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Amounts Funded.

The amount OF Confederate note. funded
at tho various Depsshorie, up L" lat Of
April, u, far =. heard from, are as f.Ilsws:
sJharioite, 81 905, ,lO9; Line in, on, = .2Os,.
OOO; Newton. 100000; Augusta, $40.
100 900; Savannah, Sli ,a34, 500 iiacoh.
fSIs,5i0,sOO; Lynehburg. ~. y $3.75U.s00;
lChari.Ii.viiie. S2IS3,7uU; Petersburg. 81.
S2OO,UVO: Richmond about S2O,UUo.OO0 ;
, S"m,.r, ). e.. Ss7S,OOo; Raleigh S3,Iio.
600; Gsldsboro 81 ,%35 BOO; Wilmington
Ss,Ooo.OOO; Fayetteville s3,l35,2oo; Co
lumbus, Gs S7,269, 900; Lagrange SI.I4I,-
600; Mobile ii,4as,6 500; M"ntgomsr,
oS5oO,O0O; Charl-stos Si4 100000; Al
bsny, Ga. 1895, 900, +, GrsenvilIe, 5 c, l.
100000 Coiumtis, =. c., 1907. 500 sIpar
tanburg, :. &, sOO 0Os;. Atlanta. $500 600;
Siste.vilir, N. C., Sa3, 800; Selma, s,7UO,
OOo; Marion. 100000; Americas. Georgia.
6s7, 500.
1t il senjsetured that the wLsls amount
funded 10 about two hundred aud ff,v mil.
il"h.. II will BE- Interesting to consider 10
rbAt extent the iusdIng, and other results
| OF the late legislation, has contracted the
circulation. From data furnished by ihe
Ric.mend Sennnel, a paper whirh is usual
ly well posted ia suci matters, it would
appear that the outstanding circulation up
10 lot April was about seven hundred asd
seventy eight ~iilisss, exclusive Of tue
'ssrsn. thirty" notes, which have been de
clared funded aud demoBiiilcd by the eur
Tency Act From this srs TO be deducted
She lakes iar 1909, which have been coilsc-
ted up 10 this time We shall not he niue h
Astray 10 consider th.ss taxes 10 TO the az
grcgai-, rs reducing the above fgurs.'to
5OO,JOO,OOO. We have new TO apply 10
this lasl sum the effects Of the four per
cent funding, and Of the tax o! thirty three
and a third per cent. which takes effect on
oil ssIes outstanding after the 6rst OF April
We have already stated the four per cent
funding conjecluraIly NJ 25O,OOO.O 900. This
reduces the TOO 100000 To 10000. .0OO.-
IL The funding be no isrger than HbsVs ss,i,
mated Iher. must be - considerable por
hsn Of this las. sun, in si90 notes. no long,
or current at any price Pat these at 80
100000, and the hbeys sum is reduced io
<@oOO0.000 Upon this the iSI Of "Eo
thi'd ,skrs immediate effret. except upon
Tie lives and smaller net.s. This will 70
duesths currency al least i1o, 600. 600 more
Or 10 s00y0000OO, at this lime.
This rapid reduction 0s.s than ere half
ought, II would ses,n, materially reduc.
P''ees; but 'bs very limited demand for
money among those who held the prim.
nsce.sari's o. ljfe, together ~ith The scar
city Of such nserssariv., will. We fear. bin
der any material d.eliss hfom s,.s prsssn,
'sis"' The A'l.oa CoYaA&nary says, 70
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5 U u L H G AR u l. | h A.
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
In he Couri 6f Ord,nsru


