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matters are remarkably quiet on the line Of

matters are remarkably quiet on the line of
the Rappahannook. It is not likely that
any immediate move will be made, owing
to the great depth of mud.
A State dinner was given last week in
Washington by Secretary Seward to the
Haytian Black Minister.
John Van Buren says he is no longer
for peace at any price, but for war at any
price. We have no doubt Lincoln has
found out his price and paid it long ago.
- The New York Herald announces the
death of Major General Edwin v. Sumner,
U. s. A. His body was removed to the
City Hall on the 24th, and was visited by
thousands. ~
The authorities Of our neighboriDg
town, Hamburg, S. c., (says the Augusta
constitutionalist, Pare carrying out the or.
ders of Gov Bonham, and no person is al
lowed to bring produce over the bridges to
Augusta, unless an oath is taken by the
party bringing the produce over, thatit is
for personal use and not for speculation or
sale. .....,,s
A Yankee paragraphist suggests that
Lincoln have his negro soldiers ''iron clad." "
He had better have their unmentionables
half soled--for they will never give the
enemy a chance to shoot them in the front.
- The examining weuch at Suffolk. is
Mrs. John Brown, and at City Point, is
Mrs. Harlan, the wife of one Of Lincoln's
senator's, who does such dirty work for fifty
dollars month.
- Frank Blair, in drunken spree, in
St. Louis, recently declared that they had
all the power, all the men, all the means to
subdue the South :. but that they would
certainly fail and be whipped, unless they
sent South and bought General! They
had no General-the South had them all (!
II From the faces your fellow.travellers
make over their hotel coffee now days,
you may we'll imagine how acry it is.
- That extensive establishment, known
as the Planters Hotel, Charleston corner
Of. Church and Queen streets, fronting on
Church street l22 feet, by l79 feet on
Queen street, sold for $50, $50; Mr. Gabriel
Davis being the purchaser.
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GEN. HILLS LATE RA1D.-Gen. Hill
tells US that he accomplished all he inten-
.ded in his lats raid towards NeWbern, and
we are bound to believe him. 8 Ia fact, we
were not Of the number that expected Gen.
Hill to take and hold Newbern. He has
driven the enemy into Newbern, and we
believe he will keep them there, and in
doing this he does more by far than aEy
one has done before him, and achieves Q
great victory. If the enemy come out Of
Newbern he will fight and whip them, but
while he commands We have no idea that
they can be induced to leave the town far
enough for our boys to get chance at them.
We have no idea that Gen. Hill intended
to attack Newbern on the occasion Of his
late excursion, for had he intended an at
tack be would have made it regardless of
consequences. Let Foster advance and he
is the worst whipped Foster that has been
known in this war. We were never of those
who expected Newbern to be rstaken; and
as long as Gen. Hill keeps the enemy un-
der their gunboats and protects the country
outside of Newbern we shall be satisfied.
Raleigh Progress
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GREAT SALE OF
FURNITURE &C.

Fl WlLL expose to public sale, on
- THURSDAY, the 9th Instant, in The Town, nc Yofi.
v]e the large and valuable lot FuRNITyRE beloDein
2SIDEBOARDS, 3 So s15s,'y.s - ~
2 CUPB0ARDs, 5s. z ~. Z ~ = ~ n
TABLES of NIL sizes, a.s"Es ~ ~ 5.s,ss,S 81,
Windsor aud Split bottom CHAIRS, 5sSsiTe<
large lot of TOWELS, 2 = s ~ ~ 80
FURNITURE, - "a fs1.55Ts
Wardrobe, i. t{3 ~ -.
Carpets, E.t,szE - =. 60
CLOCK, - ~ - ssssf ~ ~
Andlrons, Washstands, ~ q ~ ~ :. ID
Chamber Ware, &e.s z = sss ~ s8ss
Persons needing any the nboye mentioned articies gl
have rare opportunity of supplying theselres by nj;
tending at the KINGS M0UNTAIN HOT Ell. In York;
Vile, on the 9tl Of APRIL. stss
The sale Will begin precisely Of 10 O'CLOCK, A..
z; JASPER STOWE.
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s8- The Alabama delegation unite in an
appeal to the citizens of Alabama for a full
provision crop. We quote the following
extract: sa...=
Our true policy is to cultivate no cotton
except to a small extent for home consump.
ton, and devote the labor of the country
to the raising of provisions
We can venture to pledge you to such
course of cultivation as the necessities Of the
country demand, and earnestly hope the
people of all the Confederate States will
follow your example.
