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For the Yorkvilie Enquirer.
SUGAR AND MOLASsES.

SUGAR AND MOLASSES.
Messrs. Editors: Inasmuch as many per.
sons in our Confederaey are interested in
the production Of sugar and molasses from
the Chinese Sugar Cane, or Sorghum, 1 do
hereby contribute to this end, in so far as
my experience and information extends.
The Ohio ,.Cultiuator says: "frest does
not injure the cane juice, or the sugar made
from it; but does aid in its clari6oation'"
nwarm wealth
or after hard freezes reduces both quantity
and quality of juice" And it recommends
that "the cane be worked up as soon as
ripe" as the best economy: and that "the
best time for making sugar is "when the
most, if not all the seeds are ripe, and after
several frosts." It is also held that off the
cane is cut and housed, or shocked in the
field" at this phase of its growth, ''it will
probably keep good for a long time"
1t is found that at the expression of the
juice, the bi.sulphate Of lime should be ad,
ded as it flows from the mill in order per-
fectly to clarity it. The higher the gravity
of the juice the less quantity Of the bi-Sul.
.phate of lime is required for good clari6-
cation 4; say, about one quart to one hundred
gallons of juice on an average, and about
the same quantity of the milk of lime is to
be used along with the bi.sulphate. After
the expression of any given quantity of
Juice, and the addition of the lime, stir it
thoroughly, and let it settle a few minutes,
then dip up a glass full and observe the
color. If,the green color of the juice is
changed TO dirty grey, with only . tinge Of
green, it is lined enough; if however, it be
decidedly geen, more lime must be added,
stirred and allowed to settle. a .
Now draw off the clear juice into clari.
fer or boiler. This juice should now be
brought to about milk-aarm, (6oo to e50
Fahren.) and some milk of lime added if
needed, and the-whole stirred, and well
skinned from time to time. After the
juice is well clarified, concentrate the syrup
by hasty evaporation. If molasses only is
wanted, the boiling must be stopped when
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-21
For the Yorkville Enquirer.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. Sd, 1864.
Gentlemen An excerpt from the En-.
ou1RER, of the 17th ultimo, containing the
announcement of myself and others as ''suit-
able candidates for the House of Represen-
tatives," has just. reached me. 49, -
After extending to my friends Of "Bul-
looks Creek" my thanks for this evidence
of their kind appreciation, permit me, at
once, to decline the nomination.
At this hour, the service of every man is
due, without reference to his interest CT per-
sonal preferences, wherever it may be most
valuable to the country. In view of this
paramount duty, I can hage no hesitation
in determining to remain in the army until
the war is ended.
lam gratifed to know that my sense Of
duty may be INDUCED, without disregarding
the interests of the people at home. A
mongst the names presented in the ENeuI-
RER, there are those of tried public servants,
who are fully competent, who have the leis-
ure, and, trust, the inclination, to serve in
the State Council. If the people are fully
aware Of the very grave responsibilities,
which must, within the ensuing session, de.
yolVe upon the Legislature, our District will
be we'll represented. e.
Again rendering my cordial acknowledge
ments for the compliment Of this nomina-
ton, I am, gentlemen, -
Very respectfully, ..
Your obedient servant,
SAM'L W. MELTON.
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MK,MSNMS SO

