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Y0RXV1LLE, S. C. wowtrojlt imm, much 2>, iseg Mum FOR 1MB. OKI DOLbAB-per annum, payable In produce at old price*: Including Cera, Wheat, Flour, Bacon, Bye, Butter ami fahij i:- ? ' i BATES OF ADVERTISING: One square of tea lines, Flee Dollars for each insertion r 50 cents per line. No advertisement charged left than a square. " "v. Obituaries, Tributes af Respect and . CotapUmentary /Aftoea charged atadferttstag rate*. TEABIWG UP THE BAIL HO AD. On Satordaj morning, a force under the charge of an Engineer Officer commenced taking up the traok of the King's Mountain Rail Boad} to transfer to another quarter where it will be Of greater importanee to the nrvnntr*. While its loss will be a serious inconvenience to a oommunity that baa long enjoyed its use, they will no doubt reoognise the serious nsoessity for its femora], and yield a cheerful acquiescence to the greater demands of the ooustry, and the army, whose wants will be better supplied by it elsewhere than here. Our eitisens will "still receive all the aooommodations that can be afforded them by the trains carrying off iron, while the.work is going on. It is expected that two miles V of . track per day will be removed WORTH C ABOLIN A BES PONDIN G. If North Carolina baa sen^A- boat of brave men te the field to uphold her honor in this struggle, the merits n0 smaller share of glory for the grand ejfort she is making to supply their wants. Sinos the appeal of Got- Vance to the people, to furulsh provisions for Gen. LeeHarmy, nearly every county in the broad borders of the old Commonwealth, has held its meeting, appointed itawaaij&fttse, and bent itself with resolute earnestness ft this objeot. Cora, flour, baooo and money, are teeming in from every quarter, with a liberality that bespeaks for the people of that State something mere thanao ordinary interest in the result of this - twggfc. North Carolina may have had bertriutora, and may have them yet, bat if e?ef a stain has fallen upon her pare honor from, their treason, she has more than effaced it-by the peerless heroism of hersoland the noble devotion of her true people to the tammon cause. No State has offered a richer sacrifice of blood in the effort for free dam, and none in the future history,of its trials and afflictions, will have a bngnter record. ; As an illustration of the spirit now pervading the people of that State, we publish below an impromptu subscription made in Rowan County, at a meeting of the citizens under the call of Gof; Yance : J. P. Poard donated 75 fta of baoon, 1 barrel of flour, and $1,000 in money. Thomas D. Metres, 10 barrels of flour. N. P. Hail, 1 barrel flour and $1,000 in money. < W- H Crawford, 1 barrel floor and 80 baoon. . . John A. JSradshaw, 2 barrels flour and '50 Tbs bacon. John Washington, 150 fts bacon, 1 barrel floor, and $3,000 in Confederate bonds. "Barton Cwige, 2 barrels flour and 150 Hereon. J. W. Hall, 2 barrels, floor and 150 lbs . baoon. Bxurbank & Gallagher $2,000 in money. Rer.B.. S. Krider, 2 barrels flour and 5 bushels oorn. W. R. Praley, 50 lbs bacon. S. S> Trott, 10 bushels corn and 100 lbs flour.. . W. M. Kineaid, 1 barrel floor. ASL W. Jarvis, 100 lbs.flour. ' s David Barringer, 5 barrels floor and lends 10 more. J. B. Gibson, 4 barrels floor. T. J. Meronj & Bro., 1 barrel floor ^nd 80 lbs bacon. J, J. Bnyier, $1,000 in money. Br. M. A. Locke, 1 barrel floor and 50 fStf baoon. . - i " A^JK"'JkU IBK l&Bi m ? We learn that the postmasters in Chester and Yorkrille, Messrs. Allen and Alexander. with an energy that deserves all comm$n<!?ttoa; are, in the absence of regular mail facilities} sending letters and papery to their destination by every opportunity. Nothing is alloted to be over, and tttypofijotgoa is thus re-established.? Wheafftefefctfe vehmta?3y thus enterprising the recognition of their servioes is always doe.? Carolinian. ? Mr. James Davis' a citizen of Meoklenbtrg, has contributed provisions enough in response to the recent call of Gov. Vance. g. j ? i j j u: e .u. hj ifvu uod uuuuicu wtuicn lur 01*. iuuuwi ?muaifieient gift. -? Telegni^bio communication has beer re-established with Colombia and Augusta ? Grant's army have destroyed all tb< booses on sixty new plantations and farm* in Prinoc George ooonty, Ya. ? It is stated in some of the Raleigh papers that hundreds, perhaps thousands, ol bags of Government corn are at one of the depots in that city, exposed to'the weathei and rotting. 