C. G. Clay, Jr, W. L. Yancey, F. s.
Lyon, J. L. N. Curry, John P. Rails, %.
s. Dargau, J.. L. Pugh, David Clopton,
Tbos. j. Foster, W. r. Smith, W. F.
Chiffon. x,
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q q . H q - --. H
MARRIAGES IN THE ARMY--A CAu-
T4oN "A letter from Raleigh, On. O.
contains the following paragraph. Haeeds
no explanation 4. 4
E Some of our soldiers, who have wives
and children at home, have married again
among the Virginia girls. The sweet, love-
ly damsels of the Valley and Fredericks.
burg little think, as they take these gay
young gentlemen ssfor better or for worse, .
that they have left other devoted wives and
prattling chaps behind. An instance of
this sort stleaked ouf' a short time ago. "a
'tnloe young Lieutenant" Of Louisiana
regiment wrote very long and endearing
letter to his wife and children in Louisiana,
aud about the same time wrote o most Of.
fectionate, loving letter to his newly mar
ried bride, who was staying few miles
away from camp, and accidentally, but M.
fortunately for him, he sent the wrong let.
ter to each, 80 that his lovely bride got the
letter intended for The wife Of his abnsnm,";
and she the other. l guess that made a
5"fuss in the family" if NOT in both fami-
Hes.
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A Solemn Warming to Wives.

A correspondent of the Selma Reporter
relates a story which should serve as a SOL
emn warning to the wives of soldiers. He
says few weeks ago soldier was tried and
convicted of the crime of desertion, and
sentenced to be shot, The day for the ex-
ecution arrived and at the appointed hour
this brave man, who had fought many bat.
ties and endured every kind of hardship,
fell bloody corpse at the hands of his CON-
rades. Upon inquiry it was asccrtained
he was as true as steel to our cause, and
that it was on accomnt of his wife that he
deserted. He received letter from her
full of complaints. Looking alone upon the
dark side Of the picture she had magni6ed
her troubles and sufferings and earnestly en-.
treated her husband to return home. He
became restless, discontented, unhappy
He ceased to take any interest in the dis.
charge of his military duties, and thought
only Of how be could get home. His SOL
emn oath never to desert troubled him
much and he we'll knew the crime of deser-
ton had become 80 frequent in the army it
would be punished with death. In this
state of perplexity he drew his wife's letter
from his bosom and read it again, and shut
ting his eyes to the consequences, he dc.
serted L! and for his crime he suffered a
bloody and ignominous DEATH His wife,
now widow, knows no peace of mind, but
is constantly haunted with the thought that
her exaggerated representations of her
trials and sufferings caused her husbands
death. Let this case be lesson to all
wives and mothers. When you write to the
soldiers speak words Of encouragement;
cheer their hearts; fire their souls, and a.
rouse their patriotism. Say nothing that
will embitter their thoughts, or swerve them
from the path Of patriotic duty.
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Propositions for an Armistice---Fer.
nando Wood.
Under this heading the Herald publishes
the following: e..
To the Editor Of the Ecvening Post i.
At meeting held at Stanford, Conn.,,
on Tuesday evening last, said that propo-
sitions for an armistice or peace had been
submitted to the President on the 18th OF
December last, which, had they been &C.
cepted, would hayeeerminated this war by
the lst Of April upon basis satisfactory to
tho people, North and South. In referring
to this stat ement you ask =
"Who made these propositions for an ar.
mistiee or peace, the adoption Of which Mr..
Wood spretends to believe would have set
ted the matter by allfools day. Ifso, how
does Mr.. Wood know any thing about
them? Has be been in secret corresron-
dence with the enemy? Orwere they made
by some of the and-war men here Ifso,
who authorized them and what are the
terms of the propositions from which Mr..
Wood hopes SO much ? If they are honor
able to the nation, if they are such as patri.
otic Americans ought to favor, why not
make them public at once ?" .-..
To which say, in reply, that the state.
ment referred to by me was made deliber-
ately, with full and personal knowledge
Of the facts, and that l am constrained from
the publicity Of them only by the request Of
one of the principal officers of the Govern.
ment. When this interdiction shall be
Withdrawn 1 will oheerfully crafty your Gu
riosity. Very respectfully,
FERNANDO WOOD.
March II, 1883.
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At Mihken's Bend aud Lake Providence
the work is suspended on account of the
overflow.
