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EnIrnR1AI, ITEMS.

-t1n view of the great destitutlon OF a
preached Gospelin the army" the first and
second Presbyteries of the A. R. Church,
have made appointments for the purpose,
from their own bodies, to relieve one an
other at stated periods.
= Capt. L. NJ. Grist, of the 18th Regi-
meut, S. G. v, has been detailed as En-.
rolling Officer for Chesterfield District.
= Vallandigham and Voorhees,, are again
making speeches in Ohio, for the Union
and Peace-Mr. V. is for peace, any how.
- The Petersburg Express represents the
tobacco market as taking turn downwards.
If its cultivation is circumscribed like our
cotton, soe think it will likely turn up again.
It is too smoky an affair to see clearly
through.
= Congress is doing little worth recording.
The President has not yet signed the Tax
bill. "Watehman, tell US of the night,
what its signs of promise are."
The President of the Greenville rail-
road says that "more than 100000 passen-
gers were conveyed over the road last year,
and not one killed." There neuer has been
one on the Kings Mountain, though now
in its 11th year.
A sufficient amount of stock. having
been subscribed to the Shelby and Broad
River Rail Road, the subscribers meet to
day at Cherokee Ford to organize the com.
pauy:
= Commodore Ingrahsm adyertises for
proposals to raise the hull of the steamer
Keokuk, to be brought to Charleston
Here will be an adventure for somebody.
- Hugh Little, of Lincoln county, N.
c., was murdered by two Of his negroes
some time since. They will be hung near
Beatties Ford, on the 22ud of May.
- The Central Association, at Columbia,
declines sending fresh provisions to soldiers,
as the weather is too warm for their safety.
and transportation is afforded for clothing
only.
= Gen. Hunter wrote to Dupont at Char
lesion that he "could do nothing but pray
for his success" That did not avail him
much.
Jesse f. Dent, Esq, has been elected
Sheriff of Richland District, by majority
of 125 votes.
- Rice, which had been selling at 2OG
22 cents in tho Charleston market a few
weeks ago, is now dull at 12@16 cents, as
to quality.
Maj. B. F. Perry, of Greenville, has
been appointed Appraiser for South Carroll
ma under the impressment Act Of the Con
federate States.
The funding Of Confederate notes IN
eight per cent. Bonds closed, according te
law, on the 22nd Instant. The Columbi'
Guardian reports that for the last week the
deposits for funding iu the Bank Of the
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was beached and fred in Warsaw Sound,
on Thursday night, to oprevent her capture
by blockaders. The crew safe. ss.
The Greenville Patriot says the Bates.
vile factory has been sold for $1,000 to
Messrs. John Fraser & Co., Of Charleston.
- The Baltimore Sun says, COL zarvona
has been exchanged, and that he, with 9TH
:er prisoners, are on their way South.
Corcoran's command, made up. Of Irish
and blue-beIlied Yankees, declare that they
are for prosecuting this war for fifty years,
if so long time be necessary, for the sup.
preston ofthe rebellion. The soldiers from
New Jersey say, that. they will under no
circumstances remain longer than the LIST
Of May, at which time their term Of enlist.
ment expires. They are for letting the
South 60.
The Confederate congress nave resoi.
we'd to adjourn on the LIST of May. A bill
to impress Rail Roads was considered in se-
;cret session.
Lincoln and Cabinet, after giving the
subject much deliberation, have decided
not to grant letters of narque and reprisal
under tho late law Of Congress. In their
stead it is understood that all vessels fitted
out by private parties for the purpose Of
capturing rebel pirates will be duly com.
missioned in the navy and allowed to 60 on
their mission. s
The official report of Yankees killed
and wounded atthe battle Of Murfreesboro
is 19,S4O. -
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The Lines around Kinston.

