Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 13, 1864, Image 2
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I JanmuaiflO, 1664. > ,
- BAGS! RAGS!! RAGS!!!
Persons having rags whioh tliey wish to
disooee of, are requested to bring them in,
on or before the 1st May, as we shall then
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nave an opportunity 01 "BQippiBg tuoui w
tbe Paper Mills.
We will pay 10 cents per pound for all
olean cotton rags, if delivered before the
,l?t of May.
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THE 8EA8ON.
Everything like planting weather appears
in the distance, as the ground is still
wet and eold,.and the atmosphere murhey.
Bat little corn,is in tho ground, and that
little it is thought would be better oat of
it; the cold weather is said to -have injured
the early, wheat, which oomes up-scattering,
and the peaches are generally hilled,
hereabouts. If this state of thinga continue,
some of us will have no "tenth".next Fall,
yet w? hope for better times?weather, too
?for there is no use in the world to gruma.
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DANVILLE CONNECTION.
The Charlotte Bulletin, of the 11th inst.,
learns that the Directors of the Statesville
road let the Government have a portion of
their iron to finish the above road, thus
fv- shortening the distance 110 miles.
FIRE.
In this Distriot, 15 miles west of Yorkville,
on the 6th inst., the gin-boose of Mrs.
A. E. Wright, containing seventy bales of
Option, valued at 930,000 was oooramed by
fire. The gin had been in operation bat a
a short time, when tbe fire oconrred, as is
supposed from sparks, caused by grit in the
FOTE8 OF PREPARATION. *
ENROLMENT.
"Hermes," the Richmond correspondent
of the Charleston- Mercury, says :
"If Grant's anh} in .the Rapidan is only
35,000 strong?as the authorities here believe2?where
is be to get 200,000 to bring
against Richmond-? The answer oomes,
from tbe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
which has been stripped of two divisions,
whose places are to be filled by negroes.?
> - Extend this system, and the men-will be
' , obtained. , We, too, most get back oar
guard* and detailed' men. Our reserves
must be called out,"
. ' It will be seen by advertisements in our
paper to-day, that the Enrolling Officer has
proceeded to enrolment under the late Aot
of Congress, and that but a very short time
is allowed tHe "Reserves," or f'Conscripts,"
as they are now called. We hope a prompt
response will be made to the call, but really,
we-feel great fears that the troops may be
called out at a time, which may prove most
ruinous to otfr orqp prospects. We hope
suoh may not be the ease, but that they may
be kept at home until the latest period,
where they may -be drilled as well by their
?nt? ntl>Ai> nnint. and with leBS
vwavwiOj wa ? ? hu^ vwmv* ?
expense to the Government. The backwardness
of the season has been greatly
' against the farmers, so we hope onr authorities,
who have the power, Vill see to it that
they are not called again.to.another "wild
goose chase" throughout the country. It
may be that ^'details" and guard duty alone
will be required; if so,, we think a liberal
syBtem of furloughs should be granted,- fqr
none are more deserving detail than the
poor man, who has no negroes to assist him
in raising bread for bis family.
'But, obme forward, enrol, and organize,
gentlemen?it is your duty, and should be
promptly performed, for you only Have three
more days to go on.
See, and read carefully the orders from
the Enrolling Officer, which will be found
in our paper to-day, which demands the attention
of all between 17 and 50.
DeBOWS REVIEW.
We are happy to learn, says the Carolinian,
that arrangements have just been consummated
for the early reappearance of this
sterling monthly, which has done so much
for nearly twenty years in forming Southern
opinion, end maintaining sound constitutional
doctrines.
The publishing house of Erans & Cogswell,
of Columbia, S. C., have undertaken
the publication, which will be a sufficient
guarantee for the early and regular appearance
of the work, in a neat and handsome
* style. The first number will be published
in July.
Letters relating to the business or editorial
of the work may, we learn, be addressed
to B. F, DeBow, Columbia, S. C., or to J.
D. B. DeBow,1 Culumbus,'^Mississippi.?
, Literary and other contributions are solicited.
Terms
of subscription?$10 for six months
or $5 per quarter, payable in advance. Retail
price of single numbers, $1.75. Booksellers
and other* sendiegvtheir orders,, accompanied
with the cask, will be flowed a
discount of 33 per cent.
The editor appeals to the press "of *ihe
Confederacy to extend this notioe, editorially,
and send their journals to Columbia, S.
C-, in exchange for the ficviac.
-jfftiiii f"' I
? The new Medical Board, for the Examination
of Consoripts, is to meet in Yorkville,
on Saturday the 23d, and -Monday,
the 25th inst.
? We had a heavy showef of hail in this
plaoe, on Sanday last?bnt have not heard
how far it extended, or whether any damage
was done.
? Capt. L. M. Grist, is announced as local
Enrolling Offioer, in the Charleston papers.
? Fronebarger & Co., of Cleaveland, N."
C. proposes to roll iron and r ;ikes, at the
rate of one mile per month, for the Botherford
and Wilmington rail road, if a contract
is given them in a short time.
? The "new issue" has been received at
' - "* - - ? '1? l*4'" tlio omnnnt
unariescon uu cue t/m iuomuv^ vmv ?u*vumv
of8100,000 was paid oat by the Confederate
States Treasury before the boor of closing.
liN6w for the Fall of Prices" says
the Guardian. We shall see what we
shall seel ..
-?The Express Company of this State
have at last published a list of their'employees,
and their "residencesOf course,
like Yankee prisoners, they are "residents
of the South," for the time being.
? Maj. W. W. Perryman, is announced
as Chief Enrolling Officer for this, the Sixth,
Congressional District.
. ?Geb. John H. Morgan, was at Abingdon,
Virginia, on the 27th ult., the guest of
Judge Campbell.
