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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

YANKEES "RuLlNG PASSION STRONG IN
DEArn."-Savannah, Ga, January 3O.-Yes'
tcr'lay nice gentlcman5 5dircct from The mel gh'
borhood of Port Royal, gave me the following
amusing fact:
Several negroes from Port Royal came into
our lines and when asked how the Yankees
had treated them, they replied, "They doesn't
do good by dem dat are sick, but dcy are
monstus good to we who can work for dem.
Dey Gin me five dollars day." Saying this,
he held up a lag Of silver, (2) which he said
he had received for his l2hor. Upon exam-
nation it vas found that all bis silver was
ps'rter dollars The Infamous rasc:l? h1f 4
been paving off the negroes III pewter in 0r-
der to make them think that they were re.
ceiving large wsges.-Cor Rich. Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05
rhe Cash Must Conc.

FOR ADVERTISING, SUBSCRIPTION and
JOB WORK, from and after this date, the CASH
MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE.
December ., 1881.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

PHYSICIANS certificates Of mems inability
to perform military duty. sell in this market
ct the very reasonable sum Of $3.50 each,
with an upward tendency. Brave PcopleI
Amt wsY-C4eyelsnd Tenn Banner.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

as-We direct the attention of our readers to
,he advertisements of Capt. Bnooys and Lirnt
b. z. NICHOLSON, now Mt home Recruiting r
their respective Companies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

The women Of Mobile are raising a,>gun-
boat fund. One Of them writes to the Mobile
Register:
IL hsyc no money TO aid in building gun.
boat, but send you what may be converted
into small sum for that, purpose. 1t be-
Ionged to my little boy that is dead conld
not desecrate it by common use, but now l
will give it for a sacred cause--for the de.
fence of our land. We will resign all--hus-
bands, brothers, sons, the cherished mcmen-
tos oil the dead-ere We will consent to be
mothers of slaves
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

Monday last (Sale-day) was the occasion Of the
grand Introductory storm Of March: Il was also
the first and last day Of the Spring Term Of our
Conrt of Law. The Court met and adjonrn.d, tho
transaction Of business being impr.e,ieahls. A
number Of citizens were here, but they brsught in
no District out of the ordinary train OF mat
ters. The storm Of wind and rain passed off in
the afternoon and By the next morning the ground
was frozen over as If in mid-wuter.
Jus, returned from Augusta, We are enabled to
report that city not yet in the hunds Of the Fad
crlls, nor is there any apprehension VI such IN
eveut. Yesterday was the great enrolment day in
ticorsin, nn'l there Was some commotion among
the home guard. Gov. GROwS seems determined
to make all come up to the scratch whether OF
not So be it..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05
EDGEFIELD.

yns-Gea. Beauresari has ordered all the itipc.
rant storekeerers away from Columbus, and forbid
the selling of liquor within ten miles, or its in.
PRODUCTION into camp.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

DRowsED.-We learn ti.at two pe9rocs,
belonsin: 10 DR.. Shaw, were drown2i in tie
creek at nammond's Mill, S. c., on Tuesday
evening last.-Aususta Chronicle, 9th.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

TpE DEATH oy TIE PRESIDENTS SON.
Amid the general joy excited by the success
Of tue Union CAUSE, black shadow hds fal-
len upon the Presidential mansion, snd all
who were personally acquainted with the
family of the President share in the deep
grief occasioned by the death of little Willie
Lincoln. He was a boy of such promise
that all who became acquainted with him
bad predicted fur hin q GFreer ofno ordna-
~ CHARACTER Young as he was, he impr' sss4d
cvcFy one who came in contact with him as
youth who was destined to become man
oil rans
The body of Willie Lincoln was enbalmed
to-day by Drs. Brown and Alexander, assisted
by DR.. IS ood, in the presancs of the attending
physicians, Doctors Store and Hall, Senator
Browning and Isaac Newton. The method
of Sagnet, OF Paris, was used, and the result
WAS entirely satisfactory to the attendant
friends or the Esinilg.
Thaddeus, the youngest son OF tie Bresi-
dent, is still dangerously i'll. Fears are en-
tertaincd ths, his disease will assume the
type which proved fatal to his brothcr.-N.
T. Herald, 22l nit,
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More Good News.

