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4Br / - - i ... . _ ? 1 , # j. e.&l-m. obist, |proprietors fitfttpairtni Jfantilj ftcfospptr: Jar % $wmoium .tf t|e foKtical, Social, ^gricaliaral airir Coiantcrcial fattrote of %S<ra%, '{wpbbyilab,.i*"a?vaAci VOLUME 10 "" ^ " ~~ YORKYILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1861 ... T -t v * RATES OF POSTAGE IK THE C. STATES OF AMERICA. P T^OR convenience of the public -1- the following simplified statement of the rates of post age, under the act of Congress of the Confederate States of America, has been prepared. It must be borne in mind that the Act is to go into effect from and after such period as the P. M. General may, by proclamation, announce: ^ rates or postage. W Single letters, not exceeding a half ounce in weight, to any part of the Confederate States, shall be each 10 cents. An additional single rate for each additional half ounce or less. Drop letters 2 cents each. In the foregoing cases, the postage to be prepaid by stamps or stamped envelopes. Advertised letters 2 cents each. ox newspapers. Sent to regular and bona fide subscribers from the office of publication, and not exceeding three ounces in weight: , Weekly paper, 13 cents per quarter. Scmi-Weekiy paper, 26 cents per quarter. Trl-Weekly paper, 39 cents per quarter. Four times a week, 56 cents per quarter. Fire times a week, 65 cents per quarter:' Six tiftes a week, 78 cents per quarter. of periodicals. Periodicals published oftener th*n semi-monthly shall be charged as-ncwspapcrs. Periodicals published monthly, not exceeding 1X osmm. | in weight, 1 cent on each number, and onirccrjt additional j on each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, ox transient printed matter. The inland postage on every other newspaper, and on each circular not scaled, handbill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical, magazine or other paper, which shall be uncon ncctcd with any manuscript or written matter, and not exceeding I ouKce in weight, shall be 1 cent, and for every additional oundBn- fraction of an ounce, 1 ceut additional ; and books, bound and unbound, not weighing over \ four pounds,shall be deemed mailable matter, and the inland postage on them shall be at the rate K>f 2 cents an ounce or fraction of an ounce, and the postage on ail such transient matter and books, shall be prepaid in all cases cx . ccpt when sent by officers, musicians or privates of the army. pranking privileoe. The following persons .only are entitled to the frank in2 privilege, and in all cases strictly confined to official business. . ' " '1 Postmaster Genera). ^ His Chief Clerk. . -7 Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Department. Deputy Postmasters. " SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEAD. BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR I HAYING received frequent applications from the friends of deceased soldiers to place in n permanent form and make It accessible to all who might desire a copy, the " ROLL OF HONOR," on which I am engaged for the State, i propose to publish a work more ex tended in its scope and design tha.i tiie State Roll, embrn ins Biographical sketches oi ine umcers <uiu men uvm this State who have faJlen or died in service during the pasent war, and whose friends may furnish me with the neccs sarv materials lor such sketches. The plan isthi- The friends of the deceased soldiers desiring a place in this work, will forward to tnc the necessary information to make up for publication the biographical sketches, or send me the notices they wish inserted, when they will be revised and compiled for publication? Kach biographical sketch must be accompanied by the name Of at least otic subscriber and Ten Dollars, to defray the expense and labor Involved in the preparation and compilation of the sketches, for which a receipt will be givdft entitling the holder to a copy of the work at the subscription price. 1 ">.m perfecting arrangements with a leading publishing house for the publication of the work. It will be published in monthly numbers, and Issued in the best style of letter press printing, on fine white English book paper, and printed with the best English Ink. Each number will contain one or more portraits of officers and men who have dieting guished themselves during the war. The twelve numbers will make four handsome volumes. ~ ; Terms $50 per annum or for twelve numbers, payable on the publication of the first number, of which due notice wiil be given. The work will be continued until the Roll is completed. Those intending to subscribe or furnish biographical sketches, should do so without delay, as the first edition will be limited to the number of subscribers. Address WILLIAM 15. JOHNSTON, , Culumbih, S. C. Februnry 17 7 3t MORETAX.ES ! I WILL attend at my Office in Yorkville on the 1st week of MAY, for the purpose of receiving RETURNS of all profits made during the year 18(13, exceeding 25 PER CENT., made by any Railroad, Manufacturing or Joint Stock Company, whether incorporated or not. I will also receive the returns of a'll profits made by BUYING AND SELLING, between 1st January, 1863, anil 1st January, 1S64, of Spirituous Liquors, Flour, Wheat, Corn, Rice, Sugar. Molluscs or gyryp, gait, Bacon, Pork^ Hides. Leather, Horses, Mules, Boots, Shoes'Cotton Yam, Wool, Woolen, Cotton or Mixed Cloths, Hats, Wagons, Harness, Coal, Iron, Steel or Nails. Money, Gold, Silver, Foreign Exchange, Stocks, Notes, Debts, Credits or obligations of any kind, and any Merchandise, Property or