? Lincoln's friends say that he is entirely ,
averse to giving General McClelland or Fremont
oommands, and that General Fremont
does not visit Washington at his request,
as stated.
? We learn from the Richmond Enquirer
,ot the 4tb, that a regular system for the
general exchange of "prison era is agreed upon,
and will be immediately inaugurated.
?The Mayor of the city of Charleston,
suggests the repeal of the Tax Ordinanoe
as practicable for the present year.
*? We learn from the Riohmond papers,
that the detectivesupon each depet and rail
road have received authority to arrest and
detain all young men traveling simply upon
a passport, without a furlough or other authoritative
and superior papers.
? The Mayoralty Election in Columbia '
resulted in the re-election of Dr. T. J.
Goodwin, the former incumbent.
? The Bishops of the Methodist Episoo-.
pal Churoh, in the Confederate States, will
hold their annual meeting in Montgomery
on the 4th May next, Bishops Andrew,
Pieroe, Paine and Early are expected to be
present. Bishops Soule and Kavanaugh are
within the enemy's lines, and though
thoroughly loyal to the South, will be unable
to attend.
? The First Presbytery of the Sohth will
meet at Hopewell, Chester Distriot, (Rev.
R. "W. Brine's charge,) on Monday the
18th of April,
? During the reoent Yankee raid in Jackson,
the Lincolnites found out the rooms
occupied by the Catholic Church since their
Church was demolished, stripped the room
of the altar fnrniture and vestments of their
worthy pastor, threw them into the mud
and completely destroyed them.
? Colonel Aloheos Baker. Jr.. of Ala
bama, celebrated in connection with the
Kansas excitement, several years ago, has
been promoted Brigadier General, and ordered
to report to General Johnston, at
Dalton.
? The Montgomery Mail states that farloughs
have been stopped in the army of
Virginia. This looks as if some moveflrent
was intended. * .
?About one hundred and fifty Yankee
prisoners, taken at or near Yazoo City, recently
arrived at Demoplis. Among them
was a brother-in-law of Gen. Grant, with
the rank of Captain.
? Alexander Collie, of London, has sent
$30,000, through the Secretary of War, for
the relief of the needy and suffering of our
people, najro particularly those who have
been made so through the present war.
? European advices of the 17th March
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state that a conflict was going on at Borne
between the Preach and Papal troops. The
Pope was ill.
? Every thing in Mississippi is reported
quiet. though important movements are an
ticipated. Geo. Polk is said to be actively
engaged organizing his foroes. His plans,
have not been developed.
?The Mobile and Ohio Road, badly damaged
by Sherman, has been sufficiently
repaired to admit of the regular resumption
of trains to Columbus, Mississippi.
? Colonel J. P. Jones, C. S. Army, has
been assigned by the President as Inspeotor
of the armies of the Confederacy on the.
rp i* ri 1 D
Stall 01 u tJBunti x>ragg.
? Tbe Charleston Courier trnly says as
long as some people will be found foolish
enopgh to pay any prices, other persons will
be found knavish enough to ask and take
th$m, and even swear that they are selling.
at "a dreadful sacrifice." ' ,
- ?Lincoln has dispensed with the enrollment
of negroes in Kentucky, on the pledge
of Bramlette that the State would furnish
15,000 men without conscription of the
blaok population. ' ; \
? "Come out, of that ffyld up," is the
motto of the North Carolina soldiers, who
?have determined on open tickets voted in
tfeo next Governor's election, in August.
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Fottlfe Yffrkvllle Enquirer.
co. b, eth regiment, s.c. v.,
Camp Nbab Bull's Cap, Tenn.,
Maroh 25th, 1864.,
Dear Enquirer: Please publish for the
information of the relatives, and friends of
the above named Company, a list of the
casualties and changes, from its organization,
Jane 22d, 1861 to the present time.
Killed in battle,? ...... 1&
Died of woands received in battle, 5
Died from disease, 21
Died from accidental wennds, 1
Discharged on account of wounds, 7
Discharged on account of bad health^.. 7
Transferred to other commands, 1
Promotions from the Company, 3
Viz: 1 Major, 1 Assistant Adjutant General,
and X Assistant Commissary.
Wounded in battle...... 87
Joined by Beoruit **
On roll 24th March, 1864,. ... 71
On detached duty on account disability, 4
On furlough of Indulgence,.... 4
On wounded furlough,...',.... 1
- Absent, siok and wounded, 8
Wounded, and in hands of enemy,... 1
Presebt for duty,.v 53
Total, present and absent, 77
Since the. diganization of the Company,
no member has deserted or been snbjeoted
to a court-martial.
On the 25th of January, the Company
unanimously re-enlisted for the War.
.Member Co. B, -6thBeg. S. C. V.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Camp 12th Begiment, S. C. Y.
28th March, 1864. .
To the Editors Yor^ville Enquirer .?
Please return the thanks of Company
A, 12th Begiment, S. C. V.' to Col. William
H. MoCorkle, for six pairs of wool
sooks. We appreciate the gift, not only on
account of its intrinsic value to the destitute
soldiers, but with it is conveyed to ub
the pleasing assnranco that we are still
kindly remembered by our "old Captain."
So know that while here exposed to all the
toils, hardships and privations of a soldier's
life, we are remembered and cared forby
our friends at home, who evinced their remembrance
and care in a substantial way,
fillo mir hnnrta wif.h arafcitnde. nausea onr
spirits to flow irr an unruffled stream of
oheerfulness, and inspires ns with fresh
zeal and new incentives to deeds of hero*
ism.
Articles of clothing, especially socks, are
much needed by many of our soldiers, who
oannot be supplied either from home or from
the Quarter-master's Department. Let other
friends imitate the example of -Colonel
MoCorkle. J. T. PARKER Capt.