RrcMyoNp .tarch 1.-The Confederate
steamer Nashville, Capt. Pegram, arrived at
Beaufort, n. c., on Sunday morning. The
Federal Llockadcrs fired twenty-five shots at
her without effect. She brings about three
millions Of dollars worth of stores, principally
for the Confederate Departments. She de-
stroyed, near the Gulf Stream, a Yankee
schooner bound from Philadelphia to St.
Domingo.
The Nashville steamed up to the blockadin::
squadron in defiant style, and although at
one time within muskct shot, she steamed
on until protected BY the guns Of Fort Macon,
and beyond the reach Of her chagrincl pur-
suers. Her commnaler, Capt. Pegram, and
Paymaster Taylor l.,e arrived in Richmond.
and II portion of her freight is now being
delivered in front Of the Treasury building.
Capt. Pegram speaks in glowing terms Of
the hospitality which he enjoyed in England ;
and thinks that Belgium will soon recognize
the Southern Cunfedcracy
The authorities Of Bermuda had prohibited
the Federal vessels from coaling there.
The Confederate steamer Sumter was still
at Gibraltar; and, at the latest accounts, had
captured and destroyed twenty.oue Yankee
vessels.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05

We clip the following paragraphs from the
Atlanta (Ga.) Southern Con- tsderaey, of Feb.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
sToNEWALL JACKSON ADMIN1s
TIERS THE SACRAMENT

On the morning Of a recent battle near Har.
pers Ferry, after serman by one of his chan.
iains, Stonewall jackson, who, by the wav is
an elder in the Presbyterian church, admins
tered the sacrament to the church members in
his army. He invited all Christians 70 nartic;-
pate IN this ceremony. A Baptist, the straigb-
fest of his sect, thoroughly imbued with the idea
vi close communion, was seen to hesitate, brt
the occasion, and the man who presided over
came his scruples and thus it has happened that
the prospect of a fight and the eloouence of
Jatkson made Baptist forget that baptism is
the door into the church-In all Jackson's
army an oath is rarely uttered. A religions
enthusiasm pervades it which makes every man
hero. In this incident we have an explana-
tior of Gen. Jaclson's inpincihility. and we
are thus enabled to understand why his men
are all heroes, and why they endure without
murmur the severest hardships to which any
troops have been subjected during the war.
When peace is restored, it will be honor enough
for any man to say'I belonged to the army of
Stcnewall Jackson
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
Joe Parsons, of Baltimore.

A Correspondent of the Boston Transcript
relates the following story:
Joe enlisted in the LIST Maryland Regiment.
and was plainly a trough originally. Aswe
-NNesNd along the hall we first saw him. crou-
I'm boTu str,-.~-,---4:l
and observing the broad bandage over his
eyes, said: ~,., +'a H..
"Wbat's your name, my good fellow?"
. "Joe, sir" he ahswered-",Iee Parsons"
"And what is the matter with you?"
"Blind, sir-blind as bat" ..
''1n battlc?" .p..-
'!Yes---at Antietam Both eyes shot out at
one clip"
Poor Joe was in the front, at Antetan
Creek, and a Mimic ball had passed directly
! ,l::rarlGh his eyes, across his face, destroying
old; but he was as happy as q lark!
Hft is dreadful i said. -.-. -.r.,--------
I'm very thankful I'm alive. sir. 1t might
ha' been worse yer sec" he continued. And
then he told us his story.
4 was HIT he said, 'and it knocked me
down I lay there all night, and next day
the fight was renewed. l could stand the
pain, yer sec, but the balls was flying all
around, and l wanted to get away. cuddn't
see nothin', though. So waited and listened
and at last heard feller groanin' beyonC
me. Hello! says l. Hello yourself says he
WHO be yer?' says Ia rebel? 'YouI'e a Yam
kee' says he. so am says l.; what's the mat
ter with your My leg'ssmashcd says he, CAM
yer walkY ''No.' Can yer see?' Yes
well, says ], you're id rebel, but vii
you do me little favorT Il will, says he, &c
KEN Then l says, well, ole butternut,
can't see nothin. Ny eyes is Knocked. out
but ken walk. Come over yer. Let's ge
out of this. You pint the way, and Til tot
yer off the field on my back Bully for you
says he. And so we managed to get together
We shook hands on it. took wink outer
| did the walkin' for both, and he did the nav
igatin'. An ef he didn't make me carry him
straight into rebel colonel's tent, mile away
I'm liar! Hows'ever, the Colonel came ur
an says he, Whar dyer come from? VIII
be var? I told him. He said / was done fol
and couldn't do no more shoot'n; an he sen
me over to our lines So after three days,
came down here with the wounded boy:
where we're doin' pretty well, all things con
sidered.' -.-
Dut you will never sec the light again, m
poor fellow" suggested, sympathetically
That's so, he answered, glibly; "but can
help it, you notice. did my dooty-go
shot, pop in.the eye-an' that's my nisfortr
not my fault--as the ole man said of his blin
hoss But
I'm a bold soldier boyp
he continued, checrily renewing his song; an
We left him in his singular merriment Pooi
sightless unlucky, but stout-hearted Joe Pai
sons.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

