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To-d$y being set npartyby President Davis,
for Fasting and -Prayer, of course ail business
in oor community will be suspended for tbe
day. Sendee at tbe Presbyterian Church in
the morning, at the itaptist in the afternoon,
and Methodist at night At the Episcopal
Chnrob service will be beld at the usual hour*
The Tafelesax Exhibition.
We were pleased to see the exhibition so
well attended, it beintr for the benefit of the
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soldiers, and hope we may b? privileged to attend
another sncb before long, as all were delighted
with the delineation. Much credit :s
due the management, as well the personation.
P'anter'a Lena Association.
The following gentlemen have been appointed
by.the Executive, commissioners to open
books for the subscription . of cotton, in' Kershaw
District: Mr. A. M. Kknvedy, James
Dunlap and J. H. McLeod. The books to be
closed by the 18th inst.
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Tbe public mind has been anxiously looking
for stirring events from tbe great armies on
tbe Peninsula and the valley of the Mississippi.
Some pretty heavy 'fighting occurred, which
appears in our columns as far as we have room.
Our gallant soldiers have, in most engagements,
repulsed the foe, and we hope this is butf
the beginning of a series of victories that will
crown our arms with success. Of those from
our district engaged, wore Capt. E.B. Cantey's
company, of the 6th Regiment, and (/apt.
Boykin's Rangers. That so many escaped,
their friends have reason to be thankful. The
dispatches to tbe Adjutant-General from Gens.
Beau regard and Jackson, are rich models,
characteristic of these distinguished officers.
Gen. Kershaw's Brigado formed part of the
rear guard on the 4th inst. The only casualB
ties occured to the 8th Regiment was one man
killed and two severely wounded} the 2d Regiment,
to which the Camden Volunteers and
Flat Rock Guards belong, were uninjured.
The retreat of Gen. J. E. Johnson in the faco
of Gen. McClelland's great array of mortar
guns and tremendous force, is represented by
odo who was present, as the greatest strategetic
movement performed during the war.
Oflr men are in fino spirits, ready to meet the
enemy on Chickahowing Swamp.
Gen Pendleton preached to the army on
Sunday last. It was no doubt an affecting
scene to witness a general preaching the gospel
to his soldiers. With such officers in the
field and the prajer of God's people at home*
we must he successful.
#? Extortioners.
Dr. Baohman h|i8 recently been addressing
himself to this, we regret to say, rather numerous
class of citizens. The spirit of getting
g, all you can, upon the old plea used, that an
article is worth what it will bring, has been on
th$ increase for some time. On the breaking
oat of the war there was a general disposition
ff to aid each other; and we are of the opinion
that the first, indications of the growing thirst
I tor gain was manifested by some of the
j, Charleston dealers, when thore was little ex1
- cose for the advance made on articles of prime
necessity. Had the doctor brought his artillery
to hear npon them, the contagion which
f has since sprung to the country towns might
not have assumed so malignant a form; but
| now many in the country have caught the infection,
and are getting extravagant prices. j
. . This spirit should be checked. It may exist
i unconsciously, in many instances, but we make
the assertion that he or she who makes*t their
tody to amass wealth, tbrongb extortion, out
of the necessities of his fellow citizens, is no
real iriend to his country, bnt is effectually
giving aid and -comfort to our enemies. Let
us not bite and devour each other, when, all ,
that ia soar and dear to os is threatened by an I
t invading foe.
'-CjMif Mook^'JU., May 13.
fli Butler, on
tho 11 inst. took forcible possession of the office
of tjhe.CortfwUte of the Netherlands in New Orleans,
searched the pereon of the Consul, and
took from him .the key of his vault, where.
000 had been transferred by the Citizen's
Bank of Louisiana to tbe credit of the Hopes
of Amsterdam, in order that they might pay
tbe interest on the State Bonds. Butler also
took possession of the offices of the French and
Spanish Consuls in the old Canal Bank building,
corner of Camp and Magazine-streets, and
plaoed a guard there. Tbe French Consul
went on board tbe French war steadier Milan,
and had not leturned up to Sunday morning.
It is said that the guard has since been removed
frqm the offices of the French and Spanish
Consul. Butler has seised the Canal Bank
and Sain Smith <fc Co'* Banking House on
Camp street. The Yankee General has also
issued au inflamatorv proclamation, designed
to incite the poor against the rich, by promising
to distribute amongst the poor 1.000 bb1*.
of beef and sugar, robbed from the citizens.
Yankee recruiting offices have been opened in
the city. The poor, it is said, will soon be
starving. The enemy have lient a force to
Bonnet Carre, marched through the swamp
and destroyed the track of the New Orleans,
Jac-kson and Great Northern'Railroad.
