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Correspondence of tho Montgomery-Mail.
A Hurricane at Auburn, A In. '
On the night cf - tlie 27 th Dccsnibc-r, a ter
ri C^amfdejiiructi va hurricane passed tliroutih
tiie quiet and pleasant town cf Auburn: Tn
the afternoon, about sunset, a dark and EX
f?nsiye- cloud ky in the west. The red
lightnings played across its bosom, followed
. by dcep.and-lcud thundering- . As..the night
cunio on.the cloud seemed to grow larger aud
darker, accompanied by a st.r-.1nR and steady
wind ; still, there -.vs? nothing-in its apppar
ance which had 'uot been often witnessed be
fore. Hut about half after eight o'clock, thc
wind increase-! in violent?, roaring louder
and louder, when suddenly there was heard
a noise ihr the midst.of the winari resembling
tri?t mad?-by a long train of cars sweeping
by under a tremendous head bf steam. lie
impression, upon tlioj*mit?ds of many was
tir?t'fae train Irid come into town, and some
thought that it had run off thc track. But
tfift esr like uois?-was soon hushed, -and it
* became apparen t to.all that a-hurricane had
\ sw.e-pt:through-cur midst.
I was struck wich the resemblance to the
noise a'luded to, yet knew what it. was. I
stood- within, nearly two. hundred yards of its
pa'h sud realized ita compact?ess and force
It sec?is "almost to possess solidity and to rub
against thc e.irth.- There wa.s r. luminous
clearance attending it. A very intelligent
*, gentleman ia-cannvctiun pith others who saw
il iu i ts'approach, say thal they observed
eorrnsca-lons of ligh.t- and lu!! j-cf lire. Al
together, there was something so unusual
mid terrific about it, that I remarked to one
standing near, that i; mischief is done, and
you, will hear from that hurricane/' Soon
g?rerai ii ?.Ils copimehced ringi nj:, .and the
ta!?.v;?:i told. I im mediately went in that
d.reeiinn. and wiviieissd^norfi than a veiiii
catioif :ol my fears.
. The stieets; wh^re it passed, were blocked
up with ?ho wrecks ot' htfbsea. Thc sceue
w.t8"frighffui beyond 'description. Men, wo
mea and children, suddenly rendeird'honso
IcS^-, it'll -:>. tr;:!.^ I ifling and Hying timbers
rShfu o irk.0 and* fahi. Thc lightning*'
angry flt?sh rove?red to tue eye a'complete:
- ami whirr ruin t!;an thc imagination hue
conceived. Que's .sympathies were taxed ni
most beyond Endurance to see tender wbtnan
and 'children standing wet, ibiveri?ig she
bloe?d?;:g amid ?ho utter.waste, without ?hel
tor or clothing, s?v? what was 'on them
Tr'r-GUg'i the sturm ami darkness I wa-dercc
by tor?:h light, with ?tBfcrs, fr?nT.ohofhcjap o!
desolation to another, until neu- midnight
\. ;:c:i I returned horne.
,\-\? moruing I. tonk a thorough survey o
thc hurricane's path) and found that the li?rh'
of day but magnified its horrors. It entere?.
Auburn -.'rom nj westerly direction, alon.; tht
Tssk'iey . road. ' A rtiBc^btyond" towp ?
?wt^tguJ?^?.Jjjjfin.d ? .ul a; iU\ t mm/1 e"oj 1 'b tr ev
cry house, sweep! ng away icu ces to life ground
.".nd wounding, it is feared mortally, thre<
negroes: 'On the edge of town it unrool'ei
the new r.nd handsome ivs iden ce of Capt
Sills: b?c-w .-f.vf.y r,u:-ho;i?c-, Iii Wagant eur
liage, and-Iii'y or sixty cotton bries, ma
king t*ie surr u. ding ?ri..:s lock f.s if covcrc?
with snow. . .
.In tito town 'proper, itjajd '.vaste ?n'cecs
eively the residences o? Mrs. William? (wi :ow
Maj. Burnett. Mr! Grayson, posirnas'er, Mrs
Edward-*, Mrs.; li. P. Johnson and Edwart
Mab'm^, it- s;,i. s the Baptist Cht.re!', serera
- woS?sl?ops aaa sn immeh'so:amouiit of placi
feuei'i'z. ' ' - ' .
Sortie o! t'^rc. diiTcllings h-ivs? been dail
>yitii n^tking but their floor.;, uni iota wf:h
. .tit a ltoJ53'?va:i?ii-g-?..? -.a :i;c;a. lt is sei*
a ;:'gro child was blown thedist&acc of foui
ur uva in.U*. Out Qi perhaps overksi.vtj
persons whose |?Duies were destroyed, some
ire were instantly killed. Two or three ol
tuesr; were children. Amor.g them was, how
.cver. i.he pious ?tad^?elpved -Lieui. Barnett,
son of Maj. Barnett. He was otic of the
. mos', patriotic find guileless of tnc-n. He
wai at the siege bl Vicksburg, ar-d hits faced
tue enemy on many bloody iic-ld.s. lie was at
home in coni-cqutncc of a wound rjeoived
before Atlanta, when the hurricane took bim
to heaven, iori verily' believe Ont Elijah
did not go directer there in bis chariot bl
fir.-.. ;:i-ti iii th^t nob'c soldier. Ile leavi-s
a young wTddw and children! TJi^ far-.ily
of " M -j. Barnett suffered very seriously by
thc ft-.iiug limbers Manv oT them v---y
badly woundedi? I' is difficult to jfnage rho
amount pf ir.nia,-.cdo?.ei?-. th?loss uf bornes.
With ;.il that h--ns?e cmbracesj inciu-iing, us i:
does,- bo Ulirg. and furcituro - of till kind'--,
provisions^ and -a thousand unmchtion&bl?
comforts'.
.The hurricane seems to have struck the M.
tz*\Y. S. Jlaili-oa-1 below Cole's Station,-and
with some deyfStf?r, to huvo kept thc road
. on to CkGra'i gc, O... at which place and at
Opolika, it is'said to have been more or Ic3-;
destructive.
its singular 'coafiocment lo -the railr-. u. <
sejins to indicate its electrical character.