1t has been ascertained from parties coming
through on foot from Martinsburg aud vicin-
y TO Harpers Ferry, over the line of the Bal
umore and Ohio Railroad that the damage
done the road has been far greater than was
anticipated. The facts are, that the road for
twenty-five miles in length has been almost
entirely destroyed. The destruction commen
ces three miles west of Harpers Ferry. and
extends to point about ten miles west of
Maj llfhiRflQrg, where the road approaches the
that part of the road named, rrlc~rtv.-Alnng
with all the cross ties and sils, and tho fixtures
of every description, have been taken up,
burned, or carried off and broken in such
manner as to be unfit for use A number of
bridges have been totally destroyed AT Mar
tinsburg (which has always been one Of the
principal stations for the exchange of engines
and where large repair shops and other build
ings were located; great damage has been DONE
These buildings, together with the agents and
master mechanics dwellings, passenger di-
ninn hotel large ticket Office and storehoGse:
Wood ''~'i -1ila'aIns rratnr- staLlnns :uui
OJitI DEONtilltulS 10 JIc NOThllS
of a large road, haveall been totally destroyed.
Several miles Of side tracks. with nnrrnrnns in
tcrsecting switches, were also removed and the
material burned--the wooden parts entirely
and the iron parts so bent or otherwise distor-
ted as to be useless In many places along
the road the iron rail after being heated were
twisted around the trunks of trees Oh hung
over fences on the roadside.
Throughout the entire distance where the
road has been destroyed the telegraph wires
and poles have been cut down and removed.
In short, the railroad and its telegraph, with
all its water stations, appliances and convent
ence, will have to be entirely rebuilt, except so
far as the grading is concerned, which is said
| to be disturbed only where the bridges have
been blown up or burned. Thetompany have
not yet recovered the section of the road dam
aged, and the Federal troops have not yet oc-
cupied the territory through which the road
runs, west of Harper's Ferry, and until such
occupation is made in such force as to promise
permanency, the company, it is asserted, will
not attempt to restore the road. Tne amount
of material requisite for the reconstruction Of
the road is almost incredible, more especially
in these times of scarce labor and material
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05

oh be off wild ye!--ketch Mary Malone get
ting lover these days when the hard time
is come. No, thank heaven, aims cot thai
to trouble me yet. Nor don't want it,
10 What on earth, then, have you got te
make you happy? A drunken brother a poo,
helpless sister, no mother, no father, no lover
why, where do you get all your happiness
from? .s. ->N
The Lord be praised, miss, it growed up in
me. Give me bit of sunshine, clean fure
and Pm made. i4lf1at makes me -Ia,,o,, and
sing. And then if deep troubles come, WHY
God helpin' me, I'll try to keep my heart up
Sure it would be a sad thing if Patrick Nc
Gulre should take it into his head to ax me
but the Lord willin' I'd try to bear up under
it,
The last speech upset my gravity. The
IDEA OF looking upon lover as an aff1iction
was SO droll. But she was evidently sincere
having the example of her sisters husband and
her drunken brother.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
LET HIM GO.

When you've lost lover, let him GO
Never try to stay his departure, nor to get him
back. Love that can serve you So was nerer
worth the having. TWAS an insult and an
imposture from the first. DE thankful to be
rid of it at last No doubt it's hard and
bitter thing to stifcr as you must from woun-
tied confidence and affection but it is not
half so hard and bitter to suffer because you
have lost that man, as it would be to endure
the hacing of him. as soon as you cd, gam
your own consent to gire him up entirely, and
TO look his asen',ess fairly ina'e face, you will
be free and happy again, which you never
could be had you become bis wife.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
weIlington's Strategy


On certain occasion during Wellington 5
campaign on the Pyrennese, that "Great Cap
tain being displeased with the dispositions
General Picton had made for receiving the as
sault of Marshal Soult, who menaced him in
front, ordered the plan to be entirely changed.
But the difficulty was to delay the attack of the
French until the change could be effected
This the "Tron Duke" accomplished in person
in the following manner. Dolfing his cooked
hat and waving it in the air, he rode furiously
to the head of regiment, as if about to order a
charge. Thercupon arose tremendous cheer
from the men, which was taken up by corps
after, until it reverberatcd along tho whole ex-
tent of Pictons line. AS the roar died away
Wellington was heard to remark, mrsingly, as
if addressing himself-"Soult is a skillful but
cautious commander, and will not attack in
force until he has ascertained the meaning Of
these cheers. This will give tiroe for tie sixth
division to come up and we shall beat him. =
II turned out as he anticipated. Soult natu-
rally enough, supposed these tremendous shouts
announced the arrival of large reinforcements
and did not attack until too late. Had he struck
at the right moment he would have won an ca
sy victory; as it was, he met with bloody
repulse.@ This was strategy. Not the strate
gy of books, but the strategy of genius, engen
dered and executed in the same moment
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05