Co. A, 12th Reg., SrC. V.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Army Tenn., Damon, Ga., .
I AprU3d, 1864.
Ladies of the Relief Association,
Yorlcville, S. C. : ..
By the request of those members of the
13th Regiment, Tennessee Volunteers, who
have been the grateful recipients of 33 pairs
of socks, one vest and oap, from your association,
I return to you their heartfelt thanks
for this token of jour kind remembrance of
tbe exiled soldier. Nothing tends so much
to encourage him to the cheerful discharge
of his irksome duties as to know, that he
has neither been forgotten nor neglected by
the fair ladies of our beloved South. When
the dear ones at home, hear that lovely ladies
are ^looking after our welfare, their
hearts will swell with gratitude to you, and
they will whisper a prayer to the "Father
of all Mercies" that Ho may soon remove
from us the grievous calamity of*war.
May heaven bless you, ladies, in your
obaritable enterprise, and ere long by the
mutual efforts of soldiers and ladies, our independence
be achieved, is the prayer of
Yonr obedient servant,
SAMUEL M. NEEL,
Co. "B" 13th Reg. Tenn. Vol.
Prom the Front.
DALTON, April 5?Soouts from the Tennessee
River report that a large quantity of
orfillorw rthnftannAora lnnfc xrr>r>lr
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with a brigade of cavalry and infantry.
Troops are also being sent back in the
direction of Nashville, and are supposed to
be en route for Virginia.
The river is very high.
.The enemy has a strong picket force on
the North side of the rivet from Bridgeport,
to Meed Creek, and allow no one to oross.
Their scouts come as low down aifOaperton's
Ferry.
Out of forty-four Yankee regimonts furloughed
to recruit, not 5,000 men were obtained,
and 100,000 of the furlougbed Yankees
deserted to the gold mines of Idaho.?
Special to Atlanta, Register.
Dalton, -4p*il 9.?Fast day was universally
observed yesterday: Religious services
were held at the different churches and
camps.
The enemy fired on our piokets this morning,
but made no further demonstrations.
It is reported that the 9th and 15th corps
of Sherman's army have,gone East. They
will be replaced by two others. % '
Stokes renegade Tennessee cavalry, captured
by Gen. Wheeler and paroled, are
again in servioe without being exchanged,
murdering, all the Confederates who fall into
their hands. Among their viotims is Capt.
Bledsoe, of the 4th Tennessee cavalry.
Every deserter from our army is sent
across into Ohio immediately, to prevent
the formation of guerilla bands inside their
lines. *
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A letter from Canada, published in a
British paper, announces that there, are
eighty thousand deserters from the Yankee
army in that country,
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From Virginia. S
Richmond, April 8.?At an eleotion ia; _
Leavenworth, Kansas, on the 4th, the polls f<
were seised by the Copperhead'mob. Kay* n
or Anthony was beaten. The military re- 1
fused assistance. The Copperhead ticket ft
was elected by six hundred majority. G
The Republican candidate for Mayor of e
St. Louis is re-eleoted by two thousand ma- G
jority. C
Yesterday afternoon, a looomotive explo- ii
ded on the -Richmond and Petersburg Rail- I
road, killing the engineer ancf three others, n
Orange C. H., April 9.?The Yankees b
fought a sham battfe near Culpejjer C. H. c
on Thursday. The cannonading was heard v
-in our camps. " n
It is reported that two regiments of Yatr- o
kee oavalry?-one white and the other black o
?visited Winchester recently, eaptnring o
and carrying away Robert J. Conrad and v
Philip Williams' as hostages for-two members
of Pietponfc's Government, reoently b
orfptured in Madison County. While in I
Winchester, the whito cavalry fired on the a
Mnnlr /totrnlrrT VilltWlrr nnd vnnftdillOf MVCral. 8
MlttVtt MMW g - -'
A rather heavy rain has been falling for 1
- two. hoars, and the roads are deep in mad. a
It is reported that Seigle-is concentrating 1
a large force in the valley. ; d
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Prom Europe. > ^
Riohj0nu, April- 9.?Foreign advices c
are to the 25tb, and are unimportant, Max- ^
imiliau was to stprt for Mexico on the lBth. Q
He had refusedSlidell an interview. The D
new Empire is said to be strictly neutral in ^
relation to American toifairs.
The Earl of Aberdeen and Lord Ashbur- f
ton are dead. . gi
Enropeanr advices of the 9th have been v
received. Four new steel-clad s&oamers, of j
great speed, were about to leave Liverpool j.
to ran the; blockade; rj
The health of the Pope is.improving. j
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Th.o Savannah News reports: \ t
A torpedo exploded at Rose Dew Bat- 4
tery, and several soldiers we're killed and 1
wonnded. We.learn that Sergeant JSagene' f
B. Bell, of Soatb Carolina, and' six men, v
(fonr from C^o. C, 22d Battalion, and two ?
