous flag of the Yankees floating upon Morris' Island, surrounded with new and increasing earth works? the numberless Forts and batteries of our own, with the coveted city in the distance, 11 beariog itself to the invader's malice and { hate, and uniting with Beauregard in the j i reply, "Do your worst?we never surren- j der." J ] ? - ? V ~~ There is one other spot on this Island which will long be remembered, the tears? the anguish of soul?the almost breaking of hearts which is the daily scene, will imprint it forever upon the soldiers heart. I have reference to this end of the "Island bridge." It is as far as the soldier is. allowed to go, with the wife, the mother, or the sister, who may visit him around his camp fire. I have seen aged mothers dinging around the necks of their sons, invoking heavens protection and care. I have seen the tender wife, time after time and again, part with the "soldier left behind it is an affecting post for the guard that keeps it, and might well be called the "post * .t 11? 99 01 cne SOiaiers paruug. , ? Ic haste, yours L. P. S.?The 17th Regiment has more men for duty to day than at any period of its history, and over 200 dead and discharged. ? ? ? Prom Our Richmond Correspondent. Richmond, January 21,1864. Mb. Editob :?It-is said that the House of Representatives has passed a bill providing for the restoration of tho currenoy? which bill has been sent to the Senate for action. Its general tenor is " heavy taxation," by means of which they propose to reduce the plethora of circulation. Congress is still in secret session, and but little is known of their proceedings. The excitement among the " conscript gentry" oontinucs unabated. Crowds of them may be seen at the various Departments waiting for admission, with a olowl of darkness and anxiety banging over them, bnt their prayers avail nothing. A recruiting office has been opened here for Gen. Morgan's command, and a large number have placed their names upon his rolls, to which many are being transferred from Lee's army. There seems to be no hope of a resumption of the exchange of prisoners soon, as our Government refuses most positively to treat with Butler?which decision Congress cordially endorses?and the Federal Congress are equally determined to appoint no other Agent. Major T. E. Betts, of the 40th Va. infantry, who has been a prisoner since the battle of Gettysburg, made bis escape from ' r i t ? .1? ca r>.. i i Jofonson s isiunu oo toe uia ot jueu. mat, ind reached this city last evening. He represents the conditio# of the officers at that point as horrible and destitute, they not being permitted to recieve anything from their friends By way of retaliation, Judge Quid has confiscated u lot of delicacies sent from the North to the Yankee prisoners here, and sent them to the Hospitals for the use of our sick and wounded. Trusting I may be able to give something more interesting in my next, I close for the present. 0. For the Yorkvillc F.nqulrcr. Messrs. Editors : I am sorry to be jompellcd to notice a paragraph in your is 3ae of the 27th ult., in the remarks of your talented correspondent "E." under date, Smmerville, January 23d, relative to the Charleston Firemen, wherein he states, that the State Troops, there stationed are detailed to work the Fire Engines at times of ire, in place of numbers of firemen who arc exempted for that duty and who are always missing when their services are needed.? Nfow, as this is an unwarranted reflection on the Firemen of Charleston?a department justly celebrated Jot years as being of the most orderly character and acknowledging no superior in any other city?and baviog been connected with it a number of years I feel a lively interest in its' welfare and reputation and accordingly feel compelled to correct the error that has crept into the correspondence as above stated I presume many of the readers of your valuable Journal have heard ere this of the fire that broke out on the evening of the 24th of December last, in our good old city of Charleston, the supposed cause of which, it would not bo proper for me to mention here?the fire assumed such a magnitude in i short time that the military commander of our District believing that a little exercise would benefit the organization known as the six months men after the state of ! lethargy in which they lived for the previ-1 i- .L- ? J *1 J I OUS icur moniuq, oruereu iukuj uuwu iu me | sceDe of the conflagration to assist in working the engines and to give them an insight of what work they were compelled to do ' in the event of fires becoming more nu- j merous. One of the superior officers of the | department assigned one of the Companies j to my Engine, I must admit that they ap- ; proached the brake of the Engine willingly of course under the immediate supervision of their commanding offioer, and retained their position for a short time, say