Whereas Samuel Sims hath sy his Al
torn-y, or Proctor, Sled is this sfiiss a no.
lice, requiring the VIII Of his fa her, hryiu
Sims. dsesased, to DO proven in solemn OF
due form Of law:
These are therefore 10 cite aad reauirs
you snd each ofyou, to ~ir Elizabeth lslms,
The widsw Of the said Ervia Suns; The
children (if any are living) Of Isssph Siss,
deceased, (thsir names not known); the
children Or any are living) Of Nathaniel
Sims, deceased, Chsir aalAes act kaexs) :;
the children Gf any are iivipg) OF MILDLY
Ennis, deceased, Ohsir names not known:
Jsrr.t Sia-; FraHs-y II. Reeves, ard tss,
band James Is. Rsevs; Mary Ssriin, dauyh,
ter Of polly Ssrtia. docaaseds ssms Of
when are supposed 10 reside beyond the
limits OF this state. and all Of W HON would
have been Interested in tho Estate Of said
deceased, as distributees and heirs at Law.
provided he had died intesiate, 70 be and
appear before me in the Court Of Ordinary
to be heldeR at Lancaster Csurt Hou.. a.
the 9th day Of June next. thss and there
tn shsw cause. if any, why the said viii
should sr should Aot - proved and sstaL,
lished in due Torn Of law, fer what cause
the same should be sst aside OF ss,n nLl,,bsd.
and 10 such other and further showing sni
Prssf as yeu or either Of Gu, the said par.
ties, may deem necessary ssa prsp~r and
advantageous Tor your respective Iights s.d
interest. in the premises.
Given under my hand and seal o. Of,ce.
at Lancaster Court House, this the 4tL d.y
Of March A. y. 1854
PIT. HAMNoFD, ID.
March 0, 1904, <--ss
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The Camden Confederate.

The publication Of this paper has Lssn
resumed, and 10 now issued weekly by the
former proprietor, J. T.. HershmaH, ESQ
The number before US is n double sheet,
well filled, and the most neatly printed that
We have seen since the beginning Of the
war. Price IS per aanum
The tswn Of Camden 10 now frvo,sd with
two papers. each issued weekly The husi
meas must pay better down there than il
does up this way.
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th"t State, and who wa. arrested in conss
ql-ncr, but ~ns subsequently set at libert,
aud ordered 10 joir bis regiment, Inns beer
dismissed from the service without trial
by order Of Pre- sident Lincoln.
Williamson X. w. Cobb. of North Ala
oama' formerly member Of Congress al
washington, 10 reported TO have gone ovsl
10 The Yankees, and, il is said, il now ir
washington. When they got him they
got rude and ignorant clown.
The Confederate prisoners at Gsllatio
tennessee, nrc REPRESENTED TO underr. tn.
most barbarous treatment, many Of them
being pn; III chains and subjected 10 every
isdignty Yankee naluce can invent. Some
sixty y'edd ut Gallatin have been most un.
justly assnssinatod, including seven Of Nor.
gnns command.
repor, in respect TO the Yankee vessels
captured by The Confederate cruisers wns
made 10 the Washington Congress II few
Gays ago. 1t includes all captures up to
the 3oth of last January. Tn. list, which
the New YORK Necs says is not complete,
foots up 1873. with n tonnage of SO, ,o04. AT
hfty dollars ton, The vessel, are valued mt
S4,lSo 200; the cargoes, at one hundred
dollars Ia ton, nre estimated II, S8 $40 400
Total value, SI3,455 500 Sixty two w.rs
captured by the Alabama. twenty six by
the Sumter and twenty two by The Florida
II il reported in Richmond that the II,h
nnd l2th arpy corps, which went Wat
last summer. returned 10 til. army Of ih.
P9tCmac aud dirembark.d from the cars at
Bealtsn Station.
The idea has gained considerable circula-
ton that claims against IN. Treasury, sxis
ting PRIOR 10 the first Of April. w.ud bs
paid il The reduced currency, unless pre-.
sented und collected before the I.t Of April.
1h:s " an error 1t is onIy true Of such
claims as had been adjusted and warrant
or draft issued for the payment.
The New Currency (says the Columbia
Gu"rdian) has at last been received, uens
and t"cntics) and the Deposi,ary Mt the
Exchange Bank is now exchanging tue
ne" for the old issue in the proportion Of ,
oi the former for three Of the latter Until
larger quantities Of the n.w currency come
to hand, however. ihe amoant given to each
individual is limited To 800 but thu, Emi-
tatI"n, we think, will only Ice necessary for
Il few DAYS longer The new tens and tweu.
ueniies nrc handsome issucs-a decided,
Improvement on the Old notes. Now for
the fall of prices!
The Augusta Chronicie aud Senhnel has
raised it's Subssrrti"n price /" fort, dollars
year. The .Niantn journals nrs em forty
10 iitty!
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Army Intelligence.
RI BY

