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GDERRIlIAS on THE RAILROADS.
Baltimore and Ohio Train Robbed
CITY Railroad Excitement.
TUG 8yE CENT @S'nNpLE
NAaLNS. EEset astG.
Peace.
eepor,cd Views OF Vice Prcsihsn, stephens

4epor,cd Views OF Vice President stephens
! Philadslphil, oct. II A special dsPe'ch y the
OulLKrrS. from Baltimore, to-day, SAYS; Nort Car
shna pagers Of the 4Ih lust rtae ihat letter was
hrurly expected from the rebel Vice President stc-
Dhene, defining his position and views On the Peace
question now aeyitating the pubic. They also con-
oHin the following remarkable statement;
Vice President STEPHENS hes told gentlemen IN
Ralei5h thu, his views incline stt u.ly t. an I'm
Snediate effort for peace by neg 'tH'io4. Mr. Sc
0trns IL repre4entci as say'ug y At 'e thought the
krne had come for the people a. n" south - max"
known g. those ~ the kor'h, esfcoially t' neaco
Dnry ~ ,ha, section, tha, tho are r. a1y to settle
Spgn the flvlrc..n;y q cle : iei, an 10 rcss 20
aho old Government, should tho Nor.h y'iu'nt''
he right of property, aud the major - ui tho lHo-
ple 81 declare. The gcnilernsn who ilrirsNo! tho
sews is a man Of high character. IL say and
Oonverscd With The Vice President, and would '''
bc likely 10 n lsrcpreseut Gud vet terc arc many
Who can hardly crelit tie story. Mr. Stephens
b.. written letter tor publication aIa tie motscr
Win soon he puI at rest.
Tn. same papers also say that
There iss powerful anu growing desire in Gtor-
Ria 20 stop the Nar now We have DO doubt ot II
Su, We fsrdly expected such lcn'i'n.'u ~ Vice
President Stephens and GOV. Brown to lcni them
selves IA favor Of reconstruction upon any terms
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Destruction Of the Croatan sound Light
hcuse, y. .. by I ebels.

On the morning OF lhe 5th inst. party Of II
mo- nom the rebel rata Allrmarie. came down In
= lsuAch. with the intention ot eapturiny a d.j-
patch bosi plying bciwen .hc F-,.srA lee, IN
AlbcurIic 5 uLd sni Hoinoke Islai l. ani .lso m
tending to blow up powder schr'uer lyIns 'ose
b.. bJi our rces hearing oi the plan, irrl-ra. -
them they, however, slcceeded in dcstrcyia. tho
Crnat-n lighthouse situated eight milc' 'iA &
Il lncte Is'ani, n C7ctin Sound, taking DE ht.
keeper srd BIZ vie prisoners.
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Naval.
Interesting Account Of our Naval Acn.
aIWy, Etc.

