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m, JBf.' jfij >fore the next issue, w? \rill be com_ -II. i it i? i ? - - ge,Icncc?to crafi?tUo Danie8 jna^rgr^^i^acribers from our books?and none other will be received unless accompanied Vnrith the cash. Three dollars is the price of tho Confederate where it is not paid until the ' end of the year, as has been advertised during the publication of the last volume. Our advor1 tising rates are $1.25 per square of fourteen lines, ahd 75-cts. for each subsequent insertion. Kleetlon for Major. In another column, under the head of Announcomepts, wi)!*be found?for Major of the Lower Battalion, 22d Rcgt. S. C. M., the fol! lbwing named gentlemen: Capts. A. M. Kennedy and^ JV. E. Huohson. The o'.ectiori to be hold oil Friday next, the 7th inst. A Tote of Thanks. At a meeting of tho Kershaw Aid Association, it was resolved that a vote of thanks be tendered to Mrs. Lemuel Boykin, for her donation of 50 yds. of hair cloth, for clothing for the soldiers. The cloth is of home manufacture. It is a fine article for that purpose, and it would be well for tho enterprising of our community and district to examine it A piece for that purpose will be left at Mr Kennedy,s store. A Large Potato. We have been presented, by our townsman, Mr, C. A. McDonald, with a yam potato? grown in his garden?weighing eight pounds, in length twenty-four, and in circumference sixteen inches. We hare heard of larger potatos, but would rather have them presented us,.before believing. This is certainly the largest we have seen or heard of, from this year's growth. Chinese Sugar Cane.. Wo have nndftrsfnnrl tt?of *1.:.. VUUK MHO UOCIUI lllklCIO baa been grown throughout our district and State, to some considerable extent during the year, and is being pressed by some of our enterprising planters. As yet, we have seen none of it?would be pleased to sample some fine specimens for tlic benefit of some absent friends who have corrosponded with us relative to the culturo of the same, and who are anxious to engage largely in the enterprise. Cotton. ? This important staple has been the theme of much discussion, and indirectly the cause of much of the trouble now experienced. A source of great wealth, and like other blessings of a kind Providence, has been the occasion? by putting two much confidence in it?of making us feel that we have relied on it to our injury* Should this war not end by the 1st of February next, let the Legislatures of the States* now soon to meet, pass tlic most stringent laws, forbidding the plauting of a single seed of cotton. ? A Tropliy. We Had the pleasure, a few days since, of seeing a Yankee saddle, and ether accoutrements, captured at the battle of Sharpsbtirg, by an estimable young citizen of Camden?T. B? Lee, brigade Quartermaster in the army of I Virginia. It is a complete outfit for a horsej man, with bridle, martingales, currying brush, canteen and other essentials to the mounted soldier?all of the best material?and as the circumstances were related, reflects much credit on Major Lee for his noble daring in the captare of the invader. Wheat and Oats. Now is the time to attend to the sowing of these important grains, and we hope every man who has the land and the seed will see to it that they put in all they can. And we ] r would suggest that if the high prices paid is I not sufficient inducement, then, for the sake of the country; and select the best land and the ^ most approved seed. Last year the white wheat the only kind that was not affected with the rnst in onr section, bnt where that cannot be procured, let others be used, as such a failure ha$ not been known for many years of wheat ordinarily sown in this country. I We can but trnst better returns far another [ year. mor??gbtirg in Viigieia for ^months to com*. The attetftiob of tbe^bQlition government will I be turned to the coast with ell ihe vigor they can command, from the vast preparations they rhave made. Our own 8tate, and tbo City of Cbar{enUtn especially, will no jdonbt hd .otid <rf the chief objects of attack. While we have every confidence iif the skill and ability of the commanding general, and tho brave men he commands?feeling assured they will defend to tbo last the sacred soil of South Carolina? an evidence of which the Yank's had last week at Focotaligo?wo must act and beliove that success will attend onr efforts, and that the God of Battles will crown our arms with victory. It becomes us to nerve ovrselves for the issue, and be prepared to meet the result with the firmness and determination of freemen who have counted the cost, and cannot hesitate to be martyrs for civil Liberty, rather than bear the yoke of an Abolition despotism. Fall of Galveston.?At length an event by many anticipated, has happened. Galveston, the beautiful city of the Gulf, has fallen. The minions of Lincoln liavo made it their nest, and, as we havo seen in similar cases^ there will bo hatched from it, if the utmost vigilance be not exercised, untold miseries to t'hA Stnto On t.bn Qfli tlm i>n/>n ?