about an hour, when one of the compliments which ! we of the sea board have been accustomed to?fell about sixty feet from the Engine. Much to ray surprise when the smoke &c. occasioned thereby cleared off, my assistance had vanished. Some hours after, I found the commanding officer, who I presume had recovered his nerves?who informed me that he had up to that time found bat one of the men, accompanied with dome ; other remarks, which I will not here state. A few mornings subsequently, some casualties were reported amoQg the Comp5ny, but I am inclined to believe that the inju-1 ries may have bceo occasioned by Btumbling ' in their retreat over the necessary appen dages to a Fire Engine and coming in contact with the bard material used in oar streets in the days of peace. Had they remained one hoar longer at the brakes, I have no donbt bat the services of the Coroner woald have been called into requisition, and what the verdigt woald have been we lean only conjecture?probably "fear or some other unavoidable cause." So muoh for our Reserve Firemen. I would ask "E." for imformation where were the Reserves, our invaluable' assistants,. on the night of the 14th of January in Charleatn ? Oars being strictly on Municipal duty, I will leave the action of the Reserves, officers, &c. on the memorable night of the 24th of December last, to the report of the T ftOnnl* nft AUnOllfA military autuuinieo?x anauu uu wuu.>v whatever, to your correspondent, knowing he was not present himself, consequently his remarks have been prompted from hearsay evidence only; bnt think it better for all concerned to omit all such information, until properly verified. Now as the duties of a Fire Department are, in a manner, unknown to many of the residents in the interior, I would state that, unlike the reserves, they are not an institution organized for six months, three years or the war; but intended to be perpetual. We -hold ourselves in. readiness at all times to answer any call that may be made upon us, to subdue fire from any and every cause?irrespeotivo of any demand for wages, rations, &o. The Department has, also, rendered signal service since the commencement of tho war. in alleviating the sufferings of such ?f oar brave troops as have been woaoded in and near oar city. Our Charters call for 80 to 120 men to eaoh company. Not more than a sufficient number to manage successfully, a conflagration of any duration. Since the sommenoement of the war, oar Legislator?, in its wisdom, reduced the number to 40 men each. -This gives us an aggregate of 440 men. Now, as a matter of course, firemen, like all other human beings, are subject to the vicissitudes of health, and consequently reducing the number one-third?too small a number, one night's experience will clearly show. If we should, at any time, require any assistnn/tn T f.rnsfc wa flan alwavs obtain it from ' / - among oar own citizens. If the powers that be should at any time deem the duty a necessity, I can assure yoa we will unanimously change our held of operations. * Relative to your correspondent's desire that the sis months men should be returned to their homes, I can safely say that he is not alone. We will jo<n in that wish, and trust they may never again have to submit to the necessity of repairing to our city as a " State organization." By the bye, if " E." should at any time in his intercourse with Colonel Williams' regiment, come aoross a miniature' cut of an engine that rested quietly from the date of the great fire, in 1861, to a few months sinoo, io the carriage warehouse, corner Meeting and Wentworth streets, I would willingly give a reward for its-recovery, as it was highly prized by my company. I think our worthy chief proprietor of said Warehouse can also give him .a few commissions. In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, allow me to apologize for encroaching so much on your columns, and to indulge the hope that "E," in his future correspondence, will write nothing disparagingly of such a useful and honorable organization, and one, the merits of which, he has been cognizant with since his early days, t. e. the Fire Department of Charleston. EDWARD F. SWEEGAN, President .Etna F. E. Co., Charleston. Yorkville, January 28, 1864. Palmetto Sharp Shooters. This distinguished regimes has re-enlis^ " ?? "VtrA A nlArtllflnf ICQ lor LliQ Wiir. TT C UJJJJUUU tUD OlUl|Uguv address of Col. Walker, making the proposition to bis command to re-enlist: Headq'rs Palmetto Sharpshooters, January 14; 1864.