The Chicago Times of the 18th, says
that the backwater filled the canalat Vicks-
burg, rendering work impossible. The
camps are in a miserable condition, and all
camp diseases are prevailing. The small
pox is prevailing to an alarming extent.
MOBILE, March 27.-A special dispatch
to the appeal, dated Vicksburg 25th, says
that at 5 o'clock, this morning, four boats
were seen advancing towards the upper bat.
teries. Av:gorous fire was opened upon
them, driving back two, when the other,
two passed under rakiug fire, almost eve
ry shot taking effect. One received shot
in the steam chest, compelling the crew to
desert her; in fifteen inmates she filed and
sunk. Part of her crew escaped to the op-
posite shore. The boat that escaped is sup
posed to be the Benton. She was badly
disabled-oue shot penetrating her steam
drum and disabling her SO badly that the
Albatross came up to tow her out Of danger
ofour gun boats.
PANoLA, March 81 "A copy of the
Memphis Bulletin has been received
Louisville is to be fortified and the citizens
sympathizing with the Confederacy paroled.
The Hetty Gilmore and crew was cap.
tured by the Confederates on Green River.
The Confederates had occupied OrntoD, Ky.
A dispatch states that Fort Pemberton
cannot be attacked by infantry. The Con.
federate force is estimated at 5000. 1t is
stated that if the fort was once passed, no
danger is apprehended between there and
Yazoo City. The next news it was sup.
posed would be aattering.
McMINNv1LLE, TENN, March 27.-On
Friday the Goth inst, Gen. Morgan had q
severe fight near Milton, which lasted five
hours. The Federals were driven back
eight miles. Our loss about 15 killed and
about rs wounded. The enemy's loss a.
bout twice that number. They had advanc.
ed to drive our forces ont Of Liberty. They
were compelled to fall back to Murfreesboro. :.
Capt. Laurence Jones, of Morgan's com.
mand, last week crossed the Cumberland
river aud captured train of cars near Bow.
ling Green, with large numbarDe Federal
officers; also succeedediu getting S25, 900
in nds.-Southen Conjeeleracy
The Chattanooga Rebel received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
COLUMBIA, March 26.-Gen. Forrest
captured yesterday at Brentwood, nine miles
in rear of Franklin, 800 prisoners, arms,
ammunition, ETC., destroying large house
of commissary stores, burning the railroad
bridge and tearing up the track, and cap
tured II loaded wagons.
'TuLLAHoMA, March 27.-To Gen. s.
Cooper: Gen. Van Dorm reports that Gen.
Forrest made successful visit to Brent
wood with his division, burnt the railroad
bridge, destroyed and took all property and
arms, and captured 800 prisoners, including
IS officers, and lost three killed and FIVE
wounded.
(signed) BRAXTON BRAGG.
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From the West.

VIoKsBURG, March 25-Two Of the
enemy's boats attempted to pass down the
river this morning. Oar batteries opened
upon them with effect. One was sunk op-
posite our batteries the other was badly
riddled, and now lies opposite the canal
batteries. 1t is expected she will be sunk.
She was set on fire, but it appeared to be
extinguished. The firing Of our batteries
was splendid; ; almost every shot took effect
MOBILE, March 25.-The correspondent
of the Aaeertiser and Register, under date
of Vicksburg, March 23, says thato Sat.
urday morning, Col. Ferguson, command.
iug our batteries at the junction Of Deer
Greek with Sunaower River, thirty miles
above.its junction with the Yazoo, repulsed
the enemy, destroying, it is said, three gun
boats, and driving the balance back. Col
Ferguson had sufficient strength to hold the
enemy in check, saa recommended that
reinforcements be sent to the rear of the
enemy to cut off their retreat. This move
ment on the part of the enemy was to flank
our batteries at Haynes Bluff, on the
Yazoo.
RICHMOND, March 25.-The Cincinnati
Dispatch Of the 10Th, says that special
Memphis dispatches state that the Yazoo
expedition had net with a check. The
gunboat Chillicothe encountered the rebel
battery at the mouth of the Tallahatchie
River, the fight lasting all day. One shot
from the batteries eptered one of her port
holes, killing and wounding fourteen. She
fred sixty four shot, but was damaged se-
riously. The feet consisted of the Chilli
cothe, DeKalb, and FIVE small gunboats -
Eighteen transports, at last accounts, were
three miles above the battery.
MOBILE, March 25.-Special to the Ap-
peal, dated Pamela, March 22d. The
Memphis Argus of the 10Th received
Federal reports from the Yazoo Pass expe-
dition, state that the iron.clad Chillicothe
fought our batteries at Greenwood all day.
