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Eire uE RosMeII.

We have been permitted to make the following
extracts from private letter received in this
city IN regard to the fire at Roswell factory:
Like all other fires, il the present feverish
state of the country, the origin of the calamity
here on the l4th was attributed to a Yankee
sympathizer. Suspicion, however, rested strong
ly upon a MIR. Hinemsn, not long since from
South Carolina, and bis arrest led to his commit,
tai for future trial. He confessed this much
On the night Of the fire he encountered two
strangers, who told hrm they were Tennessee
ans, and ofel ed him $500 to aid IN burning the
factory.
He accompanied them 10 the mill, under threats
OF death il be betrayed them, and when there
the men threw box Of ignited matches into the
window Of cotton room quite elevated from
the ground. This window has a shutter, but
that light It was open. The man whose duty it
was ~ close the shutters sw5ers he closed it.
We believe the man H!neman who worked in
the mill opened the shutter from the inside after
it was closed, and fred the building at night
The close proximity of the burned building
not exceeding twe0ty teet-to the main factory
building, gave but little hope the factory would
be saved, but the heroic and noble efforts of the
women aud girls, and energy Of the men, spared
our county, under Providence, serious calami.
| ty, and we are able now, partially, to resume
! operatlons-lnV0lvlug, however, very great in
convenience and expense, as the whole cotton
has to be prepared at mill to supply the cards
! for bOth,-ROme Courier.
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REPORT or THE CRY uOsPITAI.
TCONCLUUaD T0-3TIHIIOw I
exemptions Under the s'onscrIpt Law o


exemptions Under the JSnscrIpt Law of
Congress.
fnerr being considerable inquiry regarding
the provisions OF the Exemption bill, we repub
ish II 10 day
The following exemption bill was passed by
Congress, aud signed by the President, just be-
fore the adjournment:
bill be entitled An TO exempt certain persons
from enrolment or service in the armies of the Con
IederdJv States.
SECTION 1 The Congress gf the Confederate
StqtS of Amsrsra do eHact, That all persons who
snail be- held 20 b. unit for mi itary service IN
der rules 10 be- prescribed by the Secretary OF
War, all IN tuv service ur employ of the Con
tederate States ali Judicial aud executive off
GERS OF the Contcd rate or State governments
the mrmbeTs OF both houses ul Congress and OF
the legislatures Of the several States and their
respective officers; all officers OF the State and
Con ederate governments allowed by law all
engaged in carrying the mails all frrrymen on
post routes; all pilots and persons engaged in
the marine service, and in actual service on river
aud railroad routes 4 transportation telegraph
lC operatives and ministers Of religion III the
regular discharge Of ministerial Gutiss all enga-
ged III wOt kl4g iron mines, furnaces and fUun-
dries; all JOurueymeu printers actually employed
ID printing newspapers; all presidents ana pro-
tessors Of colleges and academies, and al teach
ers having As many as twenty scholars super
iutendents OF the public hospitals, lunatic asy-
Iums. and the regular nurses and attendants
therein, and the teachers Employed in the Insti-
tn ions for the deaf and dumb and blind IN
zach apothscary store now established one
apoth5cary in good standing, who is practical
Uggist; superntendsDts and operatives in
wool and other factories who may be exempted
By the Secretary of War shall be, and are here
by, exempted from military service il the Con
f5deraIC States.
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The Kansas City Journal If Commerce copies
the following items from the Santa Fe Gazette,
May Sd:
Our last advices from the southern part of tho
Territory do not change the condition Of things
materially from that il which they were at the
time of onr last issue On Thursday of last
week the Tetreating Texans met body Of their
men FIVE hundred strong, under Col Steele, at
Adobe " ais, fourteen miles south Of Fort Craig.
They, however, continued the retreat from that
point, but we have no information in regard to
their subsequent movements. Before making
the junction with Col Steele, they were forced
to abandon several pieces of artillery aud the
greater part Of their transportation. The route
by which the retreat was made lies west Of Fort
Craig and in d rough, mountainous and arid dis
trict through which it would be difficult to carry
properly organized army
The lst regiment Of Colorado volunteers,
together with the balance Of tbs available mill
tary force Of the Territory, are at Fort Craig,
under command OF Col Peul
The numerous friends Of Lieut. McGratb, here
and elewheIe viii regret to learn that he died on
Thursday last, the l5t inst, at Kosolosky's, from
a wound received in the battle OF Valleys Ranch
on tho 2Sth ult
Capt. Garrison, comInIssaIy Of subsistence for
| The department Of New Mexico, has returned to
q
/ CCi Collins viii leave f3E tue States IL & few
/ days accompanied by J. Howe Watts ESD and
! family ard Alr5 Hatch and family. They
/ travel By private conveyance
/ We are permitted t. make the following ex-
/ tIact iTom 4 letter to NJ. Lauer IL this city
The texans have left the couutry-a perfect
rabbis--esviug their sick and wounded to the
/ charity OF our troops, burying their artillery, and
destroying all they could not pack with them.
So all danger from that score is passed
1t is said that Candy, aud all officers whose
regiments are ID the States viii 90 there at
once.
Candy and Chairman reached here yesterday
The Colorados and regulars are at Fort Craig,
| where II as sad tb5y wlll remain for some time
I I'll. IelnI0Icemeut9 come, | suppose
Everything is quiet here, though business has
not much improved. Ii money becomes more
plenty here, We are bound to have brisk times
Owing to the scarcity of provisions, large
quantities of which were destroyed to prevent
them from falling into the hands of the enemy
0ar troops have been placed on less than hall
rsGons, being limited to eight ounces OF -four
per day.
One hundred and twenty Texan prisoners were
passed on the road to Fort Lamed, under charge
Of Lieut.. Johnson.
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a Citizen Murdered fOr Protecting his
Wife,