K1ksroN, April 21.-You have doubt.
less heard before this that our entire force
around Washington, under the command
of Maj. Gens D. H. Hill, have been with
drawn from that section of country, and
that unfortunate portion Of our land again
given over to the ravages ofthe invading
adversary. 1sss'-
j learn from the most reliable authority
that the abolitionists are playing the very
mischief in that section of our country oc:
cupied by our troops around Washington.
The Yankee devils are burning up hon.
ses aud laying waste the country generally
as they go, committing all kinds Of depre.
dations on the inhabitants, mean,. base and
disgraceful. Helpless women and children
are driven from their homes without food
or raiment, have not wherein to lay their
heads, being dispossessed ofall their means
upon earth by the yandal foe. It is most
awful state of affairs. 1t is horrible to con-
template.
Stephen Garris, Of Wayne, and John
Whaley, of Jones, belonging to Major
Nethercutt's Battalion, were, killed in the
engagement with the Yankees at Core
Creek, on Friday last. One other poor
fellow was killed, whose name / cannot
bring to memory just at this time.
A most terrific skirmish came off on yes
terday on the Dover road, II miles below
this town. The enemy were at least 2 900
strong. They were attacked by companies
of the 49th N. c. Regiment, under Colonel
Flemming, and portion of Maj Neither
cuts Battalion. The enemy were twice
repulsed, but afterwards heavily reinforced.
Our men were compelled to retire-but we're
not pursued.
learn that we had one killed in the en-
gagement of yesterday, (simpson Harper,
Of Lenoir county,) who belonged to Maj.
Nethercutt's Battalion, and about 80 wound
ed and missing. -
The wounded were brought to this place
last night, and care taken Of them. Should
1 be able to obtain their names, shall send
them to you for publication.
Things look extremely war.like down this
way, and you need not be the least aston
ished, should I send you the tidingsof a
heavy engagement at any day. The Van.
KEGS are in force in our front, and are
threating our lines daily.-Raleigh jour.
nal, 22d. - - - - :. =;
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ALL ABOUT CHARLESTON.

ALL AoSOI S11a 3h1i1SS ASNs
The people of the good old city are kind
ly permitted to remain behind their forti-
6cations, secure from moiestation, or from
Jszghs' by the Yankee forces. They have
been outwitted one time, we have whipped
them before, at Secessionville. Our "ob.
structions" are puzzle to them, which
they undertake to describe as follows:
1t is quite certain, from all that could be
seen by the commanders of the ironclads,
that Fort Ripley, ON the middle ground, is
an iron battery of immense strength, en-
casing English rife guns of the largest
calibre and power. Anetwork of obstruc.
tions consisting Of sunken vessels, nets,
sunken cribs of stone, and faced by two
lines of torpedoes, extends from Fort Rip
ley to Fort johnson, on james Island. A
small lane is left open for their own vessels
to go through; but on each side Of this are
two rebel gunboats-the Palmetto State and
Chieora on the right or Northern side, and
the Turtle and q heavy wooden. gunboat,
barricaded with cotton, on the other. These
practically make the line perfect in its en-.
tire length. Below them is double line
of huge spiles, standing twelve feet out OF
water and protected by torpedoes, extend.
ing from Fort Sumter to point inside of
Mount Pleasant. A small opening was left
in this, somewhere under the walls of Sum
ter, but at what precise point could not, in
the smoke of battle, be distinctly ascer-
tanned.
Another and third row of fishing nets,
cordage, iron chains, &c., attachedto buoys,
swings lower in the bay. To this one, our
vessels went, but could not pass. Thus the
obstructions stand today.
The Yankees have given up the "recon-
noissance" dodge, and now confess that the
assault on Charleston was the attack, and
resulted in disastrous failure. The New
York Herald says that the repulse, 'though
almost bloodless in its results, may be
classed among our most discouraging mill
tary disasters" The Baltimore american
denounces it as a s'shameful abandonment
of the SIEGE"
The Hilton Head correspondent Of the
New York Herald says thatthe blockade at
Charleston will be kept up with renewed
vigor. The number of vessels on this duty
will be increased. The iron.clads which
we're engaged in the Charleston fight, are
to be sent to Farragut to assist in the re-.
duction of Port. Hudson.
Having now given all the particulars, we
look to the effect of the news in Europe.
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- T. = - =
s sJr We Clip the following from the PEI
tersburg Eapress Of the 9th. It may be
so, but our Charleston exchanges have not
said a. word about It:
& a BRUSH IN. CHARLESTON HARBoR. -
From private letter received in this city,
ne learn that che Confederate States gun
boat Ghicora, went down over the bar on
Monday last, and threw down the gage Of
battle to the blockading feet. The banter
Was finally accepted by one of Lincoln's pi.
.ratical craft, which steamed up and fred q
gun. At the third fire from the Chicora,
the Yankee craft received a shot from the
terrible rifed bow gun of the Chicora, which
penetrated her stafboard side, and caused
hole through which daylight was plainly
seen. This was more than the Lincolnite
had bargained for, apd she double:quicked
beyond the range of the Chieora's guns in
the shortest period Of time practicable. =
The 0hicora did not receive scratch, and
is anxious to perforate another Of the enc:
my's craft, whenever opportunity may Of.
fer. X
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AN AwKwARD, PREDIcAMENT.-Miste