from Co. A, 29th Georgia,) were blown np ^
.whilst sinking torpedoes. The boat in which
they were, ran upon a' torpedo which had
been sunkj when it exploded. Up to the
last hitelligenoe from th.e battery, but one '
man and.one body had- been fount!. It is
feare'd that the others have perished. \
' $Iore Good News from Florida.? c
The following offioial despatoh was received *
on Friday night at headquarters :
Camp Milton, Fla., April 1 To Gen.: b
Thomas Jordan ? Gener^x: A-large, c
double stack, side trheel steamer'is sunk r
nnnrtoi*/, tLo month nf Dofltnr's Lake, fifteen ^
miles above Jacksonville, supposed to be ^
the" "Maple Leaf." Sbe exploded a torpe- a
do at four o'clock this morning. Partfcu* 1
lars not known. _ '
(Signod) . Patten Andeeson, . '
Major-General Commending. 1
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Operations of Forrest's Command. a
BotfrvAlt, Tenn., Maroh 31.?General s
Forrest is again snccessfal. With Baford's j
division, he captured Union City, with-the fc
garrison?about 600 strong?and then mov- s
ed into Padocah, which, be held ten hours, b
the enemy retiring into their fortifications, c
He there captured a few prisoners and many f
stores. ii
Chalmers- division, was left to watch the o
movements of the enemy, at Germantown, a
movqd as they did, anctheld them in ohcok. i
Neely's 14th Tennessee, Chalmers divi$- a
ion, met Hnrst's renegade Tennessee regi- i
meet, at Bolivar, on the 29tM, and whipped, k
thorn badly, capturing their wagon train and o
ammunition, killing about twenty and o
wounding many. . ii
.Col. Thompson of the 3d Kentucky, com* f
mandinp a bripade. was killed at Paducah. t
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Okalona, April 2.?General Forrest t
leftJaeksoti, Tennessee, on the 28d March, a
and on the 24th captured Union City, with ii
450 prisonsrs?among whom was the renegade
Hawkins, with most of bis regiment?,
about 400 horses and 500 small arms. He
took possession of Hickman, the enemy.hav- p
ing evacuated it. < *
Our loss at Union City and Paducah was twenty
five killed and wounded. Among
them Col. Thompson, com ma o ding thc^Kcn- J
tucky brigade, and Lieut. D. W. Johnson, ^
of Col. Bell's staff, are billed; Lieut. Col. s
Lanham, of Faulkner's regiment, mortally
wounded; Col. Crossland, of the 7th Ken- ^
tucky, and Lieut. Col. Morton, of the 2d c
Tennessee, slightly wounded. a
The enemy's loss at Paducah was* fifty
five killed and wounded. The prisoners in *
oil nnmKophrl
.... wv.
Forrest holds possession T)f all the surrounding
country,- except the river posts,
and ia recruiting rapidly. p
East Tennessee.?The Nashville U- %
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nion of the 12th ult. gives an account of a
bloody disaster to Col. Stokes' East Tennessee
(Federal) cavalry, on Calf-Killer Moun- j
tain;*near~ Sparta,"Tennessee, by the Con- ^
federate troops under Capt. Bledsoe. The t(
"Rebs" drew them into ambush and gavo
them a terrible drubbing, killing twenty ^
five outright. The fugitives, with Stokes
in the lead, never stopped running untill
they reached Sparta. j
The bushwhackers in the mountains on
. the North Carolina borders are getting to bo
very bold and troublesome. Lieut. Webb,
of the 4th Tennessee, and five pien were
ambushed'and- reported killed, in Stone
Mountain, a few days ago*
Atlanta Confederacy, 6th., ^
U?* There are fearful odds against us, says ti
the Rebel, and, to the outside world, who tc
do not know our spirit and resolution, the Ij
contest looks more than doubtful. All our Is
Annrnloa nvn int/t or?firn PYArnioA f.n A
^b ^ VttllCU 1UIV ? v VAV4V?UV wv .?'
avert the threatened and impending rain, w
And yet, under such circumstances, and in a
s'uoh a fearful crisis, men can be found who tl
do not hesitate to trifle with the public pa- ai
tience, and insult the common sense of the 8
nation, by senBelees jargon about the cen- tf
tralization of power at Richmond, and the ti
absorption of thediberties of the people.?,
And all of this oljunor has no better or more
substantial foundation than the'partial su$- tl
pension 6i the writ ofEdbtas Corpus for fe
sixty days, in case of a class of men who b
are not untitled to, and should not receive
any portion ofpnbUc sympathy.. Th#y -r
publio enemieB whom it is charity to the
country totie^l with promptly and sijimma'
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urprise and. Capture of Confederates
We regret to hear that a party of .Coo- <
sderato soouts, some nineteen or twenty in (
amber, were surprised and captared on ]
'aesday nigfit'last. This unpleasant af- s
rir occurred-at a place "known-as* Cherry j
l-rove, in the ooanty of NansemOnd, on the. s
state of Mr. Kichard H.'Hiddick. Cherry i
hove is a point of land formed by the e
Jhuckatnok and Brewer's Creeks, and is |
a fall view of Newport's News and Old \
^rint Comfort. At this place, for some j
lonths past, a number of oar men have t
een stationed, acting as scoots, under the J
ommand of Liedt. Hoy. It was here, as .1
rill Jbe remembered, that the Yankee stea^ i
nor Flora Temple was roughly bandied by t
or scouts sdme five or six weeks sinoe, and
n which occasion, as was subsequently asertained,
some 30. or 40 of the Vaiidals
rere killed. 'a
Last Tuesday, the 27th, of Maroh, was a i
oisterous, stormy day on the coast, the 1
empestuous weather increasing, as night t
pproaohed. :Availing themselves of the
torm and the darkness,. sailors from the \
Tahfeee steamers Minnesota "and Commo- <
lore Barney, (estimated in numbers at j
00,) approached in four barges, and land- t
led about 3 o'clock in the morning of the 1
'8th, at a point some three hundred yards t
elow the wharf. Tj&iey immediately pro- s
eeded to the house of Mr. Hodsden, near i
y, and demanded to know the wberoabottt?s
f Lieut. Roy. Mr. H. replied that he didr i
iot know," when ho was informed by the e
rankees that they knew, and he should ac- e
ompany them. We regret to hear that ]
here was not a sentinel on duty, and that <
he entire jtarty present, twenty in number, (
rore surprised and captured. 8even of i
jieut. Roy's men, himself among the num- ]
ier, were absent, and thus escaped capture. \
Fhe Yankee Marines were piloted by a j
Baltimore Plug, nanjed Bill Gross, who un- 1
il recently, had been engaged in running i
he blookade. Of course, we shall see fla- <
aing and exaggerated accounts of this afair
in the Yankee journals. The above,
re hear, however, are tbe facts, and may
le received as entirely reliable.?Peters* [
wrg Express. " - ]
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Yankee Incendiaries in oar Midst.
