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" * ?. ' ' ' '> . .. . i ^ _ j _ I \ \ _ - _ _ ' " v ~ * "V"Q-L-'j- c.A.:Mi:>:rc>j", s. c., thubsday, atjq-tjst 4=, ise4. into. 39. By;D. to. HOOOTT; ? i^"iTcisms of Subscription. DoiljF paper per mouth - - - J- - $3.00 " j ' for Six Months - - - $15.00 AVeokly, -.7. - - $5.00 t ' [Rates lor Advertising: For one Squatb ? twelvo lines or less ?TWO - u DOLLARS and FIFTY,CENTS for the first insertion,and-TWO DOLLARS for each subseqeunt. ? Objtuary Notices, exceedisg ono square, charged at advertising rates. ..Transient Advertisements and Job WorK MUST RE ' pun pop tm auva-xrnp No deduction made, except to our regular advertising patrons. Milton's I*er?on and HabUs. In Tils person Milton was rather under the medium size, well built and muscular.. "His deportment," says "Wood, "was affable, arid his gait erect and nianly, bespeaking courage and uudauiitcdness." He was.skilled in 4-the*-use of the small sword; and . though he certainly would not have engaged in a duel, he had tlje strengh, . skill and courage to repel the attack , of an adversary. His hair,/which 11 ever fell off, was of a.light brown hue, and he wore, if L plaited ori his forehead, as is represented-in his portraits, ftis eyes were grey, arid as the cause rvP-Tiic hlinrlnflSfi'Wfla lrtfornol +limr aiif. va. wxjiij.v??vuw n in uv.i iitijj tpuj, fer-ed no change in appearence from it; His face was oval, and liis com plexion was so fine in Lis yoiitli that . at Cambridge he was, we are'told by . Aubrey, called the lady of his college; even i,n his latter days his cheeks"retained their ruddy tinge. He had, a fine eaf for rnpsic, and he was skilled in that science; he used to perform on the organ and l^ass viol.. His voice was sweet and musical', and we .may presume that his singing showed both taste and science. Richardson , \'igives the: following description of Milton in his declining years: "An ancient clergyman of Dorsetshire, Dr. Wright, found John Milton in a -&mall chamber hung with rusty green sitting in an elbow chair, and dressed neatly in black; pale, but not cadaverous*, liis bands and feet gouty, and with. chalk stones. He used also to sit in a gray coarse clotb coat, at the door of his house in Bunhill Fields, K m * in warm'sunny weather, to enjoy the fresh air; and so as well as in his room, received the visits of people of distinguished parts, al we}l as quality.?Keiglithfs Jbife. A-morfcal fdvof prevailed on board Mi sbip at sea, ancf a negro riian was appointed to throw the bodies over board, One day^vlien the Oaptain ' was 011 deckj he saw the negro dragging out of the forecastle a sick man who w$s strugling violently to extricate himself from the negro's grasp, and remonstrating very bittely against , -the cruelty of being buried alive. . "What arc you going to do with that man you black rascal asked the Captain. I Going to throw ium- overboard, v .uiasse, cause lie is dead. "Dead ? you scoundrel," said the Captain, "don't you see he moves and speaks ? 1 "Yes massa, I.know he-says he nc dead but he always lie so, nobodj never know when ,to believe him!" CAMDEN DAILY JULHtm. THURSDAlMOUi^ i?g,~AIJ?? -fiT We received do Charleston papors by InMt night's mail. Garibaldi has been elected Grand Mosler of the Freemasons in Italy., ' Pertinent.? A cocrehpondont of Carolinian asks: ."Who aro tho militia?" After the Raiders.?A large cavalry tbrce. left Gen. Hood's army on Thursday in punAiit of tho raiders. * It appears, from an ofllcial statement, that tho losses iu liUTLER'S Unvalr)' Brigade lost up as follows: Killed 87 ; wounded and missing 490. 'Total 577. A. rumor luf> reached us, by way of Augusta, thai Geu. TlOoD has had another fight with Sherman, completel} cutting up his loft, and driving him from Ins I entrenchments. It-is said that President Davis has tclogrnphe.