Our NAs.l reporter recent, visited the Naval
Academy vt Newport. lh.s ~ thc ndrtcfy where
many u loud mother lo,ks i.r tLo futurr well uoing
ol her sln. The school fhips Constitution and
sAnt.e are n their Old places la de nnrblr 10
gelher With tc pI1ctic' ships Macedonia and Marion.
The Atlantic House is also dlied w'th ui,dsn pmon
In, udcmy numbers now ti0 students in for
classes stationed ou the vc.s Ia iud al the Atlantic
Iiou-e Thaio ar two eN .rins,iuus annual the
Lrsi betng held bets cen ,e 2s.h aud 3uth of July.
and the second D.twcyn tAo 18th aud ga a Sep
tru n. The object ot this arrangement IA to give
The mem -rd OF ing rch,- Nhoss nor ''4. fail
ia JJy, .u opp, ,rtdu.ty ~ Nominate OtH IA -
teuIbrr. A, the last e1anuuatOD - c'L'idatcs
were examined, VI whom lj2 passed. ''erythins
provided Tor ths pumufs anu ~ fare oi tic stu
4ents. Tue daily routine bcs.hs with the ToVo'llo
4, G A. NJ, all tue year Iouud, when tho mddea
Ilrn ouL stow away their halnmVckl gnd wash
snd dIess Tor inspection 65O. breakfast, prayer
and tie sux c9, hl the tJnt 10 ,5., when tic fore
noon studies md recit,toLs comncuce, which last
until 1854, whom dinner is called. A1Thoon
studies begin "A Loo anu cont ~ tho "fotro,',"
NJ 3d7 From b. 6,4' arc N" EXERCISES which are
aou ol,me. male Up oi military driil on rI.,, ana
she evening parade intervene aud evening studies
nrc called VI $50 H,mmocks arc sluug a, $50
at tap t',hR) el ,urn In At four bells, s"ven min
uc- after there must he per,cct silence fore md
an The tabo is supIlicd not ~ ra,uus % In az
mrl service. bus hy com'nisslry who Is paid
per week or month, as at u hotel The 6cst pea
| month for bosrdiaR nidshirinan is sl6 90. A
| mddy's pay % STts per anHur, which q intended
| only H. cover hi- necessary oyien5es ~ tni'
tLey are not permitted u draw more lhsn 300
! wear, thus forming reserve fund uf SioJ ut the
eud of the term with ~hlcu 10 procure e, out for
active service. Liberty 20 go ashore IL granted
| ench SATURDAY,, except e. those who forfeit, the
Irvilegc by Improper conduct while ou iihory
tho rIleg of the Academy must ia g'r'ctly %
served, 'le r.iidy being rol4trr' - state Ia WI
ting that they have not viunted the rcV, ll,!ous
I Church plrtlcs are forWei pu siudnvs >. 20 q
whatever place oi ~otshp they plea-"; going .
nut irt' rnus from church W,,hout stopping al
sny ataei place Th.rr l-, " course, some crId,
material In tie shape ~ humanity Il the Arsdemy,
but the strict reg I'sons have 81 excellent etect II
| forming "a gcut,emsuly chGrs',.r. II II wei
| known fut thst our Navy which las teen VASTLY
Lcroa4irg durpl the va' N's Greatly felt the nee,
| O.! !reou.pl she'd .Gcc- Even now the warts o
he Navy i tins sl,spryt arc not satisfied. Il ha
been ,rg-estoi hy ii..a authority mat the Jiesen
systeua Of appointments by tho nominations Q
roem5crs uf Congress ought TO be laid aside for
s.,,ea u cpnpelitiye examinations for ell wh
visit I, nIopt tue Nay, m which the snlccessh
contrs,auts would obtain the appointments. Is
this means the flower 4 ,mOrcan youth, and IN
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e;uerrillas at Work Again ON the Rail
ryuls.