Some speak of the Eulph'nr smell il*e atmos
phere possessed immediately aftefits pdsssge.
I hive failed to describe tho wonderfully gub-1
lime and ?wfuVphenomencn, which hrs lt ft,
v. i it? and want in its path ; but if it shall
elicit generous..-.nd bescvolen'l sid in behalf
of those whom it has nir.de needy and poor,
then I sip.H have conferred a favor both upon
the giver and rpceiver.
BURSED TO DEATH.-Friday evening abont
five o'clock. ?-.s:lu.! negro^ny Sam. emj.loved
in the store 6i Mc. Wm. rvelchair^io. 2ill
Bro td strte?, wen i into thc back ?*f5ca to
clo% ap tho wind .-{>s, ho4?Ucov-rtd the b'??r
of Mr. Hurry ila i'^.s. bfjtni . cii\ ;-. lng opon
the bearii- ofthe Sii plac?. with in's bwtd and
face tn JgjB i.<:rntr.g Coals, and life nctirly-ex
tinct. Ti=c:-b.-y raised tbc body upj and-says
Jill'. IiogUspnly breathed .twice: nnd' died.
It B.cea?s, ? far .-.scan" be ascertained, that
the deee'?.?r-d'went into tho bnek ?ffi?o late
lathe r 'i.T non io wami i-imsol^ an3 being
?abject to cp:lc-;.i:c fits, it is thought he mu.it.
have been t;.kcn u-itli oiii', and fell forward
]-?? ;.'. fiiju The chair nnon whiob ho was
sittrng-War. fom.d upon his back, hiving falk^
over with him. ?ie was t'errilily burned nr>',n
th j right sid?? of th* face, the ii ?ri: t rye be
ing rjatw?lVd>?fnt out, und }?.]:?. neck, i.-r fho
region t/f l?i'e ju^ulur vein, also bnoly charred.
Th; il -sh lippu Lis ihrem-;- i waa a pcrfee-t i
rna ? ; rw ^h.-r-Chroi-ir-lo, ? ;|
-j- Ir is es.rranf.lv st?^e Viiia?^sit?rag . in
cid- i? r f i!.o rnpt'-iro t.f P-'r! F;-\<.r, :< tm*
our ?iin, mchiding Gen. Hago .1 and his bri-:.-. ' .
Ger. V*i?iin.-? sr.d s?f.ft'," an^ C-!> L:tm*?. ??.d hit I
Rai;...'a..-n,"h:.dbe;n?it.-I. pmoalYi? Coi.
Laarb end Gt mr. Ilagcod -and Whiting-arc ell re
ported to-have been woundcijp^bo last named in j
six pla???.. .
. (Latestfroarthe North.
RiCHMOKD, Jan. 20.
Northern papers" of thc lStli are chiefly
fil?oii with cffioin.1 reports bf thc capture-of
Fort Fisher.
A sumtnury iu the Baltimore American,
says thc.licet and army transports . sailed to
gether from -Beaufort, ?and arrived at the
scene of operations on Fiidaj-.
Thc troops were promptly landed -without
opposition.
Friday Ind Saturday was occupied in ifce
bombardment of the fort, the navy fire being
unprecedentedly heavy.
On Sat?r3?y-an assault was made. Tu this
the nary assisted, .Porter having landed tea
thousand seamen and marines, with orders to
board the fort on the sea face.
The troops were commanded by Gen.
Terry,, and.consisted- -.of tho same" division
which participated^ Butler's fiasco, strength
ened by an additional brigade.
The assault was commenced at half past
three in the afternoon, and full possession of
the works was obtained at ten, after, a des
perate and saoffuinary fight.
Tbe'I/edcral loss, was heavy eppec'mlly in
officers; Gen. Curtis was wounded.
The garrison: foll back to the extremo end
of the point where they we re. captured.
The American says, wc captured over two
thousard prisoners, including Whiting and
Lamb, [both wounded) and seventy gunts.
The lat ist-disptdcies.siYC the highest figures.
Af rei thc fort waa' occupied; the magazine
was .exploded, killing two hundred Yaukece
and wotiuding a great manyt
The Yankee loss during the fight was about
OOO killed and wounded. Bebel loss about
500. -
. Gen. Meaghcr arrived at. Nashville on
Saturday from Chattanooga with severci thon
B-ind men on their way to Sherman via New
York. -Gold 215.
THE ADVERTISER.
J^KFS T. BACON, EDITOR.
V/EDNSSliAY, JA?J.-25, 18G5.
Suspension of thc Advertiser. '
Thc Tih.S. C. Militia bas boon ordered to the
front. Wo-Editor, Printers and Devil-belong
to that band cf invincible?, ned will be ?ff to
morrow to tho Jtegimontal rendezvous at Psm
Cat S?ition, liclo.w Aiken.- The AtUertitrr Trill
therefore bc invaded from and after this dato
until our return from thc stern realities of the
icnUd fie!-.', which may happcu next week, next
month, or not till thia "cruel waria over." But
until weall get bael; again, kitd friend* and pa
ir^)*, ?ar?'w?ti !
?t-?' Our Editor .left last Mundi-y week for Co
lumbia to attend tho grand Bazaar. Pinco hi.
-.k-p-U'iure we have not beard fruin bim.
l)nii;t want Cotton now.
The eJrajiiuvilio Manufacturing Company do
cut wish'to buy any "more CotU>u at present. Seo
"iidver'ti-eatcnt on another column.
.' t>ue Futurc--One Destiny."
Gen. TUO.MJS a^euks thc words of true wisdom
and patriotism in the annexed extracts. Heed
his Hcniim.nts aud resolve to act as freemen und
lo lc freemen. Ile says :
" Murmuring must be hushed, e-oa plaints must
censo, unaaim?y taust reign, and oue universal
determination never lo give up, mutt animate onr
entirj populati-.'U. The goal of cur hopes and
exertions is too glistering, too glorious, not to be
won, and our fato, if wc ?ail, to-j wuulul for con
templation.'" -As We cannot'afford to fail, so wa
muVt u?t f.iil to-Buoceed. -Hp, then, Southrons!