The only stirrsg news f:ua The army
that has been received recently 1. that iu
relation TO Forests incnrsiun int Kcniuc
ky, the Yankee reports Of which we pub.
Iish elsewhere. As night have beep no
ticipated. Forests own account Of his at.
tack npsn Paducah. and the result, differs
materially from that Of the enemy. He
states tha, he soved in the diresiion Of
Jackson to Padussh, in fifty hours. held tho
town ten hours, and could have held il long
er. but found that the small pox was rag.
ing there, and therefore, evacuated the
place. Tie captured many stores, horses,
and burnt steamer. Ills loss at Unios
City and Paducnh was twenty live killed
and wounded. Gel. Thompson, Of Ken
lucky, is amoEg the killed. The enemy.
loss was 100 killed and wounded, and 600
Yankees captured dprisg the expedition,
Who were en- route 10 Dsmspsl:s, Ala.
a despatch TO the Atlanta APPEAL, dated
Canton, April 3, say. General Ross deyas
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CONSCRIPTlON NOTICE..
HD'QRS CONSRIPT DEPARTMENT.
COLUMBIA, April o, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS NOb.

COLUMBIA, April o, 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS NOS.
I THE Enrolment (undsr SerIion s Of
IL the Act Of Congress, ito organic. forces
/" serve during the war;" approved F,bru
AIRY II, 1861 is hereby srde-ed Of al male
white persons in this State who are between
the ages OF II and l8, aud the ages of IS
and 80 wears.
All persons 40 liable are required TO re.
po:t for Enr iLnrnt 10 the Ei rol ing Officers
of heir respective Districts, on or before The
iGth day Cf April, instant
- III u der .he terms Of the Act Of Con
gress, persons Of ths Classes indicated are
TO constitute n "Reserve for State Defiance
and detail duty, and shall not be REQUIRED
20 perf"fht service ont Of the State"
After being enrolled, they. may form com
panies under General Orders No So, Adm.
,"nt and inspector General. Office. series
of b63. and elect their own chcera
Ill. BY Special Orders Of the War De
pnrtment, al such persons are required 20
rendezV"us al the fieadqu arters Of the En-
70 ling Officer of their respective Di ,l,ic,,.
on The 18Th Of April instant for the purpose
OF being organized into companies
Nv. Those who fail to report, will sub
jet themselves 10 be assigned to general
service with the class Of persons between
the ages Of lS and IS, unles, they snail
haVc Wild excuse for such default Ia \.
Judged OF by the Bureau Of Conscripli,p.
at Richnsnd.
G. ID. MELTON,
Mnjsr, C"m'dt of Conscrpts.
April -, 1864. 9-l,'.
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NOTICE.

Persons indebted to the late mercantile
firm Of Williams l. lIsugh, of Lancaster
District, are hereby Notified that the note.
and books Of account Of sid firm have ossn
plncsd 10 my haad, fer collection. and they
are invited tszscons forward and settle
Creditors of tSssfirm are requested to pre-.
sent ih ir demsads 10 me-.
A the assets OF the firm may net bs ad.
equste for the paymest Of all the liabilities,
il will be 10 the advantage Of creditors 10
give prompt attention To this notice.
w. N CONNORS
Atty, fer ID. A. Williams,
Surviving Partner.
Lancaster c. H., S. C., March ~, 1864. Ct.
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Tho Election for Clsrk Of tks Court for
l":"easter District, held 81 the Sth Instant.
having been declared void, Public Notes
% hereby gwen that an Election fsr sdid
otice Will be held IN Lancaster District on
Tuesday the 2sth day vi April s.It, 10 IN.
aanner prescribed by law
Polls To be opened at9 o'clock A. M and
closed at r. NJ. BY at least two msnspsrs
at each box, who have been regularly ap.
pointed by the Legislature. Certificate. of
The result ~ each precinct will be mad. BY
the respective managers utter sls.Ipy the
polls on the day Of The election. The nian.
ayers, or at least one from each boz, will
Meet at the Court House. on the next dsy
following the election, 10 examine the csr-
tticates from the different precincts, sgprs.
gate the returns. and declare the election.
Ihe attsntiop Of the voters in the army.
from this District, is hereby directed 10 Tho
Act Of Tho Legislature Of the state, ens.
ding these engaged in military service 70
exercise the rights of soff.rsgs. ra,,hed On
he 9th day OF February 1863. The Exec,
uivs OF tue State will be apprised Of the
tiise Of holding this election. that he nav
cause 10 bs forwarded the necessary bIark
forms for the schedules and certificates, a.
required.
}. T. X. BELK.
8; }. DUNLAP, Managers.
r. +. ALLISON,
and others.
March 10, 1894. b-st
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Military Orders.