^ Officers and Soldiers : For near two years you have rallied around a common flag; shared the toils of the march in common ; braved the dangers of many a. wellfought field ; met the enemies of your country only to cover them with defeat, and today your praises arc in the mouths of every one. But the term of your service draws to a- close, and as the 14th day of April, 1864, approaches, all eyes are turned upon you, watching with eager interest to see what will bo your action in this, the darkest hour of your country's history. From your far off homes to the headquarters of your commanding General; the question comes up : Will the "Sharp-Shooters" reenlist, prcscrvo their name and same organization, and the proud distinction <Jf being the only entire volunteer regiment in this army corps ? To this question the brave men who so proudly re-volunteered at Centreville two years ago will certainly give no " --- iimia or uDcerbuiu uuonci. navm^ itudered the name of their regiment historic, covered themselves and their flag with undying glory, and won the general# admiration of a grateful country, the officers and privates of the Sharpshooters can certainly never consent for their regiment to be disbanded?its namo blotted out?its laurels dimmed?its praises to pass from the lips of their countrymen?its old flag folded up and laid away?and they depart, never more to assemble under its battle shattered folds. No ! pride, patriotism and self rospeet alike forbid it. Many regiments have applied for the privilege of re-volunteering and getting furloughs, but have been denied; this priviiege, however, Gen. Longstreet extends to j you. From the faot that you are a volun* teer regiment, and in consideration of your eminent services, I am authorized by Gen. Longstreet to say, that if you will re-enlist, those who have never had a furlough of indulgence shall be furloughed immediately j then the remainder of you in suoh numbers and at suoh time as the exigencies of the service will permit. This is certainly a generous offer, antl such an one as you cannot fail to accept. By volunteering now, you will not only preserve your good name as volonteers, hut you can have all the benefits of any Aot that Congress bad passed, or mayjiereafter pass, m relation to the election of company or field officers, upon your re-organization. Let none flatter themselves that they will be mustered, out of service on the 14th day of April next. The state of the country forbids it; the Bresi' ' ? ? *tt i i-_. .I.. dent ana secretary or vvaraeciare mat ? cannot be allowed; Congress will prevent it, and you will be compelled to remain in the service. You are called upon, tben, to decide whether you will remain as volunteers, with all their privileges and honors, or as conscripts. * The fate of the regiment and your individual destiny is oommitted to your decision. Joseph Walker. - Col. comd'g Palmetto Sharpshooters. ? It is estimated that the Tax returns of this State for 1863, will amount to $11,000,000. ? Mr. I. 1). Mordecai, one of the old merchants of Columbia, died in that city, on the 25th ult. ? A correspondent of the Carolinian, says: Rev. W. T. Walters, Chaplain of the 2d Regiment of Rifles, S. C. V., is a V ^ 1 *_ ? _ 3 1 t L supposed to nave oeeo Kinea dy a dusuwhacker, while going home by way of Ashville, N. C. ? The Southern Pretbylerian has been revived and hopfs to continue throughout the year. Price $5 per annum. ? We are pleased to learn that the South* era Cultivator is still published in Augusta, at $3 per annum, payable in advance. All subscriptions aro to date from January, '64. ? Trubner & Co., of Loudon, have pub* lisbcd " The Life and Times of Bertrand du Guesclin?a.History of the Fourteenth Century?by D. F. Jamison, of South Carolina." ? The steamer Gibraltar (formerly the Sumter) has arrived at Queenstown from Wilmington. ? The eum of $107,590 has been appropriated by the county court of Mecklenburg, North Carolina, for the support of soldiers' families, with authority to borrow $25,000 more, n necessary. ? The aggregate amount of duties on imports collected in the Confederate States during the past year was about 51,000,000 ?the cost to the Government being about 556,000. , v ' ? The liabilities of the Confederate Government, of every kind, amount to about 5900,000,000. ?'The total amountof profits from manufactures and trade in Virginia, during 1863, was 512,294,750. ? The Mobile and Ohio R. R. Company paid to the Treasurer of Mississippi, a few days ago, <5230,000, the amount due the State by the Company. ? The Ragle Manufacturing Company ofColumbus, Ga., have given 55,000 to Gen. Morgan's command. ? Three sbad, the first of the season, were sold in Savannah, on the 19th alt., at $14 to $15 each. ? The London Army and Navy Gazette says that the Messrs. Laird have refused several offers for the Mersey ratns, declaring that they are not for sale. ? The Confederate Congress has passed an act prohibiting the sale and oircalation of Yrnkec greenbacks, under heavy penalties: t?'Major Cummings, Chief of the Subsistence Bureau, in Atlanta, has received instructions to enter the market, as a purchaser, under the prevailing prices current. ? It behooves us all now so to use our talents and our