--Agassiz made drawing Of fish from q
single scale, and afterward, when the fish was
found, the drawing proved to be a very good
likeness. go,
An Irish jingle-driver in Dublin, mada a
very happy and characteristic reply the other
day. A gentleman had replied to Pats" Want
jingle, sir?" by saying, " No; / am able to
walk" "May your honor long Ds able, but sell
dom willing
"A Western paper publishes the follow
ing: 1--WE knew an old man who believed that
what was to be, would be- He lived in a re-
gion infested by savage Indians. He always
took his gun with him when going into the
woods; but this time he found that some Of hi:
family had taken'it. Ashe would not go with
out it, his friends tantalized him by saying that
there was no danger of the Indians; that h'
would not die till his time came, anyhow.
ayes yes. said the old fellow; but suppose
was to meet an Indian, and his time had come
It wouldn't do not TO have my gum
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
Mary MaIoney's idea OF q Lover.


What are you singing for? said to Mary
Maloney.
oh, don't know ma'am, without its be-
cause my heart feels happy rt
Happy are you, Mary Maloney? Let me
see, you don't own a foot Of land in the
world '
Foot of land, is it? she cried, with hearty
Irish laugh. 'Oh, what hand ye be after jo-
king! why, haven't penny, let alone the
land
Your mother is dead ;.. .... e.
God rest her soul; yes replied Mafy Malo'
ney with a touch of the genuine pathos. =
May the angels make her bed in heaven.
Your brother is still a hard case, Isuppose
'Ah, you may well say that, 1t is nothing
but drink, drink, and beating his poor wife
that she is poor creature
You have to pay your sisters board
. Sure, the bit creature, and she is good lit
tie girl, is Kinney, willing to do whatever
axes her; don't grudge the money that goe'
for that ',4'
You haven't many fashionable dresses, Ell
ther, Mary Malone2' !. - ,.-.'s' 's.a.
fashionable, is it? Oh, I put piece o
whalebone.in my skirt, and the calico gowr
looks as big as the great ladies. But then "
say true, I haven't but two gowns to me back
two shoes to me feet, and one bonnet to m
head, barring the old hood ye gave me-
You haven't any lover Mary MaloneyT
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
USEFUL AND INTERESTING.
Chapped Hands.

This is an annoyance in winter-time; Will
to keep them soft and white is sometimes yer,
desirable-to do this, wash the hands not nor
than once or twice a day, and always in waite
little warm, using the finest, purest whit.
soap. Rinse them well, so that the soap shal
be entirely removed, then wipe them with ;
soft, dry towel closing the operation by rrJ.
bing the hands with one another very freely
until there is feeling of comfortable softncss
in them.
AT bedtime, especially of the coolest days,
few drops of sweet-oil should be most thor
oughly rubbed with one hand into the other
If coal must be handled, or fires made or re-
plenished, do not go near the fire until pair
OF gloves, lined with some soft material are nut
on.
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR,

is the first time have heard--certainly there
was nothing of the kind before the committee
that ammunition was sent with. these, con-
denned and inferior arms to their places of
storage-just as though they had been intend
ed not for sale but for immediate use in the
field. The truth is, that it is impossible to
steal arms and transport them from one de-
pository to another without the knowledge and
active participation Of the officers of the Ord
nance Bureau, both in Washington and at
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05

INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPERS. Daniel Web
ster said: "Small is the sum that is required to
patrohize a newspaper and amply repaid is its
patron, care not how humble and ,unprcten-
ding the gazette he takes. 1t is next to I'M
possible to fill sheet without putting into it
something that worthy thesubscrption price
Every parent whose son is away from home at
school, should supply him with newspaper
| well remember what a marked difference
there was between those who had not. Other
things being equal, the first was always supc'
rofy to the last in debate, composition and gen.
eral intelligence 80
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
REBEL POETRY.


