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poi?.\ iinj.'i'jAiJtviiig very li:tle clothing and j
oui}" une ur iBo implements-a sewing machin?
and a crimping apparatus-by means ?.>f which
abe etitaiacu a precarious support, ?ly own
fatr.i!}* (h.tppily) nut) servauts being all .absent'
and being iiiyseit whoiiv incapaeitated by t
years ol' sickness from ranking auy*exertion, ali
i that the poor widow woman and myself could
remove from my house, besides the few^hmgs
of hers, -consisted of two bags of flour, a peck
of meal and about the same of grist, and about
thirty pounds- of bacon and a little sugar.
These few tilings we managed to get out of the
boase, and, by the aid ?Pa wheelbarrow,
removed about fifty yards from the burning
buildings. Waiting then ahd there, waiting
anxiously the progress and direction of the fire,
we soon found that we had osea robbed of one
bag of Hour and a trunk of valuable books of
aceouut and papers. The fire continuing to
advance on us, we found it necessary to remove
again. About this time, there came ap a stal?
wart emissary "of the best Government the
world ever saw," about six feet high, accoutred
with pistols, Bowie?knife, dee., and stooping
down over the remaining bag of flour, de?
manded of the poor French lady wbai the bag
contained. HaVt? g lost, bul a few moments
before, almost everything ehe' had in thc waj
of provisions, she seemed most deeply am
keenly alive to her destitute situation, in tin
event she should lose the reihainiug bag o
flour, the last and only hope of escape Iron
starvation of her child and herself. .Sh'
fell upon her knees, with hands uplitted, ii
a supplicating manner, and most piteously um
imploringly set forth her situation to th i
demon in,human form-au appeal whiel
under the circumstances, it would be iuipossi
ble to conceive, more touching or heart-rent
ing. She told him she was not here of he
own choice; that herself und husoatid ba
come to Charleston in 1860 to better their 101
tunes; that t?ey had been domiciled in Ne'
Jersey, where her husband had taken the m
cessary steps to become a citizen of the Unite
States, she had iu her hand his papers voucl
ing the truth of* ber statement; that her bu
band had died of yellow fever in Chariesto
that being uuuble, from want of the means, 1
return to New Jersey, she had been drive
from Charleston to Columbia, (a refugee, flyn
from the enemy's shells.I to try to make t
honest bupport for herself and child. To t
this, which, from its manner and matter, as
have said, was calculated to make anythn
short ot a brute relent, he not only turned
deaf ear, but deliberately drew from bis bret
a huge shining Bowie knife,'brandished it
her face, and with Ins ruffian arm, rude
pushed her utiuc, using, ut the same lime, t
most menacing ai.d obscene ia guage; shoi
. del ea tile oag ot fioiii,'aud .uarclled ult, lei
ing the poor sim v.cg. oeat'iie, wita lier he
lesa child, over* h.-linea With ?riel mm Oe-spu
"E. .KILL."
[eONTKiUHD XS OCR NEXT.]
Tuesday Morning, March 28, 1866.
fihi>rmsn not a Catholic..
We are advised uy ihe Rev. L. P. Q Connel),
Post Chaplain of the Catholic Charon in this
city, that we are sailer an error in saying that
General Sherman is a Catholic. He never was
a Catholic, but was originally reaied as on
Episcopalian. Ile is now probably of nc pro'
?fession but that general one of tug Yankee,
which involves all manner of freedom with
law, right, virtue aud oivilization. His wife is
a' convert to the Catholic faith. So are his
children couverts His daughters were edu
cated by the ladies of the Ursuline, but not
under any of those who form thc* community in
this city. We trust that pur readers will make
these corrections, however unimportant, while
readiug the previous pom ts of our narrative.
Another item needs slight correlation. The
Rev."Dr. O'Connell was not "knocked down,"
but he wa* "severely handled" the Yaukeet
during their brief rule ia this eily, ill!? watch
was violently wrested from his per?ou, and he
was otherwise grossly insulted. We have beer
told that the reverend doctor was more patriotic
than prudent, and diu not mince his speec.i ir
giving the ruffians a proper portra'it ol" them
selven But it did not need any provocatioi
on the part of - the lamb to justify the appetiU
of the wolf. Perhaps very few of the clergy
of Columbia escaped insult, to say nothing o:
indignities whicheuuly forebore the last outragi
of blows. __
AWAIKS Qi CHauLUoTo!*.-?Dr. A. G. Mackay
'the famous Masonic author, haa beeti appoiutet
by the Yankees inspector ot the Streets; S. U
?.irk, J. T. Milligan, G. Schosaler and C. t'hin
ger his assistants. 1
Quite sn improvement has already beei
made in East Bay, Broad and Ch uren streets
The Yankees are evidently fearful of tlie .d
vent of tlie sickly season, and are purityiui
preparatory thereto.