II has remained for Mcclellan to introduce
practically the hattle-cvv Of Butler into the
South, and to enact the fist tragedy emanatng
from the attempt to carry into effect the odiOus
threat which the unpriucipled BntleT uttered
twelve months ago, and echoed again week
since in the queen city of the South Almost
within gun-shOt of our lowest batteries ou the
river, portion Of the Yankee soldiers have been
encamped for a short time, devastating the
country and ravaging the barns and granaries
of the citizens. Not tsT from the Chickahominy
river is the residence of Mr.. Cross, gentleman
doubtless well known in this community. A
party of the uniformed villains paid him visit
a few days ago, and while the rest of them helped
themselves indiseriminately to whatever came
in their way, one went into the house, and
assuming free and easy po iteness, entered into
conversation with Mrs Cross
Knowing how helpless she was, she replied
to his speeches without hesitation, but at the
same time with reserve, and more than once was
spirited, but imprUdent enough to speak out her
opinion of our invaders. The brutal fellow pre-
tending friendly design in visiting her, sud
denly threw his arms around her neck, and made
an effort to throw her down upon the floor, at
tempting to cajOls ber into submission by forcing
kisses upon her cheeks, and uttering endearng
whispers i'll her ears. Mrs Cross struggled des-
peratsly and successfully until her husband
came in upon which the Scoundrel released the
lady and attempted 10 leave the premises Mr.
Cross hastily seized his gun, and before the sol
der could escape, shot him through the heart.
He dropped liteless, and in few moments his
comrades were around him They seized upon
Mr.. Gloss and after treating him savagely to
their hearts content, consummsJed their crime
by hanging him upon one Of his own trees -
Richmond Enquirer.
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The Grand ssuIr Annfr.

By gentleman from Rodney, yesterday. We
learn that the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson at
tack with the Federal feet was somewhat more
extensive than reported by telegraph. Two Of
the eusmy's transport boats We're fred upon by
the Confederate artillery from Port Gibson, and
wege materially disabled One Of them received
a shot through her steam boiler, scsldiug many
aboard. The other was crippled III her wheel
house; beth requiring tow past Natcbez yester-
lgv morning
The naval and marine force landed at Grand
Gulf, and proceeded about four miles towards
Port Gibson but so warm was the reception by
the guerrilla parties on the way, that au order to
halt was given, and they Tetreced their steps to
tbs feet again. In the expedition on land the
Federal loss was fifteen killed and five taken
prisoners
During the whole of the day Of this slirmisb,
there were nine gunbOats and two transports
ranging between Rodney and GrBud Gulf.
We have no way Of finding out whst was the
Federal loss on their transport vessels 1t is sup
posed, however, that their loss was heavy. One
thing Is pretty certain, they left that coast of the
Mississippi with then gunboats and transports
lighter ol meo, if not wiser in their opinions as
% the men they have to deal with in the South.
Nofrbcz Courier, Mag %.
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PARTIsANs At WORK.-OW Partisan Rang
ers and Guerilleros are doing good service IN
Traus-AlleghanY Virginia Accounts are pub
lished III Yankee papers which show that on the
very banks of the Ohio, the Tories and Yankees
are in continual dread of them. Burning Spring,
Elizabeth and Palestine, according to these &C
counts, have been destroyed by them, and they
" have been Tavaging the country about Spen-
Ger. ParkersbnTg IS considered in imminent
danger That town is full Of fugitives es-
Gaping from the terrible rangers. A body of
about SIX hundred are represented to be in that
neighborhood, and the question is asked by the
ast0nished subjects of Carle, /" Where the devil
did they come from ?" This pleasant intelli-
eeuce is obtained from the New York Herald of
the 10th Taken in connection with the late
victories of jackson and Heth, the cause in
Western Virginia has an upward look.-RieF-
m0Rd ENQUIRER.
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Capture Of the British steau,er s.et,iu.