- The term of seryiceof $4,000 soldiers
of the Yankee army expired in August; ;
the terms of 5000 expire in the present
month =; s., 900 in October; in November,
. IS, 900, and in December 81 900, making
31l,O00 whose term will have expired be-
tween the LIST of August and the last Of
December.
Never be ashamed of sonfessing your
Ignorance, for the wisest man upon earth
is ignorant of many things, inasmuch that
whathe knows is.a mere nothing in COM
psrison with what he does not know. There
cannot be,a greater folly than to suppose
shat we know everything. -"
The Richmond Dispatch says, there
ere 114,0OO persons exempted as agricultu.
rists, within the conscript ags,and 81, ,ooo
State oficers---an army sufficient to plant
the Southern. cross on the spires OF Phlla.
delphia.
- The Richmond Sptsnez has accounts
ofreoru;ts to our army pouring in from be-
yopd the lines, which are very cheering, but
the details of which it would nosbe prudent
to publish. We extend to these brave sl.
lies hearty welcome, and accord to them
heir merited praise.
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THE GREcIAN WR1aGLE.-Since the
adoption of the prevalent fashion Of trailing
dresses, male readers have doubtless often
watched with species of admiriDg awe the
dexterous maneuyre by which the ladies
manage to avoid besmearing their trains in
the wet and dirt of the streets: It has not
been until late, however, that ne learned
the technical name of this move and that
masoulinny may no longer burst in ignor-
ance on the point, hasten to say shat tits
called aths Grecsdp Rr5ggle"
!. -. =. - &. 0oastitatioaaliss.
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/ The printers Of New Jersey boast. that
there i not single printer in the State
tprisoa Of the State, and but one in the
Legislature. .r--,.,-s.,.-,.--ss.s a
! The Herald says James Buchanan has
volunteered to do military duty for one hun.
dred days, and is now at camp CadWaller,
Pennsylvania. Vice. President Hamlin is
also doing service in.Maine..
The Hon. Jesse D. Bright, expelled
Senator from Indiana, has sold his Ken
tucky possessions, freed his negroes, glYen.
them each sufficient sum Of money to COM
mence the world with, and has, with his
family, gone to Europe, there to remain un.
til after the war. - -
The Boston Courier says that thirty.sev-
-en dollars in gold will buy Federal bond
of one hundred dollars on State street in
that city, while it takes seventy.fve dollars
in gold to buy Confederate bond of the.
same amount in London.
-Of the nearly forty thousand Yankee
prisoners confined at Andenonville, there
are not exceeding fifteen thousand whose
term of service has not expired. That ia q
correct solution of all the points involved
in the question Of exchange.
The Fayetteville Observer learns that in
the county of Montgomery s5 desertera
had reported up to Monday, 18th inst. who
will return to the post of duty IN the army
of Virginia. ''.'.. -. - -
"A ladyin Berkshire, Mass, was deliver
ed of her twenty-frst child last week. Her
husband is as we'll as can be expected.
ALI Of the prisoners captured by Sher.
man are at the Yankee prison, Camp Nor
ton, near Evansville, Indiana.
As soon as young fellow begins to
make rhymes, he gets the typus fever and
burns to see himself in print. ...
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: WHEEIER.--We hear it stated from re.
liable source, that Gen. Hood expresses him
self perfectly satisfied with what Wheeler
has done and that in a few days the people
will be made aware of the service De has rem
dered,. In spite Of the assertion ofthe Ysn.
KEGS to the contrary, it is said that Wheeler
has, destroyed nearly fftymiles ofthe Nash:
yillssnd Chattanooga road, and that COM
munication by railway cannot possibly be
re.estsblished for some time. He had pre-.
served his force intact and was still opera
ting Fiths effect upon that line. - Aaeoa s
Confederate. !S-.:s 4: ~; -. rs,
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z RAID INTO M1roHELI CeUNgY. .--Son,s
rs or 80toriesmadsa Q descent. upon Mitch
ell county afs9 days since. Trey shot two
men, MeInturf and another whose Dsme
we have forgotten captured about % of
Capt. Blalock' Home Guards, and 9 NAM
ber of citizens and carried them off a.
mong the-citizens captured were Jacob sBo-
man, late member Of; the Legislature, and
Robert Lewis, the County Register They
also carried off eight or ten negroes, horses
and mules belonging to- Reuben Young
. sgsss.sa. ..,fs ,5.s5 AsEeufze Nesos, 10Th. I
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the. syrup is enough concentrated 70 please
the operators fancy. If sugar is wanted, !,
the boiling must be cautiously continued
until the syrup is thick and Of waxy CON.
sistency. To prevent boiling over, air well
with dips Of vessels and pouring ii from OF
high, OF better still, throw lump Of butter
into thesboiler. When the boiling. is fin.
ished, ifit be forsugar, ladle out the syrup
into wooden coolers, and set themin a warm
room to granulate. After grapulation, the
whole should be put into deep barrels with
holes in their bottoms sdrainers, and placed
in warm room to drain off the molasses.
The lower joints Of the cane only will at.
ford juice rich enough for sugar making at
early cutting, butifgthes cane has been ont
after a frost, and not ground for several
days afterward, all parts Of the stalks be-
come nearly alike. The vessels for contain
ing the cane juice should be well washed
every day with common lime,waters
The bi.sulphate Of lime is prepared by
sugar manufacturers, but the milk Of lime
is used by them as substitute for it,
This consists of one quart Of fresh lime
made into q batter-like consistency with
water, and this will do fol. two hundred
gallons Of Juice as it: flows: from, the mill.
By. means oflime a. clarifcationeis had, the
acid is neutralized, the peculiar unpleasant
taste Of. the molasses is sremoved, and ita
power to blscken the teeth Of the consumer
is,destroyed. In. no case nay the juice be
allowed to run into fermentation unless
vinegar is wanted. In my operations in ma.
king molasses for three years, ] used well
burnt limeatone slaked with cold water, and
brought to the consistency ef thin batter ;
thisI used in the proportion Of one quart
to the hundred gallons Of juice. ..S] r.
The sugar makers s-use cast.iren; boilers
for evaporation of:.the cane juice, in our
domestic operations preference is givenby
some persons to wooden boilers with tin
bottoms. I;would judge that in the small
way of making molasses or sugar, q wooden
boiler with wooden bottoms, overlaid With
sheet iron next to the fire, the better plan,
provided the wood be such as to give out
nothing, to be impaired to the taste Of tho
syrup; but iron pots and kettles do well
enough, provided all residue be carefully
cleaned off at every boiling, <To clean iron
kettles, greaze we'll after the syrup is taken
out, then wash all of with water. 'a - !,
4s % E. A. CRENSHAW.
September q, 1854. - -
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From Georgia.

