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VOL. 1 CAM DJ^, S. C., TUESDAY. DEO. Yft. 1 ~
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Military Execution.?Benjamin Grovor,
private in B Company, 1st Battalion Foreign
Leirion. suffered the mtrrmo noimltu of milbo
ry law*for desertion, yesterday morning, at a |
point a mile and a half from the city, and}
just beyond the Charlotte ltailrond. lie was'
a native of Fairfax, Va., was about twenty-five
years old and of ordinary intelligence, lie
joined the Yankee army and was captured by
our troops during the present year. Subsequently,
upon taking the oath of allegiance, as
n nat ive of Canada, he wns relencerl im.l
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the Battalion commanded l>y Limit. Colonel
Tucker. About two weeks ago lie deserted
and jvns caught not far from Augusta, making
his way toward Sherman. lie was brought
back, court martialcd, found guilty and condemned
to death, As stated above the sentence
was carried into effect yesterday, ir. the
Ercsence of the entire battalion. Twelve memers
of liis own company wore selected as the
firing party?six of them having guns loadrd
with ball. His spiritual adviser were Rev.
Lawrence P. O'Connell and Uev. J. P. O'Connell,
and their ministrations were uncasing.
At the hour appointed the prisoner was fastened
to the stake, the living detail drawn up
to within six paces of him, and Captain Louis
Power, of Company B, commanding, asked
him if he wished to say anything. He chow
a long breath and distinctly answered, "Noth- j
ing." At the crack of the twelve rilles he fell !
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nuu uiuu niiuuui n auiljjjjiu. i." Oil I" Oil I OI ll'.C
ix bullets struck hiin?one p?aoiug through
his heart. IIis body was by permission directed
to be interred in the Catholic eemetary,
he being a member of that dcnolmuu'* n.?
Guardian of the 9ill. -v
The Situation before Richmond?Grant
Wants.more Men.?TJicre is nothing new
from Grant's army. The "Herald says :
There have been slight changes ot positions
at the front of the army of the l'otomac, by
aonio troops relieving others who have had severe
service ; but no movement of importance
lias taken place. A new intienching tool, to
be used for digning rifle and skirmish pits, has
been introduced into the army. It is a very
simple affair, but will be very useful to the
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ruiuiuih. i uu troop* are again enjoying wanu,
sunny days, after tlio recent cold weather.
The Herald has an elaborate editorial urging
that more men be sent Grant; that without
them he can make no movement. It says:
Why is it that Gcnerd Grant still lingers before
the triple lines of fortifications which protect
the rebel capital ? We know that with
the dislodgemeqt, defeat and dispersion of
Lce?s army, the Davis Confederacy will collapse
and fall to pieces, and we know that until
we shall havo demolished that army the
war will go on; and why, then, is it that Genral
Grant delays the decisive blow? There
can be but one answer to this question. lie
delays the decisive blow suggested because he
It a a 11 aI mnn nnnti/vli 1a lUpliTir ai? 1\a%* ? ~ '
U(?" IIVV 1IIUIJ VI?V??^H VVjr J XJ CILllUi ?| ^UIlUKiil
assault upon the enemy's elaborate works, or
another llank movement, which would cut off
Lee's army remaining lines of subsistence and
capture his army. This is the secret of General
Grant's delay. He wants more men to
accomplish the final blow. * * * The
first duty devolving upon the administration is
the reinforcement of our armies, and especially
the arrnV in front rof Richmond and Petersburg.
Mr. Lincoln, then, in his forthcoming
annual message to Congress, we hope; will
recommend an immediate call for more soldiers.
Eighteen millions of new cents and six mil
,
lions of two cent pieces have been coined by
the FcderaJ mint within the last two months.