AN AWKWARD PREDIcAMENT.- P Mister
Albert r.: de Pol advertises in the Colum-'
bus Sun that he was recently married to
Mrs. Sarah V. Pendleton, believing, from
information she had received, that: her hus.
band, in the army, was dead. Since, they
have received information that Pendleton is
still alive. In this dilemma, the parties
have separated, deeplyregretting The wrong
Inadvertently done. The lady was in too
much Of hurry to wed-tbats all; ,butif
her lawful spouse has no objection, We
:hayen't. DAILY Confederate: .:
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PORT HUDSON, April, 2l.-A New Or
leans paper of the 18th, confirms the report
of the destruction of the Queen Of the Vest
and Diana. The former got aground in
Grand Lake. The Yankee feet approach
ed and fierce bombardment ensued. a
she'll from the (federa) gunboat Calhoun
exploded on the Queens deck, igniting a
quantity Of powder, which communicated
with her magazine and caused an explosion.
The Diana is reported to have been burnt
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ANEW PR1vATEER AT GREENooK,-
Considerable excitement was manifested
yesterday in the neighborhood oftbe Sail
ors' Home, by the announcement that up
wards of one hundred able bodied seamen
had been engaged and signed articles to
proceed to sea on board of ia large new YES
sci, which was just completed at Greenock,
and which is about to proceed to sea from
that port. TheHessel in question is an.
nounoed as being bound for the China Seas,
but it is confidently stated that her mission
is similar to that of the Alabama, and that
she has been built and equipped at the ex.
pense of the Confederate Government, and
is intended to destroy all Federal vessels
with which she may come In contact.
- liverpool Courier, april 3. Il
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HIaH PRIoEs FOR NEaRos:At an
auction sale of slaves yesterday by Mr.. Jno.
S. Riggs, the following high prices were
obtained, the average being sl6s5.50:
A likely man, s5 years old, sl7OO; a
seamstress, S3 years old, s27O0; house
servant, 1S years old, s25o0; q girl, field
hand, 20 years old, 1895; q girl, field
hand, 12 years old, $500; q boy, 10 or20
years old, $1,000; boy, uhsound, 1S years
old, s142O; woman and her two,children,
6 and 4 years, $S600.-Aercury, 22nd.
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From the west.

OKoLoNA, April 25 Our cavalry en-.
gagged the enemy yesterdayat Birmingham.
The fight lasted two and half hours. The
enemy was completely routed, with fifteen
killed and slarge number wounded. Col.
Hatch, of the End Iowa cavalry, was seen
to fall from his horse, which ran into our
lines and was eapAred. Our loss was one
killed and twenty wounded. The destruc.
ton Of the bridge prevented pursuit.
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CONFEDERATE STATES APPRAISERS
The following named persons have been
appointed appraisers under the Impress.
ment Act: g.,
E. W. Hubbard, Virginia; Henry <.
Burgwyn, North Carolina; Benjamin F.
Perry, South Carolina; John E. Morgan.
Georgia; John Enlayson, Florida; R. c.,
Raris, Alabama; J. W. G. Watson, Missis.
sippi; Richard Norgent, Louisiana; w.
R. D. Ward, Texas; W, G, Berney, Ar
kansas; W. e. Travis, Tennessee.
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Vicksburg &c.

The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury, under date Of April
Fl, says: .@s -
It is believed that the Government re-
ceived on Sunday news from Vicksburg,
which has been withheld from the public.
More boats, tits said, have passed. Infan.
try is marching down the other side to be
landed under cover of the gunboats below
Vicksburg, with the view of cutting off its
communications. This will cause land
fight, from which good results are expected.
Hence the authorities here are cheerful,
believing it bestfor both parties that the
fight should come off as soon as possible
It is not thought Port Hudson is in great
danger. The boats which have; reached
Farragut will enable him to reioin, the feet
below Port Hudson, but alta cost Of toll 80
heavy as to render the trip too Improbable
to be repeated This is the sanguine view.
On the other hand, the croakers say Vicks-
burg is now bound to fall.
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Jhe aglnrkrille Gaqllirer.
YoRkviLLEI s. G..
no OUR PATRONS.
wEDEEsDAY EVENING, APRIL %. 1868.