T-wo Yankees, snpposfed to be a portion of
helen*who csoaped from their guard On
he-Charlotte Road, two or three weeks a;o,
were arrested yesterday, near Rook Sill,
5. C. They were engaged in a plot to incite
negroes to barn the railroad bridge ovor
he Catawba River, steal horses, and make
heir escape aoftoss the, lines; bnt a faithful
lave revealed their intentions, and a party
if oitizens met the rascals at their place of
endezvous and. there made them prisoners.,
["hey will probably arrive in the oity to-day.
Ye are sorry tbat;they have been captured
Jive.* The press abd people of those secions
of tbe^jonntry which have been desoated
by these maranding parties, are united
n urging the common determination to
ake no more prisoners, and yet we fear that
n the present instance, the two villians,
,fter a form of trial, will be retained as
imply prisoners of war, and escape the
nstico which is their due. Who can tell
iow many valuable lives' would have been
aorificed by the burning of the railroad
ridge? Who can prediot what other rasalities
might not have followed the suooessul
accomplishment of their end? There
9 a vast difference between soldiers setot (
nt for a speoifie object, to perpetrate an j
et of war, and escaped prisoners, net acting t
q suoh a capacity, but merely as bandits, (
eeking to revenge themselves oirtbeir oWn - j
dividual account. In the West, Yan:<rc
generals are hanging and torturing onr j
wn men' when captured, though fighting *
q their own soil; and why should we not, ^
f the act be proved, retaliate promptly, t
orcibly, and in a manner, that shall at onoe ^
each imitators in the future that death is
he penalty of their deviltry? A trace to
11 rules oCwar when our own salvation is 2
avolved.?South Carolinian, 5th inet. ]
> Simultaneously with them, were the three c
aptured last week, as noted in the Enqui- c
;eb.?ed. ?" |
' The Five Dollar Bills.
We regret to see that amongst a few il
iberal and unpatriotic dealers there is a
isposition to refuse the 85's of the old is- 0
uo, except at a discount of 33? per cent ^
'here is no reason why the dlsoount should
o imposed at this time, aud we trust, by
ornmou consent, the fives will be current !
8 hitherto, at par. We have received the
allowing communication from the Assistant ^
'reasurer on the subject:?Mercury.
Assistant Treasurer's Office, .
Charleston, April 5th, 1864. o
To the Editors of the Mercury: In re- ?
ly to an enquiry in to day's Courier, re- t
arding the truth of. the report that the Secatnry
of tho Treasury has, by a despatch, _
rdcred the Sub-Treasury and Depositary Jj
ot to recoive at par tho five dollar notes of t<
be extant currency, I 6tale that no such ?
espatch has been received by me.v I did b
degraph the Honorable Secretary, asking a
? the five dollar notes were exchangeable a
)r the new Issue to tho 30th June, and his {!
jply was "that they %re fundable and reeivablo
at par for public dues until 1st
uly) but can only be exchanged for now .
otcs at three old for two new." (
it 11* ii i
v ory respccuuJiy, ^
W. Y. Leitch, k
Assistant Treasurer. 11
? ?. > ?! >? I?
' . ai
What our Navy- has Done ?A. reort
in respect to the Yankee vessels cap- a
ired by the Confederate cruisers was made G
) the Washington Congress a few-days ago.
t includes all captures up to the 30th of
at January. The list^ which the N.-York lews
says is not complete, foots up to 193,
ith a tonnage of 89,004. At fifty dollars J
ton, the vessels are valued at $4,485,200;. vi
le.cargoes, at one hundred dollars a ton, $
re estimated at $8,970,400. Total value, j*
13,455,500. Sixty-two were oaptured by J'
le Alabama, twenty-she by the Sumter and n
venty-two ty the Florida. . v
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- F
Forai of Transfer.?We, pre informed J
iat the following is. the form of a trans- in
ir on the certificates for four per .cent,. ^
onds: ft
For value ^received, I assign the within to
'Riohard Roe.
- Augusta, ApHl?-, -1864. . * J
Executed in my presenee.
JOHNDOE, Notary Pdblio. f
1Qr Tie idea has ;gaia*d considerable!
nroulation that claims agamst the Treasury,'
ixistiog prior to the 1st of ^AprH, would be
)?id ih the reduced curreboy* unless preleoted
and collected before* the first of A>ril.
This is an error. It is ofily true~8f'
inch claims as has besn adj usted end a war-<
ant or draft issoed for the payment. The
lettlement bad then beoome a part of the
rablio records, and the holder of suoh draft
va8 of the'nature of a depositor i%tho Trea*
ury, and if he failed to draw his money,Tt
>eoerae liable to the tax oh the 1st of April,
dot claims unsettled, or for wbiolTp&ymeot
lad not been tendered* tfill follow theusoal
i r i _ ' :i _ .a - .i &L.
gje 01 nemg paia m currency at par ? #uo
ime of payment
' Death of Judge Whitner.
-We karil that this'^miable gUftleinim;
md upright Judge departed thig"Kle at his
Osidence in Anderson on Friday last* pis
lealth has been failing for-spine time, and'
be event has not been unexpected.
Jridge Whitner filled many positions of
isefuhies3*in this State-, and1 has:a6lways
nmmanded the esteem and confidence of all
vho knew him. .For some years he. was
Solicitor of the Western Circuit,ancLwa be-'
ieve also a member of the three convenions.of
the people held in 1832 and 1852,
md the memorable one which took the
Jtate from the Union. . In politics fie was
m ardent advtfoate otfUUto sovereignty.?