4 ? Strange that many old men will make * love when they can't see their mi stresses exoepi through. spectacles, nor hear them except through ear trumpets. ? Unsound thoughts are not as easily drawn from a man's head as unsound teeth, and it is generally a more disagreeable ope ration. I ?A returned prisoner informs us that uj to the 20th of February, there were 12,21? Confederate prisoners contined at Rook Island, Illinois. Of this number, 1,881 died, and 45 escaped. ' . t - .r LIf iaen and women are <not ashamed to1 J get married, it eeems strange that they gen- j rally doitjust as rogues- tun away?be- j tween two days. I ? The soldiers cemetry at Nashville contaiDs 11,600 bodies, 1,800 of whom have died sinde December last. , ? The Greenville Patriot eays that ExGoverner Bonham has been appointed Bri^ adier-Generat, and* plaeedin co&mandof all of the Sooth Carolina Kegulaf Troops. s ? Howell Cobb is delivering spirit stir* ring speeches to the people of G?oigia,-and vdith all his might opposing the oalling of a convention, which, as be asserts, should only be called when it is neeessssary for the sovereigns to be beard. ] ? Those citizens or Savannah who have ta. l_fcn _ ken the oath may puronase one arucie at time from the shops with a permit from the provost marshal, and the attendance of a negro guard. Those trbo have not taken the oath are not permitted to boy .anything more than 'rations from the oommissary at government prices. This is teaally the trne state of affairs in that city, and gives the lie to the Yankee reports of the mild and ^conciliatory rale of the enemy. Ati the white troops have been withdrawn from Sa- vafanah, and the city is now garrisoned by /Poster's negra troops. ?The 'Yankees in Charleston send out daily foragigg parties for the devastation of the plantations on tire Santee. All ablebodied negroes are being dragged from their Home* to fill the Yankee ranks. The South Carolina railroad is running to 5 miles north of Sumtnervilie, 25 miles from Charleston. Dr. A. G. Mackay, the famous Masonic author, has been appointed by the Yankees street inspector of Charleston. The editors of the Courier call him an old and well tried citizen. Sanitary improvements are progressing in East Bay, Broad Churoh streets. The Yankees are fearful of the advent of the Biokly season, and are'purifying to be paepared for it. On the night of the 10th in^t.', a fire destroyed the whole block in fehiob is situated the warehouse of John Frazer & Co. Tho roads to Charleston are lined with people, whites and blaoks, going to the city on foot to trade and for ] protection. Foster's command is treating the ladies brutally and outrageously in their j raids irom unarieston. A Correspondent of the New Yprk Herald writing from Charleston says: "Governor Aiken and Dr. Albert G. Mackey are men whose Union sentiments, have been known in Charleston since the war begnn. They opposed secession from the beginning. ? Man is a -wind-mill. So long as he has wind to moyehim,. he flourishes. , When the wind ceases, he plays-out. Some men are nothing but wind. TRIBUTE OF RE8PECT. At the regular Communication of Philanthropic Lodge, No. 78. A.*. P.*. rAI.%, February 20th, 1865, a Committee was appointed to draft a suitable tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased brother, James E. QuftfN, submitted the following, which was \manimously adopted, at the last regular Communication. * . jj Our brother, James E. Quinn, a Master Mason of our Order, is no more. The cold andBilent clay inwraps his remains. His seat among us is vacant, and his voice in our . meetings will be heard no more forever. But where is thy victory, O, grave? The cassia's bloom will fade, and man's mortal body will return to its pristine dust, yet memory can sanctify his relics, and his disinthralled spirit,, when time is nb more, shall live.throughout a ceaseless eternity. Esteemed for his sound judgment and excellent sense, though without ostentation?beloved for the virtues and benevolence of his heart-rand distinguished for his beneficence and active goodness