CAMDEN DAILY" JOURNAL 7;
TUESDAY UKOItNIilG DEC. 13
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Regular Mails to Atlanta.?Mr. IIall. llio Post- i
master in Augusta, has; perfected arrangements by I u
which the mails will in n few days, be carried regularly ! j1
to Atlanta ria Millcdgeville and Macon, until the rail- j
road is completed to Atlanta. I ^
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The Ecdcral authorities have forwarded l o tho Con ' Sl
federates a compleie list of all tho robcl prisoners now j
n their hands, arid blank books have boon forwarded to ; F
the South to r-.ceiro the tiiimts of-all tlio "Union prisou- ^
ers. . '
"Wheel*;;. -On yesterday morn in jr, Gen. Wheeler j 1
telegraphed to headquarters that he had n successful ,
fight ^^h Sherman's cavalry. Nothing further is re- ' ~
por-ca"*>i jvii.iwtwck'S ?icntli wound. Wo are afraid :
that lie is still alive and?kicking.?Awji sls Chronicle | j(
tfc Sentinel of Saiarduyi;
Gtant has ordered nil citizens within live miles of
his rear lines to move nwny under penalty of imprisonmont
and loss of properly. This is a most cruel order
?driving fiom their homes, at this inclement seacon
of the year, women and children, and oilier non-com- ! ],
balnnls. ^
Georgia Central Railroad.?The Columbus Sua, b
of the 5ih instant, says: Parties from the vicinity of j t
! Sherman's march along the Ceniial Hail road, rcprc- i \,
Kf>nt itiot tlin rnnil Itilm?.l 1.? ? 1
..... ....... .s, jitiwi ununu any rcusonaoie pe- 1
I riod of tune. Kr? rj telegraph polo lias been cut i p '
and burned, nil iho insulators broken to pieces and the j
wires badlyjcut up. The Southern Telegraph Comn.v I ^
tiy has commenced rebuilding ns line. Over G5 miles j ^
has already been repaired. j ^
The Wkatiick.?Cold, clear and bracing?just tho j t
season for back-bones and spare-ribs. We hope they | g
may be in nbundano^andjthat tho more indigent may ! "
have at least a HGtKpounder witli which to cheer them j
make their hearts glad aud nppeise hunger. The iron 1 t.
grasp of winter is upon'^Os, in its soverest form, and j v
tho.so who are not found with the creature comforts. ' i
suflich-nt to brarc the told and supply tne inner man, j f.
will no doubt sufler. ' We liust tl>o Wuer provided ; ii
for class of o?r fcopio will look to tho wants and nc- j a
cessities of those who havo nothing, and bestow their !
mile at once. "Wo have many of that class of people ,s
in our midst, whose husbands and biQjJtcrs aie battling
for the success of our cause, nod it is but just v
that the'r wants should be supplied by those who have J<
large interest >n the present issue, and all others who (
may have a soul in their bodies, and a regard Tor tho *
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uctuj , us niu 1.UK1 Hires me riicenui giver. I
Hood's TMcociuamme?The Monlgome y A ypeal h;ts ' f
in5o niatlon w-.iieh leads it to believe that in die event ^
that <~Jen. Hood rinds the defences of Nashville loo for. ]
midable to justify mi atleni iL to car y tlicm, ho will
move to the left, of the city and make Claiksvi'le, sixty- s
five miles below, on the Cumberland Rive.', his lieatlqnarle.s
for tne winter. At tho same lime, ho could f
capture Fort Donclson. ilnny-five miles below on tho n
river, and Fort Henry, which is twelve miles from Fort it
Donelson, on theTenncsjco ItivQr. This would ??ivo e
its the commend of both 'Ivors,, and fiom the po.sit<on at :
ClarksvUlo the army could draw ample su >phes from jthe
productive couuiies of Chris- ian. Todd, and Logan,
in Kentucky. "Within a *ndiu?of twen.y-live miles of
Clarksvillc are not less than lliii Iv first class flour'ng
mills, and the supply ol corn and meal in itiafc .-ect ion is ,
iiiexliaiisLiblo. Besides, recruits would flock to our <
ranks by thousands', and when .spring opens, 4iho army c
would occupy n commanding posit-on, bo supplied in
every pa ocular, and greatly increased in number.?
Charleston Mercury of yesterday.
The News from Savannau.?The interruption of
the ordinary mcaus of communication with Savannah,
and the absence?or, what amounts to the same thing,
tho suppression?ofnllotlicial despatches reaching this
city, leaves us very ranch in tho dark as to tho progross
of the important and interesting campaign, now culminating
at Savannah. We give, however, such news
as wo have been ablo to glean.