Jls a Judge, he was diligent and impartial,md
his decisions were regulated by sound
iense and ..discriminating judgment. In;
private life Jodge Whitner was most exjmplary.
He was of genial'ahd. amiable,
iomper, and his life and conversation'were
egulated by Christian .principle which be
ong professed and practised -in the faith of.
he Preshyterion Cburoh: He has roared
i large family inhfr own footsteps, who
lave emulated his virtues and his patriotism
n this bourmf his country's trials. His
leafch is indeed b public idsst
Columbia Gaurdian, bth irut.
An Ominous Ev?nt in Illinois.?
rhree hundred men have behn found in
[llinoisbold enough to lake up-arms against
he tyranny at": Washington. They word*
irobably dispensed in a few boats by the
rooprsent for thatphrpoSfl, and the movenent,
although the IT: Y. -Herald styles it
'the beginning of oivit war in lllidois,"
loes not, therefore, amount to much, in a
ailtiary point of view. -But the-appeal to
irms shows the spirit and the presamed
itrength of the- Opposition' in Iflrnais.?
[hree hundred men could hardly have been
'ouad in v k neighborhood willing ti> incur
he responsibilities of each A step, unless,
hey bad reason lo believe that they would
ie so sustained by others as to make the afaitsomethingmore
than a mere treasonable
dot/ Indeed, the latest intelligence from,
he scene of the outbreak gives it an aspeot
nore important than the first indications
promised. It derives, too, additional gravty
from the fact that, the locality is someffhat
North of the region where disaffection
s known to be rifest. If the insurgents
lold together they will be strongly reinfor;ed
from iioafchfern .Illisois, a ad, if com- J
ifilled to rotirfl. thov will. dnnhtlflss. ohnnso
bat direction, and gather strength as they
all back. In this way, if they ccinld do
10 more, they could probably save thenar
selves by esoaping into our lines. Bat the
rhief importance of the affair is in the proof
t affords of a desperate and deadly hostiliy
to the Washington dynasty io one of the
ihief States of the Union, and of the ex)austion
of patietfoe, and even prudence,
imong the people of the North West. We
tave always felt certain, Says the Richmond
Whig; that that great division of country
vould be driven finally to break loose from
he Yankee States. The time may bo nearir
at hand than we had hoped.
1 I '*#* ? ' *'
Unfortunate' Affair at the AsyiUM.?An
unforfunatc affair occurred at the
juuatic Asylum Saturday. Iu the absence
if the keepers^ au altercation of some sort
icbunried between John Gktlih and W. W.
Stokes, two of. the inmates, in which the
atter was strdok by a small iron ctoor on
behead, inflicting a ghastly wound,'from
he effects of which the unfortnate man suljequently
died. Magistrate T. P. Walfyr,
ictiog as Coroner, summoned a jury, who
eturned a verdict in accordance with the
acts' above stated.
Stakes-will be remembered, as the man
rho killed a valuable citizen, Mr. MoNeely
)nBose, in Clarendon district, severaj
'ears sinoe.?Guardian.
PHILANTHROPIC LODGE, .NO.
[ 78, A.*. F.'. M.*.?The regular COMMUNICATION
f tills Lodge will be held at the MASONIC HALL,MON>AY
EVENING aext,18tli instant, nt 7* o'clock.- Tbefe
gill be work in the HIRST and ;THIRO DEGREES, and
ashless' of Importance to he transacted. Members will
ike due notice thereof and govJru themselves accordingly.
By order of the W. M.
L. M. GRIST, Secretary.
April 13 , 15. : "11
JOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DISTRICT
Whereas JAMES MASON has appUcd
j me for Letters of Administration on all and singular,
ic^jiooda^ and chaflels^rtehta^ anil credtta^T A. J,
These arc, therefore, to cite and admonish all aiid-ttinguir,
the kindred and creditors of the sold deceased, to be*
nd appear before me, at our next Ordinary's Court for
!io ?aid District,to be liolden at York Court House, on the
5th day of April Instant, to shew cause, if any, why
la: said administration should not be granted. ;
riven under iny hand and Seal, this lltli day of April,
in the year Of our LDrd one thousand olghf hundred ana
sixty-four, and in the eighty-eighth year of the Independence
of South Caroline
JOAN A. BROWN, O. Y, D.
' April 13 18 2t
SOUTH CAROLINA?YORK DIS.J
TRICT.?Whereas, JAMES MASON has applied
> me for Letters of Administration, on all -aod plngu
tr, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of MELIN
iA CLINTON, late at the District aforesaid, deceased.
These are. therefore, to cite and admonish all and singu.
it, the kindred and creditors of the"said deceased*, to be
nd appeaf before me, at our next Ordinary's Court for the
lid District, to lie liolden at York Court House on the 39th*
?y of Aprlhlpstant, to shew cause, Jf any, why 0e said
dmlnistraf on should not be granted. ,
Ivcn undi r my hand and Seal, this *mh day* of ApTD.
.In the ye ur of oar Lord one thousand eight hundred amr
slxtyWoui, iindln the 88th year of the Tntftpendence ol
South Carolina. . , . . ' .
JUIH1 A* UBUWW, VJ. X. U.
April 13 ? 15. | . 2t
MORE TAXES!