and charity in practical life, our departed Brother commanded the respect, secured the attachment and love, and entwined for himself a chaplet of fame, recognized and acknowledged not only among the brotherhood of this Lodge, but throughout our entire District, and especially among the poor and indigent of his neighborhood, which 1 good men seldom receive, and the best ' may well emulate. To illustrate by a 1 single example his efficient and unselfish charity in contrast with the lust of pelf rife among us, it is sufficient to reiterate the notorious fact, that whilst our lamented Brother was himself not rich millwright and practical miller? n+iAollTT unfiicm/* Olinnlv uy viuu av/buiouvauij^ i vAuouig wu . the wealthy, distributed, during this entire war, the proceeds of his mill?his only wealth?among the needy and destitute, in charity, or to the moderate liver, at a price comparatively nominal. Brethren ! Let us revere his memory, .labpr to rival the virtues of his heart, and exemplify in our own persons his practice in life. Be it therefore? ' . ? Itesolved: That in tho death of Brother James E. Quinn, this Lodge has lost a most estimable member?ms friends, > an intelligent and agreeable companion > ?society, an honest, - industrious, and useful citizen?the poor, a rare benefactor?and his family-, their worldly stay and support?the kind husband i and good father. >{ ... ... ? Resolved ;^?ha& we- deeplysympa.thize.with his Bereaved family' in their irreparable loss. Resolved: That a page ofour Minute Book be occupied with the name of, our deceased Brother, and the date of his death, inscribed thereon. y. : ' Resolved: That a copy of this Report be forwarded to tita widow, of our deceased Brother, by the. Secretary; countersigned Sy the Worshipful faster?with the seal of the Lodge atJAMES B. ALLISON,) RICHARD HARE, VCom. ' 0. L. RIDDLE. -j i- ' Another Battle and Snooees, Richmond, faroh 20.?The following despatch baa beenreceiTed: HiAnnn*ftT8M Amines C. 8..' " March 20,1865. Han. J. C. Breckinridge, Sec. of War : Gen. J, E. Johnston reports that about five o'clock, p. m.,.on,the 19th instant, he attacked the enemy near Bentonsvilk, and rented him, capturing three guns, a mile in their rear. He rallied upon fresh troops, btit was forced back slowly qntil six o'olock p. m., when, reoeiying. more troops, he appatently assumed the offensive, which was, rented without difficulty until dark. This -morning he is enirenohed. Our loss small. The troops behaved admirably well. A dense thicket prevented rapid operations. t* JEL E. LEft The Battle of Averasbaro. A more gallant stand has not been made during the war than that maintained by a handful of oar army at ifverasboro, N. C., on Thursday, the 16th of March. Sinoe the evacuation of Charleston, Gen. Hardee has been harrying forward to effect a junction witfi the remainder of the troops under Generals Johnston and Beauregard,, and sinoe. the 1st of: Maroh, the enemy have been olose npon his war.' More or less of skirmishing has' attended his progress sinoe leaving CheraW, and able generalship alone enabled him to avoid a battle in which the superior numbers of the Federals would cive Sherman every advantage. Qa Wed nesday last, however, * the bad oondtiioo of the roads, the proximity of the enemy, their evident intention to force a fight, and other circumstances, combined' to induce.Gen. Hardee to make % stand.? Bis army was then aboutifonr miles from Averaaboro, in the vicinity of what is known as Smith's farm. Col. Rhett with his brigade4of South Carolina Regulars (consisting of the 1st Artillery, 1st Infantry, and Lucas' battalion of Heavy Artillery, bat acting as infantry,* and a portion of the Beaufort and de Gardeaux Light Artillery) constitoted the rear guard. Skirmiahipg and sharp shooting commen???? Mii tivmm af ftnno mm?. UOU IUUUH l?VVU| KUU WUt hAW|#o mm www ww* to work in throwing np suoh light entrenchments as the means at hand permittted. A few rails here, logs there, and a bunch of limbs sprinkled with dirt was all that oould be had to answer the temporary purpose. On this day no determined advance was, made by the enemy. Oar own army however, lost one of its bravest and-most promising officers, Col. Rhett, commanding the. rear guard.