The British steamer StettIu, from Plymouth,
England, via Nassau, and b 4und for this port
was captured shortly after daylight on Saturday
last, off Cape Roman. The Stettin was lying
off Roman the whole Of the preceding night
her captain thinking that he was off the Charles
ton bar. Before break Of day on Saturday, a
sailing vessel fred into them and the report
soon drew the steamers to the locality. Oar in
toTman', Mr.. Frederick J Hilton, an English
man, but for some years a resident of Mobile,
seeing that escape from the blackaders was im.
possible, in company with the pilot, Mr.. Henry
a. Mulhngs. Mr. L Grisson, of Wilmington
and Capt Smith lowered one of the life boats
aud made towards the shore. They landed on
Mr.. Blake's plantation on the South Santee, but
before they had landed their steamer had fallen
prize to the Yankees. The Stettiu was laden
with powder, saltpeter, lead, iron, tea, coffee,
and other valuable articles Her cargo was in.
sured III England at an average of sixteen
guineas. The enterprise was private one, and
the vessel, though chartered at high rate, was
not insured We are indebted to Mr. Hilton,
who is the only one of the four who escaped
who has yet reached Charleston, for late Eng
ish papers Charleston Mercury. 9th
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FIRING ON FORT FIsHER.-We have seen a
letter from an officer at Fort Fisher, Confederate
Point, giving the particulars of q cannonsding
between one of the Yankee blockaders and Fort
Fisher. Two Yankee gunbosts steamed up
within two and half miles, and one of them
fired sixteen shot aud shell at working party
which was answered by forty shot from Starr 8
BlocEer's and Richardson's artillery. The Yam
kee ire was very accurate. The first shell struck
within a few yards, another burst over head !;
Parrot shot struck about five yards outside the
fort another so near as almost to blind the men
with the sand it threw up another about three
feet from the officers quarters; another near the
hospital another within seven yards of the off
GERS dining room; and still another within few
feet of the mess quarters of Blocker's heavy
artillery, This killed chicken, the only blood
spilled on our side. An officer who was exam.
lining the vessel with glass, believed that the
steamer was twice struck before she hauled of.
The large gun Cumberland shot over her
twice-once between the masts. Our men col
lected several bushels of fragments of shells, and
one eleven inch shell which did not burst The
men behaved well in this their first encounter -
FGysttvitte CNorth CGrOliaG) 05ssrUsr, 24th.
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Tie Eueuoy'- Operations near Georgetown.