.|*bTtCtnr?!f * ) un: ni?an/i'".iTiew, r.r>d i uko- a fresb
lo.-.se of bono and. courage. Away with doubt,
a-:.d d??poudency and weariness. The flag or our
country is yet destined to wave in the gloriou.?
Goad of a victorious sunshine, and thc gallant
dead are? yet to behold from tho spirit land the
?nettim;-hie boon of liberty purchased for us with
their heart's* blood.. Let us prove ourselves wor
thy compatriots ol such gl-.riuus.Lcroor. And
f ha " One Future,, one'Destiny, ont Hope," for
our motto, let us join ban-Is in .?.ll the hallowed
purp? aa : ?" repelling thc vile invaders, and wot Ic
ing cut for ?nrselvcV, itt every cost ol', blood and
trc.vure, a deliverance fruin the sh :t-ke!s our ene
mies w-juld for?e fortis nnd'eur do ccndiints. L*t
us cciisc striving IJ amass wealth, and give more
heed to the calla of patriotism, und it' tha't c?ll
sy llabi o the word " Llow.l," let us remember that
<?liberty,''1? its last analyiisj is but the "blood
of the brave."
&Z?~ Gen. Bx ll. HIM. lias boen ordered to tnko
command of the military District of Augusta,
and has assumed the duties of his otnee.
??.1- V.'e have been requested to direct nltention
to thc advertisement of Mr. J. II. BLEASE in this
issue bf thc ?deertittr.
Who l?lstines Them?
Thc CJtreitiele. ??- Stttiiittfot a late dale, Eeys:
.' Several families have moved in tho putt fow
j Jays frmn Hamburg, haying bvcomoso thorough
ly-disgusted with'th? lute ?ood, that they now
er? !: c >nif?>rt on this Bido.of ts? waUr."
Soldier*, ??cad and Remember.
*A Vieltsbitrj litter soys that a rtbi ?oreo of
seventy-five men surr?: tiered to uener.il Dana's
j force of ne:;ru infantry, apia after being disarmed,
i several-thousand negroos wi re turned loofe upen
. them with their bayonets, and cot a life wa*
j spared. The lettor -asks how thia cold bloedcd
. atrocity *-vi:l look on thc j-agi s of history. A few
officers expressed imlijrr.atiou, but Ls- a >rcucral
thin,; do1, ate cn tho subject was sppprsfsed.
Li s at. Jus. padgett.
A correspondent of the Cott?:?:itlio:iQ?itit wri
ting from Uo?i''s army, giris an Recount of the
; batik of Franklin; Tc-.?n.. on tho .''.i!:':i November,
j and ?iahcs/^?norablo incition of tho gallant
j Lieut. l\-.nc::rr, of Hamburg : ".'Onr Edge?eld
j Company suffered severely. Arno og tho hilled
; wits Lieutenant Padgett, a gallant.soldior, he fell
de-id while reading his company in tba charge on
i Ibo ene m v's works. Ho was shot througb tho
j ?^?a*?. the ball striking him rn tho right sidonbovo
j tba ear -and passed through: He fell dend nt tho
I at the worts. I i-awhim buried and.have marked
; th: p?n?e wher'o his rem.iinr-- jrc buried, fO if his
I ral .'tives wishes ins bo-ly ^t any future time it
? eau be pbtained." ?
_ _- - ? ?.. -
Sy:nptit;>y for tlic Homeless.
Thc shifting area, cf invasions ha?, at .length,
brouffl t the eneo?y, in Itsrgo force, very near
j many of tho citizen*, of this .State. They mutt
abandon t.'.eir heme;?, lo .'eek a refuge elsewhere.
JfTba " Confederate Baptist" .-ny?, We appetvfco
i iLo;C wi.o are yet reenre, t<? offer there refugees a
hindi y "greeting. Who eau teil how long befoi?
they '.r:?y haye to itisk f.-otn others thc succor they
J give Iii these. Every part of tho land m?.y yet !
I ^ i.jle'l !-y thc destructive cohorts of the foe. '
j In tl.i: lime ('.Pw! -:e-.'? read d?: ti????on, " Blamed
i nra ll;'; i'e-?ifu! ; for they ^bull obtain mercy.":
ChristiiinSj !.? ?'e-.*'i:ily. th-jitjil i> : *' reedy tu'com-j
iTvr.i.-.,:. " to tl; rr nec'y !-r. ?.bret?. They arc en- ;
-join-' by their div In? L ?rd io " b-.-ar uni anotbfcr'?fi
f-oVitu,'. iu.'. ii i i :;M :':.--. law .>! CLtlA." i?
n.'v ppo*?-I- AJO n.-;t w?hirtg'lo help otai? ano.hir,
-and rr :t f^Vpofiing anti peeHn%i they an- :v. tx for ;
rn?'fpci??Bncb,.and?!?s ca usu is list. . .
--.?->-.?-- - j
?5i" Why is a lovely young lady Uko a hiug* ?
Beeauso sho is something to ndore. '
Cheering Intelligence. \
, From our exchanges we gather the subjoin*
items of "good news," which we hope will knot
the " blue" out bf souio ef-the weak-kneed crt)al
en-: jj ii;
?3^ We learn that the President has telegrapl
ed to a citizen of Columbia, that he will take ca:
of South Carolina, and that his lore for the o
Slate is more intenso.than the hate of th?" Ya;
kees. The skies do brighten in every directio
A hopeful spirit begins to provail ; and wo ai
ticipato a glorious reaction from the despondent
in which the people have saccumbed.
^SSr* Tho Richmond Examiner asserts that tl
Senate in secret -session adopted'resolutions ere
tiag tho ofico of commander-in-chief uTlall tl
Confederate armies, and recommending ;the ir
modiato reinstatement of General Johnst/m by
vote of jess, 20; nays, 2. The House, ip eecr
?osti?n concurred in tho above reiolutf&h-ye
C2, nays Mi
fgr The ExamintS also ?Utes that Hood h
been rolievedat his own request. The Army
Tennessee, luis believed, will be under Ibo ter
porary command of Lient. Gen. Riohard Tajlc
. Clothing caa shoes aro being shipped
Hood's.- army. Generals Beauregard ard Db
Taylor have gone to tho front. The railroad
Corinth has been repaired.