On Friday afternoon, about 4 p. m.? tho enoray attacked
our position at Coosawhatchio. The assault
was kept"up with vigor and determination for more
than two hours, when tho cuemy was finally and decisively
repulsod, with heavy loss, and retreated in hot j
haste. Sinco then all has been quiet, wo believe, i
vnnnah Railroads, about threo miles from tho city. At 1
this important point, which commands both roads, Gen. (
IIaudke took his stand. f
It was confidently reported yesterday, and wo think
correctly, that Sjjebuan'b J'orcce weio in Hahdee'^ *
long Unit part of tho Savannah Railroad hitherto
lenaced, except that tho shelling of tho track at long
tngo has been occasionally resumed.
Mcantimo Siikumax -has been pressing steadily torards
the city. Our forces had fallen back to tho
nctien of tho Ocorgia Central and Charleston and Saont,
and that a demand for tho surrender >f the city
aving been refused, heavy llghling eiisu d and w; a
oing on yesterday: Of tho results, however, if any,
news whatever has reached us. Wc m.'T hear
omelhing to-day.
Tho community of Savannah seom firm and quiet,
or the present the trains will ccaso to run through
etweeh the two cil'es.
Chorhslon Mercury of yesterday.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Cntercd according to the Act or Congress in the year
]St?3, by ,T. S. titnasubii, in the Clerk's .office ofthe
District Conit of tlie Confederate States for the
Northern District of Georgia.
FJtnur n'iru I
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Augusta, Dec. 12.? In a fiiglit at Coosa w
atchie on Friday," 13rig. Gen. G.irtrell was
wdly wounded in the side by a sliell, notwithtanding
the severe wound, Jig remained on
lie field until " tlie fight closed. lie was
ronght to Augusta on Tuuday.
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' Thf. Man with the C a it pet Bag."?New
fork lias been thrown into a tremor by simuliinoous
attempts to burn the principal hotels,
o whiclj the "Herald" devotes two columns of
losely pnntcd matter, under the pyrotcolmie
itle of "The Phosphorus and Turpentine Con?
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j.i.in uio language ot the JLiiohmond
"Amid tliu lurid descriptions indulged in by
he "Herald," there rises into prominence at
'arinns singes the figure of a Mephistophelean
ndividunl, who seems to have possessed the
neuhy of magic, in addition to his other satanc
qualities. It would seem, from the "Herald's"
iccount, that this mvsteiious personage?at
mc time disguised as an ofliccr in the United
hates armv, limn as a 'genteel looking man,
arrying a small black leather \alisc," al'tervards
as an oflieer ot* the United States tiavv,
gain as 'a man apparently ahont twenty five
>r thirty years old,' in course of time as 'a genleman
who atipearcd to be a hifhlv ro?r?ei>t??
>lc person,' aiui, finally, as a 'strange man about
hirty five years of age'?was discerned, at diferent
times, in various hotels, always suspected,
ilways sought after, and always making good
lis escape.';'
The boldness of tho attempt and its partial
ucccs.s still keeps all Gotham ago. The Hotel
Association have offered a reward of $25,000
or the detection of the offender. The city
uthoritics have held out similar inducements,
nd orders have been issued that every Southtruer
in the city shall at once register his name,
igc, residence, personal description, and, if
nacticablc, bis picture..
The Indefatigable Foe.?Even when two
irmics are drawn up against each othor, one
nay be induced to retire withoift a conflict,
skillful manoeuvres embarrass them. The octipation
of advantageous positions menaces
hcin with disaster. A pretence of strength
vhieli is not possessed argues their inability to
neet hosts that seem overwhelming. They
nay therefore abandod the field without a batlc.
Let it bo confessed, to the shame of Chrisians,
that-they often pursue this courso of cowardice.
l>rt Satan, never does! He Barrenly,,,,
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cm II u irmu >v i iiiiiiil u uamc. lie Allows 1)9 tO
maintain no advantageous position, without
tniggling to dislodge us. lie loaves in our
>ossession no undisputed foot of spiritual terri,ory.
lie fights for everything, and yields it
>nly when conquered, and. yields it then only
o fight for it again.
Such is the tireless energy of our foe. Shall
ve he less resolute?we who have a God to
ight for?we who are fighting for our souls!
\nd if vvc are, let us remember that 110 4,fears
>f the brave or follies of the wise" can supply
) parallel to our humiliating .inconsistency.?
tYe, of all men, shall bear the palm for weak
self-Contradiction.?Rcl, Herald.