Sa Ss TO OUR SPATBSNS.
seI It becomes our duty, however long We
have struggled against the necessity that
has now come on us, to make such new
terms as viii secure the continuance Of our
publication. The high price of paper, and
the difficulty Of procuringit atall, has been
felt throughout the country, and now it be-
comes necessary for us to follow suit with
the other papers of the State. The price
of subscription to the ENQUIRER will here
after be Three Dollars per annum, in ad-
vance, and Of advertising 81 per square, of
ten lines, for each Insertion, and nothing
counted less than square. Clubs Of five
or ten will be received at 50. The size of
our paper is as large as any in the State,
and our columns are not numbered with
useless adgertisements--the matter is stu.
diously chosen with reference to the times;
and We have spared no labor to make the
paper what the District requires. We have
held on as long as justice to ourselves would
allow it, to our old terms-noao we rest our
claims on the friends Of the paper for con-
timed support, assuring them that none are
50 anxious, as we will be found, to return
todd prices, and old dimensions.
These terms 60 into effect for the future;
the fact may not be known, busitis 50,
that the imprinted sheets costs us almost the
price charged for the paper, and the arti-
Gle is not falling in price under such cir
scamstances, an increased subscription might
not be sought, but We are willing to labor
for the public who have encouraged US
heretofore, and aseur advanced is but small,
we still can urge our claims on public favor.
Suspension would be our only alternative.
ApRlL %, 1868.
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From Charleston,

CHARIEsroN, April 27.-The enemy's
gunboats in Folly River were shelling Dix.
on Island this evening.
The prices in the provision market here
have declined considerably during the last
few days. .44..04
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BY rebels. One hundred and fifty six pris,
oners, including Z commissioned officers,
8 surgeons, and 8 Of the crew Of the Qaeea.
offt1se West arrived in New Orleans on the
18th. Among them was Captain Turner,
commanding the feet, who was slightly
wounded inthe ankle and is now at the
St. James hospital. The prisoners report
As of the crew missing, supposed to have
been drowned or killed. -
"A despatch from Befwick's Bay, of the
18th, reports the federals to be beyond
franklin. "A force is landing and march
ing on.
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The Programme Against vicksburg.

The Programme Against Vicksburg.
The jackson Appea1 Of the 2lst is Ger
tain chat Grant at one time had determined
on the abandonment Of the siege Of Yicks.
burg, and the transfer of large portion Of
his army either to cooperate with Rossn.
Grams, or to operate on his old base at Cor
:inth. He had arrived in Memphis no doubt
to put bis plans into effect, when he met
with Adjutant General Thomas, sent out
from Washington to direct the army move
ments and make whatever changes be might
think proper. From that conference he
returned to the scene Of his labors, with
the admonition that the, work of opening
the Mississippi must be done.
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Exemption from Coast Labor.

Exemption from Coast Labor, .
We are requested says The Soaassras
EGNafaian) by VIM M Shannon, ESD.
agent 1.-The State for coast labor, TO calls
attention to the faet, that the Legislaturs
at its late session exempted those from fur.s
nishing labor for the coast who owned only
one road hand. ~ ~ 81. y. -. =.
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JACKSON, April 25 All u 2;to day, tie
enemy demlndedthe surrender Of Enter:
Prise Ger. Lorng having arrived with
timely reinforcement, the enemy reported
from Eve hundred To fifteen hundred cava
ry, retired without showing &
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RICHMOND, April "a Gold was:hsasy
today, at s4s75 premium demand very
light, The broke are offering pres
MUM. Silver IS 25 pst cent. below these
figures. Bank notes have deoinsd, and
the market ssunsattled quote At 40
@75 per cent. premium.
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SLAVE LABOR DIYIsI0N NO 4.
@WJNJG 10 =, !, ;, :, b,,, 10 Z,
ExEGUTORs, SALE.

- - = =
pY authority Of the w iilll of GHIAS.5
ID HOPPER, deccased we viii, as his Executor; sell
At public asictio atthe late residence of te
the 9TH BAY OF all ie rsouai ptopeftyof
: TWELVE 1--WE LIVE 5EIKELY NEGROES
among thcm THRRE.YeUNc FEEIoWs, POUR pIa0M
BOYS, TWO YOUNG WOMEN, TWO CHILDREN md
ONE Old WOMAN, from 300 10 800 bushels of CORN
hold nnd Kitchen FURNITURE, Farming UTENSILS,
&C., &C.. ssrS:
Terms made known on day Of sale. S.
= VIM. G. BLACK, r,ac,,torss ;
H.. p. HOPPER, NNss y
anrtl % .jg<
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Confed derate Congress.

