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For one Square ? twelve lines or los.* ?TWO DOLLARS and FIFrY CKNTS for the first in.sertion, and TWO DOLLARS for each subseqouut. : Obituary Noticeb, exceeding one squ^rer cliarged J at advertising rates. _ | Transient Advertisement*, and Job TV'ot & MUST BE i PAID FOR IN ADVANCE No deduction made, except tV> our regular advortisgptrons Gr ant nn<i the Telegraph. Grant has estao^.hed a line of telegraph from hi3 headquarters, near City *Point, to Portsmouth and Norfolk, and thence to Fortress Monroe. Evor 6lnce the lino whb put up the - wires have been cut on an average about three timoB a week, which has been a ;tource of no little annoyance to the irn&nbla Lieutenant General. He has endeavored to find out in vain the perpetrators of the mischief, but, ns a retaliatory measure, has confined in Fort Powhatan the ! Kev. E. C. Muvdaugb, "William Ruffln, old Mr. Barham and John Jj. Deal, Esq., the Postmaster at Cabin Pmiot. These citizen?, he declares, ' ah all be held hb hoatageB, and if the wiro are ^ again cut they are to be executed, and every ( building within fivo miles of Cabin Point com- " mitted to the flames. Mr. Murdaugh is widely known as a Mipister of the Protestant Kpiseo- . pal Church,- and the other three gentlemen named are represented to be moat worth}' and estimable citizens. * ( ' 1 xi 1? J _ ? * ? ? ?j.inuii una UWU LOO BflSQOW OI pVOOT tliat CI- \ ther of these gentloraen have ever interfered 1 with his telegraph wires, and yet he drags them ruthlessly from their homes and places them in confinement. The Petersburg Express thinks - that in this, and in'all similar caBes, tbo. Got- c <ernment ought to. retaliate, and that too very 1 promptly.. It says : "Let four protnioent Yan- 1 kee officers be immediately placed in close con- fc fioement, and if.Grant does execute his threat, 1 let the Yankee officers Bwing ittstanier. The f legitations must be rigidly enforced. An eye for an eve and a tooth for a tooth, is tbo only 11 way to deal with the pomi-hm-liaron's foe we | are now fighting." . * j;J Andt Johnson.?A Yankee paper gives a 1 "Sketch of the Life and Service?" of Johnson, * the Lincoln candidate for Vice-President. Ac- r cording to this, he was born nt r? 11 _ j ? *" N-' ? I on the 2.9th Doccmber, "1808. He lost his J father in his fourth year. IIis family was very 1 ?' poor, and he was apprenticed to a tailor in his t native city, with whom he served seven years, t Hcv never attended jscliool a single day in his ri life; but whilst learning his trade, and by aid c of the journeymen, he acquired a familiarity v with the alphabet. ' As soon as he could im- it perfectly read, he borrowed n few books, frdm ? which he amassed all the learning he had until n he married, which was in his twentieth year. His wife then taught him to write and cipher. (i lie worked for a short time at Laurens, C. H., B South Carolina; then returned to Raleigh.? B Subsequently, be settlod in Greenville, Tennes- t see, and there waB alderman and mayor. In J ( 1835, be was elected to tho Legislature. In I e 1840, he was Democratic Elector of Tennessee. t( In 1841, he was elected to the State Senate. In 1843, he was sent to Congress, where ho ' served till 1853. That year be waB elected J Governor, and re-elected in 1855. In 1857, he was chosen United States Senator, and fin- R ished his terra last March a year. He is now h military Governor of his State, and may bo a Vice-Prcaident of what is left of the Uuited P States. ( ^ a brooi) KETonT.?Ad English gentloman n possessing a keen wit, was at a brilliant assem- w bly of the elite of Vienna, where a, distinguish- ** ed lady of that city frequently amused herself and immediate circle of friends, by saying smart and uncoUrtedlfe things to nnnQV them. "By 1)1 the way," added -she, "how is it your country ' G wornon speak French so very imperfectly ? Wo ! el Austrians use it with the same freedom as :f it j w were our native tongue.'' ' "Madam," retorted c( he,-but with tho blandest manner possible, " I to know not unless it be that the French army pc have not been twice-to theii capital to teach it, id A9 they have been to yours." TTi .ik\ ? h-** ifeci Camden daily journalj WE38>aJESDA?' JHOXtMflJVQ^JkVO. H* r , ? . ?