Baltimore, OF ia party Of guerillas cap
bared the westward bound trG on tue BlImoro
Aad oAio Railroad last nigh- robbed the passen-
,eers and burned tho cars. No other part.eu Ala
have been received.
vI,hing.os, oct i.-Genorsl Aagur has de-
kr,nlned 10 put into the trains On tho Orange and
Alexandra Railroad sece-sion.sts iron F1irisA and
adjoining counties, as Losayes, ~ prevent guerrilla
sGira-ts.
FIshington, 0at IA gAns Of Moseby's
knerrlaa in strong force yesterday made AT attack
n the outer peke. Of the secoud District of Column
Vsz te.ausat s.suonsd u WhlS P.ajna. w hs
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1ue iuCestL or to"Naros a. y,s,sra"v Has The
following relative to'lo 'ii... steamer Roar Ne
4 gentleman who arrived At Ills port some dsys
ago from Nim'l to-, w ~ r. ~ w11.y 'rf fv
to rebsi .utho ,uts Tor he strong j"i1n sent
n.enusl by ,.ay ,i T. tliuda- br nys intel'igrl,e
urpyina Light on DIE 'Ate ui the II issng iAs an
at.ame~ knsuokc. About wee. previous To- HE
dep rtuIe irVm Wlnuvto a, a rcbel scguant ntsncc
Of Is Id him ihat he was about b. leave for
Havana Sin H. rruuda h. tlko CHARGE vi the steamer
d, Anuko. Ouf informant ueiiveI the imprasion'
xiihout i-ing ~ ld. that the Roanoke had teen
3uli 10 the retelH- snd thought no more ~ II.
" .u ne sTi,ei AZ bermuda he learned biz &c
Quaiu'anCe, Who We6 gong TO take charge oi TIE
Roanoke, hsd reached that place on IA" ~, ,tIncr
A,lsf &c, iO-mrr ouu OF u party of thirty ri' lei
Aended by II naval officer from Richmond, ard that
they r. Tor llaygua 0u q schuoner Il was nov un-
g. hii an .SJl ~ New fur;, nrI notices hn Hi-
pcAtct ~ the papers n ~ The RrruhC 40 ov'ri 20
an iUll Iisy Was suspected, tft ihrs" circur-
siinCcr were rcra'l lei t. h- f0"r.'r-. i - now
he hclei putting toget' n!l hs iluprr 'uns
upUu To s.' .'f. Nrt -" iaui ri t,uciH
Rh, went 10 UpV.nn from V'irI.rytou,
too passage ou the Roanoke. nni fri.ed
| lcr when she wHs out nt sca. lhs statcincns and
| coititcluftr u 0ui iniuirntnt nre contrmei ~
J news brought by the steamer HnYanf, which i'l-
! lowed thC l.pan"., arriving hei" on ihur sdHy,
IN, 9th Inst. l,hs'nK'r on thnt steamer f'ppitei
dis t.sie'nrut app arr1 .l orr Is ~, Of ~" ~
| that At tho time he Husno.t eted, Aet cu pthin
! tDTc~. Waa AotliIea that be hs. numucr e" Uotc'
| rous rebels among his 20 passcu-'efs. ihn captain
| merely Topllrh lAai ht " ~ prrrti~ ir Any eiI'r'
| genry, ltte 6u~p,ttg the true character ~ q
| majority Of ths 4ep on 6oud. Il 50 Il Gnc IS were
ssccs-ionlsIs or gan Gcd, arined and uuoer ths
| /, ajcrslip Of i.rug naval othler--noihnt could
be ~ than ior them TO 49, "verpo"cr NJ, "rp'
| aiuot, aud capture tie vessel. All the prUna bt.o
paint T. this oAplauauu II The tate of the Roam H.
| -nu lei, Hs's siA the 3uth ol September, and "u
| due hero t.H 80 Hu. ohG % - srho0ner-r ..e,
| voolcu Srbs,. rated daaa =, rl.lt IN i-il q tg'
.,,y Yor. :. V.r, ,'ia '.ealan co., Of ll'i tous
Z. I'd fees lHr- g. 'co' 10 4" n 't o'rp a. o., .iuf
u fr. ,.it. a. '.ot TRAIT, aul r..ca o." p"7 q
.,pr ,iiinai iia-.e u'wcI. Tho R,auY'., ia pr'ha
bl, .toor -n.tri fIr /. Llpcksl, -rGunor '., T."
ur.vat.,f. She WlIt doubtless be- i.oaru ifvu. ID.a
ihLt us.uo, of 3 a. ltAr, D'.ote ,Dns.
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MAJ $500 Railroad. The sisri Of eight ricn were
captured and the oinSr IN command was sho, in
several places and sos -doued. 10 lie fate. Two
pr.vs,cs Of the Sixth Pounsylvsn's Hc.yy Arulory
werv A.lled by suerrillts yesterday te,weep Aceo-
t.nk an. Burke's Station.
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the Dcmocrsts have elected rond N tho ~ i's-
,~ic,, and rt IN in tho .s,h IN the i0ih and l3th
/ ds,r 90 Tie p,mcc-a's h.,o a majoi'y on u e
home vt uut the soldiers vote viii probably &C.
she Union ticket. All the other sr.c,s have oe.,-
cd union eand. dates on the home vyte
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-15

Cincinnatl Oct l4-Ths Republican majority
IN Ohio on tie nome vote, is about 5000. The
soldiers. vote will probably increase 1t TO 5000.
sevonteeu Republican COpgrsssnen are elected.
Glspstaipd, Qst lA-yas ktss, returns slow u u
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LOCAL NEWS.
NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY.


'sensatou" ef ,he p-c~nt week. says inde-
fat gable, bss been no various State elcctions
which were d.cusssi by TIE polit cians Of bo,h
parties with esgsrne- snd want Of harmony,
quite equal 10 the acrlmo mon.ous articles appear
Ing IN tho political ncwspaIcrr. Jubilsnt Rcpub-
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"'s''d TO oo1h'n inie 'msuon o. ui'pu'eh e'ec"'n
returns. poubu'ts uc AGENTS oi tue sssctt"
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tGfni~ winch ihtchl euii t"lt into mNofsO'e TO
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PILLAGING hk0 ClsSC9!pTlc
LATEST ELECTION RETURNS.
Pennsylvania Still in DOUBT.
OUR WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

Opening Of the New LOaa,
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ADVERTISEMENTS,

WIN be inserted at three dollars per sanare
for the hrst and one dollar and fifty cents per
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The number of insertions must be written on
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Liberal deductions will be made in favor
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The Depth of Space.

