The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-11-25
Editoria. Brevities.

AsSAAo. otONiSl0s'
The S0uih Carolisidt has reliable pri.
vats intelligence that Longstres,'s eorps is
IN possession Of Knoxville, and thus Of EHst
Tsnnsssse. Burdside has retired, leaving
a small force At Cumberland Gap.
Advie<s from Msmphi. Of the I4th mat,
ssy that Burnside has resign-d that III. rs.
'ignatios has been accepted, and that Foe
ter 10 to succeed him.
The Carol,niaa says that III. sb.,liny Of
Charleston on Tae.dny lsa was fast and
furious, the shells falling short. A few
entered the city and broke sons window
panessnd knocked down few, brisk.-
There vas ne less oflifs. Thi. will be IN.
rssult 70 the end Of the chapter. They san.
not take Charleston. Tn sy may ds.trsr q
few buildings. but 'hi. 10 all they can &C.
s0mpiish.
Yankee &c counts say thats large Unioa
meeting was held in Little Reek, Arkausss,
on the ID inst, spd resolutions passed, ad
vi'ing a return 10 the Union.
Over two thousand members have Sxen
added to the Methodist Church within the
last six months in ono di.,ric, in North Car.
olina
Dr. Peters, Who killed Gen. Van Dorm,
was captured few days since, on his plan
ta.ioh upon the Nississippi River, where hs
was engaged in sslliag wood 10 the Yam
KEGS. lie Professed 10 his captors that he
was dssirous Of getting back into the Con.
fsderacy, that hs might have hi. trial
A gen,1smas Of W,nshsst.r, Va, slate.
that during the Federal occupancy Of that
town a Yankee chaplain, in Sabbath Ser
mon. after denounsing the rebellion and
clarifying the. st.rs and stripes, proposed
three cheers for the Union
The tone Of the sit nation article in our
exchanges nearest the army, says the Aa.
gus:a Constitutionalist, AS we'll ~ the opif
ions Of obssrvant and we'll informed persona
indicate Mat General Bragg will b. con-
PEELED to fall back from his present ps.iiior.
W. have been prepared for soms weeks
past to hear that rotrogrsds movsmsn,
on our part had been made; aud, ia visw
Of the overwhelming fore. Of the snsmy,
~s should not be surprised 10 hssr Of i, a,
any Jnonsrt.
Ih' aggregate vote Of Georgia bsfors
the MAR WAS lot 900, and 10 the third year
o! the war she has PolIsd eniy 64,7oA-
showing . diminution Of $4,000 vote. A
number equal to about two thirds her 20.
ting population have bsen ia the 6sIt. -
Psnnsy yl'snis, with a number in the field
equal 10 about one third Of her voiinp
population incr'ass. b" vote BY ,liry
thousand
Aesordisg TO Wsshing,os rsporta, III.
members Of the DIPLOMATS Corp. fully -x.
press opinions thai . war In Eurep., nsrt
yssr, ts insviiabls The posiIion Of Russia
towards France ase Englasd .. represented
as being hsaghty, and likely 10 remain so
a resolution has been adopted By The
City Council Of Rishmond. ~pprsprialinr
$4,000 for III . purchase Of hou-s 10 he
tssdsred free Of rent, 10 .Generai Robsr, Il
Lee, ss n family residsnce, A committee
Of .arss was appointed to ssiss. a saitabl,
building.
|, Counteffsit twenty dei,ar notes hs,.
beeu put In circulation In. Alabama. They
purpor 20 have been issusd in June, when
it 10 alleged that ne plates Of Tint deaomI.
nation have ever been issnsd during thst
month, Ths engsssing 10 said to bs mos,
excellent and fully sqsal to the gspuine.--
Another means Of detecting the eosuterfsii,
Gays the Montgomery Advertiser. 10 by OBJ
serving that nj the close Of the last lin.
eom"s taxes the place eta period.
Heading /. an ugly word 1t ha. an
ssly lock, an ugly soand, an ugly signif.
| sancs u smssks OF ssl6shnsss, soysious-
nsss. unshaSitsbIeBs.s. IL j.. sgiy iu aii it,
applications, but especially So whss rsist
ing to those boua,soas gifts Of God which
sustain and Hurtors life.
a correspondent of The Register. at Lit.
tie Tsons'~s Riyss sys Gen. Wheelcr