--rr A fire occured in Columbia ou Sunday last by whjcU over 1500 baloa of cotton were destroyed.^. , I From a private despatch rcceived:thia morning from Gen. Stephen Elliott, we learn' that' hia wound is not considered dangerour, and that he is recovering na j rapidly as Muld be expected. We learn, through a private source, that Mentis. j E. B. Cureton and Samuel H Boykiu aVont FortDela- i ware, and are quite well. Messrs. W. E. Johnston. U. P. Bonnay.T. L. Boykin and L. H. Dour aro reported to be in Washington. The latter, who w.ih severely wounded in the'thiffh.nt the time of hi*'r>nv?- . ture, \b eaid to be improving. The rest- qnito well. The raids upon the railroads in Virginia and Georgia, aud the consequent prostration of tho mail service there, oeem to have acted eyajp^etically upon the roadn rod mails here. I-'or instance, we received last night no papers from Augusta except tho Ohronicla aticL Sentinel of Sunday week. We sL'.o received the Columbia Guardian of Monday, and no Crtrolintaii at ell Wber* is the f.iult? Good Nev/g fhou Georgia*-1?Our exchanges of yesterday are filled with telogrtima from various points in Georgia, but tho dispatohes are so confused and contradictory that we can make nothing of them. The following dispatch seems, however, to be officii!, oud thereforo authentic. " It is addressed to the officer in command at Charle?tonk.and wak received thoro on Monday evening:' * Augusta, Aucn.st \. To Maj. Gen- Jones.' Gen. Wheeler has enptured 5en. btoneman nrul 2200 of his men. Macon and ililledgeville are sale. The Telegraph will probably )o opon to Atlanta to-night, bj' way ob Macon. . E. W. Rain?, Colonel. Peace Rumors and Peace Prospectr.?Some cxsitement wsb produced, a few days ago, by rumors that icacu propositions had been reciprocully submitted by he govornmeDto of the Conlbderate and the United jtates, and, although thfy turnod out to be mere runnrb ll<>? ?- -j ? jro u.i?, u .ippoan, fonie Inundation in I HCt. , I ' n> 1** < Muarr, Clat, Hotroiuu:. anil ?vsneit.i, genih me.n I iotv abroad in th?'Anri ice of the*' Confederacy, root, to- J ;ethor 011 (ho Canadian t-ide of t he falliof the ^'iajfvpa, j ind thf>iioe nddreauH rmanihunicntiou to Mr. Ia.sroi.v, hroujh the nolorinii odit/>r.of Uio N. V. Ttibauc, ..sole it iiur a Kiifo conduct to Washington. and intimating hat an interview, between thonwlves and Mr. LiN(:oi.n\ nieht re.-uiit in arranging tUc prelico inarti'3 of a pc-aco i letween their government and the United Plato.-. Mr. Clay and his colluagwos disavowed, in the or- | e.spondence which ensuod, having any authority tVom i 'resident Davis to opeii, or to offer to open, liogotia- j ions for penoe. But this disclaimer was wholl}' tin- j nwa?ary to convince any reflecting man that tho pro* I codings of Messrs Clay, Holcombe, and Sandi:h5? zero entirely unauthorised by tho Confederate- nutliordeB; nnd were purely pritatc and unofficial. The olf-reapeet and tho Bafet^ of the Confederacy alike pquiro thnt she should d.mand the evacuation of her irritory, by the enemy's forces, as a condition preceeut to the opening of negotiations Feace is not posible on the basis of iho uii ppspidctis, and even nn armistice, which ehfinld leave tho enemy in poBSOBsion of he fortreB6es, tho strategic points, and thd vast stretch >f territory they now hold, would prove fruitless. The nomy must give up every foot of Confederate terrp ory before we oan have peace; and it is folly to talk ibout peace until the enemy are willing to concede, -or re are strong enough .to compel this. Now the Ynnees manifest, no inclination wliatev" to relax their ripe upon that portion of our territory which .they avo occupied ; and wo aro certainly in no condition, t prosent, to recover it by Ibrco of arms. Tho prosocts of peaco nro remote, and no one, wo aro persuaod, appreciates this moro thoroughly than Mr. I>avih. ind we have no idea that lie will inaugurate any lovemont looking towards tho opening of negotiations 'Irile th$ fato of Atlanta trembles in the balance, and le roar of Grant's artillery shakes the windows of io Executive mansion. 