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Exemptions.

We 6nd that an impression prevails 10 some
extent that Cosgress has psssed bill modify
Ing the Exemption Act OF October 1852. This,
however, is . mistake. A bnl to repeal all for.
mer exemption laws and to declare who shall
hereafter be exempt passed the Senate few
weeks ago, but has not yet been acted on in the
House. The Act Of October 1862 is still The law
Of tho land.
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Fast Day.

Friday next, the 9th instant, il will be re-
membered, has been appointed b, our worthy
Chief Magistrate day for Fasting, Humiliation
and Prayer throughout the Confederate States.
An appropriate article on .his subject, pub.
lished on another column, will, We trust, meet
with ready attention from our readers.
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WAR NEWS.
From Charleseon

'HAsLEsroH. March i7.-This morning,
seventeen transports. mostly schoonsr., dis.
appeared from Hilton Head. They ar. SUD.
posed !" be carrying negro troop. to Flor.
ds.
The New York Tribsns, received from
NASSAU says tho in.orrcc,ior In Florida il.
prepared aud is only waiting for troop. to
project the movement.
Hunter. force. occupy Hilton Head H..
,A"d' Fosters in force st 81. Helena 10.
s land. Fourteen war vessel. and seventy.
"Vs transports are at Port Royal.
The steamship Ruby arrived here ,hi.
morning from Nassau. She brings news
Of inc safe arrival ,hsre Of the steamers
wagner and Douglas, which lsf. here
week ago. All qOi, tonight.
CHAaLEsroS, March Is.--AIl quiet to-
night. II ne attack be made tomorrow, |, |,
.opto'sd the enemy will wait fourteen dsys
''ogsf' Tor tbs ne1s Spring tide.
rhs steamship Calypso arrived from Mas.
'ao th,' morning She was chased Iss,
n'g"' by The blockadsr., who fred repeat.
sa'y' One shsll burs, over her deck. hurt.
Ing nobody.
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s o u t.h Carolina,
LANCASTER DISTRICT.

pY r. I. HAMMOND, Esq, Ordinary
ID for said District.
WHEREAS, X. G. BILLINGS, has
applied to the for Letters Of Administration
on all and singular the Goods and Chattles,
Rights and Credits Of DAVID BILLINGS
late Of the District aforesaid, deceased.
THESE are, therefore, to cite and ad.
monish all and singular, the kindred and
creditors Of the said deceased, to be and
appear before me at our next Ordiuary's
Court for the said district, TO be holden at
Lancaster Court House on the 26th day OF
March inst. to show cause, if any, why
the said administration should not be gran
ted.
Given under my hand and seal, this llth
G~~~ day of March in the year of our
: L. 3. Lord one Thousand eight hundred
w and sixty.thres and in the eighty
seventh year of the Independence Of tho
State Of South Carolina.
p. T. HAMMOND o L. n.
Mare ls, 1863. a.
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Lieut. J. q. Rollings requests US TO state that
ae will leave for the army in Virginia on Mon.
day next, and will take letters to members of
the companies from this District in the 18th
Regiment; also to Capt. Clyburns company in
the I'd Regiment. Letters may be left, either
at PLEASANT Hill, or with Mr.. Jones Crockett at
this place.
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TAKE NOTICE,

The Books and accounts belonging to the
late firm Of j. l.. Durlsp g. Co.. are lsft 10
my hands for settlement. Also the sale
bill Of tho goods lately sold at auction, on
which arc . few bids stili uuadjusted.--
Persons knowing themselves Indebted will
please come forward and settle.
JONES CROCKETr,
Agent for J. L. Dunlap g. Co.
March IL, 1869, Sat
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NOTICE.

All persons having demands against J. r.
Lynn, will present them within the time pre-.
scribed by law, and those indebted will
JOHN w. TWITTY,
Admir-.
March H., 1853. 6-3t
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Fresh Arrival,

Writing paper, Envslops, Steel Psns
Spelling Books, 6ns Combs, Toek Combs
Side Combs, Shaving Soap, Pins and Spoo
Thread.
Under Ledger Office.
J. B. BOYD.
March 4, le63, l-W
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NOTICE.