We ask attention to the orders in this
paper from. Lieut. J. G. Mills, Enrolling
Officer; also the orders O. Moi.C.D. Melton,
eommandan, Of Conscrip,s. The time for
ento,lmert is short and hence the necessity
Ior .nrly attention.
Lieut.. Mills is the Chief Enrolling Officer
for this District, and Mr.. Allison Assistant
Under the laie regulations, no Enrolling
Officer can be appointed to n Distric, Of
which he is n resident
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Northern News.

The New York ~ orkd has u rumor from
Washington that the entire organized M
| litia Of The North is 10 he called into srrvIcr
fer sif months to hold ceiiain points du
ring The caapaign against RichmoLd, witch
is soon /" b.gn.
The Herald, si the 29th, has Drspatcne~
from Cairo that Forrest attacked Puducah
Oh the Afternoon Of lne 25.h. with 7 900
men. Three attucns on tie fort were Is.
pulsed by III. GARRISON, the rebels leaving
300 dead Oh thu h.ld Four gnn.b"al,
spshed hre "n The city /" prev snl The rebels
from occupying DurIng tic fgnr, he
rebels pIundsI.d ihs .si"res Of an Immense
Quantity of goods Several asnen were
killed. The Yunk.. los. wa, tour,xru
killed aud fifteen. " ousd.d. A inrse ,.r.
ton Ut tnr rit' Was destroyed The rebels
retired at night, after burning the depot
aud steamer Dacol"h, and PROCEEDED III The
direction Of Columbus.
The Nashville Union, uf the 9th. con
talns Interesting particulars of FORESTS nd.
vance into kvatucky. Cairo G..palvhc, Of
the 2Sth stuie ihat Forrest arrived ON he
a3d ut Union City, driving III the picket,
lie destroyed the railroads aud tridy.s crpnt
miles iroa C"iumnu. Gen. Bra>u.n.
With ss,eru. regImrnis Of infantry and at
u:iep, went iToa Cairo within twelve miles
OF UniOu Guy, and ie,rned that Col. !iaw
kins, with All oi the Tennessee cavalry.
had surrendered, ahd that .nr CUutsderui.s
after destroying the fortifcatisus, returned
$'o"th"ard, 'ak"g their prisoners with
them.
Intelligence from the Yankee Hacs rep
resent Grant busy reviewing and in ,psc iap.
the army OF the Potomac IL il al. q rrp"r-
ted that reinf"rcrmenIs are arriving from
The West. Mead. is still retained in Gem
m"nd Of the army VI the Potomac G an,
viii have charge oft in the next ,i.n,.
A collision occurred on 'e 2sln, ~
Churlesion. Coles County, III. between IAu
rebel sympaihizvrs and Union men Five
OF the latter we're KILLED a"h fourteen woun
d.d Two Of the rebels wero also kiiiei
The latest d.spuIc cIre. sa. that ,he r-b,, :,
500 strong, were en;Tencied AT Gaiiiday's
Mills, under command sf he sheriff 100
men of tie sad Illinois Regiment wers
marching To ntlack them. An attack on
Madison WIS threatened by the rebel fr-m
Shelby Mountains, Union County No 9th.
er dates of imp"r,a"cc.
The CIncinsati Commercial. Of Mafch
2S, contains many conflicting rrp.r,. re-
garuing General Forests attack on padu.
cali They state that lie captured the place
sftar fsur assaults, losing 1870 killed and
1000 wounded, asong wh.m VA Genera,
Thompson, Of ttp ihid ksHtucKy R.gi
menl. The Federal iuss Was - Killed and
40 wounded. Col. iiicks. commanding u
force Of 500 men und.r Forrest. burnt all
the Government stores. The Yankee tro"ps
were mostly negroes
A telegram from Colusihus, Kv.. d~ted
March ~, says that Forrest and Fulknrr
are between that place aud May field. Their
strength is much greater than wa, at first
estimated Ma, field is filled with rebel
wounded. From lwel"c To fifteen hundred
have arrived. One rrgH.cnt lot iOl men,
and cue company 30 killed.
The rebels were marching toward. Clis.
ton ut last accounts
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OMMISStONERS OF ROADS,