1 This visit, of Messrs. Clay, IIolcombe and, Sa? , ers, to Niagara, ond their correspondence with , reely were, in our opinh u. only parts of a political 1 ] ectioneering trick, concocted by Sanders, and | hieh Messrs Clay and HoLCdMBB were cajoled into miiieuaiicing. Ci ay,- v lie is a statesman, and a high- i tied gen lemau never stooped to low politlod and i uty intrigues, and knows uothing.about t)icm. Hol. { )mbe, a quiet country, lawjer, of much learning >iit? < tU? fci&tico in ^is .bome^o ( ^ ? ^ni i?iwwwnimittr|biiwnti i * # *?, " ?? , . aional chair at Charlottesville, but quite out of Ills element in a Now York political enuens, knows just as little; and tbey would both' bo mnro babies id the hands of aii adroit, experienced, and unscrupulous wire* i puller liloa* GEokoB IT. Senders. Messrs. Clay and j HoLCOMkE, were probably induced by Sanders to believe that their interference niipht. accomplish^ much, and allowed their generous aosirc.to Btop the shedding of blood, to got tho better o$ their discretion. Sjn-j tee's real object is perfectly pWn to ua. If it could j be rundo to appear, and notoriety given to tho fact I that peaco propositiotia had been nsado to Lincoln | the Democratic party .woVild be strengthened. If Lisj coln should return a favorable answer, he woukl lose j ground with tho radicals ; if he did not, he would drive the modorate men of his party ovor to Vallandigiiaxl The trick is worthy of Sanders ; but we rogret that too i.amps of Messrs. Clay and Hqlcombe should huvo boon mixfed un with it. But, simultaneously with this, it was announced tlm^ Col. Jaqckss of the 72d Illinois Regt., atjd Edmund Yirke, a popular puthor. of New York, had arrived i n Richmond on a special and secret mission to the .Confederate authorities; hhd been admitted to an interview With President ~>avis; had hoen lodged, at the public expense, Ac Ac. We have, of course, no means of knowing what mission of those^rentlernen was, hut, from the fact that they had several interviews with Col. Ould, and were permitted to inspect the Lihby and Belle Tsle prisons, we incline to tho opinion that they camp to arrange for the resumption of tho exchange of prisoners).We shall soon know, however, for it is announced by the Philadelphia Inquirer that Col. JaqOebs' official'report will shortly bo published. Tun YiltGi.niWar NeWTs.?It seen.s very well settled that Grant is about to throw his army agaiust Richmond from tbi^side of the nvc? instead of operating against it from the vicinity of Petersburg. The , history of the roovomont may be stated in the following facta: On Tuesday U'ght he crossod about three corps over the pontdona hclow Deep Bottom, which wero followed at tut earlv hour Wodno-jdav mnmin.. . J ? by their 'arge wagonM trains. Shortly 'alter Bunriso, our troops near-New Market, distaut about ten niilo3 from Richmond and about tivo from his, pontoons, worn attacked and four guns of the Rockbridge Artillery captured. ThoCipturo was offi'etod by thi> enemy ex-, tending his lino (having a largely superior force) and flanking our forces. There was no lighting, and the men of thn hati ery surcoeded in bringipg off their bov?f? with them. His lines now extend from .Tamos river, at a point about twelvo miles from .Richmond, on the loft, to White Oak bridge, a distance of t-oven. miles. Malvern ITill iB a Lout Ave miles in his rear. -Hoha.smicoeaded in putting his army this side Of tho Chicks- I hominy, and with the same repulses in store for it that it experienced al Cold Harbor. As lie hnn torn upj the York River Kail Road, 'tis likely tlr.it he wil rnako James rjvor his bane of supplies. There was nothing of interest transpiring in front of Petersburg Thuisday evening. A little shelling from Battery No. ii, tho ''bungs" striking - near the planing mill, in Blauford, and doing no.injury, has been the only occurrence worthy of noto within tho la?t forty-eight hours. Arrival* at lUe Soldier's Her.t ON* TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2. J. J. Joflords?Co. G, 20th .Regiment?wounded? from Sumter. Destruction of a Railroad Car by Fire, with a Large Amount of Treasure on Bo ard.? About half past twelve o'eloek on Saturday, alter the train on the. Danville Railroad coming to. this city had gotten a quarter of a j mile this side of Clover Station, distant about i ninety-two-miles from this place, the loch! ex- i press car was discovered to b<5 on fire. Iinniedi- i atcly the train was stopped, and every effort < was made to extinguish the flames, but^theyjl had gained too much HmHimv o.