Effects of any kind, the additionablax. laid by the late Tax Act. on the first clause is 25 PER CENT., and on the last clause it is 10 PER CENT. All persons, firms or Corporations, liable on any part of the above, must make their returns to me on the 1st week in MAY. or suffer tin: penalties of the law. F. M. GALBRAITH, Assessor, 31st Collection District, S. C. .r April 13 Ja u L T WILL attend at the same timo and JL place to receive the above TAX. J. A. McLEAN, Collector, 31st Collection District, S. c. April 13 15 . tf state of south carolixa, YORK DISTRICT. Roddey k Co., vs VV. B. Dunlap.?attachment. TT7HEEREAS, the plaintiffs did on II the 15th day of October 1863, file their declaration against the defendant, who (as it is sold) is absent from and ? without the limits of this State, and lias neither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the Ktid declaration might lie served. It is therefore ordered, V& that the said defendant do appenr and plead to the said declaration, on or before the 16th day of October, which will he in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred nnd sixty four, otherwise final and absolute "judgment will then be awarded against him. (9161 S. E. MOORE, Clerk. October 15th,' 18C.1. November 4 44 t|ly. ix equity?york district." Stanhope A. Harris, ) v*. > Bill to perfect Title. Martha N\ Harris, et al.) *. XT appearing to my satisfaction that Alfred R. Hutchison, Malinda Hutchison, Joseph M. Corkle, and Jane, his wife, Mary Wirnberlv and IVimhcrly, Iicr4|usbnnd, Jnmes Hutchison, Robert P. Harris and Hugh C. Harris, defendants in above stated case, reside beyond the limits of this State?It Is, therefore, on motion of William. licatty, Solicitors for Complainant, ordered, that said absent Defendants do appear and plead, answer or demur to the bill filed in this ca-e, within three k months from the publication of this notice, or a decree yro conftuo will then be entered and awarded against them.? March 21, 1854. WALTER B. METTS, (?32 25.) Commissioner In Equity. March 23 12 3m ' in" equtt y - -York distrht, Mary It ip{H?y> per jrrtt trmic. i oiu jvt+1%.cv*?m, * f*. * > Edward Rlppey, Jr., c<oI. ) of Estate, $c. IT appearihw to my satisfaction that EDWARD RIPPEY, Jr.. one of the Defendants in this ease, resides beyond the limits of tills State. It is therefore, on motion of Williams Si Beattr, Solicitors tor complainants. ordered, that said absent Defendant do appear and plead, answer or demur to the bill filed in this case, within three months from the nitblication of this notice, or u decree, pro covfeum, will then he entered nnd awarded against him. WAI.TER B. METTS, ;3B2.05) ComTnlssioner In Equity. March SI 10 3ra IX THE COURT OF OUUlNAaT, YORK DISTRICT. To Eliza J. Suggs. .? WHEREAS, G. F. Wallace has filed j H a petition in my Office, praying to bo permitted to prove in solemn form, a paper which has been admitted to j probate in common form, as the last Will and Testament | of Susan Ourrence, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish you. the - aid Eli/.a J. Sugar to appear"at my office, at York Court House, on the first day of August next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.Nvitli such witnesses as you may deem proper, lor or against the continuation of said Will. ? (liven under my hand and seal of office, at York Court House, tliis twentv second day of April, ItiG-i. ($12 001 J. A. BROWN*, O. Y. D. r- April 2? 17 3tn,m DR.ALFRED CRAVEN * DRUGGIST m APOTHECARY, IORRTILLE, SO. CA. PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS, I' _L MEDICINES. &c., constantly kept on band. Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Receipts accurately Dispensed. , September 30 39 tf -m.-r/ArPTrtf "1L" ITT TIPUOnxfo TV IXI V/XJLVJ^. -.ViJU i JL.OL JLN DEBTEDrito STEELE it JONES are requested to lose their accounts by NOTE or CASH, with W. P. t1 THOMASSON, who is an authorized agent to receive all t monies due us and settle accounts. This lirm was dissolved by mutual consent, August 1861. I. N. STEELE, ( CAE. JONES. February J j lUt* DentaiTnotice.?bITring my absence from Yorkvllle, I have made arrangements with Dr. LESLIE O'WEN, formerly of Charleston, to take charge of my OFFICE, adjoining the Exqoirer building, where he will be pleased to wait on my customers, n= usual. He is a gentleman of much experience In my > line of business, and will, doubtless, give general-satisfacttlon. \V. M. WALKEL, Dentist. February 2o b tf j T? ORT A K WB^CTOS.?Wl i -L have been requested lo^ftittowirrc Col. ANDREW . JAOKSOX, n* a cautllriaie for the officii of TAX COL LECTOR for VOltE DISTRICT, at the ensuliig election. I September 9 36 tf 17 0 il T A"X~COLLECTOR-?W E X are authorized to announceCapf. J. W. MTTCHELL as a Candidate for TAX CQLLECTOR, for York District, ] > at the ensuing-election. , ~ ^ . k September 30 J9 4,k te* 1 f All ^Europe in a State of Incipient Revolution. Tho New York Herald thinks that the news from Europe makes apparent the fact that the different-nations are all, more or less, moved by a strong revolutionary spirit and that the present ruling powers will have to succumb to the people, and give way to | their "advancc'menf and progress. The | Herald, tracing the progress of events, i says: j The Poles continue their struggle agntust the Czar, spite of the enormous disparity of force existing between tho insurgents and the powerful sovereign who claims their allegiance. In Hungary the people are ready for a revolutionary movement. So much does this appear that the Austrian "Government has