Persons Indebted to the Estate Of the late
A. c. Dunlap are hereby informed that their
notes or accounts are at the Store Of Msssrs
Hasssltne g. Massey, where all who wish
10 settle may avail themselves Of the op.
portunity Of doing 90. And all persons
having demands agaiost said Estate are 70.
9ussted to present them At the same place
for payment.
8. B. MASSEY. Adm'r.
March I, 1863, 4-st
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TO RENT

Until the fret Of Jansary 1864, the DIV sI.
ling house, with the Lot and Workshop at.
tached, belonging 10 the Estate Of the late
David Billings. Apply to
kERSiiAW e. CONNORS,
Auy's for X. G. BILLINGS, ADM.
March 25, 1863. 7-3t
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Hides Wanted.

will pay tire highest price for Hides in
Cash OF Shoes. A lot Of shoes Of every
description on hand.
w. II. BURNS.
March 10, 1869, 6-N
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Estate Jasen Clark, deceased.
Feb. I, 1869.

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate of Jsssn CLARK, deceased, are
horsby notified to present them, legally at
tested, to the undsrsignsd for payment.
r. M. Clark, Adm'x.
March I, 1863, A-At
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Fine Stock.
Ny though.brsd Hors.
DAPPLE JOHN

will stand the ensuing Spring Season, conn
mencing the first week In March, as nv
residence near Hanging Rock.
DAPPLE JOHN 10 full.bloodsd Jsnu.
and Canadian. He 10 90 we'll known in thi.
ssction that it 10 scarcely necessary TO ny
anything il commsndstion Of his superior
qualities. His Colts speak for themselves.
and they are unhssi,atingly pronounced BY
good judges to be among the BEST stsck OF
our country. For 6nsnsss Of form, spirited
appearance and activity Of melton, he u not
sxcellsd by any horse in the State.
Mares from distance can be aceornmo.
dated with stabling and pastures.
Tsrms: for the Insurance $4,000.
JAMES n. INGRAN.
Feb. 2s, lsss, 81
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skirmish on the Rappahanposh.
RICHMOND March IS.--Gnformstion has
ossn received hero that a skirmish occurred
Yesterday shsrnoos. st Ksllys Fsrd, o.
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Fur SALE.
I Good Family Carriage
J. d. BOYD.
March ID, 1853, 6-2t
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FOR SALE.

An excellent house girl, about Is years
Of sge. For further Information enquire a,
this office.
March Is, lej3, 6-3t
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Estate William Noss,

ALL psrsons iadsSssd 10 Wm. Ross, d.
ceased, are notified 70 make payment. ana
all persons having claims or demands are
requested to present the same On or before
the 7th April next OF this notice will plssS
in Bar to any demand not % prsssstsl. n
the Estate must be settled.
II. McNURRAY.
Ad0inlsssstss.
Jan. sts isss, Ae-ea
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17
WASHINGTON. Sent. Is

1t is scarcely necessary to say that the
statement which IS going through the
newspapers to the effect that the President
of Mexico is in this city holding confer
ences with the government, is without any
shadow Of foundation.
Tho United States supply steamer
Massachusetts will leave Philadelphia on
Saturday next for the South Atlantic
Squadron.
The President has considered aud APP
proved the revised trade negotiations pre-
scribed by the secretary Of the treasury,
for the government of the limited com
mercial intercourse by the President, be
tween the citizens of the loyal states and
the inhabitants of states and parts Of
states heretofore declared to be in lnsur.
rectlon.
The secretary has gwen the most care
ful consideration to the subject, and while
many of the former restrictions have beer
removed
Due provision has been made to pre-
vent the rebels from beneftung by tn
regulations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17
From Washington.
Washington, Sept !