^. to a high authority, that if Gen. Iloon will only hold his own a few days longer, ho will be ubmrdantl}* supported in both frout and rear. Gen*. "Wheeler.?A gentleman who recently left Atlanta states that Geu. Wheeler in n recent engagement was wounded iu one of Wis legs' between the ankle and knee. The Svound,though very painful, is not considered dangerous. It is said tlfo General will soou bo able to resunto his duties. Gen. Johnston la ut Macon with his family, having there rented a houso. aud entered nnnn n nertnniu.tr. residence. Gen. Scuoor, formerly t!io chiofol artillery-, and in indefatig bio officer -in all department8, has been appointed Chief of Stall* to Gen. lloon, vice Gen. Mackall, relieve^' as I am informed, at his own request. ... f Exchange of PRISONERS.?Tlio JTercut y learns on good authority thut, l?y agreement between Generals Jones and Foster, a special exchange of prisoners is to take place in Charleston. The fifty ofiicors who have been contjncd for soiiio weeks past, ore .to be cx* changed for the Confederate officers of similar rank uu \? IH'IU >10 I'll iMIIITh l.SliUKI* \ V C Sllall thus recover many bravo and accomplished officers. The uowsofthe defeat and capture of the most famous of all thy Yankee raiders cornea n: like a welcome gleam of sunshine upon what was fast growing to la? a very dark picture. It need not bo disguised that the aspect ofaO'uire in Georgia, viewed- in thu light* of tho rumors and advices that laid reached us up to yesterday afternoon, was far from cheering.? Vaguo reports otyinolhor battlo in front.of Atlanta had indeed got abroad; hut wo listened in 'vain to hear through tU? smoke of tho conflict, those shouts ol triumph wo had expected from tho veterans of Hood. Meanwhile, ShekmaN, with his multiplied bands of ' mounted vagabonds, was traversing tho fairest regions of Georgia, working bis will with her magnificent Railroads and, seemingly unresisted, bringing lire and sword to the cry gates of hor capital. But tho sceno has changed. Tho Army of Tonnessee, aftor indicting another torriblc chastisement upon 1 tho foe, still stands, like a wall of Arc, around Atlanta ; and Sherman, baffled and disappointed, .1 is as far its ever from the mastery of the "doomed city." The Grand Raid, loo, bas come t6 grjef. It's main force, 1 doubtless already* broken down with fatigue, bas , been swept like chaff before our pursuing squadrons ; its chief aims bavo all been defeated; and its bold and skillful loader, with many of his officers and men, aro captives in our hands. Tho contradictory despatches leave us in doubt as to whom wo bavo to thank for this gallant and timely achievement. Rut of tho achievement itself, tlioro is, 1 happily, no doubt whatever. No matter whoso tho arm that dealt it, truly it was a right lusty blow, and struck rft the hannv moment. ( English Judges.?Of the four Puisne Judges [ of the Queen's Bench, not oncHfelongs to the ^ established church. Mr. Justice Crompton is well known as belonging to the Unitarian denomination. Mr. Justice Blackburn-was born and bred, and still remains, a Scotch Presbyterian. Mr. Justice Meller is in like manner as' sociated with the English congregation of dis\ seniors. Mr. Justice Slice is an avowed Roman Catholic; so that on Sir Alexander Cocky burn alone, himself a Scotch baronet, devolves the duty of representing, as one of the Judges, 1 the interests and representation of the Church of England. 4 # LATEST BY TELEGRAPHI ROM GEORGIA. , August 3.?Affairs yery quiet at Atlanta. Some picket firing during Inst night, but nothing important^ occurred. 