* Impelled by tbat restless energy which characterized him while in command of Fort Samter, and a desire to fcnow personally tbe condition of affairs id his front, he made a personal reconnoissance beyond our picket lines, and near those of the foe. This fearless exposure may have provoked a fatal shot, or led to bis oapture. He never returned?and the wdrd "miss iDg,'"now written against his name, calls op the moat paiofnl apprehensions. ' Daylight, on Thursday, revealed the enemy in position, and evidently about to give battle. Our own troops were also in line behind their works?if tbey may be djgnified by sooh a name?and with enthusiasm awaited the onset. Opposite our right front was a large field; opposite our left a dense undergrowth of small pines limited the view. Col. Butler, of the 1st Infantry, was in command of the brigade, and Lieut. Col. Oetreville commanded that regiment. Skirmishing commenced at an early hour along the entire line, and about saven o' clock the enemy attacked oar left in /oweThe men met it splendidly. Disciplined like the regulars of the old army,.and for more than a.year.aoj?*' half daily find nightly under the fire nf the Federal artillery on Samter and on Sullivan's and James' Islands^ they had become inured to danger and hardship; but this w|S their first meet, ing.with their old adversaries on the open field, and one for which they had longed -without ceasing. The m%nner in which they availed thomselves of this, .the first opportunity to prove their eolat, testified their earnest porpoae. The Federals might as well have struck a solid wall. Until ordered to fall baak, the men stood in their places, receiving and returning tbe battle fire, with checks unblanohed.Two divis_ ions of Slocum's corps, Kilpatriot's cavalry, and superior numbers of artillery were in the front, pressing with all their might, but our lines remained intact. Three of our light 12-pounder guns added to the effectiveness of our defenoe. One of these belonging to De Gardeux's battery, plantedon oar right, assisted to oheok the enemy there, bat inajborttiroe the latter brought up a battery, and within five hundred yards opened upon this single piece, what .is-described to us as a peffaot ^hell storm of fire/ Horses and men went down before the tor nado notil but one of each remained, and the goo was then abandoned to its fate. Failing to prodnee any effect on the left, the. attack was transferred to the right flank. Here wo had no defences, and. bj reason of the paucity of numbers, could only meet the rapid combinations of. the enemy with a lino of skirmishers consisting of four companies. For a time these held an entire brigade in check} bat the latter finally charged, broke through, and foroed . ns to fall back. Simultaneously the Federals attacked our right front, and thus, between' the triangular firo/ it became necessary to abandon-the. first line. In so doing, many of our wounded fell into the hands .of the Federals.^ c ? ., ? ^ ^ ^ It was* now. about half-past2, o^ook, p. m. Falling back about half a mila, oar forces occupied a second Jine, and met a brigade in reserve, under command of Gen. Stephen jWliQfct. Here.the figbt was again obstinately renewed stud contested; but the. i enemy, sweeping around our right flaqk, oompelled, ia the coarse of the afternoon,** abandonment of the second line and retreat to the tbird. The Fedarala had been worried and exhausted, had lost heafiiy in. killed, and wounded, and the bold front presented at the third line, with its flanks protected by swamps, compelled them to desist from farther operations. The battle there eeased. No farther attempt was made to press our columns, and our march to concentrate has since bpen unimpeded. The losses of the enemy, reported by their prisoners, of whom a few were taken,'are from 3,500 to 3,S00. Oar own will not exceed five hundred.?South' Carolinian, 23rd instant. 