[WILL attend at my Office in Yorkvllle
on the 1st week of MAY, for the purpose of receiIng
RETURNS of all profits mad? during the year 1863,
receding 23 PEE CENT., made by uny Railroad, Monuicturlugor
Joint Stock Company, whether Incorpontfed Or
ot. I will also ceceivo the retfarjp of all profits nude by
UYING AND SELLING, between let Jaomujr, J'J63. and
itJifnuary, 1864, of Spirituous Liquor*. F&ir. Wheat,
ora, Elco, Sugar, Molaa. an nr Syrup, Salt, Baboo, Pork,
!ogg, Beef or Beef Cattle. Sheep, Oats, Hqy, Fodder, Baw
ildes, Leather, Hopes, Males, Boots, Shoes, Cotton Yarn,
Pool, Woolen, Cotton or Mlietl Cloths, Beta, Wagons,
amcssr;-Coal, Iron, Steel oc Nulls, Money, GoM, Bffrer,orelgn
Excbnnge, Stocks,-Nofaa, JJebtikCrediW'Of oBligaans
of any kind, and any Merchandize, Property# Effects
'any kind,'the additional rnriahl bytbe rfte-Toi Act, on
ic flistclause fa 35 PER CENT.', add pn the last clause Jt
W RfTR CENT. AJ1 persons,tjpns or Corporations, liable
\ any pyt Of. the shore, must,make their returns to me oa
le let week to MAY, or wffer the pftmlttc* of the law.>^
r WILL attoxl at the same time aid'
L place to receive the above TAX ' "
+ A. McLEAN,
p,ifC
April 5, JAW.-* m
special ordering:*i. q
J MAJOR a?LES J. GREEN is- M
to, duty as Commandant of the Camp of In- ,
n^ !?n ?f aU and ^ be ^eyed and respected TBI
accordingly. ' H
April 13 " ' J
conscription notice. 1
HEADQUARTERS CONSCRIPT fflflafi
i ojiD^-s 5- " fl
T THE enrolment, (under section 5, ' M
roTr? ,thc Act of Congrew "to organize forces to ten? "" * JSf
dnrfng tlie war,"approved' February '17, 1864,) Is h<w*6y - > fl
ordered of aO male White persons i&jbiM3taiA'wbo'vewK&'/ ' rflMflll
S? % perewf to " : ^ 9
DiB" 9
Defence ?h(l detail duty, and shall not be required lo' V' ti - Sffi
form service out of the StateA' After fcci.i^enroUrd, they'
rant and Insmeetor 'fienernl'a Office, undoa nf'uAw^l^t JSMH0
elortthclr ^^ ^ D^uttaent, , S
16<A. ^^of^priUMtaniJor thoparixiae of being (frganteed''* ? EE
into companies. ' >1 **' VfflhfiS
IV. Those who fan to report win subject aheaweivea to . . - bBBKb
; tr?-assigned u? general service with thcclasa of penotu bo- Hj
j tween the age* of 18 und lS.1ttsic?.tbey sha*'have a valid,. Jf* "i" * HB
I excuse for such, default, to bo Judged of by tbe Bureau of {
Conscriptionj?t IUeliuiond. C. D. MELTON, MS
- Major nndd3omujandtujtof Conat/ipu. A- ?, M
I April 13 . r*?14 " J*. * ?]
COIfSCRWTlOS SOTICE. ^ >& ./ |8gj
HEADQUARTERS ENROLLING OFFICE,. '
Yomvillb 8. C., AfrU 7th, 188L; -*?' 1<H
I 'MMv ***? IdiMnM 18, and 45 ?U 50. ' , > 1
LB Y order of Maj'. C. D. MELTON,||
Commandant of Conscripts (pursuant to special orders . * J
HTffcj WarjWxiDenl), altulttlc while pcnwftatn York. ' M
District, wSBve between. tho ages of 17 and 18 yean, and * Hgi
15 nn J 50 yduw. arc required to report unhk ofljfee- for en~? J***, /*!
i rolmcnt, on or before tin lOti day ofdpril . MM
U n. Porswu liable tp tlrts enrolment may, q/Jet- Mdg ea-. P u ' M&H
roiled, form companies for local defence and special'service M
for Umi war?-under. General Ojcdera Ko.'8^, Adjutant amd^-X * *
Inspector GeueraTs office, series of 1863, and tlect their Q
ownjflwe. \-*s. r^f' ? !gi
ro,Mar asydsftg? JTJ . w
furnish their own horses, and will be allowed forty cema^s^ r * mM
per day for their use whlla In actual ottoSe/ V./ ' ' \ >' ,BH
"! Ail persons errtoUad-of the ages above Indicated, will CTjWg
(under the term* af the Art of Congress) conMlttte a "Bd- ^^M
serve fur State defence end detail dtrtv and Khali not ba " *' HH
required to perform iendceiwtof thoSwte." All so en ' - ?r
rolled are required to rehderrous at Yorkvtlle, on the 18th * M
April Inatant, to.be oifcntteed into companies. * t v ' . gnB
* * * 1
the Bar?aU Of- M
Lonscnpuon w kicqiikji^ Tv ^ y , id^H
Exemption* Revoked.
IV. All certificates-of exemption WUtcrto gmn'ted bv . * j^BQ
rolling- OrticerB^ar^ re voiced by the,recen( Act di Cougraw, -jt- '* *" *" |M
except thoee'grented to mall contractors, drivers of pr*t .M
coaches aqd hacks,^tnd on account of religious q^itoo. .' .