Washington, Sept 10.
President Lincoln will soon issue proc
lamaton suspending the writ of habeas
corpus in all cases arising in the military
and naval service. This matter is under
stood was considered and resolved up at
the cabinet meeting to-day.
Seventy prisoners captured by Gen.
Meade's Army in its late advance, have
arrived here.
Gen Custer was the only officer wound
ed on our side in the engagements with
the enemy. His wound is in the leg, and
is not serious.
It is learned from the best of sources
that advices OF an entirely Trustworthy
character have been received here to the
effect that Cheyaher's pamphlet advoca-
ting a recognition of the rebels by France,
was not inspired, as has been minated,
| by the Emperor.
| Commodore Thomas Cobb has been de-
tached as presiding officer Of the general
naval court martial at Philadelphia and
appointed prize commissioner for the east
ern district Of Peru.
Commander A c Rhind's order to com
mand the Pontiac has been revoked, and
she is waiting orders.
Lieut. Commander John W Upshor has
been detached from the command OF the
Flambeau, and ordered to return north
The captain of the United States steam
er Sunhower, reports the capture of the
rebel schooner General Worth, on Its way
from Havana to Mobile, with general
cargo.
On Sunday morning party of fugitive
slaves 80 in number, were making their
way to Washington from their masters
homes IN Anna Arundel and Calvert
counties, through Centerville, a patrol
composed of the citizens of Prince
George county attempted to stop them
The slaves resisted. Some of them wer'
armed with old muskets, and attempted
to use them, but they hung fire and proved
Intellectual The patrol then fred il
among the fugitives, and wounded five G
them, two seriously. Other parties com
ing to the aid of the patrol most of tn
slaves were secured, and taken in charg
= by their owner, who had by this tim
overtaken them. Five were placed
Jail at Marlboro. One of them receive
charge of fine shot in the face by Whlc
| both eyes were entirely destroyed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17

wherehy the authority of the President OF
the United States, military, naval ana
civil officers ef the United States, or any
of them, hold persons under their COM
mand, or in their custody, either as prlso-
ners of war, spies, or alders or abettors oil
The enemy, or officers, soldiers or seamen'
enrolled, drafted, mustered or enlisted IN
or belonging to the land or naval forces oil
the United States, as deserters therelrom
or otherwise ameudable to military law OF
10 the rules and articles Of war, or the
rules and regulations prescribed tor the
military or naval service, by the au-
tbority of the President Of the
United States, or for resisting a
draft, on for any other ofen'e
AGAINST the military or naval service
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and make known TO all whom u
may concern that the privilege OF the wrIl
of habeas corpus is suspended throughout
the United States in the several cases be-
fore mentioned, and that this suspension
will continue throughout the duration Of
the said rebellion, or until this proelama
ton shall by a subsequent one to be ISSUED
by the President of the United States, b'
modified and revoked, and DO hereb,
require all magistrates, attorneys aud oth
er civil officers within the United State
and others IN III military and naval ser
vice of the United States to take dlsunc
notice of this suspension and give it ful
/ effect, aud all citizens of the United State
to conduct and govern themselves az
cordingly and in conformity wit
the constitution of the United States an
the laws of Congress in such cases mac
and provided.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto ST
my hand and caused the seal of Il
United States to be affixed, this fl
teenth day of September, in the We;
of our Lord one thousand eightet
hundred and sixty-three, and Of Il
Independence of the United States
America the eighty-eighth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President.
VIM. II. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-09-17

Ice FOR DIPTHERIA. A correspond
ent of the Providence Journal vouches tor
the efficacy of ice as cure for dlptherla'
Group, and all ordinary inflammation OF the
throat The manner of application is as
follows:
"Break up small lump of ice in a
towel and put the pieces in bowl. Take
position slightly inclined backwards, eth
err in a chair or on sofa. Proceed for
half an hour with teaspoon to feed your
self with small Jumps Of ice, letting them
dissolve slowly in the back part OF the
mouth or entrance Of the throat. A SIN
gle such application will often break up a
common sore throat, which otherwise
would have a course of two or three days
In case of bad sore throat, use the Ice
| frequently and freely. In case of ulcera-
ton or diptheria, keep a small lump OF ice
constantly IN the mouth"
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From Fortress Monroe.
Fortress Monroe, Sept |