11 . . ' ? ? ? " z T . , From Sherman's Army. Ralsigh, March 23-?.The (hn^tderate has the following, -which may be relied On as entirely accurate. Sherman's whole army was entrenched On the mornmg of the 20th, and we did not attack but held oar position and brought off all our wounded. There was beaVy skirmishing on the 20th and Sjst, and' several partial attacks by the' enemy, but they ' were handsomely repulsed. " * The troops *all behaved admirably. The army of ^Tehnessee'lias fully dispersed the sf&ttders that have been circulated againii it. On the evening and night of the 21st, the ehemy moveu towards Gfoldsboro. '. i. Sheridan's Raid-Damage to the Cand!, The Lynchburg pipers, of Monday and Tuesday, bring us some details of" the mid through the upper country. * The TCfytnumsAjs that the' Yankee division sent in that ?Hreetion followed the Orange and Alexandria Railroad as far as Buffalo rivsr, burning the raihoad.bridgeat - * - w?? t_.?j? t?. riL.. use point- xuvery uuuge uoi/wcou vun* lottesville and Buffalo, a distafloe of more than forty miles, has been destroyed, and much of the track torn up, thobgh the extent gf the damage done has not yet Been ascertained. ' The nearest approachthey made to Lynchburg was New Glasgow, 17 miles distant, where a- smalt party of them burnt the railroad depot. On Wednesday, a party estimated at from two to three thousand, appeared at Bent ereek, supposed to be making foe the sooth aide of James river. The fine bridge , over the river being burnt on their sppraaoh, they contented themselves with load canes a poo oar Reserves who were stationed oh thft other side of the river. They burned the Boat of the-James Biver Cpn&l Oompa ny at Bent Creek. They had captured four of our scouts that were left iff the hands oi an equal number of their troops who, being cat off from the main force by the barniog of Tye river bridge, gave themselves up to their prisoners an d were brought to this city. Tho raiders-horned every mill they could find along James river; destroyed all the tobacoo and' tobaoco booses, and carried away all the horses and negroes they oonld lay bands npon. They shot about SCO ol their broken down horses on the plantation of Mr. W. B. Cabell, below New Market, and, of coure, took off all. the horses belonging to that gentleman they couM- find. It is said that abort t-800 Yankees crossed the river opposite Colombia on Friday, bat recrossed to the north aide immediately. The Republican, of Tuesday, says that the raiders commenced at Boot creek the work of destruction to the oanal, which ie reported to be very badly damaged-from ? bout twentv-five miles below here to Colum bra, and possibly farther down . towards Richmond. Every look on the canal is said to-hare been defrayed, and in several places the banks ham been blown away/ The aqueduct at Columbia id said to be badly damaged. The destruction to private property along the route of the raiders is represented to be immense. The people -tfere stripped of horses, negroes, and meat and bread, and many are left withont a morsel of food. The Evacuation of Charleston. Augusta, March 20.?An officer who was on doty at.Eorfc Moultrie, famishes farther particulars co nc o rni og the evacuation of the defences of Charleston Harbor., Hie says tha t Fort Sumter had three ten iicb Columbiads, which tfere carefully destroyed. Tha hiltnftA of tha nnfnnnnA of ft Rmallsi calibre, wee also-destroyed. The two large Blabely guns, with a seven mile range, were likewise completely destroyed. The enemy ahelfed the islands farioosfy, thus preventing the total destruction of the. defences before the evacuation. V ". * v ^ % > ? . & q . ?aWt ? Affairs in Wilmington.?A letter from Wilmington, N. C., dated the 25th ultimo, gives some aoooant of that eity'inder Yankee rule. -It s^ys: The stores are not open as yet,, however j add for the present considerable' conftoion prevails in private households, owing to the scaroity of sopptie? Bat alt this will be arranged in a few days, when the marketmen, storekeepers and hucksters reoeive the requisite authority to resume business.' II is understood that all eitiaens- previously engaged in business who bring proof of theit loyalty will be allowed to re-open tbeii stores. If the test were merely based on the- condition of their willingness to take the oath of allegiance, al the present time all the stores would be again doing business, Bat General SoboNd *? determined tbal only tfiqjp yfa fave been loyal, and no* those who hare been oonvinoed into loyaltj by the captom of the city, are entitled to saoh privileges. The recent act to raise coin embraces tiro important sections. The first provides for a loan not to exceed 3,000,000, payable two years after the i war, until v&ioh time six per cent interest is made payable semi-annu ally. Cotton and tobacco are to be pledged by the Government, or to be. convened in payment of said loan, with thought to export freeirom daty, except to this extent of 8 por oent now imposed by law. - The aecOnd section provides that in -the event of the failure of said loan a tax of twenty-five per oent shall be levied upon all gold and silver coin, bulaftdbforeign exchange ifethe Confederate States, payable in kind ojit&e 1st of April, or as soon thereafter^ practicabler , -fcr I fircHHOHD^ Mtroh 22.