~.. ... w V .. W.. V v v><? VUV VI UVU Vitu \J II between the enemy and the soldiery having expired, they first assumed over it their hateful domination. The armament employed by them in this conquest we have heretofore stated, ar.d we have likewise stated tliaf; it is not their present purpose, as far as we are advised, to garrison it with troops. All told? their force on the fleet is said to be about 500 men.?Houston Telegraph, 13//t. General John H. Morgan Hangs the Federal Provost Marshal of Lexinoton.? We have it upon what we deem very reliable authority, that after our army fell back from Perryville, General John II. Morgan dashed into Lexington and hung, in tho streets, the Provost Marshal of that citv. It seems t.hn* this dirty tool of Lincpln had notified the mother of General Morgan that she must leave Kentucky, and in the event of her failing to do so, would resort to some severe measures to make her go. Iler noble son, learning this' resolved tlfcit he would take his life at al hazards. This he did, as reported to us by truthful Kentucky gentlemen, in a gallant style. [Knoxville Register. Confederate Naval Movements.?A private letter from Liverpool assures Horace GrccIv of the great activity of the secessionists and their friends in England. Three or four vessels cleared at Liverpool about the middle of September, intended to run the blockade of the Southern coast; five steamers were in that port, one of them the Ernestine, having on board 800 tons iron plates, and the other four were ready to load, and three others were purchased within a day or two of the date of this correspondent's letter, all having the same destina" *ion. There are, moreover, savs the same authority, three iron-clad naval vessels now building for the rebels at Liverpool, and another on the Clyde. South Carolina to be Auctioned off? The Cincinnati Gazette nnhliaVma t.hr? fnllnw I" ? ing special dispatch from Washington: Washington, October 9.?Dr. Wm: Henry Brisbane, formerly of Cincinnati, and three others, of Wisconsin, have been appointed Tax Commissioners for South Carolina, and are here awaiting final instructions before sailing for Port Royal. It is understood in some quarters that they are to proceed to open officos and assess taxes 911 the whole taxable property of the State, i/thc planters, through the part of the State under rebel control come forward and pay their taxes, all will be well. If nott the commissioners will proceed to sell their estates for the taxes; and in the event of there being no bidder at rates sufficient to pay the taxes, will forfeit tnem to the Gevernment. If this plan is really to be adobted, it is, of course* but another name for confiscation. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis has received an order from the War Department, releasing him from the arrest under which he has been confined iince killing Nelson. \ The?noxviile of the 29tb, eayte^ Kentucky Con^aj fn affirming jhat thia retro, grade movement of Gem Bragg is a wfi* onof and that his sole purpose is, as lrf>om sug ge?tcd, ta select bis own field for a decisive battle* which ho will gain with almost absolute certainty. would place Bnell nthcre i n t m - ? ? ?' ne couiu neitncr retreat to gun-ooats, as Mai* leek did at Corinth and McClellan at Richmond; he would have him in such a position that defeat is annihilation. It is said, too, that means and transportation are being collected near Cumberland Gap. This will bo needed for the removal of tho army stores accumulated by Generals Bragg, Smith, Chcathaui and others, in their several successful assaults upon positions held by the enemy. The despatch from the West, advising us of the evacuation of Tennessee, may be nearer the truth than many were led to believe on yesterday. The movements which wo witnessed here and those of General Bragg are as consistent with expectations of victory as of disaster. Kentucky will not be evacuated till another battle-field is made red with human gore. Yellow Fever in Wilmington. We hav# got no reports of new cases or deaths upon which wo can rely. There is, we think, a falling ofF in the number of new cases, and the report for yesterday, laid on our table, shows three deaths and six new cases. Wc know that eleven white peoplc 1 i. i x -r <"v i nvic iiiiui i i'u veskumny, ion 01 uieiii m v^aKdale Cemetery, and one at a private burying ground. The mortality among servants has been merely nominal within the last week. Why is it that the doctors cannot or will not report fully? We know that they do not. If they did, it would save a great deal of difficulty and trouble even now. [ Wilmington Journal, 24th. Jere Clemens.?We learn that this person was beaten within an inch of his life on the streets of lluntsville, the other day, by Augustus Withers, Esq., a- brother of Gen. J. M. Withers (and uncle of Hon. C. C. Clay.) Mr. Withers was one of the twelve citizens incarcerated by Mitchell, and their prison window commanded a view of the Yankceizing Southerners, of whom they kept a list. Thcv had spoken very plainly about these individuals, of whom Clemens was one, who, coming behind Mr. Withers, snapped a pistol at him. Withers turned and beat him, as we have mentioned, disfiguring him frightfully.?Mobile Regis ler. Lower Virginia.?It is stated that there are some twenty thousand Yankees at Suflo'.k, and about half that number in the immediate vicinity of Norfolk. In the fonner place, especially, the people are experiencing the terrors of Abolition rule, and many families have been turned out of doors to make room for the wives of Yankee officers. A skirmish occurred a few days ago between Franklin