^t uiai in <i aimil J. time the car was destroyed. Inside were scv- 1 eral boxes of gold, bank notes and papers, which { had been removed from the banks at Staifnton for sate keeping, previous to the occupation of { that place by Hunter's forces, besides some bacon and two barrels of apple brandy, sltippcd on account, of the Express Company, and twen- ( ty trunks belonging to passengers on the train. ^ With the exception of the gold, everj thing else was destryed, and so intense was the beat from iho lire that some of the treasuro melted and rtinl'do'wn on the track. After the flames had mbsidecf, two flour barrel* full of bullion and :oin were 'gathered up -and brought to this ?Richmond Dispatch. r "A I LATEST BY" TELEGRAPH FROM VIltGIXIA. Petkrsbukg, July 31.-?Fifteen battle flag's were raptured yesterday, and over two thousand stand of arms.?Our loss in killed, wounded and missing about eight hundred. ' Prisoners say the Yankee General Gfiffin was killed yesterday. The enemy's loss is fully three thousand live hundred. Yesterday ' was the first time the army of Northern Virginia has tonght negroes. Our troops to-day arc busy burying the Yankee dead left in our lines. All quiet to-day, About two o'eloek a flag of trueo was sent into our lines. Object unknown. Supposed for the purpose of getting time tot 1 il._ v--1 j j i uuiy ,tuu xiiUKue uoaa oetween tuc lines. Richmond, August 1.?T!ie Yankees on he north side of James river, at Deep Bottom, have recrossod to the south side, reuniting with the main body of Grant's army. later. Petersburg, August2.?Our.loss in Saturdays affair foot up 1*20 killed and wounded, and 200 prisoners, from Klliotta brigade and Mahotic's. The enemy bad 400 killed and wounded. A mine was sprung on Bush rod Johnson's front yesterday. : A flag of truce was received from tho enemy, asking permission to bury their dead, addressed to the general of the army of Potomac. The reply was that the proposition whnld be grant ed from five to ten o'clock. The time was diligently occupied, and over 700 was buried. Yankee prisoners say their loos in wounded was'3000.; They also re ft dor great 'complaints against Bnrnside for the failure. * The capture of battle Hags reached 20 and prisoners 1100. ' Yankee prisoners say Grant is preparing a grand raid against the W'eldon Railroad. Tl.r. ;..r* ..r.,.. i - M- " " ......... i.,..n irwcnuu UY.aHl'. I-'. V. ii I (i will, v.In; authorised ino to send to the pi ess :?On: h atch. Macon, August 1, 180L?.0. (Jaldwrtl: The Yankee raiders with , their commander have beou captured. A. IIikdsonu. " - ? O - Point Lookout.?A gentleman lately confined at Point Lookout, ami who arrived in Richmond, says that the prisoners are ubw guarded by three regiments of one hundred days'men?the negroes haying been sent oft* to Gra'ht. There are also tour gunboats guarding the Point. The number of Confederates confined there at present is nbont fourteen thousand, three hundred of whom am citizens. Some of these citizens have been imprisoned* tor fifteen months, with no charge against them. Since May, the rations have been reduced, and the poor fellows suffer for want of food. For several days the authorities have endeavored to keep the newspapers out of the handa of both prisoners and guards. They wero afraid they would get too much news from "Washington.?Richmond Sentinel. Harp Soap.?Pour three gallons of boiling water on five pounds of sal soda. Pour three gallons of boiling water on five pounds of undacked lime. When the soda is dissolved, pour it. on the lime : stir them well together, set it iside until the next morning,dip carefully off the dean liquid, leaving the sediment; porfr the iquid into a pot, add 3 1-3 pounds of clean *ro;?se and 3 14 pounds of rosin ; boil steadiy for one hour, and then pour it off to cool in my mould. f CHEAP GOODS JUST RECEIVED SUPERIOR WELSH FLANNEL, ^ Suporior English Long Cloth, Mourning Prints, Fancy Prints, 100 Pair of Ladies English Goiters, 60 Dozen Briar Root Pipes' 200 Pounds superior Black Pepper, 200 Ponnds Super Carbonate Soda, Shoe Thread, Pegu undTncka, Sowing Silk. Ac. All of which will be sold low at Shaw'afbld wtand. August 2 tu\vf3. ? * life. .