MACON, Sept. 14.-The first train of At
lanta exiles arrived this morning. They
were stripped by the Yankees of everything
except one change ofclothing, and are ip a
deplorable condition. a&,al.s.s~
The impression that the campaign in
Georgia isover for this year ia fast gaining
ground. s,Shermanwill reinforce Grant and
try to hold Atlanta with a small force, but
mo furthe advance is anticipated.
Last night train loaded with prisoners
run off the track at Camp Greek on the
Southwestern Railroad. Eight tccars were
smashed up and large number Of Yankees
killed and wounded. - ss2,z
MACON, Sept. 16.- -Exiles from Atlanta,
report that Sherman s army is being rapid.
ly depleted by men whose term Of service
has expired going home. Some statements
place the number already gone at 10000.
Yesterday was universally observed
throughout the State, as a day of fasting
and prayer, by the army and by the people.
The Chattanooga Gazette, Of the 18th,
says that Wheeler has been driven from
Middle Tennessee BY Steadman. ~.
Morgafs staff has arrived at Chattanooga.
Sherman has issued O. congratulatory. ad.
dress to hisarmy, saying that they had com.
pleted great campaign, and that the fall
of,Atlanta, must be attributed to o mistake
! in Hood sending his cavalry to the rear
Wei conceds, he says, to our enemy,
that he met us patiently and skillfully, but
at last he made the mistake We had waited
so long for, and sent bis cavalry to our rear,
far beyond the reach ofreoall. Instantly
our cavalry was on bis only remaining road
and we followed quickly with the main
army and Atlanta fell into our possession.
.EsEooND DIsPATcH.l
MACON, Sept. 16.-It is reported, with
considerable show Of truth, that Sherman
has sent an informal request for Governor
Brown, Vice. President Stephens, and Sen
ator Fl. V. johnson, to meet him in Atlsnta
and have talk about peace.
Brig. Gen. F. A. Shoup mas been relieV-
ed Of duty as Chief of Staff to Gen. Hood
The exiles from Atlanta still continue to
come into our lines. Several hundred fam.
lilies have arrived in the most destitute con.
dition imaginable. -.
Gems. Hood and Sherman have agreed
upon a special exchange of two thousand
prisoners. Several hundred of the number
will be sent forward to night for that pur'
pose. , ,. .
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ssr What's glorious world this would be if
all its inhabitants could say. With shaks.
pears Shepherd: a;as f.se1.z - zaS u
asir, / am a true laborer;yI earn what
Iwear; owe no man hate i;senyy NO mans
happiness; glad ofother mems good een-- ON
tent With my fafml sssss & gssarzf !: 3
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-09-21

. DEATH or HON. D. r.. JAMESON
telegram was recieVed 10 this city, last even.
ing announcing the death, after an Illness
of few hours, of the Hon. D. 3. Jameison.
No man more truly represented the virtues!
Of the patriot citizen and Che Christian gen,
tleman, than did the subject Of this brief
notice. W eshaiI give . more extended
sketch Of the life, of the deceased hereafter
ssaaB sliaisa lsM: 8.
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!. Gisbnri1e yersns Sherman.