^?T* And Inst, but not least, our own galla
B u TI. EU, and hut fighting Division ofCaval
from Hampton's command, aro en route to tb
State, and will be prepared to confront -Shcrmi
at tho right timo and in tho right place.i
^Thc Latest News Items.;
The Chronicle of Sunday hns thc fellowing nei
items:
Tho harbor stoamer Randolph g^ot asho
on Thurfday night near Fort SnmteVy and w
burned by tho Federals on Friday.
Tho Chnrlcstou papers of Saturday co
tain no liewa of new movement? on the Sar anni
A Charleston Railroad.
It wes rumored yesterday th.ai.--a eoluo
of Gen, Sherman's army was-moving on Augus
by way of Blackville, S. C.
.????* A gentleman just from Dalton repot
that Gen. Thomas has commenced repairing t
tho railroad between Dalton r.ud- Atlanta, ai
willudvanco towards tho latter city-as fast
circumstances will allow.
I* ?3 rumored that the track of the A
lanta ? Western Rnilroad, between Dalton ai
Marietta, has been destroyed by our,.troops
prevent the return of tho Federals that- way 1
rail and to impedo Thomas' march into Nor
Goorgia.
. " -ii . ?
A gentleman who has just arrived fro
bolow says that the Federal Secretory of W
issued an order to Gen. Sherman to ?rend out
the city and out of the lines all the wives of tl
Confederate ofiloeri. Gen. Sherman, it is sai
dcclaredrthat the order was an inhuman one, ai
that bc would not obey it. It is said that tl
Central Railroad is ia complete repair, to No. fe
and n half-forty-five milos from Savannah, BI
that trains run daily.
Make a Standpoints
Nothing is so needed amongst our troops
this Department, at this time (says thj? Ch er! csu
Mercury.) us some good, wholesome, hard figh
ie g. Tho men are begining to I.-otc hqart, b
cause they FCO UO fighting herc." Il koks to the
as if tboie is lohe no fighting-that"'it is u.-ele
to fight. Such a feeling will ruiu !the spirit
i stern resistance on tne part of thuir leaders. V
! want a stand made-we want a raying poic
Let it - ?nee ha ka own ? that Charboon ..ia to 1
, defended, with thc spirit of old days, and a ne
? feeling will pervade whoro there ore true.me
i Gire us a fixed point-- of light, where thero wi
be no yelding, und where wo can fight to advai
! tage and to some purpose, and wo have tho rn?
who will do the work. Let our leaders sound tl
true i.ote of war and tight, and it will bring tl
men up, and infuse new oncrgy throughout tl
. line.
--<jir-.> -O-*--.
A Clood One.
A friend of ours, sajs the Jackson Misaisaij
pian, who is always on the alert for amusing it
s'tinccs, as bein:; a jolly, wholc-soulod fellov
gives us thc fallowing exceedingly original anec
dote in relation td aa enthusiastic Baptist mini:
ter, haring since been promoted lo a captaincy i
Governor Clark's militia, holding forth at a revi
val not ovt?r fifty miles from this city, who con
eluded his deici iption of tho beauties of Heave
ju this way:;.
"My dear brethren, there will bo hoard n
more the thundering rear of cannon, the lom
roar of thc mortar, the bursting of the bomb ii
thc air, nor the sharp crack of thc ri?e : and wha
is better, my bsethrec, there will be no Yankee
in that celestial city."
g&r Gen. D. If. HILL has been ordered hj
Gen. HARDEE to-burn all the Cotton that ?ny bt
in Augusta on tho approach of tho enemy. Gen
HILL has issued un order to that effect, and says
"This order I am bound to execute, even at thi
peril of tho city. It is to bo hoped that your pa
triot citizen:; will at once rcmovo this temptatior
to Yankee invasion, either to distant points or t<
thu common/, whero tho torch eon bo appliei
when the exigency shall occur."
?fS" A horrible dcod occurred in town yester
day, soys thc Jackson (Miss.) News, of ito 10th,
Two children, aged sine and eleven, respectively,
with a depravity of heart unparalleled in the
annals of civilisation, deliberately sawed a drun
k--n Minn's l".g ofi" with an old rusty handsaw!
The unfortunate wretch was i?se?slbio from li
quor a', tho time, and it ia reasonable'tj suppose
suffixed little or r.o pain by th* horrid amputa
lion. Wo SAW the victim and the a*vcrcd membor
last evening*. It is thought bc will recover.
P. S.-Thc leg was a wooden one.
?Sf- Major Gcorgo McKnight, ? Asa Hartz,"
wis recently married to Miss Bolle Taylor, of
Richmond, Va.
CS?" A correspondent ef thc Nashville Union
estimates Thomas' forco at thirty-six thousand
infantry and twenty-four thousand cavalry. Gee
whillikibs, what Arlie 1 *
gJB-A gentleman arrived nt Richmond a few
days i'iiieo who loft Generar Price's headquarter*
on the S th December, and stales tb at'the General
was then well and in excellent spirits.
The World soys England and France will
not permit the Union to bo restored, and will
recognize thc Confedoraoy on the 4th of March.
The London Times, alludiug to tho pres
! ent artiwdc of tho United States to Conadn, says :
j In thc present state of Northern feeling thera is
; much reason to apprehend si?nie outrage which
m.,y render a rupture inevitable. The Americans
nci'.hcr uppreciato the strength of England mur '
nnderstau'l tho unanimity w'uh wbkh a war would '
be prosecuted if forced upon a reluctant govern- i
meat and nation, and thc first result ot tba*, war
rtn.iiM bo (bc iiu miali:, to :.u<I irrevocable iatabli?b- :
mi-ntof Southern indejicmlebce.
?%}~ Tbc Chicago T, ihnneioy : Sherman iaitkes
no disguise?f bis intention tj take Ch?ilest'ou. !