seen the necessity of establishing p at ODOa ropreHfilVC uiuuaui??, Iiuu puiuuuoui the country are under martial law. In Italy the people evince more decidedly than ever their determination to free Venitia and couquer Rome. King Victor Emanuel arms a large force. ITe is aware that ero long he will have to submit to the will of his subjects In this respect, and forward with all his power iheir revolutionary tendencies. Frapce has for years been the hj)t bed of revolutions. Napoleon attained power through the intrigues of the revolutionary party. Since his Accession to the throne he has abandoned, as much as he dared, the dangerous doctrines which elevated hitn; but his people have 'not. This they prove in' their election'^ wherein the opposition candidates triumph over those so strongly supported by the Government. This course on' the part of the people proves that the great revolutionary party is more powerful even than NapoleoD, and that soober. or later he will have to move with it or be crushed, as will all those who oppose it.? At any moment this outbreak of those who yearn for progress and civilization, for the downfall of dynasties aDd the rule of the people, may take place, and then Napoleon will, more than likely, fiud himself forced to assume the championship of the masses, anct renew the struggle of the great Emperor against the ruling powers of Europe, with this difference, that from the force of circumstances he will be acting for the revolu tionary party, and Dot with the sole view of personal aggrandizement. England Jbas for years given way to the revolutionary party, and played at conceding to tbo wishes of the people oa all important occasions. Bat this deceit is fust being discovered by stolid John Ball, ana the day | is not far distant when the British Government will have to espouse the cause of evolution honestly and heartily. Even now the people are in direct contradiction with rto ??ano " pinsecar-By tfcfclr"relets. Tfo mean on this Danish war. The people*will force the present Government to aid the Danes, or they will have a change of ministers, and thus obtain the accomplishment of their desires. This would he a triumph of the revolutionary party. * That England's Government was prevented from too overt a sanction of the Davis rebellion?from to tual recognition of the traitor?wa3 undoubtedly a triumph of the revolutionary party. The people were averse to such a policy, and the Government and aristocracy were forced to respect this fceliug, because they fear the revolutionists. In Germany, a chronic state of rcvolu tion exists, and the Danish war will more than likely give life and strength to this feeling. The people throughout the Con[ federation are averse to their rulers' wish to consolidate ttieir power, and they are being taught by this war what that power is.? Wo shall not bo surprised to see as a result a total reconstruction of Germany; and all this will be the result of that revolutionary movement which now in its incipient state pervades Europe. 1?? Tue Employment of Free Neoroes and Slaves in the Army ?At-thc last sessiou of Congress a law was passed to obviate the deticiency of the awny by the employment of free uegroes and slaves in certain capacities. This important law has almost escaped public notice, especially ns it has remained for a considerable time unezcuted. We hear, however, that-the conscription officers have recently been instructed to carry out tbe law. The law requires that ail male free ucgroes and other free persons of color, not including those who.are free under the treaty of Paris of 1803, or under the treaty of Soain of 1819, resident in the Confederate States, between- the ages of eighteen aud fifty yeur?, shil] be hold liable to perform such duties with the army, or in connection with the -military defences of the country, in tho way of work on fortifications or in I the government works for the production or preparation of materials of war, or in military" hospitals, as the Secretary of War or the commanding Gc'aeral of the Trans-.Misi sisr-ippi department may from time to time i prescribe. Under the same act of Congress, the-Secj rctary of War is authorized to employ or, if necessary, to impress twenty thousand slaves i for duties similar to those to which wc have thus referred. The conditions as prescribed by recent 1 general orders, under which this imprcss1 ment of slaves is to be made, arc chiefly as j follows: 1st. That slaves shall not be imI pressed when the services of fruo negroes | can be obtained. 2d. Slaves under the age j of eighteen and above the age of Ofty arc ; exempt, od. The'bire for slaves impressed shall bo according to the rates fixed by the appraisers under tho act to regulate impressI meats. 