She was struck sixty-four times. One shot
entered her port-hole, killing four and
wouuding sixteen.
The transports, it is stated, were badly
damaged by trees and snags.
A Cincinnati letter, dated March 18th,
expresses firm opinion that the Unionists
in Central and Southern Kentucky are set.
tling up their business, preparatory to abau-
doning their homes. It also says, Ken.
tucky secessionists had assumed formidable
proportions, and within thirty days revo-
luton may begin. Troops were passing
through Cincinnati, but are not going into
Kentucky. Kansom's ten thousand cavalry
will be too late.
Stanton has ordered the seizure of all
private arms in Cincinnati.
A dispatch from Louisville, dated the
10th, says that appreheusions exist, in which
the military participate, of a formidable in
vasion and permanent occupation of Ken
lucky by the Confederates.
The leyees above Vicksburg arc flooding
the federal camp to such an extent that the
forces on Young's Point are forced to move.
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EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Friday last, the fast day appointed by
President Davis, was strictly observed in
our town; the places of worship were we'll
attended, and business of every kind entire.
Iy suspended.
March, that t'came in like lamb, !"
has gone out like a lion" Yesterday, we
think has worked out the old adage, so we
trust that the sunny skies of April, with its
brief, but cratic showers, will bring forth
vegetation in allits glory. ..-
!. Notwithstanding Gov. Bonham's Proc.
lamation, we see that corn and bacon is still
finding its way over our lines, on various
pretenees. Like the Extertion law, the
Proclamation is more "honored in the breach
than in the observance.
The Legislature of Virginia have re.
pealed the act transferring the militia to the
Confederate Government, and then disban-
ded them ditionally.
= The Confederate Government seems to
have sssweet tooth" in its head. While
calling for corn aud bacon, they have
thousands of hogsheads of sugar hid away,
like chile, would its candy, to be sucked
at leisure. They won't change it for bread.
scouting party from Savannah, under
Capt f. H. Harrison, left Savannah last
Tuesday, and captured boat containing
two captains and FIVE men, with the mail
containing dispatches from Hilton Head to
Ossabaw Island. A good lick.
1t is said by the Yankees, that hardly
day passes without serious fights between
the white and negro troops at Port Royal.
It seems the "brothers" cannot "dwell to.
gether in unity"
1t is argued by some persons, that
Charleston will not be attacked, as it is the
best port the Yankees have to run in their
goods for blockade sales, and destroy the
munitions of war belonging to the Confed-
eracy.
We learn from Fredericksburg that
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From Georgia.

MILLEDdEyILLE, March 25.-The Gen.
eral Assembly of this State convened to-day
at II, m, and Immediately after, Governor
Brown sent in his Message. =
The Governor recommends the restrict
ing of planting cotton to quarter of an
acre to each hand employed in its cultiva.
tion, under heavy penalty. He urges the
necessity Of this course to prevent posi-.
Bile scarcity Of provisions. He also recon.
mends restriction in the distillation ofspir-
its, to prevent the use Of potatoes, peas,
and dried peaches for that purpose, and
vigilance to detect and punish offenders
He opposes the endorsement of Confederate
Bonds by the State, as it is calculated to
impair the Confederate Capitalists at home
and abroad, and injure the credit of the
State as we'll as do the Confederacy no good
but encourage reconstruction.
He also recommends that Congress be
requested to levy Tax to pay the interest
of the whole debt, and create sinking
fund to extinguish the debt gradually by
stated payments.
He urges cordial support to the Con.
federate Government and Administration,
and concerning State interests recommends
an increase of salaries to Officers. He de-
sires the Legislature to devise the best plan
for furnishing labozers for Coast defences,
and recommends State cars be used to carry
corn to destitute portions of the State. He
also advises that the Militia Laws be amen
ded. &c.
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ga- The Supreme Court bill was finally
passed by the Senate on Wednesday, afte,
the adoption of the amendment proposed
by Mr.. Clay, of Alabama, in the shape Of
an additional section, repeating the 45th
and 46th sections of the Judiciary Act Of
the Provisional Congress, giving appellate
Jurisdiction to the Supreme Court over de.
cisious of the State Courts. The bill pro.
vides- - - =
/, /. That the Court shall consist of a Chief
Justice, and four Associate Justices, any
three of whom shall constitute q quorum,
and shall hold annually at the seat Of Gov.
ernment, two sessions.