Fortress Monroe, Sept ii.
The flag of truce boat New York ar
rived last evening from City Point in
charge of Mai Mullard.
The navy dispatch boat Escort arrived
at Hampton Roads to-day from Beaufort,
N c.
She brings no news.
The Richmond Sentinel has the follow
ing:
Atlanta, Ga, Sept 10.
A dispatch to the Appeal, dated Jack
son, 7th, says:
The latest news from Vicksburg states
that the upper batteries are manned by
negro soldiers.
The Federals are building new fortitica-
tons, and all edifces which interfere with
the new plans are torn down.
Gen. Grant Is reported as having gone
to New Orleans.
The federal trains of the Mississippi
Expedition have all been worsted. Gen
Smith has whipped them at Monroe.
The marine brigade had captured al
Bolivar some rebel paymasters, with al
escort of forty men, and two millions o
dollars to pay the troops Ia that depart
ment.
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From Gen Hunts Command.

llhtlnhhlli oNttN -
The Gazette has Leayenworth dis
match which saws Gen Blunt at last ac-
connts was ut Fort Gibson, perhaps to
start for Fort Scott, ,o-o
In his recent campaign he marched 2oO
miles in nine days, fought two battles
and cleared the rebels ont OF thousand
square miles of territory.
Refugees from the rebel consumption are
coming into Blunt's lines by hundreds
Their sullerings are represented AS mdeS-
crihable
More than one hundred Union men
have been shot and hung at Fort Smith,
since the rebellion began,
Supply trains are running regularly
from TT Smith to FIT Blunt,
Fort Smith will be the headquarters Tor
operations during the winter
The Commercial has the following spec
ial dispatch;
Brownsville, Ark, Sept ,.
Gen Steele arrived here last evening
His force will come up to-day.
The rebels are in strong position lom
miles this side of Little Rock.
Their force is estimated al 1000 men
with from 80 to fifty guns
Gen Kirby Smith has gone to Red nv
err, leaving Gen Price IN command.
The rebel Gen Marmaduke was woun
ded in the leg in one of the engagements
at Bayou Meteor.
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Spanish Difficulties i'm the West In"
dies.
New York, Sept Is,

New YORK, sept 10.
The steamer Plantaganet from Kings
ton, Jamaica, and Port au Prince 7th, has
arrived.
News has been received at the latter
place from Port au Platte to the 9th, to
the effect that two Spanish frigates bonn
barded Port all Platte and nearly des-
troyed the place, killing large number
of inhabitants.
A passenger on board the Plantaganet
states that no warning had been given to
the inhabitants of Port au Platte, and
that the bombardment resulted in the de-
struction of the place, and the indesorlml-
nate slaughter Of men, women and chill
dren.
Notwithstanding the assault, the inhab-
itants, who have rebelled against the
Spanish government, refused to surrender
the place.
A fire at Aux Cages had destroyed the
sea side of the city, and consumed vast
deal of property.
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AN Honest PRIDE. Gen. Gilmore's
father is still living in Lorraine County,
Ohio. where the General was born. The
old gentleman was recently present and
made speech at a Sunday School picnic
He said, among other things
II can say of my son Quincy that he
never disobeyed me; he was very studl-
ons, and when he wanted to go to West
Point. as he had no money, ! told him II
he would go and try to come out at the
head of his class, / would furnish him
money. He went, and came out at the
head of his class, and is now before
Charleston, where | hope he will come out
at the head of his class again."
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Governor Seymour of New York says
that the Government will not get over six
thousand men from the draft in that state
and while he now says that he has "never
doubted the success of the Union cause
he seems to have chuckled over this
fact before, the late copperhead state con-
venton.
We have, of course among ourselves,
even in old liberty Loving Vermont small
class of just such men, who lose no OPP
portunity in throwing out this kind OF
talk when they think it will have the eff
feet to discourage the faint hearted, or
strengthen the hands of those who are ar
rayed against the government, and pledg-
es, with southern secessionism, to its des
tructon if possible. 1t Is no longer ago
than yesterday that we heard just such
canting conservative" dealing out his
clears that things were not going right,
while at the same time he was urging the
impossibility of conquerlng the Sou tn
while ''we" had to keep a standing ar
N.Y. at the North "to keep the peace at
home"
We wonder if these deluded follower OF
their copperhead and secesh leaders will
ever realize the utter contempt with which
their traltorous sentiments are regarded
by all loyal men or do they suppose
that any one fails to see that it is by the
preludices excited by their lying misrepre
sensations of the character and provisions
of the enrolling act-their open encour-
agement of resistance to and evasion of its
requirements, and their reasonable efforts
to thwart the operations of the law, that
has rendered it so unsuccessful in procur-
ing men
They may for time "fail to see them
selves as other see them = but they will
in due season awake to the fact that the
traitors and tories of the present day vii
in the future be placed side by side witt
their execrated prototypes of the revolu
ton.
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A REBEL. OPINION or JEFF DAVIS.
The Charleston Mercury of Sept 9TH
saws sthat although covered with the man
lie of secrecy by Congress, enough has
been disclosed by stern realities to show
the total incompetency of President Davis
10 Govern the affairs of the confederacy.
He has lost the confidence of both the
army and the people; and if an election
- r,orrow was to come off for the Presi-
dercy. we believe that he would not get
the vote of a single state in the Conteder-
acy."
1t may well be questioned whether JET
Davis or "any other man" can successful
" agovern the affairs of the confederacy,
in its present situation, and we think tn
Mercury is unreasonable to expect 1t.
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From Cnarless0n.-EheV white Flag
Elying over Fort MOuitric.
Fortress Monroe. Ser