4th. The limitation as to tho term i for which slaves shall be impressed for seri vice shall be for twelve months instead of ; the terms fixed by said orders, ifetho exigency shall.require it.?Itichrwnd ?.. " ?, fiSy.Tho Northern papers, civc full and i glorious confirmation of the victory ,o.nd capture of Fort Pillow; their papers making our victory "even moro complete tl.au did our own accounts. The Yankees confess i.tbe aonihiliation of the garrison. | The Tug of War. The enemy has now an additional motive ! to press-the subjugation of the South." It 1 is his only way to savo himself from financial ruin. This has not only been asserted by almost every journal at the North, but has been at last openly confessed by the Yankee Secretary of the Treasury. While dcingTiis best to lift his currency, ooncoctiog bills to arrest speculation in gold, and to check t^e issues of the State banks?to which two sources ho attributes mainly the depreciation of "greenbacks"?he yet admits that none of these expedients will suffice, unless they be farther assisted by victories in the field. "Without military suocess, all measures will fail," writes the despairing financier. A Yankee must bo indeed at his wits' end when be can find no other way out of a difficulty but telling the trutb.' Such is now the condition of the thimble-rigger, Cbase. It must Lave been a source of bitter mortification to bim to bo thus compelled to transgress one of the first principles of Yankee morality. How will he face his indignant countrymen, with the ? -e i. i .1 *. :? gum 01 mat iiuuosL st'uieuuc?tuuugu iu may have been the only one of his whole life?upon his conscience? Leaving him, however, to his fate, let us consider briefly what less there are for as in his adavission. We ought to beware how we regard the pr'eVcnt monetary condition of Yankeedom as operative altogether in oar favor. It sapplies motives, as we have already hinted, which will cause the Yankee leaders to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to sabdae us, and the Yankee soldiers to fight with a desperation which they have never yet displayed at any period of the war, They will strike as men strike whose property is staked upon their weapons?as men, too, who, from a peculiar national character, esteem property a9 tho most important of earthly intercsts. These are sordid inducements, indeed ; and we can afford to despise them when compared with those which impel us to take the field, and to stand sternly by the alternative, victory or death. Nevertheless, the weight which they will bring into the contest ought not to be entirely slighted.? We should be prepared to meet an unusual display of Yankee valor with such a courage as shall seem extraordinary, even in a land wher#couragc has already reached a height which it is difficult to surpass. We must transcend the deeds of our fathers; we must eclipse tho glories of '61, J62 and '63; wo must fight as if life were the least thing in the world to be considered, and defeat one of those impossibilities Which no numbers short of the sands of the seaside can achieve. Doiog battle in this spirit, wo shall sweep down upon our foes with irresistible force. | G-rarvi-Aoct -th? borrt^S whioJr~ho oOT2tn?od? will be consumed before us like prairie grass before a lire driven by mighty winds. South Carolinian. Tiie Battle Field of Ocean Pond ? A correspondent* of the Savannah News, j writing from the field of Fincgao's victory, says: Our dead were all decently interred by twelve o'clock M., in single graves. They began the work of putting in possession of their "tree farms" some four hundred and j fifty of the enemy's dead. Instead of the 1 promised farms, however, they received only I small and rather crowded tenements, with ! fifteen or twenty joint owners, "white and black?the former often occupying the ground floor, or tier. Such was the ease with the redoubtable Colonel Friebie, of a negro regiment, in whoEe pocket was found a letter from bis wife (quurv, white or black T) asking him to <'confiscate" for her "a nice side-saddle, when he reached Tallahasse." . Yes, the black hearted Frieble had a dog's burial. A lcadc* of a horde of infuI riated negroes on a mission of murder, robbery and rape, ought ho not to tiuve been left to rot on the plain, for the obscene birds to fatten on his vitals, and the gaunt wolves to gnaw his bones 'i I A variety of trophies, could be seen aj round our cauipjires the Dight of the bat| tie, many of theiu 'Yankee notions in the j shape of little conveniences for the soldier ' in camp, or on the march, put up in the i smallest compass. Letters, daguerreotypes, ' etc. Some of the latter, taken from negro ; knapsacks, were of finely dressed white fel males! showing that the uew Yankeotheo'ryof "miscegenation" is in practice. Thero were Also found many "cat n nine tails," i such as were used in tho navy formerly, j The wounded negroes were al! very hum- ; uie?me staves acjecieu l*? inn ex rcrac.? i The Northern negroes at first spoke as to ! their equals, but soon found it would not do. I Said one of a group to a Confederate soldier standing by, "I say, my friend', just let uic put my arms around your neck, and 1 raise me up a little." Confederate soldier ?"Don't you call me your friend, d?n you, I'd just as soon blow your brains out ! as not, aud I wouldn't touch you with a ten ' foot pole." , I will only add that from the "signs" this was one of the good fights of the war, and won by the pluck and aim of'our men.? Few orders were given, (and those principally by General Colquitt, who directed the i battle, and was under fire the whole time ) His ordor was "push on," and that was done ' steadily, even by some troops who were (by great neglect somewhere) early out of aui munition. ' Cuke tor Cougii or Hoarseness.?A correspondent of the Charleston Couriert gives the following: Chip up fa! ightwood, and put a handful ui luu uiii[im iruu u pine ox cuujujuu opinio A tca?poonful in a vyine glass of water, on going to bed, will cure a hoarseness, and if taken three times a day, or whenever a cough is troublesome, it will effect a speedy cure.; A few chips thrown into a hot shovel, and the odor breathed, will be found serviceable in lung complaints, and is-calou1 ated to relieve asthma This is much cheap. ! cr than Yankee "cherry Pectoral/' and as ' cfficaoious. * From the Charlotte (N. C.) Bulletin. Brigadier-General Weitzel. Charlotte, April 27,1864. Editor Bulletin :?I was rejoiced this morning to learn that Brig. Gen. Weitzel was the Yankee officer captured at Plymonth. I was in New Orleans when it fell into the haods of Beast Butler. Weitzel was a Lieutenant in his army and soon-proved himself worthy of his commander. In a few weeks after taking possession of the city, Lieut- Weitzel was appointed "Assistant Military Cpmpiandant and Acting Mayor of New Orleans." Among other acts, I heard of one that shows the obaraoter of the man. Putting on oitizen's dress, be went with a man,-who proved to be a'traitor to us, and oalled as a visitor on one of our Southern families, and was introduced in such a manner that they ii u. u:_ _ r_: j a. a ii. i Luuuguii uiui a irieuu ui me ouutu^ ULW, ui course spoke very freely of their surroundiDgs Upon information gained in thatway he tried to arrest, as a spy, a son of that family who had "ran the blockade" to visit his friends. Happily he failed. He was a Lieutenant in the U. States Engineer oorps, aud, I think, was tor some time the Engineer in charge when the New Marine Hospital was bailding in N. Orleans. As Engineer he had been engaged in surveying'lands on the Lafourohe for the Government. In that way he became acquainted with the topography of the country, and with many of the planters in that section of the State.. For this re&BQQ be was made a Brigadier General of volunteers, aud plaoed in oharge of the expedition fitted out for the destruction of .that rich and beautiful section of Louisiana. It was his soldiers that laid waste that country, pillaged and destroyed the property of those who in days past had treated him with the hospitality and courtesy due a gentleman. It was his soldiers that plundered and destroyed the plantations of Gen. Bragg and Gen. Taylor. It was by his orders, (while organizing his brigade, near Gacenville,) that Judge Burthe and family were turned out of their beautiful residence, which was immediately converted into a hospital for his lannee tniQves. ' These and many other acts of like character, have the people of New Orleans and Louisiana suffered at his hands, beoause they would not bow down and worship the ape at Washington and the Beast he had sot up in New Orleans. I hope the authorities at Richmond will take care that his passion for pluuder and devastation shall not soon again be gratified at the expense of the people of the Confederacy. Very respectfully,. R. C. Kerr, Ex-Librarian, Lyceum Library. The Tripod. The same test has to be applied to journalism as to everything else -the man of brains succeeds in building up a name and in acquiring wealth, while the drone goes 10 the wall. The active duties of the position require extraordinary powers of mind and body, and no pne ever achieves a permanent success without Jhem. As to oomfort and personal ease, as little attaches to newspaper life as to any other that can bo thought of. A cotemporary thus gives his "experience." " We frequently hear people express a desiro to belong to the fraternity. They lit tie know the annoyances of editorial life, or such a wish would not go forth, if a pkper says a friend in the harness, has too much political, or too-much literary matter in it, nobody wants it. If it contains tqp little, its not worth taking. If the type are small they are unablo to read it. If.large, we want to economise. If we publish the telegraph reports, people say they aro nothing but a batch of lies, ami if we den't publish them, they declare we .are not able to pay for reports. If on occasional joke finds its way into our columns, we are dubbed a rattle-head) audit none appear, wo are declared ao old fossil. If we publish a great deal of editorial, they say that is easily done; that the evidence of a good editor is in selections. If we scissor a great deal, we are ctfrsed for not giving them what has not appeared in some other paper. A complimentary notice appears, and we aro called partial, and if none is written, we are styled -ig-u 1? ir cl PCIU3U uu^;. 1i wo vuv/aoiv/uunjr jjulujou something to please the ear of" the ladies, or tickle the fancy of young misses, men damn the paper for printing such "trash," and if nothing is given far the ladies, the paper is not lit to have in the house. If we attend churohj it is to eover our hypocrisy, and if we fail to gd, we are condemned for oot practicing what we preach. If we commend any act of the Government, men declare we dare not speak otherwise, and if wc do see fit to sometimes find fault, there is a class to call us a traitor. If we denounce a General for want of capacity, we are impairing confidence; and if we make no mention of him and he commits an error we ought to have let the world known beforehand that he was not the "right man in the right place." We cannot remain in our office to attend to onr busiaess, without remarks being made about a lack of sociftbii* ity, and if we do mingle with onr fellows, they can't see how we attend to business. These are only a few of the annoyances of cditotial life, but they are sufficient to satisfy any one Chat it is uot such an enviable life after all.?Raleigh Progress. Younq America.?A lady teaching bcr little daughter, four years old, pointed to something in the book, aod asked. "What is that, mydear?" "Why, don't you know?" inquired the child. "Yes," said the mother, "but I wish to find out if you know." "Well," responded the littlo miss, "I do know." "Tell me then, if you please," said the lady.. "Why no," insisted the littlo one, with an arched look, "You know what it is, and I know what it is, and tl\ero is no need of sayiDg anything more about it." ? . .. j A The Gold Question. In the United States Senate, on Apri 15th, Mr. Fessenden laid before the Seoat< the following letter from the. Secretary o the Treasury : Treasury Department, April 12. Sir :?Notwithstanding the diminishec amount of United States notes in eircula tion, and the gradual withdrawal from qsi as currency of interest-bearing United State: notes, made a legal tender for their faoe the price of gold oontinnes to advance? This effect can only be attributed to one o two causes, one is probably due in part ti each. First, to the increase of notes of lo -cal banks; and secondly, to' the efforts o _ T-. apeumuLuio. 