The following stanzas were found on the persc
Oh a reoei sergeant of the "Stonewall Brigade
recently captured by our troops near Wincheste
Va:
Come, stack arms, menl Pile on the rails
Stir up the camp fire bright,
No matter If the canteen fails,
Wen make aroaring night
Here Shenandoah brawls along,
There burly Blue Ridge echoes strong,
To swell the brigade's rousing song,
Of "Stonewall Jackson way"
We see him now-the old slouched hat,
Cooked Ger his eye askew-
The shrewd dry smile--the speech so pat
So calm, so blunt so true.
The "Blue Light Elder" knows 'em we'll :.
6. Says he, 'that's Banks-he's fond of she'll.
Lord save his soul well give him''-well,
That's "Stonewall Jackson's way."
Silence ground arms kneel all caps of
Old Blue Lights going to pray,
Strangle the fool that dares to scoff!
Attention it's his way!
Appealing from his native sod, ... ....
In forma pauperis to God
Lay bare thine arm, stretch forth thy rod"
"AmenF That's "Stonewalrs way"
He's in the saddle now Fall in!
Steady the whole brigade
hilPs at the ford, cut off we'll win,
His way ont, ball and blade.
What matter if our sRoes are worn
What matter If our feet Gre torn,
'ouick step ~-'"a with him before dawn p'
That's "Stonewall Jackson -.
The suns bright lances rout the mists,
Of morning-and by George
Here's Longstreet, struggling in the lists,
Hemmed in an ugly gorge.
Pope and his Yankees, whipped before,
.'Bay'nets and grape" hear Stonewall roar,
"Charge Stewart pay Off Ashby's score"
Is "Stonewall Jackson's way.
Ah maiden wait, and watch, and yearn,
For news of Stonewal's band
All widow, read with eyes that burn,
That ring upon thy hand
All wife, sew on, pray on, hope on
Thy life shall not be all forlorn
SI- = -h~at t~.te- an,er heep borne,
That gets in "Stonewall's way"
Maryland free press., 1862-12-05
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Army Operations in virginia.

OFFUTTs Cross ROADS, Montgomery Coun-
ty, Nd, Nov. 25.-This morning, at daylight,
a bodyof rebel cavalry, said to be sixty strong,
entered Poolesville, seized Messrs. Cherry and
Sergeant tthe government telegraph operators
stationed there) in bed, paroled them and per-
mitted them to telegraph their mishap to
Washington. .,. ...
| s. Wehave not yet learned what damage they
have done, or where they crossed the river
| We think, however, at Whites Ford. Their
number must have been so small that they
managed to slip over, unperceivod by our
guard, in the nights darkness. Their bold
ness has caused much excitement in this
neighborhood.
FURTHER CONCERNING THE REBEL
RAID AT POOLESyILLE.
oFFUTT'o Cross ROADS, Nov. 2G.-Tho
parties making the impudent raid on Pooles-
vile yesterday morning were forty-five or fifty
Marylanders, principally belonging to this
cr-,r,..aa''4A crossed the river not long since
They did no other damage tuaIt y --.-ee.r
Ilyreported, but spent the few hours they dar-
| cd remain in Maryland with their families and
friends.
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
| The Star of the 25th says
The signs are that the rebels design making
serious resistance to our crossing the Kappa
hammock at Fredericksburg. A mile from tho
river there they have fine ridge for defense,
rapidly as possible With t. @SrsssE sssEAnaheRiRF es
that it is not Burnside's purpose to attempt the
crossing just there, owing to these improvised
defenscs. However, there is no sign that q
serious collision will come off there for some
| days yef, we hear. -.
FROM WARRENT0N JUNCTION.
FAIRFAX STATION, Nov. 25.-Editor Star
4 i hear from refugee who came by way oi
Warrcnton junction that the rebels are. lurk-
ing in .'the pines" northwest of the Junction..
in considerable numbers, and that they proba-
bly, design to gobble UP our picket guards IN
that vicinity, aud may have other mischevous
ends in view They are concealed in precise
ly the same dense growth of pines used by
them as cover prior to their descent upon
Pope's baggage train.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The New York
Herald contains a dispatch, dated Harper''s
Ferry, yesterday, giving intelligence from
Stonewall Jackson's HeadQuartcrs, which were
at Berryviile on Saturday: :. His force was
80, 900 strong, and included sixty guns On
Friday afternoon jackson received the follow
ing telegram from jeff Davis: eff you don't
leave the valley at once and come help us de-
fend Richmond, it will not be worth your while
to come toits defense at all. !" Jacksons reply
is not known, but his forces were not in motion
on Saturday morning, -. -
The Times has special dispatch from
Gen. Sigels headquarters, dated yesterday,
saying: ''Such information has been received
at these headquarters this afternoon, as leaves
no further doubt that that entire portion of
: Virginia has been abandoned by the rebel
troops. Some of Whites guerillas are roam
ing about Leesburg and the vicinity, but Jack
son has gone to Richmond