Fortress Monroe, Sept Is.
The U S Transport Nellie Pents ar
rived here this morning from Hilton
Head on Saturday, 18th inseant at 8
A NJ
Capt Diggs reports the arrival of
the relief boat Cosmopolitan from
Morris Island on Friday evening at which
time the white flag was flying over the
shattered walls of Fort Moultrie, and our
forces had captured hglf of James Island.
Two monitors We're lying between Sum-
ter and Moultrie.
Capt Diggs passed Charleston Bar at 4
P NJ on Saturday, at which time he saw
the white flag still Tying over TT Moul-
trie.
Fort Moultrie fired her last gun at
o'clock on Friday afternoon.
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The 0gdensburgh FIRE brigade olier
the above prizes to be competed for, subject
to the conditions annexed to each prize as
follows:
5000, for machines manned by 60 men
play through 300 feet of hose, inch noz-
zle, horizontal stream.
ssl25, for machines manned by "A men ;
play through 200 feet of hose, 7-Sths noz-
zle, horizontal stream.
S75, for machinesmanned by SO men +;
play through l25 feet OF hose, 3-2ths noz-
zle, horizontal stream.
$50. for machines manned by sc men
play through 100 feet Of hose, 3-4ths noz-
zle, horizontal stream.
The Ogdensburgh engines will not COM
pete for any of the above prizes.
The Burlington Fire Department have
received an invitation to be present, and
possibly one OF the engine companies may
! 60.
The Plattsburg Express and Sentine
says that "Horicon No. 81 OF that villag
intend to be there and try their hand TO
| that little $2OO.-Burlington Times.
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Foreign News.

cape Mace, oept. IL
The royal steamship Arabia which left
Liverpool on Saturday, the 9Th of Sep
TENDER, via Queenstown, Sunday Sept 9th
inst, passed this Point at 7 o'clock on
Saturday evening, en- route to Halifax and
Boston.
She was intercepted by the regular
news yacht of the associated press and the
following summary obtained:
The bombardment Of Charleston has
further depressed the Confederate loan
There is no business, but 1t is nomlnally
greater at 35 to 80 per cent discount.
The following is Earl RussePs reply
to the memorials of the Emancipation So
ciety, relative to the steam rams IN thu
Mersey:
Foreign Office, August l3.
| GENTLEMEN -
l have received your letter calllnI
attention to subject Of very grave AM