-48s^er*l thoas oi persons gabled on Capitol Square this afternoon .to witness the parade of a battalioft of troops" from Camp Jackson and Winder, including two companies of negros. The battalion marobed through the principal streots headed by a brass band, prodsoiog quite a sensation ehiefly among the boys and negroes. The popular interest of the occasion was lessened by the failure to uniform and eqaip the negro eoldiera. They were armed with muskets, and went through the manual arms, as oould be expected for the short time they have been drilled. Several regiments are in coarse of formation in different parte of the State. . ' ' <? !!, -T? . A Poisoned Arrow. <It seems that the late Honorable Henry S. Foote, has launched an enHnnAkdarajnT J . Ypuwmcu auvn k iru^ wuivuuwvj^ from the shores of England, whither he has taken refoge from the-storm of war, which he was nnable to ride. No cme acquainted with the history of Mr. Koote since he came into political life, will, we presume, he at all surprised at this vindictive effusion. His public career-had been throughout conspicuous for the versatilities and tergiversations which have marked it. Impulsive as a child and "unstable as war," he' har heeuunable to-preserve'far any considerable length of time any position which he has taken upon great political questions. He has belonged to all parties by turns, and has wound np his connection with them, respectively, by bitterly -denouncing them. In the old Washington- Congress his irrepressible loquacity made him a regular bore.? He was jumping up upon all questions, little and big, and constantly inflicting 1 his harangues upon that bocfy. -In the .Confederate Congress he played the name role, and ceased not to consume its time and its deliberations with his insatiate garrulity. The consequence was, that he failed to exert .any influence as a member. "^Not, a single measure derived the smallest' benefit from his advocacy, or experien,- ced the least detriment from his oppo-' sition. But for this unfortunate and unhappy propensity of his to be ever-4* lastingly talking, he would have-commanded a large degree of respect, and would have acquired a weight of charaster which would have made him a useful representative, for it cannot be denied that his intellectual abilities are far above mediocrity. Had he united with them a more even temper, a more , dignified bearing and a sounder discretion, he would have won a high and permanent claim to popidar favor and confidence, and might have ranked as one of our living statesmen. But no intellectual gifts, however splendid, can lead to.the attainment of solid renown, when joined with sueh a multitude of weak nesses and foibles as those which are . mingled up in Mr. Foote's disposition. His personal prejudices and antipathies always get the better of his judgment in cases in which,they conld-b^ brought to bear, and when under. the excite oents arising-from -these impetntras agitators, he seemed, always powerless to pvrone a coarse of moderation and / forbearance, no matter how deeply the , public interests were involved in his acL tion. His relations with President Davis were anything bnt kind, and he , never missed an opportunity of mani{ testing towards that high functionary the hostility whieq he felt towards him. j It was- this feeling which, after vainly attempting to transfuse itself in the Con, federate Congress, so as ^to build .?p. a power in that body strong enough to . control the President, finally drcw&e hjm to flip abandonment of hi? nost. and W VMV 7 T.