Disgusting Treachery and Negligence
Yesterday, at daylight-, the steamer Planter,
in the absence of her officers, was taken by
four or five of her colored crew from her berth
at Southern Wharf, to the enemy's fleet. She
is a high pressure cotton boat of light draught,
formerly plying on the "Pee Dee river, bntlatt< rly
chartered by the Government, with her officers
and crew, from Mr. Furgnson, her owner, and
used as a transport and guard boat about the
harbor of Charleston. Her armament was a
32-pounder and a 24-pound howitzer. The
evening previous she had taken aboard four
guns for one of the newly erected works, either
that on Morris Island or Fort Timber, viz: a
42-pounder rifled and banded, an 8 ineheoiumbiad,
both of which had be^n struck at the re
duction of Fort Sumter, an 8-inch seacoast
howitzer, and a 32-pounder. These guns were
to have gone to their destination early in the
morning, and been mounted yesterday. Three
sentinels were stationed in sight of her, and a
detail of twenty men were within hail for the
relief of the post. Between half-past three and
four o'clock the Planter steamed up and cast
loose, the sentinels having no suspicion of foul
play, and thinking she was going about her
business. At quarter past four o'clock she
passed Fort Sumter, blowing her whistle, and
plainly seen. She was reported by the Corporal
of the Guard as the Guard boat, to the
Officer of the Day, Captain Flemming, one of
, the best and most reliable officers of the garrison.
The fort is only called on to recognize
authorized boats passing, taking for granted
that they have their officers aboard. This was
done as usual. The run to Morris Island goes a
long way out past the fort, and then turns.
The Planter on this trip did not turn.
The officers of the Planter were Relvea
Captain, Smith Mate, and Pitcher Engineer.
They have been arrested, and will, we learn,
he tried -bv conrt-martial for disobedience of a
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standing general order, that the officers and
crews of all li^bt draught steamers in the employment
of the Government will remain on
board day and night.
The result of this negligcnc may be only the
loss of the guns and of the boat, desirable for
transportation. But things of this kind are
sometimes of incalculable injury. The lives
and property of this community are at stake,
and might be jeoparded by events apparently
as trifling as thin. It is, therefore, due to the
Service and to tho Cause, that this breach of
discipline however innocent in intention on
the part of the officers, should be dealt with
as it deserves. Without strict discipline, no
military opperations can succeed.?Mercury of
Wednesday.
Hunt's Hotel, Columbia.?Tho Carolinian
of Shuday morning says: "The veteran Hunt
yesterday sold and transferred to Mr. T. S.
| Nickerson, of the Mills House, this hotel, so
long under his care."
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of beverage, on top of wbich we dimly remember
to have seen strawberries floating, their
pleasant fragrance mixing sweetly 'with tho
J more pungent aroma of a vegetable production
i somewhat of the color of grass; the whole blended
and amalgamated into a perfect 6 liquet, by
! the flavdr of a liquid said to have been impoil;
ed from France, where it is put up by sundry
' eminent chemists, among others by that celeI
brated savant, M. Otard, of Bordeux. The
compound had a pleasant gurgling sound, produced
by small and transparent lumps of ice,
causing a delightful coolness, blandified l>y a
; saccharine infusion. Drawn into the mouth
' by moderate suction applied to a straw, one
end of which should be firmly but gently held
between the lips, while the other is inserted
into the glass vessel known as a tumbler, in
which the ingredient-* are usually mixed. We
have known people to swallow a considerable
quantity without any very marked expressions
of repugnance.
But this was long ngo. The compound
is said to have been a sinful compound, and
martial law has been declared against it, and
there has been a blockade placed upon it, and
the places that used to know it, know it no
more, but not forever, for the natural man is
strong, and the old Adan that would eat the
apple still survives in his descendents, who, in
times long away after this, when we shall havo
all passed from the stage?when our bones are
dust, and our swoids arc rust, and our soulsarc
with the saints, we trust, will not onlv make,
hut will take mint juleps, not only by sucking,
but by sipping, drinking, gulping and swallowing,
for man is weak and julips are powerful.
The SituatioiB of offliiri at Corinth
Corintii, May 12.?The enemy is steadily
drawing nearer our right, centre and left, as if
preparing for a general and simultaneous advance
upon every portion of our lines. The
weather is dry and hot.
On the 9th inst., Col. Woodward, with the
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isi jvcniucKy cavalry ana a uctaciinient ot
Texas Hangers, attacked the enemy at Elk
River, killed several and captured two captains,
two lieutenants, forty-three prisoners and eight
negros. The Confederate loss was five killed
(including Capt. Harris of the Rangers) and
seven wounded. This is official.
Larue Fire in Atlanta.
Augusta, May 12.?A destructive fire took
Place at Atlanta yesterday in Wallace's warehouse,
containing 800 bales of cotton, 200 tierces
of rice, 250,000 pounds of pork, bacon and
other stores, 200 barrels of sugar, besides a
I..I./VA aC aII .../I \T 1-- in nn/1
ini^g vjunutitj u11 mill inui's. 1 U^l/Uv
pounds of bacon wero destroyed. The warehouse
was completely tnrrcd and the adjoining
buildings badly damaged. Total loss,
$100,000. Insurance, 835,000. The Augusta
Insurance and Banking Company lost 816000.
Two men were seriously injured, one of them,
it is supposed, mortally.
