Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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W$ %i?ttxstnt IntcIIigcnctrr THTJBSD?Y MOBBING, JTJLY 13?1865. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve line's for the firstinsertion and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and Marriage Notices charged for at f those rates. : j-.-:-* OUR TERMS. In order to place the Intelligencer with? in the reach of all, at this time, wo have determined upon-receiving subscriptions for three months only, at the low price of Fifty cents in Specie or its equivalent in Provisions. The.following schedule will be the governing rates at which 'provis? ions will be received at present: ' ' Corn, 3 peeks, G dozen Eggs, "Wheat, ? %ushcl, 5 lbs. of Butter, 20 lbs. oC Flour, ? lbs. of Bacon, 6 Chickens, 5 lbs. of Lard. ' Mr. W. S. Keese is appoihtod our Agent to receive subscriptions, and is authorized to.receipt for provisions or money. J>????* Any of our friends receiving-late ? ?'papers 'will confer'a great favor upon us 'by sending the Same to this'offiee. In all' cases they will be carefully preserved and returned, when desired. :-0,-jyk ??~ Singlo copies of tho Intelligencer can be procured at tho Printing Office or at Mr. Keese's Store, at .'five'cents. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - M. Lesser has re-opened his Store and invites a call. A. P. H?BBAit? will dispose of a varie? ty of articles at .auction, on saleday in August. ' ? Prof. Tnos.. Hall has a School now ^opeu at his residence. THE WEATHER. The rain of tho past few days, although not general, has boon of sufficient extent ? tq vastly benefit the corn c'rop? and ro li'eve the apprehension of a drought for the present, '" . ...-??: "HONi B, F. PERRY. It is. currently reported that this dis? tinguished citizen of Greenville has been appointed Provisional Governor of this State. Maj. Perry would give general, satisfaction and make an excellent Gov? ernor. - JST We are pleased to announce to the .citizens of-the village that arrangements have been made to secure the aervices^f Rev. S. B. \?one8 for the remainder of the present year, in the Methodist Churc'i.? Preaching.may be exp?Cted on next Sab? bath. - , J HON. J. 1? ORR. This'gentleman will leave to-day for Washington City, as ono of the Special Commissioners appointed to confer with the President. -o ?ST" We arc undor obligations to a lady .fri.end for the present of a mamorotti On? ion, which she recommended to be used in case our slumbers are disturbed by the noise of a certain animal, which she read of in our last issue. An onion is an ex eellen?$tarc?tic, we know, but we are of the opinion that this one would cause too ?profound a sleep, should wo dispose ?f it entirely at one time. Therefore,, it will be taken in broken doses. ---* EXCHANGES. 'k'Tho Abbeville 'Bulletin is the ti tle of a small sheet, published at Abbeville C. II., by Hugh Wilson, the first number of which has been received at this office. Our friend of the New berry Herald is informed that the opportunity has not occurred of sending him the Intelligencer heretofore We hope to be in communi? cation with Newbcrry and the rest of the world in a few days. - Ten thousand men of General Kirby Smith's army have been paroled, and nine? ty pieces of artillery and twenty thousand stand of arms surrendered up to date. Large amount of ammunition and ord nance stores have also been received. - . iAU thc'Missou^ Kentucky troops have taken the oath u.nder General Grant's or? der, and gone home. General Sherman gave wise counsel to the returning soldiers whom he addressed at Chicago last week. "I wish," he said, " that every one of j'ou may go homo Jto a farm, or the old employment j-qu^had be? fore the war, ar. I live in peace and fra? ternity with your neighbors." The arrest of Gen. Lee, the Petersburg (Va.) News states, was ordered by Secre? tary Stanton. Gen. Ord, in command at Richmond, offered his resignation rather than execute the order. Gen. Grant then interfered, arid the order for the arrest was recalled. A blacksmith at Versailles is said -to have discovered a composition almost as hard as iron, which can be applied under the hoot without causing the horse the slightest pain and costs seventy-five per cent, less than ordinary horse-shoes. Mustered Out.?GenoralsButler, Banks and Heintzelraan, neglecting to send in their resignations on or beforo the 16th inst., were mustered out of service on Friday last. . The St. Louis Democrat says the hew Constitution is adopted by more than 3,000 majority, without the solaiers'. vote it would have been lost. , Henry A. Wise arrived at Norfolk on Wednesday afternoon, intending fo stay a few days. J * . LouisviLLEjJuhe 29. Gov. Bramlettc "addressed we' citizens this evening in favor of.the Coi.siitution al Amendment and the advantages of freo over slave labor in Kontueky. He ,said slavery has boon utterly overthrown,ijftnd proved the impossibility of its restoration, lie urged-the.people to proceed to estab? lish a system of free labor, as dictated by wisdom and thpir interest, showed by statistics of the population and the occu? pation of land by slaveholders and non slave-holders, that the rich lands of the State were in the hands ot a class excecd ly small in comparison with the popular masses, urged the organization of the free white laborers of the Stato to take caro in future-of their own interests. He said the necessity existed for the immediate action of Kentucky in disposing of the vexed question ot slavery, the progress of events having practically destroyed the institution itself. Gov. Brandete discuss? ed at some length tho second section of the amendment, and answered, with over? whelming power, the' objections urged against it, such as that the . amendment gives Congress power to confer the elec? tive franchise upon emancipated slaves,^ and thus makes social equality. He sah'./ the section gives Congress no more pc>/-. er thtfn under the constitution now ex^l^ ing. and this second section meant sin ply that Congress should by appropriation or necessary legislation, prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in the State. Edmund Puffin, who, it wilfbc remem? bered, tired the first gun at Fort Suint^r, committed suicide by shooting himself, at the residence of hisson near Danville, ya., on the iUth ult. Hjs mind has been very perceptibly affected since the evacuation of Eiebniond, and the surrender of the rebel armies. A paragraph in the letter which he bad. just finished, and left for the perusal of his family and^ friends, ex? plains the tragic deed. It reads': "I can? not-survive the loss of the liberties of my country."" He was old, perhaps, eighty years of age. -:-:-. Gen.'ft. E. Lee and family left Kich* mond on tho 28th ult. for "Cartersville, Cumberland Cotiuty, near which place they will occupy, for tho summer, a cot? tage on a small farm. A citizen of Eich mond has proffered him one of the finest farms in Orange County, which another offered to stock. The offer was declined. It is reported that Atlanta, Ga., is be? ing rebuilt much moro rapidly than could have been anticipated. Business is begin? ning tobe quite brisk. Many families which went North after Gen. Sherman-'s evacuation, are about returning. ?'.-: Judge Trigg, of East Tennessee, recent? ly charged the Grand Jury to indict Gov. Brownlow for executing the laws. Tbo jury unanimously refused to find a b/^M -^--: Hon. A. H. Stephens has/petitioned the President for pardon!. He desires to bo come again, a good andldyal citizen of the United States.