A private letter has been received,in this city
giving some interesting accounts of the doiugs
Of the Yankee gGnbCats in the neighborhood of
Georgetown. Ii appears that the gun boats as
cended the WacCsmaw river for q distance of
eight miles, stopping at the plantation of the
Hon. ]. lizard Middleton There they made fast
to the wharf and began wsnton shelling Of
every portion of the premises. Mr Middleton
was absent at the time and his family Just sue
ceeded in escaping in time, through tie exer-
tions of the miller, Mr., Daggett The negroes,
also all fed at the approach of the invaders, ex-
cepting four who Joined the Yankees One of
these latter subsequently escaped from the enc
my and returned to the plantation. The maraud-
eTs entered the rice mill the plantation, where
about four hundred barrels Of rice were stored,
and, Of these, they carried of about two hun
dTed-as much as their vessels could hold In
leaving, they promised to return in a snort time
for the remainder of tho rice After leaving Mr.
Middeton's place, the gunboats went down
WinySll bay, taking off, it IS said some of the
negroes of Mr.. VIM JobnstOne and of Mr.. VIM.
Mayraut. These gUnboats were wooden vessels
of no great strength Charleston Mercury
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From the Knoxville lTennessee) Register, May "a
SPARTA, TENNESSEE, May 20-A Pennsyl-
vania battalion Of cavalry, commanded by fel-
low titled Col Duffy, visited this place Friday
last. They were ordered by Gen. Dumont to in
tercept and capture the celebrated Col John Il
Morgan. They first proceeded to Cooksville, zen
niles north of Sparta Wbie thsre, Col Morgan
passed within hro miles OF them. Instead Of
pursuing him thsy took his back track, and en-
ployed themselves IL stealing the horses of the
citizens, OF which they took quite number
They spent two days IL this interesting business
and they came to Sparta A citizen there says
he saw the order under which they were acting
1t was 10 pursue Morgan till HI froze over
and then 60 under the ice after him, il they had
good reason to suppose he had gone under"
But Morgan was the very last man they wished
to find. They had too much of the rascslly viz
tue g discretion TO obey the pious order.
lhey arrived aDUut ons hnnr before sundo7yn
The Federal commander went round to an our
houses and ordered our ladies to cook supper
for SIX hundred men, aud said if they did not do
it Ill one hour, he would turn his soldiers loose
upon them and would not vouch for their con-
duct Though not positively stated, the Yankee
villain intended them to understand this as
threat of rape and robbery in the event of re-
fusal These are the amisble gentlemen who
are sent amongst us to Subjugste US and be our
future masters. How long must we submit to
such ounages2 Such brutes ought not to be
permitted TO live III n christian land. They Do
claimed martial law, and left after supper, rapid
ly augmenting the distance between them and
Morgan / predict they will have q pleasant
time executing martial law in these ends of the
earth. l am, sir, yours truly,
t. / GARDENHTRE
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Doings OF rhe RIocLader..

The steamer Caldwell reached the city last
evaml .Iym the Nellie, having on board part
Of the cargo OF the latter Mr.. Enslow, the
agent OF the Nellie, also arrived from her, and
en- him we learn that the steamer has begun
}ssk. .-iu- consequence Of tine heavy sea to
which she was exposed on Sunday night and
I5lday morning, and that she has wuIke1 up
ON ib8 beach, where sGe Is left dry ST low water
5luel OF the merchandise has been lalded il
good order, and 1t IS thought that all VIII be
saved, though some OF it may be damaged Or
Monday afternoon two of the Yankee guubo4Is
came within about one mlle aud halt Of tle
beach. and threw shot and shell at the Nellie tcI
several hours, some OF which fell short 9th r
passing over head but several came III danger
Gus proximity both 10 the Nellie and Caldwell
but nocody was hurt, SO far as we could learn.
Reports RON below state that the blackadiug
de-t on Monday morning ran of propeller
winch was tryng TO make this haTbor The
euc-..y vessels hr5d at her for some time wneu
she stood 10 he Gouthwsrd On Saturday after
noon a &c amer was seen amgIg tbs bloCE2deli
winch looked like d prize. a fast vessel, a goo.
pilot, certain knowledge ct the position @
Your sel before the day dawns, and not b.,
much fss, of Yankee shells, aIe Indispensable
requisites, nowadays, for running the blockade
Charleston Mercury 27th
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HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTRu-S~r
CoRIET- Mrss ~ u u -. =

HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPsRTyrz,-r
CoRLSTH, Miss. lay a. SOP
ALL newspaper aud other pubic corrssDor5-s.s
are hereby ordered 10 leave this post 5 H. +-s-
train nor will they Be permitted 20 return within rvvrv
Eve miles OF the lines.
II. The 1nsPeetorsGenersl Of the army are s1es-slv
charged with me execution OF this order, both u rsa
arrive.
III Officers and soldiers arr forbidden 20 write Of tb
FSul7nLs oI me army 10 taelr correspondence ard
the General commanding confidently relies "a -5- 7+
ousm Of bis troops for the faithful execution Of rls
order % -'
~ Al oIloeTs and private8 absent frol tsir uesss
Tor seven days, without leave shall be dropped ron ~
rolLs OF the army and be considered as dserts-s t
"hen arrested shall Be punished 4ce0rl-nsiv Theis
names N1l also be published 10 AL the u-VoaD.r A.
such BY command Of
- = - GEN. BEAUREGARD
GEO. ". BRENT. Asing CHIEF OF stan Iny27lyy
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4 M CAN NEITHER COLLECT MOSEY DUB
II Us, nor buy goods on tm7 We must sell for cEsh
cOss our doors. our friends will readily discovsi
he necessity for selling
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No UK's Engine fine handsome engine
of the N" Company, IN this city, now srano-
on rr c.mmons at the suburbs Of Grenada
Ms, xp sd 10 the weather and 10 injury ir"rn
aunrmaI> and mIschicvous persons. The lCst
AID nose rel are with Is, aud the suction hoes
lies the ground by them.
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The JAIL-Som7 sight poonds of powder
has been obtained tor blowing up the jail II
any one has more to contribute for the purpose,
Captains Garrett aud Klink, of the police force,
will take charge of it and apply it to the pur-
pose. Any person used to mining or acquainted
with the manner of using gunpowder for destroy
ing buildings would help the destruction OF the
jail by applying to the above parties at the
station house or Proves. Marshars
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NOIice to News sgCuI-, News DcHiors, ANA
Ehe public Generally

In couS' quence OF the greatly Increased cos
of paper aud INK, botn having gone up within
toe past two or three month, over one hundred
per cent We are forced, in seii-defsn5e, 10 raist
the price OF the paper upon oil news dealers,
carriers and agents. From and afrer this dat'.
therefore, the uniform price Of our paper Wi b.
FIVE CENTS, per copy twill be reJaiicd al 10.
counter, rs heretofore, at five cen 8.
NAV n 1867
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CRoCKERY AT AUCTION Great sale Of
plain, domestic aud fancy crockery, wooden
ware kitchen utensils, etc, at auction OF Thurs
day morning at 9 a. NJ, at the well known
house of a L Andrews & Co., 25l Main street.
Crockery and glass ware of all kinds.
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LAWRENCEBURG BANK NOTEs.-There hay.
ing been some inquiry made as to the response
bility attached to these uotes, E. NJ. Avery, Esq.
this morning publishes notice, which will be
found in our advertising column, that all issues
OF the notes of that bank signed by J. D. james
as president, aud James Gibson as cashier, will
be redeemed by the GsyOso Institution in Con-
tederate money whenever the holder shall pre-
SCI them iii. sums Of twenty dollars
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends anu ucquaiuJauees Of John aud
Anne League are requested to attend the funeral
of thsir son EDWARD H, aged one year and
twenty-five days, from their residence on Beal
street, THIS "wednesday AFTERNOON. at four
O'Clock
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u The Charleston Mercury ASSERTS that since
the proclamation of Old Abe, open ng certain
southern ports, four vessels nave arrived wits
arms and munitions of war lor the Confederate
government They did not, however, enter ut
either Of the ports designated in the PrOclsma-
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LOCAL MAr TIERS,
MORNING, JUNE 4, I.62.


IHREE LOCOMOTIVES STOLEN-The *
pected usual train on the Ohio railroad hat
should have arrived at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning did not come in, but last evening
hand tar reached here from Humboldt by which
intelligence was b ough, trs ,o .i- OF The eugI
neers and other railroad rmpl, yees had taken
the locomotives belonging &, ~" train. aud gone
up the road from Huub lido ia The direction of
Paris, and with two additional locomotives from
other points--oue OF which u8i breu engaged iu
taking down the wire from toe telegraph posts,
and another was Al rached 10 ii working train
and had made clear or. At tho distance of a
mile beyond Irezevant station, y 1lch is twenty
miles beyond Humboldt, the track Is partially
torn up, aud five mics furtuer on bridge crossed
by the road has bocu destroy ed. Here, il Is evi-
dent, the runawGyS would DO brought TO d Staud,
unless by pre-araugemeut with no engmy re-
pairs had been made 10 enable the locomotives
to so on. Unless this mas Oeeu done, or there
was Lincoln torco to guard them tbe property
may be recovered. On finding wnst was tue
state OF things d hand Car was sent up the road
to obtain information, and last night arrange
ments were IN preparation to dispatch u train
with military to bring back the three locoIno-
tives. Tbs ohicers Of the road are naturally
greatly annoyed on account OF thls strange pro-
eeedlng of persons in their employment.