!. Sherman officially reports that his losses
will not exceed ], zoo. Gen, oleburne, ths
Macon Telegraph learns, says that in the
action Of Thursday, his corps (Hardee's)
fred seventy rounds of cartridges upon the
line Of the enemy, at no time more than q
hundred yards distant, and with an effect
be never saw equaled in any previous ac-
ton. Eight to ten thousand loss upon the
part Of the enemy is the current talk On our
side. =. - - s..
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war TAX N0TIOE.s
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|sgr 29h and 30fh Septefnber, E- sssx - .ss7es~
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Al Whisonants, ON Tuesday, 4b Of October 10y VS.
Al McCosh's. On "Wednesday, 5thof October.
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At 1@ss'sss'; @ store wednesday Thss.ss s.aa
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Sss;ss asys s ssss ss s
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A, YoesIiis, sssSs nom ,hs in % he isth of Hsssms
foilosas sla sshsdas aud siasiadsasa q aiiessS
rSs Fss. sss ssSi sSis . {: !.
pIoyed In agriculture aw: Af iands actually cultivated or
sUaStc;S sUos & pssuis @ III siss a s I'D Young
anated 6s pinntHon or u negroes, ns cDfa dstnUisr
ed wii fsrm Of planiaon iar horses 1uies nd oxen
used rs work anlmais on fam or e couna.
So.es ss S y s cpoa sae -
aepay used in ilns tho sol oil ploues, caEuFnsp
and implements hneband eeneaIly used and Eecess&
% M.ssa not en- snSoyssis 4 : rd -.
THIS properly wn embrace iands nos eneloyette sEe
other real estate throshouf the country that does nor con
tribute 10 thetax In kind al sayesnot eupUyedf I'm 1
culture snbrasins AZ nouss sO, n The snd
day la6ors body ss,sse Sc
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sGpR az Pnss Mss sSssssp ssss ss ga u E'
al products Of the farm, garden or orchard u
Flour, ineai, sugar, molasse5 bacon; asd and other
Sysssass ysas Il ssasss ss % sS s e
tools md Implements owned but NOT employed n hGlccs
tue and al SooIs q nsesaniss q nsssssi zar
dnys, carts and every vehicles on Wheel MOI
employed mdp pctufss psndnss
statuay and other works o. art tt - - & ~ ~
The assets ofa banks aclnt ssoek Hsshs.
and returning tsi. scId and can othsfs
quss Goa and .ser ssrs and piaie; jswsj md Nsiass,
gold and syer coin, gold dnst gold or zeiue
ofmoneys held abroad, OF on foreign copn
ding Confederate bonds aiI nolyent tank and
la ether paper Issued as ciiTency Raq4n}lc
bearing Confederate Trsasury and p
oS Ii pfo@ Ss'snsss Rsse " sid
chased since the frst Of january tween sae f7th
There Is also "a ff cent On All 4fcs due and
payable in 1864 under the act raise mQfey
u Taspsyers are Gryed, ss hese has been
muchs delay, 10 be prompt In making thc& fepiEn and
come prepared with sepaate lists as 0boFe
- - 80 d II. nj. .GALBRA1TH, Axsssson'
,.5ssS- 80 ;sssit f JONES, AsslHaut 4sseSoh
I sE.'s - o. 3lst Collection Diszjc So
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From the Sumter 'Wsaichulau.;

p Mr. Editor s-W Would; it not look better
for the large slave owners 70 get crippled
soldiers to take eharge'o Of their negroes, and
they take their places at least in the snili-
tia for safyice,in Che State, than 70. continue
claiming exemption even from State service
on account Of meat bonds, &c.is And won't
ithaye bad effect, s0op't Il, for the very
men who have the deepest interest in the
war, to keep out Of i, while every poor man
has to shoulder his muaket2 - .
ss,',,s,.:s,s - :; 80 HoLIoW LOG. {
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From Mobile.