A Dry Summer.?The probability that a
dry summer will succeed the tremendous rains
and freshets of this winter, must occur to every
reflecting agriculturist. In this view, it will
be important that every prudential measure
should be adopted in arranging for the crops.
with a view to tnect this more than probable
contingency. Planters should select lands
best adapted to drought and plant at different
times, so as not to risk all upon the chance of
one dry spell. Every one of them will know
how to improve upon this point if they keep it
in view.?Macoii Telegmph.
Important Movement at Cumberland
Gap.?A correspondent writing to us from
Knoxville on the 5th instant, says: "I have
it from good authority that our forces have
already commenced entering Kentucky at Cum.
berland Gap. Day before yesterday, 1,800
reached Cumberland Ford, in Kentucky. Gen.
Kirby smith is at the head of our column.
This shows a new programme."
From China there are reports that the people
of Nankin were in a state of starvation and
eating human flesh.
John T. Monroe, the spnnky Mayor of New
Orleans, is a native of Virginia.
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*50,000 damages. LUt*i in OUT resident
and extensive brewer of Chicago, and, bis
wealth is estimated at $500,000.
A Mr. Kellogg, a brothci^ifi-law of thd Pfresident
of the United States, was arrested- in
itiebmond a day or two since and placed, in
the Confederate Stite's prison. He has been
residing with his-wife (formerly Miss Lincoln),
in the South, and affirms that be is a "strong
sympathiser with the Southern cause.
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_ OBITUARY.
DIED, on the 29th April, 1862, Mr. JOHN
MICKLE in the 76th year of his age.
The deceased was a consistant- member of
the pritneiive Baptist church. He held a
commission in the service of the United States
in the war of 1812, and was among those who
suffered so many privations while situated on
Siflivatrs Island. Intelccttially ho was much
above ordinary?ecrnpulous as to his honor
and integrity, and of unbending will. A vexatious
law suit of seventeen years duration so
affected his nervous, excitable temperamont
as to seriously effect brs mind for the last twenty
years. He brought up nine children, six of
whom, and a wife, ar'e slill living; with a large
circle of relatives and friends, to mourn his
death and remember his virtue.
^a^Charleston Courier and Sumter Watchman.
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Announcements.
" FOR THE LEGISLATURE" T
Mr Editor: Please announce Capt. D. I).
PERRY a candidate to represent Kershaw
District in the House of Representatives at the
ensuing election, and oblige
May 16 MANY FRIENDS.
Mr. Editor: Please announce Maj. J. M.
DeSAUSSURE as a suitable oerson to renre
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sent Feishaw District in the House of Representatives
at the ensuing election, and oblige
May 16 HIS FRIENDS.
FOR TAX-COLLECTOR.
Ma. Editor : You will please announce Mr. JOSEPH
S. G VRPNl^K as a candidate for Tax Collector, at the
ensuing election, and oblige . N
May 16 MANY VOTERS.
Mr. Editor: Plense announce Mr. WM MoKAIN
as a candidate for Tax Collector, at the ensuing elec"
tion, and oblige HIS FRIENDS.
May 9
Mr. Editor: The friends of Mr. JOHN A. BOSWELL
announce him a* a candidate for Tax Collector
of Kershaw District, at the ensuing election.
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Special ISTotices.
NOTH E.
AS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY I
should collect a portion ot the debts due me in order
to meet current expenses, I respectfully request all
those indebted to me by note or open account, to pay a
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fjtiii., 11 uic/ uiuiriut (hi/ mi. in 111/ present position
I am unable to attend personally to collecting these
claims, but Mr Doby, at the Branch Bank, is my agent,
who will receive payment and give receipts for any accounts
paid him. T. W. SALMOND.
Virgiuia, May 9
substitute: wanted.
TO WHOM A GOOD PRICE WILL BE PAID,
by imn.edia e application. He must be either under
18 or over 35, so that he will not come under the
head of 44 Conscripts, ' as provided in the new Confederate
law Information can be given, by apphingat
the office of The Confederate. 2 May 9
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if* I I/IVAU VAUV<
DR. R. WILSON BEING DESIROUS OF
RESUMING the Practice of his Profession, respectfully
offers his services to the citizens of.
Camden and Kirkwood, on and after Thursday,
May 1st, he may be found at the DeKajbk
House.
April 18 4
DUK1NO MY ABSENCE, MR. JAS.
DUNLAP- will act as my Agent.
March 21 TffOMAB J.. WA BEN.
. port ArrirR lOTirc.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE HAILS WILL
be closed daily at 8 p. m.
The office will be opened from 8 a. m. to 12 m., aud
from 1 to 3 p. m., and'fee oue hour after opening of
the mail in the evening. For the mid-day trains, the
mails to Richmond and Charleston are oloaed at lj.,%
m.; and /or all the other offices at 10 a. m.
Letters dropped into the office for delivery, roust-be
prepaid, two cants each. No letter is delivered uples*
so prepaid. v T, W. PEGUKS^ ?. |f.
January 1 {>. tf