650 prisoners,- capote red near Newman, xvefo sent South yesterday. About 1000 in all were Captured. FROM CHARLESTON. The steamer Chesterfield, Capt. Ferguson, will leave. Chisolim's Mill Wharf, at the end of Trndd street, at 8 o'clock this morning, with the Yankee officers, now held by tis, to be exchanged for the Confederate officers sent to Morris Island. The exchange will take place near the outer .buoy, in the harbor, outside of' fm?f .Qiinilnit Mnjoi John "W. Lay of (Jon. Jones* start*, has been appointed to act on the part of the Confederates. A general solute will be tired tyy Fort Ripley on the return of the steamer with our ofliccrs. Ilarikarc In Japan. A letter written by a Frenchman at Jcddo, and dated January 5, contains the following:. . The Japanese wljo yesterday passetl through the principal streets of Honjo, the. aristocratic quarter of Jcddo, were surprised to sec not one, but fourteen houses covered from top to bottom with white hangings, a.sign that each of their owners, a noble or some high functionary, had been ordered by the Tycoon to "kill himself during the day by ripping open his bowels. On receiving notice the unhappy man makes immediate preparation for dentlv lie calls his friends and relatives around him, and with them he drinks rye brandy, cats sweetmeats, and jests upon the uncertainty of hmnan affairs, until the arrival of the Imperial Inspector, sent to see the execution. * On his entrance the master of the house rises, lakes leave of his. friends, ami misses into another room with the inspector and- two or three relations. After heavingthe decree rea?r, the condemned man draws ids' sabre, makes <?nc ei^t across and another along his abdomen, and, lastly, cuts his throat. It often happens that, a man harf'outy strength to make the first cut. In that case ia tmstv servant., standing j behind him lor the. purpose, strikes oft' his ; hyad. ' No one lias any hnowlede of the oftenI cos for which these fourteen personages were '^condemned to death, hut I hoard that tliev were suspected of being too sincere partisans of the alliance with Kuroprnns. Another report. was that they had been engaged in some mysterious conspiracy. I flM. ? i 1 # ' I / a ne receipts 01 conon a: Jjiverpool from January 1st to May 12th, this year, were piglit hundred and nineteen thousand four iiundred and thirty-six bales, three hundred and' eleven thousand one Iiundred and sixty-five more than in same time last year. American sorts increased sixty-two thousand nine hiriidrcd and six; East India fifty seven thousand six hundred and ninety two; China and Japan one Iiundred and seven thousand quo hundred and fifty-six; Egyptian thirty-four thousand nine hundred and sixteen. Tn3 Two Great Cathedrals of the World.?St. Peter's at Rome and St. Paul's in London rank as the largest edifices in Chris tendon). U ndoubtcdly St. Peter's is supcrioi to London's Metropolitan Church, but there it a senso in which this national edifice excels ever , St. Peter's, for St. Peter's occupied 145 years *in building, was the work of twelve successive architects, and exhausted the revenues of nine teen successive Popes. St. Paul's was com plctcd under tbo direction of one architect, ir the space of thirty-seven years, and the ex pense was entirely defrayed by a small tax or ' coals. *' The.wire used by Grant's telegraphists itj constructed on the principle of the Atlantic cable. No posts are necessary, it being perfect ly insulated. It is unwound from a reel, anc laid on the ground, and thus connects each corps of tho army with headquarters, so \hai , orders are instantly transmitted from one enc of the lines to the other, without loss of time f and without a risk of having couriers killed b^ sharp shooters. Abe's Lasl Joke.?Bennett says old latest joke is his acceptance of the radit!a!' pintform of the recent Baltiirtoi'e CoriV&tltioil including tbe Monroe doctrine, with the provisb that said doctrine, so far as Mexico' is concerned, is' to be considered "all in iny eye Betty Mar-' tin." '' ' % It is interesting:' td know thai when St.. Paul's* Cathedral was building, Sir Christopher Wren,* the architect, caused a printed notice to be affixed to the scaffolding, threatening with.instant1 dismissal any workman guilty of swearing within those sacred precincts. olfTXJARY ^ Departed this life June 2.1, 1804, Mr. ANGUS' McLEOD, of Kershaw District. S. C. The deceased was a member of Capt. W. L. DePoss' company, and had been in service four months At Hur4eeV)llC. S (1..*where lie ilinrhnronfl the "r - j rs%.