2. The Chief Justice shall be the Presi.
ding Judge of the Court, and the Associate
Justices shall have precedence according to
the date Of their Commissions, otherwise,
according to age.
8. The Justices shall take the oaths pre-.
scribed for the Judges of the District
Courts.
4. Each Justice shall receive an annual
salary Of fS5,500. -
S: All papers andsjudicial proceedings
Of any kind, pending In or returnable to
the Provisional Supreme Court, are hereby
transferred to the Supreme Court created
by this act.
6. Repeals the 18th and 46th sections. Of
the Judiciary Act Of the Provisional Con-
gress.
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Ole aurkpille Guqllirer.
YoRKVILLE. S. c..
WEDNESDAY, EVENING, APRIL /, 1868.
PUBLIC MFETING.

We would merely call attention to the
fact, that the, Governor of the State has
counselled meeting Of the Planters and
Farmers Of the State, at their respective
Court Houses, in regard to planting their
crops, that they may thereby serve their
country, as well as themselves in the most
efficient manner. Next Monday, the 9th
Instant, will be sale day-we have now done
our duty, 50 We leave it to the parties call
! ed on to do theirs. =
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THE YANKEE WoMEN.-The women of
Yankeedom are true to their instincts, ma.
king themselves heard amid the political
clamor and cross purposes Of the Yankee
nation. A petition, signed by twelve
thousand eight hundred and twenty four
'sstrong minded" sermagants Of New Eng.
land has been presented to Lincoln, asking
him, for the Lords sake, as well as for the
political welfare of poor cuffy, to remove
the host of incorporate and incompetent
military officials! Poor Abraham the day
of his torment is beginning to dawn
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envelopes-.all of which are almost indis.
pensable as clothing-saue your rags
Let the rag bag become recognized insti:
tuition in every household. Nothing would
tend more to increase the quantity of pa.
per, and cheaper its price, than the gener.
al institution Of the rag bag Let every
scrap of cloth, rope and thread, refuse cot.
ton, and all waste material, Of which either
cotton, fax or hemp forms the fibre, be dill.
ligently saved, and sold to the paper mills,
and paper vii; become abundant and be
furnished at reduced rates. Charleston
Mercury @
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CHARLESTON.

~ - a
This day, the End of April, is the time
for the Spring, or full tides, Of our bar,
and this time, according to Yankee letter
writer's from Hilton Head, is that appointed
for the attack on Charleston. Every pre-
paration seems to have been made for the
event; and we wait ilnpatiently the denou-
mens. The call for labor on the coast, how
eser,is still being made, as it will be seen
by advertisement in our paper to day the
Districts among which York is slassed, have
been called on for their quota. The fine
cfs1, so for a noncompliance, is not what
is wanted, but the labor, aud we trust it
will be at once accorded through proper
spirit Of patriotism, though it did seem to
US, that there must have been large guam
tity of unnecessary labor, from the fact Of
the plantations near the sea board having
been diyested of their forces by Yankee &C.
cupations. and the fines would have proved
ample remuneration. However this may
be, the Executive officers call loudly for a
response from the up.country, for a brief
period, and il, does not become US to take
time to discass matters now, but rally to the
call.
The sudden and unexpected call of the
Legislature, to meet on Friday next, is
cause Of great speeulation-there must be
important business to be brought before
that body, which if ifconsistent with the pub
lie interest, would doubtless have been shad-
owed forth in the Governors proclamation; !;
as it is, We must patiently abide our time,
while weslook with uneasiness, it must be
confessed, to the momentous affairs with
which the coming week seems pregnant.
Again, We must express our hope, and
trust, that the militia will not be called "a
way from their fields of labor, but that
Volunteers will be found in this, and every
District, to render the call (howeyer inop-
portune9 the less imperative. IN the Yam.
kee'armies, the work of fertilization is done
By the soldiers; in our own, since such is
considered meuinl duty, We see no reason
why the sons of wealth should still indulge
in their inglorious ease, when their immedi.
ate homes are in danger, and their precious
asealh is about to be wrested from them.
We trust there is still remnant of the
boosted "ehipalryp Of Carolina ready to
take a9rsate's place, and that the history
We are now making will show one heart,
and one aci3l in the common cause.
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FEDERAL DEsERrERs.-The Washing.
ton correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
says, on the 29th ult..: a'This very morn
ing Gen. Halleek declared that there we're
twenty two thousand deserters from the
army of the Potomac alone Our other al.
mies are depleted in a similar degree"