- f ? made him one.of the bitterest foes of the Southern Confederacy, as he" lost no time after reaching England in declaring himself to be. He, whose passions are his monitors, can never be depended on as the true friend of any cause. He who is helplessly hu~ ' the dominion of his impulses and follows onJly af they lead, is utterly valueless inthe sphere of public usefulness 1 ?is worse, in f^et, than a hypocrite or 1 imbecije. We therefore do not hesitate to say that the Confederacy is a great deal better off with Mr. foote's Open | and avowed enmity gainst it, than it | would be .with his ricketty and precar rious friendship. His animosity to the President, if he had remained.in the House, would have been a sure and constant barrier against a cordial and faithful support of the cause, of whjph the ' President was the head. The proof of 1 tips 13, tfcjtt tie has just deserted tn&t cause for the sole reason, that he could not he a?pea^ with the Rwidept. | . It appears, in the light of fciaasswilt ' upon the Confederacy, not & little sin| gular that Foote should have refused to * take the oath of allegianoe to the Yan' kee government, as he is said to have \ persistently done. .We cannot account for this curious ftfct otherwise than by | attributing it to one of those many , freaks which always characterise, njore or less, ^he conduct of eccentric pej| sow* . These remarks have been suggested 1 by the following paragraph wbichgSp , find-in a Richmond paper of yesterday, containing what purports to be an item ' of European pews; , /'Ex-Senator Foote reiterates his denunciations of the rebel Confederacy, [in a puyu.oji.cu. m juuuuu^ij nuug he now reside. "?rPetersbtiarg JSitprmLook Up !?A story is told of a marshier in a storm at sea; who sent his son aloft to reef a . sail ; at the top of the mainmast. The wind and ram were howling in unison with the storm-driven billows of old ocean.V The ship was labeling heavijy, and trembling from stem, to stern with the concussion of each successive wave. Having approached the giddy .height to which he was ordered, the hul was nearly-overpowered by.the ew^infipirog scene and the perU <jf his ?tt?tion. He felt that his strength wag-failing , himj.bis sight ^win^dim, hud his head i^coaaiig: I shail-fall^But the seafaring experi ence of his father fitted him for. the occasion and bo, in clear, calm vofea,'he answered from j&e deck of the ship, "Loolfiijf, my s^ Iook ft mil all-be Tbelad accepted-the assurance. He lifted hiseves from the angry sea and cast them upwards; and soon found his confidence and strength returning. He mooted to the top of the mast, and having performed the work assigned him, descended in safety. It is a good story for the time-that we live in. We are in lie midst of a frightful storm of human passions. "The glittering sword is flashing in our faces; the destructive cannon is felling our friends, and vast- armies with banners, terrify as on every, side.-' Even fire and flood appear at war with us,eo that national death would seem to be om fate. Bat in this extremity of danger, tfca vninp of dntv. which is the veice of oar father in fleaven, rise clear and calm above the tumult of the storm, and bids, as "loolc tip I" "Look up" trustingly at the hand which guides the storm. Confidehce and hope snail thus return, | and with them strength equal to the I triads of the day. It l&geodto look tip at the clear,'palm Heavens, when all below is dark and tumultuous; for they are a type of what', man's should be. 3, Watchman. S-. . l/" tfST Gen. G. W. Smith, who fiomman ded the Georgia State force at Atlanta in his report of operations, about th< city says that, if General Hoed'&jorders had been properly executed, Sherman would have been foiled and Atlanta saved! Also, Governor- Harris oi Tennessee, who accompanied the aqnj in its rmorntf nns in Sfcftte_aRSerk that he does not even now see anything that General Hood did thai he shook not have done, nor anything. that h< neglepted te do. . ; <** -J-* -/^ jjptmftl, , Maumd?On the 7th of February at tbe residence of th< jamln McCarthiir, of Limestone Spring*, 8t-C. rSI tbe 22d of February, by Rev. J. A. Da vies, Mr. JOBS AC KB ON and Mlo E. C. THOHASSON, alt of thi P^teC." conSomuEvT HOTICE, ^ StJABDIANS,: Trustees sad Commlttees moat make their ANNUAL reutna to thi On or before ifae 1st day of JUNE next Bales wll be Issued without exception In all eases where default 1 made. WALTER B. METTB," i Commissioner In Equity. March 39 .. 