means, that in our future, neither we nor oar ohildren shall have to I ' blush for the oast. I ? From January, 1863, to the 23d of Ocj tober in the same year?ten mouths?nine! ty vessels ran into Wilmington. At Char| leston, during the six months ending in j July, 1863, forty-three steamers ran in safely ? It is said that General Lee, in conversation with a bevy o? friends, reoently, made the remark that, with 20,000 addL tional men in his army, and 40,000 additional troops in the army of Gen. Johnston, we could whip all the Yankee tribes that may be brought against us. ? Gen. Wirt A<Jams> on the 23d, near Silverton, Mississippi, captured thirty-five , prisoners, sixty wagons and teams with cotton going to Natchez, and about eighty ne- ^ groes. j ? - 1 ! 1_! 1 - | ? They have a annxiDg saioou m xuuu: mond called ? Chickamiuga." The name < is appropriate. The true ? river of death" 1 >u ' j is there. ! ? The number of National banks author- j ized by the Yankee Secretary of the Treas- | ury is 187, with a capital of 831,817,000. 1 ? Captain Decie, an Englishman, fesiding near Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, i Va., has sold bogus bills of sterling ex- 1 change, to the amount of 81,200,000, and, j with the proceeds, has run the blookade | and left the coaotry. ] ? It is said that the ship builders and owners of Bath, Me., have sold ships enough to Europeans, since the commencement of the war, to amount to 83,000,000 in gold. Of this sum 82,000,000 is still on deposit in Europe. ?'A diamond is on exhibition in N. York valued at 822,000. ? A new Cathedral is about to be erected in Havana, built wholly of iron, the estimated cost of whioh iaL 81,000,000. ? The human voioe is the most marvelous and melodious of all the musio of nature. Teach the ohildren to sing. News from the Army. Charleston, Jan. 30.?The bombardment of Sumter ceased at dark last night, Ififi atiAlIn in all hnvincr been thrown, of which 129 struck. It was renewed this morning with a SO, a 100 and a 200 pounder Parrott, and a 10'inoh Colnmbiad. The flag staff was shot down yesterday, bat replaoed by four of the garrison, under a rapid and accurate Are, the men repeatedly waving the flag in the face of the enemy, and waving their bats in triumph after planting the flag. The bombardment has continued steady all day?the fire mostly directed on the west angle. The following are the only casualties since the reopening of the enemy's fire: Lt. J. C. Logan, head slight; Private J. H. Heffery, 23d 61a., back slight; Private Hansford, 6th Gla., fractured leg, severe. Jan. 31.~The enemy keeps up the bombardment of Samter by day and ceased at dark. 159 shells were fired daring Saturday, of wbioh 138 struck. No damage of consequence to the fort. The. enemy renewed the fire upon the oity at nine o'clock Saturday night, the shots averaging one every ten minutes and is still going on. 101 shells were fired at the oity op to five this evening. The firing on Samter to day averages one in five minutes?the direction ' mostly at the west angle of the fort. Nf> change in the position of the fleet. v, Moeeistown, Jan. 29.?Major Gen.'l Bnokoer has arrived here. General Longstreet's headquarters have been moved to this place. I he enemy attacked Gen. Martin, with a superior fore?, beyond the French Broad on the 27tb, and after a severe fight compelled him to retire, with a loss of two pieoes of artillery. Two hundred men were killed, woanded nnd missing. Morbistown, Jan. 3d?Gen. Martin attacked the enemy on tho 28th inst., and after a stubborn fight, drove them from tho field, tbey retiring in the direction of So-1 vierviile. The enemy's cavalry have undoubtedly been reinforced. 'Persons frota Knoxville represent the small pox as raging there. ; Mobile, Jan. 30.?A speoial dispatch to the Register from Okolona and Corinth of the 27th, says the 12th Mississippi Regiment, Col. Wm. Judge, entered Corinth at sunrise this morning, ^capturing a quantity of wine, &o. The Yankees left as they en-_ tered. ! Mobile, Jan. 30.?The Courthouse of i this oity was burned this forenoon. The -i ??? ofri? TJia nnnntnnw>. UIC YT UO DVJU tU IIUV nvkivi *wv ww-y ords are safe in the lower story, which was fire proof. The library, &o., in the second story were saved. Oua Currency.?The Carolinian of 27th nit., says: A Senator now in the Confederate Congress writes home to a relative in Sooth Carolina that in two months from this time oar oarrenoy will be worth more than it has yet been during the wy; to bay little and cautiously, and to sell ireely. The advice is from a source which makes it worth remembering. We aro undoubtedly on the evo of a financial revolution, which will do away with the old order of things, and we believe restore our currency to a sound, healthy and reliable basis. Oar bariness ; men already feel the symptoms of the threat- 1 ? ? J i.M l.j j. : \ eneu