In 1887, Professor Bessel, OF Germany,
commenced n series Of astronomical mea
sures for the purpose of getting the exact
distance OF the fixed stars, thing tina:
had never been done. The instrument
which he used in connection with a pow
erful telescope, in his experiments, was
heliomete! sun measurer). After three
years hard labor he was so fortunate as
% obtain a parallax, lut so minute that
hs could hardly trust his reputation upon
It. But after repeated trials and work
ing out the result, he was fully satisfied
that he could give the true distance to
Gl Cygni But who can comprehend
this immense distagce' We can only
convey an idea 10 the mind Of this dis
tance, 10y the fact that light, which trav
es 100000 OF miles a. minutes, re
quires no less than ten wears TO reach -
Just let any one Try to take in the idea.
Ooe hour would give 72O,OOO,0OO Of
mrles; one year then-8,76O hours
gives G.3o7, o7,2OO,oOQ,oOO, and this multi
piled by ten gives 63,o72 72,OOO,0OO,OO0.
This, according to Bessel, is tie dis
tsnce Of the nearest fixed star to the sun.
All astronomers confirm tho correctness
Of Prot Be>sel's calculations. Bu, this
distance, great as it is, is nothing to be
compared to the distance of the Milky
Way. Sir William Utr,chcll saws that
the stars or suns that compose the Milky
Way are so very remote lha, it requires
light, going at The rate Of 100000 OF
miles in minute, 10000 wears to reach
the earth. And he ssays there are stars,
or nebulG, five hundred times more re.
mote! Now make your calculation -
l2O, 100000 years reduced 20 minutes.
and then multiply that sum by 10000,
600, and the product 10y 500. What an
overwhelming idea! The mind sinks
under such thought; We can't realize
It; 1t is too vast even Tor comprehension
David says, Psalm lU3: 10, The Lord
hath prepared HIS throne in the hetvens,
and HIS Kingdom (or governmenO ruIeth
over all Oh iufnite, glorious Mouarch.
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SOUTH CAROLlNA'S DEAD.
BIOGRAPHICAL ROLL OF HONOR

ii ANlNG received frequent applications
IL from the friends'of deceased soldiers
To place in permanent form and make il
accessible to all who nigh, desire n copy,
the "ROLL OF HONOR" on which am
engaged for the State. propose to publish
II work more extended in its scope and de
sign than the State Roll. embracing Bio
graphical Sketches Of the officers and men
from this State who have fallen or died IN
service during the present war, and whose
friends may furnish me with the necessary
materials for such sketches.
The plan 'ls this The friends Of the de-
ceased soldiers desiring place in this work
will forward 10 me the necessary informa-
ton to make up for publication the bio.
graphical sketches. or send me the notices
they wish inserted, when they will be re-
vi-ed and compiled for publication. Each
biographical sketch must be accompanied
by the.natne Of at least one subscriber an d
Ten Dollars to defray the expenses aud la.
Dor involved in the preparation and compi-
IatIon Of the sketches, for which n receipt
Twill De given en,itIiog the holder To copy
Of the work at the subscription price
an' perfecting arrangements with lead.
ing publishing house for the publication Of
the work 1t will be published in monthly
numbers, and issued in the best styls Of
letter prcss'prn,ing, on fine white English
book paper and printed with the best Eng
IlSh Ink. Each number will contain one or
more poriIaits of officers and men who have
distinguished themselves during the war
The twelve numbers will make four hand
some VOLUMES.
.1etms $50 per annum. or for twelve
numbers, payable on the publication ofthe
FIRST number, of which due notice will be
given. The work will. be continued until
the Roll is completed. Those intending to
subscribe or furnish biographical sketches,
should do so without delay, ~ the fir At
edition will be limited to tho number OF
subscribers.
Address WILLIAM b. JOHNSON,
Columbia, ). G.
Feb. II, 1864. If
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Alabama, March, 1864