He ?Til Hoar** on o corps to garrison Savannah. '
and, should he need m^re troops, Grunt will sup- f
ply them. '
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For the Advertiser.
CAMP SEAR MATHEW'S Ti.vre, .
- 1 Barnwell Dist., Jan. 7th, 1805.
Ma. EDITOR : Last suraiBer nomo of the oitixens '
of Barnwell, EdgefitJd and Lexington, who were
exempt from Confederate, service, responding to
the call of Gov. Bonham, organized a .Company
of Mounted Infantry for State defence. When
Sheratan cut loos? from his bare and threatened
Augusta, this Company was ordered to Hamburg.
They promptly responded to the call, and as the
enemy advanced towards fuvannab, they were
well .employed in guarding the ferries aud crow
ing places on the river, having gone within
twelre miles of Savannah. .
Th? Company now numbers about sixty mem
bers, end is armed with Morse's Patent Breoeh
Loading Carbine-one of the most efleotivo a?d
convenient weapons ever used by mounted men?
weighing only eight pounds, and can bo loaded
and discharged five or eight timos in a minute.
The Officers of the CompaDy aro as follows :
WM. F. PERCIVAL, of Aikori, Captain.
W. M. BOSTICK, Barnwell District,.lat Lieut.
C. F. BEJ?SOX, Itarnwoll District, 2d Lient.
J.'QciosInn, Richland Piglet, 3d Lieut.
As Sherman now threaten^to over run our
Stnte, it is to be boped and expected that South
.Carolinians will not let him advance without at
least making aa ellort to stop him. Such Com
pasics a? Caph* Percival and Froderiek'a should
be filled instantly, and others' formed. General
Carlington desires thoso who can mouut. them
selves to join mounted Companies in .preference
to tho Infantry, ac they can be made far moro
efficient in watching the movement of tho Yan
kees and retarding their progress.
If any should dpairo to join one of thu Com
panies already formed, they should mske carly ap
plication, as these Companies arc not allowed (not
carAot arm) more than 100 men each.
- ' A MEUBBB OP THE
AlKEX MOUSTBD IKPAXTBY.
For the Advertiser.
"A Woird to the Wise.?'
Some people perhaps are pot aware that re
peating ?canda], as told by parties of knoten di?
repute and very doubtful veracity, ronders them
no letts guilty of wilfnll and malignant designs
than the originator of the contemptible slang and
false accusations. A certain well-known familj
of Edj?field have inherited as a gift, and cultiva
ted as an accomplishment, the art of villifvins
and traducing the character of anyone who maj
bo using honest end eavors to make an honorable
eupport and maintain a good name. Many highlj
respectable citizens well know the tource fron
whenco euiinate certain gross inuendoes and pre
posterous stories, and give no ercdenoo to them
Whilst others, of equal good standing in lh<
community, listen lo the absurd misrepresent*
tions, know them to be fata, and yetunthoughtod
ly repeat what they well know in erroneous, i
would rc.'psetfully.say to durne of the latter class
-?eirare.' J. H. BLEASB.
Ex-Gov. To?te was arrested at Oecoqunn
Prir.co William County, Va., on the 12th. Tb
charge upon which he wes arrested has not boei
made public. It u understood to have been with
out in'sirwcliou? from tho authorities in Richmom
Mr. Feoto ba.? not occupied bis sent iu tho lions
of Representatives in nearly three weeks. Il
went toward? tho Pot3tnac for tho purpose of sond
in g bis landy across, that they might reach th ci
borne in Nashville..
g?3~ A lam Europeon correspondent rays Rus
sell has intimated to Mason that there was n
longer any just causo for not recognizing th
Confederate Government.
AxoTiiER HEAVY ROBBER Y.-rrNigkt beton
?r.st the store of Messrs. Spencer A. Teague
on Broad street, was entered by some bur
glarious persons, and robbed of about 815001
worth of dry goods, laney articles, &c. Th.
pjoperty cheilly belonged to C O Brake, whi
was occupying a portion ol' tho premises.
This robbery waa of a very daring char
acter, and illustrates not only the expertness
bot boldness of thc thieves in our midst
They deliberately bored holes with an augui
through the front door of a house upon th'
most public thoroughfare of the city, and thc-i
by lifting the latch obtained entrance.-Con
stitutionalist, 22d.
. ---?? nt mt tu ' i
RAID ox TITE FLO?I?A SALT WORKS.-Th'
Quincy Dispatch, of the 7tb, says the Yun
kees binded a few days before /rom their ves
sels, smashed up the salt works in the viciui
ty of Uc-klockonee river, took the kettles, kill
ed eight mules, carried off negroes and cou
siderable property, captured Thos. Munroe
son of Win. Munroe, Esq., of Quincy, and i
member of Capt. McElvey's Cavalry corapa
ny, and another picket-name not learned
and then retreated to their vessels.
lt is rumored'that Gen. Sherman has com
municatcd to the President lhat the Georgii
State authorities have applied to come bael
j into the Union, and that Secretary Stanton'i
visit to Savannah has M nae connection witl
the subject. It is also believed that Secreta
ry Stanton's visit to Sherman will result ii
tho. inauguration of a new policy in Sherman':
command in reference to.troatmont of negroci
who may como into h is lines hereafter. Sucl
negroes will be armed and allowed to do cf
fective service in the Union ranks.
Grierson burned the Masonic ledges a
Verona and Okolona. "We hear that tho Ma
sons hara offered half a million of dollars fot
Grierson'a head. Grierson robbed and burn
ed the lodge at Morning Sun, in West Ton
uessee, but Washbume made him leplacei
or pay for it. Grierson is himself a Mason
as is Washbume. Thc former however adopt!
the action of thp New England l?dgeej whiel
repudiate their Southern brethren while those
of the West still recognize the validity of th?