atorm, anu, imo pruueui luariucio, mo taking in sail. Bonds are in unusual de- ! mand ; few permanent investments are be- J ing made, save in real estate, and the various importing firms are alrea'dy "hove to," with their goods anchored in Wilmington and Augusta, waiting for daylight. "It was worse thau a crimes?it was a blunder ?"when our currency was permitted to depreoiate at the outset of our troubles; and that for three years, with all the experience and example, while our enemy has bought two dollars in gold for three in paper?paltry "promises to pay"?we of the South, . with millions upon millions of present and prospective possession to baok our issues, have been compelled to pay twenty-two dollars of national shinplasters for one in coin. Bat we aro glad that, even at this late day, the evil promises to be remedied. Our financial condition has been the laughing . stock of the world long enough. TBe ex- j tortioncr und aoeculator have buf a short j race to run. Ti e Lord be thanked ! The Conscript Department.?Tho Carolinian of the 30tb ult., says: We r learn from a gentleman who recently arri- { ved from Richmond that the Conscript Bu- { reau in this city is regarded as tho model J one of the Confederacy. The form of its various orders, instructions and documents I have been adopted by the Government, and c copies are to be snpplied to the conscript J officers of other States, that they, too, as a Major Melton and ITis officers haye done, v may organize a perfect department. The * compliment has been earned, and we are ? glad that it has been so handsomely bestowed. {] V&* The Guardian says : There is 0 quite a noticeable reaction among the ,ieo- ? pie all over the land for the past two weeks, a We meet now oheerful faces, words of en- c couragement and high hopes, where all be- d fore was sullenness and gloom. The tone " cf the press indicates a beneficial, healthful s change, and the conversations of the peo- u i J. ??:* rp,, 1 q pie everywuero ueuiuuouaico m. xu ; r( 'lorious example of the arm; ma; this be j jf ittributed, as much as to anything else. * O To Mend China.?Take a very thick g solution of gum arabic, in water, and stir s| into it plaster of Paris until the mixture h becomes a viscous paste. Appl; it with a 01 brush to thefraetured edges, and stiok them ? together. In three da;s the article cannot be broken in the same place. LATESTJ6TEWS, Charleston, Feb. 1.?One hundrec and thirty-one shots were fired at Somte: yesterday, of which 1X4 struck. No caeo alties at the Fort. Bombardment of th< City continues to-day. 100 shells wen fired up to 5 o'olook this evening, sinc< whioh the firing has been more rapid; tw< persons slightly wounded. A fire broke out on Commercial wharf this afternoon, destroying a row of cotton Caotors offices. DaltOn, January 29.?A flag of truce from the enemy brought information a fen days ago that three Confederate surgeons, two obaplains and eight ladies, (seven ol them from Nashville,) had arrived at La< fayette, under obarge of Col. Burke, (Fed< eral,) on their way to Dixie. The onlj name of any of tbe party recolleoted by oui informant is Dr. Breckenridge; of what command he is surgeon we are not informed. Ambulances and wagons were sent foi m H- i'L.. ? to? party on xuesaay, ana wjejr wwo ted to arrive here last evening, buthad not done bo at a late hoar. From Kentucky.?A Kentucky Colonel informs the Huntsville (published at Dalton, Ga.,) Confederate, that parties who have recently come from Kentncky, represent that a vast change hasvtaken place among the people of that State, in referenoe to the war?that a large number of oiti&ons formerly opposed to the Southern movement for separation and independence, have changed their views, and the Southern cause is stronger there than it ev.er was, and is getting stronger every day. We hope that this good news is true, and that Kentuoky will yet take hor. place among the ConfodeAte States. At present, however, we have little faith in these reports. Married?On Thursday, 28 ih ultimo, by lie v. E. G. Gage, Mr. GEORGE W. JEFFERY and Mlsa ELIZABETH C. BLACK, all of this District. [We acknowledge the receipt of the Priktcr'b Fee, la the shape of a bountiful slice of the bride's cake, a dish of roost turkey, roost pig, and all the necessary trimmings.? We congratulate the happy couple, and wish them many, many happy and prosperous days. May they be blessed with many jetecU to comfort and solace them, as they journey, aide by side, through the alicrnoon of jjfe.] ?Kfaarji. Died?In' this District, on the 23rd ultimo, Mrs. SARAH GLASS, aged 85 years, MEGIWYSYORYaliT?w7 LL 1.1 be sold nt YORK COURT HOUSE on Ibe FIHST MONDAY In MARCH next, two or three likely young NEGROES. Terms mode known on day of sale. W. L. HOPSON. February 3 5 ... 