PFRsEvEsEScE UNDER DIFFlcuLTIEs
illustrating what can be accomplished
towards making the country self support
ing, even in the midst Of a desoIAting
war, Governor Vance, Of North Carolina,
(who, by the by, understands that the
mission ola Governor has as much to do
with the material welfare II his people
rs with the writing Of politico metapbys.
ical messages in a recent speech, nara.
ted an instance that came under bis i'm
mediate observation, where a poor wn
ow with three children, the eldest inca.
pabIe OF taking care OF the youngest, cu,.
tIvated, last year, a patch Of rented
ground, with the assistance Ola little
steer not much larger than q calf. Afraid
to leave her little ones at home in her
cabin, she would take them daily to the
fed, build for them small pen, cover It
with leaves 10 protect them from the sun,
and when sire had plowed distance
from her little brood, would move tho
pen TO more convenient spot, that she
might watch over them and nurse her
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One Of tie Wltnesses-

Not long since, It seems a steamboat
called the "O.d kenluck," blew up near
the Trinity at the mouth Of the Ohio,
where, 1t is a we'll established fact, that
great many of the mosquitoes will
weigh pound, by which accident a la
dy rejoicing in the name of Mrs. Jones,
'ost her husband and her trunk, for both
OF which an action was brought. There
was strange to say, great difficulty in
proving that M. Jones had Teen on the
boa. at the Time Of the collapse, that
worthy having notcrionsly been very
drunk on the wharf boa, jus, as the
steamer had lefr Trinity.
Many witnesses were examined to
prove the fact, until finally a Mr.. Deilz
mar, German, was placed on the stand
our friend $ was attorney for the
boat and elected from Mr. Dei,zmar this
testimony:
"Mr. Detzmar, did you know the Old
kentuck |"
"fah, was blo"ed up mi, her."
"Were you on board when she CO!
lapsed her hue :"
"When she busht de pi'eri yah I was
dar."
"Did you know Mr.. jones'"
"To he sure-Mr. Jones and took
passage ,ogeder."
"You didi When did yon last see
Mr.. Jones on board Of the boatt"
""e'l, dIdn't see Mr.. Jones aboard
de boat last time ~
j. S. fscjed bis case safe, and with
most ,riumphan, glance at the jury said:
"You did not! Well, Mr.. Dsizmar,
when last did you see Mr.. Jones I"
"WeII, when the smoke pipe and me
was going up, we me, Nr. Jones coming
down"
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. 1t is curious fact that prices are fall.
ing in almost every State Of the Conied
eracy except in that one among. the PEG
pie Of which, as the originaters Of this
struggle for liberty, the world will prob
ably expect spiri, especially free from
aVarice. Why South Carolina should
differ in this respect from her sisters, We
neither pretend to understand nor desire
10 explain. Enough il is for us In at such
is the case, and that, in all probability, Il
will be, one Of these days, a sutjsc, Of
not very ilattering comment to the future
historian. South Coroiinian.
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babe at the end Of weary row. She
raised three bundred and sixty seven
bushels of corn, had plenty to support
herself and children, and sold to her
neighbors.
The brow OF that woman CONTINUED
his Excelemcy) is worthy the proudest
Isurels that ever rewarded the virtue Of
the patriot or testified to The endurance
Of the hero"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-26

An INTERESTING ExHIBIr.-We hope
that some member Of Congress will, early
in the next session, cali for census of
the number Of officers, clerks and attaches
in the 'empioymen, Of the Confederate
Governmen: in Richmond, and at the va
rious posts throughout the country. The
information will form valuable historic
record. 1t will show the extent of the
wasteful expenditure as well as conscrpt
evasion, resulting from the multiplicity Of
officers and sub division Of duties in The
various departments and and bureaux.-
The returns should exhibi, the age, sex,
nativity, pay and perquisites Of the various
employees, and when received should be
appropriately classified, and published in
pamphlet form, for the information Of the
present and edification of future genera
tions. Let US have the record by all
meaus.- Richmond Wing.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-04-26

y NEW VALUE OF SoRGHuM The
in"stIL1able value of this production is
only beginning to be appreciated by our
people, 1t may not be generally known
the grain or seed constitute an excellent
and prolific breadstuif A correspondent
writing to us on the subject, from Pat.
tonsburg, says: 81 had fifty bushels Of
the seed which raised last year, and a
short time ago took six bushels to the
mill and gotit ground into -four, and have
been using i: in my family for bread for
several Gays. 1t makes really good loaf
bread and light rolls, but still better bat
ter bread in that way il can't be beat, il
baked in the ordinary way Of baking
buch wheat cakes. Besides il makes fine
chop for horses. Mine is the red seed"
Virginion.