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Extkaohdinaky.?The Lancaster (S.
Lodger reports the following extraordinary
currcnee: , .
A few days ago, Mr. Jolin Small can*Q >o
town with a lot of chickens for market, i?:>i
though offered two dollars each for the lot, 'ov
refused to take it, saying tliat it was more tl *?
he wanted, and he sold them ont tohivpld>{
tomers at one dollar and fifty cents each.
Of all the plans suggested to improve
l ? ' * *
uunuiicy, i>ir. small s is the best.
A drover in 7incinnati lost four hundred <
Isirs, which a cow bad swallowed, thefact'bi i.:
nseertnine?Khy finding in her mouth peiecs
greenbacks, lie bad her killed, and there
picked out. of her stomach and put toget
enough to amount to one hundred and eigl
six dollars.
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The Yankee Treasury Department is pr
itig and issuing weekly about twelve inilli
dollars of legal tender notes and national .
reney.
Slave Labor
FOR TI1E COAST?I IVISION NO. 2.
I COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND '
Town Authorities within the Judicial Distric
Lancaster, Kerslwiw, Chesterfield, Marlboro, Dar
ton, Miirhui, Sumter, Clarendon, Williamsburg
1 lorry will forthwith summon all slaveholders w
their respective limits to deliver ONE-FOITRTA (
their slaves liable to Uoad.dtity at the l^aihoad I)(
nearest their residence on TUESI)AY,7tho 10th d;;
.January next, at G o'clock a. nr., there to await t: \ .*
portntion to Charleston for thirty day*' labor on .:n
fortifications.
II. Commissioners of Roads and Ibo Autho ib?\s
above named, who have not furnished the Returns
called for in Circular of 10th October last, from the
office of Agent of the Jjilate, arc requested to for War' *
them at once, as thev are wanted for inunniU?'?
These Returns wifi .'J'0 "l,ulL':4 a" Ownet> .?i
tlio uuuuicr ot their Ttoad Hands.
IX. B. .TOIINSON'.
Agen% of Stale of South Oarolii.i*.
Camden. December 4, 1SGI doe 13-fil t. .
(^'Carolinian, Mercury and Courier wiM copy ".v. . v.
a week for four weeks; papers in the Division o'ie.% i
week for four weeks.
Auction Sale.
rWILt, RKLL IN FROXT OFTH.K MAHKR'! >N
Saturday tiie 17.lt hist. A good horse, one aro
and one mule, nnd other a licles. Tern s cash
, J. K. W TilEKSI'OnN
Dec. 13 5 Auction*
JBT1MF, i
17*1 NK DHKSSINH COMBS; POCKET DO.;
Pearl Agate Bullous, Shoe Knives;
Black Flax Thread, Fine Tooth Corahs;
Knitting Needles, Steel Pens, Pen Holders:
jju coxes Tobacco, Fine Flour;
80 great gross Hone Buttons, Metal Bottom
40 doz. Children's Stockings, Tacks:
40 " " Socks, Hod Flannel;
Lady Pens, Sweet Potatoes;
?0,000 Needles, Writing Ink; at
S. A. BEN JA Mil .
December 12.
Pindars?Pinda rs.
rplJK UNDERSIGNED WILL PAY THE" DICK
I KST market price for all the PINDAHS I * au
got, and requests thoso having thora for sale toco V
with him immediately. E. G. KOBINSL'N
dec 12?Gt.d.
Found,
A GOLD SEAL AND WATCH KET, W1 ?>
the owner can haro by calling at A. T. L
old stand, proving property and paying the- expei
advertising. dec 12?
Negroes to Hire.
'pWO LIKELY NKORO WOMEN, BELONGING
JL to the nriuor heirs of James Click.
ALSO
Two likely women, belonging to the minor heirs of
Daniel Wilson, deceased, will he hired on the 1st day
of January next for tho year 18G5; in the town of Caiudcn,
before tiro Court House, at tho usual hours for
hiring. E. GASK1N,
Agent for Jns. T. Truesdcll, Trusleo.
dec 10?ld2w
Liverpool Salt.
r^IFTY SACKS G10KUINK LIVERPOOL SALT
n Consignment aiid for sale by
Deo. 11?lot. MATI1B60XT A 00,