5* "VTOTICE.?ALL PERSONS INDEBTED to" STEELE k JONES arc requested to close their accounts by NOTE or. CASH, with W. P. THOMASSON, who is an authorised agent to receive all monies due us and settle accounts. Thin Arm was dissolves! Dy mutual consent, auiusi icoi. I. N. 8TEELB, CAD. J0NE8. Fdbruary 3 5 13t* SHAVING BRUSH! IF the person, who daring my abscence removed my SHAVING BRUSH without leave, will take advantage of mgabsoence again and return it, they will save exposure when~I return. G. R. RATCHFORD. Feb. 8, 1864. 5fcf STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ; MV . AWtTiHT AKD INSPECTOB-GeNEHAL'S OFFICE Columbia, January 27, 1864. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 2-Extract. HALL persons, except those above ti>c age- of fifty yearn, claiming exemption from 3tate military service, are required to present their claims ? tho District Enrolling Olficer, on or before the 10ta day )C March, or they will be liable to forfeit their right to the inrae, in pursuance of the Act of the General Assembly; md persons claiming exemption on the ground of physical Usability, will be examined by the Sargeon of the District, it such times as he may publish in orders on or before the iuy above specified, By.conunand: (Signed,) A. C. GARLINGTON, Adjutant and Inspector Genera), 8. C. Official s G. A. Folmx, Crpt. ana A. A. G. February 3 5 6t STATE Of SOUTH CAROLINA. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Oppice, Colombia, January -*/, icot. GENERJ1L ORDERS NO. 2. I ALL Male white persons in this State between lite ages ot" sixteen (16) and sixty (60) ^eara who are not actually in Confederate military service, ire required to report In person for enrollment to the State Enrolling Officer of the Judicial District in which theyreipcctlvely reside, at tile Court House of raid District, on or jefore the 10th of March next, and give to said Enrolling Dtficcr their names, ages and the Militia Beat In which they espectlvely reside. 11. All persons, except those above the ngc of fifty years, Halmlng exemption from State military service, are requlcd to present their claims to the District Enrolling Officer, in or before the day above mentioned, or they will be Hade to forfeit their right to the same, in .pttnuance of the Vet of the Geneoil Assembly ; and persons Claiming eximption on the ground of physical disability, will be examned by the Surgeon of the District, at such times as he may iiiblish in orders, on or before the day above specified. ill. No claim for exemption will be entertained at this iffice until first heard before the Enrolling Ofllcer and retorted upon by him. IV. Persons holding certificates of exemption from tills ifiice will exhibit the same to the Enrolling Officer of the Hstrict, who Is authori.ed to hear evidence in relation to lie legality of the same and report the facts to tnls office, nd all such certificates .is prove not to be in accordance villi law will be re voxel. V. Persons who have bee- ..xempted from Confederate ervice are required ;o show their certificates of exemption d the State Enrolling Officer, and if they are not also xempt by the laws of tie State, they wiil be held liable to Itatc servico. , VI. Persons who are now in Confederate service for six lonths or a longer time, a.-e required, at the expiration of lelr term of service, or leaving the sendee, unless emailed ns conscripts, to r port to the District Enrolling Offler for Enrollment. VII. Applications for exemption by or on behalf of raiload officers and employees, overseers and persons employd by the Stale or Confederate Government In tho manu icti re of arms, munitions of war and army supplies, or by ont'ictou to furnish the same to?tlie State or Confederate lovt nintnt, must be forwarded to'this office, with theevi ence of their claim, before being finally acted upon. VIII. The commanding officers of Militia Beat Compaies ce required forthwith to return to the Enrolling Oilier ot the District the nnmes and ages of all persons rest Ing within their respesxtve treats Detween tne ages ot tu ml 60, designating the age of each person, and they are autorized to put any person on his oath aa to hli age, or rouirc other proof, as they may decide 5 and they are also fairer, 0*1 *; separate list, to return the-names of all per>na resident* of their respective Beats, who have gone lto Confederate military service since the beginning of the 'ar, no?. Including the Reserves or six months troops. IX. The commanding officers of .Regiments (the .senior dicer present,) are charged with the extension and eaircemi nt of that part of this order which requires returns om th commanding officers of companies, and being remnslbie for having the company officer!at ail times filled; >ey Will be held to account for any default at"duty In this wpect, on being reported by the Enrolling Officer to this Ifice. X. The names of the Enrolling Officer and Burgeon for ich Judicial District will hereafter be announced In orsrs. -.x By command : . .. A. C, GARLINGTON, Adjutant and Inspector General, 8. C. Fehnwry 3 .. 