Un the night of me 10th, a fire broke out i
the ware!.'o usa of John Fraser A Co., ou th
sv hai l, which destroyed the entire block.
Tue Yankees are Uuliy sending out tor ag in
paraes, devastating lue large plantations alon
Lue ?uniee River, laie negra popuia.io.i o
laut ac?tioa lo Vc-iy laige. a.tU uac ..Uic ooaie
In. u at e Uc.i.? ai ?.?gea norn Uielx' Jiomes to il
up tue ranks.
Tue South Carolina Railroad is in operstiu
to a point fiy* miles .North of Summerville.
Co'..UN KIA, March 23, 1865.
! >*Kf<KS. Kr?m::>: Tho following officers ?af
llagnod's Brigade Were eaptured at Town
Creek, N. C., ou 2Qth February last, and or*
i liv? cuii?incd ai dd Cupiivi Pl^SOS, W.'.?h??jJ
tou, D. C. When 1 left, they were doing well
and expecting^ a speedy exchange. You will
oblige me by publishing tho accompanying
list, so as to acquaint their friends, (fee, with
their condition. Very respectfully,
CHAS. M. HOPKINS,
1st Lieut Co. D,j27th S. C. Infantry.
11th Regiment-1st Lieut. Hickman, Capt
J. J. Wescott, 2d Lieut, F. Cassidy, 2d Lieut
Eilis. 21st Regiment-Maj. Fields, Asx't Surg.
Smith. 25th Regiment-Col. C. IL Siinonton,
Capt Bartless, Capt. Jos. H&nnahan, Capt. N.
B. Mszyck, 1st'Lieut. Samuel Dibble,2d Lieut
Chiner. 27 th Regiment-Ass't Surg. Joseph
Cane, 1st Lieut. ?. D. Simmons, Adjutant 1st
Lieut James Tupper, Ensign; Capt Joseph
Blythe Alston, Co. F; Capt. Holman, Co. G;
lat Lieut, H. W. Hendrix, Co. C; 1st Lieut
Stephen Proctor, Co. E; 1st Lieut. Julius Ha
guenin, Co. F; 2d Lieut. Abott White, Co Gj
2d Lieut John Preston; Co. ii; 2d Lieut. A,
Cudworth, Co. I.
The following ie a list of lton-commissiontji
officers and privates of Co. D, 27th R>tgim<-n
captured in thc same adair and now ct Parkt
Lookout, Maryland: Serg't H. P. Foster, Bom
&. Gilliland, Serg't Jacob Savior, Corp'l A.VU
Colson, Corp'l T. T. Poole, Private? ijainuel
Austin, B. A. Beadle, A. J. Brown, J. J. Uro WE
NT. byers, F. H. Caunc-u, J. J. Chandler, Mfa
Cleary, ?- W. (Jioptuu, A. E. Bilisan, J ?ju
Foosbee, J. T. Fowler, F. ii. Urifhu, J. H. fl?
liam-, J. AI. McPherson. J. A. iMadoen, M. ats
honey, W. B. Moore, John Moore, jr., A?
MOMS, J. H. Porter, J. H. Sorshe?, ?si. Sullifia.
L^O. Switzer, J- C. Williams, T. P. Witherie
South Carolina lispers please eopy. i.
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The G-oldsboro Journal, oi tue'Jib, says:|PJ
stubborn tight occurred at Sout . west, Creel
on the 8th, wliea a movement on the eneray'i
rear caused their demoralization and lesu??e?
in tho capture of 1,51)0 of their men. ai
accounts represen: the slaughter of the en?pq
to have beeu great.'' &
An advertisement in the Charleston- Courut
calls on the whites in that city to form a reg?
ment An editorial notice asserts that thu
regim?#ht is being filled up by loyal youog mee
who remained after ih? Vau kees occupied tin
city. I
W. H. Walsh, of ?{?cuinond, has invented ?ai
?.'Ut m operation a machine winch turua bot
l2,Uv)u percussion gun cap? per huur.
the "London Iit-'ex say? 71? American fe*
sen? have been i?aiuu'erred to lintisli ownership
during th^e war v
- Cards nal Wiseman died on the 15 th ult