with for enrolment,Pcxhnptlon or dattfi^pureoanupprovl- "
slone of said Act qf Congress. - M
* fe*-' H
" V. Persons hitherto exempt, or ybuths abont to attain thei'-Si^-: M
age of 18 yffars, will have the privBegc of viUtnteeriug, fM
provided they report to the EuroOlag Officer before Mag jaSi8B|
enrolled, andmaw selection of companies that were organ- "? >. MH
ized prior to April 18, M82, and are obtow. the mlnUattnw- oE^rai
Certificates will be furaished to those who. so report as S^HB
voluntders, which, on being apprqved try'tko Coothuindant-^ * ? MB
of Convcripts, >vlll authorizotliem to be mustered Into file i ?M
company selected. ' BBmB
Youths andcr 18 cannot go forward without the wrttfeo^,>'
%inumaf their parenMol'gtmrdJafia/to lie fiunle^ed to the > UH|
Enrolling Officer. ' /?? - /
I , ^application* for Eixm-ption or Dettdi. *i?r fl
VI. A11 applications for exemption or detail must be mode ...
to the Enrolling Officerof the District. .? oM(9S
VTI. Information on all matters pertaiutogto dw cotir M
1 **?? ^ EnrolUng Offlcet, York lMatr^ot. . |
'"T . EKROiiUnro OFFicia, H BE
Yokkviixs, B. C., April lltb, 1864. ^ 1
A^^Medwja Cert^catg^ofJ^ OH
1 II. Persona heretofore exempt by reason of OCCUM-.. i
T10.V or PUOFESSION, but uot exempt under Oie-rpSH.. , ~ . M
Act of Congteam am aBoashd to VOLONTEEB befprethat . ? MM
date, Prodded tne eertiheiucir given them are approved by ^ - H9l
Major Melton. - ffiMR
Tboeemot volunteering aqd obtaining such certificates, B
and. UiowiliiaamxehsatdiialaHad thtJdm. Act, anebeMy-or HflB
dered toraPm onthe *3rdand88th INSTANT forexami- ^ gflMjL
nation. MB
| III. All white mala persons In tills District bmwegw??i fiHM
ages of (17) seventeen and (18) eighteen, and MfiJ-forfT'
five and (50) rifty years, arc-also ordered to reportfor exam- - - /
lnatlon. Those fhUIng uxebuol) andtomply with orders, - ^B9
w^UBub^ttlienied^^be^HMo^^amdc^^^ fl
. . Bnrolling' Officer,'-York DbonL * . a flEj
Aprils 13 ?r MB
^OUTH.CAROLINA?YORK DJS- __JB|
oil and singular the goods and chattels, rights and end- . - . yH
Its of JBROMBC. MILLER, late of wc District a&ra-.^ >?B9
said, deceased. . : MtfZr.JL ... * *
These are therefore .to cite and admonish all addataaditty^ . *' - fig
the kindred and creditors of the sold deceased, to be and op- WMfl
pear before me at our next Ordinary's Coon for fbe'sold.Dfc . . 9fl3fC|IB
tflct, to be holden at York Court House ou the 18th day of *v- g M
April Instant, to shew cause, If any, why thAsald Art- - , MSffll
ministration should not 6u gnuited. " > . * {jOUM
Given under ray band and Seal, this 5tl? day of April, In
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and . MamC
sixty-four, and In (he eighty-eighth year of the IntU-Y, * wS9
hibndence of South Carolina^. I -' -c '
JOHN A. BROWN,-O..Yv.Oi |gg|
WRITING PAPjil^
tAA QUIRES tfusfc Received. firaik, - ?j?9
1W A. C. WjswahL tc Co.'s Paper Mttoufagtoryf mjEj
(Uncolnton, N.. 0.) which we will epchgnge for Clean jjjjrjPl
Anowln^^^its per pound, or 7 eientt in CASH. , - * ttSSB
Bring on your RAGS to die ' kSBB
PRINTING OFFICE. fSflg
February 17, 1884. 7if - jfSjHj
TAJ BARK WAISTED. 1MB
rlE Subscribers wisb to boy ONE BBH
nU5tf)RED CORDS of TAN BARK, * HBH
tor which they will pay reasonable pricey? * wfiRK
in I,RATHER: (WivrrwS at TAV~4^fl .ID
NEUV-Iu Yodrrtlk^ ' . ' '
one htUffor the other, or for one- third, >. A
more than TWO II1DE& are brobgftt. Jj
Mareh23.- . . 13 > <t*V U
Affbssl^the 1
Stockholders of the King's Mountain Sail Bjoad.: .. * fflBHH
Company will be held at ibetr Office, at 42 o'cloojt,' tm - %
FEIDAYi THE 23odfATOIL, instant, to,take into con- , W
slderatton a matter of gnat Importance to the Stockholder* ffflfff
*sss** "- i
ertelopbs m
POE. SALE, a
ey-itS-**"1to'f * AT -^s. <- hSmQ
" ?*?& Jt _ - 95H
Mnmeomej. ?
^OTICE.?THE PETEKSBUBti - li
It FOBjGE Is now In operatlouj jlx mUeaHoothotSkek- * ' * Sflffi
by, N. C. Persons wanting 1BON Can * sepeSSQjfe JmL
bringiDS CORN or BACON. We wiH jft*61D.S)e,of IrbH IBM
for one fliuhol of Cora, or 3 Bp of Iron for one pound of MR
Bacon. r- V. ? J.BLAGKfc r ; M?i
wt 7r a f^\r?p:rr*%F *; mm
TMlOUtJGBRS will bear in mind that
JC '. r am Hot receiving FODDER nnd'HAY at the present JHbS
time. T wlUglvc notice when I am ready to receive It HM
' ~ J.H7FAY8eQD^.
Agent Denot No. 6th C.D./S.C. }Vfl
April 6 ? tf ^
"VTOTICE.?ALL" PERSOEB.IN- BB
J.V DEBTED to STEELE* JONESaiercqu&ttBto flBSM
cloee their accounts by .NOTE or CASH, with W. P. raUKEW
TI?OM-||(>N> to reo*re^tdi
building, vbSthtt ^!^be^l?<ed\o writfe m| cqttomere, I
February 25 jflj
NO B^gaF PAY _THE a