!ra.ternal obligations imposed by membership
u The sewing women in Philadelphia and
New York, are in grenf dist ress, ns theil
scenty earnings aro insufficient to support
them. Por soldiers' pants, they get oulv
from seven to eight conti in papor money;
and, for shirts, one dollar per dozen, inclu
ding button holes, and aR complete. Foi
tents, with sixteen button holes, they gt?t fif
teen cents per tent. Theso^women have held
large meetings, both in New York and Phil
adelphia, but a deaf ear has beou turned to
their remonstrances."
Bethany Academy.
THE ExercisoB of this Institution will be re
,urned Monday, 30lh January 18?5.
Tenne per Quarter of Ten lKeeJts.-Ten Dol
lars and one Bnshel Corn and half Bushel Whoat,
or their equivalents fe other produce.
GE'. -TrALPHIN.
Jan 21_2t 4
For l?ale,
ALIKELY NEGRO WOMAN,-Cook, Wash
er ?nd Geld hand-with throe children, aged
2, Il ?iud 12 years. "Apply at ibis Office.
? Jan 24_- if , &
. Notice..
THE Grnnitovitfc Manufacturing Company will
not purchase COTTON idler this dato, until
fur'tb .-r notice:
WM. GREGG, Pres't.
Qratitevill*. S. C., Jan lt!, li. 5
Notice.
J.'.M ?id M ?ARR?SDi? :? appointed my Agent
io oollccl and receipt .?J; .?I .tcbis duo mo. .
Tli OS. G. BACON.
Jun 25 ? at ?
A GALLANT AFFAIR-.-The Lynchburg
li Republican", says that-a tew days since
Captuiv Richards, of Mosby'* command, with
sixty nine men, attacked ncsr Berry's Ferry
a force of one hundred and twenty Yankees,
and in a close fight, without the loes ot a
man on his part, killed, wounded tod cap-'
tared eighty-seven o? the enemy. The killed
and wounded were between forty and fifty.
The'escape of Captain R's men is as remar
kable as the execution Upon the enemy, arid'
shows the advantage of combined coolness
and dash.
An elephant andbull fight took piace late
ly at Sarngrossa, Spain. The elephant was
Walking^quietly about the, arena when the
first bull was released, and rushed at it with1
all his might. The elephant received hislin
tagonisf wita great coolness, and threw him
down with the utmost ease: Thc bull arose
again and made two attacks, which the ele
phant resented by killing him with a.thrust
of his tusks. The conqueror did not seem in
the least excited. A second bull was soon
released, and i > a few minut?s suffered the
same fate as thc first.
A DtsPESAxa ACT.-The Vicksburg Her
ald, of the 2d inst, notes the following act of
desperation as having occurred in that city :
One of the most desperately obstinate acta
we ever knew or heard of occurred at the
jail yesterday. Among the prisoners confin
ed there is a man who gave his name as Al
bert P. Melton. He was captured last Sep
tember 1>y some of the gunboat officers in
Louisiana, and claimed then to be a cit zen,
though he-was believed to be one of Morgan's
men. His claim to citizenship was, however,
recognized, and ho has been treated as a cit
izen prisoner, but has been a desperate mau
to dea? with, and gave the officers of the pris
on a great deal of trouble. Yesterday morn
ing, in company with other prisoners, this
man Melton was ordered out : to labor. He
refused to go, said his.name was not Melton,
and that he was a soldier, and. therefore not
liable to be made to serve.
The officer of the guard finding the mac
. obstinately determined not to obey him, sen!
for the guard,.in order to force obedience tc
his-orders. Melton then walked off to when
' some tools were lying, and taking up a hatch
' et, deliberately chopped o?' his left arm. The
first blow with tho hatchet failing to sevei
[' the limb, he deliberately struck again, ?nc
- this time accomplished his purpose. The ara
; was severed just above the wrist. Exhibi
ting the bleeding, shattered limb lo the ofii
. cur, the desperado said: "Do you think non
i that I will work for yourd-d government ?'
. He was taken to the hospital to have hit
wound dressed, and throughout bore h'i
Buffering with the fortitude of a stoic or thi
* indifference of a savage.
HYMENEAL.
[ M i Rm cn, in Ii-st burg, S. C., on th* I'S th inst.
, hy R. L. Gentry, Esq., JAMES CARTER CHAP
MAN, of Greenville, to M?s SARAH FONTS
of Barnwell Diatriot, S. C.
OBITU?EY.
i -.
DIED of Typhoid Dysentery at the Brigadi
I Hospital, McCloud House, James Inland, on th?
29th day of June 1SG4, Private GEORGE P
8 GRIFFITH, Co. K, 2d Best Artilkry.S. C. V.
e The deceased was tho eldost von of the lat?
. Josm'B Gui yt-ITU, Esq., of Edgefiehl District
and was IS years of age at tuc-time of his 'death
r Ho w ii s mustered iutu Confederate service ii
Capt. CULBUEATH'S Company at'Seeessionville
. Jame*' Island, on tho first day of October, ISC3
During his brief probation us a soldier, hi
gained tho confidence and warm estoom of all hil
* ofilcors and comrade?. He was singularly un
tainted by ail those vices which are sb inciden
to camp life, and which have seduced and ruin?e
3 so many of our noblest youth, and he wa? sedu
, . lou.i in tho cultivation of thoss qualities whicl
I mellow the heart and ennoble tho mind. In hi
personal attachments, lie furnished a striking il
J luatratiuu of tho scriptural text-"litre ie <
B friend that tti?ktth elmer limn ? brother." Hi
3 was endowed with an expansive and vigorous in
tell cet, and be pnisessed a remarkable recoll?e
. lion of passing occurrences and events. GEORGI
was preeminently a good boy. His inannors wen
' manly, modest, frank, and gnnoroua and hil
" character was without sully or stain. As a sol
'< (Uer, ho wus unsurprised, and he served hi
e country
1 " To the lust gasp, with truth and loyalty."
May tho dewy turf press lightly on his hallowec
clay, und may his memory bloom lite u perennia
ilowrot and lc ..reserved iry-green, for ajc, ir
C th? hearts of all that loved him.
,. V7. R. A.