3 i It % A DMINISTEATOR'S NOTICE.A. All persona having claims against the estate of ALEXANDER PAGAN, aee'd, are hereby notified to present them to the AdmLnl?Irator?, properly attested within J the time prescribed by law. And those indebted are requested to make payment immediately r 8. M. HANNA, > AHmlBU^fn? GREEPl GORDON. \ Administrators. February 3 5 3t 3 ELECTION FOR TOWSCOIISCIL. ON the second MONDAY in FEBRT7AR.Y next, an election will be held in the COURT HOUSE for as INTENDANTaud FOUR WARDENS, for ) the town of YORKVILLE. The bolls wiU be opaoed , from 10 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock fit the after' noon. Samuat E, Moore,. James Mason and Walter " Mctts ore hereby appointed managers of said election? 1 January 5t9th, 1884. G. W. WILL LAM 8, Ititeodant. W. I. Cla.wVos, Clerk. i February 0 - ' 5 ' > It ) AW ORDISASCEk 1 ToraUe suppiia for Out Town of YorkvilU, for iKtyttrr 180?, and to Impose a.tax on tke cUixtnt thertoj. TXE it Ordained by the Town Council ' X) of Yorkvlile, now met, .and by the authority of the , same, that for the purpose of raising supplies for the Town of Yorkvlile, the following taxes are Imposed on the ettl zens and inhabitants thereof, to be paid rat or 'before the , second MONDAY la FEBRUARY next, to wit t.Onefmwh ' of one per cent, on all real estate within the incorporate , limits of said Town, according to the appraised vataa of . Ihl> ?nrm> m?il< l.o ftlmmlMlilr.." J *ijD' ! pone?to be paid by the owner tbereo^rpenww" ?ion of the same. Ten doHan oc each Hack, Dray. Oioai baa, Cart, Wagon,'or other, vehicle, kept for blre'in the , year 1863; ten cents on every hundred dollars worth of all * stocks owned by any citizen of the said Town in the year 1863, either in nia or bet own right or in trust for another, (rail and plank road stocks*excepted); ten cents on raeh i hundred dollars of the value of all srock in trade on hands on the first day of January, 1864. Three dollars on every pleasure carriage, drawn by two or more horses, and two dollars on cvetv carriage, buggy, rockaway or other vebtolo drawn by one bone, and kept for pleasure; one dollar on > every dog kept within the limits of sold town, to be paid by the person occupying the lot on wltlch said dog is kept j ' twenty-five cents on eaph dave kept within the Units of , said tovyn; between the ages of sixteen and fifty yean. 1 Done and ratified in CouncU, January 29,ll!M? ' > ' O. W. WILLIAMS, Intendtnt W. I. Ci.awsoic, Clerk. February 3 6 It > A CALL FOB YOLlXTGEjOfi FOR TWELVE MONTHS' CONFEDERATE SERVICE IX THE STATE ! I Colombia, B. C., Jan. 9B, ISg4. HAYING received instructions from the Bureau of ConscrlptioQ at TUchmond, through the Commandant of Conscripts'for South Carolina, to rplse SEC COMPANIES OF MOUNTED MEN, tythc purpose of arresting deserters and delinquents from Conscription, and also for the purpose of resisting any <4aeal Invasions" or raids that may be attempted by the AboHUqnistii' Buch anthortty on my part is thus made known to the citizens of the 8tote In order that this mast important service may be rendered the great cause of Squtberwliidcpondenee. It is proposed to form the battaliou ftom f^xmnpta and i> onconscnpu." KBcn company to consist 01 not less utan sixty, not more than one hundred, rank an# file j to fleet its own officers and to furnish Its own homes. Arms [stl hrc and cat bine) and accoutrements will be furnished by .,tho-Confederate Government; and perrons desirous of joining the tor; J cau report, either individually,or In or AmUed companies to the nearest District orOdiigtBsslowtl Bnrolltng Officer, yvho is authorised to muster In and repprt them to me at those headquarters. / The above Card is issued -with the full consent <ut the 'State authorities. v The term of service will bo for twelve months, and Its sphere of action local?that is within'the State. I ALLEN i. GREEN, Major and Enrolling Officer. - January 27 \ 4 " '" '. 5t ROBERTS FEMALE SEIBUm, SHELBY, N. C. THE exeroises of this school will be rei8w?d 11,0 M0?fI)AY ln Ftl)ruary. vlag Tkachkm?Rev. T. H. Gaines, Principal; Rev. W. P. Nigds.Mw. VY.F.NUels, fini. L. W- OmDe and Wis* Coriunc Will lams.? It. J. Durham, Steward. ^ Course of study, thorough, including Ancient and Modem Languages, Music, Painting, Drawing, Ac. Tuition low? payable in advance. ' V' *-Twenty-five young ladles can obtain good boarding hi the Seminary by applying immediately. Board for first session of five months $200^ Including washing, lights and fuel ?pay awe in uuvmicc. nuouiwn icqmicu w uuumi H>*nr own bcdclotblng, kc. Hacks wlli be at CbenyVillc on the 98|th and 30tb of January. to convey to Shelby those who may notify m that they will be thero on cither of thoge days. ~ Pupils will please bring such school bookaasthay