<.? mv uutivn vji * a, soldier to; tlie satisfaction of bis comrades and to tho > honor of his country. Ho left the camp well and . hearty to come home on furlough for twenty days, was taken sick at Brnnchville tho next dnj" whilst on his way homo, with diarrhoea;..he reached home and in h few days called in u physician to attend his caso, ho lived ttfte on days and died resigned *>*the will of his Heavenly Fatlur. Tho country has lost a good soldier, tlie community a good neighbor and citizen and tho church a worthy member. For tho last several yenrs of his life ho had been a devoted member of tho Baptist church at Antioeb, Korshaw District, near whore he lived. Ho had ono only child, wliioh was a-, son. Ho volunteered and went into service, in December 18G1, and he lived about four months, and died in Charleston, and* was brought home and buried at Antiocli Church, where he, also, was a member. Thus tho .father and tho son lie aide by sid?vbn earth, while tjieir kindred spirits enjoy that rest that ispromised to oil tho people of God. Soldier of the cross}, well done, tho battle fought, the victory won. He leases a lonely widow and many other relative^ and friends t# monrp his loss. Way the Lord sanctify this sad bereavement to the lonely 'widow. . Pastor. Headquarters, n'IMQ/lUtV>'P npnatimiinvm i wviiwvit(i x xjui Ai\x 31 r?n i, f Columbia, .July 30, 1864. f GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8. |*. TILE SECRETARY OK WAR HAVING DK1_ cided that the Conscriptio'n authorities havo no jurisdiction over the classes of Reserves, except in the granting of Exemptions under the Act of Congress, entitled ' An Act to organise forces to servo during the War," it is ordered, pursuant to instructions of the Siuperintendent that all Details heretofo?e granted to persons of the Reserve classes by the officers of eonrteription 1h> and they are hereby revoked. Details of person* of these classes will hoiea Iter be. made only bj* the order ,o.f Brigadier General James Ohcsniit, coninianding Reserve Forces in this Stale. II. Enrolling Officers will proceed rtt.onoe t6 furn- t ish to Brigadier General Chcsnut a rolf of nil ptcsons of the classes of Reserves whose details are hereby re- ' voked. giving their ages, tfie date and period otf details', and thd"purposes for which such details iveru "granted. nr. rursunnt to orders of the War Departruoui,. Knrolling Officers are made subject to and will obey all orders of Erigwher General OUesmiL C. P. MELTON, August 4 .3 Major Com'dt Conscripts. , E35" Carolinian ropy flve times; Courier and Jfer~ ciinj three times trf-wcek)y ; all otlier papers in tin? State threo times. * . Headquarters, RESERVE FORCES SOUTH CAROLINA, ) ? ' Columbia, July 30, J804. ) i GENERAL ORDER NO. 4. ' I ALL DETAILS OF PERSONS OF ,THE RE 4 S8RVE classes horetoforo granted by the Conscript authorities, now revoked.by General Order No. 8. Conscript Department, S. C., afe hereby revived 1 and continued upon such term's, and for same poriod 5 as originally granted. II. Eh rolling Officers will forward to these Head, quarters the Rolls as indicated by Major Melton, Com manaantor uouscripts, S. u. 5 III. Applications for details will in future bo mad?-' t through the local Enrolling Officers, who will investigate the claims?being governed by the Rules and Regulations prescribed by the Bureau of Conicription. The papers will then bo forwarded to the Commandant of Conscripts for his examination and reference to these Headquarters, where final actiou will bo talccn upon thorn. t , By Ornmand BrigtGon.'CflfcSNUT. August 4 3 . ED. H. BARNWELL, (?gr Qarolinian copy five times ; Courier .and Mercury threo times tri-weekly ; oil other papers in tlie Stato threo times. CJEN.TRAt, BDREAV, I COLIJMB^i, August 1, 1864. Cars will be Dispatched. l For Lea's and Beauregard's Armies Aug. 10 , For Hood's Army u 16 1 For Charleston apd the Coast " 16 . M. LaBORDE, Chairman. I August 4 gjf- Tapers of the Stato plcaso co^>*. < f