The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-02-03
Editorial BrevIties.


the matter, may be put dswn, Invariably, a.
an inpsr.ant evidence Of iil.br~sdisg.
We hear Of smail Pos IN vsriou. direc.
tiens, but "a cssss, - fa,, in our District.
We would suggest 10 osr Ply ysicisas. and
people generally, the propri~ty efadop,inv
The ssuul precautions, agains, the spread si
ts!. ~rrib's scsNses.
Within the past two vssks (,sy. IN.
CarotiniSn) 70 action bas taken p,.c.
throughout the Cssf.d.racy. Tn. ton. Of
The press !. more cheerful, The faes. Of usn
aud wsm~n wear = brighter hale. and
"''ds Of encouragement and higs hope.
are every whore ro-mouidisg pobIis s.n,i
ssnt The rally ing cries Of III. earlier d.,.
OF ear political sxi.ts1s. t.gia one. NOR.
I" ring 10 the ear, sad cid times proni,. to
revive again.
The Mobile papers report ,uysisriou.
movements Of the snsu,ys Sect in Tn,
Gulf. and hint ,hs, an attack upon their cit,
|. not unlikely.
The bsrssrs OF Richmond are now char.
sinEs dollar for shaving. two dollar. for
trimming the beard aud four dollars for
trimming The hair and the beard.
Ver" Cruz advicss Of the I'd iast., stat.
that In the 6gh, Of December li,h. n,
AoreIia, the ffsnek captured eleven c.an.u
and i,COo Prisonsrs. Jsurer escaped 10
Monterey.
The g:orioss example set by the Tom.
s's-e rse,msuts 10 being followed by our
troops every who're. Companies, Lat,alions,
regiments and brigad.s are s.li.,ing with
the utmost enthusiasm.
The Advertiser and Regist,r ha. special
despatch. dated Como, containing Norlh.ru
da'ss sf the 2+th. Another pIo, for u. 70.
lease Of the pri.onsrs On Johnson Island
by the r-bsla in Canada has been discovered
and t~o companies OF British troops sent
10 Windsor. epposite Detroit.
| happiness 10 not the end Of lifs-cAarac.
ter is. This world j. not a platform whore
you will hear Ths!berg piano playing
u 10 = piano nasufac,sry. where are
'st aud sha'ings, sud boards, and saws,
and hiss, and rssps, and sand. papers.
The perfect instrument and music III be
hereafter.
| The sumber Of soldiers who have BEEN
killed and died in service. from sacL Stale,
may bs npproIimstsd from tn. folio wing
to the sist Of December last. The follow.
ing number Of applications have bean Gi-d
In the Second Auditors Office BY the ~id
sws and orphans Of DECEASED sslIisr.: Vir
ginis. A,b+S. North Carolins, S.7el South
Carsiins. Ash; Georgia, 9.So4 Alabama,
syoss; Mississippi, $50; Texas. I.sa4;
Tsnnssssr. s7i; Flsrids, SOL: Ark,u.a.,
Sol; Louisiana, Sa1.
"An Association for the Relief Of Ma a cd
Soldis's" has been org.uizsd in Richmond.
Gov. Vance. Of North Lsrslins, has kind
'y offered Gen. long.irest sough clothing
TO supply his treoPs. II 10 TO be hoped that
= liberal contribution Of socks and gloves
will be forwarded by private individuals, =.
much ssfisring can DO prevented thereby.
A R,eha,oui correspondent cay. Pass.
ports 10 leave ts~a are nsl new given to
Any persons whs cannot show thst they are
sot in ssy manner affected BY the recent
lsgh.lstien Of Cong,s.. with regard 70 Ssh
stitulss.
II 10 sSid that the Yankees have actually
expended more treasure 10 their hssdisL
and futile efforts to destroy Charleston. than
the whole property ef the city was worth
when the war tegan.
We learn (says the South Carslipisn)
from = gentleman wko recently arrived from
Rishrnond that the Con.crip, Bureau 10 th.
city is regarded ~ the model one Of the
Confsdsrscy. The fern Of lie various Or
| dsrs, instructions aad dosumsnts have been
adopted BY III. Gsrsnmsnt. and copi.. A..
10 bx supplied - the conseript offiesr. Of
other StsIss.
The Atlanta Confedsrsey says IL. 9.
enlistment Of soldisr. IN Gen Johns.on's
army goes srAvsiy On. The iivsliest estAu.
-i..m prevails. The example set BY Tenn.
(inauguratsd il 10 said BY The I64th Rsgi.
m.nt ssd immediately followed by tn. 81.
ssd so on through the entire Tenn.ssss
Iins) has bees followed ia r.pi. succession
by every Other State. until two third. Of
th. army have enrolled themselves "isr the
war"
Report says that Gsa Forrss, 10 doing
gcsd ssrvics. he had whipped ,hs enemy
Al Lagrange, CoIIiersvil!s aud G.rnsnt.wn.
Young msn were hosking I. his command
fr"n all qs.rtsrs. There is a large force
10 West Tsnnrssss ready to jsia him.
Ad'iees frsm Viek.burg Of the 2o,h,
stale that the snswy are making prspars.
tons to move out shd oscupy Jsek.ss. A
Psntson bridge 10 being throwa across the
Blg Black for thai purooss