11 * It WSO'S .HOI \TAI.\ BAIL ROAD **Tgr " nr ' 1g r i Wm&tmmmm A Meeting of, the Stockholders of tb XjL King's Mountain hall Boad Company, will be hat at the COURT HOUSE, in Yortcvllle, on MONDAY, * day at APRIL next, at lOtpdock, A, Mv for the purpose c transacting business of Importance. Byordef of the President - ' . ^ ; . J. A. CARROLL, AMU. March? - . ~H -.jl sotice to ux mnw TVX PATERS of York D'ntriet'u hereby notified that the TAX BOOKS, advaloRt (Non-Agricultural) and Soldiers Tax, will be doted at a early day, and nl) defaulters will b? dealt with as the T? Act dire co. Call In at the CommlastoneT's Office, fad w win find ipyself or Capt. W. B. METTS, Assistant Co lector, ready to receive yonr Taxes, every- day. - (Sitndaj excepted) until the 20th AprU proximo. Office hours troi 8 A. M. to 4 P; */. J. A. MCLEAN, Collector, March 99 . $?y "ll! WRITIJJO PAPER, ENGLISH AND CONFEBE$43? A SMALL let jot received and fc : * #** , ^^Ufr, j -11 PAMTH6 OFFICE. March29 ^ - ' "U SNUFF! SinJFFf! WflJFFIir gA POUNDS CARbLINA BELLI SNUFF,' F" /FT ?r * Just received aad for sale **& ' AT TBS , PR1ST11VG OFFICE. , March 99 " 11 * ' ' ' HEADQUARTERS TTH HEG>T f C. ClVALRi, OivHut'fiibBiou,'' ..5V.. jrf* '-March. M, 18?. fVFFICEfc&a?d Soldiers of theSes V./ enth B^twentof South Carolina ft^vahy, wjw'ai now absent-vrtthoilt leave an called upon to actum wfflHx detayto their copuoaod. ^ ... ;vVMany brave men finger to protect thohr suBWJhg home or uua$tg? tiic enemy upon their own-sgil?cowards Ml lnthennny they weaken oarwtraggth atM'^ida^wJKt crV' arrested as "deeertm". and punished a^deasjgpi*, The destruction of railroads Is no excuse. Brave W will mgke their Journey en foot,or 0nb0nebadk*BifWtdl their posts of dnty in the Army. It will be no .rtweae to soldier that hs i& doing dnty In another commend; this ca only be permitted by a^orderfrom the Caromander-lnX'hl It la esueclaflv nrted onon wen to brine with them iroc horsea ; being dismounted will not obtain for them nc IhriougUs, but transferato Infantry. . A. C. HASKELL, ^ Col. 7th?ejt. 3. C. Cavalry. March 39 11,, 4t vax is Kuw ionce. & I WILL attend at the following time taXIN K1 Vj>?*fmfc,^fa-iJ8^yeer& At M^oeftov^t'^'Tburaany ad^rtfifand 7, At YorkvlUe, on gaturd-.y, 8thof April. At Dethesda Church, on Monday, lwh of April. , ? . ; At Shlloah Church, on Tuesday, 11th of April. At Coats% Taver\ op Wednesday, 18th or April. Ai Bock Hill, on Thursday and Friday, 13th snd 14ih < April. . : " At Ebencrcrville. on Saturday, 15th of April. At Centre Cburcn, on Monday, ilthof April. At Bethel Church, on Tifosday, 18tb of April. At Clay Bill, on Wednesday, 19th of April. ' . At Fort MUis, on Thursday and Friday, 90thend 31st Apt! AtSardis Church, onSaturday, 2Hd oC April. At-White's aw*e, on Monday, 24th of April." > - At flovtdfcoji'i Store, on Tuesday, 2Sd> or April. ? ' At Hickory Grove, on Wednesday,26th of April. ACXwkville, the first ireek In May. At.McGitl's Store, on Monday, 6th of May. At Boyd ion, on Tuesday, 9tlrof. May. At Moan's Box (Buffalo) oa Wednesday, 10th of May. At Whisonam's on Thursday. 11th of May. " - *- - - -> At Bethany Cbarch, on Tanadar, 12tb of May. At YorkvUlc, from the 13th ofatoyuxtfl the 1st of Jane. An Impression seems to prevail among many persons the they bare madeshetr Pork reutaw. 8neh is aot the cast ia hoped that all will report promptly M the shove mane times and places. It is Important that the ThxPaye should have the Assessors attinwes for aU Tax in Kio. paid by him, when he is called npan by Uoi. McLean lb his Agricultural Tax. 'Persona not Uablo to pay Tax in Kihd, will also report All those who have not made returns of tbclr crops for tb year 1864, at my former appointments, can treve an oppot tnnlly of doinj so at the same lime. g - JS The Books will be opened at each 3of the above-name, pluses, from 10 q'clbck^A. M., un^n^^k^P. Mr _ March 23 ' l ^ cr who owe'a bal-yie. of Iftclr tlihc Inica. Oau Q A OBOSaS^iOTP'S site ** ?^SwSSI5B?r m A'vjS^WK^^^ 0 jjH KS^OmbwV i. ffi Mrll 5-, I8*>'. r Nor does the offer of V ~ other offenees jtlum desertion and ab aence without permissioh. f?TO E 'EEE^ General. , March 16 9 8T~