1 have already submitted through you t< tho consideration of the Committee on Fi nance a Bill intended as a remedy for th< first evil. I now beg leave to submit to iti ' consideratibo, a Bill intended as a remedy for the second. The first Bill, if it become a law, wil have, I doubt not, the most salutary conse quences. The effeot of the seoond wil probably be more immediate, though per haps not of such permanent importance. I ask for both a candid consideration and, if approved, the favorable aotion o: Congress. .v & It must not be thought, however, that 1 regard either or both these measures as ade quate remedies for financial disorders? Nothing short of Taxation to one half of the amount of our current expenditure Bnd ; reduotion of tbess expenditures to the low est.point compatible with efficiency, wil ensure financial snccess to the Government And without .military success all measure will fail. Very respectfully, yours, 4 S. P. CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury. ; Hon. W. F. Fessenden, Chairman of Com mittee oh Finance. A.Christian Mother.?The Rev. Dr Hawkes, of New York, recently delivered! lecture before the Historical Society of tha city, when he related the following stor among others, illustrative of female hero ism: , "Among $08e, he observed, who formet a part of the settlement during the revolu tionary struggle, was a- poor widow, who haviner buried her husband, was left in oov o - -m * crty, with the task upon her hands of rais iog three sons. Of these, the two eldest ere long, fell in the causo of their country and she straggled on with the yoangest a best she could. After'the fall of Charles ton, and the disastrous defeat of Colone ' Buford, of the State of Virginia, by Tarle tpD, permission was given to some four o five American females to oarry necessarie and provisions, and administer some relie to the prisoners on board the prison ship ac< in the jails of Charleston. The widow wa one of the volunteers upon this errand o mercy. She was admitted within the city and, braving the horrors of pebtilence, em ployed herself to the extent of ber humbl 1 meansin alleviating the deplorable suffering of her countrymen. She knew what sh had to encounter; but, notwithstanding went bravely on.' Her misson of humanit; having been fulfilled, she left Charleston 01 1 her return ; but alas, her exposure to th 1 pestilential atmosphere she had been e 1 .bliged to breathe, had -planted in her sys tern the seeds of fatal disease; and ere sh reached her home, she sank under an attacl of prison fever, a brave martyr to the caus - of humanity and patriotism. The dyio; mother, who nowjrests in*an unknown grave thus left her only sou, the sole survivor c his family, to the world's charity; butlittl did she dream, as death closed her eyet the future of that orphan boy. The 60u be i came President of this free Republic, fo that widow was the mother of Andrew Jach ; son. *Tiie Exchange at Johnson's.Island ?"Asa Hartz," a Confederate officer a Johnson's Island, in a humorous letter to i friend, sandwiched in the following touch o genuine pathos: We vary our monotony with an occasion al exchange. Way I tell you what I meai by that ? Well, it is a simple ceremony.? God help us I The "exchanged" is plaoet ou a small wagon drawn by oue horse,.hi, friends form a line in the rear, and the pro cession moves; passing through the gate i winds its way slowly round the prison walls to a little grove north of the inclosure, th< "exchanged-" is taken out of the wagon anc lowered into the earth?a prayer?an ex hortation?aspade?a head board?a mounc of-fresh sod?and the friends, return t< prison again, and that's all of it. Our frienc is "exchanged"?a grave attests tne raottt mortal eyes, and one of God's angels bai recorded the "exchange" in the book above Time and the elements will soon smooth down the little hillock which marks hie lonely bed, bat invisible friends will hovci roaad it, till the dawn of that great day when all the armies shall be marshalled into 4ine again?when the wars of time shall cease and the great eternity of peace ehall commence. Absurd and False Reports.?We learn from a gentleman of unquestionable veracity that whilst traveling in the Mountain country recently, he'fouod some of the people of that region greatly excited on ac'"count of a report having been circulated by some one that President Davis had issued an order to have all children under 9 certain ago (12 years we think,") put -to death, in order to save food for the army. Some evil disposed person started this report for- the purpose of prejudicing the minds of a certain class against the Confederate authorities, and as absurd and false as such reports are known to be by well-informed persons, jet there are many whose sources of information