KILLED instantly, whilst in line of battle, or
. tho 18th August 1864, below Richmond, Va., by j
cannon ball, from the enemy's guns, Corpora
THOMAS J. STROM, Co. D, 14th Regt. ff. C
V., in the 23d year of his age. *
S Seldom hos it been eur lot to record tho doatt
1 of one so highly esteemed for his noble traits ol
- character. Tho' young in ye-irs, he gave prom
iso of making a. valued'and useful citizen. Bul
alna ! he has been out down iu th? very primo o:
his youth, a willing sacrifico in the causo >1
Southern Independence.
' When -South Carolina secooded and stood alone,
* calling lier sous to her aid, be was among thc
C first to rally to her res??e. He laid aside bis
?i school book*, buckled on his armor, and left th?
j peaceful enjoyments of home for tho tented fiold
in the first Company that was raised fiy tho d?
fonce of Charleston, S. C., and after the fall ol
1 Fort Sumter ho went with his R?giment, (1st 8,
8 C. V.,) to Virginia, and served his time faithfully
s until July '131, when his Regiment was disbanded
and ho returned home. Bul not to remain long,
for his country wus still threatened, and in Au
gust ho again* volunteered in tho 14th Regt &
C. V., and was in nearly all of th? engagements
through which his RegKnout passed up to thc
timo of his death.
Ho was slightly wounded in an engagement
nour Hanover, 23d May, 1864, which caused his
absence but a short nb ile, for he was one that wai
always at bis post-excopt when physically dis
abled-whether in tbe trenches, on the battle
field,.on the long and toilsome march, or in th?
oold and comfortless bivouac ; never murmuring,
always doing tho duties assigned him, and ever
ready to seal his devotion to his country's cause
by his own blood.
By his gentle disposition and friendly inter
course ho won for.himself tho love and esteem ol
his comrades and the confidence of his command
ing Oflicors ; and we ean. truly say that
" None knew him but to lovo him
None named him but to praise.".
He was an obedient- and dutiful son, a kind
and affectionate brother, and a true and faithful
friend. Ho leaves a fond and loving-mother, one
brother and si-tcr, besides numerous relatives and
friends to mourn their irreparable loss; but they
mourn nut as those who havo.no hope, for although
not a member of tho Church, he had given him
self to God, and is no.w Whero " tho wicked coaso
from troubling and tho woury aro at rest"
A soldier writing to thc mother, announcing to
her the death of this gallant son, rays: "TOXMIB
was a brave and a good soldier. He was the first
man that mounted tho enemy's broast-works in a
light only a few days provious to his death."
Another member of young Smoir's Company,
writes to the mother of the deccosod as follows:
" No one possesed more persu'n?l bravery than
your son TOMMIK ; and has left many friends to
lament over his fall. .But I hopo he has left this
world of sorrow for ono of happinoss and bliss."
He was always willing to talk with you on the
.object of religion^aVcferJr**11'18?1 notetF'TJuty
he was seen in some seebeJoa spot with his Bible
in his hand, perusing its sacred pages ; atfcbiy)
doubt he wus preparad to meet hii doom as sud
den as lt was.
Weep not fond mother, for thy darling sohlior
boy. He has only been takon from tho dark and
bloody-field of battle to realms of eternal bliss
where there is no more war/ but everlasting joy
md peace .
A sbaplo tomhless mound, hastily heaped up
by hil brothor comrades, LiTall that marks the
ipot whero this hero lies, with no sistor's hind to
pla?t upon his lonely grave tho .flowers of arfeo-.
t:0n. y . :v . >
May the olods rest lightly upon- his tender bo
nom, and may ihe quiet ?tars, as they look down
from their ?iiur.t vigils, drop a tear to his early
death. .
Peace bo to his asaos-honor io his memory.
W.P.R.
.jr--sse ' j>zyi&*ifogfe**Vfty>y.
.Kii.Lrt. oh th? 12th of Juno, 1804, at the bit?
tW. ol'. TravilUon Station, Va., JOHN li.- ??d
MATI MOSS,. Co. Bretti Regiment S. C. Caval
ry, while gallantly-' contending lo/ -civil rjid po- "
litioal liberty. ? .
Tbus havj fallen two of Carolina's nohl?s?
sons--none braver; nor- ?ore patriotic ;-frank, j
benevolent and bono-1 in th air rob Mons in life;
As soldiers they vron tho love and ps teem .of both
officers und privates*. Wero kind and devoted
hugh rind and tender fathers. " They ?era co teni -
in their livos, and in their death were not diyjde?..
They woro always vfter? duty ^called them,
and died at their posts. The circumstances of
the fall of these brave brothers aro perhaps
withoat a parallel in the annals of history.
JOB* IL. was st ru ole by a pan nan hall in the right
leg, and was fos>t sinking from- excruciating pain
and-loss of blood, when MATT, ?he noble "and
heroic brother, rushed, as it were, into the very
jaws of doath, to rescue, if possible," or at leu*t
to am?lior?t* the condition of his dying brother,
whon a ball pierced als body arid be only ex
claimed, " 0 God, I ara.-killed," and ' fell dead
across his dying brother. There they died to
gether,-wero buried side by side.. on the battle,
fiel*;-were brought'homo- togetBor,-fn'lr fu
neral'ri tes w?ro performed at the same lime;-and
they now He sidv - by side, beneath the clods pt
tho ?and that gave thom birth. Though they I'
silent ia tho gravo t^ew-Aloeds of kindness ana
herouiu will over' l?^Ri? the tnoaiories of tho
good and bravo. . *?* "
JOHW was in -thc fortictb?jarof his ag%..'When
quite a youth he united wifc? the Baptist Church
of Christ at Gilgal, of which he continued a
prompt and orderly member, jfy a well-ordered "
life he had be?ome'the center ora large circle af
friendi. In bis last lotter to his beloved family,
he said that " if it wag his jpt to meet the enemy
iu battle, his prayer,was that he might bc able
to do his whole duty." The many lptUra'riceived
both from officers and privates, prove thai-he per
formed his whole?duty nobly. In bia expiring
moments bo said he.waB not afraid to ?io,-and
bid his companions inarms to carry hi-"dying
blessing to his loved family; He leaves a kind
and devoted wife; seven childron, and many
friends to mourn their irreparable los?.