e MOBILE, Sept. 16.--A gunboat ysster-
day came closein shore near the mouth Of
Dog river 1Ouri field battery opened, CIV
ing her a few good shots. The boat then
retired. 9 E5s = 1g:sze,f-s.ta5t5.si
! Itis'rsportea that the euemy haserepair.
cd the gunboat Gaines, andpus her in COM
mission. - - - :, .s.,.,5:rsss
The Fish river expedition returned badly
peppered by our cavalry 5af4s: ssasis =
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,. Our ENEMIES The indiscriminste ap-
plioation Of the term Yankees to our enc
mics in the field, says the Richmond DIS.
patch, does not convey an accurate idea Of
the elements Of power which are combined
against us. Ip amers war Of sections
that is, q war between the Yankees proper
and the Southern. States--not even Yam.
KEGS themselves conld have expected trl.
umph. But this is not such war. Il is
q war between the Southern .Confederacy
and the United States, the latter having all
the wealth and all the military and civil or.
carnations of the old Government on its
side, with immense armies, composed ofall
nations. and of which the Yankees proper
constitute only small proportion. OF its
native troops, the best are the mixed races
Of the West, and renegade Kentnekians and
tMissourians. Even in the navy, its most
successful ofieeris Farragut, a Tennessean.
A large number Of its officers, in both the
land and sea service, are natives Of South
ern States; Nor is il accurate to designate
all the people Of the Middle States even as
Yankees. It may suit the Yankees proper
very we'll to have all their elements Of
strength olassed as Yankees, but it is not
the truth. As a general thing they have
staid at home during the war, making mon
,ey out. battles which they do not fight,
and ginning q great, reputation for proWeaa
besides, by. the designation Of, Yankee,
which is uniformly applied to United States
armies. IT maybe convenient to give ous
enemies a name which condeuses in one
word all that is hateful but the worst Of
them are the least injured by its applica.
ton. We are helping Jonathan to go down
to posterity as great heroic character:
He has bad little to do with this war except
hiring other mensto fight his battles and
obtain for him money and reputation,
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s6 About 5oprominent peace Democrats
held conference in New York, and unans
imously adopted resolutions for the call Of
a Convention of. Jeffersonian Democrats n
the course of the present month at 0incint
natl, for the purpose, of nominating csldi..
dates to represent that branch ofthe Demo.
cratic party, which the letter Of McClellan
completelyignores. !.
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From Europe.

RICHMOND, Sept. 10.-Earopean adj
vices of the 4th received. The Mexican
envoy to Italy was received By che ling. |
The half yearly drawing Of the sinking
fund Of the Confederate Loan took place o1i
the LIST. Nearly onesisth is already erei
deemed, viz: Three hundred and forty
thousand pounds BY cotton, and one hun. =
dred and thirty.eigbt BY the sinking fund.
Liverpool cotton market firm. American
cotton advanced lad }.54s.q,i,, s4l..F-. ]
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Registration of Exempts and Detailed

Registration Of Exempts and Detailed
Men. --s.-s....-'
The War Department has ordered the
registration Of all male white persons e.
tween the ages of seventeen and fifty years
who are not now actually in the field or in
the reserves, and also Of all boys. who will
attain to the age of seventeen within the
next twelve months, with the month in
which they will become seventeen. The
grounds of exemption or detail will also
have to be given Columbia Guardian:
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no THEV0TERs 0EY0RKDIsT.
TaETsT TsT0WGITIZENS IL hayebeen

I norninated by my t3snds, who, presume, know me
andmy circumstances we as FOR Ta1 Colec-
Geem dnty Eowo myself and family, 70 make plain
statement Of facts on which base my claim Tor palt
support: am years Of age-a nntiye ofSopt
Carolina have served IN the Florida waE, my term Of
SERVICE as avoiunteef, In le present war, under CaptJ
M. White hsyipg been twce an6 n1yf labQEng
under what the pyaicians call veins OF
md had fye E5rs one Of whom was killed Sev Pines
;one died nom exposure as ahd three IN the
army now TWO or whom have eerBpunded. ~
II tSis iecap tnst, Be excused from
bpasanE adufy we all common country. The
country Is I'M OF now, but trust n
fa!ot set aside q honle as he y IN te
:saatai - - iss