fiE Cem.issioners pr Roads and Bird.
l. gss, for LANCASTER District, mr.. hereby
nsiiisa aud required 10 meet at the Court
House, cn Saturday next, och inst, to
attend TO business Of impsrtascs.. Il 10
hoped that every commissioner in the Dis,
tIIct will attend, a, the busiae-x concerns
the who!s Board, and cannot be attended
to without the concurrence of all the com.
missionsrs. Each cen mmissionsr 10 REQ uired
TO bring up . complete return Of the num.
Der Of Read hands aud tho total amo unt of
labsr furnished by each owner up TO last
call. }. J.FUNDERBURK, Cham.
April Ia. eli
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AFFAIRS AT BEAUF"RT, y CA Yam
kee, who has recently arrived iu Bosi.E
from Port Royai, furni.hes one Of TIA. Jour
mails sss,. infsrmatisa respecting affair. at
Bsaufst
The sales Of deserted lands is resumed,
and ths "conirabands" are pr..-,npiing
their twenty ncr-s each, under III = insurance
fsom the Rev. Mr. French that they will 10
permitted to hold their elaihs There is
little competition ut this sales and gene Of
the psrchasrrs make great bargnin>. A.
Beaufort an elegant mansion hsuse WAS
sold at auction for liItle over 5000 the
infosnnnt bought IL the -ase day for q 200,
and before night ssld it for $4,000. Gen
Saxton had purchased n nagrd6cent house
for $200O-not the csst OF the feBrr arouEd
the let But one resident Of Beaufort has
a regular deed Of his place he is n New
England maa. The place bears many Of
The marks Of war. The marble covering Of
some Of the tombs Of the cid residents have
been removed by the soldiers to he used IN
the consiIuciisn "f their quarters. The
work npsn the plantations 10 dsne 10 a
slovsniy manner. Thi. is in csasrausnce
OF the iAsoisnce Of the negroes and the lack
Of experience Of Northern mon working
pl tptatisus.
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NOTICE TO DEFAULTERS.
and others.
March 10, 1894.

All taxes for 1863 that were due and
payable in January 1864. should have been
paid at my appointments 10 February 1864.
A fe" persons have negl. cted To pay their
Tax on Animals, they will please make pay.
meat forthwith ns the time has already exS
pred. Persons liable to pav n Registry
Tax who have not paid for 1864, are re-
qu'ed TO pay up imm. diarely or they will
have to pay dSabls the Specific Tax for
every thirty dsvs of default. All persons
VIII" paid Specific Tax for 1868 and contin.
ue IN the same. occupation are required 70
pay the same nmount for 1864.
JAMES K. VI MAGIl.L.
18th Di.trict Collector.
March ~, 1864, 6-s,
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Rags! Rags {!

Dur friends nrs sarsssIly requested to
send Us, within the ssx. lew wssks, all the
rags they may bsasis to spare, a. We sx.
Psct an early opportunity Of ss.diag ~nat-
ever supply We nay have on hand to the
mill. We will pay the highest market
price for all clean Gotten or linen rags. and
will pay Ia small bills if desired. n
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Estate Elisha Blackmon, Dc.
ceased.

Persons having demands against the Ia.
tate OF Elisha Black non, deceased, late Of
Lancaster District, are hsrsby notified 70
present ssm ter payment, to the under.
signed, before the 6rst iay Of A,rij .sxt
This noiics will be plead In bar ,e asv
cIsiHs presented sftss thai time.
Tue distr;butees and heirs st Law Of thu
sait deceased are slss so,ifiei "a h. ana
appear. either in psr-su or BY stierpvv "a
tas Ordinsry's Office Of the saia Dis,,jet =.
the fir-, day Of April aexi, for the purpose
Of receiving their respective shares and 81.
feeting . 6asl settlement Of the Est.,.
JAMES A. p. BI.ACKNON.
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THE BACON PAX.