are so limited frbat tbej have become terribly alarmed about the matter. Of course, the man who puts such reports in circulation is an ecemy to our cause, and deserves the severest punishment. I Charlotte JSf. C., Democrat. \ To Tax Payers. ' i Tbe Secretary of the Treasury has estab9 lished the following regulations in relation f to the receipt of the four per cent, bonds and certificates offered in payment for taxes: 1. The four per cent, bonds and oertifi1 cates issued under the Aot of February 17tb, - 1864, will be reoeired in payment of taxes 9 until the 81st Deoomber, 1864, inclusive, s When offered in payment they must be duly , assigned. Tbe certificate of.tbe Tax Col* - lector or Deputy Tax Collftotor, or of any r Magistrate, in the words "Executed before 9 me/' and signed officially, shall be suffioi* ont authentication. But if 'there are pre* f vioaa assignments the Tax Collector shall see that they are properly authenticated. d 2> When the bond or certificate offered in payment is greater in amount than the s tax to be paid, the Collector may return the i difference by assigning other certificates or p bonds, if he |ball have any each on hand, tbe tax payer paying any fraction under one 1 hundred dollars in the new currency, or in notes of the old issue uuder one hundred 1 dollars, at sixty-six aud two thirds coots to - the dollar. Notes under the denomination of five dollars may, at all times, be reoeived , as new ourrenoy ; and^ until 30th June in-' f elusive East of the Mississippi, and the 30th September West of the Mississippi, [ five dollar notes may ajso be received in - payment in the same manner as tbe new . currency. > v 21j. Chilton, tae Congressional representative of the Montgomery District, I Alabama, has issued a ciroular address to his constituents, reviewing the legislation g of the last, session, and showing bis participation therein. In reference to the many criticisms which sore heads aud constitutional grumblers have made upon the measures adopted by the last Congress, Mr. Chilton remarks very justly, "he must have very little <ove for his Government, who can see nothing -but its snpposed faults; k who gloats over them with delight; who t flippantly denounces the gravest measures j of its legislation, as nowise, impolitio, no. constitutional and dangerous to the poblio liberty." Says Mr. Chilton, "Let all'sooh j croak on, but let those who wish to unite our people in the bonds of eternal brotherhood, so that by our combined energies we 1 . 1 . i i if.' . may transmit to oar latest posterity toe Dies. sings of Repablioao liberty, go to work, heart and sool, to save our country from the vandal foe which environs it." ; g Northern Estimation of our Genei bals ?A Confederate who has recently been in' New York writes: The Yankees do not hesitate to admit the s superiority of oar Qeaerals over their own. f After the idol of the hoar, (it is Grant ^ now,) they award the merit of great generals ship to Lee. European military critics alf ways speak of Lee as the ablest soldier developed by the war on either side, and so [ far without his equal in the present armies Q of the old world. Stonewall Jackson comg manded the admiration of the Yankees as Q well as of tKe rest' of mankind. Even Beecher made him the subject of an elabo' rate oology. Beauregard stands high with g the Yankees for hiB defenoe of Charleston^ e and his admirable ' retreat from Corinth.? The other Confederate Generals best known, and whose merits are handsomely acknowlQ edged, are Joe Johnston, Longstreet, Ma^ ' grader, Hardee and Polk. Portraits of alt Q these officers can readily be obtained at the n bookstores in New York and Bostoa. At fto/lannlr'a aKnnr ?ini)nnn An RrntiimD , tvuutivu a auvn n?m\?vnv vh ww?* n *mj j , (? are displayed two splendid photographs, one e of Lee and the other of Jackson. During ! my stay in New York I frequently met with photographs of our "Stonewall," display^ ed in publio pkees. President Davis is . thought to be a very able man, batO, so wicked ! "If wo had a man like Jeff. Davis in the Presidental obair we would have put ^down the rebellion long ago," is a t common remark. * Outrages by Negroes.?The Jate massacre of negro soldiers near Vioksburpf is now said not to have been ? rebel outrage, quite otherwise. The negroes went 1 to a hotel where there were only white wo' men and ohildren with their servants, committed the grossest possible outrages on the " woman and then bnrned the bouse. An Indiana regiment heard of the affair, and '1 attacked and killed the netrroes. No re | bels were concerned'in the . shocking affair, j Admiral Porter said in a late report: "The negro troops near VickBbnrg have been * committing many outrages.". [Chicago Times. ' Sorghum Syrup.?Some of our farmers > appear to have been in too much of a harry 5 in getting their syrap into. market The - specimens we have examined are quite etude, 1 and reflect but little credit on the manipula1 tor. They savor strongly of the vegetable acid, and are covered with froth, which is full of spebks and small pieces of the oane. 1 These are defeots which might be so easily corrected, that our friends will take it kindly if we submit a few simple directions in the matter. It is absolutely necessary for the good keeping of the syrup that the acid should be neutralized; and overy farmer bas the means at hand for doing it. Wmle the syrup is boiling, pour into it from time to time a small quantity of ley, which is-to be repeated as long as there is any efferves- . cence or foaming?skimming eaob time, so as to reject the matter that rises to the surface. And continue to boil until the syrup becomes thick- This may be ascertained by taking up a small quantity iq, a spoon and letting it cool, when the desired consistency will be readily apparent. Better to have ten gallons W rich, thiok syrup, of ' golden oolor, than twelve, or even fifteen of a watery conaistgnoy, which no one will boy as long as he can get a superior ar ticle. Petersburg Express. 