have. For further particulars, address the Principal, at Bhelby, N. C. " January 20 - 3- -> . . & ? COUTHOAROLENA?YORK DI8O TRICT.?Wiereasf 8. M. ERWTN has applied to mc lor Letters of Administration, dejKmit non, on all and singular tlie goods and chattels, rights and credits of LEON ID AS EkWIN, late of the District aforesaid, dec'd. These ore therefore to etteund admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear'before me at our next. Ordinary's Court for ittjkald District, to he hoiden atTork Court House on the 8th day of February next, to shew cause, If any, why tfc?; mfciAdmlnistratlon-should not be granted. ? , j Given under my hand and Seal, this 26th day of^Jamury, v in tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and in the eighty-eighth year of the Indejwn- g dencc of South Carolina. JOHn' % BROWN, O. t:!). January 27 4 . , 2t IX EQI ITl-lORM DISTRICT. 8001*1 D. Corothers, ietal.) w. J . BUI for Partition, 4c, ' John K. Carotfaers. J. ' >T ?? . ' IT appearing to my -satisfactiob Jtbat John K. CaroUicrv, defendant In above stated ease, resides beyond the limits of this State?It is, therefore, on motion of Williams & Beatty. Solicitors for complainant*, w ordered that sold absent defendant do appear and plead, an- * swer or demur, to the bill ||ed in this case, withlp three months from the publication of this notice, or a decree pro amfetso will be entered against him- ' .. ($21) WALTER B. METT8, o. a. *. t>. January 6 1 .. . . 3? WOW is THE TIME I * 1 WILL PAt-XPH4 ". '. HIGHEST. CASH .PRICES ' FOR ALL CLASSES OF .* C, J, PBTOE, Bock HOI, B. C. . April 1 13 tf CTEAM MILLS FOH SALB^ kJ The undersigned offers for sale or Jn cxchanaa for NEGRO PROPERTY, bla STEAM MILLS in lira Town of Yorkvllle, 0. C., directly on the KINO'S MOUNTAIN RAIL ROAD. The Mills consist Of WHEAT and CORN MILLS, and a CIRCULAR SAW?the whole driven by a BOILER and ENGINE of FORTY HORSE POWER, with WELLS and PUMPS to supply with writer, and nil necessary buildings. The BOILER and XNGINBrif deal- * -I red, trill be sold done. 8. J. KUYKENEAL. March 18 . U : -i tf DR. ALFRED CRAVEN mwmi and apothecary, YORRVILLE, SO. A. 1 PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS, MEDICINES. &c., constantly kept on hand. Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Receipts accurately Dispensed. September 30 39 tf . D~ental notice.?d ur I n g jny absence from Yorkvllle, I have made arrangements with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly of Charleston, to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Eaatnan UUIitling, wncrcnc W1U UC piCB-TCU iu wmium ui; uunuuci.-, as usual. He Is a gentleman of much experience to my line of business, and will, doubtless, give general saflsfhe4un. W. M. WALKER, Dentist. February 25 8 ESTRA1 MULE. TROLLED before met by Edward T. JL Brandon, living 10 miles four Of Yorkvflle, near Wright's Ferry, a BROWN HORSE MULE,aboot fourteen hands high; supposed to be upwards of twenty yean old.? No marks visible except a vory sore back. Appraised at seventy-live dollars. ? J. D. P. OURRENCE, Magistrate. October 17 43 * 4m OST.?IN THE STREET IN Yorkvlltn, on Saturday, 23rd Instant, a POCKF.T BOOK containing about 8213, Confederate State# Trcamry Notes, the upper part of a Lady's Earrings, a hook belong. ing to a watch Clutln, a receipt of J. A. Brown, (br $900 to purchase Confederate States Bonds, and some other papers of no use to any one but the owner; the finder %111 confer a fhvor by leaving them with J. A. Brown, aiitPWll receive a reasonable remuneration If desired. NANCY 8. FXtLS. January 27 ' _4 3t -> /COMMISSIONER'S NOTICE.? { V_y Guardians, Trustees and Committees must make tbelr ANNUAL RETURNS to this office, on or before the 25th day of MARCH next. Rules will be Issued, without distinction, In every case where default is made. WALTER B. METT8, Commissioner in Equity. January 13 2.? 6t a cc6unts.^persons knqwXJl ING themselves indebted to the subscriber fof work io the CARRIAGE and. BLACKSMITH SH0PS, who wish to pay up, will And their accounts in the hands of Mr. G. R. RATCHFORD, who will receive the money and receipt for t&e same. WM. P. McFADDF.N. January 13 ? 2 ? " .if For tax collector.?we are authorised to announce Capt. J. W. MITCHELL as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR, for York District, at the ensuing election. September 30 39 - te* For tax collector.?we have been requested to announce Co!. ANDREW JACKSON, fls a candidate for the office of TAX COLLECTOR for YORK DISTRICT, at the ensuing election. September 9 36 tf ' F3r. t ax collector?we ere authoriied to nnnounce SMITH BANDERS* a* a * candidate for TAX-COLLECTOR, at the ensuing election. January 6 . * te* "vtotice.?qoipj, bacoij, wheat A.N and FLOUR wahted ror the GOVERNMENT. W. H. McCORKLE, Agent. April 39 j tf fro hike?a ne6r0 woman encumbrance. Ap^y at thU office. ^