Tas Csnfsdsrats Assessors for ths Tar
II KIND will attend vt the folio wing times
"nd places for the purpose Of rsssiving rel
tsrns Of ali hsgs slaughtered in LassasIer
District frsa The day Of April 1888, 70
The hrst day Of March lsS<.
At Lancaster Court iiouss on Monday
aud Tussday, 2i.t aai lid days Of March.
At Nelson Bells Wednesday, March 2sd
A. MstthissCrsnsnsw'sr rhursasy, &" a4th
Al P!sasan, Hill, Friday, " 2Sth
Al Smail's Mssda, 2sth
Al Z n Fasdsrburk's, rus.asy. d" 2s,h
~ i'axssaw, Wsdns.iay, &" 3o,h
Al Hsrtsn's Tau. slay, aIst
al Mrs n Z Hss.'s Monday. April 4th
Al Crsig,v,Ils. Tuesday, -" B,L
At ] X Aagiii's Wednesday, Sth
At Bsii'ur rharsdsy, TIL
Al Rsss Stsrs, Friday, sth
and at COuTI liOass sxlssdsy il. Nav.
twill ss soon that the above daiss and
places are the sane As those appointed by
the State Tex Coilecto for resolving tho
State Taxes. The appointments are thfown
together with The view 10 acco = amodate the
people.
The returns mus, be based upon the
number OF pounds of pork realized By each
individual from nogs slaughtered ky thsa
bst"ssn the dates above mentioned. Ne
essnti.y Of pork is exempt from taxation.
JAMES 4. MAGlLL,
18th District Collector.
req 2<th 1854, l-7t
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TIiE SOLDIERS BOARDOF KElJEE

appointed by ,"e Legislature. t" attend 10
the interests Of soldiers families, hereby
give notice TO all in arrears fer the , per
cent Tax, th"t they ar. rsqu, sted to deliver
10 the Secretary. Jons. Crockett, Al his
STORE in Lanc"ster, on or before the LIST
May prsk, for Distribution
}. ADAMS. Chm.
April -, 1864 Al
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we find in N exchange, the following
form for the transfer Of four per cent. Ger.
hhcatss, which is said to have reserved the
approval Of the authorities at Riehnsnd:
STATE OF SOUTH CARoLIsA, } For value
- District received,
] hereby transfer, nnd assign to A. B., of
the district OF --, State Of ali
my right, title aud interest in and To tn.
within certificate. In witness whereof ]
have Aersunto affixed my own proper hand
and name this - day OF =, 1864.
In presence Of CD.
ISEAr"l + F-No,ary public.
The transfer mus. be executed in the
presence Of and witnessed by either a Con-
federats States Judge, District Attorney,
Clerk Of tao District Court, Collector Of the
Customs, Confsderrte Sia,es Treasury Or
Assistant, ora = atnry Pubic. The official
seni ct the witness must be attached in ev.
cry instance, and the transfer made on the
back Of the certificate.
When the certificate il presented for a
bond, the Dume Of the last holder will h..
forwarded to the Register st the Treasury
ut Richmond, after which the certificate will
De n".longer assignable, and The Depos,tnry
Will make an eLtrv therr1n to that effect
HOMICIDE AT THE iusATIc AsYiuM--
While ole Vt the keepers in the above in
sutnt'sn vas yesterday going Ills cus,oma
~ rounds to call the inmates TO breakfast,
he i"und in one Of the ap -rIments an old
maR, namcd w. w. S,uk.s, lying upon his
bed, with his bead frgntfuIly gashed, tho I,
brains oozpg ou', and life near it, last
gasp. Rushing back to DR. Parker, the
Superintendent to notify him OF The event,
the two returned, and on an Investigation,
1t was coolly Confessed by one of tAs lunat-
les, named John G"tiin, that he had COM
mit,ed the deed. On being interroyated as
I" the cause and manner Of tn. homicide,
he replied that the deceased hau cursed
him, wh-reupon GaIl.n wrcuchrd off small
iron door. about SIX INCHES squars, which
r"sered The 'en!ilu'or. aud struck the de-
cr"sed IN the hend SOuta Ca, GILMAN
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-12
Announcements.

We are authorized 10 announce T.. II.
'iVhntn n candidate for the niIire uf Clerk
Of the Court for i.nncaste' District.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-12

Tue friends Of John w. Twitty, Of Co.
I'll 4lh Regiment =. e. Cavalry, announce
him n candidate for the "lfc. OF Clerk Of th.
C"urL at the ensuing electinr.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-12

we are authorized to announce Col u.
Il. Pace asa c""ddatr}"r The office Of
Clerk Oi the CNurt for Lancaster District.