0&* John Simon, an Israelite, of the Middle Temple, London, has been created a set* i geant at law?the first of his belief' who i has ever received this honor is England. Ij N A Philosophic Darkey. A newspaper correspondent from the Cumberland river gives the following hemorons account of a eoUoqny with ? philosophic darkey, who had been present at the battle of Fort Donelsoa : Observing him toasting his shins 8gaiu?t the chimuey, I broke in npon his profound meditation thhe: ' Were yon in the fight at Fort Donelsoa V "Htid a little taeteofit, ea." ' "Stood your ground, did yon ?" "No, sa, I ran.'/ "Ban at the first fire, did yon?" "lea, a*, ana wouia nao ran sooner d?i I knowed ii war cumin." "Why that wasn't very oxeditabie to yc ** courage." "Datain't in my line, sa; cooking's my perfesbon." . "* . "Well, but have you no regard for yosr reputation?" T . , "Reputation ia cuffin to me by de. side of life." * ' : *; . * "Do you consider your life worth more than other people's ?" . "It's worth more to me, sa." "Then you must value it highly 1" "Yes, sa, I does?more dan all dis world ?more dan a million of -dollars, At; for what would dat be worth to a man wid de s bref out'n him? Self-pceserbation am de first law wid me, sa." "Bat why should you aot upon a different rule-from others?" / "Because different men sets different values on da lives; mine is not in de mar ket, sa." ?.. ! * "Bat if yon lose it, yon would have the satisfaction of knowing you died fy your oountry." "What satisfaction would dat bTtotha, sa, when tho power of feelin was goneJ"$gffljgfc^ "Then patriotism and honor are nothjyg "Nnffin, whatever, sa, I regard dfem an /l among de vanities'* j "If oaj soldiers were like you, tnutorif- 1 might have broken up the Government without resistance ?" "Yes, sa, there would hab been no help for it: I wouldn't pot my life in dis scale against any gnbbermeot dat ever existed, for no gubberment could replace dedosa to m?." * - "Po you think any^of your oompapy would have missed yon if yon had been killed ?" "May be not, aa. . A -dead White mau ain't much to dese sogers; let alone a deed nieeer. bat I'd a missed myself, sa, aDd data de pint wid me." 4 '? -..IT * Rao* Sketch.: ^ A few days sinoe, some roguish boys, 10 a town not 8 thousand- mites from the capitol of New Hampshire, persuaded Joseph N?, or as he generally oalled, "Joe," to attend Snndsy School. Joe was an overgrown, half-witted, profane lad, and the boys anticipated considerable fan?bat the various questions propounded to him were so.reaSily and correct ly answered that no one could for a moment suppose that he was not verged in theoiob'i oal lore. '. . : Joe was duly ushered in and placed on % settee in front of one orFWbich his frien Jwere seated, and recitation commenoed . * The teacher first questioned the class ou their regular lessons, and afterwards turned towards Joe. 1 "My friend, who madeHhe world that we inhabit?" "Eh?" said Joe, taming aphis eyes like an expiring calf. ' - "Who made the world that we inhabit?9' Just as he was'probaWy about to answer the question, one of the boys seated behind htm inserted a pin into his '(Joe's) pants a-* boat nine inches below the ornamental battons on &is cost. > * "God Almighty," answered Joe^ in an elevated tone, at the tame time rising, to hh feet. * x "That is correct," replied the teacher, "bat it is not necessary chat yoa should rise in answering; a sitting posture is just as well?'. <*"" Joe was seated and the ohatechism proceeded. ,, vk\: ' "Who died to save the W0|ld VT The pin was again inserted. "Jeans Christ I"' in a loader tone than before, again rising to his feet, - , "That is correoi,i>at do not manifest so mncb?e?lkig;do be a li^le more.reserved in yoor manners, said the teacher in an expostulating tone of voice. After Joe had calmeddow^eamtneibn wenton. ?.<Wbat will be the final doom of all wicked men 7" was the sabjeot now ap for consideration, and as the pin was again "stack in," Joe thundered oat, a still higher elevation in his body. \ "Hell and damnation!" , > ? "My joang friend, yoa give the anewers to all the questions, hot while yoa are here we wish yoa to be more mild in your word? Ho, if you can, restrain /year enthusiasm, and give a lew extended scope to yoor feel"ig8 . Founq Women's Kisses.?The notion of prolonging life by inhaling the breath of ycang womeii,.^observes Mt: Wjdd, wae at agreeable delusion easily oredited; sod oar physician who bad himself urittep on health was bo influenced by it,' that be aoMauy took lodgings in a boarding eobool, that it I might never be wit hoot a constant supply of 3 the proper atmosphere. Philip Thickness | who wrote "The Valetudinarian's Guides in I 1776, seems to have taken a dose whenever. I be eonld. I am myhelf, says he, turned of 1 sixty, aid in-general though. I hove li :ed in various oliqjates, and 0afl*rqd;ae*ensJy-botJi | J in body and mind, yet bavetalways partjik of the breath of yonng women, wheoevn fl they came in my way. Tfeei' none of t! J wfiTffh -strike the' e and ears intbis great citj V1 cess, by nwn many years jbaoftctba* jk - IIP