MATT was in the thirty-third year of his agov
Although raised hy friends, without father-or
mother, he formed a character of thc -highest
order. By his firm and manly course he won the
love and respect of all who knew him; Hanover
united with any Church, but from - his- frequent
concern and general deportment we believe that
he was b-rn of the spirit. A short time before
'the war he moved to Louisiana, whur he' look
up arms in defonoe of our common canis, ar '
.served until worn out by disease. He was hone,
hly discharged, and moved back to his nati ,\
laud, and af tor partially recovering h ia health,
volunteered again and remained'at hi? post until
his death, ll* leaves a tender and devoted wife,
ene child, and nra ny friends to-mourn his carly
death.
They are doncwith the troubles and turmoils
of this world. They rest where the roar of. can
non, tho clash of arm?, and din of battle cannot
disturb their sweet reposed V? believe they hara
joined the angelic host, ?nd all " the blood'washod
throng with robes of victory ever to sing tho new
song of Moses and the Lamb." ' .
May their disconsolate companions, orphans,
?and friends be able to Say in the language of
righteous Job, "The Lord gave, and the Lord
hath taken away, blessed be the name of the
Lord." J. M. B.
"EXECOTOXVKTSAI^
BY permission of "W. F. DnrisoB, Ordinary of
EdgcGeld District, I will sell at the late
residence of MRS. CHLOE WATSON,'dec'<L, (on
thosRidge,) on WEDNESDAY, the 8th day of
February next, the personal Estate. of ELIJAH
WATSON, dee'd., to wit :
About Sixty Likely Negroes,
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE,
MULES AND CATTLE, 7
FAT ABD STOCK HOGS,
BACON AND LARD,
CORN, FODDER, PEAS,
WAGONS AND CARTS,
BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS,
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
And many other articles not necessary to mention.
Tho above property will ie sold on a credit of
twelve months, with interest from day of salo, fer
good and lawful money of tho Skate. Purchasers
will be rcquifed-to give-Notaa-irith Iv:9 [cr taw?"
approved sureties. No property delivered until
terms of salo are complied with.
TILMAK WAT30N, Ex'or.
jjSJ-Tbo Plantation will be rented at the same
tiir.c nn.l placs. 1
Jan 19 _ _._2t _6_
State Record of the Naines of
i?eccased Soldiers.
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,
COLUMBIA, January 16, 1865.
?XDLR appointment hy tho Legislatur? to
prepare luis Record, I earnestly appeal to
the lu millos or friends of pur deceased' soldiers
to send mo ?t once their names, ic, while there
is an opportunity to scoure accurate information.
Hospital registers and reports of casualties from
tho army ore deficient in tho information required ;
it mutt be obuincd at home.
The Record will date dato back to the" begin;
ning of tho war, and includo all who han: h. eu
killed in battlo or diod of wounds received in
battle, or from disease or accident. If you have
been so fortunate as not to lose friend or relative,
yet remember that it is noble to resouo .from ob
livion the ?ame of but ono friendless yonth who
had gone from your neighborhood to die in our
CUISO.
. Ci ve-1. A'iinie I'M full. 2. From what District.
.'}. lian!:". 4. Company. 5. Regiment and urn, ?f
srrrire. Cu Died, year, montii, day. ?ai?: hf
dark, and remarks (as tc?ere he died, age, previ
ously wounded, kc.)
Cireul.-i.rs and blanks to be filled will be.rcnt to
such os dflfiro them. No fee or expense is incur
red by any ono for having tho record made. The
State is endeavoring to fulfill a sacred obligation
in securing now, and recording for posterity, the
names of all her sons who have fallen in this war.
In 18C2, the Convention unanimously resolved
that this should be dono, "as a token of respect
tu their memorie?, and a lcgHcy of iuestimnble
value to their friends;" and tuc resolution was
bent forth, by their order, te bff road to our regi
ment, battalions and companies everywhere.
Many a bravo soldier may have died in solitudo
or rushed upon the fee, with the thought in his
heart that his name would be honorably preserved
afhomo.
, WM. J. RIVERS. k
$S&- Each paper ia the Stato copy three times
and send bill to me.
Jan. 35 . . St .-_? &
Dennis'? Purgative Mixture*'
A SUBSTITUTE FOR CALOMEL, SALTS,
SENNA, CASTOR OIL, RHUBARB,
. GAMBOGE, ALOES, 4c.
It acts on tho Liver and Bowels, producing a
Cholagogue Cathartic effect.
',. D???IS'
Compound dogwood Bitters*
A SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE,
To Stimulate and Strengthen the Sys?
tem.
PREPARED BT J. DENNIS, M. D., Augusta, Ga.
- JJ-*^"Purchasers must furnish bottles. Medi
cines exchanged for provisions at old prices. .
Augusta, Dec 27 * 2t?_1
*Lost.
NOTE on T. A. Jones,, given in 1884, for one
thousand and thirty dollars,-upon which ia
a payment of three hundred dollars.-;
H. W. ADDISON.. .
Jan. 25 U 5
State, of Soutii Carolina,?
EDGEFIj?LD DISTRICT.
IN ORDINARY.- .
J>Y,W. F. DUEI&OE, Esq., Ordinary ot Edge
.O field District.
Whoreasy; J*oBn F. Burris has applied; to me for
Letters' of Administration, or? all and singular
tho goods', and'cbattela,->?jighte and/crcditJk/of '
.Charles M. Birria;- l?jo of th?'District afore?
said doe'd.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindrcdand'are'ditors of theaabl.
decoased, to bo and appear before too, at-oiir next
Ordinary^ Court for tho said District, to be holden
at EdgefioldC H., cn tho 2nd day of Feb. next,
to show causa, if any,-why. tho said administration
pbcnld not bagrantod.
Given under my hand and seal, thi8?8th day of ,
Jan. ln.thoy?ar-of- our Lord oneHhoi'-^ud eight
hundreaand" Blxty-five, ana in the" Stftb; y'?ar of '
the Indopondoncu of South Carolina.
W.F^D?RKO?,0,g.D. -
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