: RICHMOND, April 20.-The House pass.
ed the conference tax bill to day. u had
previously passed the Senate. The FIRST
section levies tax Of eight per cent. upon
the value Of all naval stores, salt; wines,
liquors, tobacco, manufactured or unmanu.
factured, cotton, wool, -four, sugar, molas.
ses, syrup, rice and other agricultural pro.
ducts held or owned on the FIRST Of July
next, not necessary for family consumption,
the growth or production Of any preceding
and on all moneys on hand Or on deposit on
the first Of July, and on the value Of all
credits not employed in business, the In
come from which is taxed one per cent.
Tie fifth section provides specific tax ON.
each trade OF business named therein, and
an ad 0alorem tax on sales not materially
different from the bill originally passed by
the House, except that hotels, tayerns and
eating houses are to be classified according
tothe yearly renewal J; when the actual or
estimated rent amounts to ten thousand.
dolIsrs, the tax shall be five hundred dol.
lars. The smallest tax in this paragraph
is thirty. Sections regulating taxes 5on in.
comes are substantially the same as those,
passed BY the Senate, except that the in-t;
terest on Confederate bonds or stock are
not exempt. The tax on incomes oyer 800.
and not exceeding 81 800, isGve per cent J;
over 500 and less thnh So 900, Eve per
cent.zon the first 800, then ten per cent,
or over 8, 900 and less. than 5000 ten; over
S and5under 10, twelve and half lover
10, ajax Fifteen per cent. Section: ten
imposes tax often percent. on oil profits;
during the past year by the purchase of.
provisions, forage, shoes, clothes, eto.sex-
cept made in due course Of. regular retail
business The sections inthe Senateab bill.
a tax in kind are retained, with.
few notifications. The ctcoVers twenty
nine printed pages,
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GETTING RID or THE ELEpHANd
Yanks are shipping The Virginia negroes,
who have fallen into their hands, to st. Dos
mingo. Once there, starvation and disease.
.in.that hot, pestilential climste, win ae6a
rid the Northern Abolitionists of all trouble
about poor Sambo. ~
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a.ss. = ~
THE TUMBLE IN Prices. The Raleigh
Progress says that prices Of -four, cotton and
other articles are tumbling all long the. lipss.
Of the North Carolina Railroad Let ITEM
tumble Thetime is coming when i; will fbes
dangerous tohold -four that has been ground
long will be liable to sour. And on !
the LIST of July every holder will have ID
pay eight per cent. npon it.
HEAvYiRoBBERY rhe augusta (Ga,a
Chronicle learns BY . gentleman from sss<
vannah, that $40, 900 to go, 600 in gold coin /
belonging tothe Merchants, and Planters
Bank Of Savannah, was stolen from AGAR on
the Central Railroad, while IL txaasit4
from Macon to Savannah, IN charge ofa
private bank messenger. ~ ssssSs sssss :
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: From THE CoAsrThe latest intellis
gence from the coast states that the Mont
tors and q large feet Of the enemy vessels,
mostly transports, are still 10 North Edisto
River. a; force sof Yankees, supposed 10
be not more than one regiment, yet remain
on Folly Island rlssto, eSariefs
9Th.
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s8 The weather continues vet, but Sea.
sonable.
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.s Z 2, - RAGS ~ RAGS! |! KAGs! s:,
.sANA LBS Rags Wanted at 4
eJSlSyS5PRTNTfNG OFFICE Immediately forFii
Seems per pound WIN be paid. E q
Septenber 10 z,-,7..s 81 - = !ss7ssai
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cdEMI THE Subscriber snIl continues the
NHy CARRIAGE and BUGGY BUSH NESS
NSy--S4 at the old STAND. An kinds of eonn
t.y produce taken In exchange for work
Also HORSE SUOEING and general country WORK
done by y.sP. McEADBEN.
January % y..5s.ss.s a n ~ - IT,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-11-18

The greatest Glly of my life was
tho issuing of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton" Such were the words of President
Lincoln to Wendell Phillips last January,
according to the testimony of the latter in a
speech he made last week at the Music Ha II
in New Haven. Before the issuing of that
document, President Lincoln gave it as, his
opinion that it would be OF no more effect
than the "pope's bull against the comet )"
and after he had given it to the world he re.
CARDS it as the greatest folly Of his life, :"
and did not scruple to SO inform one Of the
most influential leaders of the fanaticai fac
tien who had forced him into the objections
BILE measure. President Lincoln has made
many notable remarks since he has been in
office, but none that is likely to attract so
much attention as the aboye.-World.