and Carrsvillc, in which three of the enemy were killed^ three wounded, and two taken prisoners. Our forces were commanded by Col Ferriber, who lost not a man.?Richmond Examiner, 24th. Recognition of the Confedfracy.?The Richmond Dispatch says that a rumor prevailed extensively Saturday, that intelligence had been received that Belgium and Spain had recognized the Southern Confederacy as a free and independent nation, and that the President would issue a proclamation to that effect. Up to last evening this rumor had not boon authenticated.? Camden of 29th. The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. From tho time that the mother binds the child's head, till the moment that some kind assistant wipes the deathrlomn fi'nm Kmu; n /Irin/v urn /uinn.At I Urtiujv I V??J Vt?v VI Vff VI vuv UJIIJ^ nu t'AIIUUb exist without mutual help. All, therefore, that need aid have a right to asl^ it from their feh low-mortals. No one who holds the power o^ granting can refuse without guilt. Sir Walter Scott. ? Gen. Bragg to be Superseded.?The Montgomery Mail says a report has reached high official quarters in that city that Gen. Bragg is to be superseded by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, who will at once assume the command of the army in Tennessee. Asm.-. a-r&ijj,, > m?n-trinivftribt itii ' *' ) \ Richmond, October 2?.*^i?/4Sw*^?rk ber^ It contains no now# of special Jp^or XA large and enthusiastic Democratic meeting was held at Brooklyn,IN. Yn on the night of the 22d inst. One of the resolution? denouncing tho Emancipation Proclam^t iibn/was # loudly cheered and adoptod. Tho Herald is still urging McCdelan to push onward to Richmond.'* ^ <* ^ The New York Board of Brokers decided ( on tho 22d instant, by a very .largo 'majority not to allow any further transactions in gold or demand notes within the Board after tlie 27th inst. Gold accordingly fell to 120; but everybody rushed in to buy, and rates advanced again to 183. Officers Out of Place.?A correspondent of the Miesiesippian writes what no doubt has k occurred to the minds of many readers: It is astonishing, disheartening, mortifying^ tn nKsOfvo of ounpu ?o?1mo/1 J ?w vvuv.. v vivij kimunu bini/iun, hi every I ? village, in every city, at every hotel, eating I house and drinking house, crowds of officers I in the Confederate States service, paid from I the public treasury, honored with titles, entrusted with authority, depended upon for the defence, of the country, who arc lounging, loafing, idling, loitering away their time under one or another of a thousand pretexts, while' true men are in the field with harness on battling with the invader. Capture of the Steamer Scotia.?The * 1 British steamer Scotia, bound for this port, | was captured yesterday by the yankee block- | ading fleet. The Scotia entered Bull's Bay j before daylight and got aground. When the 1 Yankee vessels saw her they made towards I her, but the Captain and crew abandoned the I vessel, bringing with them the mail bagst papers, <fcc. Some of the crew reached this city last night. The Scotia's cargo was an assorted one of articles now much needed in the Confederacy.? Charleston Mccvry, 25th. A Devilish Invention.?We havo been shown by Gen. Evans one.of the poisoned balls used by the Yankees. It was picked up on the battle-field of Sharpsburg by Lieut. Evans, . I and is quite a curiosity in its way. It consists of three seperate pieces, one of which is poisoned and another charged . with fulminating powder, so placed as to explode when the ball strikes. It is the most perfect specimen of diabolical ingenuity that wo have ever seen.? Augusta Chronicle. 1 Refuse to be Exchanged.?Capt. Clinton,, a native of Indiana, and a Quartermaster in lin ITnifn/l A * uiHtcu kjbntvn unnj, ?l prcsiini a prisoner of war at the "Libby" Prison,* Richmond, has refused to be included in the lint of paroled and exchanged prisoners, having determined to cast his future lot with the South. He date8 his conversion from the publication of Lincoln's ' emancipation proclamation. > ? Tiik Southern Express Company andGovernment Funds.?We poblisli, for the benefit of all concerned, the following extract from General Cooper's General Order No, 77* dated Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office, Richmond, Va., October 2fcd, 18C2: "The proposals of the Southern Express Company to carry funds for the Government i having been accepted, all officers are hereby. \ I forbidden sending persons for funds in cases l where the Express Company can be used." Calling them by their Right Names.? We learn that an order from Gen. Beauregard was read to the troops of this department yesterday, at dress parade, setting forth the late proclamation of Lincoln, and enjoining that in all future references to, the troops of the United States, they be styled the Abolition forces, and not tho Federal forces. [Savannah hepuplicany 24/A.. From Northern Virginia.?- Advices frotn Winchester to Tuesday night, represent the ^ \ armies of the North and South in statu quo? that is, watching each othor anxiously from opposite banks of the Potomac. -J: [Richmond Examiner, 24thr * j A correspondent of the Afiieissippian says ' that from 3,000 to 4,000 bushels of salt are being made every day at the springs of Lake Bistcneau, Louisiana. i f.. gtfdfcfca .. . . JtfwiaL ihiV ri,A "